INDIANAPOLIS - Butler fell to the Drake Bulldogs 24-19 on Saturday afternoon at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. With the loss the Dawgs slide to 5-4 on the season and 3-2 in PFL action while Drake improves to 6-2 and 5-0 in conference action. 

ON THE RECORD WITH COACH LYNCH

"Really good football game. Obviously, two teams that are, you can tell, the top of this league, and unfortunately, they made a few more plays than us, and made some plays down the stretch. Obviously, there in the fourth quarter they made some plays to make it the result that it was, and they kind of flipped the script on us a little bit. We've been a team that's really dominated the time of possession throughout the year and they held the ball a little bit longer today. They beat us in the turnover margin, which is really the story of the game. I am really proud of the way our kids fought and kept fighting. We're very close to knocking the door down here, and we just have to keep getting better every day."

NOTEABLE STATS 

• Reagan Andrew totaled 234 yards of total offense completing 14-of-21 passes for 191 yards while also chipping in 43 yards on the ground. The signal caller scored his eighth rushing touchdown of the season in the contest and also threw two touchdowns, bringing his season total to 10. 

• Archie Cox hauled in four catches for 107 yards and a touchdown. Cox's biggest catch of the day went for 54 yards. 

• Chet Yardley had four catches for 34 yards and a touchdown. 

• Ethan Loss tallied four rushes for 57 yards and added 17 receiving yards.

• Mason Armstrong led the defense with 11 tackles on the day. 

• Tyson Garrett had seven tackles, 3.5 of which were tackles for loss. 

• Danny Orgler recorded 1.5 sacks in the contest. 

• For Drake, Logan Inagawa completed 18-of-23 passes for 244 yards and a touchdown. 

• Taj Hughes had seven catches for 104 yards. 

• Nick Herman carried the ball 19 times accumulating 113 rushing yards and a touchdown. 

• Sean Allison led Drake's defense with 12 total tackles. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Drake got on the board on the first play of the game on a 66-yard rushing score from Herman. Cox evened the score for BU on a 54-yard reception with seven minutes left in the first quarter. The score remained 7-7 at the end of the first quarter. 

• Drake took the lead back with 2:35 to go in the second half on a touchdown from Jackson Voth. Drake took the 14-7 advantage into the break. 

• On Butler's first drive of the second half, BU strung together a nine play 75-yard drive that ended with a three-yard Yardley touchdown grab. Drake blocked the extra point leaving Butler down 14-13 after the score. Drake converted a 51-yard field goal giving the visitors a 17-13 advantage.

• Drake forced and recovered a fumble on the Butler 35-yard line at the start of the fourth quarter. Drake converted on the turnover as Luke Woodson found the back of the endzone on a one-yard rushing touchdown giving Drake a 24-13 lead. Butler responded with a seven play, 73-yard scoring drive that saw Andrew find the back of the endzone with a three-yard rushing touchdown. After a failed two-point conversion, BU trailed 24-19. 

• Butler was unable to mount a comeback in the final seven minutes of the game, dropping the contest 24-19. 

UP NEXT 

The Bulldogs hit the road next week as BU travels to Morehead, Ky. for a matchup with Morehead State. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on Butlersports.com.