The Bulldogs will face the Beacons on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. The annual Hoosier Helmet Game will stream on ESPN+.
 
Game Day
Date: Saturday, November 9
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Location: Valparaiso, Ind. / Brown Field
Live Stats: ValpoAthletics.com (Statbroadcast)
Watch: ESPN+
 
Bulldog Bits
- Butler is in control of the Hoosier Helmet Trophy.
- Nick Howard had four touchdowns in Butler's win over Stetson; three rushing and one passing.
- Howard and Griffin Caldwell each rushed for over 90 yards in the win over the Hatters.
- Caldwell posted a career-high 91 rushing yards and scored his fourth rushing TD of the year.
- Trevon Brown caught his third touchdown of the season in the win Saturday afternoon.
- The Bulldogs scored points on their first five possessions of the game vs. Stetson.
- Joey Audia threw a 34-yard pass to Reagan Andrew last week.
- Ryan Short made a 35-yard field goal last week; he is now 9-for-10 on the year.
- The Bulldogs converted a two-point conversion last weekend, their fourth of the season.
- Butler's first TD of the second quarter came on an 11-play, 98-yard drive!
- BU had a two-play scoring drive and an 18-play scoring drive in last year's win over Valparaiso.
- Adam Sturtz led the Bulldog defense vs. the Beacons last year with six tackles.
- Sturtz was the team leader in tackles last weekend with seven against the Hatters.
- Jack Burch intercepted a pass vs. Valpo last year.
- Burch had a sack vs. Stetson to move his season total to 5.5 the most among any Bulldog.
- Nick Bafia came up with his second interception of the season last week.
- Onye Onuoha had five tackles and a sack against the Hatters.
- Steven Williams II impacted last year's Valpo game with a career-high five tackles and a sack. He also blocked a Valpo field goal attempt.
- Cam Heald had a career-day vs. Valpo in 2022, catching six passes for 75 yards.
 
PFL Schedule – Week 11
San Diego at Dayton 12:00 P.M.
Marist at Stetson 1:00 P.M.
Morehead State at Davidson 1:00 P.M.
Butler at Valparaiso 2:00 P.M.
Drake at St. Thomas 2:00 P.M.
 
PFL Standings
Drake 5-0, 6-1
Morehead State 4-1, 6-3
St. Thomas 4-1, 5-4
Butler 3-2, 7-2
Dayton 3-2, 5-3
San Diego 3-2, 5-3
Davidson 3-3, 5-4
Presbyterian 2-4, 4-6
Valparaiso 1-3, 3-5
Stetson 0-4, 2-6
Marist 0-6, 0-9
 
SCOUTING VALPARAISO: The Beacons are coming off their bye week with a 3-5 overall record that includes one win and three losses in league play. Morehead State, Drake and St. Thomas topped Valpo in recent weeks, but the Beacons recently went to Marist and claimed a 17-14 win. RB Mike Mansaray ranks fourth in the PFL in rushing yards per game (60.8) and fifth in rushing touchdowns (6). The South Dakota transfer had the best game of his career in his last outing going for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
 
Valparaiso has one of the best punters in the nation in Sam Johnson. A transfer from Jackson State, Johnson started his collegiate career at Alabama. He leads the PFL and ranks fourth among FCS punters in average (46.8).
 
ALL-TIME SERIES: Butler leads the all-time series against Valparaiso 53-30. The first-ever meeting was a 58-0 Bulldog victory back in 1927. Butler won seven of the first 10 meetings in this series. The last 10 meetings have been split with each team winning five games.
 
Butler has won the last two meetings, but each contest was close. In 2022, Butler scored 20 fourth quarter points to storm back and win 26-25. Last year, but scored 14 points in the third quarter after a scoreless first half to help capture a 17-7 win at home.
 
LAST MEETING: Butler rushed for 242 yards in last year's Valparaiso victory. The Bulldogs dominated time of possession (39-21) and went 8-for-16 on third down to pick up the win. BU also went 4-for-4 on fourth down conversions.
 
Valparaiso's offense went 0-3 in the red zone last year vs. Butler by missing three field goals.
 
SCHOOL RECORD: Jeremiah Jackson picked off a Stetson pass in the end zone and returned it 100 yards for a BU touchdown to set a new school record.
 
The old interception return record was 90 yards. It was set by Sean Grady against Valparaiso on Oct. 15, 2011.
 
KEEP ROLLING: Butler's offense posted 471 yards of total offense vs. Stetson with 283 coming on the ground. The Bulldogs have now topped 400 yards of total offense in six of their nine games.
 
Butler's best offensive performance included 492 yards in the win over Hanover. Their best PFL game included 482 yards in the win over Morehead State.
 
LEAGUE LEADERS: Butler leads the PFL in scoring offense (37.8) and scoring defense (14.3).
 
Reagan Andrew is the league leader in completion percentage (65.9) and Ryan Short leads the PFL in field goal percentage (90.0).
 
UPCOMING MILESTONES: Ethan Loss needs 26 receiving yards to reach 1,000 in his career.
 
Loss leads the team in receptions (24) yards (459) and touchdowns (4).
 
TOP TEN WATCH: Luke Wooten needs four receptions on Saturday to move into sole possession of 10th place on Butler's all-time receptions list.
 
10th place is currently held by Paul Page (83-86) and Tom Redmond (70-72).
 
HOOSIER HELMET HISTORY: The Hoosier Helmet Trophy was created to commemorate and intensify the long-standing rivalry between Butler and Valparaiso. The two programs have played each year since 1951.
 
Saturday will be the 84th meeting between Butler and Valpo marking the most contests between the Bulldogs and any other PFL opponent.
 
MOVE THE CHAINS: Butler leads the PFL and ranks second in the nation in third down conversion percentage.
 
Butler converts on third down 56.3 percent of the time. They went 6-for-10 on third vs. Stetson and were 1-for-1 on fourth.
 
RED ZONE RESULTS: Butler leads the PFL and ranks third in the nation in red zone offense. The Bulldogs have scored points on 39 of their 42 trips.
 
31 of Butler's 39 trips to the red zone have resulted in touchdowns. A complete breakdown includes 23 rushing TD's and eight passing.
 
UP NEXT: Senior Day is next Saturday when the Butler Bulldogs host the St. Thomas Tommies. The 1 p.m. kick-off will stream live on FloSports.com.
 
Butler and St. Thomas have only played three times with the Tommies winning all three matchups.