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Butler at Drake

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Drake beat Butler 27–⁠24. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Drake led the series 15–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayButler7–⁠4 in 2022
24
HomeDrake3–⁠8 in 2022
27

Final at Drake Stadium, Des MoinesTV: ESPN3Attendance 1,764

At kickoff
30°F, overcast, wind 18 mph from the northwest, gusts to 25 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Des Moines International Airport (KDSM), 8 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
Tim DuffyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Butler777324
Drake1770327

Standouts

Player stats

Butler

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bret Bushka25/3624832
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Bret Bushka1557015
Joey Suchy1950011
Kwesi Kyei-Fordjour82507
A.J. Deinhart2603
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Luke Wooten969129
Tyler Adams465132
Johnny O’Shea345123
Joey Suchy220018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Thomas Rousseau0001
Will Mason0001

Drake

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Luke Bailey15/3117812
Trey Radocha0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dorian Boyland2399135
Davion Cherwin234131
Trey Radocha1606
Christian Galvan1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Colin Howard472141
Hunter Johnson331017
Trey Radocha227019
Dorian Boyland113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ander Johnson0001
Tanner Pollock0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ButlerDrake
351Total yards324
248Passing yards178
103Rushing yards146
6.9Yards per pass5.4
2.1Yards per rush5.2
23First downs13
6–⁠18Third downs3–⁠12
2–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
4Turnovers3
4–⁠40Penalties2–⁠10
36:20Possession23:40

Efficiency

ButlerDrake
36%Success rate33%
−0.14EPA per play−0.08
1.40Explosiveness1.69
−0.43Rushing EPA−0.05
0.67Passing EPA0.26
14%Passing-down success32%
8%Havoc by its defense7%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Butler 68% to win. Drake won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Butler −7.5, over/under 44.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Drake end zoneButler end zoneQ1 ButlerTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 DrakeField goal, 8 playsQ1 ButlerFumble, 2 playsQ1 DrakeTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 ButlerPunt, 5 playsQ1 DrakeTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 ButlerPunt, 3 playsQ1 DrakePunt, 3 playsQ2 ButlerPunt, 6 playsQ2 DrakePunt, 3 playsQ2 ButlerTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 DrakePunt, 5 playsQ2 ButlerPunt, 3 playsQ2 DrakePunt, 3 playsQ2 ButlerPunt, 3 playsQ2 DrakeTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 DrakeFumble, 3 playsQ3 ButlerTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 DrakePunt, 6 playsQ3 ButlerPunt, 8 playsQ3 DrakeInterception, 4 playsQ3 ButlerFumble, 5 playsQ3 DrakeInterception, 3 playsQ3 ButlerFumble, 5 playsQ3 DrakeMissed FG, 5 playsQ4 ButlerPunt, 3 playsQ4 DrakePunt, 3 playsQ4 ButlerField goal, 14 playsQ4 DrakePunt, 3 playsQ4 ButlerInterception, 7 playsQ4 DrakeField goal, 5 playsQ4 ButlerInterception, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Drake drives left to right, Butler right to left.
  1. Q1 ButlerTouchdown, 10 plays, 60 yards
  2. Q1 DrakeField goal, 8 plays, 58 yards
  3. Q1 ButlerFumble, 2 plays, 10 yards
  4. Q1 DrakeTouchdown, 2 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 ButlerPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  6. Q1 DrakeTouchdown, 7 plays, 68 yards
  7. Q1 ButlerPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  8. Q1 DrakePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  9. Q2 ButlerPunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
  10. Q2 DrakePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  11. Q2 ButlerTouchdown, 8 plays, 59 yards
  12. Q2 DrakePunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  13. Q2 ButlerPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  14. Q2 DrakePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  15. Q2 ButlerPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q2 DrakeTouchdown, 2 plays, 38 yards
  17. Q3 DrakeFumble, 3 plays, 14 yards
  18. Q3 ButlerTouchdown, 4 plays, 39 yards
  19. Q3 DrakePunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  20. Q3 ButlerPunt, 8 plays, 36 yards
  21. Q3 DrakeInterception, 4 plays, 12 yards
  22. Q3 ButlerFumble, 5 plays, 20 yards
  23. Q3 DrakeInterception, 3 plays, 3 yards
  24. Q3 ButlerFumble, 5 plays, 17 yards
  25. Q3 DrakeMissed FG, 5 plays, −12 yards
  26. Q4 ButlerPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  27. Q4 DrakePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  28. Q4 ButlerField goal, 14 plays, 51 yards
  29. Q4 DrakePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  30. Q4 ButlerInterception, 7 plays, 31 yards
  31. Q4 DrakeField goal, 5 plays, 33 yards
  32. Q4 ButlerInterception, 2 plays, 6 yards

