2024 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football team
| 2024 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division III Second Round, L 13–24 at Saint John's (MN) | |
| Conference | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 19 |
| D3Football.com | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–4 (5–2 WIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Michael McGuire (5th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Mitchell Collicott (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Michael Zweifel (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Wisconsin–Platteville $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Stout | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football team represented the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. The Eagles, led by 4th-year head coach Matt Janus, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin–La Crosse finished the regular season 7–3 (5–2 in the WIAC) which was good enough for second in the conference. The team earned their fourth-consecutive NCAA Division III playoff berth.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at RPI* | No. 6 |
| W 35–0 | [1][2][3] | ||
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Michigan* | No. 6 | W 35–21 | 3,110 | [4][5] | ||
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 (NCAA D-II) Grand Valley State* | No. 5 | FloSports | L 13–20 | 15,884 | [6][7][8] | |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Wisconsin–Platteville | No. 3 |
| L 27–30 (OT) | 4,662 | [9][10] | |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Wisconsin–Oshkosh | No. 12 | L 33–34 | 1,713 | [11][12] | ||
| October 19 | 11:30 a.m. | at Wisconsin–Eau Claire | No. 22 | W 34–7 | 4,132 | [13] | ||
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 Wisconsin–River Falls | No. 22 |
| W 28–24 | 2,564 | [14][15] | |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin–Stout | No. 20 | W 33–31 | 752 | [16] | ||
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Wisconsin–Whitewater | No. 20 |
| W 24–21 | 3,037 | [17][18][19] | |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | No. 20 |
| W 56–14 | 1,833 | [20][21] | |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern (MN)* | No. 18 |
| ESPN+ | W 59–14 | [22] | |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Saint John's (MN)* | No. 18 |
| ESPN+ | L 13–24 | 3,117 | [23] |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| D3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
| AFCA | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 18 | 24 | 25т | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
References
- ^ Singelais, Mark (September 5, 2024). "RPI football smothered by No. 6 Wisconsin-La Crosse in opener". The Times Union. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Wemple, Drew (September 5, 2024). "No. 6 Wisconsin-La Crosse trounces RPI, 35-0, in season opener". The Record. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Krause, James (September 5, 2024). "UW-La Crosse football: Eagles overcome first-half woes in shutout win over RPI". The La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Northern Michigan University Wildcats football team loses turnover battle at Wisconsin-La Crosse, 35-21". The Mining Journal. September 16, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Lins, Daniel (September 14, 2024). "UW-L football improves to 2-0 following win over Northern Michigan". WI Proud. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Cannizzaro, Matt (September 21, 2024). "Grand Valley State Football Holds Off UW-La Crosse At Home, 20-13". FloFootball. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Missant, Griffin (September 23, 2024). "GV football continues winning streak, beating Wisconsin La-Crosse in 20-13 win". The Grand Valley Lanthorn. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Padilla, Lenny (September 21, 2024). "With starting quarterback injured, Division I transfer leads No. 2 GVSU past La Crosse". The Holland Sentinel. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Drew (October 3, 2024). "No. 3 UW-La Crosse opens WIAC at home vs. No. 24 Platteville". WKTY Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Gaynor, John (October 7, 2024). "#3 Ranked UW-La Crosse falls to #24 UW-Platteville in WIAC opener". The Racquet Press. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Strunk, Ryan (October 12, 2024). "La Crosse falls to Oshkosh in a heartbreaker". WXOX News 19. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Krause, James (October 12, 2024). "3 things that stood out from another UW-La Crosse football collapse". The La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Overton, Kade (October 19, 2024). "UW-La Crosse bounces back with 34-7 win over UW-Eau Claire". News8000. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Strunk, Ryan (October 26, 2024). "UW-La Crosse hangs on to a win over UW-River Falls". WXOX 19 News. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Lins, Daniel (October 26, 2024). "UW-L Football tops tenth-ranked UW-River Falls in back-and-forth game". WI Proud. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Krause, James (November 2, 2024). "UW-La Crosse football beats UW-Stout 33-31 on late FG". The La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Gaynor, John (November 11, 2024). "UWL football uses home turf advantage to defeat rival UW-Whitewater". The Racquet Press. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Strunk, Ryan (November 9, 2024). "UW-La Crosse wins a thriller at home over Whitewater". WXOW 19 News. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Zinanni, Olivia (November 9, 2024). "UW-Whitewater's fourth-quarter rally comes up short in 24-21 loss to UW-La Crosse". The Daily Jefferson County Union. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Krause, James (November 17, 2024). "3 things that stood out in UW-La Crosse's blowout win over UW-Stevens Point". The La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Strunk, Ryan (November 16, 2024). "La Crosse closes out the regular season with a big win over Stevens Point". WXOW 19 News. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Krause, James (November 19, 2024). "UW-La Crosse football team makes playoffs, will host opener". Gazette Xtra. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Football vs UW-La Crosse (NCAA Second Round) on 11/30/2024 - Box Score". Saint John's University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Football Schedule". University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. Retrieved November 19, 2024.