Wittenberg University 2001 Football Schedule/Results

11 Wins, 2 Losses (7-0 NCAC Champions)

       

Tiger fans are hoping for more highlights in 2001 like the ones provided by (left) Casey Donaldson and (right) Michael Aljancic during the 2000 playoff victories over Aurora and Hanover.

Date	Opponent	Site	Time	Result	Comments/Results
September 1	Urbana	Home	7 p.m.	W, 44-13	Mike Aljancic, Daniel Grove and Eric Tomich all score two touchdowns, Greg Cornett throws for 216 yards in first career start/1-0, 0-0 NCAC BOX SCORE - Highlights
September 8	Heidelberg	Home	7 p.m.	W, 59-7	On Community Night, the Tigers start slow but play a strong second half behind Greg Cornett's 11-of-13 passing and touchdowns by six different players/2-0, 0-0 NCAC Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
September 15	Alma	Away	1 p.m.	L, 24-26	Tigers lose first regular season game since 1997 despite three sacks by Allen D'Andrea, 10 catches by Michael Aljancic and 120 yards rushing by Daniel Grove/2-1, 0-0 NCAC Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
September 22	Wabash	Home	1 p.m.	W, 14-3	Tigers win surprisingly low-scoring game as Nic Black and Allen D'Andrea record eight tackles each and Daniel Grove and Michael Aljancic score game's only touchdowns/3-1, 1-0 NCAC Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
September 29	Allegheny	Home	1 p.m.	W, 21-17	Before a Homecoming crowd of more than 3,500, the Tigers rally for an improbable win thanks to a pair of Greg Cornett to Michael Aljancic touchdown connections, the last one coming with 16 seconds left in the game/4-1, 2-0 NCAC Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
October 6	Denison	Away	1 p.m.	W, 72-14	Wittenberg dominates with 11 sacks and nine different players who score touchdowns, including freshman Alex Smith's two scores and 107 rushing yards in second half alone/5-1, 3-0 NCAC Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
October 13	Wooster	Away	1 p.m.	W, 47-13	Wittenberg wins in surprisingly easy fashion by scoring game's first 34 points by re-establishing running game behind Daniel Grove's third 100-yard game and three touchdowns/6-1, 4-0 NCAC Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
October 20	Ohio Wesleyan	Home	1 p.m.	W, 39-14	Daniel Grove runs wild on the Bishops for career-high 259 yards and three touchdowns; Tiger defense hold one of nation's top-ranked offenses 337 total yards Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
October 27	Hiram	Away	1 p.m.	W, 39-0	Tigers shut out Hiram for second straight year as Daniel Grove scores career-high four touchdowns and defense holds Terriers to NCAA record-tying -6 yards passing in the game Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
November 3	Earlham	Away	1 p.m.	W, 38-3	Tigers claim fifth straight NCAC title and fourth straight outright crown with convincing win; Michael Aljancic breaks several receiving records and Daniel Grove tops 100 yards for fourth straight game Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
November 17	Hardin-Simmons	Away	Noon (1 p.m. EST	W, 38-35	NCAA Division III Playoffs; Tigers rally four different times to send the game to overtime, then win it on Conrad Hindert's 24-yard field goal Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
November 24	Thomas More	Away	Noon	W, 41-0	NCAA Division III Playoffs; Tigers dominate every phase of the game to record second shutout of the season and advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals opposite Mt. Union for the third time in four years Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights
December 1	Mt. Union	Away	Noon	L, 21-49	NCAA Division III Playoffs; Tigers lose in national quarterfinals at Mount Union for the third time in four years despite 160 yards rushing by Daniel Grove, 98 yards receiving by Michael Aljancic Game Notes - BOX SCORE - Highlights

2001 JV Football Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Time	Result	Comments/Results
September 3	Dayton	Home	4 p.m.	L, 21-31	Two touchdowns for Justin Blackley and one for Lawrence King
October 1	Dayton	Away	4 p.m.	W, 14-7	One touchdown each for Troy Kress and Jon Mulvilhill
October 22	Capital	Away	4 p.m.	W, 24-21	Lawrence King scores game-winner; Joe Webb scores on interception return for TD, John Enright scores rushing touchdown and Jacob Thomas kicks field goal

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