Play by play

1st quarter12 drives, then Drake 17, Butler 7
Butler Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Joey Suchy run for 3 yds to the Butlr 28
Butler Touchdown, 10 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 37AJ Deinhart run for 3 yds to the Butlr 40
0:002nd & 7 at own 40Bret Bushka run for 11 yds to the Drake 49 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 49Joey Suchy run for 2 yds to the Drake 47
0:002nd & 8 at opp 47Joey Suchy run for 3 yds to the Drake 44
0:003rd & 5 at opp 44pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
0:004th & 5 at opp 44DRAKE Penalty, off-side (Nick Cagnetto) to the Drake 39 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 39AJ Deinhart run for 3 yds to the Drake 36
0:002nd & 7 at opp 36Bret Bushka pass complete to AJ Deinhart for 3 yds to the Drake 33
0:003rd & 4 at opp 33Joey Suchy run for a loss of 1 yard to the Drake 34
0:004th & 5 at opp 34Bret Bushka pass complete to Tyler Adams for 11 yds to the Drake 23 for a 1ST down
Drake Field goal, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 29pass incomplete to Sam Rodriguez
0:002nd & 10 at own 29Luke Bailey pass complete to Brandon Langdok for 4 yds to the Drake 33
0:003rd & 6 at own 33Luke Bailey pass complete to Hunter Johnson for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at the 50Dorian Boyland run for 35 yds to the Butlr 15 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 15Dorian Boyland run for 2 yds to the Butlr 13
0:002nd & 8 at opp 13pass incomplete to Sam Rodriguez
0:003rd & 8 at opp 13pass incomplete to Colin Howard
Butler Fumble, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 21Bret Bushka run for 10 yds to the Butlr 31 for a 1ST down
Drake Touchdown, 2 plays
0:001st & goal at opp 9Trey Radocha run for 6 yds to the Butlr 3
Butler Punt, 5 plays
0:002nd & 7 at own 28Bret Bushka pass complete to Jared Suchevits for 13 yds to the Butlr 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 41Bret Bushka pass complete to Joey Audia for 5 yds to the Butlr 46
0:002nd & 5 at own 46Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Tyler Adams, broken up by Joey Lukrich
0:003rd & 5 at own 46Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 2 yds to the Butlr 48
0:004th & 3 at own 48BUTLER Penalty, false start (Jack Turner) to the Butlr 43
Drake Touchdown, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 29Dorian Boyland run for 4 yds to the Drake 33
0:002nd & 6 at own 33Luke Bailey pass complete to Colin Howard for 16 yds to the Drake 49 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 49pass incomplete to Colin Howard
0:002nd & 10 at own 49Dorian Boyland run for 8 yds to the Butlr 43
0:003rd & 2 at opp 43Luke Bailey pass complete to Tyler Nansel for 12 yds to the Butlr 31 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 31pass incomplete to Brandon Langdok
Butler Punt, 3 plays
0:002nd & 12 at own 23Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Luke Wooten, broken up by Jackson Williams
0:003rd & 12 at own 23Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 5 yds to the Butlr 28
Drake Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 40pass incomplete to Dorian Boyland
0:002nd & 10 at own 40
Butler Touchdown, 10 plays
9:441st & 10 at opp 23Bret Bushka pass complete to Johnny O’Shea for 23 yds for a TD, (Luka Zurak KICK)Butler 7, Drake 0
9:401st & 10 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 46 yds , Davion Cherwin return for 10 yds to the Drake 29
7:404th & 8 at opp 13Luke Williams 31 Yd Field GoalButler 7, Drake 3
7:331st & 10 at own 35Jack Ierulli kickoff for 63 yds , Joey Audia return for 19 yds to the Butlr 21
6:511st & 10 at own 31fumbled, recovered by Drake Finn Claypool
