1941 Butler Bulldogs football team

1941 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference	Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record	5–4 (3–1 IIC)
Head coach	Tony Hinkle (3rd season)
Captain	Bob Roberts
Home stadium	Butler Bowl

1941 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rose Poly +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN) +	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Ball State	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	2	–	2
Butler	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wabash	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
DePauw	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Evansville	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Manchester	2	–	1	–	1			2	–	2	–	2
Franklin (IN)	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Hanover	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Central Normal	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Earlham	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Valparaiso	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1941 Butler Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Butler University as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1941 college football season. In its third season under head coach Tony Hinkle, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1] The team played its home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.

Six Butler players were selected by The Indianapolis News to its All-Indiana college football teams: center Zane Powell (1st team); end Robert Roberts (1st team); back Boris Dimancheff (1st team); guard Lowell Toelle (2nd team); tackle Dan Zavella (2nd team); and end Harold Miller (3rd team).[2]

Butler was ranked at No. 145 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Saint Joseph's (IN)	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	L 6–13	8,000	[4]
September 26	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–40	8,000	[5]
October 3	Western Michigan*	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	L 6–14	3,500	[6]
October 10	Ball State	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	W 13–6		[7]
October 18	at DePauw	Blackstock Memorial Stadium Greencastle, IN	W 20–6	3,000	[8]
October 25	Ohio*	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	L 7–20	8,500	[9]
November 1	Wabash	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	W 26–0		[10]
November 8	at Toledo*	Toledo, OH	W 18–2		[11]
November 15	Washington University*	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	W 40–13	9,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Butler Football Records" (PDF). Butler University. 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
2. "The 1941 News All-Indiana College Team". The Indianapolis News. November 29, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Chris Hankemeier (September 20, 1941). "Bulldogs Lose First League Tilt Since '33". The Indianapolis Star. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Musketeers Are Far Too Classy For Butler, Winning 40-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Western Michigan Hands Butler Third Straight Grid Setback, 14-6". The Indianapolis Star. October 4, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Butler Gridmen End Losing Streak by Besting Ball State, 13 to 6". The Indianapolis Star. October 11, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Albert W. Bloemker (October 19, 1941). "Butler Conquers DePauw: Blue Team's Rally Drops Tigers, 20-6". The Indianapolis Star. p. III-1.
9. Albert W. Bloemker (October 26, 1941). "Ohio University Conquers Bulldogs". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
10. W. Blaine Patton (November 2, 1941). "Butler Trounces Wabash". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 41 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Butler Scores Victory Over Toledo". The Indianapolis Star. November 9, 1941. pp. 37, 41 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Bob Stranahan (November 16, 1941). "Bulldogs Crush Washington U. In Final Game". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41, 45 – via Newspapers.com.