1941 Butler Bulldogs football team

1941 Butler Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 IIC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Roberts
Home stadiumButler Bowl
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rose Poly + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) + 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Ball State 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 2 – 2
Butler 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wabash 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
DePauw 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Evansville 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Manchester 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 2 – 2
Franklin (IN) 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Hanover 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Central Normal 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Earlham 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Valparaiso 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1941 Butler Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Butler University as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1941 college football season. In its third season under head coach Tony Hinkle, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1] The team played its home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.

Six Butler players were selected by The Indianapolis News to its All-Indiana college football teams: center Zane Powell (1st team); end Robert Roberts (1st team); back Boris Dimancheff (1st team); guard Lowell Toelle (2nd team); tackle Dan Zavella (2nd team); and end Harold Miller (3rd team).[2]

Butler was ranked at No. 145 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Saint Joseph's (IN)
L 6–138,000[4]
September 26at Xavier*
L 7–408,000[5]
October 3Western Michigan*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 6–143,500[6]
October 10Ball State
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 13–6[7]
October 18at DePauw
W 20–63,000[8]
October 25Ohio*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 7–208,500[9]
November 1Wabash
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 26–0[10]
November 8at Toledo*Toledo, OHW 18–2[11]
November 15Washington University*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 40–139,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Butler Football Records" (PDF). Butler University. 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "The 1941 News All-Indiana College Team". The Indianapolis News. November 29, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Chris Hankemeier (September 20, 1941). "Bulldogs Lose First League Tilt Since '33". The Indianapolis Star. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Musketeers Are Far Too Classy For Butler, Winning 40-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Western Michigan Hands Butler Third Straight Grid Setback, 14-6". The Indianapolis Star. October 4, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Butler Gridmen End Losing Streak by Besting Ball State, 13 to 6". The Indianapolis Star. October 11, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Albert W. Bloemker (October 19, 1941). "Butler Conquers DePauw: Blue Team's Rally Drops Tigers, 20-6". The Indianapolis Star. p. III-1.
  9. ^ Albert W. Bloemker (October 26, 1941). "Ohio University Conquers Bulldogs". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ W. Blaine Patton (November 2, 1941). "Butler Trounces Wabash". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Butler Scores Victory Over Toledo". The Indianapolis Star. November 9, 1941. pp. 37, 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Bob Stranahan (November 16, 1941). "Bulldogs Crush Washington U. In Final Game". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41, 45 – via Newspapers.com.


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