1939 Butler Bulldogs football team

1939 Butler Bulldogs football
IIC champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record7–0–1 (4–0 IIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumButler Bowl
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Ball StateW 16–0[3]
September 29Ohio
  • Fairview Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 12–78,000[4]
October 7Indiana State
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 34–0[5]
October 14George Washington
  • Fairview Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 13–66,000-7,500[6][7]
October 21DePauwIndianapolis, INW 33–0[8]
October 28Washington University
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
T 6–6[9]
November 4Wabash
  • Fairview Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 55–09,000[10]
November 11at Western State (MI)W 12–0[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Butler Football Records" (PDF). Butler University. 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Butler Registers 13-6 Victory Over Colonials". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. October 15, 1939. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Butler beats grid rival in early periods". The South Bend Tribune. October 15, 1939. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ W. Blaine Patton (October 29, 1939). "Butler and Washington Battle To 6-All Draw". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 23, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Butler Routs Wabash". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. November 5, 1939. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "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.