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INDIANAPOLIS – The Bulldogs have won two-straight and find themselves in fourth place of the PFL standings with three weeks remaining in the regular season. The next test for Butler will be a road game at Morehead State. The Eagles will host the action at Jayne Stadium on Saturday at 2 PM. Fans can watch the game on ESPN+.
 
GameDay
Date: Saturday, November 4
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Morehead, Ky. / Jayne Stadium
Live Stats: MSUEagles.com (Statbroadcast)
Watch: ESPN+
 
Bulldog Bits
- Jyran Mitchell is one of four FCS players with 1,000 rushing yards this season.
- Mitchell ranks second in the FCS in rushing yards (1,088) and fifth in yards per game (120.9).
- Mitchell has scored a rushing touchdown in eight-straight games giving him 12 total.
- Mitchell has scored a TD in every game this season adding receiving scores vs. Montana and Dayton.
- Luka Zurak is tied for the FCS lead in made field goals (14).
- Zurak went 1-for-2 on FG's his last time out, making a kick from 32 yards and missing from 51.
- Carson Gulgin had a sack and two tackles for loss in the win over Valpo.
- Steven Williams II recorded his first sack of the season vs. Valpo and blocked a field goal.
- Jack Burch came up with the first interception of his collegiate career for the Bulldogs on Saturday.
- Adam Sturtz led BU with six tackles vs. Valpo.
- The Bulldogs lead the PFL in scoring defense, allowing just 19.2 points per game.
- BU leads the PFL in red zone defense (13-22) and fewest penalty yards per game (36.0).
- BU ranks second in the PFL in rush attempts (345) and yards (1,919) while MSU ranks last (232 - 635).
 
PFL Standings
Davidson 5-0, 6-2
Drake 5-0, 5-3
St. Thomas 5-1, 6-3
Butler 4-2, 6-3
Marist 4-2, 4-4
San Diego 2-3, 2-6
Morehead State 2-3, 3-5
Presbyterian 1-4, 3-5
Stetson 1-4, 3-5
Dayton 0-5, 2-6
Valparaiso 0-5, 1-7
 
PFL Schedule – Week 10
Drake at Marist 12:00 p.m.
San Diego at Presbyterian 1:00 p.m.
Davidson at Stetson 1:00 p.m.
Butler at Morehead State 2:00 p.m.
Dayton at Valparaiso 2:00 p.m.
 
SCOUTING MOREHEAD STATE: The Eagles have lost two-straight and are now 3-5 overall with a 2-3 mark against PFL competition. Morehead State only trailed San Diego by three last weekend in the fourth quarter, but MSU would take a 17-11 setback at Torero Stadium. Isaiah Williams led the USD rushing attack with 134 yards on 31 carries. Neither team threw a touchdown pass on Saturday, although the Eagles have one of the best aerial attacks in the league. MSU ranks second in the PFL in passing offense (246.6) and red zone offense. QB Carter Cravens leads the PFL in total offense (275.3), touchdowns (15), and ranks second in passing yards (1,947). His top target is junior WR Ryan Upp. Upp ranks second in the PFL in receptions (48) and yards (682) while leading the league in TD's with six.
 
After a month-long hiatus of home games, the Eagles return to Jayne Stadium for Homecoming Weekend versus Butler.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES: Butler trails Morehead State in the all-time series 18-9. The Eagles won 10 of the first 11 matchups in a rivalry that dates back to 1963. Butler's first win came in 2001 (29-27) and they won the last meeting 56-20.
 
Butler hasn't won back-to-back games vs. Morehead State since 2017-18. Their last win in Kentucky was a 44-6 victory in 2017.
 
LAST MEETING: Butler scored a season-high 56 points in their 36-point win over MSU last year on Oct. 29. The Bulldogs recorded 485 yards of total offense and got a three-touchdown performance from Brody Reder.
 
BU rushed for 290 yards and six touchdowns vs. MSU in 2022.
 
STACKING WINS: Butler recently defeated Dayton and Valparaiso to reach six wins on the season. The win at Dayton was the first BU victory at Welcome Stadium since 2013 and gave Butler back-to-back wins vs. Dayton for the first time since 2012-13. The 'Dawgs have also won two-straight vs. Valpo for the first time since 2015-16.
 
Butler has not won seven games in back-to-back seasons since 2012-13. They went 8-3 in 2012 and 9-4 in 2013.
 
GO FOR IT: The Bulldogs went 4-for-4 on fourth down Saturday vs. Valpo. They converted 4th and 1 and 4th and 4 on the same drive during the second quarter to get a field goal. A 4th and 1 conversion in the third quarter extended a drive that resulted in a TD and a 4th and 2 conversion late in the fourth sealed the win.
 
BU leads the PFL and ranks 11th in the FCS in fourth down conversions (69.6% / 16-23).
 
MITCHELL ON A MISSION: Jyran Mitchell's longest run of the season (67 yards) went for a touchdown and broke a scoreless tie vs. Valpo in the third quarter. Mitchell has now rushed for 1,088 yards this season and is averaging 6.6 yards per carry (1st in PFL). His 12 rushing touchdowns lead the PFL and put him in a tie for third in all of FCS football.
 
Mitchell needs to rush for 88 yards at Morehead State to place his name in the Butler record book. 1,176 yards would be the 10th-best single-season rushing performance in program history. 102 yards against the Eagles would move Mitchell into ninth place. The last Bulldog to break into the BU Top Ten list was Trae Heeter. He ranks seventh with 1,375 yards (2013).
 
100-YARD PERFORMANCES: Jyran Mitchell has rushed for 100+ yards in five of Butler's six conference games this season. He also has a rush of 40+ yards in four of those six contests (three-straight).
 
Mitchell rushed for a season-high 209 yards and two touchdowns at Stetson. The following week, he set a season-high total vs. Presbyterian taking 31 handoffs.
 
BUSHKA IN BULLDOG HISTORY: Bret Bushka topped 5,000 career passing yards at St. Thomas on Oct. 7 to become one of just six quarterbacks in program history to reach the milestone.
 
Bushka has passed for 1,368 yards in 2023 moving his career total to 5,503. He recently passed Matt Lancaster in career passing yards and needs just 48 more yards to move into fourth place all-time. The BU QB is also just seven completions shy of 500 in his Bulldog career.
 
FIVE MORE: Lucas Kozlowski and Jack Belskis each enter the weekend with 95 career tackles. Kozlowski has appeared in 33 games for Butler and has 47 tackles in 2023. Belskis has played in 35 games and has 21 tackles this season.

Kozlowski came up with a season-high 12 tackles against Davidson this year. Belskis had a season-high five stops at Dayton. His career-high tackle total is seven.
 
UP NEXT: Butler's bye week lands on Nov. 11 this year which will give BU two weeks to prepare for Drake. The Battle of the Bulldogs will feature a 12 PM kick at the Sellick Bowl.
 
Drake snapped Butler's five-game winning streak last year on Nov. 12. Drake has won the last seven meetings. Butler's last win came in 2015 in Indy.