DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University football team fell to San Diego, 38-7, on Saturday afternoon at Drake Stadium.
The Toreros controlled the game from the beginning to the end as USD had possession of the ball for over 20 minutes in the first-half and 15 minutes in the final two-quarters and out gained Drake by over 200 yards.
San Diego's offense was propelled by Anthony Lawrence and Jonah Hodges. Lawrence threw four touchdown passes for 259 yards and completed 19-of-29 of his passes. Hodges rushed for a game-high 112 yards on 21 carries. Lawrence's top target was Brian Riley, who caught seven passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Ross Dwelley also recorded two touchdown receptions and had 66 receiving yards.
"They [San Diego] beat us in every phases of the game and they are a great football team. We didn't play the way we were capable," said Drake head coach
Rick Fox. "They made big plays on offense and on defense in the first half and we got to make those plays."
San Diego converted 7-of-10 third-downs and tallied 283 yards of total offense in the first-half. The Toreros limited the Bulldogs to 84 first-half yards and held Drake to 2-of-7 on third-down to take a 24-0 lead into halftime.
San Diego went to score two touchdowns on its first three possessions of the third-quarter, extending the Toreros' lead to 38-0.
The Bulldogs got on the board midway through the fourth-quarter on a nine-yard touchdown run by sophomore
Drew Lauer, for the final score of 38-7.
The Toreros remain on top of the Pioneer Football League standings with a 4-0 league record and improve to 5-1 overall, while the Bulldogs set to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the PFL.
The Bulldogs return to action on Oct. 22 when they host Campbell. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
