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Evansville, Ind. - Thanksgiving Day is here! As you know there are always
some big NFL and college football games on this day, but high school football
used to be a big staple in Evansville on Turkey Day.
AlmanacSports.com has compiled a list of games played on Thanksgiving
throughout the years.
| Rk |
Team |
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W/L/T |
|
Total
Pts. |
| 1 |
North |
|
1-0-0 |
|
1.000 |
| 2 |
Evansville |
|
9-2-0 |
|
.818 |
| T3 |
Douglass |
|
3-1-0 |
|
.750 |
| T3 |
Mater Dei |
|
3-1-0 |
|
.750 |
| 5 |
Lincoln |
|
22-8-1 |
|
.726 |
| 6 |
Reitz |
|
14-8-3 |
|
.620 |
| 7 |
Central |
|
15-10-3 |
|
.589 |
| 8 |
Bosse |
|
9-13-1 |
|
.413 |
| 9 |
Memorial |
|
2-8-0 |
|
.200 |
THANKSGIVING DAY GAMES SINCE 1903
|
| Nov. 26, 1903
| Evansville 44, Morganfield (Ky.) 0
| ???
|
| Nov. 30, 1905
| Evansville 5, Princeton 0
| ???
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| Nov. 28, 1908
| Evansville 28, Boonville 0
| League Park Field
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| Nov. 25, 1909
| Mt. Vernon 18, Evansville 0
| League Park Field
|
| Nov. 24, 1910
| Evansville 17, Mt. Vernon 0
| League Park Field
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| Nov. 30, 1911
| Princeton 16, Evansville 0
| League Park Field
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| Nov. 28, 1912
| Evansville 19, Owensville 0
| League Park Field
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| Nov. 27, 1913
| Evansville 15, Terre Haute Garfield 9
| League Park Field
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| Nov. 26, 1914
| Evansville 33, Mt. Vernon 0
| League Park Field
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| Nov. 25, 1915
| Evansville 28, Kentucky Military Institute 7
| Bosse Field
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| Nov. 29, 1917
| Evansville 37, Mt. Vernon 0
| Bosse Field
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| Nov. 28, 1918
| Kentucky Military Institute 3, Central 0
| Bosse Field
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| Nov. 27, 1919
| Central 12, Kentucky Military Institute 6
Reitz 26, Boonville 2nds 0
| Bosse Field
Boonville
|
| Nov. 25, 1920
| Central 47, Kentucky Military Institute 26
| Bosse Field
|
| Nov. 24, 1921
| Central 104, Reitz 0
| Bosse Field
|
| Nov. 30, 1922
| Central 17, Sheridan 6
| Bosse Field
|
| Nov. 29, 1923
| Sheridan 6, Central 0
| Bosse Field
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| Nov. 27, 1924
| Bosse 22, Reitz 13
Central 40, Kirklin 0
Douglass 18, Nashville Pearl (Tenn.) 6
| Enlow Field
Bosse Field
Nashville, Tenn.
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| Nov. 26, 1925
| Bosse 21, Reitz 0
Central 24, Boonville 0
Louisville St. Xavier (Ky.) 33, Memorial 0
Nashville Pearl (Tenn.) 12, Douglass 6
| Reitz Bowl
Boonville
Louisville, Ky.
Bosse Field
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| Nov. 25, 1926
| Central 61, Bosse 0
Douglass 7, Indpls. Colored YMCA 0
Reitz 7, Boonville 7, tie
| Bosse Field
Bosse Field
Boonville
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| Nov. 24, 1927
| Central 20, Bosse 7
Douglass 27, Clarksville Burt (Tenn.) 6
Reitz 39, Boonville 2
| Enlow Field
Bosse Field
Boonville
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| Nov. 29, 1928
| Central 6, Reitz 0
Lincoln 31, Clarksville Burt (Tenn.) 6
| Reitz Bowl
Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 28, 1929
| Central 12, Reitz 6
Lincoln 25, Clarksville Burt (Tenn.) 0
| Bosse Field
Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 27, 1930
| Reitz 21, Bosse 7
Lincoln 43, Clarksville Burt (Tenn.) 0
| Enlow Field
Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 26, 1931
| Clinton 25, Central 7
Gary Roosevelt 6, Lincoln 0
Reitz 6, Bosse 0
| Clinton
Lincoln Field
Reitz Bowl
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| Nov. 24, 1932
| Bosse 13, Central 13, tie
Clinton 19, Memorial 6
| Bosse Field
Clinton
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| Nov. 30, 1933
| Bosse 13, Central 0
| Enlow Field
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| Nov. 29, 1934
| Lincoln 48, Terre Haute Booker T. Washington 0
New Albany 12, Bosse 0
Reitz 14, Central 13
| Lincoln Field
New Albany
Reitz Bowl
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| Nov. 28, 1935
| Central 0, Reitz 0, tie
Lincoln 33, Clarksville Burt (Tenn.) 0
New Albany 26, Bosse 0
| Bosse Field
Lincoln Field
New Albany
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| Nov. 26, 1936
| Bosse 26, Reitz 7
| Enlow Field
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| Nov. 25, 1937
| Bosse 7, Reitz 6
Lincoln 7, Franklin Negro (Ky.) 0
Memorial 21, Clinton 7
| Reitz Bowl
Lincoln Field
Clinton
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| Nov. 24, 1938
| Bosse 7, Central 6
Lincoln 13, Cairo Sumner (Ill.) 0
| Bosse Field
Lincoln Field
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Nov. 23, 1939
Nov. 30, 1939
| Central 6, Bosse 0
Lincoln 61, Bowling Green State High (Ky.) 0
* Memorial 38, Columbus Lee
(Miss.) 0
| Reitz Bowl
Lincoln Field
Columbus, Miss.
