2024 Butler Bulldogs football team

2024 Butler Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	9–3 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach	Mike Uremovich (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Alex Barr (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Knowles (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl

2024 Pioneer Football League standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Drake $^		7	–	1					8	–	3
San Diego		6	–	2					8	–	3
Butler		5	–	3					9	–	3
Morehead State		5	–	3					7	–	5
St. Thomas (MN)*		5	–	3					6	–	6
Dayton		4	–	4					6	–	5
Davidson		4	–	4					6	–	5
Presbyterian		4	–	4					6	–	6
Valparaiso		2	–	5					4	–	7
Marist		1	–	7					1	–	10
Stetson		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – 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 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 Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloFootball	W 53–0	3,523
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloFootball	W 63–0	3,222
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloFootball	W 40–6	4,516
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN+	L 17–27	2,571
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloFootball	L 14–21	2,578
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	ESPN+	W 48–38	2,979
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Stetson	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, 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 Bowl Indianapolis, 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 game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Upper Iowa (DII)

See also: Upper Iowa Peacocks

Game One – Upper Iowa Peacocks (DII) (0–0) at Butler Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

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

Game information

First quarter (7:48) BUT – Nick Howard 1-yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:29; Butler 6–0) Second quarter (7:58) BUT – William Enneking 16-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 2:13; Butler 13–0) (1:03) UIU – Eddie Burgess 23-yard pass from Darryl Overstreet Jr., Henry Vakerics kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:00; Butler 13–7) (0:09) BUT – Luke Wooten 70-yard pass from Reagan Andrew (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:49; Butler 19–7) Third quarter (10:57) BUT – Derek Allen Jr. 58-yard pass from Nick Howard, Sam Taglia kick (Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:47; Butler 26–7) (6:49) BUT – Reagan Andrew 22-yard run, Sam Taglia kick (Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:41; Butler 33–7) Fourth quarter (12:54) BUT – Archie Cox 19-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Sam Taglia kick (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 3:30; Butler 40–7)

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
	Rushing	Jayden Mitchell	16 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Mante Morrow	3 receptions, 46 yards
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	5/10, 119 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Nick Howard	5 carries, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Luke Wooten	1 reception, 70 yards, TD

at Murray State

See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team

Game Two – Butler Bulldogs (1–0) at Murray State Racers (0–1) – Game summary

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+

Game information

First quarter (7:38) BUT – Ryan Short 22-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:22; Butler 3–0) Second quarter (10:21) MUR – Jawaun Northington 5-yard run, James London kick (Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 1:47; Murray State 7–3) (0:00) BUT – Nick Howard 1-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 2:01; Butler 10–7) Third quarter (8:45) MUR – Kywon Morgan 4-yard run, James London kick (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:08; Murray State 14–10) Fourth quarter (9:08) BUT – Nick Howard 1-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:21; Butler 16–14) (2:41) MUR – James London 51-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 6:21; Murray State 17–16) (0:09) BUT – Ryan Short 22-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:32; Butler 19–17)

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
	Rushing	Nick Howard	20 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	William Enneking	4 receptions, 74 yards
Murray State	Passing	Jayden Johannsen	10/15, 41 yards, INT
	Rushing	Q'Daryius Jennings	4 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Justice Hill	2 receptions, 15 yards

Hanover (DIII)

See also: Hanover Panthers

Game Three – Hanover Panthers (DIII) (0–1) at Butler Bulldogs (2–0) – Game summary

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

Game information

First quarter (13:00) BUT – Ethan Loss 47-yard pass from Nick Howard, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:27; Butler 7–0) (4:24) BUT – Nick Howard 30-yard run, Reagan Andrew run (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:24; Butler 15–0) Second quarter (11:00) BUT – Ethan Loss 9-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:46; Butler 22–0) (9:04) BUT – Joey Suchy 46-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:51; Butler 29–0) (0:07) BUT – Ethan Loss 7-yard pass from Nick Howard, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 2:11; Butler 36–0) Third quarter (11:48) BUT – Ershod Jasey II 7-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:00; Butler 43–0) (5:48) BUT – Ryan Short 25-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:33; Butler 46–0) Fourth quarter (11:42) BUT – Griffin Caldwell 21-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 5:07; Butler 53–0)

