2017 Butler Bulldogs football team

2017 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference Pioneer Football League
2017 record 6–5 (4–4 PFL)
Head coach Jeff Voris (12th season)
Offensive coordinator Kyle Conner
Defensive coordinator Joe Cheshire
Home stadium Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
(Capacity: 5,647)
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 23 San Diego $^  8 –0     10 –3  
Drake  6 –2     7 –4  
Jacksonville  5 –3     7 –4  
Campbell  5 –3     6 –5  
Valparaiso  5 –3     6 –5  
Butler  4 –4     6 –5  
Dayton  4 –4     5 –6  
Marist  3 –5     4 –7  
Morehead State  3 –5     4 –7  
Stetson  1 –7     2 –9  
Davidson  0 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jeff Voris and played their home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. They played as members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:30 p.m. at No. 20 Illinois State* Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN3 L 0–45   10,840
September 9 6:00 p.m. at Franklin* Faught Stadium • Franklin, IN GrizTV W 43–24   1,789
September 16 6:30 p.m. Taylor* Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN FB Live W 27–21   4,112
September 23 4:00 p.m. at San Diego Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA The W.TV via STADIUM L 17–38   1,701
September 30 1:00 p.m. Drake Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN FB Live L 16–27   2,387
October 7 1:00 p.m. at Morehead State Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY OVCDN W 44–6   4,465
October 14 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN FB Live W 37–22   1,877
October 21 1:00 p.m. Campbelldagger Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN FB Live W 37–23   4,139
October 28 1:00 p.m. at Dayton Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH FB Live L 22–27   2,043
November 4 4:00 p.m. at Stetson Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL ESPN3 W 23–6   2,512
November 11 1:00 p.m. Valparaiso Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN (Rivalry) FB Live L 28–36   3,661
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

at No. 20 Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 20 Redbirds 0 17 21 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Record
0–1 1949 ILST, 14–0

at Franklin

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 23 10 10 0 43
Grizzlies 6 10 8 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Record
42–18–2 2016 BUT, 59–14

Taylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 7 0 7 21
Bulldogs 10 10 0 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Record
6–0 2016 BUT, 27–14

at San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 3 0 17
Toreros 10 21 0 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Record
5–17 2016 USD, 44–10

Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
DU Bulldogs 7 14 3 3 27
BU Bulldogs 6 7 3 0 16

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Overall record Last meeting Record
8–17–1 2016 DRAKE, 28–14

at Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 10 14 6 44
Eagles 0 0 0 6 6
Overall record Last meeting Record
6–14 2016 MORE, 54–28

Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 15 0 7 22
Bulldogs 7 13 10 7 37
Overall record Last meeting Record
2–8 2014 JACK, 35–7

Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 0 7 10 6 23
Bulldogs 3 17 7 10 37
Overall record Last meeting Record
5–4 2016 CAMP, 33–27

at Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 6 16 0 0 22
Flyers 7 3 10 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Record
12–29–1 2016 DAY, 31–16

at Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 9 23
Hatters 6 0 0 0 6
Overall record Last meeting Record
2–0 2014 BUT, 49–41

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 17 7 6 6 36
Bulldogs 3 14 6 11 34
Overall record Last meeting Record
50–25 2016 BUT, 23–12

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Football Schedule". butlersports.com. Butler Bulldogs. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
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