2012 Weekly Report Contact: Cody Bush Week 3: Sept. 16, 2012 Phone: (931)

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1 A NCAA Division I FCS Conference CURRENT STANDINGS 1818 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri (314) FAX (314) Weekly Report Contact: Cody Bush Week 3: Sept. 16, 2012 Phone: (931) PFL OVERALL Team W-L PCT PF PA H A STR W-L PCT PF PA H A STR WEEK 3 RESULT Jacksonville L W2 def. Webber Int l, Butler L L1 lost at Dartmouth, 7-35 Campbell L L1 lost at Old Dominion, Dayton L W1 def. Robert Morris, Drake W L2 lost at Indiana State, Marist L L2 lost at Columbia, 9-10 Morehead State W L2 lost to St. Francis, San Diego W L1 lost at Harvard, Davidson W L2 Off Week Valparaiso L L3 lost to Duquesne, AHEAD IN WEEK 4 Saturday, Sept PFL CONTEST Davidson at Marist, Noon Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Tenney Stadium) Series: MAR leads, 3-1 Streak: MAR, one win Last Season: Marist def. Davidson, 13-9 Campbell at Butler, 1 p.m. Location: Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler Bowl) Series: Series tied, 2-2 Streak: CAM, two wins Last Season: Campbell def. Butler, Jacksonville [RV/ ] at Dayton, 1 p.m. Location: Dayton, Ohio (Welcome Stadium) Series: Series tied, 3-3 Streak: JAC, two wins Last Season: Jacksonville def. Dayton, Morehead State at Drake, 2 p.m. Location: Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium) Series: DRA leads, 5-2 Streak: DRA, two wins Last Season: Drake def. Morehead State, Valparaiso at San Diego, 4 p.m. Location: San Diego, Calif. (Torero Stadium) Series: SAN leads, 14-5 Streak: SAN, eight wins Last Season: San Diego def. Valparaiso, All times Eastern. FCS rankings in brackets prior to school s name: [Sports Network Poll/FCS Coaches Poll] WEEK 4 PREVIEW WEEK 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Defending 2011 PFL co-champions Drake and San Diego both open their title defense at home in Week 4 of the 2012 campaign. Jacksonville, the lone PFL team to end the pre-conference slate with a winning mark travels to Dayton DAVIDSON will travel to MARIST for the 2012 PFL race kickoff at high noon in Poughkeepsie. The road team has won all four meetings in the series, with the two teams separated by six points all-time. The Wildcats return to action following their off week and will bring its passing-centric offense (491 yards passing vs. 17 yards rushing) to the Red Foxes lair. Marist boasts the PFL s top defense after three weeks, holding opponents to 294 yards per game but have allowed 178 passing yards per outing (6th in the PFL) In its four seasons, CAMPBELL has not won its PFL opener and opens the 2012 PFL season at BUTLER. The Fighting Camels have won the last two meetings in the series, including a decision in their last trip to Indianapolis. Butler returns home where it owns its only win this season with its offense on a roll. The Bulldogs have racked up 400 yards offense in consecutive games and lead the league with yards per game Both DAYTON and JACKSONVILLE have not lost a PFL opener since 2007, but one of those streaks will come to an end at Welcome Stadium, Saturday. The Flyers extended their NCAA record scoring streak to 400 games with a season-best 20-point performance in a win against Robert Morris last week. After being shutout in its season opener, the Dolphins have scored 30 points in back-to-back games and are now ranked second among the league s teams with 21.3 points per game MOREHEAD STATE, the league s top scoring offense (31.7 ppg), will travel to DRAKE which boasts the league s No. 2 scoring defense (23.0 ppg). The Bulldogs defense has faced ranked FCS opponents each of the last two weeks but remains ranked 47th nationally in scoring defense. Senior quarterback Zach Lewis tied the Eagles career touchdown mark with his 55th touchdown toss against St. Francis last weekend VALPARAISO will seek its first road win since 2009 when it meets SAN DIEGO which owns the FCS fifth-longest home win streak. The Crusaders last road win came in Week 2 of the 2009 campaign and their road losing streak has reached 17 games. Valparaiso scored 17 points in the first quarter against Duquesne last weekend, its largest opening quarter output since The Toreros have won eight straight at Torero Stadium with their last loss coming at the hands of Dayton in the sixth week of the 2010 season. San Diego quarterback Mason Mills set PFL records for pass completions (38) and attempts (63) last weekend at Harvard.

