1951 Evansville Purple Aces football team

1951 Evansville Purple Aces football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference, Ohio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (1–1 ICC, 3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumReitz Bowl
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Valparaiso $ 4 0 0 9 0 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 1 0 4 4 0
Butler 3 2 0 4 4 1
Evansville 1 1 0 5 5 0
Indiana State 0 3 1 0 6 1
Ball State 0 4 1 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 5 1 0 8 1 0
Eastern Kentucky 4 2 0 7 3 0
Marshall 4 2 0 5 5 1
Evansville 3 3 0 5 5 0
Tennessee Tech 3 3 0 5 5 1
Western Kentucky 2 4 0 4 5 0
Morehead State 0 6 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Evansville Purple Aces football team represented Evansville College—now known as the University of Evansville—as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) and the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Don Ping, the Purple Aces compiled an overall record of 5–5 with marks 1–1 against ICC opponents, placing fourth, and 3–3 in OVC play, tying for fourth place.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Indiana College Football Records". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. November 19, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2022 OVC Football Media Guide". Ohio Valley Conference. August 19, 2022. p. 68. Retrieved March 1, 2024.