Butler Bulldogs football

The Butler Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Butler University located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. Butler's first football team was fielded in 1887. The team plays its home games at the 7,500 seat Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (historically Butler Bowl) in Indianapolis. The Bulldogs are coached by Mike Uremovich.

Classifications

 * 1937–1972: NCAA College Division
 * 1973–1992: NCAA Division II
 * 1993–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

 * 1884–1915: Independent
 * 1916–1917: Indiana College Athletic League
 * 1918–1931: Independent
 * 1932–1933: Missouri Valley Conference
 * 1934–1947: Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
 * 1947–1949: Mid-American Conference
 * 1951–1989: Heartland Collegiate Conference
 * 1990–1992: Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
 * 1993–present: Pioneer Football League

Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
 * Bill Lynch
 * Arnold Mickens
 * Chris Salvi
 * Joseph "The Gentle Giant" Holzmer

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoffs
The Bulldogs have appeared in the FCS playoffs once, with an overall record of 0–1.

NCAA Division II playoffs
The Bulldogs made three appearances in the Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 0–3.

PFL Gridiron Classic results
From 2006 through 2009, the PFL and Northeast Conference (NEC) staged the Gridiron Classic, an exempted postseason football game that matched the champions of the two conferences which were technically members of Division I FCS, but which were not the recipients of automatic invitations to the football championship playoff at the time. The Bulldogs appeared in the PFL Gridiron Classic once, with an overall record of 1–0.