2018 Butler Bulldogs football team

2018 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2018 record	4–7 (2–6 PFL)
Head coach	Jeff Voris (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kyle Conner
Defensive coordinator	Joe Cheshire
Home stadium	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (Capacity: 5,647)
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Pioneer Football League standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 San Diego $^		8	–	0					9	–	3
Stetson		6	–	2					8	–	2
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Marist		5	–	3					5	–	6
Dayton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Davidson		3	–	5					6	–	5
Butler		2	–	6					4	–	7
Morehead State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Valparaiso		2	–	6					2	–	9
Jacksonville		1	–	7					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Jeff Voris and played their home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

Previous season[]

The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 6–5, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason[]

Preseason All-PFL team[]

The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Bulldogs having four players selected.^[1]

Preseason coaches poll[]

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego	81 (9)
2	Dayton	72 (1)
3	Drake	58
T–4	Butler	48
T–4	Valparaiso	48
6	Jacksonville	47
7	Marist	44
8	Morehead State	22
9	Stetson	19
10	Davidson	11

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 23–21	11,219
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Taylor*	Turner Stadium Upland, IN	YouTube	W 31–17	755
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Princeton*	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	Facebook Live	L 7–50	4,527
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	Facebook Live	W 24–21	4,062
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		L 6–36	3,011
October 13	2:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)	ESPN+	L 17–35	1,724
October 20	12:00 p.m.	San Diego	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	Facebook Live	L 13–42	2,071
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	Facebook Live	L 28–38	1,992
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL		L 44–48	1,765
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Stetson	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	Facebook Live	W 28–23	2,345
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		L 38–41	3,675
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source:^[3]

Game summaries[]

at Youngstown State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	16	23
No. 25 Penguins	7	0	14	0	21

at Taylor[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	17	14	0	31
Trojans	0	3	7	7	17

Princeton[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	17	27	0	6	50
Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7

Morehead State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	7	21
Bulldogs	7	7	7	3	24

at Drake[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
BU Bulldogs	0	0	0	6	6
DU Bulldogs	7	7	13	9	36

at Valparaiso[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	3	0	17
Crusaders	14	0	7	14	35

San Diego[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	14	21	7	0	42
Bulldogs	0	0	6	7	13

Dayton[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	7	7	10	38
Bulldogs	0	7	6	15	28

at Jacksonville[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	13	14	3	14	44
Dolphins	14	14	7	13	48

Stetson[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	6	10	0	7	23
Bulldogs	7	14	7	0	28

at Davidson[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	10	7	11	38
Wildcats	6	21	7	7	41

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