The 2001 football season came to end last week against Mount Union College, which advanced to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl on Saturday with a 35-14 win over St. John's.
Making their third trip to Mount Union Stadium in the last four NCAA Division III playoffs, the Tigers were overmatched in the trenches and on the scoreboard by the defending national champion Purple Raiders in a 49-21 decision.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 38 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams. In addition, several Tiger athletes have received regional and national recognition from various organizations.
The Wittenberg University Tigers, making their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs and 11th appearance overall in postseason action, take to the road for a third straight week to square off with defending national champion Mount Union College. The Tigers, the No. 5 seed in the North Region bracket, won a thriller in the first round of the playoffs, rallying four different times to tie host Hardin-Simmons University and finally win the game in overtime, 38-35, before thumping Thomas More College last week 41-0 in the second round.
A week after winning a dramatic overtime game after the longest road trip in Wittenberg football's storied history, the Tigers made a much shorter trip and once again came up with a gem, dominating host Thomas More College, 41-0.
The Wittenberg University Tigers, making their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs and 11th appearance overall in postseason action, take to the road again this week to square off with Thomas More College. The Tigers, the No. 5 seed in the North Region bracket, won a thriller in the first round of the playoffs last week, rallying four different times to tie host Hardin-Simmons University and finally win the game in overtime, 38-35.
The Tigers rallied from four deficits to force overtime on Saturday and finally topple host Hardin-Simmons University, 38-35. The win moves the Tigers, now 10-1 overall, into the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs for the fourth straight year and sets up a match-up at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky. at noon on Saturday, Nov. 24.
The Wittenberg University Tigers will be making their 10th appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs and 11th appearance overall in postseason action when they travel to Abilene, Texas to square off with the Hardin-Simmons Cowboys. The Tigers were idle last week after clinching the North Coast Athletic Conference title against Earlham on Nov. 3.
The Wittenberg University Tigers hit the road again on Saturday to take on the Earlham Quakers. The four-time defending NCAC champions have already clinched a share of a fifth consecutive conference championship and a berth in the their fourth straight NCAA Division III playoffs, but the Tigers still have a great deal to play for against the 2-5 Quakers.
The Wittenberg University Tigers hit the road again on Saturday to take on the Hiram Terriers. The four-time defending NCAC champions have much to play for as the 2001 season draws to a close - the Tigers can clinch a share of the North Coast Athletic Conference championship with a win against Hiram.
Coaches hope their teams peak at the right time of the year. The Tigers are certainly doing that after dispatching previously unbeaten Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday.
The Wittenberg University Tigers return home for the first time in three weeks Saturday for one of the biggest games of the 2001 season. The four-time defending NCAC champions play host to nationally ranked and undefeated Ohio Wesleyan at Edwards-Maurer Field in Springfield.
In perhaps their best performance of the 2001 season, the Tigers pounced on the College of Wooster Saturday, scoring the game's first 34 points and cruising to a 47-13 victory.
The Wittenberg University Tigers hit the road for the second straight week, traveling the familiar path to Wooster, Ohio, home of North Coast Athletic Conference rival College of Wooster Fighting Scots. The Tigers, ranked 16th in the latest American Football Coaches Association poll, are 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the NCAC after last weeks 72-14 road win over Denison.
The Wittenberg University Tigers hit the road for just the second time in the 2001 season this weekend as they head to Granville to take on the Denison University Big Red. The Tigers, ranked 20th in the latest American Football Coaches Association rankings, are 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference after defeating visiting arch-rival Allegheny College 21-17 in dramatic fashion last Saturday. Denison is 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the NCAC after winning a 52-50 double overtime thriller last weekend over visiting Kenyon College.
The Tigers struggled to move the ball on offense all day, so they finally took to the air to claim one of the most thrilling football victories in recent memory over visiting Allegheny College, 21-17, before a Homecoming crowd of 3,509 last Saturday.
The Wittenberg University Tigers welcome their fourth opponent in five weeks of the 2001 season this weekend as the Allegheny College Gators pay Edwards-Maurer Field a visit. The Tigers, ranked 19th in the latest American Football Coaches Association rankings, are 3-1 after defeating visiting Wabash College, 14-3, last Saturday.
One week after their school-record 33-game regular season win streak came to an end at Alma College, the Tigers rebounded to swarm the visiting Wabash Little Giants 14-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
The Wittenberg University Tigers dropped to No. 20 in the American Football Coaches Association rankings after losing their first regular season football game in nearly four years last Saturday. The Tigers fell to 2-1 on the season after a 26-24 defeat at Alma on Sept. 15, but there is no time to rest.
The Wittenberg University Tigers, ranked No. 3 in the nation by the American Football Coaches Association and riding a 33-game regular season winning streak, make the long road trip this weekend to take on the Alma College Scots.
It wasnt a thing of beauty, but for a football program in search of an identity after losing 13 starters from its 2000 North Coast Athletic Conference championship team, the Wittenberg University Tigers will certainly take it. Before an overflow opening night crowd at Edwards-Maurer Field, Wittenberg downed Urbana 44-13.
The Wittenberg University Tigers have some holes to fill in 2001. But the Tigers, winners of the last three North Coast Athletic Conference championships and an NCAA Division III quarterfinalist in 2000, hardly resemble swiss cheese.