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Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football

Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football
First season1893; 132 years ago (1893)
Head coachPeter Jennings
4th season, 18–12 (.600)
StadiumTitan Stadium
(capacity: 9,800)
Field surfaceSynthetic turf
LocationOshkosh, Wisconsin
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceWIAC
All-time record493–522–45 (.486)
Playoff appearances5
Playoff record12–5 (.706)
National finalist1 (2016)
Conference titles11
ColorsBlack and yellow[1]
   
WebsiteOfficial website

The Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The team competes in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Wisconsin–Oshkosh's first football team was fielded in 1893. The team plays its home games at the 9,800 seat Titan Stadium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Peter Jennings has served as the head coach for Titans since 2022.

Head coaching history

Wisconsin–Oshkosh has had 23 head coaches in their history. No teams were fielded in 1943 or 1944 due to World War II. Additionally, no team was fielded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Coach Seasons Term Wins Losses Ties Win % Conference titles Playoff appearances
Roy Lewis Morse 4 1893–1896 3 8 0 .273 N/A N/A
Banno Smith 1 1897 4 2 1 .643 N/A N/A
John Jones 1 1898 2 4 1 .357 N/A N/A
William McMaster 1 1899 1 6 1 .188 N/A N/A
George Senn 1 1900 2 5 1 .313 N/A N/A
William Blair 1 1901 3 3 0 .500 N/A N/A
Walter Coolidge 4 1902–1905 21 15 2 .579 N/A N/A
Vincent Poor 1 1906 3 3 2 .500 N/A N/A
Walter McMillian 3 1907–1909 10 11 0 .476 N/A N/A
Raymond Manchester 2 1910–1911 9 4 2 .667 N/A N/A
Arthur Meyer 6 1912–1917 12 25 1 .329 0 N/A
Frank Karnes 1 1918 4 2 0 .667 0 N/A
Arthur Strum 1 1919 5 1 0 .833 0 N/A
Chester C. Dillon 1 1920 6 1 1 .813 1 N/A
Howard Hancock 9 1921–1928, 1930 38 19 10 .642 2 N/A
Robert Kolf 30 1929, 1931–1942, 1946–1962 59 121 16 .342 1 N/A
William Bulfer 1 1945 1 3 0 .250 0 N/A
Russell Young 14 1963–1976 68 63 2 .519 3 0
Dave Hochtritt 7 1977–1983 31 38 1 .450 0 0
Ron Cardo 16 1984–1999 58 98 4 .375 0 0
Phil Meyer 7 2000–2006 31 38 0 .449 0 0
Pat Cerroni 14 2007–2019, 2021 109 45 0 .708 4 5
Peter Jennings 2 2022–present 12 8 0 .600 0 0

Championships

Conference championships

The Titans have won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship 11 times.[3]

Year Coach Overall record WIAC record
1920 Chester C. Dillon 6–1–1 4–0–1
1923 Howard Hancock 7–0 5–0
1928† 5–1–2 3–0–2
1935† Robert Kolf 5–0–1 4–0
1968† Russell Young 8–2 7–1
1972 8–2 8–0
1976† 8–2 6–2
2012 Pat Cerroni 13–1 7–0
2015 11–2 7–0
2017 12–1 7–0
2019† 8–3 6–1

† Co-champions

National championship game

The Titans played for the National Championship in the 2016 Stagg Bowl, losing a close game to Mary Hardin–Baylor by a score of 7–10. The NCAA later required Mary Hardin–Baylor to vacate its title due to an improper benefit to a student–athlete.[4]

Year Coach Division Opponent Result Record
2016 Pat Cerroni NCAA Division III Mary Hardin–Baylor L 7–10 13–2

NCAA tournament history

The Titans have appeared five times in the NCAA Division III Football Championship with an overall record of 12–5, with their most notable being a Stagg Bowl appearance in 2016, where they were defeated by Mary Hardin–Baylor.

Year Round Opponent Score
2012 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 St. Scholastica
Bethel (MN)
Linfield
St. Thomas (MN)		 W, 55–10
W, 37–14
W, 31–24 OT
L, 14–28
2015 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals		 St. Norbert
Wheaton (IL)
Wisconsin–Whitewater		 W, 48–0
W, 31–17
L, 29–31
2016 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		 Washington (MO)
Saint John's (MN)
St. Thomas (MN)
John Carroll
Mary Hardin–Baylor		 W, 49–13
W, 31–14
W, 34–31
W, 10–3
L, 7–10
2017 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Lakeland
North Central (IL)
Wartburg
Mount Union		 W, 63–0
W, 42–21
W, 41–27
L, 40–43
2019 First round Central (IA) L, 37–38 OT

Ranked teams

Starting in 1999 the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) began publishing rankings for Division III football.[5] The AFCA Division III poll records are not well kept online, so the table will read "Unknown" if rankings weren't able to be found for that particular season. In 2003, D3football.com started publishing its own rankings for Division III football.[6] Since the inception of both polls, Wisconsin–Oshkosh has been ranked at least five times in the AFCA Coaches Poll and seven times in the D3football.com poll to end the season. Additionally, while not being ranked in the Top 25 to end the season, the Titans have received votes (RV) at least six times in the AFCA poll and seven times in the D3football.com poll.

Year D3 AFCA Record
2005 RV RV 7–3
2007 RV Unknown 7–3
2011 RV RV 7–3
2012 4 4 13–1
2013 11 15 8–2
2014 20 25 6–4
2015 5 5 11–2
2016 2 Unknown 13–2
2017 3 Unknown 12–1
2018 NR RV 6–4
2019 22 21 8–3
2021 RV RV 6–3
2022 RV NR 6–4
2023 RV RV 6–4
2024 RV RV 6–4

Notable former players

Name Position Drafted Pro team Years active
Milt Wilson G —[a] Green Bay Packers 1919–1921
Pahl Davis G, FB —[a] Green Bay Packers 1922
Eber Simpson QB —[a] St. Louis All-Stars 1923
Hal Robl LB Undrafted, 1945 Chicago Cardinals 1945
Myles Strasser RB 17th round (452), 1968 New York Jets Did not play
Clair Rasmussen OG 14th round (352), 1970 Houston Oilers Did not play
Ron Cardo RB 10th round (236), 1971 San Francisco 49ers Did not play
Marty Below T Did not play professionally
Barry Derickson LT Did not play professionally
Lester Leitl T Did not play professionally
John Thome QB, HB, DB Did not play professionally
  1. ^ a b c The NFL Draft was not created until 1936.

References

  1. ^ "University Color Palette". Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "UW-Oshkosh Football Archive". UW-Oshkosh Titans.
  3. ^ "Football Team Champs (PDF) - Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference" (PDF). wiacsports.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  4. ^ "D-III team vacates title; coach let player use car". ESPN.com. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  5. ^ "Polls". AFCA. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  6. ^ "D3football.com Top 25 history". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshkosh_Normal_Titans_football