Morehead State beats the Flyers 14-6 for its first victory in Dayton since 2008

Oct 27, 2024, 03:09 am

DAYTON, Ohio -- — Carter Cravens threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns, with nine completions and 212 yards going to Nate Garnett, and Morehead State beat Dayton 14-6 on Saturday for its first road victory in the series since 2008.

Morehead State (5-3, 3-1 Pioneer Football League) improved to 4-10 against the Flyers in Dayton.

After Dayton pulled within 7-6 when back-to-back drives ended in field goals, Garnett caught a pass and outran the defense for an 88-yard touchdown with 3:59 left in the third quarter.

Morehead State DB Richard Sweeney III intercepted a pass with 10:48 left in the fourth. Then Dayton turned it over on downs on its following two possessions — the last with 1:03 remaining when the drive stalled at its 33.

Morehead State held the Flyers just 198 yards, 97 in the first half.

Drew VanVleet was 12-of-27 passing for 91 yards and an interception for Dayton (5-2, 3-1), which entered one of three undefeated teams in PFL play. Mason Hackett carried it 21 times for 82 yards. Danny Baker went 2 for 3 on field goals with a long of 29.

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