2023 Pioneer Football League standings
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. Led by second-year head coach Mike Uremovich, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the PFL. Butler played home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:00 p.m.at No. 14 Montana*
ESPN+L 20–3525,430
September 91:00 p.m.Taylor*
FloSportsW 41–133,113
September 166:00 p.m.Wabash*
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
FloSportsW 47–216,271
September 2312:00 p.m.at Stetson
YouTubeW 28–181,128
September 301:00 p.m.Presbyterian
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
FloSportsW 27–173,302
October 71:00 p.m.at St. Thomas (MN)
Midco Sports PlusL 10–174,855
October 141:00 p.m.Davidson
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
FloSportsL 33–351,873
October 211:00 p.m.at Dayton
Facebook LiveW 37–102,785
October 281:00 p.m.Valparaisodagger
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
FloSportsW 17–74,224
November 42:00 p.m.at Morehead State
ESPN+W 49–78,868
November 1812:00 p.m.Drake
  • Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
FloSportsL 9–132,788
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

No. 14 Montana

See also: 2023 Montana Grizzlies football team
Game One – Butler Bulldogs (0–0) at No. 14 Montana Grizzlies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 3 14020
No. 14 Grizzlies 10 11 7735

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, Montana

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,430
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ron Davis (play-by-play) and Grady Bennett (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:00) MONT – Junior Bergen 54-yard pass from Sam Vidak, Grant Glasgow kick (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:55; Montana 7–0)
  • (9:45) MONT – Grant Glasgow 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:30; Montana 10–0)
  • (6:00) BUT – Luka Zurak 29-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 1:15; Montana 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (9:43) MONT – Grant Glasgow 49-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 44 yards, 5:35; Montana 13–3)
  • (6:00) BUT – Luka Zurak 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:43; Montana 13–6)
  • (3:05) MONT – Xavier Harris 3-yard run, Ryder Meyer run (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:50; Montana 21–6)
Third quarter
  • (6:57) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 32-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:40; Montana 21–13)
  • (4:48) BUT – Ryan Lezon 26-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:23; Montana 21–20)
  • (3:41) MONT – Eli Gillman 24-yard run, Grant Glasgow kick (Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:00; Montana 28–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:34) MONT – Clifton McDowell 1-yard run, Grant Glasgow kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:29; Montana 35–20)
Statistics BUT MONT
First downs 15 24
Total yards 304 441
Rushing yards 41 230
Passing yards 263 211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–36–1 17–29–2
Time of possession 28:45 31:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 24/35, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 12 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Ryan Lezon 2 receptions, 55 yards, TD
Montana Passing Sam Vidlak 15/25, 180 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Eli Gillman 19 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving Junior Bergen 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Taylor (NAIA)

See also: Taylor Trojans football
Game Two – Taylor Trojans (NAIA) (1–1) at Butler Bulldogs (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans (NAIA) 0 7 0613
Bulldogs 14 3 21341

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: SW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,113
  • Referee: Michael Hoffman
  • TV: FloFootball
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:00) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 1-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:00; Butler 7–0)
  • (5:36) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 60-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:09; Butler 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (8:57) BUT – Luka Zurak 23-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:38; Butler 17–0)
  • (3:15) TAY – Ja Thomas 24-yard pass from Damon Hockett, Isaac Hoke kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:36; Butler 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:43) BUT – Luke Wooten 36-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:47; Butler 24–7)
  • (9:19) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 63-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:10; Butler 31–7)
  • (3:18) BUT – Harry Ochs fumble recovery in end zone, Luka Zurak kick (Butler 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:13) BUT – Luka Zurak 20-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 7:11; Butler 41–7)
  • (9:01) TAY – Dakohta Sonnichsen 75-yard pass from Stephen Ellis (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Butler 41–13)
Statistics TAY BUT
First downs 13 16
Total yards 325 439
Rushing yards 156 254
Passing yards 169 185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–20–0 14–23–0
Time of possession 32:18 27:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Taylor Passing Damon Hockett 10/19, 94 yards, TD
Rushing Stephen Ellis 6 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Dakohta Sonnichsen 1 reception, 75 yards, TD
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 13/22, 185 yards, TD
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 12 carries, 178 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Ethan Loss 4 receptions, 79 yards

Wabash (DIII)

See also: Wabash Little Giants football
Game Three – Wabash Little Giants (DIII) (1–0) at Butler Bulldogs (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Little Giants (DIII) 0 14 0721
Bulldogs 7 17 91447

