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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 8: Oct. 23, 2011 Phone: (931) PFL OVERALL Team W-L PCT PF PA H A STR W-L PCT PF PA H A STR LAST WEEK S RESULT Jacksonville W W6 def. Davidson, Drake W W1 def. Valparaiso, 50-0 San Diego L L1 lost at Campbell, Campbell W W3 def. San Diego, Dayton W W2 def. Morehead State, Butler L L1 lost to Marist, Marist W W2 def. Butler, Morehead State L L3 lost to Dayton, Davidson L L4 lost at Jacksonville, Valparaiso L L27 lost at Drake, 50-0 AHEAD IN WEEK 9 Saturday, Oct PFL Contest Drake at Marist, Noon Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Tenney Stadium) Series: DRA leads, 2-0 Streak: DRA, two wins Last Season: Drake def. Marist, 42-0 Campbell at Davidson, 1 p.m. Location: Davidson, N.C. (Richardson Stadium) Series: DAV leads, 3-0 Streak: DAV, three wins Last Season: Davidson def. Campbell, Dayton at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Location: Valparaiso, Ind. (Brown Field) Series: DAY leads, 18-2 Streak: DAY, seven wins Last Season: Dayton def. Valparaiso, Off Week: Butler, Jacksonville, Morehead State, San Diego All times Eastern. FCS rankings in brackets prior to school s name: [Sports Network Fathead.com Poll/FCS Coaches Poll] WEEK 9 PREVIEW Only three games dot the PFL s Week 9 schedule with four teams taking the week off. The three teams with winning records in action Saturday will each be on the road Both of DRAKE s losses this season have come on the road and they will travel to MARIST which has not won a game at Tenney Stadium this season. Drake quarterback Mike Piatkowski threw a career-best four touchdowns in a Week 8 victory. The Bulldogs rushing attack surpassed 100 yards for just the third time this season, recording 162 yards against Valparaiso. Marist quarterback Tommy Reilly completed 21-of-24 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns in a Week 9 victory at Butler. The Red Foxes have run for more than 100 yards in each of their last three games CAMPBELL takes a program-best three-game win streak on the road to face in-state rival DAVIDSON. The Fighting Camels have scored more than 30 points in each game of its win streak. Most of that offensive effort is courtesy a running game that has 12 touchdowns and is averaging yards per game during the win streak. The Wildcats are winless in PFL play this season and are averaging just 5.5 points per PFL outing. Davidson broke a scoreless streak that lasted 13 quarters with quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff s nineyard touchdown throw to Lanny Funsten at Jacksonville in Week 8 DAYTON will play its 1,000th game when it travels to VALPARAISO for the week s final contest. The Flyers have started to flex their running game recently, with three straight outings of 200 or more rushing yards (255.0 ypg). Dayton running back Taylor Harris ran for 216 yards in Week 8, the best rushing performance by a PFL running back since the 2008 season. Valparaiso suffered its season s first shutout in Week 8 as it was held below 200 offensive yards for the second time this season.

2 Weekly Report OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Braden Smith, Campbell RS-Junior, Quarterback, Rockwall, Texas Smith passed for a touchdown and ran for three more to help Campbell down San Diego, 48-24, in Saturday PFL action. He completed 16-of-25 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown and also carried the ball 12 times for 87 yards and three touchdowns. Smith had a 21-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. He added a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Cramer in the third quarter before running for the game s last two touchdowns, including a 52-yard burst for the game s final score. Other Week 8 Nominees: Taylor Harris (DAY), Mike Piatkowski (DRA), Larry Thompson (JAC), Tommy Reilly (MAR), Zach Lewis (MOR) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Lacy McDougald, Jacksonville Senior, Safety, Jacksonville, Fla. McDougald intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, and helped Jacksonville to a PFL victory against Davidson, Saturday. He intercepted passes on consecutive Davidson drives in the third quarter to help break open a game that Jacksonville led 14-7 at halftime. His returned his first interception 25 yards to setup the Dolphins offense deep in Wildcats territory and four plays later JU converted with a touchdown. On Davidson s ensuing possession, McDougald intercepted a pass and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown, giving Jacksonville a 28-7 lead. Along with his 85 yards in interception returns he also had three tackles (one solo) and a pass breakup to his credit. Other Week 8 Nominees: Andy Dauch (BUT), Erik Feliciano (CAM), Devon Langhorst (DAY), Jake Underwood (DRA), Jaquan Bryan (MAR), Tony Bachman (MOR) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nate Miller, Dayton Senior, Punter/Kicker, Cincinnati, Ohio