1950 Butler Bulldogs football team
| 1950 Butler Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–4–1 |
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| Home stadium | Butler Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Michigan State | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Carroll | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baldwin–Wallace | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wabash | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rose Poly | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Tony Hinkle, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 4–4–1. Butler played home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at Evansville |
| L 12–14 | 7,000 | [1][2] |
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Wabash | T 7–7 | 6,000 | [3][4][5] | |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Ohio |
| L 14–21 | [6][7][8] | |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State |
| W 33–7 | 4,000 | [9][10][11][12] |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| L 7–42 | 2,503 | [13][14] |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Reserve | W 25–14 | 6,000 | [15][16][17] | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | L 13–34 | 5,000 | [18][19] | |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Washington University |
| W 25–20 | 2,488 | [20][21] |
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Indiana State | W 32–0 | 200 | [22][23] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "College Plays Butler Tonight". The Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. September 23, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Robertson, Bill (September 24, 1950). "Evansville Tops Butler, 14-12". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 1C. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Stranahan, Bob (September 30, 1950). "Butler Host To Favored Little Giants". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 18. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Stranahan, Bob (October 1, 1950). "Butler, Wabash Play To 7-7 Draw". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 1, section 4. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Stranahan, Bob (October 1, 1950). "Butler Battles To 7-7 Tie With Wabash (continued)". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 3, section 4. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bulldogs Minus Two For Ohio". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 7, 1950. p. 21. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Lamm, Corky (October 8, 1950). "Bobcats Runners Defeat Butler Air Attack, 21-14". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 1, section 4. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Lamm, Corky (October 8, 1950). "Ohio Beats Butler, 21-14 (continued)". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 3, section 4. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Butler Travels To Ball State". Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 13, 1950. p. 40. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Bob Barnet (October 15, 1950). "Bulldogs Wallop Cardinals, 33 to 7". The Muncie Star. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butler Registers First Grid Victory, Rumbling Over Ball State, 33 To 7". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 15, 1950. p. 1, section 4. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Butler Wins First Game (continued)". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 15, 1950. p. 4, section 4. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Butler Air Might Gets Miami Test". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 21, 1950. p. 21. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Miami Mauls Butler". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1950. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Reserve Favored To Beat Butler Fourth Time". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. October 28, 1950. p. 26. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Jones, Harry (October 29, 1950). "Butler Spills Reserve, 25-14". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. 1B. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Jones, Harry (October 29, 1950). "Butler Spills Reserve, 25-14 (continued)". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. 8B. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Broncos Injuries Help Butler Chances Today". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. November 4, 1950. p. 18. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Western Michigan Rips Butler, 34-13". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 5, 1950. p. 1, section 4. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Butler Plays Washington U." The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 11, 1950. p. 20. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Butler Rallies With Air Attack to Hand Bears 25-20 Defeat". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 12, 1950. p. 1E. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Butler Hopes To Even Season Record Against Sycamores". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 18, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Fuson, Esten (November 19, 1950). "Butler Air Might Gets Miami Test". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 49. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – 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 August 17, 2024.
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