Week 3, 2023

played in Dakota, ND

40 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Vermont Mountaineers	10	20	7	0	-	37
Dakota Spirit	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 VER - Joey Ring 21 field goal
1Q: 04:13 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 3 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 14:04 VER - Jose Robertson 29 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 07:14 VER - Joey Ring 48 field goal
2Q: 03:03 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 2 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 00:11 VER - Joey Ring 29 field goal
3Q: 09:54 VER - Xavier Springs 28 interception return (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 10:43 DAK - Jason Haney 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 VER - Joey Ring 21 field goal
1Q: 04:13 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 3 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 14:04 VER - Jose Robertson 29 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 07:14 VER - Joey Ring 48 field goal
2Q: 03:03 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 2 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 00:11 VER - Joey Ring 29 field goal
3Q: 09:54 VER - Xavier Springs 28 interception return (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 10:43 DAK - Jason Haney 38 field goal

Team Statistics VER DAK
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 20 11
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 403 184
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 6.20 3.29
Net Rushing Yards 136 60
- Rushing Attempts 42 18
- Yards per Rush 3.24 3.33
Net Passing Yards 267 124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 1 36 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 267 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 11.61 3.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 5/48 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 7/102
Interception Ret./Yards 2/31 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:07 26:53

Team Statistics	VER	DAK
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	20	11
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	403	184
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	6.20	3.29
Net Rushing Yards	136	60
- Rushing Attempts	42	18
- Yards per Rush	3.24	3.33
Net Passing Yards	267	124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 1	36 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	267	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	11.61	3.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	5/48	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	7/102
Interception Ret./Yards	2/31	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:07	26:53

Drive Charts

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:06	4:50	OWN 14	7	82	Field Goal
1	5:31	1:24	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
1	2:08	3:20	OWN 2	10	98	Touchdown
2	10:47	3:39	OWN 39	6	30	Field Goal
2	5:46	2:52	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
2	1:44	1:38	OWN 41	7	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 24	4	66	Interception
3	11:15	1:13	OPP 47	3	4	Punt
3	6:10	2:33	OWN 13	5	18	Punt
3	0:08	1:02	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	10:38	2:22	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
4	6:43	2:29	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
4	2:34	1:28	OWN 33	3	0	Punt

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:54	OWN 24	6	47	Interception
1	6:16	0:45	OWN 38	1	-4	Fumble
1	4:07	1:59	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	13:48	3:01	OWN 14	5	17	Punt
2	7:08	1:22	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	2:54	1:10	OWN 31	3	-11	Punt
3	12:50	1:35	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	10:02	0:21	OWN 23	2	0	Interception
3	9:41	3:31	OWN 26	5	22	Punt
3	3:37	3:29	OWN 20	9	31	Punt
4	14:06	3:28	OPP 45	6	24	Field Goal
4	8:16	1:33	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	4:14	1:40	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 22	3	14	Game

Game MVP: Kennedy Shapiro, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	30	74	2.47	16	2	2
Sherman Gerhardt	9	16	1.78	6	0	0
Horace Donovan	2	44	22.00	39	1	0
Irving Tillman	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Leroy Strait	12	57	4.75	13	1
Dave Morris	4	-4	-1.00	2	0
Louie Rivera	1	2	2.00	2	0
Randall Sutton	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Donovan	23	17	267	0/0	1	51	1	108.4

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Sutton	36	21	135	2/11	0	20	2	43.2

Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Amos Morton	4	6	58	14.50	31	19	0
WR Irving Tillman	3	4	34	11.33	13	18	0
RB Kennedy Shapiro	3	4	36	12.00	13	21	0
WR Stanley Downs	2	2	58	29.00	6	51	0
TE Randy Becht	2	2	26	13.00	4	15	0
WR Jose Robertson	2	3	50	25.00	31	29	1
WR Cary Kelley	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tommie Lyon	5	10	40	8.00	12	20
RB Leroy Strait	4	5	15	3.75	4	6
WR Burt Barrett	4	5	32	8.00	0	14
WR Kerry Sampson	2	3	12	6.00	1	7
TE Irv Palmer	2	2	13	6.50	2	10
WR Jamie Livanis	2	4	21	10.50	0	12
RB Dave Morris	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Lawrence Strunk	1	3	3	3.00	3	3
TE Rick Fraser	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Xavier Springs	1	28	28.00	1
S Roderick Duran	1	3	3.00	0