Miller converted each of his three field goals to help Dayton post a PFL victory at Morehead State, Saturday. He also made each of his three PATs to finish the game with 12 points. Miller made field goals from 23 and 26 yards in the first half and added a 32-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. He also handled punting duties for the Flyers, averaging 38.8 yards per punt on five kicks, including three placed inside the 20-yard line and one fair catch. Other Week 8 Nominees: Ted Moore (CAM), Billy Janssen (DRA), Nick Kaszei (MAR) PAST OFFENSIVE HONOREES S04 Mason Mills (SAN) S11 C.J. Oates (CAM) S18 Trae Heeter (BUT) S25 Jonathan Carkhuff (DAV) Josh McGregor (JAC) Mason Mills (SAN) O02 Mike Piatkowski (DRA) O09 Nathan Paddock (DRA) O16 Josh McGregor (JAC) O23 Braden Smith (CAM) O30 N06 N13 N20 PAST DEFENSIVE HONOREES S04 Jerome Raymond (MOR) S11 Ryan Costa (SAN) S18 Steve Wirkus (DAY) S25 Brandon Coleman (DRA) O02 Leonard Smith (JAC) O09 Jordan Ridley (BUT) Blake Oliaro (SAN) O16 Brandon Chandler (CAM) O23 Lacy McDougald (JAC) O30 N06 N13 N20 PAST SPECIAL TEAMS HONOREES S04 Rainer Duzan (MOR) S11 David Lang (BUT) S18 Colby Walden (JAC) S25 Rainer Duzan (MOR) O02 David Lang (BUT) O09 Billy Janssen (DRA) O16 Sam Hoekstra (SAN) O23 Nate Miller (DAY) O30 N06 N13 N20 PAGE 2

3 Weekly Report JACKSONVILLE BREAKS PFL WIN MARK Jacksonville extended its PFL win streak to a record 16 games with a victory against Davidson, Oct. 22. The Dolphins broke the PFL record previously held by San Diego which won 15 games from Jacksonville s current win streak still remains the second longest in the FCS, trailing only Ivy League member Penn which won its 18th-consecutive game with a victory against Yale last week. CAMPBELL RELISHING BACK-BACK-TO-BACK WINS FOR 1ST TIME Campbell enters its Week 9 matchup against in-state rival Davidson with a winning streak for the first time since the program rejoined the intercollegiate ranks. The Fighting Camels first-ever win streak includes victories against Butler (Week 6), at Marist (Week 7) and most recently against San Diego (Week 8). The consecutive wins have also moved Campbell above.500 in both overall and conference play, the latest they have been above.500 since the program s rebirth. DAYTON S HARRIS HAS BEST RUN EFFORT SINCE 2008 Dayton running back Taylor Harris put together the PFL s best rushing performance since 2008, Oct. 22 at Morehead State when he carried the ball 28 times for 216 yards. It was the best effort in the PFL since Jacksonville s Rudell Small rushed for 217 yards on 33 attempts on Sept. 27, 2008 at Davidson. QUINTET TAPPED FOR CFPA AWARDS A quintet of PFL players were recognized by the College Football Performance Awards for their Week 8 efforts. Drake kicker Billy Janssen was named the National Punter of the Week. Dayton s Tyler Hujik and Jacksonville s D Andre Randle each picked up a share of the organization s National Punt Returner of the Week. Jacksonville s Lacy McDougald was named National Defensive Back of the Week while Marist s Anthony Calcagni was tapped as the National Tight End of the Week. PFL A PROLIFIC PASSING LEAGUE After eight regular-season weeks the Pioneer Football League leads all FCS conferences in passing with its team s posting passing yards per game, nearly 40 yards above the subdivision s average (212.5). Eight of the league s 10 teams are ranked among the top 50 teams in passing yardage with Morehead State ranking second nationally with yards per game. SCINTILLATING SIGNAL-CALLERS Eight PFL quarterbacks are ranked among the FCS top 100 passers after Week 7 action. Morehead State s Zach Lewis leads the group and ranks fifth nationally with yards per game. He is followed by Davidson signalcaller Jonathan Carkhuff, who ranks seventh nationally with yards per game. The PFL quarterback corps is a diverse group with four seniors, a junior, two sophomores and a freshman ranked among the nation s top 100. DOLPHINS STREAKING AT HOME In addition to its PFL win streaks, Jacksonville leads the FCS with a 13-game home win streak that is the nation s best, ranking ahead of FCS Independent South Alabama (10 games). JACKSONVILLE S McGREGOR BECOMES 28TH FCS QUARTERBACK TO THROW FOR 10,000 YARDS Jacksonville senior quarterback Josh McGregor completed 19-of-30 passes for 346 yards against Morehead State, Oct. 15, to become the 28th FCS quarterback to surpass 10,000 passing yards. One week earlier he became the Pioneer Football League s career passing yardage leader, surpassing the mark previously held by San Diego alumnus Josh Johnson (9,699 yards, ). An up-to-date and complete list of FCS quarterback s with 10,000 career passing yards can be found on page 14. McGREGOR TAPPED FOR CSN NATIONAL HONOR Behind the strength of his five touchdown effort against Morehead State, Jacksonville s Josh McGregor was named one of the College Sporting News National All-Stars for Oct. 17 the first CSN National All-Star honor for a PFL player this season. It was the second time this season he has thrown for five touchdowns in a game and his 18 touchdown throws in 2011 ranks third among FCS quarterbacks HOEKSTRA NABS NATIONAL HONOR San Diego s Sam Hoekstra was named the National Punt Returner of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards in Week 6. His 85-yard punt return in the fourth-quarter provided the winning score in San Diego s victory over Drake. He finished the day with 86 yards on four punt returns. 