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Titans Net Peacocks In Season Opener

Box Score

Lucas Raschke (Fr. • Clintonville) booted a school-record four field goals as the UW-Oshkosh football team opened its 110th season with a 33-21 victory over Upper Iowa University on Saturday (Sept. 4) in Fayette, Iowa. It was the 22nd win for the Titans in their last 24 season openers, including a 38-3 victory over the NCAA Division II Peacocks a year ago.

Raschke opened the game's scoring by kicking a 40-yard field goal at the 9:37 mark of the first quarter. He then extended the Titans' lead to 6-0 on a 19-yard field goal at the 1:29 mark of the first period and 16-0 on a 25-yard field goal at the 7:40 mark of the second. Raschke, who also kicked three extra points in the contest, gave UW-Oshkosh a 33-14 lead on a 22-yard field goal with 6:45 remaining in the game.

Raschke and Aaron Chaltry (Sr. • Peshtigo) accounted for all of the scoring in the first half as the Titans took a 23-0 lead to intermission. Chaltry scored 12 points for UW-Oshkosh in the second quarter by entering the end zone on touchdown runs of eight and seven yards. Chaltry's eight-yard scoring ramble with 9:23 left in the second period capped a 72-yard drive for the Titans, while his seven-yard scoring gallop with 55 seconds remaining before the halftime break closed a 76-yard scoring march.

UW-Oshkosh (1-0) made the score 30-0 by taking its first possession of the third quarter 96 yards for a touchdown. Andy Moriarty (So. • Mequon) finished the Titans' impressive scoring drive with a two-yard touchdown stroll at the 10:14 mark of the period.

Upper Iowa University (0-2) crawled back into the game by scoring three touchdowns within a span of 19 minutes. The Peacocks registered their first points of the contest at the 8:07 mark of the third quarter on Jay Lehman's 31-yard touchdown pass to Jesse Montalto. Upper Iowa University cut its deficit to 30-14 at the 12:47 mark of the fourth quarter when David Epps recovered a UW-Oshkosh fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. The Peacocks created the game's final score on Lehman's 11-yard touchdown run with 4:12 left to play. Josh Slater kicked all three extra points for Upper Iowa University.

UW-Oshkosh racked up 379 yards of offense against its second-time opponent, including 229 on the ground. Moriarty led the Titans with 81 rushing yards, while Ian Mayes (Fr. • Oshkosh) added 60 yards, Joe Patek (Fr. • Cedarburg) 32 and Chaltry 30. The Titans had 150 yards passing as Nick Wara (Sr. • Oshkosh) completed nine of 17 passes for 140 yards and Patek one of three passes for 10 yards. Chaltry and Steve Stoltz (Fr. • Greendale) each caught two passes for 29 yards to pace the Titans.

Upper Iowa University matched UW-Oshkosh's production in the air, but managed only 50 yards on the ground. Lehman led the Peacocks' passing game by completing 13 of 23 tosses for 152 yards. Gary Glasby had 35 yards to lead all Upper Iowa University rushers, while Montalto caught a team-best four passes for 79 yards.

UW-Oshkosh's defense forced seven Upper Iowa University punts and two fumbles. Jason Manikowski (So. • Cudahy) and Shane Schutz (Jr. • West Bend) had seven tackles to lead the Titans, while Jacob Malzahn (Jr. • Kenosha) and Rob Fett (Jr. • Appleton) added six each. Malzahn had three tackles for a loss, including one of the Titans' four quarterback sacks. Travis Smith had 18 tackles to lead Upper Iowa University.