Levell Coppage busted loose for 209 rushing yards and three touchdowns, and the UW-Whitewater football team earned its fifth straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title with a 40-7 victory over visiting UW-Oshkosh Saturday.

The Warhawks also earned the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Coppage had scoring runs of 5, 6 and 66 yards as Whitewater gained a 33-0 lead.

Warhawks quarterback Jeff Donovan, who tossed an 11-yard TD to John Novak, completed 29 of 33 passes for 229 yards and one interception.

UW-Stout 43, UW-Platteville 10

Carlos Concepcion ran for two scores, and the host Blue Devils returned a pair of interception for TDs in a win over the Pioneers in Menomonie.

Platteville quarterback Mitch Shadley threw for 207 yards - including a 49-yard TD to Paul Pridemore - but the Pioneers managed only 1.4 yards on 30 rushing attempts.

Extra points

Former Baraboo athlete Jared Beckwith tossed three TD passes to lead host Stevens Point to a 45-15 victory over River Falls. ... Kyle Paulson 's two TD throws helped Eau Claire stop La Crosse 27-17. ... Brian Maughn had three TD passes in host Beloit College's 41-7 victory over Grinnell (Iowa) in a Midwest Conference game.

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