Week 1, 2023

played in Vermont, VT

42 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Newark Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	-	14
Vermont Mountaineers	7	3	10	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 VER - Stanley Downs 36 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 10:24 VER - Joey Ring 49 field goal
2Q: 07:09 NWK - Fred Preston 24 pass from Wes Schultz (Butch Schulz extra point)
3Q: 10:30 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 6 run (Joey Ring extra point)
3Q: 09:11 VER - Joey Ring 32 field goal
4Q: 04:27 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 1 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 01:03 NWK - Fred Preston 10 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 VER - Stanley Downs 36 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 10:24 VER - Joey Ring 49 field goal
2Q: 07:09 NWK - Fred Preston 24 pass from Wes Schultz (Butch Schulz extra point)
3Q: 10:30 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 6 run (Joey Ring extra point)
3Q: 09:11 VER - Joey Ring 32 field goal
4Q: 04:27 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 1 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 01:03 NWK - Fred Preston 10 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)

Team Statistics NWK VER
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 284 394
- Offensive Plays 50 75
- Yards per Play 5.68 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 77 162
- Rushing Attempts 23 43
- Yards per Rush 3.35 3.77
Net Passing Yards 207 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 1 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.67 7.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/12 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 6/136 2/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 23:16 36:44

Team Statistics	NWK	VER
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	284	394
- Offensive Plays	50	75
- Yards per Play	5.68	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	77	162
- Rushing Attempts	23	43
- Yards per Rush	3.35	3.77
Net Passing Yards	207	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 1	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.67	7.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/12	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	6/136	2/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	23:16	36:44

Drive Charts

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 32	4	34	Interception
1	7:27	4:16	OWN 32	6	11	Punt
1	0:33	1:47	OWN 37	4	15	Punt
2	10:19	3:25	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	4:46	2:02	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
2	1:44	1:08	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
3	9:05	1:59	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
3	4:38	2:26	OWN 16	5	18	Punt
4	14:17	2:17	OWN 26	5	7	Punt
4	4:18	2:00	OWN 28	9	54	Downs
4	1:43	0:51	OWN 42	3	58	Touchdown

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	5:07	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	3:11	2:38	OWN 15	6	20	Punt
2	13:46	3:27	OWN 19	9	49	Field Goal
2	6:54	2:08	OWN 39	4	18	Punt
2	2:44	1:00	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 31	2	28	Half
3	15:00	4:36	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	10:17	1:12	OPP 24	4	9	Field Goal
3	7:06	2:28	OWN 22	5	13	Punt
3	2:12	2:55	OWN 26	5	21	Punt
4	12:00	7:42	OWN 32	14	68	Touchdown
4	2:18	0:35	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OPP 47	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Horace Donovan, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Sparkman	15	61	4.07	13	3
Gary Jamison	3	8	2.67	5	0
Wes Schultz	2	12	6.00	11	1
Jessie Lucas	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Mitchell Brown	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Roger Sherman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sherman Gerhardt	25	81	3.24	13	2	2
Kennedy Shapiro	15	73	4.87	23	2	0
Horace Donovan	3	8	2.67	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wes Schultz	12	7	111	3/16	1	39	1	82.3
Travis Kennedy	12	7	112	0/0	1	32	0	117.3

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Donovan	31	18	239	1/7	1	41	0	93.3

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Hoover	3	10	68	22.67	5	39	0
WR Jessie Lucas	3	4	45	15.00	16	30	0
RB Rich Sparkman	3	3	27	9.00	17	13	0
WR Jeremy Satre	2	2	17	8.50	10	9	0
TE Fred Preston	2	2	34	17.00	9	24	2
TE Quinn Glover	1	2	32	32.00	19	32	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Amos Morton	5	8	50	10.00	31	23	0
WR Stanley Downs	4	4	57	14.25	21	36	1
WR Cary Kelley	2	3	30	15.00	7	21	0
FB Randall Barlow	2	2	17	8.50	4	10	0
WR Irving Tillman	2	7	56	28.00	3	41	0
TE Randy Becht	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Toby Preston	1	2	15	15.00	1	15	0
RB Kennedy Shapiro	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Jose Robertson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Johnston	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nicky Doyle	1	0	0	0