Drake Touchdown, 2 plays
6:192nd & goal at opp 3D. Boyland run for 3 yds for a TD, (L. Williams KICK), (L. Williams KICK)Drake 10, Butler 7
6:191st & 10 at own 35Jack Ierulli kickoff for 65 yds
3:334th & 8 at own 43Luka Zurak punt for 28 yds
Drake Touchdown, 7 plays
1:222nd & 10 at opp 31D. Cherwin run for 31 yds for a TD, (L. Williams KICK)Drake 17, Butler 7
1:221st & 10 at own 35Jack Ierulli kickoff for 63 yds
0:204th & 7 at own 28Luka Zurak punt for 37 yds , Brandon Langdok returns for 5 yds to the Drake 40
2nd quarter13 drives, then Drake 24, Butler 14
Butler Punt, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 26Bret Bushka run for 4 yds to the Butlr 30
0:002nd & 6 at own 30Bret Bushka pass complete to Tyler Adams for 16 yds to the Butlr 46 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 46BUTLER Penalty, Offensive holding (Jack Turner) to the Butlr 36
0:001st & 20 at own 36Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for a loss of 1 yard to the Butlr 35
0:002nd & 21 at own 35Bret Bushka sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the Butlr 27
Drake Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Dorian Boyland run for 2 yds to the Drake 37
0:002nd & 8 at own 37Dorian Boyland run for a loss of 3 yards to the Drake 34
0:003rd & 11 at own 34Luke Bailey pass incomplete, broken up by Jacob Cain
Butler Touchdown, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 38Bret Bushka run for 6 yds to the Butlr 44
0:002nd & 4 at own 44Kwesi Kyei-Fordjour run for 2 yds to the Butlr 46
0:003rd & 2 at own 46Kwesi Kyei-Fordjour run for 2 yds to the Butlr 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 48Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 6 yds to the Drake 46
0:002nd & 4 at opp 46Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 5 yds to the Drake 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 41Kwesi Kyei-Fordjour run for 5 yds to the Drake 36
0:002nd & 5 at opp 36Bret Bushka run for 7 yds to the Drake 29 for a 1ST down
Drake Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 27Dorian Boyland run for 2 yds to the Drake 29
0:002nd & 8 at own 29Dorian Boyland run for 11 yds to the Drake 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 40pass incomplete to Hunter Johnson
0:002nd & 10 at own 40Davion Cherwin run for 3 yds to the Drake 43
0:003rd & 7 at own 43pass incomplete to Davion Cherwin
Butler Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 17Luke Wooten run for a loss of 3 yards to the Butlr 14
0:002nd & 13 at own 14Bret Bushka pass complete to Joey Audia for 4 yds to the Butlr 18
0:003rd & 9 at own 18pass incomplete to Joey Suchy
Drake Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 45Dorian Boyland run for 2 yds to the Drake 47
0:002nd & 8 at own 47DRAKE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Drake 42
0:002nd & 13 at own 42Luke Bailey pass complete to Trey Radocha for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
0:003rd & 5 at the 50Dorian Boyland run for 3 yds to the Butlr 47
Butler Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 6Bret Bushka run for 1 yd to the Butlr 7
Drake Touchdown, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 41Luke Bailey pass incomplete to Trey Radocha, broken up by Will Mason
Drake Punt, 3 plays
15:003rd & 10 at own 40Luke Bailey pass complete to Austin Flax for 4 yds to the Drake 44
14:114th & 6 at own 44Shane Dunning punt for 30 yds
Butler Punt, 6 plays
11:373rd & 29 at own 27Joey Suchy run for 2 yds to the Butlr 29
10:474th & 27 at own 29punt for 36 yds
9:224th & 11 at own 34Shane Dunning punt for 28 yds
Butler Touchdown, 8 plays
