1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 444-4364 FAX (314) 444-4365 2017 Weekly Report Contact: Cody Bush Week 11: November 11 2017 STANDINGS PFL OVERALL Team W-L PCT PF PA H A STR W-L PCT PF PA H A STR WEEK 10 RESULT San Diego 6-0 1.000 273 83 3-0 3-0 W19 7-2 .778 331 165 4-0 3-2 W6 W, 45-15 vs. Drake Campbell 5-2 .714 266 158 2-1 3-1 W1 6-4 .600 362 202 3-2 3-2 W1 W, 42-29 at Davidson Drake 4-2 .667 126 120 2-1 2-1 L1 5-4 .556 198 262 3-2 2-2 L1 L, 15-45 at San Diego Jacksonville 4-2 .667 185 223 2-1 2-1 W2 6-3 .667 304 323 4-1 2-2 W2 W, 20-17 vs. Valparaiso Butler 4-3 .571 196 149 2-1 2-2 W1 6-4 .600 266 239 3-1 3-3 W1 W, 23-6 at Stetson Dayton 4-3 .571 173 145 2-2 2-1 W3 5-5 .500 231 209 3-3 2-2 W3 W, 36-17 vs. Marist Valparaiso 3-3 .500 179 178 3-0 0-3 L1 4-5 .444 286 278 3-1 1-4 L1 L, 17-20 at Jacksonville Marist 2-4 .333 152 174 1-2 1-2 L3 3-6 .333 189 272 1-3 2-3 L4 L, 17-36 at Dayton Morehead State 2-4 .333 128 255 2-1 0-3 L1 3-6 .333 214 396 3-1 0-5 L1 Off Week Stetson 1-6 .143 129 231 1-4 0-2 L3 2-8 .200 156 324 2-4 0-4 L3 L, 6-23 vs. Butler Davidson 0-6 .000 110 201 0-3 0-3 L14 2-7 .222 199 292 2-3 0-4 L6 L, 29-42 vs. Campbell Teams tied for PFL lead are listed in alphabetical order unless tiebreaker is applicable. Tiebreaker format for FCS automatic bid available at PFL website. AHEAD IN WEEK 11 All times Eastern. - PFL Contest Morehead State at Marist, Noon Location: Poughkeepsie, New York Stadium: Tenney Stadium Series: Series tied, 2-2 Streak: MAR, one win Last Meeting: Marist def. Morehead State, 44-41 (2016) Video: GoRedFoxes.com San Diego at Davidson, Noon Location: Davidson, North Carolina Stadium: Richardson Stadium Series: SAN leads, 10-2 Streak: SAN, five wins Last Meeting: San Diego def. Davidson, 52-3 (2016) Video: DavidsonWildcats.com Valparaiso at Butler, 1 p.m. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Stadium: Sellick Bowl Series: BUT leads, 50-25 Streak: BUT, two wins Last Meeting: Butler def. Valparaiso, 23-12 (2016) Video: Facebook.com/ButlerBulldogs Drake at Campbell, 1 p.m. Location: Buies Creek, North Carolina Stadium: Barker-Lane Stadium Series: DRA leads, 6-1 Streak: DRA, one win Last Meeting: Drake def. Campbell, 33-21 (2016) Video: GoDrakeBulldogs.com Stetson at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Location: Jacksonville, Florida Stadium: D.B. Milne Stadium Series: JAC leads, 4-0 Streak: JAC, four wins Last Meeting: Jacksonville def. Stetson, 24-17 (2016) Video: JUDolphins.com Off Week: Dayton THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE A DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE 2017 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Daniel Smith Trevor Tufano Allan Waltz OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS Daniel Smith, Campbell Trevor Tufano, Jacksonville Allan Waltz, Dayton Freshman | Quarterback Sophomore | Linebacker Freshman | Kicker Leesburg, Virginia New Smyrna Beach, Florida Blue Ash, Ohio Smith rushed for 289 yards and four touch- Tufano intercepted a pass in the end zone and Waltz became just the second FCS kicker to downs as Campbell downed Davidson, 42-29, forced two fumbles to help Jacksonville hold make five field goals this season in Dayton’s Saturday. The 289 rushing yards were the off Valparaiso, 20-17, Saturday. On Valpara- 36-17 victory against Marist, Saturday. He most in the PFL since 2014, the third-most of iso’s final drive and facing first-and-goal, his scored the game’s first six points before cap- any runner in the FCS this season and most by interception for a touchback ended the threat ping the Flyer’s 30-point first half with a 30- a FCS quarterback. Smith’s four touchdown and sealed the Dolphins’ win. In the second yard field goal. Waltz then hit a pair of field carries tied for most in the FCS this season. quarter, Tufano forced a fumble on 4th-and-1 goals for Dayton’s final six points, his fifth field He also completed 7-of-18 passes for 156 inside Jacksonville territory to end another goal setting the Flyers single-game record. He yards and another touchdown with his 445 Crusaders drive, the ensuing JU drive result- connected on kicks from 19, 31, 30, 21 and total offensive yards ranking 17th among FCS ing in a touchdown. He also forced a fourth- 21 yards. Entering the game, Dayton kickers players. Smith’s four scoring runs went for quarter fumble at the Dolphins five-yard line had made 10 field goals this season. three, 20, 80 and 18 yards, the 80-yard burst to help stall a Crusaders drive that resulted in providing the game-sealing