Butler Bulldogs at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA - Football
Butler runs past Valparaiso, 24-17, and into a three-way tie for 2nd in Pioneer Football League
Butler (8-2) is now 4-2 in conference, tied with both Morehead State and and St. Thomas-Minnesota. But Bulldogs beat the Eagles earlier this season and host the Tommies Saturday.
Nick Howard capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive on Butler's second possession, bulling over from the 1 to take a lead it never surrendered. Ryan Short kicked a 41-yard field goal to start the second quarter before the Beacons got on the board on Caron Tyler's 33-yard touchdown pass to Gary Givens III to make it 10-7. Reagan Andrew scored on a one-yard keeper to make it 17-7 and the Bulldogs held a 17-10 lead at halftime. Michael Mansaray's five yard run to the end zone for Valparaiso with 7:19 left capped the scoring.
Andrew completed 15 of 22 passes for 232 yards, hitting Luke Wooten with eight passes for 138 yards to lead Butler.
Tyler completed half of his 16 pass attempts for Valparaiso (3-6, 1-4).
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 3:02 | Nick Howard 1 Yd Run (Ryan Short Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 14:07 | Ryan Short 41 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:12 | Gary Givens III 33 Yd pass from Caron Tyler (Ryan Hawk Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:09 | Reagan Andrew 1 Yd Run (Ryan Short Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:07 | Ryan Hawk 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 12:19 | Joey Suchy 36 Yd Run (Ryan Short Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:19 | Michael Mansaray 5 Yd Run (Ryan Hawk Kick) |
Statistics
 BUT |
 VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st Downs | 12 |
| 4-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-16 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 384 | Total Yards | 263 |
| 239 | Passing | 158 |
| 16/23 | Comp/Att | 8/17 |
| 10.4 | Yards per pass | 9.3 |
| 145 | Rushing | 105 |
| 39 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 3.7 | Yards per rush | 2.7 |
| 2-15 | Penalties | 2-10 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 32:01 | Possession | 27:59 |
Game Information
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,783 · Capacity:
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