1934 Butler Bulldogs football team

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1934 Butler Bulldogs football
IIC champion
Conference Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–1–1 (6–0–1 IIC)
Head coach
CaptainClarence Laymon
Home stadium Butler Bowl
Seasons
 1933
1935 
1934 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $ 6 0 16 1 1
DePauw 6 1 07 1 0
Hanover 4 1 07 2 0
Valparaiso 4 1 06 2 0
Wabash 4 1 24 2 2
Earlham 2 2 03 4 0
Indiana State 3 3 03 5 0
Evansville 3 4 13 4 1
Franklin (IN) 3 5 03 5 0
Manchester 1 2 06 2 0
Ball State 2 6 02 6 0
Central Normal 1 4 02 5 0
Rose Poly 1 5 02 6 0
Oakland City 0 5 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1934 Butler Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Butler University as an member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1934 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Fred Mackey, the team compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 6–0–1 in conference play, winning the IIC title. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 288:15 p.m. Ball State W 13–4 [2] [3]
October 5 Franklin (IN)
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 25–0 [4]
October 128:15 p.m. Central Normal
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 50–0 [5] [6]
October 19 Indiana State
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 12–0 [7] [8]
October 27at Wabash
T 0–02,000 [9]
November 32:00 p.m.at Washington University *L 7–322,500 [10] [11] [12]
November 10 Manchester
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 6–03,000 [13]
November 17 Valparaiso
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)
W 12–7 [14] [15]

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