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1 1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri (314) FAX (314) A NCAA Division I FCS Conference 2008 Weekly Report No. 5 Contact: Cody Bush Sept. 28, 2008 Phone: (931) CURRENT STANDINGS/RANKINGS PFL OVERALL Team W-L PCT PF PA H A STR W-L PCT PF PA H A STR LAST WEEK San Diego W W4 (W) at Drake, Davidson W W2 (W) vs. Jacksonville, Jacksonville L L2 (L) at Davidson, Dayton L1 (L) at Duquesne, Butler W1 (W) at Missouri S&T, Morehead State L2 (W) vs. St. Francis, Valparaiso L1 Drake L L1 (L) vs. San Diego, Campbell L W1 (W) at Carthage, Players of the WeeK OFFENSE Matt Kobli (BUT) Sophomore Quarterback Whiting, Ind. Kobli amassed 323 yards total offense and led Butler to a victory at Missouri S&T, Saturday. He completed 21-of-28 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns and rushed eight times for a team-best 116 yards and a touchdown. Kobli s 116 yards rushing are the seventh most by a FCS quarterback this season and included a 46-yard touchdown run that closed out Butler s scoring. DEFENSE Milton Brown (CAM) Freshman Linebacker Havelock, N.C. Brown picked off three passes and ran two back for touchdowns as Campbell downed Carthage, 36-27, Saturday. He returned his first interception 32 yards for a second-quarter touchdown that gave Campbell a 14-0 lead. Midway through the third quarter, Brown picked off his second pass and returned it 14 yards. Finally, with Campbell leading by just two points, he picked off a pass at the goal line and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown to seal the Camels first victory in 58 years. His two interceptions returned for touchdowns tied the FCS single-game record while his three interceptions and 145 return yards are both best in the FCS this season. SPECIAL TEAMS Ben Behrendt (DAV) Sophomore Kicker New Philadelphia, Ohio Behrendt kicked a 23-yard field goal with 42 seconds remaining to vault Davidson to a PFL win against Jacksonville, Saturday. The field goal came on his only attempt and he converted all five PATs to finish with eight points. Behrendt also kicked off seven times for 326 yards, averaging 46.6 yards per kickoff. THE WEEK AHEAD Contest ( - PFL Contest) Time (ET), Date Location Series History Drake at Butler 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4 Indianapolis, Ind. DRA leads, Campbell at Dayton 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4 Dayton, Ohio First Meeting Davidson at Morehead State 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4 Morehead, Ky. MOR leads, 6-3 Valparaiso at San Diego 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4 San Diego, Calif. SAN leads, 10-5 Off Week: Jacksonville

2 PFL WEEK SIX STORY LINES The Pioneer Football League schedule gets underway in earnest, Saturday, as all four scheduled contests are league outings. Butler and Drake meet up in their annual Bulldog Battle. Drake has owns the series lead, , and has won the last five meetings in the series. Butler last won a decision in Indianapolis back during the 2002 campaign. Dayton will put its 10-game home winning streak on the line when it hosts Campbell which will play the second of back-to-back games west of the Appalachian Mountains. Morehead State opens its PFL slate when it hosts Davidson. Morehead State leads the all-time series, 6-3, but the two teams have split the