1908 Players included
Hawkins (FB)
1917 Players included:
Hannifin (C), McPhail (G), Quill (G),
Otis Lee (T), Bray (T), Hogan (E), Warren (E), McGrath
(QB/Capt), Boyle (FB), Gilbert (FB), Sullivan (HB),
O'Donnell (HB), Brogen (HB), R. McGrath, Lyden, Barrett (G),
Shea (C), Shryne (E)
1925 Players:
Crowley (E), Jack Colahan (T),
McDonald (G), Conchin (C), Schaffer (G), Driscoll (T),
Nugent (E), C. Sullivan (QB), Dewey (HB), Phil Chase (HB),
Joe McGlone (FB), Ashford (T), Roberts (E), Moffat (G), Cox
(HB)
1926 Players:
"Red" Roberts (E), Jack Colahan (T),
McDonald (G), Lewis (C), Moffatt (G), "Dome" Driscoll (T),
Crowley (E), J. Nugent (QB), Phil Chase (HB), P. "Rub"
Nugent (HB), Joe McGlone (FB), Dempsey (T)
1927 Players:
Roberts (E), Healy (T), Moffatt (G),
Bart Riley (C), McDonald (G), Shaefer (T), P. Nugent (E),
Reeka Nugent (QB), Driscoll (HB), Penfield (HB), Edward S.
"Joe" McGlone (FB), Jack Colahan (T), Gus Wiley (HB)
1928 Players
LE - Roberts, LT - Healy, LG -
Moffat, C - B. Riley
RG - O'Donnell, RT - Shaefer, RE -
Crowley, QB - Lattimer, LH - "Moose" Arndt, RH - Tomich, FB
- Nugent, HB - Casey, RG - John Riley, C -Lloyd, E -
Jursnich
1930 Players:
Reeka Nugent (QB), Scilley (FB)
Johnny Inkret (HB), Emmett Casey (HB), Charlton (HB), Joey
"Red" Roberts (HB), Bolton (E), O'Leary (E), J. Healy (E),
Con Healy (T), Hunsacker (T), Grund (T), Tomich (T), John
Hazen (G), McCabe (G), Prenderville (G), Joe Riley (C),
Peoples (C), Pa "Rubber" Nugent (HB), "Buck" O'Donnell (L)
1931 Players
"Lefty" Charlton (HB) Reeka Nugent
(QB), Bedner (E), Brick Dennehy (E), Stodden (E), McCarthy
(E), J. Healy (E), Rogers (E), Peck (T), Jim O' Leary (T),
Mose "Cleat" Fearon (T), McGarry (T), Dome Driscoll (G),
Tomich (G), Alexis (G), John Hazen (G), Joe Riley (C), Andy
Peoples (C), Penfield (QB), Jursnich (QB), Rubber Nugent
(HB), Robinson (HB), Johnny Inkret (HB), Ole Reardon (FB)
1935 Players:
Joe Gillis (FB), "Wow" Antak
(E), Bob Thomas (G), "Bud" McAllister (C), Tony Carney (C),
Frank Aguetta (G), Ralph Tiddy (HB), Arlo Axelson (E),
George Vucanovich (G), Tim O'Leary (T), John Mee (T), "Babe"
Nugent, T. McCaw, John Hastings, Jack Thomas (FB), Robbins,
Marty May, J. McDonald, Gene McGrady, A. McGivern, E.
Binder, Joe Sullivan, Jud Kelly, J. Sheehan, Mike Poole,
Peck (T), Reeka Nugent (QB), Babich (HB), Murray Head (FB)
1936 Players:
Sagin (E), Babich (T), Joe Hazen (G),
Deschene (C), Peck (G), John Hazen (T), Rigler (E), Tomich
(QB), Thomas (HB), Nugent (HB), Coleman (FB)
1941 Players included:
Hocking (E), Osler (T), Dennehy
(C), Moriarity (T), Kehoe (G), Birmingham (T- Long Beach
JC), Mitchell (QB- Longbeach JC), Fitzpatrick (E-
Butte Central), Shaffer (G - Butte Central), Frank Flanick
(T- Butte High), Hoyle (G), Joseph (HB), Jack McCarthy (HB),
McGarry (FB), LaForrest (HB), Chouinerd (HB), Theobald (HB),
Coleman (HB), Riley (HB), Woods (G), J. Williver (T),
J. Otis (G), Riley (T), McLeod (T), Chaser (T), "Monk"
Semansky

Patrick Kearney did extensive
research on the Butte City Independent League and provided
many of the rosters and news story research. He will
be missed.
Pat Kearney was inducted into the
GNFA Hall of Fame in 2017 as
a valuable semi-pro football historian.
