1950's Record: 45-39-6

1950
  •  3-7 Record
  • Faculty Manager Father Sylvester Schroeder decided to beef up the schedule. The thinking was that Mater Dei would take its lumps from tougher competition and learn from it.
  • 4 days before the first game with Henderson, starting quarterback Jim (Chet) Stratman dislocated his knee and was lost for the season on a run near the end of practice at Helfrich field. This left Coach Len Will with only 1 returning letterman in the backfield.
  • The starting line’s average weight was 158 pounds. The average weight of the starting backfield was 135 pounds.

1950 Varsity Football Roster

 
Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
Sep. 15 Henderson 0-25 Henderson  
Sep. 28 Evansville Central 0-31 Bosse Field 6,000
Oct. 6 Boonville 7-19 Boonville  
Oct. 12 Huntingburg 6-0 Bosse Field  
Oct. 21 Evansville Bosse 6-40 Enlow Field 3,800
Oct. 26 Sturgis, KY 0-13 Bosse Field  
Nov. 4 Carmi, ILL 33-13 Bosse Field  
Nov. 10 Albion, ILL 7-19 Albion, ILL  
  Owensboro Catholic, KY 9-12 Owensboro Catholic, KY  
Nov. 23 Evansville Lincoln 13-6 Bosse Field  

 

1951

  • Mater Dei starts to make progress with the size of its line. Center Len Gansman is the only small starting lineman at 148.
  • The Wildcats lose 2 players to ineligibility. Jim Seibert, expected to be the best running back, played independent baseball while on the Wildcat team in the spring. Also ineligible was Quarterback Allen Swain, who put enough time at schools in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. and Indianapolis to count for a year’s competition before coming to Evansville.
  • Merle Effing became Mater Dei’s first All – City Player.
 

1951 Varsity Football Roster

 
Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
Sep. 8 Evansville Memorial 14-38 Enlow Field 6,000
Sep. 13 Henderson 25-0 Bosse Field 1,000
Oct. 27 Evansville Central 0-18 Bosse Field  
Oct. 4 Boonville 25-0 Bosse Field  
Oct. 12 Huntingburg 32-0 Huntingburg  
Oct. 18 Evansville Bosse 0-0 Enlow Field 5,000
Oct. 25 Sturgis, KY 13-13 Sturgis, KY 1,700
Nov. 2 Carmi, ILL 21-7 Carmi, ILL  
Nov. 15 Owensboro Catholic, KY 6-7 Bosse Field  
Nov. 22 Evansville Lincoln 13-0 Evansville Lincoln  

 

1952

  • 12 Lettermen returned from a 5-3-2 season the prior year. The team consisted of 57 total players as opposed to 35 for Memorial.
  • Coach Len Will added former Memorial standout Gene Logel as his assistant coach.
  • First official intra-city football campaign.
  • Central was forced to forfeit their victory against Mater Dei. Reason is unknown. The Wildcats had a chance for at least a share of the city title when they faced Reitz.

1952 Varsity Football Roster

 
Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
Sep. 19 Boonville 12-7 Boonville  
Sep. 25 Evansville Central 12-20 Bosse Field  
Oct. 9 Carmi, ILL 38-21 Bosse Field  
Oct. 16 Evansville Bosse 12-7 Enlow Field  
Oct. 24 Evansville Reitz 7-19 Reitz Bowl  
Nov. 1 Sturgis, KY 20-25 Bosse Field  
Nov. 8 Evansville Memorial 0-27 Enlow Field  
Nov. 13 Owensboro Catholic, KY 20-20 Owensboro Catholic, KY  
Nov. 27 Evansville Lincoln 67-6 Bosse Field  
 

1953

1953 Varsity Football Roster

Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
  Boonville 32-7    
  Evansville Central 12-20    
  Evansville Bosse 7-14   7,500
  Tell City 35-6    
  Evansville Lincoln 14-13    
Oct. 24 Evansville Reitz 7-19 Reitz Bowl 5,000
  Owensboro Catholic, KY 7-19    
  Evansville Memorial 12-12   3,000

