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Drake at Valparaiso

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Drake beat Valparaiso 27–⁠3. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Drake led the series 19–⁠2.

AwayDrake8–⁠3–⁠1 in 2024
27
HomeValparaiso4–⁠7–⁠1 in 2024
3

Final at Brown Field, ValparaisoTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,577

At kickoff
72°F, partly cloudy, wind 15 mph from the southeast, gusts to 25 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Porter County Municipal Airport (KVPZ), 4 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee John Shay; umpire D. Barksondale; head linesman Michael Packard; line judge Dom Sutton; side judge Austin Hills; field judge Glenn Gist; back judge Martin BirrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Drake14301027
Valparaiso00303

Standouts

Player stats

Drake

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Luke Bailey17/2622401
Blake Ellingson2/3410
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Davion Cherwin1072121
Luke Woodson1031011
Luke Bailey412011
Taj Hughes41004
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam Rodriguez365043
Parker Olthoff261040
Trey Radocha449024
Mitchell January438113
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyler Radocha0001

Valparaiso

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Caron Tyler11/218401
Ryan Mann0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ryan Mann1225011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Gary Givens III223017
Ryan Mann322012
Chris Gundy222017
Michael Mansaray2807
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nic Lendino0001

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

Team stats

DrakeValparaiso
356Total yards80
228Passing yards84
128Rushing yards-4
7.9Yards per pass3.8
4.1Yards per rush-0.1
17First downs10
5–⁠13Third downs4–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers2
5–⁠41Penalties6–⁠35
29:46Possession28:18

Efficiency

DrakeValparaiso
44%Success rate24%
0.15EPA per play−0.45
1.19Explosiveness1.15
0.17Rushing EPA−0.42
0.14Passing EPA−0.48
20%Passing-down success19%
2%Havoc by its defense2%

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)

Drake 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Drake −11.5, over/under 43.5.

