The DePauw Tigers football team is the American football program for DePauw University, which was established in 1884. DePauw has the 20th most victories in Division III history. The Tigers have been co-champions of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference four times (2000, 2005, 2009, and 2010). In addition, they won two championships (1990, 1996) during their membership in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and five titles (1928, 1930, 1931, 1933 and 1943) in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference.
In 1933, head coach Ray Neal led the DePauw Tigers football team to an unbeaten, untied, and unscored opening season. The Tigers compiled a 7–0 record and outscored their opponents 136–0.DePauw University News, "A Perfect Season in Every Way: DePauw Unbeaten, Untied and Unscored Upon" , DePauw University, retrieved October 14, 2008. Neal nearly duplicated this feat in 1943, but DePauw, with a record of 5–0–1, finished the season with one scoreless tie and allowed six points in a different game. The only points surrendered that season were in a 39–6 victory over Indiana State, and the only non-win was a 0–0 tie against Oberlin. The Tigers outscored their opponents 206–6.
The Tigers have a longstanding rivalry with nearby Wabash College. Its most visible contest is the annual Monon Bell game.
Playoff appearances NCAA Division III The Tigers have made seven appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 3–7.
2009 First Round Thomas More L, 39–49 2010 First Round Trine L, 35–45 2021 First RoundSecond Round Rose–HulmanWisconsin–Whitewater W, 26–21 L, 0–45 2022 First Round Carnegie Mellon L, 14–45 2023 First Round Alma L, 17–32 2024 Second RoundThird Round Maryville (TN)Johns Hopkins W, 45–20L, 9–14 2025 Second RoundThird Round Wisconsin–WhitewaterWheaton (IL) W, 26–23L, 24–49
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