Football - 2006 News Releases
Jan. 29, 2007
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After a solid football season that included the university's eighth North Coast Athletic Conference title in 17 years in the league and the program's 12th berth in the 34-year history of the NCAA Division III Tournament, Wittenberg placed four different players on postseason all-region and all-america award lists. Read More ... |
Nov. 27, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University offensive tackle Ted Londot, class of 2007 from Utica, Ohio, has been selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III All-Star team that will represent the United States against a Mexican National All-Star Team in the 2006 Aztec Bowl at 7 p.m. (CST) Saturday, Dec. 16, in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Read More ... |
Nov. 21, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The stream of postseason awards for Wittenberg University football standout Tristan Murray, class of 2006 from New Carlisle, Ohio, continued Tuesday. News releases announcing that Murray had been named 2006 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Offensive Player of the Year and one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Gagliardi Trophy came within two hours of one another. Read More ... |
Nov. 21, 2006
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — One of the most successful fall sports seasons in Wittenberg history was capped by a tremendous haul of postseason awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Read More ... |
Nov. 22, 2006
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Wittenberg senior Tristan Murray and Wabash junior Adrian Pynenberg have been honored for outstanding seasons by being named North Coast Athletic Conference Players of the Year. Murray receives the Mike Gregory Award as the NCAC's Offensive Player of the Year. The award is presented by Richard Gregory of Columbus, in honor of his father, a multi-sport standout at Denison in the 1920s. Pynenberg, meanwhile, is the Defensive Player of the Year for the first time and receives the Hank Critchfield Award, commemorating the 1927 Wooster graduate. Read More ... |
Nov. 18, 2006
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – On a day when many Central Ohio football fans were looking ahead to the historic match-up across town, the Wittenberg Tigers did their best to make things memorable at Capital University's Bernlohr Stadium as well. However, after taking an early lead the Tigers couldn't keep the momentum going, eventually falling to Capital 32-14 in the NCAA Division III Tournament first round. Read More ... |
Nov. 15, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the first time since 2002, the Wittenberg Tigers have postseason life. Overcoming a slow start, the Tigers won seven of their last eight games to claim a share of the North Coast Athletic Conference title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Wittenberg has a tall task ahead, however, as the NCAA Division III Football Tournament Committee chose to pair the Tigers opposite Central Ohio rival Capital in the first round. Read More ... |
Nov. 12, 2006
 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The center of the college football universe on Nov. 18 is Columbus, Ohio. Fortunately for the many fans sure to jam Ohio's capital city that day, there should be enough time to catch the kickoff of that other game after the NCAA Division III Tournament contest between Wittenberg University and Capital University, which kicks off at noon in Capital's Bernlohr Stadium. Read More ... |
Nov. 11, 2006
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HIRAM, Ohio – The Wittenberg Tigers had every reason to celebrate in the muck and mire of Hiram College's Henry Field following Saturday's 35-0 victory. For starters, the Tigers captured a share of their eighth North Coast Athletic Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 10th time in school history. In addition, Head Coach Joe Fincham reached a significant milestone, earning win No. 100 in his illustrious career. Read More ... |
Nov. 9, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Record-breaking Wittenberg University football standout Tristan Murray, class of 2006 from New Carlisle, Ohio, and teammates Andy Vanover, class of 2008 from Tipp City, Ohio, and Will Block, class of 2007 from Troy, Ohio, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District IV honors. Read More ... |
Nov. 7, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The regular season ride is about to come to a stop, but the Wittenberg Tigers have a chance for another spin for the first time in four years. The only thing standing between the Tigers and the program's eighth North Coast Athletic Conference championship in 17 years as a league member is last-place Hiram. Read More ... |
Nov. 4, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers saved their best for almost last in the 2006 regular season, capturing a 39-21 victory over Allegheny on Senior Recognition Day at Edwards-Maurer Field. The win moved Wittenberg within one game of its first North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship since 2001, potentially ending an unprecedented four-year drought. Read More ... |
Nov. 1, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The 2006 season is officially in the home stretch, and the Wittenberg Tigers are in an enviable situation. Win their last two regular season games and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament is the Tigers' reward. If Wittenberg slips up against either Allegheny or Hiram, the season will come to a less than satisfying end. Read More ... |
Oct. 28, 2006
