Week 2, 2023

played in Chicago, IL

83 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Vermont Mountaineers	3	3	7	14	-	27
Chicago Crusaders	0	17	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 VER - Joey Ring 18 field goal
2Q: 14:30 CHI - R.J. Key 1 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 09:27 CHI - Derek Curtis 46 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 05:40 CHI - Harvey Flynn 25 field goal
2Q: 04:11 VER - Joey Ring 42 field goal
3Q: 04:41 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 8 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 14:12 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 4 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 08:11 VER - Jose Robertson 26 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 VER - Joey Ring 18 field goal
2Q: 14:30 CHI - R.J. Key 1 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 09:27 CHI - Derek Curtis 46 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 05:40 CHI - Harvey Flynn 25 field goal
2Q: 04:11 VER - Joey Ring 42 field goal
3Q: 04:41 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 8 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 14:12 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 4 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 08:11 VER - Jose Robertson 26 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)

Team Statistics VER CHI
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 25 23
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 1 6
Total Net Yards 443 370
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 6.61 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 133 82
- Rushing Attempts 35 15
- Yards per Rush 3.80 5.47
Net Passing Yards 310 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 0 48 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 314 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.69 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 11/83 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 4/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:09 24:51

Team Statistics	VER	CHI
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	25	23
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	1	6
Total Net Yards	443	370
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	6.61	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	133	82
- Rushing Attempts	35	15
- Yards per Rush	3.80	5.47
Net Passing Yards	310	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 0	48 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	314	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.69	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	11/83	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	4/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:09	24:51

Drive Charts

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:02	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
1	4:48	3:10	OWN 3	5	14	Punt
2	14:23	3:00	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	9:13	1:19	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	5:34	1:30	OWN 32	5	43	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 20	3	6	Half
3	10:12	5:41	OWN 10	11	90	Touchdown
3	2:50	3:46	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	11:56	4:01	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	6:34	3:53	OWN 17	6	11	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 21	3	-4	Game

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:58	5:10	OWN 18	8	37	Punt
1	1:38	2:15	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	11:23	2:10	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
2	7:54	2:20	OWN 38	8	54	Field Goal
2	4:04	3:05	OWN 25	9	34	Punt
3	15:00	4:48	OWN 29	9	28	Punt
3	4:31	1:41	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
4	14:04	2:08	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
4	7:55	1:21	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
4	2:41	2:01	OWN 33	9	46	Downs

Game MVP: Horace Donovan, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sherman Gerhardt	16	62	3.88	16	2	1
Kennedy Shapiro	14	65	4.64	15	4	1
Horace Donovan	4	5	1.25	9	0	0
Jose Robertson	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
R.J. Key	7	12	1.71	8	0	1
R.J. Collins	4	31	7.75	14	1	0
Kevin Cornyn	2	36	18.00	30	1	0
Derek Curtis	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Antoine Grbac	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Donovan	31	20	314	1/4	1	42	0	108.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Antoine Grbac	48	31	293	1/5	1	46	0	88.3

Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Downs	5	8	65	13.00	0	22	0
TE Amos Morton	4	6	80	20.00	41	38	0
WR Irving Tillman	4	8	86	21.50	38	42	0
WR Jose Robertson	2	2	32	16.00	0	26	1
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	2	23	11.50	12	13	0
WR Cary Kelley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	2	21	21.00	10	21	0
FB Otis Frederick	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB R.J. Collins	6	7	47	7.83	24	25	0
WR Derek Curtis	5	9	94	18.80	46	46	1
TE Juan Dabbs	5	6	33	6.60	0	19	0
WR Junior Haight	4	6	57	14.25	23	21	0
WR Lester Grant	3	6	27	9.00	0	13	0
WR Nolan Gray	2	5	19	9.50	2	13	0
RB R.J. Key	2	3	10	5.00	1	9	0
FB Kevin Cornyn	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Oliver Morris	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Herman Cameron	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Jessie McGee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Vermont	Fumb	Recov
Amos Morton	1	1
Jose Robertson	1	0
Damon Anderson	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brenden Paxson	0	0	1	0
Phil Culver	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Myers	4	154	38.5	39.0	48	0

