MOREHEADY, Ky. – Bret Bushka threw five touchdown passes at Morehead State to tie the Butler single-game school record on Saturday afternoon. All five TD passes came in the first half vs. the Eagles and Bushka would rush for a score in the third quarter to help Butler post a 49-7 victory over league rival Morehead State. The win moves Butler to 7-3 on the year and 5-2 in the PFL.
 
Touchdown passes went to Ethan Loss, Jyran Mitchell, Jack Bill and Luke Wooten, who secured two on the day. Mitchell extended his touchdown streak, giving him at least one in every game this season. The Chicago native also carried the ball 22 times for a game-high 125 rushing yards.
 
The BU defense gave up one score in the first quarter on a long play (68 yards) but locked down the Eagle offense the rest of the day. MSU ended the game with 247 total yards of offense while Butler posted 482. 49 points at Morehead State is the highest point total of the season for BU and the second-highest total under the guidance of Head Coach Mike Uremovich. The 'Dawgs scored 56 points against MSU last year in a 36-point win.
 
The Bulldogs were clicking from the opening snap, scoring a touchdown on their first four possessions of the game. Every Bushka TD pass covered more than 20 yards. The longest went to Mitchell (61) late in the first quarter.
 
Bushka completed his first 14 passes of the game to throw for 265 yards and five TD's. He exited the game early, heading to the sideline with just one incompletion and 281 yards on the day. The BU QB added 15 rushing yards and a second half score.
 
Mitchell averaged 5.7 yards per carry and had a gain of 30 on the ground to help him reach 125 yards. His 61-yard reception was the longest play of the day, edging Jack Bill's 55-yard TD reception. Wooten caught a 28-yard TD in the first quarter and a 21 yarder in the second.
 
The BU defense got a lift from George Dristiliaris and his team-high six tackles. Dristiliaris had two sacks and three tackles for loss against the Eagles. Ashton Nawrocki also made two stops behind the line of scrimmage and Tyson Garrett would recover a fumble for BU.
 
Dristiliaris and Bafia each forced a fumble vs. Morehead State and Patrick Coury gave the team the cherry on top of their sundae with a pick six late in the fourth.
 
Butler's bye week is set for Week 11 of the regular season giving the Bulldogs two weeks to prepare for Drake. Senior Day will take place before opening kick. FloFootball will have the coverage beginning at noon.