2019 Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] www.valpoathletics.com Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 2019 Schedule and Results Valparaiso (1-7, 1-3 PFL) Date Opponent Time/Result at Davidson (5-3, 2-2 PFL) Aug. 29 at Eastern Kentucky L 53-7 Game #9: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, Noon CT Sept. 14 Central Connecticut State L 42-13 Richardson Stadium (4,741) – Davidson, N.C. Sept. 21 at Truman State L 38-7 This Week in Valpo Football: The Valparaiso University football team will look Sept. 28 University of Charleston L 19-13 to make it back-to-back victories this week as a trip to Davidson is up next. Valpo Oct. 5 at Drake* L 35-6 will make its first journey to Davidson since 2015 in hopes of capturing consecutive Oct. 12 Dayton* L 41-28 wins for the first time since the final two games of the 2017 campaign. Oct. 19 at San Diego* L 42-17 Oct. 26 Stetson* W 19-10 Previously: Valpo secured its first win under head coach Landon Fox by stymying Nov. 2 at Davidson* Noon Stetson 19-10 at a rainy and wet Brown Field on Saturday. Kicker Dimitrios Lat- Nov. 9 Morehead State* 1 p.m. sonas scored 13 of the 19 points including a 4-for-4 showing on field goals, while Nov. 16 at Butler* 11 a.m. Jamari Booker grabbed two interceptions and racked up 13 tackles. Chris Duncan’s Nov. 23 Marist* 1 p.m. 2-yard touchdown run with 6:55 left in the second quarter was the lone TD of the day for the Brown & Gold, while the Hatters’ touchdown came on a 67-yard run on their first offensive snap. Elias Earley had a team-high 112 rushing yards on 22 * - Pioneer Football League game carries while also leading the squad with two catches for 38 receiving yards. The All home games at Brown Field win came over a Stetson team that entered the contest ranked first nationally in both yards per game and points per game. Following Valpo Football: This week’s game will be broadcast on Davidson Pioneer Football League All-Access behind a paywall for the price of $5.95. In addition, Todd Ickow (play- Standings by-play) and Brandon Vickrey (color commentary) will have the radio call on 95.1 FM Valparaiso, WVUR and online via the TuneIn Radio app. Links to live video, PFL Overall audio and stats are available on ValpoAthletics.com. Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Drake 4-0 1.000 4-3 .571 Booker’s Big Day: There have been big games before for Valpo’s Jamari Booker, San Diego 4-0 1.000 5-2 .714 but no prior performance has netted the type of attention that the senior defensive back received after Saturday’s showing against Stetson. The team captain was Dayton 2-2 .500 4-3 .571 named the Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Week, the STATS FCS Davidson 2-2 .500 5-3 .625 National Defensive Player of the Week and the College Sports Madness FCS Na- Marist 2-2 .500 2-5 .286 tional Defensive Player of the Week. The trifecta of honors came after a 13-tackle, Morehead State 2-2 .500 4-4 .500 two-interception game in the win over the Hatters, marking his team high in tackles Stetson 2-2 .500 5-2 .714 to lead the team in the contest. It was his second two-interception game of the year, Butler 1-3 .250 2-6 .250 making him the third player in the FCS nation with two multiple-pick showings in Valparaiso 1-3 .250 1-7 .125 2019, joining Kordell Jackson of Austin Peay and Solomon Muhammad of Alcorn. Jacksonville 0-4 .000 2-6 .250 There have been five instances of a PFL player having two interceptions in a game this season, and Booker has accounted for two of them. A Special (Teams) Honor: Booker was not alone in achieving PFL Player of the Week status after the win over Stetson, as kicker Dimitrios Latsonas took home the special teams honor. He converted four field goals with two of them coming from 40 yards or longer and accounted for 13 of the team’s 19 points. The senior was the first PFL player to make four field goals in a game this season and one of 17 in the @ValpoUFootball nation to do so. He was the first Valpo kicker with a four-field goal showing since Andrew McCawley had four at Butler on Nov. 8, 2003. Latsonas’ success didn’t end with field goals, as he averaged 62 yards per kickoff on six boots including Valpo three touchbacks. Dual Honors: The last time Valpo won two of the three PFL weekly awards in the same week was Sept. 5, 2016, when Kellan Hughes (Defensive Player) and Jake Football Simpson (Special Teams) were both honored after a game against Illinois State. 