1 1 ; ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁joined ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁ 1 0 ▁Conference ▁for ▁one ▁season . ▁The ▁team ▁currently ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁East ▁Conference . ▁ ▁History ▁Butler ▁University ▁first ▁field ed ▁a ▁vars ity ▁men ' s ▁s occer ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁they ▁earned ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 7 ▁record ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Lang don ▁K um ler , ▁including ▁a ▁ 7 – 0 ▁record ▁against ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Indiana . ▁The ▁Bul ld ogs ▁began ▁conference ▁play ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁when ▁their ▁record ▁improved ▁to ▁ 1 4 – 6 ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 – 3 ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁Mid western ▁Colleg iate ▁Conference ▁( now ▁called ▁the ▁Hor izon ▁League ). ▁Co ach ▁K um ler ▁left ▁the ▁program ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁were ▁next ▁co ached ▁by ▁Ian ▁Martin , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁after ▁be ating ▁in - state ▁rival ▁and ▁per enn ial ▁national ▁final ist , ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Ho os iers . ▁Martin ▁also ▁co ached ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁its ▁second ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁program ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season