Valparaiso beats Dayton 21-7 in battle of two teams looking for their first Pioneer League win | |
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Rowan Keefe passed for two touchdowns, Jashon Butler ran for another score and Valparaiso beat Dayton 21-7 on Saturday in a battle of two teams looking for their first Pioneer Football League victory. Solomon Davis made a great play in the back of the endzone to extend Valpo's lead to 21-7 early in the fourth quarter. The Valparaiso defense later forced a turnover on downs when Dayton was in the redzone with 2:16 remaining. Valparaiso (2-7, 1-5) led 14-0 at halftime. A fumble recovery by the Beacons' special teams led to a Butler 4-yard TD run. Valpo also took advantage of good field possession when a 53-yard drive was capped by Keefe's 13-yard connection with Jake Vickers. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | M. Appel Jr. | 739 | |||
| Passing TDs: | M. Appel Jr. | 6 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | R. Mann | 487 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | R. Mann | 3 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | S. Davis | 661 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | S. Davis | 6 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/31 | at Youngstown State | L 10 - 52 | ||
| 9/9 | at Indiana Wesleyan | L 22 - 24 | ||
| 9/23 | vs. Marist | L 30 - 36 | ||
| 9/30 | vs. Southwest Minnesota State | W 16 - 15 | ||
| 10/7 | at Drake | L 14 - 20 | ||
| 10/14 | vs. Morehead State | L 21 - 24 | ||
| 10/21 | at Davidson | L 21 - 42 | ||
| 10/28 | at Butler | L 7 - 17 | ||
| 11/4 | vs. Dayton | W 21 - 7 | ||
| 11/11 | vs. Stetson | W 23 - 20 | ||
| 11/18 | at St. Thomas (MN) | L 10 - 16 | ||
| Pioneer League | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Drake | 8-0 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 7-1 | 8-3 | ||||||||||
| Davidson | 6-2 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Butler | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Marist | 4-4 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| San Diego | 4-4 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 2-6 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 2-6 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Dayton | 2-6 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Stetson | 1-7 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 2894 (110) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1816 (91) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1078 (106) | ||||
| Points per game: | 17.7 (99) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 263.1 (112) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 24 (94) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 8 (70) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3504 (20) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2147 (41) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1357 (28) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.8 (47) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 318.5 (23) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 33 (46) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (66) | ||||
