1969 Defiance Yellow Jackets football team explained

Year:1966
Team:Defiance Yellow Jackets
Sport:football
Conference:Mid-Ohio Conference
Short Conf:MOC
Record:9–0
Conf Record:3–0
Head Coach:Roger Merb
Hc Year:3rd
Champion:MOC champion

The 1969 Defiance Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Defiance College as a member of the Mid-Ohio Conference (MOC) during the 1969 NAIA football season. In their third year under head coach Roger Merb, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 9–0 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the MOC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 283 to 61.[1]

At the end of the season, Merb was selected as the MOC bootball coach of the year. In addition, 14 Defiance players, including quarterback Jerry Griffith, were named to the 1969 MOC all-star team.[2]

The 1969 season was one of three perfect seasons in Defiance football history, the others being in 1953 and 1966.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1966 - Defiance (OH). College Football Data Warehouse. May 29, 2023. September 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919033008/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=884&year=1966. dead.
  2. News: Defiance Tops All Mid-Ohio. Dayton Daily News. December 7, 1969. 10D. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Defiance (OH) Records by Year. College Football Data Warehouse. May 29, 2023. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907191348/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_current.php?teamid=884. dead.