Saturday, September 21, 2013
by Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations

Jacksonville, Drake and Mercer each won home games during Week 4 action across the Pioneer Football League. Davidson quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff, who is third among FCS career active leaders in passing yards, became Davidson's all-time passing leader with his 464 yards at Johnson C. Smith moving him to 9,531 career yards. Elsewhere, San Diego and Butler each lost at home, ending two of the nation's longest home winning streaks.

PFL SCORES FOR SEPT. 21 (WEEK 4)
Jacksonville def. Warner, 69-16
Drake def. Indianapolis, 31-14
Johnson C. Smith def. Davidson, 35-22
Harvard def. San Diego, 42-20
Dartmouth def. Butler, 30-23
Mercer def. Berry, 43-0
Birmingham-Southern def. Stetson, 49-34
Eastern Kentucky def. Morehead State, 56-24

LEAGUE RECAPS

JACKSONVILLE def. WARNER, 69-16
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- The Jacksonville football team cruised to a 69-16 victory over first-year program Warner University on Saturday afternoon. In the win the Dolphins improve to 2-2 overall on the season and Warner drops to 0-4.

There was an unfamiliar player lining up behind the center for JU on its opening drive. An injury to starting quarterback Kade Bell gave sophomore Steven Hughes his first collegiate start where he looked very comfortable directing JU’s offense down the field. A stellar outing for the young QB, he finished the game 15-for-20 for 269 yards with two touchdowns.

MORE>> Jacksonville Recap | Box Score

DRAKE def. INDIANAPOLIS, 31-14
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University football team used a surge of second-half momentum to score 18 third-quarter points and propel itself past Indianapolis, 31-14, Saturday afternoon at Drake Stadium in front of 4,259 fans.

Drake (1-2) scored 31 straight points, all but three coming in the second half, to push its way past Indianapolis (2-1), the No. 12 team in Division II. Offensively, the Bulldogs racked up 372 yards of total offense, with 211 coming through the air and 161 on the ground.

Junior Gary Scott, Jr. (Forsyth, Ill.) had 117 rushing yards for this third career 100-yard game. Fifth-year senior Nick Rosa (Owasso, Okla.) had two touchdown catches and finished with 107 receiving yards, the fourth time of his career that he has surpassed 100 receiving yards. Junior Andy Rice (Stevens Point, Wis.) threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns on 25-for-34 passing.

MORE>> Drake Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery

JOHNSON C. SMITH def. DAVIDSON, 35-22
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Davidson senior quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff threw for a school record 464 yards, but Johnson C. Smith used big plays and a relentless pass rush to defeat the Wildcats, 35-22, in non-conference football action Saturday afternoon in Irwin Belk Complex.

Davidson (0-3) was the first to score, but Johnson C. Smith (3-0) scored the next four touchdowns to take control of the game. The Golden Bulls countered Carkhuff's prolific passing by sacking him 13 times for 93 yards, led by Jovantay Williams with 3.5. Anthony Allen also made a game-high 17 tackles for JCSU, including 1.5 sacks. Additionally, the Wildcats turned the ball over on downs twice in the red zone and were penalized 11 times for 127 yards.

Carkhuff completed 26 of 39 passing attempts for 464 yards and two touchdowns, becoming Davidson's career passing leader with 9,531 yards. He also moved past current head coach and 2003 graduate Paul Nichols into second place on Davidson's career touchdown list with his 51st and 52nd touchdown passes. Also enjoying career days were William Morris, who caught eight passes for 193 yards and a touchdown, Garrett Diehl, who caught five passes for a career high 79 yards, and #A.J. Pignone# who had career highs rushing for 92 yards and his first career rushing touchdown, as well as catching three passes for 66 yards and his first career receiving touchdown.

MORE>> Davidson Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery

HARVARD def. SAN DIEGO, 42-20
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - San Diego (1-2) dropped a hard-fought 42-20 decision to the visiting Harvard Crimson (1-0). Harvard made the most of their first trip to California since 1949 as they totaled 472 yards of offense, including 345 in the air. The Toreros battled in the first half and found themselves down just 14-13, but for the second straight year surrendered 21 fourth quarter points. A couple of key turnovers by the Toreros in the game played a key role in the outcome.

USD finished the game with 390 yards of offense, with 293 coming through the air. Mason Mills completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards and 1 score. His favorite target was Reggie Bell who hauled in 7 balls for 101 yards and the lone score thru the air, a 12-yarder in the fourth period that made the score 35-20 with 7:27 to go. Kenn James led the Torero ground attack with 68 yards on 13 carries. From special teams, David Last converted both of is field goals (22 & 30 yards) and freshman punter Ryan Belden averaged 46.2 yards on 5 punts. Safety Matt Miller paced the defense with 8 tackles (6 solo).

MORE>> San Diego Recap | Box Score

DARTMOUTH def. BUTLER, 30-23
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Quarterback Matt Lancaster had a record-setting passing night and led Butler on two late fourth quarter touchdown drives. But the Bulldogs' final drive came up short and Butler dropped a 30-23 non-conference decision to visiting Dartmouth on Saturday night.

Lancaster set Butler single game records with 42 completions and 68 pass attempts, and he finished with a career-best 395 passing yards. He threw a pair of touchdown passes and rushed for a third. And he drove the Bulldogs (2-2) to the Dartmouth 34-yard line in the final minute, before the Big Green defense stopped the final march.

The Bulldogs, playing in front of a crowd of 3,194 at the Butler Bowl, rallied from a 30-10 deficit in the final period. Lancaster capped a 13-play, 81-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Collins with 7:26 left in the game to trim the Dartmouth lead to 14. He then finished a 67-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run with 2:11 left to make it 30-23.

MORE>> Butler Recap | Box Score

MERCER def. BERRY, 43-0
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer University football team weathered the elements Saturday evening and used 513 yards of total offense to roll past Berry College 43-0 at Mercer University Stadium in non-conference action.

The Bears (3-0) continued their combination of powerful offensive numbers – 513 total yards – and stifling defense – limiting Berry to 68 total offensive yards – to record a second straight shutout and dominate the Vikings.

MORE>> Mercer Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery

BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN def. STETSON, 49-34
DeLAND, Fla. – In a game filled with big plays, it was visiting Birmingham-Southern that made the most of its opportunities to take a 49-34 victory over Stetson in front of a sell-out crowd of 6,104 fans at Spec Martin Memorial Stadium.

Combined, the two teams piled up almost 900 yards of offense. There were also three defensive scores and a host of other momentum turning plays in the game.

Big plays, both for and against the Hatters, were the story of the night. Overall, there were more than 10 plays in the game that went for more than 20 yards, and most of those were made by the Panthers, who finished with 487 yards of total offense, including 266 yards rushing.

MORE>> Stetson Recap | Box Score

EASTERN KENTUCKY def. MOREHEAD STATE, 56-24
MOREHEAD, Ky. – JJ Jude rushed for 195 yards and four touchdowns to lift the Eastern Kentucky football team to a 56-24 victory over Morehead State on Saturday evening at Jayne Stadium.

Jude, a running back who redshirted in 2012, entered the day with just 73 rushing yards in three games this season. He posted touchdown runs of two, five, 11 and 17 yards in the contest.

Eastern Kentucky rolled up 345 rushing yards and 261 passing yards for a season-high total of 606. The Colonels registered 31 first downs and converted on 7-of-14 third-down attempts.

MORE>> Morehead State Recap | Box Score