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1908
Indepedent
Record: 1-2
Manager Charles Dillon
Coach
1917
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 1-0-2
Sponsor:
Coach Otis Lee
* Butte City Champions *
1918 - NO Season due to Spanish
Flu
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 0-0
Sponsor:
Coach
1919
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 0-1-1
Sponsor:
Coach Otis Lee
1919 Awards
Ham (E) All-Butte Team
McPhail (G) All-Butte Team
McGrath (E) All-Butte Team
1920
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 1-3
Sponsor:
Coach
1921
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 3-2-1
Sponsor:
Coach
1921 Awards
Nugent (E) All-Star 1st Team
Ashford (T) All-Star 1st Team
"Scotty" McPhail (G) All-Star 1st Team
Riley (C) All-Star 1st Team
1922
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 2-2-1
Sponsor:
Coach
1922 Awards
McPhail (G) All-Star 1st Team
Reilly (C) All-Star 1st Team
Dahlberg (T) All-Star 1st Team
Nugent (E) All-Star 1st Team
Zundle (HB) All-Star 1st Team
Brennan (HB) All-Star 1st Team
1923
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 2-3
Sponsor:
Coach
1924
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 1-3
Manager Don McAllister, "Rubber" Nugent
Coach
1924 Awards
Ashford (T) All-Star 1st Team
Bart Riley (C) All-Star 1st Team
Meglen (HB) All-Star 1st Team
Nugent (HB) All-Star 2nd Team
Driscoll (FB) All-Star 2nd Team
1925
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 4-1
Manager Don McAllister, "Rubber" Nugent
Coach Bill Spears
* Butte Independent League
Champions *
1925 Awards
Driscoll (G) All-Star 1st Team
Phil Chase (HB) All-Star 1st Team
Dewey (HB) All-Star 1st Team
Joe McGlone (FB) All-Star 1st Team
Nugent (E) All-Star 2nd Team
Jack Colahan (G) All-Star 2nd Team
Schaffer (G) All-Star 2nd Team
Ashford (T) All-Star 2nd Team
1926
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 4-2
Sponsor:
Coach Edward S. McGlone
1926 Awards
Jack Colahan (T) All-Star 1st Team
Moffatt (G) All-Star 1st Team
Joe McGlone (FB) All-Star 1st Team
Lewis (C) All-Star 2nd Team
Dempsey (G) All-Star 2nd Team
J. Nugent (HB) All-Star 2nd Team
Phil Chase (FB) All-Star 2nd Team
1927
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 4-0-1
Sponsor:
Coach Edward S. McGlone
* Butte Independent League
Champions *
1927 Awards
Reeka Nugent (QB) Butte Independent League MVP
Jack Colahan (T) All-Star 1st Team
Moffatt (G) All-Star 1st Team
Bart Riley (C) All-Star 1st Team
Reeka Nugent (QB) All-Star 1st Team
McDonald (G) All-Star 2nd Team
Roberts (E) All-Star 2nd Team
Gus Wylie (HB) All-Star 2nd Team
P. Nugent (E) All-Star Hon Mention
Driscoll (G) All-Star Hon Mention
Penfield (HB) All-Star Hon Mention
1928
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 1-3-1
Sponsor:
Coach Edward S. McGlone
1929
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 3-1-1
Manager "Doc" Burns
Coach
* Butte Independent League
Champions *
1930
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 2-4
Manager Con Healy
Coach John Hazen
1930 Awards
Hazen (G) All-Star 1st Team
Reeka Nugent (HB) All-Star 1st Team
O'Leary (E) All-Star 2nd Team
Con Healy (T) All-Star 2nd Team
1931
Butte
Indepedent League
Record:1-1-2
Manager Con Healy, Emmett Casey
Coach John Hazen
1931 Awards
Riley (C) All-Star 1st Team
John Hazen (T) All-Star 1st Team
Reeka Nugent (QB) All-Star 1st Team
Davis (E) All-Star 2nd Team
Penfield (FB) All-Star 2nd Team
1932
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 3-1-1
Sponsor:
Coach
* Butte Independent League
Champions *
1932 Awards
John Hazen (T) All-Star 1st Team
Reeka Nugent (QB) All-Star 1st Team
Bob Breen (FB) All-Star 1st Team
Hanley (T) All-Star 2nd Team
Riley (C) All-Star 2nd Team
Roberts (E) All-Star Hon Mention
Peck (T) All-Star Hon Mention
1933
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 2-2
Manager Andy Peoples
Coach
1933 Awards
John Hazen (T) All-Star 1st Team
Riley (C) All-Star 2nd Team
Freebourne (QB) All-Star 2nd Team
Peck (T) All-Star Hon Mention
Casey (HB) All-Star Hon Mention
1934
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 1-4
Manager Andy Peoples
Coach Reeka Nugent
1935
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 1-3-1
Sponsor:
Coach Reeka Nugent
1936
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 5-0
Sponsor:
Coach Reeka Nugent
* Butte Independent League
Champions *
1937
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 3-2
Sponsor:
Coach
1938
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 0-8
Sponsor:
Coach
1939
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 1-6
