2014 Butler
4–6 (2–5 Pioneer Football League). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–7, over 11 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Taylor 38–3Sep 20
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | atWittenberg | W 22–16 | 62% |
| Sep 13 | at Youngstown State | L 13–44 | 38% |
| Sep 20 | vsTaylor | W 38–3 | 75% |
| Sep 27 | vsJacksonville | L 7–35 | 58% |
| Oct 4 | at Stetson | W 49–41 | 63% |
| Oct 18 | vs San Diego | L 21–27 | 46% |
| Oct 25 | at Drake | L 19–21 | 44% |
| Nov 1 | vs Morehead State | W 62–52 | 74% |
| Nov 8 | at Valparaiso | L 3–17 | 76% |
| Nov 15 | vs Dayton | L 14–21 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Dayton 21–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pioneer Football League.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Butler’s 2014 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | atCampbell | L 9–28 | Campbell’s article, Butler’s article |
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–5 9th in Pioneer Football League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 248–277
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1220 −100 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −48.8 No. 113 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 287
- Defensive coordinators
- Joe Cheshire and Tim Cooper
Top recruits in the 2014 class
| Brendyn McKinnon OLB | ★★ | No. 3534 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2014 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2014 Pioneer Football League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
| San Diego | 6–1 | 8–3 | |
| Dayton | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| Drake | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
 Marist | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Stetson | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
 Campbell | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Morehead State | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
 Butler | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Valparaiso | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Davidson | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.