# 2024 Butler Bulldogs football team

The 2024 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 |
| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | Upper Iowa* | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN | FloFootball | W 40–7 | 3,109 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Murray State* | Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY | ESPN+ | W 19–17 | 7,213 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Hanover* | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloFootball | W 53–0 | 3,523 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloFootball | W 63–0 | 3,222 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloFootball | W 40–6 | 4,516 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | ESPN+ | L 17–27 | 2,571 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloFootball | L 14–21 | 2,578 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Davidson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | ESPN+ | W 48–38 | 2,979 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloFootball | W 46–13 | 2,518 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | Brown Field Valparaiso, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy) | ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 1,783 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Thomas (MN) | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloFootball | W 36–20 | 2,926 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC | ESPN+ | L 27–30 | 4,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Upper Iowa (DII)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Peacocks (DII) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 40 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 3,109
* Referee: Jason Berg
* TV: FloFootball
| Statistics | UIU | BUT |
| First downs | 15 | 13 |
| Total yards | 318 | 388 |
| Rushing yards | 197 | 146 |
| Passing yards | 121 | 242 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–31–3 | 14–22–2 |
| Time of possession | 36:32 | 23:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Upper Iowa | Passing | Darryl Overstreet Jr. | 12/31, 121 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Upper Iowa | Rushing | Jayden Mitchell | 16 carries, 85 yards |
| Upper Iowa | Receiving | Mante Morrow | 3 receptions, 46 yards |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 5/10, 119 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Butler | Rushing | Nick Howard | 5 carries, 54 yards, TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Luke Wooten | 1 reception, 70 yards, TD |

### at Murray State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Racers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, Kentucky
* Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 7,213
* Referee: Aaron Adams
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | BUT | MUR |
| First downs | 26 | 9 |
| Total yards | 436 | 239 |
| Rushing yards | 153 | 198 |
| Passing yards | 283 | 41 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–34–0 | 10–15–1 |
| Time of possession | 41:09 | 18:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 18/25, 193 yards |
| Butler | Rushing | Nick Howard | 20 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Receiving | William Enneking | 4 receptions, 74 yards |
| Murray State | Passing | Jayden Johannsen | 10/15, 41 yards, INT |
| Murray State | Rushing | Q'Daryius Jennings | 4 carries, 53 yards |
| Murray State | Receiving | Justice Hill | 2 receptions, 15 yards |

### Hanover (DIII)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers (DIII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 15 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 53 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: SE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 3,523
* Referee: Rodney Smith
* TV: FloFootball
| Statistics | HAN | BUT |
| First downs | 9 | 22 |
| Total yards | 133 | 492 |
| Rushing yards | 54 | 341 |
| Passing yards | 79 | 151 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–26–1 | 13–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:22 | 28:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hanover | Passing | Eian Roudebush | 11/20, 47 yards |
| Hanover | Rushing | Eian Roudebush | 8 carries, 15 yards |
| Hanover | Receiving | Eric Roudebush | 3 receptions, 33 yards |
| Butler | Passing | Nick Howard | 6/8, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Rushing | Nick Howard | 8 carries, 87 yards, TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Ethan Loss | 4 receptions, 72 yards, 3 TD |

### VUL (NCCAA)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dragons (NCCAA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 3,222
* Referee: Tyler Downs
* TV: FloFootball
| Statistics | VUL | BUT |
| First downs | 3 | 29 |
| Total yards | 77 | 462 |
| Rushing yards | 0 | 349 |
| Passing yards | 77 | 113 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–17–0 | 7–10–0 |
| Time of possession | 19:00 | 41:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| VUL | Passing | Nico Cleaves | 4/8, 40 yards |
| VUL | Rushing | Jacob Newman | 11 carries, 19 yards |
| VUL | Receiving | Micah Gantt | 2 receptions, 42 yards |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 3/5, 79 yards, TD |
| Butler | Rushing | Joey Suchy | 8 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Ethan Loss | 1 reception, 51 yards, TD |

### Morehead State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 4,516
* Referee: David Hergert
* TV: FloFootball
| Statistics | MORE | BUT |
| First downs | 13 | 26 |
| Total yards | 258 | 482 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 297 |
| Passing yards | 139 | 185 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–20–0 | 14–16–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:34 | 32:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Morehead State | Passing | Carter Cravens | 14/20, 139 yards, TD |
| Morehead State | Rushing | Isaac Stopke | 12 carries, 67 yards |
| Morehead State | Receiving | Nate Garnett | 4 receptions, 89 yards |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 11/12, 172 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Rushing | Ershod Jasey II | 11 carries, 76 yards |
| Butler | Receiving | Ethan Loss | 1 reception, 71 yards |

