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Butler at Valparaiso

Saturday, October 15, 2022. Butler took the Hoosier Helmet Trophy from Valparaiso

Butler beat Valparaiso 26–⁠25. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Butler led the series 10–⁠9.

AwayButler7–⁠4 in 2022
26
HomeValparaiso5–⁠7 in 2022
25

Final at Brown Field, ValparaisoTV: ESPN3Attendance 2,156

At kickoff
53°F, clear, wind 16 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Porter County Municipal Airport (KVPZ), 4 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Chris Rick; umpire Daniel Stanley; head linesman Ben Kramer; line judge Adam Parsons; side judge Danny Hawk; field judge B. McWilliams; back judge Joshua KahleGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Butler0062026
Valparaiso1306625

Standouts

Player stats

Butler

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bret Bushka24/3425920
Joey Audia0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Bret Bushka1869114
Joey Suchy133908
A.J. Deinhart634012
Luke Wooten421011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Luke Wooten795150
Cameron Heald675031
Tyler Adams241032
Johnny O’Shea219014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Lucas Kozlowski0001

Valparaiso

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mason Kaplan10/1413511
Michael Appel Jr.7/1213310
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Aaron Dawson14158199
Mason Kaplan729121
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Matt Ross378146
Solomon Davis773018
Barret Labus256048
Braden Contreras126026

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ButlerValparaiso
426Total yards447
259Passing yards268
167Rushing yards179
7.4Yards per pass10.3
3.9Yards per rush6.9
25First downs19
7–⁠14Third downs2–⁠9
1–⁠3Fourth downs2–⁠2
0Turnovers1
3–⁠30Penalties7–⁠55
35:45Possession24:15

