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1949 Evansville Purple Aces football team

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.

1949 Evansville Purple Aces football
OVC champion
Reitz Bowl champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–2–1 (3–1–1 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation, short punt, Notre Dame Box
Home stadiumReitz Bowl, Bosse Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marshall 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisville 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Evansville $ 3 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Morehead State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Western Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Murray State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Tennessee Tech 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Evansville declared champion because Marshall and Louisville did not play required games in 1949

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 178:00 p.m.Morehead State
W 14–04,000[3][4]
September 242:00 p.m.at Butler*
WFBM-TVW 24–710,000[5][6][7]
October 1at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KYW 20–0[8][9]
October 78:00 p.m.at Missouri Valley*
W 17–75,000[10][11][12]
October 158:00 p.m.St. Norbert*
W 47–67,500[13][14][15]
October 208:00 p.m.Murray State
  • Reitz Bowl
  • Evansville, IN
W 13–710,000[16][17]
October 28at Chattanooga*
L 17–215,500[18]
November 52:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky
  • Bosse Field
  • Evansville, IN
T 7–75,000[19][20][21]
November 118:45 p.m.Pittsburg State*
  • Bosse Field
  • Evansville, IN
W 38–75,400[22][23]
November 192:00 p.m.at Louisville
L 7–284,200[24][25][26]
December 32:30 p.m.vs. Hillsdale*
W 22–75,500[27][28][29]

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References edit

  1. ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. pp. 68–69. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ 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  .
  3. ^ "Evansville, Morehead Battle Tonight In Reitz Bowl". The Evansville Courier. Evansville, Indiana. September 17, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ 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  .
  5. ^ Angelopolous, Angelo (September 23, 1949). "Butler, Ailing But Eager, Awaits Aces". Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 18. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ 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  .
  7. ^ Franks, Ray (September 25, 1949). "Aces Triumph (continued)". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 4C. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ 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  .
  9. ^ 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  .
  10. ^ "Football". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. October 7, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Purple Aces Win Over The Vikings". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. October 8, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Purple Aces Win Over Vikings (continued)". The Daily Democrat-News. Marshall, Missouri. October 8, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "College Plays St. Norbert". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. October 15, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ 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  .
  15. ^ Middlemas, Larry (October 16, 1949). "Aces Triumph (continued)". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 2C. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ "Yea Aces!". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. October 19, 1949. p. 21. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ Robertson, Bill (October 21, 1949). "Purple Aces Repulse Murray Racers". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 17. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  18. ^ "Granitz runs 60 yards for touchdown as Moccasins win". The Chattanooga Times. October 29, 1949. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "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  .
  20. ^ 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  .
  21. ^ Robertson, Bill (November 6, 1949). "Evansville (continued)". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 3C. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  22. ^ "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  .
  23. ^ 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  .
  24. ^ 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  .
  25. ^ 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  .
  26. ^ 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  .
  27. ^ "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  .
  28. ^ 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  .
  29. ^ 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  .
  30. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 16, 2024.


 

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