2023 Butler Bulldogs football team

2023 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	7–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach	Mike Uremovich (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Alex Barr (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Knowles (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Pioneer Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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

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Game summaries

at No. 14 Montana

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

Taylor

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

Wabash

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

at Stetson

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

Presbyterian

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

at St. Thomas (MN)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Tommies					0

Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Bulldogs					0

at Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Flyers					0

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons					0
Bulldogs					0

at Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Eagles					0

Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Drake Bulldogs					0
Butler Bulldogs					0

References