1963 Wittenberg Tigers football team

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1963 Wittenberg Tigers football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1963 record8–0–1 (6–0–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Wittenberg $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Denison 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Oberlin 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Muskingum 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Akron 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Otterbein 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Marietta 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Hiram 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Kenyon 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Capital 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Heidelberg 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Mount Union 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Wooster 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Wittenberg Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Wittenberg University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their ninth year under head coach Bill Edwards, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–1 record and won the OAC championship. They were ranked No. 3 in the final Associated Press small college poll with 38 points – trailing Northern Illinois (63 points) and Delaware (53 points).[1] Wittenberg had three consecutive undefeated seasons from 1962 to 1964.

Five Wittenberg players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1963 All-OAC football team: quarterback Charlie Green; halfback Larry Skeldon; end Bob Cherry; defensive end Jim Worden; and linebacker Dan Mussulin.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Baldwin–WallaceCleveland, OHW 21–7
September 28OtterbeinSpringfield, OHT 28–28
October 5at HeidelbergTiffin, OHW 48–0
October 12at CapitalColumbus, OHW 51–14[3]
October 19MariettaSpringfield, OHW 57–5[4]
October 26at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHW 50–146,500[5]
November 2at Lenoir Rhyne*Hickory, NCW 28–27[6]
November 9AkronSpringfield, OHW 34–13[7]
November 16Gettysburg*Springfield, OHW 48–36[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Wittenberg's Gridders 3rd In Final Vote". Marion Star. November 29, 1963. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wittenberg Dominates All-Ohio". The Evening Independent. November 22, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wittenberg Aerial Attack Shatters Capital, 51-14". Dayton Daily News. October 13, 1963. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wittenberg Whips Marietta, 57-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 20, 1963. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wittenberg Rips Wesleyan, 50-14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1963. p. 10H – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Witties Edge Lenoir Rhyne". Akron Beacon Journal. November 3, 1963. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tom Melody (November 10, 1963). "Witties Rule OC By 34-13". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers Again Unbeaten: Wittenberg Wins 7 TDs to 5, 48-36". Dayton Daily News. November 17, 1963. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
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