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Brent Campbell
  • Occupational Safety
  • Class of 2017
  • Rockford, IL

Rockford's Campbell, UW-Whitewater Football to Compete in NCAA Playoffs

2015 Nov 19

Brent Campbell, a native of Rockford, IL, and the No. 5 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team begin the quest for a third consecutive national championship this Saturday, Nov. 21, at 12 p.m. at Perkins Stadium against St. Norbert.

The Warhawks (9-1 overall), who are ranked sixth by D3football.com and eighth by the American Football Coaches Association, will make their 10th postseason appearance in the last 11 years. The team earned one of six at-large, or Pool C, bids to the national tournament.

UW-Whitewater has won the Stagg Bowl national championship game in six of the last eight years. The program is making its 13th appearance in the NCAA Playoffs all time.

St. Norbert (10-0) earned an automatic bid after winning the Midwest Conference title. The Green Knights are making their 12th appearance in the NCAA Division III Playoffs, including their 11th over the last 17 years.

The two teams last faced each other in the first round of the 2013 Playoffs. The Warhawks posted a 31-7 victory at Perkins Stadium.

The winner of Saturday's contest will take on the winner of Lakeland and No. 5 Wheaton (Ill.) in the second round on Saturday, Nov. 28. Game time and location will be announced Nov. 22.

Campbell is majoring in Occupational Safety at UW-Whitewater.