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American college football season

1947 Butler Bulldogs football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–3–1 (1–3 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainOtt Hurrie
Home stadiumButler Bowl
Seasons← 19461948 →
1947 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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.

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 tenth 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. Butler played home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Butler was ranked at No. 179 out of 500 college football teams.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Ball State*T 6–68,000
October 4at OhioL 7–14
October 11Saint Joseph's (IN)*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 21–05,500
October 18at Wabash*Crawfordsville, INW 14–04,200
October 25Western Michigan
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 21–2010,000
November 1DePauw*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 35–04,890
November 8Western Reserve
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 0–68,000
November 15Valparaiso*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 27–6
November 22at CincinnatiL 19–268,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Butler Football Records" (PDF). Butler University. 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 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.
  4. "Ohio U Tops Butler, 14-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "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.
  6. Bob Williams (October 19, 1947). "Butler Whips Wabash, 14-0, In Key Test". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41–42 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Butler Wins: Bulldogs Rally Thrice To Trip Broncs, 21-20". The Indianapolis Star. October 26, 1947. pp. 41–42 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Bob Overaker (November 2, 1947). "Butler Scores Five Times To Rout DePauw, 35 To 0". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41–42 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Corky Lamm (November 9, 1947). "Western Reserve Shades Butler's Moriarty, 6 To 0". The Indianapolis Star. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Jack K. Overmyer (November 16, 1947). "Butler Trims Valparaiso In Final Home Game, 27 To 6". The Indianapolis Star. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. 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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