### at Drake

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Butler | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| Drake | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, Iowa
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,571
* Referee: Jason Perkins
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Admire (play-by-play)
| Statistics | BUT | DRKE |
| First downs | 28 | 19 |
| Total yards | 333 | 314 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 99 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 215 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–38–2 | 18–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:21 | 30:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 22/32, 174 yards, 2 INT |
| Butler | Rushing | Reagan Andrew | 18 carries, 81 yards, TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Ethan Loss | 8 receptions, 86 yards |
| Drake | Passing | Luke Bailey | 16/25, 213 yards, TD, INT |
| Drake | Rushing | Davion Cherwin | 7 carries, 55 yards, TD |
| Drake | Receiving | Taj Hughes | 7 receptions, 127 yards, TD |

### Dayton

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,578
* Referee: John Shay
* TV: FloFootball
| Statistics | DAY | BUT |
| First downs | 19 | 13 |
| Total yards | 320 | 260 |
| Rushing yards | 183 | 163 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 97 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–15–0 | 13–19–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:18 | 24:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Dayton | Passing | Drew VanVleet | 11/14, 137 yards, 3 TD |
| Dayton | Rushing | Mason Hackett | 35 carries, 111 yards |
| Dayton | Receiving | Luke Brenner | 3 receptions, 56 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 10/14, 50 yards, INT |
| Butler | Rushing | Reagan Andrew | 8 carries, 87 yards, TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Luke Wooten | 6 receptions, 50 yards |

### at Davidson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,979
* Referee: Bilah Abdullah
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | BUT | DAV |
| First downs | 18 | 28 |
| Total yards | 460 | 440 |
| Rushing yards | 283 | 187 |
| Passing yards | 177 | 253 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–18–1 | 15–24–2 |
| Time of possession | 25:49 | 34:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 6/15, 112 yards, INT |
| Butler | Rushing | Reagan Andrew | 13 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Luke Wooten | 4 receptions, 100 yards |
| Davidson | Passing | Luke Durkin | 9/14, 155 yards, 2 TD |
| Davidson | Rushing | Mari Adams | 18 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD |
| Davidson | Receiving | Brody Reina | 5 receptions, 118 yards, TD |

### Stetson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 46 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,518
* Referee: David Hergert
* TV: FloFootball
| Statistics | STET | BUT |
| First downs | 22 | 24 |
| Total yards | 329 | 471 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 283 |
| Passing yards | 210 | 188 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–40–2 | 13–19–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:20 | 32:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stetson | Passing | Brady Meitz | 27/40, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Stetson | Rushing | Donovan Snyder | 16 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Stetson | Receiving | Dalton Bailey | 10 receptions, 91 yards, TD |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 11/15, 144 yards |
| Butler | Rushing | Nick Howard | 19 carries, 92 yards, 3 TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Ethan Loss | 3 receptions, 47 yards |

### at Valparaiso (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Beacons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Brown Field • Valparaiso, Indiana
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 1,783
* Referee: Chris Rick
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | BUT | VAL |
| First downs | 17 | 12 |
| Total yards | 384 | 263 |
| Rushing yards | 145 | 105 |
| Passing yards | 239 | 158 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–23–0 | 8–17–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:01 | 27:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 15/22, 232 yards |
| Butler | Rushing | Nick Howard | 13 carries, 50 yards, TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Luke Wooten | 8 receptions, 138 yards |
| Valparaiso | Passing | Caron Tyler | 8/16, 158 yards, TD |
| Valparaiso | Rushing | Michael Mansaray | 23 carries, 82 yards, TD |
| Valparaiso | Receiving | Gary Givens III | 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD |

### St. Thomas (MN)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tommies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| No. 25 Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,926
* Referee: Tim Duffy
* TV: FloFootball
| Statistics | STMN | BUT |
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Total yards | 367 | 379 |
| Rushing yards | 62 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 211 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–36–4 | 16–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:32 | 36:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Passing | Tak Tateoka | 13/26, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Rushing | Hope Adebayo | 12 carries, 61 yards |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Receiving | Colin Chase | 5 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 14/19, 184 yards, TD |
| Butler | Rushing | Nick Howard | 22 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Luke Wooten | 5 receptions, 111 yards, TD |

### at Presbyterian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, South Carolina
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 4,000
* Referee: Jason Graham
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Gabriel Schray (play-by-play) and Tim Webb (analyst)
| Statistics | BUT | PRES |
| First downs | 22 | 21 |
| Total yards | 346 | 460 |
| Rushing yards | 126 | 288 |
| Passing yards | 220 | 172 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–38–1 | 16–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:38 | 29:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 20/36, 220 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Butler | Rushing | Griffin Caldwell | 6 carries, 48 yards, TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Ethan Loss | 5 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD |
| Presbyterian | Passing | Collin Hurst | 16/24, 172 yards, 2 TD |
| Presbyterian | Rushing | Quante Jennings | 15 carries, 190 yards, TD |
| Presbyterian | Receiving | Dominic Kibby | 2 receptions, 65 yards |