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Butler Bulldogs at Dayton Flyers

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5-3, 3-2 Away
Final
23 - 17
5-2, 2-1 Home

Reagan Andrew throws 2 TD passes and Butler knocks off Dayton 23-17

Andrew's 67-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Loss got the Bulldogs (5-3, 3-1 Pioneer Football League) on the board in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Andrew threw to Archie Cox for a 16-yard score and Ryan Short kicked the first of his three field goals for a 17-7 halftime lead.

Donovan Weatherly caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Drew VanVleet to get the Flyers within 17-14 in the third quarter, but Dayton didn't cross midfield again until late in the fourth. Trevor Henkle capped that drive with a 34-yard field goal, but Butler recovered the ensuing onside kick.

Andrew completed 18 of 23 passes for 256 yards and added 78 yards rushing. Loss had three receptions for 93 yards and Cox had three catches for 89 yards.

Luke Hansen had 108 yards rushing for Dayton (5-2, 3-1).

The Flyers hadn't lost since their season opener at Eastern Illinois.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

BUT TD 1st Period 1:49 Ethan Loss 67 Yd pass from Reagan Andrew (Ryan Short Kick)
DAY TD 2nd Period 11:33 Gavin Lochow 20 Yd pass from Bryce Schondelmyer (Robby Smart Kick)
BUT TD 2nd Period 3:32 Archie Cox 16 Yd pass from Reagan Andrew (Ryan Short Kick)
BUT FG 2nd Period 0:00 Ryan Short 41 Yd Field Goal
DAY TD 3rd Period 4:41 Donovan Weatherly 4 Yd pass from Drew VanVleet (Trevor Henkle Kick)
BUT FG 3rd Period 1:14 Ryan Short 29 Yd Field Goal
BUT FG 4th Period 2:56 Ryan Short 26 Yd Field Goal
DAY FG 4th Period 0:52 Trevor Henkle 34 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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16 1st Downs 15
8-16 3rd down efficiency 6-14
2-2 4th down efficiency 2-3
360 Total Yards 298
256 Passing 156
18/23 Comp/Att 16/30
11.1 Yards per pass 5.2
104 Rushing 142
38 Rushing Attempts 27
2.7 Yards per rush 5.3
4-33 Penalties 3-30
0 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
33:29 Possession 26:31

Game Information

Venue: Welcome Stadium

Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 3,423 · Capacity:
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