Anne, sounds like you are having fun.
I hadn't realized that Gary was a Lehigh alum. I went to UC Davis. 1977 was our first trip to the Division II football playoffs. First week, Bethune-Cookman flew all the way from Florida to California only to get thumped. The next week, Lehigh came to town. Game was at 10:00am so game could be televised at 1:00pm eastern. First time Davis had ever been on TV. We were all in the stands chanting "ARA ARA" as Ara Parseghian was doing color for the game. It was terribly foggy. Two passing teams and no one could see the ball in the air it was so foggy. Lehigh killed us and went on to win Division II title. That was my first introduction to Lehigh. :(
As for U of C, don't forget that they thumped Texas 66-0 in football. That was their worse loss ever until UCLA killed them a couple of years ago.
Good luck with DePaul. Maybe its time to go up to Rush Street to watch the game(s).