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1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 444-4364 FAX (314) 444-4365 2016 Weekly Report Contact: Cody Bush Week 5: Games of Oct. 1 Phone: (931) 980-4947 CURRENT STANDINGS PFL OVERALL Team W-L PCT PF PA H A STR W-L PCT PF PA H A STR WEEK 4 RESULT Campbell 1-0 1.000 33 27 1-0 0-0 W1 3-1 .750 153 79 2-1 1-0 W1 W, 33-27 (OT) vs. Butler Drake 1-0 1.000 30 28 1-0 0-0 W2 2-2 .500 121 138 2-1 0-1 W2 W, 30-28 vs. Morehead State Jacksonville 1-0 1.000 24 7 0-0 1-0 W4 2-1 .667 72 69 1-0 1-1 W2 W, 24-7 at Stetson San Diego 1-0 1.000 34 22 1-0 0-0 W6 2-1 .667 77 60 2-0 0-1 W1 W, 34-22 vs. Dayton Valparaiso 1-0 1.000 24 20 1-0 0-0 W1 2-2 .500 100 136 2-0 0-2 W2 W, 24-20 vs. Davidson Butler 0-1 .000 27 33 0-0 0-1 L2 2-2 .500 138 102 1-0 1-2 L1 L, 27-33 (OT) at Campbell Davidson 0-1 .000 20 24 0-0 0-1 L1 2-2 .500 107 95 1-0 1-2 L1 L, 20-24 at Valparaiso Dayton 0-1 .000 22 34 0-0 0-1 L2 2-2 .500 86 87 2-0 0-2 L2 L, 22-34 at San Diego Morehead State 0-1 .000 28 30 0-0 0-1 L1 1-3 .250 104 133 1-1 0-2 L1 L, 28-30 at Drake Stetson 0-1 .000 7 24 0-1 0-0 L4 1-2 .333 51 57 1-2 0-0 L1 L, 7-24 vs. Jacksonville Marist 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 0-3 .000 33 77 0-2 0-1 L5 – Off Week – Tied teams are listed in alphabetical order unless tiebreaker is applicable. Tiebreaker format for FCS automatic bid available at PFL website. AHEAD IN WEEK 5 All times Eastern. - PFL Contest SATURDAY, OCT. 1 San Diego at Butler, 1 p.m. Campbell at Marist, 1 p.m. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Location: Poughkeepsie, New York Stadium: Butler Bowl (5,400) Stadium: Tenney Stadium (5,000) Series: SAN leads, 16-5 Streak: SAN, 4 wins Series: MAR leads, 6-1 Streak: MAR, 4 wins Last Season: San Diego def. Butler, 28-27 (11/21/15) Last Season: Marist def. Campbell, 13-10 (10/10/15) Video: ButlerSports.com Video: GoRedFoxes.com Drake at Dayton, 1 p.m. Stetson at Davidson, 1 p.m. Location: Dayton, Ohio Location: Davidson, North Carolina Stadium: Welcome Stadium (11,000) Stadium: Richardson Stadium (4,500) Series: DAY leads, 27-8 Streak: DRA, 3 wins Series: DAV leads, 4-3 Streak: DAV, 1 win Last Season: Drake def. Dayton, 27-17 (11/21/15) Last Season: Davidson def. Stetson, 20-17 (11/21/15) Video: DaytonFlyers.com Video: DavidsonWildcats.com Duquesne at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Valparaiso at Morehead State , 1 p.m. Location: Jacksonville, Florida Location: Morehead, Kentucky Stadium: D.B. Milne Field (5,000) Stadium: Jayne Stadium (10,000) Series: First Meeting Series: MOR leads, 17-4 Streak: MOR, 9 wins Video: ESPN3 Last Season: Morehead State def. Valparaiso, 36-29 (11/14/15) Video: OVCDigitalNetwork.com THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE A DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE 2016 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS De’Shawn Jones, Campbell Harrison Rodormer, Jacksonville Josh Lee, Drake Senior | Running Back Junior | Linebacker Senior | Kicker/Punter Fayetteville, North Carolina Delray Beach, Florida Decorah, Iowa Jones scored on Campbell’s first play in Rodormer led a Jacksonville defense that Lee was responsible for 12 points in overtime to secure a 33-26 PFL victory nearly posted a shutout before settling Drake’s 30-28 PFL victory against More- against Butler, Saturday. The 25-yard OT on a 24-7 PFL victory against Stetson, head State, Saturday. He hit a field goal score capped a 174-yard rushing perfor- Saturday. He finished with a team-best on three consecutive drives (28, 27 and mance on 23 carries. – the best rush- nine tackles (four solo), but also had 26 yards, respectively) to give Drake a ing performance in the PFL this season. three tackles for loss and a sack. Rodor- 9-8 lead early in the second quarter. Lee Jones also had the game’s first score, mer had a tackle for loss and a sack in then converted all three of his PATs as dashing in from eight yards out to start a three-play span to stop a Stetson first- the Bulldogs extended the lead to 30- the second quarter, ending a drive that he quarter drive in Jacksonville territory. He 8. He also handled punting duties and saved with a 25-yard run on 3rd-and-10. helped the Dolphins defense limit the averaged 