1977.11.12 - Otterbein 15 vs Marietta 0 - NO FILM AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

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OTTERBEIN 15 vs MARIETTA 0

Saturday, November 12, 1977, 7:30 PM

Memorial Stadium, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio

Weather: Clear & Cold/Attendance: 2,500

Film #1: NO GAME FILM AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

The Otterbein Cardinals hosts the Marietta College Pioneers for the final game of the 1977 season. The film is in Black and White, with Otterbein wearing dark uniforms and white helmets while Marietta is wearing white uniforms with dark helmets. During the 1977 season the Otterbein coaching staff had the game films divided into Defense and Offense for instructional and evaluation purposes, instead of first and second halves.

MARIETTA College

Location: Marietta, Ohio

Colors – Navy Blue and White

Conference: Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)

Coach: Joe McDaniel, 12^th year: 3-6, (1966-1979, 14-years: 65-60-2, .520)

Nickname – Pioneers, the mascot is “Putnam the Pio.” Known in the early years Marietta’s athletic teams were called the “Blue and Whites.” In the late 1920s the college decided to embrace their reputation as the first seat of higher education in the Northwest Territory and adopted Pioneers as their mascot.

University Background – Marietta College began as the Muskingum Academy in 1797, the first institute of higher education in the Northwest Territory. It became the Marietta Collegiate Institute and Western Teachers’ Seminary in 1833, leading to Marietta College two years later in 1835.

OTTERBEIN College

Location: Westerville, Ohio

Colors: Tan and Cardinal

Conference: Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)

Coach: Rich Seils: 3^rd year, 8-1 (1975-1984, 10-years: 49-40-2, .549)

Nickname: Cardinals, the mascot is “Cardy.” Initially, as with most other universities, the athletic teams were referred to by their colors. In Otterbein’s case it was either the Tans or the Cardinals. When the State of Ohio officially adopted the cardinal as the state bird the term Cardinals started catching on. It wasn’t until after WWII that the nickname Cardinals became prevalent through the efforts of coach and athletic director Robert “Moe” Agler. However, there has been a long battle between using the term Cardinals or changing the nickname “Otters,” which is not used by any institution in the NCAA. Both nicknames are used interchangeably.

University Background: Otterbein University was founded in 1847 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and named for United Brethren founder the Rev. Philip William Otterbein. After the merger of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church, in 1968, Otterbein has been associated with the United Methodist Church. It was Otterbein University from 1847 to 1917, when it changed to Otterbein College. In 2010, with the increase in courses and graduate degrees it reverted to its original name, Otterbein University.

1977 Otterbein Football Results (8-1-0)

09/17   A          7:30     14        Kenyon                       7

09/24   A          1:30     34        Adrian (MI)                 14

10/01   H          7:30     20        Ohio Northern           19

10/08   H          7:30     24        Capital                       15

10/15   H          7:30     7          Baldwin-Wallace        33

10/22   H          1:30     38        Denison           HC     14

10/29   A          1:30     37        Ohio Wesleyan           7

11/05   A          1:30     24        Mt. Union                    17

11/12   H          7:30     15        Marietta                       0

213                                          126

Otterbein was 8-1 (4-1 OAC) and was second in the Blue Division.

Baldwin-Wallace was #1 in the division with an 8-1 record (5-0 OAC).

Game Date

11-12-1977

Game Score

Otterbein 15 at Marietta 0

Coaches

Marietta Coach: Joe McDaniel, 12^th year: 3-6, (1966-1979, 14-years: 65-60-2, .520)

Otterbein Coach: Rich Seils: 3^rd year, 8-1 (1975-1984, 10-years: 49-40-2, .549)

Game Location

Memorial Stadium, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio

Comments

1977 Otterbein Football Results (8-1-0)

09/17   A          7:30     14        Kenyon                       7

09/24   A          1:30     34        Adrian (MI)                 14       

10/01   H          7:30     20        Ohio Northern           19

10/08   H          7:30     24        Capital                       15

10/15   H          7:30     7          Baldwin-Wallace        33

10/22   H          1:30     38        Denison           HC     14

10/29   A          1:30     37        Ohio Wesleyan           7

11/05   A          1:30     24        Mt. Union                    17

11/12   H          7:30     15        Marietta                       0

                                    213                                          126

Otterbein was 8-1 (4-1 OAC) and was second in the Blue Division.

Baldwin-Wallace was #1 in the division with an 8-1 record (5-0 OAC).

Game Film # and Reel #

Film not available at this time

Recommended Citation

Wilson, Rusty, "1977.11.12 - Otterbein 15 vs Marietta 0 - NO FILM AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME" (1977). 1977 Football Films. 1.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/sports_films_1970s_08/1

Keywords

College Football, Football Programs, Football Films