Week 8, 2024

played in Vermont, VT

46 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Orlando Pirates	7	7	7	0	-	21
Vermont Mountaineers	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 VER - Cary Kelley 9 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 03:10 ORL - Ray Nixon 2 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ORL - Claude McLerran 7 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
3Q: 10:08 ORL - Claude Pedersen 3 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
3Q: 04:19 VER - Joey Ring 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 VER - Cary Kelley 9 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 03:10 ORL - Ray Nixon 2 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ORL - Claude McLerran 7 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
3Q: 10:08 ORL - Claude Pedersen 3 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
3Q: 04:19 VER - Joey Ring 22 field goal

Team Statistics ORL VER
Record 5-2 3-5
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 11 2
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 311 382
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards per Play 4.71 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 137 35
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 3.91 2.06
Net Passing Yards 174 347
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 2 49 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 180 364
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.61 6.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 3/12 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/99 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 2/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:45 28:15

Team Statistics	ORL	VER
Record	5-2	3-5
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	11	2
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	311	382
- Offensive Plays	66	69
- Yards per Play	4.71	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	137	35
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	3.91	2.06
Net Passing Yards	174	347
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 2	49 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	180	364
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.61	6.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.5	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	3/12	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/99	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	2/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:45	28:15

Drive Charts

Orlando Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	1:44	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
1	6:31	3:31	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
1	0:59	1:07	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
2	9:57	4:35	OWN 20	8	34	Interception
2	3:14	3:11	OWN 27	7	57	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:02	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
3	7:11	1:00	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
3	4:13	6:06	OWN 37	12	46	Missed FG
4	11:35	2:51	OWN 18	7	24	Punt
4	4:28	2:21	OWN 4	6	19	Punt

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 27	4	30	Fumble
1	11:00	4:29	OWN 3	10	97	Touchdown
1	3:00	2:01	OWN 30	3	-2	Interception
2	14:52	4:55	OWN 8	8	51	Punt
2	5:22	2:08	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	9:58	2:47	OWN 21	7	33	Punt
3	6:11	1:58	OPP 27	5	22	Field Goal
4	13:07	1:32	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	8:44	4:16	OWN 20	13	76	Downs
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 5	12	67	Downs

Game MVP: Ray Nixon, Orlando Pirates

Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Nixon	18	67	3.72	8	0	1
Darren Letcher	12	30	2.50	10	1	0
Ed Wilkins	5	40	8.00	17	2	0

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kennedy Shapiro	13	28	2.15	11	1
R.J. Williamson	2	2	1.00	3	0
Sherman Gerhardt	2	5	2.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Wilkins	30	19	180	1/6	2	24	2	74.3

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
R.J. Williamson	49	27	364	3/17	1	43	1	77.2

Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ray Nixon	5	5	40	8.00	13	9	0
WR Claude McLerran	4	6	31	7.75	1	9	1
TE Jose Hoffman	3	7	40	13.33	14	17	0
WR Claude Pedersen	3	4	22	7.33	7	10	1
WR Charlie Klaff	2	2	27	13.50	1	24	0
WR Edward Stephenson	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE J.J. Barber	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrell Bauer	6	9	117	19.50	63	43	0
WR Irving Tillman	5	11	68	13.60	15	26	0
WR Cary Kelley	4	7	57	14.25	4	23	1
WR Dan Fredrick	4	8	35	8.75	10	18	0
RB Kennedy Shapiro	3	6	18	6.00	1	11	0
TE Amos Morton	2	3	30	15.00	1	23	0
WR Jose Robertson	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Randall Barlow	1	1	12	12.00	1	12	0

Interception Statistics

Orlando	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB John Sorrell	1	15	15.00	0

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reggie Ridley	1	7	7.00	0
CB Xavier Springs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Orlando	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Levon Giles	0	1	0	0
Clifton Lanford	0	0	1	0

Vermont	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Orlando	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bert Wolf	3	160	53.3	51.7	72	3

