1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 421-2268 FAX (314) 421-3505 A NCAA Division I FCS Conference 2010 Preseason Report Contact: Cody Bush August 30, 2010 Phone: (931) 221-7561 CURRENT STANDINGS PFL OVERALL Team W-L PCT PF PA H A STR W-L PCT PF PA H A STR Butler 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W2 Campbell 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 Davidson 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 Dayton 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W2 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W2 Drake 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 Jacksonville 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W3 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W3 Marist 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 Morehead State 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 San Diego 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 Valparaiso 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L9 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 L9 AHEAD IN WEEK 1 WEEK 1 PREVIEW Thursday, Sept. 2 VALPARAISO, under new head coach Dale Carlson, will get the PFL’s 2010 season Valparaiso at Western Illinois ......................... 7 p.m. underway with a Thursday contest at Western Illinois. The Crusaders will feature a re- vamped offense this season with a trios of redshirt juniors returning to battle for the start Location: Macomb, Ill. (Hanson Field) at quarterback. MARIST will host Sacred Heart in a rare Friday contest that will kick- First meeting in series off Labor Day weekend. The Red Foxes return 18 starters, but will have to find replace- Friday, Sept. 3 ments for running back O’Neill Anderson and quarterback Chris Debowski who departed Sacred Hearth at Marist.................................. 7 p.m. due to graduation. That duo combined for 2,806 offensive yards and 14 touchdowns in 2009. BUTLER opens its 2010 campaign with a familiar opponent as it meets Albion Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Tenney Stadium) in its season opener for the seventh consecutive season. The 2009 PFL co-champions Series tied, 4-4 Streak: MAR, one win return 17 starters from last season’s team, including wideout Zach Watkins, running back Saturday, Sept. 4 Scott Gray and offensive lineman Donnie Gilmore, who were each first-team All-PFL se- [RV/RV] Butler at Albion ...................................... 1 p.m. lections. DAYTON hosts Northeast Conference foe Robert Morris in its home opener Location: Albion, Mich. (Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium) at Welcome Stadium. The Flyers return 10 offensive starters from last season’s team Series tied, 5-5 Streak: BUT, three wins that won a share of its 10th PFL Championship. Key among the returnees are 2010 PFL Offensive Player of the Year Steve Valentino and FCS Second-Team All-American James [RV/—] Robert Morris at [RV/—] Dayton ................. 1 p.m. Vercammen. CAMPBELL begins its third season with a trip to Virginia-Wise for the Location: Dayton, Ohio (Welcome Stadium) first meeting between the two programs. The Camels return 21 starters from a squad DAY leads series, 9-2 Streak: DAY, six wins that improved to eighth place in the PFL in its second season of football. Campbell led Campbell at Virginia-Wise .............................. 6 p.m. the PFL in rushing with 2,087 yards and little should change this season as the team’s top three rushers all return. DAVIDSON will look to get 2010 off on a different foot Location: Wise, Va. (Carl Smith Stadium) than it did in 2009. Last season, the Wildcats did not score until the season’s third game. First meeting in series This season, the Wildcats return 15 starters from that team, including running back Georgetown at [RV/—] Davidson ........................ 6 p.m. Kenny Mantuo, a second-team All-PFL honoree last season after rushing for 626 yards Location: Davidson, N.C. (Richardson Stadium) and five touchdowns. JACKSONVILLE meets second-year program Old Dominion GU leads series, 4-3 Streak: DAV, one win in a 600-plus mile season-opening road trip. The Dolphins return 15 starters from last season’s team that finished third behind the two league co-champions. Running back [RV/—] Jacksonville at [RV/—] Old Dominion ......... 6 p.m. Rudell Small – a two-time unanimous first-team All-PFL selection – returns after posting Location: Norfolk, Va. (S.B. Ballard Stadium) consecutive 1,000-yard campaigns, including 1,074 yards last season. MOREHEAD First meeting in series STATE revives an old series when it meets nationally-ranked James Madison for the Morehead State at [15/15] James Madison ........ 