Nov 16

This Day in #ReitzFootball History (Nov. 16): Crosser's three scores give Panthers 1935 SIAC win

ReitzFootball.com proudly presents “This Day in #ReitzFootball History,” as we look back through almost 100 years of The Mighty Panthers.

The Panthers have played four games on November 16:

  • Overall: 1-3
  • At Reitz Bowl (1934, 1985): 0-2
  • Away (1929, 1935): 1-1
  • On Friday (1934): 0-1
  • On Saturday: (1929, 1935, 1985): 1-2

1929: Bosse 6, Reitz 0 (Tiny Ten game)

1934: Princeton 7, Reitz 6

1935: Reitz 32, Princeton 0 (SIAC game)

“Evansville’s Reitz high school gridders, seeking a Southern Indiana Athletic conference championship, turned on the steam here this afternoon to rumble over Princeton on a slippery field, 32-0.

[Wayne] Crosser, Reitz right half, was individual star of the game, making three touchdowns [on 7-, 1- and 2-yard runs].”

– Evansville Courier & Journal, Nov. 17, 1935

1985: East Central 18, Reitz 17 (Class 4A Regional Championship)

East Central’s Casey Boland nailed a 30-yard field goal with 31 seconds remaining that sealed the home team’s fate. It capped an incredible turnaround season. The Panthers, after an 0-5 start, won their next six games and finished the season at 6-6.

* – denotes state championship season

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Dan Engler's love for Reitz Football goes back a long time. Engler played for the Panthers all four years of high school and graduated in 1996.
That summer, as the popularity of the Internet began to explode, Engler's search for Reitz Football information came up empty, so his father suggested he create a website. Engler taught himself HTML and launched the Unofficial Reitz High School Football Home Page that August.
Since then, Engler, through ReitzFootball.com, has spent the past 25 years chronicling the rich history and tradition of Reitz High School Football.
Engler and his wife, Melissa, have two sons, Logan and Micah, and a daughter, Juliette. Engler has traveled all over the world but is proud to call Evansville his home.

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