The 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jeff Voris, Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the PFL. Butler played home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis.

Schedule

Game summaries

At No. 20 Illinois State

At Franklin

Taylor

At San Diego

Drake

At Morehead State

Jacksonville

Campbell

At Dayton

At Stetson

Valparaiso

References