2 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Taylor Harris, Dayton Senior (RS) Running Back Centerburg, Ohio Harris returned from a Week 1 injury to score two touchdowns in Dayton s non-conference victory against Robert Morris, Saturday. He missed the previous six quarters due to a knee injury but returned against RMU to carry the ball 19 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Harris scored the game s first touchdown and his second scoring run provided the game-winning margin. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Howard Savage, Dayton Junior Cornerback Indianapolis, Ind. Savage posted four passes defended, including an interception, in Dayton s non-conference victory against Robert Morris, Saturday. He also led the Flyers with nine tackles (five solo). Savage s interception came after a Dayton fumble set up Robert Morris offense in Dayton territory and stopped the resulting drive at the 15-yard line. In addition, he forced a fumble on a tackle for loss that short-circuited another Colonials first-half drive. Savage s four passes defended in a game are second-most in the FCS this season. Other Week 3 Nominees: Lucas Smith (CAM), Bob Quilico (DRA), Luidji Michel (JAC), Terrence Fede (MAR), Cody Gokan (VAL) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kyle Pignatiello, Dayton Freshman (RS) Punter Tipp City, Ohio D Andre Randle, Jacksonville Sophomore Wide Receiver Miami, Fla. Randle had just three catches, but took two of them to the end zone in Jacksonville s non-conference victory against Webber International, Saturday. His first catch turned into a 64-yard touchdown reception that provided the game-winning points. Randle later added a 34-yard touchdown catch-and-carry. He finished the day with 3 catches for 114 yards and three touchdowns. Other Week 3 Nominees: Derek O Conner (BUT), Dakota Wolf (CAM), Mike Piatkowski (DRA), Armani Martin (MAR), Brandon Bornhauser (MOR), Mason Mills (SAN) Pignatiello led all PFL punters with a 39.8 punting average to help Dayton hold off Robert Morris for a non-conference victory, Saturday. His eight punts for 318 yards kept the Colonials bottled up with an average starting position of their own 23-yard line. Pignatiello placed four of those punts inside the 20-yard line. He also boomed a 49-yard punt that forced a fair catch at the RMU 12-yard line. Other Week 3 Nominees: Adam Lutz (CAM), Ernie Collins (SAN), Mike Pando (VAL) 2012 PFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PAST OFFENSIVE HONOREES S01 Zach Lewis, Morehead State S08 Mason Mills, San Diego S15 Taylor Harris, Dayton D Andre Randle, Jacksonville S22 S29 O06 O13 O20 O27 N03 N10 N17 PAST DEFENSIVE HONOREES S01 Sean Grady, Butler S08 Jordan Dewhirst, Jacksonville S15 Howard Savage, Dayton S22 S29 O06 O13 O20 O27 N03 N10 N17 PAGE 2 PAST SPECIAL TEAMS HONOREES S01 Gary Hunter, Dayton S08 Terrance Bryant, Jacksonville S15 Kyle Pignatiello, Dayton S22 S29 O06 O13 O20 O27 N03 N10 N17

3 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT RAISE THE CURTAIN The 20th edition of the PFL regular-season race begins this weekend when Davidson and Marist meet at Tenney Stadium. Six teams have claimed a share of the PFL crown with Dayton winning a share of 11 titles, including six solo championships. OPENER STREAKS Here s a quick look at each team s current streak in PFL openers, records are since the return to single division play in 2006: Butler: 2-4, L2 Campbell: 0-4, L4 Davidson: 4-2, L1 Dayton: 4-2, W4 Drake: 5-1, W3 Jacksonville: 5-1, W4 Marist: 0-3, L3 Morehead State: 2-4, L3 San Diego: 6-0, W7* Valparaiso: 1-5, L5 * San Diego s last PFL-opening loss came in 2004 during divisional play. 400 AND COUNTING Dayton extended its own NCAA record by scoring in its 400th consecutive game when running back Taylor Harris rushed two yards for a first-quarter touchdown in a Week 3 victory against Robert Morris. The Flyers have not been held scoreless since suffering a 9-0 loss to Marshall during the 1976 season that s right the 1976 season. For perspective, that year was the United States Bicentennial, Apple Computer Company and the band U2 were formed, the Ford Fiesta debuted and Jimmy Carter was elected President. PAPER OR PLASTIC? Drake leads the FCS with an impressive 13 sacks in its first three games and its 4.33 sacks per game average ranks only behind a pair of Ivy League schools that opened their season in Week 3. The Bulldogs have become regulars atop the FCS national rankings in team sacks, ranking among the top five in each of the last three seasons 5th in 2011, 8th in 2010 and 5th in 2009 all under the guidance of current head coach Chris Creighton. WHERE HAVE THE RUNNERS GONE? The first two weeks have not been kind to the league s runners with the league averaging 93.6 yards per game. Butler running back Trae Heeter leads the PFL s rushers with 65.3 yards per game and is ranked 83rd nationally. The PFL set its all-time rushing low last season, averaging just yards per game. PFL = PASSING FOOTBALL LEAGUE? While the running game has suffered, the PFL s passers have enjoyed near record-breaking seasons. The league s quarterbacks are averaging an FCS best yards per game, just below last season s record yards per game. Drake s Mike Piatkowski ( ypg) and Morehead State s Zach Lewis ( ypg) are ranked seventh and eighth respectively among all the league s quarterbacks in passing yards per game. They are among six PFL signal callers ranked among the top 25 nationally. WEEK 2 NATIONAL HONORS San