Week 1, 2020

played in Newark, NJ

61 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Vermont Mountaineers	0	7	7	14	-	28
Newark Bulldogs	0	7	7	13	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:42 NWK - Casey Lofton 6 pass from Dwight Burger (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 08:18 VER - Stanley Downs 27 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
3Q: 10:00 NWK - Darnell Castillo 6 pass from Dwight Burger (Butch Schulz extra point)
3Q: 05:22 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 6 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NWK - Gary Jamison 6 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 06:58 VER - Stanley Downs 11 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 02:46 NWK - Butch Schulz 33 field goal
4Q: 01:10 NWK - Butch Schulz 32 field goal
4Q: 00:08 VER - Jose Robertson 15 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:42 NWK - Casey Lofton 6 pass from Dwight Burger (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 08:18 VER - Stanley Downs 27 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
3Q: 10:00 NWK - Darnell Castillo 6 pass from Dwight Burger (Butch Schulz extra point)
3Q: 05:22 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 6 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NWK - Gary Jamison 6 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 06:58 VER - Stanley Downs 11 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 02:46 NWK - Butch Schulz 33 field goal
4Q: 01:10 NWK - Butch Schulz 32 field goal
4Q: 00:08 VER - Jose Robertson 15 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)

Team Statistics VER NWK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 401 301
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 6.17 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 60 166
- Rushing Attempts 15 37
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.49
Net Passing Yards 341 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 29 - 0 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 367 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.82 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/17 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 4/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:51 32:09

Team Statistics	VER	NWK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	401	301
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	6.17	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	60	166
- Rushing Attempts	15	37
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.49
Net Passing Yards	341	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 29 - 0	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	367	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.82	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/17	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	4/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:51	32:09

Drive Charts

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	2:16	OWN 20	6	4	Punt
1	6:39	3:09	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	1:57	1:53	OWN 22	5	23	Punt
2	9:33	1:28	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	6:45	2:42	OWN 16	5	12	Punt
2	3:07	1:17	OWN 37	7	42	Missed FG
2	0:59	0:42	OPP 49	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
3	9:51	4:38	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	14:52	3:04	OWN 38	5	16	Punt
4	8:15	1:28	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
4	2:41	1:02	OWN 20	4	-1	Fumble
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 30	4	19	Punt
1	10:04	3:25	OWN 39	6	14	Punt
1	3:30	1:33	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
1	0:04	5:31	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	8:05	1:20	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
2	4:03	0:56	OWN 13	3	-3	Punt
2	1:50	0:51	OWN 28	3	3	Interception
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 11	1	-1	Half
3	12:37	2:46	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
3	5:13	5:21	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	11:48	3:33	OWN 9	6	20	Punt
4	6:47	4:06	OPP 46	7	30	Field Goal
4	1:39	0:34	OPP 19	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: R.J. Williamson, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sherman Gerhardt	12	37	3.08	9	0	1
Cary Kelley	1	12	12.00	12	1	0
Randall Barlow	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Donald Jeter	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Jamison	18	72	4.00	12	4	1
Darnell Castillo	9	42	4.67	16	2	0
Dwight Burger	5	24	4.80	11	1	0
Roger Sherman	4	16	4.00	8	0	0
Jessie Lucas	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
R.J. Williamson	46	29	367	4/26	3	38	0	109.6

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwight Burger	27	17	135	0/0	2	17	1	84.6

Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Downs	9	12	126	14.00	32	33	2
TE Amos Morton	8	9	95	11.88	51	20	0
WR Jose Robertson	3	4	21	7.00	4	15	1
RB Sherman Gerhardt	3	4	50	16.67	46	38	0
WR Irving Tillman	3	10	48	16.00	10	24	0
TE Roger Mastin	2	2	18	9.00	2	12	0
WR Cary Kelley	1	3	9	9.00	6	9	0
RB Donald Jeter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Hoover	4	6	29	7.25	7	11	0
WR Jamie Williams	3	5	18	6.00	0	12	0
WR Frank Togiai	2	2	23	11.50	4	13	0
TE Casey Lofton	2	4	17	8.50	0	11	1
WR Jessie Lucas	2	5	21	10.50	0	12	0
RB Gary Jamison	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Darnell Castillo	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	1
WR Mitchell Brown	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0
FB Roger Sherman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roy Griffith	1	0	0.00	0