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. ONLINE PRESS BOX The PFL web site has added an online press box to its offerings at its official web site where media members can find information about each of the league s 10 members. Point your browser to pioneer-football.org/pfl/pressbox to access the latest information. 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 10 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) PAGE 3

4 Weekly Report It was the second consecutive week a PFL athlete was named the National Punt Returner of the Week, Davidson s Toms Bernhards- Callahan earn the Week 6 honor courtesy his 94-yard punt return for a touchdown. TOREROS JAMES BREAKS 200-YARD BARRIER San Diego s Kenny James rushed for 207 yards, Oct. 8, at Valparaiso to become the first PFL runner to break through the 200-yard mark in nearly three seasons. The league did not have a 200-yard rusher in either the 2010 or 2009 seasons and not since Jacksonville s Rudell Small rushed for 217 yards on Sept. 27, 2008 at Davidson a span of 35 regular-season weekends between 200- yard performances in the league. DAVIDSON S BERNHARDS-CALLAHAN BIG RUN NETS NATIONAL HONOR Davidson s Toms Bernhards-Callahan s 94-yard punt return for a touchdown was the highlight in an effort that culminated in National Punt Returner of the Week honors from the College Football Performance Awards in Week 6. He finished the day with five punt returns for 106 yards and was the Wildcats leader in all-purpose yardage (175 yards). BIG PLAY REVIEW Davidson s Toms Bernhards-Callahan became the fourth PFL player to record a play of more than 90 yards this season, returning a punt 94-yards for a touchdown. It was the second big play for a Wildcats player this season, quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff connecting with Lanny Funsten for a PFL and NCAA record-tying 99-yard pass play. The list of 90-yard plays in the PFL this season, all resulting in touchdowns: Jacksonville s Colbie Walden 93-yard kickoff return vs. Charleston Southern (9/17/2011) Davidson s Lanny Funsten 99-yard pass from Jonathan Carkhuff vs. Johnson C. Smith (9/24/2011) Davidson s Toms Bernhards-Callahan 94-yard punt return vs. Marist (10/8/2011) San Diego s Kenny James 95-yard kickoff return vs. Davidson (10/1/2011) DRAKE S PIATKOWSKI SETS NATIONAL MARK, EARNS NATIONAL HONOR Drake quarterback Mike Piatkowski completed 30-of-33 passes against Campbell, Oct. 1, setting a FCS record for completion percentage for passers with 30 or more completions. His 90.9 completion percentage topped the mark set by Appalachian State s Richie Williams (88.9 percent vs. Furman, Oct. 9, 2004). That record in addition to a career-high 342 yards passing and a career-high tying three touchdowns helped him notch one of The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS National Player of the Week honors. FLYERS PFL STREAK ENDS Dayton s loss to Butler, Oct. 1, brought an end to its 11-game PFL win streak. That streak matched an 11-game PFL winning streak set by Dayton during the seasons. Including their 13-game win streak, the Flyers have posted three win streaks of 10 or more games during the PFL s 19-year history. DAVIDSON S FUNSTEN EARNS NATIONAL HONOR Davidson wide receiver Lanny Funsten was named the National Wide Receiver of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards in Week 4. Funsten caught seven passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns in the Wildcats non-conference win against Johnson C. Smith. Included in that total was an NCAA recordtying 99-yard reception for touchdown in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory. It was the best receiving performance by a PFL receiver this season. PAGE 4 EXPANSION 2013 MERCER, STETSON TO JOIN PFL IN 2013 Pioneer Football League Commissioner Patty Viverito announced in une 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 is 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. CAMPBELL TIES PFL RECORD IN WIN, NOTCHES PRO- GRAM S FIRST SHUTOUT Campbell tied an eight-year old PFL record when it scored 76 points against Apprentice, Sept. 10. The Camels scored on each of their first six possessions and on 11 of their 15 possessions in the contest. In addition, Campbell shutout Apprentice for the program s first bagel since the program began intercollegiate play in MARIST s PARADY RECORDS 100tH WIN Marist head coach Jim Parady notched his 100th career victory with Marist s win at Sacred Heart, Sept. 3. Now in his 20th season all at Marist he entered the season with a record. His 99 wins were 23rd most by an active FCS head coach entering the season. MOREHEAD STATE S DUZAN KICKS PFL RECORD Morehead State s Rainer Duzan had a busy opening week, scoring 19 points and setting the PFL record for points scored by kick-

