Dayton holds off Morehead State 34-28

Sep 18, 2010 - 8:58 PM DAYTON, Ohio(AP) -- Steve Valentino threw for one touchdown and rushed for another score as Dayton held off Morehead State's late rally in a 34-28 win on Saturday.

The Flyers (2-1, 1-0 Pioneer League) took a 24-0 lead on Dan Jacob's 12-yard run with 1:26 left in second quarter.

Morehead State quarterback Zach Lewis connected with Andre Williams on a 35-yard touchdown, cutting Dayton's lead to 27-14 in the fourth quarter. Valentino threw a 50-yard touchdown to Luke Bellman to put the Flyers ahead by 20 points.

Lewis answered with touchdown passes of 69 and 49 yards, trimming the margin to 34-28 with 4:21 left in the game for the Eagles (1-2, 0-1). But Dayton held Morehead State scoreless the rest of the way.

Valentino, who threw for 243 yards, also ran for 81 yards on 21 carries for Dayton.

Lewis had 349 yards passing, two more scoring passes and an interception for Morehead State.

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NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MOREHEAD ST 0 0 7 21 28
DAYTON 7 17 0 10 34 FINAL

Morehead State 28, Dayton 34 FinalSep 18 3:48 PM
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NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MOREHEAD ST 0 0 7 7
DAYTON 7 17 0 24 END, 3RD QTR

Morehead State 7, Dayton 24 End of 3rdSep 18 3:03 PM
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NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MOREHEAD ST 0 0 0
DAYTON 7 17 24 HALFTIME

Morehead State 0, Dayton 24 HalfSep 18 2:32 PM
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NCAAF
MOREHEAD ST 0
DAYTON 10 11:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR

Morehead State 0, Dayton 10 2nd - 11:51Sep 18 1:42 PM
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NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MOREHEAD ST 0 0
DAYTON 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

Sep 18 1:42 PM
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NCAAF
MOREHEAD ST 0
DAYTON 7 11:08 LEFT, 1ST QTR

Morehead State 0, Dayton 7 1st - 11:08Sep 18 1:12 PM
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