2024 Stetson Hatters football team

The 2024 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Brian Young in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Hatters compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the PFL. Stetson played home games at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida.

2024 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Drake $^	7	–	1	8	–	3
San Diego	6	–	2	8	–	3
Butler	5	–	3	9	–	3
Morehead State	5	–	3	7	–	5
St. Thomas (MN)*	5	–	3	6	–	6
Dayton	4	–	4	6	–	5
Davidson	4	–	4	6	–	5
Presbyterian	4	–	4	6	–	6
Valparaiso	2	–	5	4	–	7
Marist	1	–	7	1	–	10
Stetson	0	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Ave Maria*	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	W 41–3	1,633
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Warner*	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	W 35–0	1,354
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	L 7–48	7,917	^[1]
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Cambridge, MA	ESPN+	L 0–35	4,488
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas (MN)	O'Shaughnessy Stadium St. Paul, MN	ESPN+	L 24–34	3,495
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	Cancelled^[a]
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	ESPN+	L 48–70	2,367
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	L 14–42	1,777
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloSports	L 13–46	2,518
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	L 31–40	1,568
November 16	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN+	L 6–45	1,996
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Drake	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	L 10–49	1,244
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game Nine – Stetson Hatters (2–5) at Butler Bulldogs (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	0	7	6	13
Bulldogs	10	15	7	14	46

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 2,518
Referee: David Hergert
TV announcers (FloFootball): Ben Buttrick, Matt Sherwin

Game information

(11:40) BUT – Griffin Caldwell 11-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:15; Butler 7–0)
(5:30) BUT – Ryan Short 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:17; Butler 10–0)

(10:31) BUT – Trevon Brown 10-yard pass from Nick Howard, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 6:15; Butler 17–0)
(0:23) BUT – Nick Howard 7-yard run, Reagan Andrew run (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 4:31; Butler 25–0)

(8:36) BUT – Nick Howard 8-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:01; Butler 32–0)
(4:37) STET – Dalton Bailey 20-yard pass from Brady Meitz, Daniel Holbrook kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:59; Butler 32–7)

(11:53) BUT – Nick Howard 5-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:45; Butler 39–7)
(4:27) BUT – Jeremiah Jackson 100-yard interception return, Sam Taglia kick (Butler 46–7)
(1:27) STET – Donovan Snyder 2-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:56; Butler 46–13)

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stetson	Passing	Brady Meitz	27/40, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Donovan Snyder	16 carries, 57 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dalton Bailey	10 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	11/15, 144 yards
	Rushing	Nick Howard	19 carries, 92 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	3 receptions, 47 yards