1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 444-4364 FAX (314) 444-4365 2016 Weekly Report Contact: Cody Bush Week 9: Games of Oct. 29 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 8 RESULT San Diego 5-0 1.000 217 52 3-0 2-0 W10 6-17 .85 260 90 4-0 2-1 W5 W, 49-10 vs. Valparaiso Marist 4-0 1.000 129 79 2-0 2-0 W4 4-3 .571 162 156 2-2 2-1 W4 W, 31-10 vs. Davidson Dayton 4-1 .800 175 103 2-0 2-1 W4 6-2 .750 245 156 4-0 2-2 W4 W, 31-16 at Butler Jacksonville 2-1 .667 101 92 0-1 2-0 W1 3-3 .500 184 208 1-2 2-1 W1 W, 61-49 at Morehead State Drake 2-2 .500 82 122 1-1 1-1 L1 3-4 .429 173 232 2-2 1-2 L1 – Off Week – Stetson 2-2 .500 86 96 0-2 2-0 W1 4-3 .571 161 150 1-3 3-0 W1 W, 30-24 (OT) at Campbell Valparaiso 2-3 .400 102 151 1-1 1-2 L1 3-5 .375 178 267 2-1 1-4 L1 L, 10-49 at San Diego Campbell 1-2 .333 64 81 1-1 0-1 L2 3-3 .500 184 133 2-2 1-1 L2 L, 24-30 (OT) vs. Stetson Butler 1-4 .200 94 155 0-3 1-1 L1 3-5 .375 205 224 1-3 2-2 L1 L, 16-31 vs. Dayton Morehead State 1-4 .200 174 212 1-2 0-2 L3 2-6 .250 250 315 2-3 0-3 L3 L, 49-61 vs. Jacksonville Davidson 0-5 .000 77 158 0-2 0-3 L5 2-6 .250 164 229 1-2 1-4 L5 L, 10-31 at Marist Tied teams are listed in alphabetical order unless tiebreaker is applicable. Tiebreaker format for FCS automatic bid available at PFL website. AHEAD IN WEEK 9 All times Eastern. - PFL Contest SATURDAY, OCT. 29 Stetson at Dayton, 1 p.m. Location: Dayton, Ohio Stadium: Welcome Stadium (11,000) Series: DAY leads, 2-0 Streak: DAY, two wins Last Season: Dayton def. Stetson, 27-14 (10/3/15) Video: DaytonFlyers.com San Diego at Marist , 1 p.m. Location: Poughkeepsie, New York Stadium: Tenney Stadium (5,000) Series: SAN leads, 11-0 Streak: SAN, 11 wins Last Season: San Diego def. Marist, 30-27 (10/3/15) Video: GoRedFoxes.com Jacksonville at Davidson, 1 p.m. Location: Davidson, North Carolina Stadium: Richardson Stadium (5,000) Series: JAC leads, 12-6 Streak: JAC, seven wins Last Season: Jacksonville def. Davidson, 42-12 (11/7/15) Video: DavidsonWildcats.com Butler at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Location: Valparaiso, Indiana Stadium: Brown Field (5,000) Series: BUT leads, 49-25 Streak: BUT, one win Last Season: Butler def. Valparaiso, 42-21 (11/7/15) Video: ESPN3 Campbell at Drake, 2 p.m. Location: Des Moines, Iowa Stadium: Drake Stadium (14,000) Series: DRA leads, 5-1 Streak: CAM, one win Last Season: Campbell def. Drake, 24-14 (10/3/15) Video: GoDrakeBulldogs.com Off Week: Morehead State THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE A DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE 2016 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK CO-OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS Trevor Jones, Morehead State Davion Belk, Stetson Donald Payne, Stetson Freshman (RS) | Running Back Senior | Nose Tackle Senior | Defensive Back Irvine, Kentucky Chicago, Illinois Fayetteville, Georgia Jones ran for 284 yards and four touchdowns Belk racked up four tackles for loss to help Payne’s blocked field goal and score after a in Morehead State’s 61-49 PFL loss to Jack- Stetson secure a 30-24 PFL overtime victory lateral on the ensuing return gave Stetson a sonville. His school-record 284 rushing yards at Campbell, Saturday. He finished the day 30-24 PFL overtime victory at Campbell, Sat- were third most in PFL history (most since with six tackles (three solo), but four of those urday. With Campbell attempting a 30-yard Sept. 6, 2014) and second most in the FCS stops came in the backfield (two of those field goal on the first possession of overtime, this season. Jones also is the second PFL sacks). Belk had a key tackle for loss to keep Payne broke through the line and blocked the rusher to rush for four touchdowns this sea- Campbell out of the end zone on 3rd-and-Goal kick. Jeb Bourdeaux recovered the kick and son, tied for most in the FCS this season. Early from the two-yard line on the first drive of the carried it 85 yards before he was caught, but in the game he had an 83-yard rush to set up contest. Two drives later, he was credited with he lateraled the ball to Payne who was on the a go-ahead touchdown. Jones also broke out a sack and fumble forced in the end zone that receiving end and credited with the game- for a 61-yard touchdown in the third