Vermont	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sherman Gerhardt	0	1	0	0
Kennedy Shapiro	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	7	295	42.1	38.0	56	2

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Myers	6	216	36.0	34.0	51	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Vermont	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Ring	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Sparkman	3	10	3.3	0
Sean Hitchcock	1	2	2.0	0

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Doyle	5	110	22.0	0
Sean Hitchcock	1	26	26.0	0

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	2	66	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Junior El Nino	10	1	0.0	38	28
DT Ray Hatcher	8	1	0.0	32	25
OLB Warren McCormick	7	1	1.0	34	25
ILB Hardy Henry	5	4	0.0	39	26
DT Zach Reed	5	3	0.0	30	20
CB Nicky Doyle	4	2	0.0	39	24
CB Rickey Richard	4	1	0.0	26	25
S Oliver Brooks	3	0	0.0	15	15
OLB Mickey Vedros	2	1	0.0	18	9
S Sean Hitchcock	2	0	0.0	31	23
OLB Eric Sewick	2	0	0.0	10	7
DE Matthew Jeffries	2	0	0.0	14	9
CB Alvin Gordon	1	1	0.0	25	21
QB Wes Schultz	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dwayne Ayodele	1	0	0.0	23	16
DE Stephen Brigham	1	0	0.0	27	20
DE Antoine Nece	0	2	0.0	29	23
DE Vernon Franklin	0	2	0.0	16	12
ILB Drew Ludwig	0	1	0.0	4	6

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lee Warren	5	1	0.0	15	22
ILB Rickey Moss	4	2	0.5	17	22
CB Lamont Floyd	4	2	0.0	18	25
S Kurt Harrison	4	1	0.0	20	21
S Jerome Johnston	3	0	1.0	6	20
DE Juan Barlow	3	1	0.5	13	19
OLB Tony Poloski	3	0	0.0	7	5
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	2	2	0.5	18	24
DT Charles Robbins	2	1	0.0	12	4
S Roderick Duran	2	1	0.0	19	19
S Buddy Forbes	1	2	0.0	4	8
CB Xavier Springs	1	1	0.0	19	23
CB Rondell Whiting	1	1	0.0	11	15
DE Gene Sullivan	1	0	0.0	7	4
OLB Rickey Lowe	1	0	0.0	14	8
OLB Clarence Tyler	1	0	0.0	7	14
DT Earnest Lang	0	3	0.5	14	19
ILB Walter Parrish	0	1	0.0	7	3
DT Conrad Connell	0	1	0.0	10	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Warren McCormick	1.0	0	1	25
DT Zach Reed	0.0	1	1	20
DE Antoine Nece	0.0	1	0	23
DE Vernon Franklin	0.0	1	0	12
DT Ray Hatcher	0.0	0	2	25

Vermont	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Jerome Johnston	1.0	0	0	20
DT Earnest Lang	0.5	1	1	19
DE Juan Barlow	0.5	0	1	19
ILB Rickey Moss	0.5	0	0	22
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	0.5	0	0	24
DT Ray Patton	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rickey Richard	3	1	25
S Junior El Nino	3	1	28
CB Nicky Doyle	3	0	24
OLB Warren McCormick	3	0	25
S Sean Hitchcock	2	0	23
OLB Eric Sewick	1	0	7
ILB Hardy Henry	1	0	26
DT Ray Hatcher	1	0	25
OLB Mickey Vedros	1	0	9
CB Alvin Gordon	0	1	21

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lee Warren	3	1	0	22
CB Lamont Floyd	2	1	0	25
ILB Rickey Moss	2	0	0	22
OLB Tony Poloski	2	0	0	5
S Jerome Johnston	1	0	1	20
S Buddy Forbes	1	0	0	8
ILB Walter Parrish	1	0	0	3
OLB Clarence Tyler	1	0	0	14
S Roderick Duran	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norman Enright	3	3	20	0	22
Jessie German	1	2	19	1	21
Louie Grier	1	2	12	0	11
Wendell Sands	0	7	16	0	21
Kurt Bensen	0	5	19	1	24
Kerry Covington	0	1	4	1	5
Brad Godfrey	0	1	4	0	6

