DePauw Proves Prognosticators Right, Trounces Wabash 20-0

October 31, 1896

October 31, 1896, Greencastle, Ind. - A prediction by the editors of DePauw Weekly that the University's football team would post a shutout against rival Wabash College proved prescient. Today's contest at McKeen Field was dominated by the home team, which prevailed by a 20-0 score. The victory avenges two consecutive losses to the men from Crawfordsville over the past two seasons.

Next up on the DePauw schedule is Purdue on November 7.

View a "Monon Memory" of the 1896 DePauw-Wabash game here: [Download Video: "1896 Monon Memory" - 2522kb]. 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 oldest and greatest rivalries -- which in 1932 introduced a 300-pound locomotive bell as the victor's prize -- visit the Monon Bell Web page.

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