Head Coach: Herman Byers (103-29-7, 15th year)
Record: 9-0-1 (5-0-1 SIAC, 3-0-1 City)
Ranking: #1 in final Litkenhous Ratings, #2 in final INS Rankings & final UP Rankings
Championships: State, SIAC & City Champs
Results
* – denotes SIAC contest
| Date | Opponent | Score | Comment |
| Sep. 7 | @ Owensboro Catholic (Ky.) | W 24-6 | |
| Sep. 14 | Indpls. Cathedral | W 31-6 | |
| Sep. 21 | @ Muncie Central | W 27-0 | |
| Sep. 29 | Terre Haute Gerstmeyer | W 59-0 | |
| Oct. 6 | New Albany * | W 47-6 | |
| Oct. 12 | Central * | W 46-0 | |
| Oct. 26 | @ Bosse * | T 7-7 | |
| Nov. 2 | Vincennes * | W 42-0 | |
| Nov. 8 | Mater Dei * | W 27-0 | |
| Nov. 22 | @ Memorial * | W 39-0 | Thanksgiving |
Individual Honors
- Bill Coleman
- AP All-State halfback
- INS All-State second team halfback
- UP All-State honorable mention halfback
- All-SIAC right halfback
- Sunday Courier & Press Consensus All-City halfback
- Courier All-City right halfback
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City halfback
- Press All-City halfback
- Bill Hemmer
- UP All-State honorable mention tackle
- Sunday Courier & Press Consensus All-City tackle
- Courier All-City honorable mention left tackle
- Albert “Abbie” Roehr
- AP All-State tackle
- INS All-State tackle
- UP All-State tackle
- All-SIAC left tackle
- Sunday Courier & Press Consensus All-City tackle
- Courier All-City left tackle
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City tackle
- Press All-City tackle
- Larry Schultz
- All-SIAC right guard
- Courier All-City honorable mention left guard
- Tom Trainer
- UP All-State honorable mention end
- All-SIAC left end
- Sunday Courier & Press Consensus All-City end
- Courier All-City left end
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City end
- Press All-City end
- Jerry Wilson
- UP All-State third team back
- All-SIAC fullback
- Sunday Courier & Press Consensus All-City fullback
- Courier All-City right fullback
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City fullback
- Press All-City fullback
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