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Courtney Mueller	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Vermont	Recov	Force
Riddick Allen	1	0
Rickey Moss	0	1
Earnest Lang	0	1

Dakota	Fumb	Recov
Leroy Strait	1	0
Randall Sutton	1	0
Malcolm Rayburn	0	1

Punting Statistics

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Myers	6	247	41.2	38.3	52	4

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Hawkins	9	393	43.7	38.3	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Vermont	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Ring	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	4	40	10.0	0
Toby Preston	1	8	8.0	0

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Livanis	2	16	8.0	0
Kerry Sampson	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	1	31	31.0	0

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Sampson	6	96	16.0	0
Peter Fleming	1	6	6.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Xavier Springs	6	0	0.0	16	36
S Roderick Duran	5	2	0.0	12	31
CB Lee Warren	4	1	0.0	14	28
S Jerome Johnston	4	0	0.0	10	20
DE Juan Barlow	3	2	1.0	16	27
S Buddy Forbes	3	1	0.0	11	20
ILB Rickey Moss	3	0	0.0	11	32
DT Earnest Lang	2	1	1.0	10	29
CB Lamont Floyd	2	2	0.0	17	34
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	2	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Clarence Tyler	2	0	0.0	9	14
DT Ray Patton	2	0	0.0	8	9
S Kurt Harrison	1	1	0.0	17	29
QB Horace Donovan	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Walter Parrish	1	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Tony Poloski	1	0	0.0	4	5

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Shawn Newton	7	0	0.0	27	13
S Mercury Wilson	6	0	0.0	14	8
DE Hunter Drake	5	0	0.0	31	18
DE Dale Strickland	5	0	0.0	35	19
S George Gamble	5	0	0.0	22	11
OLB Deron Armstrong	4	4	0.0	32	17
S Glen Watkins	3	2	0.0	33	21
CB Earnest O'Donnell	3	0	0.0	33	17
CB Jumbo Reese	3	0	0.0	31	16
S Raymond Griffith	2	3	0.0	27	11
S Peter Fleming	2	1	0.0	14	12
OLB Korey Reel	2	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Corey Stagg	2	0	0.0	5	2
ILB Dexter Hargrove	2	0	0.0	40	20
DE Bert Carlson	1	5	0.0	29	13
DT Cole Harbaugh	1	1	0.0	14	12
CB Bernie Jefferson	1	1	0.0	23	15
TE Rick Fraser	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mario Rubio	1	0	0.0	27	12
T Wes Van Hoose	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Vermont	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Barlow	1.0	2	1	27
DT Earnest Lang	1.0	1	2	29
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	0.0	2	0	28
ILB Rickey Moss	0.0	1	0	32

Dakota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shawn Newton	1	0	13
DE Bert Carlson	1	0	13
DE Hunter Drake	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerome Johnston	4	1	0	20
CB Xavier Springs	4	0	1	36
CB Lee Warren	3	2	0	28
CB Lamont Floyd	2	2	0	34
S Roderick Duran	2	0	1	31
ILB Rickey Moss	2	0	0	32
S Buddy Forbes	1	0	0	20
S Kurt Harrison	1	0	0	29
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	1	0	0	28
ILB Walter Parrish	1	0	0	9

Dakota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mercury Wilson	4	0	0	8
OLB Deron Armstrong	3	0	0	17
S Peter Fleming	2	0	0	12
CB Earnest O'Donnell	2	0	0	17
OLB Korey Reel	2	0	0	6
DT Mario Rubio	1	0	0	12
CB Jumbo Reese	1	0	0	16
CB Bernie Jefferson	1	0	0	15
S Glen Watkins	1	0	0	21
DT Shawn Newton	0	1	0	13
OLB Courtney Mueller	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Damon Anderson	4	11	0	37	19
Amos Morton	2	2	0	37	21
Zack Sanderson	1	9	0	37	19
Wally Guthrie	1	3	1	36	19
Randall Barlow	1	3	0	12	5
Ellis Sevcik	1	1	0	6	4
Omar Roden	0	6	0	35	19
Desmond Harding	0	1	0	30	22
Vinny Abner	0	1	0	5	4
Randy Becht	0	1	0	8	5
Jamie Schroeder	0	1	0	12	1
Otis Frederick	0	1	0	20	11

