American college football season
1923 Butler Bulldogs football Conference Independent Record 7–2 Head coach Captain Harold Hungate Home stadium Irwin Field Seasons
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 Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 22 Hanover W 39–06,000 [ 2] [ 3]
September 29 Chicago YMCA Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN W 26–6[ 4]
October 6 Franklin (IN) Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN W 13–710,000 [ 5]
October 13 at Illinois L 7–2112,000 [ 6] [ 7]
October 20 Bethany (WV) Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN W 16–0[ 8]
October 27 Wabash Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN W 2–015,000 [ 9]
November 10 DePauw W 13–01,000+ [ 10]
November 17 at Notre Dame Cartier Field South Bend, IN ("State Championship") L 7–3410,000 [ 11]
November 24 Haskell Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN W 19–13[ 12]
Homecoming
Freshman team schedule Date Opponent Site Result Source November 3 DePauw Freshman Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN L 6–31[ 13]
November 17 Franklin Freshman Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN W 19–7[ 14]
References
^ "Butler Football Records" (PDF) . Butler University. 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019 .
^ "BUTLER HAS EASY TIME WITH HANOVER" . The Indianapolis Star . September 23, 1923. p. 18. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "BUTLER DEFEATS HANOVER, 39-0" . The Richmond Item . September 23, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "BUTLER SHOWS Y.M.C.A HOW TO PLAY GAME" . The Star Press . September 30, 1923. p. 11. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "BUTLER VICTORIOUS" . The Huntington Press . October 7, 1923. p. 9. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "ILLINOIS STOPS PAGE'S FIGHTING ELEVEN, 21-7" . The Indianapolis Star . October 14, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "ILLINOIS STOPS BUTLER" . The Indianapolis Star . October 14, 1923. p. 9. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "FINAL PERIOD GIVES BULLDOGS VICTORY OVER VISITING TEAM" . The Indianapolis Star . October 21, 1923. p. 37. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "SAFETY DECIDES BUTLER VICTORY" . The Richmond Item . October 28, 1923. p. 11. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "BUTLER BULLDOG BEATS DEPAUW" . The Star Press . November 11, 1923. p. 13. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "IRISH RUN WILD: BEAT BUTLER 34-7" . The Star Press . November 18, 1923. p. 13. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "Butler, 19; Haskell Indians, 13: Bulldogs Humble Redskin Eleven in Sensational Game" . The Indianapolis Star . November 25, 1923. p. 23. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "DEPAUW FRESHIES BEAT BUTLER, 31-6" . The Indianapolis Star . November 4, 1923. p. 35. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ "He also played football for Butler. And scored touchdowns. lol" . The Indianapolis Star . November 18, 1923. p. 39. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
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