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Justin Blazek
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    245
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Naperville, Ill.
  • High School:
    Neuqua Valley
  • Position:
    DL
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    60.0
  • sac
    8.5
  • int
    2
  • ffum
    2
Bio

2023

  • AFCA First Team All-America
  • D3football.com First Team All-America
  • Associated Press First Team All-America
  • D3 Region 6 Defensive Player of the Year
  • First Team D3 All-Region
  • WIAC Defensive Player of the Year
  • First Team All-WIAC
  • Started in all 11 games
  • Recorded 60 total tackles; 35 solo
  • Recorded 8.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss
  • Recorded one fumble recovery and 2 fumbles forced
  • Recorded 2 interceptions
  • Recorded 6 pass breakups
  • Team MVP

2022

  • AFCA First Team All-America
  • AP Second Team All-America
  • D3football.com Third Team All-America
  • WIAC Defensive Player of the Year
  • First Team All-WIAC
  • Started in all 10 games
  • Recorded 58 total tackles; 26 solo
  • Recorded 9 sacks and 12 tackles for loss
  • Recorded one fumble recovery and 2 pass breakups
  • Recorded one interception returned for 4 yards
  • Recorded 10 tackles, 1 sack, and one tackle for loss in a win against #14 UW-River Falls
  • Recorded 7 tackles, 1 sack, and 1.5 tackles for loss in a win against #3 UW-Whitewater
  • WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll
  • Team MVP

2021

  • Team Captain
  • Started in all 5 games he played
  • Recorded 40 tackles with 16 solo tackles
  • Recorded 2 sacks and 7 tackles for loss
  • Recorded a single fumble recovery
  • Recorded an interception that was returned for 10 yards

2019

  • Appeared in 6 games
  • Recorded 2 tackles with 2 solo tackles

 

Career Highs:

Tackles: 10 vs. UW-River Falls 10/15/22

Tackles for Loss: 3.5 at UW-Stout 10/29/22

Sacks: 3 at UW-Stout 10/29/22

Touchdowns: 2 at Dubuque 9/9/23

 

Parents: Chuck and Julie Blazek

 

Major: Mechanical Engineering

 

Last Updated: 12/7/23

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 35 23
Assists 25 17
Tackles 60.0 40.0
Tackles per game 5.5 5.7
Sacks 8.5 7.0
Sack yards 57 47
Interceptions 2 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 at Lakeland W, 80-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Dubuque W, 35-19 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Michigan Tech L, 24-20 1 1 100.0% 1 1.0 1 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 27-16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 51-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Lakeland W, 80-13 1 2 2.0 2 1 - -
Sep 9 at Dubuque W, 35-19 3 3 1.0 2 2 - -
Sep 16 Michigan Tech L, 24-20 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Sep 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 27-16 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Oct 7 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 51-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7 - - - - - 0 0
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24 3 6 2.0 3 1 - -
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Lakeland W, 80-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Dubuque W, 35-19 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Michigan Tech L, 24-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 27-16 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Oct 7 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 51-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7 - - - - - 0 0
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 at Lakeland W, 80-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Dubuque W, 35-19 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 Michigan Tech L, 24-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 27-16 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 51-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 at Lakeland W, 80-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Dubuque W, 35-19 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Michigan Tech L, 24-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 27-16 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 51-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 at Lakeland W, 80-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Dubuque W, 35-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Michigan Tech L, 24-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 27-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 51-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 at Lakeland W, 80-13 1 2 - - - 2
Sep 9 at Dubuque W, 35-19 1 3 - - - 3
Sep 16 Michigan Tech L, 24-20 1 0 - - - 0
Sep 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 27-16 1 0 0 - - 0
Oct 7 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 51-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24 1 6 - - - 6
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10 1 3 - - - 3
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 at Lakeland W, 80-13 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Dubuque W, 35-19 12 2 - - - 0 - - - 0 0 0
Sep 16 Michigan Tech L, 24-20 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 27-16 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 7 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 51-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10 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
Aug 31 at Lakeland W, 80-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Dubuque W, 35-19 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 1.0 4 0 0 - 1 11 0 1 0 0
Sep 16 Michigan Tech L, 24-20 3 6 9.0 0.5 1 1.5 4 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Wis.-River Falls L, 27-16 5 2 7.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 51-10 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 14 Wis.-La Crosse L, 21-17 5 5 10.0 1.0 12 3.0 15 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 47-14 2 2 4.0 1.5 8 2.0 9 1 0 - 0 0 - 2 0 0
Oct 28 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 45-23 2 3 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 23 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 Wis.-Oshkosh W, 22-7 5 3 8.0 1.5 4 3.0 7 1 1 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Nov 11 Wis.-Stout W, 41-24 4 1 5.0 2.0 16 3.0 19 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 vs. Augustana (Ill.) W, 36-10 6 2 8.0 1.0 9 2.5 14 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 1 1 100.0% 1 0.1 1.0 1 0 1 438.4
Total 33 1 1 100.0% 1 0.0 1.0 1 0 1 438.4

