2012 Butler Bulldogs football team

2012 Butler Bulldogs football
Pioneer Football League Co–Champions
Conference Pioneer Football League
2012 record 8–3 (7–1 PFL)
Head coach Jeff Voris (7th year)
Offensive coordinator Nick Tabacca
Defensive coordinator Joe Cheshire/Tim Cooper
Home stadium Butler Bowl
2012 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Butler +   7 1         8 3  
Drake +   7 1         8 3  
San Diego +   7 1         8 3  
Jacksonville   5 3         7 4  
Dayton   5 3         6 5  
Marist   3 5         4 7  
Morehead State   3 5         4 7  
Davidson   2 6         2 9  
Valparaiso   1 7         1 10  
Campbell   0 8         1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh year head coach Jeff Voris and played their home games at the Butler Bowl. They are a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 8–3, 7–1 in Pioneer League play to become Pioneer League champions.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 PM at Western Illinois* Hanson FieldMacomb, IL L 15–23   12,589
September 8 6:00 PM Franklin* Butler BowlIndianapolis, IN W 42–13   4,148
September 15 7:00 PM at Dartmouth* Memorial FieldHanover, NH L 7–35   9,089
September 22 1:00 PM Campbell Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN W 35–14   1,600
September 29 1:00 PM Dayton Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN W 21–11   2,450
October 6 2:00 PM at Valparaiso Brown FieldValparaiso, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy) W 56–17   3,676
October 13 1:00 PM at Marist Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY W 17–14   1,796
October 20 6:00 PM Morehead Statedagger Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN W 39–35   4,037
October 27 12:00 PM at Davidson Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC W 31–20   3,362
November 3 12:00 PM Jacksonville Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN W 19–16   2,567
November 10 2:00 PM at Drake Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA L 20–45   2,833
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
History was made on September 18, 2012: Butler played their first night game at the Butler Bowl in over 70 years. They defeated Franklin 42–13

References

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