Box Score

Butler fell at Pioneer Football League preseason favorite San Diego, 38-17, Saturday afternoon in a match-up that featured a combined 655 passing yards.

Both teams are now 2-2 on the season; it was the Pioneer Football League opener for both.

Will Marty had 260 of Butler's 288 yards through the air. He connected with junior receiver Pace Temple for 155 of those yards, including 110 in the first 20 minutes of the game. It was the fifth 100-yard game of Temple's Butler career.

Marty and Temple teamed up for both of Butler's first-half touchdowns.

After San Diego took a 10-0 lead with a 35-yard Patrick Murray field goal with 3:32 remaining in the first quarter, the Bulldogs struck 41 seconds later with a 38-yard connection between Marty and Temple. That made the game 10-7.

San Diego quarterback Anthony Lawrence would find Zack Holland from nine yards out for a 17-7 lead on the first play of the second quarter. Once again Butler would answer as Temple caught a 12-yard strike from Marty to pull the Bulldogs back within three at 17-14.

Two more Lawrence touchdown passes would give the host Toreros a 31-14 halftime lead. In the second half, Butler would open with a 42-yard field goal from Drew Bevelhimer, but would get no closer than that 31-17 score.

Lawrence had 367 yards passing and five touchdowns for San Diego. Justin Priest had three touchdown catches among his 148 yards receiving. Ross Dwelley had 101 yards receiving on six catches for the Toreros.

Isaak Newhouse and Ethan Brunhofer each had double-digit tackles with 11 and 10, respectively. Luke Sennett had an interception for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs return home Saturday (Sept. 30), hosting Drake at the Sellick Bowl in a battle of the Bulldogs. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on the ButlerBulldogs Facebook page.