2017 Butler Bulldogs football team

The 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jeff Voris, Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the PFL. Butler played home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis.

2017 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 San Diego $^	8	–	0	10	–	3
Drake	6	–	2	7	–	4
Jacksonville	5	–	3	7	–	4
Campbell	5	–	3	6	–	5
Valparaiso	5	–	3	6	–	5
Butler	4	–	4	6	–	5
Dayton	4	–	4	5	–	6
Marist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Stetson	1	–	7	2	–	9
Davidson	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	L 0–45	10,840
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Franklin (IN)*	Faught Stadium Franklin, IN	GrizTV	W 43–24	1,789
September 16	6:30 p.m.	Taylor*	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FB Live	W 27–21	4,112
September 23	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	The W.TV via Stadium	L 17–38	1,701
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Drake	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FB Live	L 16–27	2,387
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	W 44–6	4,465
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FB Live	W 37–22	1,877
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FB Live	W 37–23	4,139
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	FB Live	L 22–27	2,043
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 23–6	2,512
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)	FB Live	L 28–36	3,661
*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	0	0	0	0	0
No. 20 Redbirds	0	17	21	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	23	10	10	0	43
Grizzlies	6	10	8	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	7	0	7	21
Bulldogs	10	10	0	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	3	0	17
Toreros	10	21	0	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
DU Bulldogs	7	14	3	3	27
BU Bulldogs	6	7	3	0	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	14	6	44
Eagles	0	0	0	6	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	15	0	7	22
Bulldogs	7	13	10	7	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	7	10	6	23
Bulldogs	3	17	7	10	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	6	16	0	0	22
Flyers	7	3	10	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	9	23
Hatters	6	0	0	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	17	7	6	6	36
Bulldogs	3	14	6	11	34

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