2018 Butler Bulldogs football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record4–7 (2–6 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Conner
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cheshire
Home stadiumBud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
2018 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
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.

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)
1San Diego81 (9)
2Dayton72 (1)
3Drake58
T–4Butler48
T–4Valparaiso48
6Jacksonville47
7Marist44
8Morehead State22
9Stetson19
10Davidson11

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 2:00 p.m. at No. 25 Youngstown State*
ESPN+ W 23–21 11,219
September 8 6:00 p.m. at Taylor*
YouTube W 31–17 755
September 15 6:00 p.m. Princeton*
Facebook Live L 7–50 4,527
September 29 1:00 p.m. Morehead Statedagger
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
 Facebook Live W 24–21 4,062
October 6 2:00 p.m. at Drake
L 6–36 3,011
October 13 2:00 p.m. at Valparaiso
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
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
L 38–41 3,675
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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

References

  1. ↑ "Twelve First-Team All-PFL returnees highlight Preseason All-PFL Team".
  2. ↑ "Defending Champion San Diego edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll".
  3. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved April 18, 2018.


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