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] DePauw University (1-1) at Tigers travel to Hanover to renew in-state rivalry Hanover College (2-0) The Tigers look to rebound from last COMPARING THE TEAMS weekend’s 26-14 loss at Hope when they travel Offense DPU HC GAME FACTS to Hanover College for a 1:30 p.m. game this Scoring Offense 21.0 33.5 Rushes-yards 78-432 39-241 Saturday, September 20, 1:30 p.m. Saturday at L.S. Ayres Field. Rushing yards/game 216.0 120.5 L.S. Ayres Field Rushing yards/att 5.5 6.2 Hanover, Indiana SERIES HISTORY Att/Comp-Int 69-41-4 103-65-2 DePauw and Hanover are meeting for the Passing Yards/g 182.0 373.0 BROADCAST Pass Efficiency 96.92 142.49 32nd time with DePauw leading 21-91-1 in a Total offense/game 398.0 493.5 Radio: WGRE (91.5 FM) will broadcast the rivalry that dates back to 1900. The Tigers won Yards/play 5.4 7.0 game live to West Central Indiana and via the or tied the first 12 meetings and 16 of the first 3rd down conv% 39.3 47.6 Internet at: <www.depauw.edu/univ/wgre/ 17, but the Panthers have won the last four Avg. poss. time 28:53 22:37 listen.html>. The broadcast is also available on Teamline for a fee by dialing 1-800-846- and six of the last seven contests. Hanover Defense DPU HC 4700 and entering the Tigers’ code of 4613. won in Greencastle last year by a 31-21 score. Scoring Defense 26.0 23.5 See a full story on last year’s game on page 2. In Opp. rushes-yards 83-251 115-508 the last meeting in Hanover, the Panthers pre- Opp. rush yards/game 125.5 254.0 DEPAUW TIGERS Opp. rush yards/att 3.0 4.4 Head Coach ...Nick Mourouzis, Miami U. '59 vailed 30-27. Opp. Att-Comp-Int 76-42-4 51-18-1 DPU Record .................................134-83-4 Opp. Passing Yds/g 302.5 101.5 Home Record ................................. 72-39-0 COACHING THE TIGERS Pass eff. defense 137.66 71.28 Road Record ................................... 60-44-4 DePauw’s Nick Mourouzis is in his 23rd and Total Defense 428.0 355.5 Opp. yds/play 5.4 4.3 final season with the Tigers and his teams have Neutral Record ....................................2-0-0 3rd down conv% 44.4 30.3 Record against Hanover ....................... 4-7 posted a 134-83-4 record. Mourouzis, the Record against Hanover in Hanover .. 1-3 winningest coach in DePauw history, entered the Miscellaneous DPU HC season ranked in a tie for 10th among active Turnover margin/g 0.0 -0.5 SERIES INFORMATION Division III coaches in victories and in the top 50 Kickoff Return Avg. 27.2 22.1 Overall.......................... DePauw leads, 21-9-1 in winning percentage among active coaches with Punt Return Avg. 8.8 7.0 In Hanover ........................ DePauw leads, 6-4 at least five years of head coaching experience. Punt Avg. 33.4 36.2 Mourouzis was named the SCAC Coach of the Year Net Punt Avg. 25.3 35.6 Last Meeting........ Hanover 31-21 (9/21/02) Opp. kickoff return avg. 18.7 22.5 in 2000 after leading the Tigers to a three-way share Opp. punt return avg. 18.2 1.5 2003 SCHEDULE/RESULTS of their first SCAC title. PAT kick 3-5 7-7 9/6 *RHODES W 28 26 PAT run/pass 0-1 0-0 9/13 at Hope L 14 26 NCAA DIVISION III ACTIVE FG 1-3 4-5 COACHING VICTORY LEADERS 9/20 at Hanover ........................ 1:30 p.m. 1. John Gagliardi, St. John’s (Minn.) .......... 401 DEPAUW INDIVIDUAL NOTES 9/27 *at Trinity .......................... 7:30 p.m. 2. Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran ....... 299 DePauw’s back-to-back 200-yard rushing games is 10/4 CHICAGO .................. 1:30 p.m. 3. Frank Girardi, Lycoming ......................... 233 their first since the final two games in 1991 ... Andy 10/11 *at Sewanee ...................... 1:30 p.m. 4. Peter Mazzaferro, Bridgewater St. ......... 198 Yoder completed 18 of 31 passes against Hope to 10/25 *MILLSAPS .............. 1:30 p.m. 5. Larry Kehres, Mount Union ................... 193 extend his streak of 50 percent completion games 11/1 *CENTRE ................. 1:30 p.m. 6. Eric Hamilton, Coll. of New Jersey ...... 167 to all 11 of his career starts ... Matt King’s 1,375 11/8 *at Rose-Hulman ............. 1:30 p.m. 7. Lou Wacker, Emory & Henry ................. 