Sponsor:
Coach
1940
Butte
Indepedent League
Record: 4-5
Sponsor
Coach Danny Crowley
* Butte Independent League
Champions *
1941
Indepedent
Record: 3-3
Manager Ralph Tiddy
Coach
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Schedules and Results |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
1908 Oct 24 |
Butte Ramblers |
0-20 |
1908 Nov 15 |
Butte Excelsiors |
5-0 |
1908 Dec 6 |
Centerville Juniors |
0-10 |
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1917 Nov 11 |
Englewood Colts |
0-0 |
1917 Nov 25 |
Butte Central High |
0-0 |
1917 Nov 29 |
Englewood Colts * |
13-0 |
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* Butte City Championship |
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1918 |
No Season - Spanish Flu
Epidemic |
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1919 Oct 26 |
Meaderville Young Mens Club |
0-0 |
1919 Nov 23 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-26 |
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1920 Oct 3 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
40-6 |
1920 Oct 17 |
Englewood Blues |
0-7 |
1920 Nov 7 |
Meaderville Young Mens Club |
0-7 |
1920 Nov 21 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-14 |
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1921 Oct 1 |
Anaconda High |
14-13 |
1921 Oct 9 |
Englewood Blues |
13-6 |
1921 Oct 23 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
33-14 |
1921 Nov 13 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-13 |
1921 Dec 4 |
Englewood Blues |
13-13 |
1921 Dec 11 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-13 |
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1922 Oct 1 |
Englewood Blues |
0-0 |
1922 Oct 22 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
10-0 |
1922 Oct 29 |
Mt. St. Charles College |
0-13 |
1922 Nov 12 |
Walkerville Vagabonds |
24-0 |
1922 Nov 26 |
Centerville Highlanders |
3-10 |
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1923 Sep 30 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
0-10 |
1923 Oct 14 |
Englewood Blues |
16-0 |
1923 Nov 4 |
Walkerville Vagabonds |
31-0 |
1923 Nov 10 |
Montana University Frosh |
6-39 |
1923 Nov 18 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-15 |
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1924 Oct 5 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-6 |
1924 Oct 19 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
0-3 |
1924 Oct 26 |
Mt. St. Charles College |
6-39 |
1924 Nov 16 |
Englewood Blues |
21-3 |
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1925 Sep 17 |
Mt. St. Charles College |
0-12 |
1925 Oct 5 |
Englewood Blues |
41-0 |
1925 Oct 25 |
Walkerville Vagabonds |
35-0 |
1925 Nov 8 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
16-0 |
1925 Nov 29 |
Centerville Highlanders |
7-3 |
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1926 Sep 26 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
3-19 |
1926 Oct 17 |
Englewood Blues |
30-6 |
1926 Oct 24 |
Anaconda Anodes |
14-0 |
1926 Nov 14 |
Centerville Highlanders |
3-0 |
1926 Dec 4 |
Anaconda Anodes |
19-0 |
1926 Dec 12 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches * |
0-10 |
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* Butte League Championship |
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1927 Sep 11 |
Mt. St. Charles College |
13-7 |
1927 Sep 25 |
Englewood Blues |
32-6 |
1927 Oct 17 |
Centerville Highlanders |
6-0 |
1927 Nov 6 |
Anaconda Anodes |
0-0 |
1927 Nov 11 |
Great Falls American Legionnairs |
27-6 |
1927 Nov 27 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches * |
13-0 |
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* Butte League Championship |
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1928 Sep 23 |
Anaconda Anodes |
0-2 |
1928 Sep 30 |
Mt. St. Charles College |
0-40 |
1928 Oct 7 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-32 |
1928 Oct 28 |
Englewood Blues |
7-0 |
1928 Nov 18 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
0-0 |
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1929 Sep 22 |
Mt. St. Charles College |
0-19 |
1929 Sep 29 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
0-0 |
1929 Oct 13 |
Anaconda Anodes |
6-0 |
1929 Nov 3 |
Centerville Highlanders |
31-0 |
1929 Nov 24 |
Englewood Blues * |
8-7 |
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* Butte League Championship |
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1930 Sep 13 |
Butte Central High |
20-6 |
1930 Sep 20 |
Mt. St. Charles College |
0-32 |
1930 Oct 5 |
