1975 Wittenberg Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1975 Wittenberg Tigers football Ohio Athletic Conference Blue Division OAC 12–1 4–0 Dave Maurer 7th Wittenberg Stadium NCAA Division III championOAC Blue Division champion OAC championship game L 0–9 vs. 1975 Muskingum Fighting Muskies Muskingum Stagg Bowl W 28–0 vs. 1975 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca 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 1975 Muskingum Fighting Muskies Muskingum in the OAC championship game, and qualified for the first NCAA Division III playoffs. In the playoffs, they defeated 1975 Indiana Central Greyhounds Indiana Central in the first round, Millsaps in the semifinals, and 1975 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca in the national championship game. Schedule y y September 13 1975 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace<ncg> Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH W 19-0 2,850 Wittenberg Defense Halts Baldwin-Wallace Cold Dayton Daily News September 14, 1975 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87527319/wittenberg-defense-halts/ Newspapers.com September 20 at Delaware<ncg> Delaware Stadium Newark, DE w 14-8 20,132 Wittenberg's 14-8 Win Shocks Delaware Gene Quinn September 21, 1975 Sports 1 Sunday News Journal Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71694546/1975-delaware-wittenberg/ September 27 1975 Muskingum Fighting Muskies Muskingum<ncg> Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH W 20-16 October 4 at 1975 West Liberty Hilltoppers West Liberty<ncg> West Liberty, WV W 34-6 Offensive Guns Sound, Wittenberg Rolls, 34-6 Dayton Daily News October 5, 1975 5D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526933/offensive-guns-sound-wittenberg-rolls/ Newspapers.com October 11 at 1975 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale<ncg> Hillsdale, MI W 10-7 October 18 1975 Denison Big Red Denison Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH W 24-0 2,200 Wittenberg Solid, Blanks Denison, 24-0 Dayton Daily News October 19, 1975 3D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526711/wittenberg-solid-blanks-denison-24-0/ Newspapers.com October 25 at 1975 Mount Union Purple Raiders Mount Union Alliance, OH W 17-10 Tiger Defense Halts Mt. Union Attack Dayton Daily News October 26, 1975 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526500/tiger-defense-halts-mt-union-attack/ Newspapers.com November 1 1975 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops Ohio Wesleyan Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH W 45-16 6,200 Wittenberg Cops OC Blue Title Dayton Daily News November 2, 1975 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526254/wittenberg-cops-oc-blue-title/ Newspapers.com November 8 at 1975 Capital Crusaders Capital Columbus, OH W 24-19 Rallying Wittenberg Awaits Playoffs Dayton Daily News November 9, 1975 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526034/rallying-wittenberg-awaits-playoffs/ Newspapers.com November 15 vs Muskingum<ncg> George Finnie Stadium Berea, OH (OAC championship game) L 0-9 Muskies Stun Wittenberg, 9-0 The Times Recorder November 16, 1975 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87525591/muskies-stun-wittenberg-9-0/ Newspapers.com November 22 1975 Indiana Central Greyhounds Indiana Central<ncg> Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal) W 14-13 1,750 Wittenberg Victorious In NCAA First Round News Journal November 23, 1975 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87525390/wittenberg-victorious-in-ncaa-first/ Newspapers.com December 1 Millsaps<ncg> Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal) W 55-22 2,500 Wittenberg mauls Millsaps The Sun Herald November 30, 1975 B8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87524902/wittenberg-mauls-millsaps/ Newspapers.com December 6 vs 1975 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca<ncg> Garrett–Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL (Stagg Bowl—NCAA Division III championship game) W 28-0 6,000 Long TD runs, fumbles kill Ithaca College, 28-0 Star-Gazette December 7, 1975 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87524760/long-td-runs-fumbles-kill-ithaca/ Newspapers.com Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Wittenberg) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/806/stats/12714 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 16, 2022 References Wittenberg Category:Wittenberg Tigers football seasons Category:NCAA Division III Football Champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Wittenberg Tigers football