Morning Wrap: Wisconsin-Whitewater Wins D-III Title Again

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Six Division 3 Football titles eight years for Wisconsin-Whitewater. Yes, six.

Friday night the Warhawks beat long time rival Mount Union 43-34 to win that 6th title and sent coach Lance Leipold to his new job at Buffalo with the teams 32nd straight win.

The win was their 6th in the last 7 games with Mount Union, all games played in the Amos Alonzo Stagg bowl. All in the last 7 years.

Impressive, isn't it....

Warhawks QB and game MVP Matt Behrendt threw for 365 yards and 4 TD's. WR Jake Kumerow caught 8 passes for 130 yards and a TD while RB Dennis Moore ran for 74 yards and caught 2 passes for 108 yards and a score.

Leipold finished his 8th season at Whitewater after accepting the Buffalo job a couple of weeks ago. He finished his coaching career with the Warhawks with a 109-6 record.

Yes, he's won as many titles as he lost games in 8 years.

Pretty impressive stuff.

Here are the highlights from ESPN.com:

Mount Union's Kehres Steps Down

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A lot of you know that we spend our time looking after good stories- regardless of the level of popularity and size of the market.

Our next piece of evidence takes you to Alliance, Ohio and with the Mount Union football team. They have ruled Division III under the head coaching of Larry Kehres. Since he took over as head football coach in the mid-1980's, the Purple Raiders have destroyed their competition more often than not...

But Kehres, at the age of 63, is retiring- giving way to his son Vince (the current DC) and only spending time as Athletics Director... no reason given as to why...

"The best part of the job was developing relationships with players and continuing those relationships following their graduations," Kehres said in a prepared statement. "Coaching the Purple Raiders has been a tremendous experience for my family. We have shared many great experiences with our players, fellow coaches, trainers and their families. We plan to continue to enjoy working with Mount Union coaches and athletes."

"I promise this program will continue to uphold the values and ideals that have made Mount Union what it is in the world of college football," Vince Kehres said in the same release. "Our mission remains the same."

Mount Union fans would expect nothing less...

Here's an interview with Kehres after he won the title again in 2012...


And here's the short list of Kehres accomplishments...
Yes, they're ridiculous...

Seasons-Head Coach -- 27 (1986-2012)
Seasons-Assistant Coach -- 12 (1974-85)
Career Record -- 332-24-3
Winning Percentage -- .929
Undefeated Regular Seasons -- 21
Undefeated Overall Seasons -- 10
NCAA Division III Championships -- 11 (1993, 1996-98, 2000-02, 2005-06, 2008, 2012)
Ohio Athletic Conference Championships -- 23 (1986, 1990, 1992-2012)
Longest Winning Streaks -- 55 (2000-03), 54 (1996-99), 37 (2005-07)

Division III National Championship Games (11-5)
1993 -- Mount Union 34, Rowan 24
1996 -- Mount Union 56, Rowan 24
1997 -- Mount Union 61, Lycoming 12
1998 -- Mount Union 44, Rowan 24
2000 -- Mount Union 10, St. John's (Minn.) 7
2001 -- Mount Union 30, Bridgewater (Va.) 27
2002 -- Mount Union 48, Trinity (Texas) 7
2003 -- St. John's (Minn.) 24, Mount Union 6
2005 -- Mount Union 35, Wisconsin-Whitewater 28
2006 -- Mount Union 35, Wisconsin-Whitewater 16
2007 -- Wisconsin-Whitewater 31, Mount Union 21
2008 -- Mount Union 31, Wisconsin-Whitewater 26
2009 -- Wisconsin-Whitewater 38, Mount Union 28
2010 -- Wisconsin-Whitewater 31, Mount Union 21
2011 -- Wisconsin-Whitewater 13, Mount Union 10
2012 -- Mount Union 28, St. Thomas (Minn.) 10

OSG D3: Seven In A Row For Whitewater and Mount Union

And, no, that's not a misprint...

For the 7th time, Wisconsin-Whitewater and Mount Union will play in the Division III title game- the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.

Mount Union held off Wesley 28-21...
Pat Coleman was there for d3sports.com


Whitewater shut out St. Thomas 20-0...
Randy was there for d3...

OSG D3 Wrap: Heavyweights Keep Winning (Like Mount Union)

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Not that this is a surprise or anything, but Mount Union ((like Devin Hester)) is ridiculous

They clamped down on Wabash 20-8 in the D3 quarters, and will get Wesley- who knocked off Mary Hardin-Baylor. Wisconsin-Whitewater gets St. Thomas-Minnesota on the left-hand side for the semifinals...

Here's the Purple Raiders win over Wabash...
Joe Tait has the call...

OSG D3 Wrap: Heavyweights Keep Winning (Like Mount Union)

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The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor broke open a tight game with a 21-point fourth quarter on the way to a 49-20 win over McMurry University in an NCAA Second Round playoff game. UMHB improves to 12-0 on the season and advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III National Championships for the seventh time in the last nine seasons with the victory.

Here's how UMHB advanced...


UMHB will now host Wesley College in the quarterfinals next Saturday. Wesley is ranked seventh in the country and has an 11-1.

Mount Union took care of Centre in round 2 with a 30-10 win...
FOSG Joe Tait has the Purple Raiders play-by-play
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Wabash, Salisbury-Kansas, St. John Fisher, Wisconsin-Whitewater,and St. Thomas (MN) also move forward...