1939 Butler Bulldogs football team explained

Year:1939
Team:Butler Bulldogs
Sport:football
Conference:Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Short Conf:IIC
Record:7–0–1
Conf Record:4–0
Head Coach:Tony Hinkle
Hc Year:6th
Champion:IIC champion
Stadium:Butler Bowl

The 1939 Butler Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Butler University as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tony Hinkle, the Bulldogs compiled a 7–0–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the IIC championship.[1]

Butler was ranked at No. 60 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

The team played its home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.

Notes and References

  1. News: Butler Football Records. Butler University. 2017. September 16, 2019.
  2. News: Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth. E. E. Litkenhous. Johnson City Sunday Press. December 31, 1939. 11. Newspapers.com.