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,271
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • TV announcers (FloFootball): Greg Rakestraw (play-by-play)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:01) BUT – Bret Bushka 1-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; Butler 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:36) BUT – Ethan Loss 30-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:48; Butler 14–0)
  • (9:21) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 7-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:21; Butler 21–0)
  • (3:43) WAB – Cade Campbell 9-yard pass from Jacob Riddle, Brody Rucker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:38; Butler 21–7)
  • (0:16) WAB – Derek Allen Jr. 22-yard pass from Liam Thompson, Brody Rucker kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:37; Butler 21–14)
  • (0:00) BUT – Luka Zurak 48-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:11; Butler 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (6:42) BUT – Liam Thompson sacked in end zone for a safety (Butler 26–14)
  • (3:14) BUT – Ershod Jasey II 4-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:20; Butler 33–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:44) WAB – Jacob Riddle 18-yard pass from Liam Thompson, Brody Rucker kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:30; Butler 33–21)
  • (8:38) BUT – Luke Wooten 22-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:06; Butler 40–21)
  • (5:32) BUT – Nick Bafia 66-yard interception return, Luka Zurak kick (Butler 47–21)
Statistics WAB BUT
First downs 21 26
Total yards 338 442
Rushing yards 62 244
Passing yards 276 198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–34–1 13–18–0
Time of possession 32:16 27:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Wabash Passing Liam Thompson 22/32, 256 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Cade Campbell 6 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Derek Allen Jr. 10 receptions, 99 yards, TD
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 13/18, 198 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 13 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Ethan Loss 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD

at Stetson

See also: 2023 Stetson Hatters football team
Game Four – Butler Bulldogs (2–1) at Stetson Hatters (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 14 7728
Hatters 0 0 71118

at Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, Florida

  • Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 1,128
  • Referee: Drew Myers
  • TV: YouTube
Game information
First quarter

No Scoring Plays

Second quarter
  • (11:28) BUT – Bret Bushka 2-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 7:27; Butler 7–0)
  • (6:27) BUT – Ershod Jasey II 28-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:01; Butler 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (5:52) STET – Rassie Littlejohn 30-yard interception return, Daniel Holbrook kick (Butler 14–7)
  • (3:30) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 58-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:55; Butler 21–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:07) STET – Daniel Holbrook 39-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:53; Butler 21–10)
  • (2:02) STET – Gabe Atkin 2-yard pass from Brady Meitz, Nazeviah Burris run (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 3:43; Butler 21–18)
  • (1:46) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 43-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:15; Butler 28–18)
Statistics BUT STET
First downs 15 15
Total yards 376 258
Rushing yards 322 91
Passing yards 54 167
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–19–1 18–32–3
Time of possession 33:25 26:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 9/19, 54 yards, INT
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 26 carries, 209 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ethan Loss 3 receptions, 15 yards
Stetson Passing Matt O'Connor 10/16, 106 yards
Rushing Kadarris Roberts 16 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Gabe Atkin 8 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Presbyterian

See also: 2023 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
Game Five – Presbyterian Blue Hose (2–1) at Butler Bulldogs (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 7 10 0017
Bulldogs 7 7 7627

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,302
  • Referee: Rich Fisher
  • TV: FloFootball
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:52) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 12-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:15; Butler 7–0)
  • (9:02) PRES – Dominic Kibby 93-yard pass from Tyler Wesley, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 93 yards, 0:48; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (8:17) BUT – Bret Bushka 6-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:43; Butler 14–7)
  • (8:05) PRES – Dominic Kibby 75-yard pass from Tyler Wesley, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Tied 14–14)
  • (4:58) PRES – Mack Mikko 44-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:23; Presbyterian 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (6:12) BUT – Ryan Lezon 14-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 8:48; Butler 21–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:20) BUT – Luka Zurak 23-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 6:51; Butler 24–17)
  • (2:26) BUT – Luka Zurak 20-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:10; Butler 27–17)
Statistics PRES BUT
First downs 13 30
Total yards 356 464
Rushing yards 33 299
Passing yards 323 165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–28–0 18–27–1
Time of possession 18:41 41:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Presbyterian Passing Tyler Wesley 17/28, 323 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Zach Switzer 6 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Dominic Kibby 5 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TD
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 17/26, 148 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 31 carries, 149 yards, TD
Receiving Ethan Loss 4 receptions, 36 yards

