1951 Butler Bulldogs football team
| 1951 Butler Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Indiana Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (3–2 ICC) |
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| Home stadium | Butler Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Butler Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Butler University as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Tony Hinkle, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the ICC.[1] The team played home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Valparaiso | L 7–41 | 4,000 | [2] | |
| September 29 | Western Reserve* |
| W 7–6 | 3,000 | [3] |
| October 6 | at Wabash* | Crawfordsville, IN | T 26–26 | [4] | |
| October 13 | Ball State |
| W 20–14 | 3,000 | [5] |
| October 20 | at Saint Joseph's (IN) | Rensselaer, IN | L 6–12 | [6] | |
| October 27 | Evansville |
| W 27–12 | 1,500 | [7] |
| November 3 | Western Michigan* |
| L 0–20 | [8] | |
| November 10 | at Washington University* | L 13–20 | 2,000 | [9][10] | |
| November 17 | at Indiana State | W 14–7 | [11][12] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Indiana College Football Records". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. November 19, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Overmyer, Jack K. (September 23, 1951). "Jittery Butler Tumbles 41-7". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Lamm, Corky (September 30, 1951). "Bulldogs Shade Western Reserve". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 49. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Lamm, Corky (October 7, 1951). "Butler Battles Wabash To 26-26 Deadlock". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 50. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Beal, Charles A. Jr. (October 14, 1951). "Butler Raps Ball State In Loop Tilt, 20-14". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 52. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "St. Joe Hands Butler 12-6 Grid Loss". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 21, 1951. p. 49. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Beal, Charles A. Jr. (October 28, 1951). "Butler Blanks Aces In 2d Half, Wins 27-12". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 50. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Broncos Smear Butler's Attack, Win 20-0 Game". The Indianapolis Star. November 4, 1951. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Herman, Jack (November 11, 1951). "Bears Roar Back Into High, Run Down Butler, 20 to 13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 10A. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Butler Loses 20-13 Tilt to Washington Eleven". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 11, 1951. p. 51. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Kintz, Bob (November 18, 1951). "Butler Upsets Indiana State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Kintz, Bob (November 18, 1951). "Butler Upsets Indiana State (continued)". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 48. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Butler)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "Butler Football School Records" (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: Butler University. p. 8. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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