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Butler at Valparaiso

Saturday, November 9, 2024. Butler kept the Hoosier Helmet Trophy

Butler beat Valparaiso 24–⁠17. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Butler led the series 12–⁠9.

AwayButler9–⁠3 in 2024
24
HomeValparaiso4–⁠7–⁠1 in 2024
17

Final at Brown Field, ValparaisoTV: ESPN+Attendance 1,783

At kickoff
52°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Porter County Municipal Airport (KVPZ), 4 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Chris Rick; umpire David Drexler; head linesman Andrew Szink; line judge Nick Tomidy; side judge Aaron Dueker; field judge Bob Navarro; back judge Jason SchmitzGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Butler7100724
Valparaiso0100717

Standouts

Player stats

Butler

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Reagan Andrew15/2223200
Nick Howard1/1700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Howard1350114
Joey Suchy541136
Reagan Andrew829111
Luke Wooten41505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Luke Wooten8138041
Trevon Brown354040
Joey Audia126026
Drew Cassens114014

Valparaiso

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Caron Tyler8/1615810
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Michael Mansaray2382111
Caron Tyler1518011
Brian Thomas1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Gary Givens III393136
Chris Gundy342017
Jack Coulson120020
Max Carter1303

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

Team stats

ButlerValparaiso
384Total yards263
239Passing yards158
145Rushing yards105
10.4Yards per pass9.3
3.7Yards per rush2.7
17First downs12
4–⁠12Third downs9–⁠16
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
2–⁠15Penalties2–⁠10
32:01Possession27:59

Efficiency

ButlerValparaiso
40%Success rate39%
0.18EPA per play−0.06
1.49Explosiveness1.25
−0.20Rushing EPA−0.12
0.82Passing EPA0.06
35%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)

Butler 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Butler −14.5, over/under 45.5.