last five meetings. San Diego puts Division I s longest home win streak (26 games) at risk when it hosts Valparaiso. The Toreros lead the series, 10-5, and has won the last four meetings dating back to the 2003 season. CONFERENCE QUICK HITS WEEK FIVE S SNAP RECAP: In conference action, San Diego and Davidson both picked up PFL wins while Butler, Campbell and Morehead State each notched non-conference W s. Dayton saw its 10-game streak stopped in non-conference play at Duquesne. San Diego scored the game s first four touchdowns en route to a victory at Drake. USD senior wideout John Matthews set the school s career touchdown record, catching his 38th and 39th touchdowns. Drake senior quarterback Ben Ostermann, making his fourth career start, amassed 258 yards total offense. Davidson needed 21 straight points to complete a come-from-behind victory against Jacksonville. Davidson sophomore kicker Ben Behrendt kicked a 23-yard field goal with 42.5 seconds remaining to seal the victory and pick up the league s weekly special teams award. Jacksonville sophomore running back Rudell Small saw a 217-yard, three-touchdown performance go for naught. Campbell posted its first victory in 58 years with a non-conference win at Carthage. Freshman linebacker Milton Brown picked off three passes and ran two back for touchdowns, tying a NCAA FCS record and picking up the league s weekly defensive honor. Butler produced its highest point total of the season in a victory at Missouri S&T. Sophomore quarterback Matt Kobli posted 323 yards total offense, including 120 yards rushing, and was named the league s offensive player of the week. Morehead State downed St. Francis (Pa.), 36-21, behind junior halfback Evan Sawyer s three touchdown performance. Dayton got three field goals from junior kicker Nick Glavin but could not hold on in a loss at Duquesne. MARIST UPDATE: Marist, which joins the PFL in 2009, but the Red Foxes suffered a loss to Sacred Heart at Tenney Stadium, Saturday. Marist senior running back Obozua Ehikioya scored his 41st career touchdown, tying late J.J. Allen for first place on Marist s all-time list. DAYTON NEARS 600th ALL-TIME VICTORY, DRAKE NEARING WIN NO. 550: Dayton and Drake both entered the 2008 campaign nearing milestone victories. Below is a look at each program s current all-time wins total, according to the NCAA: School Wins Butler Campbell...1 Davidson Dayton Drake Jacksonville...39 Morehead State San Diego Valparaiso DAYTON SHUTOUT STREAK STILL GOING STRONG: Dayton avoided a shutout for the 356th consecutive game, Saturday, in its loss to Duquesne. The Flyers were last shutout by Marshall, 9-0, back on Oct. 16, TORERO HOME WIN STREAK HITS 26: San Diego s home win streak hit 26 games with its victory against Azusa Pacific, Sept. 6. The home win streak is the longest in all of Division I. Oklahoma has the nation s second-longest home win streak with 20 straight wins at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Wisconsin is next at the FBS level with a 16-game streak while Massachusetts is second at the FCS level with a 15-game home winning streak. ALL-TIME PFL MARKS: As PFL action gets fully underway in week six, here s a quick look at the league s all-time win-loss marks: School (Yrs)... W-L..W-Rank Pct... Rank Austin Peay ( ) (9) (9) Butler (1993-) (5) (8) Campbell (2008-) (10) (10) Davidson (2001-) (6) (5) Dayton (1993-) (1) (1) Drake (1993-) (2) (3) Evansville ( ) (8) (9) Jacksonville (2001-) (7) (6) Morehead State (2001-) (5) (2) San Diego (1993-) (3) (4) Valparaiso (1993-) (4) (7) SAN DIEGO PICKED TO WIN PFL: The Pioneer Football League s coaches tabbed San Diego as the preseason favorite in the PFL Preseason Coaches Poll, receiving two of the nine possible firstplace votes. However, the coaches believe it will be a close race with the top four teams separated by just five points: PFL Preseason Poll 1. San Diego (2) Dayton (3) Davidson (3) Morehead State (1) Drake Jacksonville Butler Valparaiso Campbell...9 PFL WEB SITE REMODELED: during the offseason, the Pioneer Football League s Web site underwent a major face lift, courtesy the league s new web partner, Streamline Technologies, Inc. The league s home address, pioneer-football.org, remains the same. But that s about the only thing that didn t change. The new site includes team pages for each of the league s members and a new composite schedule section where each day s complete schedule is available. More changes will come as the league settles into its new home on the world wide web this season. (continued on page 5)

3 Pioneer Football League 2008 Players of the WeeK OFFENSIVE S01 Sebastian Trujillo (SAN) [1] S07 John Matthews (SAN) [1] S14 Dan Bohrer (BUT) [1] S21 Phil Morelli (SAN) [1] S28 Matt Kobli (BUT) [1] O05 O12 O19 O26 N02 N09 N16 DEFENSIVE S01 Scott Vossler (DAY) [1] S07 Jason Wood (JAC) [1] S14 Daniel Hauffe (DAV) [1] S21 Matt Smyth (DAY) [1] S28 Milton Brown (CAM) [1] O05 O12 O19 O26 N02 N09 N16 SPECIAL TEAMS S01 Mason Webb (MOR) [2] S07 Elliott Finkley (JAC) [1] S14 Scott Vossler (DAY) [2] S21 James Cullen (SAN) [1] S28 Ben Behrendt (DAV) [1] O05 O12 O19 O26 N02 N09 N16 [##] indicates career weekly honors won OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED FOR THIS WEEK S HONORS OFFENSE C.J. Oates (CAM), Myles Potter (DAV), Ben Shappie (DAY), Rudell Small (JAC), Evan Sawyer (MOR), John Matthews (SAN) DEFENSE Tadd Dambart (BUT), Tyler Lemons (DAV), Corey Vossler (DAY), Andrew Doan (MOR), Al-Rilwan Adeyemi (SAN) SPECIAL TEAMS Adam Willets (CAM), Nick Glavin (DAY), Nick Feldman (MOR), Kyle Negrete (SAN) THIS WEEK S STATISTICAL LEADERS Points Scored 18 Phil Morelli (SAN), Rudell Small (JAC), Jerrod Pendleton (MOR) Total Offense 323 yds Matt Kobli (BUT) Rushing Yardage 217 yds Rudell Small (SAN) Passing Yardage 277 yds Rob Florian (DAY) Receiving Yardage 122 yds John Matthews (SAN) Punting Average 39.4 ypp Mason Webb (MOR) All-Purpose Yardage 232 yds Rudell Small (SAN) Interceptions 3 Milton Brown (CAM) Tackles 14 Scott Vossler (DAY) Sacks 2.0 Grant Hunter (BUT) Tackles for Loss 2.5 Andrew Doan (MOR), Grant Hunter (BUT) Active Career Leaders in PFL Weekly Awards 3... Ryan Alexander (DAV, Sr., QB). Jordan Quiroz (BUT, Sr., K). JT Rogan (SAN, Sr., RB) 2... Nick Feldman (MOR, Sr., RS). Scott Vossler (DAY, Sr., DE). Mason Webb (MOR, Sr., K/P) 1... Peter Bakke (DAV, Sr., LB). Ben Behrendt (DAV, So., K). Dan Bohrer (BUT, Jr., WR). Milton Brown (CAM, Fr., LB). James Cullen (SAN, Jr. K). Donovan Curry (JAC, Jr., K). Sean Dillon (VAL, Sr., LB). Matt Easton (DAV, Sr., DB). Elliott Finkley (JAC, So., RS). Jacob Fritz (BUT, So., DB). Andy Green (DRA, Sr., SS). Daniel Hauffe (DAV, Jr., DL). Kyle Himmelwright (VAL, Sr., DB). Josh Harris (MOR, Jr., DB). David Hyland (MOR, Sr., CB). Cole Ingle (DRA, Sr., QB). Matt Kobli (BUT, So. QB). John Matthews (SAN, Sr., WR). Phil Morelli (SAN, So. TB). Robson Noel (JAC, Sr., CB). Patrick O Neill (SAN, Sr., S). Logan Rees (DRA, Sr., K). John Popper (VAL, Jr., RS). Rudell Small (JAC, So., RB). Matt Smyth (DAY, Sr., CB). Matt Swartz (DAY, Sr., P/K). Jason Wood (JAC, Jr., DB). Michael Zacco (JAC, Sr., K) Pioneer Football League Media Information Contact: Cody Bush Director of Media Relations bushc@apsu.edu Work: Fax:

