Oct. 14, 2014 USDvsButler2014 
GAME #6:GAME #6: The USD Toreros (4-1; 2-1 PFL), under the direction of second year head coach
Dale Lindsey, continue PFL play on the road with a trip to Indianapolis, Indiana. The Toreros will take on the Butler Bulldogs (3-3; 1-2 PFL) in a 9:00 a.m. (pacific) contest at Butler Bowl this coming Saturday, October 18th.
SERIES RECORD: This will be the 20th meeting between USD and Butler with theToreros owning a 14-5 series advantage... Last season the Toreros earned a 42-14 home victory as QB
Mason Mills completed 26-of-36 passes for 407 yards and 5 touchdowns... In the victory Mills became just the 5th PFL quarterback to surpass the 10,000 passing yards milestone... Prior to last season's contest these two teams last met in 2010, a USD victory (24-0)... USD's first ever PFL win came against Butler back in 1993.
WEBCAST/VIDEO STREAM: Saturday's contest will be webcast live with Jack Cronin (play-by-play) calling the action. The pre-game show begins at 8:50 am (pacific). The audio feed will be streamed at www.usdtoreros.com. Butler provides a video-stream which can be accessed at www.butlersports.com.
A LOOK AHEAD: Following the Butler game the Toreros return to Walter J. Zable Field at Torero Stadium for an October 25th contest against the Dayton Flyers at 6:00 pm.
PFL STANDINGS/SCHEDULE FOR OCT. 18TH: Jacksonville (4-0 PFL, 5-1), Campbell (3-0, 3-3), Dayton (2-0, 4-1), San Diego (2-1, 4-1), Drake (2-1, 3-3), Butler (1-2, 3-3), Morehead State (1-2, 2-4), Marist (1-3, 1-6), Stetson (0-2, 2-4), Valparaiso (0-2, 2-4), Davidson (0-3, 1-6). PFL Games for Oct. 18th: San Diego at Butler, Morehead State at Dayton, Drake at Valparaiso, Davidson at Campbell, Jacksonville at Stetson.
HODGES RUSHES WAY INTO TORERO RECORD BOOK: Sophomore running back
Jonah Hodges (Santa Cruz, Calif.) set a new USD single game record for rushing yards with his outstanding 273-yard performance in the team's 31-23 victory over the Stetson Hatters... Hodges amassed his 273 yards on just 17 carries with two going for touchdowns of 53 yards (1st quarter) and 56 yards (4th quarter)... It was the third 200-yard rushing performance by a PFL running back this season and second best in the FCS this season, behind Dayton running back Connor Kacsor's 301-yard performance in Week 2... Hodges' 17th and final carry of the game came late in the 4th quarter with under three minutes to go... He rushed for 2 yards allowing him to surpass Sammy Croom's long-standing mark of 271 yards (vs. Azusa Pacific, 1972)... Since joining the PFL in 1993, USD's previous individual best was 229 yards from Evan Harney (vs. Marist, 2003).
TORERO TIDBITS: USD will put their 3-game winning streak on the line Saturday at Butler... Among PFL teams the Toreros rank first in field goals (1.00%, 6-6), red zone offense (15-16, 93.8%), red zone defense (13-19, 68.4%) and 2nd in pass defense (190.4), pass defense efficiency (106.8 rating), and penalties (just 49.4 yards per game)... Torero players among PFL leaders include RB
Jonah Hodges (1st in all-purpose yards, 161.4; 2nd in rushing, 128.8),
Keith Williams (2nd in pass efficiency, 138.2 rating),
Reggie Bell (1st in punt return average, 11.2),
Brandon White (3rd in receiving yards per game, 78.2),
David Last (2nd in scoring for kickers, 6.2 points per game; 2nd in field goals made per game, 1.2)... Thru 5 games the Toreros are being paced by
Jonah Hodges (644 yards, 4 TDs),
Keith Williams (51-103 for 844 yards, 8 TDs),
Brandon White (24 for 391 yards, 3 TDs), WR
Reggie Bell (17 for 359 yards, 5 TDs), kicker
David Last (6-6 FGs, 13-14 PAT, 31 points), LB
Nic Henson (46 tackles), LB
Una Hamala (42 tackles), Safety
Troy McClelland (29 tackles, 3 breakups)... CB
Toney Sawyer and CB
Jamal Agnew each have 2 interceptions on the season... The senior receiver tandem of
Brandon White and
Reggie Bell continue their ascent up the Torero record charts... White now has 159 career receptions (#6 all-time) for 2,056 yards (#8 all-time) and 25 TDs (#6 all-time)... With 2 more TD receptions, White will jump ahead of Wes Doyle (2004-07) and Nick Garton (2002-05), each with 26... Bell improved his career numbers to 149 receptions (#8 all-time) for 2,292 yards (#5 all-time) and 22 touchdowns (#7 all-time).
SCOUTING THE BUTLER BULLDOGS: Butler dropped to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the PFL with last Saturday's 28-9 loss at Campbell... Starting QB Matt Shiltz completed 4-of-5 passes for 31 yards before suffering an injury in the first quarter (he would not return)... Malcolm Weaver replaced him and finished 14-29 for 166 yards... WR Marque Martin-Hayes led the Bulldogs with 8 receptions for 59 yards, while WR Derek O'Connor hauled in 3 balls for 70 yards... Butler's points came in the 2nd quarter from Jon Treloar (49-yard FG) and RB Rico Watson (4-yard run)... The Bulldog defense was paced by Jojo Ciancio (14 tackles)... Butler's three wins have come against Wittenberg (22-16), Taylor (38-3) and Stetson (49-41)... Other losses prior to Campbell were to Youngstown State (44-3) and Jacksonville (35-7)...Season leaders include QB Matt Shiltz (106-171 for 1,329 yards and 10 TDs), WR Marque Martin-Hayes (31 for 467 yards, 2 TDs), WR Derek O'Connor (30 for 329 yards, 2 TDs), RB Sam Schrader (297 yards, 4 TDs), kicker Jonathan Treloar (4-6 FG, 16-18 PAT, 28 points), RB Sam Schrader (6 TDs - 4 rush, 2 receiving), DB JoJo Ciancio (48 tackles)... Head Coach Jeff Voris is in his 9th season at Butler (53-44).
