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American college football season
The
1949 Evansville Purple Aces football team
represented Evansville College?now known as the
University of Evansville
?as a member of the
Ohio Valley Conference
(OVC) during the
1949 college football season
. Led by fourth-year head coach
Don Ping
, the Purple Aces compiled an overall record of 8?2?1 with a mark of 3?1?1 in OVC play. Evansville has the third-best record of any|team in the conference, but because both team with better records,
Marshall
and
Louisville
, has not played the required number of conference games in order to be eligible for the title, the OVC championship was awards to the Purple Aces.
[1]
Evansville was invited to the
Refrigerator Bowl
, where the Purple Aces defeated
Hillsdale
. On offense, Evansville employed three differnent formations: the
T formation
, the
short punt formation
, and
Notre Dame Box
.
[2]
The team played home game at the Reitz Bowl and
Bosse Field
in
Evansville, Indiana
.
Schedule
[
edit
]
Date
| Time
| Opponent
| Site
| TV
| Result
| Attendance
| Source
|
---|
September 17
| 8:00 p.m.
| Morehead State
| | | W
14?0
| 4,000
| [3]
[4]
|
September 24
| 2:00 p.m.
| at
Butler
*
| | WFBM-TV
| W
24?7
| 10,000
| [5]
[6]
[7]
|
October 1
| | at
Western Kentucky
| Bowling Green, KY
| | W
20?0
| | [8]
[9]
|
October 7
| 8:00 p.m.
| at
Missouri Valley
*
| | | W
17?7
| 5,000
| [10]
[11]
[12]
|
October 15
| 8:00 p.m.
| St. Norbert
*
| | | W
47?6
| 7,500
| [13]
[14]
[15]
|
October 20
| 8:00 p.m.
| Murray State
| - Reitz Bowl
- Evansville, IN
| | W
13?7
| 10,000
| [16]
[17]
|
October 28
| | at
Chattanooga
*
| | | L
17?21
| 5,500
| [18]
|
November 5
| 2:00 p.m.
| Eastern Kentucky
| - Bosse Field
- Evansville, IN
| | T
7?7
| 5,000
| [19]
[20]
[21]
|
November 11
| 8:45 p.m.
| Pittsburg State
*
| - Bosse Field
- Evansville, IN
| | W
38?7
| 5,400
| [22]
[23]
|
November 19
| 2:00 p.m.
| at
Louisville
| | | L
7?28
| 4,200
| [24]
[25]
[26]
|
December 3
| 2:30 p.m.
| vs.
Hillsdale
*
| | | W
22?7
| 5,500
| [27]
[28]
[29]
|
|
[30]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"2022 OVC Football Media Guide"
.
Ohio Valley Conference
. August 19, 2022. pp. 68?69
. Retrieved
March 1,
2024
.
- ^
Raglin, Jim (October 13, 1949).
"Knights Play Undefeated Foe Again"
.
Green Bay Press-Gazette
.
Green Bay, Wisconsin
. p. 41
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Evansville, Morehead Battle Tonight In Reitz Bowl"
.
The Evansville Courier
.
Evansville, Indiana
. September 17, 1949. p. 8
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Scism, Daniel W. (September 18, 1949).
"Purple Aces Open Grid Campaign With 14-0 Win"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 1C
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Angelopolous, Angelo (September 23, 1949).
"Butler, Ailing But Eager, Awaits Aces"
.
Indianapolis News
.
Indianapolis, Indiana
. p. 18
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Franks, Ray (September 25, 1949).
"Evansville College Beats Butler For First Time"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 1C
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Franks, Ray (September 25, 1949).
"Aces Triumph (continued)"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 4C
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Whitaker, Dave (October 2, 1949).
"Evansville Aces Blank Toppers By 20-0 Score"
.
Park City Daily News
.
Bowling Green, Kentucky
. p. 1
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Whitaker, Dave (October 2, 1949).
"Evansville Blanks Toppers (continued)"
.
Park City Daily News
.
Bowling Green, Kentucky
. p. 3
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Football"
.
The Daily Democrat-News
.
Marshall, Missouri
. October 7, 1949. p. 2
. Retrieved
March 15,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Purple Aces Win Over The Vikings"
.
The Daily Democrat-News
.
Marshall, Missouri
. October 8, 1949. p. 1
. Retrieved
March 15,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Purple Aces Win Over Vikings (continued)"
.
The Daily Democrat-News
.
Marshall, Missouri
. October 8, 1949. p. 2
. Retrieved
March 15,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"College Plays St. Norbert"
.
The Evansville Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. October 15, 1949. p. 7
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Middlemas, Larry (October 16, 1949).
"Purple Aces Crush St. Norbert, 47-6, for Biggest Win Margin in Last Nine Years"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 1C
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Middlemas, Larry (October 16, 1949).
"Aces Triumph (continued)"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 2C
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Yea Aces!"
.
The Evansville Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. October 19, 1949. p. 21
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Robertson, Bill (October 21, 1949).
"Purple Aces Repulse Murray Racers"
.
The Evansville Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 17
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Granitz runs 60 yards for touchdown as Moccasins win"
.
The Chattanooga Times
. October 29, 1949
. Retrieved
September 8,
2021
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Evansville Can Clinch Share of OVC Title Today"
.
The Evansville Courier
.
Evansville, Indiana
. November 5, 1949. p. 8
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Robertson, Bill (November 6, 1949).
"Eastern Kentucky Battles Evansville To 7-7 Tie"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 1C
. Retrieved
March 16,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Robertson, Bill (November 6, 1949).
"Evansville (continued)"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 3C
. Retrieved
March 16,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Nineteen College Senior In Last Home Tilt Tonight"
.
The Evansville Courier
.
Evansville, Indiana
. November 11, 1949. p. 32
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Robertson, Bill (November 12, 1949).
"Evansville Aces Bury Pittsburg Teachers, 38-7"
.
The Evansville Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 6
. Retrieved
March 16,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Brown, Jimmy (November 12, 1949).
"U. L. Meets Evansville Today In Last Home Tilt of Season"
.
The Courier-Journal
.
Louisville, Kentucky
. p. 4, section 2
. Retrieved
March 16,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Middlemas, Larry (November 20, 1949).
"Louisville Bears Crippled Purple Aces"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 1C
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Middlemas, Larry (November 20, 1949).
"Cardinals Best Evansville, 28-7 (continued)"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 6C
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Pleasant Weather Predicted for Hillsdale-Evansville Bowl Battle Today"
.
The Evansville Courier
.
Evansville, Indiana
. December 3, 1949. p. 8
. Retrieved
March 16,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Robertson, Bill (December 4, 1949).
"Evansville's Air Attack Wins Bowl Tilt"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 1
. Retrieved
March 16,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Robertson, Bill (December 4, 1949).
"Aces Defeat Hilldale In 22-7 Triller (continued)"
.
The Sunday Courier and Press
.
Evansville, Indiana
. p. 2
. Retrieved
March 16,
2024
– via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics"
.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
. Retrieved
March 16,
2024
.
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Pre-divisional
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NCAA College Division
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Division II
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I-AA/FCS
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National championships in bold
† WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared
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