# 2019 Butler Bulldogs football team

The 2019 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Jeff Voris, Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the PFL. Butler played home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | San Diego | 79 (7) |
| 2 | Dayton | 66 (2) |
| 3 | Drake | 64 |
| 4 | Marist | 52 |
| 5 | Davidson | 48 |
| 6 | Stetson | 44 |
| 7 | Butler | 37 |
| 8 | Jacksonville | 30 |
| 9 | Morehead State | 15 |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 15 |

### Preseason All-PFL teams

The Bulldogs had five different players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 North Dakota State* | Target FieldMinneapolis, MN | NBC ND, ESPN+ | L 10–57 | 34,544 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Indiana Wesleyan* | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | YouTube | W 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 5,255 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Taylor* | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | Facebook Live | L 14–17 | 3,267 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | at Princeton* | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ESPN+ | L 7–49 | 10,625 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stetson | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | L 27–30 | 1,364 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | YouTube | L 7–42 | 2,578 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Morehead State | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | L 20–31 | 9,244 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Jacksonville | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | YouTube | W 24–14 | 3,484 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Marist | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY | Red Fox Network | L 27–37 | 1,202 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Davidson | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | YouTube | L 10–52 | 2,815 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Valparaiso | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy) | YouTube | W 24–21 | 2,194 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dayton | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | L 38–51 | 1,991 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. North Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 1 Bison | 15 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 57 |

### Indiana Wesleyan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### Taylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Princeton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tigers | 14 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 49 |

### At Stetson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Hatters | 14 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 30 |

### Drake

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| DU Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| BU Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### At Morehead State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Eagles | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 |

### At Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Red Foxes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 37 |

### Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 52 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Valparaiso

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |

### At Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Flyers | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 51 |