2015 Butler Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2015
| team = Butler Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image = Butler Bulldogs wordmark.svg
| image_size = 200
| conference = Pioneer Football League
| short_conf = PFL
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach = Jeff Voris
| hc_year = 10th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| codef_coach1 = Joe Cheshire
| codc1_year = 6th
| codef_coach2 = Tim Cooper
| codc2_year = 6th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Butler Bowl
}}
{{2015 Pioneer Football League standings}}
The 2015 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Voris, Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the PFL. Butler played home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2015
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 3:05 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 17–52
| attend = 3,941
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2015|team=Franklin Grizzlies|title=Franklin (IN)}}
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| tv =
| score = 41–14
| attend = 4,811
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2015|team=Taylor Trojans|title=Taylor}}
| site_stadium = New Stadium
| site_cityst = Upland, IN
| tv =
| score = 41–10
| attend = 3,456
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Campbell
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| tv =
| score = 25–24
| attend = 4,537
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| tv =
| score = 21–34
| attend = 9,805
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| tv =
| score = 38–7
| attend = 2,264
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Dayton
| site_stadium = Welcome Stadium
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| tv =
| score = 24–27
| attend = 3,766
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Marist
| site_stadium = Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
| site_cityst = Poughkeepsie, NY
| tv =
| score = 14–35
| attend = 1,483
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Hoosier Helmet Trophy
| tv =
| score = 42–21
| attend = 5,113
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Butler Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| tv =
| score = 20–13
| attend = 2,371
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Diego
| site_stadium = Torero Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv =
| score = 27–28
| attend = 3,402
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Butler Bulldogs Schedule 2015 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2086/season/2015 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=July 28, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2015 Football Schedule |url=https://butlersports.com/sports/football/schedule/2015 |publisher=Butler University |access-date=July 28, 2024 }}
Game summaries
=At Indiana State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 0
|R2= 10
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=#21 Sycamores
|H1= 24
|H2= 7
|H3= 14
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Franklin=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Grizzlies
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 7
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 10
|H2= 21
|H3= 3
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|Franklin Grizzlies football}}
{{Clear}}
=At Taylor=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 7
|R2= 20
|R3= 7
|R4= 7
|Home=Trojans
|H1= 10
|H2= 0
|H3= 0
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|Taylor Trojans football}}
{{Clear}}
=Campbell=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Fighting Camels
|R1= 14
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 10
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 10
|H2= 0
|H3= 0
|H4= 15
}}
{{see also|2015 Campbell Fighting Camels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Morehead State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 0
|R2= 14
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Eagles
|H1= 10
|H2= 14
|H3= 0
|H4= 10
}}
{{see also|2015 Morehead State Eagles football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Davidson=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 14
|H2= 0
|H3= 14
|H4= 10
}}
{{see also|2015 Davidson Wildcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Dayton=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 10
|R2= 7
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=Flyers
|H1= 7
|H2= 7
|H3= 3
|H4= 10
}}
{{see also|2015 Dayton Flyers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Marist=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 7
|Home=Red Foxes
|H1= 14
|H2= 7
|H3= 0
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2015 Marist Red Foxes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Valparaiso=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Crusaders
|R1= 7
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= 14
|H2= 7
|H3= 14
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2015 Valparaiso Crusaders football team|Hoosier Helmet Trophy}}
{{Clear}}
=Drake=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=DU Bulldogs
|R1= 3
|R2= 7
|R3= 3
|R4= 0
|Home=BU Bulldogs
|H1= 0
|H2= 3
|H3= 7
|H4= 10
}}
{{see also|2015 Drake Bulldogs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At San Diego=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 0
|R2= 7
|R3= 14
|R4= 6
|Home=Toreros
|H1= 14
|H2= 0
|H3= 14
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2015 San Diego Toreros football team}}
{{Clear}}
References
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