INDIANAPOLIS – San Diego remained undefeated in Pioneer Football League action on Saturday by recording a 42-13 victory at Butler. The Bulldogs scored all 13 points in the second half on TD passes from QB
Will Marty.
Marty threw for a season-high 317 passing yards in the setback. Both
Pace Temple and
Stephen Dennis would end the contest with over 100 yards receiving and a touchdown. Marty found Dennis first for a 61-yard pass down the sideline. Dennis hauled in the catch and then beat multiple defenders to get BU on the scoreboard. Temple's 26-yard TD catch game in the fourth quarter and would be the final points of the game.
Marty and Temple each hit milestones with their performances on Saturday. 317 yards through the air for Marty moves his career passing total to 4,285, the seventh-best total in BU history. Temple recorded his 10th 100-yard receiving game of his career and moved into a tie for second in career receptions with 192.
On the ground, the BU rushing attack was led by
Brad Sznajder who accounted for 76 yards on eight carries. Sznajder was bottled up in the first half with just seven rushing yards. He opened up the second half with a 15-yard gain and would move forward to average 9.5 yards per carry.
On the other side of the ball, BU was led by
Luke Sennett and his team-high 12 tackles. Sennett made a great play in the first half to keep San Diego out of the end zone. WR Michael Bandy caught a quick strike from Anthony Lawrence and looked to be on his way to six points. Sennett took an angle, met Bandy at the one-yard line and punched the ball out for a fumble. The ball rolled out of the back of the end zone for a touchback and BU would take over on their 20-yard line.
Mason Brunner also reached a milestone on Saturday by making seven tackles against the Toreros. The team captain now has 104 tackles in his BU career. He was also credited with the only sack of the game for the Bulldogs, marking his second of the season and third of his career.
The Bulldogs will now shift their focus to next Saturday's matchup vs. Dayton. Kick-off at the Sellick Bowl is set for 12 PM.
