Butler Bulldogs football
2023 Butler Bulldogs football team
First season1884
Athletic directorBarry Collier
Head coachMike Uremovich
1st season, 7–4 (.636)
StadiumBud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
(capacity: 7,500)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferencePioneer Football League
All-time record595–491–35 (.546)
Bowl record1–3 (.250)
Conference titles25 (All-Time)
Consensus All-Americans17
Current uniform
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Fight songThe Butler War Song
MascotButler Blue IV
WebsiteButlerSports.com

The Butler Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Butler University located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. Butler's first football team was fielded in 1887. The team plays its home games at the 7,500 seat Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (historically Butler Bowl) in Indianapolis. The Bulldogs are coached by Mike Uremovich.

History

Classifications

  • 1937–1972: NCAA College Division
  • 1973–1992: NCAA Division II
  • 1993–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Championships

Football Conference championships

Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1952Indiana Collegiate Conference (co-championship)Tony Hinkle5–3–13–1–1
1953Indiana Collegiate ConferenceTony Hinkle6–25–0
1958Indiana Collegiate ConferenceTony Hinkle8–15–1
1959Indiana Collegiate ConferenceTony Hinkle9–06–0
1960Indiana Collegiate ConferenceTony Hinkle8–15–1
1961Indiana Collegiate ConferenceTony Hinkle9–06–0
1962Indiana Collegiate ConferenceTony Hinkle5–2–24–1–1
1963Indiana Collegiate ConferenceTony Hinkle8–16–0
1964Indiana Collegiate Conference (co-championship)Tony Hinkle4–4–14–2
1972Indiana Collegiate Conference (co-championship)Bill Sylvester5–54–1
1973Indiana Collegiate ConferenceBill Sylvester5–54–1
1974Indiana Collegiate ConferenceBill Sylvester8–26–0
1975Indiana Collegiate ConferenceBill Sylvester9–16–0
1977Heartland Collegiate Conference (co-championship)Bill Sylvester5–53–1
1983Heartland Collegiate ConferenceBill Sylvester9–1–15–0–1
1985Heartland Collegiate Conference (co-championship)Bill Lynch8–25–1
1987Heartland Collegiate ConferenceBill Lynch8–1–14–0–1
1988Heartland Collegiate ConferenceBill Lynch8–2–13–0–1
1989Heartland Collegiate ConferenceBill Lynch7–2–14–0
1991Midwest Intercollegiate Football ConferenceBob Bartolomeo9–29–1
1992Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (co-championship)Ken LaRose8–28–2
1994Pioneer Football League (co-championship)Ken LaRose7–34–1
2009Pioneer Football League (co-championship)Jeff Voris11–17–1
2012Pioneer Football League (co-championship)Jeff Voris8–37–1
2013Pioneer Football League (co-championship)Jeff Voris9–47–1
Total conference championships (modern era) 25

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoffs

The Bulldogs have appeared in the FCS playoffs once, with an overall record of 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2013First RoundTennessee StateL, 0–31

NCAA Division II playoffs

The Bulldogs made three appearances in the Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 0–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
1983QuarterfinalsUC DavisL, 6–25
1988First RoundTennessee–MartinL, 6–23
1991First RoundPittsburg StateL, 16–26

PFL Gridiron Classic results

From 2006 through 2009, the PFL and Northeast Conference (NEC) staged the Gridiron Classic, an exempted postseason football game that matched the champions of the two conferences which were technically members of Division I FCS, but which were not the recipients of automatic invitations to the football championship playoff at the time. The Bulldogs appeared in the PFL Gridiron Classic once, with an overall record of 1–0.

Year Opponent Result
2009 Central Connecticut W, 28–23

References

  1. ↑ Butler Athletics Visual Identity Guide (PDF). November 29, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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