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randall Blake	6	247	41.2	33.3	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Vermont	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Ring	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	1	7	7.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Collins	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	1	27	27.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Sheldon	3	51	17.0	0
Derek Curtis	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rickey Lowe	5	0	0.0	6	27
ILB Rickey Moss	4	2	0.0	13	41
CB Reggie Ridley	4	1	0.0	7	31
CB Lee Warren	4	1	0.0	10	41
S Kurt Harrison	4	0	0.0	12	36
S Jerome Johnston	4	0	0.0	4	25
CB Xavier Springs	4	0	0.0	10	36
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	3	0	0.5	12	43
S Roderick Duran	3	4	0.0	12	32
OLB Tony Poloski	3	0	0.0	8	10
DT Charles Robbins	2	0	0.0	8	23
OLB Clarence Tyler	2	0	0.0	8	21
DE Juan Barlow	1	1	0.0	10	36
CB Lamont Floyd	1	1	0.0	9	32
S Buddy Forbes	1	0	0.0	3	17
DT Ray Patton	0	1	0.5	9	20
DE Gene Sullivan	0	1	0.0	5	12
DT Earnest Lang	0	1	0.0	10	33
ILB Walter Parrish	0	1	0.0	3	8

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Luke Lynch	9	2	0.0	32	28
CB Bennie Kramer	5	0	0.0	24	23
ILB Mike Tyler	4	2	0.0	23	28
CB Kyle Battle	4	1	0.0	26	18
S O.J. Hou	4	1	0.0	27	20
ILB Kyle Beisel	3	2	0.0	29	21
OLB Brenden Paxson	3	1	0.0	14	9
OLB Phil Culver	3	1	0.0	8	6
CB Dominic Van Hoose	3	1	0.0	15	17
DT Frank Sims	2	0	1.0	24	16
DE Emmanuel Floyd	2	1	0.0	21	24
S Levon Leak	2	1	0.0	5	8
CB Mercury Sheldon	2	0	0.0	20	25
S Zack Diaz	2	0	0.0	13	14
ILB Marvin Ammons	1	2	0.0	12	4
DT Willard Peters	1	1	0.0	14	16
DT Ronald Corbett	1	0	0.0	13	13
DT Cornelius Blake	0	2	0.0	24	21
DE Bennie Milnes	0	2	0.0	34	27
DE Rickey Lyle	0	1	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Vermont	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	0.5	2	1	43
DT Ray Patton	0.5	1	0	20
DE Gene Sullivan	0.0	2	0	12
S Buddy Forbes	0.0	1	0	17
DT Charles Robbins	0.0	1	0	23
DT Earnest Lang	0.0	1	0	33

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Frank Sims	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Bennie Milnes	0.0	1	1	1	27
ILB Kyle Beisel	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Rickey Lyle	0.0	0	1	0	7
ILB Mike Tyler	0.0	0	1	0	28
S O.J. Hou	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jerome Johnston	4	1	25
CB Lee Warren	4	1	41
S Roderick Duran	4	1	32
OLB Rickey Lowe	4	0	27
CB Xavier Springs	4	0	36
ILB Rickey Moss	3	1	41
CB Reggie Ridley	3	0	31
S Kurt Harrison	2	1	36
CB Lamont Floyd	1	0	32
OLB Clarence Tyler	1	0	21
OLB Tony Poloski	1	0	10

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mike Tyler	3	1	28
S Luke Lynch	3	0	28
OLB Brenden Paxson	3	0	9
CB Bennie Kramer	2	1	23
CB Kyle Battle	2	0	18
OLB Phil Culver	2	0	6
ILB Kyle Beisel	1	0	21
CB Mercury Sheldon	1	0	25
S Zack Diaz	1	0	14
CB Dominic Van Hoose	1	0	17
S O.J. Hou	1	0	20
ILB Marvin Ammons	0	1	4
S Levon Leak	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wally Guthrie	3	8	1	28	0	31
Steve Manifold	3	3	1	10	0	4
Zack Sanderson	2	9	0	30	0	26
Desmond Harding	1	3	0	27	0	23
Amos Morton	1	2	0	29	0	26
Jamie Schroeder	0	2	0	8	0	9
Damon Anderson	0	1	0	25	1	28
Vinny Abner	0	1	0	5	0	6
Ellis Sevcik	0	1	0	7	0	1
Bill Segas	0	1	0	4	0	6

