Butler Bulldogs football

Butler Bulldogs

2016 Butler Bulldogs football team

First season

1887

Athletic director

Barry Collier

Head coach

Jeff Voris
11th year, 63–57 (.525)

Stadium

Butler Bowl

Seating capacity

7,500

Field surface

FieldTurf

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

NCAA division

Division I FCS

Conference

Pioneer Football League

All-time record

556–433–35 (.560)

Bowl record

1–3 (.250)

Conference titles

33 (all-time)

Consensus All-Americans

Colors

Blue and White^[1]

Fight song

The Butler War Song

Mascot

Butler Blue III

Website

ButlerSports.com

For information on all Butler University sports, see Butler Bulldogs.

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 Butler Bowl in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Bulldogs are coached by Jeff Voris.

History

Classifications

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

Conference memberships

1884–1915: Independent
1916–1917: Indiana College Athletic League
1918–1931: Independent
1934–1947: Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
1947–1949: Mid-American Conference
1951–1989: Heartland Collegiate Conference
1990–1992: Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
1993–present: Pioneer Football League

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Championships

Football Conference championships

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
1952	Indiana Collegiate Conference (co-championship)	Tony Hinkle	5–3–1	3–1–1
1953	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Tony Hinkle	6–2	5–0
1958	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Tony Hinkle	8–1	5–1
1959	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Tony Hinkle	9–0	6–0
1960	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Tony Hinkle	8–1	5–1
1961	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Tony Hinkle	9–0	6–0
1962	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Tony Hinkle	5–2–2	4–1–1
1963	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Tony Hinkle	8–1	6–0
1964	Indiana Collegiate Conference (co-championship)	Tony Hinkle	4–4–1	4–2
1972	Indiana Collegiate Conference (co-championship)	Bill Sylvester	5–5	4–1
1973	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Bill Sylvester	5–5	4–1
1974	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Bill Sylvester	8–2	6–0
1975	Indiana Collegiate Conference	Bill Sylvester	9–1	6–0
1977	Heartland Collegiate Conference (co-championship)	Bill Sylvester	5–5	3–1
1983	Heartland Collegiate Conference	Bill Sylvester	9–1–1	5–0–1
1985	Heartland Collegiate Conference (co-championship)	Bill Lynch	8–2	5–1
1987	Heartland Collegiate Conference	Bill Lynch	8–1–1	4–0–1
1988	Heartland Collegiate Conference	Bill Lynch	8–2–1	3–0–1
1989	Heartland Collegiate Conference	Bill Lynch	7–2–1	4–0
1991	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference	Bob Bartolomeo	9–2	9–1
1992	Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (co-championship)	Ken LaRose	8–2	8–2
1994	Pioneer Football League (co-championship)	Ken LaRose	7–3	4–1
2009	Pioneer Football League (co-championship)	Jeff Voris	11–1	7–1
2012	Pioneer Football League (co-championship)	Jeff Voris	8–3	7–1
2013	Pioneer Football League (co-championship)	Jeff Voris	9–4	7–1
Total conference championships (modern era)			25

FCS Playoffs results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First Round	Tennessee State	L 0–31

References

↑ "Color Palette | Butler University". Retrieved 2016-04-10.

External links

Official website

Butler Bulldogs football

Venues	Butler Bowl (1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Hoosier Helmet Trophy (Valparaiso)

Culture & lore	Butler Blue III "The Butler War Song"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Butler University

Academics	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Communication Andre B. Lacy School of Business College of Education College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Jordan College of the Arts Graduate Studies

Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer Women's soccer The Butler War Song Big East Conference Pioneer Football League Butler Blue III The Butler Way

Athletic Facilities	Hinkle Fieldhouse Butler Bowl Davey Athletic Complex Bulldog Park Health and Recreation Complex

People	Ovid Butler James Danko Tony Hinkle

Structures	Butler University Buildings Irwin Library Clowes Memorial Hall Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium Arthur Jordan Memorial Hall Persephone

Student life	WDTI

History	Irvington Neighborhood

Pioneer Football League

Current members	Butler Bulldogs Campbell Fighting Camels (leaving in 2018) Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Drake Bulldogs Jacksonville Dolphins Marist Red Foxes Morehead State Eagles San Diego Toreros Stetson Hatters Valparaiso Crusaders

Former members	Austin Peay Governors Mercer Bears

Championships & awards	All-time standings

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