DePauw Tigers
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The DePauw Tigers are the athletic teams that represent DePauw University
, a small liberal arts school in Greencastle, Indiana
. The university's teams play in the NCAA's Division III and currently belong to the North Coast Athletic Conference
.
DePauw has a passionate and long-standing rivalry with nearby Wabash College
, culminating each football season with the Monon Bell
game, which is the sixth most-played Division III rivalry and the 12th-most played in college football. To date, there have been 116 total games played between the two teams, resulting in a lead for Wabash at 55-53-9.
DePauw had been a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
from 1997 to 2011, and won numerous conference championships, most notably in women's basketball, where the school is a Division III power. DePauw's program had also won the conference's overall "President's Trophy" seven times in that span, including six consecutive President's Trophies from 2005-06 to 2010-11.
In 1933, head coach Ray "Gaumey" Neal
led the DePauw Tigers football team to an unbeaten, untied, and unscored opening season. The Tigers compiled a 7-0-0 record and outscored their opponents 136-0. Neal nearly duplicated this feat in 1943, but DePauw, 5-0-1, finished the season with one scoreless tie and six points allowed in a different game. The only points surrendered that season were in a 39-6 victory over Indiana State
and the only non-win was a 0-0 tie against Oberlin. The Tigers outscored their opponents, 206-6.
The DePauw University men's basketball team has won two SCAC championships and have reached the NCAA Division III Final Four two times in their history. In addition to their success on the court, former DePauw basketball player Brad Stevens
has found great success coaching as well. After graduating from DePauw in 1999, Stevens went on to coach at Butler Bulldogs
at the Division I level. In the 2009-10 season
, Stevens lead his team to the national championship game before eventually losing to Duke University
.
The men's cross country have won the SCAC team championship seven times and have reached the NCAA tournament eleven times in their history.
's third annual College Golf Guide, which appears in the September 2007 issue. In their history, the women's team have national runners-up twice, been in the top four seven times, and made nine consecutive NCAA appearances.
The men's golf team have made 21 NCAA Division III appearances and have been either SCAC champions or runners-up four times.
The men's soccer team have made eight NCAA appearances in their history.
The women's swimming and diving team finished ninth overall in the 2008 NCAA championships.
The men's tennis team have made 15 NCAA team appearances, were the NCAA quarterfinalists in 2007, and have won three SCAC team championships.
The women's track team have won three SCAC team championships.
DePauw University
DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, USA, is a private, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association...
, a small liberal arts school in Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Scots-Irish American Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania...
. The university's teams play in the NCAA's Division III and currently belong to the North Coast Athletic Conference
North Coast Athletic Conference
The North Coast Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of schools located in the Midwestern United States. When founded in 1984, the NCAC was a pioneer in gender equality, offering competition in a then-unprecedented ten women's sports...
.
DePauw has a passionate and long-standing rivalry with nearby Wabash College
Wabash College
Wabash College is a small, private, liberal arts college for men, located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Morehouse College, Wabash is one of only three remaining traditional all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States.-History:Wabash College was founded...
, culminating each football season with the Monon Bell
Monon Bell
The Monon Bell is the trophy awarded to the victor of the annual college football matchup between the DePauw University Tigers and the Wabash College Little Giants in the United States. The Bell is a 300-pound locomotive bell from the Monon Railroad...
game, which is the sixth most-played Division III rivalry and the 12th-most played in college football. To date, there have been 116 total games played between the two teams, resulting in a lead for Wabash at 55-53-9.
DePauw had been a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas...
from 1997 to 2011, and won numerous conference championships, most notably in women's basketball, where the school is a Division III power. DePauw's program had also won the conference's overall "President's Trophy" seven times in that span, including six consecutive President's Trophies from 2005-06 to 2010-11.
