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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 5: Games of Sept. 27 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 4 RESULT Jacksonville 1-0 1.000 35 18 1-0 0-0 W2 2-1 .667 72 93 2-0 0-1 W2 W, 34-31 vs. Penn Drake 1-0 1.000 21 6 1-0 0-0 W1 2-2 .500 69 96 2-1 0-1 W1 W, 21-6 vs. Marist Morehead State 1-0 1.000 40 32 0-0 1-0 W1 2-2 .500 112 178 1-0 1-2 W1 W, 40-32 at Davidson Butler 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W3 2-1 .667 73 63 1-0 1-1 W1 W, 38-3 vs. Taylor Dayton 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 2-1 .667 67 54 2-0 0-1 W1 W, 31-7 vs. Robert Morris Stetson 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 2-2 .500 84 138 0-2 2-0 W1 W, 37-19 at Birmingham-So. Valparaiso 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L7 1-2 .333 55 106 0-1 1-1 W1 W, 39-30 at William Jewell Campbell 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-3 .000 19 133 0-1 0-2 L3 – Off Week – San Diego 0-1 .000 18 35 0-0 0-1 L1 2-1 .667 80 81 2-0 0-1 W1 W, 39-29 vs. Princeton Davidson 0-1 .000 32 40 0-1 0-0 L10 1-3 .250 119 127 1-2 0-1 L3 L, 32-40 vs. Morehead State Marist 0-1 .000 6 21 0-0 0-1 L1 0-4 .000 20 98 0-2 0-2 L4 L, 6-21 at Drake AHEAD IN WEEK 5 - PFL CONTEST All times Eastern. FCS rankings in brackets following school’s name: [Sports Network Poll/FCS Coaches Poll] Saturday, Sept. 27 Jacksonville at Butler, Noon Davidson at Princeton [RV/–], 6 p.m. Location: Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler Bowl) Location: Princeton, N.J. (University Stadium) Series: JAC leads, 7-2 Streak: BUT, two wins Series: PRIN leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: Butler def. Jacksonville, 45-27 (2013) Last Meeting: Princeton def. Davidson, 42-6 (1987) Notably: Jacksonville puts its 1-0 PFL start on the line when it travels north- Notably: Davidson visits the Garden State to meet Ivy League preseason ward to help Butler open PFL play. The Dolphins won the first seven meetings favorite Princeton. Both teams enter the Week 5 contest after Week 4 defeats. in the series, but the Bulldogs have won the last two contests. Butler owns Davidson saw Morehead State post a 40-32 come-from-behind win, while the PFL’s top passing offense after three games, averaging 267.7 yards per Princeton could not hold of PFL member San Diego in a 39-29 loss. The game and posting a 156.1 pass efficiency rating. Jacksonville ranks third Wildcats enter the game with 119 points in the season’s first four games, in pass defense efficiency, limiting opponents to a 116.6 rating thanks to a nearly equalling its 154 points in last season’s 11-game slate. league-leading seven interceptions. Off Week: Dayton, Drake, Morehead State, Stetson San Diego [RV/–] at Marist, 1 p.m. Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Tenney Stadium) Series: SAN leads, 9-0 Last Meeting: San Diego def. Marist, 35-33 (2013) Notably: San Diego makes its second trip to the east coast when it travels to Marist in the second PFL contest for both teams. The Toreros trek east after an impressive 39-29 victory against Ivy League favorite Princeton. Marist returns home after losing a defensive battle 21-6 at Drake. San Diego has scored 34 and 35 points in its last two meetings with Marist. The Red Foxes defense owns a league-leading nine turnovers gained (two fumbles, seven interceptions), but the team has only a +1 turnover margin after four games. Valparaiso at Campbell, 6 p.m. Location: Buies Creek, N.C. (Barker-Lane Stadium) Series: VAL leads, 4-2 Streak: VAL, three wins Last Meeting: Valparaiso def. Campbell, 49-42 in OT (2013) Notably: Valparaiso also heads east to face Campbell in the PFL opener for both teams. The Crusaders continue a road trip that began with a nonconfer- ence win at William Jewell, its first non-PFL win since 2009. Campbell returns to action after an off week, seeking its season’s first victory. Valparaiso is seeking back-to-back wins for the first time since 2007 and enters the game after scoring 39 points, its highest point total since scoring 49 points in last season’s win against Campbell. The Camels opened the season with losses to FBS foe Appalachian State and FCS members Charlotte and Charleston Southern. THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE A DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE 2014 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ◄ Reggie Bell, San Diego Senior (RS) | Wide Receiver | Union City, California Bell caught just four passes but amassed 186 receiving yards to help San Diego down Ivy League preseason favorite Princeton, 39-29, Saturday. His first reception, an 82-yard catch and carry, set the tone for the day. Bell’s first touchdown reception was a 29-yarder that put the Toreros ahead 21-12. His second score was a 48-yarder to put San Diego ahead for good, 29-22. Bell also had two punt returns, including a 55-yard return, and finished with 245 all-purpose yards. Matt Shiltz, Butler ► Junior (RS) | Quarterback | St. Charles, Illinois Shiltz accounted for all five Butler touchdowns in a weather-shortened 38-3 nonconference win against Taylor, Saturday. He completed 25-of-31 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns. Shiltz also carried the ball seven times for 86 yards and two touchdowns and finished with 433 yards total offense. As part of his day, he ran for a 74-yard touchdown and threw for touchdowns of 53-yards (to Marque Martin-Hayes) and 75 yards (to Brando Collins) before departing the game. Other Players Nominated: J.P. Douglas (DAV), Will Bardo (DAY), Andy Rice (DRA), Kade Bell (JAC), Matt Tralli (MAR), Austin Gahafer (MOR), Jerami Singleton (STE), Grayson Bastin (VAL) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Donald Payne, Stetson Sophomore | Defensive Back | Fayetteville, Georgia Payne filled in the defensive stat sheet with a dominating performance to lead Stetson past Birmingham- Southern, 37-19, in Saturday nonconference action. He led all tacklers with 13 stops, including 12 solo tackles. Payne also had three tackles for loss, including a sack, forced a fumble, nabbed an interception and was credited with three quarterback hurries. Payne’s interception came late in the third quarter and killed a drive at the Stetson 23-yard line. After a fake punt helped BSC get deep into Stetson territory, Payne stopped the drive on downs with a sack that forced a fumble on fourth down inside the Stetson 20-yard line. Other Players Nominated: Ethan Brunhofer (BUT), Matt Casey (DAV), Christopher Beaschler (DAY), Brett Park (DRA), Grady Redding (JAC), Zach Adler (MAR), Ronald Cooper (MOR), Toney Sawyer (SAN), John Gulliford (VAL) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ryan Giaratano, Jacksonville Sophomore | Punter | Coral Springs, Florida Giaratano averaged 51.2 yards on six punts to help Jacksonville control field position in a 34-31 victory against Penn, in Saturday nonconference action. Giaratano’s longest punt was a 67-yarder early in the fourth quarter that went into the end zone from the Dolphins 33-yard line. None of his punts went for less than 46 yards. With the Dolphins facing 4th-and-13 on the its own 29-yard line, Giaratano rushed for 22 yards and a first down on a fake punt that helped set up a JU field goal. His 22 rushing yards made him the second- leading rusher for the Dolphins, behind leading rusher Ulysses Bryant’s 127-yard effort. Other Players Nominated: Jon Treloar (BUT), Kyle Pignatiello (DAY), Cam Bohnert (DRA), Mike Maccarone (MAR), Luke Boyd (MOR), Ryan Belden (SAN), James LaGamma (STE), Alex Kozlowski (VAL) PAGE 2 WWW.PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG 2014 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND THE PFL LEAGUE SLATE CONTINUES SLOW BUILD UP IN WEEK 5 | Six teams have started the 2014 PFL race after four weeks and this week three more teams join that race in Week 5. Butler, Campbell and Valparaiso join the fray with three league games on the slate. League- PREFERRED NOMENCLATURE leading Jacksonville will travel to Butler while Campbell will host Valparaiso. In addition, San The league’s full name is the Pioneer Football Diego heads east for the second time this season to face Marist. In nonconference action, League. Please use the league’s full name when possible or use PFL as an abbreviation. Please, DO Davidson will head north to meet Ivy League favorite Princeton. NOT use Pioneer League in any case. PFL TEAMS PITCH CLEAN SLATE IN WEEK 4 | Pioneer Football League members PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG went unbeaten in six nonconference tilts during Week 4 action. That winning six pack included The PFL’s website features the latest news and two victories against Ivy League squads (Princeton and Penn) and one against a Northeast stories around the league.