The Westminster Titans football team represents Westminster College, located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Titans, who began playing football in 1891, compete as members of the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
Westminster has won six national championships, all during its membership with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Five former Titans football players have been enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame: Harold Davis, Joe Fusco, Larry Pugh, Harold Burry and Joe Micchia. Hall of Fame head coach Tuss McLaughry was not an alumnus but did coach the Titans for four years.2009 Football Media Guide, Westminster College, p. 35, retrieved June 16, 2010. The current head football coach of the Titans is Scott Benzel, who became head coach in 2014.
History Conferences 1891–1923: Independent 1924–1933: Tri-State Conference 1834–1957: Independent 1958–1968: West Penn Conference 1969–1993: NAIA / NAIA Division II independent 1994–1997: Mid-States Football Association 1998: Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference 1999: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2000–present: Presidents' Athletic Conference
Championships National championships 1970 NAIA (6) Division II (6) Harold Burry (1) 10–0 Anderson (IN) W, 21–16 1976 Joe Fusco (4) 10–1 Redlands W, 20–13 1977 11–0 Cal Lutheran W, 17–9 1988 14–0 Wisconsin–La Crosse W, 17–9 1989 13–0 Wisconsin–La Crosse W, 51–30 1994 Gene Nicholson (1) 12–2 (4–0 MSFA) Pacific Lutheran W, 27–7
Postseason appearances NAIA playoffs The Titans have made seventeen appearances in the NAIA playoffs, with a combined record of 31–11 and six national championships.
1970 SemifinalsNational Championship EdinboroAnderson (IN) W, 20–7W, 21–16 1971 SemifinalsNational Championship CarthageCal Lutheran W, 28–28L, 14–30 1976 SemifinalsNational Championship Texas LutheranRedlands W, 31–0W, 20–13 1977 SemifinalsNational Championship ConcordCal Lutheran W, 14–13W, 17–9 1981 QuarterfinalsSemifinals Anderson (IN)Concordia Moorhead W, 21–6L, 17–23 1982 QuarterfinalsSemifinals Wilmington (OH)Linfield W, 14–7L, 9–37 1983 QuarterfinalsSemifinals FindlayPacific Lutheran W, 28–0L, 13–16 1987 First RoundQuarterfinals Georgetown (KY)Geneva W, 24–17L, 15–16 1988 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship AustinBlufftonEvangelWisconsin–La Crosse W, 34–12W, 40–7W, 26–9W, 21–14 1989 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship Georgetown (KY)Tarleton StateCentral WashingtonWisconsin–La Crosse W, 29–9W, 34–0W, 21–10W, 51–30 1990 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship Georgetown (KY)Tarleton StateCentral WashingtonPeru State W, 47–13W, 19–17W, 24–17L, 7–17 1991 First Round Findlay L, 8–9 1992 First RoundQuarterfinals Friends (KS)Findlay W, 28–0L, 7–13 1993 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship Georgetown (KY)FindlayHardin–SimmonsPacific Lutheran W, 20–13W, 24–0W, 10–0L, 20–50 1994 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship FindlayTiffinLambuthPacific Lutheran W, 41–30W, 42–14W, 46–6W, 27–7 1996 First RoundQuarterfinals Clinch ValleyFindlay W, 27–20L, 9–28 1997 First Round Findlay L, 0–40
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