points. a field goal. Tufano also had 10 tackles (eight solo), including a sack on a 3rd-and-4 play that forced a Crusaders punt to start the third quarter. OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES • IRVIN RILEY, RB (Jacksonville) – Carried the ball 14 times for 90 yards and scored Jacksonville’s two touchdowns in win, his first multi-TD outing. • ANTHONY LAWRENCE, QB (San Diego) – Threw for four touchdowns and ran for another, completing 16-of-27 passes for 300 yards in San Diego’s win. • WESLEY DUGGER, RB (Davidson) – Ran for three touchdowns as part of a 27-carry, 139-yard outing, his fourth 100-yard rushing outing in 2017. • ETHAN BRUNHOFER, LB (Butler) – Returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown and had six tackles (four solo), including two for a loss in win. • BRANDON EASTERLING, SAF (Dayton) – Had a busy day with a fumble forced that he recovered, interception, pass breakup, a half-tackle for loss and eight total tackles in a win. • JONATHAN PETERSEN, DE (San Diego) – Set San Diego sacks record (37.5) with three-sack outing in win, finishing day with five tackles, four for loss. • MATIAS GASC, P (Stetson) – Averaged 41.9 yards per punt, with punts of 55 and 51 yards, saw one downed inside the 20-yard line and only one return attempt. • CARLOS MERRITT, DB (Campbell) – Had 12-tackle outing (seven solo) with an interception and a pass breakup in Campbell’s victory. OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED • OFFENSIVE – Alex Jeske (QB, DAY); Steven Doran (WR, DRA); Juston Christian (WR, MAR); Jeremiah Nails (WR, STE); Kyle Cartales (RB, VAL). • DEFENSIVE – Sean Lynch (SAF, DRA); Eddie Zion-Turner (NT, MAR); Jeb Bourdreaux (LB, STE); Nick Turner (LB, VAL), Boo Jordan (DL, DAV). • SPECIAL TEAMS – Ross Kennedy (P, DRA); Javier Arce-Ramirez (K, JAC); Dimnitrios Lastonas (K, VAL); Trevor Smith (K, DAV). PAGE 2 WWW.PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG 2017 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND THE PFL PFL’s 25TH CAMPAIGN | The 2017 season marks the 25th year for the Pioneer Football League – the nation’s only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Sub- division conference. The league will feature 11 teams each playing an eight-game schedule to determine the league champion and recipient of the automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA FCS PREFERRED NOMENCLATURE Championship. The league’s full name is the Pioneer Football League. Please use the league’s full name when TOREROS CLAIM SHARE OF 2017 PFL CROWN, SEEK OUTRIGHT TITLE | San Diego, possible or use PFL as an abbreviation. Please, DO which claimed a share of the 2017 PFL Championship in Week 10, will travel to Davidson with NOT use Pioneer League in any case. the opportunity to clinch the crown outright. It is the fourth-straight season the Toreros have PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG claimed at least a share of the PFL title and it is their ninth title all time. The PFL’s website features the latest news and stories around the league. Standings along with SAN DIEGO EXTENDS PFL RECORD WIN STREAK | San Diego posted its 19th consecu- team-by-team and composite results are updated tive PFL victory with a Week 10 win against Drake. It is the second longest active conference following the conclusion of each day’s action. win streak in Division I entering Week 10, trailing only Ohio Valley Conference member Jackson- ville State’s 30-game conference win streak. PFL ON TWITTER @PFLNews The PFL also maintains an official twitter feed PFL DUO NAB NATIONAL HONORS IN WEEK 10 | Campbell’s Daniel Smith and Jackson- @PFLNews which will provide release and award ville’s Trevor Tufano each earned FCS Stats National Player of the Week honors in Week 10. notifications and score updates throughout the Smith rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns as Campbell downed Davidson. Tufano inter- season. cepted a pass in the end zone and forced two fumbles to help Jacksonville hold off Valparaiso. WEEKLY RELEASE AND STATISTICS CAMEL’S SMITH IS FCS’ LEADING RUSHER | Campbell quarterback Daniel Smith’s 289- Each week the PFL produces a weekly release in yard rushing performance against Davidson in Week 10 catapulted him atop the FCS rushing two versions, an initial Sunday Release and a final Weekly Release sent each Monday: leaders. He enters Week 11 leading all runners in rushing yards (1,188), rushing yards per • The league’s Sunday Release contains updated game (132.0) and rushing yards per carry (9.98).