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2009 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team

American college football season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ109238116 ↗
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The 2009 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division III football season. In their third season under head coach Lance Leipold, the Warhawks compiled a perfect 15–0 record and won the NCAA Division III national championship. In the Division III playoffs, they defeated Wittenberg in the quarterfinal, Linfield in the semifinal, and Mount Union in the national championship game.

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