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

Every drive

Valparaiso end zoneDrake end zoneQ1 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ1 DrakeTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ1 DrakeTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 ValparaisoPunt, 6 playsQ1 DrakeField goal, 8 playsQ2 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ2 DrakeMissed FG, 7 playsQ2 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ2 DrakeMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 ValparaisoInterception, 4 playsQ2 DrakeInterception, 2 playsQ2 ValparaisoEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 DrakePunt, 5 playsQ3 ValparaisoPunt, 10 playsQ3 DrakePunt, 3 playsQ3 ValparaisoField goal, 9 playsQ3 DrakeField goal, 10 playsQ4 ValparaisoPunt, 3 playsQ4 DrakeTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 ValparaisoTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 DrakeResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Valparaiso drives left to right, Drake right to left.
  1. Q1 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, −11 yards
  2. Q1 DrakeTouchdown, 3 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 DrakeTouchdown, 6 plays, 69 yards
  5. Q1 ValparaisoPunt, 6 plays, −2 yards
  6. Q1 DrakeField goal, 8 plays, 40 yards
  7. Q2 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  8. Q2 DrakeMissed FG, 7 plays, 45 yards
  9. Q2 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  10. Q2 DrakeMissed FG, 9 plays, 43 yards
  11. Q2 ValparaisoInterception, 4 plays, 12 yards
  12. Q2 DrakeInterception, 2 plays, 15 yards
  13. Q2 ValparaisoEnd of half, 2 plays, 5 yards
  14. Q3 DrakePunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
  15. Q3 ValparaisoPunt, 10 plays, 20 yards
  16. Q3 DrakePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  17. Q3 ValparaisoField goal, 9 plays, 33 yards
  18. Q3 DrakeField goal, 10 plays, 47 yards
  19. Q4 ValparaisoPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  20. Q4 DrakeTouchdown, 8 plays, 77 yards
  21. Q4 ValparaisoTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 21 yards
  22. Q4 DrakeResult not recorded, 3 plays, −4 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Drake 14, Valparaiso 0
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Griffin Kollhoff kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Caron Tyler run for 5 yds to the VAL 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Ryan Mann run for a loss of 7 yards to the VAL 23
15:003rd & 12 at own 23Caron Tyler sacked by Sean Allison and Finn Claypool for a loss of 9 yards to the VAL 14
15:004th & 21 at own 14Sam Johnson punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the DRKE 38 , Trey Radocha returns for 3 yds to the DRKE 38
Drake Touchdown, 3 plays
12:561st & 10 at own 38Luke Woodson run for 2 yds to the DRKE 40
12:562nd & 8 at own 40Luke Bailey pass complete to Sam Rodriguez for 2 yds to the DRKE 42
12:563rd & 6 at own 42Luke Bailey pass incomplete to Mitchell January
11:294th & 6 at own 42Joe Frommelt 0 Yd Fumble Return (Shane Dunning Kick)Drake 7, Valparaiso 0
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
11:291st & 0 at own 35Griffin Kollhoff kickoff for 64 yds , Amir Simmons return for 15 yds to the VAL 16
11:241st & 10 at own 16Caron Tyler run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAL 15
11:242nd & 11 at own 15Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Michael Mansaray
11:243rd & 11 at own 15Caron Tyler run for 3 yds to the VAL 18
11:244th & 8 at own 18Sam Johnson punt for 51 yds, downed at the DRKE 31
Drake Touchdown, 6 plays
10:001st & 10 at own 31Luke Bailey pass complete to Mitchell January for 8 yds to the DRKE 39
10:002nd & 2 at own 39Luke Woodson run for 1 yd to the DRKE 40
10:003rd & 1 at own 40Luke Woodson run for 4 yds to the DRKE 44 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at own 44Davion Cherwin run for 8 yds to the VAL 48
10:002nd & 2 at opp 48Luke Bailey pass complete to Sam Rodriguez for 43 yds to the VAL 5 for a 1ST down
