1923 Butler Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1923 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Harlan Page (4th season)
Captain	Harold Hungate
Home stadium	Irwin Field
Seasons ← 1922 1924 →

1923 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Marquette		–		8	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame		–		9	–	1	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)		–		6	–	1	–	1
Haskell		–		11	–	2	–	1
Butler		–		7	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan		–		5	–	1	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace		–		5	–	2	–	1
Cincinnati		–		6	–	3	–	0
Loyola (IL)		–		6	–	3	–	0
Saint Louis		–		5	–	3	–	1
Detroit		–		4	–	3	–	2
Wabash		–		4	–	3	–	2
John Carroll		–		4	–	4	–	1
Valparaiso		–		2	–	2	–	1
Dayton		–		4	–	5	–	0
Michigan Agricultural		–		3	–	5	–	0
Fairmount		–		2	–	4	–	2
Kent State		–		0	–	5	–	0

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	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 39–0	6,000	^[2]^[3]
September 29	Chicago YMCA	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 26–6		^[4]
October 6	Franklin (IN)	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 13–7	10,000	^[5]
October 13	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	L 7–21	12,000	^[6]^[7]
October 20	Bethany (WV)	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 16–0		^[8]
October 27	Wabash	Irwin Field Indianapolis, IN	W 2–0	15,000	^[9]
November 10	DePauw	Irwin Field Indianapolis	W 13–0	1,000+	^[10]
November 17	at Notre Dame	Cartier Field South Bend, IN ("State Championship")	L 7–34	10,000	^[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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Venues	Washington Park Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Hoosier Helmet Trophy (Valparaiso)
Culture & lore	Butler Blue IV "The Butler War Song"
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