1893 Butler Christians football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1893 Butler Christians football Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association IIAA 4–2 2–2 None Alfred H. Somerville The 1893 Butler Christians football team represented Butler University during the 1893 college football season.https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/butler.sidearmsports.com/documents/2012/10/9/08-mg-part5-results-letterwin.pdf 2008 Butler Football Media Guide 33(Note: The media guide erroneously records only one game, the victory over Wabash.) The team compiled a record of 4–2. Alfred H. Somerville was the team captain. The team began the season with 23 players.Ready for the Game The Indianapolis News October 13, 1893 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16221227/ready_for_the_game/ Newspapers.com Schedule October 14 y 1893 DePauw Tigers DePauw Greencastle, IN l 6–20 October 21 y Purdue Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN l 0–96 1,200 October 28 Indiana Athletic Park Indianapolis, IN w 38–0 November 4 y Deaf and Dumb Institute Irvington neighborhood Indianapolis, IN w 16–0 November 11 y Zig-Zags East Ohio Street Park Indianapolis, IN w 52–0 November 19 y 1893 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Crawfordsville, IN w 28–24 Game summaries On October 14, 1893, Butler lost to DePauw, 20–6, at Greencastle, Indiana. The game was called due to darkness. Butler's starting lineup against DePauw was Williams at quarterback, Somerville at right halfback, Baker at left halfback, A. Hall at fullback, Stevenson at right end, Lister at right tackle, Anderson at right guard, Henry at center, Locy at left guard, Stevens at left tackle, and Scott at left end.Foot-ball Season Begins The Indianapolis News October 16, 1893 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16221073/football_season_begins/ Newspapers.comThey Kicked Hard The Indiana State Sentinel October 18, 1893 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16221094/they_kicked_hard/ Newspapers.com On October 21, 1893, Butler lost to Purdue, 96–0, before a crowd of 1,200 at Lafayette, Indiana. Butler's starting lineup against Purdue was Burford at quarterback, Somerville at right halfback, Williams at left halfback, Hall at fullback, Parker at right end, Taylor at right guard, Lister at right tackle, Henry at center, Lackey at left guard, Payne at left tackle, and Scott at left end.Defeated By Purdue The Indianapolis Journal October 22, 1893 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16220996/defeated_by_purdue_butler_never_got_a/ Newspapers.com On October 28, 1893, Butler defeated Indiana, 38–0, at Athletic Park in Indianapolis. Butler's lineup against Indiana was Burford at quarterback, Somerville at right halfback, Hall at left halfback, Scott at fullback, Parker at right end, Lister at right tackle, Taylor at right guard, Barnett at center, Losey at left guard, Payne at left tackle, and Moore at left end.Butler the Winner The Indianapolis Journal October 29, 1893 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16221147/butler_the_winner/ Newspapers.com On November 4, Butler defeated the team from the Deaf and Dumb Institute by a 16–0 score. The game was played in the Irvington neighborhood of Indianapolis.Butler 16, Deaf and Dumb Institute 0 The Indianapolis News November 6, 1893 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16221296/butler_16_deaf_and_dumb_institute_0/ Newspapers.com On November 11, Butler defeated the Zig-Zag bicycle eleven by a 52–0 score in a game played at the East Ohio Street Park in Indianapolis.Butler 52, Zig-Zags 0 The Indianapolis News November 13, 1893 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16221191/butler_52_zigzags_0/ Newspapers.com On November 19, Butler defeated Wabash, 28–24, on the Wabash campus in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The game lasted one hour and 15 minutes, concluding at 2:40 p.m. Butler's starting lineup against Wabash was Williams at quarterback, Baker at right halfback, Somerville at left halfback, Hall at fullback, Scott at left end, Stevens at left tackle, Lecoy at left guard, Henry at center, Anderson at right guard, Lister at right tackle, and Stevenson at right end.Wabash Kickers Win The Indianapolis Journal November 19, 1893 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16220750/wabash_kickers_win/ Newspapers.comClose Game of Football The Indiana State Sentinel November 22, 1893 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16220884/close_game_of_foot_ball/ Newspapers.com After witnessing the DePauw–Wabash game, played one week earlier, Dr. H. A. Turker, the pastor at the Crawfordsville Methodist Church, wrote at length condemning the game as a disgrace. He opened his comments as follows: "We thought at first it was barbarous, then we concluded it would be a slander to the barbarians to compare a football game to their sports. . . . We have seen a pack of dogs fighting for a rotten bone, of which we were reminded at the football game. A football game, as now played, is a disgrace." He closed: "This evil has surely gone far enough. Let every man speak who opposes this brutality."Does Football Make Cannibals The Indianapolis Journal November 19, 1893 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16220859/does_football_make_cannibals/ Newspapers.com References Butler Category:Butler Bulldogs football seasons Butler Christians football