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Top 25 Biggest Wins in Reitz Bowl History – #23: Reitz 6, Bosse 0 (Nov. 26, 1931)

On Thanksgiving afternoon, 12,000 fans, which would be the biggest crowd yet in Evansville football history, saw the Panthers upset previously unbeaten Bosse, 6-0. The only score came in the first quarter when, on 3rd-and-8, Charles Brunson (Cory’s grandfather) tossed a lateral to Walter LeMon, the right end, who reversed field and ran 15 yards …

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This Day in #ReitzFootball History (Dec. 5): Panthers fall in postseason city championship

ReitzFootball.com proudly presents “This Day in #ReitzFootball History,” as we look back through almost 100 years of The Mighty Panthers. Saturday, Dec. 5, 1931 Bosse 13, Reitz 0 Bosse Field Bosse earned a bit of revenge as they shutout the Panthers, 13-0, winning the city championship in a special postseason charity game. During part of the …

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