1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 444-4364 FAX (314) 444-4365 2016 Weekly Report Contact: Cody Bush Week 10: Games of Nov. 5 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 9 RESULT San Diego 6-0 1.000 244 55 3-0 3-0 W11 7-1 .875 287 93 4-0 3-1 W6 W, 27-3 at Marist Dayton 5-1 .833 196 113 3-0 2-1 W5 7-2 .778 266 166 5-0 2-2 W5 W, 21-10 vs. Stetson Marist 4-1 .800 132 106 2-1 2-0 L1 4-4 .500 165 183 2-3 2-1 L1 L, 3-27 vs. San Diego Jacksonville 3-1 .750 136 109 0-1 2-1 L1 4-3 .571 219 225 1-2 3-1 L1 W, 35-17 at Davidson Drake 3-2 .600 115 143 2-1 1-1 W1 4-4 .500 206 253 3-2 1-2 W1 W, 33-21 vs. Campbell Stetson 2-3 .400 96 117 0-2 2-1 L1 4-4 .500 171 171 1-3 3-1 L1 L, 10-21 at Dayton Butler 2-4 .333 117 167 0-3 2-1 W1 4-5 .444 228 236 1-3 3-2 W1 W, 23-12 at Valparaiso Valparaiso 2-4 .333 114 174 1-2 1-2 L2 3-6 .333 190 290 2-2 1-4 W1 L, 12-23 vs. Butler Campbell 1-3 .250 85 114 1-1 0-2 L3 3-4 .429 205 166 2-2 1-2 L3 L, 21-33 at Drake Morehead State 1-4 .200 174 212 1-2 0-2 L3 2-6 .250 250 315 2-3 0-3 L3 – Off Week – Davidson 0-6 .000 94 193 0-3 0-3 L6 2-7 .222 181 264 1-3 1-4 L6 L, 17-35 vs. Jacksonville Tied teams are listed in alphabetical order unless tiebreaker is applicable. Tiebreaker format for FCS automatic bid available at PFL website. AHEAD IN WEEK 10 All times Eastern. - PFL Contest SATURDAY, NOV. 5 Morehead State at Butler, 1 p.m. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Stadium: Butler Bowl (5,400) Series: MOR leads, 13-6 Streak: MOR, one win Last Season: Morehead State def. Butler, 34-21 (10/10/15) Video: ButlerSports.com Valparaiso at Dayton, 1 p.m. Location: Dayton, Ohio Stadium: Welcome Stadium (11,000) Series: DAY leads, 23-2 Streak: DAY, 12 wins Last Season: Dayton def. Valparaiso, 44-14 (10/17/15) Video: DaytonFlyers.com Drake at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Location: Jacksonville, Florida Stadium: D.B. Milne Field (5,000) Series: DRA leads, 12-3 Streak: DRA, one win Last Season: Drake def. Jacksonville, 28-24 Video: ESPN3 Marist at Stetson, 2 p.m. Location: DeLand, Florida Stadium: Spec Martin Stadium (6,000) Series: MAR leads, 2-1 Streak: MAR, one win Last Season: Marist def. Stetson, 49-14 (11/7/15) Video: ESPN3 Davidson at Campbell, 4 p.m. Location: Buies Creek, North Carolina Stadium: Drake Stadium (14,000) Series: Series tied, 4-4 Streak: CAM, three wins Last Season: Campbell def. Davidson, 39-9 (10/31/15) Video: GoCamels.com Universidad De Las Americas Puebla at San Diego, 7 p.m. EXHIBITION CONTEST Location: San Diego, California Stadium: Torero Stadium (7,000) Series: First Meeting Video: TheW.tv THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE A DIVISION I FCS CONFERENCE 2016 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE CO-DEFENSIVE CO-SPECIAL TEAMS Jonah Hodges, San Diego Jonathan Petersen, San Diego Drew Bevelhimer, Butler Senior (RS) | Running Back Junior (RS) | Defensive End Freshman | Kicker Santa Cruz, California Poway, California Indianapolis, Indiana Hodges supplied two victory-sealing touch- Petersen had three sacks to pace San Diego’s Bevelhimer’s three field goals helped Butler down runs as San Diego downed Marist, 27-3, defense in a 27-3 PFL victory at Marist, Sat- maintain its lead en route to a 23-12 PFL vic- in a matchup of the league’s top two teams. urday. The three sacks are the most by a PFL tory at Valparaiso, Saturday. He made field He had 33 carries for 175 yards on the day defender this season and were a part of his goals on back-to-back Butler possessions in and tacked on seven receptions for 45 yards, four-tackle outing. Behind his effort, San Di- the first half, connecting from 31 and 40 yards ending with 220 all-purpose yards. With San ego held Marist to just 26 yards rushing and out extend Butler’s lead to 13-6. He added a Diego leading 13-3 entering the 4th quarter, season lows in total yardage (201) and points 27-yard field goal midway through the fourth he touched the ball 16 times on 25 plays in (3). quarter to set the final margin. Bevelhimer the frame. Hodges scored on a seven-yard run chipped in two PATs to finish the day with 11 early in the fourth and tacked on one-yard run of Butler’s 23 points. on the next-to-last