1939 Butler Bulldogs football team

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]

1939 Butler Bulldogs football
IIC champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record7–0–1 (4–0 IIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumButler Bowl
1939 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $ 4 –0 –07 –0 –1
Ball State 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Manchester 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Rose Poly 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Earlham 5 –2 –05 –2 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 2 –1 –04 –3 –0
DePauw 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
Hanover 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Wabash 2 –3 –13 –5 –1
Central Normal 1 –3 –02 –4 –0
Valparaiso 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Franklin (IN) 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
Evansville 0 –4 –11 –6 –1
Indiana State 0 –3 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Ball State
W 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
  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.date=September 30, 1939. "Butler's Crawford and Harding Sink Ohio U. in Thriller". The Indianapolis News. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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.
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