| DePauw Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1884; 141 years ago |
| Athletic director | Stevie Baker-Watson |
| Head coach | Brett Dietz 6th season, 41–7 (.854) |
| Stadium | Blackstock Stadium (capacity: 3,000) |
| Field | Nick Mourouzis Field |
| Year built | 1941 |
| Field surface | AstroTurf |
| Location | Greencastle, Indiana |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | NCAC |
| Past conferences | SAA SCAC HCAC ICC |
| All-time record | 592–494–40 (.544) |
| Conference titles | 13 |
| Colors | Black and old gold[1] |
TheDePauw Tigers football team is theAmerican football program forDePauw University, which began in 1884.[2] DePauw has the 20th most victories in Division III history.[3] The Tigers have been the co-champions of theSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference four times (2000, 2005, 2009 and 2010).[4] In addition, they won two championships (1990, 1996) during their membership in theHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and five titles (1928, 1930, 1931, 1933 and 1943) in theIndiana Intercollegiate Conference.
In 1933, head coachRay Neal led the DePauw Tigers football team to an unbeaten, untied, and unscored opening season. The Tigers compiled a 7–0 record and outscored their opponents 136–0.[5] 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 overIndiana State and the only non-win was a 0–0 tie againstOberlin. The Tigers outscored their opponents, 206–6.
The Tigers have a blood feud with "nearby"Wabash College. Its most visible clash is the annualMonon Bell game.
The Tigers have made sixappearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 2–6.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | First Round | Thomas More | L, 39–49 |
| 2010 | First Round | Trine | L, 35–45 |
| 2021 | First Round Second Round | Rose–Hulman Wisconsin–Whitewater | W, 26–21 L, 0–45 |
| 2022 | First Round | Carnegie Mellon | L, 14–45 |
| 2023 | First Round | Alma | L, 17–32 |
| 2024 | Second Round Third Round | Maryville (TN) Johns Hopkins | W, 45–20 L, 9–14 |
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