Football Takes on Butler Saturday

Davidson Wildcats (2-6, 0-5 PFL) vs. Butler Bulldogs (4-4, 2-3 PFL)

Date: Nov. 5, 2011 - Noon
Site: Butler Bowl (2,500 capacity) - Indianapolis, Ind.
Audio: Mark Plemmons calls the action on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, online at DavidsonWildcats.com and mobile with the TuneIn Radio App)
Video: None
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Butler (ButlerSports.com)

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Today's Game
• Davidson returns to action at Butler in its final road game of the season.
• The 'Cats have lost five straight and are coming off a 26-20 heartbreaking loss in triple overtime against Campbell Saturday.
• Following today's game, Davidson finishes the season with two contests at home. The 'Cats are 2-2 at home this season.
• Wildcat quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff has set the school completion record with 242 and is flirting with the school record for single-season passing yards. He needs 522 yards to break the record. Receiver Lanny Funsten needs 23 receptions to break the school single-season record.
• The Wildcats are 6-15 in their last 21 road games, dating back to 2008. Davidson is 0-4 on the road this season.
• Davidson is 11-19 all-time in league games on the road, including 6-12 in its last 18.
• Davidson is 18-25 in its last 43 PFL contests and owns a 24-34 all-time PFL record.
• Butler is coming off a 28-10 home loss to Marist back on Oct. 22. The Bulldogs are 2-2 at home this season, and Saturday's game will be their third straight at home.
• The 'Cats were picked ninth in the PFL preseason poll while Butler was picked fifth.

Series Record
• The Wildcats lead the all-time series, which began in 2003, 5-2, and have lost the last two.
• Three of the last four meetings in the series have been decided by 12 points or less.
• Andrew Huck threw for 139 yards and a score and rushed for 43 yards, while the Butler defense gave up just 185 yards to post a 24-8 win at Davidson last season.
• Jonathan Carkhuff completed 16-of-22 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown for the Wildcats, and Justin Williams had 16 carries for 41 yards. Lanny Funsten caught four passes for a career-high 62 yards and a score.
• Daniel Astrop led the defense with 10 tackles (seven solo), and Patrick Moynahan recorded nine stops and a tackle for loss. Peter Kidwell had two tackles and an interception, the first of the season for Davidson.
• Huck was 14-for-20 for the Bulldogs, and Matt Kobli rushed 10 times for 62 yards and a pair of TDs. Jordan Koopman caught seven passes for 82 yards and a score. Jordan Ridley led the defense with 10 tackles, and the Bulldogs combined for three sacks.
• Butler gave up just 113 total yards until Davidson's final offensive series of the game. The Bulldog offense helped out, converting 9-of-16 third downs and holding the ball for 35:19, compared to 24:41 of possession for Davidson.
• Huck threw for 136 yards, ran for 81 and scored the game-winning touchdown to lift the Bulldogs to a 14-7 win over Davidson in the last game in Indianapolis.
• With the score knotted at 7-7, Huck scored on a 1-yard run with 4:09 remaining, and David Lang added the extra point to cap an 11-play, 98-yard drive for the Bulldogs.
• The Wildcats were able to get two offensive possessions the rest of the way but wound up turning the ball over on downs on each one.
• Kenny Mantuo ran 16 times for a career-high 147 yards and a touchdown to lead the 'Cats, and Michael Blanchard threw for 91 yards and ran for 41.
• Patrick Hunt led the defense with 11 tackles, and Alex Griswold had seven stops and 2.5 tackles for loss.

Leftovers from Campbell
• It was Davidson's first overtime game since 2008 at Valparaiso and the first overtime game at Richardson Stadium since 2006.
• The Wildcats have lost their last four overtime games.
• Davidson had a season-high 156 rushing yards, and Gorman's total was an individual high this year for the 'Cats.
• Davidson falls to 2-2 at home this season.
• It was Campbell's first win over the Wildcats in four tries.

Claw Marks
• Jonathan Carkhuff and Lanny Funsten set a school record with a 99-yard TD pass and catch vs. Johnson C. Smith Sept. 24.
• Funsten's 195 receiving yards vs. JCSU was the most for a Wildcat since Alvin Atkinson had 220 vs. Furman in 1979.
• Toms Bernhards-Callahan's 94-yard punt return for touchdown against Marist Oct. 8, equaled the school record, set by George Hannen against Wofford in 1969.
• During head coach Tripp Merritt's tenure, the Wildcats are 20-6 when winning the turnover battle.
• Merritt has moved into fifth place on Davidson's all-time win chart (28). He is seven away from fourth place, his former mentor, Tim Landis.
• Davidson is 5-3 on the opening coin toss; the 'Cats received the opening kickoff four times.
• Stetson and Mercer will join the PFL, beginning in the 2013 season.

Weekly Honors
• PFL Player of the Week: Jonathan Carkhuff, Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 24.
• CFPA Performer of the Week: Lanny Funsten (WR), Sept. 24; Toms Bernhards-Callahan (PR), Oct. 8.
• CFPA?Honorable Mention Performer of the Week: Brenton Goodman (P), Sept. 24; Jonathan Carkhuff (QB), Sept. 10; Peter Kidwell (DB), Sept. 10; John Behm (LB), Oct. 8.

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