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Vermont	Fumb	Recov
R.J. Williamson	2	0
Amos Morton	1	0
Louis Schulz	0	1
Jose Robertson	0	1

Newark	Recov	Force
Tito Wooden	1	0
Sean Hitchcock	0	2
Zach Reed	0	1

Punting Statistics

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.R. Fonda	7	278	39.7	35.1	55	2

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	6	257	42.8	38.3	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Vermont	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Ring	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Schulz	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Bakker	1	7	7.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Hitchcock	3	15	5.0	0
Nolan Lawson	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	1	34	34.0	0
Alonzo Truc	1	28	28.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Hampton	3	66	22.0	0
Nicky Doyle	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Vermont	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rickey Moss	7	4	33	26
CB Alonzo Truc	7	3	27	19
OLB Adrian Haddad	6	2	29	16
DT Earnest Lang	5	2	28	18
DT Dusty Klepfer	4	2	21	12
S R.J. Westbrook	3	3	25	19
S Jerome Johnston	3	2	28	20
DT Charles Robbins	3	0	13	11
DE Juan Barlow	2	2	24	19
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	2	1	25	16
OLB Tito Bjorlin	1	1	14	13
DE Gene Sullivan	1	1	12	11
CB Lamont Floyd	1	1	24	13
OLB Rickey Lowe	1	1	5	8
CB Roy Griffith	1	0	24	17
CB Reggie Ridley	1	0	18	20
DE Marshall Stokes	1	0	13	8
DT Wayne Segura	1	0	10	9

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Zach Reed	5	1	2.0	11	39
OLB Julio Wheeler	5	2	0.0	11	35
ILB Mack Edwards	5	0	0.0	10	21
S Sean Hitchcock	4	5	0.5	15	43
CB Nolan Lawson	4	0	0.0	7	37
CB Nicky Doyle	3	1	0.0	14	46
CB Brad Blackshear	3	0	0.0	2	18
S Clay Barrett	3	0	0.0	4	26
DE Chad Banks	2	1	0.5	9	42
OLB Eric Sewick	2	2	0.0	10	23
CB Tito Wooden	2	1	0.0	12	28
DE Stephen Brigham	2	0	0.0	9	31
DT Dwayne Ayodele	1	0	1.0	13	35
DE Steven Birney	1	1	0.0	6	8
S Mickey Bernstein	1	0	0.0	3	25
WR Jessie Lucas	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Roman Lofton	1	0	0.0	3	7
S Craig Hampton	0	1	0.0	11	27
ILB Hardy Henry	0	1	0.0	2	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Vermont	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	1	1	16
DT Earnest Lang	0	1	18
DE Marshall Stokes	0	1	8

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Zach Reed	2.0	0	0	1	39
DT Dwayne Ayodele	1.0	1	3	1	35
DE Chad Banks	0.5	1	0	0	42
S Sean Hitchcock	0.5	0	0	0	43
OLB Eric Sewick	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Stephen Brigham	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Adrian Haddad	4	1	0	16
CB Alonzo Truc	3	0	0	19
S Jerome Johnston	2	0	0	20
DT Earnest Lang	2	0	0	18
S R.J. Westbrook	1	1	0	19
ILB Rickey Moss	1	1	0	26
CB Roy Griffith	1	0	1	17
CB Reggie Ridley	1	0	0	20
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	1	0	0	16
OLB Rickey Lowe	1	0	0	8

