2019 Butler Bulldogs football team

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2019 Butler Bulldogs football
Butler Bulldogs wordmark.svg
Conference Pioneer Football League
Record3–9 (2–6 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Conner
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cheshire
Home stadium Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Uniform
Butler bulldogs football unif.png
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
San Diego $^  8 0   9 3  
Dayton  6 2   8 3  
Drake  6 2   6 5  
Davidson  5 3   8 4  
Stetson  4 4   7 4  
Marist  4 4   4 7  
Morehead State  3 5   5 7  
Butler  2 6   3 9  
Jacksonville  1 7   3 9  
Valparaiso  1 7   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Jeff Voris and played their home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place. [1]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1San Diego79 (7)
2Dayton66 (2)
3Drake64
4Marist52
5Davidson48
6Stetson44
7Butler37
8Jacksonville30
9Morehead State15
Valparaiso

Preseason All-PFL teams

The Bulldogs had five different players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 314:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 North Dakota State * ESPN+ L 10–5734,544
September 76:00 p.m. Indiana Wesleyan * YouTube [3] W 30–27 OT5,255
September 146:00 p.m. Taylor *
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
Facebook Live L 14–173,267
September 215:00 p.m.at Princeton *ESPN+L 7–4910,625
October 51:00 p.m.at Stetson ESPN+L 27–301,364
October 121:00 p.m. Drake
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
YouTube [3] L 7–422,578
October 192:00 p.m.at Morehead State ESPN+L 20–319,244
October 261:00 p.m. Jacksonville
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
YouTube [3] W 24–143,484
November 212:00 p.m.at Marist Red Fox NetworkL 27–371,202
November 912:00 p.m. Davidson
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
YouTube [3] L 10–522,815
November 1612:00 p.m. Valparaiso
YouTube [3] W 24–212,194
November 231:00 p.m.at Dayton Facebook LiveL 38–511,991

[4]

Game summaries

Vs. North Dakota State

1234Total
Bulldogs0010010
No. 1 Bison152114757

Indiana Wesleyan

1234OTTotal
Wildcats71007327
Bulldogs01077630

Taylor

1234Total
Trojans770317
Bulldogs070714

At Princeton

1234Total
Bulldogs00077
Tigers14287049

At Stetson

1234Total
Bulldogs10701027
Hatters14031330

Drake

1234Total
DU Bulldogs71421042
BU Bulldogs70007

At Morehead State

1234Total
Bulldogs077620
Eagles10140731

Jacksonville

1234Total
Dolphins1400014
Bulldogs683724

At Marist

1234Total
Bulldogs0146727
Red Foxes101001737

Davidson

1234Total
Wildcats03361352
Bulldogs300710

Valparaiso

1234Total
Crusaders0140721
Bulldogs0771024

At Dayton

1234Total
Bulldogs31471438
Flyers172110351

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  2. "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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