Butehorn attended the University of Tampa, where he was part of the teams 1981 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men"s Soccer Championship run. He earned his Master of Science in Sports Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
At Tampa, Butehorn earned a Bachelor"s degree in sports science. Butehorn"s coaching career began as an assistant to the Maryland Terrapins men"s soccer program Butehorn became the head coach for the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies men"s soccer program in 1995, where he coached them until 1999.
In 1997, he had the program"s winningest season at the time, posting a 12–6–0 record.
Butehorn"s final record at Saint Bonaventure was 34–32–4. Butehorn has seen immediate success at FGCU, posting a perfect 9–0–0 conference record in 2010, and qualifying for three National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I tournaments.