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Julio Wheeler	5	0	35
S Clay Barrett	4	0	26
CB Nolan Lawson	3	2	37
S Sean Hitchcock	3	1	43
CB Nicky Doyle	3	0	46
CB Brad Blackshear	2	0	18
CB Tito Wooden	2	0	28
DE Stephen Brigham	2	0	31
ILB Mack Edwards	1	1	21
OLB Eric Sewick	1	1	23
DE Chad Banks	1	0	42
S Mickey Bernstein	1	0	25
OLB Roman Lofton	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Schulz	2	4	1	12	1	36
Nathan Adcock	2	4	0	13	0	37
Damon Anderson	1	3	0	13	1	43
Jesse Bean	1	1	0	5	0	12
Ellis Sevcik	0	1	0	2	1	13
Clarence Burns	0	1	0	6	0	23
Randall Barlow	0	1	0	8	0	17
Dave Staiger	0	0	0	10	1	38

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Norman Enright	4	9	2	31	22
Shane Brush	3	5	0	34	26
Kurt Bensen	2	7	0	35	24
Amos Bailey	2	4	0	30	22
Kerry Covington	1	3	0	16	11
Casey Lofton	1	2	0	32	21
Roger Sherman	1	2	0	32	15
Jessie German	0	2	0	27	24
Marcus Stazer	0	1	0	2	3

Special Teams Tackles

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Lamont Floyd	3	28
Dennis Bakker	2	24
Cary Kelley	1	10
Irving Tillman	1	9
Roy Griffith	1	3

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Williams	2	12
Mickey Bernstein	1	11

Participation

Vermont	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Amos Morton	15	47	---	---	12	74
R.J. Williamson	15	50	---	---	---	65
Lamont Floyd	---	---	24	13	28	65
Rickey Moss	---	---	33	26	3	62
Stanley Downs	12	44	---	---	1	57
Desmond Harding	12	38	---	---	7	57
Damon Anderson	13	43	---	---	---	56
Dave Staiger	10	38	---	---	8	56
Nathan Adcock	13	37	---	---	3	53
Alonzo Truc	---	---	27	19	7	53
Jerome Johnston	---	---	28	20	3	51
Earnest Lang	---	---	28	18	4	50
Adrian Haddad	---	---	29	16	4	49
Louis Schulz	12	36	---	---	---	48
Sherman Gerhardt	13	34	---	---	1	48
R.J. Westbrook	---	---	25	19	3	47
Juan Barlow	---	---	24	19	2	45
Jimmie Krykhtine	---	---	25	16	4	45
Roy Griffith	---	---	24	17	3	44
Irving Tillman	7	27	---	---	9	43
Reggie Ridley	---	---	18	20	1	39
Dusty Klepfer	---	---	21	12	5	38
Jose Robertson	7	29	---	---	2	38
Randall Barlow	8	17	---	---	13	38
Cary Kelley	6	21	---	---	10	37
Tito Bjorlin	---	---	14	13	10	37
Donald Jeter	2	13	---	---	22	37
Roger Mastin	4	15	---	---	17	36
Kurt Harrison	---	---	10	11	10	31
Clarence Burns	6	23	---	---	---	29
Dennis Bakker	1	3	---	---	24	28
Dixon Barber	---	---	13	8	6	27
Marshall Stokes	---	---	13	8	5	26
Charles Robbins	---	---	13	11	1	25
Rickey Lowe	---	---	5	8	11	24
Gene Sullivan	---	---	12	11	---	23
Jesse Bean	5	12	---	---	6	23
Ellis Sevcik	2	13	---	---	8	23
Wayne Segura	---	---	10	9	3	22
Steve Manifold	2	10	---	---	8	20
Blaine Ulmer	---	---	7	2	3	12
Jonathan Shepard	---	---	4	1	6	11
J.R. Fonda	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joey Ring	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chester Simmons	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lawrence Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shane Brush	34	26	---	---	8	68
Kurt Bensen	35	24	---	---	8	67
Nicky Doyle	---	---	14	46	5	65
Sean Hitchcock	---	---	15	43	7	65
Dwight Burger	37	27	---	---	---	64
Julio Wheeler	---	---	11	35	17	63
Roger Sherman	32	15	---	---	16	63
Norman Enright	31	22	---	---	8	61
Amos Bailey	30	22	---	---	8	60
Chad Banks	---	---	9	42	8	59
Casey Lofton	32	21	---	---	5	58
Nolan Lawson	---	---	7	37	12	56
Zach Reed	---	---	11	39	6	56
Dwayne Ayodele	---	---	13	35	3	51
Jose Hoover	29	22	---	---	---	51
Jessie German	27	24	---	---	---	51
Gary Jamison	26	17	---	---	---	43
Darnell Castillo	10	8	---	---	25	43
Mack Edwards	---	---	10	21	11	42
Craig Hampton	---	---	11	27	4	42
Tito Wooden	---	---	12	28	2	42
Roman Troutman	---	---	10	30	1	41
Stephen Brigham	---	---	9	31	---	40
Clay Barrett	---	---	4	26	10	40
Mickey Bernstein	---	---	3	25	11	39
Jessie Lucas	23	12	---	---	---	35
Kerry Covington	16	11	---	---	8	35
Jamie Williams	8	14	---	---	12	34
Eric Sewick	---	---	10	23	---	33
Quinn Glover	10	4	---	---	16	30
Mitchell Brown	10	9	---	---	10	29
Jeremy Satre	2	7	---	---	17	26
Frank Togiai	3	6	---	---	13	22
Hardy Henry	---	---	2	15	5	22
Brad Blackshear	---	---	2	18	1	21
Drew Sullivan	---	---	3	14	3	20
Steven Birney	---	---	6	8	---	14
Roman Lofton	---	---	3	7	4	14
Louie Grier	10	3	---	---	---	13
Butch Schulz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Drew Compton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Campbell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Stazer	2	3	---	---	---	5
Zach Wynn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Wes Schultz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	5	13	2.6
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	64	5.8
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	10	56	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
R.J. Williamson	46	29	5	2	2	5	5	2	0

