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2018 Pioneer Football League standings
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 represents Butler University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 13th-year head coach Jeff Voris and play their home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.

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

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+
October 20 12:00 p.m. San Diego
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
 Facebook Live
October 27 1:00 p.m. Dayton
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
 Facebook Live
November 3 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville
November 10 12:00 p.m. Stetson
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
 Facebook Live
November 17 1:00 p.m. at Davidson
  • *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
See also: 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2014 YSU, 44–13

at Taylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 17 14 0 31
Trojans 0 3 7 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–0 2017 BUT, 27–21

Princeton

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 17 27 0 6 50
Bulldogs 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2018 Princeton Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 0 7 21
Bulldogs 7 7 7 3 24
See also: 2018 Morehead State Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–14 2017 BUT, 44–6

at Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
BU Bulldogs 0 0 0 6 6
DU Bulldogs 7 7 13 9 36
See also: 2018 Drake Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–17–1 2017 DRAKE, 27–16

at Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Crusaders 0
See also: 2018 Valparaiso Crusaders football team and Hoosier Helmet Trophy
Overall record Last meeting Result
50–26 2017 VALPO, 36–28

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0
Bulldogs 0
See also: 2018 San Diego Toreros football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–18 2017 USD, 37–17

Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0
Bulldogs 0
See also: 2018 Dayton Flyers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–30–1 2017 DAY, 27–22

at Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Dolphins 0
See also: 2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–8 2017 BUT, 37–22

Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 0
Bulldogs 0
See also: 2018 Stetson Hatters football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2017 BUT, 23–6

at Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Wildcats 0
See also: 2018 Davidson Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–5 2016 BUT, 20–17

References

  1. ^ http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2018/1361/twelve-first-team-all-pfl-returnees-highlight-preseason-all-pfl-team/
  2. ^ http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2018/1362/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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