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.
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Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football | |
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First season | 1893 |
Head coach | Peter Jennings 3rd season, 18–11 (.621) |
Stadium | Titan Stadium (capacity: 9,800) |
Field surface | Synthetic turf |
Location | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
NCAA division | Division III |
Conference | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) |
All-time record | 493–522–45 (.486) |
Playoff appearances | 5 |
Playoff record | 12–5 (.706) |
Conference titles | 11 |
Colors | Black and yellow[1] |
Website | Official website |
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 |
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 |
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 |
- The NFL Draft was not created until 1936.
References
External links
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