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1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 444-4364 FAX (314) 444-4365 2014 Weekly Report Contact: Cody Bush Week 2: Games of Sept. 6 Phone: (931) 980-4940 CURRENT STANDINGS PFL OVERALL Team W-L PCT PF PA H A STR W-L PCT PF PA H A STR WEEK 1 RESULT Davidson 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L9 1-0 1.000 56 0 1-0 0-0 W1 W, 56-0 vs. College of Faith Stetson 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 1-0 1.000 35 16 0-0 1-0 W1 W, 35-16 at Warner Butler 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W3 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 – Off Week – Dayton 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 – Off Week – San Diego 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W4 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W4 – Off Week – Campbell 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-1 .000 9 33 0-1 0-0 L1 L, 9-33 vs. Charlotte Drake 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-1 .000 22 45 0-1 0-0 L2 L, 22-45 vs. Grand View Jacksonville 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-1 .000 3 44 0-0 0-1 L1 L, 3-44 at Southeastern La. Marist 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W5 0-1 .000 7 28 0-0 0-1 L1 L, 7-28 at Sacred Heart Morehead State 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L4 0-1 .000 10 55 0-0 0-1 L6 L, 10-55 at Richmond Valparaiso 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L7 0-1 .000 6 45 0-0 0-1 L8 L, 6-45 at Western Illinois AHEAD IN WEEK 2 - PFL CONTEST All times Eastern. FCS rankings in brackets following school’s name: [Sports Network Poll/FCS Coaches Poll] Saturday, Sept. 6 Georgetown at Dayton, 1 p.m. Truman State at Drake, 7 p.m. Location: Dayton, Ohio (Welcome Stadium) Location: Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium) Series: First Meeting Series: Tied 2-2 Streak: TSU, two wins Notably: Dayton opens its 2014 slate when Georgetown visits in the first meet- Notably: Drake and Truman State meet for the fifth time, but it is the first ing between the two teams. The Flyers were picked to finish second in the PFL meeting between the teams in 12 seasons. Drake got the nod for fifth place this season while Georgetown was tabbed to finish sixth in the Patriot League. in the PFL preseason poll while Truman State was picked to finish second in Pikeville at Morehead State, 6 p.m. the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference. Location: Morehead, Ky. (Jayne Stadium) Florida Tech at Stetson, 7 p.m. Series: UP leads 1-0 Location: DeLand, Fla. (Spec Martin Stadium) Last Season: Pikeville def. Morehead State, 13-10 Series: FIT leads, 1-0 Notably: Morehead State returns to Jayne Stadium to open its home slate Last Season: Florida Tech def. Stetson, 20-13 against Pikeville. The two teams opened 2013 against each other, Pikeville Notably: Stetson opens the home portion of its 2014 slate when it hosts kicking a 23-yard field goal with less than three minutes remaining to surprise Florida Tech. The Hatters will seek to level the series after Florida Tech won Morehead State. last season’s meeting with a fourth-quarter touchdown. Campbell at Appalachian State, 6 p.m. Butler at Wittenberg, 7 p.m. Location: Boone, N.C. (Brewer Stadium) Location: Springfield, Ohio (Edwards-Maurer Field) Series: First Meeting Series: WU leads, 7-4 Streak: BUT, one win Notably: Campbell faces a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent for the second Last Season: Butler def. Wittenberg, 49-24 straight year, meeting rookie FBS squad Appalachian State. The Camels trav- Notably: Butler also opens its 2014 schedule when it travels to Wittenberg. eled to Old Dominion last season, dropping a 42-14 decision. It will be the second straight year the two teams have met, Butler winning a Bucknell at Marist, 6 p.m. 49-24 decision last season. Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Tenney Stadium) St. Joseph’s (Ind.) at Valparaiso, 8 p.m. Series: BU leads 8-1 Streak: BU, three wins Location: Valparaiso, Ind. (Brown Stadium) Last Season: Bucknell def. Marist, 27-14 Series: SJC leads 35-28-2 Streak: SJC, seven wins Notably: Marist and Bucknell meet for the 10th consecutive season. Marist’s Last Season: St. Joseph’s defeated Valparaiso, 34-31 lone win in the series was a 14-3 decision in 2010 at Tenney Stadium. Last Notably: Valparaiso hosts St. Joseph’s in its home opener, seeking a home- season, the Bison scored on four of its first five drives and never looked back. opening win for the first time since 2008. St. Joseph’s has won seven straight, Catawba at Davidson, 7 p.m. but the last two games in the series have been decided by three points or less. Location: Davidson, N.C. (Richardson Stadium) Western New Mexico at San Diego [–/RV], 9 p.m. Series: DAV leads, 16-5 Streak: CC, three wins Location: San Diego, Calif. (Torero Stadium) Notably: Davidson and Catawba, separated by 30 miles, will face each other Series: SAN leads 3-0 for the 22nd time, but it will be the first meeting since 1987. Davidson snapped Last Season: San Diego def. Western New Mexico, 38-35 a 12-game losing streak with last week’s shutout win against College of Faith, Notably: San Diego will be the final PFL squad to begin its 2014 campaign its first shuout since 2008. when it hosts Western New Mexico for the fourth consecutive year. The last two meetings have been won by San Diego in the closing moments. Off Week: Jacksonville THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE A DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE 2014 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Conley Wilkins, Drake Sophomore | Running Back | Overland Park, Kan. Wilkins scored 14 points in Drake’s 45-22 nonconference loss to NAIA defending national champion Grand View. He scored two touchdowns and ran in a two-point conversion as part of a 16-carry, 62-yard rushing performance. Wilkins scored Drake’s first touchdown with a one-yard burst in the second quarter. He also had a six-yard scoring run in the third quarter. Wilkins grabbed one catch for 16 yards to finish with 78 all- purpose yards. Other Players Nominated: Ben Bolling (CAM), David Rogers (DAV), Atiq Lucas (MAR), Ryan Tentler (STE), Tanner Kuramata (VAL) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Donald Payne, Stetson Sophomore | Defensive Back | Fayetteville, Ga. Payne opened Stetson’s 2014 scoring with a 28-yard blocked punt return for a touchdown in a 35-16 victory at Warner, Saturday. He was credited with five tackles (two solo) and also intercepted a pass. Payne’s inter- ception led to Stetson’s fourth touchdown and a 29-10 lead. Other Players Nominated: Luke Hill (CAM), Joe Benzing (DAV), John Hugunin (DRA), Connor Mathias (MAR), Kye Hall (VAL) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Grant Amick, Stetson Sophomore | Placekicker | Wilmette, Ill. Amick scored eight points in Stetson’s 35-16 victory at Warner, Saturday. He went 2-for-3 on field goal tries, including a Stetson record 48-yard field goal to end the first half’s scoring with Stetson leading 32-10. He later added a 28-yard field goal and was 2-for-2 on PATs. Other Players Nominated: Adam Lutz (CAM), Trevor Smith (DAV), Cam Bohnert (DRA), Andrew Cassara (VAL) 2013 PFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Bold indicates student-athlete received national weekly award PAST OFFENSIVE HONOREES PAST DEFENSIVE HONOREES PAST SPECIAL TEAMS HONOREES A31 Conley Wilkins, Drake A31 Donald Payne, Stetson A31 Grant Amick, Stetson S07 S07 S07 S14 S14 S14 S21 S21 S21 S22 S22 S22 O05 O05 O05 O12 O12 O12 O19 O19 O19 O26 O26 O26 N02 N02 N02 N09 N09 N09 N16 N16 N16 N23 N23 N23 PAGE 2 WWW.PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG 2014 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND THE PFL MARIST’S FEDE MAKES DOLPHINS ROSTER | Marist alumnus Terrence Fede, the 2013 PFL Defensive Player of the Year, was named to the Miami Dolphins’ active 53-man roster. Fede, a 7th round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, is listed on the Dolphins depth chard at right PREFERRED NOMENCLATURE defensive end entering the NFL season’s opening week. The league’s full name is the Pioneer Football League. Please use the league’s full name when NEW SIGNAL CALLERS ABOUND | New quarterbacks will be at the helm of six of the possible or use PFL as an abbreviation. Please, DO PFL’s 11 programs in 2014. Butler, Campbell, Davidson, Marist, San Diego and Valparaiso will NOT use Pioneer League in any case. each be under new leadership on the field. Dayton and Drake each return a senior under center PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG with Will Bardo and Andy Rice, respectively. Morehead State (Austin Gahafer) and Stetson The PFL’s website features the latest news and (Ryan Tentler) each used a freshman quarterback in 2013 that returns for their sophomore stories around the league. Standings along with campaigns in 2014. Jacksonville junior Kade Bell rounds out the list of returning quarterbacks. team-by-team and composite results are updated following the conclusion of each day’s action.