2015 Butler Bulldogs football team

2015 Butler Bulldogs football

Conference	Pioneer Football League
2015 record	6–5 (4–4 PFL)
Head coach	Jeff Voris (10th year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Joe Cheshire
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Cooper
Home stadium	Butler Bowl (Capacity: 5,647)

2015 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Dayton +^		7	–	1		10	–	2
San Diego +		7	–	1		9	–	2
Jacksonville*		6	–	2		9	–	2
Morehead State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Butler		4	–	4		6	–	5
Drake		4	–	4		5	–	6
Marist		4	–	4		5	–	6
Campbell		3	–	5		5	–	6
Stetson		1	–	7		3	–	8
Valparaiso		1	–	7		2	–	9
Davidson		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant *Jacksonville ineligible for PFL title and FCS Playoffs due to matters regarding the PFL’s financial aid rules Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth year head coach Jeff Voris and played their home games at the Butler Bowl. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:05 PM	at #21 Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 17–52	3,941
September 12	6:30 PM	Franklin*	Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN		W 41–14	4,811
September 19	7:00 PM	at Taylor*	New Stadium • Upland, IN		W 41–10	3,456
September 26	12:00 PM	Campbell	Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN		W 25–24	4,537
October 10	1:00 PM	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY		L 21–34	9,805
October 17	1:00 PM	Davidson	Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN		W 38–7	2,264
October 24	6:00 PM	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH		L 24–27	3,766
October 31	12:00 PM	at Marist	Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY		L 14–35	1,483
November 7	1:00 PM	Valparaiso	Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)		W 42–21	5,113
November 14	1:00 PM	Drake	Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN		W 20–13	2,371
November 21	4:00 PM	at San Diego	Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA		L 27–28	3,402
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	7	0	17
#21 Sycamores	24	7	14	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–8–2	2011	L 34–48

Franklin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	0	0	7	7	14
Bulldogs	10	21	3	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–18–2	2013	W 31–28

at Taylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	20	7	7	41
Trojans	10	0	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2014	W 38–3

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	14	0	0	10	24
Bulldogs	10	0	0	15	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2014	L 9–28

at Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	7	21
Eagles	10	14	0	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–12	2014	W 62–52

Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	7	0	7
Bulldogs	14	0	14	10	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2014	W 31–20

at Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	7	7	0	24
Flyers	7	7	3	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–27–1	2014	L 14–21

at Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14
Red Foxes	14	7	0	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2012	W 17–14

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	7	0	7	21
Bulldogs	14	7	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
48–25	2014	L 3–17

Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
DU Bulldogs	3	7	3	0	13
BU Bulldogs	0	3	7	10	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–16–1	2014	L 19–21

at San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	14	6	27
Toreros	14	0	14	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–15	2014	L 21–27

References

Butler Bulldogs football

Venues	Butler Bowl (1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Hoosier Helmet Trophy (Valparaiso)

Culture & lore	Butler Blue III "The Butler War Song"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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