The Butler football team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 63-0 victory over Virginia-Lynchburg on Saturday afternoon. Butler's second-straight shutout featured seven rushing touchdowns and two through the air. PFL action will pick up next weekend with the 'Dawgs hosting Morehead State over Homecoming Weekend.
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Joey Suchy and
Billy Dozier each scored two rushing touchdowns for the Bulldogs to lead the offense. Suchy scored the first TD of the game and the first of the second half. He led all players with 80 rushing yards to move over 1,000 in his career.
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Griffin Caldwell,
Nick Howard and
Jerel Rhodes II added rushing touchdowns for the home team. BU ended the day with 349 rushing yards and 462 yards of total offense. The first passing TD of the contest was a 51-yard strike from
Reagan Andrew to
Ethan Loss. The second featured Howard hitting
Trevon Brown for his first TD as Bulldog.
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Defensively, BU limited VUL to just three first downs and 77 yards of offense.
Tyson Garrett led the Bulldogs with four tackles, including two for a loss. He had a sack and shared one with
Jeremiah Jackson. Additional sacks were credited to
Onye Onuoha and
Jayden Norris.
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Butler's next game is set for Oct. 5 against Morehead State. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 PM.
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