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Tyler	4	190	47.5	34.8	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Orlando	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Finley	0/2	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Vermont	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Ring	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Burgess	2	11	5.5	0

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Bauer	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Evans	3	99	33.0	0

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Orlando	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bucky Garibay	6	1	0.0	16	45
DE Brett Stanton	4	0	1.0	7	36
ILB Kenny Stuart	4	0	1.0	11	39
CB John Sorrell	4	1	0.0	15	39
CB Bernard Rivers	3	6	0.0	12	42
ILB Toby Wampler	3	0	0.0	6	13
CB Sedrick Evans	3	0	0.0	14	47
CB Leon Hedrick	3	0	0.0	5	21
DE Levon Giles	2	0	1.0	17	34
S Kirk Nutt	2	3	0.0	16	41
S Damon Lundberg	2	1	0.0	1	15
OLB Ray Walkiewicz	2	0	0.0	8	29
OLB Chuck Liao	2	0	0.0	8	21
OLB Joey Hicks	2	0	0.0	5	12
DT Johnnie Learned	1	0	0.0	8	40
TE Jose Hoffman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clifton Lanford	1	0	0.0	10	17
DT Charlie Wanamaker	1	0	0.0	7	16
WR Claude McLerran	1	0	---	---	---
DT Andy Linthicum	0	1	0.0	14	42

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Xavier Springs	5	2	0.0	24	22
S Kurt Harrison	5	1	0.0	22	23
OLB Clarence Tyler	5	1	0.0	21	14
S Roderick Duran	4	3	1.0	28	23
CB Lee Warren	4	1	0.0	35	28
CB Reggie Ridley	4	0	0.0	28	22
ILB Rickey Moss	3	2	0.0	27	21
CB Lamont Floyd	3	1	0.0	25	25
OLB Rickey Lowe	3	1	0.0	19	19
OLB Tony Poloski	3	0	0.0	11	9
DT Charles Robbins	2	3	0.0	22	21
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	2	1	0.0	25	20
ILB Walter Parrish	2	1	0.0	8	10
DE Juan Barlow	2	0	0.0	29	23
DE Riddick Allen	1	1	0.0	6	8
DT Earnest Lang	1	0	0.0	21	21
DE Morris Folau	1	0	0.0	11	11
DT Ray Patton	1	0	0.0	14	10
WR Dan Fredrick	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jamal Harding	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Orlando	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brett Stanton	1.0	0	1	36
DE Levon Giles	1.0	0	0	34
ILB Kenny Stuart	1.0	0	0	39
DT Johnnie Learned	0.0	1	2	40
DT Andy Linthicum	0.0	1	2	42

Vermont	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Roderick Duran	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Juan Barlow	0.0	2	0	0	23
DE Riddick Allen	0.0	1	0	0	8
DT Earnest Lang	0.0	0	3	4	21
DT Charles Robbins	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	0.0	0	0	3	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Orlando	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bucky Garibay	6	1	0	45
CB John Sorrell	3	1	1	39
CB Sedrick Evans	2	2	0	47
ILB Toby Wampler	2	1	0	13
S Damon Lundberg	2	0	0	15
S Kirk Nutt	2	0	0	41
OLB Ray Walkiewicz	2	0	0	29
CB Bernard Rivers	2	0	0	42
CB Leon Hedrick	2	0	0	21
OLB Joey Hicks	1	1	0	12
DE Levon Giles	1	0	0	34
OLB Chuck Liao	1	0	0	21
ILB Kenny Stuart	1	0	0	39
CB Wayne Burgess	0	1	0	16

