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Sat, Feb/07 Final
Men's Outdoor Track and Field
at 2026 Bearcat Invite - Day 2 No Team Score
Sat, Feb/07 Final
Men's Wrestling
at Missouri Valley Open No Team Score
Sat, Feb/07 Final
Baseball
5 Science and Arts
6 vs Central Methodist (MO)
Sat, Feb/07 Final
Women's Basketball
65 Mount Mercy
83 vs Central Methodist (MO)
Sat, Feb/07 Final
Softball
6 Central Methodist (MO)
3 vs Doane (NE)
Sat, Feb/07 Final
Men's Basketball
65 Mount Mercy
77 vs Central Methodist (MO)
Sat, Feb/07 Final
Baseball
5 Louisiana Christian
3 vs Central Methodist (MO)
Sat, Feb/07 Final - 5 innings
Softball
0 McPherson
8 vs Central Methodist (MO)
1949 Football Team

1949 Football Team

  • Year Inducted:
    2016
  • Sport(s):
    Football
  • Inductee Category:
    Team

The 1949 Football Team finished the season with just one loss at 8-1; which marked the best finish for a Central team since 1930. The Eagles were led by head coach Bob Vanetta and assistant coach Ernest E. Smith. The team consisted of Robert Irving, William Weber, Paul Danclovic, Robert Jackson, Vergil Landers, James Engelhard, Earl De La Roche, Harold Beasley, William Hollway III, Robert Finley, Edward Christian Jr., Robert Sears, Kenneth Miller, Raymond Calvin, Richard Vigil, Nick Ghnouly, John Jankowski, Roland Banaka, Joseph Villers, Robert Costilow, Robert Otto, Robert Ellis, Gabriel Georgeff, Richard Stewart, James Dobyns, James Patrick Dionne and Paul Pappas.