Career Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 6 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - 0 0
2023-24 11 10 14 1.3 1.4 4 3 0 0
Total 33 10 14 0.4 1.4 4 3 0 0

Career Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 6 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Total 33 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0

Career Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 6 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 33 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 6 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 6 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 6 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 11 14 0 - - 14 1.3
Total 33 14 0 - - 14 .4

Career Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 - - - 0
2022-23 6 0.6 - - - - 0 1 - - 0 0
2023-24 24 2.2 4 0 - - 0 - - - 0 0
Total 30 0.9 4 0 - - 0 1 - - 0 0

Career Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 6 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 1.0 5 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 18 23 41.0 6.8 2.0 12 7.0 25 - 1 0 1 10 1 -
2022-23 10 26 32 58.0 5.8 9.0 63 12.0 68 0 1 0 1 4 2 0
2023-24 11 35 25 60.0 5.5 8.5 57 17.0 79 2 1 0 2 34 6 0
Total 33 81 80 161.0 4.9 19.5 132 37.0 177 2 3 0 4 48 9 0

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 11 1 1 100.0% 1 0.1 1.0 1 0 1 438.4
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 1 1 100.0% 1 0.2 1.0 1 0 1 438.4
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 1 1 100.0% 1 0.3 1.0 1 0 1 438.4
Month                      
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 1 1 100.0% 1 0.3 1.0 1 0 1 438.4
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 11 10 14 1.3 1.4 4 3 0 0
Conference 7 4 6 0.9 1.5 1 3 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 4 6 1.2 1.5 1 3 0 0
Away 5 5 5 1.0 1.0 3 2 - -
Neutral 1 1 3 3.0 3.0 0 3 - -
Result                  
Wins 7 8 14 2.0 1.8 4 3 0 0
Losses 4 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Month                  
August 1 1 2 2.0 2.0 1 2 - -
September 3 5 3 1.0 0.6 2 2 - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 4 9 3.0 2.3 1 3 0 0

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Conference 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Month                
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 11 14 0 - - 14 1.3
Conference 7 6 0 - - 6 .9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 6 - - - 6 1.2
Away 5 5 0 - - 5 1.0
Neutral 1 3 - - - 3 3.0
Result              
Wins 7 14 - - - 14 2.0
Losses 4 0 0 - - 0 .0
Month              
August 1 2 - - - 2 2.0
September 3 3 0 - - 3 1.0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 9 - - - 9 3.0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 24 2.2 4 0 - - 0 - - - 0 0
Conference 6 0.9 1 0 - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 6 1.2 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 18 3.6 3 0 - - 0 - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 24 3.4 4 - - - 0 - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 - - - - 0
Month                        
August 6 6.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
September 12 4.0 2 0 - - 0 - - - 0 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 11 35 25 60.0 5.5 8.5 57 17.0 79 2 1 0 2 34 6 0
Conference 7 23 17 40.0 5.7 7.0 47 12.0 57 2 1 0 1 23 4 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 17 16 33.0 6.6 5.0 33 10.5 45 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
Away 5 12 7 19.0 3.8 2.5 15 4.0 20 1 0 0 2 34 3 0
Neutral 1 6 2 8.0 8.0 1.0 9 2.5 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Result                                
Wins 7 20 9 29.0 4.1 6.0 37 11.5 53 2 1 0 1 11 6 0
Losses 4 15 16 31.0 7.8 2.5 20 5.5 26 0 0 0 1 23 0 0
Month                                
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 11 8 19.0 6.3 1.5 8 3.5 15 0 0 0 1 11 1 0
October 4 9 11 20.0 5.0 2.5 20 5.0 24 1 0 0 1 23 3 0
November 3 15 6 21.0 7.0 4.5 29 8.5 40 1 1 0 0 0 2 0

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
Blazek signs with Cincinnati Bengals
Blazek signs with Cincinnati Bengals

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday. Blazek joins just a handful of Pioneers in history who have signed with a National Football League team.

Blazek Named Associated Press First Team All-American
Blazek Named Associated Press First Team All-American

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek added another postseason honor on Friday afternoon when he was named to the 2023 Associated Press (AP) Division III All-America First Team.

Blazek Tabbed D3Football.com First Team All-American
Blazek Tabbed D3Football.com First Team All-American

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team has been named to the 2023 D3Football.com All-America First Team, it was announced on Friday evening.

Blazek Named Cliff Harris Award Finalist
Blazek Named Cliff Harris Award Finalist

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team has been named one of six finalists for the NCAA Division III Cliff Harris Award it was announced on Friday afternoon.

Blazek Named AFCA First Team All-American For Second Time
Blazek Named AFCA First Team All-American For Second Time

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – For the second straight year, senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team was named American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III All-American First Team it was announced on Monday.

