2019 Butler Bulldogs football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record3–9 (2–6 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Conner
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cheshire
Home stadiumBud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Uniform
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.

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 finish Team Votes (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 LiveL 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

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 10 0 10
No. 1 Bison 15 21 14 7 57

Indiana Wesleyan

1 2 3 4OT Total
Wildcats 7 10 0 73 27
Bulldogs 0 10 7 76 30

Taylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 7 0 3 17
Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14

At Princeton

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 7 7
Tigers 14 28 7 0 49

At Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 7 0 10 27
Hatters 14 0 3 13 30

Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
DU Bulldogs 7 14 21 0 42
BU Bulldogs 7 0 0 0 7

At Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 6 20
Eagles 10 14 0 7 31

Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 14 0 0 0 14
Bulldogs 6 8 3 7 24

At Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 6 7 27
Red Foxes 10 10 0 17 37

Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 33 6 13 52
Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 14 0 7 21
Bulldogs 0 7 7 10 24

At Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 14 7 14 38
Flyers 17 21 10 3 51

References

  1. ↑ "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Butler Athletics - YouTube
  4. ↑ "2019 Butler Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.


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