DePauw and Wabash Battle to 7-7 Tie

November 17, 1956

November 11, 1956, Crawfordsville, Ind. - On paper, this was a game that Wabash -- which came into the game with a record of 6 and 2 -- should have won. But the DePauw Tigers, who entered the 1956 Monon Bell Classic with a 1-6 mark, proved that season records don't mean a thing when the prized trophy of one of college football's oldest rivalries is on the line.

DePauw, led by coach Bob Hicks, battled Wabash to a 7-7 tie, keeping the Bell in Greencastle for another year.

View a "Monon Memory" of the game, produced by Ken Owen '82, director of media relations at DePauw, here: [Download Video: "1956 Monon Memory" - 3493kb].

Visit the Monon Bell Web page and read more about the history of the classic rivalry, by clicking here.

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