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No other program in the nation can compare
with the success and tradition of Butler in the past 11 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 Dvision 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 nine National
title games
1981, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 |
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- #1 program in NJCAA since 2000 |
- Played for the National Title 7 out of the last 12 years |
- Won National Titles 5 out of the last 12 years |
- A top 16 finish
nationally 23 times |
- 21 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 |
- 17 Conference
Championships - including eighhtstraight from 2001-2008 |
- Best
overall record in the nation 251-80 |
- 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 NFL / CFL rosters |
Bowl Game Appearances
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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 10 of the past 12 years |
| - 10 first-team All-Jayhawk performers in 2008 (twice as many as any other team in the conference) |
| - Eight straight Conference championships from 2001 to 2008 |
| - 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 80-4 (95%) |
| - 2003 and 2004 Region VI Offensive Player of the Year |
| - 2006, 2007 and 2009 Region VI Defensive Player of the Year |
| - Troy Morrell has been named conference coach of the year five of the past seven seasons |
Recent
Tradition
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| - Overall
Record 127 - 15 (90%) |
| - Overall Conference Record 80-4 (95%) |
| - Conference Home Record 43-1 (98%) |
| - Conference Playoff Record 28-3 (90%) |
| - Record vs. Ranked Opponents 51-13 (803%) |
| - 5 National Championships 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008 |
| - 7 National Championship Apperences 1998, 1999,
2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 |
| - 11 Straight Bowl Apperances |
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