155 career rushing yards rank eighth in school history ... 11/15 WABASH ................... 1:05 p.m. 8. Wayne Perry, Hanover .............................. 152 Jackson Rust topped the 1,000-yard plateau for 9. Rick Giancola, Montclair St. .................. 139 his career with his 94 at Hope and now has 1,090 *SCAC Games 10. Bob Bierie, Loras ....................................... 135 ... This marks the first time since 1991 that the 11. Nick Mourouzis, DePauw ............... 134 Tigers have two backs on the same team with over 1,000 career rushing yards (Terry Dickey and Jayson Stadler) ... Jamarcus Shephard totaled 222 all- purpose yards against Hope which marked the most by a DePauw player since Shephard had 245 against Trinity last year ... Shephard ranks 10th in Divi- sion III with a 36.5 yard kickoff return average. Among the top 40, his eight returns are the most of any Division III player ... Shephard has caught at least one pass in 12 straight games. Hanover 31, DePauw 21 Hanover 0 17 7 7 — 31 COMPARING 2003 with 2002 after 2 games DePauw 0777—21 Offense 2003 2002 September 21, 2002 Scoring Offense 21.0 31.0 Second Quarter Rushes-yards 78-432 77-225 Greencastle, Ind. — The Tigers fell behind by H — FG Starck , 4:51 Rushing yards/game 216.0 112.5 as many as 17 points before rallying to within three, H — Jourdan 17 pass from Dietz (Starck kick), 11:47 Rushing yards/att 5.5 2.9 but visiting Hanover’s defense came up big late in D — Shephard 99 kickoff return (Murray kick), 11:29 Att/Comp-Int 69-41-4 76-43-1 the game and the 22nd-ranked Panthers held on for H — Bobb 25 pass from Dietz (Starck kick), 6:29 Passing Yards/g 182.0 240.0 a 31-21 victory over DePauw. Pass Efficiency 96.92 128.71 In a game with the advance billing of being an Third Quarter Total offense/game 398.0 352.5 offensive shootout, the teams were scoreless H — Jourdan 3 pass from Dietz (Starck kick), 7:49 Yards/play 5.4 4.6 through the first 15 minutes. Hanover’s Drew Starck D — Ryan 6 pass from Yoder (Murray kick), 3:27 3rd down conv% 39.3 37.5 gave the Panthers a 3-0 lead with a 22-yard field goal Avg. poss. time 28:53 33:44 on the second play of the second quarter. Hanover Fourth Quarter backup quarterback Brett Dietz completed a 17-yard D — Shephard 20 pass from Yoder (Murray kick), 13:53 Defense 2003 2002 scoring pass to Jeffrey Jourdan to make it 10-0 with H — Jourdan 14 pass from Dietz (Starck kick), 11:08 Scoring Defense 26.0 23.0 11:47 left in the half. Opp. rushes-yards 83-251 59-96 DePauw put its first points on the board when TEAM STATISTICS HC DPU Opp. rush yards/game 125.5 48.0 Jamarcus Shephard returned the ensuing kickoff 99 First Downs 20 20 Opp. rush yards/att 3.0 1.6 yards for a score. The 99-yard return tied an SCAC Rushes-Yards 25-66 32-61 Opp. Att-Comp-Int 76-42-4 105-52-3 record set by John Beasley against Trinity in 1999. It Passing Yards 343 309 Opp. Passing Yds/g 302.5 368.0 was one-yard short of the DePauw mark set by Alan Att-Comp-Int 65-32-3 57-35-3 Pass eff. defense 137.66 110.72 Hill against Valparaiso in 1980. The touchdown was Total Plays-Yards 90-409 89-370 Total Defense 428.0 368.0 Shephard’s first on the collegiate level. Punts-Avg 9-40.9 8-34.6 Opp. yds/play 5.4 4.5 Dietz connected with Clint Bobb for a 25-yard Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 3rd down conv% 44.4 27.3 score with 6:29 left in the half to push the Hanover Penalties-Yards 2-25 4-27 margin to 17-7. Starck later missed a 35-yard field Possession Time 26:44 33:16 Miscellaneous 2003 2002 goal try as time expired in the first half. Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-21 4-18 Turnover margin/g 0.0 +1.5 Both defenses tightened up early in the second Kickoff Return Avg. 27.2 22.1 half as six minutes passed before Hanover picked Punt Return Avg. 8.8 9.8 up the half’s initial first down. Dietz’s three-yard Punt Avg. 33.4 25.2 pass to Jourdan with 7:49 left in the third boosted Net Punt Avg. 25.3 21.9 Hanover’s lead to 24-7. Opp. kickoff return avg. 18.7 17.3 Yoder teamed with Dan Ryan for a 6-yard score TIGERS RECORD WHEN..... Opp. punt return avg.