Nick Mourouzis facts for kids
Biographical details | |
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Born | Tuscarawas County, Ohio, U.S. |
April 16, 1937
Died | September 16, 2020 Greencastle, Indiana, U.S. |
(aged 83)
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 (April 16, 1937 – September 16, 2020) 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. As a college football player, Mourouzis was a starting quarterback at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Biography
Nick Mourouzis was born on April 16, 1937, 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. 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.
Mourouzis served as the head football coach at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, from 1981 to 2003, compiling a record of 133–82–4. In 1996, Mourouzis founded Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society for Student-Athletes.
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.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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 |