1949 Evansville Purple Aces football team information
American college football season
1949Evansville Purple Aces football
OVC champion Reitz Bowl champion
Refrigerator Bowl, W 22–7 vs. Hillsdale
Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
Record
8–2–1 (3–1–1 OVC)
Head coach
Don Ping (4th season)
Offensive scheme
T formation, short punt, Notre Dame Box
Home stadium
Reitz Bowl, Bosse Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Marshall
4
–
0
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Louisville
3
–
0
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Evansville $
3
–
1
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
Morehead State
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Eastern Kentucky
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Western Kentucky
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Murray State
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
Tennessee Tech
0
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Evansville declared champion because Marshall and Louisville did not play required games in 1949
The 1949 Evansville Purple Aces football team represented Evansville College—now known as the University of Evansville—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Don Ping, the Purple Aces compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in OVC play. Evansville has the third-best record of any|team in the conference, but because both team with better records, Marshall and Louisville, has not played the required number of conference games in order to be eligible for the title, the OVC championship was awards to the Purple Aces.[1] Evansville was invited to the Refrigerator Bowl, where the Purple Aces defeated Hillsdale. On offense, Evansville employed three differnent formations: the T formation, the short punt formation, and Notre Dame Box.[2] The team played home game at the Reitz Bowl and Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana.
^"2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. pp. 68–69. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^Raglin, Jim (October 13, 1949). "Knights Play Undefeated Foe Again". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. p. 41. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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