The Drake University football team wraps up the 2015 campaign on Saturday when it hosts Dayton.
The Bullldogs will honor 22 seniors as they will wear the Blue and White for the final time. They are Jack Beck, John Bloss, Cam Bohnert, Mike Cardamone, Devon Dodds, Brad Duwe, Al Hern,Philip Hespen, Michael Hudson, John Hugunin,Aaron Johnson, Mason Massei, John McMahon, Ezekiel Okeleye, Bryan Pisklo, Bob Quilico,Andy Rice, Colton Rodgers, Gary Scott, Lee Snell, Michael Vankat and Al Wegener.
Dayton comes to Des Moines with a perfect 10-0 overall record and is looking to finish PFL play 8-0 for the first time since 2010. The Flyers are coming off a 28-21 victory over Marist last week. The Bulldogs enter Saturday's showdown with a 4-6 record and a 3-4 mark in the PFL after falling at Butler, 20-13, last week. Dayton leads the all-time series 24-7 over the Bulldogs, but Drake has won the last two meetings and has taken three of the last four. Drake's defense continues to lead the squad as the team ranks second in PFL games in rushing defense by allowing 86.9 yards per game, while limiting teams to 321.6 yards of total offense.
John Hugunin leads Drake's defense with 104 tackles, ranking 21st in the nation and has made 14 tackles for loss, ranking 23rd in the country. The fifth-year senior linebacker leads the nation in forced fumbles with nine and ranks second in fumble recoveries with three. Hugunin has tallied 405 career tackles and is eight stops away from becoming Drake's all-time leading tackler.
The run-dominant Flyers had a change in pace when redshirt senior All-American Connor Kacsor suffered a career-ending injury in early October. Dayton has gone with a three-back system for the last six weeks, utilizing Jack Adams, Jared Ruffing and Tucker Yinger. Yinger has led the trio with 600 yards on 91 carries with three touchdowns, while Adams has had 70 touches for 304 yards and five touchdowns. Ruffing rounds out the trio with 47 carries for 143 yards.