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwight Burger	27	17	0	1	1	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	81	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	120	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	106	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	60	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	65	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Downs	12	9	1	126	2	44
WR Irving Tillman	10	3	0	48	1	27
TE Amos Morton	9	8	0	95	1	47
WR Jose Robertson	4	3	0	21	0	29
RB Sherman Gerhardt	4	3	0	50	1	34
WR Cary Kelley	3	1	0	9	0	21
TE Roger Mastin	2	2	0	18	0	15
RB Donald Jeter	1	0	1	0	0	13

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jose Hoover	6	4	1	29	22
WR Jamie Williams	5	3	0	18	14
WR Jessie Lucas	5	2	0	21	12
TE Casey Lofton	4	2	0	17	21
WR Frank Togiai	2	2	0	23	6
RB Gary Jamison	2	1	0	5	17
RB Darnell Castillo	1	1	0	6	8
WR Mitchell Brown	1	1	0	17	9
FB Roger Sherman	1	1	0	-1	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Gerhardt	1	6	6.00	3.08

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Jamison	5	24	4.80	4.00
Darnell Castillo	2	9	4.50	4.67
Roger Sherman	2	5	2.50	4.00
Dwight Burger	1	1	1.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
R.J. Williamson	5	4	37	7.40	7.98

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dwight Burger	3	2	12	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stanley Downs	2	2	13	6.50	10.50
WR Cary Kelley	1	1	9	9.00	3.00
WR Jose Robertson	1	1	15	15.00	5.25

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gary Jamison	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
RB Darnell Castillo	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Casey Lofton	1	1	6	6.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Gerhardt	1	1

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Dwight Burger	2	1
Gary Jamison	2	0
Darnell Castillo	1	1
Roger Sherman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
R.J. Williamson	11	4	3

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dwight Burger	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Downs	4	2	2
WR Cary Kelley	2	0	0
WR Irving Tillman	2	0	0
WR Jose Robertson	1	1	1
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	1	0
RB Donald Jeter	1	0	0

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Williams	4	2	1
WR Jessie Lucas	3	1	1
WR Frank Togiai	1	1	1
TE Casey Lofton	1	1	1
WR Jose Hoover	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (16,700)
End Zone 12,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (10,600)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,400 (9,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (16,700)
End Zone	12,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (10,600)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,400 (9,500)