2023 Butler Bulldogs football team

2023 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Drake $^	8	–	0	8	–	4
St. Thomas (MN) *	7	–	1	8	–	3
Davidson	6	–	2	7	–	4
Butler	5	–	3	7	–	4
Marist	4	–	4	4	–	7
San Diego	4	–	4	4	–	7
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Presbyterian	2	–	6	4	–	7
Valparaiso	2	–	6	3	–	8
Dayton	2	–	6	4	–	7
Stetson	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Uremovich and played home games at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 20–35	25,430
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Taylor*	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloSports	W 41–13	3,113
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Wabash*	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloSports	W 47–21	6,271
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	W 28–18	1,128
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloSports	W 27–17	3,302
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas (MN)	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN	ESPN+	L 10–17	4,855
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloSports	L 33–35	1,873
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	ESPN+	W 37–10	2,785
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloSports	W 17–7	4,224
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	W 49–7	8,868
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Drake	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloSports	L 9–13	2,788
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	3	14	0	20
No. 14 Grizzles	10	11	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	0	6	13
Bulldogs	14	3	21	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Little Giants	0	14	0	7	21
Bulldogs	7	17	9	14	47

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	7	7	28
Hatters	0	0	7	11	18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	7	10	0	0	17
Bulldogs	7	7	7	6	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Tommies					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Bulldogs					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Flyers					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons					0
Bulldogs					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Eagles					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Drake Bulldogs					0
Butler Bulldogs					0

v t e Butler Bulldogs football
Venues	Washington Park Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Hoosier Helmet Trophy (Valparaiso)
Culture & lore	Butler Blue IV "The Butler War Song"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023