5 Weekly Report ing, Sept. 3, against Kentucky Christian. The junior kicker made four field goals, including a personal-best 48-yarder, and was successful on seven of his eight PATs. He missed on his final PAT ending a streak of 33 consecutive PATs made. ALL-PFL HONOREES RETURN Twenty-nine members of the 2010 All-PFL squads return to their teams in 2011, including 11 first-team selections and 18 second-team honorees. In addition, 36 members of the All-PFL honorable mention list return to their teams. Jacksonville and San Diego each return three first-team All-PFL honorees, while the Dolphins lead all PFL teams with seven All-PFL honorees among their returners. DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE AT SIGNAL-CALLER Seven of the PFL s top 10 in passing yardage return in Jacksonville s Josh McGregor returns for his senior campaign and highlights the group after leading the PFL with 2,242 passing yards last season. Morehead State junior Zach Lewis (2,125 yards) and San Diego junior Mason Mills (1,939) were second and third in passing yardage, respectively. Marist senior Tommy Reilly returns after posting 1,795 yards and ranking fourth among PFL passers. Davidson sophomore Jonathan Carkhuff picked up the league s Freshman Offensive Player of the Year honors after finishing seventh in passing yardage (1,676). Rounding out the group of returnees are Drake senior Mike Piatkowski (1,344) and Butler senior Andrew Huck (1,207) who were seventh and eighth last season, respectively. JACKSONVILLE S McGREGOR NAMED TO PAYTON WATCH LIST Jacksonville senior quarterback Josh Mc- Gregor, one of Football Championship Subdivision s passing leaders last season, has been named to the 2011 Walter Payton Award Watch list, The Sports Network announced during the preseason. McGregor, a second-team All-PFL selection last season, led the FCS in passing efficiency last season with a rating. He finished third among FCS passers in touchdowns thrown (32), eighth in total passing yards (3049), fifth in passing yardage per game (277.18) and 11th in total offense (275.82). The Payton Award annual recognizes the FCS Offensive Player of the Year and is presented the night prior to the Division I Football Championship. BUCHANAN WATCH LIST INCLUDES SAN DIEGO S KURN San Diego senior defensive end Mario Kurn, the Football Championship Subdivision s sacks leader last season, has been named to the 2011 Buck Buchanan Award Watch list, sponsored by Fathead.com, The Sports Network announced during the preseason. Kurn, a unanimous first-team All-PFL selection last season, led the FCS with 27 tackles for loss in 2010, including a FCS-leading 17 sacks. He was sixth in the voting for the Buchanan Award last season. Kurn finished the campaign with 66 tackles, including 37 solo stops. The Buchanan Award annual recognized the FCS Defensive Player of the Year and is presented the night prior to the Division I Football Championship. FORMER DAYTON HEAD COACH MIKE KELLY in hall Long-time Dayton head coach Mike Kelly was inducted into the National Football Foundation s College Football Hall of Fame in July. Kelly was one of the winningest coaches in college football history, compiling a record during a 27-year career at Dayton. His.819 winning percentage is fourth-best among coaches with at least 25 years experience. JACKSONVILLE PICKED TO WIN PFL Jacksonville, which shared the 2010 Pioneer Football League championship, has PAGE NCAA INFORMATION TO KNOW PFL COULD RECEIVE AT-LARGE BID IN 2011: While the PFL did not receive a automatic qualifying spot into the 2011 championship, the league could still receive what would amount to an automatic at-large bid. Under criteria established by the championship committee, the PFL champion could receive an automatic at-large bid if it meets three criteria. First, it must win eight games against Division I opposition. Secondly, it must win two games against opponents from the 10 automatic qualifying conferences. Finally, it must finish the season ranked among the top 20 in the polls as calculated by the championship committee. 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) has been 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 20-team playoff at the end of the season to determine the national champion. been tapped as the 2011 preseason favorite in the league s preseason coaches poll, receiving eight of a possible nine first-place votes and 80 points. Dayton, which earned the other half of the league s 2010 title, was picked to finish second with 69 points. Drake (61 points) was picked third followed by San Diego (59) and Butler (47). Teams in the bottom half of the preseason poll were Morehead State (6th, 38 points), Campbell (7th, 33), Marist (8th, 31), Davidson (9th, 23) and Valparaiso (10th, 9). WHO TEAMS DON T PLAY CHANGES The 2011 season is the third in the current scheduling format in which each member plays eight conference contests, resulting in each team not playing one member on a two year basis. This is the first year the no-play team will rotate. Below are match-ups fans will not see during the 2011 schedule: Butler-San Diego Campbell-Dayton Davidson-Drake Jacksonville-Valparaiso Marist-Morehead State

