Steve Witte

Football, Class of 2010

Steve Witte was an outstanding football player who led his Eisenhower and Clarion teams to multiple championships. Witte is credited with leading the Knights to their league and Counties' first D-10 Football Championship in 1992. And, In 1996 he helped lead Clarion University to an 11-3 overall record, the PSAC-West title, the NCAA D-II East Region Title and reach the NCAA "Final 4" before losing to Northern Colorado.

As a small running back playing for Ike Coach Conrad Danielson (HOF class '08) at EHS, Steve had a four-year career rushing total of 3,115 yards on 465 carries for an outstanding average of 6.7 yards per carry. He scored a total of forty-two touchdowns, twenty-one sacks, ten fumble recoveries, and scored four touchdowns from kickoff returns. In 1991 alone, Witte scored twenty-five touchdowns, and rushed for an outstanding 1,586 yards leading his team to their first District 10 Football Championship. In a game with Cameron County, Steve rushed for a record 268 yards. Steve threw three career passes for touchdowns and he received three passes for touchdowns as well. He was an Allegheny Mountain all-star both his junior and senior seasons. Steve Witte earned honors as the Big 30 Player of the Year in 1991.

As a senior at Clarion University, Steve Witte set Clarion's single-season rushing record with 1,352 yards and 16 touchdowns on 196 carries. He averaged 6.9 yards per carry. He also caught 46 passes for 802 yards and six touchdowns, plus ran a kick back 43-yards for a score against Slippery Rock. He was a "Consensus" First Team All-American, plus was a First Team Academic All-American, PSAC "Scholar Athlete of the Year," PSAC-West "Player of the Year" and was the Burger King National Scholar Athlete of the Week, earning Clarion a $10,000 scholarship donation.

As a sophomore at Clarion University in '94, Steve rushed for 691 yards and scored 11 touchdowns. He caught 50 passes for 578 yards and 5 touchdowns and was named a 2nd team All-American by the Football Gazette. In 1995, his junior season as an Eagle, he rushed for 753 yards and scored 13 touchdowns, plus caught 50 passes for 629 yards and 2 more touchdowns.

In his career, he set the Pennsylvania School Athletic Conference (PSAC) record for touchdowns with 55, while rushing for 2,850 yards and 41 touchdowns. (a Clarion record) on 473 carries (6.0 yards per carry), and grabbed 149 passes for 2,050 yards and 13 TD's. He is the only PSAC runner to ever rush for 2,800 yards, and catch passes for over 2,000 yards.