6:511st & goal at opp 5Blake Ellingson pass complete to Mitchell January for 5 yds for a TD (Shane Dunning KICK)Drake 14, Valparaiso 0
Valparaiso Punt, 6 plays
6:511st & 0 at own 35Griffin Kollhoff kickoff for 65 yds , Amir Simmons return for 14 yds to the VAL 14
6:471st & 10 at own 14Michael Mansaray run for a loss of 3 yards to the VAL 11
6:472nd & 13 at own 11Caron Tyler pass complete to Michael Mansaray for 7 yds to the VAL 18
6:473rd & 6 at own 18Caron Tyler pass complete to Gary Givens III for 6 yds to the VAL 24 for a 1ST down
6:471st & 10 at own 24Caron Tyler sacked by Ethan Zager for a loss of 12 yards to the VAL 12
6:472nd & 22 at own 12Michael Mansaray run for no gain to the VAL 12
6:473rd & 22 at own 12Caron Tyler run for no gain to the VAL 12
6:474th & 22 at own 12Sam Johnson punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Trey Radocha at the DRKE 39
Drake Field goal, 8 plays
2:271st & 10 at own 39Davion Cherwin run for 8 yds to the DRKE 47
2:272nd & 2 at own 47Luke Bailey pass complete to Taj Hughes for 2 yds to the DRKE 49 for a 1ST down
2:271st & 10 at own 49Davion Cherwin run for 14 yds to the VAL 37 for a 1ST down
2:271st & 10 at opp 37Drake Penalty, false start (Mitchell January) to the VAL 42
2:271st & 15 at opp 42Luke Bailey pass complete to Parker Olthoff for 21 yds to the VAL 21 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 21Luke Bailey pass incomplete
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 21Luke Bailey pass complete to Taj Hughes for no gain to the VAL 21
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 21Luke Bailey pass incomplete to Sam Rodriguez, broken up by Colin Graves
Q2 14:034th & 10 at opp 21Shane Dunning 38 yd FG GOODDrake 17, Valparaiso 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then Drake 17, Valparaiso 0
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
14:031st & 0 at own 35Griffin Kollhoff kickoff for 40 yds
14:031st & 10 at own 25Caron Tyler pass complete to Semaj Bolin for 7 yds to the VAL 32
14:032nd & 3 at own 32Valparaiso Penalty, false start (Tyler Eberhart) to the VAL 27
14:032nd & 8 at own 27Caron Tyler pass complete to Michael Mansaray for 1 yd to the VAL 28
14:033rd & 7 at own 28Valparaiso Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the VAL 23
14:033rd & 12 at own 23Valparaiso Penalty, false start (Noah Kline) to the VAL 18
14:033rd & 17 at own 18Caron Tyler run for 4 yds to the VAL 22
14:034th & 13 at own 22Sam Johnson punt for 57 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the DRKE 37 , Trey Radocha returns for 16 yds to the DRKE 37
Drake Missed FG, 7 plays
11:071st & 10 at own 37Taj Hughes run for 2 yds to the DRKE 39
11:072nd & 8 at own 39Blake Ellingson pass complete to Luke Woodson for a loss of 1 yard to the DRKE 38
11:073rd & 9 at own 38Luke Bailey pass complete to Parker Olthoff for 40 yds to the VAL 22 for a 1ST down
11:071st & 10 at opp 22Luke Woodson run for 2 yds to the VAL 20
11:072nd & 8 at opp 20Luke Woodson run for 2 yds to the VAL 18
11:073rd & 6 at opp 18Luke Bailey pass incomplete to Sam Rodriguez, broken up by Jimmy Pouba
7:414th & 6 at opp 18Shane Dunning 35 yd FG MISSED
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
7:411st & 10 at own 20Caron Tyler run for a loss of 3 yards to the VAL 17
7:412nd & 13 at own 17Michael Mansaray run for a loss of 2 yards to the VAL 15
7:413rd & 15 at own 15Caron Tyler run for no gain to the VAL 15
7:414th & 15 at own 15Sam Johnson punt for 53 yds , Trey Radocha returns for 7 yds to the DRKE 39
Drake Missed FG, 9 plays
5:211st & 10 at own 39Luke Bailey run for 6 yds to the DRKE 45
5:212nd & 4 at own 45Davion Cherwin run for 10 yds to the VAL 45 for a 1ST down
5:211st & 10 at opp 45Drake Penalty, false start (Nathan VanDeWoestyne) to the 50 yard line
5:211st & 15 at the 50Davion Cherwin run for 7 yds to the VAL 43
5:212nd & 8 at opp 43Davion Cherwin run for no gain to the VAL 43
5:213rd & 8 at opp 43Luke Bailey pass complete to Trey Radocha for 24 yds to the VAL 19 for a 1ST down
5:211st & 10 at opp 19Taj Hughes run for 1 yd to the VAL 18
5:212nd & 9 at opp 18Luke Bailey pass complete to Taj Hughes for no gain to the VAL 18
5:213rd & 9 at opp 18Luke Bailey pass incomplete to Mitchell January