Diego s Ernie Collins and Jacksonville s Jordan Dewhirst and Terrance Bryant were recognized by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) for their Week 2 performances. Collins was named the National Placekicker of the Week after converting field goals of 37 and 51 yards and was 4-of-4 on PATs against Western New Mexico. Dewhirst was the National Kickoff Returner of the Week after a 44-yard onside kick return for a touchdown against Charleston Southern. Bryant was the National Punt Returner of the Week following his 55-yard punt return touchdown against Charleston Southern. In addition, three PFL student-athletes received honorable mention recognition from the CFPA. TURNING ON THE LIGHTS Two Pioneer Football League teams experienced playing under the lights for the first time on their home turf in the season s first two weeks. Butler added new lights to the Butler Bowl in 2011, but played under those lights for the first time in its Week 2 victory against Franklin. It was Butler s first home night game since Campbell added lights to Barker-Lane Stadium during the summer and got the chance to use those lights in an opening week loss to Shorter. WEEK 1 NATIONAL HONORS Dayton s Gary Hunter and Morehead State s Rainer Duzan were recognized by the College Football Performance Awards for their Week 1 performances. Hunter was named the National Punt Returner of the Week after his FCS best 77-yard punt return for a touchdown against nationally-ranked Illinois State. Duzan was picked the National Placekicker of the Week after recording 13 points in the Eagles win against Southern Virginia. In addition, eight PFL student-athletes received honorable mention recognition from the CFPA. PFL S 20TH CAMPAIGN The Pioneer Football League is amidst its 20th season of play during the 2012 campaign. Founded prior to the 1993 season, the league has grown from the five members who played that inaugural season: Butler, Dayton, Drake, Valparaiso and San Diego. This season the PFL has 10 members spanning the nation from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans. The league will continue to grow in 2013 with the addition of Mercer and Stetson and also will enjoy the promise of an automatic qualification spot into the 2013 FCS National Championship. PAGE 3 MEDIA SERVICES PREFERRED NOMENCLATURE The league s full name is the Pioneer Football League. Please use the league s full name when possible or use PFL as an abbreviation. Please, do not use Pioneer League in any case. PIONEER-FOOTBALL.ORG The Pioneer Football League s web site features the latest news and stories around the league. Standings along with team-by-team and composite results are updated following the conclusion of each day s action. PFL ON The Pioneer Football League also maintains an official twitter which will provide release and award notifications and score updates throughout the season. WEEKLY RELEASE AND STATISTICS Each week the PFL produces a weekly release in two versions, an initial Sunday Release and a final Weekly Release sent each Monday: The league s Sunday Release contains updated standings, a preview of the upcoming week and the league s players of the week. The PFL Weekly Release is released each Monday and contains all the information from the Sunday release along with news and notes from around the league and up-to-date statistics. Both versions are provided by and on the league s web site in PDF and may be reproduced as necessary. Weekly releases also will be sent via to media outlets around the league. Please contact Cody Bush at the PFL Media Relations Office to be added to the league s list. WEEKLY AWARDS The PFL names Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week each Sunday during the season. Winners are selected from nominations provided by PFL Football Media Relations personnel. The information will also be available from the PFL via the league s Sunday Release as well as on the league s web site and official twitter feed. ANNUAL AWARDS The league s head coaches select the following awards at the conclusion of the regular-season: All-PFL First and Second teams; Honorable Mention All-PFL; Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year; Offensive and Defensive Freshmen of the Year; Coach of the Year. The awards will be announced by the PFL via release as well as on the league s web site. PFL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations Director bushc@apsu.edu Office: (931)

4 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT STREAK-LESS After ending the 2011 campaign with three teams boasting multi-game win streaks Drake (4), San Diego (3) and Davidson (2) the Pioneer Football League enters Week 4 of the 2012 season with only Jacksonville owning a multi-game win streak, taking a two-game win streak into its PFL opener at Dayton. HOME SWEET HOME, EAST COAST The FCS top home winning streak resides at the D.B. Milne Field, home of the Jacksonville Dolphins. Jacksonville successfully extended the FCS longest home win streak (15 games) with a Week 3 win against Webber International. The Dolphins win streak stretch dates back to the 2009 season when they defeated Davidson, October 3, to begin the streak. Jacksonville s streak is the fourth longest in Division I circles behind LSU (20), Wisconsin (18) and Northern Illinois (16). However, it falls to ninth when all divisions are included with five Division III teams owning win streaks longer than 15 games. HOME SWEET HOME, WEST COAST San Diego extended its home win