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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 6: Games of Oct. 4 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 5 RESULT Jacksonville 2-0 1.000 70 25 1-0 1-0 W3 3-1 .750 107 100 2-0 1-1 W3 W, 35-7 at Butler Drake 1-0 1.000 21 6 1-0 0-0 W1 2-2 .500 69 96 2-1 0-1 W1 – Off Week – Morehead State 1-0 1.000 40 32 0-0 1-0 W1 2-2 .500 112 178 1-0 1-2 W1 – Off Week – Campbell 1-0 1.000 34 24 1-0 0-0 W2 1-3 .250 63 157 1-1 0-2 W1 W, 34-24 vs. Valparaiso San Diego 1-1 .500 38 51 0-0 1-1 W1 3-1 .750 100 97 2-0 1-1 W2 W, 20-16 at Marist Dayton 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 2-1 .667 67 54 2-0 0-1 W1 – Off Week – Stetson 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 2-2 .500 84 138 0-2 2-0 W1 – Off Week – Butler 0-1 .000 7 35 0-1 0-0 L1 2-2 .500 80 98 1-1 1-1 L1 L, 7-35 vs. Jacksonville Valparaiso 0-1 .000 24 34 0-0 0-1 L8 1-3 .250 79 140 0-1 1-2 L1 L, 24-34 at Campbell Davidson 0-1 .000 32 40 0-1 0-0 L10 1-4 .200 136 183 1-2 0-2 L4 L, 17-56 at Princeton Marist 0-2 .000 22 41 0-1 0-1 L2 0-5 .000 36 183 0-3 0-2 L5 L, 16-20 vs. San Diego AHEAD IN WEEK 6 - PFL CONTEST All times Eastern. FCS rankings in brackets following school’s name: [Sports Network Poll/FCS Coaches Poll] Saturday, Oct. 4 Dayton at Davidson, 1 p.m. Marist at Valparaiso, 1 p.m. Location: Davidson, North Carolina (Richardson Stadium) Location: Valparaiso, Indiana (Brown Field) Series: DAY leads 10-1 Streak: DAY, seven wins Series: MAR leads 5-0 Last Meeting: Dayton def. Davidson, 40-8 (2013) Last Meeting: Marist def. Valparaiso, 37-0 (2013) Notably: Dayton begins its 2014 PFL campaign with a trip to Davidson, which Notably: Valparaiso begins a three-game homestand when it hosts Marist in a will be playing its fourth home game in the season’s first six weeks. Dayton contest that sees both teams seeking to end losing streaks. The homestand- head coach Rick Chamberlin, in his 7th season, will seek his 50th win. The ing Crusaders will seek to end an eight-game PFL losing streak that dates Flyers enter as the PFL’s top defense, holding opponents to a league-leading back to a win against Campbell last season. Meanwhile, Marist will look for 290.3 yards per game. Meanwhile, the Wildcats boast a much-improved its season’s first victory and an end to its five-game losing streak to start the offense in 2014, ranking second among PFL teams with 414.0 yards per season. The Red Foxes defense ranks third in the PFL, allowing 363 yards game after averaging just 320.8 yards per game in 2013 (11th in the PFL) per game, but has grabbed a league leading 10 turnovers. Drake at Jacksonville [RV/–], 1 p.m. Butler at Stetson, 6 p.m. Location: Jacksonville, Florida (Milne Field) Location: DeLand, Florida (Martin Stadium) Series: DRA leads 11-2 Streak: DRA, three wins Series: BUT leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: Drake def. Jacksonville, 27-17 (2013) Last Meeting: Butler def. Stetson, 35-15 (2013) Notably: An early battle of league unbeatens will unfold when Drake visits Notably: Butler will make its first-ever trip to Spec Martin Stadium to help Stet- Jacksonville, Saturday. The Dolphins boast the PFL’s top offense, averaging son open PFL action. The Bulldogs will finish off back-to-back games against 418.2 yards per game. That will matchup well with a Bulldogs defensive unit the league’s two Florida squads after seeing its nine-game PFL home win that ranks second in defense, with opponents averaging 360.5 yards per streak stopped by Jacksonville in Week 5. The Hatters return to action after game and recording nine sacks in four games. Jacksonville’s last win in the a week off and seek its first home win this season (0-2 at Martin Stadium). series came at Milne Field, a 39-34 decision back in 2010. Butler ranks just seventh in total defense, but is the No. 1 team against both the rush (102.5 ypg) and in sacks (13). Stetson owns the league’s top rushing Campbell at Morehead State, 1 p.m. attack, averaging 192.2 yards per game this season. Location: Morehead, Kentucky (Jayne Stadium) Series: MOR leads 4-2 Streak: MOR, two wins Off Week: San Diego [RV/RV] Last Meeting: Morehead State