4 Butler (2-1, 0-0 PFL) A30 Off Week S06 at Albion 20-6 W 3246 S13 Franklin L 4049 S20 Hanover CCLD S27 at Missouri S&T W 2500 O04 Drake 1 p.m. O11 at Campbell 1 p.m. O18 at Valparaiso 2 p.m. O25 Morehead State 1 p.m. N01 Jacksonville 1 p.m. N08 Dayton 1 p.m. N15 at San Diego 9 p.m. N22 at Davidson 1 p.m. Campbell (1-4, 0-2 PFL) A30 Birmingham-Southern 6-12 L 5845 S06 at Methodist L 2008 S13 at Jacksonville 0-52 L 2476 S20 San Diego 7-43 L 3270 S27 at Carthage W 1175 O04 at Dayton 1 p.m. O11 Butler 1 p.m. O18 at Drake 2 p.m. O25 Off Week N01 Davidson 1 p.m. N08 Off Week N15 Valparaiso Noon N22 at Morehead State 1 p.m. Davidson (2-1, 1-0 PFL) A30 Off Week S06 at UNC-Pembroke 9-21 L 3790 S13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W 7826 S20 Off Week S27 Jacksonville W 4218 O04 at Morehead State 1 p.m. O11 at Valparaiso 2 p.m. O18 Dayton 1 p.m. O25 at Drake 2 p.m. N01 at Campbell 1 p.m. N08 San Diego 1 p.m. N15 Marist Noon N22 Butler 1 p.m. Dayton (3-1, 0-0 PFL) A31 at Central State* W 7000 S06 Off Week S13 Fordham W 3348 S20 Robert Morris W 3595 S27 at Duquesne L 1862 O04 Campbell 1 p.m. O11 Drake 1 p.m. O18 at Davidson 1 p.m. O25 Valparaiso 1 p.m. N01 at San Diego 9 p.m. N08 at Butler 1 p.m. N15 Morehead State 1 p.m. N22 at Jacksonville Noon Drake (2-2, 0-1 PFL) A28 Upper Iowa W 3611 S06 at Lehigh 0-19 L 4706 S13 William Penn 36-0 W 3398 S20 Off Week S27 San Diego L 5318 O04 at Butler 2 p.m. O11 at Dayton 2 p.m. O18 Campbell 2 p.m. O25 Davidson 2 p.m. N01 Off Week N08 Morehead State 2 p.m. N15 at Jacksonville 2 p.m. N22 at Valparaiso 1 p.m. Jacksonville (2-2, 1-1 PFL) A30 at Savannah State 20-7 W 4441 S06 at Appalachian State 7-56 L S13 Campbell 52-0 W 2476 S20 at UNC-Pembroke L 3578 S27 at Davidson L 4218 O04 Off Week O09 Webber International 7 p.m. O18 at Morehead State 1 p.m. O25 San Diego 1 p.m. N01 at Butler 1 p.m. N08 at Valparaiso 2 p.m. N15 Drake Noon N22 Dayton Noon Morehead State (2-2, 0-0 PFL) A30 Southern Virginia 49-6 W 5719 S06 at Robert Morris L 1763 S13 at Eastern Kentucky 8-16 L 8200 S20 Off Week S27 St. Francis (Pa.) W 5783 O04 Davidson 1 p.m. O11 at San Diego 9 p.m. O18 Jacksonville 1 p.m. O25 at Butler 1 p.m. N01 Valparaiso 1 p.m. N08 at Drake 2 p.m. N15 at Dayton 1 p.m. N22 Campbell 1 p.m. San Diego (4-0, 2-0 PFL) A29 Marist W 3488 S06 Azusa Pacific W 3261 S13 Off Week S20 at Campbell 43-7 W 3270 S27 at Drake W 5318 O04 Valparaiso 5 p.m. O11 Morehead State 9 p.m. O18 Off Week O25 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. N01 Dayton 9 p.m. N08 at Davidson 1 p.m. N15 Butler 9 p.m. N22 UC Davis 9 p.m. Valparaiso (1-2, 0-0 PFL) A30 Off Week S04 at St. Francis (Ill.) 0-21 L 500 S13 Concordia (Wis.) W 1783 S20 Marian (Ind.) L 2638 S27 Off Week O04 at San Diego 5 p.m. O11 Davidson 2 p.m. O18 Butler 2 p.m. O25 at Dayton 1 p.m. N01 at Morehead State 1 p.m. N08 Jacksonville 2 p.m. N15 at Campbell Noon N22 Drake 2 p.m.