streak to eight games (5th best in the FCS) with a Week 2 win against Western New Mexico. The Toreros put their streak on the line in Week 4 when they host Valparaiso in their PFL opener. TWO PFL ATHLETES NOMINATED FOR 2011 ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM Campbell s Braden Smith and Drake s Zach Bosch were among 117 nominees for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes the selfless contributions to volunteerism and community service made by college football student-athletes across the nation. Of the two 11-member teams, one includes players competing in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (I- A) and the other is a combined team representing the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA), Divisions II, III, and the NAIA. BUCHANAN WATCH LIST INCLUDES SAN DIEGO S OLIARO San Diego junior defensive end Blake Oliaro, the returning PFL Defensive Player of the Year, has been named to the 2012 Buck Buchanan Award Watch list, presented by The Sports Network. Oliaro finished the season ranked fourth among FCS athletes with 1.36 sacks per game (15 sacks in 11 games) and was ranked 10th nationally with 1.77 tackles for loss per game (19.5 total). The Buchanan Award annual recognized the FCS Defensive Player of the Year and is presented the night prior to the Division I Football Championship. PFL RECEIVES FCS CHAMPION- SHIP AUTOMATIC BID IN 2013 PFL WILL BECOME ONE OF 11 AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS Beginning in 2013, the Pioneer Football League will gain access to the Division I Football Championship through an automatic bid as a result of the NCAA Board of Directors approving a budget that will allow expansion of the tournament to 24 teams that season. The championship s 2013 expansion will be the second this decade. The bracket grew from 16 to 20 teams in 2010, its first expansion since The PFL will join 10 conferences currently awarded an automatic bid. They will be placed into the 24-team bracket by the NCAA Football Championship selection committee along with 13 at-large qualifiers. The committee will select its eight national seeds which will receive first-round byes. The remaining 16 teams will then be placed in the bracket with an emphasis on geographical proximity. Having the Pioneer Football League champion automatically qualify for the FCS Playoffs is hugely important to our teams, said PFL commissioner Patty Viverito. This opportunity seemed a distant hope just one year ago, but will become a reality when the FCS bracket expands to 24 teams in The Pioneer Football League, which began with four members upon its inception in 1991, will expand to 12 members in It is the nation s only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. The PFL is a truly national conference with members on each coast and throughout the nation s heartland. The league still retains four of its charter members Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University and Valparaiso University, plus the University of San Diego (joining in 1992) which were joined in 2001 by Davidson College, Jacksonville University and Morehead State University. Campbell University joined the PFL in 2008, its first season of intercollegiate football. Marist College, which joined prior to the 2009 season, further extended the league s footprint into the northeast. The league will add Mercer University and Stetson University in 2013, improving the league s representation in the southeast. PFL PRESEASON PICKS PRESEASON ALL-PFL OFFENSE WR Lanny Funsten, Davidson WR Sam Hoekstra, San Diego WR Donte Sawyer, Morehead St. TE Anthony Calcagni, Marist TE Quintin Davis, Jacksonville QB Mike Piatkowski, Drake FB Kevin Marshall, Drake RB Taylor Harris, Dayton RB Kenny James, San Diego OL Phede Celestin, Marist OL Joey Clegg, Morehead State OL Jay Howard, Butler OL Eric Matteson, Morehead St. OL Matt Peleti, San Diego OL Matt Storey, Butler DEFENSE DL Brandon Coleman, Drake DL Terrence Fede, Marist DL Blake Oliaro, San Diego DL Mike Mayoral, Jacksonville LB Zach Dunaj, San Diego LB Travis Merritt, Drake LB Tyler Moorehead, Drake LB Jordan Ridley, Butler DB Brandon Chandler, Campbell DB Nick Mainiero, Marist DB Steth Monroe, Campbell DB Schon Thomas, Jacksonville SPECIAL TEAMS PK Rainer Duzan, Morehead St. P Greg Wood, Valparaiso RS Kenny James, San Diego PRESEASON COACHES POLL Team Points 1. San Diego (8) Drake (1) Jacksonville Dayton (1) Campbell Marist Butler Morehead State Davidson Valparaiso 11 First-place votes in parentheses. Nine points awarded for a first-place vote, with one point less for each succeeding place. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. PAGE 4