6 p.m. first time since 1987. The Eagles return the bulk of what was a young offensive squad in Location: Harrisonburg, Va. (Bridgeforth Stadium) 2009, but will have to replace two key losses on defense – 2009 PFL Defensive Player of JMU leads series, 4-2 Streak: JMU, one win the Year Wes McDermott and Andrew Doan, the team’s sack leader. DRAKE opens its season with its only non-conference home contest when it hosts Lehigh. The Bulldogs [RV/RV] Lehigh at Drake ..................................... 7 p.m. were in the hunt for a share of the 2009 PFL title before finishing tied for third with Jack- Location: Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium) sonville. Drake returns 14 starters from that team, including eight from a defense that LU leads series, 1-0 Streak: LU, one win led the PFL by limiting opponents to 81.5 rushing yards per game. SAN DIEGO has Azusa Pacific at San Diego ............................ 9 p.m. opened its season with a contest against Azusa Pacific in 12 of the last 13 seasons. The Location: San Diego, Calif. (Torero Stadium) Toreros return just 12 starters from last season’s team that finished sixth in the PFL race. Series tied, 21-21 Streak: SAN, five wins Quarterbacks Sam Scudellari and Bo Stompro enter the season competing for that spot after each posted successful efforts in their respective halves of the 2009 campaign. www.pioneer-football.org 2010 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT DAYTON’S VALENTINO NAMED TO PAYTON WATCH LIST: Dayton quarterback Steve Valentino, the 2009 PFL “Offensive Player of the Year,” has been named to the Walter Payton Award Watch List by the Sports Network. Last season was Valentino’s first at quar- terback after spending a year as a receiver. He led the Flyers to a 9-1 record while under center and led all PFL players in total offensive yards (281.6 yards per game) and all PFL quarterbacks in rushing yards (722). The Payton Award annual recognizes the FCS Of- MEDIA SERVICES fensive Player of the Year and is presented the night prior to the Division I Football Cham- PREFERRED NOMENCLATURE pionship. The league’s full name is the Pioneer Football DAYTON’S VERCAMMEN NAMED TO BUCHANAN WATCH LIST: Coming off a record- League. Please use the league’s full name when possible or use PFL as an abbreviation. Please, setting year on defense, Dayton defensive back James Vercammen was named to the do not use Pioneer League in any case. Buck Buchanan Award Watch List by the Sports Network. A 2010 co-captain, Vercammen set a PFL record with 134 total tackles in 2009, 25 more than the next closest athlete. The PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG Buchanan Award annual recognized the FCS “Defensive Player of the Year” and is pre- The Pioneer Football League’s website features the latest news and stories around the league. sented the night prior to the Division I Football Championship. Standings along with team-by-team and compos- FOUR PFL STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM: ite results are updated following the conclusion Campbell’s Charles Fiore, Davidson’s John Behm, Dayton’s Dan Prindle and Drake’s Ben of each day’s action. Morrison have each been named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, the American WEEKLY RELEASE AND STATISTICS Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced this summer. They were among a record Each week the PFL produces a weekly release 121 student-athletes nominated for the teams which recognize those college football play- in two versions, an intial Sunday Release and a final Weekly Release sent each Monday: ers who stand out for the positive influence they have in their communities. • The league’s Sunday Release contains up- DAYTON SHUTOUT STREAK STILL GOING STRONG: Entering the 2010 season, the dated standings, a preview of the upcoming Flyers have not been shutout in 377 consecutive games, dating back to Oct. 16, 1976. Dur- week and the league’s players of the week. • The PFL Weekly Release is released each ing that streak Dayton has shutout its opponent 63 times. A list of the last shutout win and Monday and contains all the information loss for each PFL squad is available on page 8. from the Sunday release along with news and MARIST NEARS 150TH ALL-TIME VICTORY: Marist needs four victories in 2010 to re- notes from around the league and up-to-date statistics. cord the program’s 150th victory. They are among a wide-ranging number of victories by Both versions are provided by e-mail and on the PFL members. Leading the group is Dayton which is in its 00th season and entered the league’s website in PDF and may be reproduced year with 612 wins.