2024 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football team

2024 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football
NCAA Division III Second Round, L 13–24 at Saint John's (MN)
Conference	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 19
D3Football.com	No. 18
Record	8–4 (5–2 WIAC)
Head coach	Matt Janus (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Michael McGuire (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mitchell Collicott (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Michael Zweifel (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium

2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Wisconsin–Platteville $^		6	–	1					9	–	2
No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^		5	–	2					8	–	4
Wisconsin–River Falls		4	–	3					7	–	3
Wisconsin–Oshkosh		4	–	3					6	–	4
Wisconsin–Whitewater		4	–	3					6	–	4
Wisconsin–Stout		4	–	3					6	–	5
Wisconsin–Eau Claire		1	–	6					2	–	8
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2024 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football team represented the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. The Eagles, led by 4th-year head coach Matt Janus, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin–La Crosse finished the regular season 7–3 (5–2 in the WIAC) which was good enough for second in the conference. The team earned their fourth-consecutive NCAA Division III playoff berth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	5:00 p.m.	at RPI*	No. 6	East Campus Stadium Troy, NY		W 35–0		[1][2][3]
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan*	No. 6	Veterans Memorial Stadium La Crosse, WI		W 35–21	3,110	[4][5]
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 (NCAA D-II) Grand Valley State*	No. 5	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	L 13–20	15,884	[6][7][8]
October 5	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 Wisconsin–Platteville	No. 3	Veterans Memorial Stadium La Crosse, WI		L 27–30 ^(OT)	4,662	[9][10]
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Wisconsin–Oshkosh	No. 12	Titan Stadium Oshkosh, WI		L 33–34	1,713	[11][12]
October 19	11:30 a.m.	at Wisconsin–Eau Claire	No. 22	Carson Park Eau Claire, WI		W 34–7	4,132	[13]
October 26	1:00 p.m.	No. 10 Wisconsin–River Falls	No. 22	Veterans Memorial Stadium La Crosse, WI		W 28–24	2,564	[14][15]
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin–Stout	No. 20	Don and Nona Williams Stadium Menomonie, WI		W 33–31	752	[16]
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Wisconsin–Whitewater	No. 20	Veterans Memorial Stadium La Crosse, WI		W 24–21	3,037	[17][18][19]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	No. 20	Veterans Memorial Stadium La Crosse, WI		W 56–14	1,833	[20][21]
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern (MN)*	No. 18	Veterans Memorial Stadium La Crosse, WI (NCAA Division III First Round)	ESPN+	W 59–14		[22]
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Saint John's (MN)*	No. 18	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III Second Round)	ESPN+	L 13–24	3,117	[23]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
D3	6	6	5	3	3	12	22	22	20	20	20	18	21
AFCA	6	5	5	5 (1)	5 (1)	18	24	25т	21	21	21	19	21

References

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