43.2 yards on his six punts, He had four runs of 20-plus yards in the Hatters to just two red zone opportunities Drake netting 40.0 yards on those kicks. contest. Jones has found the end zone in the contest. Lee boomed his first punt 57 yards, saw in all four Camels games and now has two downed inside the 20-yard line and OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK seven touchdowns this season. three were fair caught. He wasn’t through Butler LB Ethan Brunhofer; Campbell DB DJ Jones; as he also kicked off six times, averag- OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK Davidson LB Boo Jordan; Dayton S Chris Hagan; Drake DB Terry Wallen; Morehead State CB Braylyn ing 61.5 yards per kick, three going for Butler WE Pace Temple; Davidson WR Cam Cheu- Cook; San Diego S Ray Clark; Valparaiso LB Kye vront; Dayton TE Adam Trautman; Drake TE Eric touchbacks. Hall Saubert; Jacksonville QB Rylan Wells; Morehead State WR Jake Raymond; San Diego RB Jonah OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK Hodges; Valparaiso RB Cody Boxrucker Butler P Ian Dobeck; Campbell K Mitchell Brown; Davidson K Taylor Mitchell; Dayton S Chris Hagan; Morehead State P Pat Disalvio PAGE 2 WWW.PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG 2016 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT KICKOFF CAPSULES SATURDAY, OCT. 1 San Diego at Butler , 1 p.m. Campbell at Marist, 1 p.m. Video: ButlerSports.com Video: GoRedFoxes.com Setting the Scene: San Diego looks to avoid a “trap game” when it travels east Setting the Scene: After an off week, Marist will begin its 2016 PFL schedule to face a Butler squad that owns a six-game win streak at the Butler Bowl. The when it hosts Campbell. The Red Foxes enter their conference opener seeking Toreros make the Week 5 trip following a victory against Dayton last week in a their season’s first win, hoping the off week provided opportunity to find the much-anticipated battle of the league’s reigning co-champions. The Bulldogs missing element. Meanwhile, the Camels travel to the Hudson River Valley fresh return home after seeing a comeback bid succeed in forcing overtime at Camp- off their first home overtime win, as De’Shawn Jones scored on CU’s first play of bell, but they could not steal a much-needed win. Butler has won six straight extra time for a win against Butler. at the Butler Bowl, a streak that dates back to the 2014 regular-season finale. Campbell Matchup to Watch: Running back De’Shawn Jones leads the PFL and San Diego Matchup to Watch: Running back Jonah Hodges amassed 192 all- is 11th nationally with 112 rushing yards per game and tied for second in the purpose yards against Dayton, including a game-clinching 62-yard touchdown FCS with seven touchdown runs. He also has had a knack for being Campbell’s reception. He leads the PFL with 187.3 all-purpose yards per game and is third go-to-runner with 20 of his 57 carries resulting in a first down (20) or touchdown in the league in scoring (8.0 ppg). Butler returns home after surrendering 394 this season. Marist has been susceptible against the run this season, allowing yards at Campbell, including 248 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. 221.7 yards per game, but has permitted only six rushing touchdowns in its first It was the most rushing yards the Bulldogs have surrendered this season and three games. second-most total yards. Marist Matchup to Watch: Marist’s offense has not found its rhythm through its Butler Matchup to Watch: Quarterback Malcolm Weaver got off to a cold start at first three games this season, finding the red zone just five times and scoring only Campbell, posting just 32 yards on 3-of-11 passing in the first half. He will look one touchdown and two field goals. However, they will face a Campbell defense to build off his second half performance that saw him complete 11-of-26 passes that has yet to stop a team that has found the red zone this season, allowing eight for 162 yards (6.2 yards per attempt) in the comeback attempt. San Diego has touchdowns and three field goals on 11 opponent red zone chances. allowed opponents just 144.7 passing yards per game this season (2nd best pass defense in the PFL) but has faced only 76 pass attempts, fewest in the PFL.