Butler Bulldogs @ Drake Bulldogs
Drake beats Butler 21-19
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Conley Wilkens scored a fourth quarter touchdown -- after a 70-yard drive -- to lift Drake over Butler 21-19 on Saturday.
Drake (5-3, 4-1 Pioneer Football League) won its 19th straight league home game.
Butler (3-5, 1-4) took a 17-14 lead late in the third quarter on Sam Schrader's 9-yard touchdown run. They recovered an on-sides kick, but Jon Treloar missed a 47-yard field goal.
Drake then marched down the field, going 70 yards in 12 plays, culminating with Wilkins' 2-yard score.
Andy Rice's 22-yard first quarter touchdown pass to Lee Snell gave Drake a 7-0 lead. Butler responded with Malcolm Weaver's 4-yard scoring toss to Brando Collins in the second. Treloar hit a 22-yard field goal and Butler led 10-7 at intermission.
Butler was driving midway through the third, but Drew Ormseth picked off Weaver and went 30 yards for the score as Drake went up 14-10.
Game Information
Des Moines, IA
2025 Standings
| Pioneer Football League | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Drake | 7-1 | 8-4 |
| Presbyterian | 6-2 | 10-2 |
| San Diego | 6-2 | 8-4 |
| Dayton | 5-3 | 7-4 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Morehead State | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Butler | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Marist | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Stetson | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Davidson | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Valparaiso | 1-7 | 2-10 |
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