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
	Rushing	Eian Roudebush	8 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Eric Roudebush	3 receptions, 33 yards
Butler	Passing	Nick Howard	6/8, 91 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nick Howard	8 carries, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	4 receptions, 72 yards, 3 TD

VUL (NCCAA)

See also: VUL Dragons

Game Four – VUL Dragons (NCCAA) (0–4) at Butler Bulldogs (3–0) – Game summary

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

Game information

First quarter (12:06) BUT – Joey Suchy 7-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:26; Butler 7–0) (6:20) BUT – Billy Dozier 1-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:29; Butler 14–0) (0:36) BUT – Ethan Loss 51-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:16; Butler 21–0) Second quarter (10:25) BUT – Nick Howard 3-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:04; Butler 28–0) (3:53) BUT – Trevon Brown 14-yard pass from Nick Howard, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:40; Butler 35–0) (0:51) BUT – Billy Dozier 3-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:51; Butler 42–0) Third quarter (7:13) BUT – Joey Suchy 1-yard run, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:41; Butler 49–0) Fourth quarter (8:57) BUT – Griffin Caldwell 1-yard run, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 11:06; Butler 56–0) (3:43) BUT – Jerel Rhoads II 2-yard run, Beck Janki kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:25; Butler 63–0)

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
	Rushing	Jacob Newman	11 carries, 19 yards
	Receiving	Micah Gantt	2 receptions, 42 yards
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	3/5, 79 yards, TD
	Rushing	Joey Suchy	8 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	1 reception, 51 yards, TD

Morehead State

See also: 2024 Morehead State Eagles football team

Game Five – Morehead State Eagles (3-2) at Butler Bulldogs (4–0) – Game summary

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

Game information

First quarter (0:08) BUT – Reagan Andrew 3-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:09; Butler 7–0) Second quarter (10:09) BUT – Billy Dozier 5-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 4 plays, 97 yards, 1:58; Butler 14–0) (0:24) BUT – William Enneking 14-yard pass from Reagan Andrew (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:54; Butler 20–0) Third quarter (4:06) BUT – Ershod Jasey II 25-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:22; Butler 27–0) Fourth quarter (9:59) BUT – Trevon Brown 12-yard pass from Nick Howard (Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 3:20; Butler 33–0) (6:56) MORE – Ryan Upp 24-yard pass from Carter Cravens (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:56; Butler 33–6) (1:41) BUT – Reagan Andrew 33-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:10; Butler 40–6)

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
	Rushing	Isaac Stopke	12 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Nate Garnett	4 receptions, 89 yards
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	11/12, 172 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ershod Jasey II	11 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	1 reception, 71 yards

at Drake

See also: 2024 Drake Bulldogs football team

Game Six – Butler Bulldogs (5–0) at Drake Bulldogs (3–1) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (12:08) DRKE – Shane Dunning 34-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 46 yards, 5:57; Drake 3–0) (0:47) BUT – Reagan Andrew 4-yard run (Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 5:22; Butler 6–3) Third quarter (8:55) DRKE – Shane Dunning 44-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:05; Tied 6–6) (4:13) DRKE – Taj Hughes 38-yard pass from Luke Bailey, Shane Dunning kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:36; Drake 13–6) (0:03) BUT – Ryan Short 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:02; Drake 13–9) Fourth quarter (9:48) DRKE – Blake Ellingson 1-yard run, Shane Dunning kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Drake 20–9) (8:44) DRKE – Davion Cherwin 32-yard run, Shane Dunning kick (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:16; Drake 27–9) (4:54) BUT – Joey Suchy 2-yard run, Ethan Loss pass from Nick Howard (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:50; Drake 27–17)

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
	Rushing	Reagan Andrew	18 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	8 receptions, 86 yards
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	16/25, 213 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Davion Cherwin	7 carries, 55 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taj Hughes	7 receptions, 127 yards, TD

