2017 Butler Bulldogs football team

The 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jeff Voris and played their home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. They played as members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2017 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2017 record	6–5 (4–4 PFL)
Head coach	Jeff Voris (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kyle Conner
Defensive coordinator	Joe Cheshire
Home stadium	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (Capacity: 5,647)

2017 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 San Diego $^		8	–	0					10	–	3
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Jacksonville		5	–	3					7	–	4
Campbell		5	–	3					6	–	5
Valparaiso		5	–	3					6	–	5
Butler		4	–	4					6	–	5
Dayton		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marist		3	–	5					4	–	7
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Stetson		1	–	7					2	–	9
Davidson		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	L 0–45	10,840
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Franklin*	Faught Stadium Franklin, IN	GrizTV	W 43–24	1,789
September 16	6:30 p.m.	Taylor*	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FB Live	W 27–21	4,112
September 23	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	The W.TV via STADIUM	L 17–38	1,701
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Drake	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FB Live	L 16–27	2,387
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	W 44–6	4,465
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FB Live	W 37–22	1,877
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FB Live	W 37–23	4,139
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	FB Live	L 22–27	2,043
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 23–6	2,512
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)	FB Live	L 28–36	3,661
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at No. 20 Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 20 Redbirds	0	17	21	7	45

See also: 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
0–1	1949	ILST, 14–0

at Franklin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	23	10	10	0	43
Grizzlies	6	10	8	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
42–18–2	2016	BUT, 59–14

Taylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	7	0	7	21
Bulldogs	10	10	0	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
6–0	2016	BUT, 27–14

at San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	3	0	17
Toreros	10	21	0	7	38

See also: 2017 San Diego Toreros football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
5–17	2016	USD, 44–10

Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
DU Bulldogs	7	14	3	3	27
BU Bulldogs	6	7	3	0	16

See also: 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team

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Overall record	Last meeting	Record
8–17–1	2016	DRAKE, 28–14

at Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	14	6	44
Eagles	0	0	0	6	6

See also: 2017 Morehead State Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
6–14	2016	MORE, 54–28

Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	15	0	7	22
Bulldogs	7	13	10	7	37

See also: 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
2–8	2014	JACK, 35–7

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	7	10	6	23
Bulldogs	3	17	7	10	37

See also: 2017 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
5–4	2016	CAMP, 33–27

at Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	6	16	0	0	22
Flyers	7	3	10	7	27

See also: 2017 Dayton Flyers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
12–29–1	2016	DAY, 31–16

at Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	9	23
Hatters	6	0	0	0	6

See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
2–0	2014	BUT, 49–41

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	17	7	6	6	36
Bulldogs	3	14	6	11	34

See also: 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Record
50–25	2016	BUT, 23–12

References

1. "2017 Football Schedule". butlersports.com. Butler Bulldogs. Retrieved June 27, 2017.