Efficiency

ButlerValparaiso
45%Success rate44%
0.14EPA per play0.46
1.10Explosiveness1.99
0.03Rushing EPA0.15
0.29Passing EPA0.75
25%Passing-down success29%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Valparaiso 63% to win. Butler won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Valparaiso −10.5, over/under 48.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Valparaiso 77%, Butler 23%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Valparaiso end zoneButler end zoneQ1 ValparaisoTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 ButlerPunt, 5 playsQ1 ValparaisoTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 ButlerTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ1 ValparaisoMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 ButlerPunt, 7 playsQ2 ValparaisoPunt, 7 playsQ2 ButlerTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ2 ValparaisoPunt, 4 playsQ2 ButlerEnd of half, 1 playQ3 ButlerField goal, 12 playsQ3 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ3 ButlerField goal, 13 playsQ3 ValparaisoTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 ButlerTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 ValparaisoTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 ButlerTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ4 ButlerTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 ValparaisoInterception, 9 playsQ4 ButlerEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Valparaiso drives left to right, Butler right to left.
  1. Q1 ValparaisoTouchdown, 4 plays, 76 yards
  2. Q1 ButlerPunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  3. Q1 ValparaisoTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  4. Q1 ButlerTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 32 yards
  5. Q1 ValparaisoMissed FG, 10 plays, 46 yards
  6. Q2 ButlerPunt, 7 plays, 28 yards
  7. Q2 ValparaisoPunt, 7 plays, 35 yards
  8. Q2 ButlerTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 45 yards
  9. Q2 ValparaisoPunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  10. Q2 ButlerEnd of half, 1 play, 5 yards
  11. Q3 ButlerField goal, 12 plays, 59 yards
  12. Q3 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  13. Q3 ButlerField goal, 13 plays, 79 yards
  14. Q3 ValparaisoTouchdown, 5 plays, 67 yards
  15. Q3 ButlerTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q4 ValparaisoTouchdown, 2 plays, 96 yards
  17. Q4 ButlerTouchdown, 12 plays, 68 yards
  18. Q4 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  19. Q4 ButlerTouchdown, 7 plays, 30 yards
  20. Q4 ValparaisoInterception, 9 plays, 44 yards
  21. Q4 ButlerEnd of game, 1 play, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Valparaiso 13, Butler 0
Valparaiso Touchdown, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 64 yds , Charlie Maxwell return for 23 yds to the Valpo 24
15:001st & 10 at own 24Michael Appel Jr. pass complete to Barret Labus for 48 yds to the Butlr 28 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 28Aaron Dawson run for 13 yds to the Butlr 15 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 15Aaron Dawson run for 7 yds to the Butlr 8
15:002nd & 3 at opp 8KAPLAN rush for loss of 3 yards to the BUTLER11 (Menard, Mac), PENALTY VALPO illegal formation 5 yards to the BUTLER13, NO PLAY.
12:362nd & 8 at opp 13Michael Appel Jr. pass complete to Matt Ross for 13 yds for a TD, (Brian Bartholomew KICK)Valparaiso 7, Butler 0
Butler Punt, 5 plays
12:361st & 0 at own 35Brian Bartholomew kickoff for 54 yds , Joey Audia return for 18 yds to the Butlr 29
12:291st & 10 at own 29Bret Bushka run for 7 yds to the Butlr 36
12:292nd & 3 at own 36AJ Deinhart run for 12 yds to the Butlr 48 for a 1ST down
12:291st & 10 at own 48Bret Bushka pass complete to AJ Deinhart for a loss of 2 yards AJ Deinhart fumbled, forced by Keyon Turner, recovered by Butlr
12:292nd & 14 at own 44Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 9 yds to the Valpo 47
12:293rd & 5 at opp 47Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for a loss of 2 yards to the Valpo 49
12:294th & 7 at opp 49Luka Zurak punt for 49 yds for a touchback
Valparaiso Touchdown, 6 plays
9:071st & 10 at own 20Michael Appel Jr. pass complete to Braden Contreras for 26 yds to the Valpo 46 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at own 46Aaron Dawson run for 9 yds to the Butlr 45
9:072nd & 1 at opp 45Aaron Dawson run for 9 yds to the Butlr 36 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at opp 36Aaron Dawson run for a loss of 4 yards to the Butlr 40
9:072nd & 14 at opp 40Mason Kaplan run for 10 yds to the Butlr 30 for a 1ST down BUTLER Penalty, personal foul (Jack Belskis) to the Butlr 15 for a 1ST down
