1962 Wittenberg Tigers football team explained

Year:1962
Team:Wittenberg Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Ohio Athletic Conference
Short Conf:OAC
Record:9–0
Conf Record:6–0
Head Coach:Bill Edwards
Hc Year:8th
Champion: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.[1] In the final UPI coaches poll, Wittenberg was ranked fifth.[2]

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.[3]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. News: Florida A&M Grid Team 1962 Small College Champs: Rattlers Beat Out Wittenberg, Ohio By Single Point . The Danville Register . November 30, 1962 . 11 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Small College Title Goes To Southern Mississippi. Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 29, 1962. D-3. Newspapers.com. January 24, 2017.
  3. News: 6 Wittenberg Gridders Nail All-Star Spot. The Marion Star. November 23, 1962. 17. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: . Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics . . December 16, 2022 .