5 PFL Milestone Markers 2008 PFL Home Attendance A number of active Pioneer Football League players have surpassed the 100-yard rushing, 100-yard receiving and 300-yard passing marks in a game. Below is a breakdown of the current players who have surpassed these marks both for their careers and in yard passing Career 2008 Player, School (Year) 6 0 Ryan Alexander, Davidson (Sr.) 4 0 Chris Horton, Jacksonville (Sr.) 1 0 Warren Arnold, Valparaiso (So.) 1 0 Rob Florian, Dayton (Sr.) 1 1 Matt Kobli, Butler (So.) 1 1 Josh McGregor, Jacksonville (Fr.) 1 1 Sebastian Trujillo, San Diego (Jr.) 100-yard rushing Career 2008 Player, School (Year) 14 0 JT Rogan, San Diego (Sr.) 4 3 Rudell Small, Jacksonville (So.) 2 0 Warren Arnold, Valparaiso (Sr.) 2 0 Chad Barnes, Davidson (Sr.) 2 0 Scott Gray, Butler (So.) 2 0 Erick Fitzpatrick, Morehead St. (Sr.) 2 0 John Popper, Valparaiso (Jr.) 1 0 Matt Kobli, Butler (So.) 1 0 Kenny Mantuo, Davidson (So.) 1 1 Phil Morelli, San Diego (So.) 1 0 C.J. Oates, Campbell (Fr.) 1 0 Tommie Rogers, Jacksonville (So.) 1 0 Carl Smith, Campbell (Fr.) 1 0 Justin Williams, Davidson (So.) 100-yard receiving Career 2008 Player, School (Year) School Facility (capacity) GP Total Avg. Largest Crowd Butler Butler Bowl (3,000) 1 4,049 4,049 4,049 vs. Franklin (9/13) Campbell Barker-Lane Stadium (5,000) 2 9,115 4,557 5,845 vs. Birmingham-Southern (9/1) Davidson Richardson Stadium (4,500) 1 4,218 4,218 4,218 vs. Jacksonville (9/27) Dayton Welcome Stadium (11,000) 2 6,943 3,471 3,595 vs. Robert Morris (9/20) Drake Drake Stadium (14,000) 3 12,327 4,109 5,318 vs. San Diego (9/27) Jacksonville D.B. Milne Field (5,000) 1 2,476 2,476 2,476 vs. Campbell (9/13) Morehead State Jayne Stadium (10,000) 2 10,224 5,112 5,783 vs. Saint Francis (9/27) San Diego Torero Stadium (7,000) 2 6,752 3,376 3,488 vs. Marist (8/29) Valparaiso Brown Field (5,000) 2 4,421 2,210 2,638 vs. Marian (9/20) 9 3 John Matthews, San Diego (Sr.) 8 0 Steve Ogden, Valparaiso (Sr.) 3 0 J Michael Jonard, Dayton (Sr.) 3 0 Nick Feldman, Morehead State (Sr.) 4 0 Geavon Tribble, Jacksonville (Sr.) 2 1 Kirk Konert, Davidson (Sr.) 2 0 JT Rogan, San Diego (Sr.) 1 0 Andrew Aldrich, Davidson (Jr.) 1 1 Dan Bohrer, Butler (Jr.) 1 0 Zach Brower, Drake (Sr.) 1 0 Myles Potter, Davidson (Sr.) 1 0 Justin Wakins, Dayton (Jr.) CONFERENCE QUICK HITS (continued from page 2) NCAA Rule Changes for 2008: There are several rule changes for the 2008 season that will make noticeable effects on the game. Among them are the banning of horse-collar tackles, a simplification of chop blocking rules and the elimination of the 5-yard face mask penalty for incidental contact (it will either be a 15-yard penalty or no foul at all). The major rule change involves the play clock which will have both 40 and 25-second settings. Whenever the ball becomes dead, the play clock will reset to 40 seconds and will start immediately. This includes when a runner is down in the field of play or out of bounds, a fumble out of bounds, backward pass out of bounds and after an incomplete pass. After a team has picked up a first down the game clock will stop but the play clock will go to 40 seconds and will start counting down. Division I FCS, please: Although some people may accidentally still refer to it as I-AA football, the term that represents the level of Division I football in which the Pioneer Football League competes has been retired. Beginning with the 2006 National Championship game, the term Football Championship Subdivision (or FCS) is to be used. FCS is the only Division I football rank to host a NCAA-sponsored