6:021st & 10 at opp 15Mason Kaplan pass complete to Jahni Clarke for 15 yds for a TD, (Brian Bartholomew PAT BLOCKED)Valparaiso 13, Butler 0
Butler Turnover on downs, 8 plays
6:021st & 0 at own 35Brian Bartholomew kickoff for 56 yds
6:021st & 10 at own 35Bret Bushka run for 9 yds to the Butlr 44
6:022nd & 1 at own 44Bret Bushka run for 5 yds to the Butlr 49 for a 1ST down
6:021st & 10 at own 49Joey Suchy run for 8 yds to the Valpo 43
6:022nd & 2 at opp 43Joey Suchy run for 2 yds to the Valpo 41 for a 1ST down
6:021st & 10 at opp 41Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
6:022nd & 10 at opp 41Luke Wooten run for 5 yds to the Valpo 36
6:023rd & 5 at opp 36Bret Bushka run for 4 yds to the Valpo 32
6:024th & 1 at opp 32Joey Suchy run for a loss of 1 yard to the Valpo 33
Valparaiso Missed FG, 10 plays
2:221st & 10 at own 33Aaron Dawson run for 14 yds to the Valpo 47 for a 1ST down
2:221st & 10 at own 47Aaron Dawson run for 12 yds to the Butlr 41 for a 1ST down
2:221st & 10 at opp 41Mason Kaplan run for no gain to the Butlr 41
2:222nd & 10 at opp 41Aaron Dawson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Butlr 42
Q2 15:003rd & 11 at opp 42Michael Appel Jr. pass complete to Barret Labus for 8 yds to the Butlr 34
Q2 15:004th & 3 at opp 34Michael Appel Jr. pass complete to Evan Jernegan for 10 yds to the Butlr 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 24Aaron Dawson run for 3 yds to the Butlr 21
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 21Michael Appel Jr. pass incomplete
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 21Michael Appel Jr. pass incomplete to Braden Contreras
Q2 12:564th & 7 at opp 21Brian Bartholomew 38 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter5 drives, then Valparaiso 13, Butler 0
Butler Punt, 7 plays
12:561st & 10 at own 21Bret Bushka pass complete to AJ Deinhart for 16 yds to the Butlr 37 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 37AJ Deinhart run for a loss of 2 yards to the Butlr 35
12:562nd & 12 at own 35Bret Bushka pass complete to AJ Deinhart for a loss of 1 yard to the Butlr 34
12:563rd & 13 at own 34Bret Bushka pass complete to Johnny O’Shea for 14 yds to the Butlr 48 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at own 48Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 3 yds to the Valpo 49
12:562nd & 7 at opp 49Bret Bushka pass incomplete
12:563rd & 7 at opp 49Bret Bushka sacked by Sam Hafner for a loss of 2 yards to the Butlr 49
12:564th & 9 at own 49Luka Zurak punt for 51 yds for a touchback
Valparaiso Punt, 7 plays
9:051st & 10 at own 20Mason Kaplan pass incomplete
9:052nd & 10 at own 20Mason Kaplan run for no gain to the Valpo 20
9:053rd & 10 at own 20Mason Kaplan pass complete to Solomon Davis for 16 yds to the Valpo 36 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at own 36Mason Kaplan run for 21 yds to the Butlr 43 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at opp 43Jahni Clarke run for 2 yds to the Butlr 41
9:052nd & 8 at opp 41Jahni Clarke run for a loss of 8 yards to the Butlr 49
9:053rd & 16 at opp 49Mason Kaplan pass complete to Solomon Davis for 4 yds to the Butlr 45
9:054th & 12 at opp 45Evan Matthes punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Butler Turnover on downs, 9 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 20Bret Bushka pass complete to Cameron Heald for 1 yd to the Butlr 21
4:502nd & 9 at own 21Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 15 yds to the Butlr 36 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 36Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
4:502nd & 10 at own 36Bret Bushka pass complete to Jared Suchevits for 5 yds to the Butlr 41
4:503rd & 5 at own 41Joey Audia run for 6 yds to the Butlr 47 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 47BUTLER Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Butlr 42
4:501st & 15 at own 42VALPARAISO Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Keyon Turner) to the Valpo 43 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at opp 43Bret Bushka pass incomplete
4:502nd & 10 at opp 43Bret Bushka run for no gain to the Valpo 43
4:503rd & 10 at opp 43Joey Suchy run for 3 yds to the Valpo 40
4:504th & 7 at opp 40VALPARAISO Penalty, Defensive offside (Kurt Kessen) to the Valpo 35
4:504th & 2 at opp 35Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
Valparaiso Punt, 4 plays
0:581st & 10 at own 35Michael Appel Jr. pass complete to Solomon Davis for 10 yds to the Valpo 45 for a 1ST down
0:581st & 10 at own 45Michael Appel Jr. pass incomplete to Matt Ross, broken up by Connor Reid
0:582nd & 10 at own 45Michael Appel Jr. pass incomplete to Brian Bartholomew
