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1923 Butler Bulldogs football team

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1923 Butler Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainHarold Hungate
Home stadiumIrwin Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marquette     8 0 0
Michigan Mines     2 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

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22HanoverW 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 IllinoisL 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 3DePauw Freshman
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 6–31[13]
November 17Franklin Freshman
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 19–7[14]

References

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  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.