Butler To Face 11 Football Contests In 2011
Butler will play an 11-game football schedule in 2011, including
the first contest against former conference foe Indiana State in
nearly four decades. The Bulldogs will play five home games
in the upcoming seasons, including the season-opener against Albion
on Sept. 3.
Butler, beginning its sixth season under head coach Jeff Voris,
will play four of its first six games on the road. The first
of those road tests will take place at Indiana State on Sept.
10. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since
1974 and the 37th meeting all-time. Butler and Indiana State
were long-time conference foes in the former Indiana Collegiate
Conference.
The Bulldogs, coming off a 4-7 campaign, also will play a
non-league game at Taylor on Sept. 17, before beginning Pioneer
Football League action at home against Drake on Sept. 23. The
1 p.m. (ET) contest at the Butler Bowl will be the first of eight
PFL games for the home Bulldogs in 2011.
Butler also will play three consecutive home PFL games in October
and early November, starting with a visit from state foe Valparaiso
on Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. A week later on Oct. 22, the Bulldogs
will play their 1 p.m., Homecoming game against first-time foe
Marist. The three-game stretch will conclude on Nov. 5 with a
game against Davidson. That contest will start at noon.
The remaining Butler road schedule includes dates at Dayton (Oct.
1), Campbell (Oct. 8), Jacksonville (Nov. 12) and Morehead State
(Nov. 19). Dayton and Jacksonville tied for the PFL
championship a year ago with perfect 8-0 records.
The Bulldogs return 39 letterwinners from last year’s squad,
including first team All-PFL linebacker Jordan Ridley. The
junior from Indianapolis led the PFL and ranked among the national
leaders in tackles last season with 130. Also returning is
senior quarterback Andrew Huck, who currently ranks fifth on
Butler’s all-time passing chart with 4,319 career passing
yards. Huck passed for 2,454 yards and 21 touchdowns, while
leading the Bulldogs to an 11-1 record and a PFL title in 2009.