1:384th & 9 at opp 18Shane Dunning 35 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Onye Nwosisi
Valparaiso Interception, 4 plays
1:381st & 10 at own 31Michael Mansaray run for 2 yds to the VAL 33
1:382nd & 8 at own 33Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Chris Gundy
1:383rd & 8 at own 33TYLER pass incomplete to GUNDY (Williams, Tommy), PENALTY DRAKE holding (Williams, Tommy) 10 yards to the VALPO43, 1ST DOWN VALPO, NO PLAY.
1:381st & 10 at own 43Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Gary Givens III
1:382nd & 10 at own 43Caron Tyler pass intercepted Tyler Radocha return for no gain to the VAL 43 Drake Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Tyler Radocha) to the VAL 22
Drake Interception, 2 plays
0:371st & 10 at opp 22Valparaiso Penalty, Defensive offside (Onye Nwosisi) to the VAL 17
0:371st & 5 at opp 17Luke Bailey pass complete to Trey Radocha for 10 yds to the VAL 7 for a 1ST down
0:241st & goal at opp 7Luke Bailey pass intercepted Nic Lendino return for no gain to the VAL 7 Valparaiso Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Nic Lendino) to the VAL 10
Valparaiso End of half, 2 plays
0:241st & 10 at own 10Timeout Valparaiso, clock 00:24
0:241st & 10 at own 10Ryan Mann run for 11 yds to the VAL 21 for a 1ST down
0:241st & 10 at own 21Ryan Mann run for a loss of 6 yards to the VAL 15
3rd quarter5 drives, then Drake 17, Valparaiso 3
Drake Punt, 5 plays
15:002nd & 16 at own 35Ryan Hawk kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Luke Bailey pass complete to Trey Radocha for 4 yds to the DRKE 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Luke Bailey pass complete to Mitchell January for 13 yds to the DRKE 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 42Blake Ellingson run for a loss of 1 yard to the DRKE 41
15:002nd & 11 at own 41Luke Bailey pass incomplete to Sam Rodriguez, broken up by Colin Graves
15:003rd & 11 at own 41Luke Bailey sacked by Hayden Bedell and Onye Nwosisi for a loss of 9 yards to the DRKE 32
15:004th & 20 at own 32Shane Dunning punt for 41 yds , Colin Graves returns for 1 yd to the VAL 28
Valparaiso Punt, 10 plays
11:591st & 10 at own 28Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Gary Givens III
11:592nd & 10 at own 28Ryan Mann run for 7 yds to the VAL 35
11:593rd & 3 at own 35Caron Tyler pass complete to Barret Labus for 2 yds to the VAL 37
10:334th & 1 at own 37Timeout Valparaiso, clock 10:33
10:334th & 1 at own 37Ryan Mann run for 1 yd to the VAL 38 for a 1ST down
10:331st & 10 at own 38Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Chris Gundy
10:332nd & 10 at own 38Ryan Mann run for a loss of 5 yards to the VAL 33
10:333rd & 15 at own 33Caron Tyler pass complete to Gary Givens III for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:331st & 10 at the 50Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Brandon Jimenez, broken up by Tommy Williams
10:332nd & 10 at the 50Ryan Mann run for 3 yds to the DRKE 47
10:333rd & 7 at opp 47Caron Tyler sacked by Jacob Auen for a loss of 5 yards to the VAL 48
10:334th & 12 at own 48Sam Johnson punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the DRKE 7
Drake Punt, 3 plays
7:101st & 10 at own 7Davion Cherwin run for 1 yd to the DRKE 8
7:102nd & 9 at own 8Davion Cherwin run for a loss of 1 yard to the DRKE 7
7:103rd & 10 at own 7Luke Bailey pass incomplete to Parker Olthoff
7:104th & 10 at own 7Shane Dunning punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the DRKE 38
Valparaiso Field goal, 9 plays
5:381st & 10 at opp 38Ryan Mann run for 1 yd to the DRKE 37
5:382nd & 9 at opp 37Caron Tyler pass complete to Ryan Mann for 12 yds to the DRKE 25 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at opp 25Caron Tyler run for 6 yds to the DRKE 19
5:382nd & 4 at opp 19Caron Tyler run for 1 yd to the DRKE 18
5:383rd & 3 at opp 18Ryan Mann run for 6 yds to the DRKE 12 for a 1ST down Valparaiso Penalty, personal foul (-6 Yards) to the DRKE 6 for a 1ST down
5:381st & goal at opp 6Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Jake Vickers, broken up by Tyler Radocha