at St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2023 St. Thomas Tommies football team
Game Six – Butler Bulldogs (4–1) at St. Thomas Tommies (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0710
Tommies 3 7 7017

at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, Minnesota

  • Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Couldy • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,855
  • Referee: Tim Duffy
  • TV: Midco Sports Plus
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:25) STMN – Stephen Shagen 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:29; St. Thomas 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) STMN – Hope Adebayo 2-yard run, Stephen Shagen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:37; St. Thomas 10–0)
  • (0:33) BUT – Luka Zurak 21-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 8:07; St. Thomas 10–3)
Third quarter
  • (4:39) STMN – Hope Adebayo 27-yard run, Stephen Shagen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 5:21; St. Thomas 17–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:34) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 10-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:31; St. Thomas 17–10)
Statistics BUT STMN
First downs 18 12
Total yards 262 300
Rushing yards 151 229
Passing yards 111 71
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–31–0 5–8–0
Time of possession 28:56 31:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 16/31, 111 yards
Rushing Bret Bushka 16 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Ryan Lezon 4 receptions, 35 yards
St. Thomas (MN) Passing Tak Tateoka 5/8, 71 yards
Rushing Shawn Shipman 22 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Andrew McElroy 2 receptions, 32 yards

Davidson

See also: 2023 Davidson Wildcats football team
Game Seven – Davidson Wildcats (4–1) at Butler Bulldogs (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 21 7035
Bulldogs 7 7 10933

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: W at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 1,873
  • Referee: Rodney Smith
  • TV: FloFootball
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:11) DAV – Brody Reina 46-yard pass from Coulter Cleland, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:44; Davidson 7–0)
  • (9:16) BUT – Ryan Lezon 8-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:50; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (8:41) DAV – Mari Adams 1-yard run, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:06; Davidson 14–7)
  • (7:13) BUT – Bret Bushka 60-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:21; Tied 14–14)
  • (4:11) DAV – Mari Adams 36-yard run, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:56; Davidson 21–14)
  • (1:17) DAV – Adam Maione 25-yard pass from Coulter Cleland, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:14; Davidson 28–14)
Third quarter
  • (10:24) BUT – Jeremy Johnson 22-yard return of blocked punt, Luka Zurak kick (Davidson 28–21)
  • (2:41) BUT – Luka Zurak 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:35; Davidson 28–24)
  • (0:00) DAV – Mari Adams 8-yard run, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:41; Davidson 35–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:10) BUT – Luka Zurak 29-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:50; Davidson 35–27)
  • (6:24) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 4-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:57; Davidson 35–33)
Statistics DAV BUT
First downs 23 14
Total yards 506 345
Rushing yards 282 215
Passing yards 224 130
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–20–1 14–31–1
Time of possession 37:20 22:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Davidson Passing Coulter Cleland 19/20, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Mari Adams 30 carries, 171 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Mark McCurdy 6 receptions, 81 yards
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 13/29, 129 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 16 carries, 123 yards, TD
Receiving Ethan Loss 3 receptions, 43 yards

at Dayton

See also: 2023 Dayton Flyers football team
Game Eight – Butler Bulldogs (4–3) at Dayton Flyers (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 13 7 31437
Flyers 0 3 0710

at Welcome Stadium • Dayton, Ohio

  • Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: SW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 2,785
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • TV: Facebook Live
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:07) BUT – Luka Zurak 24-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:52; Butler 3–0)
  • (5:21) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 24-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:10; Butler 10–0)
  • (1:39) BUT – Luka Zurak 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:07; Butler 13–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:07) DAY – Sam Webster 32-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:32; Butler 13–3)
  • (4:04) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 3-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:03; Butler 20–3)
Third quarter
  • (8:26) BUT – Luka Zurak 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:41; Butler 23–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:42) DAY – Luke Hansen 2-yard run, Sam Webster kick (Drive: 18 plays, 67 yards, 6:50; Butler 23–10)
  • (4:12) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 59-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; Butler 30–10)
  • (1:47) BUT – Ryan Lezon 9-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:13; Butler 37–10)
Statistics BUT DAY
First downs 16 17
Total yards 342 288
Rushing yards 151 105
Passing yards 191 183
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–23–1 30–49–0
Time of possession 27:57 32:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 18/23, 191 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 16 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ethan Loss 6 receptions, 86 yards
Dayton Passing Drew VanVleet 30/48, 183 yards
Rushing Luke Hansen 9 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving Jake Coleman 7 receptions, 52 yards

