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Warhawks Escape With Overtime Win Over Titans

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Justin Jacobs scored on a one-yard touchdown run in overtime as the UW-Whitewater football team kept their WIAC title aspirations alive by defeating upset-minded UW-Oshkosh, 22-16, on Saturday (Nov. 6) at Titan Stadium.

UW-Whitewater's victory moved the Warhawks (7-2) into a three-way tie for the WIAC lead with UW-La Crosse and UW-Stevens Point, all with 4-2 league records. Next Saturday (Nov. 13), the WIAC concludes its 2004 schedule with four games, including UW-La Crosse (5-3) at UW-Whitewater and UW-Stevens Point (6-3) at UW-River Falls (2-7). The season also finishes for UW-Oshkosh (5-4/2-4 WIAC) as the Titans travel to UW-Eau Claire (6-3/3-3 WIAC).

UW-Oshkosh had the first possession of the football in overtime, but the Titans fumbled the pigskin on their first offensive play and had it recovered by the Warhawks' A.J. Raebel. UW-Whitewater, ranked 18th in the NCAA Division III by D3football.com, took advantage of UW-Oshkosh's mishap on the ensuing possession as Jacobs finished a six-play, 25-yard scoring drive with his one-yard touchdown plunge.

UW-Oshkosh forced the extra session by scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter to create a 16-16 tie. The Titans cut their deficit to 16-9 on a Lucas Raschke (Fr. • Clintonville) 30-yard field goal with 7:20 to play and then evened the score on a 39-yard touchdown pass from Nick Wara (Sr. • Oshkosh) to Chris Kirch (So. • Lake Geneva) and an extra point by Raschke with 2:44 remaining. Following a stop of UW-Whitewater, the fourth quarter ended with Wara throwing an incomplete pass to end zone on a play that began at the Warhawks' 38-yard line.

Defense dominated the flow of play through three quarters as UW-Whitewater forced nine punts and yielded just 155 yards of offense, including only 18 in the air, while UW-Oshkosh forced seven punts and allowed just 247 yards of offense, including only 64 on the ground.

Both teams scored three points in the first period as Raschke and UW-Whitewater's Michael Chaulk booted field goals. Raschke gave the Titans a 3-0 lead on his 32-yard kick at the 12:41 mark of the period, while Chaulk tied the contest with his 28-yard kick at the 2:18 mark of the frame. Raschke's field goal, his 15th of the year, established a WIAC single-season record.

UW-Whitewater took a 10-3 lead at the 13:33 mark of the second quarter as Jim Lesczynski scored on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Jacobs and Chaulk kicked the extra point. UW-Oshkosh made the score 10-6 on the next possession as Raschke made a career-best 44-yard field goal at the 10:13 mark of the period. Raschke's field goal was his NCAA Division III-leading 17th of the season.

UW-Whitewater increased its advantage to 16-6 when Keiya Square scored on a one-yard touchdown run at the 8:52 mark of the third quarter. The Titans kept their deficit at 10 points as Joe Patek (Fr. • Cedarburg) blocked Chaulk's kick of the extra point. The remainder of the third quarter resulted in little offense as both teams punted three times each.

UW-Whitewater finished the game with 297 yards of offense, including 224 in the air. Jacobs completed 19 of 37 passes for 205 yards, with Lesczynski catching 10 of his aerials for 129 yards. Colin Burns, who entered the contest averaging a WIAC-leading 158.6 yards per game, was held to a season-low 69 yards on 26 carries by the Titans.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 267 yards of offense, but 155 of them came in the fourth quarter when it rallied to send the game to overtime. Wara completed 14 of 32 passes for 132 yards and gained another 25 yards on the ground in 23 carries. Kirch led the Titans in two statistical categories as he rushed 13 times for 67 yards and caught five passes for 51.

Robb Widuch had 17 tackles, including two for a loss, to lead the Warhawks, while Nick Zolper added 13. The Warhawks also received 10 tackles, including three quarterback sacks, and two forced fumbles from Jason Boehlke.

UW-Oshkosh's defensive effort was led by Craig Korth (Sr. • Menasha) and Dan Mulqueen (Sr. • Milwaukee). Korth registered 10 tackles, including two for a loss, while Mulqueen compiled eight tackles, including four for a loss.