Wara rushed and passed for 357 yards and four touchdowns as UW-Oshkosh defeated UW-Stout, 56-10, on Sept. 22. Wara rushed the football 15 times for 185 yards and two scores. He put the Titans ahead 6-0 with a 52-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and 20-3 with a six-yard touchdown run in the second. In the air, Wara completed 11-of-16 passes for 172 yards and two scores. He gave the Titans leads of 34-4 and 41-10 with third-quarter touchdown passes of 36 and 26 yards to Garrie Fox.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Matt Withrow, Senior, Offensive Line, Platteville, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Jeff Bracken, Junior, Wide Receiver, Bourbonnais, Ill. (Bradley-Bourbonnais)