6 Weekly Report DRAKE S STOY HALL NAMED TO ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM: Drake s Stoy Hall is among the 22 student-athletes named today by Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association to the 2011 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, one of the most prestigious off-the field honors in college football. Hall has been the unquestioned leader of the Bulldogs football team s exemplary work in the community. He holds a coveted spot as one of Drake Football s Community Service Captains, and has spearheaded the Bulldogs Boys & Girls Clubs Community Service efforts in recent years. Outside of that Drake-related involvement with Boys and Girls Clubs, Hall on his own has worked at the Clubs for the past two summers and volunteered his time beyond the scope of the team s involvement each year. Additionally, Hall has worked to create a mentor program at the Boys and Girls Clubs that helps kids learn to read, and has organized reading programs in several elementary schools. He also has organized groups of teammates each spring to join him on a Boys and Girls Club visit and has taken the blueprint for his Boys & Girls Clubs reading program to Des Moines metro high schools, working with students and helping them toward graduation by raising their levels to standard high school levels. On top of that dedicated involvement, Hall is a leader among players in organizing the events of the Drake football team s annual Youth Day and has volunteered countless hours during summers to work with kids at the Bulldogs annual football camps and clinics. On Drake s May 2011 trip to Tanzania to perform service projects, climb Kilimanjaro and play the first American football game on African soil, Hall was heavily involved in assisting Dr. Steve Meyer of Siouxland Tanzania Educational and Medical Ministries (STEMM) with the opening of STEMM s orphanage, the STEMM Children s Village. SIX PFL PLAYERS NAMED TO GOOD WORKS TEAM ALL-TIME: Since the Allstate/AFCA Good Works Team introduced a Division FCS, II, III and NAIA squad in 1997, six Pioneer Football League student-athletes have been named to the team: 2011: Stoy Hall (LB, Drake) 2010: Dan Prindle (OL, Dayton) & John Behm (LB, Davidson) 2007: Matt Watkins (DB, Valparaiso) 2006: Ryan Koepke (LB, Valparaiso) 2001: Jared Moses (WR, Jacksonville) PFL IN THE NFL Listed below are players who appeared in a Pioneer Football League game and on an NFL active roster, practice squad, injured reserve list and physically unable to perform list (where known) between This list will be updated throughout the season: CURRENTLY ACTIVE Name PFL Yrs NFL Team Years DRAKE Billy Cundiff (K) Baltimore Cleveland 2009 New Orleans 2006 Dallas SAN DIEGO Josh Johnson (QB) Tampa Bay FORMER PLAYERS Name PFL Yrs NFL Team Years BUTLER Arnold Mickens (RB) Indianapolis 1996 SAN DIEGO Michael Gasperson (WR) Philadelphia Eric Bakhitiari (LB) Tennessee 2009 San Francisco 2008 John Mathews (WR) Jacksonville 2010 Indianapolis 2009 TWO FORMER PFL ATHLETES START SEASON ON NFL ACTIVE ROSTERS: Baltimore kicker Billy Cundiff and Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Johnson, both Pioneer Football League alumni, were members of NFL active rosters upon the start of the league s regular-season. Cundiff, a 2002 Drake graduate, begins his seventh NFL season and second year with the Baltimore Ravens. Last season, he was named to the NFL Pro Bowl and was a member of the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated s All-Pro squad. He tiedan NFL record with 40 touchbacks on his 79 kickoffs. Cundiff also connected on 26-of-29 FGs (89.7 percent) and made all 39 of his PATs. Johnson, a 2008 San Diego graduate, begins his fourth NFL season, each spent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He currently is Tampa Bay s No. 2 quarter back, behind starter Josh Freeman. He played in 11 games last season after playing in six games with four starts during the 2009 campaign. FORMER PFL HEAD COAChES ALSO ROAMING NfL SIDEliNES: The PFL also is represented in the NFL coaching ranks. Current San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh was head coach at San Diego for three seasons ( ). Two former Dayton coaches also are on current NFL coaching lists: New Orleans Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi, Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore and New England Patriots defensive backs coach Josh Boyer. PAGE 6