5:382nd & goal at opp 6Caron Tyler sacked by Finn Claypool for a loss of 4 yards to the DRKE 10
5:383rd & goal at opp 10Caron Tyler pass complete to Chris Gundy for 5 yds to the DRKE 5 Valparaiso Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass (Yards) declined
1:504th & goal at opp 5Ryan Hawk 22 yd FG GOODDrake 17, Valparaiso 3
Drake Field goal, 10 plays
1:501st & 0 at own 35Ryan Hawk kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:501st & 10 at own 25Luke Woodson run for 2 yds to the DRKE 27
1:502nd & 8 at own 27Luke Woodson run for 11 yds to the DRKE 38 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at own 38Luke Bailey pass complete to Trey Radocha for 11 yds to the DRKE 49 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 49Blake Ellingson run for 5 yds to the VAL 46
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at opp 46Luke Bailey run for 4 yds to the VAL 42
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 42Luke Woodson run for 5 yds to the VAL 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 37Luke Bailey pass complete to Davion Cherwin for 8 yds to the VAL 29
Q4 15:002nd & 2 at opp 29Blake Ellingson pass incomplete
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at opp 29Luke Woodson run for 1 yd to the VAL 28
Q4 11:224th & 1 at opp 28Shane Dunning 45 yd FG GOODDrake 20, Valparaiso 3
4th quarter4 drives, then Drake 27, Valparaiso 3
Valparaiso Punt, 3 plays
11:221st & 0 at own 35Griffin Kollhoff kickoff for 59 yds , Brian Thomas return for 21 yds to the VAL 27
11:161st & 10 at own 27Ryan Mann run for 4 yds to the VAL 31
11:162nd & 6 at own 31Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Brian Thomas
11:163rd & 6 at own 31Ryan Mann pass incomplete, broken up by Trystan Anderson
11:164th & 6 at own 31Sam Johnson punt for 48 yds , Trey Radocha returns for 2 yds to the DRKE 23
Drake Touchdown, 8 plays
10:251st & 10 at own 23Davion Cherwin run for 4 yds to the DRKE 27
10:252nd & 6 at own 27Luke Bailey pass complete to Sam Rodriguez for 20 yds to the DRKE 47 for a 1ST down
10:251st & 10 at own 47Luke Bailey pass incomplete to Eli Stewart
10:252nd & 10 at own 47Taj Hughes run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
10:253rd & 7 at the 50Luke Bailey run for 11 yds to the VAL 39 for a 1ST down
10:251st & 10 at opp 39Luke Bailey pass complete to Taj Hughes for 6 yds to the VAL 33
10:252nd & 4 at opp 33Luke Bailey pass complete to Mitchell January for 12 yds to the VAL 21 for a 1ST down
6:021st & 10 at opp 21Davion Cherwin run for 21 yds for a TD (Shane Dunning KICK)Drake 27, Valparaiso 3
Valparaiso Turnover on downs, 9 plays
6:021st & 0 at own 35Griffin Kollhoff kickoff for 65 yds , Amir Simmons return for 29 yds to the VAL 29
5:551st & 10 at own 29Caron Tyler pass complete to Ryan Mann for 8 yds to the VAL 37
5:552nd & 2 at own 37Ryan Mann run for 1 yd to the VAL 38
5:553rd & 1 at own 38Ryan Mann run for 9 yds to the VAL 47 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 47Caron Tyler sacked by Gene Blalock for a loss of 3 yards to the VAL 44
5:552nd & 13 at own 44Caron Tyler pass complete to Chris Gundy for 17 yds to the DRKE 39 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 39Caron Tyler pass incomplete to Gary Givens III, broken up by Kemani Wilson
5:552nd & 10 at opp 39Valparaiso Penalty, false start (Jake Russell) to the DRKE 44
5:552nd & 15 at opp 44Caron Tyler pass complete to Ryan Mann for 2 yds to the DRKE 42
5:553rd & 13 at opp 42Caron Tyler run for a loss of 1 yard to the DRKE 43
5:554th & 14 at opp 43Caron Tyler sacked by Finn Claypool for a loss of 7 yards to the 50 yard line
Drake Result not recorded, 3 plays
1:561st & 10 at the 50Luke Woodson run for 1 yd to the VAL 49
1:562nd & 9 at opp 49Taj Hughes run for 4 yds to the VAL 45

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 Drake–Valparaiso game

Drake leads 20–⁠3 in 23 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Valparaiso 21, Drake 13
2025Drake 41, Valparaiso 0
2024Drake 27, Valparaiso 3
2023Drake 20, Valparaiso 14
2022Drake 24, Valparaiso 0
2021Valparaiso 24, Drake 21

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