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Malcolm Rayburn	2	5	15	0	24
Glen Humphrey	1	2	18	0	37
Rick Fraser	1	2	13	0	29
Kyle Knight	1	1	13	0	24
Quentin Atiles	0	4	16	0	27
Wes Van Hoose	0	2	14	1	30
Randall Matich	0	1	2	0	11
Don Hardy	0	0	3	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Frederick	3	19
Jerome Johnston	2	23
Lamont Floyd	1	29
Kennedy Shapiro	1	25
Randall Barlow	1	21
Toby Preston	1	21
Walter Parrish	1	10

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
Leroy Strait	2	20
Irv Palmer	1	18
Louie Rivera	1	16
Mercury Wilson	1	11
J.R. Tyler	1	10

Participation

Vermont	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lamont Floyd	---	---	17	34	29	80
Amos Morton	37	21	---	---	17	75
Kennedy Shapiro	33	17	---	---	25	75
Horace Donovan	42	23	---	---	---	65
Desmond Harding	30	22	---	---	6	58
Zack Sanderson	37	19	---	---	1	57
Damon Anderson	37	19	---	---	---	56
Wally Guthrie	36	19	---	---	---	55
Omar Roden	35	19	---	---	---	54
Jerome Johnston	---	---	10	20	23	53
Xavier Springs	---	---	16	36	1	53
Stanley Downs	32	20	---	---	---	52
Kurt Harrison	---	---	17	29	4	50
Otis Frederick	20	11	---	---	19	50
Jimmie Krykhtine	---	---	16	28	4	48
Juan Barlow	---	---	16	27	2	45
Lee Warren	---	---	14	28	3	45
Rickey Moss	---	---	11	32	1	44
Roderick Duran	---	---	12	31	---	43
Earnest Lang	---	---	10	29	3	42
Irving Tillman	26	14	---	---	---	40
Randall Barlow	12	5	---	---	21	38
Buddy Forbes	---	---	11	20	1	32
Jose Robertson	19	10	---	---	3	32
Cary Kelley	10	5	---	---	16	31
Randy Becht	8	5	---	---	18	31
Charles Robbins	---	---	5	16	5	26
Toby Preston	4	1	---	---	21	26
Rickey Lowe	---	---	6	19	1	26
Walter Parrish	---	---	7	9	10	26
Clarence Tyler	---	---	9	14	2	25
Sherman Gerhardt	9	6	---	---	7	22
Jamie Schroeder	12	1	---	---	9	22
Conrad Connell	---	---	5	11	6	22
Riddick Allen	---	---	2	11	8	21
Tony Poloski	---	---	4	5	12	21
Ellis Sevcik	6	4	---	---	9	19
Steve Manifold	5	4	---	---	9	18
Ray Patton	---	---	8	9	---	17
Bill Segas	7	4	---	---	3	14
Morris Folau	---	---	2	10	---	12
Joey Ring	0	0	---	---	11	11
Vinny Abner	5	4	---	---	---	9
Lester Myers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tito Walker	0	0	---	---	3	3
R.J. Williamson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dakota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dexter Hargrove	---	---	40	20	3	63
Earnest O'Donnell	---	---	33	17	10	60
Rick Fraser	13	29	---	---	16	58
Glen Humphrey	18	37	---	---	2	57
Hunter Drake	---	---	31	18	8	57
Randall Sutton	18	38	---	---	---	56
Glen Watkins	---	---	33	21	2	56
Leroy Strait	13	22	---	---	20	55
Dale Strickland	---	---	35	19	1	55
Deron Armstrong	---	---	32	17	4	53
Raymond Griffith	---	---	27	11	13	51
Jumbo Reese	---	---	31	16	3	50
Malcolm Rayburn	15	24	---	---	8	47
Kyle Knight	13	24	---	---	10	47
Irv Palmer	10	18	---	---	18	46
Bert Carlson	---	---	29	13	3	45
Mario Rubio	---	---	27	12	6	45
Wes Van Hoose	14	30	---	---	---	44
Shawn Newton	---	---	27	13	3	43
Quentin Atiles	16	27	---	---	---	43
George Gamble	---	---	22	11	9	42
Kerry Sampson	9	23	---	---	9	41
Jamie Livanis	13	22	---	---	6	41
Bernie Jefferson	---	---	23	15	1	39
Korey Reel	---	---	10	6	22	38
Tommie Lyon	12	26	---	---	---	38
Peter Fleming	---	---	14	12	9	35
Louie Rivera	6	11	---	---	16	33
Mercury Wilson	---	---	14	8	11	33
Burt Barrett	5	11	---	---	16	32
Cole Harbaugh	---	---	14	12	3	29
Don Hardy	3	15	---	---	10	28
Dave Morris	5	16	---	---	6	27
Randall Matich	2	11	---	---	10	23
J.R. Tyler	4	8	---	---	10	22
Courtney Mueller	---	---	13	7	---	20
Howard Pharms	5	14	---	---	---	19
Bucky Giron	1	0	---	---	18	19
Lawrence Strunk	3	12	---	---	---	15
Corey Stagg	---	---	5	2	8	15
Calvin Livesay	---	---	2	3	9	14
Travis Hawkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jason Haney	0	0	---	---	3	3
George Kitchen	---	---	0	0	3	3
Randall Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
Grant Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	40	3.3
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	16	47	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	9	24	2.7
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Donovan	23	17	4	1	1	1	2	1	1

