1951 Butler Bulldogs football team

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1951 Butler Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–2 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumButler Bowl
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Valparaiso
L 7–414,000[3]
September 29Western Reserve*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 7–63,000[4]
October 6at Wabash*Crawfordsville, INT 26–26[5]
October 13Ball State
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 20–143,000[6]
October 20at Saint Joseph's (IN)Rensselaer, INL 6–12[7]
October 27Evansvilledagger
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 27–121,500[8]
November 3Western Michigan*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 0–20[9]
November 10at Washington University*
L 13–202,000[10][11]
November 17at Indiana State
W 14–7[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Indiana College Football Records". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. November 19, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Butler Football School Records" (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: Butler University. p. 8. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. ^ 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 open access.
  4. ^ Lamm, Corky (September 30, 1951). "Bulldogs Shade Western Reserve". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 49. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ 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 open access.
  6. ^ 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 open access.
  7. ^ "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 open access.
  8. ^ 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 open access.
  9. ^ "Broncos Smear Butler's Attack, Win 20-0 Game". The Indianapolis Star. November 4, 1951. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 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 open access.
  11. ^ "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 open access.
  12. ^ 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 open access.
  13. ^ 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 open access.
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