quarter to was recovered by a teammate for Stetson’s winning touchdown. It capped another active get MSU within three points. Seven of his runs first touchdown. Belk led a Stetson defensive day for Payne, who became the 14th NCAA went for a first down. line that limited Campbell to a season-low player at any level to record 500 career tack- 102 rushing yards. les (posting 13 in the game) and disrupted a Campbell fourth-quarter PAT, resulting in a OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK failed conversion. Butler DB Mike Cerone; Campbell LB Scot Miller; Davidson DB Bryce Perry-Martin; Dayton LB Jack OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK Crain; Jacksonville LB Grady Redding; Marist FS Davidson K/P Trevor Smith; Dayton RS Cameron Wesley Beans; Morehead State LB Ryan Bennett; Stubbs; Jacksonville RS Prince Gray; Marist K/P San Diego DE Jonathan Petersen. Mike Maccarone; San Diego RS Jamal Agnew; Anthony Lawrence Sophomore (RS) | Quarterback La Mesa, California Lawrence threw a career-high five touchdowns to keep San Diego unbeaten in PFL play with a 49-10 victory against Valparaiso, Saturday. He completed 22-of-32 passes for 301 yards in just over three quarters of action, leaving after his fifth touchdown throw with 14:55 left in the game. His second touchdown pass con- cluded a drive that saw him attempt a pass on all 10 plays of the drive, and he completed six passes for 89 yards. Lawrence is the third PFL quarterback to pass for five touchdowns. OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK Butler WR Pace Temple;, Campbell RB De’Shawn Jones; Dayton RB Jack Euritt; Jacksonville QB Rylan Wells; Marist QB Mike White; Stetson QB Cole Martin. PAGE 2 WWW.PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG 2016 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT KICKOFF CAPSULES: WEEK 9 San Diego at Marist, 1 p.m. Butler at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Video: GoRedFoxes.com Video: ESPN3 Setting the Scene: The biggest matchup of Week 9 pits the PFL’s two unbeaten Setting the Scene: The Hoosier Helmet will be up for grabs when Butler makes teams against each other when San Diego travels cross country to meet Marist. the 150-mile trip to Valparaiso in one of three PFL series between in-state foes. The Toreros bring a five-game win streak into the contest and its only loss this Both squads enter the Week 9 matchup after losses last week – Valparaiso fall- season came in a road test at now nationally-ranked Cal Poly. The Red Foxes ing at league-leading San Diego while Butler dropped a home outing to league have bounced back nicely from an 0-3 start, winning their last four outings and No. 3 Dayton. Saturday’s meeting will be the 24th between the two teams as have scored more than 30 points in their last three outings. The duo has two PFL members, Butler owning a narrow 12-11 edge after winning last season’s common opponents this season: Butler and Davidson. Marist outscored those meeting in Indianapolis. two teams, 61-31, while San Diego dominated the pair, 96-13. Butler Matchup to Watch: Establish the run game. Butler has been a better San Diego Matchup to Watch: Can the Toreros rein in another PFL quarterback? team when the run game, led by running back Duvante Lane and quarterback Taking just PFL games into account, San Diego is the league’s top defense in Malcolm Weaver, has posted 200-plus yards, winning all three games when it hits rushing defense (62.6 ypg), total defense (252.0 ypg) and scoring (10.4 ppg). that mark. Valparaiso has been hit-and-miss when stopping the run this season, While Marist hasn’t been a rushing threat (11th, 99.2 ypg), it does provide a test allowing four 200-yard rushing performances this season while the other four with the league’s top passing offense (1st, 337.8) as quarterback Mike White games have seen it limit opponents to less than 100 yards rushing. has made steady improvement as the season has progressed. Meanwhile, San Valparaiso Matchup to Watch: Win the turnover battle. This contest is another Diego allowed a season-high 248 passing yards last week against Valparaiso, that features a lopsided matchup in turnovers. Valparaiso is +5 in turnover margin slipping to second among PFL defenses in passing yardage allowed in PFL play.