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damon Anderson	4	4	35	0	27
Desmond Harding	3	6	34	1	23
Omar Roden	2	8	33	0	31
Zack Sanderson	2	5	34	0	23
Vinny Abner	2	4	9	0	9
Amos Morton	1	3	35	0	26
Wally Guthrie	1	3	34	0	29
Jamie Schroeder	1	2	9	0	9
Randy Becht	1	1	11	0	10
Bill Segas	1	1	10	0	1
Steve Manifold	0	1	8	0	5
Randall Barlow	0	1	12	0	9
Ellis Sevcik	0	1	9	0	3
Otis Frederick	0	1	24	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Drew Ludwig	2	16
Craig Downs	1	15
Nicky Doyle	1	11
Shane Brush	1	7

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Frederick	4	17
Kennedy Shapiro	2	24
Jerome Johnston	1	17
Toby Preston	1	17
Randall Barlow	1	14
Desmond Harding	1	5

Participation

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nicky Doyle	---	---	39	24	11	74
Junior El Nino	---	---	38	28	3	69
Hardy Henry	---	---	39	26	3	68
Rickey Richard	---	---	26	25	15	66
Sean Hitchcock	---	---	31	23	8	62
Warren McCormick	---	---	34	25	1	60
Ray Hatcher	---	---	32	25	3	60
Rich Sparkman	20	17	---	---	21	58
Antoine Nece	---	---	29	23	3	55
Zach Reed	---	---	30	20	5	55
Shane Brush	21	25	---	---	7	53
Alvin Gordon	---	---	25	21	2	48
Roger Sherman	18	13	---	---	17	48
Stephen Brigham	---	---	27	20	1	48
Craig Downs	---	---	17	16	15	48
Norman Enright	20	22	---	---	4	46
Kurt Bensen	19	24	---	---	---	43
Wendell Sands	16	21	---	---	6	43
Jessie German	19	21	---	---	---	40
Oliver Brooks	---	---	15	15	10	40
Dwayne Ayodele	---	---	23	16	---	39
Wes Schultz	23	15	---	---	---	38
Quinn Glover	15	17	---	---	6	38
Jose Hoover	16	21	---	---	---	37
Mickey Vedros	---	---	18	9	4	31
Jeremy Satre	11	19	---	---	---	30
Vernon Franklin	---	---	16	12	1	29
Fred Preston	5	8	---	---	16	29
Jessie Lucas	14	14	---	---	---	28
Eric Sewick	---	---	10	7	11	28
Matthew Jeffries	---	---	14	9	4	27
Drew Ludwig	---	---	4	6	16	26
Frankie Hamrick	3	7	---	---	15	25
Louie Grier	12	11	---	---	1	24
Brad Godfrey	4	6	---	---	7	17
Deion Lindsay	---	---	6	2	8	16
Mitchell Brown	8	7	---	---	---	15
Kerry Covington	4	5	---	---	5	14
Gary Jamison	3	10	---	---	---	13
Casey Lofton	2	1	---	---	10	13
Travis Kennedy	0	12	---	---	---	12
Levon Bullock	0	1	---	---	9	10
Drew Compton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Terrell Rice	---	---	0	0	6	6
Butch Schulz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Vermont	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Horace Donovan	43	32	---	---	---	75
Amos Morton	35	26	---	---	13	74
Omar Roden	33	31	---	---	---	64
Wally Guthrie	34	29	---	---	---	63
Damon Anderson	35	27	---	---	---	62
Desmond Harding	34	23	---	---	5	62
Zack Sanderson	34	23	---	---	2	59
Stanley Downs	34	24	---	---	---	58
Kennedy Shapiro	15	17	---	---	24	56
Otis Frederick	24	14	---	---	17	55
Irving Tillman	30	22	---	---	---	52
Rondell Whiting	---	---	11	15	22	48
Sherman Gerhardt	28	14	---	---	5	47
Lamont Floyd	---	---	18	25	4	47
Kurt Harrison	---	---	20	21	3	44
Jerome Johnston	---	---	6	20	17	43
Jimmie Krykhtine	---	---	18	24	---	42
Xavier Springs	---	---	19	23	---	42
Rickey Moss	---	---	17	22	1	40
Roderick Duran	---	---	19	19	---	38
Randy Becht	11	10	---	---	16	37
Lee Warren	---	---	15	22	---	37
Earnest Lang	---	---	14	19	3	36
Randall Barlow	12	9	---	---	14	35
Cary Kelley	8	8	---	---	16	32
Juan Barlow	---	---	13	19	---	32
Ray Patton	---	---	15	13	4	32
Jose Robertson	14	13	---	---	1	28
Tony Poloski	---	---	7	5	16	28
Jamie Schroeder	9	9	---	---	8	26
Toby Preston	4	3	---	---	17	24
Rickey Lowe	---	---	14	8	2	24
Clarence Tyler	---	---	7	14	3	24
Steve Manifold	8	5	---	---	8	21
Charles Robbins	---	---	12	4	5	21
Conrad Connell	---	---	10	9	2	21
Ellis Sevcik	9	3	---	---	8	20
Vinny Abner	9	9	---	---	1	19
Walter Parrish	---	---	7	3	8	18
Bill Segas	10	1	---	---	3	14
Buddy Forbes	---	---	4	8	---	12
Gene Sullivan	---	---	7	4	---	11
Joey Ring	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lester Myers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tito Walker	0	0	---	---	2	2
R.J. Williamson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	6	13	2.2
Right	9	20	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	46	3.5
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	17	81	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wes Schultz	12	7	2	0	1	1	1	0	1
Travis Kennedy	12	7	2	0	2	1	1	0	0

