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No. 13 UW-La Crosse falls to defending national champions 35-27
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2025-12-08 10:09:59
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Up against the defending National Champions, the No. 13 UW-La Crosse football team fell 35-27 on Saturday.

North Central came in the consensus No. 1 ranked team. It had been to five consecutive Division III national championships — winning three, including two of the past three.

The final score appears closer than the game was, but not many expected the Eagles (8-3) to even be this close.

What may have decided the game was a pick six with 32 seconds to go in the first half. Rahmareon Roby intercepted UW-L’s Kyle Haas and returned it 59 yards for the score. That put the Cardinals (12-0) up 28-7 at halftime.

UW-L pulled within 28-14 deep into the third quarter. It got within two scores — 35-21 — again late in the fourth but couldn’t get any closer than that until the final play of the game.

The Eagles scored on a 26-yard touchdown to end the game, pulling within eight when Marko Rajovic hauled in his fourth TD.

This was UW-L’s school record fifth consecutive NCAA playoff appearance, and three of those now have been ended by North Central.

Rajkovic’s four touchdown catches ties him for third-most in a playoff game in NCAA Division III history. It’s also tied for second in single-game UW-L history.

UW-L junior quarterback Haas finished 34-for-48 for 308 yards with those four TDs and two interceptions. The completions and attempts are a UW-L playoff record. His four TD passes are third-most in a postseason game.

TOP PHOTO: UW-L’s Marko Rajkovic hauls in one of his four touchdown catches on Dec. 6, 2025, at North Central. (PHOTO: UW-L Athletics).
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