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11 Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Johnston, Iowa
  • High School:
    Johnston
  • Position:
    WR
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    1218
  • yds/g
    121.8
  • td
    11
Bio

2017:  Started all 10 games of the season...had 93 receptions for 1218 yards...he recorded his first collegiate touch down vs. Hampsen Sydney (Sep. 16). Since then he has 10 more including 2-3 touchdown games vs. Lakeland College & UW-Stevens Point (Sep. 23 & Nov. 11). He had an all time high of recieving yards vs. UW-Stevens Point (Nov. 11) running in about 275 yards. On November 11th Johnson broke two school records for total receptions in a season and career yards. Johnson was selected from the WIAC as aSecond Team-Offense and Second Team-Special Teams as a return specialist. D3 football recognized Mark as a Second team wide reciever.
2016: Saw playing time for 8 games...had two receptions for 22 yeards.

2015: Got playing time for one game in the season.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 93 66
Yards 1218 923
Yards per game 121.8 131.9
Yards per catch 13.1 14.0
Touchdowns 11 7
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 George Fox W, 30-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Hampden-Sydney W, 38-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Lakeland W, 56-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 #22 Wis.-Stout W, 34-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 George Fox W, 30-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Hampden-Sydney W, 38-29 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Sep 23 Lakeland W, 56-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 #22 Wis.-Stout W, 34-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14 1 3 3.0 3 1 - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16 2 15 7.5 10 0 - -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16 1 15 15.0 15 0 - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 George Fox W, 30-28 9 53 5.9 21 0 - -
Sep 16 at Hampden-Sydney W, 38-29 9 87 9.7 26 1 - -
Sep 23 Lakeland W, 56-22 9 155 17.2 42 3 - -
Sep 30 #22 Wis.-Stout W, 34-27 8 71 8.9 37 1 - -
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14 10 152 15.2 39 0 - -
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14 5 49 9.8 16 0 - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14 11 225 20.5 72 2 - -
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20 9 57 6.3 13 0 - -
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16 7 94 13.4 41 1 - -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16 16 275 17.2 66 3 - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 George Fox W, 30-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Hampden-Sydney W, 38-29 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Lakeland W, 56-22 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 #22 Wis.-Stout W, 34-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 George Fox W, 30-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Hampden-Sydney W, 38-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Lakeland W, 56-22 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 #22 Wis.-Stout W, 34-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 George Fox W, 30-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Hampden-Sydney W, 38-29 2 54 27.0 32 0 2 16 8.0 12 0
Sep 23 Lakeland W, 56-22 2 36 18.0 18 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Sep 30 #22 Wis.-Stout W, 34-27 3 103 34.3 57 0 - - - - -
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14 1 33 33.0 33 0 1 5 5.0 5 0
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14 2 78 39.0 56 0 1 20 20.0 20 0
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14 2 44 22.0 26 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20 5 110 22.0 34 0 1 20 20.0 20 0
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16 2 39 19.5 23 0 1 9 9.0 9 0
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16 2 33 16.5 17 0 1 36 36.0 36 0
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 George Fox W, 30-28 1 - 53 - - 53
Sep 16 at Hampden-Sydney W, 38-29 1 8 87 16 54 165
Sep 23 Lakeland W, 56-22 1 - 155 0 36 191
Sep 30 #22 Wis.-Stout W, 34-27 1 - 71 - 103 174
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14 1 - 152 5 33 190
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14 1 3 49 20 78 150
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14 1 - 225 -1 44 268
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20 1 - 57 20 110 187
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16 1 15 94 9 39 157
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16 1 15 275 36 33 359
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 George Fox W, 30-28 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Hampden-Sydney W, 38-29 6 0 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Lakeland W, 56-22 18 - 3 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 #22 Wis.-Stout W, 34-27 6 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14 0 - 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14 6 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14 12 - 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20 0 - 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16 6 0 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16 18 0 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 George Fox W, 30-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Hampden-Sydney W, 38-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Lakeland W, 56-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 #22 Wis.-Stout W, 34-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Wis.-River Falls W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 #3 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 28-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 34-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Wis.-La Crosse L, 27-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 17-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 34-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 26 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 5 41 4.1 8.2 1 15 - -
2018-19 7 2 29 4.1 14.5 1 20 - -
Total 26 7 70 2.7 10.0 2 20 - -

