Well, that didn't last long

Maybe he didn't like Marvin's or maybe the lure of a 3-8 team with no tradition was more than he could turn down. After only one season, Bill Lynch has decided to leave the friendly confines of Blackstock Stadium for IU's Memorial Stadium. In his one year as DePauw's head football coach, Lynch had an 8-2 record, won the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, received the SCAC Co-Coach of the Year award, had the 2nd best single-season per game rushing total (254.6 yards) in school history and most importantly, returned the Monon Bell to Greencastle after a three year absence.

Lynch will serve as IU's assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/tight ends coach. Before coaching at DePauw, Lynch was the head coach at Ball State from 1995 to 2002. Before coaching that he was Butler University head coach from 1985-1995, quarterbacks coach of the Orlando Renegades of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1985 and a quarterbacks/offensive coordinator at Northern Illinois in 1984.

Well, not everyone can have the staying power of Coach Nick Mourouzis, who finished his storied career at DePauw in 2003 after 23 years, a 138-87-4 record and an 11-11-1 record in Monon Bell games.

For more information on Bill , go to the Indiana University Athletics Football News page or the DePauw Athletics news page.