Dayton

See also: 2024 Dayton Flyers football team

Game Seven – Dayton Flyers (4–1) at Butler Bulldogs (5–1) – Game summary

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

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (5:01) DAY – Jake Coleman 8-yard pass from Drew VanVleet, Danny Baker kick (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:51; Dayton 7–0) (0:00) BUT – Ryan Short 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:57; Dayton 7–3) Third quarter (4:36) DAY – Luke Brenner 22-yard pass from Drew VanVleet, Danny Baker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:29; Dayton 14–3) (0:37) BUT – Ryan Short 37-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:59; Dayton 14–6) Fourth quarter (5:38) BUT – Reagan Andrew 8-yard run, Nick Howard run (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:28; Tied 14–14) (0:11) DAY – Luke Brenner 33-yard pass from Drew VanVleet, Danny Baker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 5:21; Dayton 21–14)

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
	Rushing	Mason Hackett	35 carries, 111 yards
	Receiving	Luke Brenner	3 receptions, 56 yards, 2 TD
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	10/14, 50 yards, INT
	Rushing	Reagan Andrew	8 carries, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Luke Wooten	6 receptions, 50 yards

at Davidson

See also: 2024 Davidson Wildcats football team

Game Eight – Butler Bulldogs (5–2) at Davidson Wildcats (5–2) – Game summary

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+

Game information

First quarter (12:58) BUT – Billy Dozier 63-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 1 plays, 63 yards, 0:11; Butler 7–0) (8:37) BUT – Devaon Holman 20-yard interception return, Ryan Short kick (Butler 14–0) (1:02) DAV – Mari Adams 4-yard run, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:54; Butler 14–7) Second quarter (13:45) BUT – Reagan Andrew 5-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Butler 21–7) (4:29) DAV – Adam Zouagui 26-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 81 yards, 9:08; Butler 21–10) (2:28) DAV – Mari Adams 5-yard run, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:30; Butler 21–17) (0:27) BUT – Griffin Caldwell 13-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Butler 28–17) Third quarter (12:17) BUT – Ryan Short 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:43; Butler 31–17) (4:49) BUT – Nick Howard 4-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 4:49; Butler 38–17) (1:18) DAV – Jaleel Sales 15-yard pass from Luke Durkin, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Butler 38–24) Fourth quarter (12:58) BUT – Ryan Short 31-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:12; Butler 41–24) (6:01) DAV – Brody Reina 33-yard pass from Luke Durkin, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:54; Butler 41–31) (2:09) BUT – Reagan Andrew 41-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Butler 48–31) (1:00) DAV – Ivan Hoyt 28-yard pass from Andrew Frazier, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; Butler 48–38)

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
	Rushing	Reagan Andrew	13 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Luke Wooten	4 receptions, 100 yards
Davidson	Passing	Luke Durkin	9/14, 155 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Mari Adams	18 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brody Reina	5 receptions, 118 yards, TD

Stetson

See also: 2024 Stetson Hatters football team

Game Nine – Stetson Hatters (2–5) at Butler Bulldogs (6–2) – Game summary

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

Game information

First quarter (11:40) BUT – Griffin Caldwell 11-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:15; Butler 7–0) (5:30) BUT – Ryan Short 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:17; Butler 10–0) Second quarter (10:31) BUT – Trevon Brown 10-yard pass from Nick Howard, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 6:15; Butler 17–0) (0:23) BUT – Nick Howard 7-yard run, Reagan Andrew run (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 4:31; Butler 25–0) Third quarter (8:36) BUT – Nick Howard 8-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:01; Butler 32–0) (4:37) STET – Dalton Bailey 20-yard pass from Brady Meitz, Daniel Holbrook kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:59; Butler 32–7) Fourth quarter (11:53) BUT – Nick Howard 5-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:45; Butler 39–7) (4:27) BUT – Jeremiah Jackson 100-yard interception return, Sam Taglia kick (Butler 46–7) (1:27) STET – Donovan Snyder 2-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:56; Butler 46–13)