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vernon Muyers	2	2	0	6	0	9
Ted Dunsmore	1	4	0	14	0	47
Kevin Cornyn	1	3	1	9	0	19
Howard Witt	1	2	0	7	0	23
Gino Newsome	1	1	0	12	0	34
Shaun Cunningham	0	1	0	14	0	45
Juan Dabbs	0	1	0	13	0	27
Brett Burks	0	0	0	9	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Frederick	2	18
Randall Barlow	2	16
Kennedy Shapiro	1	21

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Culver	2	15

Participation

Vermont	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Horace Donovan	35	32	---	---	---	67
Amos Morton	29	26	---	---	7	62
Reggie Ridley	---	---	7	31	22	60
Wally Guthrie	28	31	---	---	---	59
Omar Roden	31	26	---	---	---	57
Rickey Moss	---	---	13	41	3	57
Zack Sanderson	30	26	---	---	1	57
Jimmie Krykhtine	---	---	12	43	1	56
Desmond Harding	27	23	---	---	5	55
Stanley Downs	29	25	---	---	---	54
Kurt Harrison	---	---	12	36	6	54
Damon Anderson	25	28	---	---	---	53
Lee Warren	---	---	10	41	1	52
Kennedy Shapiro	15	16	---	---	21	52
Juan Barlow	---	---	10	36	1	47
Xavier Springs	---	---	10	36	1	47
Earnest Lang	---	---	10	33	3	46
Lamont Floyd	---	---	9	32	5	46
Roderick Duran	---	---	12	32	1	45
Jerome Johnston	---	---	4	25	15	44
Irving Tillman	20	24	---	---	---	44
Otis Frederick	11	13	---	---	18	42
Sherman Gerhardt	20	15	---	---	6	41
Randall Barlow	12	7	---	---	16	35
Charles Robbins	---	---	8	23	4	35
Rickey Lowe	---	---	6	27	2	35
Cary Kelley	9	9	---	---	16	34
Jose Robertson	19	14	---	---	---	33
Ray Patton	---	---	9	20	4	33
Tony Poloski	---	---	8	10	15	33
Randy Becht	9	8	---	---	15	32
Clarence Tyler	---	---	8	21	3	32
Conrad Connell	---	---	6	15	3	24
Jamie Schroeder	8	9	---	---	6	23
Toby Preston	2	3	---	---	17	22
Buddy Forbes	---	---	3	17	---	20
Steve Manifold	10	4	---	---	6	20
Walter Parrish	---	---	3	8	8	19
Gene Sullivan	---	---	5	12	---	17
Ellis Sevcik	7	1	---	---	6	14
Vinny Abner	5	6	---	---	---	11
Bill Segas	4	6	---	---	1	11
Joey Ring	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lester Myers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tito Walker	0	0	---	---	2	2
R.J. Williamson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ted Dunsmore	14	47	---	---	7	68
Brock Colon	13	47	---	---	7	67
Antoine Grbac	15	49	---	---	---	64
Luke Lynch	---	---	32	28	3	63
Bennie Milnes	---	---	34	27	2	63
Shaun Cunningham	14	45	---	---	---	59
Bennie Kramer	---	---	24	23	10	57
Brett Burks	9	40	---	---	7	56
Derek Curtis	10	37	---	---	7	54
Mercury Sheldon	---	---	20	25	9	54
Mike Tyler	---	---	23	28	3	54
Gino Newsome	12	34	---	---	7	53
Kyle Beisel	---	---	29	21	3	53
O.J. Hou	---	---	27	20	3	50
Nolan Gray	7	30	---	---	12	49
Emmanuel Floyd	---	---	21	24	1	46
Cornelius Blake	---	---	24	21	1	46
Frank Sims	---	---	24	16	6	46
Kyle Battle	---	---	26	18	1	45
Juan Dabbs	13	27	---	---	4	44
R.J. Collins	7	30	---	---	6	43
Junior Haight	7	30	---	---	1	38
Howard Witt	7	23	---	---	7	37
Lester Grant	6	24	---	---	7	37
Dominic Van Hoose	---	---	15	17	5	37
Kevin Cornyn	9	19	---	---	8	36
Zack Diaz	---	---	13	14	9	36
Oliver Morris	3	14	---	---	19	36
Willard Peters	---	---	14	16	5	35
Jessie McGee	2	13	---	---	14	29
Phil Culver	---	---	8	6	15	29
Ronald Corbett	---	---	13	13	2	28
Brenden Paxson	---	---	14	9	3	26
Jesse Dosoo	4	11	---	---	8	23
Marvin Ammons	---	---	12	4	6	22
Herman Cameron	0	1	---	---	17	18
R.J. Key	7	9	---	---	1	17
Vernon Muyers	6	9	---	---	---	15
Rickey Lyle	---	---	6	7	---	13
Otis Linquist	---	---	1	7	5	13
Levon Leak	---	---	5	8	---	13
Juan Seeley	---	---	0	0	10	10
Randall Blake	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harvey Flynn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Stephen Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrus Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	26	1.6
Middle	6	35	5.8
Right	10	76	7.6
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	11	55	5.0
Right	2	18	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Donovan	31	20	6	0	1	4	5	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Antoine Grbac	48	31	5	4	0	5	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	161	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	85	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	68	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	21	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	135	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	118	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	19	2.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Downs	8	5	0	65	1	25
WR Irving Tillman	8	4	0	86	1	24
TE Amos Morton	6	4	1	80	2	26
WR Cary Kelley	2	1	0	3	0	9
WR Jose Robertson	2	2	0	32	1	14
RB Sherman Gerhardt	2	1	0	21	1	15
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	2	0	23	0	16
FB Otis Frederick	1	1	0	4	0	13

