INDIANAPOLIS -- Grant Kraemer threw two touchdown passes and Drake took an early lead and held it, beating Butler 27-16 on Saturday.
Kraemer was 27 of 40 for 329 yards passing for the Bulldogs (3-2, 2-0 Pioneer League). Tyler Updegraff ran for 69 yards and a score and
Kraemer threw his two touchdowns in the second quarter, the first to Steven Doran for 28 yards and the second to Connor Ostrander for 15 yards, boosting Drake's 7-6 first-quarter edge to 21-6 with 7:34 left in the half.
Anthony Scaccia ran six yards for Butler's only touchdown late in the second quarter and Drake led 21-13 at the break.