0:583rd & 10 at own 45Michael Appel Jr. pass incomplete to Barret Labus
0:584th & 10 at own 45Evan Matthes punt for 54 yds, downed at the Butlr 1
Butler End of half, 1 play
0:231st & 10 at own 1Joey Suchy run for 5 yds to the Butlr 6
3rd quarter5 drives, then Valparaiso 19, Butler 6
Butler Field goal, 12 plays
15:002nd & 5 at own 35Brian Bartholomew kickoff for 65 yds , Joey Audia return for 23 yds to the Butlr 23
14:541st & 10 at own 23AJ Deinhart run for 5 yds to the Butlr 28
14:542nd & 5 at own 28Bret Bushka pass complete to Jeremy Johnson for 3 yds to the Butlr 31
14:543rd & 2 at own 31AJ Deinhart run for 6 yds to the Butlr 37 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 37Bret Bushka pass complete to Cameron Heald for 31 yds to the Valpo 32 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 32Bushka, Bret rush for 3 yards to the VALPO29 (SHERMAN;FRANCO), PENALTY BUTLER illegal formation declined, PENALTY BUTLER holding (Turner, Jack) 10 yards to the VALPO42, NO PLAY.
14:541st & 20 at opp 42Bret Bushka pass incomplete
14:542nd & 20 at opp 42Bret Bushka run for 1 yd to the Valpo 41
14:543rd & 19 at opp 41Bret Bushka pass complete to Cameron Heald for 18 yds to the Valpo 23
14:544th & 1 at opp 23AJ Deinhart run for 3 yds to the Valpo 20 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 20Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
14:542nd & 10 at opp 20Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 2 yds to the Valpo 18
14:543rd & 8 at opp 18Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Tyler Adams, broken up by Max Franco
10:044th & 8 at opp 18Luka Zurak 35 yd FG GOODValparaiso 13, Butler 3
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
10:041st & 0 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 44 yds , Cam Livingston return for 11 yds to the Valpo 32
9:591st & 10 at own 32Aaron Dawson run for 1 yd to the Valpo 33
9:592nd & 9 at own 33Aaron Dawson run for no gain to the Valpo 33
9:593rd & 9 at own 33Michael Appel Jr. run for no gain to the Valpo 33
9:594th & 9 at own 33Evan Matthes punt for 51 yds, downed at the Butlr 16
Butler Field goal, 13 plays
7:561st & 10 at own 16Joey Suchy run for 3 yds to the Butlr 19
7:562nd & 7 at own 19Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 18 yds to the Butlr 37 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at own 37Bret Bushka run for 4 yds to the Butlr 41
7:562nd & 6 at own 41Bret Bushka run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at the 50Joey Suchy run for 5 yds to the Valpo 45
7:562nd & 5 at opp 45Bret Bushka run for 3 yds to the Valpo 42
7:563rd & 2 at opp 42Joey Suchy run for 3 yds to the Valpo 39 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at opp 39Bret Bushka pass complete to Johnny O’Shea for 5 yds to the Valpo 34
7:562nd & 5 at opp 34Bret Bushka pass complete to Tyler Adams for 32 yds to the Valpo 2 for a 1ST down
7:561st & goal at opp 2Bret Bushka run for a loss of 4 yards to the Valpo 6
7:562nd & goal at opp 6Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Tyler Adams, broken up by Max Franco
7:563rd & goal at opp 6Joey Suchy run for 1 yd to the Valpo 5
2:384th & goal at opp 5Luka Zurak 22 yd FG GOODValparaiso 13, Butler 6
Valparaiso Touchdown, 5 plays
2:381st & 0 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 55 yds , Jeffery Vercher return for 23 yds to the Valpo 33
2:281st & 10 at own 33Michael Appel Jr. pass complete to Solomon Davis for 18 yds to the Butlr 49 for a 1ST down
2:281st & 10 at opp 49Aaron Dawson run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
2:282nd & 11 at the 50Mason Kaplan pass complete to Aaron Dawson for 3 yds to the Butlr 47
2:283rd & 8 at opp 47Mason Kaplan pass complete to Matt Ross for 46 yds to the Butlr 1 for a 1ST down
0:121st & goal at opp 1Mason Kaplan 3 Yd Run (Brian Bartholomew PAT blocked)Valparaiso 19, Butler 6
0:121st & 0 at opp 3VALPARAISO Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Butlr 8
Butler Touchdown, 5 plays
0:121st & 0 at own 35Brian Bartholomew kickoff for 65 yds
0:121st & 10 at own 25Bret Bushka pass complete to Tyler Adams for 9 yds to the Butlr 34
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at own 34Bret Bushka run for 3 yds to the Butlr 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 37Bret Bushka pass complete to Cameron Heald for 10 yds to the Butlr 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 47Luke Wooten run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Q4 13:042nd & 7 at the 50Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 50 yds for a TD, (Luka Zurak KICK)Valparaiso 19, Butler 13
