DePauw-Wabash Football Rivalry Currently Indiana's Best in ESPN Poll

July 27, 2005

Vote for Indiana's Best Sports Rivalry Here

July 27, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - [Download Video: "2004 Monon Memory" 7774KB] "The annual Wabash/DePauw football rivalry is finding another way to gain national attention," begins a story in Crawfordsville's Journal Review. "As part of ESPN SportsCenter's 50 states in 50 days tour, the national sports network is running a poll on espn.com asking fans to vote for the greatest rivalry in Indiana. The Wabash/DePauw rivalry leads the way with 35 percent of the vote. Indiana/Purdue basketball is second with 26.8 percent of the vote. Notre Dame/Purdue football is third at 11.8 percent."

Access at the article at the newspaper's Web site, and cast your vote by clicking here. Voting ends August 6 and winners will be announced the next day on SportsCenter. [Download Video: "See The Ballad of the Monon Bell" 9346KB] [Download Audio: "Hear The Ballad of the Monon Bell" 2900KB]

"This fall marks the 112th meeting between Wabash and DePauw," the newspaper's Matt Wilson writes. "The rivalry for the Monon Bell is tied 51-51-9. Wabash has won the previous three Bell games before the Tigers came to Crawfordsville and beat the Little Giants, 14-7, in fall 2004." [Download Video: "1980 Monon Memory" - 1795kb]

The 112th Monon Bell Classic, which will be played November 12 at DePauw's Blackstock Stadium, will again be nationally televised on DirecTV channel 321. Learn more in this previous story. DVDs of the last four battles for the Bell are available. Read more here, and access DePauw's Monon Bell Web page by clicking here.

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