Butler
2-1Pioneer · Butler Bowl · 5,647 · 3,330 avg in 2026
LastW 52–0 vs Franklin · Sat Sep 12 · Gabe Passini 130 pass yds, 2 TD, 51 rush yds
Nextvs Chicago State · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Butler Bowl
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #190 | — | — | Georgetown College Kentucky | W 27–23 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 6 | #190 | #84 | +45.5✓ | @Montana State | L 24–51 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #187 | #597 | — | Franklin | W 52–0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #201 | #249 | Chicago State | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #203 | #242 | @Valparaiso | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | San Diego | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Dayton | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Drake | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Presbyterian | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | St. Thomas (MN) | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Marist | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Morehead State |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | Franklin | W 52–0 | — | — | — | +0.424 | 69.3% | 84.8% | |
| Sep 6 | @Montana State | L 24–51 | — | — | — | +0.107 | 39.7% | 111.3% | |
| Season average (2 games) | — | — | +0.266 | 54.5% | 98.1% | ||||
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · vs Chicago State · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
Butler is the Indianapolis school that competes for non-scholarship excellence every year — the Hoosier Helmet Trophy rival and the example that football works best without the noise.
Fans here believe butler has no chip. The program chose a different path: invest in the student-athlete experience, not the recruiting machine. The chip would contradict the whole point.
The season in chapters
What fans said
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-6 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among Pioneer teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Butler has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Chicago State · at home
Outcome band · Butler · 2026
Outcome band · Butler · 2026Butler's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Butler is the Indianapolis school that competes for non-scholarship excellence every year — the Hoosier Helmet Trophy rival and the example that football works best without the noise.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.