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Wabash Little Giants
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UniversityWabash College
ConferenceNorth Coast Athletic Conference
Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (volleyball)
NCAADivision III
Athletic directorMatt Tanney
LocationCrawfordsville, Indiana
Varsity teams12
Football stadiumByron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium
Basketball arenaChadwick Court
Baseball stadiumGoodrich Ballpark
Soccer stadiumMud Hollow Field
Lacrosse stadiumMud Hollow Field
MascotWally Wabash
NicknameLittle Giants
Fight song"Old Wabash"
ColorsScarlet
 
Websitesports.wabash.edu

The Wabash Little Giants are the

Monon Bell Classic. Wabash and DePauw compete annually to win the trophy, the Monon Bell, and as of 2015 the two teams have played 122 games in the series with Wabash holding a 60-53-9 advantage.[3]

The Little Giants currently sponsor 12 varsity teams. Volleyball is the newest sport, having been added for the 2021 season (2020–21 school year); since the NCAC only sponsors volleyball for women, that team plays in the single-sport Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League.[4]

Football

Main article: Wabash Little Giants football

In 1884, Wabash played its first game of intercollegiate football when it defeated a team from Butler University on October 25, 4–0.[5] The first intercollegiate game in the state took place on May 31, between Butler and DePauw University.[6] From the 1890s to the 1910s, the Wabash football team played schedules against many much larger colleges, such as Illinois, Indiana and Purdue, against whom the Little Giants occasionally won impressive upsets. For instance Wabash won all five games against Purdue between 1906 and 1911.[7]

Basketball

Wabash College began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1897.[8]

Wabash was retroactively recognized as the pre-

1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament was the first national championship tournament ever held in intercollegiate basketball. The 1921–22 Wabash College team won the championship game, 43–23, over Kalamazoo College.[10] Wabash finished with a season record of 21–3, winning all three tournament games in convincing fashion. They were coached by Robert E. "Pete" Vaughan
and their players were Fred Adam, Paul Schanlaub, Lon Goldsberry, John Burns, and Clyde Grater.

Wabash also won the 1982 NCAA Division III championship. Coached by Mac Petty (whose name now adorns the Chadwick Court floor)

Rose-Hulman's 12-game win streak, defeating the Engineers 100-51. The team received their NCAA bid the next day.[14] They closed the regular season defeating DePauw by 10 in Crawfordsville.[15]

In the regional tournament, Wabash first met

Stanislaus State.[17] Wabash then faced defending champion Potsdam State. The champs had no answer for Metzelaars, however, as he poured in 45 points en route to an 83-62 victory.[18]
It was the largest margin of victory in the championship at the time.

References

  1. ^ Athletics, Wabash College, retrieved June 30, 2009.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-312-31618-6
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  3. ^ Dissecting the downfall of the Little Giants, The DePauw, November 18, 2008.
  4. ^ "Wabash To Join MCVL for 2020-21 Volleyball Season" (Press release). Wabash Athletics. June 27, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Edwin R. Taber, Ancestry Web, retrieved June 29, 2009.
  6. ISBN 0253112494
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  7. ^ The Little Giants (PDF), College Football Historical Society Newsletter, vol. 19, no. 4, p. 5, August 2006.
  8. ^ "Wabash Little Giants". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  9. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
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  10. ^ "Wabash Takes Title". New York Times. March 12, 1922. p. 27. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  11. ^ Hewitt, Howard. "Petty's Name Now Permanent Fixture". Wabash College.
  12. ^ "Pete Metzelaars NFL Stats". NFL.com.
  13. ^ Taylor, Dan (November 20, 1981). "Wabash Basketball Team Inexperienced As They Head Into Opening Game Against DePauw". The Bachelor.
  14. ^ "Bash B-Ballers Roll, On To The Playoffs". The Bachelor. February 26, 1982.
  15. ^ Heston, Tim (March 19, 1982). "Basketballers Dump Dannies Second Time". The Bachelor.
  16. ^ Wilkinson, Andy (March 19, 1982). "Wabash's Regional Victories Send Little Giants To "Final 4"". The Bachelor.
  17. ^ Heston, Tim (March 19, 1982). "7 While We Were On Break Surprise! 'Bash Storms Into NCAA Finals This Weekend!". The Bachelor.
  18. ^ Heston, Tim (March 26, 1982). "Wabash Blasts Potsdam St. 83-62". The Bachelor.

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