5 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT 2011 PFL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR RETURN All four PFL Players of the Year return for the 2012 campaign. Drake quarterback Mike Piatkowski returns after earning PFL Offensive Player of the Year honors and leading the league in pass efficiency (151.4). San Diego defensive lineman Blake Oliaro, the league s Defensive Player of the Year, led the league in sacks (15.0) last season as a sophomore. San Diego wide receiver Brandon White was the PFL s Freshman Offensive Player of the Year after posting 561 receiving yards last season. Drake linebacker Travis Merritt also returns after earning PFL Freshman Defensive Player of the Year honors following a 66-tackle campaign last season. PRESEASON ALL-PFL TEAM The Pioneer Football League s coaches preseason All-PFL team selected 29 student-athletes for 30 positions. San Diego had six selections, including junior Kenny James who earned the nod at both running back and return specialist. Drake saw five players receive preseason recognition. ALL-PFL HONOREES RETURN Nineteen members of the 2011 All-PFL squads return to their teams in 2012, including 12 firstteam selections and seven second-team honorees. San Diego and Drake, the 2011 PFL co-champions, each return four All-PFL selections from last season. All 10 PFL teams had at least one player selected to the preseason squad. SAN DIEGO PICKED TO WIN PFL San Diego and Drake, the defending Pioneer Football League co-champions, were picked to finish first and second, respectively, in the league s preseason coaches poll. San Diego (79 points) received eight of a possible nine first-place votes. Drake received 71 points and one first-place vote. Jacksonville was picked to finish third with 65 points. Dayton picked up the remaining first-place vote and 56 total points to finish fourth in the preseason poll. Campbell rounded out the poll s top half with 45 points for fifth place. Marist (6th, 42 points), Butler (7th, 34), Morehead State (8th, 27), Davidson (9th, 20) and Valparaiso (10th, 11) rounded out the PFL Preseason Poll. BIG PLAY REVIEW The list of 70-plus yard plays in the PFL this season, each resulting in a touchdown: Gary Hunter (DAY) 77-yard punt return vs. Illinois State [Sept. 1, 2012] Kitaro Lewis (MOR) 76-yard pass from Brandon Goldsmith vs. Southern Virginia [Aug. 30, 2012] Brandon Bornhauser (MOR) 94-yard pass from Zach Lewis vs. St. Francis (Pa.) [Sept. 15, 2012] EXPANSION 2013 MERCER, STETSON TO JOIN PFL IN 2013 Pioneer Football League Commissioner Patty Viverito announced in June 2011 that Mercer University and Stetson University have accepted the league s invitations for membership. Both institutions will begin play with the 2013 season, bringing the league s membership to 12 teams at that time. Mercer, located in Macon, Ga., announced the return of its football program in The Bears have not competed in football since 1941 but its history includes playing the first football game in Georgia against the University of Georgia in Mercer is the only private university in Georgia with NCAA Division I membership. Stetson, located in DeLand, Fla., will return to the football gridiron for the first time in 57 years after a 2011 decision to reinstate the program. The Hatters last competed in football during the 1956 season, however the program s roots can be traced back to the first organized football game played in Florida. With the addition of Mercer and Stetson, the Pioneer Football League expands its footprint in the Southeast where they will join current members Campbell, Davidson, Jacksonville and Morehead State. They also continue the PFL s tradition of attracting institutions beginning a football program who are committed to the principles of the league s model, which began with Jacksonville in 1998 and continued with Campbell s addition in The league, which began with four members upon its inception in 1991, will expand to 12 members in With the additional growth, the league foresees increased scheduling opportunities for its members which should further limit the impact of travel-related costs. To that end, league members recently agreed to implement an eight-game conference schedule beginning with the 2013 campaign, but have not determined the schedule s structure at this time. PAGE 5

6 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT PFL IN THE POLLS SPORTS NETWORK FCS COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL Rk Team (1sts) Record Pts Pvs 1. North Dakota State (140) Montana State (9) Sam Houston State (8) Youngstown State (7) Old Dominion James Madison Wofford (1) Northern Iowa Eastern Washington The Citadel Georgia Southern Delaware Towson Montana Illinois State Lehigh Appalachian State New Hampshire McNeese State Stony Brook Eastern Kentucky Indiana State Maine Jacksonville State Central Arkansas NR Others receiving votes: Cal Poly 288, Stephen F. Austin 261, Harvard 174, Sacramento State 154, Northern Arizona 149, Samford 99, Bethune-Cookman 88, UT Martin 88, Tennessee State 84, North Dakota 76, South Dakota State 31, Albany 29, Lafayette 29, Eastern Illinois 29, Norfolk State 26, Richmond 19, Tennessee Tech 18, Alabama A&M 16, Alabama State 11, South Carolina State 10, Villanova 10, Howard 4, Florida A&M 4, Yale 3, Southern Utah 3, Jacksonville 3, Western Illinois 1, Brown 1, Chattanooga 1. FCS COACHES POLL Rk Team (1sts) Record Pts Pvs 1. North Dakota State (25) Montana State (1) T-3. Sam Houston State T-3. Youngstown State Old Dominion Wofford James Madison Northern Iowa Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Montana Delaware Lehigh The Citadel Illinois State Towson McNeese State Appalachian State New Hampshire Stony Brook Central Arkansas Maine Eastern Kentucky Harvard Indiana State NR Others receiving votes: Jacksonville State 33, Cal Poly 25, Stephen F. Austin 21, Samford 19, Bethune-Cookman 17, Norfolk State 15, North Dakota 14, Sacramento State 13, Tennessee State 13, Northern Arizona 10, Alabama A&M 8, Albany 5, Lafayette 4, Florida A&M 1, South Dakota State 1, Tennessee Tech 1. PFL VOTING MEMBERS SPORTS NETWORK FCS COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL Mark Brumbaugh; Cody Bush; Jack Cronin; Mike Ferraro; Ted Gosen; Doug Hauschild; James Nasella; Terry Norvelle; Paul Oren; Matt Schabert; Matt Segal; Jason Williams FCS COACHES POLL Ron Caragher, Rick Chamberlin PFL WEEK-BY-WEEK POLL BREAKDOWN WEEK BUT CAM DAV DAY DRA JAC MAR MOR SAN VAL PRE / / / / RV/ RV/ / / RV/RV / ONE / / / RV/ RV/ / / / RV/ / TWO / / / / RV/ / / / / / THREE / / / / RV/ RV/ / / / / FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN ELEVEN TWELVE Polls: Sports Network/FCS Coaches PAGE 6

