Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football

Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football
First season1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Head coachPeter Jennings
3rd season, 14–9 (.609)
StadiumTitan Stadium
(capacity: 9,800)
Field surfaceSynthetic turf
LocationOshkosh, Wisconsin
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceWisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)
All-time record493–522–45 (.486)
Playoff appearances5
Playoff record12–5 (.706)
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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "University Color Palette". Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "UW-Oshkosh Football Archive". UW-Oshkosh Titans.
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