By Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Reagan Andrew threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to help Butler beat Morehead State 40-6 Saturday.
Butler (5-0, 1-0 Pioneer Football League) is off to its best start since the 2009 team opened the season with nine consecutive wins.
Andrew was 11-of-12 passing for 172 yards and had 58 yards rushing on eight carries. Ershod Jasey II ran 11 times for 76 yards and added a 25-yard touchdown reception for the Bulldogs.
Andrew opened the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run in the closing seconds of the first quarter and connected with Ethan Loss for a 71-yard gain that set up Billy Dozier’s scoring run from the 5 that made it 14-0 early in the second quarter. Andrew hit William Enneking for a 14-yard TD and Jasey’s TD catch made it 27-0 with 4:06 left in the third.
Carter Cravens threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Upp that got Morehead State (3-3, 1-1) on the scoreboard with about 7 minutes to play.
Cravens finished 14-of-20 passing for 139 yards for the Eagles. Nate Garnett had four receptions for 89 yards and Isaac Stopke added 67 yards rushing on 12 carries.
Brungard, Wright guide Youngstown State to 21-14 victory over Indiana State
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Beau Brungard had a touchdown pass and Ethan Wright ran for two scores to help Youngstown State hold off Indiana State 21-14 on Saturday in the Sycamores’ Missouri Valley Football Conference opener.
Wright had a 2-yard touchdown run in the first and second quarters, Brungard capped an 11-play drive with an 8-yard scoring toss to Latrell Fordham and Youngstown State (2-4, 1-1) took a 21-0 lead into halftime.
Indiana State (1-4, 0-1) bounced back in the third quarter, scoring on Elijah Owens’ 34-yard touchdown pass to Plez Lawrence and Owens’ 4-yard touchdown run to close within a touchdown at the 4:29 mark.
The Sycamores had a first-and-10 at the Youngstown State 12-yard line with two minutes left to play, but Joe Brown sacked Owens for an 8-yard loss on third down and Owens threw incomplete on fourth-and-23, turning the ball over on downs and allowing the Penguins to run out the clock.
Brungard completed 11 of 18 passes for 130 yards with one interception for Youngstown State. Wright rushed for 81 yards on 15 carries.
Owens totaled 149 yards on 15-for-27 passing for Indiana State. Owens also carried 26 times for 114 of the Sycamores’ 135 yards on the ground.
Drake buries Valpo with sacks, special teams touchdown in 27-3 victory
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Joe Frommelt recovered a muffed punt in the end zone to kick-start a dominant defensive effort and Drake defeated Valparaiso 27-3 on Saturday for the Bulldogs’ 13th consecutive Pioneer Football League victory.
The Bulldogs (3-1, 2-0) allowed only 84 yards passing and their six sacks led to minus-4 yards rushing for the Beacons (2-4, 0-2).
It all started when Shane Dunning boomed a 51-yard punt that was muffed by Valparaiso and Frommelt was credited with the recovery under a pile of Drake special teams players. Dunning is the current PFL Special Teams player of the week for his performance as a placekicker in last week’s win over San Diego.
Defensive lineman Finn Claypool had seven solo tackles and 2 1/2 sacks for Drake.
The Bulldogs had 356 yards on offense, led by Luke Bailey with 224 yards passing. Davion Cherwin had 72 yards rushing with one touchdown.
