2013 Butler
9–4 (7–1 Pioneer Football League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Valparaiso 72–12Nov 9
By 60 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs South Dakota State | L 14–55 | 38% |
| Sep 7 | vsWittenberg | W 49–24 | 70% |
| Sep 14 | vsFranklin | W 31–28 | 65% |
| Sep 21 | vs Dartmouth | L 23–30 | 56% |
| Sep 28 | vsJacksonville | W 45–27 | 43% |
| Oct 5 | vs Stetson | W 35–15 | 85% |
| Oct 12 | vs Campbell | W 35–14 | 85% |
| Oct 19 | vs Drake | W 24–14 | 59% |
| Oct 26 | at San Diego | L 14–42 | 43% |
| Nov 2 | at Dayton | W 33–30 | 37% |
| Nov 9 | vs Valparaiso | W 72–12 | 89% |
| Nov 16 | at Morehead State | W 58–27 | 70% |
| Nov 30 | vs Tennessee StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round | L 0–31 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee State 31–0 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Pioneer Football League champions.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).
Pioneer Football League champions7–1 in the conference, shared with Marist
- Record
- 9–4
- Conference
- 7–1 shared first in Pioneer Football League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 433–349
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1331 +24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −34.7 No. 88 of 126 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Defensive coordinators
- Joe Cheshire and Tim Cooper
2013 Pioneer Football League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Marist | 7–1 | 8–3 | |
| San Diego | 7–1 | 8–3 | |
 Butler | 7–1 | 9–4 | |
 Mercer | 6–2 | 10–2 | |
| Dayton | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Drake | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Jacksonville | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Morehead State | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| Campbell | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Stetson | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Valparaiso | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
 Davidson | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.