MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris football team has drawn the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs and will face the Eagles on Nov. 18 at 12 p.m. at UW-La Crosse's Roger Harring Stadium. The postseason trip for the Cougars is the program's first since the 1981 season.

The Eagles enter the playoffs with a record of 9-1 and are the outright champions of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) with a 7-0 record. Minnesota Morris carries a 7-3 overall record into the playoffs, including a perfect 5-0 UMAC record that wrapped up with Saturday's 42-39 victory over the University of Northwestern to clinch the conference's automatic bid. 

UW-La Crosse will have live video and live stats available for fans who are not making the trip.