7 PFL IN THE POLLS Sports Network FATHEAD.COM FCS College Football Poll Rk Team (1sts) Record Pts Pvs 1. Georgia Southern (131) 7-0 3, Northern Iowa (17) 6-1 3, North Dakota State (10) 7-0 3, Montana State (1) 7-1 3, Appalachian State 5-2 3, Sam Houston State 7-0 3, Lehigh 6-1 2, Maine 6-1 2, James Madison 5-2 2, New Hampshire 5-2 2, Montana 6-2 2, Wofford 5-2 2, Towson 6-1 2, Jacksonville State 5-2 2, Old Dominion 6-2 1, Alabama State 6-1 1, South Dakota William & Mary Jackson State Indiana State Delaware Illinois State NR 23. Liberty NR 24. Harvard NR 25. Tennessee Tech NR Others receiving votes: Central Arkansas 303, Massachusetts 300, Richmond 297, Furman 256, Chattanooga 231, North Dakota 203, Cal Poly 200, Eastern Washington 141, Norfolk State 139, Brown 136, Albany 90, Jacksonville 79, Texas State 56, Alabama A&M 48, San Diego 29, Samford 27, Penn 23, Florida A&M 20, Southern Utah 20, Portland State 19, Georgetown 18, Sacramento State 16, Stony Brook 14, South Dakota State 12, UT Martin 12, Southern Illinois 10, Elon 10, Eastern Kentucky 8, McNeese State 6, Bethune-Cookman 5, South Carolina State 5, Duquesne 4, The Citadel 4, Youngstown State 3, Holy Cross 3, Northwestern State 2, Drake 1, Lafayette 1. Weekly Report FCS Coaches Poll Rk Team (1sts) Record Pts Pvs 1. Georgia Southern (27) Northern Iowa (1) North Dakota State Montana State Appalachian State Lehigh Sam Houston State Montana Wofford James Madison New Hampshire Maine Jacksonville State Towson South Dakota Old Dominion Jackson State Indiana State Tennessee Tech Delaware William & Mary Alabama State NR 23. Harvard NR 24. Liberty NR 25. North Dakota Others receiving votes: Illinois State 59, Jacksonville 37, Norfolk State 33, McNeese State 27, Cal Poly 25, Eastern Washington 19, Central Arkansas 18, Chattanooga 15, Brown 14, Richmond 14, Youngstown State 13, Furman 12, Southern Illinois 9, Alcorn State 7, Sacramento State 7, Texas State 7, Albany 6, Florida A&M 5, Pennsylvania 5, Southern Utah 5, Massachusetts 3, San Diego 2, UT Martin 1. PFL VOTING MEMBERS Sports Network/FATHEAD.COM FCS College Football Poll Cody Bush; Jack Cronin; Mike Ferraro; Marc Gignac; Ted Gosen; Doug Hauschild; Paul Kirk; James Nasella; Terry Norvelle; Joe Prisco; Matt Schabert; Ryan Wronkowicz FCS COACHES POLL Ron Caragher, Dale Carlson 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/RV / / / / TWO /RV / / RV/RV / RV/RV / RV/ RV/ / THREE / RV/ / RV/RV / RV/RV / / RV/ / FOUR / / / RV/RV / RV/RV / / RV/ / FIVE /RV / / / / RV/RV / / RV/ / SIX / / / / RV/ RV/RV / / RV/RV / SEVEN / / / / / RV/RV / / RV/RV / EIGHT / / / / / RV/RV / / RV/RV / NINE TEN ELEVEN TWELVE PAGE 7

8 Weekly Report 2011 PFL Composite schedule - PFL Contest Thursday, Sept. 1 Morehead State def. Kentucky Christian, 67-0 North Dakota def. Drake, 16-0 Saturday, Sept. 3 Dayton def. Robert Morris, Butler def. Albion, Georgetown def. Davidson, Old Dominion def. Campbell, The Citadel def. Jacksonville, 31-9 Marist def. Sacred Heart, 20-7 Franklin def. Valparaiso, San Diego def. Azusa Pacific, Saturday, Sept. 10 Campbell def. Apprentice, 76-0 Duquesne def. Dayton, Indiana State def. Butler, Western Illinois def. Jacksonville, Youngstown State def. Valparaiso, Bucknell def. Marist, Davidson def. Lenoir-Rhyne, Drake def. Grand View, (OT) Illinois State def. Morehead State, San Diego def. Western New Mexico, Saturday, Sept. 17 Dayton def. Marist, Duquesne def. Valparaiso, St. Francis (Pa.) def. Morehead State, Jacksonville def. Charleston Southern, Butler def. Taylor, 23-6 Drake def. Missouri S&T, UC Davis def. San Diego, 31-3 Off Week: Campbell, Davidson Saturday, Sept. 24 San Diego def. Morehead State, Drake def. Butler, Jacksonville def. Campbell, Georgetown def. Marist, Dayton def. Central State, 17-7 Davidson def. Johnson C. Smith, 35-7 Off Week: Valparaiso Saturday, Oct. 1 Jacksonville def. Marist, 21-9 Butler def. Dayton, Drake def. Campbell, Morehead State def. Valparaiso, San Diego def. Davidson, 42-0 Saturday, Oct. 8 Campbell def. Butler, Marist def. Davidson, 13-9 Jacksonville def. Dayton, Drake def. Morehead State, San Diego def. Valparaiso, Saturday, Oct. 15 Campbell def. Marist, Jacksonville def. Morehead State, Butler def. Valparaiso, Dayton def. Davidson, 28-0 San Diego def. Drake, Saturday, Oct. 22 Jacksonville def. Davidson, Marist def. Butler, Campbell def. San Diego, Dayton def. Morehead State, Drake def. Valparaiso, 50-0 Saturday, Oct. 29 Drake at Marist, Noon Campbell at Davidson, 1 p.m. Dayton at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Off Week: Butler, Jacksonville, Morehead State, San Diego Saturday, Nov. 5 Davidson at Butler, Noon Valparaiso at Marist, Noon Morehead State at Campbell, 1 p.m. San Diego at Dayton, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Drake, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 Butler at Jacksonville, Noon Morehead State at Davidson, 1 p.m. Campbell at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Dayton at Drake, 2 p.m. Marist at San Diego, 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 Butler at Morehead State, 1 p.m. Campbell at Georgia State, 1 p.m. Valparaiso at Davidson, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at San Diego, 4 p.m. Off Week: Dayton, Drake, Marist Saturday, Nov NCAA Division I Football Championship First Round Saturday, Dec NCAA Division I Football Championship Second Round Saturday, Dec. 9 or NCAA Division I Football Championship Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 16 or NCAA Division I Football Championship Semifinals Saturday, Jan. 7, Division I Football Championship Final Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas PAGE 8

