DePauw Tigers
| DePauw Tigers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | DePauw University |
| Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletic director | Stevie Baker-Watson |
| Location | Greencastle, Indiana |
| Varsity teams | 23 |
| Football stadium | Blackstock Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Neal Fieldhouse |
| Baseball stadium | Walker Field |
| Softball stadium | Softball Field |
| Soccer stadium | Reavis Stadium |
| Other venues | Blackstock Courts Erdmann Natatorium Indoor Tennis and Track Center |
| Mascot | Tyler the Tiger |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Fight song | "Here's to DePauw" |
| Colors | Black and old gold[1] |
| Website | depauwtigers |
TheDePauw Tigersare the athletic teams that representDePauw University,a small liberal arts school inGreencastle, Indiana.The university's teams play in theNCAA Division IIIand currently belong to theNorth Coast Athletic Conference.
DePauw has a passionate and long-standing rivalry with nearbyWabash College,culminating each football season with theMonon Bellgame, which is the sixth most-played Division III rivalry and the 12th-most played in college football.[2]To date, there have been 116 total games played between the two teams, resulting in a lead for Wabash at 60–53–9.[3]
DePauw had been a member of theSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conferencefrom 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.[4]
Football
[edit]TheDePauw Tigers footballprogram is currently the 17th most winning program in Division III history and have been the co-champions of the SCAC four times.[5]
They currently hold theMonon Bellfollowing a 49–14 victory over their rival, theWabash Little Giants,on November 12, 2022. [6]
Basketball
[edit]The DePauw University women's basketball team won the Division III National Championship in 2007 and 2013. They defeated Washington University inSpringfield, MAto win the first team national championship in the school's history and then defeated theUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewaterto win their second. In addition to their national championship, the women's team has also won 9 SCAC championships and reached the national quarterfinals four times.[7]
The DePauw University men's basketball team has won two SCAC championships; they also reached the NCAA Division III Final Four two times in their history (3rd place in 1984 under Coach Mike Steele, and National Runner-Up in 1990 under CoachRoyce Waltman). CurrentClemson TigerscoachBrad Brownellwas a star of the 1990 team.[8]In addition to their success on the court, former DePauw basketball playerBrad Stevenshas found great success coaching as well. After graduating from DePauw in 1999, Stevens went on to coach theButler Bulldogsat the NCAA Division I level. In the2009–10 season,Stevens led his team to the national championship game before eventually losing toDuke.[9]Then during the2010–11 season,he led Butler back to the national championship game again before losing toUConn.Stevens was previously the head coach of the NBA 's Boston Celtics and is now the president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics.
Future U.S. House RepresentativeLee H. Hamiltonlettered in three seasons for the DePauw men's basketball team (in 1949–50, 1950–51, and 1951–52). He twice led the Tigers in rebounding (in 1950–51 with 11.4 rebounds per game and in 1951–52 with 10.7 per game) and once in scoring average (11.4 points per game in 1950–51).
Baseball
[edit]DePauw's baseball team has reached the NCAA Division III tournament six times in their history, and won a school-record 35 games in 2008.[10]
Prominent baseball alumni include former MLB CommissionerFord Frick[11]and long-time NCAA football coachDick Tomey.[12]
Cross country
[edit]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.[13]
The men's cross country have won the SCAC team championship seven times and have reached the NCAA tournament eleven times in their history.[14]
Field hockey
[edit]DePauw's women's field hockey team have made two NCAA tournament appearances in their history and won the SCAC championship in 2007.[15]
Golf
[edit]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 toGolf Digest'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.[16]
The men's golf team have made 21 NCAA Division III appearances and have been either SCAC champions or runners-up four times.[17]
Former Vice PresidentDan Quayle,lettered 3 years for the Tigers (1967–69) and finished 10th in the Conference Meet during the 1967 season, leading the Tigers to the best ever finish during theirIndiana Collegiate Conferencetenure.[18]
Lacrosse
[edit]Lacrosse was added as a men's and women's varsity sport at DePauw University effective with the 2012–13 academic year.[19]
Soccer
[edit]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.[20]
The men's soccer team have made eight NCAA appearances in their history.[21]
Softball
[edit]
The Tigers softball team won the SCAC championship in 2008 and 2009 and won a Division III-leading 40 wins in 2008. The team has 7 NCAA Division III appearances in last 9 years including a 5th-place NCAA Finish in 2015 (2007, 2010, 2011. 2015). The Tigers have been conference champions 6 of the last 8 seasons and have averaged nearly 33 wins over last 10 seasons[22]
Swimming and diving
[edit]The men's swimming and diving team have won eight total conference championships in their history, and six while in the SCAC.[23]
The women's swimming and diving team finished ninth overall in the 2008 NCAA championships.[24]
Tennis
[edit]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.[25]
The men's tennis team have made 15 NCAA team appearances, were the NCAA quarterfinalists in 2007, and have won three SCAC team championships.[26]
Track and field
[edit]The men's track and field team have won six SCAC team championships and two NCAA individual championships.[27]
The women's track and field team have won three SCAC team championships.[28]
Volleyball
[edit]DePauw's volleyball team have made three NCAA appearances and have been SCAC runners up five times in their history.[29]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^DePauw University Visual Identity System(PDF).RetrievedJune 12,2016.
- ^Monon Bell Classic,"Monon Bell and Rivalry Facts"Archived2011-06-10 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved October 14, 2008.
- ^Monon Bell Classic,"All-Time Football Results"Archived2011-06-10 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved October 14, 2008.
- ^DEPAUW EXITS SCAC WITH SIXTH CONSECUTIVE PRESIDENTS TROPHY VICTORY,"DEPAUW EXITS SCAC WITH SIXTH CONSECUTIVE PRESIDENTS TROPHY VICTORY",SCAC, retrieved October 14, 2008.
- ^DePauw Football,[1]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^Monon Bell 2022 Box Score, [2]Archived2023-03-03 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University Athletics, March 3, 2023.
- ^DePauw Women's Basketball,[3]Archived2010-12-18 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Men's Basketball,[4]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^Brad Stevens,"DePauw Athletic Profiles - Brad Stevens".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-06-24.Retrieved2010-04-03.,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Baseball,[5]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^"Ford C. Frick".Archived fromthe originalon 2017-11-27.Retrieved2020-12-26.
- ^"Richard H. Tomey".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-05-13.Retrieved2020-12-26.
- ^DePauw Women's Cross Country,[6]Archived2010-12-22 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Men's Cross Country,[7]Archived2010-12-21 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Field Hockey,[8]Archived2010-12-22 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Women's Golf,[9]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Men's Golf,[10]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^"Dan Quayle".Archived fromthe originalon 2017-11-27.Retrieved2020-12-26.
- ^DePauw News,[11],DePauw University, retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^DePauw Women's Soccer,[12]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Men's Soccer,[13]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Softball,[14]Archived2010-12-20 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Men's Swimming and Diving,[15]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Women's Swimming and Diving,[16]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Women's Tennis,[17]Archived2010-12-22 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Men's Tennis,[18]Archived2010-12-22 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Men's Track,[19]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Women's Track,[20]Archived2010-12-19 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^DePauw Volleyball,[21]Archived2010-11-09 at theWayback Machine,DePauw University, retrieved December 18, 2010.