1962 Wittenberg Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1962 Wittenberg Tigers football Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 9–0 6–0 Bill Edwards 8th OAC champion The 1962 Wittenberg Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Wittenberg University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bill Edwards, the Tigers compiled a perfect 9–0 record and won the OAC championship. In the final Associated Press (AP) small college poll, Florida A&M edged Wittenberg by a narrow margin of 67 points to 66.Florida A&M Grid Team 1962 Small College Champs: Rattlers Beat Out Wittenberg, Ohio By Single Point The Danville Register November 30, 1962 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88018903/florida-am-grid-team-1962-small/ Newspapers.com In the final UPI coaches poll, Wittenberg was ranked fifth.Small College Title Goes To Southern Mississippi Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon November 29, 1962 D-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8553525/poll_1962_1129_small_upi_final/ Newspapers.com January 24, 2017 Six Wittenberg players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1962 All-OAC football team: sophomore quarterback Charles Green; senior end Bill McCrory; junior defensive end Jim Worden; junior defensive tackle Al Capauano; senior linebacker Jack Spohn; and senior defensive halfback Hoy Allen.6 Wittenberg Gridders Nail All-Star Spot The Marion Star November 23, 1962 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88018642/6-wittenberg-gridders-nail-all-star-spot/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1962 small college AP y y y September 22 1962 DePauw Tigers DePauw<ncg> Springfield, OH W 18-0 Smothering Mansfield News-Journal September 23, 1962 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88020149/smothering/ Newspapers.com September 29 at 1962 Otterbein Cardinals Otterbein Westerville, OH W 14-7 Wittenberg Nips Otters The Akron Beacon Journal September 30, 1962 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88020059/wittenberg-nips-otters/ Newspapers.com October 6 1962 Heidelberg Student Princes Heidelberg Springfield, OH W 21-0 Cherry Paces Wittenberg The Akron Beacon Journal October 7, 1962 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88019960/cherry-paces-wittenberg/ Newspapers.com October 13 at 1962 Marietta Pioneers Marietta Marietta, OH W 55-0 Wittenberg Wins, 55-0 The Lima News October 14, 1962 B6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88019833/wittenberg-wins-55-0/ Newspapers.com October 20 1962 Capital Crusaders Capital Springfield, OH W 35-0 5,500 Wittenberg's 'Checkmate' Defense Fires 4th Blank The Akron Beacon Journal October 21, 1962 7B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88019724/wittenbergs-checkmate-defense-fires/ Newspapers.com October 27 1962 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops Ohio Wesleyan 7 Springfield, OH W 37-6 Wittenberg 37, Ohio Wesleyan 6 The Cincinnati Enquirer October 28, 1962 6G https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88019567/wittenberg-37-ohio-wesleyan-6/ Newspapers.com November 3 at 1962 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg<ncg> 4 Gettysburg, PA W 27-6 1,000 Tigers Win in Snow Dayton Daily News November 4, 1962 IV-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88019485/tigers-win-in-snow/ Newspapers.com November 10 at Akron 2 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 17-6 6,070 Two Strike Through Air Give Wittenberg 17-6 Win Over Akron The Cincinnati Enquirer November 11, 1962 10E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88019200/two-strike-through-air-give-wittenberg/ Newspapers.com November 17 at Hofstra<ncg> 2 Hofstra College Stadium Hempstead, NY W 16-12 4,510 Wittenberg Caps Year Of Victory The Cincinnati Enquirer November 18, 1962 8D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88019340/wittenberg-caps-year-of-victory/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics 1962 (Hofstra) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/283/stats/13326 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1962 Wittenberg) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/806/stats/13326 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 16, 2022 References Wittenberg Category:Wittenberg Tigers football seasons Category:Ohio Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Wittenberg Tigers football