4th quarter6 drives, then Butler 26, Valparaiso 25
Valparaiso Touchdown, 2 plays
13:041st & 0 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 61 yds , Jeffery Vercher return for no gain to the Valpo 4
13:021st & 10 at own 4Aaron Dawson run for a loss of 3 yards to the Valpo 1
12:032nd & 13 at own 1Aaron Dawson run for 99 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Valparaiso 25, Butler 13
12:031st & 0 at opp 3VALPARAISO Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Butlr 8
12:031st & 0 at opp 8Timeout VALPARAISO, clock 12:03
Butler Touchdown, 12 plays
12:031st & 0 at own 35Brian Bartholomew kickoff for 53 yds , Jack Boyd return for 20 yds to the Butlr 32
11:571st & 10 at own 32Bret Bushka run for 3 yds to the Butlr 35
11:572nd & 7 at own 35Bushka, Bret pass incomplete to Adams, Tyler (FRANCO), PENALTY VALPO pass interference (FRANCO) 10 yards to the BUTLER45, 1ST DOWN BUTLER, NO PLAY.
11:571st & 10 at own 45Joey Suchy run for 4 yds to the Butlr 49
11:572nd & 6 at own 49Bret Bushka run for 7 yds to the Valpo 44 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at opp 44Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Tyler Adams, broken up by Kohlton Sherman
11:572nd & 10 at opp 44Bret Bushka run for 14 yds to the Valpo 30 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at opp 30Luke Wooten run for 11 yds to the Valpo 19 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at opp 19Joey Suchy run for 1 yd to the Valpo 18
11:572nd & 9 at opp 18Luke Wooten run for 2 yds to the Valpo 16
11:573rd & 7 at opp 16Bret Bushka pass complete to Cameron Heald for 12 yds to the Valpo 4 for a 1ST down
11:571st & goal at opp 4Bret Bushka run for no gain to the Valpo 4
11:572nd & goal at opp 4Joey Audia pass incomplete to Bret Bushka
6:383rd & goal at opp 4Bret Bushka pass complete to Jared Suchevits for 4 yds for a TD, (Luka Zurak PAT BLOCKED)Valparaiso 25, Butler 19
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
6:381st & 0 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 63 yds , Jeffery Vercher return for 9 yds to the Valpo 11
6:301st & 10 at own 11Jahni Clarke run for no gain to the Valpo 11
6:302nd & 10 at own 11Mason Kaplan pass complete to Solomon Davis for no gain to the Valpo 11
6:303rd & 10 at own 11Mason Kaplan sacked by Jacob Cain for a loss of 8 yards to the Valpo 3
6:304th & 18 at own 3Evan Matthes punt for 33 yds , Joey Audia returns for 6 yds to the Valpo 30
Butler Touchdown, 7 plays
4:191st & 10 at opp 30AJ Deinhart run for 10 yds to the Valpo 20 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at opp 20Joey Suchy run for 3 yds to the Valpo 17
4:192nd & 7 at opp 17Bret Bushka pass complete to Jeremy Johnson for 6 yds to the Valpo 11
4:191st & goal at opp 6Bret Bushka run for 4 yds to the Valpo 2
4:193rd & 1 at opp 11Joey Suchy run for 2 yds to the Valpo 9 for a 1ST down
4:191st & goal at opp 9Bret Bushka pass complete to Cameron Heald for 3 yds to the Valpo 6
1:492nd & 0 at opp 2Timeout VALPARAISO, clock 01:49
1:452nd & goal at opp 2Bret Bushka run for 2 yds for a TD, (Luka Zurak KICK)Butler 26, Valparaiso 25
Valparaiso Interception, 9 plays
1:451st & 0 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:451st & 10 at own 25Mason Kaplan run for 3 yds to the Valpo 28
1:452nd & 7 at own 28Mason Kaplan pass complete to Aaron Dawson for 7 yds to the Valpo 35 for a 1ST down
1:451st & 10 at own 35Mason Kaplan pass complete to Matt Ross for 19 yds to the Butlr 46 for a 1ST down
1:451st & 10 at opp 46KAPLAN rush for 2 yards to the BUTLER44, out-of-bounds, PENALTY VALPO holding (BYRD) 10 yards to the VALPO44, NO PLAY.
1:451st & 20 at own 44Mason Kaplan pass complete to Solomon Davis for 13 yds to the Butlr 43
1:452nd & 7 at opp 43Mason Kaplan run for no gain to the Butlr 43
0:383rd & 7 at opp 43Timeout VALPARAISO, clock 00:38
0:383rd & 7 at opp 43Mason Kaplan pass incomplete to Evan Jernegan
0:384th & 7 at opp 43Mason Kaplan pass complete to Solomon Davis for 12 yds to the Butlr 31 for a 1ST down
0:381st & 10 at opp 31Mason Kaplan pass incomplete to Matt Ross
0:382nd & 10 at opp 31Mason Kaplan pass intercepted Lucas Kozlowski return for 2 yds to the Butlr 6
Butler End of game, 1 play
0:091st & 10 at own 6Timeout BUTLER, clock 00:09
0:091st & 10 at own 6TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Butlr 4

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Butler–Valparaiso game

Butler leads 14–⁠9 in 23 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Butler 33, Valparaiso 28
2025Butler 27, Valparaiso 20
2024Butler 24, Valparaiso 17
2023Butler 17, Valparaiso 7
2022Butler 26, Valparaiso 25
2021Valparaiso 47, Butler 3

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