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
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainHarold Hungate
Home stadiumIrwin Field
1923 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Marquette   –  8 –0 –0
Notre Dame   –  9 –1 –0
Western State Normal (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)   –  6 –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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Hanover
W 39–06,000[2][3]
September 29Chicago YMCA
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 26–6[4]
October 6Franklin (IN)
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 13–710,000[5]
October 13at Illinois
L 7–2112,000[6][7]
October 20Bethany (WV)dagger
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 16–0[8]
October 27Wabash
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 2–015,000[9]
November 10DePauw
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis
W 13–01,000+[10]
November 17at Notre Dame
  • Cartier Field
  • South Bend, IN ("State Championship")
L 7–3410,000[11]
November 24Haskell
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 19–13[12]
  • daggerHomecoming

Freshman team schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 3DePauw Freshman
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 6–31[13]
November 17Franklin 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. September 23, 1923. p. 18. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. "BUTLER DEFEATS HANOVER, 39-0". The Richmond Item. September 23, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. "BUTLER SHOWS Y.M.C.A HOW TO PLAY GAME". The Star Press. September 30, 1923. p. 11. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. "BUTLER VICTORIOUS". The Huntington Press. October 7, 1923. p. 9. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. "ILLINOIS STOPS PAGE'S FIGHTING ELEVEN, 21-7". The Indianapolis Star. October 14, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. "ILLINOIS STOPS BUTLER". The Indianapolis Star. October 14, 1923. p. 9. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. "FINAL PERIOD GIVES BULLDOGS VICTORY OVER VISITING TEAM". The Indianapolis Star. October 21, 1923. p. 37. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  9. "SAFETY DECIDES BUTLER VICTORY". The Richmond Item. October 28, 1923. p. 11. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  10. "BUTLER BULLDOG BEATS DEPAUW". The Star Press. November 11, 1923. p. 13. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  11. "IRISH RUN WILD: BEAT BUTLER 34-7". The Star Press. November 18, 1923. p. 13. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  12. "Butler, 19; Haskell Indians, 13: Bulldogs Humble Redskin Eleven in Sensational Game". The Indianapolis Star. November 25, 1923. p. 23. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  13. "DEPAUW FRESHIES BEAT BUTLER, 31-6". The Indianapolis Star. November 4, 1923. p. 35. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  14. "He also played football for Butler. And scored touchdowns. lol". The Indianapolis Star. November 18, 1923. p. 39. Retrieved May 25, 2020.


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