The 2024 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by Brian Young in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Hatters compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the PFL. Stetson played home games at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida.
2024 Stetson Hatters football Conference Pioneer Football League Record 2–9 (0–7 PFL) Head coach Offensive coordinator Sheldon Cross (1st season) Home stadium Spec Martin Stadium Seasons
2024 Pioneer Football League standings Conf. Overall Team W L W L Drake $^ 7 – 1 8 – 3 San Diego 6 – 2 8 – 3 Butler 5 – 3 9 – 3 Morehead State 5 – 3 7 – 5 St. Thomas (MN)* 5 – 3 6 – 6 Dayton 4 – 4 6 – 5 Davidson 4 – 4 6 – 5 Presbyterian 4 – 4 6 – 6 Valparaiso 2 – 5 4 – 7 Marist 1 – 7 1 – 10 Stetson 0 – 7 2 – 9 $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 6:00 p.m. Ave Maria* Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL ESPN+ W 41–31,633 September 7 6:00 p.m. Warner* Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL ESPN+ W 35–01,354 September 14 2:00 p.m. at Furman * Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC ESPN+ L 7–487,917 September 21 12:00 p.m. at Harvard * Harvard Stadium Cambridge, MA ESPN+ L 0–354,488 October 5 1:00 p.m. at St. Thomas (MN) O'Shaughnessy Stadium St. Paul, MN ESPN+ L 24–343,495 October 12 1:00 p.m. Valparaiso Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL ESPN+ Cancelled October 19 1:00 p.m. at Davidson Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC ESPN+ L 48–702,367 October 26 1:00 p.m. Presbyterian Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL ESPN+ L 14–421,777 November 2 1:00 p.m. at Butler FloSports L 13–462,518 November 9 1:00 p.m. Marist Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL ESPN+ L 31–401,568 November 16 4:00 p.m. at San Diego Torero Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN+ L 6–451,996 November 23 1:00 p.m. Drake Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL ESPN+ L 10–491,244 *Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time
This game was cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Milton.
Game summaries
at Butler Game Nine – Stetson Hatters (2–5) at Butler Bulldogs (6–2) – Game summary
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
Date : Saturday November 2, 2024Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind : SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 2,518Referee : David HergertTV announcers (FloFootball) : Ben Buttrick, Matt Sherwin
Game information First quarter (11:40) BUT – Griffin Caldwell 11-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:15; Butler 7–0 ) (5:30) BUT – Ryan Short 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:17; Butler 10–0 ) Second quarter (10:31) BUT – Trevon Brown 10-yard pass from Nick Howard, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 6:15; Butler 17–0 ) (0:23) BUT – Nick Howard 7-yard run, Reagan Andrew run (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 4:31; Butler 25–0 ) Third quarter (8:36) BUT – Nick Howard 8-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:01; Butler 32–0 ) (4:37) STET – Dalton Bailey 20-yard pass from Brady Meitz, Daniel Holbrook kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:59; Butler 32–7 ) Fourth quarter (11:53) BUT – Nick Howard 5-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:45; Butler 39–7 ) (4:27) BUT – Jeremiah Jackson 100-yard interception return, Sam Taglia kick (Butler 46–7 ) (1:27) STET – Donovan Snyder 2-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:56; Butler 46–13 )
Statistics STET BUT First downs 22 24 Total yards 329 471 Rushing yards 119 283 Passing yards 210 188 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–40–2 13–19–0 Time of possession 27:20 32:40
Team Category Player Statistics Stetson Passing Brady Meitz 27/40, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Donovan Snyder 16 carries, 57 yards, TD Receiving Dalton Bailey 10 receptions, 91 yards, TD Butler Passing Reagan Andrew 11/15, 144 yards Rushing Nick Howard 19 carries, 92 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ethan Loss 3 receptions, 47 yards