The Bulldogs will open the final month of the regular season at home when they host the Stetson Hatters at 1 p.m. Action at the Sellick Bowl will stream on FloSports.com.
 
Game Day
Date: Saturday, November 2
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com (Statbroadcast)
Watch: FloSports.com
 
Bulldog Bits
- Butler recorded their first win over Davidson since 2016 on Saturday.
- The Bulldogs were the first team to win at Davidson this season.
- Billy Dozier scored on a 63-yard run on Butler's first snap at Davidson.
- Devaon Holman had a pick-six at Davidson in the first quarter.
- Reagan Andrew had rushing touchdowns in the second and fourth quarter vs. the Wildcats.
- Andrew has rushed for six touchdowns over his last four games.
- Griffin Caldwell ended the first half with a 13-yard rushing TD, his third of the season.
- Nick Howard came up with his sixth rushing TD of the season in the second half at Davidson.
- Ryan Short hit two of his three field goal attempts last Saturday; he was good from 26 and 31 yards.
- Butler's defense forced three turnovers last week with two interceptions and a forced fumble.
- Jeremiah Jackson had a fourth quarter interception vs. the Wildcats; he returned it 35 yards to midfield.
- Jackson only needs one more tackle to reach 100 in his BU career.
- Jack Burch forced a fumble at Davidson and Will Mason recovered the ball.
- Mason came up with a career-high 10 tackles.
- Adam Sturtz matched Mason with 10 tackles.
- Sturtz was also credited with a career-high three tackles for loss and a sack.
- BU had four sacks in their last game to go along with nine tackles for loss.
- Steven Stephany had a career-high eight tackles.
- Ershod Jasey's first PFL touchdown came on a 28-yard rush at Stetson in 2023.
- Brayton Spetter had a second half interception the last time Butler played Stetson.
 
PFL Schedule – Week 10
Dayton at Presbyterian 1:00 P.M.
Stetson at Butler 1:00 P.M.
St. Thomas at Morehead State 1:00 P.M.
Marist at Drake 2:00 P.M.
Davidson at San Diego 4:00 P.M.
 
PFL Standings
Drake 4-0, 5-1
St. Thomas 4-0, 5-3
Dayton 3-1, 5-2
Morehead State 3-1, 5-3
Davidson 3-2, 5-3
Butler 2-2, 6-2
San Diego 2-2, 4-3
Valparaiso 1-3, 3-5
Presbyterian 1-4, 3-6
Stetson 0-3, 2-5
Marist 0-5, 0-8
 
SCOUTING STETSON: The Hatters are a pass-heavy team that lead the PFL and rank 11th in the FCS in passing offense (275.4). Brady Meitz has 14 passing touchdowns on the year to six different targets. The top red zone options on the roster are Fabian Baez and Aanjay Feliciano. Each player has five touchdowns on the year. Baez leads the team in both receptions (32) and yards (445). The Hatters are still searching for their first PFL win of the season. They are 0-3 in league play and have not found the win column since Sept. 7.
 
Kyle Elphick and Andrew Martin are the leaders of a Stetson defense that ranks second among FCS schools in red zone defense. Elphick ranks second in the league in tackles (69) after notching a team-high 14 in the setback to Presbyterian.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES: Butler leads the all-time series against Stetson 5-1. These two programs faced off for the first time in 2013 with the Bulldogs winning 35-15. BU earned wins over Stetson in the first four meetings, but took a three-point road loss to the Hatters in 2019.
 
The Bulldogs have scored at least 23 points in every matchup vs. Stetson. They are averaging 36.7 points per game this season.
 
LAST MEETING: Butler recorded a 28-18 victory at Stetson last year in the 2023 PFL opener. The Bulldogs took control of the action in the second quarter by outscoring the Hatters 14-0. BU rushed for 322 yards and four touchdowns in the outcome.
 
Butler's defense got a lift from Devaon Holman who picked off two passes to stop Stetson drives. The 'Dawgs also had nine tackles for loss. Each stop behind the line of scrimmage came from a different player.
 
NO FLY ZONE: Butler ranks second in the nation in passing yards allowed (132.8). Davidson and Drake are the only two teams to pass for over 200 yards against BU this season.
 
The Bulldogs rank second among FCS schools in total defense (262.0). Butler also ranks third in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 14.5 point per game.
 
STRONG PLAY FROM STURTZ: LB Adam Sturtz has recorded 26 total tackles, six tackles for loss and two sacks over his last three games.
 
Sturtz ranks second in the PFL in tackles for loss (10), is eighth in sacks (4) and is tied for the team lead with 46 total tackles.
 
UPCOMING MILESTONES: Ethan Loss needs 73 receiving yards to reach 1,000 in his career. Reagan Andrew is also just 63 passing yards away from 1,000.
 
Loss has recorded 50+ receiving yards in six of Butler's eight games this year. His season-high total came at Drake three weeks ago when he caught eight passes for 86 yards. Andrew has passed for 100+ yards in five of his eight games. His career-high total came in the win at Murray State (193 yards).
 
DUAL THREAT: Reagan Andrew set new career-high totals at Davidson in rushing yards (98), rushing touchdowns (2), and longest rush (41).
 
Andrew's 41-yard touchdown run came near the two minute mark of the fourth quarter and gave BU a 48-31 advantage.
 
BIG PLAYS: Billy Dozier (63), Griffin Caldwell (38), and Archie Cox (51) all made career-long plays at Davidson.
 
Dozier's career-long rush opened the game for Butler and Caldwell's rush opened up the second quarter. Cox's career-long kick return came in the closing minutes of the third quarter.
 
WELL DONE WOOTEN: WR Luke Wooten recorded the first 100-yard receiving game for Butler this year with exactly 100 yards at Davidson on four receptions.
 
Wooten needs six catches to move into 10th place all-time at Butler in career receptions. He heads into the weekend with 112. 10th place is currently held by Paul Page (83-86) and Tom Redmond (70-72).
 
MOVE THE CHAINS: Butler leads the PFL and ranks second in the nation in third down conversion percentage.
 
Butler converts on third down 55.9 percent of the time. Only North Dakota State has a better percentage at 56.4.
 
LEADING SCORER: Ryan Short led all PFL kickers last week with 12 points.
 
Short hit six extra points and added a pair of field goals in Butler's win.
 
UP NEXT: The Hoosier Helmet trophy will be on the line next weekend when Butler plays at Valparaiso. The 2 p.m. kick will stream on ESPN+.
 
Butler has won the last two meetings vs. Valparaiso with a 26-25 win at Brown Field followed by a 17-7 victory the following year at the Sellick Bowl. Next Saturday's game will be the 84th meeting between the two programs. The first matchup was held in Indianapolis back in 1927!