2019 Butler Bulldogs football team
The 2019 Butler Bulldogs football team represents Butler University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 14th-year head coach Jeff Voris and play their home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.
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| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| 2019 record | 3–9 (2–6 PFL) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kyle Conner |
| Defensive coordinator | Joe Cheshire |
| Home stadium | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (Capacity: 5,647) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 4–7, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.
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) |
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| 1 | San Diego | 79 (7) |
| 2 | Dayton | 66 (2) |
| 3 | Drake | 64 |
| 4 | Marist | 52 |
| 5 | Davidson | 48 |
| 6 | Stetson | 44 |
| 7 | Butler | 37 |
| 8 | Jacksonville | 30 |
| 9 | Morehead State | 15 |
| Valparaiso | ||
Preseason All-PFL teams
The Bulldogs had five different players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.[2]
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Offense First team Pace Temple – WR Second team Tommy Kennedy – OL |
Defense Second team Mason Brunner – LB Luke Sennett – DB |
Special Teams Second team Drew Bevelhimer – K Mason Brunner – LS |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 North Dakota State* | ESPN+ | L 10–57 | 34,544 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Indiana Wesleyan* | YouTube[3] | W 30–27 OT | 5,255 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Taylor* |
| Facebook Live | L 14–17 | 3,267 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | at Princeton* | ESPN+ | L 7–49 | 10,625 | |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stetson | ESPN+ | L 27–30 | 1,364 | |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake |
| YouTube[3] | L 7–42 | 2,578 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Morehead State | ESPN+ | L 20–31 | 9,244 | |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Jacksonville |
| YouTube[3] | W 24–14 | 3,484 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Marist | Red Fox Network | L 27–37 | 1,202 | |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Davidson |
| YouTube[3] | L 10–52 | 2,815 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Valparaiso |
| YouTube[3] | W 24–21 | 2,194 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dayton | Facebook Live | L 38–51 | 1,991 | |
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Game summaries
vs. North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 1 Bison | 15 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 57 |
Indiana Wesleyan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
Taylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Princeton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tigers | 14 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
at Stetson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Hatters | 14 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| DU Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| BU Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Eagles | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Jacksonville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Marist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Red Foxes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
Davidson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 52 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Dayton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Flyers | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 51 |
References
- "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- Butler Athletics - YouTube
- "2019 Butler Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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