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All-WIAC Team Includes 12 Titans

UW-Oshkosh was rewarded for its best season since 1976 by having 12 selections on the 2005 All-WIAC football team. The 81-player squad was chosen by the league's nine head football coaches.

Leading UW-Oshkosh's honorees were a pair of unanimous first team picks, tight end Bob Docherty (Sr. • Oshkosh) and defensive end Ryan Neff (Jr. • Merrill).

Docherty, who played the 2003 and 2005 seasons with the Titans after transferring from the University of Wisconsin, caught 18 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns this past year. He totaled five pass receptions for 52 yards during UW-Oshkosh's 13-10 overtime loss to UW-River Falls. Docherty's excellent blocking skills helped UW-Oshkosh average 188.5 yards per game rushing, the fourth-highest mark in the WIAC.

Neff, who has started 28 games for the Titans the past three seasons, totaled 58 tackles this past year, including 13 for a loss and six quarterback sacks. He ranked second in the WIAC in quarterback sacks and fifth in tackles for a loss. Neff counted 13 tackles during UW-Oshkosh's 13-10 overtime loss to UW-River Falls and nine during the Titans' 24-18 overtime win over UW-Eau Claire. His outstanding play helped the Titans hold opponents to just 111.9 yards per game rushing, the second-best mark in the WIAC.

Other first team selections from UW-Oshkosh were running back Andy Moriarty (So. • Mequon), punter Tom Roszak (Sr. • Greenfield), linebacker Eric Stenbroten (So. • Monticello) and offensive guard Joe Zander (Jr. • Columbus).

Moriarty played in nine of the Titans' 10 games this past year and still rushed for a school-record 1,349 yards and 10 touchdowns. Moriarty, who also caught a team-leading 25 passes for 256 yards, led the WIAC by averaging 178.3 all-purpose yards per game. He also ranked second in the league by averaging 149.9 rushing yards per game and fourth in scoring by averaging 6.9 points per contest. Moriarty rushed for over 121 yards in six games, including a NCAA Division III-record 59 times for a school-record 316 yards during UW-Oshkosh's 24-18 overtime win over UW-Eau Claire. He also rushed 36 times for 245 yards in UW-Oshkosh's 30-28 win over UW-Platteville.

Roszak, who has been the Titans' starting punter the past 30 games, averaged 41 yards per punt this past year to lead the WIAC. The two-time All-WIAC first team selection also placed 15 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line and 15 others go for a touchback. Roszak's 75-yard punt during UW-Oshkosh's 33-18 loss to UW-La Crosse made him one of only two players in WIAC history to own two punts of 75 yards or longer.

Stenbroten compiled 76 tackles this past year, including 23.5 for a loss and nine quarterback sacks to lead the WIAC in both categories. He also recovered two fumbles and intercepted one pass. Stenbroten totaled 15 tackles during UW-Oshkosh's 36-7 loss to UW-Whitewater and 13 tackles during UW-Oshkosh's 13-10 overtime loss to UW-River Falls.

Zander, who has started 18 games for the Titans the past three seasons, anchored an offensive line that helped UW-Oshkosh average 346.3 yards and 24.5 points per game. The Titans ranked fourth in the league in rushing offense and fifth in total offense.

Second team accolades went to UW-Oshkosh offensive guard Mike Basch (Sr. • Menomonee Falls), defensive end Rob Fett (Sr. • Appleton), cornerback Jason Manikowski (Jr. • Cudahy) and center Joe Schmitz (So. • Menomonee Falls).

Basch and Schmitz joined Zander as an integral part of the Titans' offensive line. Basch concluded his four-year career with 36 starting assignments, while Schmitz has totaled 22 during the past two-plus seasons. Schmitz received a medical hardship after appearing in only three games during the 2004 season.

Manikowski, who has started all 30 games for UW-Oshkosh the past three seasons, compiled a team-leading 82 tackles this past year. He also intercepted three passes. Manikowski totaled 13 tackles and one pass interception in UW-Oshkosh's 27-13 win over Albion College (Mich.) and 11 tackles in the Titans' 36-7 loss to UW-Whitewater.

Fett, who made 25 starts for the Titans during his four-year career, compiled 49 tackles, including 10.5 for a loss and 4.5 quarterback sacks, this past season. He recorded 11 tackles in UW-Oshkosh's 13-10 overtime loss to UW-River Falls and eight tackles, including two quarterback sacks, in the Titans' 36-7 loss to UW-Whitewater.

UW-Oshkosh players receiving honorable mention recognition were defensive tackle Mike Arendt (Sr. • Port Washington) and linebacker Jacob Malzahn (Sr. • Kenosha).

Arendt, who made 21 career starts for UW-Oshkosh, tallied 30 tackles, including one quarterback, this past season. He compiled nine tackles in UW-Oshkosh's 24-18 overtime win over UW-Eau Claire and six tackles in the Titans' 34-27 win over UW-Stout.

Malzahn played in all 40 games for the Titans the past four seasons, including 30 as a starter. This past year, Malzahn compiled 38 tackles, including 6.5 for a loss. He also intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble. Malzahn counted six tackles in UW-Oshkosh's 31-29 win over William Penn University (Iowa) and 36-7 loss to UW-Whitewater.

UW-Oshkosh posted a 7-3 record this past season, including a third-place 4-3 mark in the WIAC. The seven-win season was only the fifth in the 111-year history of the UW-Oshkosh football program.