Career Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 1 - - - - - - -
2016-17 8 2 0.3 22 2.8 11.0 0 13
2017-18 10 93 9.3 1218 121.8 13.1 11 72
2018-19 7 44 6.3 625 89.3 14.2 4 80
Total 26 139 5.3 1865 71.7 13.4 15 80

Career Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - 0
Total 26 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 1 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 21 530 25.2 0 57 9 105 11.7 0 36
2018-19 - - - - - 3 7 2.3 0 7
Total 21 530 25.2 0 57 12 112 9.3 0 36

Career Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 1 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 8 - 22 - - 22 2.8
2017-18 10 41 1218 105 530 1894 189.4
2018-19 7 29 625 7 - 661 94.4
Total 26 70 1865 112 530 2577 99.1

Career Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 72 7.2 1 11 0 0 0 - - - - 0
2018-19 30 4.3 1 4 - 0 - - - - - 0
Total 102 3.9 2 15 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 8 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -
2018-19 7 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 26 4 0 4.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 5 41 4.1 8.2 1 15 - -
Conference 7 4 33 4.7 8.3 1 15 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 2 18 3.0 9.0 1 15 - -
Away 4 3 23 5.8 7.7 0 10 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 7 2 23 3.3 11.5 0 15 - -
Losses 3 3 18 6.0 6.0 1 10 - -
Month                  
September 4 1 8 2.0 8.0 0 8 - -
October 4 1 3 0.8 3.0 1 3 - -
November 2 3 30 15.0 10.0 0 15 - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 93 9.3 1218 121.8 13.1 11 72
Conference 7 66 9.4 923 131.9 14.0 7 72
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 56 9.3 660 110.0 11.8 7 66
Away 4 37 9.3 558 139.5 15.1 4 72
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 7 72 10.3 1018 145.4 14.1 10 72
Losses 3 21 7.0 200 66.7 9.5 1 41
Month                
September 4 35 8.8 366 91.5 10.5 5 42
October 4 35 8.8 483 120.8 13.8 2 72
November 2 23 11.5 369 184.5 16.0 4 66

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 21 530 25.2 0 57 9 105 11.7 0 36
Conference 17 440 25.9 0 57 6 89 14.8 0 36
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 14 360 25.7 0 57 4 76 19.0 0 36
Away 7 170 24.3 0 33 5 29 5.8 0 12
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 12 303 25.3 0 57 6 56 9.3 0 36
Losses 9 227 25.2 0 56 3 49 16.3 0 20
Month                    
September 7 193 27.6 0 57 3 16 5.3 0 12
October 10 265 26.5 0 56 4 44 11.0 0 20
November 4 72 18.0 0 23 2 45 22.5 0 36

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 41 1218 105 530 1894 189.4
Conference 7 33 923 89 440 1485 212.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 6 18 660 76 360 1114 185.7
Away 4 23 558 29 170 780 195.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 7 23 1018 56 303 1400 200.0
Losses 3 18 200 49 227 494 164.7
Month              
September 4 8 366 16 193 583 145.8
October 4 3 483 44 265 795 198.8
November 2 30 369 45 72 516 258.0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 72 7.2 1 11 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 48 6.9 1 7 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 48 8.0 1 7 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 24 6.0 0 4 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 60 8.6 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 12 4.0 1 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 30 7.5 0 5 0 0 - - - - - 0
October 18 4.5 1 2 0 0 - - - - - 0
November 24 12.0 0 4 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
Three named to D3football.com All-West Region Teams
Three named to D3football.com All-West Region Teams

For the second consecutive season three University of Wisconsin-Platteville players have received D3football.com All-West Region honors.

