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Butler Football Rolls In PFL Opener Against Morehead State With 40-6 Win

Butler Football Rolls In PFL Opener Against Morehead State With 40-6 Win

The Butler Bulldogs get an impressive win against the Morehead State Eagles in dominating fashion with another lopsided affair in Indianapolis, In.

Oct 5, 2024 by Cameron Belcher
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The Butler Bulldogs football team took care of business against the Morehead State Eagles as they picked up a 40-6 win, beginning their PFL conference play on the right foot in Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Stadium on October 5.

This win keeps the Bulldogs undefeated as they are now 5-0 and drops Morehead State to an even 3-3 on the season.

Butler continued to play well on both sides of the ball and were firing on all cylinders from the start, taking a shutout into the fourth quarter. Quarterback Reagan Andrew had himself a game, being responsible for four touchdowns totaling two passing and rushing touchdowns apiece, only missing one passing after going 11/12 for 172 yards.

Ershod Jasey II also had a solid game, rushing for 76 yards on 11 carries and catching a touchdown on a wheel route late in the third quarter.

Morehead State had a promising first drive to start the game but didn't score and couldn't get anything else to go their way for the rest of the game, only having a game total of 258 yards, which is an amazing credit to the Bulldogs defense, who are coming off of shutouts the past two weeks. They only gave up six points today and lead the FCS in points allowed.

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Final Game Stats

STAT           MSU    BU

Total Yds    258    482

Pass Yds    139    185

Rush Yds    119    297

Penalties    9-72    3-40

1st Downs    13    26

3rd Downs    1-9    7-11

4th Downs    1-2    2-2

Total Plays    47    62

Avg Yds/Play    5.5    7.8

Avg Yds/Completion    9.9    13.2

Avg Yds/Rush    4.4    6.5

Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg)    130 (5)    298 (6.6)

Red Zone    0-2    4-4

Time of Poss    27:34    32:26

Turnovers (Def Pts Off)    0 (0)    0 (0)

Fumbles-Lost    0-0    0-0

Sacks (Def Yds)    1 (1)    1 (11)

TFL (Def Yds)    6 (14)    3 (14)

Final: Morehead State 6, Butler 40

Follow the action below to see what happened.

Butler Puts On The Finishing Touches - 4Q 1:41

Morehead State 6, Butler 40

Reagan Andrew caps off a nearly perfect day with a 33-yard rushing touchdown while breaking a tackle on 4th and 9.

Closer Look At Brown Score

Morehead State Finally Get On The Board - 4Q 6:56

Morehead State 6, Butler 33

The Eagles finally breakthrough after threatening to score multiple times with a 24-yard touchdown to Ryan Upp. PAT is no good.

Bulldogs Pouring It On Morehead State - 4Q 9:59

Morehead State 0, Butler 33

Nick Howard, the other Bulldogs QB, gets his first touchdown on the day with a 12-yard touchdown to Trevon Brown. 2-pt conversion is no good.

Here Is A Look At The Blocked FG Attempt

Morehead State 0, Butler 27

Things Go From Bad To Worse For Morehead State - 4Q 10:24

Morehead State 0, Butler 27

An Eagles touchdown gets taken off the board after an ineligible receiver downfield penalty. Morehead State gets their field goal blocked by Jeremiah Jackson and remains scoreless.

Morehead State Not Going Away Just Yet - End of 3Q

Morehead State 0, Butler 27

Morehead State is not going to surrender as they are knocking on the door of their first score, getting the ball the Butler's 13-yard line as the third quarter comes to an end.

Better Look At The Jasey II Touchdown

Morehead State 0, Butler 27

Butler Gets The Ball Back And Adds To The Lead - 3Q 4:06

Morehead State 0, Butler 27

Reagan Andrews tosses his second touchdown pass on the day with a 25-yard strike to Ershod Jasey II to give the Bulldogs some extra cushion.

Morehead State Gets The Stop - 3Q 9:24

Morehead State 0, Butler 20

The Eagles get the stop and will look to get on the board with their first possession of the half.

Butler Receives Second Half Kickoff - 3Q 15:00

Morehead State 0, Butler 20

Butler will have the ball first in the second half as Morehead State has to get a stop here to keep the game in reach.

Team Stats At The Half

Morehead State 0, Butler 20

STAT          MSU   BU

Total Yds    112    230

Pass Yds    52    139

Rush Yds    60    91

Penalties    4-37    0-0

1st Downs    6    13

3rd Downs    0-5    4-5

4th Downs    1-1    0-0

Total Plays    25    29

Avg Yds/Play    4.5    7.9

Avg Yds/Completion    10.4    19.9

Avg Yds/Rush    3.5    4.3

Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg)    71 (4.4)    92 (4.6)

Red Zone    0-1    3-3

Time of Poss    15:03    14:57

Turnovers (Def Pts Off)    0 (0)    0 (0)

Fumbles-Lost    0-0    0-0

Sacks (Def Yds)    1 (1)    1 (11)

TFL (Def Yds)    3 (6)    3 (14)

Better Look At Andrews-Enneking TD

Morehead State Looking For Answers, Butler Up 20-0 At The Break

Morehead State 0, Butler 20

Morehead State kneels out the rest of the clock and goes in the locker down by 20.

Another Bulldog Touchdown - 2Q 0:24

Morehead State 0, Butler 20

A Morehead State penalty keeps the drive alive for the Bulldogs, and they capitalize the very next play with a touchdown pass to William Enneking. The 2-pt conversion is no good.

