The Basics
Drake football will try to get back on track this weekend with a canine clash against rival Butler in Des Moines. The Bulldog bunches will kick things off at noon inside historic Drake Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 24.
 
Bulldog Breakdown
The annual Bulldog battle between Drake and Butler was back-and-forth for much of the contest, but Butler was able to pull ahead in the second half to hand Drake its third straight loss.
 
The Butler win snapped a 10-game Drake winning streak in the series. It also marked the Dogs' first 3-game losing streak in PFL play since 2022. Despite dropping two straight contests, the Bulldogs still lead the PFL in passing offense, averaging nearly 350 yards thorugh the air, mostly on the right arm of Riley Warzynski.
 
Rookie safety Dax Wiskur was one of two PFL representatives on the Jerry Rice Award Watch List, an honor given to the best freshman player in all of FCS.

Key Players
Riley Warzynski | 222-366, 60.7%, 2479 yds, 16 TD, 10 INT
Willis Nofsinger | 41 rec, 620 yds, 3 TD
Mitchell January | 38 rec, 429 yds, 3 TD
Kavaughn Clark | 46 car, 231 yds, 3 TD
J.R. Flood | 64 tck, 28 solo, 1.5 TFL, 3 QBH
Skylar James | 52 tck, 30 solo, 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sck, 2 QBH
Tyson Shivers | 21 tck, 13 solo, 3.5 TFL, 2.0 sck, QBH, FF, FR

Scouting Morehead State
Morehead State enters the weekend with an identical overall record as Drake, 2-6, but with one less win in league play. The Eagles are 1-3 in the PFL with their lone victory coming last week vs. Stetson. Morehead's win snapped a 5-game losing streak.
 
This weekend's meeting will be the 17th all-time meeting between Drake and Morehead State. Drake owns a 12-4 advantage in the two teams' history including a win in the last time out.
 
Jason Woodman is in his 13th season as a head football coach and third at Morehead State. He is 15-17 as an Eagle and 75-64 overall.
 
Key Players
David Parsons | 60-119, 50.4%, 982 yds, 10 TD, 7 INT
Bryce Patterson | 71-131, 54.2%, 982 yds, 7 TD, 2 INT, 47 car, 191 yds, 3 TD
Blake Fisher | 216 car, 208 yds, TD
Jackson Lanier | 55 car, 184 yds, 3 TD
Anthony Ice | 40 rec, 654 yds, 5 TD
Cannon Dinger | 29 rec, 436 yds, 5 TD
Sidney Webb | 62 tck, 34 solo, 4.5 TFL, 2 INT, 3 PBU, FF
Tazion McQueen | 45 tck, 21 solo, 1.5 TFL, 2 INT, 2 PBY
KJ Hardesty | 40 tck, 8 solo, 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sck, 2 QBH

Up Next
Drake will return to Drake Stadium for its final home game of the 2026 regular season. The Bulldogs will host San Diego on Nov. 7 with kick off slated for noon.