Butler University Athletics

2023 Phil Steele First Team All-PFL
2023 PFL First Team selection
2022 PFL Offensive Player of the Year
2022 PFL First Team selection
2022 Phil Steele First Team All-PFL
Walter Payton Award Watch List
2022 PFL Academic Honor Roll
PFL Offensive Player of the Week (10/9, 9/5)

2023 Season (Senior): First Team All-PFL selection… Phil Steele First Team All-PFL pick… Started in all 11 games… Led the PFL in total offensive touchdowns with 20… Ranked second in the league in pass completion percentage (62.9), completions (173), and pass efficiency (129.9)… Responsible for six touchdowns at Morehead State (11/4)… Passed for five touchdowns and rushed for one against the Eagles… Ranked third in the PFL in passing touchdowns (14) and pass attempts (275)… Ranked fourth among PFL QB’s in passing yards (1,789) and total yards of offense (202.7)… Came in at fifth in passing yards per game (162.6) and sixth in passing yards per attempt (6.5)… Completed a season-high 24 passes in the season opener at Montana (9/2)… Ended that game with 263 passing yards and two TD’s… Threw multiple touchdowns in a game four times… Completed 13 of his 18 attempts vs. Wabash to throw for 198 yards and two scores… Played well at Dayton with 191 yards and two TD’s vs. the Flyers (10/21)… Only had one incomplete pass (15-16) at Morehead State to post 281 passing yards and five TD’s… Ended the year with 21 completions against Drake to throw for 140 yards against one of the best defenses in the PFL… Posted 2,230 all-purpose yards… Rushed the ball 106 times for 441 yards and six touchdowns… Took off 15 times vs. Presbyterian to record a season-high 99 yards with a score (9/30)… Rushed for 92 yards and a TD on just eight carries vs. Davidson (10/14)… Had a season-long 60 yard rush vs. the Wildcats… Had a rushing TD vs. Wabash, Stetson, and Valpo… Caught a pass vs. Davidson.

2022 Season (Junior): PFL Offensive Player of the Year… PFL First Team selection… Phil Steele First Team All-PFL selection… Made the Walter Payton Award Watch List… Made the PFL Academic Honor Roll… Two-time PFL Offensive Player of the Week (10/9, 9/5)… Started in all 11 games… Passed for 2,377 yards and 20 touchdowns… Ran the ball 126 times to net 627 yards and five scores… Longest pass covered 75 yards and his longest rush went for a gain of 36… Completed 205 of his 217 pass attempts with 10 interceptions… Led the PFL and ranked 24th in the FCS in completion percentage (64.7%)… Led the PFL and ranked 35th in the FCS in passing efficiency (142.2)… Led the PFL and ranked 24th in the FCS in passing touchdowns (20)… Led the PFL and ranked 16th in total offense (273.1)… Led the PFL in yards per pass attempt (7.5)… Led the PFL in total offensive touchdowns (25)… Ranked second in the PFL in passing yards (2,377)… Ranked third in passing yards per game (216.1)… Ranked fifth in the PFL in rushing yards per carry (4.98)… Ranked seventh in the PFL in rushing yards (627) and rushing yards per game (57.0)… Ranked eighth in the PFL in rushing touchdowns (5)… Helped Butler lead the nation in red zone offense… Opened the season with 309 passing yards and four touchdowns in a win over St. Thomas Florida (9/3)… Threw for a season-high 338 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Dayton (10/8)… Threw for 248 yards and three TD’s at Drake while adding 57 rushing yards on 15 carries (11/12)… Rushed for a season-high 102 yards on just six carries at Davidson (10/1)… Set a season-high total with 18 rush attempts at Valpo (10/15)… Gained 69 yards on the ground and added 259 through the air to end the contest with three total touchdowns… Ran for 80 yards and a touchdown vs. Taylor (9/10)… Added 117 passing yards and a TD vs. the Trojans… Passed for 211 yards and a TD at South Dakota State (9/17)… Added 29 rushing yards and a TD vs. the Jackrabbits… Rushed for touchdowns at home vs. Dayton and Morehead State… Threw for 268 yards and a touchdown at San Diego (11/5)… Completed 25 passes four times in 2023… Threw a touchdown pass in 10 of Butler’s 11 games.

2021 Season (Sophomore): Played in 10 games… Team Captain… Ranked fifth in the PFL in total offense (199.1) and passing yards (1,663)… Became just the fourth player in program history to throw for more than 400 yards in a single game… Completed 146 of his 240 attempts on the season… Tossed nine touchdowns… Completed 60.8 percent of his attempts… Averaged 166.3 passing yards per game… Rushed the ball 77 times for 314 yards and four touchdowns… Caught one pass for eight yards… Made two tackles… Completed 29 passes at Dayton for 403 yards and one touchdown (Oct. 30)… Added 58 rushing yards on 13 carries and two scores against the Flyers… Threw three touchdowns in the win at Taylor (Sept. 18)… Ended the year with 176 passing yards at Marist (Nov. 20)… Added a rushing touchdown against the Red Foxes… First rushing TD came at home vs Davidson (Oct. 23)… Threw for 161 yards and a TD in the season opener at Illinois State (Sept. 4)… Matched that yardage in the home opener vs. DePauw while tossing two touchdowns (Sept. 11).

2021 Spring Season (Freshman): Played in five games… Saw extensive playing time vs. Drake (April 10)… Competed six of his nine pass attempts for 95 yards and a touchdown.

2019 Season: Redshirt

High School: Three-year starter... All-time school leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns and rushing touchdowns... Three-time all-conference, all-area and all-state selection... Two-time team captain and team MVP... Helped his team make the playoffs for the first time since 1999... Won a conference championship... Posted a six touchdown game which included 408 passing yards and 86 rushing yards.

Personal: Son of Tom and Tracy Bushka... Has three siblings; Nicole, Dean and Emily.