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1978

Head Coach: Bob Ashworth (8-1, 1st year)
Record: 8-1 (6-1 SIAC 3A, 5-1 City)
Final Class 3A Regular Season Rankings: #10 in AP & UPI
Championships: City & West Side Nut Club Champs

Results
* – denotes SIAC 3A contest

Date Opponent Score Comment
Aug. 19 North W 7-6 Jamboree
Aug. 25 @ Henderson County (Ky.) W 34-20
Sep. 1 Jeffersonville W 17-14
Sep. 9 Harrison * W 51-7
Sep. 16 Central * W 7-0
Sep. 29 Castle * W 51-0
Oct. 7 @ Memorial * L 7-35
Oct. 13 Mater Dei * W 21-7 West Side Nut Club Championship
Oct. 20 @ Bosse * W 28-0
Oct. 26 North * W 28-3

Individual Honors

  • Tony Bell
    • All-SIAC AAA-Division defensive end
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive end
  • Ron Brown
    • Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City running back
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City running back
  • Brooke Butler
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City special mention tight end
  • Tom Conkling
    • UPI All-State offensive guard
    • IFCA All-Star player
    • AP Class AAA All-State second team offensive guard
    • All-SIAC AAA-Division offensive guard
    • Courier All-City offensive guard
    • Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City offensive guard
    • Press All-City offensive lineman
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City offensive guard
  • Mike Francis
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City honorable mention guard
  • Orlander Guest
    • UPI All-State honorable mention defensive back
    • Courier All-City defensive back
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive secondary
  • Steve Hill
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City special mention linebacker
  • Mike Mattingly
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City honorable mention defensive tackle
    • Press All-City defensive lineman
  • Phil Mortis
    • Courier All-City linebacker
    • Press All-City linebacker
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City linebacker
  • Mick Schnell
    • AP Class AAA All-State fullback
    • UPI All-State place kicker
    • All-SIAC AAA-Division kicker
    • Courier All-City linebacker
    • Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City placekicker
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City running back
  • Mark Springer
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive tackle
  • Kevan Talley
    • All-SIAC AAA-Division center
    • Courier All-City center
    • Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club All-City center
    • Press All-City offensive lineman
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City honorable mention center
  • Chuck Weston
    • UPI All-State honorable mention defensive back
    • All-SIAC AAA-Division defensive back
    • Press All-City defensive secondary
    • Sunday Courier & Press All-City defensive secondary

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