(St. Louis, MO) – In Drake’s 52-21 win over St. Thomas last Saturday, quarterback Luke Bailey played lights out. The Pioneer Football League announced that Bailey has been named to the Pioneer Football League Offensive Player of the Week.

The 52 points in the game were the most that Drake has scored since September 15, 2018, and the most in a conference game since 52-7 over Jacksonville in 2017. Luke Bailey passed for a career-high 411 yards and had five touchdowns which are the most thrown in a single game by a Drake player since Grant Kraemer as he had six in 2018 against Missouri S&T. His 411 passing yards were the most by a Drake quarterback since Kraemer passed for 445 in 2017 against Valparaiso.

St. Thomas had not allowed that many points in a game since 2007 when they allowed 54 against St. Olaf. Drake takes their big win with them to San Diego for a game against the Toreros this Saturday, October 21st at 4:00 p.m.