2025 Butler Bulldogs football team

2025 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	1–1 (0–0 PFL)
Head coach	Kevin Lynch (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Colin Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jordan Belfiori (1st season)
Home stadium	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Pioneer Football League standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Presbyterian		0	–	0					2	–	0
Drake		0	–	0					1	–	0
Butler		0	–	0					1	–	1
Dayton		0	–	0					1	–	1
Marist		0	–	0					1	–	1
Morehead State		0	–	0					1	–	1
San Diego		0	–	0					1	–	1
Stetson		0	–	0					1	–	1
St. Thomas (MN)		0	–	0					1	–	1
Valparaiso		0	–	0					1	–	1
Davidson		0	–	0					0	–	2
As of September 7, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Butler Bulldogs football team will represent Butler University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by first-year head coach Kevin Lynch, ^[1] who was hired after former coach Mike Uremovich left the program to become the head coach at Ball State. ^[2] Lynch will be assisted by first-year offensive coordinator Colin Johnson and first-year defensive coordinator Jordan Belfiori. The Bulldogs play home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:00 pm	at Northern Iowa *	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 14–38	9,079
September 6	1:00 pm	Truman *	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloCollege	W 37–27	2,967
September 13	1:30 pm	at Hanover *	Alumni Stadium Hanover, IN	Team 1 Sports
September 20	8:00 pm	at Weber State *	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+
September 27	1:00 pm	Marist	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloCollege
October 4	2:00 pm	at St. Thomas	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN	Midco Sports Plus
October 11	1:00 pm	Presbyterian	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloCollege
October 18	12:00 pm	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	YouTube
November 1	1:00 pm	Drake	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloCollege
November 8	1:00 pm	at Morehead State	Phil Simms Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+
November 15	4:00 pm	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN+
November 22	1:00 pm	Valparaiso	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)	FloCollege
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Northern Iowa

See also: 2025 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Butler Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Northern Iowa Panthers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14
Panthers	10	7	14	7	38

at UNI Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: N/A (Indoors)
• Game attendance: 9,079
• Referee: David Hergert
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Brad Wells (play-by-play) & Justin Surrency (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (7:20) UNI – Derek Anderson 6-yard pass from Matthew Schecklman, Max Bartachek kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:10; Northern Iowa 7–0) (2:22) BUT – Nick Munson 4-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:58; Tied 7–7) (0:09) UNI – Max Bartachek 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:06; Northern Iowa 10–7) Second Quarter (9:55) BUT – Reagan Andrew 9-yard run, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:09; Butler 14–10) (5:13) UNI – Harrison Bey-Buie 1-yard run, Max Bartachek kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:36; Northern Iowa 17–14) Third Quarter (9:51) UNI – Tysen Kershaw 16-yard pass from Matthew Schecklman, Max Bartachek kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:03; Northern Iowa 24–14) (1:03) UNI – JC Roque Jr. 26-yard pass from Matthew Schecklman, Max Bartachek kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:58; Northern Iowa 31–14) Fourth Quarter (12:24) UNI – Ayden Price 25-yard pass from Matthew Schecklman, Max Bartachek kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:25; Northern Iowa 38–14)

Statistics	BUT	UNI
First downs	19	25
Total yards	336	448
Rushing yards	147	213
Passing yards	189	235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–36–2	17–28–0
Time of possession	31:43	28:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	22/36, 189 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Reagan Andrew	15 carries, 75 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	8 receptions, 81 yards
Northern Iowa	Passing	Matthew Schecklman	15/25, 214 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Harrison Bey-Buie	12 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tysen Kershaw	2 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Truman (DII)

See also: Truman Bulldogs football

Truman Bulldogs (DII) (0-1) vs. Butler Bulldogs (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Truman (DII)	0	7	20	0	27
Butler	7	14	9	7	37