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

Every drive

Valparaiso end zoneButler end zoneQ1 ButlerPunt, 5 playsQ1 ValparaisoPunt, 6 playsQ1 ButlerTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ1 ButlerField goal, 6 playsQ2 ValparaisoPunt, 6 playsQ2 ButlerFumble, 3 playsQ2 ValparaisoTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 ButlerTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 ValparaisoField goal, 9 playsQ2 ButlerResult not recordedQ3 ValparaisoTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ3 ButlerPunt, 5 playsQ3 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ3 ButlerPunt, 3 playsQ3 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ3 ButlerTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 ValparaisoTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 ButlerMissed FG, 11 playsQ4 ValparaisoFumble, 5 playsQ4 ButlerEnd of game, 3 plays
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 ButlerPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  2. Q1 ValparaisoPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  3. Q1 ButlerTouchdown, 11 plays, 80 yards
  4. Q1 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  5. Q1 ButlerField goal, 6 plays, 43 yards
  6. Q2 ValparaisoPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  7. Q2 ButlerFumble, 3 plays, 12 yards
  8. Q2 ValparaisoTouchdown, 4 plays, 43 yards
  9. Q2 ButlerTouchdown, 7 plays, 78 yards
  10. Q2 ValparaisoField goal, 9 plays, 53 yards
  11. Q2 ButlerResult not recorded, 0 yards
  12. Q3 ValparaisoTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 39 yards
  13. Q3 ButlerPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  14. Q3 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  15. Q3 ButlerPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q3 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  17. Q3 ButlerTouchdown, 10 plays, 80 yards
  18. Q4 ValparaisoTouchdown, 8 plays, 60 yards
  19. Q4 ButlerMissed FG, 11 plays, 48 yards
  20. Q4 ValparaisoFumble, 5 plays, 22 yards
  21. Q4 ButlerEnd of game, 3 plays, 2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Butler 7, Valparaiso 0
Butler Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Hawk kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Nick Howard run for 6 yds to the BUT 31
15:002nd & 4 at own 31Reagan Andrew run for 5 yds to the BUT 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Reagan Andrew pass complete to Griffin Caldwell for 5 yds to the BUT 41
15:002nd & 5 at own 41Reagan Andrew pass incomplete
15:003rd & 5 at own 41Reagan Andrew pass complete to Cameron Heald for 1 yd to the BUT 42
15:004th & 4 at own 42Ryan Short punt for 33 yds , Colin Graves returns for 2 yds to the VAL 27
Valparaiso Punt, 6 plays
12:281st & 10 at own 27Michael Mansaray run for 8 yds to the VAL 35
12:282nd & 2 at own 35Caron Tyler pass incomplete
12:283rd & 2 at own 35Michael Mansaray run for 11 yds to the VAL 46 for a 1ST down
12:281st & 10 at own 46Michael Mansaray run for 5 yds to the BUT 49
10:152nd & 5 at opp 49Timeout Valparaiso, clock 10:15
10:152nd & 5 at opp 49Michael Mansaray run for no gain to the BUT 49
10:153rd & 5 at opp 49Caron Tyler pass incomplete, broken up by Nick Bafia
10:154th & 5 at opp 49Sam Johnson punt for 49 yds for a touchback
Butler Touchdown, 11 plays
9:221st & 10 at own 20Reagan Andrew run for 4 yds to the BUT 24
9:222nd & 6 at own 24Nick Howard pass complete to Trevon Brown for 7 yds to the BUT 31 for a 1ST down
9:221st & 10 at own 31Joey Suchy run for a loss of 1 yard to the BUT 30
9:222nd & 11 at own 30Luke Wooten run for 4 yds to the BUT 34
9:223rd & 7 at own 34Reagan Andrew pass complete to Steven Williams II for 1 yd to the BUT 35
9:224th & 6 at own 35Valparaiso Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the BUT 40
9:224th & 1 at own 40Nick Howard run for 3 yds to the BUT 43 for a 1ST down
9:221st & 10 at own 43Reagan Andrew pass complete to Luke Wooten for 41 yds to the VAL 16 for a 1ST down
9:221st & 10 at opp 16Andrew, Reagan pass complete to Suchy, Joey for 1 yard to the VALPO15 (BEDELL), PENALTY BUTLER holding (Schwitzgebel, N) 10 yards to the VALPO26, NO PLAY.
9:221st & 20 at opp 26Nick Howard run for 8 yds to the VAL 18
9:222nd & 12 at opp 18Nick Howard run for 14 yds to the VAL 4 for a 1ST down
9:221st & goal at opp 4Nick Howard run for 3 yds to the VAL 1
3:022nd & goal at opp 1Nick Howard 1 Yd Run (Ryan Short Kick)Butler 7, Valparaiso 0
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
3:021st & 0 at own 35Ryan Short kickoff for 63 yds , Jeffery Vercher return for 25 yds to the VAL 27
2:541st & 10 at own 27Caron Tyler run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAL 26
2:542nd & 11 at own 26Brian Thomas run for 5 yds to the VAL 31
2:543rd & 6 at own 31Caron Tyler sacked by Ashton Nawrocki for a loss of 7 yards to the VAL 24
2:544th & 13 at own 24Sam Johnson punt for 43 yds
Butler Field goal, 6 plays
0:501st & 10 at own 33Reagan Andrew run for no gain to the BUT 33
0:502nd & 10 at own 33Reagan Andrew pass complete to Trevon Brown for 40 yds to the VAL 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 27Nick Howard run for 3 yds to the VAL 24
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 24Reagan Andrew pass incomplete
