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NO OTHER PROGRAM in the nation can compare
with the success and tradition of Butler in the past 14 seasons!
Over the years
Butler Football has established a strong winning
tradition.
The Grizzlies are the No. 1 team in the nation - in terms of wins, winning percentage,
national championships and final national rankings - since 1998.
They are the ONLY program in NJCAA history to twice win back-to-back national championships
(1998 &1999, 2007 & 2008).Our players have transferred to the very best Division I programs in the nation,
including Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Michigan, Oregon and others.
Look through the impressive details below and get a sense for the rich tradition of Butler football.
National Tradition
Bowl Game Appearances
Conference Tradition
Recent Tradition
National
Tradition
Three Decades
of National Dominance
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS |
1981, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008
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*Played in 10 National
title games
1981, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
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- #1 program in NJCAA since 2000 |
- Played for the National Title 8 out of the last 14 years |
- Won National Titles 5 out of the last 14 years |
- A top 16 finish
nationally 24 times |
- 24 Bowl Appearances - 11 straight bowl appearances from 1998 to 2008 |
- National champions
in 1981, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008 and a regular season #1
finish in 1985, 2004 and 2010 |
- 19 Conference
Championships - including eight straight from 2001-2008 |
- Best
overall record in the nation 268-83 |
- 132 Division
1 signees, half of which are from Kansas, over the past 11 years |
- Numerous All-KJCCC
performers |
- An average of
four All-Americans and 2 Academic All-Americans
per year |
- 6 athletes
currently on National Football League rosters |
- 3 former players who have later played in the BCS National Title game |
Bowl Game Appearances
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| 2011 - Citizens Bank Bowl - Pittsburg, KS |
| 2010 - Citizens Bank Bowl - Pittsburg, KS * |
2008 Zion Top of The Mountain Bowl - Salt Lake City, Utah* |
2007 Zion Top of The Mountain Bowl - Salt Lake City, Utah* |
2006 Dalton Defenders Bowl - Coffeyville, KS |
2005 Zion Top of The Mountain Bowl - Salt Lake City, Utah |
2004 Dalton Defenders Bowl - Coffeyville, KS * |
2003
Dixie Rotary Bowl - St. George, UT
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2002 Dixie Rotary
Bowl - St. George, UT |
2001 Sea Island
Co. Golden Isles Bowl - Brunswick, GA * |
2000 Canon Empire
State Bowl - Long Island, NY |
1999 Dixie Rotary
Bowl - St. George, UT * |
1998 Real Dairy
Bowl - Poeatello, ID * |
1996 Valley
of the Sun Bowl - Glendale, AZ |
1993 Mineral
Water Bowl - Excelsior Springs, MO |
1990 East Bowl - Johnson City, TN |
1989 Royal Crown
Cola Bowl - Cedar Falls, IA |
1987 Texas Jr.
College Bowl - Tyler, TX * |
1986 Dixie Rotary
Bowl - St. George, UT |
1985 Valley
of the Sun Bowl - Phoenix, AZ |
1984 Garland
Shrine Bowl - Garland, TX |
1983 Roaring
Ranger Bowl - Rangers, TX |
1981 Rodeo Bowl - Arkansas City, KS * |
1951 Coffey
Bowl - Coffeyville, KS |
Conference Tradition
| An unprecedented run of success in the Jayhawk Conference |
| - Conference champions 12 of the past 14 years |
| - 13 first-team All-Jayhawk performers in 2011 (twice as many as any other team in the conference) |
| - Ten of the last 11 Conference championships from 2001 to 2011 |
| - No. 1 in conference in wins, winning percentage, bowl wins, championships and poll rankings |
| - Winning record against all Jayhawk Conference opponents since 1980 |
| - Regular season conference record since 1998 of 93-5 (95%) |
| - 2003, 2004 and 2010 Region VI Offensive Player of the Year |
| - 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 Region VI Defensive Player of the Year |
| - Troy Morrell has been named conference coach of the year five of the past 11 seasons |
Recent
Tradition
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| - Overall
Record 150-17 (90%) |
| - Overall Conference Record 93-5 (96%) |
| - Conference Home Record 47-1 (98%) |
| - Conference Playoff Record 32-3 (91%) |
| - Record vs. Ranked Opponents 58-14 (80%) |
| - 5 National Championships 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008 |
| - 8 National Championship Appearances 1998, 1999,
2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| - 13 Bowl Appearances 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 |
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