Pioneers' earn ten All-WIAC selections
Pioneers' earn ten All-WIAC selections

For the 10th consecutive year UW-Platteville has earned at least 10 selections on the All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Team.

Johnson, Pioneers end season with 7th victory
Johnson, Pioneers end season with 7th victory

The bad news is UW-Platteville bid goodbye to 22 seniors before its 34-16 victory over UW-Stevens Point Saturday. The good news is Mark Johnson is not one of those seniors.

Warhawks edge #20 Pioneers, 17-16
Warhawks edge #20 Pioneers, 17-16

In the annual George Chryst Memorial Game Saturday, UW-Whitewater edged visiting UW-Platteville 17-16.

#9 Pioneers edged by Eagles, 27-20
#9 Pioneers edged by Eagles, 27-20

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville rallied from a 21-point deficit to within one score, but ultimately lost 27-20 to visiting UW-La Crosse Saturday in Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.

6-1 Pioneers play host to 5-2 Eagles
6-1 Pioneers play host to 5-2 Eagles

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville, tied for the second-best start in school history, plays host to UW-La Crosse Saturday at 1 p.m. in Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.

#10 Pioneers beat host Blugolds 34-14
#10 Pioneers beat host Blugolds 34-14

Tune into any football pregame show and inevitably the announcers talk about trap games, those contests where a ranked team may face an upset or an unexpected fight to the finish.

Pioneers look to bounce back in Eau Claire
Pioneers look to bounce back in Eau Claire

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville looks to bounce back from its first loss of the year when the Pioneers travel to UW-Eau Claire to face the Blugolds Saturday at 1 p.m. in Carson Park.

Titans top Pioneers in top-10 battle
Titans top Pioneers in top-10 battle

Third-ranked UW Oshkosh held off host UW-Platteville, ranked seventh in the coaches poll and ninth in the d3football.com poll, 28-14 to spoil the Pioneers' Homecoming on a rainy day in Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.

Top 10 teams collide for Pioneers’ Homecoming
Top 10 teams collide for Pioneers’ Homecoming

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville, ranked seventh in the country, plays host to third-ranked UW-Oshkosh Saturday in the Pioneers’ Homecoming game. Kickoff at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium is at 2 p.m.

#9 Pioneers pass Falcons' test
#9 Pioneers pass Falcons' test

Ninth-ranked UW-Platteville beat host UW-River Falls and its nationally ranked defense 24-14 Saturday as the Pioneers remained undefeated.

4-0 Pioneers, 3-1 Falcons meet Saturday
4-0 Pioneers, 3-1 Falcons meet Saturday

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville reaches the halfway point of its 2017 season when the Pioneers play at UW-River Falls Saturday in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest. Kickoff at David Smith Stadium at Ramer Field is at 1 p.m.

Pioneers pull ahead in close game against Stout
Pioneers pull ahead in close game against Stout

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Twelfth-ranked University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers defeated 22nd-ranked University of Wisconsin-Stout 34-27 on Saturday in Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.

Nationally ranked teams collide in WIAC opener
Nationally ranked teams collide in WIAC opener

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville puts its undefeated mark on the line against unbeaten UW-Stout Saturday at 2 p.m. in Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium to open Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.

Quick-starting Pioneers roll past Lakeland
Quick-starting Pioneers roll past Lakeland

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Thirteenth-ranked University of Wisconsin-Platteville raced out to a 28-0 lead and rolled past visiting Lakeland 56-22 Saturday night in Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.

Pioneers play under the lights Saturday
Pioneers play under the lights Saturday

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville plays its first home night game since 2012 when the Pioneers face Lakeland Saturday at 6 p.m.

Pioneers hit the road for a win
Pioneers hit the road for a win

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va.–The 13th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers outscored host Hampden-Sydney 17-0 in the second half to post a 38-29 victory on Saturday Sept. 16.