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

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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