Football set to open 2014 season at Buena Vista

Top Storyline

• The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football opens the season for the seventh straight time against Buena Vista, and the fourth time in Storm Lake, Iowa.

• The Pioneers are coming off a 10-2 2013 season, advancing and winning their first ever NCAA Playoff game.  

• UW-Platteville returns 14 starters in 2014. The defense brings back a very experienced nine starters, while the offense welcomes back five starters.

• The Pioneers are ranked eighth in the D3football.com Preseason Top 25 poll and were picked to finish second in the WIAC, behind defending national champions UW-Whitewater, by the league head coaches and sports information directors. 

• Buena Vista returns 15 starters and 27 letter winners from last season's 4-6 team that finished in a four-way tie for third in the Conference with a 4-3 record.

• The Beavers were pick by the league coaches to finish sixth. Defending IIAC champions Wartburg unanimous favorite to win the league, while Coe and Dubuque were tied for second. 

Pioneers Dominating the IIAC

Since the creation of the Iowa Intercollegiate conference in 1922, the Pioneers are 35-6-3 versus all IIAC institutions. UW-Platteville have won its last 12 games against IIAC opponents. The Pioneers last set back by an IIAC institution was in 1997 by the hands of Loras, 17-10 OT.

BVU Series History

Year - Outcome
2008 - UW-Platteville 21, at Buena Vista 14 
2009 - UW-Platteville 15, Buena Vista 10 
2010 - UW-Platteville 31, at Buena Vista 2 
2011 - UW-Platteville 38, Buena Vista 3
2012 - UW-Platteville 56, at Buena Vista 13
2013 - UW-Platteville 42, Buena Vista 17

Dominating the Beavers
In the last four meetings with BV, the Pioneers have outscored the Beavers 167-35. In the all-time series, UW-Platteville is averaging 402 yards of total offense and nearly 35 points, while holding BV to 262.33 total yards per game and 11 points a contest. The Pioneers are also averaging nearly four takeaways. 

Season Opener Success  
Head Coach Mike Emendorfer has a perfect record of 15-0 in season openers. Overall, the Pioneers have outscored their opponents by a margin of 473 to 165 in the 15 contests.

Year - Outcome
1999 - UW-Platteville 20, Lakeland 17
2000 - UW-Platteville 26, Mount Senario 19
2001 - UW-Platteville 64,  Mount Senario 0
2002 - UW-Platteville 17,  Olivet Nazarene 6
2003 - UW-Platteville 27, Olivet Nazareene 24
2004 - UW-Platteville 40, Thiel 14
2005 - UW-Platteville 26, Dubuque 0
2006 - UW-Platteville 34, Dubuque 20
2007 - UW-Platteville 16, St. Ambrose 6
2008 - UW-Platteville 21, Buena Vista 14
2009 - UW-Platteville 15, Buena Vista 10
2010 - UW-Platteville 31, Buena Vista 2
2011 - UW-Platteville 38, Buena Vista 3
2012 - UW-Platteville 56, Buena Vista 13
2013 - UW-Platteville 42, Buena Vista 17 

Noting Last Meeting 
UW-Platteville took a 28-17 lead into halftime. The Pioneer defense shutdown BV's offense in the second half, only allowing 58 yards of total offense.  UW-Platteville cruised to a 42-17 win over Buena Vista on Sept. 7, 2013 at Pioneers Stadium.

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