1962 Wittenberg Tigers football team

The 1962 Wittenberg Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Wittenberg University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bill Edwards, the Tigers compiled a perfect 9–0 record and won the OAC championship.

1962 Wittenberg Tigers football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (6–0 OAC)
Head coach
1962 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Wittenberg $ 6 0 09 0 0
Akron 7 1 07 2 0
Denison 5 1 07 1 1
Muskingum 6 2 07 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace 3 1 06 2 0
Hiram 4 2 05 3 0
Otterbein 4 3 05 3 0
Capital 4 4 04 4 0
Wooster 3 4 04 4 1
Mount Union 2 5 03 6 0
Heidelberg 2 5 02 7 0
Oberlin 1 5 01 6 0
Marietta 1 5 01 8 0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 6 03 6 0
Kenyon 1 6 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

In the final Associated Press (AP) small college poll, Florida A&M edged Wittenberg by a narrow margin of 67 points to 66. In the final UPI coaches poll, Wittenberg was ranked fifth.

Six Wittenberg players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1962 All-OAC football team: sophomore quarterback Charles Green; senior end Bill McCrory; junior defensive end Jim Worden; junior defensive tackle Al Capauano; senior linebacker Jack Spohn; and senior defensive halfback Hoy Allen.

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