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. CoachSeasonsTermWinsLossesTiesWin %Conference titlesPlayoff appearancesRoy Lewis Morse41893–1896380N/AN/ABanno Smith11897421N/AN/AJohn Jones11898241N/AN/AWilliam McMaster11899161N/AN/AGeorge Senn11900251N/AN/AWilliam Blair11901330N/AN/AWalter Coolidge41902–190521152N/AN/AVincent Poor11906332N/AN/AWalter McMillian31907–190910110N/AN/ARaymond Manchester21910–1911942N/AN/AArthur Meyer61912–1917122510N/AFrank Karnes119184200N/AArthur Strum119195100N/AChester C. Dillon119206111N/AHoward Hancock91921–1928, 19303819102N/ARobert Kolf301929, 1931–1942, 1946–196259121161N/AWilliam Bulfer119451300N/ARussell Young141963–19766863230Dave Hochtritt71977–19833138100Ron Cardo161984–19995898400Phil Meyer72000–20063138000Pat Cerroni142007–2019, 202110945045Peter Jennings42022–present23170.57500
Championships
Conference championships The Titans have won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship 11 times. YearCoachOverall recordWIAC record1920Chester C. Dillon6–1–14–0–11923Howard Hancock7–05–01928†5–1–23–0–21935†Robert Kolf5–0–14–01968†Russell Young8–27–119728–28–01976†8–26–22012Pat Cerroni13–17–0201511–27–0201712–17–02019†8–36–1 † Co-champions
National championship game The Titans played for the national championship in the 2016 Stagg Bowl, losing a close game to Mary Hardin–Baylor by a score of 7–10. The NCAA later required Mary Hardin–Baylor to vacate its title due to an improper benefit to a student–athlete. YearCoachDivisionOpponentResultRecord2016Pat CerroniNCAA Division IIIMary Hardin–BaylorL 7–1013–2
Postseason appearances NCAA Division III The Titans have made five appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs 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. YearRoundOpponentScore2012 First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals St. ScholasticaBethel (MN)LinfieldSt. Thomas (MN) W, 55–10W, 37–14W, 31–24 L, 14–282015 First roundSecond roundQuarterfinals St. NorbertWheaton (IL)Wisconsin–Whitewater W, 48–0W, 31–17L, 29–312016 First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Washington (MO)Saint John's (MN)St. Thomas (MN)John CarrollMary Hardin–Baylor W, 49–13W, 31–14W, 34–31W, 10–3L, 7–102017 First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals LakelandNorth Central (IL)WartburgMount Union W, 63–0W, 42–21W, 41–27L, 40–432019 First round Central (IA) L, 37–38
Ranked teams Starting in 1999, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) began publishing rankings for Division III football. The AFCA Division III poll records are not well kept online, so the table will read "Unknown" if rankings weren't able to be found for that particular season. In 2003, D3football.com started publishing its own rankings for Division III football. Since the inception of both polls, Wisconsin–Oshkosh has been ranked at least five times in the AFCA Coaches Poll and seven times in the D3football.com poll to end the season. Additionally, while not being ranked in the Top 25 to end the season, the Titans have received votes (RV) at least six times in the AFCA poll and seven times in the D3football.com poll. YearD3AFCARecord2005RVRV7–32007RVUnknown7–32011RVRV7–320124413–1201311158–2201420256–420155511–220162Unknown13–220173Unknown12–12018NRRV6–4201922218–32021RVRV6–32022RVNR6–42023RVRV6–42024RVRV6–4
Border Battle From 1984 to 2000 the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, home to the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Golden Gophers, hosted games in November between WIAC teams and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) teams at the NCAA Division II level in what came to be known as the "Border Battle". The Titans played at the Metrodome two times, and had a 1–1 record. DateOpponentResultNovember 14, 1999Minnesota State–MoorheadL 7–56November 10, 2000Minnesota MorrisW 54–0
Notable former players NamePositionDraftedPro teamYears activeMilt WilsonG—Green Bay Packers1919–1921Pahl DavisG, FB—Green Bay Packers1922Eber SimpsonQB—St. Louis All-Stars1923Hal RoblLBUndrafted, 1945Chicago Cardinals1945Myles StrasserRB17th round (452), 1968New York JetsDid not playClair RasmussenOG14th round (352), 1970Houston OilersDid not playRon CardoRB10th round (236), 1971San Francisco 49ersDid not playMarty BelowTDid not play professionallyBarry DericksonLTDid not play professionallyLester LeitlTDid not play professionallyJohn ThomeQB, HB, DBDid not play professionally
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