 

1954

Special Thanks to Jerry Duncan for contributing to this secton

1954 Varsity Football Roster

1954 SIAC Standings

Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
Sep. 10 Anderson 20-19 Anderson  
Sep. 17 Boonville 14-6 Boonville  
Sep. 23 Evansville Central 7-20 Bosse Field 4,500
Sep. 30 Evansville Bosse 0-0 Enlow Field 6,000
Oct. 9 Tell City 34-0 Bosse Field  
Oct. 14 Evansville Lincoln 33-6 Bosse Field  
Oct. 23 St. Louis University High 9-7 Bosse Field  
Oct. 30 Owensboro Catholic, KY 6-7 Owensboro Catholic, KY 1,000
Nov. 6 Evansville Memorial 14-14 Enlow Field 3,500
Nov. 13 Evansville Reitz 0-19 Reitz Bowl  

 

1955

  • 3-5 Record

1955 Varsity Football Roster

1955 SIAC Standings
Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
Sep. 15 Boonville 14-21 Bosse Field  
Sep. 23 Evansville Central 13-34 Bosse Field 4,000
Sep. 30 Evansville Bosse 42-0 Enlow Field 5,000
Oct. 8 Evansville Lincoln 12-13 Bosse Field  
Oct. 14 Tell City 35-0 Tell City  
Oct. 20 Evansville Reitz 0-39 Reitz Bowl 4,000
Oct. 29 Owensboro Catholic, KY 19-7 Bosse Field 500
Nov. 6 Evansville Memorial 7-19 Bosse Field  
 

1956

  • 6-3 Record

1956 Varsity Football Roster

1956 SIAC Standings
Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
  Evansville Central 25-19 Bosse Field  
  Boonville 0-6 Boonville  
  Henderson County, KY 31-6 Henderson County, KY  
  Evansville Bosse 6-12 Enlow Field  
  Evansville Lincoln 40-0    
  Tell City 39-0    
  Evansville Memorial 26-0 Enlow Field  
  Owensboro Catholic, KY 34-7 Owensboro Catholic, KY  
  Evansville Reitz 0-27 Reitz Bowl  

 

1957

  • 8-1 Record

1957 Varsity Football Roster

1957 SIAC Standings
Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
  Evansville Lincoln 26-0 Evansville Lincoln  
  Boonville 39-7 Boonville  
  Evansville Memorial 25-12    
  Evansville North 28-0 Bosse Field  
  Owensboro Catholic, KY 39-21    
  Evansville Reitz 0-33 Reitz Bowl  
  Evansville Central 45-0    
  Daviess County, KY 42-19    
  Evansville Bosse 12-6    
 

1958

  • 6-3 Record
  • Mater Dei's first win over rival Evansville Reitz

1958 Varsity Football Roster

1958 SIAC Standings
Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
  Boonville 46-20    
  Evansville Memorial 6-14 Enlow Field  
  Evansville Lincoln 27-7    
  Owensboro Catholic, KY 38-6 Owensboro Catholic, KY  
  Evansville Reitz 12-8 Reitz Bowl  
  Evansville Central 19-26 Bosse Field  
  Daviess County, KY 18-0    
  Evansville North 6-14    
  Evansville Bosse 32-6 Enlow Field  
 

1959

  • 1-7 Record

1959 Varsity Football Roster

1959 SIAC Standings
Date Opponent Score Location Attendance
  Boonville 6-26 Boonville  
  Evansville Memorial 6-25    
  Evansville Lincoln 0-32 Evansville Lincoln  
  Owensboro Catholic, KY 13-14    
  Evansville Reitz 1-0* Reitz Bowl  
  Evansville Central 0-21    
  Evansville North 0-19 Bosse Field  
  Evansville Bosse 0-7 Enlow Field  
 
Reitz forfeited the game in which they won 46-0 because of an ineligible player.