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 2,967
• Referee: Kyle Harbour
• TV: FloCollege
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (5:36) BUT – Reagan Andrew 5-yard run, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:35; Butler 7–0) Second Quarter (8:43) BUT – Reagan Andrew 9-yard run, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 8:39; Butler 14–0) (6:15) TRU – Jack Butchko 43-yard pass from Dylan Hair, Vinnie Calvaruso kick (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:16; Butler 14–7) (0:22) BUT – Brady Preston 7-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:53; Butler 21–7) Third Quarter (12:16) BUT – Ershod Jasey II 7-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:39; Butler 28–7) (8:09) TRU – Nathan Ryan 40-yard pass from Dylan Hair, kick blocked (Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:08; Butler 28–13) (5:22) TRU – Denim Cook 13-yard run, Jalen Kent pass (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:30; Butler 28–21) (0:14) TRU – Nathan Ryan 22-yard pass from Dylan Hair, kick blocked (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:51; Butler 28–27) (0:14) BUT – Will Mason 95-yard return of blocked PAT (Butler 30–27) Fourth Quarter (9:08) BUT – Ethan Malafa 24-yard pass from Griffin Caldwell, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06; Butler 37–27)

Statistics	TRU	BUT
First downs	16	25
Total yards	352	421
Rushing yards	131	179
Passing yards	221	242
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–31–0	23–28–0
Time of possession	19:50	40:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Truman	Passing	Dylan Hair	14/31, 221 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Denim Cook	9 carries, 57 yards, TD
	Receiving	Nathan Ryan	3 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	14/17, 156 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Griffin Caldwell	16 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	8 receptions, 106 yards

at Hanover (DIII)

See also: Hanover Panthers football

Butler Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Hanover Panthers (DIII) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Panthers	-	-	-	-	0

at Alumni Field • Hanover, IN

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 1:30 PM EDT

Statistics	BUT	HAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hanover	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Weber State

See also: 2025 Weber State Wildcats football team

Butler Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Weber State Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

• Date: September 20

Statistics	BUT	WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Marist

See also: 2025 Marist Red Foxes football team

Marist Red Foxes (0-0) vs. Butler Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN

• Date: September 27

Statistics	MRST	BUT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2025 St. Thomas Tommies football team

Butler Bulldogs (0-0) vs. St. Thomas Tommies (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Tommies	-	-	-	-	0

at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN

• Date: October 4

Statistics	BUT	STMN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
St. Thomas (MN)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Presbyterian

See also: 2025 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Presbyterian Blue Hose (0-0) vs. Butler Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	PRES	BUT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Presbyterian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Dayton

See also: 2025 Dayton Flyers football team

Butler Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Dayton Flyers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Flyers	-	-	-	-	0

at Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 12:00 PM EDT

Statistics	BUT	DAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Dayton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Drake

See also: 2025 Drake Bulldogs football team

Drake Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Butler Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Drake	-	-	-	-	0
Butler	-	-	-	-	0

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	DRKE	BUT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Morehead State

See also: 2025 Morehead State Eagles football team

Butler Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Morehead State Eagles (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Phil Simms Stadium • Morehead, KY

• Date: November 8

Statistics	BUT	MORE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at San Diego

See also: 2025 San Diego Toreros football team

Butler Bulldogs (0-0) vs. San Diego Toreros (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Toreros	-	-	-	-	0

at Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 1:00 PM PST

Statistics	BUT	USD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Diego	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Valparaiso (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)

See also: 2025 Valparaiso Beacons football team and Hoosier Helmet Trophy

Valparaiso Beacons (0-0) vs. Butler Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	VAL	BUT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Kevin Lynch Selected to Lead Butler Football Program as Head Coach". butlersports.com. Butler Bulldogs Athletics. December 12, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
2. "Mike Uremovich Named 19th Head Coach in Ball State Football History". ballstatesports.com. Ball State Cardinals. December 4, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
3. "2025 Football Schedule". butlersports.com. Butler Bulldogs Athletics. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
4. "2025 Butler Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved May 14, 2025.