PFL Scoreboard: Week 9

Saturday, Oct. 26
Morehead State 14, Dayton 6
Valparaiso 17, Marist 14
Butler 48, Davidson 38
Presbyterian 42, Stetson 14
St. Thomas 34, San Diego 14

PFL Recaps

Morehead State 14, Dayton 6

DAYTON, Ohio – Carter Cravens threw two touchdowns, leading Morehead State to its first win against Dayton since 2008, with a 14-6 victory on Saturday. Cravens two-yard touchdown pass to Christian Pedersen gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead that they carried into halftime. Dayton recorded only 198 offensive yards for the game and used two Danny Baker field goals to cut the deficit to 7-6 with 4;16 remaining. However, Morehead State struck 17 seconds later when Cravens connected on an 88-yard touchdown pass to Nate Garnett to set the final score. Cravens completed 16-of-25 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns, with Garnett catching nine passes for 212 yards and a touchdown. The Eagles defense harried the Dayton offense, recording 10 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks. Dayton quarterback Drew VanVleet completed 12-of-27 passes for 91 yards.

Valparaiso 17, Marist 14

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Michael Mansaray ran for two touchdowns and Ryan Hawk hit a go-ahead field goal late in the third quarter as Valparaiso secured its first PFL win, 17-14, against Marist on Saturday. Mansaray bookended Marist’s two touchdowns with a 58-yard run on the game’s first drive and a game-tying touchdown on a four-yard score with 18 seconds left in halftime. After Valparaiso’s opening score, Marist replied on its first drive, with Tristan Shannon’s one-yard touchdown run capping the 75-yard drive. Sonny Mannino gave Marist the lead late in the second quarter with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Will Downes, but Valparaiso scored on the following drive. The second half’s only points came off the foot of Valparaiso’s Ryan Hawk, who hit a 25-yard field goal with two seconds left in the third. Mansaray amassed 135 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. Mannino led Marist with his 21-of-38 passing effort for 162 yards and a touchdown.

Butler 48, Davidson 38

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Butler struck quickly and led wire-to-wire in a 48-38 victory against Davidson on Saturday. The Bulldogs saw Billy Dozier rumble for a 63-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter and then doubled their lead on Devon Holman’s 20-yard pick-six four minutes later. Davidson would close within four points on Mari Adams’ five-yard touchdown run with 2:28 left in the first half, but the Bulldogs used Griffin Caldwell’s 13-yard touchdown run to take a 28-17 halftime lead. Butler extended its lead to 38-17 late in the third quarter thanks to a Nick Howard four-yard touchdown run then traded scoring drives with the Wildcats the rest of the game. Butler outgained Davidson 283-187 on the ground and scored five rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Reagan Andrew ran for 98 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries and added 112 yards in the passing game. Adams led Davidson with a 103-yard, two-touchdown effort on 18 carries.

Presbyterian 42, Stetson 14

DeLAND, Fla. – Presbyterian scored four unanswered touchdowns before halftime and made the lead hold up for its first PFL victory, 42-14, against Stetson on Saturday. After the Hatters and Blue Hose traded touchdowns in the opening nine minutes, Presbyterian took the lead for good on CJ Johnson’s three-yard touchdown run with 4:24 left in the first. The Blue Hose solidified their lead with three rushing touchdowns in the second quarter, one each by Collin Hurst, Johnson, and Quante Jennings, to take a 35-7 halftime lead that would not be threatened. Jennings and Antonio Wright ran for 106 yards each to lead Presbyterian’s 329-yard, five-touchdown rushing performance. Bready Meitz led Stetson with a 27-of-54 passing outing for 287 yards and a touchdown.

St. Thomas 34, San Diego 14

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Hope Adebayo ran for 277 yards and three touchdowns to power St. Thomas past San Diego, 34-14, on Saturday. Adebayo set the tone with a 42-yard touchdown run to open the day’s scoring, then added a 60-yard scoring dash in the third quarter before closing the scoring with a 70-yard touchdown run. Adebayo’s rushing performance outgained San Diego, which was held to 265 offensive yards. Toreros running back Logan Gingg ran for 120 yards on 23 carries.