1947 Butler Bulldogs football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1947

| team = Butler Bulldogs

| sport = football

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 5–3–1

| conf_record = 1–3

| head_coach = Tony Hinkle

| hc_year = 10th

| captain = Ott Hurrie

| stadium = Butler Bowl

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The 1947 Butler Bulldogs football team 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.{{cite news|title=Butler Football Records|publisher=Butler University|year=2017|accessdate=February 1, 2019|url=https://butlersports.com/documents/2016/5/31/Football_Records.pdf}} Butler played home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Butler was ranked at No. 179 out of 500 college football teams.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 27||Ball State|Butler Bowl|Indianapolis, IN|T 6-6|8,000|{{cite news|title=Butler And Ball State Battle To 6-6 Stalemate In Opener|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=Max Greenwald|date=September 28, 1947|pages=41–42|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28318621/butler_and_ball_state_battle_to_66/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4|at|Ohio|Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|L 7-14||{{cite news|title=Ohio U Tops Butler, 14-7|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=October 5, 1947|page=4C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28318740/ohio_u_tops_butler_147/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Saint Joseph's Pumas|title=Saint Joseph's (IN)}}|Butler Bowl|Indianapolis, IN|W 21-0|5,500|{{cite news|title=Overhead Play Enables Butler Eleven to Triumph Over St. Joseph's, 21-0|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=October 12, 1947|page=III-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28318919/overhead_play_enables_butler_eleven_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Wabash Little Giants|title=Wabash}}||Crawfordsville, IN|W 14-0|4,200|{{cite news|title=Butler Whips Wabash, 14-0, In Key Test|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=Bob Williams|date=October 19, 1947|pages=41–42|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28319074/butler_whips_wabash_140_in_key_test/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25||Western Michigan|Butler Bowl|Indianapolis, IN|W 21-20|10,000|{{cite news|title=Butler Wins: Bulldogs Rally Thrice To Trip Broncs, 21-20|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=October 26, 1947|pages=41–42|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28319243/butler_wins_bulldogs_rally_thrice_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=DePauw Tigers|title=DePauw}}|Butler Bowl|Indianapolis, IN|W 35-0|4,890|{{cite news|title=Butler Scores Five Times To Rout DePauw, 35 To 0|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=Bob Overaker|date=November 2, 1947|pages=41–42|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28326317/butler_scores_five_times_to_rout/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||Western Reserve|Butler Bowl|Indianapolis, IN|L 0-6|8,000|{{cite news|title=Western Reserve Shades Butler's Moriarty, 6 To 0|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=Corky Lamm|date=November 9, 1947|page=41|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28326361/western_reserve_shades_butlers/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Valparaiso Crusaders|title=Valparaiso}}|Butler Bowl|Indianapolis, IN|W 27-6||{{cite news|title=Butler Trims Valparaiso In Final Home Game, 27 To 6|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=Jack K. Overmyer|date=November 16, 1947|page=42|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28326391/butler_trims_valparaiso_in_final_home/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22|at|Cincinnati|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|L 19-26|8,500|{{cite news|title=UC Rallies To Defeat Butler, 26 To 19|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=November 23, 1947|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199484/uc_rallies_to_defeat_butler_26_to_19/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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