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| Nov. 21, 1940
| Central 0, Reitz 0, tie
Lincoln 44, Columbia (Tenn.) 0
| Reitz Bowl
Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 20, 1941
| Lincoln 18, Paducah Lincoln (Ky.) 6
Reitz 6, Central 0
| Lincoln Field
Bosse Field
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| Nov. 26, 1942
| Lincoln 13, East St. Louis Lincoln (Ill.) 8
| Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 25, 1943
| Lincoln 13, Paducah Lincoln (Ky.) 0
Reitz 26, Bosse 0
| Lincoln Field
Reitz Bowl
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| Nov. 23, 1944
| Central 24, Memorial 13
Lincoln 13, Webster Groves Douglass (Mo.) 6
| Reitz Bowl
Bosse Field
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| Nov. 22, 1945
| Lincoln 24, Indpls. Crispus Attucks 7
Reitz 37, Bosse 0
| Lincoln Field
Reitz Bowl
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| Nov. 28, 1946
| Lincoln 16, Webster Groves Douglass (Mo.) 0
| Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 27, 1947
| Central 13, Bosse 2
Lincoln 19, Paducah Lincoln (Ky.) 0
| Reitz Bowl
Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 25, 1948
| Lincoln 21, Webster Groves Douglass (Mo.) 6
Reitz 14, Memorial 0
| Lincoln Field
Reitz Bowl
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| Nov. 24, 1949
| Bosse 12, Central 0
Lincoln 27, Mater Dei 13
| Reitz Bowl
Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 23, 1950
| Bosse 21, Memorial 0
Mater Dei 13, Lincoln 0
| Enlow Field
Bosse Field
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| Nov. 22, 1951
| Central 20, Reitz 6
Mater Dei 13, Lincoln 0
| Reitz Bowl
Bosse Field
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| Nov. 27, 1952
| Bosse 13, Memorial 7
Mater Dei 67, Lincoln 6
| Enlow Field
Bosse Field
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| Nov. 26, 1953
| Lincoln 19, East St. Louis Lincoln (Ill.) 0
Reitz 27, Central 0
| Lincoln Field
Reitz Bowl
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| Nov. 25, 1954
| Lincoln 21, East St. Louis Lincoln (Ill.) 0
Reitz 47, Memorial 0
| Lincoln Field
Reitz Bowl
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| Nov. 24, 1955
| Central 39, Bosse 0
Lexington Dunbar (Ky.) 6, Lincoln 0
| Enlow Field
Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 22, 1956
| East St. Louis Lincoln (Ill.) 34, Lincoln 0
Reitz 39, Memorial 0
| Lincoln Field
Enlow Field
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| Nov. 28, 1957
| Lincoln 14, Clarksville Burt (Tenn.) 7
Reitz 33, Bosse 13
| Lincoln Field
Reitz Bowl
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| Nov. 27, 1958
| East St. Louis Lincoln (Ill.) 27, Lincoln 0
North 14, Central 7
| Lincoln Field
Enlow Field
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| Nov. 26, 1959
| Lincoln 14, Clarksville Burt (Tenn.) 13
Reitz 32, Bosse 6
| Lincoln Field
Reitz Bowl
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| Nov. 24, 1960
| East St. Louis Lincoln (Ill.) 33, Lincoln 0
| Lincoln Field
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| Nov. 23, 1961
| Lincoln 6, Clarksville Burt (Tenn.) 6, tie
| Lincoln Field
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*Why two Thanksgivings in 1939?
Since 1863, Thanksgiving had customarily been celebrated on the last
Thursday of November. In 1939, that would fall on Nov. 30, and in an effort to alleviate
the effects of the Great Depression and give retailers more time between
Thanksgiving and Christmas, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving
to the second to last Thursday of the month. This provided a lot of confusion,
and although Indiana recognized the earlier date, Mississippi recognized both,
thus two Thanksgivings in 1939. Eventually, it was settled that Turkey Day would
be held the fourth Thursday of November. For information, check out the Wikipedia
article.
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Dan Engler
