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2025 Butler

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Butler in 2025, game by game: lost at Northern Iowa 14–38; won vs. Truman State 37–27; won at Hanover 16–7; lost at Weber State 24–38; won vs. Marist 31–28; won at St. Thomas (MN) 21–14; lost vs. Presbyterian 25–31; won at Dayton 23–17; lost vs. Drake 19–24; lost at Morehead State 30–31; lost at San Diego 7–29; won vs. Valparaiso 27–20+10−24Lost 14–38 at Northern Iowa-24Northern IowaWon 37–27 vs. Truman State+10Truman StateWon 16–7 at Hanover+9HanoverLost 24–38 at Weber State-14Weber StateWon 31–28 vs. Marist+3MaristWon 21–14 at St. Thomas (MN)+7St. Thomas (MN)Lost 25–31 vs. Presbyterian-6PresbyterianWon 23–17 at Dayton+6DaytonLost 19–24 vs. Drake-5DrakeLost 30–31 at Morehead State-1Morehead StateLost 7–29 at San Diego-22San DiegoWon 27–20 vs. Valparaiso+7Valparaiso
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atNorthern IowaL 14–⁠3854%
Sep 6vsTruman StateW 37–⁠2772%
Sep 13atHanoverW 16–⁠776%
Sep 20atWeber StateL 24–⁠3849%
Sep 27vsMaristW 31–⁠2874%
Oct 4atSt. Thomas (MN)W 21–⁠1444%
Oct 11vsPresbyterianL 25–⁠3156%
Oct 18atDaytonW 23–⁠1741%
Nov 1vsDrakeL 19–⁠2453%
Nov 8atMorehead StateL 30–⁠3156%
Nov 15atSan DiegoL 7–⁠2938%
Nov 22vsValparaisoW 27–⁠2083%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Valparaiso 27–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠304
Coach
—
Elo
1296 −51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.0 No. 95 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 197
Offensive coordinator
Colin Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Jordan Belfiori

Leaders

Passing yardsReagan Andrew QB1,348 yds
Passing touchdownsReagan Andrew QB10 TD
Rushing yardsReagan Andrew QB572 yds
Rushing touchdownsReagan Andrew QB7 TD
Receiving yardsEthan Loss WR639 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrady Preston TE4 TD
InterceptionsDevaon Holman DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Michael Dellumo RB★★No. 3520

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.760

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.

Roster 108

The 2025 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2025 portal
C.J. Wilson Jr. DE★★★from Toledo
Blair Schonhorst S★★from Ball State
Dantu Gardner Jr. DE★★from Ball State
Nick Munson WRfrom Ball State

Transfers out 4

Adam Dolan OT★★★to Ball State
Ashton Nawrocki DE★★★to Ball State
Drew Cassens TE★★★to Ball State
Evan Niemi DE★★to San Diego

2025 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake7–⁠18–⁠4
Presbyterian6–⁠210–⁠2
San Diego6–⁠28–⁠4
Dayton5–⁠37–⁠4
St. Thomas (MN)5–⁠37–⁠5
Butler4–⁠46–⁠6
Morehead State4–⁠46–⁠6
Marist3–⁠55–⁠7
Stetson2–⁠63–⁠9
Davidson1–⁠72–⁠10
Valparaiso1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.