Butler Bulldogs football

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Butler Bulldogs football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 Butler Bulldogs football team
Butler Bulldogs wordmark.svg
First season 1884; 141 years ago
Athletic directorGrant Leiendecker
Head coach Kevin Lynch
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
(capacity: 7,500)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Pioneer Football League
All-time record618–502–35 (.550)
Bowl record1–3 (.250)
Conference titles25
Rivalries Valparaiso (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans17
Current uniform
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ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
Fight song The Butler War Song
Mascot Butler Blue IV
Website butlersports.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 is a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). 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 Kevin Lynch.

Contents

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Championships

Football Conference championships

YearConferenceCoachOverall RecordConference Record
1952 Indiana Collegiate Conference (co-championship) Tony Hinkle 5–3–13–1–1
1953 Indiana Collegiate Conference Tony Hinkle 6–25–0
1958 Indiana Collegiate Conference Tony Hinkle 8–15–1
1959 Indiana Collegiate Conference Tony Hinkle 9–06–0
1960 Indiana Collegiate Conference Tony Hinkle 8–15–1
1961 Indiana Collegiate Conference Tony Hinkle 9–06–0
1962 Indiana Collegiate Conference Tony Hinkle 5–2–24–1–1
1963 Indiana Collegiate Conference Tony Hinkle 8–16–0
1964 Indiana Collegiate Conference (co-championship) Tony Hinkle 4–4–14–2
1972 Indiana Collegiate Conference (co-championship) Bill Sylvester 5–54–1
1973 Indiana Collegiate Conference Bill Sylvester 5–54–1
1974 Indiana Collegiate Conference Bill Sylvester 8–26–0
1975 Indiana Collegiate Conference Bill Sylvester 9–16–0
1977 Heartland Collegiate Conference (co-championship) Bill Sylvester 5–53–1
1983 Heartland Collegiate Conference Bill Sylvester 9–1–15–0–1
1985 Heartland Collegiate Conference (co-championship) Bill Lynch 8–25–1
1987 Heartland Collegiate Conference Bill Lynch 8–1–14–0–1
1988 Heartland Collegiate Conference Bill Lynch 8–2–13–0–1
1989 Heartland Collegiate Conference Bill Lynch 7–2–14–0
1991 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference Bob Bartolomeo 9–29–1
1992 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (co-championship) Ken LaRose 8–28–2
1994 Pioneer Football League (co-championship) Ken LaRose 7–34–1
2009 Pioneer Football League (co-championship) Jeff Voris 11–17–1
2012 Pioneer Football League (co-championship) Jeff Voris 8–37–1
2013 Pioneer Football League (co-championship) Jeff Voris 9–47–1
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.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2013 First 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.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1983 Quarterfinals UC Davis L, 6–25
1988 First Round Tennessee–Martin L, 6–23
1991 First Round Pittsburg State L, 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.

YearOpponentResult
2009 Central Connecticut W, 28–23

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of August 5, 2025. [3]

202520262027
at Northern Iowa at Montana State at Northern Iowa
Truman State
at Hanover College
at Weber State

References

  1. ↑ Butler Athletics Visual Identity Guide (PDF). November 29, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ "David Lang - 2011 - Football".
  3. ↑ "Butler Bulldogs Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
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