1923 Butler Bulldogs football team

The 1923 Butler Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Butler University as an independent during the 1923 college football season.[1] The team played its home games at Irwin Field in Indianapolis. In coach Harlan Page's 4th year, the Bulldogs posted a 7–2 record, went undefeated at home in 7 contests, and outscored their opponents 142 to 81. Their two losses were against national champion Illinois, and Indiana state champion Notre Dame.

1923 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
1923 record	7–2
Head coach	Harlan Page (4th season)
Captain	Hungate (left tackle)
Home stadium	Irwin Field

1923 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Marquette			–					8	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Western State (MI)			–					6	–	1	–	1
Haskell			–					11	–	2	–	1
Butler			–					7	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	1	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace			–					5	–	2	–	1
Cincinnati			–					6	–	3	–	0
Loyola (IL)			–					5	–	3	–	0
Saint Louis			–					5	–	3	–	1
Detroit			–					4	–	3	–	2
Wabash			–					4	–	3	–	2
John Carroll			–					4	–	4	–	1
Valparaiso			–					2	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					4	–	5	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					3	–	5	–	0
Fairmount			–					2	–	4	–	2
Kent State			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Hanover	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 39–0	6,000	[2][3]
September 29	Chicago YMCA	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 26–6		[4]
October 6	Franklin (IN)	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 13–7	10,000	[5]
October 13	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	L 7–21	12,000	[6][7]
October 20	Bethany (WV)	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 16–0		[8]
October 27	Wabash	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 2–0	15,000	[9]
November 10	DePauw	Irwin Field Indianapolis	W 13–0	1,000+	[10]
November 17	at Notre Dame	Cartier Field South Bend, IN ("State Championship")	L 7–34	10,000	[11]
November 24	Haskell	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 19–13		[12]
Homecoming

Freshman team schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 3	DePauw Freshman	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	L 6–31	[13]
November 17	Franklin Freshman	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 19–7	[14]

References

1. "Butler Football Records" (PDF). Butler University. 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
2. "BUTLER HAS EASY TIME WITH HANOVER". The Indianapolis Star. 1923-09-23. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
3. "BUTLER DEFEATS HANOVER, 39-0". The Richmond Item. 1923-09-23. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
4. "BUTLER SHOWS Y.M.C.A HOW TO PLAY GAME". The Star Press. 1923-09-30. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
5. "BUTLER VICTORIOUS". The Huntington Press. 1923-10-07. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
6. "ILLINOIS STOPS PAGE'S FIGHTING ELEVEN, 21-7". The Indianapolis Star. 1923-10-14. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
7. "ILLINOIS STOPS BUTLER". The Indianapolis Star. 1923-10-14. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
8. "FINAL PERIOD GIVES BULLDOGS VICTORY OVER VISITING TEAM". The Indianapolis Star. 1923-10-21. p. 37. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
9. "SAFETY DECIDES BUTLER VICTORY". The Richmond Item. 1923-10-28. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
10. "BUTLER BULLDOG BEATS DEPAUW". The Star Press. 1923-11-11. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
11. "IRISH RUN WILD: BEAT BUTLER 34-7". The Star Press. 1923-11-18. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
12. "Butler, 19; Haskell Indians, 13: Bulldogs Humble Redskin Eleven in Sensational Game". The Indianapolis Star. 1923-11-25. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
13. "DEPAUW FRESHIES BEAT BUTLER, 31-6". The Indianapolis Star. 1923-11-04. p. 35. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
14. "He also played football for Butler. And scored touchdowns. lol". The Indianapolis Star. 1923-11-18. p. 39. Retrieved 2020-05-25.