Box Score

OSHKOSH – The 22nd-ranked UW-Stevens Point football team dropped its second consecutive game today, falling to UW-Oshkosh by a score of 27-10 at J.J. Keller Field.

The loss drops the Pointers to record of 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The Titans improve to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the WIAC. Stevens Point is now 56-41-8 all-time against Oshkosh. It was the fewest points Stevens Point has scored all season.

For the second consecutive game, the Pointers put points on the board on their opening possession. After the Titans were stopped short on 4th and 1 on their own 49 yard line, the Pointers would get down to the Oshkosh 20 yard line, but had to settle for a 37-yard Ryan Graboski (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury) field goal. The field goal tied a UW-Stevens Point record for most field goals in a season with 10. Two others have kicked 10 field goals in a season, Fred Galecke in the 1995 season and Pat McFaul in the 1070 season.

The 3-0 Pointer lead remained that way until a little over six minutes left in the first half. Following a Stevens Point missed field goal, the Titans drove down the field going 80 yards on 16 plays capped off by an Andy Moriarty three-yard touchdown run to make the score 7-3 Oshkosh. The Pointers would be stopped on their next possession on 4th and 3 at the Titan 23 yard line. The score at the half was 7-3 Oshkosh.

After Stevens Point was intercepted on its first possession of the second half, the Titans took advantage with a 41-yard field goal by Lucas Raschke to make the score 10-3 Titans. The big turning point of the game came with five minutes left in the third quarter. The Pointers were driving deep in Oshkosh territory looking to tie the game up, but a sack by UW-Oshkosh's Eric Stotenbroten forced a fumble, which was picked up and returned 78 yards for a touchdown by David Consiglio to make the score 17-3 Oshkosh.

After an Oshkosh field goal made the score 20-3 in the fourth, the Pointers would score their first touchdown of the afternoon when Jack Marx (Scandinavia/Iola-Scandinavia) ran it in from seven yards out to make the score 20-10 with 8:34 remaining in the game. The Pointers went for it on fourth down on their next two possession, but came up short as the Titans sealed the deal on a Moriarty seven-yard touchdown with 1:17 remaining as the Titans went on to win 27-10.

The Titans outgained the Pointers 339-241 in the game, including 292-92 on the ground. Moriarty rushed the ball 50 times for 288 yards. It was the fifth time that he has surpassed the 200-yard mark in his career. Jake Swank (Oregon/Oregon) was 13-of-26 passing for 128 yards and two interceptions for Stevens Point. He also led the team in rushing with 37 yards on 15 attempts. Jared Jenkins (Milwaukee/Rufus King) had five catches for 81 yards and Brad Kalsow (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) also had five receptions for 32 yards. Dustin Robinson (Florence/Florence) led the Pointer defense with 13 tackles and one sack. Stevens Point was just 3-for-14 on third down conversion, while the Titans were 7-for-18.

The Pointers will return home and host UW-Eau Claire next Saturday at Goerke Field. The kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.