Butler Slowly Moving Up The Field Looking To Score Before Half - 2Q 2:00

Morehead State 0, Butler 14

It is now the two-minute warning in Indianapolis, and the Bulldogs are chasing another score before teams head to the locker room.

Bulldogs Score Again - 2Q 10:00

Morehead State 0, Butler 14

71-yard completion to Ethan Loss from Reagan Andrew sets up another rushing touchdown, this time for Billy Dozier to put the Bulldogs up two scores.

Look At The Andrew Touchdown

Morehead State 0, Butler 7

End Of The 1Q

Morehead State 0, Butler 7

Morehead State has the ball at their own 14-yard line, looking to answer back after the Butler touchdown.

Butler Strikes First - 1Q 0:08

Morehead State 0, Butler 7

After moving the ball effortlessly down the field, the Bulldogs punch it in with a rushing touchdown by Reagan Andrew.

Morehead State Leaves Points On The Board

Morehead State 0, Butler 0

Even though Carter Cravens completes a 30-yard pass to Nathan Garnett Jr., they are held to a field goal but can't convert. Butler takes over, but don't do anything with it. 

Butler Kicks Off To Morehead State - 1Q 15:00

Morehead State 0, Butler 0

The Eagles start the game with the ball.

PFL Week 5 Honors

Offensive

Drew VanVleet, Dayton (Freshman (RS), Quarterback, Richmond, Indiana)

Others Nominated

Butler running back Joey Suchy passed 1,000 career rushing yards with an 80-yard, two-touchdown effort on eight carries in a 63-0 victory against Virginia-Lynchburg.

Davidson running back Mari Adams used 16 carries to amass 128 yards and a touchdown in a 48-37 win over Presbyterian.

Drake wide receiver Mitchell January caught nine passes on 16 targets for 121 yards and a touchdown in Drake’s 30-28 victory against San Diego.

Presbyterian quarterback Collin Hurst put together the program’s first 350-yard passing performance since 2021, completing 25-of-37 passes for 358 yards and three touchdowns in a loss to Davidson.

Defensive

Noah Benza, Morehead State (Senior, Defensive Lineman, Hebron, Kentucky)

Others Nominated

Butler linebacker Tyson Garrett had four tackles, with two for loss and 1.5 sacks in a 63-0 win against Virginia-Lynchburg.

Davidson cornerback TJ Magee had a 98-yard pick-six and nine tackles (seven solo) in a 48-37 win against Presbyterian.

Dayton linebacker Gideon Lampron had eight tackles (four solo), with 3.0 for loss and 1.5 sacks in a 47-14 victory at Marist.

Drake linebacker Sean Allison had six tackles and notched his first career interception in a 30-28 win against San Diego.

Presbyterian linebacker Alex Harriott posted a game-high 13 tackles and had one tackle for loss in a loss at Davidson.

Special Teams

Shane Dunning, Drake (Graduate, Kicker/Punter, Muskego, Wisconsin)

Others Nominated

Dayton punt returner Paul Kelly averaged 22.5 yards on his two punt returns, including a 30-yard return that set up a field goal late in the first half of a 47-14 win at Marist.

Valparaiso defensive lineman Alex Goworowski blocked a punt that rolled out the back of the end zone for a safety in the Beacons’ loss at Morehead State.

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PFL Standings 

Davidson 1-0, 3-1

Dayton 1-0, 3-1

Drake 1-0, 2-1

Morehead State 1-0, 3-2

Butler 0-0, 4-0

Stetson 0-0, 2-2

St. Thomas 0-0, 1-3

San Diego 0-1, 2-2

Presbyterian 0-1, 2-3

Valparaiso 0-1, 2-3

Marist 0-1, 0-4

Morehead State Football Vs. Butler Kickoff Time

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AFCA NCAA FCS Football Rankings In Week 6

As of Sept. 30, 2024

  1. South Dakota St. (3-1)
  2. North Dakota St. (4-1)
  3. Montana St. (5-0)
  4. South Dakota (3-1)
  5. Villanova (4-1)
  6. North Dakota (4-1)
  7. Central Arkansas (4-1)
  8. UC Davis (4-1)
  9. Montana (4-1)
  10. William & Mary (4-1)
  11. Mercer (5-0)
  12. Idaho (3-2)
  13. Southeast Missouri St. (4-1)
  14. Tarleton St. (4-1)
  15. UIW (2-2)
  16. New Hampshire (3-1)
  17. ACU (3-2)
  18. Northern Iowa (2-2)
  19. Illinois St. (3-2)
  20. Sacramento St. (2-3)
  21. Richmond (3-2)
  22. Florida A&M (2-2)
  23. Southern Illinois (2-3)
  24. McNeese (4-2)
  25. Rhode Island (3-1)

Others Receiving Votes: Stony Brook, 28; Missouri St., 27; Lafayette, 24; East Tennessee St., 22; Northern Arizona, 22; Chattanooga, 21; Monmouth (N.J.), 18; Lamar, 17; North Carolina Central, 13; Duquesne, 12; Butler, 9; Dartmouth, 5; Jackson St., 4; Western Carolina, 4; Brown, 3; Drake, 3; Murray St., 3; Nicholls, 3; Bucknell, 2; Dayton, 2; Weber St., 2; Wofford, 2; Alabama A&M, 1; UAlbany, 1.

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Saturday, Oct. 6

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