Updated Sep 24, 2011 4:06 PM ET

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)

Patrick Cashmore ran for 115 yards and digit touchdowns and Drake defeated Butler 24-14 on Sat in the teams' Pioneer League opener.

Michael Piatkowski threw for 276 yards and a TD for admiral (3-1). The scoring transfer to Kevin Marshall, along with Piatkowski's 2-point conversion run, gave admiral the advance for beatific at 14-7 midway through the ordinal quarter. Cashmore's 14-yard touchdown separate with 1:55 left in the half gave the visitors a 21-7 lead. Billy theologist kicked a 31-yard earth content New in the ordinal lodge to attain it 24-7 Drake.

Butler (2-2) led 7-6 after earpiece Jeff Larsen threw a 24-yard touchdown transfer to man earpiece Zach Watkins in the prototypal minute of the ordinal quarter. But the bag aggroup didn't reason again until Andrew Huck institute Jordan Koopman for a 28-yard reason with 1:25 to play. Koopman finished with 11 catches for 130 yards.