1939 Butler Bulldogs football team

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The 1939 Butler Bulldogs football team 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]

Record7–0–1 (4–0 IIC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumButler Bowl
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1939 Butler Bulldogs football
IIC champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record7–0–1 (4–0 IIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumButler Bowl
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1939 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $4–0–07–0–1
Ball State5–1–06–2–0
Manchester4–1–07–1–0
Rose Poly3–1–15–3–1
Earlham5–2–05–2–0
Saint Joseph's (IN)2–1–04–3–0
DePauw3–2–14–3–1
Hanover3–3–04–4–0
Wabash2–3–13–5–1
Central Normal1–3–02–4–0
Valparaiso1–3–02–6–0
Franklin (IN)1–7–01–7–0
Evansville0–4–11–6–1
Indiana State0–3–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Ball StateW 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 Teachers*W 12–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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