national championship (one of 88 championships the NCAA sponsors). The division formerly known as I-A was changed to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and those teams compete for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national championship. Teams who play at the FCS level can offer a maximum of 63 scholarships (FBS teams can offer 85) and compete in a 16-team playoff at the end of the season to determine the national champion. PFL WIN STREAKS PFL member win streaks and rank among Division I FCS members, according to the NCAA. Overall Win Streak San Diego W4 t-4th Davidson W2 Conference Win Streak Dayton W6 t-4th San Diego W4 Davidson W2 Home Win Streak San Diego W26 1st Dayton W10 t-4th Davidson W3 Road Win Streak Butler W2 San Diego W2

6 2008 PFL vs. OTHER CONFERENCES FCS Members [11] 5-4 Great West 0-0 N22 San Diego at UC-Davis Indpendent 1-0 A29 Marist at San Diego W, N15 Marist at Davidson Ohio Valley 0-1 S13 Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky L, 8-16 Northeast 2-2 S06 Morehead State at Robert Morris L, S20 Robert Morris at Dayton W, S27 Dayton at Duquesne L, S27 St. Francis (Pa.) at Morehead State W, Patriot 2-0 S06 Drake at Lehigh W, S13 Fordham at Dayton W, Southern 0-1 S06 Jacksonville at Appalachian State L, 7-56 Non-Division I [19] 10-8 A28 Upper Iowa at Drake W, A30 Birmingham-Southern at Campbell L, 6-12 A30 Jacksonville at Savannah State W, 20-7 A30 Southern Virginia at Morehead State W, 49-6 A31 Dayton at Central State W, S04 Valparaiso at St. Francis (Ill.) L, 0-21 S06 Butler at Albion L, S06 Campbell at Methodist L, S06 Davidson at UNC-Pembroke L, 9-21 S06 Azusa Pacific at San Diego W, S13 Franklin at Butler L, S13 Davidson at Lenoir-Rhyne W, S13 William Penn at Drake W, 36-0 S13 Concordia (Wis.) at Valparaiso W, S20 Hanover at Butler Cancelled S20 Jacksonville at UNC-Pembroke L, S20 Marian (Ind.) at Valparaiso L, S27 Butler at Missouri S&T W, S27 Campbell at Carthage W, O09 Webber International at Jacksonville TOTAL [32] (.556) PFL vs. OTHER CONFERENCES (REGULAR SEASON SINCE 2000) vs. FCS Conf YRS Atlantic Big Sky Big South Gateway Great West Ivy MAAC MEAC Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot Southland Southern SWAC Independents FCS vs. FBS Conf YRS FBS Non-Division I YRS Non-Division I ALL GAMES Percentage NOTE: Records against other conferences based on membership at time, not current membership. PFL COACHING RECORDS CAREER RECORD RECORD AT CURRENT SCHOOL Coach, School Seasons W-L-T Pct. Seasons W-L-T Pct. PFL Pct. Jeff Voris (BUT) 8th rd Dale Steele (CAM) 1st st Tripp Merritt (DAV) 4th th Rich Chamberlin (DAY) 1st st Chris Creighton (DRA) 12th st Kerwin Bell (JAC) 2nd nd Matt Ballard (MOR) 21st th Ron Caragher (SAN) 2nd nd Stacy Adams (VAL) 4th th PFL CHAMPIONSHIPS 9 Dayton , 1994c, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000c, 2001, 2002, 2007c 4 Drake , 1998, 2000c, Valparaiso c, San Diego , 2006, 2007c 1 Butler c PFL DIVISIONAL TITLES 4 Morehead State (S) , 2003, 2004c, Dayton (N) , Jacksonville (S) , 2004c 2 San Diego (N) c, Drake (N) Valparaiso (N) c c co-champions Notes on PFL Championship: From and returning to the format in 2005 the PFL was composed of one division and the championship went to the team with the best conference record. From , the league expanded and split into two divisions - North (N) and South (S) - with the divisional winners, who were the teams with the best record against divisional opponents, facing off in a championship game, the winner of that game was awarded the league s championship.