1969 Defiance Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1966 Defiance Yellow Jackets football Mid-Ohio Conference MOC 9–0 3–0 Roger Merb 3rd MOC champion The 1969 Defiance Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Defiance College as a member of the Mid-Ohio Conference (MOC) during the 1969 NAIA football season. In their third year under head coach Roger Merb, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 9–0 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the MOC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 283 to 61.1966 - Defiance (OH) College Football Data Warehouse May 29, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=884&year=1966 September 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919033008/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=884&year=1966 dead At the end of the season, Merb was selected as the MOC bootball coach of the year. In addition, 14 Defiance players, including quarterback Jerry Griffith, were named to the 1969 MOC all-star team.Defiance Tops All Mid-Ohio Dayton Daily News December 7, 1969 10D https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-defiance-tops-all-mid/125537106/ Newspapers.com The 1969 season was one of three perfect seasons in Defiance football history, the others being in 1953 and 1966.Defiance (OH) Records by Year College Football Data Warehouse May 29, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_current.php?teamid=884 September 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907191348/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_current.php?teamid=884 dead Schedule y y September 13 Hope<ncg> Defiance, OH W 40-7 Flying Dutchmen Lose Season Opener, 40-7: Mistakes Prove Costly To Hope The Holland Evening Sentinel September 15, 1969 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-holland-evening-sentinel-flying-dutc/125538295/ Newspapers.com September 20 at Adrian<ncg> Adrian, MI W 49-13 September 27 1969 Alma Scots Alma<ncg> Defiance, OH W 14-7 Scots Bow to Defiance, 14-7: Alma Drops Second Lansing State Journal September 28, 1969 F6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-scots-bow-to-defia/125538751/ Newspapers.com October 4 at 1969 Findlay Oilers Findlay Findlay, OH W 14-13 Findlay Loses Springfield News-Sun October 5, 1969 2C https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-findlay-loses/125539015/ Newspapers.com October 11 1969 Wilmington Quakers Wilmington (OH) Defiance, OH W 31-0 Defiance 31, Willmington 0 The Cincinnati Enquirer October 12, 1969 12D https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-findlay-loses/125539457/ Newspapers.com October 18 Manchester<ncg> Defiance, OH W 36-6 October 25 Bluffton Defiance, OH W 35-0 November 1 at 1969 Central State Marauders Central State<ncg> Wilberforce, OH W 21-0 Defiance Outclasses Central St. Dayton Daily News November 2, 1969 9D https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-defiance-outclasses-ce/125537971/ Newspapers.com November 8 at 1969 Anderson Ravens Anderson<ncg> Anderson, IN W 43-15 Defiance Buries Anderson The Muncie Star November 9, 1969 2C https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-defiance-buries-anderson/125537658/ Newspapers.comUnbeaten Mansfield News Journal November 9, 1969 6E https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-unbeaten/125537412/ Newspapers.com References Defiance Category:Defiance Yellow Jackets football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Defiance Yellow Jackets football