Saturday, October 2, 2021
by Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations

WEEK 5 SCOREBOARD

Drake 6, Butler 3
Marist 27, Valparaiso 24 (OT)
Davidson 35, Stetson 28
Morehead State 45, Dayton 38 (OT)
San Diego 27, St. Thomas 24

RECAPS

Drake 6, Butler 3
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Cross Robinson scored on a six-yard burst into end zone, leading Drake to a 6-3 PFL victory at Butler, Saturday. Robinson finished with 63 yards on 19 carries while quarterback Blake Ellingson passed for another 181 yards on 13-of-23 passing. Butler was limited to JJ Wadas' 40-yard field goal with 1:39 left in the second quarter. Butler quarterback Bret Bushka passed for 109 yards and ran for another 78 yards.

Marist 27, Valparaiso 24 (OT)
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Austin Day found Max Mazzela for a 25-yard touchdown in overtime to fend off a late Valparaiso run in a 27-24 overtime victory, Saturday. Marist led 21-7 courtesy Austin Day's 36-yard connection with Brett Landis with 3:04 left in the third. Valparaiso stormed back to tie the game with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Robert Washington dove in from one-yard out to start the fourth and Nick Orekoya added another one-yard touchdown burst four minutes later. In overtime, Valparaiso was held to a 25-yard field goal by Brian Bartholomew after a six-play possession, which Marist countered on its only play of overtime. Running back Hunter Cobb led Marist's offense with 141 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Washington matched him with 149 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. 

Davidson 35, Stetson 28
DeLAND, Fla. – Dylan Sparks' one-yard touchdown run capped a seven-play, 75-yard drive with 3:31 remaining and Justin Agner notched a sack on the game's final play to help Davidson secure a 35-28 PFL victory, Saturday. Stetson held a 21-7 lead with 4:51 left in the second quarter only to see Davidson score the game's next three touchdowns, Coy Williams rushing for two scores. Justin Agner halted the Davidson outburst with a five-yard pass to Nazeviah Burris at the 8:46 mark of the fourth, tying the game 28-28, but Stetson turned the ball over on downs on its next possession and then yielded the game-ending sack. Williams rushed for three touchdowns and 71 yards on 14 carries to lead a 307-yard Davidson rushing attack. Agner completed 25-of-37 passes for 287 yards and four touchdowns.  

Morehead State 45, Dayton 38 (OT)
MOREHEAD, Ky. – Tyler Noble intercepted a Jack Cook pass in overtime, helping Morehead State upend Dayton, 45-38, in Saturday PFL action. The interception made Mark Pappas' 25-yard pass to DeVonte Williams on Morehead State's first play of overtime stand up. Dayton had to forge a 10-point comeback in the game's final three minutes to force overtime with Cook leading a touchdown drive of 68 yards before pushing 44 yards on five plays to set up Sam Webster's game-tying 30-yard field goal. Pappas threw six touchdowns as part of a 32-for-43, 481-yard outing. Cook completed 23-of-39 passes for 428 yards and two touchdowns to pace Dayton.

San Diego 27, St. Thomas 24
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego's defense and special teams combined to score the game's final 13 points in a 27-24 PFL victory against St. Thomas, Saturday. St. Thomas built a 24-14 lead on Jonathan Bunce's 22-yard interception return for a touchdown with 9:17 left in the third quarter. Brandon Eickert narrowed the deficit with a 27-yard field goal five minutes later. On the ensuing St. Thomas drive, San Diego's Kama Kamaka forced a fumble and followed up with a 38-yard scoop-and-score. After the teams traded a sequence of ttwo turnovers on downs and five punts, Eickert put San Diego ahead courtesy a 31-yard field goal with four minutes remaining. Neither defense yielded following the score, forcing three turnovers on downs to end the game. Judd Erickson threw a pair of touchdowns as part of a 13-of-21, 154-yard outing. Three St. Thomas quarterbacks combined for 11-of-37 passing for 152 yards.