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Virginia Lynchburg at Butler

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Butler beat Virginia Lynchburg 63–⁠0. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayVirginia Lynchburg0–⁠8 in 2024
0
HomeButler9–⁠3 in 2024
63

Final at Butler Bowl, IndianapolisAttendance 3,222

At kickoff
70°F, light rain, wind 8 mph from the east, gusts to 20 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Eagle Creek Airpark Airport (KEYE), 11 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Tyler DownsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Virginia Lynchburg00000
Butler212171463

Standouts

  • RushingJoey Suchy8 carries, 80 yards, 2 TDButler

Player stats

Virginia Lynchburg

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matthew Jenks5/93700
Nico Cleaves4/84000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jacob Newman111906
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Micah Gantt242037
Derre Hairston117017
Ryan Sims41308
Ry’Carri Dailey1404

Butler

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nick Howard4/53410
Reagan Andrew3/57910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joey Suchy880221
Billy Dozier1059213
Griffin Caldwell952114
Nick Howard548121
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ethan Loss151151
Derek Allen Jr.117017
Trevon Brown114114
Joey Suchy113013

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

Team stats

Virginia LynchburgButler
77Total yards462
77Passing yards113
0Rushing yards349
4.5Yards per pass11.3
0.0Yards per rush6.8
3First downs29
1–⁠10Third downs5–⁠7
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers0
7–⁠62Penalties2–⁠10
19:00Possession41:00

Efficiency

Virginia LynchburgButler
20%Success rate78%
−0.18EPA per play0.58
1.17Explosiveness0.93
−0.36Rushing EPA0.58
−0.06Passing EPA0.53
19%Passing-down success60%