2019 Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] www.valpoathletics.com Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 That was also the last time a Valpo player earned the PFL Defensive Player of the Week Award. Booker was named PFL Defensive Player of the Week for the first Around the PFL time in his career, while Latsonas previously won PFL Special Teams Player of the Saturday, Oct. 19 Week on Nov. 12, 2017. Dartmouth 49, Marist 7 Davidson 49, Jacksonville 19 Better Earley Than Late: Elias Earley posted a career-high 112 rushing yards on 22 carries to lead the team on Oct. 26 vs. Stetson. His previous personal best was 75 Stetston 38, Dayton 21 yards on Nov. 10, 2018 vs. Jacksonville. Earley came into Valpo as a wide receiver Morehead State 31, Butler 20 and did not play as a freshman in 2015 before appearing in just three games as a San Diego 42, Valpo 17 redshirt freshman in 2016. After moving to running back, he saw action in eight games and had 27 carries in 2017 before receiving 43 carries over eight games in Saturday, Oct. 26 2018. He elected to return as a fifth-year senior and has already seen the heaviest San Diego 50, Dayton 38 workload of his career, leading the team in rushing yards (266) and attempts (59) Butler 24, Jacksonville 14 while averaging 4.5 yards per carry and 33.2 per game. Marist 27, Davidson 21 Valpo 19, Stetson 10 : The Stetson Hatters came into Brown Field with a 5-1 record on Best Win Since Drake 36, Morehead State 17 Oct. 26, and left with their second loss of the year. It was the first time Valpo beat a team that stood at 5-1 or better since Oct. 18, 2003, when Valpo knocked off a 5-1 San Diego squad at Brown Field. Saturday, Nov. 2 Butler at Marist, 11 a.m. Stopping Stetson: Valpo held the Hatters to just 10 points in the Oct. 26 matchup, Valpo at Davidson, noon the fewest allowed by the defense since beating Dayton 8-7 on Nov. 18, 2017. This Stetson at Jacksonville, noon was just the fourth time (third against a D1 opponent) Valpo has allowed 10 points Dayton at Morehead State, noon or fewer in a game in the last 19 seasons. Making matters more impressive, Stetson Drake at San Diego, 4 p.m. entered the contest ranked first in the FCS nation in total offense and scoring offense. After permitting 10 points in the opening quarter against the Hatters, the team strung Saturday, Nov. 9 together three consecutive goose eggs in the remaining periods. Davidson at Butler, 11 a.m. Jacksonville at Drake, 11 a.m. Flag-Free Football: Valpo did not commit any penalties in the Oct. 19 game in San Diego, the first time since Nov. 1, 2014 at Dayton that the team played flag Marist at Dayton, noon free. Valpo has committed just 33 penalties all season, the fewest in the PFL and San Diego at Stetson, Noon the eighth-fewest in the FCS nation. The team ranks seventh nationally and first Morehead State at Valpo, 1 p.m. in the PFL in fewest penalties per game at 4.13. In addition, the 298 penalty yards against the Brown & Gold (12th, 2nd) and 37.25 penalty yards per game (seventh, Saturday, Nov. 16 1st) rank among the PFL and national leaders in avoiding flags. Valpo at Butler, 11 a.m. Jacksonville at Marist, noon Series Notes: Valpo owns a 4-8 record all-time against the Wildcats. Davidson won Davidson at Stetson, noon the 2018 meeting 40-35 at Brown Field in the PFL opener. Jamari Booker racked Dayton at Drake, 1 p.m. up 20 tackles, the most by a Valpo player in a game since at least the 2001 season. Morehead State at San Diego, 4 p.m. Valpo ran for 140 yards including 78 from Kyle Cartales. This will be Valpo’s first trip to Davidson since a 42-35 victory on Oct. 3, 2015 behind five touchdown passes by Ryan Clarke, who tied a single-game school record. (all times Central) Media Relations Information Scouting Davidson: Another challenging test awaits as a Davidson team that is Requests to cover home football games should be made through in the top 30 nationally in both total offense and scoring offense will provide the Brandon Vickrey, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations, opposition this week.