Here we go again.
The Mount Union Purple Raiders and Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks meet in the Division III national championship – also known as the Stagg Bowl -- for the ninth time in 10 years Friday.
The Warhawks won five of those head-to-head meetings, and the Purple Raiders have four national titles in the same stretch, including a win against St. Thomas (Minn.) in the lone season when the two schools didn’t meet for the championship.
Nine times in 10 years?
Let that sink in one more time before looking at the 10 amazing numbers for each program in that 10-year stretch from 2005-14:
5
Number of times Mount Union and Wisconsin-Whitewater have met in the Stagg Bowl since 2005 with identical 14-0 records. The Warhawks have won the previous four meetings when both schools were undefeated.
31
Wisconsin-Whitewater’s current win streak in Division III; two games better than the 29-game win streak Florida State has in the FBS.
60.3
Average points per game for Mount Union this season. The Purple Raiders already set an all-divisions record with 844 points. Wisconsin-Whitewater averages 39.9 points per game.
93
Mount Union’s current regular-season win streak. The Purple Raiders won 110 straight regular-season games before the loss to Ohio Northern on Oct. 22, 2005.
28-1
Mount Union coach Vince Kehres’ record since taking over at Mount Union in 2013. Kehres’ lone loss came in the Stagg Bowl to the Warhawks last season.
67-3
The Warhawks’ record in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference since 2005.
89-1
The Purple Raiders’ record in Ohio Athletic Conference play the last 10 seasons.
108-6
Wisconsin-Whitewater coach Lance Leipold’s record since taking over for Bob Berezowitz in 2007, a winning percentage of .948. The Warhawks are going for their fifth 15-0 season in the last six years.
136-8
Wisconsin-Whitewater’s record since 2005, a winning percentage of .944. Three of those losses are to Mount Union.
143-6
Mount Union’s record over the last 10 seasons, a winning percentage of .960. Five of those six losses came to Wisconsin-Whitewater.
