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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 5–3–1 (1–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Ott Hurrie |
Home stadium | Butler Bowl |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Butler was ranked at No. 179 out of 500 college football teams. [2]
The team played its home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 27 | Ball State* | T 6–6 | 8,000 | [3] | |||
October 4 | at Ohio | L 7–14 | [4] | ||||
October 11 | Saint Joseph's (IN)* |
| W 21–0 | 5,500 | [5] | ||
October 18 | at Wabash* | Crawfordsville, IN | W 14–0 | 4,200 | [6] | ||
October 25 |
Western Michigan![]() |
| W 21–20 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
November 1 | DePauw* |
| W 35–0 | 4,890 | [8] | ||
November 8 | Western Reserve |
| L 0–6 | 8,000 | [9] | ||
November 15 | Valparaiso* |
| W 27–6 | [10] | |||
November 22 | at Cincinnati | L 19–26 | 8,500 | [11] | |||
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1947 Butler Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 5–3–1 (1–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Ott Hurrie |
Home stadium | Butler Bowl |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Butler was ranked at No. 179 out of 500 college football teams. [2]
The team played its home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 27 | Ball State* | T 6–6 | 8,000 | [3] | |||
October 4 | at Ohio | L 7–14 | [4] | ||||
October 11 | Saint Joseph's (IN)* |
| W 21–0 | 5,500 | [5] | ||
October 18 | at Wabash* | Crawfordsville, IN | W 14–0 | 4,200 | [6] | ||
October 25 |
Western Michigan![]() |
| W 21–20 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
November 1 | DePauw* |
| W 35–0 | 4,890 | [8] | ||
November 8 | Western Reserve |
| L 0–6 | 8,000 | [9] | ||
November 15 | Valparaiso* |
| W 27–6 | [10] | |||
November 22 | at Cincinnati | L 19–26 | 8,500 | [11] | |||
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