Titans Reel In Muskies

The UW-Oshkosh football team concluded its non-conference schedule with a 31-10 victory over Lakeland College on Saturday (Sept. 16) in Sheboygan.

UW-Oshkosh (2-1) scored four touchdowns in the contest, all from 29 yards or longer as it jumped to a 28-3 advantage.

The Titans took a 7-0 lead when Tyler Jandrin (Jr. • Casco) rushed 29 yards for a touchdown with 7:56 left in the first quarter. Jandrin's score capped a three-play, 44-yard drive that followed a Lakeland College punt.

Lakeland College (0-3) threatened to score midway through the second quarter, but UW-Oshkosh's Bryan Kent (Jr. • Pewaukee) stopped the Muskies' drive by intercepting a pass and returning it 74 yards for a touchdown. Kent's touchdown helped UW-Oshkosh take a 14-0 lead to intermission.

UW-Oshkosh, unbeaten in three meetings with Lakeland College, scored on its first possession of the third quarter. The Titans marched 74 yards in six plays, scoring on Joe Patek's (Jr. • Cedarburg) 38-yard touchdown pass to Steve Stoltz (Jr. • Greendale) with 11:57 left in the third quarter.

Following a 27-yard field goal by Lakeland College's Billy Hughes, UW-Oshkosh took the ensuing kickoff and paraded 80 yards in six plays for a touchdown. Steve Levonowich (So. • Kenosha) finished the drive by sprinting 44 yards for a touchdown. His score gave the Titans a 28-3 lead with 2:39 left in the third quarter.

UW-Oshkosh scored its final points in record-breaking fashion as Lucas Raschke (Jr. • Clintonville) drilled a 51-yard field goal with 6:01 left in the contest. The field goal established a school record and marked the fourth-longest boot in WIAC history. It also was Raschke's WIAC record-tying 31st career field goal.

Lakeland College, which participated in last year's NCAA Division III Playoffs, reached the end zone with 41 seconds left in the contest. The Muskies went 51 yards in 13 plays as Brad Wilk finished the drive with a one-yard touchdown run.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 357 yards of offense and 16 first downs. The Titans gained 211 yards on the ground as Levonowich compiled 68, Andy Moriarty (Jr. • Mequon) 53 and Jandrin 42. In the air, Patek completed seven of 17 passes for 146 yards. Andy Heiman (Jr. • Clintonville) led UW-Oshkosh with three pass receptions for 32 yards.

Dave Dejewski (Jr. • Hartland) and Eric Stenbroten (Jr. • Monticello) each totaled eight tackles to lead the Titans.

Lakeland College had 241 yards of offense and 17 first downs. The Muskies passed for 140 yards and rushed for 101. Wilk completed 20 of 41 passes for all 140 yards, including 13 for 117 yards to McArthur White. Brandon Erdman gained 36 yards on the ground to lead Lakeland College.

The Muskies were led on defense by the seven tackles of both John Wagner and Clevela Pierce.

The non-conference victory was UW-Oshkosh's 16th in its last 20 regular season contests.