Wittenberg University · Next-Season Outcome Band1962 national championship
Wittenberg wins the first national championship in program history
Wittenberg University4-6Hope-Doping·Offseason
Wittenberg is the historic D3 power with five national championships, now rebuilding under new leadership after a 4-6 season—the Tigers insist that excellence, not decline, is their identity.
Standard GapA program with 773 wins (2nd all-time among current D3 members), five na…
Fans here believe the chip is against complacency. Wittenberg's identity is built on consistency and excellence; a down year is an affront to that identity, not a reflection of it.
offseason · quiet
The Tigers wait in the brush.
Wittenberg University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 2-10
Base 4-8
Ceiling 7-5
floor2-10Rebuild year. Below .500.
base4-8Mid-table finish.
ceiling7-5Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Washington and Lee · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Washington and Lee · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The experience
Wittenberg is the historic D3 power with five national championships, now rebuilding under new leadership after a 4-6 season—the Tigers insist that excellence, not decline, is their identity.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Wittenberg University sits 5th in the North Coast Conference and 133rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
North Coast · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Depauw | 7-0 | 10-2 | 68.8 |
| 2 | Wabash | 6-1 | 9-2 | 64.1 |
| 3 | Denison | 5-2 | 6-4 | 56.5 |
| 4 | Wooster | 4-3 | 5-5 | 49.9 |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 3-4 | 4-6 | 48.4 |
| 6 | Ohio Wesleyan | 2-5 | 3-7 | 43.7 |
| 7 | Kenyon | 1-6 | 1-9 | 36.3 |
| 8 | Oberlin | 0-7 | 0-10 | 32.3 |
48.4 CFB Zeitgeist#133 of 240 D354.2 strength of schedule
Win the North Coast Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 4-6
Signature win 52-0 over Oberlin; toughest day 7-44 against John Carroll.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Wittenberg University
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The Tigers wait in the brush.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Wittenberg"
— Wittenberg University fanbase · recurring line
3 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Wittenberg University · 2025 schedule & results4-6Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 54%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Baldwin Wallace | L 13–31 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #460 | #480 | — | Washington and Lee | W 24–21 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #473 | #510 | — | @Ohio Wesleyan | W 55–17 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #478 | #453 | — | Depauw | L 0–28 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #479 | #574 | — | @Wooster | L 12–14 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #488 | #468 | — | John Carroll | L 7–44 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #505 | #499 | — | Denison | L 40–43 | 2-5 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #512 | #652 | — | @Oberlin | W 52–0 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #510 | #464 | — | @Wabash | L 21–28 | 3-6 | 2-4 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #509 | #622 | — | Kenyon | W 35–0 | 4-6 | 3-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · Wittenberg University · 2018-present
Soft
47% home win rate vs 61% on the road. margin runs -1.4 weaker at home. Edwards-Maurer Field seats 3,000.
Home10-11Away11-7
Venue texture
65°F average kickoff temp; 19% of games had measurable precipitation; 10 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
22-31-2
since 1896 · 18 seasons · .400 win rate
HOME
10-13
AWAY
12-17-2
NEUTRAL
0-1
1890s
1920s
1930s
1960s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1964 national championship
Back-to-back championship, establishing Wittenberg as a national power
1973 NCAA D3 tournament championship
Wittenberg wins the first NCAA Division III tournament championship
1975 tournament championship
Second tournament title, final national championship for the Tigers
Moment of the Year · Wittenberg University · 2025
Moment of the Year · Wittenberg University · 2025Won 55-17 at Ohio Wesleyan
Week 4 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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