7:291st & 10 at opp 29B. Bushka pass,to L. Wooten for 29 yds for a TD, (L. Zurak KICK), (L. Zurak KICK)Drake 17, Butler 14
7:231st & 10 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 61 yds , Davion Cherwin return for 23 yds to the Drake 27
5:204th & 7 at own 43Shane Dunning punt for 40 yds
3:584th & 9 at own 18Luka Zurak punt for 38 yds , Brandon Langdok returns for 1 yd to the Drake 45
2:114th & 2 at opp 47Shane Dunning punt for 41 yds
Butler Punt, 3 plays
2:022nd & 9 at own 7Joey Suchy run for 2 yds to the Butlr 9
1:133rd & 7 at own 9Bret Bushka run for 2 yds to the Butlr 11
0:174th & 5 at own 11Luka Zurak punt for 30 yds
Drake Touchdown, 2 plays
0:032nd & 10 at opp 41L. Bailey pass,to C. Howard for 41 yds for a TD, (L. Williams KICK)Drake 24, Butler 14
0:031st & 10 at own 35Jack Ierulli kickoff for 31 yds
3rd quarter3 drives, then Drake 24, Butler 21
Drake Fumble, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 26Christian Galvan run for 5 yds to the Drake 31
0:004th & 4 at opp 34fumbled, recovered by Butlr Bret Bushka
Drake Missed FG, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 49Dorian Boyland run for 12 yds to the Butlr 37 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 57 yds , Danny Morales return for 18 yds to the Drake 26
13:471st & 10 at own 40Luke Bailey run for 2 yds to the Drake 42 Luke Bailey fumbled, recovered by Butlr Byron Hubbard II
Butler Touchdown, 4 plays
12:311st & 10 at opp 32B. Bushka pass,to T. Adams for 32 yds for a TD, (L. Zurak KICK)Drake 24, Butler 21
12:231st & 10 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 60 yds , Davion Cherwin return for 21 yds to the Drake 26
10:194th & 8 at own 40Shane Dunning punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Butlr 25 , Joey Audia returns for 3 yds to the Butlr 25
7:544th & 10 at opp 39Bret Bushka punt for 35 yds
6:062nd & 9 at own 16Luke Bailey pass intercepted
4:262nd & 6 at opp 25Bret Bushka run for a loss of 2 yards to the Drake 27 Bret Bushka fumbled, recovered by Drake Jake Shipla
3:373rd & 7 at own 30Luke Bailey pass intercepted BUTLER Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Connor Reid) to the Butlr 49
4th quarter4 drives, then Drake 27, Butler 24
Butler Field goal, 14 plays
0:002nd & 7 at opp 31Bret Bushka run for a loss of 1 yard to the Drake 32
Drake Field goal, 5 plays
0:002nd & 10 at opp 24Luke Bailey pass complete to Trey Radocha for 19 yds to the Butlr 5 for a 1ST down
Drake Missed FG, 5 plays
15:003rd & 2 at opp 29BUTLER Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Dorian Boyland) to the Butlr 29
14:213rd & 2 at opp 29Luke Williams 46 yd FG MISSED
13:194th & 5 at own 34Luka Zurak punt for 33 yds
11:574th & 3 at own 40Shane Dunning punt for 35 yds , Joey Audia returns for 8 yds to the Butlr 33
4:524th & 3 at opp 16Luka Zurak 33 yd FG GOODTied at 24
4:461st & 10 at own 35Luka Zurak kickoff for 50 yds , Davion Cherwin return for 15 yds to the Drake 30
2:534th & 2 at own 38Shane Dunning punt for 41 yds , Joey Audia returns for 4 yds to the Butlr 25
Butler Interception, 7 plays
1:132nd & 9 at own 41Joey Suchy run for 2 yds to the Butlr 43
1:083rd & 7 at own 43Bret Bushka pass complete to Johnny O’Shea for 13 yds to the Drake 44 for a 1ST down
0:431st & 10 at opp 44Bret Bushka pass intercepted
0:081st & goal at opp 5Luke Williams 22 yd FG GOODDrake 27, Butler 24
0:022nd & 4 at own 41Bret Bushka pass intercepted

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Butler–Drake game

Drake leads 18–⁠4–⁠1 in 23 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Drake 24, Butler 19
2024Drake 27, Butler 17
2023Drake 13, Butler 9
2022Drake 27, Butler 24
2021Drake 6, Butler 3
2020Drake 33, Butler 7

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