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Nick Mourouzis
American football player and coach (1937–2020)
Nick Mourouzis (April 16, 1937 – September 16, 2020)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, from 1981 to 2003, compiling a record of 138–87–4.[2] As a college football player, Mourouzis was a starting quarterback at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1937-04-16)April 16, 1937 Tuscarawas County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 2020(2020-09-16) (aged 83) Greencastle, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1958 | Miami (OH) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959–1961 | Ohio (GA) |
| 1962 | Ball State (assistant) |
| 1963–1964 | Ohio (assistant) |
| 1965–1973 | Indiana (assistant) |
| 1974–1980 | Northwestern (assistant) |
| 1981–2003 | DePauw |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 138–87–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 ICAC (1990, 1996) | |
Nick Mourouzis was born on April 16, 1937,[1] in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He played football and baseball in high school, and was discovered by Ara Parseghian who recruited him to play for Miami University.[3] He graduated from Miami in 1959, and received his master's degree in 1961. In 1971, he received another master's degree from Indiana University.[3]
He served as the head football coach at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, from 1981 to 2003, compiling a record of 133–82–4.[2] In 1996, Mourouzis founded Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society for Student-Athletes.[4]
Mourouzis died from complications of COVID-19 in Greencastle, Indiana, on September 16, 2020, at the age of 83, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana.[1][3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePauw Tigers (NCAA Division III independent) (1981–1988) | |||||||||
| 1981 | DePauw | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1982 | DePauw | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1983 | DePauw | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1984 | DePauw | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1985 | DePauw | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1986 | DePauw | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1987 | DePauw | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1988 | DePauw | 4–5 | |||||||
| DePauw Tigers (Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1989–1997) | |||||||||
| 1989 | DePauw | 6–2–2 | 4–1–2 | ||||||
| 1990 | DePauw | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1991 | DePauw | 6–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1992 | DePauw | 4–4–2 | 3–1–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1993 | DePauw | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1994 | DePauw | 2–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1985 | DePauw | 3–7 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1996 | DePauw | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1997 | DePauw | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| DePauw Tigers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1998–2003) | |||||||||
| 1998 | DePauw | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1999 | DePauw | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000 | DePauw | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2001 | DePauw | 5–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2002 | DePauw | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2003 | DePauw | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| DePauw: | 138–87–4 | 56–32–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 138–87–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
- "Nick Mourouzis". DePauw Tigers. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Nick Mourouzis, DePauw football coaching legend, dies at 83". Indy Star. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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