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lee Warren	3	1	0	28
CB Xavier Springs	3	0	1	22
S Kurt Harrison	2	0	0	23
OLB Tony Poloski	2	0	0	9
ILB Rickey Moss	1	1	0	21
CB Reggie Ridley	1	0	1	22
DT Charles Robbins	1	0	0	21
CB Lamont Floyd	1	0	0	25
OLB Rickey Lowe	1	0	0	19
ILB Walter Parrish	1	0	0	10
OLB Clarence Tyler	1	0	0	14
S Roderick Duran	1	0	0	23
ILB Jamal Harding	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Orlando	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Myron Cleevely	3	7	0	34	0	31
Mickey Dahnke	3	5	1	33	1	29
Jeremy Harper	1	9	0	30	0	30
Bubba Caleca	1	4	0	24	0	22
Dusty Hickson	1	3	0	30	0	25
Leo Hartman	1	1	0	11	0	9
Leland Prall	1	1	0	28	0	18
Jose Hoffman	0	1	0	34	0	24

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wally Guthrie	2	4	14	0	45
Zack Sanderson	1	4	15	1	42
Randall Barlow	0	3	7	0	17
Randy Becht	0	2	8	0	15
Damon Anderson	0	1	15	0	43
Cory Singley	0	1	5	0	13
Ross Pettet	0	0	17	2	37

Special Teams Tackles

Orlando	Tackles	STPlays
Darren Letcher	2	15
Tito Woodson	1	3
Edward Stephenson	1	1

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Kennedy Shapiro	2	12
Jamal Harding	2	7
Tony Tran	1	5

Participation

Orlando	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ed Wilkins	35	31	---	---	---	66
Sedrick Evans	---	---	14	47	4	65
Myron Cleevely	34	31	---	---	---	65
Bernard Rivers	---	---	12	42	11	65
Jose Hoffman	34	24	---	---	6	64
Jeremy Harper	30	30	---	---	4	64
Mickey Dahnke	33	29	---	---	1	63
Bucky Garibay	---	---	16	45	1	62
Andy Linthicum	---	---	14	42	5	61
Kirk Nutt	---	---	16	41	2	59
John Sorrell	---	---	15	39	2	56
Edward Stephenson	31	24	---	---	1	56
Dusty Hickson	30	25	---	---	---	55
Levon Giles	---	---	17	34	1	52
Kenny Stuart	---	---	11	39	1	51
Leland Prall	28	18	---	---	5	51
Bubba Caleca	24	22	---	---	4	50
Johnnie Learned	---	---	8	40	---	48
Brett Stanton	---	---	7	36	1	44
Darren Letcher	13	15	---	---	15	43
Ray Nixon	22	16	---	---	1	39
Ray Walkiewicz	---	---	8	29	1	38
J.J. Barber	12	15	---	---	10	37
Claude McLerran	19	16	---	---	---	35
Wayne Burgess	---	---	5	16	11	32
Chuck Liao	---	---	8	21	3	32
Charlie Klaff	10	13	---	---	9	32
Joey Hicks	---	---	5	12	11	28
Clifton Lanford	---	---	10	17	---	27
Charlie Wanamaker	---	---	7	16	4	27
Toby Wampler	---	---	6	13	7	26
Damon Lundberg	---	---	1	15	10	26
Leon Hedrick	---	---	5	21	---	26
Leo Hartman	11	9	---	---	5	25
Claude Pedersen	4	10	---	---	10	24
Phillip Pearson	2	3	---	---	12	17
Horace Stargell	6	6	---	---	5	17
Van Withrow	7	3	---	---	5	15
Scott Terramagra	---	---	1	7	3	11
Freddie Finley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bert Wolf	0	0	---	---	3	3
Deon Bernstein	---	---	1	0	2	3
Tito Woodson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wayne Thomas	0	0	---	---	2	2
Nathan Roche	0	1	---	---	---	1
Riddick Conrady	0	0	---	---	---	0