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OBERLIN, Ohio — If the Wittenberg Tigers make a return to the top of the North Coast Athletic Conference standings in 2006, it will be a resurgent defense that made it possible. In the cold, high winds, rain and occasional hail at Oberlin's Dill Field, the Tigers got physical in a 22-6 victory. Read More ... |
Oct. 24, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The time is now for the Wittenberg Tigers. After a four-game win streak was snapped at Ohio Wesleyan last Saturday, the Tigers now must win their remaining three games to capture an eighth North Coast Athletic Conference championship in 17 years in the league, starting with a road trip to Oberlin this weekend. The Tigers and Yeomen are two of five NCAC teams with just one conference loss heading into the home stretch of the 2006 season. Read More ... |
Oct. 21, 2006
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DELAWARE, Ohio — As the old saying goes, when you play with fire, you eventually get burned. After winning games by the thinnest of possible margins two of the last three weeks, the Wittenberg Tigers dropped a 17-10 decision at Ohio Wesleyan. The loss moved Wittenberg to 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, and it descended the league title chase into chaos. Read More ... |
Oct. 20, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University football standout Tristan Murray, class of 2006 from New Carlisle, Ohio, is more than just the seventh-leading rusher in all of NCAA Division III. He is an outstanding student and a community member who contributes more than touchdowns and textbooks. In recognition of that fact, Murray has been selected as one of 148 semifinalists for the prestigious Draddy Trophy. Read More ... |
Oct. 18, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After a 19-17 victory over Wabash, the Wittenberg Tigers have an equally tall task this week - guarding against a letdown in a key North Coast Athletic Conference game at Ohio Wesleyan University. Read More ... |
Oct. 15, 2006
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wittenberg senior tailback Tristan Murray (New Carlisle, OH/Tecumseh) rushed for 156 yards on 35 carries, and added another 33 yards on three receptions. Murray was the focal point on offense as the Tigers edged Wabash, 19-17. Click here to see complete list of 2006 NCAC Football Players of the Week. Read More ... |
Oct. 14, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After a couple of lean years filled with near misses and could-have-beens, the Wittenberg Tigers did a lot of little things well enough to win 19-17 over Wabash College in the latest installment of a budding rivalry between two of the top teams in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Read More ... |
Oct. 11, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A few years ago, the Wabash Little Giants were the hunters and the Wittenberg Tigers, winners of five consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference championships between 1997 and 2001, were the hunted. Fast forward four years and the Little Giants have won two of the last four conference titles and beaten Wittenberg four of the last five times in a rivalry that is no longer growing into something special - it has arrived. The stakes are high this week when Wabash comes to Springfield for a battle of NCAC unbeatens. Read More ... |
Oct. 7, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It wasn't the Homecoming work of art that Wittenberg fans have long been accustomed to, but it was a win nonetheless. The Wittenberg Tigers pulled out to a 19-7 halftime lead and coasted to a 28-14 victory over Earlham. The victory, earned before more than 3,500 fans on a picture-perfect fall afternoon, moved the Tigers above the .500 mark for the first time in 2006 at 3-2 overall. Read More ... |
Oct. 3, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers have momentum. Now they must build upon it when the dangerous Earlham Quakers visit Edwards-Maurer Field for Wittenberg's 2006 Homecoming game on Oct. 7. Wittenberg evened its record at 2-2 overall last week when the Tigers rallied for a 24-21 win at Wooster. More importantly, the Tigers announced their presence in the 2006 North Coast Athletic Conference title chase with the clutch road victory. Now the Tigers hope to move to 2-0 with a win over Earlham, potentially setting up a clash of conference unbeatens against Wabash at home on Oct. 14. Read More ... |
Oct. 2, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg senior linebacker Joe Swanson (Germantown, OH/Valley View) paced the Tiger defense in a 24-21 win over previously undefeated Wooster. He finished with seven tackles, including two for a loss, one of which was a sack for a nine-yard loss. He also picked off the first pass of his career, and returned it 14 yards to set up a Tiger TD just before the half. Read More ... |
Sept. 30, 2006
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WOOSTER, Ohio — A year ago, the Wittenberg Tigers led nine of their 10 games in the second half. In four of those nine games, the end result was something fans of the Red & White disdain more than anything else - a loss. Read More ... |
Sept. 28, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Game on. Four weeks into the 2006 football season, things officially become serious for the Wittenberg Tigers when they travel to the College of Wooster for a key North Coast Athletic Conference game. Read More ... |
Sept. 24, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg senior safety Adam Hewitt (Piqua, Ohio/Lehman Catholic) finished with 12 tackles, two sacks, two fumbles recovered, one fumble forced, one fumble returned for a touchdown and a kickoff returned 69 yards to set up the Tigers' second score in Wittenberg's 42-24 win over Alma. One of his sacks resulted in a fumble forced, which he recovered and returned 23 yards for a touchdown. That score tied the game at 21 just before halftime. Read More ... |
