1939 Butler Bulldogs football | |
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IIC champion | |
Conference | Indiana Intercollegiate Conference |
Record | 7–0–1 (4–0 IIC) |
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Home stadium | Butler Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rose Poly | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earlham | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's (IN) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanover | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wabash | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Normal | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Franklin (IN) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Butler Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Butler University as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tony Hinkle, the Bulldogs compiled a 7–0–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the IIC championship.[1]
Butler was ranked at No. 60 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]
The team played its home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Ball State | W 16–0 | [3] | ||
September 29 | Ohio |
| W 12–7 | 8,000 | [4] |
October 7 | Indiana State |
| W 34–0 | [5] | |
October 14 | George Washington |
| W 13–6 | 6,000-7,500 | [6][7] |
October 21 | DePauw | Indianapolis, IN | W 33–0 | [8] | |
October 28 | Washington University |
| T 6–6 | [9] | |
November 4 | Wabash |
| W 55–0 | 9,000 | [10] |
November 11 | at Western State (MI) | W 12–0 | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Butler Football Records" (PDF). Butler University. 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Albert W. Bloemker (September 24, 1939). "Butler Opens Season With Victory: Ball State Beaten, 16-0, In First Tilt". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. F. Fox Jr (September 30, 1939). "Butler's Crawford and Harding Sink Ohio U. in Thriller". The Indianapolis News. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs Smash Sycamores, 34-0: Butler Scores Easily With Powerful Attack in First Half". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. October 8, 1939. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butler Registers 13-6 Victory Over Colonials". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. October 15, 1939. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butler beats grid rival in early periods". The South Bend Tribune. October 15, 1939. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Albert W. Bloemker (October 22, 1939). "Butler Registers Fifth Consecutive Triumph: Gains 33-To-0 Victory Over Tiger Eleven". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 23, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. Blaine Patton (October 29, 1939). "Butler and Washington Battle To 6-All Draw". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 23, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butler Routs Wabash". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. November 5, 1939. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broncos Yield to Butler Team: Bulldogs Keep Slate Clean, 12 to 0". The Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1939. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.