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| First season | 1884; 141 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Grant Leiendecker | ||
| Head coach | Kevin Lynch 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Stadium | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (capacity: 7,500) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Pioneer Football League | ||
| All-time record | 618–502–35 (.550) | ||
| Bowl record | 1–3 (.250) | ||
| Conference titles | 25 | ||
| Rivalries | Valparaiso (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 17 | ||
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| Colors | Blue and white[1] | ||
| Fight song | The Butler War Song | ||
| Mascot | Butler Blue IV | ||
| Website | butlersports.com | ||
TheButler Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiateAmerican football team forButler University located in the U.S. state ofIndiana. The team competes in theNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of thePioneer Football League (PFL). Butler's first football team was fielded in 1887. The team plays its home games at the 7,500 seatBud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (historically Butler Bowl) inIndianapolis. The Bulldogs are coached by Kevin Lynch.
Notable alumni include:
The Bulldogs have appeared in the FCS playoffs once, with an overall record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2013 | First Round | Tennessee State | L, 0–31 |
The Bulldogs made three appearances in the Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 0–3.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1983 | Quarterfinals | UC Davis | L, 6–25 |
| 1988 | First Round | Tennessee–Martin | L, 6–23 |
| 1991 | First Round | Pittsburg State | L, 16–26 |
From 2006 through 2009, the PFL and Northeast Conference (NEC) staged the Gridiron Classic, an exempted postseason football game that matched the champions of the two conferences which were technically members of Division I FCS, but which were not the recipients of automatic invitations to the football championship playoff at the time. The Bulldogs appeared in the PFL Gridiron Classic once, with an overall record of 1–0.
| Year | Opponent | Result |
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| 2009 | Central Connecticut | W, 28–23 |
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