STEVENS POINT, Wis.- UW-Oshkosh football picked up its first WIAC win of 2026 on Saturday (Nov. 7), by defeating UW-Stevens Point, 38-22, at Community Stadium at Goerke Field.
The Titans (3-6, 1-5 WIAC), who had not won a game since a 28-7 decision at Coe College (Iowa) in their nonconference finale, extended their winning streak over the Pointers (2-7, 0-6 WIAC) to seven games.
Despite a 28:01-31:59 deficit in time of possession, Oshkosh totaled 480 offensive yards, including 336 yards through on the ground and 144 yards through the air, against Stevens Point's 365 total yards (269 rushing, 96 passing).
Oshkosh's defense posted a two-interception, one-sack performance while the offense converted four of 10 third down attempts, two of four tries on fourth down, and scored on all four drives to the red zone.
Oshkosh quarterback
Demir Ashiru (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) completed 12 of 24 passes for 142 yards and a pair of touchdowns while adding another touchdown on the ground on 15 attempts for a game-high 199 yards and catching a pass for another score. In all, he accounted for 343 of the Titans' 480 yards and 24 of Oshkosh's 38 points.
Keshaun Parker (Chicago, Ill./Simeon Career Academy) accounted for the Titans' only other completion on Saturday in his first career appearance.
Javon Murry (Greendale/Greendale) was Oshkosh's second-highest rusher, accumulating 61 yards on nine carries.
Keyvon Holloway (Adams/Adams-Friendship) paced the Oshkosh receiving corps with 59 yards on two catches while
AJ Korth (Menasha/Menasha) caught a pair of passes for 32 yards and a touchdown and Ashiru and
LJ Kerr (Elgin, Ill./Burlington Central) scored touchdowns on their only receptions.
Defensively,
Bryce Manders (Brown Deer/Brown Deer) recorded a game-high nine tackles and recorded his team-high fifth sack of the season while
Ty Adams (Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge) and
Trevor Bahrs (Evansville/Evansville) snagged the Titans' interceptions. Bahrs returned his pick for 79 yards and the first six points of the game.
Axel Vera Trejo (Appleton/Appleton East) tallied eight points on kicks in the contest by going 5-of-5 on point-after attempts and connecting on a 21-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
Following a pair of scoreless drives to open the game, the Pointers reached Oshkosh's 42-yard line before Bahrs picked off Pointer quarterback Joseph Cheatham at the 21 and ran the ball all the way back for six points and an early lead.
Stevens Point responded with a 27-yard field goal before the first quarter ended, however, that was the closest the Pointers got for the remainder of the game.
Oshkosh capped off a 58-yard drive with Parker's 2-yard touchdown pass to Ashiru at 12:31 and created a 21-3 lead after Ashiru scored on a season best 63-yard run with 1:58 left on the clock.
Stevens Point cut the Titans' lead to 21-9 headed just before halftime with a 31-yard rushing touchdown.
Coming out of the break, the Pointers intercepted Ashiru on the third play of the third quarter and used a 12-play, 93-yard drive score another touchdown and bring the score to 21-16.
The Titans responded with a touchdown at 2:01 when Ashiru connected with Korth for a 15-yard score.
Oshkosh scored first in the fourth quarter when Ashiru passed to Kerr for a 5-yard touchdown. After the Pointers scored on a 3-yard rushing touchdown, Vera Trejo made his field goal from 21 yards with 53 seconds remaining.
The Titans wrap up their season at J. J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium next Saturday (Nov. 14), hosting UW-Stout Polytechnic (5-4, 3-3 WIAC), which is receiving votes in both the
D3football.com and
American Football Coaches Association polls, at 2 p.m. Oshkosh holds a 43-25-1 advantage over the Blue Devils in the all-time series and won 23 consecutive meetings from Sept. 22, 2011, to Oct. 7, 2023 before dropping the 2024 and 2025 matchups.
