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BUTLER FILE

AGE:   54 (Oct. 26, 1956)

HOMETOWN:   Hartford, Ala.

HIGH SCHOOL:   Geneva County (‘75)

ALMA MATER:   Southern Miss (‘79)

MASTER’S DEGREE:   Southern Miss (‘81)

PLAYING CAREER:   Southern Miss (‘75-78)
   Offensive Line
   East-West Shrine Game (1979)
   Senior Bowl (1979)

MARRIED:   former Angela Smith

CHILDREN:   Anna Leigh Butler & Chelsea Butler

GRANDCHILD:   Ellie

COACHING CAREER:
Troy (Defensive Ends/RC)   2008-present
Southern Miss   1993-2007
   Asst. HC/Tight Ends   2005-07
   Asst. HC/Def. Line   2001-04
   Defensive Line   1996-2000
   Defensive Ends   1995
   Tight Ends   1993-94
Navarro JC (OC)   1992
Tulane   1988-91
   Defensive Ends   1990-91
   Off. Tackles/Tight Ends   1988-89
Southern Methodist   1982-86
   Def. Ends/OLB   1983-86
   Part-time Def. Asst.   1982
University of the South (OL/DL)   1981
Southern Miss (Graduate Asst.)   1979-80

BOWL HISTORY:
1980 Independence   McNeese St.   W, 16-14
1982 Cotton Bowl   Pittsburgh   W, 7-3
1983 Sun Bowl   Alabama   L, 28-7
1984 Aloha Bowl   Notre Dame   W, 27-20
1997 Liberty Bowl   Pittsburgh   W, 41-7
1998 Humanitarian   Idaho   L, 42-35
1999 Liberty Bowl   Colorado St.   W, 23-17
2000 GMAC Bowl   TCU   W, 28-21
2002 Houston Bowl   Okla. State   L, 33-23
2003 Liberty Bowl   Utah   L, 17-0
2004 New Orleans   North Texas   W, 31-10
2005 New Orleans   Arkansas St.   W, 31-19
2006 GMAC Bowl   Ohio   W, 28-7
2007 PapaJohns.com   Cincinnati   L, 31-21
2008 New Orleans   Southern Miss   L, 30-27
2010 GMAC Bowl   Cent. Mich.   L, 44-41
2010 New Orleans Bowl   Ohio   W, 48-21