Wisconsin-River Falls Gets Big Win in WIAC Action
October 10, 2022
In a tightly contested game, Wisconsin-River Falls took the lead against conference rival Wisconsin-Oshkosh on the opening drive of the fourth quarter with a 23-yard field goal, making the score 27-24. Then Falcons’ defensive back Michael Brown recorded two interceptions on Oshkosh’s next two drives to clinch the win. Wisconsin-River Falls moves up to No. 15 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll while Wisconsin-Oshkosh drops to No. 21. The Titans don’t have long to lick their wounds as they travel to No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater on Friday.
There was no change with the top eight teams as North Central (Ill.) continues at No. 1 after a 73-0 blowout win over Carroll (Wis.). Mount Union (Ohio), Wisconsin-Whitewater, Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) and Linfield (Ore.) round out the top five.
Two new teams entered the Top 25 this week after long layoffs. Washington (Mo.) comes in at No. 24. The Bears were last ranked on September 25, 2001, while Huntingdon (Ala.), who is No. 25, was last ranked on November 13, 2017.
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 North Central (Ill.) (39) 5-0 1164 1 D. Carroll (Wis.), 73-0 Oct. 15 vs. Millikin (Ill.)
2 Mount Union (Ohio) (5) 5-0 1104 2 D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 28-6 Oct. 15 at Capital (Ohio)
3 Wisconsin-Whitewater (1) 4-1 1067 3 D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 45-24 Oct. 14 vs. No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) 5-1 1017 4 D. East Texas Baptist 24-7 Oct. 15 at Texas Lutheran
5 Linfield (Ore.) (1) 4-0 958 5 D. Whitworth (Wash.), 35-17 Oct. 15 at Pacific (Ore.)
6 Trinity (Tex.) 5-0 910 6 D. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 23-20 Oct. 15 at Rhodes (Tenn.)
7 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 5-0 877 7 Idle Oct. 14 vs. Muhlenberg (Pa.)
8 St. John’s (Minn.) 4-1 820 8 D. Augsburg (Minn.), 45-0 Oct. 15 at St. Olaf (Minn.)
9 Wisconsin-La Crosse 4-1 718 11 D. Wisconsin-Stout, 42-21 Oct. 15 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire
10 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 6-0 706 9 D. Lycoming (Pa.) 21-0 Oct. 15 at Lebanon Valley (Pa.)
11 Cortland (N.Y.) 5-0 673 10 D. Brockport (N.Y.), 42-24 Oct. 15 vs. Hartwick (N.Y.)
12 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 4-1 657 13 D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 70-35 Oct. 15 vs. East Texas Baptist
13 Ithaca (N.Y.) 5-0 645 12 D. Rochester (N.Y.), 56-10 Oct. 15 vs. St. Lawrence (N.Y.)
14 Bethel (Minn.) 4-1 548 15 D. Hamline (Minn.), 49-14 Oct. 15 vs. Concordia (Minn.)
15 Wisconsin-River Falls 4-1 533 17 D. No. 14 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 27-24 Oct. 15 at Wisconsin-Platteville
16 Randolph-Macon (Va.) 5-0 470 16 D. Averett (Va.), 55-7 Oct. 15 vs. Bridgewater (Va.)
17 Wartburg (Iowa) 6-0 396 20 D. No. 24 Central (Iowa), 35-28 Oct. 15 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
18 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 6-0 356 18 D. Waynesburg (Pa.), 27-20 Oct. 15 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)
19 Albion (Mich.) 6-0 349 19 D. Hope (Mich.), 30-10 Oct. 22 at Trine (Ind.)
20 Susquehanna (Pa.) 5-0 281 21 Idle Oct. 15 at Gettysburg (Pa.)
21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3-2 250 14 Lost to No. 17 Wisconsin-River Falls, 27-24 Oct. 14 at No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater
22 Wheaton (Ill.) 3-2 214 22 D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 56-0 Oct. 15 at Carthage (Wis.)
23 Lake Forest (Ill.) 5-0 135 25 D. Illinois College, 40-7 Oct. 15 vs. Ripon (Wis.)
24 Washington (Mo.) 5-0 116 NR D. Illinois Wesleyan, 59-14 Oct. 15 at Augustana (Ill.)
25 Huntingdon (Ala.) 4-1 101 NR Idle Oct. 15 vs. Brevard (N.C.)
Dropped Out: DePauw (Ind.) (23), Central (Iowa) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Endicott (Mass.), 37; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 34; Salisbury (Md.), 26; Howard Payne (Tex.), 21; Olivet (Mich.), 20; John Carroll (Ohio), 18; Central (Iowa), 15; Utica (N.Y.), 15; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 6; Belhaven (Miss.), 4; Alma (Mich.), 3; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 3; Coe (Iowa), 2; DePauw (Ind.), 2; Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 1; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 1; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 1; Heidelberg (Ohio), 1.
