1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 444-4364 FAX (314) 444-4365 2016 Sunday Report Contact: Cody Bush Following Week 3: Games of Sept. 17 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 3 RESULT Butler 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 2-1 .667 111 69 1-0 1-1 W2 W, 27-14 at Taylor Campbell 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 2-1 .667 120 52 1-1 1-0 L1 L, 14-31 at Presbyterian Davidson 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 2-1 .667 87 71 1-0 1-1 W2 W, 38-12 vs. Livingstone Dayton 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 2-1 .667 64 53 2-0 0-1 L1 L, 20-34 at Duquesne Jacksonville 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 W3 1-1 .500 48 62 1-0 0-1 W1 W, 41-7 vs. Edward Waters San Diego 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 W5 1-1 .500 43 38 1-0 0-1 L1 – Off Week – Stetson 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L3 1-1 .500 44 33 1-1 0-0 W1 – Off Week – Drake 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 1-2 .333 91 110 1-1 0-1 W1 W, 28-16 vs. McKendree Morehead State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 W2 1-2 .333 76 103 1-1 0-1 W1 W, 56-6 vs. Lincoln (Pa.) Valparaiso 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L6 1-2 .333 76 116 1-0 0-2 W1 W, 49-24 vs. Trinity Int’l Marist 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 0-3 .000 33 77 0-2 0-1 L5 L, 6-31 at Sacred Heart Teams are listed in alphabetical order unless tiebreaker is applicable. Tiebreaker format for FCS automatic bid available at PFL website. AHEAD IN WEEK 4 All times Eastern. - PFL Contest SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 Morehead State at Drake, 1 p.m. Location: Des Moines, Iowa Stadium: Drake Stadium (14,000) Series: DRA leads, 7-3 Streak: MOR, 1 win Last Season: Morehead State def. Drake, 38-35 [3OT] (10/31/15) Video: GoDrakeBulldogs.com Davidson at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Location: Valparaiso, Indiana Stadium: Brown Field (5,000) Series: DAV leads, 7-3 Streak: VAL, 2 wins Last Season: Valparaiso def. Davidson, 42-35 (10/3/15) Video: ValpoAthletics.com Butler at Campbell, 6 p.m. Location: Buies Creek, North Carolina Stadium: Barker-Lane Stadium (5,000) Series: BUT leads, 5-3 Streak: BUT, 1 win Last Season: Butler def. Campbell, 25-24 (10/11/15) Video: GoCamels.com Dayton at San Diego, 7 p.m. Location: San Diego, California Stadium: Torero Stadium (7,000) Series: DAY leads, 16-7 Streak: DAY, 1 win Last Season: Dayton def. San Diego, 13-12 (10/10/15) Video: TheW.tv Jacksonville at Stetson, 7 p.m. Location: DeLand, Florida Stadium: Spec Martin Stadium (6,000) Series: JAC leads, 3-0 Streak: JAC, 3 wins Last Season: Jacksonville def. Stetson, 41-14 Video: ESPN3 Off Week: Marist THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE A DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE 2016 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS Jimmy Seewald, Valparaiso Tony Collins, Davidson Sean Smith, Dayton Freshman | Quarterback Freshman | Linebacker Sophomore | Punter Livonia, Michigan Covington, Georgia Avondale, Pennsylvania Making his first collegiate start, Seewald Collins had three tackles for loss in Da- Smith averaged 50 yards on six punts tied a Valparaiso record with five touch- vidson’s 38-12 victory against Division in Dayton’s 34-20 loss at FCS foe down throws in a 49-24 victory against II Livingstone, Saturday. He finished the Duquesne, Saturday. He had four punts NAIA foe Trinity International, Saturday. day with seven tackles (four solo), a quar- of 50-plus yards on the day, including a He opened the game with a 61-yard terback sack and a fumble recovery to 61-yard bomb on his fifth punt, late in touchdown toss on the first play from help Davidson’s defense post a shutout the third quarter. Three of Smith’s punts scrimmage. It was the first completion in through nearly 45 minutes. Collins’ lone ended inside the Dukes 20-yard line. a day that saw Seewald complete 22-of- sack helped extend that scoreless start, Dayton netted 49.5 yards on his six punts 29 passes for 345 yards. On the Crusad- pushing Livingstone out of field goal as Duquesne attempted just two returns ers third touchdown drive, he completed range early in the third quarter and ulti- that totaled three yards. all four of his pass attempts, amassing mately leading to a turnover on downs. OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK 62 yards on the five-play drive. Seewald’s OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK Butler P Ian Dobeck; Campbell P Jarrett Ozimek; final pass completion salted the game Butler DB Isaak Newhouse; Campbell LB Daniel Davidson P John Cook; Drake P Josh Lee; Marist away with a 14-yard touchdown pass. Bostick; Dayton S Tavis Nees; Drake DL Erin K/P Mike Maccarone; Morehead State PR Trevor He is one of seven FCS quarterbacks to Morgan; Marist CB Cameron Gibson; Valparaiso DB Jones; Valparaiso K Jake Simpson throw five touchdowns in a game this Idode Kerobo season and the first in the PFL. OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK Butler QB Malcolm Weaver; Campbell RB De’Shawn Jones; Davidson QB Stockton McGuire; Dayton WR Ryan Skibinski; Jacksonville QB Rylan Wells; Marist WR Juston Christian; Morehead State QB Austin Gahafer PAGE 2 WWW.PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG 2016 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT KICKOFF CAPSULES SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 Morehead State at Drake, 1 p.m. Dayton at San Diego, 7 p.m. Video: GoDrakeBulldogs.com Video: TheW.tv Setting the Scene: A week after each team won its first contest of 2016, More- Setting the Scene: Possibly the game to watch in the PFL happens in its opening head State travels to Drake for the first game of the 2016 PFL race. The Eagles week when defending PFL co-champions Dayton and San Diego meet on the West have never won at Drake Stadium, coming closest to victory in 2012 when they Coast. Last season’s meeting was a defensive battle with neither team reaching lost a 28-25 decision. Last season, Morehead State won a 38-35 triple-overtime 300 offensive yards and only scoring one touchdown each. Dayton fended off thriller that saw the teams combined for 882 offensive yards. San Diego’s final drive when it held a 4th-and-1 run from its own 28-yard line for Morehead State Matchup to Watch: Quarterback Austin Gahafer enters the PFL no gain to seal a 13-12 victory with 1:17 left. opener only ranked fourth in passing yardage (211.0 ypg), well off his pace of Dayton Matchup to Watch: The Flyers offense has seen its production decrease previous years. Against Drake he will face a defensive unit that is ranked among in each of its first three games, dwindling to just 201 yards at Duquense in Week the bottom three in both sacks and pass defense efficiency. 3. Dayton’s has run the ball 119 times this season, second only to Campbell Drake Matchup to Watch: Running back Conley Wilkins has rumbled for four (147) in attempts. However, Dayton is averaging just 2.87 yards per carry. That touchdowns in the season’s first three games, the fifth most scored in the PFL run game faces a Torero defense that has allowed 4.76 yards per carry, and through three weeks. He will square off against a Morehead State defense that permitted a pair of 100-yard rushers in a Week 2 matchup at Cal Poly. has allowed a league-high 11 rushing touchdowns this season and ranks among San Diego Matchup to Watch: Quarterback Anthony Lawrence has not thrown the league’s bottom three in rushing defense. an interception in his first 50 pass attempts this season, while completing 32 of those passes. He led the PFL in pass efficiency (153.5) as a freshman after Davidson at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. throwing 23 touchdowns. However, one of his six interceptions last season came Video: ValpoAthletics.com against Dayton and led to the game’s first points. The Flyers already own five Setting the Scene: The opportunity to start the PFL campaign with a win awaits interceptions in 2016 with sophomore linebacker David Leisring nabbing a PFL both Davidson and Valparaiso when they meet Saturday. The Wildcats have best three interceptions. lost its last five PFL openers and the Crusaders have dropped their last two lid- lifters. Last season’s contest turned into a barn-burner that was decided when Jacksonville at Stetson, 7 p.m. Valparaiso scored the game’s final two touchdowns, including the game-winner Video: ESPN3 with 1:55 left in the game. Setting the Scene: The PFL’s Sunshine State battle will help cap the opening week Davidson Matchup to Watch: Defensive lineman Boo Jordan leads the PFL in of league play when Jacksonville makes the trip to Stetson. The Dolphins have both sacks (3½) and tackles for loss (5) after the season’s first three weeks. had the better of the first three meetings in the series, including last season’s Behind him is linebacker Tony Collins, who nabbed PFL Defensive Player of the 41-14 victory in Jacksonville.