1975 Wittenberg Tigers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1975

| team = Wittenberg Tigers

| sport = football

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| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference

| division = Blue Division

| short_conf = OAC

| record = 12–1

| conf_record = 4–0

| head_coach = Dave Maurer

| hc_year = 7th

| captain =

| stadium = Wittenberg Stadium

| champion = NCAA Division III champion
OAC Blue Division champion

| conf_champ = OAC championship game

| conf_champ_result = L 0–9 vs. {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Muskingum Fighting Muskies|title=Muskingum}}

| bowl = Stagg Bowl

| bowl_result = W 28–0 vs. {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Ithaca Bombers|title=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 {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Muskingum Fighting Muskies|title=Muskingum}} in the OAC championship game, and qualified for the first NCAA Division III playoffs. In the playoffs, they defeated {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Indiana Central Greyhounds|title=Indiana Central}} in the first round, Millsaps in the semifinals, and {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Ithaca Bombers|title=Ithaca}} in the national championship game.

Schedule

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|September 13||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin–Wallace}}|Wittenberg Stadium|Springfield, OH|W 19-0|2,850|{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Defense Halts Baldwin-Wallace Cold|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=September 14, 1975|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87527319/wittenberg-defense-halts/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 20|at|Delaware|Delaware Stadium|Newark, DE|w 14-8|20,132|{{cite news |title=Wittenberg's 14-8 Win Shocks Delaware |first=Gene |last=Quinn |date=September 21, 1975 |page=Sports 1 |newspaper=Sunday News Journal |location=Wilmington, Del.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71694546/1975-delaware-wittenberg/ }}

|September 27||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Muskingum Fighting Muskies|title=Muskingum}}|Wittenberg Stadium|Springfield, OH|W 20-16||

|October 4|at|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=West Liberty Hilltoppers|title=West Liberty}}||West Liberty, WV|W 34-6||{{cite news|title=Offensive Guns Sound, Wittenberg Rolls, 34-6|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=October 5, 1975|page=5D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526933/offensive-guns-sound-wittenberg-rolls/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Hillsdale Chargers|title=Hillsdale}}||Hillsdale, MI|W 10-7||

|October 18||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Denison Big Red|title=Denison}}|Wittenberg Stadium|Springfield, OH|W 24-0|2,200|{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Solid, Blanks Denison, 24-0|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=October 19, 1975|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526711/wittenberg-solid-blanks-denison-24-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25|at|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Mount Union Purple Raiders|title=Mount Union}}||Alliance, OH|W 17-10||{{cite news|title=Tiger Defense Halts Mt. Union Attack|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=October 26, 1975|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526500/tiger-defense-halts-mt-union-attack/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}|Wittenberg Stadium|Springfield, OH|W 45-16|6,200|{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Cops OC Blue Title|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=November 2, 1975|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526254/wittenberg-cops-oc-blue-title/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8|at|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Capital Crusaders|title=Capital}}||Columbus, OH|W 24-19||{{cite news|title=Rallying Wittenberg Awaits Playoffs|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=November 9, 1975|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87526034/rallying-wittenberg-awaits-playoffs/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15|vs|Muskingum|George Finnie Stadium|Berea, OH (OAC championship game)|L 0-9||{{cite news|title=Muskies Stun Wittenberg, 9-0|newspaper=The Times Recorder|date=November 16, 1975|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87525591/muskies-stun-wittenberg-9-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Indiana Central Greyhounds|title=Indiana Central}}|Wittenberg Stadium|Springfield, OH (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)|W 14-13|1,750|{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Victorious In NCAA First Round|newspaper=News Journal|date=November 23, 1975|page=3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87525390/wittenberg-victorious-in-ncaa-first/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 1||Millsaps|Wittenberg Stadium|Springfield, OH (NCAA Division III Semifinal)|W 55-22|2,500|{{cite news|title=Wittenberg mauls Millsaps|newspaper=The Sun Herald|date=November 30, 1975|page=B8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87524902/wittenberg-mauls-millsaps/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 6|vs|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Ithaca Bombers|title=Ithaca}}|Garrett–Harrison Stadium|Phenix City, AL (NCAA Division III Championship Game)|W 28-0|6,000|{{cite news|title=Long TD runs, fumbles kill Ithaca College, 28-0|newspaper=Star-Gazette|date=December 7, 1975|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87524760/long-td-runs-fumbles-kill-ithaca/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/806/stats/12714 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 16, 2022 }}

References

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