October 29, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — The final tickets for seating on the DePauw side of Blackstock Stadium for the 2009 Monon Bell game were sold this morning through the DePauw Office of Student Life.
Kickoff for the 116th meeting between the two schools and 78th for possession of the Monon Bell is set for just after 1 p.m. on November 14 at DePauw's Blackstock Stadium.
Gates open at 11:30 a.m. and the Blackstock parking lot will open to the public at 9 a.m. There will be a $5 fee for parking in the Blackstock lot. Complete parking and tailgating information is available here.
This year's game will again be telecast across America on the high definition network HDNet with telecast parties arranged by DePauw and Wabash alumni in over 60 cities.
Pre-orders are being accepted for the limited edition DVD of the 116th Monon Bell Classic, and limited copies of the 2001-08 games remain available. The discs are professionally replicated and contain bonus materials. Details and an online order form can be found here.
The all-time series is tied 53-53-9, while DePauw leads in games played for the Monon Bell by a 37-34-6 count after last year's 36-14 win in Crawfordsville. Access DePauw's Monon Bell Web page here.
A complete roster of "Monon Memories" -- 115 video highlights of all the past games, which were featured last year in the Chronicle of Higher Education -- can be found here.
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