Sports Information Bill Wagner, Director of Sports Information 702 South College Avenue Greencastle, IN 46135-0037 765-658-4630 (phone) 765-658-4708 (fax) [email protected] Wabash College (9-0) DePauw hosts Wabash in annual Monon Bell Game at DePauw University (7-1) DePauw concludes its regular season with the with impressive numbers including an efficiency annual Monon Bell football game against Wabash rating of 180.2 and a 71.2 completion percentage. GAME FACTS College. Kickoff is set for 1:07 p.m. at Blackstock He’s tossed 25 touchdowns and been intercepted Saturday, November 12, 1:07 p.m. Stadium in Greencastle. just three times. Harbaugh ranks third in the nation Blackstock Stadium; Greencastle, Indiana This year’s game is the 112th gridiron meeting in pass efficiency and 13th in total offense with between the two schools in a rivalry that started in 308.2 yards per game. TELEVISION 1890. The game is also the 74th for possession of His top receivers are Eric Summers with 45 The Monon Bell game will be televised locally by the Monon Bell which entered in 1932. receptions for 691 yards and six touchdowns and WHMB-TV (Channel 40 in Indianapolis) and on World Harvest Television (Channel 321 on DirecTV). The series is deadlocked at 51-51-9 after Geoff Walker with 39 catches totaling 593 yards Rob Blackman will provide play-by-play with former DePauw’s 14-7 win in Crawfordsville last year. with five scores. Mike Russell and Kyle Piazza each DePauw head coach Nick Mourouzis and 1992 Wa- DePauw holds a 35-32-6 edge in games played for have caught 35 with Russell totaling six touch- bash graduate Joe Emmick adding color commentary. possession of the Bell downs. Chris Ogden leads the Little Giants with Jim Barbar will report from the sidelines. Wabash enters play with a 9-0 record and just over 50 rushing yards per game with Brandon already has earned a spot in the NCAA Division Roop adding 46. RADIO WGRE (91.5 FM), the DePauw campus station, will III Championship by virtue of winning the North The Wabash defense has allowed opponents an broadcast the game live to West Central Indiana and Coast Athletic Conference title. The Little Giants average of just 8.9 points and 249 yards per game via the Internet at: <www.wgre.org>. The broadcast finished NCAC play with a 7-0 record. and have allowed single-digit point totals in six of is also available on Teamline for a fee by dialing 1-800- DePauw is 7-1 on the season and on a seven- the nine games. 846-4700 and entering the Tigers’ code of 4613. Wes game win streak following a 31-26 loss to Wesley. Adrian Pynenberg keys the defense with 72 Anderson and Dan Lucero call the action from the press box. The pre-game show begins at 10 a.m. The Tigers clinched at least a share of the South- tackles including a team highs of 15.5 tackles for ern Collegiate Athletic Conference title with last loss and seven sacks. Tim Parker is next with 42 COACHING DEPAUW Saturday’s 60-21 victory at Rose-Hulman. tackles with Josh Foster adding 38. Pynenberg also Head Coach .............................Tim Rogers, Beloit ’88 shares the team lead with Billy King with three DePauw Record ............................... 7-1 (1st year) AT STAKE interceptions each. Career Record ............................... 35-29 (7 years) Career Record vs. Wabash ................................1-1 Not only is the Monon Bell at stake in this year’s matchup, but there are postseason implications as DEPAUW UPDATE COACHING WABASH well. The Tigers come into today’s game on a seven- Head Coach ................. Chris Creighton, Kenyon ’91 A DePauw win would give the Tigers an 8-1 game win streak following a season-opening loss Wabash Record ............................. 42-10 (5 years) record and keep alive its hopes of a spot in the to Wesley. Career Record ............................... 74-17 (8 years) NCAA Championship. DePauw averages 32.9 points and 384.2 yards Career Record vs. DePauw ..............................3-1 A Wabash win would give it a perfect 10-0 per contest. The Tigers’ rushing attack averages SERIES INFORMATION regular season for the second time in four years. over 240 yards per game led by Jeremiah Marks Overall .....................................................Tied, 51-51-9 It would also likely solidify home field in the post- with 106.2 per outing. Marks ranks fifth in Divi- In Crawfordsville ...................Wabash leads, 24-23-5 season for at least a couple of rounds. sion III with 12.0 points per game and his rushing In Greencastle ........................DePauw leads, 26-25-3 average ranks 45th. At neutral site ...............................................Tied 2-2-1 Last meeting ................................DePauw, 14-7, 2004 SCOUTING WABASH Quarterback Ross Wiethoff is next with 50 First meeting ...............................DePauw, 34-5, 1890 Wabash has won nine straight since last rushing yards per contest, while Jason Murphy Last meeting at DePauw ..........Wabash, 37-20, 2003 November’s loss to DePauw and they’ve done so and Dorrius Ford combine to average 76 yards per Last DePauw win in Greencastle ............ 