Monday, September 14, 2015
by Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations

AHEAD IN WEEK 3

Saturday, Sept. 19
Duquesne [RV/–] at Dayton, 1 p.m.
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Stadium: Welcome Stadium (11,000)
Series: DUQ leads 7-5    Streak: DUQ, one win
Last Meeting: Duquense def. Dayton, 33-13 (Sept. 13, 2014)
Video: Atlantic10.com

College Of Faith (Ark.) at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
Location: Valparaiso, Indiana
Stadium: Brown Field (5,000)
Series: First Meeting
Video: None

Drake [RV/–] at South Dakota [RV/RV], 3 p.m.
Location: Vermillion, South Dakota
Stadium: DakotaDome (10,000)
Series: DRA leads, 11-6    Streak: USD, two wins
Last Meeting: South Dakota def. Drake, 51-21 (Sept. 19, 2009)
Video: GoYotes.com

Sacred Heart [RV/–] at Marist, 6 p.m.
Location: Poughkeepsie, New York
Stadium: Tenney Stadium (5,000)
Series: SHU leads, 7-5    Streak: SHU, two wins
Last Meeting: Sacred Heart def. Marist, 28-7 (Aug. 30, 2014)
Video: GoRedFoxes.com

Butler at Taylor, 7 p.m.
Location: Upland, Indiana
Stadium: Turner Stadium (4,000)
Series: BUT leads, 4-0    Streak: BUT, four wins
Last Meeting: Butler def. Taylor, 38-3 (Sept. 20, 2014)
Video: StretchInternet.com

Campbell at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.
Location: Clinton, South Carolina
Stadium: Bailey Memorial Stadium (6,500)
Series: First Meeting
Video: BigSouthSports.com

Kentucky Christian at Morehead State, 7 p.m.
Location: Morehead, Kentucky
Stadium: Jayne Stadium (10,000)
Series: MOR leads, 1-0    Streak: MOR, one win
Last Meeting: Morehead St. def. Kentucky Christian, 67-0 (Sept. 1, 2011)
Video: OVCDigitalNetwork.com

Off Week
Davidson, Jacksonville [RV/RV], San Diego, Stetson

All times Eastern. FCS rankings in brackets following school’s name: [STATS FCS Poll/FCS Coaches Poll]

NEWS AND NOTES

PFL’s 23RD CAMPAIGN | The 2015 season marks the 23rd year for the Pioneer Football League – the nation’s only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. The league will feature 11 teams each playing an eight-game schedule to determine the league champion and recipient of the automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA FCS Championship.

MARIST PAIR REPRESENT PFL IN NFL | Marist alumni Terrence Fede and Jason Myers are representing the Pioneer Football League on NFL opening-week rosters. Fede, a defensive end with the Miami Dolphins, had six tackles in Week 1 action. Myers, a kicker with the Jacksonville Jaguars, hit a 22-yard field goal in Week 1.

STETSON’S PAYNE NAMED TO STATS FCS DEFENSIVE AWARD WATCH LIST | Stetson junior safety Donald Payne was one of 22 players named to the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List. The Fayetteville, Georgia, native recorded a PFL record 174 tackles – a FCS best 14.5 per game – during his sophomore campaign.

DAYTON’S KACSOR NAMED TO FCS OFFENSIVE AWARD WATCH LIST | Dayton record-setting running back Connor Kacsor was one of 22 players named to the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year Watch List. Kacsor is the reigning Pioneer Football League Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,547 yards last season as a junior.

TWO NAMED TO FRED MITCHELL AWARD WATCH LIST | Two Pioneer Football League kickers were named to the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List, Thursday. Davidson sophomore kicker Trevor Smith and Dayton senior placekicker William Will were among 41 Division I FCS, Division II, III, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) collegiate place-kickers that were nominated by their colleges for excellence on the football field and in the community.