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Mitch Gerhartz rushed for 44 yards against the Wildcats, including a 1-yard touchdown that gave the Titans a 21-0 lead.
Mitch Gerhartz rushed for 44 yards against the Wildcats, including a 1-yard touchdown that gave the Titans a 21-0 lead.

Titans Have Little Trouble In Victory Over Division II Wildcats

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Kobe Berghammer threw for three touchdowns and Mitch Gerhartz added a rushing score as the nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh football team built a 21-0 lead late in the second quarter and went on to defeat NCAA Division II member Northern Michigan University, 28-10, Saturday (Sept. 11) at the Superior Dome in Marquette, Mich.

UW-Oshkosh (2-0), ranked 11th in the NCAA Division III by D3football.com, has now won two of its last three matchups with Division II programs. The Titans split a pair of road games against Division II foes in 2018, downing Lincoln University of Missouri by a 17-7 score and falling to Davenport University (Mich.), 7-3.

On Saturday the Titans opened the scoring with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Berghammer to Justin Kasuboski on their first possession, extended the lead to 14-0 via a 13-yard Berghammer to Trae Tetzlaff scoring strike early in the second quarter and built a 21-0 advantage on Gerhartz's 1-yard touchdown run at the 3:50 mark of the second period.

Northern Michigan University cut its deficit to 21-3 before halftime on a 35-yard Daniel Riser field goal and pulled with 21-10 with 5:45 left during the third quarter following a 27-yard touchdown pass from Drake Davis to Benjamin Loutsis. However, the Titans squelched any chance of a Wildcats comeback when Berghammer connected with Kasuboski once again for a 2-yard touchdown pass that capped the scoring with 8:17 remaining in the game.

UW-Oshkosh now sports a 15-9-1 record in a series with Northern Michigan University that began in 1923. Saturday's meeting was the first between the teams since 1953. The Titans' victory was their first over the Wildcats since a 14-6 decision Sept. 27, 1947, in Marquette.

The Titans finished the convincing triumph with considerable advantages of 359-189 in yards, including 176-47 through the air, and 25-9 in first downs. UW-Oshkosh went 10 of 13 on third down while Northern Michigan University committed 17 penalties for 138 yards during a contest that did not feature a turnover.

Berghammer finished the game 18-for-28 passing for 176 yards and matched his career high with three touchdowns. Berghammer added 53 yards rushing on 15 carries.

Peter MacCudden paced a balanced UW-Oshkosh rushing attack, which averaged 4.7 yards per carry, with nine totes for 58 yards. Gerhartz added 28 yards on six rushes to go along with his third rushing score of the year and 16th career.

Eight different Titans caught passes as Tony Steger had four receptions for 45 yards and Jimmy DuVal four for 34. Kasuboski caught three passes for 24 yards and two scores. Kasuboski's two touchdown catches were the third and fourth of his career.

The dominant UW-Oshkosh defense received a team-leading five tackles, including a sack, and a forced fumble from Nick Noethe. Carson Raddatz contributed five tackles, including three solo stops, while Tory Jandrin added four tackles. Trenton LaCombe accounted for the other UW-Oshkosh sack.

UW-Oshkosh limited dual-threat Wildcats quarterback Davis to 7-for-13 passing for 47 yards with one touchdown and to 83 rushing yards on 12 carries.

Tyquan Cox and Tyshon King combined to add 55 yards on 13 rushes out of the Northern Michigan University backfield.

Loutsis ended the contest with a team-best four receptions for 30 yards and a score for the Wildcats.

Northern Michigan University's Will Borchert recorded 12 tackles and Andre Whitley 11.

After forcing a Wildcats punt on the opening possession of the game, UW-Oshkosh marched 60 yards in nine plays, culminating in Berghammer's 14-yard scoring pass to Kasuboski. Gerhartz accounted for 15 yards on two carries during the Titans' first drive.

The teams exchanged punts on the next three possessions before a 10-play, 58-yard UW-Oshkosh drive concluded with Tetzlaff's lone catch of the game going for a 13-yard touchdown from Berghammer.

Yet another Wildcats punt on the ensuing possession preceded a six-play, 74-yard drive UW-Oshkosh drive highlighted by two Berghammer completions for 35 total yards, a pair of Berghammer rushes for another 13 yards ahead of Gerhartz's 1-yard plunge into the end zone with just under four minutes to play before halftime.

UW-Oshkosh later put the game away with its 14-play, 80-yard drive that took 8:17 off the clock before Berghammer connected with Kasuboski for their second touchdown of the day. The Titans rushed eight times for 57 yards during the game-clinching drive while Berghammer passed for an additional 23 on three completions, including a critical 15-yard catch by Steger on third down that advanced the Titans to the Wildcats' 47-yard line.

The Titans, who forced a sixth and final Northern Michigan University punt late in the fourth quarter, then ran the final 6:25 off the clock following nine consecutive plays.

UW-Oshkosh is idle until commencing Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action at UW-Platteville on Oct. 2.

Photo courtesy of Northern Michigan University Sports Information