2002 News
A total of 115 players from 69 schools, including three from Wittenberg, were named to the 2002 Hewlett Packard Division III All-America Football Team on Wednesday.
Five Tiger football players received All-North Region honors last week. All-America awards are scheduled to be distributed from several organizations in the next two weeks.
Five Tiger football players received All-North Region honors last week. All-America awards are scheduled to be distributed from several organizations in the next two weeks.
The Wittenberg University Tigers had another great season in 2002, finishing with a regular season record of 9-1 overall and 6-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, which was good for second place behind first-time champion Wabash College. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Division III Playoffs for a fifth consecutive year despite missing out on a sixth straight conference championship. In the postseason, Wittenberg played a pair of thrilling games, defeating Hanover 34-33 on the road on Nov. 23 before falling to Wabash 25-14 on the road on Nov. 30.
Another banner fall sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 33 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams. In addition, several Tiger athletes received regional and national recognition from various organizations, including three first-team All-America selections to date.
Wittenberg senior defensive back John Hauser will represent the Red & White in the Aztec Bowl, the annual game between teams composed of college players representing the United States and Mexico.
If turnovers are a football coach's worst nightmare then Wittenberg Head Coach Joe Fincham likely has some sleepless night ahead.
If turnovers are a football coach's worst nightmare then Wittenberg Head Coach Joe Fincham likely has some sleepless night ahead. He will surely be reliving Saturday 25-14 loss at Wabash College in the swirling snow and chilling winds of Byron P. Hollett Stadium for some time to come.
The Wittenberg University Tigers are survivors, but challenges only become more difficult. Two weeks after squeaking into the NCAA Division III Playoffs as one of just three Pool C selections and one week after rallying past Hanover College in the first round of the postseason, the Tigers head to Crawfordsville, Ind. to take on undefeated North Coast Athletic Conference champion Wabash College.
Dustin Goldsbury made it a clean sweep with his fourth first-team appearance on the All-North Coast Athletic Conference squad as announced by the league office.
The Wittenberg University Tigers refused to lose last Saturday at Hanover College and were rewarded for their hard work with a thrilling 34-33 victory in the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs.
The Wittenberg University Tigers and their 23 seniors had been in this position before. To coin a phrase, or flat-out steal a cliche, the Tigers refused to lose Saturday at Hanover College, defeating the host Panthers 34-33 in thrilling fashion.
The Wittenberg University Tigers can now exhale. They are in the NCAA Division III Playoffs for a fifth consecutive year. And while they may have snuck into the postseason via one of just three Pool C bids, the Tigers now hope to do some serious damage.
The Wittenberg University Tigers were rewarded for their hard work on the gridiron in 2002 with a berth in the NCAA Division III Playoffs. On Sunday, the Tigers learned that they had received one of three Pool C bids into the competition and would hit the road next weekend to play at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind. at noon Saturday, Nov. 23.
The Tiger football team lives to play another day. The Tigers received one of three Pool C bids into the NCAA Division III Playoffs.
It is said that offense sells tickets, but defense wins games. Just ask the Wittenberg University Tigers. In the cold, rain and mud that enveloped the College of Wooster's John P. Papp Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Tigers came up with four huge defensive plays with the game - and season - on the line to pull out a crucial 14-9 victory over the host Scots.