1999 (21-7) with a potent offense and a stifling defense. game. Quarterback Russ Harbaugh directs the offense Wiethoff has completed just under 54 percent DEPAUW SCHEDULE/RESULTS 9/3 WESLEY (9-1) L 26 31 9/17 at Hope (4-5) W 38 12 SCAC STANDINGS 9/24 *at Trinity (8-0) ccd. ——SCAC—— ——Overall—— ——SCAC 1998-pres.—— 10/1 CHICAGO (4-4) W 33 9 School W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. 10/8 *at Sewanee (4-5) W 34 0 DePauw 5 0 1.000 166 45 7 1 .875 263 97 34 13 .723 10/15 *RHODES (2-7) W 7 3 Trinity 4 0 1.000 120 22 8 0 1.000 208 83 43 3 .935 10/22 *MILLSAPS (2-6) W 51 14 Sewanee 3 2 .600 73 102 4 5 .444 126 201 19 28 .404 10/29 *CENTRE (6-3) W 14 7 Centre 2 3 .400 111 127 6 3 .667 226 211 25 22 .532 11/5 *at Rose-Hulman (5-4) W 60 21 Rose-Hulman 2 3 .400 85 138 5 4 .556 227 251 11 36 .234 Millsaps 1 4 .200 91 172 2 6 .250 155 274 12 35 .255 11/12 WABASH (9-0) .........................1:07 p.m. Rhodes 0 5 .000 78 118 2 7 .222 178 189 20 27 .426 (WHMB-TV; Channel 40, Indianapolis; DirecTV 321) SATURDAY GAMES: Millsaps at Trinity, 1:30 p.m.; Rose-Hulman at Centre, 1:30 p.m.; Sewanee at Rhodes, 1:30 p.m.; Wabash at DePauw, 1:07 p.m. 1 —— 2005 DePauw Football vs. Wabash, November 12 • www.depauw.edu/ath ——1 of his passes and has an efficiency rating of 127.35. DEPAUW’s RECORD WHEN.... Frank Navarro (W) 4 2 2 0 .500 Brian Culp leads the team with 30 catches for 364 Playing at home ...........................................................4-1 Mike Snavely (D) 9 2 7 0 .222 Playing on road ............................................................3-0 Bill Lynch (D) 1 1 0 0 1.000 yards, while Chase Jonason is next with 16 grabs Ken Keuffel (W) 6 1 5 0 .167 Scoring first ..................................................................7-0 for 240 yards. Max Urick (W) 4 1 3 0 .250 DePauw’s defense has been solid by allowing Opponent scores first .................................................0-1 Jerry Berndt (D) 2 0 1 1 .250 Leading after first quarter ..........................................4-0 opponents just 12.1 points and 271.2 yards per Robert Nipper (D) 1 0 1 0 .000 Leading at halftime .....................................................7-0 Bob Bergman (D) 2 0 2 0 .000 game and limiting opposing quarterbacks to a 77.9 Leading after third quarter .........................................7-0 efficiency rating which ranks third in the nation. Gaining more rushing yardage than opponent ......5-1 FIRST MONON GAME During the win streak, the Tigers have allowed just Rushing for 200 or more yards .................................5-0 Tim Rogers is the 18th coach to begin his career 9.4 points per game and have held opponents to Holding opponent under 100 rushing yards ...........3-1 at one of the two schools since the Monon Bell just 14 first-half points. Holding opponent under 150 rushing yards ...........4-1 entered the rivalry in 1932 and the ninth at DePauw. Greg Sylvester leads the unit with 56 tackles Gaining more total yardage than opponent ............6-1 Overall, rookie Bell coaches have an 8-7-2 record followed by Aaron Key with 51, Dustin Hertel Achieving more 1st downs than opponent .............6-1 Committing fewer turnovers than opponent ..........6-0 after Bill Lynch’s Tigers won last year’s game. with 46 and Rob Farrow and Curran Clark with Committing more turnovers than opponent ..........1-1 Wabash coaches are 6-3 in their first games in the 45 each. Hertel leads the squad with 11 tackles for Holding time of possession advantage ....................6-1 rivalry, while DePauw coaches are 2-4-2. Here is loss and five sacks. Sylvester leads the way with how each performed in his first Monon game. four interceptions and Andrew Huff has three. NATIONAL POLLS Wabash is ranked 16th by the American Foot- Coach, School Year Result DEPAUW RESULTS (7-1) ball Coaches Association, 19th by D3football.com, Glen Harmeson, Wabash 1946 Won, 26-0 (opponent record in parentheses) and 28th by the . The Tigers are Robert Nipper, DePauw 1946 Lost, 0-26 Football Gazette Mike Snavely, DePauw 1947 Lost, 7-27 9/3 WESLEY (9-1) L 26 31 ranked 32nd by Football Gazette and received votes 9/17 at Hope (4-5) W 38 12 Garland Frazier, Wabash 1951 Won, 41-12 9/24 at Trinity (8-0) ccd.