Head Coach: Bob Padgett (79-13, 9th and final year)
Record: 12-1 (8-0 SIAC 3A, 6-0 City)
Final Class 3A Regular Season Ranking: #1 in AP; #2 in UPI
Championships: Regional, Sectional, SIAC, City & West Side Nut Club Champs
Results
* – denotes SIAC 3A contest
| Date | Opponent | Score | Comment |
| Aug. 27 | Muncie South | W 55-14 | |
| Sep. 2 | @ Central * | W 56-0 | |
| Sep. 9 | Vincennes * | W 35-7 | |
| Sep. 15 | Memorial * | W 33-6 | |
| Sep. 24 | @ Harrison * | W 35-7 | |
| Sep. 30 | Terre Haute South * | W 21-13 | |
| Oct. 6 | @ North * | W 17-10 | |
| Oct. 15 | Mater Dei * | W 38-6 | West Side Nut Club Championship |
| Oct. 22 | Bosse * | W 35-0 | |
| Oct. 29 | @ Madisonville (Ky.) | W 48-6 | |
| Nov. 4 | Martinsville | W 22-6 | Sectional Championship featured in Legendary Game Series |
| Nov. 11 | @ Ben Davis | W 14-13 | Regional Championship |
| Nov. 19 | @ Portage | L 14-33 | Class 3A State Championship |
Individual Honors
- Barry Boren
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City linebacker
- John Clark
- All-SIAC AAA-Division offensive tackle
- Courier All-City offensive tackle
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City offensive tackle
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City offensive tackle
- Tom Conkling
- All-SIAC AAA-Division offensive guard
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City offensive guard
- Press All-City offensive guard
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City offensive guard
- Orlander Guest
- UPI All-State honorable mention defensive back
- All-SIAC AAA-Division defensive back
- Courier All-City cornerback
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City defensive back
- Press All-City defensive secondary
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive halfback
- David Johann
- AP Class AAA All-State offensive guard
- Terry Mattingly
- AP Class AAA All-State honorable mention defensive tackle
- All-SIAC AAA-Division defensive interior lineman
- Courier All-City defensive guard
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City defensive captain & end
- Press All-City defensive interior lineman
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City nose guard
- George Milligan
- AP Class AAA All-State honorable mention offensive end
- UPI All-State honorable mention lineman
- All-SIAC AAA-Division defensive interior lineman
- Courier All-City defensive tackle
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City defensive tackle
- Press All-City defensive interior lineman
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive tackle
- Mike Morrow
- UPI All-State quarterback
- IFCA All-Star player
- AP Class AAA All-State honorable mention quarterback
- All-SIAC AAA-Division quarterback
- Courier All-City quarterback
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City quarterback
- Press All-City quarterback
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City quarterback
- Rick Niehaus
- Courier All-City offensive tackle
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City offensive tackle
- Press All-City offensive tackle
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City offensive tackle
- Bob Padgett
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club Coach of the Year
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City Coach of the Year
- Mark Ripplemeier
- UPI All-State defensive end
- AP Class AAA All-State honorable mention offensive guard & defensive end
- All-SIAC AAA-Division defensive end
- Courier All-City defensive end
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City defensive guard
- Press All-City defensive end
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive tackle
- Mick Schnell
- AP Class AAA All-State running back
- UPI All-State honorable mention running back
- All-SIAC AAA-Division offensive back
- Courier All-City running back
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City fullback
- Press All-City running back
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City running back
- Bob Stephenson
- AP Class AAA All-State offensive end
- UPI All-State tight end
- IFCA All-Star player
- All-SIAC AAA-Division offensive end
- Courier All-City offensive end
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City offensive captain & end
- Press All-City offensive end & kicker
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City wide receiver
- Wayne Wargel
- AP Class AAA All-State linebacker
- UPI All-State linebacker
- Courier All-City defensive end
- Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City linebacker
- Press All-City linebacker
- Sunday Courier & Press All-City linebacker
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