Five Pioneers Earn All-Region Honors
Five Pioneers Earn All-Region Honors

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Five members of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team earned D3football.com All-Region 6 honors on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Justin Blazek was named Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, while Sam Smith, Tyler Bacon, Aidan Tyk, and Colton Ingram also earned honors for the Pioneers defense.

Blazek Named Gagliardi Trophy Semifinalist
Blazek Named Gagliardi Trophy Semifinalist

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team was named a semifinalist for the 2023 Gagliardi Trophy presented by Stearns Bank it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Pioneers Defeat Augustana in Third Annual Culver’s Isthmus Bowl
Pioneers Defeat Augustana in Third Annual Culver’s Isthmus Bowl

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team (7-4) defeated the Augustana College Vikings (8-3) 36-10 in the third annual Culver’s Isthmus Bowl held at the Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Isthmus Bowl takes the top remaining team in both the WIAC and CCIW conferences that did not earn an NCAA Division III berth.  

Eleven Pioneers Earn WIAC Postseason Awards
Eleven Pioneers Earn WIAC Postseason Awards

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Eleven members of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team received All-WIAC recognition on Thursday, highlighted by Kwik Trip Defensive Player of the Year winner Justin Blazek and Kwik Trip Co-Special Teams Player of the Year in Andrew Schweigert. Seven Pioneers earned First Team honors, tied for the most in program history, to along with one Second Team, two Honorable Mentions, and one All-Sportsmanship.

Pioneers Run Away with 41-24 Win Over Blue Devils on Senior Day
Pioneers Run Away with 41-24 Win Over Blue Devils on Senior Day

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Football Team (6-4, 4-3 WIAC) defeated UW-Stout (4-6, 2-5 WIAC) 41-24 on Senior Day at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium. 

Defensive Dominance Propels Pioneers past Titans
Defensive Dominance Propels Pioneers past Titans

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team defeated the UW-Oshkosh Titans 22-7 Saturday in Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium. The victory marks the first win for the Pioneers (5-4, 3-3 WIAC) over the Titans (5-4, 3-3 WIAC) since 2013. 

Pioneers drop road game at No. 5 UW-Whitewater
Pioneers drop road game at No. 5 UW-Whitewater

WHITEWATER, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team (4-4, 2-3 WIAC) fell 45-23 Saturday to No. 5 nationally ranked UW-Whitewater (7-1, 4-1 WIAC) at Perkins Stadium. With the win, the Warhawks reclaimed the Miners Axe in the George Chryst Memorial Bowl. 

Pioneers Roll Past Blugolds, 47-14
Pioneers Roll Past Blugolds, 47-14

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – After a slow start, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team (4-3, 2-2 WIAC) scored 47 unanswered points to defeat the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds (2-5, 1-3 WIAC) 47-14 Saturday afternoon at Carson Park. The Pioneers defense scored the final two touchdowns off a fumble recovery and an interception.

Pioneers Fall 21-17 to No. 6 Eagles
Pioneers Fall 21-17 to No. 6 Eagles

PLATTEVILLE, WIS. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team kept fans on the edge of their seats through four lead changes at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In the end, the No. 6 nationally ranked UW-La Crosse Eagles (5-1, 3-0) held on for a 21-17 win over the Pioneers (3-3, 1-2). 

Pioneers Second Half Rally Falls Short at No. 5 UW-River Falls
Pioneers Second Half Rally Falls Short at No. 5 UW-River Falls

RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team suffered a 27-16 defeat at UW-River Falls in its Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener at Smith Stadium at Ramer Field. Trailing 21-3 in the third quarter, the Pioneers combined consecutive touchdown passes along with an interception to cut the Falcons’ lead to 21-16 going into the fourth quarter.

Blazek Named Semifinalist For Campbell Trophy
Blazek Named Semifinalist For Campbell Trophy

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team was named a semifinalist for the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy, it was announced earlier this week by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).

Pioneers Drop Home Opener to Michigan Tech
Pioneers Drop Home Opener to Michigan Tech

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team (2-1) suffered its first loss of the season to Michigan Tech (2-0) Saturday. The Pioneers fell 24-20 to the Huskies in the home opener at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.

Pioneers top Spartans, go to 2-0
Pioneers top Spartans, go to 2-0

DUBUQUE, Iowa – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team etched another win into the Battle of the Bridge trophy with a 35-19 victory over the University of Dubuque Saturday night at Chalmers Field. In the teams’ first meeting since 2015, the Pioneers (2-0 overall) took the lead five minutes into the game and never trailed the Spartans (0-2 overall).

Pioneers dominate record-setting season opener at Lakeland
Pioneers dominate record-setting season opener at Lakeland

PLYMOUTH, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team kicked off the 2023 season Thursday night with a showstopping performance at Lakeland University. After putting 56 points on the board in the first half, the Pioneers went on to win 80-13, breaking the 53-year old program record of 70 points scored in a single game, set in 1970 against UW-Stout. The win also marks the team’s first season opener victory since 2019.

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