Football

All-America Football Teams Revealed

**UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-River Falls and UW-Whitewater Sports Information contributed to this release

Official Releases - AFCA | Associated Press | D3football.com | Walter Camp

MADISON, Wis.
--The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press, D3football.com and Walter Camp have revealed their NCAA Division III All-America Teams for the 2025 season.
 
University of Wisconsin-River Falls’ Kaleb Blaha received first team honors from all four organizations and was tabbed the Offensive Player of the Year from Associated Press, while teammate Gage Timm was a first team choice from Associated Press, D3football.com and Walter Camp, while adding second team plaudits from the AFCA.
 
UW-La Crosse’s Dain Walter claimed first team recognition from the AFCA, D3football.com and Walter Camp, while adding second team honors from Associated Press. The Eagles’ Michael Stack earned third team status from the Associated Press and fourth team accolades from D3football.com.
 
UW-Whitewater’s Alex Pethan was a first team pick from D3football.com and UW-River Falls’ DJ Fox claimed fourth team recognition. UW-Oshkosh’s Clayton Schwalbe secured second team recognition from the AFCA.
 
Blaha, a Gagliardi Trophy finalist for the National Player of the Year, is the nation's leader with 5,770 yards of total offense this season, which recently broke an NCAA Division III single-season record after he accumulated 550 yards against Johns Hopkins University (Md.) on Dec. 20. Blaha also set a program single-game record with 520 passing yards in the contest.
 
Timm leads the Falcon defense that currently tops NCAA Division III with 37 turnovers gained and 27 interceptions. He is the team leader with 114 tackles (70 solo), 14 tackles for loss and five sacks.
 
Walter started all 11 games this season, while not allowing a quarterback sack. He helped UW-La Crosse average 29.5 points per game and 386.1 yards of offense per contest, including 136.5 rushing and 249.6 passing.  
 
Stack finished 38-of-39 In extra-points and nine-of-13 in field goal attempts. He converted a season-long 47-yard field against UW-Stout on Nov. 1, and had the game-winning 36-yard field goal at UW-Whitewater on Oct. 4.
 
Pethan helped UW-Whitewater produce 2,113 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns this season. In the passing game, the line protected Warhawk quarterbacks who threw for 1,984 yards and tossed 20 touchdowns. 
 
Schwalbe caught 18 passes for 213 yards and three touchdowns this season, averaging 11.83 yards per reception. He caught three passes for 53 yards at UW-Stout on Oct. 11, before recording two catches for 65 yards including a 57-yard touchdown against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 8.
 
Fox has led an offensive line unit that has contributed to leading the country in total offense with 564.1 yards of total offense per game and 424 total first downs. In addition, UW-River Falls has the third-best passing offense with 359.5 yards per contest and the fifth-highest scoring output with 47.0 points per game.
 
# # # # #