1949 Butler Bulldogs football team

The 1949 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Tony Hinkle, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MAC. Butler played home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Evansville*	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	WFBM-TV	L 7–24	10,000	[1][2][3][4][5][6]
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at Wabash*	Crawfordsville, IN		W 14–7	4,200	[7][8][9]
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Western Reserve	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	WFBM-TV	L 6–28	5,000	[10][11][12]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State*	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	WFBM-TV	W 47–14	5,000	[13][14][15]
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Washington University*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO		L 0–7	5,500	[16][17]
October 29	2:00 p.m.	Illinois State*	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	WFBM-TV	L 0–14	7,000–8,500	[18][19][20]
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	WFBM-TV	L 6–40	3,000	[21][22]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 0–14		[23][24][25]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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