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In a tightly contested game, Wisconsin-River Falls took the lead against conference rival Wisconsin-Oshkosh on the opening drive of the fourth quarter with a 23-yard field goal, making the score 27-24. Then Falcons’ defensive back Michael Brown recorded two interceptions on Oshkosh’s next two drives to clinch the win. Wisconsin-River Falls moves up to No. 15 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll while Wisconsin-Oshkosh drops to No. 21. The Titans don’t have long to lick their wounds as they travel to No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater on Friday.
There was no change with the top eight teams as North Central (Ill.) continues at No. 1 after a 73-0 blowout win over Carroll (Wis.). Mount Union (Ohio), Wisconsin-Whitewater, Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) and Linfield (Ore.) round out the top five.
Two new teams entered the Top 25 this week after long layoffs. Washington (Mo.) comes in at No. 24. The Bears were last ranked on September 25, 2001, while Huntingdon (Ala.), who is No. 25, was last ranked on November 13, 2017.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (39) | 5-0 | 1164 | 1 | D. Carroll (Wis.), 73-0 | Oct. 15 vs. Millikin (Ill.) |
| 2 | Mount Union (Ohio) (5) | 5-0 | 1104 | 2 | D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 28-6 | Oct. 15 at Capital (Ohio) |
| 3 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (1) | 4-1 | 1067 | 3 | D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 45-24 | Oct. 14 vs. No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 4 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) | 5-1 | 1017 | 4 | D. East Texas Baptist 24-7 | Oct. 15 at Texas Lutheran |
| 5 | Linfield (Ore.) (1) | 4-0 | 958 | 5 | D. Whitworth (Wash.), 35-17 | Oct. 15 at Pacific (Ore.) |
| 6 | Trinity (Tex.) | 5-0 | 910 | 6 | D. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 23-20 | Oct. 15 at Rhodes (Tenn.) |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 5-0 | 877 | 7 | Idle | Oct. 14 vs. Muhlenberg (Pa.) |
| 8 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 4-1 | 820 | 8 | D. Augsburg (Minn.), 45-0 | Oct. 15 at St. Olaf (Minn.) |
| 9 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 4-1 | 718 | 11 | D. Wisconsin-Stout, 42-21 | Oct. 15 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 10 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 6-0 | 706 | 9 | D. Lycoming (Pa.) 21-0 | Oct. 15 at Lebanon Valley (Pa.) |
| 11 | Cortland (N.Y.) | 5-0 | 673 | 10 | D. Brockport (N.Y.), 42-24 | Oct. 15 vs. Hartwick (N.Y.) |
| 12 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 4-1 | 657 | 13 | D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 70-35 | Oct. 15 vs. East Texas Baptist |
| 13 | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 5-0 | 645 | 12 | D. Rochester (N.Y.), 56-10 | Oct. 15 vs. St. Lawrence (N.Y.) |
| 14 | Bethel (Minn.) | 4-1 | 548 | 15 | D. Hamline (Minn.), 49-14 | Oct. 15 vs. Concordia (Minn.) |
| 15 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 4-1 | 533 | 17 | D. No. 14 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 27-24 | Oct. 15 at Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 16 | Randolph-Macon (Va.) | 5-0 | 470 | 16 | D. Averett (Va.), 55-7 | Oct. 15 vs. Bridgewater (Va.) |
| 17 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 6-0 | 396 | 20 | D. No. 24 Central (Iowa), 35-28 | Oct. 15 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 18 | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 6-0 | 356 | 18 | D. Waynesburg (Pa.), 27-20 | Oct. 15 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) |
| 19 | Albion (Mich.) | 6-0 | 349 | 19 | D. Hope (Mich.), 30-10 | Oct. 22 at Trine (Ind.) |
| 20 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 5-0 | 281 | 21 | Idle | Oct. 15 at Gettysburg (Pa.) |
| 21 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3-2 | 250 | 14 | Lost to No. 17 Wisconsin-River Falls, 27-24 | Oct. 14 at No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 22 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 3-2 | 214 | 22 | D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 56-0 | Oct. 15 at Carthage (Wis.) |
| 23 | Lake Forest (Ill.) | 5-0 | 135 | 25 | D. Illinois College, 40-7 | Oct. 15 vs. Ripon (Wis.) |
| 24 | Washington (Mo.) | 5-0 | 116 | NR | D. Illinois Wesleyan, 59-14 | Oct. 15 at Augustana (Ill.) |
| 25 | Huntingdon (Ala.) | 4-1 | 101 | NR | Idle | Oct. 15 vs. Brevard (N.C.) |
Dropped Out: DePauw (Ind.) (23), Central (Iowa) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Endicott (Mass.), 37; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 34; Salisbury (Md.), 26; Howard Payne (Tex.), 21; Olivet (Mich.), 20; John Carroll (Ohio), 18; Central (Iowa), 15; Utica (N.Y.), 15; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 6; Belhaven (Miss.), 4; Alma (Mich.), 3; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 3; Coe (Iowa), 2; DePauw (Ind.), 2; Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 1; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 1; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 1; Heidelberg (Ohio), 1.
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