Year: | 2013 |
Team: | Butler Bulldogs |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pioneer Football League |
Short Conf: | PFL |
Record: | 9–4 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Jeff Voris |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Codef Coach1: | Joe Cheshire |
Codc1 Year: | 4th |
Codef Coach2: | Tim Cooper |
Codc2 Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Butler Bowl |
Champion: | PFL co-champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I First Round |
Bowl Result: | L 0–31 vs. Tennessee State |
The 2013 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as a member of the a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Voris, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the PFL title with Marist. PFL teams were eligible to compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoff for the first time in 2013. Butler and Marist did not play each other in the regular season, so the PFL used the College Sporting News' Gridiron Power Index to determine the league's automatic bid to the playoffs. Butler was selected and lost in the first round to Tennessee State. The Bulldogs played home games at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.