VALPARAISO, Ind. (Interstat) — Rowan Keefe threw two second-half touchdown passes to Daniel White and Valparaiso, the home team, rallied past visiting Drake 21-13 in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Brown Field. The Beacons improved to 3-3. The Bulldogs fell to 2-4. Attendance was 1,512.

Keefe, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound quarterback from Park Ridge, Ill., completed 13 of 28 passes for 155 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He also scored on a 2-yard rush in the first quarter. In his previous recent performance, against Morehead State, he completed 14 of 21 passes for 174 yards and ran eight times for 27 yards with two touchdowns.

Valparaiso opened the scoring with 11:06 remaining in the first quarter when Keefe rushed 2 yards for a touchdown. Luke Scoma’s extra point gave the Beacons an early lead. Drake answered with 4:44 left in the opening quarter on C. Blicharz’s 1-yard touchdown run. Griffin Kollhoff kicked the extra point to tie the game.

Drake moved ahead in the second quarter on Kollhoff’s 24-yard field goal with 3:43 remaining. Kollhoff added a 48-yard field goal with two seconds left before halftime, giving the Bulldogs a 13-7 lead at the break. The Bulldogs’ kicking game provided the only second-quarter points.

Valparaiso reclaimed the lead in the third quarter. Keefe completed a short middle pass to White, who caught the ball at the Drake goal line for an 8-yard touchdown with 10:26 remaining. Scoma made the extra point to put the Beacons ahead 14-13. In the fourth quarter, Keefe found White again on a deep right pass for a 27-yard touchdown with 4:08 remaining. Scoma’s kick capped the scoring.

Devin Yeats had one reception for 6 yards, and Colin Hayes added two receptions for 11 yards. Chris Gundy caught four passes for 38 yards and contributed a 20-yard kickoff return and a 14-yard punt return. Micah Mackay had two receptions for 46 yards. Daniel White finished with four receptions for 54 yards and two touchdowns.

Valparaiso’s running game included Michael Rumoro with 15 carries for 50 yards, Cedric Benning III with 13 carries for 44 yards and Ashton Allen with three carries for 7 yards. Nathan Downey and Marcus Brown also saw time at quarterback but did not record a stat. Will Orlando punted seven times for 262 yards, and the team had one punt for 32 yards. Scoma handled kicking duties.

Defensively for Valparaiso, Anthony Feltrinelli, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker, recorded nine tackles. Gabriel Batres had four tackles. Alex Goworowski, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound defensive player, had seven tackles and one quarterback hurry. Max Samuel added six tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Jason Salman, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound defensive back, made six tackles. Emmanuel Olojo, a 6-foot, 260-pound defensive player, and Connor Cervantes each had five tackles and one sack. Bertrand Berry II, a 6-foot-1, 235-pound defensive player, had three tackles and two sacks. Mark Johnson had four tackles and two interceptions. Nic Lendino, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound defensive back, recorded two tackles and two interceptions. Donovan Brown, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound defensive back, made two tackles. Wyatt Little, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound defensive back, Garrett Risley, a 6-foot-3, 260-pound defensive player, Micah Markley, a 6-foot-1, 235-pound linebacker, Kaiser Wilhelm and O.C. Nurse, a 5-foot-10, 155-pound defensive back, each had one tackle. Blake Thorp had one quarterback hurry.

For Drake, J.R. Flood, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound linebacker, led the defense with 11 tackles and two quarterback hurries. Skylar James had six tackles and one sack. Tommy Williams, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound defensive back, made five tackles. Jack Ward had one quarterback hurry, and Owen Pins added one tackle. Sam Bruno, a 180-pound punter, punted four times for 174 yards. Chase Schutty, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound tackle, had one reception for 1 yard and one tackle.

Offensively for Drake, Willis Nofsinger, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound wide receiver, caught four passes for 105 yards. Lincoln DeLaere had two receptions for 50 yards. Mitchell January, a 6-foot, 185-pound wide receiver, caught two passes for 34 yards. Lucci Fidone, a 5-foot-7, 170-pound wide receiver, had one reception for 16 yards and a 6-yard punt return. Nick Seng, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound wide receiver, had one reception for 10 yards. Zach Proffitt, a 5-foot-11, 220-pound defensive player, had one reception for 9 yards. Aidan Garcia, a 6-foot-3, 187-pound wide receiver, had one reception for 8 yards. Vance Hoffmann, a 6-foot-6, 250-pound tight end, had one reception for 7 yards. Hank Foley, a 6-foot, 175-pound wide receiver, had one reception for 6 yards. Kavaughn Clark ran three times for 6 yards and caught two passes for minus-1 yard.

Drake entered the game after a 30-22 home win over Dayton. Earlier this season, the Bulldogs beat Davidson 51-32, lost to Northern Iowa 56-14, lost to Montana 45-10 and lost to South Dakota Mines 38-35. Valparaiso entered after a 37-3 win at Morehead State. The Beacons lost to Butler 33-28, lost to Indiana State 39-16, lost to Murray State 27-18 and beat Lawrence Tech 59-13.

Drake is scheduled to host Marist in its next game, then Butler, then visit Morehead State, host San Diego and visit Saint Thomas (Minn.). Valparaiso is scheduled to visit San Diego in its next game, then host Presbyterian, visit Dayton, visit Stetson and host Saint Thomas (Minn.).

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Drake 38, Valparaiso 30. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Drake with an 87.4 percent probability to win. Valparaiso had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-8.5. The total score of 34 went over the over-under line of 55.5.