2012 Butler Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team = Butler Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image = Butler Bulldogs script Logo.png
| image_size = 150
| conference = Pioneer Football League
| short_conf = PFL
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Jeff Voris
| hc_year = 7th
| off_coach = Nick Tabacca
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| codef_coach1 = Joe Cheshire
| codc1_year = 3rd
| codef_coach2 = Tim Cooper
| codc2_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Butler Bowl
}}
{{2012 Pioneer Football League standings}}
The 2012 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Voris, Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the PFL title with Drake and
San Diego. Butler played home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 15–23
| attend = 12,589
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Franklin Grizzlies|title=Franklin (IN)}}
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 42–13
| attend = 4,148
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| score = 7–35
| attend = 9,089
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Campbell
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 35–14
| attend = 1,600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Dayton
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 21–11
| attend = 2,450
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Brown Field
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| gamename = Hoosier Helmet Trophy
| score = 56–17
| attend = 3,676
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Marist
| site_stadium = Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
| site_cityst = Poughkeepsie, NY
| score = 17–14
| attend = 1,796
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 39–35
| attend = 4,037
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 31–20
| attend = 3,362
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Jacksonville
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 19–16
| attend = 2,567
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Drake Stadium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 20–45
| attend = 2,833
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Butler Bulldogs Schedule 2012 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2086/season/2012 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=July 28, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2012 Football Schedule |url=https://butlersports.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 |publisher=Butler University |access-date=July 28, 2024 }}
References
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{{Butler Bulldogs football navbox}}
{{Pioneer Football League champions}}
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