7 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT 2012 PFL COMPOSITE SCHEDULE - PFL Contest/Ranking listed is the highest in the polls for that given week Thursday, Aug. 30 Western Illinois def. Butler, Southern Virginia def. Morehead State, 55-0 Drake def. Grand View, 28-8 St. Joseph s (Ind.) def. Valparaiso, Shorter def. Campbell, Saturday, Sept. 22 Davidson at Marist, Noon Campbell at Butler, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Dayton, 1 p.m. Morehead State at Drake, 2 p.m. Valparaiso at San Diego, 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 Davidson at Morehead State, 1 p.m. Drake at Dayton, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Butler, 1 p.m. Valparaiso at Campbell, 1 p.m. San Diego at Marist, 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 No. 19 Illinois State def. Dayton, Marist def. Bryant, Georgetown def. Davidson, No. 3 Georgia Southern def. Jacksonville, 58-0 Cal Poly def. San Diego, Saturday, Sept. 8 Duquesne def. Dayton, 17-7 Jacksonville def. Charleston Southern, No. 6 Youngstown State vs. Valparaiso, 59-0 Butler def. Franklin, No. 21 Eastern Kentucky def. Morehead State, Campbell def. Virginia-Wise, 10-0 Lenoir-Rhyne def. Davidson, 20-2 No. 4 Montana State def. Drake, Bucknell def. Marist, San Diego def. Western New Mexico, Saturday, Sept. 15 No. 24 Harvard def. San Diego, Columbia def. Marist, 10-9 Jacksonville def. Webber International, Dayton def. Robert Morris, St. Francis (Pa.) def. Morehead State, Duquesne def. Valparaiso, No. 22 Indiana State def. Drake, No. 6 Old Dominion def. Campbell, Dartmouth def. Butler, 35-7 Off Week: Davidson Saturday, Sept. 29 Dayton at Butler, 1 p.m. Drake at Campbell, 1 p.m. Marist at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Presbyterian at Davidson, 6 p.m. Off Week: Morehead State, San Diego, Valparaiso Saturday, Oct. 6 Dayton at Davidson, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Morehead State, 1 p.m. Butler at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. San Diego at Drake, 2 p.m. Off Week: Campbell, Marist Saturday, Oct. 13 Butler at Marist, 1 p.m. Drake at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Jacksonville at Davidson, 1 p.m. Morehead State at Dayton, 1 p.m. Campbell at San Diego, 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 Valparaiso at Dayton, 1 p.m. Marist at Drake, 2 p.m. San Diego at Jacksonville, 2 p.m. Davidson at Campbell, 6 p.m. Morehead State at Butler, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 Butler at Davidson, Noon Campbell at Morehead State, 1 p.m. Marist at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Dayton at San Diego, 9 p.m. Off Week: Drake, Jacksonville Saturday, Nov. 10 Campbell at Jacksonville, Noon Dayton at Marist, Noon Davidson at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Butler at Drake, 2 p.m. Morehead State at San Diego, 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Drake at Jacksonville, Noon Marist at Campbell, 1 p.m. San Diego at Davidson, 1 p.m. Valparaiso at Morehead State, 1 p.m. Off Week: Butler, Dayton Saturday, Nov NCAA Division I Football Championship First Round Saturday, Dec NCAA Division I Football Championship Second Round Friday-Saturday, Dec NCAA Division I Football Championship Quarterfinals Friday-Saturday, Dec NCAA Division I Football Championship Semifinals Saturday, Jan. 5, Division I Football Championship Final Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 2012 PFL VS. OTHER CONFERENCES OVERALL RECORD: 9-20 (.310) [30 GAMES] FCS MEMBERS: 3-17 (.150) [21 GAMES] NON-DIVISION I: 6-3 (.571) [9 GAMES] Big Sky 0-2 S01 Cal Poly def. San Diego, S08 Montana State def. Drake, Big South 1-0 S08 Jacksonville def. Charleston Southern, S29 Presbyterian at Davidson Colonial 0-1 S15 Old Dominion def. Campbell, Ivy League 0-3 S15 Harvard def. San Diego, S15 Dartmouth def. Butler, 35-7 S15 Columbia def. Marist, 10-9 Missouri Valley Football 0-4 A30 Illinois State def. Dayton, A30 Western Illinois def. Butler, S08 Youngstown State def. Valparaiso, 59-0 S15 Indiana State def. Drake, Year-by-Year Breakdown vs. Conferences on page 10. Northeast 2-3 S01 Marist def. Bryant, S08 Duquesne def. Dayton, 17-7 S15 Dayton def. Robert Morris, S15 St. Francis (Pa.) def. Morehead State, S15 Duquesne def. Valparaiso, Ohio Valley 0-1 S08 Eastern Kentucky def. Morehead State, Patriot 0-2 S01 Georgetown def. Davidson, S08 Bucknell def. Marist, Southern 0-1 S01 Georgia Southern def. Jacksonville, 58-0 A30 Morehead State def. Southern Virginia, 58-0 A30 St. Joesph s def. Valparaiso, S01 Drake def. Grand View, 28-8 S01 Shorter def. Campbell, S08 Lenoir-Rhyne def. Davidson, 20-2 S08 San Diego def. Western New Mexico, S08 Butler def. Franklin, S08 Campbell def. Virginia-Wise, 10-0 S15 Jacksonville def. Webber International, PAGE 7

