Last season, Marietta was 3-7. This season, it finished 6-4. It was the first winning season for the program since 2006. Marietta finished tied for fourth in the OAC at 5-4, upsetting No. 24 Heidelberg 44-21 on Oct. 21.
Waddle, a 2003 Wittenberg graduate, was an All-North Coast Athletic Conference defensive back for the Tigers. He spent eight seasons as a coach at Wittenberg on Joe Finchamâs staff, the last seven as defensive coordinator.
In 2009, Waddle coached a unit that led all divisions of college football in scoring defense and total defense.
Waddle is the first Marietta coach to be named OAC Coach of the Year since Todd Glaser in 2004.
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