2013 Butler Football Contents All-Americans, Butler ...................................... 28 Butler Bowl ....................................................... 6 Butler University ............................................. 42 Coaching Records, Butler ............................... 32 Coaching Staff ...............................................4-6 Head Coach Jeff Voris ................................. 4 Assistant Coaches/Staff ............................5-6 Lettermen, Butler All-Time .........................37-41 Opponents .................................................24-26 Pioneer Football League ................................ 27 Player Profiles .............................................7-19 Records, Annual Team Won-Lost ................... 32 Records, Butler Individual ..........................28-31 Records, Butler Team ..................................... 29 Results, 2012 Game-by-Game ....................... 23 Results, All-Time ........................................33-36 Roster, 2013 ..............................................20-21 Schedule, 2013 ................................................. 1 Statistics, 2012 ............................................... 22 Butler On Sept. 8, 2012, Butler hosted Franklin in the first night game at the Butler Bowl in seven decades. The Bulldogs Quick Facts will have a pair of night contests at home in 2013. Location: Indianapolis, Ind. 46208 Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 4,400 2013 BUTLER FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Nickname: Bulldogs Game Time Colors: Blue and White Date Opponent Game Site City at Site Conference: Pioneer Football League National Affiliation: NCAA Football Aug. 31 At South Dakota State Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Brookings, S.D. 7 p.m. Championship Subdivision (FCS) Sept. 7 WITTENBERG Butler Bowl Indianapolis, Ind. 6 p.m. President: James Danko Athletic Director: Barry Collier Sept. 14 At Franklin Red Faught Stadium Franklin, Ind. 6 p.m. Athletic Phone: (317) 940-9375 SID: Jim McGrath Sept. 21 DARTMOUTH Butler Bowl Indianapolis, Ind. 6 p.m. Office: (317) 940-9414 Sept. 28 At Jacksonville* D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, Fla. Noon Home: (317) 842-5940 Fax: (317) 940-9808 Oct. 5 STETSON* Butler Bowl Indianapolis, Ind. 1 p.m. Head Coach: Jeff Voris Oct. 12 CAMPBELL* (HC) Butler Bowl Indianapolis, Ind. 1 p.m. Alma Mater: DePauw ‘89 Butler Record: 41-37 (7 yrs.) Oct. 19 DRAKE* Butler Bowl Indianapolis, Ind. 1 p.m. Career Record: 56-71 (12 yrs.) Office Phone: (317) 940-6803 Oct. 26 At San Diego* Torero Stadium San Diego, Calif. 1 p.m. Best Time to Call: 9 a.m.-12 noon Nov. 2 At Dayton* Welcome Stadium Dayton, Ohio 1 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Joe Cheshire, Tim Cooper, Kyle Conner, Nov. 9 VALPARAISO* Butler Bowl Indianapolis, Ind. 1 p.m. Kenan Smith, Tom Dilley, Lee Rose, Nov. 16 At Morehead State* Jayne Stadium Morehead, Ky. 1 p.m. Patrick Doherty, Jerome Riase Athletic Trainer: Chris Tinkey *--Pioneer Football League game. Stadium: Butler Bowl (HC)--Homecoming. Capacity: 5,647 Surface: Pro Grass (Field Turf) Press Box Phone: (317) 940-9817 2012 Record: 8-3-0 CREDITS: Butler’s 2013 Football Guide was designed and edited by Jim McGrath, Butler sports information director. Photography 2012 PFL Record: 7-1 (1st-tie) by Butler photographer Brent Smith and Mark Roach (Visual Sports Network). Cover design by the Butler Publications Office. Lettermen Returning: 42 (18 Off., 22 Def., 2 Spec.) Lettermen Lost: 8 Starters Returning: 18 (10 Off., 8 Def.) All-Time Football Record: 556-443-35/123 years For the latest in Butler sports information, visit: www.butlersports.com 1 2013 Butler Football Notes PFL Champ Bulldogs Boast 17 Returning Starters Freshman Defensive Lineman of the Year. Butler head coach Jeff Voris was selected as the PFL Coach of the Year. STUNNING DEBUT: Quarterback Matt Lancaster, who transferred to Butler from Illinois State, made the most of his initial season as the Bulldogs’ starter. The Butler signal caller completed 217 of 361 passes for 2,708 yards and 21 touchdowns. He compiled the second-highest single season total for passing yards in Butler football history, and his 21 touchdown throws tied the third-highest single season total ever for the Bulldogs! The West Lafayette, Ind., native became just the fourth quarterback in Butler football history to throw at least 20 touchdown passes in a season. Lancaster further led all Pioneer Football League quarterbacks in rushing with 408 yards on 111 carries. Matt Lancaster ranked second in the PFL in total offense (3,116) in 2012. Quarterback Matt Lancaster was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the Pioneer Football League after leading the Bulldogs to a share of the 2012 league championship. RUSH HOUR: Running Back Trae Heeter became the first Butler player in more than a decade and just the fourth Butler player ever to lead the Pioneer Football League in rushing RETURNING CHAMPS: The Bulldogs TITLE RUN: Butler finished the 2012 season head into the 2013 season with a roster in a three-way tie with Drake and San Diego in 2012. Heeter gained 1,103 yards