The nationally-ranked Butler Bulldogs will play their final home game of the season at the Sellick Bowl on Saturday when they host St. Thomas for a 1 p.m. kick-off. Steven Siebel and Matt Sherwin will have the call on FloSports.com with Daniel Miller on the sideline.
 
Game Day
Date: Saturday, November 16
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com (Statbroadcast)
Watch: FloSports.com
 
Bulldog Bits
- Butler is ranked #25 in the AFCA Coaches Poll.
- Saturday is Senior Day for the Bulldogs.
- Butler is 5-1 at the Sellick Bowl this season and 14-4 at home under the direction of Head Coach Mike Uremovich.
- There is a four-way tie for second place in the PFL standings heading into Week 12.
- The Bulldogs defeated Valparaiso for the third-straight year to keep possession of the Hoosier Helmet Trophy.
- BU has now reached their highest win total in a single-season since 2013.
- Reagan Andrew passed for a career-high 232 yards in the win at Valpo.
- Andrew was one of three Bulldogs to rush for a TD in the win against the Beacons.
- Butler has rushed for 12 touchdowns over their last three games.
- Luke Wooten caught eight passes vs. the Beacons to record a season-high 138 receiving yards.
- Wooten moved to 10th-place all-time at Butler in career receptions last Saturday (122).
- Wooten and Trevon Brown each hauled in a reception over 40 yards vs. Valpo.
- Ryan Short hit a career-long 41-yard field goal at Valpo to give BU a 10-0 lead in the second quarter.
- Butler's defense has only allowed seven first quarter points this season.
- Jack Burch has 6.5 sacks against PFL opponents this season.
- Burch, Justin Anagonye and Ashton Nawrocki all had sacks at Valpo.
- Anagonye had a career-high six tackles last Saturday including two stops for a loss.
- Danny Orgler matched Anagonye with two tackles for loss last weekend.
- Tyson Garrett recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter to help seal Butler's win.
 
PFL Schedule – Week 12
Valparaiso at Dayton 11:00 A.M.
Presbyterian at Marist 12:00 P.M.
St. Thomas at Butler 1:00 P.M.
Morehead State at Drake 1:00 P.M.
Stetson at San Diego 4:00 P.M.
 
PFL Standings
Drake 6-0, 7-1
Butler 4-2, 8-2
Morehead State 4-2, 6-4
San Diego 4-2, 6-3
St. Thomas 4-2, 5-5
Davidson 4-3, 6-4
Dayton 3-3, 5-4
Presbyterian 2-4, 4-6
Valparaiso 1-4, 3-6
Marist 1-6, 1-9
Stetson 0-5, 2-7
 
SCOUTING ST. THOMAS: The Tommies are 5-5 overall after dropping their second-straight PFL game at Drake over the weekend. UST won their first four league games but that streak stopped at Morehead State on Nov. 2 with a 21-7 loss. Drake then remained undefeated by handing the Tommies a 22-19 loss.
 
St. Thomas has the third-best rushing attack in the league after Davidson and Butler. They average 154.4 rushing yards per game and are led in the backfield by Hope Adebayo. The senior halfback rushed for 277 yards earlier this season in a win over San Diego. Adebayo rushed for 100+ yards in four-straight games before last weekend. He was a yard-short at Drake with 99 yards and a TD.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES: The Tommies lead the all-time series against Butler 3-0. The first-ever game between the two programs was played in 2021 with St. Thomas winning 36-0 on their home turf. Butler lost 27-13 at the Sellick Bowl the following season and the closest outcome came in the last meeting with St. Thomas winning 17-10.
 
St. Thomas played in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D3) before joining the Pioneer Football League. Their first PFL game was played against Butler on Sept. 25, 2021.
 
LAST MEETING: The 2023 game between Butler and St. Thomas was dominated by defense. UST passed for 71 yards and was limited to just 12 first downs. Butler passed for 111 yards, but went 4-for-13 on third down and were 0-2 on fourth. The outcome was determined by the run game. St. Thomas had 229 rushing yards to go along with two touchdowns. Butler had 151 on the ground with one score.
 
The Bulldogs had the ball on the St. Thomas one-yard line with less than 10 seconds remaining in the contest, but a Tommie goal line stand would seal the victory for St. Thomas.
 
WINNING UP FRONT: Butler hasn't allowed a sack over their last two games. The offensive line has now put together five games this season without giving up a single sack and have only allowed multiple sacks in the same game twice.
 
Butler leads the PFL and ranks seventh in the FCS in fewest sacks allowed (8).
 
'DAWGS PLAYIN' D: Butler leads the PFL in scoring defense (14.6) and are second in total defense (268.8).
 
Butler's defense has only allowed 20+ points to three opponents this season.
 
TAG TEAM: Butler's two-quarterback system has worked well for the Bulldogs in 2024. Reagan Andrew and Nick Howard have combined to record 1,101 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns.
 
This duo has also passed for 13 touchdowns and 1,805 yards helping Butler lead the PFL and rank 10th in the country in completion percentage (66.7%).
 
UPCOMING MILESTONES: Ethan Loss needs 26 receiving yards to reach 1,000 in his career.
 
Loss had 515 receiving yards in 2023 and is closing in on that number with 459 this year. He is averaging 19.1 yards per catch and 44.3 yards per game.
 
MOVE THE CHAINS: Butler leads the PFL and ranks fourth in the nation in third down conversion percentage.
 
Butler converts on third down 53.9 percent of the time. They went 4-for-12 on third at Valpo  but went 2-for-2 on fourth.
 
RED ZONE RESULTS: Butler leads the PFL and ranks third in the nation in red zone offense (95.5%). The Bulldogs have scored points on 41 of their 44 trips.
 
Butler went 2-for-2 in the red zone at Valpo with two touchdowns.
 
FOCUSED ON FOOTBALL: The Bulldogs lead the PFL and rank seventh in the nation in fewest penalties (39).
 
Butler was only penalized two times in their win at Valpo. It was the fourth time this season they have only been flagged twice in a game.
 
FINISH STRONG: The Bulldogs have not finished in the top three of the PFL standings since 2013. Butler and Marist were Conference Co-Champions in 2013 and Butler shared the regular season crown with Drake in 2012.
 
Butler has recorded 14 league wins over the last three seasons while finishing fourth in the league standings in each of the last two seasons. BU had just 17 PFL wins from 2014-2021.
 
UP NEXT: The 2024 regular season will come to a close next weekend when Butler travels to Presbyterian to take on the Blue Hose. Kick-off is slated for 1 p.m.
 
Butler and Presbyterian met for the first time in program history in 2023. The Bulldogs recorded a 27-17 win at the Sellick Bowl.