9 Weekly Report 2011 PFL TEAM-BY-TEAM CAPSULES - PFL Contest BUTLER BULLDOGS (4-4, 2-3 PFL) HOME FACILITY: BUTLER BOWL (5,400) CAMPBELL CAMELS (4-3, 3-2 PFL) HOME FACILITY: BARKER-LANE STADIUM (5,000) HOME: 2-2 AWAY: 2-2 HOME: 3-1 AWAY: 1-2 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 10,303 (2,578) Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 12,065 (3,016) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S03 [ /RV] Albion W S03 at Old Dominion L S10 at Indiana State [RV/RV] L S10 Apprentice W S17 at Taylor W S17 - Off Week - S24 Drake L S24 [RV/ ] Jacksonville [RV/RV] L O01 at Dayton [RV/RV] W O01 at Drake L O08 [ /RV] at Campbell L O08 Butler [ /RV] W O15 Valparaiso W O15 at Marist W O22 Marist L O22 San Diego [RV/RV] W O29 - Off Week - O29 at Davidson 1 p.m. N05 Davidson Noon N05 Morehead State 1 p.m. N12 at Jacksonville Noon N12 at Valparaiso 2 p.m. N19 at Morehead State 1 p.m. N19 at Georgia State TBA DAVIDSON WILDCATS (2-5, 0-4 PFL) HOME FACILITY: RICHARDSON STADIUM (4,500) HOME: 2-1 AWAY: 0-4 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 12,209 (4,070) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S03 at Georgetown L S10 Lenoir-Rhyne W S17 - Off Week - S24 Johnson C. Smith W O01 at San Diego [RV/ ] L O08 Marist L O15 at Dayton L O22 at Jacksonville [RV/RV] L O29 Campbell 1 p.m. N05 at Butler Noon N12 Morehead State 1 p.m. N19 Valparaiso 1 p.m. DRAKE BULLDOGS (6-2, 4-1 PFL) HOME FACILITY: DRAKE STADIUM (14,000) HOME: 4-0 AWAY: 2-2 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 12,365 (3,091) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S01 at North Dakota L S10 Grand View W (OT) S17 Missouri S&T W S24 at Butler [RV/ ] W O01 Campbell W O08 at Morehead State W O15 [RV/ ] at San Diego [RV/RV] W O22 Valparaiso W O29 at Marist Noon N05 Jacksonville 2 p.m. N12 Dayton 2 p.m. N19 - Off Week - DAYTON FLYERS (5-3, 3-2 PFL) HOME FACILITY: WELCOME STADIUM (11,000) HOME: 2-2 AWAY: 3-1 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 11,431 (2,858) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S03 [RV/RV] at Robert Morris W S10 [RV/RV] Duquesne L S17 [RV/RV] Marist W S24 [RV/RV] at Central State W O01 [RV/RV] Butler L O08 at Jacksonville [RV/RV] L O15 Davidson W O22 at Morehead State W O29 at Valparaiso 2 p.m. N05 San Diego 1 p.m. N12 at Drake 2 p.m. N19 - Off Week - JACKSONVILLE DOLPHINS (6-2, 5-0 PFL) HOME FACILITY: D.B. MILNE FIELD (5,000) HOME: 4-0 AWAY: 2-2 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 14,341 (3,585) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S03 [RV/RV] at The Citadel L S10 [RV/RV] at Western Illinois [RV/ ] L S17 [RV/RV] Charleston Southern W S24 [RV/RV] at Campbell [RV/ ] W O01 [RV/RV] at Marist W O08 [RV/RV] Dayton W O15 [RV/RV] Morehead State W O22 [RV/RV] Davidson W O29 [RV/RV] - Off Week - N05 at Drake 2 p.m. N12 Butler Noon N19 at San Diego 4 p.m. PFL Win STREAKS Consecutive Wins 6 Jacksonville 3 Campbell 2 Dayton 1 Drake, Marist Consecutive PFL Wins 16 Jacksonville 3 Campbell 2 Dayton 1 Drake, Marist Consecutive Home Wins 13 Jacksonville 8 Drake 5 San Diego 2 Campbell 1 Dayton Consecutive Road Wins 2 Jacksonville 2 Marist 1 Dayton, Campbell PAGE 9

10 Weekly Report 2011 PFL TEAM-BY-TEAM CAPSULES - PFL Contest MARIST RED FOXES (3-5, 2-3 PFL) HOME FACILITY: TENNEY STADIUM (5,000) MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES (2-6, 1-4 PFL) HOME FACILITY: JAYNE STADIUM (10,000) HOME: 0-3 AWAY: 3-2 HOME: 1-3 AWAY: 1-3 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 7,449 (2,483) Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 27,219 (6,805) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S03 at Sacred Heart W S01 Kentucky Christian W S10 at Bucknell L S10 at Illinois State [RV/ ] L S17 at Dayton [RV/RV] L S17 [RV/ ] at St. Francis (Pa.) L S24 Georgetown L S24 San Diego [RV/ ] L O01 Jacksonville [RV/RV] L O01 at Valparaiso W O08 at Davidson W O08 Drake L O15 Campbell L O15 at Jacksonville [RV/RV] L O22 at Butler W O22 Dayton L O29 Drake Noon O29 - Off Week - N05 Valparaiso Noon N05 at Campbell 1 p.m. N12 at San Diego 4 p.m. N12 at Davidson 1 p.m. N19 - Off Week - N19 Butler 1 p.m. SAN DIEGO TOREROS (6-2, 4-1 PFL) HOME FACILITY: TORERO STADIUM (7,000) HOME: 3-0 AWAY: 3-2 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 