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Ovid Butler founded the university in 1855. Butler’s institutional history connects his abolitionist convictions with a commitment to educational access for women and people of color.
Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Setting the Standard for Bold: Butler Unveils Evolved Brand Reflecting Growing National Profile – Stories
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Butler’s account of its illustrated campus history dates the university’s move to Irvington to 1875, an earlier home before the present Fairview campus.
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The university moved to Fairview in 1928. Its illustrated history includes the construction of Jordan Hall and Hinkle Fieldhouse as part of that campus story.
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Butler established botanical gardens in 1928 under botanist and professor Willard Nelson Clute. The landscape later evolved into Holcomb Gardens through subsequent redesigns and gifts.
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The athletics facilities history dates the Bowl’s completion to the 1928 football season. Butler inaugurated the stadium with a 55–0 victory over Franklin.
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The Hilton U. Brown Theatre replaced south-end seating in 1955. The outdoor venue later served as the summer home of Indianapolis’s Starlight Musicals.
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A 2006 renovation removed the Brown Theatre and permanent east-side seating for the Apartment Village project. Artificial turf supported the stadium’s football and soccer use.
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Butler’s facilities account records a $2.6 million renovation in 2010. It describes west-side bleachers and chairback seating, along with visitor seating on the east.
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The university announced a September 2017 renaming of the Butler Bowl for alumni Bud and Jackie Sellick. Their estate gift supported athletics, business education and general university needs.
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Butler traces its Bulldogs nickname to a student newspaper cartoon before a 1919 Franklin football game. A fraternity bulldog named Shimmy inspired the drawing.
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After earlier student-kept bulldogs and a fading tradition in the 1970s, Butler adopted an official English bulldog mascot in 2000. This established the modern Butler Blue program.
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Butler announced the name Hink on January 22, 2009, after a naming contest. The winning submission honored longtime coach Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle.
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Butler defeated Drake 20–17 in November 2009 to share the Pioneer Football League championship with Dayton. David Lang’s late field goal supplied the winning points.
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Butler earned its first NCAA Division I Football Championship berth in 2013, also the Pioneer Football League’s first. Tennessee State won the playoff game at the Butler Bowl.
Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Butler Compiles Record Football Season - Butler University Athletics
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