Monday, September 12, 2016
by Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations

AHEAD IN WEEK 3
All times Eastern.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
Dayton at Duquesne , Noon
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stadium: Arthur J. Rooney Field (2,200)
Series: DUQ leads, 7-5    Streak: DAY, one win
Last Meeting: Dayton def. Duquesne, 24-13 (9/16/15)
Video: ESPN3

McKendree at Drake, 1 p.m.
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Stadium: Drake Stadium (14,000)
Series: DRA leads, 1-0    Streak: DRA, one win
Last Meeting: Drake def. McKendree, 28-11 (9/2/00)
Video: GoDrakeBulldogs.com

Trinity International at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
Location: Valparaiso, Indiana
Stadium: Brown Field (5,000)
Series: TIU leads, 2-0    Streak: TIU, two wins
Last Meeting: Trinity International def. Valparaiso, 17-13 (9/8/07)
Video: ESPN3

Marist at Sacred Heart, 5 p.m.
Location: Fairfield, Connecticut
Stadium: Campus Field (3,334)
Series: SHU leads, 7-6    Streak: MAR, one win
Last Meeting: Marist def. Sacred Heart, 34-27 (9/19/15)
Video: SacredHeartPioneers.com

Presbyterian at Campbell, 6 p.m.
Location: Buies Creek, North Carolina
Stadium: Barker-Lane Stadium (5,000)
Series: PC leads, 1-0    Streak: PC, one win
Last Meeting: Presbyterian def. Campbell, 23-13
Video: GoCamels.com

Lincoln (Pa.) at Morehead State, 6 p.m.
Location: Morehead, Kentucky
Stadium: Jayne Stadium (10,000)
Series: First Meeting
Video: OVCDigitalNetwork.com

Edward Waters at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Stadium: D.B. Milne Field (5,000)
Series: JAC leads, 2-0    Streak: JAC, two wins
Last Meeting: Jacksonville def. Edward Waters, 49-28 (10/17/16)
Video: ESPN3

Butler at Taylor, 7 p.m.
Location: Upland, Indiana
Stadium: Turner Stadium (4,400)
Series: BUT leads, 5-0    Streak: BUT, five wins
Last Meeting: Butler def. Taylor, 41-10 (9/19/15)
Video: Athletics.Taylor.Edu

Livingstone at Davidson, 7 p.m.
Location: Davidson, North Carolina
Stadium: Richardson Stadium (4,500)
Series: First Meeting
Video: DavidsonWildcats.com

Off Week: San Diego and Stetson

NEWS AND NOTES

MOREHEAD STATE’S HUTCHINSON NAMED FCS CHAIRMAN | Morehead State Director of Athletics Brian Hutchinson will serve as chair of the Division I Football Championship Committee in 2016-17. Hutchinson, who has served as Morehead State’s director of athletics since 2004, is in his fourth year on this national committee, and becomes the first Pioneer Football League athletic director to serve as chair.

THREE PFL ALUMNI BEGIN 2016 ON NFL ROSTERS | A trio of Pioneer Football League alumni began the 2016 NFL season on active rosters. Marist alumni Terrence Fede (Miami Dolphins) and Jason Myers (Jacksonville Jaguars) and San Diego alumnus Josh Johnson (New York Giants) each continued their professional careers.

STETSON’S PAYNE NAMED TO STATS FCS DEFENSIVE AWARD WATCH LIST | Stetson senior defensive back Donald Payne was one of 22 players named to the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List. Payne, the two-time defending PFL Defensive Player of the Year, returns as the eighth leading tackler in all NCAA football with 412 career tackles. His 243 career solo tackles ranks third among all active players entering the 2016 season.

MOREHEAD STATE’S GAHAFER TAPPED FOR STATS FCS OFFENSIVE AWARD WATCH LIST | Morehead State senior quarterback Austin Gahafer has been listed on the STATS FCS National Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Watch List. The Louisville, Ky., native is coming off a prolific 2015 season when he was named Pioneer Football League Offensive Player of the Year. Gahafer needs only 1,738 passing yards to set the Morehead State career record and just 2,717 yards to break the PFL career mark.

DAYTON’S WILL NAMED TO FRED MITCHELL AWARD WATCH LIST | Dayton senior placekicker William Will has been named to the Watch List for the Fred Mitchell Award, which goes to the top kicking specialist at the FCS, NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA levels. It is the third straight season Will has been named to the Mitchell Watch List. A two-time First Team All-PFL pick, Will’s 84 points were the most in the PFL last season.  He also led the league in field goals per game (1.42), field goal percentage (73.9% (17 of 23) and was one of three kickers in the PFL who was perfect on PAT’s (33 of 33).

THREE NAMED TO STATS FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA SQUADS | Three Pioneer Football League student athletes were among the 100 named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team. Drake senior tight end Eric Saubert, Stetson senior defensive back Donald Payne and Dayton junior return specialist Christian Searles were the Pioneer Football League student-athletes named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America Teams.

FIVE  PFL ATHLETES NOMINATED FOR 2015 ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM | Five Pioneer Football League student-athletes were among 165 nominees from across the country for the 25th edition of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. Sean Horan (Butler), Nate Casey (Davidson), Taylor Coleman (Drake), Cameron Gibson (Marist) and Devyn Bryant (San Diego) were nominated for the 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. In order to meet the criteria set forth by Allstate and the AFCA, each player must be actively involved with a charitable organization or service group while maintaining a strong academic standing.