Hoosier Helmet Trophy

Hoosier Helmet Trophy

Butler Bulldogs Valparaiso Beacons
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 1, 1927 Butler 58, Valparaiso 0
Latest meeting	November 22, 2025 Butler 27, Valparaiso 20
Next meeting	2026
Trophy	Hoosier Helmet Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	85
All-time series	Butler leads, 55–30
Trophy series	Butler leads, 14–7
Largest victory	Butler, 72–12 (2013)
Longest win streak	Butler, 13 (1981–1993)
Current win streak	Butler, 4 (2022–present)

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Valparaiso

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Locations of Butler and Valparaiso

The Hoosier Helmet Trophy is the name of the rivalry trophy between the Butler Bulldogs and Valparaiso Beacons. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

History

Both schools are members of the Pioneer Football League. Butler and Valparaiso first played in 1927, and have played each other in football every year since 1951. ^[6] The two teams have met 85 times on the football field, with Butler currently holding a 55–30 edge in the all-time series. In 2006, at the suggestion of Butler head coach Jeff Voris, the Hoosier Helmet Trophy was created to commemorate and intensify the long-standing rivalry between the two schools. ^[7]

The trophy is a white football helmet with Butler's logo on one side, and Valparaiso's logo on the other; mounted on a hardwood plaque. ^[8] An inscription is added to the base each year with the winner and the score of each game. ^[9] Since the trophy was established in 2006, Butler leads in the trophy series, 14–7. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Game results

Butler victories

Valparaiso victories

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 October 1, 1927 Indianapolis, IN Butler 58–0 2 November 4, 1933 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 20–7 3 November 17, 1934 Indianapolis, IN Butler 12–7 4 October 25, 1935 Indianapolis, IN Butler 39–0 5 November 7, 1936 Indianapolis, IN Butler 41–0 6 October 9, 1937 Indianapolis, IN Butler 33–0 7 November 10, 1945 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 6–0 8 November 16, 1946 Indianapolis, IN Butler 25–0 9 November 15, 1947 Valparaiso, IN Butler 27–6 10 September 22, 1951 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 41–7 11 November 1, 1952 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 14–13 12 October 31, 1953 Indianapolis, IN Butler 32–20 13 October 30, 1954 Michigan City, IN Valparaiso 39–7 14 October 29, 1955 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 24–14 15 November 3, 1956 Valparaiso, IN Butler 20–6 16 October 19, 1957 Valparaiso, IN Butler 27–0 17 October 18, 1958 Indianapolis, IN Butler 34–0 18 October 17, 1959 Valparaiso, IN Butler 10–7 19 October 15, 1960 Indianapolis, IN Butler 27–20 20 November 4, 1961 Indianapolis, IN Butler 14–2 21 November 3, 1962 Valparaiso, IN Butler 16–14 22 November 2, 1963 Indianapolis, IN Butler 20–12 23 October 31, 1964 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 23–14 24 October 9, 1965 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 23–21 25 October 8, 1966 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 15–12 26 October 7, 1967 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 21–7 27 October 12, 1968 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 10–7 28 November 8, 1969 Indianapolis, IN Butler 38–20 29 November 7, 1970 Valparaiso, IN Butler 34–31 30 November 6, 1971 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 48–12 31 November 4, 1972 Valparaiso, IN Butler 17–10 32 October 13, 1973 Indianapolis, IN Butler 12–6 33 September 28, 1974 Valparaiso, IN Butler 31–15 34 October 11, 1975 Indianapolis, IN Butler 38–9 35 October 2, 1976 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 49–29 36 October 1, 1977 Indianapolis, IN Butler 14–7 37 September 30, 1978 Valparaiso, IN Butler 24–20 38 September 29, 1979 Indianapolis, IN Butler 25–22 39 September 27, 1980 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 25–13 40 October 3, 1981 Indianapolis, IN Butler 16–0 41 October 2, 1982 Valparaiso, IN Butler 27–3 42 October 1, 1983 Indianapolis, IN Butler 41–35 43 November 3, 1984 Indianapolis, IN Butler 28–27 No. Date Location Winner Score 44 November 2, 1985 Valparaiso, IN Butler 26–15 45 November 1, 1986 Indianapolis, IN Butler 28–6 46 November 7, 1987 Valparaiso, IN Butler 29–22 47 October 15, 1988 Valparaiso, IN Butler 56–0 48 October 14, 1989 Indianapolis, IN Butler 31–0 49 October 13, 1990 Indianapolis, IN Butler 37–0 50 October 19, 1991 Valparaiso, IN Butler 22–2 51 October 17, 1992 Indianapolis, IN Butler 42–13 52 October 9, 1993 Indianapolis, IN Butler 10–0 53 October 8, 1994 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 20–14 54 October 7, 1995 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 44–42 55 October 12, 1996 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 50–29 56 October 18, 1997 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 19–17 57 October 17, 1998 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 17–10 58 October 9, 1999 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 38–20 59 October 14, 2000 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 33–7 60 October 6, 2001 Indianapolis, IN Butler 38–21 61 November 2, 2002 Valparaiso, IN Butler 52–22 62 November 8, 2003 Indianapolis, IN Butler 25–21 63 November 6, 2004 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 31–26 64 October 15, 2005 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 34–21 65 October 21, 2006 Indianapolis, IN Butler 32–10 66 October 13, 2007 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 42–37 67 October 18, 2008 Valparaiso, IN Butler 48–21 68 October 17, 2009 Indianapolis, IN Butler 23–14 69 October 30, 2010 Valparaiso, IN Butler 48–0 70 October 15, 2011 Indianapolis, IN Butler 42–14 71 October 6, 2012 Valparaiso, IN Butler 56–17 72 November 9, 2013 Indianapolis, IN Butler 72–12 73 November 8, 2014 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 17–3 74 November 7, 2015 Indianapolis, IN Butler 42–21 75 October 29, 2016 Valparaiso, IN Butler 23–12 76 November 11, 2017 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 36–28 77 October 13, 2018 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 35–17 78 November 16, 2019 Indianapolis, IN Butler 24–21 79 March 13, 2021 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 24–14 80 March 27, 2021 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso 28–25 81 November 13, 2021 Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso 47–3 82 October 15, 2022 Valparaiso, IN Butler 26–25 83 October 28, 2023 Indianapolis, IN Butler 17–7 84 November 9, 2024 Valparaiso, IN Butler 24–17 85 November 22, 2025 Indianapolis, IN Butler 27–20 Series: Butler leads 55–30

Source: ^[15]

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

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