Central College will take its No. 10-ranked football squad to Whitewater, Wisconsin Saturday for an NCAA Division III quarterfinal round game at the No. 3-rated University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
The Dutch (12-0) rallied for a riveting 30-28 second-round win over No. 9 Wheaton College (Ill.) at home Saturday after outscoring No. 17 Bethel University (Minn.) 61-35 in the opening round at Pella Nov. 20.
Perennial power Wis.-Whitewater (12-0) hammered DePauw University (Ind.) at Whitewater Saturday 45-0 after running roughshod over Greenville University (Ill.) 69-7 Nov. 20, also at home.
Saturday’s game will be the schools’ fourth meeting and their third NCAA playoff clash. All have been at Whitewater, with the Warhawks winning two of the three previous games. The most recent was a 34-14 Dutch loss in the first round of the 2005 playoffs.