9,491 (3,163) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S03 at Azusa Pacific W S10 Western New Mexico W S17 [RV/ ] at UC Davis L S24 [RV/ ] at Morehead State W O01 [RV/ ] Davidson W O08 [RV/ ] at Valparaiso W O15 [RV/RV] Drake [RV/ ] W O22 [RV/RV] at Campbell L O29 [RV/RV] - Off Week - N05 at Dayton 1 p.m. N12 Marist 4 p.m. N19 Jacksonville 4 p.m. VALPARAISO CRUSADERS (0-7, 0-4 PFL) HOME FACILITY: BROWN FIELD (5,000) HOME: 0-3 AWAY: 0-4 Total Home Attendance (Avg.): 8,574 (2,858) Date [TM RANK] Opponent [RANK] W/L Score Attend S03 Franklin L S10 at Youngstown State [RV/ ] L S17 at Duquesne [RV/ ] L S24 - Off Week - O01 Morehead State L O08 San Diego [RV/ ] L O15 at Butler L O22 at Drake L O29 Dayton 2 p.m. N05 at Marist Noon N12 Campbell 2 p.m. N19 at Davidson 1 p.m. PFL YEAR-BY-YEAR HOME Attendance School Facility (capacity) 11 Avg 10 Avg 09 Avg 08 Avg 07 Avg Five-Yr Avg Gms Butler Butler Bowl (5,400) 2576 (4) 3205 (5) 2858 (5) 2177 (5) 1965 (7) Campbell Barker-Lane Stadium (5,000) 3016 (4) 3280 (6) 3324 (5) 3682 (5) Davidson Richardson Stadium (4,500) 4070 (3) 3608 (5) 3555 (5) 3500 (5) 3466 (5) Dayton Welcome Stadium (11,000) 2858 (4) 3286 (6) 4276 (5) 4737 (7) 4136 (5) Drake Drake Stadium (14,000) 3091 (4) 2566 (5) 3215 (6) 4293 (6) 4314 (7) Jacksonville D.B. Milne Field (5,000) 3585 (4) 3761 (5) 2543 (6) 2085 (6) 2496 (4) Marist Tenney Stadium (5,000) 2483 (3) 2198 (6) 2425 (5) Morehead State Jayne Stadium (10,000) 6805 (4) 4119 (5) 4703 (6) 5789 (6) 4600 (5) San Diego Torero Stadium (7,000) 3164 (3) 2457 (6) 3609 (7) 3306 (5) 4308 (6) Valparaiso Brown Field (5,000) 2858 (3) 2172 (5) 2311 (6) 2360 (5) 1942 (5) PFL Average 3485 (36) 3046 (54) 3407 (51) 3619 (45) 3421 (44) PAGE 10

11 PFL ALL-TIME STANDINGS Regular-season PFL contests only, by win percentage Team Yrs Gms W-L Pct. Dayton Jacksonville Drake Morehead State San Diego Davidson Marist Butler Valparaiso Campbell Former Members Austin Peay Evansville Weekly Report 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) 15 CAM 76-0 vs. Apprentice (2011) vs. Davidson (2008) 31 DAV 49-0 at Campbell (2008) at Dayton (2011) 1 DAY 28-0 vs. Davidson (2011) vs. Marshall (1976) 394 DRA 50-0 vs. Valparaiso (2011) at North Dakota (2011) 7 JAC 41-0 vs. Webber Int l (2010) at Samford (2009) 28 MAR 24-0 vs. Valparaiso (2009) at Drake (2010) 14 MOR 67-0 vs. Ky. Christian (2011) at San Diego (2010) 8 SAN 42-0 vs. Davidson (2011) at Dayton (1999) 131 VAL 54-0 at Wisc. Lutheran (2006) at Drake (2011) 0 PFL OVERTIME HISTORY Team Last OT Game ot Record BUT (W) vs. Morehead State (2009) 3-3 CAM (L) [2OT] at Morehead State (2010) 0-2 DAV (L) vs. Valparaiso (2008) 3-4 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) 11th th Dale Steele (CAM) 5th th Tripp Merritt (DAV) 7th th Rich Chamberlin (DAY) 4th th Chris Creighton (DRA) 15th th Kerwin Bell (JAC) 5th th Jim Parady (MAR) 20th th Matt Ballard (MOR) 24th th Ron Caragher (SAN) 5th th Dale Carlson (VAL) 23rd nd PFL CHAMPIONSHIPS 11 Dayton , 1994c, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000c, 2001, 2002, 2007c, 2009c, 2010c 4 Drake , 1998, 2000c, San Diego , 2006, 2007c 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 545 Campbell 11 Davidson 412 Dayton 627 Drake 570 Jacksonville 69 Marist 152 Morehead State 318 San Diego 233 Valparaiso 360 PAGE 11

12 Weekly Report 2011 PFL vs. OTHER CONFERENCES OVERALL RECORD: (.483) [30 GAMES] FCS MEMBERS: 3-14 (.176) [18 GAMES] NON-DIVISION I: 11-1 (.917) [12 GAMES] Big South 1-0 S17 Jacksonville def. Charleston Southern, Great West 0-2 S01 North Dakota def. Drake, 16-0 S17 UC Davis def. San Diego, 31-3 Indpendent 0-1 S03 Old Dominion def. Campbell, N19 Campbell at Georgia State Missouri Valley Football 0-4 S10 Indiana State def. Butler, S10 Western Illinois def. Jacksonville, S10 Illinois State def. Morehead State, S10 Youngstown State def. Valparaiso, Northeast 2-3 S03 Dayton def. Robert Morris, S03 Marist def, Sacred Heart, 20-7 S10 Dayton def. Duquesne, S17 St. Francis (Pa.) def. Morehead State, S17 Duquesne def. Valparaiso, Patriot 0-3 S03 Georgetown def. Davidson, S10 Bucknell def. Marist, S24 Georgetown def. Marist, Southern 0-1 S03 The Citadel def. Jacksonville, 31-9 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% Pass % 59% 59% 51% 50% 59% 62% 60% 58% 64% 68% Scoring Defense Total Defense Rushing Def Passing Def Run % 44% 42% 50% 47% 40% 38% 43% 42% 40% 40% Pass % 59% 59% 51% 50% 59% 62% 60% 58% 64% 60% Time of Game 2:42 2:57 2:48 2:44 2:45 2:50 S03 Butler def. Albion, S03 Morehead State def. Kentucky Christian, 67-0 S03 San Diego def. Azusa Pacific, S03 Franklin def. Valparaiso, S10 Campbell def. Apprentice, 76-0 S10 Davidson def. Lenoir-Rhyne, S10 Drake def. Grand View, S10 San Diego def. Western New Mexico, S17 Drake def. Missouri S&T, S17 Butler def. Taylor, 23-6 S24 Davidson def. Johnson C. Smith, 35-7 S24 Dayton def. Central State, 35-7 number in superscript next to year indicates number of pfl teams PAGE 12