Titans Reel In Muskies
The UW-Oshkosh football team jumped out to a 17-0 lead and never looked back in its 62-7 romp over Lakeland College on Saturday (Sept. 15) at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.
UW-Oshkosh (3-0) went over the top with an 80-yard touchdown pass from Joe Patek to Andy Heiman for the game's first score. Patek's bomb hit Heiman in stride near midfield and the wideout raced to endzone to put UW-Oshkosh up, 7-0.
After a 28-yard field goal by Lucas Raschke, Patek struck again. This time, it was a 32-yard connection to Steve Stoltz. Patek completed 6-of-9 passes for 172 yards and two scores in the game's opening quarter. Stoltz accounted for 76 of those yards. Andy Moriarty also contributed 71 yards on the ground in the first period. UW-Oshkosh rolled up 254 total yards of offense in quarter number one.
With the Titans leading 17-0, Lakeland College scored its only points of the contest on a 37-yard hookup between Brad Wilk and Isiah Calhoun. Calhoun's over the shoulder grab despite excellent coverage was the Muskies' lone scoring highlight of the game.
Moriarty made his presence felt in the second quarter by scoring from four yards out and five yards out. He also added two more rushing touchdowns in the third to bring his game total to four. Moriarty finished the day with 183 yards on 21 carries for an impressive 8.7 yards per carry average. He also scored his 32nd career running touchdown, setting a UW-Oshkosh record.
The Titans' impressive rushing performance did not end when Moriarty exited the game. Freshman tailback Jeremy Roach picked up right where his teammate left off by totaling 96 yards and a touchdown on just 13 attempts.
Chris Agrell finished up the assault with 48 yards on ten carries, mostly coming in the fourth quarter. UW-Oshkosh finished the game with a total of 340 yards on the ground in 54 attempts.
UW-Oshkosh outgained Lakeland College 254 yards to 48 in the first quarter and took the overall total by a margin of 579-246.
The Titans put away any doubt to the game's outcome in the third quarter when they put up 28 points. Highlighting the defensive performance was a 56-yard interception return for a touchdown by Nate Heard.
Quarterback Joe Patek finished 14-of-21 for 253 yards and two touchdowns. On the receiving end, Steve Stoltz led all receivers with 126 yards on four catches. Tyler Jandrin also pulled in four receptions for 29 yards.
The Muskies' Anton Humphrey had a difficult time finding holes all day on the ground. Humphrey could only muster 25 yards on 12 carries. Brad Wilk didn't fare much better, totaling 16 yards on five rushes. For the game, the Muskies amassed 57 yards on 27 attempts.
Wilk led Lakeland in the passing department. Wilk completed 11 of 26 throws for 143 yards and a touchdown. He was also intercepted twice. MacArthur White was Lakeland College's leading receiver with 55 yards on four receptions.
UW-Oshkosh controlled the game throughout, possessing the ball for 34 minutes and 21 seconds, compared to just 25 minutes 39 seconds for the Muskies. The Titans converted 11 of their 17 third downs, easily dominating Lakeland College's figure of 3 for 16.
On defense, Josh Wara led all Titans with five tackles. Kyle Radke, Bill Marklein, and James Taraboi each racked up four stops. The Titans recorded two quarterback sacks, one each by Eric Stenbroten and Mike Mayer. Heard and A.J. Hollanquest had one interception apiece while Jon DeVillers, Tony Filter, Mayer, and Radke each had a pass brake-up. The game's lone fumble was forced by Mayer and recovered by Kris Zacho.
The Titans have now outscored their first three opponents by a total of 140-16. UW-Oshkosh has a bye next Saturday (Sept. 22).