Head Coach: Bob Padgett (67-12, 8th year)
Record: 11-1 (8-0 SIAC 3A, 6-0 City)
Final Regular Season Rankings #2 in UPI Class 3A; #4 overall in AP
Championships: Sectional, SIAC, City & West Side Nut Club Champs
Results
* – denotes SIAC 3A contest
| Date | Opponent | Score | Comment |
| Aug. 28 | @ Muncie South | W 34-0 | |
| Sep. 2 | Central * | W 17-14 | |
| Sep. 10 | @ Vincennes * | W 24-6 | |
| Sep. 16 | @ Memorial * | W 16-9 | |
| Sep. 24 | Harrison * | W 14-6 | |
| Oct. 2 | New Albany * | W 33-7 | |
| Oct. 8 | North * | W 49-0 | |
| Oct. 15 | Mater Dei * | W 35-14 | West Side Nut Club Championship |
| Oct. 23 | @ Bosse * | W 21-6 | |
| Oct. 29 | Madisonville (Ky.) | W 35-0 | |
| Nov. 5 | New Castle | W 10-7 | Sectional Championship |
| Nov. 12 | Indpls. Cathedral | L 0-7 | Regional Championship |
Individual Honors
- Gene Backes
- All-SIAC AAA-Division linebacker
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City linebacker
- Dean Carney
- All-SIAC AAA-Division honorable mention offensive end
- Courier All-City offensive end
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City wide receiver
- Mike Dassel
- IFCA All-Star player
- AP All-State kicker
- UPI All-State place kicker
- All-SIAC AAA-Division kicker
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City place-kicker
- Press All-City kicker
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City kicker
- Bryan Elkins
- AP All-State offensive tackle
- All-SIAC AAA-Division offensive tackle
- Courier All-City offensive tackle
- Bob Francis
- AP All-State defensive back
- UPI All-State defensive back
- All-SIAC AAA-Division defensive halfback
- Courier All-City safety
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City defensive captain & back
- Press All-City defensive secondary
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City safety
- Pat Horn
- All-SIAC AAA-Division defensive lineman
- Courier All-City defensive tackle
- Richard Johnson
- AP All-State offensive guard
- UPI All-State honorable mention guard
- All-SIAC AAA-Division offensive guard
- Courier All-City offensive guard
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City offensive guard
- Press All-City offensive guard
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City offensive tackle
- Mike Lear
- All-SIAC AAA-Division honorable mention linebacker
- Terry Mattingly
- All-SIAC AAA-Division honorable mention defensive lineman
- Courier All-City defensive end
- Dave Montgomery
- All-SIAC AAA-Division honorable mention running back
- Mark Nelligan
- All-State (unknown selector)
- AP All-State second team offensive guard
- All-SIAC AAA-Division honorable mention offensive guard
- Courier All-City offensive guard
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City offensive guard
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City offensive guard
- Bob Padgett
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club Coach of the Year
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City Coach of the Year
- Mark Ripplemeier
- All-SIAC AAA-Division honorable mention defensive lineman
- Bob Stephenson
- Bloomington Herald-Telephone Junior All-State end
- All-SIAC AAA-Division honorable mention offensive end
- Wayne Wargel
- All-SIAC AAA-Division linebacker
- Courier All-City cornerback
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City defensive end
- Press All-City linebacker
- Bruce Wilke
- AP All-State defensive end
- UPI All-State defensive end
- All-SIAC AAA-Division honorable mention defensive lineman
- Courier All-City linebacker
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive end
- Lew Wires
- AP All-State linebacker
- All-SIAC AAA-Division linebacker
- Courier All-City linebacker
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City linebacker
- Press All-City linebacker
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City linebacker
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