Butler Bulldogs football

Butler Bulldogs
2015 Butler Bulldogs football team
First season	1887
Athletic director	Barry Collier
Head coach	Jeff Voris 10th year, 54–48 (.529)
Stadium	Butler Bowl
Seating capacity	7,500
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana
Conference	Pioneer Football League
All-time record	556–433–35 (.560)
Bowl record	1–3 (.250)
Claimed nat'l titles	0
Conference titles	33 (all-time)
Heisman winners	0
Consensus All-Americans	16
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

See also: Category:Butler Bulldogs football players

Notable alumni include:

• Arnold Mickens

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

External links

• Official website