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Butler 93% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Butler end zoneVirginia Lynchburg end zoneQ1 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 playsQ1 ButlerTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 playsQ1 ButlerTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 5 playsQ1 ButlerTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 playsQ2 ButlerTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 4 playsQ2 ButlerTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 playsQ2 ButlerTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Virginia LynchburgEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 ButlerTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 playsQ3 ButlerTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 playsQ4 ButlerTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 playsQ4 ButlerEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Butler drives left to right, Virginia Lynchburg right to left.
  1. Q1 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 ButlerTouchdown, 3 plays, 32 yards
  3. Q1 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  4. Q1 ButlerTouchdown, 7 plays, 45 yards
  5. Q1 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 5 plays, 42 yards
  6. Q1 ButlerTouchdown, 6 plays, 85 yards
  7. Q1 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  8. Q2 ButlerTouchdown, 6 plays, 48 yards
  9. Q2 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  10. Q2 ButlerTouchdown, 6 plays, 63 yards
  11. Q2 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q2 ButlerTouchdown, 6 plays, 57 yards
  13. Q2 Virginia LynchburgEnd of half, 5 plays, 20 yards
  14. Q3 ButlerTouchdown, 5 plays, 61 yards
  15. Q3 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  16. Q3 ButlerTouchdown, 11 plays, 50 yards
  17. Q4 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  18. Q4 ButlerTouchdown, 8 plays, 52 yards
  19. Q4 Virginia LynchburgPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  20. Q4 ButlerEnd of game, 3 plays, −4 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Butler 21, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Virginia Lynchburg Punt, 3 plays
15:00Ryan Short kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jacob Newman run for 3 yds to the UVAL 28
14:252nd & 7 at own 28Nico Cleaves sacked by Jeremiah Jackson and Tyson Garrett for a loss of 3 yards to the UVAL 25
13:433rd & 10 at own 25Nico Cleaves pass incomplete
13:374th & 10 at own 25punt blocked by Will Mason blocked by Will Mason (13:37) Punt by PETTIT, Ryan at the VUL25 is blocked by MASON, Will, recovered by VUL CUNNINGHAM, Rozowicz at the VUL32, returned 0 yards to the VUL32, End of Play, clock 13:32. , returns for no gain to the UVAL 32
Butler Touchdown, 3 plays
13:321st & 10 at opp 32Joey Suchy run for 8 yds to the UVAL 24
12:542nd & 2 at opp 24Reagan Andrew pass complete to Derek Allen Jr. for 17 yds to the UVAL 7 for a 1ST down
12:061st & goal at opp 7Joey Suchy run for 7 yds for a TD (Ryan Short KICK)Butler 7, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Virginia Lynchburg Punt, 3 plays
12:06Timeout Butler, clock 12:06
12:061st & 10 at own 25Jacob Newman run for 2 yds to the UVAL 27
12:06Ryan Short kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:212nd & 8 at own 27Jacob Newman run for 2 yds to the UVAL 29
10:403rd & 6 at own 29Nico Cleaves pass complete to Omarion Hairston for 1 yd to the UVAL 30
9:584th & 5 at own 30Ryan Pettit punt for 26 yds , Joey Audia returns for 11 yds to the UVAL 45
Butler Touchdown, 7 plays
9:491st & 10 at opp 45Billy Dozier run for 8 yds to the UVAL 37
9:122nd & 2 at opp 37Nick Howard run for 21 yds to the UVAL 16 for a 1ST down
8:261st & 10 at opp 16Joey Suchy run for 4 yds to the UVAL 12
7:492nd & 6 at opp 12Virginia University Of Lynchburg Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (TEAM) to the UVAL 6 for a 1ST down
7:411st & goal at opp 6Billy Dozier run for 2 yds to the UVAL 4
6:592nd & goal at opp 4Billy Dozier run for 3 yds to the UVAL 1
6:203rd & goal at opp 1Billy Dozier run for 1 yd for a TD (Ryan Short KICK)Butler 14, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Virginia Lynchburg Punt, 5 plays
6:20Ryan Short kickoff for 64 yds , Dustin Placide return for 14 yds to the UVAL 15
6:121st & 10 at own 15Jacob Newman run for 1 yd to the UVAL 16
5:272nd & 9 at own 16Nico Cleaves pass complete to Micah Gantt for 37 yds to the BUT 47 for a 1ST down
4:351st & 10 at opp 47Jacob Newman run for 5 yds to the BUT 42
3:552nd & 5 at opp 42Jacob Newman run for a loss of 1 yard to the BUT 43
3:113rd & 6 at opp 43Nico Cleaves pass incomplete
3:074th & 6 at opp 43Timeout Virginia University Of Lynchburg, clock 03:07
3:034th & 6 at opp 43Ryan Pettit punt for 28 yds, downed at the BUT 15