Vermont	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
R.J. Williamson	17	52	---	---	---	69
Reggie Ridley	---	---	28	22	16	66
Lee Warren	---	---	35	28	1	64
Amos Morton	17	43	---	---	3	63
Wally Guthrie	14	45	---	---	---	59
Damon Anderson	15	43	---	---	---	58
Ross Pettet	17	37	---	---	4	58
Zack Sanderson	15	42	---	---	---	57
Roderick Duran	---	---	28	23	5	56
Juan Barlow	---	---	29	23	3	55
Lamont Floyd	---	---	25	25	5	55
Xavier Springs	---	---	24	22	8	54
Darrell Bauer	8	36	---	---	9	53
Kennedy Shapiro	14	25	---	---	12	51
Bill Segas	12	39	---	---	---	51
Kurt Harrison	---	---	22	23	5	50
Rickey Moss	---	---	27	21	1	49
Jimmie Krykhtine	---	---	25	20	1	46
Charles Robbins	---	---	22	21	1	44
Irving Tillman	11	33	---	---	---	44
Earnest Lang	---	---	21	21	1	43
Dan Fredrick	7	36	---	---	---	43
Rickey Lowe	---	---	19	19	2	40
Randall Barlow	7	17	---	---	12	36
Clarence Tyler	---	---	21	14	1	36
Randy Becht	8	15	---	---	12	35
Cary Kelley	5	24	---	---	3	32
Tony Poloski	---	---	11	9	7	27
Walter Parrish	---	---	8	10	8	26
Ray Patton	---	---	14	10	1	25
Sherman Gerhardt	3	21	---	---	---	24
Jose Robertson	5	10	---	---	8	23
Morris Folau	---	---	11	11	1	23
Cory Singley	5	13	---	---	5	23
Conrad Connell	---	---	8	7	5	20
Riddick Allen	---	---	6	8	5	19
Matt Szorcsik	2	10	---	---	5	17
Shaun Talaridou	0	15	---	---	1	16
Tony Tran	2	9	---	---	5	16
Ellis Sevcik	3	7	---	---	5	15
Jamal Harding	---	---	1	4	7	12
Bennie Kramer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joey Ring	0	0	---	---	4	4
Duane Tyler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Zach Wynn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	51	4.3
Middle	12	54	4.5
Right	11	32	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	7	10	1.4
Right	4	10	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Wilkins	30	19	1	0	0	2	4	7	2

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
R.J. Williamson	49	27	7	1	5	7	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	44	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	11	104	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	158	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	92	13.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jose Hoffman	7	3	40	0	24
WR Claude McLerran	6	4	31	0	16
RB Ray Nixon	5	5	40	0	16
WR Edward Stephenson	4	1	8	0	24
WR Claude Pedersen	4	3	22	0	10
WR Charlie Klaff	2	2	27	1	13
TE J.J. Barber	2	1	12	0	15

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Tillman	11	5	0	68	2	33
WR Darrell Bauer	9	6	1	117	2	36
WR Dan Fredrick	8	4	0	35	0	36
WR Cary Kelley	7	4	2	57	1	24
RB Kennedy Shapiro	6	3	1	18	0	25
TE Amos Morton	3	2	0	30	1	43
RB Sherman Gerhardt	2	1	1	7	0	21
WR Jose Robertson	1	1	0	20	1	10
FB Randall Barlow	1	1	0	12	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Nixon	5	19	3.80	3.72
Ed Wilkins	2	18	9.00	8.00
Darren Letcher	2	0	0.00	2.50

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Shapiro	1	4	4.00	2.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Wilkins	2	2	10	5.00	6.00

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
R.J. Williamson	8	3	14	1.75	7.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Claude McLerran	1	1	7	7.00	5.17
WR Claude Pedersen	1	1	3	3.00	5.50

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Kelley	3	1	9	3.00	8.14
WR Irving Tillman	3	1	-1	-0.33	6.18
WR Darrell Bauer	2	1	6	3.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	3	3
Ray Nixon	3	2
Darren Letcher	2	1

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	6	4	3

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
R.J. Williamson	14	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ray Nixon	3	3	2
TE Jose Hoffman	2	1	1
WR Edward Stephenson	1	0	0

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dan Fredrick	4	1	1
WR Darrell Bauer	3	3	2
WR Cary Kelley	2	1	1
WR Irving Tillman	2	2	2
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	1	0
TE Amos Morton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (19,500)
End Zone 11,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (12,400)
Club Seats 7,300 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (19,500)
End Zone	11,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (12,400)
Club Seats	7,300 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,900)