1893 Butler

0–⁠1. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠2, over six games to the one on file here.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 21atPurdueL 0–⁠964%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 96–⁠0.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list five games of Butler’s 1893 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 14atDePauwL 6–⁠20Butler’s article
Oct 28vsIndianaW 38–⁠0Butler’s article, Indiana’s article
Nov 4vsDeaf and Dumb InstituteschoolW 16–⁠0Butler’s article
Nov 11vsZig-ZagsW 52–⁠0Butler’s article
Nov 19atWabashW 28–⁠24Butler’s article
Record
0–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2 3rd in the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
0–⁠96
Coach
—
Elo
1096 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Alfred H. Somerville