Hard-Fighting Tigers Come Up Short Against Wabash, 6-0

November 20, 1926

November 20, 1926, Greencastle, Ind. - A late touchdown gave Wabash College its sixth consecutive victory over arch rival DePauw University this afternoon, 6-0. The contest, played at DePauw's Blackstock Field, ends DePauw's season with a 4-3-1 record, while Wabash winds up at 5-4.

Today's outcome marks the Little Giants' sixth consecutive triumph and shutout in the rivalry, which began in 1890.

The game was a scoreless duel until late in the fourth quarter, when Wabash running backs Fred "Stew" Myers and Clarence Pease carried the ball for 43 yards and four first downs, culminating with a Myers touchdown plunge from one yard out with about three minutes remaining on the clock.

The Tigers made a desperate final attempt to respond, but a drive led by Dick Sturtridge ended 25 yards short of the goal line.

Wabash collected 13 first downs on the afternoon, compared with 7 for DePauw.

View a "Monon Memory" of the 1926 DePauw-Wabash football contest here: [Download Video: "1926 Monon Memory" - 3112kb]. A complete roster of the video clips -- written, produced and narrated by 1982 DePauw graduate Ken Owen -- can be accessed by clicking here.

For comprehensive information on one of college football's greatest rivalries -- which in 1932 introduced a 300-pound locomotive bell as its prize -- visit the Monon Bell Web page.

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