Sept. 23, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Trailing visiting Alma College 21-14 late in the second quarter, the Wittenberg Tigers needed a big play on defense. A hallmark of the great Wittenberg teams of the past, the Tiger defense of 2006 had yet to assert itself, but there was no better time than the present for senior safety Adam Hewitt (Piqua, Ohio/Sidney Lehman) to make his presence felt. Read More ... |
Sept. 22, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — While Saturday's game against visiting Alma College is not a must-win for the Wittenberg Tigers, it has that feel. After opening the season with a pair of losses, followed by a week off, the Tigers have just one more opportunity to put a W in the lefthand column before opening the all-important North Coast Athletic Conference schedule on Sept. 30 at Wooster. Read More ... |
Sept. 9, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers aren't into moral victories - not with more than 650 wins between the lines in more than 110 years of football - but there certainly were some to be taken from a 35-28 loss to NCAA Division I-AA Dayton Saturday at Edwards-Maurer Field. Read More ... |
Sept. 8, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University offers a slice of Midwest Americana with its annual Community Day event on Saturday, Sept. 9. Nothing speaks to modern-day culture more than a picnic lunch, games for young children and a college football atmosphere - all at an affordable price. Read More ... |
Sept. 8, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Out of the frying pan and into the fire. The Wittenberg Tigers, coming off a 57-7 bruising administered by Capital in last week's season opener, must find a way to rebound as the University of Dayton, one of the top NCAA Division I-AA non-scholarship programs, comes to Springfield. Read More ... |
Sept. 2, 2006
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the third consecutive year, the Wittenberg Tigers will be forced to pick themselves up off the mat after a season-opening loss to Capital. Read More ... |
Sept. 1, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers open the 2006 season with the same daunting task as the last two years - a date with Capital University, an emerging powerhouse in the always strong Ohio Athletic Conference. While little more than Central Ohio bragging rights are truly on the line in this game, the underlying issue is momentum. Read More ... |
Aug. 31, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With the most wins in NCAA Division III history, the Tiger football team is no stranger to success. But after posting a 5-5 record in 2005, Wittenberg was picked to finish fourth in the North Coast Athletic Conference. While there are question marks, the Tigers' season outlook indicates there are answers, starting with senior linebacker and team captain Tyler Harmon (pictured). Read More ... |
Aug. 31, 2006
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — More Wittenberg University athletic events than ever before will be available in the Springfield community and throughout the world via the Internet during the 2006-07 school year. In addition to the traditional football, men's basketball and women's basketball broadcast coverage, 10 volleyball matches have been added to the schedule. Read More ... |
Aug. 8, 2006
Press Release: Tigers Picked To Finish Fourth In 2006 North Coast Athletic Conference Title Chase |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University football program was picked to finish fourth in both the coaches and media polls at the North Coast Athletic Conference's 23rd annual Football Media Day, held today at Granville Golf Course in Granville, Ohio. Read More ... |
July 21, 2006
Press Release: 2006 Rosy's Golf Outing Proceeds To Benefit Wittenberg's Bob Rosencrans Fitness Center |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Members of the Wittenberg University and greater Springfield communities will get together on Aug. 4 for the fourth annual Rosy’s Golf Outing to honor the legacy of former Tiger student-athlete, coach and athletics department administrator Bob Rosencrans, class of 1958. Read More ... |
July 20, 2006
Press Release: Football Coaching Staff Set For 2006 Season |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The start of the 2006 football season is just weeks away, and Wittenberg Head Coach Joe Fincham’s staff is now completely in place. New faces abound on the staff this year, including offensive coordinator Andy Mitchel, the offensive coordinator for the last three seasons at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, and defensive coordinator Andy Waddle, Wittenberg class of 2003, who returned to his alma mater in 2005 as the team’s defensive backs coach. Read More ... |
April 18, 2006
Press Release: Wittenberg To Host Wide Variety Of Summer Sports Camps In 2006 |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletic complex. Eight different Wittenberg varsity athletic teams - men's basketball, women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball - as well as the cheerleading squad, a club sport at Wittenberg, are sponsoring summer camps this year. Read More ... |
April 5, 2006
Press Release: Eighth Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set For June 11 |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the eighth consecutive year, the Wittenberg University football program will host a golf outing to raise funds for the program. This year's event is scheduled for a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Reid Memorial Golf Course in Springfield. Lunch and registration begin at noon. Read More ... |
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