San Diego drive. Fifteen of his touches resulted in a San Diego first down or touchdown in the contest. It also was his PFL-leading fifth 100-yard rushing outing this season and second 175-plus rushing perfor- mance. OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK Butler RB Duvante Lane; Cambell WR Aaron Blockmon; Davidson WR Jaris Scott; Dayton QB Alex Jeske; Drake QB Grant Kraemer; JAC QB Rylan Wells. Terry Wallen, Drake Junior | Defensive Back Brookfield, Wisconsin Sean Smith, Dayton Wallen intercepted two passes to help Drake Sophomore | Punter down Campbell, 33-21, in Saturday PFL ac- Avondale, Pennsylvania tion. He became the first Butler defender with Smith boomed a PFL-best 67-yard punt as two interceptions in a game since 2010. Wal- part of an effort that kept Stetson bottled up in len’s first interception came on Campbell’s Dayton’s 21-10 PFL victory, Saturday. He had first drive. He returned the pick 58 yards to seven punts on the day, averaging 42.4 yards set up the Drake offense at the 17-yard line, per punt. Four of those boots were downed in- ultimately leading to a touchdown and a 14-0 side the 20-yard line (three inside the 10-yard lead. Wallen’s second interception came on line) and two went for 50-plus yards, including a deep pass attempt late in the first half. He his 67-yard kick to start the second quarter also had three tackles (one solo) and handled (his only touchback of the day). Smith added a punt return duties (two returns, 31 yards). 50-yard boot early in the third quarter. OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED THIS WEEK Butler DB Isaak Newhouse; Campbell LB Jack Davidson P John Cook; Drake K/P Josh Lee; Marist Ryan; Davidson LB George Hatalovich; Dayton LB K/P Mike Maccarone; San Diego K Patrick Murray. Jack Crain; Marist FS Wesley Beans; Valparaiso LB Drew Snouffer. PAGE 2 WWW.PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG 2016 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT KICKOFF CAPSULES: WEEK 9 Morehead State at Butler, 1 p.m. Marist at Stetson, 2 p.m. Video: ButlerSports.com Video: ESPN3 Setting the Scene: Butler wraps up the home portion of its 2016 schedule when Setting the Scene: After suffering its first PFL loss, Marist will jump right back it hosts a Morehead State squad returning to action after its off week. The Bull- into action when it heads to sunny Florida for a contest at Stetson. The Red Foxes dogs return home with the Hoosier Helmet in hand after winning at Valparaiso return to the road where they are 2-1 this season with wins in their last two round last week as kicker Drew Bevelhimer kicked three field goals and poured in 11 outings. Stetson suffered its first road setback this season at Dayton, but returns points. The Eagles return from their break not only seeking an end to a three- to Spec Martin Stadium where it is just 1-3 this season. game losing streak but also their first road win this season. Marist Matchup to Watch: Rediscover the offensive magic. The Red Foxes were Morehead State Matchup to Watch: All about the pass. The Eagles own the held to season lows in yardage and points by a red hot San Diego defense. Prior PFL’s top passing offense, averaging 331.8 yards per game with 13 touchdowns to last week, Marist had three straight games with 30-plus points and 400-plus in five PFL contests. Quarterback Austin Gahafer enters the game needing just yards (473.3 ypg), a form it looks to return to with its trip south. Stetson owns 437 yards to break the PFL’s career passing yardage record. He will matchup the league’s second-ranked defense, allowing just 304.6 yards per game in PFL against a Butler defensive unit that is ranked 11th in the PFL, allowing 272.2 play this season and is the league’s top-rated pass defense, limiting PFL teams yards per game and 10 passing touchdowns this season. to just 174 passing yards per game. Butler Matchup to Watch: All about the run. Meanwhile, Butler has seen its run Stetson Matchup to Watch: Find the Red Zone. Stetson has run its offense in the game return to form over the last three weeks, averaging 228.7 yards per game red zone just 14 times in five PFL games this season, fewest among PFL teams in that span.