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
	Rushing	Donovan Snyder	16 carries, 57 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dalton Bailey	10 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	11/15, 144 yards
	Rushing	Nick Howard	19 carries, 92 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	3 receptions, 47 yards

at Valparaiso (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)

See also: 2024 Valparaiso Beacons football team and Hoosier Helmet Trophy

Game Ten – Butler Bulldogs (7–2) at Valparaiso Beacons (3–5) – Game summary

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+

Game information

First quarter (3:02) BUT – Nick Howard 1-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:20; Butler 7–0) Second quarter (14:07) BUT – Ryan Short 41-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:43; Butler 10–0) (7:12) VAL – Gary Givens III 33-yard pass from Caron Tyler, Ryan Hawk kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:15; Butler 10–7) (3:09) BUT – Reagan Andrew 1-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:57; Butler 17–7) (0:07) VAL – Ryan Hawk 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:53; Butler 17–10) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (12:19) BUT – Joey Suchy 36-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:17; Butler 24–10) (7:19) VAL – Michael Mansaray 5-yard run, Ryan Hawk kick (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:56; Butler 24–17)

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
	Rushing	Nick Howard	13 carries, 50 yards, TD
	Receiving	Luke Wooten	8 receptions, 138 yards
Valparaiso	Passing	Caron Tyler	8/16, 158 yards, TD
	Rushing	Michael Mansaray	23 carries, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	Gary Givens III	3 receptions, 93 yards, TD

St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team

Game Eleven – St. Thomas Tommies (5–5) vs No. 25 Butler Bulldogs (8–2) – Game summary

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

Game information

First quarter (4:36) BUT – Luke Wooten 36-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:11; Butler 7–0) (2:59) STMN – Tak Tateoka 1-yard run, Ben Hoiland kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:37; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (6:13) BUT – Trevon Brown 20-yard pass from Nick Howard (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:09; Butler 13–7) Third quarter (12:24) BUT – Nick Howard 2-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:36; Butler 20–7) (4:18) STMN – Colin Chase 12-yard pass from Tak Tateoka, Ben Hoiland kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:55; Butler 20–14) (0:01) BUT – Ryan Short 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:13; Butler 23–14) Fourth quarter (9:14) BUT – Nick Howard 5-yard run (Drive: 1 plays, 5 yards, 0:04; Butler 29–14) (8:30) STMN – Colin Chase 25-yard pass from Michael Rostberg (Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:31; Butler 29–20) (3:15) BUT – Nick Howard 28-yard run, Sam Taglia kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Butler 36–20)

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
	Rushing	Hope Adebayo	12 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Colin Chase	5 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	14/19, 184 yards, TD
	Rushing	Nick Howard	22 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Luke Wooten	5 receptions, 111 yards, TD

at Presbyterian

See also: 2024 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Game Twelve – No. 23 Butler Bulldogs (9–2) at Presbyterian Blue Hose (5–6) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (8:23) PRES – Worth Warner 8-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:38; Presbyterian 7–0) (3:33) PRES – Collin Hurst 4-yard run, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:24; Presbyterian 14–0) (0:30) BUT – Trevon Brown 15-yard pass from Reagan Andrew (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 2:55; Presbyterian 14–6) Third quarter (13:55) BUT – Griffin Caldwell 23-yard run, Sam Taglia kick (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:55; Presbyterian 14–13) (10:48) BUT – Ethan Loss 15-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:58; Butler 20–14) (7:58) PRES – Worth Warner 17-yard pass from Collin Hurst (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:50; Tied 20–20) (4:43) PRES – Quante Jennings 10-yard run, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:16; Presbyterian 27–20) Fourth quarter (2:15) PRES – Peter Lipscombe 18-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 9:14; Presbyterian 30–20) (1:06) BUT – Ethan Loss 42-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Sam Taglia kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 0:39; Presbyterian 30–27)

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
	Rushing	Griffin Caldwell	6 carries, 48 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	5 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
Presbyterian	Passing	Collin Hurst	16/24, 172 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quante Jennings	15 carries, 190 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dominic Kibby	2 receptions, 65 yards