Butler Touchdown, 6 plays
2:521st & 10 at own 15Billy Dozier run for 7 yds to the BUT 22
2:142nd & 3 at own 22Nick Howard pass complete to Ershod Jasey II for 3 yds to the BUT 25 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 25Nick Howard run for 8 yds to the BUT 33
1:112nd & 2 at own 33Reagan Andrew pass incomplete
1:083rd & 2 at own 33Virginia University Of Lynchburg Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (Kendrick Cox) to the BUT 49 for a 1ST down
0:361st & 10 at own 49Reagan Andrew pass complete to Ethan Loss for 51 yds for a TD (Ryan Short KICK)Butler 21, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Virginia Lynchburg Punt, 3 plays
0:36Ryan Short kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:351st & 10 at own 25Jacob Newman run for 1 yd to the UVAL 26
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 26Matthew Jenks sacked by Tyson Garrett for a loss of 3 yards to the UVAL 23
Q2 14:123rd & 12 at own 23Jacob Newman run for 3 yds to the UVAL 26
Q2 13:314th & 9 at own 26Ryan Pettit punt for 22 yds, fair catch by Joey Audia at the UVAL 48
2nd quarter6 drives, then Butler 42, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Butler Touchdown, 6 plays
13:291st & 10 at opp 48Billy Dozier run for 8 yds to the UVAL 40
12:512nd & 2 at opp 40Billy Dozier run for 5 yds to the UVAL 35 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at opp 35Nick Howard pass complete to Joey Suchy for 13 yds to the UVAL 22 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at opp 22Nick Howard run for 15 yds to the UVAL 7 for a 1ST down
10:501st & goal at opp 7Nick Howard pass complete to Archie Cox for 4 yds to the UVAL 3
10:252nd & goal at opp 3Nick Howard run for 3 yds for a TD (Ryan Short KICK)Butler 28, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Virginia Lynchburg Punt, 4 plays
10:25Ryan Short kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:251st & 10 at own 25Matthew Jenks pass complete to Derre Hairston for 17 yds to the UVAL 42 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at own 42Jacob Newman run for 6 yds to the UVAL 48
9:042nd & 4 at own 48Jacob Newman run for a loss of 2 yards to the UVAL 46
8:253rd & 6 at own 46Matthew Jenks sacked by Onye Onuoha for a loss of 14 yards to the UVAL 32
7:414th & 20 at own 32Ryan Pettit punt for 31 yds
Butler Touchdown, 6 plays
7:331st & 10 at own 37Ershod Jasey II run for 12 yds to the BUT 49 for a 1ST down
6:541st & 10 at own 49(06:54) ANDREW, Reagan pass deep to the left complete for 50 yards to PRESTON, Brady caught at the VUL31 and advanced to the VUL1 (MURRAY, Skylar), clock 06:41. PENALTY BU Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on MACKLEY, Charles enforced 5 yards from the BU49 to the BU44 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
6:341st & 15 at own 44Ershod Jasey II run for 2 yds to the BUT 46
5:522nd & 13 at own 46Joey Audia run for 18 yds to the UVAL 36 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at opp 36Griffin Caldwell run for 13 yds to the UVAL 23 for a 1ST down
4:351st & 10 at opp 23Reagan Andrew run for 9 yds to the UVAL 14
3:532nd & 1 at opp 14Nick Howard pass complete to Trevon Brown for 14 yds for a TD (Ryan Short KICK)Butler 35, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Virginia Lynchburg Punt, 3 plays
3:53Timeout Butler, clock 03:53
3:53Ryan Short kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:531st & 10 at own 25Matthew Jenks pass incomplete
3:502nd & 10 at own 25Matthew Jenks pass incomplete
3:453rd & 10 at own 25Matthew Jenks pass complete to Ryan Sims for no gain to the UVAL 25
3:054th & 10 at own 25(03:05) PETTIT, Ryan punt 35 yards to the BU40, AUDIA, Joey returned 20 yards to the VUL40 (JOHNSON, Isaiah), clock 02:54. PENALTY BU Running Into the kicker on DAVIS, Jack enforced 5 yards from the VUL25 to the VUL30 [FAKE PUNT]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
2:544th & 5 at own 30Timeout Virginia University Of Lynchburg, clock 02:54
2:534th & 5 at own 30Ryan Pettit punt for 42 yds , Joey Audia returns for 15 yds to the BUT 43
Butler Touchdown, 6 plays
2:421st & 10 at own 43Reagan Andrew pass incomplete
2:362nd & 10 at own 43Billy Dozier run for 13 yds to the UVAL 44 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 44Timeout Butler, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at opp 44Reagan Andrew pass complete to Billy Dozier for 11 yds to the UVAL 33 for a 1ST down
1:541st & 10 at opp 33Billy Dozier run for 9 yds to the UVAL 24
1:232nd & 1 at opp 24Virginia University Of Lynchburg Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Kendrick Cox) to the UVAL 3 for a 1ST down
0:511st & goal at opp 3Billy Dozier run for 3 yds for a TD Virginia University Of Lynchburg Penalty, Personal Foul (Kendrick Cox) to the UVAL 0 (Ryan Short KICK)Butler 42, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Virginia Lynchburg End of half, 5 plays