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Curtis	9	5	94	2	37
RB R.J. Collins	7	6	47	1	30
WR Junior Haight	6	4	57	2	30
TE Juan Dabbs	6	5	33	0	27
WR Lester Grant	6	3	27	0	24
WR Nolan Gray	5	2	19	0	30
RB R.J. Key	3	2	10	0	9
TE Jesse Dosoo	2	1	2	0	11
FB Kevin Cornyn	1	1	-1	0	19
RB Oliver Morris	1	1	6	0	14
TE Herman Cameron	1	1	-1	0	1
WR Jessie McGee	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Shapiro	4	12	3.00	4.64
Sherman Gerhardt	1	8	8.00	3.88

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
R.J. Key	1	1	1.00	1.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Donovan	2	0	0	0.00	10.13

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Antoine Grbac	4	3	16	4.00	6.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Kelley	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Gray	2	1	6	3.00	3.80
WR Lester Grant	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
RB R.J. Key	1	1	1	1.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Kennedy Shapiro	5	4
Horace Donovan	1	0
Sherman Gerhardt	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Kevin Cornyn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Donovan	8	5	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Antoine Grbac	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Downs	2	2	1
WR Cary Kelley	2	1	0
WR Irving Tillman	2	0	0
WR Jose Robertson	1	1	1
RB Kennedy Shapiro	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derek Curtis	2	0	0
RB R.J. Collins	2	2	0
WR Junior Haight	2	0	0
WR Nolan Gray	2	1	0
TE Juan Dabbs	2	2	2
WR Lester Grant	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,900 (16,800)
End Zone 6,300 (12,000)
Mezzanine 3,600 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 5,600 (10,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,900 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,900 (16,800)
End Zone	6,300 (12,000)
Mezzanine	3,600 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	5,600 (10,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,900 (8,700)