Head Coach: Bob Padgett (24-5, 3rd year)
Record: 10-0 (9-0 SIAC A, 7-0 City)
Ranking: #1 in final AP & UPI Rankings
Championships: State, SIAC A, City & West Side Nut Club Champs
Results
* – denotes SIAC A contest
| Date | Opponent | Score | Comment | PantherPlus Log in | Learn more |
| Sep. 10 | Vincennes * | W 29-7 | #18 Biggest Win in Reitz Bowl History | Stats |
| Sep. 17 | Bosse * | W 29-8 | Stats | |
| Sep. 24 | @ Harrison * | W 26-6 | Stats | |
| Oct. 2 | @ New Albany * | W 44-7 | Stats | |
| Oct. 8 | Rex Mundi * | W 35-0 | Stats | |
| Oct. 15 | @ Central * | W 63-6 | Stats | |
| Oct. 23 | Mater Dei * | W 12-0 | West Side Nut Club Championship |
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| Oct. 30 | @ North Central (Indpls.) | W 42-14 | Stats | |
| Nov. 5 | Memorial * | W 50-0 | Stats | |
| Nov. 13 | @ North * | W 14-6 | Stats |
Individual Honors
- Steve Bennet
- AP All-State offensive tackle
- IFCA South All-State offensive tackle
- UPI (Coaches) All-State defensive interior lineman
- UPI (Media) All-State offensive tackle
- All-SIAC A-Division offensive tackle
- Courier All-City offensive tackle
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City offensive tackle
- Tom Buck
- AP All-State linebacker
- Bloomington Herald-Telephone All-State linebacker
- IFCA South All-State linebacker
- UPI (Coaches) All-State linebacker
- UPI (Media) All-State linebacker
- IFCA All-Star player
- All-SIAC A-Division linebacker
- Courier All-City linebacker
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City
- Press All-City end
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City linebacker
- Randy Cain
- AP All-State offensive end
- All-SIAC A-Division defensive back
- Courier All-City offensive end
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive back
- Mike Chandler
- All-SIAC A-Division defensive end
- Courier All-City defensive tackle
- Mark Coomer
- Courier All-City cornerback
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City offensive end
- Jim Helmer
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive end
- Randy Inkenbrandt
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City second team linebacker
- Larry Johnson
- AP All-State running back
- Bloomington Herald-Telephone All-State halfback
- IFCA South All-State running back
- UPI (Coaches) All-State running back
- UPI (Media) All-State defensive back
- IFCA All-Star player
- All-SIAC A-Division running back
- Courier All-City halfback & Most Valuable Player
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City
- Press All-City fullback
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City halfback
- Dave McDonald
- UPI (Coaches) All-State offensive guard
- All-SIAC A-Division offensive guard
- Courier All-City defensive tackle
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City
- Press All-City guard
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City offensive guard
- Bob Nelson
- AP All-State quarterback
- Bloomington Herald-Telephone All-State quarterback
- UPI (Media) All-State quarterback
- IFCA All-Star player
- Courier All-City quarterback
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City
- Press All-City quarterback
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City second team quarterback
- Bob Padgett
- Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone J. Stewart Riley Indiana Coach of the Year Award
- IFCA All-Star Game assistant coach
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City Coach of the Year
- Dan Turner
- Courier All-City offensive guard
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City second team defensive tackle
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