1933 Butler

2–⁠6 (0–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Butler in 1933, game by game: won vs. Ball State 19–2; lost at Drake 6–26; lost at Franklin 2–16; won vs. Evansville 24–6; lost at Cincinnati 7–34; lost vs. Wabash 0–12; lost vs. Washington St. Louis 12–36; lost at Valparaiso 7–20+18−27Won 19–2 vs. Ball State+17Ball StateLost 6–26 at Drake-20DrakeLost 2–16 at Franklin-14FranklinWon 24–6 vs. Evansville+18EvansvilleLost 7–34 at Cincinnati-27CincinnatiLost 0–12 vs. Wabash-12WabashLost 12–36 vs. Washington St. Louis-24Washington St. …Lost 7–20 at Valparaiso-13Valparaiso
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Valparaiso 20–⁠7; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
77–⁠152
Coach
—
Elo
1102 −117 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.1 No. 123 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1933 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State2–⁠06–⁠2–⁠1
Drake5–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Creighton2–⁠23–⁠4–⁠1
Washington St. Louis1–⁠24–⁠5
Butler0–⁠22–⁠6
Grinnell0–⁠30–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.