8 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT 2012 PFL TEAM-BY-TEAM CAPSULES - PFL Contest BUTLER BULLDOGS (1-2, 0-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: BUTLER BOWL (5,400) CAMPBELL CAMELS (1-2, 1-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: BARKER-LANE STADIUM (5,000) HOME: 1-0 AWAY: 0-2 HOME: 1-1 AWAY: 0-1 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 4,418 (4,418) Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 8,758 (4,379) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend A30 at Western Illinois [RV/ ] L A30 Shorter L S08 Franklin W S08 Virginia-Wise W S15 at Dartmouth L S15 at Old Dominion [6/4] L S22 Campbell 1 p.m. S22 at Butler 1 p.m. S29 Dayton 1 p.m. S29 Drake 1 p.m. O06 at Valparaiso 2 p.m. O06 Off Week O13 at Marist 1 p.m. O13 at San Diego 5 p.m. O20 Morehead State 6 p.m. O20 Davidson 6 p.m. O27 at Davidson Noon O27 at Morehead State 1 p.m. N03 Jacksonville 1 p.m. N03 Valparaiso 1 p.m. N10 at Drake 2 p.m. N10 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. N17 Off Week N17 Marist 1 p.m. DAVIDSON WILDCATS (0-2, 0-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: RICHARDSON STADIUM (4,500) HOME: 0-1 AWAY: 0-1 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 4,011 (4,011) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S01 Georgetown [RV/ ] L S08 at Lenoir-Rhyne L S15 Off Week S22 at Marist Noon S29 Presbyterian 6 p.m. O06 Dayton 1 p.m. O13 Jacksonville 1 p.m. O20 at Campbell 6 p.m. O27 Butler Noon N03 at Morehead State 1 p.m. N10 at Valparaiso 1 p.m. N17 San Diego 1 p.m. DRAKE BULLDOGS (1-2, 0-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: DRAKE STADIUM (14,000) HOME: 1-1 AWAY: 0-1 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 7,716 (3,858) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S01 [RV/ ] Grand View W S08 [RV/ ] Montana State [4/4] L S15 [RV/ ] at Indiana State [22/RV] L S22 Morehead State 2 p.m. S29 at Campbell 1 p.m. O06 San Diego 2 p.m. O13 at Valparaiso 1 p.m. O20 Marist 2 p.m. O27 Off Week N03 at Dayton 1 p.m. N10 Butler 2 p.m. N17 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. DAYTON FLYERS (1-2, 0-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: WELCOME STADIUM (11,000) HOME: 1-0 AWAY: 0-2 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 3,116 (3,116) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S01 at Illinois State [19/20] L S08 [RV/ ] at Duquesne [RV/ ] L S15 Robert Morris W S22 Jacksonville [RV/ ] 1 p.m. S29 at Butler 1 p.m. O06 at Davidson 1 p.m. O13 Morehead State 1 p.m. O20 Valparaiso 1 p.m. O27 at San Diego 9 p.m. N03 Drake 1 p.m. N10 at Marist Noon N17 Off Week JACKSONVILLE DOLPHINS (1-1, 0-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: D.B. MILNE FIELD (5,000) HOME: 1-0 AWAY: 1-1 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 2,725 (2,725) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S01 [RV/ ] at Georgia Southern [3/3] L S08 at Charleston Southern W S15 Webber International W S22 [RV/ ] at Dayton 1 p.m. S29 Marist 1 p.m. O06 at Morehead State 1 p.m. O13 at Davidson 1 p.m. O20 San Diego 2 p.m. O27 Off Week N03 at Butler 1 p.m. N10 Campbell 1 p.m. N17 Drake 1 p.m. PFL WIN STREAKS Consecutive Wins 2 Jacksonville 1 Dayton Consecutive PFL Wins 4 Drake 2 San Diego 1 Davidson, Jacksonville, Valparaiso Consecutive Home Wins 15 Jacksonville 8 San Diego 2 Butler 1 Campbell, Dayton Consecutive Road Wins 1 Jacksonville PAGE 8

9 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT 2011 PFL TEAM-BY-TEAM CAPSULES - PFL Contest MARIST RED FOXES (1-2, 0-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: TENNEY STADIUM (5,000) MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES (1-2, 0-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: JAYNE STADIUM (10,000) HOME: 0-1 AWAY: 1-1 HOME: 1-1 AWAY: 0-1 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 2,187 (2,187) Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 12,435 (6,218) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S01 at Bryant [RV/ ] W A30 Southern Virginia W S08 Bucknell L S08 at Eastern Kentucky [21/25] L S15 at Columbia L S15 St. Francis (Pa.) L S22 Davidson Noon S22 at Drake 2 p.m. S29 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. S29 Off Week O06 Off Week O06 Jacksonville 1 p.m. O13 Butler 1 p.m. O13 at Dayton 1 p.m. O20 at Drake 2 p.m. O20 at Butler 6 p.m. O27 at Valparaiso 2 p.m. O27 Campbell 1 p.m. N03 San Diego 4 p.m. N03 Davidson 1 p.m. N10 Dayton Noon N10 at San Diego 9 p.m. N17 at Campbell 1 p.m. N17 Valparaiso 1 p.m. SAN DIEGO TOREROS (1-2, 0-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: TORERO STADIUM (7,000) HOME: 1-0 AWAY: 0-2 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 4,081 (4,081) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S01 [RV/RV] at Cal Poly [RV/RV] L S08 [RV/ ] Western New Mexico W S15 at Harvard [RV/24] L S22 Valparaiso 4 p.m. S29 Off Week O06 at Drake 2 p.m. O13 Campbell 5 p.m. O20 at Jacksonville 2 p.m. O27 Dayton 9 p.m. N03 at Marist 4 p.m. N10 Morehead State 9 p.m. N17 at Davidson 1 p.m. VALPARAISO CRUSADERS (0-2, 0-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: BROWN FIELD (5,000) HOME: 0-2 AWAY: 0-1 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 6,025 (3,013) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend A30 St. Joseph s L S08 at Youngstown State [6/10] L S15 Duquesne L S22 at San Diego 4 p.m. S29 Off Week O06 Butler 2 p.m. O13 Drake 1 p.m. O20 at Dayton 1 p.m. O27 Marist 2 p.m. N03 at Campbell 1 p.m. N10 Davidson 1 p.m. N17 at Morehead State PFL YEAR-BY-YEAR HOME ATTENDANCE School Facility (capacity) 12 Avg 11 Avg 10 Avg 09 Avg 08 Avg Five-Yr Avg Gms Butler Butler Bowl (5,400) 4148 (1) 3205 (5) 2858 (5) 2177 (5) 1965 (7) Campbell Barker-Lane Stadium (5,000) 4379 (2) 3280 (6) 3324 (5) 3682 (5) Davidson Richardson Stadium (4,500) 4011 (1) 3608 (5) 3555 (5) 3500 (5) 3466 (5) Dayton Welcome Stadium (11,000) 3116 (1) 3286 (6) 4276 (5) 4737 (7) 4136 (5) Drake Drake Stadium (14,000) 3858 (2) 2566 (5) 3215 (6) 4293 (6) 4314 (7) Jacksonville D.B. Milne Field (5,000) 2725 (1) 3761 (5) 2543 (6) 2085 (6) 2496 (4) Marist Tenney Stadium (5,000) 2187 (1) 2198 (6) 2425 (5) Morehead State Jayne Stadium (10,000) 6218 (2) 4119 (5) 4703 (6) 5789 (6) 4600 (5) San Diego Torero Stadium (7,000) 4081 (1) 2457 (6) 3609 (7) 3306 (5) 4308 (6) Valparaiso Brown Field (5,000) 3013 (2) 2172 (5) 2311 (6) 2360 (5) 1942 (5) PFL Average 3943 (14) 3046 (54) 3407 (51) 3619 (45) 3421 (44) PAGE 9