def. Campbell, 45-36 (2013) Notably: Campbell travels across the Appalachians to meet Morehead State in a battle of 1-0 teams. The game promises to be an offensive slugfest as the team’s have averaged 67.8 combined points per game (MOR 40-CAM 27.8). The Camels bring back-to-back PFL wins into the contest, its first PFL win streak since 2011, ending 2013 with a win and opening 2014 with a victory. The Eagles own a PFL-leading 28.0 points per game entering the weekend after their off week. THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE A DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE 2014 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kade Bell, Jacksonville Junior (RS) | Quarterback | Fleming Island, Florida Bell threw for all five touchdowns in Jacksonville’s 35-7 PFL victory at Butler, Saturday. He finished the day completing 25-of-40 passes for 401 yards with completions to eight different receivers. Bell’s five touchdown passes went to four different receivers for 20, 44, 9, 5 and 90 yards each. The 90-yard touchdown comple- tion to Ulysses Bryant capped the day’s scoring and ties for the longest pass completion in the FCS this season. Other Players Nominated: DeShawn Jones (CAM), Atiq Lucas (MAR), Keith Williams (SAN), Andrew Cassara (VAL) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Luke Hill, Campbell Senior | Linebacker | Poquoson, Virginia Hill’s fourth-quarter interception helped Campbell secure its lead en route to a 34-24 PFL victory against Valparaiso, Saturday. With Campbell leading 27-24, Valparaiso had 1st-and-Goal from the Campbell 7-yard line. However, Hill intercepted the Ben Lehman pass and returned it 77 yards to deny the Crusaders. On the ensuing drive, Campbell scored its insurance touchdown in one play to pick up its season’s first win. Hill also had two pass breakups on the day, including one inside his own 10-yard line that forced a Valparaiso field goal in the first quarter. Other Players Nominated: DJ Howard (JAC), Demetrius Williams (MAR), Nic Henson (SAN), Ryan Mundy (VAL) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Mitchell Brown, Campbell Freshman | Kicker | Mount Airy, North Carolina Brown accounted for 10 points in Campbell’s 34-24 PFL victory against Valparaiso, Saturday. He booted a pair of 30-yard field goals, the first giving the Camels a 3-0 lead and the second tying the game 10-10 before halftime. Brown also connected on four PATs. He is one of 16 kickers who is perfect on field goal attempts this season, converting all five attempts. Other Players Nominated: Mike Maccarone (MAR), David Last (SAN), Alex Kozlowski (VAL) 2014 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 Austin Gahafer, Morehead State S07 Luke Keller, Morehead State S07 William Will, Dayton Connor Kacsor, Dayton S14 Jordan Dewhirst, Jacksonville S14 Zach Adler, Marist S14 Ulysses Bryant, Jacksonville S21 Donald Payne, Stetson S21 Ryan Giaratano, Jacksonville S21 Reggie Bell, San Diego S22 Luke Hill, Campbell S22 Mitchell Brown, Campbell Matt Shiltz, Butler O05 O05 S22 Kade Bell, Jacksonville O12 O12 O05 O19 O19 O12 O26 O26 O19 N02 N02 O26 N09 N09 N02 N16 N16 N09 N23 N23 N16 N23 PAGE 2 WWW.PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG 2014 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND THE PFL PFL RACE HITS FULL ROAR IN WEEK 6 | Week 6 will feature the maximum five PFL games on the schedule. It is the first of seven consecutive weeks featuring five league games as the race for the 2014 PFL crown finds its full voice. The featured contests in the league will see PREFERRED NOMENCLATURE Drake (1-0) travel to Jacksonville (2-0) while Campbell (1-0) and Morehead State (1-0) will face The league’s full name is the Pioneer Football off. In addition, Dayton (at Davidson) and Stetson (hosting Butler) will finally join the league fray. League. Please use the league’s full name when possible or use PFL as an abbreviation. Please, DO DOLPHINS’ BELL RECORDS LEAGUE’S SECOND 5 TD OUTING | Jacksonville NOT use Pioneer League in any case. quarterback Kade Bell became the second PFL quarterback to throw five touchdowns in a game, turning the trick against Butler in Week 5.