Drake Bulldogs at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA - FootballDrake buries Valparaiso with 6 sacks and a special teams touchdown in 27-3 victory
The Bulldogs (3-1, 2-0) allowed only 84 yards passing and their six sacks led to minus-4 yards rushing for the Beacons (2-4, 0-2).
It all started when Shane Dunning boomed a 51-yard punt that was muffed by Valparaiso and Frommelt was credited with the recovery under a pile of Drake special teams players. Dunning is the current PFL Special Teams player of the week for his performance as a placekicker in last week's win over San Diego.
Defensive lineman Finn Claypool had seven solo tackles and 2 1/2 sacks for Drake.
The Bulldogs had 356 yards on offense, led by Luke Bailey with 224 yards passing. Davion Cherwin had 72 yards rushing with one touchdown.
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- TV Channel: Bulldogs at Beacons 2021 College Football, week 6, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 11:29 | Joe Frommelt 0 Yd Fumble Return (Shane Dunning Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 6:51 | Mitchell January 5 Yd pass from Blake Ellingson (Shane Dunning Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 14:03 | Shane Dunning 38 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 3rd Period 1:50 | Ryan Hawk 22 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 4th Period 11:22 | Shane Dunning 45 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 4th Period 6:02 | Davion Cherwin 21 Yd Run (Shane Dunning Kick) |
Statistics
DRKE | VAL | |
---|---|---|
17 | 1st Downs | 10 |
5-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-14 |
0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
356 | Total Yards | 80 |
228 | Passing | 84 |
19/29 | Comp/Att | 11/22 |
7.9 | Yards per pass | 3.8 |
128 | Rushing | -4 |
31 | Rushing Attempts | 32 |
4.1 | Yards per rush | -0.1 |
5-41 | Penalties | 6-35 |
1 | Turnovers | 2 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
31:42 | Possession | 28:18 |
Game Information
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 2,577 · Capacity:
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