#2 Mount Union Will Take on #1 Wisconsin-Whitewater in Stagg Bowl XXXIX

#2 Mount Union Will Take on #1 Wisconsin-Whitewater in Stagg Bowl XXXIX

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#2 Mount Union Will Take on #1 Wisconsin-Whitewater in Stagg Bowl XXXIX

 

GAME/TICKET INFORMATION 

No. 2 ranked University of Mount Union and No. 1 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater play in the NCAA Division III Football National Championship game -- The Stagg Bowl -- Friday, Dec. 16 at 7 pm at Salem Stadium in Salem, Virginia.

The teams have played in each of the last six Stagg Bowls with Mount Union winning in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and Whitewater taking the title in 2007, 2009 and 2010.

Mount Union (14-0) completed its sixth straight undefeated regular season to win its 23rd overall and 20th straight Ohio Athletic Conference and an automatic bid into the 32-team tournament then won its opening round game 47-7 over Benedictine (Ill.), a 30-10 second round victory over #25 Centre (Ky.), a 20-8 win against #9 Wabash (Ind.) in the quarterfinals before a 28-21 victory over #7 Wesley (Del.) in the semifinals.

The Purple Raiders are making their 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance with a 73-12 record in NCAA Playoff games.  Mount Union has advanced to the Stagg Bowl (National Championship game) 15 times and have won a record 10 National Championships.

Wisconsin-Whitewater (14-0) earned an automatic bid by winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) title.  The Warhawks are making their 10th playoff appearance with a 32-6 record in NCAA post-season play.  Whitewater defeated Albion (Mich.) 59-0 in the first round, No. 17 Franklin (Ind.) 41-14 in the second round, a 34-14 win over No. 10 Salisbury (Md.) in the quarterfinals and beat No. 3 St Thomas (Minn.) 20-0 in the semifinals.

Aside from the six Stagg Bowls, the teams played a home-and-home regular season series in 2002 and 2003 in which Mount Union won both games to give the Raiders a 5-3 edge in the overall series.

The game will be broadcast LIVE on the television on ESPN2 and ESPN3 and on the radio on WRMU 91.1 FM and WDPN AM1310 (Alliance).

 

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for the 2011 championship game will be $12.50 in advance. All seats are reserved.

The public can purchase Stagg Bowl tickets by using Ticketmaster or by contacting, Salem Civic Center, P.O. Box 886, Salem, Virginia 24153 (540/375-3004 or 888/VASALEM).

The public can purchase tickets for the Gagliardi Award Presentation ($25), Spotlight on Champions luncheon ($25) and Pre-Game Huddle meal ($20) by contacting Salem Civic Center Box Office (540/375-3004 or 888/VASALEM).

 -Information provided by the Mount Union Sports Information Dept.