2014 UW-Platteville Football News

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has announced the members of its 2015 Hall of Fame class. The WIAC established a Hall of Fame to coincide with the conference's celebration of its 100th anniversary, which took place during the 2012-13 academic year.
Meet Trevor Whitehead a member of the UW-Platteville football team from Elgin, Illinois. He is a senior majoring in mechanical engineering.

UWPlatteville's Jacob Zilbar was named first team D3football.com All-America and third team Associated Press Little All-America (top players from Division II, III, and NAIA), while Jayson Eddy was selected second team D3football.com All-America.

UW-Platteville’s assistant football and head strength and conditioning coach Jason Wagner was named Lancaster Fire Department’s Firefighter of the Year.

UW-Platteville's Jacob Zilbar has been named a finalist for the 2014 Cliff Harris Award, given to the nation's top small college defensive player, the Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP.

The UW-Platteville football team received five D3football.com All-West Region selections on Monday.

Jacob Zilbar was named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Defensive Player of the Year, as the Pioneers had 13 players selected to the 2014 All-WIAC Football Team.

UW-Platteville’s Jacob Zilbar was named the recipient of the 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Max Sparger Football Scholar-Athlete Award.

The 15th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team fell to UW-Oshkosh in triple-overtime, 30-27 on Saturday at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.

The 15th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team needs to beat UW-Oshkosh to keep the Pioneer playoff hopes alive.

UW-Platteville's Andrew Robinson was named football Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Defensive Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Tuesday.

Bryce Corrigan connected with Trevor Whitehead for a 46-yard game-winning touchdown in the waning seconds, as 17th-ranked UW-Platteville squeaked past UW-La Crosse, 24-17 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

The 17th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team travels to UW-La Crosse on Saturday for the Pioneers final road trip of the regular season.

UW-Platteville Jacob Zilbar was named Football Capital One Academic All-District® for the second straight year on Thursday

A pair of fourth-quarter turnovers proved to be too much for the 16th-ranked UW-Platteville football team to upset No. 1 UW-Whitewater, as the Warhawks came out victorious, 17-7, at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium in the 20th George Chryst Memorial Bowl on Saturday.

The 16th-ranked UW-Platteville football team hosts No. 1 UW-Whitewater on Saturday, and the winner will take sole possession of first place in the WIAC.