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Donovan	31	18	4	1	2	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	39	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	132	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	39	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	29	14.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	64	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	105	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jose Hoover	10	3	3	68	1	21
WR Jessie Lucas	4	3	0	45	1	14
RB Rich Sparkman	3	3	0	27	0	17
WR Jeremy Satre	2	2	0	17	0	19
TE Quinn Glover	2	1	0	32	1	17
TE Fred Preston	2	2	0	34	1	8
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	0	0	0	0	7

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Amos Morton	8	5	0	50	1	26
WR Irving Tillman	7	2	0	56	1	22
WR Stanley Downs	4	4	0	57	1	24
WR Cary Kelley	3	2	0	30	1	8
WR Jose Robertson	2	0	1	0	0	13
FB Randall Barlow	2	2	0	17	0	9
WR Toby Preston	2	1	0	15	0	3
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	1	1	7	0	17
TE Randy Becht	1	1	0	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Gerhardt	7	17	2.43	3.24

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	3	1	10	3.33	9.33

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Donovan	3	1	7	2.33	7.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Hoover	2	0	0	0.00	6.80
TE Fred Preston	1	1	10	10.00	17.00

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Tillman	2	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Randy Becht	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Wes Schultz	1	0
Gary Jamison	1	0

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Kennedy Shapiro	4	2
Sherman Gerhardt	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wes Schultz	5	2	2
Travis Kennedy	2	1	0

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Donovan	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Hoover	3	1	1
WR Jeremy Satre	1	1	0
TE Quinn Glover	1	0	0
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	1
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	0	0

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Tillman	3	2	2
WR Cary Kelley	2	1	1
WR Toby Preston	2	1	1
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	1	0
WR Stanley Downs	1	1	1
TE Amos Morton	1	1	0
TE Randy Becht	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (19,500)
End Zone 12,100 (14,100)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (12,400)
Club Seats 7,300 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (19,500)
End Zone	12,100 (14,100)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (12,400)
Club Seats	7,300 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,900)