2015 Butler Bulldogs football team

2015 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	6–5 (4–4 PFL)
Head coach	Jeff Voris (10th season)
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

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 No. 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 Poll released prior to the 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

See also: 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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

See also: Franklin Grizzlies football

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

See also: Taylor Trojans football

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

See also: 2015 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

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

See also: 2015 Morehead State Eagles football team

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

See also: 2015 Davidson Wildcats football team

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

See also: 2015 Dayton Flyers football team

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

See also: 2015 Marist Red Foxes football team

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

See also: 2015 Valparaiso Crusaders football team and Hoosier Helmet Trophy

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

See also: 2015 Drake Bulldogs football team

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

See also: 2015 San Diego Toreros football team

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