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| Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football | |
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| First season | 1893; 132 years ago (1893) |
| Head coach | Peter Jennings 4th season, 23–17 (.575) |
| Stadium | Titan Stadium (capacity: 9,800) |
| Location | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | WIAC |
| All-time record | 493–522–45 (.486) |
| National finalist | |
| 1 (2016) | |
| Playoff appearances | |
| 5 (NCAA D-III) | |
| Conference titles | |
| 11 | |
| Rivalries | Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks |
| Colors | Black and yellow[1] |
| Website | uwoshkoshtitans.com/football |
TheWisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football program is the intercollegiateAmerican football team for theUniversity of Wisconsin–Oshkosh located in the U.S. state ofWisconsin. The team competes in theNCAA Division III and are members of theWisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Wisconsin–Oshkosh's first football team was fielded in 1893. The team plays its home games at the 9,800 seatTitan Stadium inOshkosh, Wisconsin.Peter Jennings has served as the head coach for Titans since 2022.
Wisconsin–Oshkosh has had 23 head coaches in their history. No teams were fielded in 1943 or 1944 due toWorld War II. Additionally, no team was fielded in 2020 due to theCOVID-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 | 4 | 2022–present | 23 | 17 | 0 | .575 | 0 | 0 |
The Titans have won theWisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship 11 times.[3]
| Year | Coach | Overall record | WIAC record |
| 1920 | Chester C. Dillon | 6–1–1 | 4–0–1 |
| 1923 | Howard Hancock | 7–0 | 5–0 |
| 1928† | 5–1–2 | 3–0–2 | |
| 1935† | Robert Kolf | 5–0–1 | 4–0 |
| 1968† | Russell Young | 8–2 | 7–1 |
| 1972 | 8–2 | 8–0 | |
| 1976† | 8–2 | 6–2 | |
| 2012 | Pat Cerroni | 13–1 | 7–0 |
| 2015 | 11–2 | 7–0 | |
| 2017 | 12–1 | 7–0 | |
| 2019† | 8–3 | 6–1 |
† Co-champions
The Titans played for the national championship in the 2016Stagg Bowl, losing a close game toMary Hardin–Baylor by a score of 7–10. TheNCAA later required Mary Hardin–Baylor to vacate its title due to an improper benefit to a student–athlete.[4]
| Year | Coach | Division | Opponent | Result | Record |
| 2016 | Pat Cerroni | NCAA Division III | Mary Hardin–Baylor | L 7–10 | 13–2 |
The Titans have made fiveappearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs with an overall record of 12–5, with their most notable being aStagg Bowl appearance in 2016, where they were defeated byMary 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, 31–24OT 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, 37–38OT |
Starting in 1999, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) began publishing rankings for Division III football.[5] The AFCA Division III poll records are not well kept online, so the table will read "Unknown" if rankings weren't able to be found for that particular season. In 2003,D3football.com started publishing its own rankings for Division III football.[6] Since the inception of both polls, Wisconsin–Oshkosh has been ranked at least five times in the AFCA Coaches Poll and seven times in the D3football.com poll to end the season. Additionally, while not being ranked in the Top 25 to end the season, the Titans have received votes (RV) at least six times in the AFCA poll and seven times in the D3football.com poll.
| Year | D3 | AFCA | Record |
| 2005 | RV | RV | 7–3 |
| 2007 | RV | Unknown | 7–3 |
| 2011 | RV | RV | 7–3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 13–1 |
| 2013 | 11 | 15 | 8–2 |
| 2014 | 20 | 25 | 6–4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 11–2 |
| 2016 | 2 | Unknown | 13–2 |
| 2017 | 3 | Unknown | 12–1 |
| 2018 | NR | RV | 6–4 |
| 2019 | 22 | 21 | 8–3 |
| 2021 | RV | RV | 6–3 |
| 2022 | RV | NR | 6–4 |
| 2023 | RV | RV | 6–4 |
| 2024 | RV | RV | 6–4 |
From 1984 to 2000 theHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, home to theMinnesota Vikings andMinnesota Golden Gophers, hosted games in November between WIAC teams andNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) teams at the NCAA Division II level in what came to be known as the "Border Battle".[7] The Titans played at the Metrodome two times, and had a 1–1 record.[8]
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| November 14, 1999 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | L 7–56 |
| November 10, 2000 | Minnesota Morris | W 54–0 |
| 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 | ||
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