2018 Butler
4–7 (2–6 Pioneer Football League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Taylor 31–17Sep 8
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Youngstown State | W 23–21 | 28% |
| Sep 8 | atTaylor | W 31–17 | 61% |
| Sep 15 | vs Princeton | L 7–50 | 52% |
| Sep 29 | vs Morehead State | W 24–21 | 74% |
| Oct 6 | at Drake | L 6–36 | 31% |
| Oct 13 | at Valparaiso | L 17–35 | 57% |
| Oct 20 | vs San Diego | L 13–42 | 34% |
| Oct 27 | vs Dayton | L 28–38 | 50% |
| Nov 3 | atJacksonville | L 44–48 | 42% |
| Nov 10 | vs Stetson | W 28–23 | 43% |
| Nov 17 | at Davidson | L 38–41 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Davidson 41–38; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pioneer Football League.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 7th in Pioneer Football League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 259–372
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1180 −101 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −44.4 No. 112 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 207
- Offensive coordinator
- Kyle Conner
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Cheshire
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Mitchell Zoloty OG | ★★★ | No. 1976 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.811 |
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.
2018 Pioneer Football League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 8–0 | 9–3 | |
| Stetson | 6–2 | 8–2 | |
| Drake | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| Dayton | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 Marist | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Davidson | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
 Butler | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Morehead State | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Valparaiso | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Jacksonville | 1–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.