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1961 Indiana High School Football Season

A tradition that had started around the turn of the 19th century came to an end in 1961: high school football on Thanksgiving Day. In what was also the school's final game, the Evansville Lincoln Lions tied Burt High School of Clarksville, Tenn., 7-7, in the final Thanksgiving Day game in Indiana High School Football history.

The Reitz Panthers of Evansville finished the season undefeated, untied and unscored upon! This feat has not been repeated since.

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Mythical State Champion
Final Polls
Conference Champs
City Champs

Mythical State Champion

Ev. Reitz (9-0) [AP Media Poll; Litkenhous Ratings; UPI Coaches Poll]

Final Polls

AP (11/16)	Litk. (11/14)	UPI (11/14)	Team (W-L-T)
1	1	1	Ev. Reitz (9-0)
2	2	2	Hammond Morton (9-0)
3	3	3	South Bend Washington (9-0-1)
4	5	6	Anderson (9-1)
5	6	4	Indpls. Cathedral (9-0-1)
6	---	7	Terre Haute Wiley (9-0)
7	---	5	Gary Mann (9-1)
8	9	8	Indpls. Broad Ripple (6-0-3)
9	4	---	Lebanon (8-0-1)
10	8	9	Kokomo (6-0-2)
---	7	---	Mishawaka (7-2)
---	10	---	LaPorte (6-4)
---	---	10	East Chicago Washington (4-5)

Conference Champions

Conference	Champion
Calumet	Gary Edison (6-1)
Capital District
Central Indiana
Eastern Indiana
Mid-Southern
Mid-State
Midwest
North Central	Kokomo
Northeastern Indiana	New Haven (8-0)
Northern Indiana	South Bend Washington 20, Gary Mann 6
	East Division: South Bend Washington (5-0-1)
	West Division: Gary Mann (6-0)
Northern State	New Carlisle (5-0)
Northwest Hoosier
Pocket [8-man football]	Oakland City (6-0-1)
South Central	Columbus
SIAC Division A	Ev. Reitz (7-0)
SIAC Division B	Tell City (5-0-1)
Wabash Valley	Terre Haute Wiley
Western Indiana	Terre Haute Wiley
White River

City Champions

City	Champion
Evansville	Reitz (5-0)
Fort Wayne	Luers (2-1)

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