1947 Butler Bulldogs football team

The 1947 Butler Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Butler University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Tony Hinkle, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (1–3 against MAC opponents) and finished in third place in the MAC.[1] The team played its home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.

1947 Butler Bulldogs football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1947 record5–3–1 (1–3 MAC)
Head coachTony Hinkle (9th season)
Home stadiumButler Bowl
1947 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cincinnati $ 3 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Western Reserve 2 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Butler 1 –3 –0  5 –3 –1
Ohio 1 –3 –0  3 –5 –1
Miami (OH) * 2 –0 –0  9 –0 –1
Western Michigan * 0 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Miami and Western Michigan were not eligible to compete for the MAC championship because they did not schedule a full slate of games against MAC opponents.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Ball State*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
T 6–68,000[2]
October 4at Ohio
L 7–14[3]
October 11Saint Joseph's (IN)*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 21–05,500[4]
October 18at Wabash*Crawfordsville, INW 14–04,200[5]
October 25Western Michigan
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 21–2010,000[6]
November 1DePauw*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 35–04,890[7]
November 8Western Reserve
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 0–68,000[8]
November 15Valparaiso*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 27–6[9]
November 22at Cincinnati
L 19–268,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
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References
  1. "Butler Football Records" (PDF). Butler University. 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. Max Greenwald (September 28, 1947). "Butler And Ball State Battle To 6-6 Stalemate In Opener". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41–42 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ohio U Tops Butler, 14-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Overhead Play Enables Butler Eleven to Triumph Over St. Joseph's, 21-0". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1947. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bob Williams (October 19, 1947). "Butler Whips Wabash, 14-0, In Key Test". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41–42 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Butler Wins: Bulldogs Rally Thrice To Trip Broncs, 21-20". The Indianapolis Star. October 26, 1947. pp. 41–42 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Bob Overaker (November 2, 1947). "Butler Scores Five Times To Rout DePauw, 35 To 0". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41–42 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Corky Lamm (November 9, 1947). "Western Reserve Shades Butler's Moriarty, 6 To 0". The Indianapolis Star. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Jack K. Overmyer (November 16, 1947). "Butler Trims Valparaiso In Final Home Game, 27 To 6". The Indianapolis Star. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Dick Forbes (November 23, 1947). "UC Rallies To Defeat Butler, 26 To 19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.


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