Football
DePauw is currently the 17th most winning franchise in Division III history and have been the co-champions of the SCAC four times.In 1933, head coach Ray "Gaumey" Neal
Ray Neal
Raymond Robert "Gaumey" Neal was an American football coach and player. He served as the head coach for the DePauw Tigers at DePauw University for sixteen seasons. Prior to that, he played four seasons in the National Football League with the Akron Pros and the Hammond Pros.-Biography:Neal was...
led the DePauw Tigers football team to an unbeaten, untied, and unscored opening season. The Tigers compiled a 7-0-0 record and outscored their opponents 136-0. Neal nearly duplicated this feat in 1943, but DePauw, 5-0-1, finished the season with one scoreless tie and six points allowed in a different game. The only points surrendered that season were in a 39-6 victory over Indiana State
Indiana State Sycamores football
The Indiana State Sycamores football team is the NCAA Division I men's football program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Playoffs in the 1984 NCAA Division I Football...
and the only non-win was a 0-0 tie against Oberlin. The Tigers outscored their opponents, 206-6.
Basketball
The DePauw University women's basketball team won the Division III National Championship for the 2006-07 year. They defeated Washington University in Springfield, MA to win the first team national championship in the school's history. In addition to their national championship, the women's team has also won 9 SCAC championships and reached the national quarterfinals four times.The DePauw University men's basketball team has won two SCAC championships and have reached the NCAA Division III Final Four two times in their history. In addition to their success on the court, former DePauw basketball player Brad Stevens
Brad Stevens
Brad Stevens is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Butler University. He grew up in Zionsville, Indiana, where he starred on the Zionsville Community High School basketball team, setting four school records...
has found great success coaching as well. After graduating from DePauw in 1999, Stevens went on to coach at Butler Bulldogs
Butler Bulldogs
All but one of Butler University's 19 intercollegiate teams compete in the Horizon League, along with Cleveland State, Detroit, Green Bay, Loyola, Milwaukee, UIC, Valparaiso, Wright State and Youngstown State...
at the Division I level. In the 2009-10 season
2009–10 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 3rd year...
, Stevens lead his team to the national championship game before eventually losing to Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
.
Baseball
DePauw's baseball team have reached the NCAA Division III tournament six times in their history, and won a school-record 35 wins in 2008.Cross Country
The women's cross country team have won a total of eight conference championships, seven of which have come in the SCAC. They have additionally reached the NCAA tournament seven times.The men's cross country have won the SCAC team championship seven times and have reached the NCAA tournament eleven times in their history.
Field Hockey
DePauw's women's field hockey team have made two NCAA tournament appearances in their history and won the SCAC championship in 2007.Golf
DePauw University's women's golf program is the best of any NCAA Division III college in the nation for students seeking a "balanced" experience, according to Golf DigestGolf Digest
Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...
's third annual College Golf Guide, which appears in the September 2007 issue. In their history, the women's team have national runners-up twice, been in the top four seven times, and made nine consecutive NCAA appearances.
The men's golf team have made 21 NCAA Division III appearances and have been either SCAC champions or runners-up four times.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse will be added as a men's and women's varsity sport at DePauw University effective with the 2012-13 academic year.Soccer
The women's soccer team have made six NCAA appearances, finished in third place nationally in 2003, and have won three SCAC championships in their team's history.The men's soccer team have made eight NCAA appearances in their history.
Softball
The Tigers softball team won the SCAC championship in 2008 and 2009 and won a Division III-leading 40 wins in 2008.Swimming and Diving
The men's swimming and diving team have won eight total conference championships in their history, and six while in the SCAC.The women's swimming and diving team finished ninth overall in the 2008 NCAA championships.
Tennis
The women's tennis team have made eight NCAA team appearances and have won three SCAC team championships. Additionally, DePauw also won the 2007 NCAA singles championship.The men's tennis team have made 15 NCAA team appearances, were the NCAA quarterfinalists in 2007, and have won three SCAC team championships.
Track
The men's track team have won six SCAC team championships and two NCAA individual championships.The women's track team have won three SCAC team championships.