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 24Reagan Andrew pass incomplete
Q2 14:074th & 7 at opp 24Ryan Short 41 yd FG GOODButler 10, Valparaiso 0
2nd quarter5 drives, then Butler 17, Valparaiso 10
Valparaiso Punt, 6 plays
14:071st & 0 at own 35Ryan Short kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:071st & 10 at own 25Michael Mansaray run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAL 24
14:072nd & 11 at own 24Caron Tyler run for 2 yds to the VAL 26
14:073rd & 9 at own 26Caron Tyler pass complete to Jack Coulson for 20 yds to the VAL 46 for a 1ST down
14:071st & 10 at own 46Caron Tyler pass incomplete
14:072nd & 10 at own 46Michael Mansaray run for a loss of 2 yards to the VAL 44
14:073rd & 12 at own 44Caron Tyler sacked by Jack Burch for a loss of 9 yards to the VAL 35
14:074th & 21 at own 35Sam Johnson punt for 41 yds , Joey Audia returns for 7 yds to the BUT 31
Butler Fumble, 3 plays
11:021st & 10 at own 31Reagan Andrew pass complete to Luke Wooten for 7 yds to the BUT 38
11:022nd & 3 at own 38Nick Howard run for 1 yd to the BUT 39
11:023rd & 2 at own 39Butler Penalty, Offensive offside (-5 Yards) to the BUT 44 for a 1ST down
11:021st & 10 at own 44Joey Audia run for 3 yds to the BUT 43 Joey Audia fumbled, forced by Colin Graves, recovered by VAL Kevin Spelman
Valparaiso Touchdown, 4 plays
9:271st & 10 at opp 43Caron Tyler run for 5 yds to the BUT 38
9:272nd & 5 at opp 38Caron Tyler run for no gain to the BUT 38
9:273rd & 5 at opp 38Michael Mansaray run for 5 yds to the BUT 33 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at opp 33Timeout Valparaiso, clock 07:20
7:121st & 10 at opp 33Caron Tyler pass complete to Gary Givens III for 33 yds for a TD (Ryan Hawk KICK)Butler 10, Valparaiso 7
Butler Touchdown, 7 plays
7:121st & 0 at own 35Ryan Hawk kickoff for 63 yds , Joey Audia return for 20 yds to the BUT 22
7:061st & 10 at own 22Billy Dozier run for 2 yds to the BUT 24
7:062nd & 8 at own 24Reagan Andrew pass complete to Luke Wooten for 6 yds to the BUT 30
7:063rd & 2 at own 30Reagan Andrew pass complete to Joey Audia for 26 yds to the VAL 44 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at opp 44Nick Howard run for 2 yds to the VAL 42
7:062nd & 8 at opp 42Luke Wooten run for 1 yd to the VAL 41
7:063rd & 7 at opp 41Reagan Andrew pass complete to Luke Wooten for 40 yds to the VAL 1 for a 1ST down
3:091st & goal at opp 1Reagan Andrew run for 1 yd for a TD (Ryan Short KICK)Butler 17, Valparaiso 7
Valparaiso Field goal, 9 plays
3:091st & 0 at own 35Ryan Short kickoff for 65 yds , Jeffery Vercher return for 37 yds to the VAL 37
3:001st & 10 at own 37Caron Tyler pass complete to Gary Givens III for 24 yds to the BUT 39 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at opp 39Caron Tyler run for 5 yds to the BUT 34
3:002nd & 5 at opp 34Michael Mansaray run for 4 yds to the BUT 30
3:003rd & 1 at opp 30Caron Tyler run for 3 yds to the BUT 27 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at opp 27Caron Tyler pass complete to Chris Gundy for 17 yds to the BUT 10 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 0 at opp 10Timeout Valparaiso, clock 00:30
0:301st & goal at opp 10Caron Tyler run for no gain to the BUT 10
0:302nd & goal at opp 10TEAM pass incomplete
0:303rd & goal at opp 10Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Jack Coulson, broken up by Steven Stephany
0:104th & 0 at opp 10Timeout Butler, clock 00:10
0:074th & goal at opp 10Ryan Hawk 27 yd FG GOODButler 17, Valparaiso 10
0:071st & 0 at own 35Ryan Hawk kickoff for 60 yds , Steven Williams II return for 34 yds to the BUT 39
3rd quarter6 drives, then Butler 17, Valparaiso 10
Valparaiso Turnover on downs, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Short kickoff for 65 yds , Brian Thomas return for 26 yds to the VAL 26
14:561st & 10 at own 26Michael Mansaray run for 1 yd to the VAL 27
14:562nd & 9 at own 27Michael Mansaray run for 5 yds to the VAL 32
14:563rd & 4 at own 32Michael Mansaray run for 6 yds to the VAL 38 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at own 38Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Jack Coulson, broken up by Steven Stephany
14:562nd & 10 at own 38Michael Mansaray run for 6 yds to the VAL 44
14:563rd & 4 at own 44Caron Tyler pass complete to Chris Gundy for 13 yds to the BUT 43 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at opp 43Michael Mansaray run for 6 yds to the BUT 37
14:562nd & 4 at opp 37Michael Mansaray run for a loss of 1 yard to the BUT 38
14:563rd & 5 at opp 38Caron Tyler pass complete to Max Carter for 3 yds to the BUT 35
14:564th & 2 at opp 35Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Chris Gundy
Butler Punt, 5 plays
9:201st & 10 at own 35Reagan Andrew run for 2 yds to the BUT 37
9:202nd & 8 at own 37Reagan Andrew pass complete to Luke Wooten for 10 yds to the BUT 47 for a 1ST down
9:201st & 10 at own 47Reagan Andrew run for 2 yds to the BUT 49
9:202nd & 8 at own 49Griffin Caldwell run for no gain to the BUT 49
9:203rd & 8 at own 49Reagan Andrew pass incomplete to Trevon Brown, broken up by Nic Lendino
9:204th & 8 at own 49Ryan Short punt for 16 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VAL 35
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 35Caron Tyler run for 6 yds to the VAL 41