0:51Timeout Butler, clock 00:51
0:511st & 10 at own 25Matthew Jenks pass incomplete
0:51Ryan Short kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
0:462nd & 10 at own 25Matthew Jenks pass complete to Micah Gantt for 5 yds to the UVAL 30
0:203rd & 5 at own 30Matthew Jenks pass complete to Ryan Sims for 7 yds to the UVAL 37 for a 1ST down
0:131st & 10 at own 37Matthew Jenks pass incomplete
0:042nd & 10 at own 37Matthew Jenks pass complete to Ryan Sims for 8 yds to the UVAL 45
3rd quarter3 drives, then Butler 49, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Butler Touchdown, 5 plays
10:00Ryan Pettit kickoff for 58 yds , Archie Cox return for 32 yds to the BUT 39
9:541st & 10 at own 39Joey Suchy run for 21 yds to the UVAL 40 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 40Joey Suchy run for 21 yds to the UVAL 19 for a 1ST down
8:321st & 10 at opp 19Joey Suchy run for 3 yds to the UVAL 16
8:032nd & 7 at opp 16Joey Suchy run for 15 yds to the UVAL 1 for a 1ST down
7:131st & goal at opp 1Joey Suchy run for 1 yd for a TD (Beck Janki KICK)Butler 49, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Virginia Lynchburg Punt, 3 plays
7:13Sam Taglia kickoff for 57 yds , Dustin Placide return for 7 yds to the UVAL 15
7:081st & 10 at own 15Nico Cleaves run for a loss of 2 yards to the UVAL 13
6:302nd & 12 at own 13Nico Cleaves pass complete to Ryan Sims for a loss of 2 yards to the UVAL 11
5:503rd & 14 at own 11Nico Cleaves run for 7 yds to the UVAL 18
5:074th & 7 at own 18Ryan Pettit punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Joey Audia at the 50 yard line
Butler Touchdown, 11 plays
5:011st & 10 at the 50Griffin Caldwell run for 6 yds to the UVAL 44
4:342nd & 4 at opp 44Griffin Caldwell run for 2 yds to the UVAL 42
3:493rd & 2 at opp 42Landon Hochstein run for 4 yds to the UVAL 38 for a 1ST down
3:051st & 10 at opp 38Griffin Caldwell run for 5 yds to the UVAL 33
2:222nd & 5 at opp 33Landon Hochstein run for 2 yds to the UVAL 31
1:363rd & 3 at opp 31Landon Hochstein run for 5 yds to the UVAL 26 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at opp 26Griffin Caldwell run for 14 yds to the UVAL 12 for a 1ST down
0:071st & 10 at opp 12Griffin Caldwell run for 6 yds to the UVAL 6
Q4 10:002nd & 4 at opp 6Griffin Caldwell run for 2 yds to the UVAL 4
Q4 9:183rd & 2 at opp 4Griffin Caldwell run for 3 yds to the UVAL 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 8:571st & goal at opp 1Griffin Caldwell run for 1 yd for a TD (Beck Janki KICK)Butler 56, Virginia Lynchburg 0
4th quarter4 drives, then Butler 63, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Virginia Lynchburg Punt, 3 plays
8:571st & 10 at own 12Nico Cleaves run for 7 yds to the UVAL 19
8:57Sam Taglia kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Virginia University Of Lynchburg Penalty, Personal Foul (Micah Gantt)
8:242nd & 3 at own 19Nico Cleaves pass incomplete
8:223rd & 3 at own 19Nico Cleaves pass incomplete
8:124th & 3 at own 19Ryan Pettit punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Joey Audia at the BUT 48
Butler Touchdown, 8 plays
8:081st & 10 at own 48Jerel Rhodes II run for 5 yds to the UVAL 47
7:432nd & 5 at opp 47Jerel Rhodes II run for 5 yds to the UVAL 42 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 42Gabe Passini run for 17 yds to the UVAL 25 for a 1ST down
6:291st & 10 at opp 25Jerel Rhodes II run for 7 yds to the UVAL 18
5:432nd & 3 at opp 18Jerel Rhodes II run for 13 yds to the UVAL 5 for a 1ST down
5:081st & goal at opp 5Jerel Rhodes II run for a loss of 5 yards to the UVAL 10
4:292nd & goal at opp 10Jerel Rhodes II run for 8 yds to the UVAL 2
3:433rd & goal at opp 2Jerel Rhodes II run for 2 yds for a TD (Beck Janki KICK)Butler 63, Virginia Lynchburg 0
3:43Virginia University Of Lynchburg Penalty, Offsides (Dwayne Harris) to the UVAL 1
3:43Timeout Butler, clock 03:43
Virginia Lynchburg Punt, 3 plays
3:43Sam Taglia kickoff for 64 yds , Ryan Sims return for 9 yds to the UVAL 10
3:381st & 10 at own 10Nico Cleaves pass complete to Ry’Carri Dailey for 4 yds to the UVAL 14
3:072nd & 6 at own 14Jacob Newman run for a loss of 1 yard to the UVAL 13
2:293rd & 7 at own 13Nico Cleaves sacked by Jayden Norris for a loss of 11 yards to the UVAL 2
2:004th & 18 at own 2Timeout Butler, clock 02:00
2:004th & 18 at own 2Ryan Pettit punt for 27 yds, fair catch by Luke Wooten at the UVAL 29
Butler End of game, 3 plays
1:561st & 10 at opp 29(01:56) Kneel down by SHINDLER, Sage at VUL31 (team loss of 2), clock 01:50.
1:122nd & 12 at opp 31(01:12) Kneel down by SHINDLER, Sage at VUL32 (team loss of 1), clock 01:10.
0:323rd & 13 at opp 32(00:32) Kneel down by SHINDLER, Sage at VUL33 (team loss of 1), clock 00:27.

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.

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