1941 Butler Bulldogs football team
| 1941 Butler Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Indiana Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–1 IIC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Bob Roberts |
| Home stadium | Butler Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | L 6–13 | 8,000 | [4] | |||
| September 26 | at Xavier* |
| L 7–40 | 8,000 | [5] | ||
| October 3 | Western Michigan* |
| L 6–14 | 3,500 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | Ball State |
| W 13–6 | [7] | |||
| October 18 | at DePauw |
| W 20–6 | 3,000 | [8] | ||
| October 25 | Ohio* |
| L 7–20 | 8,500 | [9] | ||
| November 1 | Wabash |
| W 26–0 | [10] | |||
| November 8 | at Toledo* | Toledo, OH | W 18–2 | [11] | |||
| November 15 | Washington University* |
| W 40–13 | 9,000 | [12] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Butler Football Records" (PDF). Butler University. 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "The 1941 News All-Indiana College Team". The Indianapolis News. November 29, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chris Hankemeier (September 20, 1941). "Bulldogs Lose First League Tilt Since '33". The Indianapolis Star. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Musketeers Are Far Too Classy For Butler, Winning 40-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Michigan Hands Butler Third Straight Grid Setback, 14-6". The Indianapolis Star. October 4, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butler Gridmen End Losing Streak by Besting Ball State, 13 to 6". The Indianapolis Star. October 11, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Albert W. Bloemker (October 19, 1941). "Butler Conquers DePauw: Blue Team's Rally Drops Tigers, 20-6". The Indianapolis Star. p. III-1.
- ^ Albert W. Bloemker (October 26, 1941). "Ohio University Conquers Bulldogs". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. Blaine Patton (November 2, 1941). "Butler Trounces Wabash". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butler Scores Victory Over Toledo". The Indianapolis Star. November 9, 1941. pp. 37, 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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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