6:352nd & 4 at own 41Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Brian Thomas, broken up by Jeremiah Jackson
6:353rd & 4 at own 41Michael Mansaray run for 2 yds to the VAL 43
6:354th & 2 at own 43Sam Johnson punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Joey Audia at the BUT 10
Butler Punt, 3 plays
5:111st & 10 at own 10Reagan Andrew pass incomplete to Luke Wooten, broken up by Jimmy Pouba
5:112nd & 10 at own 10Ethan Loss run for 5 yds to the BUT 15
5:113rd & 5 at own 15Reagan Andrew pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
5:114th & 5 at own 15Ryan Short punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Colin Graves at the VAL 38
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
4:121st & 10 at own 38Michael Mansaray run for 3 yds to the VAL 41
4:122nd & 7 at own 41Michael Mansaray run for 3 yds to the VAL 44
4:123rd & 4 at own 44Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Chris Gundy
4:124th & 4 at own 44Sam Johnson punt for 56 yds for a touchback
Butler Touchdown, 10 plays
2:361st & 10 at own 20Nick Howard run for no gain to the BUT 20
2:362nd & 10 at own 20Reagan Andrew pass complete to Drew Cassens for 14 yds to the BUT 34 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at own 34Griffin Caldwell run for 4 yds to the BUT 38
2:362nd & 6 at own 38Griffin Caldwell run for no gain to the BUT 38
2:363rd & 6 at own 38Reagan Andrew pass complete to Trevon Brown for 7 yds to the BUT 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 45Reagan Andrew run for 11 yds to the VAL 44 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 44Nick Howard run for 4 yds to the VAL 40
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at opp 40Luke Wooten run for 5 yds to the VAL 35
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 35Nick Howard run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAL 36
Q4 12:194th & 2 at opp 36Joey Suchy run for 36 yds for a TD (Ryan Short KICK)Butler 24, Valparaiso 10
4th quarter4 drives, then Butler 24, Valparaiso 17
Valparaiso Touchdown, 8 plays
12:191st & 0 at own 35Ryan Short kickoff for 39 yds , Alex Goworowski return for 14 yds to the VAL 40
12:151st & 10 at own 40Michael Mansaray run for 2 yds to the VAL 42
12:152nd & 8 at own 42Caron Tyler pass complete to Gary Givens III for 36 yds to the BUT 22 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at opp 22Michael Mansaray run for 4 yds to the BUT 18
12:152nd & 6 at opp 18Caron Tyler run for 3 yds to the BUT 15
12:153rd & 3 at opp 15Michael Mansaray run for 7 yds to the BUT 8 for a 1ST down
12:151st & goal at opp 8Michael Mansaray run for no gain to the BUT 8
12:152nd & goal at opp 8Michael Mansaray run for 3 yds to the BUT 5
7:193rd & goal at opp 5Michael Mansaray run for 5 yds for a TD (Ryan Hawk KICK)Butler 24, Valparaiso 17
Butler Missed FG, 11 plays
7:191st & 0 at own 35Ryan Hawk kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:191st & 10 at own 25Nick Howard run for 6 yds to the BUT 31
7:192nd & 4 at own 31Joey Audia run for 1 yd to the BUT 32
7:193rd & 3 at own 32Reagan Andrew pass complete to Luke Wooten for 10 yds to the BUT 42 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at own 42Joey Suchy run for 3 yds to the BUT 45
7:192nd & 7 at own 45Reagan Andrew pass complete to Luke Wooten for 10 yds to the VAL 45 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 45Joey Suchy run for 3 yds to the VAL 42
7:192nd & 7 at opp 42Reagan Andrew pass complete to Luke Wooten for 14 yds to the VAL 28 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 28Griffin Caldwell run for 1 yd to the VAL 27
2:242nd & 9 at opp 27Timeout Valparaiso, clock 02:24
2:242nd & 9 at opp 27Butler Penalty, false start (Hayden Olmsted) to the VAL 32
2:242nd & 14 at opp 32Luke Wooten run for 5 yds to the VAL 27
2:223rd & 9 at opp 27Timeout Valparaiso, clock 02:22
2:223rd & 9 at opp 27Reagan Andrew pass incomplete to Steven Williams II, broken up by Jimmy Pouba
2:114th & 9 at opp 27Ryan Short 44 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Onye Nwosisi Short, Ryan field goal attempt from 44 BLOCKED, recovered by VALPO BIRMINGHAM at VALPO28 spot at VALPO28, clock 02:11 (blocked by NWOSISI), BIRMINGHAM for loss of 1 yard to the VALPO27. Jake Birmingham return for a loss of 1 yard to the VAL 27
Valparaiso Fumble, 5 plays
2:111st & 10 at own 27Caron Tyler sacked by Justin Anagonye for a loss of 3 yards to the VAL 24
2:112nd & 13 at own 24Caron Tyler run for 11 yds to the VAL 35
2:113rd & 2 at own 35Caron Tyler pass complete to Chris Gundy for 12 yds to the VAL 47 for a 1ST down
2:111st & 10 at own 47Caron Tyler run for 9 yds to the BUT 44
2:112nd & 1 at opp 44Caron Tyler run for a loss of 7 yards to the 50 yard line Caron Tyler fumbled, recovered by BUT Tyson Garrett , return to the 50 yard line
Butler End of game, 3 plays
1:321st & 10 at the 50Joey Suchy run for no gain to the 50 yard line
1:262nd & 10 at the 50Timeout Valparaiso, clock 01:26
1:262nd & 10 at the 50Timeout Butler, clock 01:26
1:262nd & 10 at the 50Reagan Andrew run for 4 yds to the VAL 46
0:353rd & 6 at opp 46Timeout Butler, clock 00:35
0:353rd & 6 at opp 46TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the VAL 48

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 two 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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