1994 Evansville Purple Aces football team

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1994 Evansville Purple Aces football
Conference Pioneer Football League
Record4–6 (0–5 PFL)
Head coach
Home stadium Arad McCutchan Stadium
Seasons
  1993
1995 
1994 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Dayton +  4 1   8 2  
Butler +  4 1   7 3  
Drake  3 2   7 3  
Valparaiso  2 3   7 3  
San Diego  2 3   6 4  
Evansville  0 5   4 6  
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1994 Evansville Purple Aces football team represented the University of Evansville as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Robin Cooper and played their home games at the Arad McCutchan Stadium in Evansville, Indiana. The Purple Aces compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the PFL.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Wittenberg *W 14–13 [1]
September 10 Thomas More *
  • Arad McCutchan Stadium
  • Evansville, IN
L 22–29 [2]
September 17at Kentucky Wesleyan *
W 35–27600 [3]
October 1at Dayton L 0–248,810 [4]
October 8 Drake
  • Arad McCutchan Stadium
  • Evansville, IN
L 21–31 [5]
October 15at San Diego L 16–284,000 [6]
October 22 Valparaiso
  • Arad McCutchan Stadium
  • Evansville, IN
L 21–34 [7]
October 29at Butler L 14–49 [8]
November 5at Cumberland (TN) *
W 33–32 [9]
November 12 Aurora *
  • Arad McCutchan Stadium
  • Evansville, IN
W 42–21 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Witt win gone with the wind". Springfield News-Sun. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Thomas Moore defeats Evansville on late TD". The Courier-Journal. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "KWC, up 27–14, 'should have won,' coach says". Messenger-Inquirer. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Dayton defense grounds Evansville's flight plans". The Evansville Courier. October 2, 1995. Retrieved February 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Drake builds early lead, hangs on to beat Evansville". The Des Moines Register. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Moiso leads Toreros to a win". Daily Times-Advocate. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Blind-side hit snuffs out Aces' rally". The Evansville Courier. October 23, 1994. Retrieved January 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Butler's Mickens runs over Aces". The Evansville Courier. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Aces stop the bleeding with win at Cumberland". The Evansville Courier. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Seniors go out in style for Aces". The Evansville Courier. November 13, 1994. Retrieved January 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.