10 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT PFL ALL-TIME STANDINGS Regular-season PFL contests only, by win percentage Team Yrs Gms W-L Pct. Dayton Jacksonville Drake San Diego Morehead State Davidson Marist Butler Campbell Valparaiso Former Members Austin Peay Evansville PFL ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS Only regular-season PFL contests and current members listed Team BUT CAM DAV DAY DRA JAC MAR MOR SAN VAL Butler Campbell Davidson Dayton Drake Jacksonville Marist Morehead State San Diego Valparaiso PFL SHUTOUT HISTORY Team Last SHO Win Gms Ago Last SHO Loss Gms Ago BUT 48-0 at Valparaiso (2010) at San Diego (2010) 20 CAM 10-0 vs. Virginia-Wise (2012) vs. Davidson (2008) 36 DAV 49-0 at Campbell (2008) at Dayton (2011) 6 DAY 28-0 vs. Davidson (2011) vs. Marshall (1976) 400 DRA 50-0 vs. Valparaiso (2011) at North Dakota (2011) 13 JAC 41-0 vs. Webber Int l (2010) at Ga. Southern (2012) 2 MAR 24-0 vs. Valparaiso (2009) at Drake (2010) 20 MOR 55-0 vs. Southern Va. (2012) at San Diego (2010) 13 SAN 42-0 vs. Davidson (2011) at Dayton (1999) 137 VAL 54-0 at Wisc. Lutheran (2006) at Youngstown St. (2012) 1 PFL OVERTIME HISTORY Team Last OT Game OT Record BUT (W) vs. Morehead State (2009) 3-3 CAM (W) [3OT] at Davidson (2011) 1-2 DAV (L) [3OT] vs. Campbell (2011) 3-5 DAY (W) at Marist (2010) 2-1 DRA (W) vs. Grand View (2011) 2-1 JAC (W) vs. Stony Brook (2000) 1-0 MAR (L) [2OT] vs. Dayton (2010) 2-3 MOR (W) [2OT] vs. Campbell (2010) 2-2 SAN (W) vs. Holy Cross (2003) 1-1 VAL (W) vs. Davidson (2008) 3-0 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) 12th th Dale Steele (CAM) 6th th Tripp Merritt (DAV) 8th th Rich Chamberlin (DAY) 5th th Chris Creighton (DRA) 16th th Kerwin Bell (JAC) 6th th Jim Parady (MAR) 21st st Matt Ballard (MOR) 25th th Ron Caragher (SAN) 6th th Dale Carlson (VAL) 24th rd PFL CHAMPIONSHIPS 11 Dayton , 1994c, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000c, 2001, 2002, 2007c, 2009c, 2010c 5 Drake , 1998, 2000c, 2004, 2011c 4 San Diego , 2006, 2007c, 2011c 2 Valparaiso c, Butler c, 2009c 2 Jacksonville , 2010c 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. ALL-TIME VICTORIES School Wins Butler 547 Campbell 14 Davidson 413 Dayton 629 Drake 574 Jacksonville 72 Marist 154 Morehead State 319 San Diego 236 Valparaiso 361 PAGE 10

11 2012 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORT PFL VS. OTHER CONFERENCES (REGULAR SEASON SINCE 2000, Records against other conferences based on membership at time, not current membership.) vs. FCS Conf YRS Atlantic Big Sky Big South Colonial Great West Ivy MAAC MEAC MVFC Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot Southland Southern SWAC Independents FCS vs. FBS Conf YRS FBS Non-Division I YRS Non-Division I ALL GAMES Percentage PFL STATISTICAL TRENDS CATEGORY Scoring Offense Total Offense Rushing Off Passing Off Run % 41% 41% 49% 50% 41% 38% 40% 42% 36% 32% 27% Pass % 59% 59% 51% 50% 59% 62% 60% 58% 64% 68% 73% Scoring Defense Total Defense Rushing Def Passing Def Run % 44% 42% 50% 47% 40% 38% 43% 42% 40% 38% 54% Pass % 59% 59% 51% 50% 59% 62% 60% 58% 64% 62% 46% Time of Game 2:42 2:57 2:48 2:44 2:45 2:51 2:50 NUMBER IN SUPERSCRIPT NEXT TO YEAR INDICATES NUMBER OF PFL TEAMS PAGE 11

12 Team Statistics Through games of Sep 17, 2012 SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G 1. Morehead State Jacksonville Butler Drake Marist San Diego Valparaiso Campbell Dayton Davidson SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G 1. Marist Drake Butler Jacksonville Morehead State Davidson Dayton San Diego Campbell Valparaiso TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G 1. Butler Morehead State Drake Marist Campbell Jacksonville San Diego Valparaiso Davidson Dayton TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G 1. Marist Butler Jacksonville Davidson Drake Dayton Morehead State San Diego Campbell Valparaiso RUSHING OFFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G 1. Campbell Butler Marist Dayton Jacksonville Drake Valparaiso Morehead State San Diego Davidson RUSHING DEFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G 1. Marist Butler Dayton Campbell Drake Jacksonville San Diego Valparaiso Morehead State Davidson PASS OFFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G 1. Morehead State Drake Butler San Diego Marist Davidson Jacksonville Campbell Valparaiso Dayton PASS DEFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G 1. Davidson Jacksonville Morehead State Drake Butler Marist Dayton San Diego Campbell Valparaiso PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. 1. Marist Morehead State Butler San Diego Drake Campbell Jacksonville Valparaiso Davidson Dayton PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. 1. Jacksonville Davidson Drake Marist Butler Dayton Morehead State San Diego Valparaiso Campbell