1975 Wittenberg Tigers football team

1975 Wittenberg Tigers football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC Blue Division champion
OAC championship game, L 0–9 vs. Muskingum
Stagg Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Ithaca
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
DivisionBlue Division
Record12–1 (4–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWittenberg Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Blue Division
Wittenberg xy$^ 4 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Denison 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mount Union 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Capital 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Red Division
Muskingum xy 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Marietta 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Heidelberg 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Otterbein 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wooster 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Not competing for championship
Ohio Northern   –   4 – 4 – 1
Kenyon   –   3 – 6 – 0
Oberlin   –   2 – 4 – 0
Championship: Muskingum 9, Wittenberg 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1975 Wittenberg Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Wittenberg University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division III football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dave Maurer, the Tigers compiled a 12–1 record, lost to Muskingum in the OAC championship game, and qualified for the first NCAA Division III playoffs. In the playoffs, they defeated Indiana Central in the first round, Millsaps in the semifinals, and Ithaca in the national championship game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Baldwin–Wallace*
W 19–02,850[1]
September 20at Delaware*
W 14–820,132[2]
September 27Muskingum*
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 20–16
October 4at West Liberty*West Liberty, WVW 34–6[3]
October 11at Hillsdale*Hillsdale, MIW 10–7
October 18Denison
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 24–02,200[4]
October 25at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 17–10[5]
November 1Ohio Wesleyan
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 45–166,200[6]
November 8at CapitalColumbus, OHW 24–19[7]
November 15vs. Muskingum*
L 0–9[8]
November 22Indiana Central*
W 14–131,750[9]
December 1Millsaps*
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH (NCAA Division III Semifinal)
W 55–222,500[10]
December 6vs. Ithaca*
W 28–06,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Wittenberg Defense Halts Baldwin-Wallace Cold". Dayton Daily News. September 14, 1975. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Quinn, Gene (September 21, 1975). "Wittenberg's 14-8 Win Shocks Delaware". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Offensive Guns Sound, Wittenberg Rolls, 34-6". Dayton Daily News. October 5, 1975. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wittenberg Solid, Blanks Denison, 24-0". Dayton Daily News. October 19, 1975. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tiger Defense Halts Mt. Union Attack". Dayton Daily News. October 26, 1975. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wittenberg Cops OC Blue Title". Dayton Daily News. November 2, 1975. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rallying Wittenberg Awaits Playoffs". Dayton Daily News. November 9, 1975. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Muskies Stun Wittenberg, 9-0". The Times Recorder. November 16, 1975. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wittenberg Victorious In NCAA First Round". News Journal. November 23, 1975. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wittenberg mauls Millsaps". The Sun Herald. November 30, 1975. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Long TD runs, fumbles kill Ithaca College, 28-0". Star-Gazette. December 7, 1975. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 16, 2022.