on 166 that boasts experience and depth. Head for first place in the Pioneer Football League attempts in 10 games to pace the 10-team coach Jeff Voris, who’s led Butler to 28 wins with a 7-1 record. It was Butler’s second over the past four seasons, can call on 42 PFL championship in four seasons and third returning letterwinners, including 17 returning overall. The Bulldogs compiled a seven-game starters, from last year’s squad, which picked winning streak during the championship run up a share of its second Pioneer Football and finished the year with an 8-3 overall League title in four years. Nine of those record. The seven-game winning streak was returning starters are on offense, including the longest by any team in the PFL in 2012. quarterback Matt Lancaster, who was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the ALL-LEAGUE: The Bulldogs had 12 players PFL last season, running back Trae Heeter, named to the 2012 All-Pioneer Football who was named Butler’s Offensive MVP, and League Team, and ten of those players are wide receiver Brendon Shannon, who led back this season. The returnees include four the team in both receptions and receiving first team picks, quarterback Matt Lancaster, yards. Voris further has four of five offensive running back Trae Heeter, defensive line starters returning, including honorable lineman Jeremy Stephens and defensive mention All-PFL performers Charles back Sean Grady. Wide receiver Brendan Perrecone and David Tiwari. Among the Shannon was tabbed second team All-PFL, eight returning defensive starters are Butler while defensive back Jayme Szafranski, Defensive Lineman of the Year Jeremy offensive linemen Charles Perrecone and Stephens, and defensive backs Sean Grady David Tiwari and defensive linemen Kyle and Jayme Szafranski. Grady ranked Annis and Glen Somers earned honorable second and Szafranski third on the team in mention. Butler’s other All-League players tackles last year. Voris also returns his top were linebacker Jordan Ridley, who earned placekicker (Jon Treloar) and top punter first team honors for the third consecutive (Brian Akialis) from a year ago. year, and offensive lineman Matt Storey, who also earned first team honors. Lancaster Running back Trae Heeter led the Pioneer Football Butler returnees accounted for 277 of the earned the league’s top offensive individual League in rushing last season. Bulldogs’ 302 points in 2012. award, while Annis was tabbed as the PFL’s 2 2013 Butler Football Notes ACADEMIC AWARD: Defensive back Jayme Szafranski became the fifth Butler player all-time to be named an Academic All-American in 2012. A finance major and honor student from Barrington, Ill., Szafranski was chosen to the second team of the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Football Team. The Bulldogs’ third-leading tackler last season, Szafranski became Butler’s first football Academic All-American since 2009, when defensive end Grant Hunter earned the national honor. He’s Butler’s fourth defensive player to be named to the Academic All-America team and the first defensive back. BULLDOG BITS: •Sean Grady ranked third among defensive backs in the PFL in tackles in 2012 with 84 total stops. He’s Butler’s top returning tackler in 2013. •Wide receiver Brendan Shannon led the Bulldogs with 62 receptions for 864 yards Defensive back Jayme Szafranski was named second and eight touchdowns in 2012. He posted Defensive back Sean Grady earned first team All-PFL team Academic All-America last year. honors after leading the Bulldogs in solo tackles in 2012. the seventh-highest single season total for catches in school history and the eighth- highest season total for receiving yards. •Placekicker Jon Treloar tied Butler’s single conference. He rushed for more than 100 game record with eight successful PAT kicks yards in five different games, including two •Running back Rico Watson was named against Valparaiso last season. contests with over 200 yards, and he had a Butler’s Newcomer of the Year last season. league-high 10 rushing touchdowns. Other He led the team in kickoff return yards (467) •Butler head coach Jeff Voris has been Butler players to lead the PFL in rushing and finished fourth on the team in rushing named PFL Coach of the Year twice in the were All-American Arnold Mickens (1994 & yards (118), while playing in all 11 games. past four seasons. 1995) and Naim Sanders (1996 & 1998), who each topped the league twice, and Richard Johnson (1993), who led the PFL once. Trae Heeter had Butler’s 11th-highest single season rushing total in 2012. ATTACK MODE: Defensive lineman Jeremy Stephens made the switch from tackle to end in 2012 and emerged as one of the top pass rushers in the Pioneer Football League. Stephens led the Bulldogs and ranked second in the PFL in tackles for loss with 14, and he finished third in the conference in quarterback sacks with 8.5. A former Lawrence Central High School player, Stephens sat out the 2010 season after transferring to Butler from Thomas More. He started all 11 games in 2011 and finished fifth on the team in tackles (54). He was in the starting lineup in all 11 games again last season, finishing fourth on the team in tackles (71).