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Sutton	36	21	1	2	0	5	6	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	29	29.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	131	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	35	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	72	36.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	15	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	55	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	65	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Amos Morton	6	4	1	58	0	21
WR Irving Tillman	4	3	0	34	0	14
RB Kennedy Shapiro	4	3	0	36	1	17
WR Jose Robertson	3	2	0	50	2	10
WR Stanley Downs	2	2	0	58	1	20
WR Cary Kelley	2	1	0	5	0	5
TE Randy Becht	2	2	0	26	0	5

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommie Lyon	10	5	40	1	26
RB Leroy Strait	5	4	15	0	22
WR Burt Barrett	5	4	32	0	11
WR Jamie Livanis	4	2	21	0	22
WR Kerry Sampson	3	2	12	0	23
WR Lawrence Strunk	3	1	3	0	12
TE Rick Fraser	3	0	0	0	29
TE Irv Palmer	2	2	13	0	18
RB Dave Morris	1	1	-1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Shapiro	7	13	1.86	2.47
Sherman Gerhardt	1	-2	-2.00	1.78
Irving Tillman	1	2	2.00	2.00

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Donovan	2	1	11	5.50	11.61

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Kelley	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Randy Becht	1	1	11	11.00	13.00

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Kennedy Shapiro	6	1
Horace Donovan	1	0
Sherman Gerhardt	1	0

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
Leroy Strait	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Donovan	5	3	2

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Sutton	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	1	0
TE Amos Morton	1	0	0
TE Randy Becht	1	1	1
WR Irving Tillman	1	1	1

Dakota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Sampson	2	1	1
WR Lawrence Strunk	2	1	0
TE Irv Palmer	2	2	1
WR Burt Barrett	2	1	1
RB Dave Morris	1	1	0
TE Rick Fraser	1	0	0
WR Jamie Livanis	1	0	0
WR Tommie Lyon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 28,400 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,500 (22,700)
End Zone 6,500 (16,400)
Mezzanine 4,200 (9,500)
Sideline Seats 5,600 (14,500)
Club Seats 500 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (6,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	28,400 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,500 (22,700)
End Zone	6,500 (16,400)
Mezzanine	4,200 (9,500)
Sideline Seats	5,600 (14,500)
Club Seats	500 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (6,000)