Drake scored 28 fourth-quarter points to overturn an 11-point deficit for a win at Morehead State, while San Diego took the lead with 2:48 left and staved off a pair of Marist drives to stay unbeaten at home in league play. Dayton held off Stetson after a back-and-forth second half, St. Thomas took control against Davidson before halftime for a home win, and Butler ended Presbyterian’s program-record 11-game home winning streak.
PFL Scoreboard: Oct. 31
Saturday, October 31
Dayton def. Stetson, 44-34
Drake def. Morehead State, 45-35
Butler def. Presbyterian, 27-10
St. Thomas def. Davidson, 35-7
San Diego def. Marist, 41-40
PFL Recaps
Dayton 44, Stetson 34
DeLAND, Fla. — Luke Hansen rushed for 158 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Dayton outlasted Stetson 44-34 Saturday at Spec Martin Memorial Stadium.
The teams traded field goals in the first quarter before Stetson took a second-quarter lead on Thomas von Grote's 28-yard touchdown pass to Kingston McCullough. Dayton responded later in the quarter with Bryce Schondelmyer’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Weatherly but missed the PAT. Stetson responded with its ensuing drive as Troy Flowers scored on a six-yard run, but the Hatters failed on the two-point conversion and led 16-9 at halftime.
Dayton took a 23-19 lead after three quarters on Bryce Schondelmyer's 26-yard touchdown pass to Michael Mussari and a 23-yard strike to Gavin Lochow. Mason Hackett’s 17-yard touchdown run early in the fourth pushed the advantage to 30-19. Stetson's 59-yard touchdown pass from von Grote to Landon Farco made it 30-26, but Luke Hansen answered with a 41-yard scoring run. After Stetson pulled within three on a touchdown and two-point conversion, Hansen broke a 33-yard touchdown run with 3:57 left to secure the win.
Schondelmyer threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns, while Hansen led Dayton’s ground attack. Von Grote passed for 346 yards and three touchdowns; Shawne Jones caught seven passes for 95 yards for Stetson.
Drake 45, Morehead State 35
MOREHEAD, Ky. — Drake scored 28 fourth-quarter points, including a defensive touchdown on the final play, to rally past Morehead State 45-35 Saturday at Phil Simms Stadium.
Blake Fisher's 24-yard touchdown run opened the scoring, and Braylon Wilson answered with a 54-yard touchdown pass to Kavaughn Clark. Drake took a 17-7 lead into halftime after a 22-play field-goal drive and a late Wilson touchdown run.
Morehead State seized control after halftime on Bryce Patterson touchdown passes of 28 and 11 yards to Anthony Ice, taking a 21-17 lead into the fourth quarter. Patterson then found Cannon Dinger for a touchdown to make it 28-17, but Braylon Wilson’s rushing score and a two-point conversion drew Drake within three. Ice answered with a 52-yard touchdown catch to restore a 35-25 lead. The Bulldogs scored the final 21 points: Wilson connected with Willis Nofsinger for a 23-yard touchdown, Kavaughn Clark’s 4-yard touchdown run put Drake ahead with 49 seconds left, and Tyson Shivers returned a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown on the final play from scrimmage.
Wilson threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 107 yards and two scores. Patterson passed for 371 yards and four touchdowns, while Ice caught six passes for 175 yards and three scores.
Butler 27, Presbyterian 10
CLINTON, S.C. — Gabe Passini rushed for 162 yards and accounted for two touchdowns as Butler ended Presbyterian’s program-record 11-game home winning streak with a 27-10 Pioneer Football League victory Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium.
Butler established control on its opening possession, driving 82 yards for Desmin Jackson's 4-yard touchdown run. Gabe Passini added a 21-yard touchdown pass to Drew Sullivan on Butler’s next possession to build a 14-0 first-quarter lead. A quiet second quarter ended with each team putting together field-goal scoring drives, and Evan Windley's 45-yard field goal as the first half’s clock expired gave the Bulldogs a 17-3 halftime lead.
Passini's third-quarter rushing touchdown extended Butler's advantage to 24-3. Presbyterian answered with a 66-yard touchdown pass on 4th-and-8 from the Blue Hose 34-yard line as punter Noah Perrin found Eric Nelson. Butler's ground game and defense kept the Blue Hose from threatening again, and Beck Janki added a late field goal.
Passini completed 16-of-25 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown in addition to his rushing total. Sullivan caught four passes for 44 yards. Presbyterian’s Damion Moate rushed for 34 yards, while Nelson’s 66-yard touchdown reception accounted for more than half the Blue Hose’s passing yardage.
St. Thomas 35, Davidson 7
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nick Peipert rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another as St. Thomas scored 35 first-half points to defeat Davidson 35-7 Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.
Davidson’s Casey Bullock found AJ Adams for an 11-yard touchdown pass on the game’s opening drive, but that would be the lone scoring drive the St. Thomas defense allowed. The Tommies’ Nick Peipert answered on a 19-yard run, and St. Thomas led 10-7 after the first quarter. The Tommies then powered past Davidson with 25 points in the second quarter. Peipert accounted for three touchdowns during the second-quarter surge, including a 19-yard scoring pass to Pierce McCrary, and St. Thomas led 35-7 at halftime.
The score did not change after halftime as neither team pieced together a drive of more than five plays or 35 yards in the third quarter. A 12-play, 78-yard Davidson drive that lasted into the fourth ended on downs at the Tommies' 21-yard line. After St. Thomas also turned the ball over on downs, Davidson mounted another lengthy drive, going 61 yards in 12 plays before again surrendering possession on downs.
Peipert rushed for 116 yards and passed for 257 yards. Quentin Cobb-Butler caught 12 passes for 126 yards, and McCrary added five catches for 94 yards. Bullock threw for 121 yards for Davidson, with Adams catching 10 passes for 56 yards.
San Diego 41, Marist 40
SAN DIEGO — Dom Nankil’s 4-yard touchdown run with 2:48 remaining gave San Diego a 41-40 victory over Marist Saturday at Torero Stadium.
Dom Nankil opened the scoring with a touchdown pass to Elijah Taylor, but Marist scored the next 19 points courtesy of two Sonny Mannino touchdown passes and an Isaiah Simmons touchdown run for a 19-7 lead with 8:47 left in the first half. San Diego answered with two Nankil touchdown passes to take a 21-19 lead at halftime.
Nankil's 38-yard touchdown pass to Luke Morgan helped San Diego build a 35-26 lead entering the fourth. Marist responded with Mannino’s touchdown run, and Simmons' 51-yard scoring run put the Red Foxes ahead 40-35 with 6:17 remaining. Nankil led a nine-play, 65-yard drive and scored from four yards out, but a failed two-point conversion left the Toreros with a 41-40 lead with 2:48 left. Marist advanced to the San Diego 11-yard line, but missed a 30-yard field goal with 43 seconds remaining and – after a quick three-and-out by San Diego – San Diego batted away a final Hail Mary in the end zone to preserve the victory.
Nankil passed for 364 yards and four touchdowns. Taylor caught nine passes for 138 yards. Simmons rushed for 182 yards and two scores for Marist, while Mannino passed for 265 yards and two touchdowns.