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INDIANAPOLIS – The Bulldogs will return to PFL action this Saturday afternoon with a 12 PM kick-off at Marist. A win over the Red Foxes will pull Butler even with Marist in the league standings.
 
Bulldog Bits
- Butler hasn't allowed a point over their last three quarters of football.
- Brad Sznajder rushed for a season-high 150 yards and added two TD's vs. Jacksonville.
- Butler rushed for 265 yards in their first PFL win, averaging 5.1 yards per carry.
- Devin Aguilar recorded his second interception of the season vs. Jacksonville.
- Butler dominated time of possession in the fourth to secure their win over the Dolphins (10:39 - 4:21).
- Butler scored 21 points off Jacksonville turnovers on Saturday.
- BU was much better on third down in their last game converting five times on 12 tries.
- Dan DelGrosso and Luke Sennett each recovered a fumble vs. Jacksonville.
- Luke Sennett ranks 15th in the FCS in solo tackles.
- Mason Brunner needs three tackles to reach 200 in his BU career.
- Butler has outscored their opponent 44-34 in the fourth quarter this season.
 
SCOUTING MARIST: The Red Foxes are 2-5 overall with each win coming over a PFL opponent. Marist knocked off Stetson 26-23 in week two of the regular season and most recently notched a 27-21 victory at Davidson on Oct. 26. Marist led Davidson 24-7 heading into the fourth quarter. Hunter Cobb blew the game open with two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter. Cobb ended the game with 178 rushing yards, averaging 10.5 yards per carry. He entered that game with just 47 rushing yards. It seems that Cobb may have won the job after his last outing as his name appears on top of the most recent Marist depth chart. The Red Foxes were looking for a spark offensively. They rank last in the PFL in scoring offense (13.4), rushing offense (84.9), first downs (14.0), and time of possession (26:33).
 
Peter Delatour is tied for second in the PFL with three sacks this season. Teammate Grant Dixon ranks 10th in tackles per game.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES: Saturday will mark the fifth meeting between Marist and Butler. The Red Foxes lead this all-time series 3-1. Butler's win came in 2012 at Marist 17-14.
 
The first-ever meeting came in 2011 with Marist winning 28-10.
 
RAIN RAMPS-UP GROUND GAME: Heavy rain in the Indianapolis area on Oct. 26 forced Butler to run the ball a season-high 52 times. RB Brad Sznajder and the BU offensive line responded with a season-high 265 rushing yards against the Dolphins. BU averaged 5.1 yards per rush and found the end zone three times. Sznajder led Butler with 150 yards, Kavon Samuels was in the box score with 70 yards and a score.
 
Butler beat Jacksonville 24-14 with just three passing yards. Sznajder rushed a league-high 31 times in the victory.
 
DEFENSE DOMINATES AT HOME: The Butler defense didn't allow a single point after the first quarter on Saturday vs. Jacksonville. The defense forced two turnovers in the first half with a Devin Aguilar interception and a Luke Sennett fumble recovery. After halftime, Butler stopped Jacksonville three times on fourth down and recovered another fumble which led to points.
 
Holden Semancik got his hand on the ball to force the first fumble of the game for Butler.
 
LIMIT BIG PLAYS: RB Hunter Cobb recorded the longest rushing touchdown of the season at Davidson on Oct. 26 by scoring from 89 yards out. The Red Foxes also have a 75-yard passing TD on their resume in a win over Stetson.
 
A 75-yard TD pass from Luke Strnad to Anthony Olivencia won the game for Marist against Stetson. 
 
BEVELHIMER IS BACK: BU kicker Drew Bevelhimer returned to action against Jacksonville after missing two games due to injury. He connected on one extra point and added a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter.
 
Bevelhimer only kicked off one time in his return. Luka Zurak also had one kickoff and Connor Benson led the team with three.
 
QB SHUFFLE: Luke Strnad and Austin Day have split time at quarterback for Marist this season. On the other sideline, BU has used three quarterbacks in 2019 in Sam Brown, Nick Orlando and Cameron Towns.
 
Marist QB's combine for just six touchdown passes and 12 interceptions. Butler's defense has eight interceptions in eight games. Six different Bulldogs have at least one.
 
UP NEXT: Butler will host Davidson on Saturday, Nov. 9. The game features a 12 PM start time.
 
Davidson held off Butler last year in the regular season finale 41-38. The 'Dawgs recovered an onside kick with 3:44 left in the contest, but would come up one-yard short at the goal line, allowing the Wildcats to win.