GAME 10: Butler (5-4, 3-2 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE) vs. Morehead State (5-5, 3-3 PFL)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 8
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Morehead, Ky. | Jayne Stadium
LAST WEEK: Butler narrowly dropped its second-to-last home game against Drake last week 24-19.
Reagan Andrew tallied 234 yards of total offense with 43 rushing yards and 191 passing yards while tossing for two touchdowns and running one in himself.
Archie Cox had a stellar performance accumulating 107 yards on four catches while scoring a touchdown.
Ethan Loss led the Dawgs rushing attack with 57 yards on four carries.
Mason Armstrong led the defense with 11 total tackles while
Tyson Garrett had seven of his own, three of which were tackles for loss.
THE SERIES: This will be the 26th meeting between the two programs dating back to 2000, Morehead State leads the all-time series 14-11. Butler has won three-consecutive games against Morehead dating back to 2022.
ONE YEAR AGO: Last season Butler defeated Morehead 40-6 at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. Andrew completed 11-of-12 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns while adding 58 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the game. Loss paced the offense with 71 receiving yards while
Ershod Jasey II led the rushing attack with 76 yards to his credit.
Nick Bafia tallied seven tackles en route to Butler's 34-point victory.
BULLDOG BLITZ:
- The Bulldogs are 17-6 when playing at the Sellick Bowl since the beginning of the 2022 season.
- The Bulldogs rank sixth nationally in time of possession averaging 33:10 minutes of possession per game.
- Regan Andrew tallied 234 yards of total offense with 43 rushing yards and 191 passing yards while tossing for two touchdowns and running one in himself last week against Drake.
- Ethan Loss led the rushing attack for BU racking up 57 yards on four carries in the contest last week.
- Archie Cox recorded his first 100-yard receiving game against Drake hauling in four catches for 107 yards and a touchdown.
- On defense, Mason Armstrong led the team in tackles with 11 while Tyson Garrett chipped in three tackles for loss in the contest.
- All five of Butler's PFL games have been 7-point games or less and the 7-point game against St. Thomas went to overtime.
- Armstrong leads the BU defense with 52 tackles on the season and has 10 tackles for loss. Onye Onuoha leads the team in pass break ups with nine so far this season.
- Will Mason is second on the squad in tackles with 51 to his credit and leads the team in interceptions with two.
- BU leads the PFL and is 13th nationally in FCS for blocked kicks, tallying three on the season. Butler also ranks first in the PFL and fifth nationally in fewest penalties per game, averaging 3.78.
- Butler was picked fourth in the 2025 Pioneer Football League Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- Butler added 29 newcomers to the 2025 roster, including transfers from Ball State, Idaho, Toledo and Tulane.
SCOUTING MOREHEAD STATE:
- Morehead State enters Saturday's game with a 5-5 record and a 3-3 mark in PFL action after defeating Davidson 28-24 last weekend.
- The Eagles are averaging 21.3 points per game while their opponents are scoring 31.1 points per game on average.
- Morehead State has 1,364 rushing yards on the season and has recorded 2,000 passing yards in 10 games.
- Carter Cravens boasts a 61.1 percent completion percentage as the signal caller for Morehead, tallying 1,392 passing yards and nine touchdowns thus far. Cravens also has 221 rushing yards to his credit and has three rushing touchdowns.
- Isaac Stopke paces the Eagles offense with 621 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Ryan Upp leads Morehead's offense in receiving yards with 863 on 62 catches. Upp averages 86.3 yards per game and has three touchdowns to his credit.
- Mateo Reyes leads the Eagles defense with 71 tackles while Benjamin Jackson leads the squad in interceptions with two.
WHAT LIES AHEAD
Butler will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 15 as BU travels to San Diego, Calif. to face San Diego. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on
Butlersports.com.