Valparaiso (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)

See also: 2023 Valparaiso Beacons football team and Hoosier Helmet Trophy
Game Nine – Valparaiso Beacons (1–6) at Butler Bulldogs (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Beacons 0 0 707
Bulldogs 0 0 14317

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,224
  • Referee: CJ Jackson
  • TV: FloFootball
Game information
First quarter

No Scoring Plays

Second quarter

No Scoring Plays

Third quarter
  • (10:16) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 67-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:47; Butler 7–0)
  • (10:01) VAL – Solomon Davis 70-yard run, Ryan Hawk kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:15; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:00) BUT – Bret Bushka 3-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 10:01; Butler 14–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:15) BUT – Luka Zurak 32-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 29 yards, 8:42; Butler 17–7)
Statistics VAL BUT
First downs 12 20
Total yards 289 331
Rushing yards 117 242
Passing yards 172 89
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–21–1 13–21–0
Time of possession 21:01 38:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Valparaiso Passing Rowan Keefe 11/19, 172 yards, INT
Rushing Solomon Davis 1 carry, 70 yards, TD
Receiving Solomon Davis 2 receptions, 68 yards
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 13/21, 89 yards
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 26 carries, 159 yards, TD
Receiving Ethan Loss 4 receptions, 58 yards

at Morehead State

See also: 2023 Morehead State Eagles football team
Game Ten – Butler Bulldogs (6–3) at Morehead State Eagles (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 21 14 7749
Eagles 7 0 007

at Jayne Stadium • Morehead, Kentucky

  • Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,868
  • Referee: J. Bradford
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jared Stacy and Hunter Hurst
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:49) BUT – Ethan Loss 25-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:22; Butler 7–0)
  • (6:53) BUT – Luke Wooten 28-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:35; Butler 14–0)
  • (1:31) BUT – Jyran Mitchell 61-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 2:12; Butler 21–0)
  • (0:51) MORE – Kyle Daly 68-yard pass from Carter Cravens, Nathan Hackett kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Butler 21–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:22) BUT – Luke Wooten 21-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:29; Butler 28–7)
  • (1:06) BUT – Jack Bill 55-yard pass from Bret Bushka, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 0:47; Butler 35–7)
Third quarter
  • (0:41) BUT – Bret Bushka 12-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 5:05; Butler 42–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (2:58) BUT – Patrick Coury 18-yard interception return, Luka Zurak kick (Butler 49–7)
Statistics BUT MORE
First downs 27 9
Total yards 482 247
Rushing yards 179 111
Passing yards 303 136
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–25–2 13–23–1
Time of possession 37:45 22:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 16/17, 281 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 22 carries, 125 yards
Receiving Luke Wooten 5 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD
Morehead St Passing Carter Cravens 11/20, 126 yards, TD
Rushing Jackson Lanier 12 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Kyle Daly 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Drake

See also: 2023 Drake Bulldogs football team
Game Eleven – Drake Bulldogs (7–3) at Butler Bulldogs (7–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Drake 0 7 0613
Butler 3 0 609

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: N at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 2,788
  • Referee: Robert Guyton Jr.
  • TV: FloFootball
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:24) BUT – Luka Zurak 38-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:01; Butler 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (2:48) DRKE – Hunter Johnson 2-yard pass from Luke Bailey, Shane Dunning kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:16; Drake 7–3)
Third quarter
  • (7:32) BUT – Luka Zurak 23-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:21; Drake 7–6)
  • (0:21) BUT – Luka Zurak 48-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:32; Butler 9–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (2:43) DRKE – Dorian Boyland 2-yard run (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:13; Drake 13–9)
Statistics DRKE BUT
First downs 15 19
Total yards 176 265
Rushing yards 56 125
Passing yards 120 140
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–28–0 21–34–0
Time of possession 22:43 37:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing Luke Bailey 16/28, 120 yards, TD
Rushing Dorian Boyland 8 carries, 31 yards, TD
Receiving Trey Radocha 3 receptions, 29 yards
Butler Passing Bret Bushka 21/34, 140 yards
Rushing Jyran Mitchell 12 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Luke Wooten 6 receptions, 65 yards

References

  1. ^ "Butler Bulldogs Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Butler University. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 Butler Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Butler_Bulldogs_football_team
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