Saturday, November 16, 2013
by Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations

Butler and Marist each claimed a share of the 2013 PFL title. Elsewhere in the league, Jacksonville leveled its PFL mark at 4-4 with a win against Stetson. Dayton improved to 5-3 with a win at Valparaiso. San Diego completed its 2013 campaign with a home win against Drake. Finally, Campbell dropped a non-conference tilt at Old Dominion.

PFL SCORES
Butler 58, Morehead State 27 (at Morehead, Ky.)
Marist 33, Mercer 7 (at Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Jacksonville 45, Stetson 24 (at Jacksonville, Fla.)
Dayton 45, Valparaiso 20 (at Valparaiso, Ind.)
San Diego 23, Drake 13 (at San Diego, Calif.)
Old Dominion 42, Campbell 14 (at Norfolk, Va.)

LEAGUE RECAPS

JACKSONVILLE defeated STETSON, 45-24
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The instate rivalry between Jacksonville and Stetson is just beginning. Meeting on the football field for the first time ever, the Dolphins scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to pull away from the Hatters and claim a 45-24 victory.

Sophomore running back Frantz Caudio rushed for 195 yards on 19 carries and added a 40 yard receiving touchdown while quarterback Kade Bell went over 300 yards for the fourth straight game to lead Jacksonville (5-6; 4-4). Bell added four touchdowns, including two to junior Andrew Robustelli, who recorded 101 yards and became the first Dolphins player to go over 1,000 receiving in a single season (1,063).

Despite another 600-plus yards of total offense from Jacksonville, it was a defensive play that turned the tide for the Dolphins.

Freshman Charles Jimenez, who was drafted to play baseball by the Seattle Mariners out of high school, curtailed what would have been a go-ahead Stetson score in the final play of the third quarter. With the game tied at 24-24 and the Hatters driving deep into JU territory, Jimenez scooped up an errant pitch from Hatters quarterback Ryan Tentler and raced 60 yards for the score.

Stetson's Ryan Tentler finished the game 19-of-34 passing for 261 yards. He also rushed 11 times for 28 yards. Wide receiver Mike Yonker caught three passes and finished with a team-high 99 yards.

MORE>> Jacksonville Recap | Stetson Recap | Box Score

DAYTON defeated VALPARAISO, 45-20
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dayton scored touchdowns by air, on the ground, by kick return and by pass interception in Saturday's 45-20 win over Valparaiso.

For the seventh time this season, Valparaiso scored the first points of the game. The offense assembled a six-play, 80-yard drive as Eric Hoffman capped it off with a 27-yard toss to Kuramata for a 7-0 lead.

Dayton needed just 50 seconds to respond, however. Quarterback Will Bardo, who was questionable entering Saturday's tilt, hooked up with Gary Hunter for a 72-yard touchdown pass. Dayton kicker William Will hit a 27-yard chip shot towards the end of the first quarter to give the Flyers a 10-7 lead after 15 minutes.

Valparaiso's Jacob Newman knotted the game at 10 apiece with a 28-yard field goal of his own with under nine minutes in the half.

The game remained at a standstill until four minutes to play in the second quarter. On a 2nd-and-6 from his own 30-yard line, Hoffman was picked off by Nick Weston. Weston returned the interception 35 yards for a touchdown and a 17-10 lead. On the following posession, Hoffman and the Crusader offense appeared ready to take advantage of its second opportunity before the end of the half. Valpo was inside the Dayton 40-yard line when Hoffman threw his second interception of the quarter on a 3rd and 6. This one was also taken all the way back for a touchdown. In what seemed like the blink of an eye, Valpo trailed 24-10 and Dayton never looked back.

Hoffman finished the afternoon 26-for-41 for 387 yards and two touchdowns. With his effort Saturday, the redshirt junior put the finishing touches on a noteworthy season.

Gary Hunter became the first player in Dayton history to score four kick return touchdowns in his career when he opend the second half with a 100-yard kickoff return. He finished the game with 280 all-purpose yards, adding six catches for 133 yards and a touchdown along with 18 punt return yards and one rushing yard.

MORE>> Dayton Recap | Valparaiso Recap | Box Score

SAN DIEGO defeated DRAKE, 23-13
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — San Diego dealt visiting Drake a 23-13 loss. With a very emotional few days leading up to the contest, the squad came out ready to play, and man-to-man now know in their hearts what they accomplished on the field this season. USD finished the season with an overall record of 8-3.

Drake (6-5, 5-3 PFL) got on the scoreboard first as quarterback Andy Rice connected with Nick Rosa for a 5-yard score at the 8:21 mark that culminated a 9-play, 52-yard drive. The first quarter ended with the Bulldogs leading 7-0. The lone score in the second quarter came at the 10:58 mark with Mason Mills connecting for the first of his three touchdown passes. He hit Brandon White in the corner of the end zone for a 1-yard score that closed out an impressive 15-play, 76-yard drive. Kicker David Last missed the PAT attempt and the score would remain 7-6 at halftime.

The Torero defense put the clamps on the Drake offense, preventing them from scoring in both the second and third quarters. Drake, which came into the game as the league's top defensive unit, held the Toreros to a David Last 35-yard field goal with 6:56 left in the third period. In the fourth quarter Mills added touchdown passes to Bug Rivera (11 yards) and Reggie Bell (2 yards) to extend their advantage to 23-7.

For the game Mills completed 29-of-47 passes for 287 yards and 3 scores. He connected with eight different Toreros, led by Reggie Bell (7 catches) and Brandon White (6 receptions for 56 yards). Senior Sam Hoekstra had a busy day with 4 punt returns for 57 yards and 2 kickoff returns for 33 yards. Defensively the Toreros were paced by senior defensive end Steve Gargiulo (8 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble and 1 hurry), DB Yogi Hale (7 stops), junior safety Matt Miller (7 tackles), senior captain Robbie Beathard (7 tackles), junior DT Clint Johnson (2 sacks) and senior DE Blake Oliaro (4 stops, 1 sack, 2 hurries).

Drake received strong performances from QB Andy Rice (22-33 for 194 yards, 2 TDs), WR Nick Rosa (7 catches for 82 yards, 2 TDs), LB John Hugunin (10 stops) and DT Matt Acree (2 sacks).

MORE>> San Diego Recap | Drake Recap | Box Score

Old Dominion defeated CAMPBELL, 42-14
NORFOLK, VA. – Taylor Heinicke passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns to lead Old Dominion over visiting Campbell 42-14 Saturday at S.B. Ballard Stadium. The Camels were taking on their first ever FBS opponent.

Old Dominion moved to 8-3 on the season, while Campbell fell to 2-9.

Heinicke went 23-for-29 on the day, with Antonio Vaughn and Larry Pinkard hauling in 171 and 156 yards. Vaughn finished with three touchdown catches, while Pinkard added one. Gerard Johnson also ran for two with 27 yards on the ground.

John Darr and Paul Morant paced the ODU defense with nine tackles each, while Andre Simmons posted eight.

Campbell's Brian Hudson passed for 278 yards on the day to set the program's single-season record, topping Braden Smith's 2011 total of 1,965, pushing his total to 2,024. With a game remaining, Hudson has set Campbell single-season records for rushing, rush attempts, total offense and all-purpose yards.

MORE>> Campbell Recap | Box Score