Monday, October 31, 2016
by Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations

AHEAD IN WEEK 10
All times Eastern.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5
Morehead State at Butler, 1 p.m.
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Stadium: Butler Bowl (5,400)
Series: MOR leads, 13-6    Streak: MOR, one win
Last Season: Morehead State def. Butler, 34-21 (10/10/15)
Video: ButlerSports.com

Valparaiso at Dayton, 1 p.m.
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Stadium: Welcome Stadium (11,000)
Series: DAY leads, 23-2    Streak: DAY, 12 wins
Last Season: Dayton def. Valparaiso, 44-14 (10/17/15)
Video: DaytonFlyers.com

Drake at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Stadium: D.B. Milne Field (5,000)
Series: DRA leads, 12-3    Streak: DRA, one win
Last Season: Drake def. Jacksonville, 28-24
Video: ESPN3

Marist at Stetson, 2 p.m.
Location: DeLand, Florida
Stadium: Spec Martin Stadium (6,000)
Series: MAR leads, 2-1    Streak: MAR, one win
Last Season: Marist def. Stetson, 49-14 (11/7/15)
Video: ESPN3

Davidson at Campbell, 4 p.m.
Location: Buies Creek, North Carolina
Stadium: Drake Stadium (14,000)
Series: Series tied, 4-4    Streak: CAM, three wins
Last Season: Campbell def. Davidson, 39-9 (10/31/15)
Video: GoCamels.com

Universidad De Las Americas Puebla at San Diego, 7 p.m.
EXHIBITION CONTEST
Location: San Diego, California
Stadium: Torero Stadium (7,000)
Series: First Meeting
Video: TheW.tv

LATEST PFL NEWS AND NOTES
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RAYMOND SETS EYES ON PFL RECEPTIONS MARK | Morehead State slot receiver Jake Raymond has focused his attention on the PFL’s career receptions mark. He enters this week’s action with 251 career receipts, second among FCS active career leaders. Raymond seeks to break the record of 254 career receptions set by Butler’s Zach Watkins (2008-11).

NO FLY ZONE | Dayton enters Week 10 ranked among the FCS’s top five in interceptions, with 14 picks in nine games this season. However, the Flyers saw their streak of nine consecutive games with an interception stopped in Week 9 as they did not nab a Stetson pass. The Flyers have three players – David Leisring, Christian Searles and Cameron Stubbs – ranked among the FCS Top 25 in interceptions per game.

LIVING IN THE BACKFIELD | Stetson’s defense leads all FCS units with 10.5 team tackles for loss per game this season. The Hatters have posted 10 or tackles for loss in six of their eight games this season, including 16 tackles for loss against Jacksonville, Sept. 24. Stetson’s Jeb Boudreaux is ranked third among FCS defenders with a PFL-leading 2.1 tackles for loss per game this season.

NO GRAY AREA | Jacksonville’s Henderson Gray was the FCS’ top threat on punt returns, entering Week 9 ranked No. 1 with 21.8 yards per return. However, he did not have a punt return at Davidson and dropped out of the FCS rankings, he will need two returns in Week 10 to return to the rankings list.

GAHAFER BEGINS MOVE ON PFL PASSING MARK | Morehead State quarterback Austin Gahafer has begun his push toward the PFL’s career passing yardage mark. He now has 10,794 career passing yards and needs just 437 yards to break the record of 11,230 held by Jacksonville’s Josh McGregor (2008-11).  Earlier this season, he blasted past 10,000 career passing yards with a 418-yard performance against Dayton in Week 6, becoming the sixth PFL quarterback to reach the 10,000-yard milestone.

WILL KICKS WAY TO PFL RECORD | Dayton kicker William Will set the PFL record for career field goals with three conversions at Jacksonville in Week 7, breaking the record held by Drake’s Billy Cundiff (49, 1998-01). Now with 53 field goals after Week 9, he has set his eyes on moving into the FCS’ Top 25 for field goals made, which stands at 56 field goals made and is held by five different kickers.

DAYTON’S SCORING STREAK PASSES 450 GAMES | The nation’s longest streak of games without being shutout belongs to PFL-member Dayton, which extended the streak to an impressive 452 games with its Week 9 victory against Stetson. On the FBS side, Florida holds the nation’s longest streak of games without being shutout at 354, dating back to the 1988 season. The Flyers streak dates back to 1976 when it suffered a 9-0 loss to Marshall.

SAN DIEGO OWNS FCS’ STINGIEST DEFENSE | Entering Week 8, San Diego’s defense leads the FCS in fewest points allowed in 2016, permitting just 11.6 points per game. In four of their eight games, the Toreros have permitted just one score by the opposing team. A large part of that effort is due to owning one of the FCS’ best defensive units against the pass, based on its 85.88 pass efficiency defense rating (best in the FCS).

TOREROS PROTECT THEIR OWN | Keeping true to their mascot, San Diego has not allowed opposing teams to get to their quarterback, permitting just one sack in eight games this season, ranking second in fewest sacks allowed among FCS teams. Only Southern Conference member The Citadel has done better, not allowing a single sack in six games.

NO BUTTERFINGERS IN THIS GROUP | Drake surrendered its first fumble lost in Week 6 action, ending a stretch of five games without a fumble lost. The Bulldogs (605 plays in 2016) coughed up their first fumble to another team that has been stingy with giveaways this season… Valparaiso, which has lost just one fumble this season (599 plays).