Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football

Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football
First season	1893 (1893)
Head coach	Peter Jennings 3rd season, 18–11 (.621)
Stadium	Titan Stadium (capacity: 9,800)
Field surface	Synthetic turf
Location	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)
All-time record	493–522–45 (.486)
Playoff appearances	5
Playoff record	12–5 (.706)
Conference titles	11
Colors	Black and yellow
Website	Official website

The Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The team competes in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Wisconsin–Oshkosh's first football team was fielded in 1893. The team plays its home games at the 9,800 seat Titan Stadium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Peter Jennings has served as the head coach for Titans since 2022.

Head coaching history

Wisconsin–Oshkosh has had 23 head coaches in their history. No teams were fielded in 1943 or 1944 due to World War II. Additionally, no team was fielded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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	2	2022–present	12	8	0	.600	0	0

NCAA tournament history

The Titans have appeared five times in the NCAA Division III Football Championship with an overall record of 12–5, with their most notable being a Stagg Bowl appearance in 2016, where they were defeated by Mary 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, 31–24 OT 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, 37–38 OT

Notable former players

Name	Position	Drafted	Pro team	Years active
Milt Wilson	G	—	Green Bay Packers	1919–1921
Pahl Davis	G, FB	—	Green Bay Packers	1922
Eber Simpson	QB	—	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

External links

• Official website