Anaconda Anodes |
0-9 |
1930 Oct 26 |
Englewood Blues |
7-9 |
1930 Nov 9 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
7-0 |
1930 Nov 23 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-6 |
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1931 Sep 27 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-0 |
1931 Oct 18 |
Anaconda Anodes |
6-13 |
1931 Nov 8 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
6-0 |
1931 Nov 29 |
Englewood Blues |
0-0 |
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1932 Sep 18 |
Anaconda Anodes |
8-0 |
1932 Oct 9 |
Englewood Blues |
2-6 |
1932 Oct 30 |
Centerville Highlanders |
2-0 |
1932 Nov 20 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
6-0 |
1932 Nov 27 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches * |
0-0 |
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* Butte League Championship |
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1933 Oct 1 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
0-7 |
1933 Oct 22 |
Centerville Highlanders |
10-0 |
1933 Nov 12 |
Englewood Blues |
14-0 |
1933 Dec 3 |
Anaconda Anodes |
0-24 |
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1934 Sep 30 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
0-27 |
1934 Oct 14 |
Anaconda Anodes |
0-6 |
1934 Oct 21 |
@ Anaconda Anodes |
6-26 |
1934 Nov 4 |
Centerville Highlanders |
12-7 |
1934 Nov 25 |
Englewood Blues |
0-13 |
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1935 Sep 22 |
Anaconda Anodes |
6-19 |
1935 Oct 13 |
Englewood Blues |
12-20 |
1935 Oct 20 |
@ Anaconda Anodes |
0-13 |
1935 Nov 3 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
PPD |
1935 Nov 24 |
Centerville Highlanders |
12-6 |
1935 Dec 1 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
6-6 |
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1936 Oct 4 |
Englewood Blues |
12-0 |
1936 Oct 18 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
31-6 |
1936 Nov 1 |
Anaconda Anodes |
PPD |
1936 Nov 3 |
Anaconda Anodes |
19-0 |
1936 Nov 15 |
Centerville Highlanders |
13-7 |
1936 Nov 29 |
Anaconda Anodes * |
34-6 |
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* Butte League Championship |
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1937 Sep 26 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
6-0 |
1937 Oct 17 |
Centerville Highlanders |
7-6 |
1937 Nov 21 |
Englewood Blues |
12-7 |
1937 Nov 28 |
Anaconda Anodes |
0-20 |
1937 Dec 5 |
Anaconda Anodes * |
0-6 |
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* Butte League Championship |
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1938 Sep 18 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
0-2 |
1938 Sep 23 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-6 |
1938 Oct 2 |
Anaconda Anodes |
0-2 OT |
1938 Oct 12 |
Englewood Blues |
0-13 |
1938 Oct 20 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
6-8 OT |
1938 Oct 26 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-6 |
1938 Nov 6 |
Anaconda Anodes |
0-12 |
1938 Nov 16 |
Englewood Blues |
0-12 |
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1939 Sep 13 |
Anaconda Anodes |
6-7 |
1939 Sep 20 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
12-6 |
1939 Sep 27 |
Englewood Blues |
0-3 |
1939 Sep 30 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-18 |
1939 Oct 15 |
Englewood Blues |
0-15 |
1939 Oct 26 |
Centerville Highlanders |
PPD |
1939 Nov 5 |
Anaconda Anodes |
0-7 |
1939 Nov 12 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
0-14 |
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1940 Sep 10 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
6-19 |
1940 Sep 22 |
Centerville Highlanders |
0-6 |
1940 Oct 3 |
Englewood Blues |
0-2 |
1940 Oct 8 |
Anaconda Anodes |
6-19 |
1940 Oct 20 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches ^ |
20-0 |
* 5th vs
4th playoff; loser dropped from schedule |
1940 Oct 29 |
Centerville Highlanders |
13-6 |
1940 Nov 3 |
Englewood Blues |
0-6 |
1940 Nov 17 |
Englewood Blues (Playoff) |
9-7 |
1940 Nov 24 |
Anaconda Anodes * |
2-0 OT |
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* Butte League Championship |
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1941 Sep 14 |
Anaconda Anodes |
2-6 |
1941 Oct 5 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
7-0 |
1941 Oct 17 |
Englewood Blues |
6-12 |
1941 Nov 9 |
Dublin Gulch Comanches |
27-0 |
1941 Nov 16 |
Anaconda Anodes |
6-0 |
1941 Nov 21 |
Englewood Blues |
PPD |
1941 Nov 23 |
Englewood Blues |
0-19 |
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