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2007 Football News
April 5, 2008Tiger Football Post Season Awards Announced
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 5, 2008) -The Occidental College football program hosted their annual end-of-the year banquet tonight. As players, coaches, families and fans reflected on the past season, awards were announced.
December 18, 2007
Groh Named 2007 Gilburg Award Division III Punter of the Year
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Dec. 18, 2007) – Occidental College punter Alex Groh has been named the 2007 recipient of the Gilburg Award as the outstanding punter in Division III.
December 8, 2007
Groh Named All-American
WACO, Texas (Dec. 8, 2007) – Announced today, Alex Groh, earned a spot on the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All American team after punting his way to the top of the Division III rankings in 2007.
November 29, 2007
Former Oxy Quarterback Collins Signs with LA Avengers
Los Angeles, Calif. (Nov. 30, 2007) – Occidental’s three-time Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2004, 05, 06) Andy Collins signed a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League on Thursday.
November 28, 2007
Fourteen Tigers Earn All-SCIAC Football Honors
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Nov. 28, 2007) – Fourteen Occidental football players earned post season recognition as the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference released the 2007 All Conference teams today.
November 10, 2007
Too Little, Too Late as Tigers Lose Season Finale, “The Shoes”
WHITTIER, Calif. (Nov. 11, 2007) - As the perfect fall Southern California day turned to evening the focus of two teams began to unfold. For one team the mission was to win and be crowned Tri-SCIAC Champion, for the other is was win and not only end the season on a glorious note, but be labeled as an upset “spoiler.”
November 3, 2007
Tigers Provide Homecoming Crowd with Exciting Overtime Win
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2007) - Regulation wasn’t quite enough time for the Tigers and the Panthers today on D.W. Patterson Field. Occidental gave the alumnae an exciting finish to the 2007 Homecoming game after rallying back from 7-0 and 14-7 deficits to send the game into overtime.
October 27, 2007
Streak Snapped, Kingsmen Pounce on Tigers
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2007) - An undefeated conference season was on the line for both teams tonight as the Occidental Tigers hosted Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe Cal Lutheran at D.W. Patterson Field tonight.
October 13, 2007
Tigers Trounce Leopards in Battle of the Cats
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Oct. 13, 2007) - Occidental came out with all cylinders firing, scoring 24 unanswered first half points en route to a 45-7 victory at D.W. Patterson Field in SCIAC action tonight against the University of La Verne.
October 9, 2007
Tromello Earns SCIAC Athlete of the Week Honors
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2007) - Congratulations to Daniel Tromello, senior defensive back, who was named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week for the week of October 1-7, 2007.
October 6, 2007
Believe: Adversity Aside, Tigers Football Wins Big Game 28-21
Occidental College football defeats the University of Redlands 28-21 en route to their 30th consecutive regular season victory.
September 29, 2007
By the Skin of their Teeth, Tigers Win SCIAC Opener, Extend Win-Streak to 29
CLAREMONT, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2007) – Two weeks worth of practices and preparation came down to a 45-yard field goal attempt off the foot of the opposition with 13 seconds on the clock. Although on target, the pigskin sailed just 43 yards, putting the ball back in the hands of the Tigers who held on for a 28-27 victory being tipped by senior James Sabo, in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener tonight at Fritz B. Burns Stadium on the campus of CMS.
September 15, 2007
Second Straight Shutout for Tigers Football
ATHERTON, Calif. (Sept. 15, 2007) - It had not happened in 12 years, but for the second time in two weeks the Tigers shut-out their opponent. Occidental got on the board early and often, taking a 21-0 halftime lead en route to a 38-0 final against non-conference Menlo College at Conner Field. Today’s victory marks the 28th consecutive regular season win for the Tigers, dating back to the 2004 season.
September 11, 2007
Andersen Voted SCIAC Athlete of the Week
Matt Andersen scored three touchdowns in just over a half of football in week one.
September 8, 2007
Tigers Start Season with Shutout
PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 8, 2007) – If there were early season jitters among the Tigers football squad, they were not apparent as Occidental College shutout the Pioneers of Lewis & Clark College 52-0 at Fred Griswold Stadium in Portland, Ore. on Saturday.
September 1, 2007
Tigers Football Team Back on the Prowl
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Sept. 1, 2007)– Occidental College football players have enjoyed their summers but now it is back to work as the Tigers are just a week away from their season opener. The eighty-six man squad stepped foot on Patterson Field in mid-August with the goal of earning a fourth consecutive championship in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
