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Football team drops season opener
BY ADAM WINAY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team will play its first home game Saturday with an 0-1 record after losing 55-14 over the weekend to South Dakota State, ranked No. 7 in the FCS Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs’ first home game is Saturday at the Butler Bowl against Division III Wittenberg. Kickoff is…
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Defense of Pioneer League title looms
BY ADAM WINAY | STAFF SPORTS REPORTER Butler football players and coaches are preparing for another run at the Pioneer Football League championship. The Bulldogs started full-time training camp a few weeks ago. Last season, Butler finished with an overall record of 8-3 and went 7-1 in conference play. The Bulldogs shared the PFL championship with…
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New football schedule released with hope of bid
The Butler football team will play a 12-game schedule in the fall with a new goal in place. As a member of the Pioneer Football League, a non-scholarship conference, the Bulldogs have never had the chance to make the playoffs. Beginning this season, the PFL champion will be awarded an automatic bid for the first…
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Sidelined with a purpose
In college sports, “redshirt” is a common term that is thrown around. Being redshirted as an athlete means he or she is withheld from competition but does not lose a year of eligibility. Freshman Sean Horan is on Butler’s football team and was redshirted this year. Horan said he wanted to play coming into…
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Football: Former Bulldog sets sights on NFL
Stuart Harvey, a Carmel native and a former wide receiver for the Butler University football team, is looking to become the second Butler player in two years to make it to the National Football League. After Harvey graduated from Butler in 2011 with a degree in psychology, he decided not to go straight to the…
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Football: Team clinches share of PFL title
Butler will play for sole possession of the Pioneer Football League title on Saturday in Des Moines. The title, which Butler already owns a share of is the Bulldogs’ first since 2009, marking a big turnaround over the past two seasons. Redshirt junior quarterback Matt Lancaster’s outstretched arms were the difference-maker Saturday as Butler completed…
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Football: team moves into sole possession of first place
The Butler football team used running back Trae Heeter’s career high 231 rushing yards and two touchdowns to beat Davidson 31-20 on Saturday and remain undefeated in Pioneer League play. “The win was good, because they’ve always given us trouble,” Butler head coach Jeff Voris said. “They play hard, and especially at their place, they’re…
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Football marches to 4-0 in Pioneer Football League
The Butler football team hung on for a 17-14 win against the Marist Red Foxes for its fourth straight win, keeping their Pioneer League record unblemished. The Bulldogs (5-2 overall) are 4-0 in the league for the first time since the 2009 season, in which they won the PFL championship. Marist fell to 2-4 overall…