Cook, Dayton heat up to smoke Marist 59-35
DAYTON, Ohio -- Jack Cook threw four touchdown passes and ran for another and Dayton defeated Marist 59-35 on Saturday.
The Flyers (5-3, 3-2 Pioneer) amassed 519 yards, were 6 of 12 on third-down conversions and converted all four fourth-down conversion attempts.
Cook threw for 244 yards on 13-of-19 passing. Jake Chisholm ran for 151 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown. Jack Albers and Riche Warfield added touchdowns on the ground. Dayton ran it 45 times for 275 yards and held the ball for 32 1/2 minutes.
After a 7-all tie at the end of the first quarter, Cook threw back-to-back scoring passes to Adam Trautman for 3 and 11 yards. He added another 6 1/2 minutes before halftime -- a 59-yard scoring pass to Ryan Skibinski -- for a three-touchdown lead. Austin Day reduced the deficit to 28-14 with 14 seconds before intermission.
Albers' 10-yard run with 1:59 to play gave Dayton its largest lead at 31 points (59-28).
Day threw for 262 yards and three scores for Marist (3-5, 3-2).
Game Information
2024 Pioneer Football League Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Drake | 6-1 | 7-2 |
Butler | 5-2 | 9-2 |
San Diego | 5-2 | 7-3 |
Morehead State | 5-2 | 7-4 |
Dayton | 4-3 | 6-4 |
Davidson | 4-3 | 6-4 |
St. Thomas-Minnesota | 4-3 | 5-6 |
Presbyterian | 3-4 | 5-6 |
Valparaiso | 1-5 | 3-7 |
Marist | 1-7 | 1-10 |
Stetson | 0-6 | 2-8 |