Week 1, 2025

played in Orlando, FL

77 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Vermont Mountaineers	6	0	3	7	-	16
Orlando Pirates	14	3	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:55 ORL - Jose Hoffman 42 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 09:15 VER - Joey Ring 46 field goal
1Q: 04:09 ORL - Ray Nixon 27 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 01:27 VER - Joey Ring 50 field goal
2Q: 09:32 ORL - Freddie Finley 39 field goal
3Q: 12:16 VER - Joey Ring 31 field goal
3Q: 04:49 ORL - Claude Pedersen 17 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 12:53 ORL - Charlie Klaff 16 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 10:46 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 6 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 07:19 ORL - Freddie Finley 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:55 ORL - Jose Hoffman 42 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 09:15 VER - Joey Ring 46 field goal
1Q: 04:09 ORL - Ray Nixon 27 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 01:27 VER - Joey Ring 50 field goal
2Q: 09:32 ORL - Freddie Finley 39 field goal
3Q: 12:16 VER - Joey Ring 31 field goal
3Q: 04:49 ORL - Claude Pedersen 17 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 12:53 ORL - Charlie Klaff 16 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 10:46 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 6 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 07:19 ORL - Freddie Finley 20 field goal

Team Statistics VER ORL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 26
- by Rushing 4 13
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 298 497
- Offensive Plays 46 79
- Yards per Play 6.48 6.29
Net Rushing Yards 130 211
- Rushing Attempts 14 43
- Yards per Rush 9.29 4.91
Net Passing Yards 168 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 14 - 2 35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 168 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.25 7.94
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 7/142 4/84
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 19:20 40:40

Team Statistics	VER	ORL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	26
- by Rushing	4	13
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	298	497
- Offensive Plays	46	79
- Yards per Play	6.48	6.29
Net Rushing Yards	130	211
- Rushing Attempts	14	43
- Yards per Rush	9.29	4.91
Net Passing Yards	168	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 14 - 2	35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	168	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.25	7.94
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	7/142	4/84
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	19:20	40:40

Drive Charts

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	3:32	OWN 30	6	41	Field Goal
1	3:53	2:31	OWN 34	6	33	Field Goal
2	9:26	2:10	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
2	1:49	0:49	OWN 42	3	29	Interception
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 31	5	55	Field Goal
3	4:40	1:40	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	1:40	0:33	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
4	12:42	2:03	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
4	7:12	2:19	OWN 20	8	67	Downs
4	2:00	1:05	OWN 25	5	15	Interception

Orlando Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
1	9:09	5:16	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	1:22	6:56	OWN 31	12	47	Field Goal
2	7:16	5:27	OWN 28	11	37	Missed FG
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 15	2	19	Half
3	11:40	7:00	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
3	3:00	1:20	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
3	1:07	3:25	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	10:39	3:27	OWN 43	6	54	Field Goal
4	4:53	2:53	OWN 13	5	10	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 39	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Ed Wilkins, Orlando Pirates

Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kennedy Shapiro	9	115	12.78	49	3
Horace Donovan	3	8	2.67	4	0
Sherman Gerhardt	2	7	3.50	8	0

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Nixon	22	81	3.68	27	1	1
Darren Letcher	16	63	3.94	9	0	0
Ed Wilkins	5	67	13.40	45	2	0

Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Donovan	20	8	109	0/0	1	37	1	54.0
R.J. Williamson	12	6	59	0/0	0	16	1	29.5

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Wilkins	35	26	291	1/5	3	42	0	127.2

Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kennedy Shapiro	4	5	57	14.25	30	37	1
WR Dan Fredrick	4	8	44	11.00	4	21	0
TE Amos Morton	2	3	34	17.00	5	18	0
WR J.C. McGee	2	5	15	7.50	10	9	0
WR Irving Tillman	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Darrell Bauer	1	7	9	9.00	0	9	0

Orlando	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ray Nixon	7	8	59	8.43	29	24	0
WR Charlie Klaff	6	6	88	14.67	37	24	1
TE Jose Hoffman	4	6	67	16.75	41	42	1
WR Edward Stephenson	3	3	24	8.00	6	10	0
FB Leland Prall	2	3	9	4.50	0	7	0
WR Claude Pedersen	2	3	25	12.50	0	17	1
WR Claude McLerran	1	4	15	15.00	2	15	0
TE J.J. Barber	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Tito Woodson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Orlando	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kirk Nutt	1	0	0.00	0
CB Bernard Rivers	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Vermont	Fumb	Recov
Dan Fredrick	1	1
Kurt Harrison	1	0
Kennedy Shapiro	1	0
Amos Morton	0	1
Lamont Floyd	0	1

Orlando	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jose Hoffman	0	0	1	0
Sedrick Evans	0	0	1	0
Tito Woodson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Tyler	3	127	42.3	41.3	48	1

Orlando	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bert Wolf	2	111	55.5	50.5	59	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Orlando	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Finley	2/3	0/1	0/1	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	1	10	10.0	0

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Mallow	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	6	116	19.3	0
Lamont Floyd	1	26	26.0	0

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Cavin	3	59	19.7	0
Sedrick Evans	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clarence Tyler	10	0	0.0	41	33
ILB Tim Kunz	6	1	1.0	29	23
ILB Jamal Harding	6	1	0.0	14	13
CB Lee Warren	5	2	0.0	35	32
S Roderick Duran	5	0	0.0	28	19
CB Lamont Floyd	4	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Rickey Lowe	4	0	0.0	15	7
S Kurt Harrison	3	2	0.0	13	13
CB Xavier Springs	3	2	0.0	33	30
CB Ross Bodell	3	1	0.0	12	10
DT Charles Robbins	3	0	0.0	28	17
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	3	0	0.0	29	26
S Alfred Grant	3	0	0.0	17	19
DT Earnest Lang	2	4	0.0	30	21
DT Ray Patton	2	1	0.0	14	14
S Jerome Johnston	1	2	0.0	31	25
DE Morris Folau	1	1	0.0	16	10
WR Dan Fredrick	1	0	---	---	---
WR Darrell Bauer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Juan Barlow	0	3	0.0	29	25
DE Riddick Allen	0	1	0.0	11	11

Orlando	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Reilly	7	0	14	31
S Kirk Nutt	5	1	13	31
CB Bernard Rivers	4	0	11	25
CB Sedrick Evans	2	1	11	28
CB Pat Mallow	2	0	9	22
CB John Sorrell	2	0	6	14
S Bucky Garibay	2	0	12	23
DT Willard Peters	1	2	11	15
S Dean Jefferson	1	1	4	14
DE Nicky Stropka	1	0	8	20
DE Clifton Lanford	0	1	6	5
OLB Chuck Liao	0	1	7	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Vermont	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Tim Kunz	1.0	0	0	23
DE Morris Folau	0.0	3	0	10
OLB Clarence Tyler	0.0	1	0	33
DE Riddick Allen	0.0	1	0	11
DE Juan Barlow	0.0	0	1	25

Orlando	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rickey Lyle	1	3	0	27
DE Nicky Stropka	0	2	2	20
DT Lionel Nichols	0	1	1	14
DT Andy Linthicum	0	1	0	15
DT Willard Peters	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lamont Floyd	4	1	27
OLB Clarence Tyler	4	1	33
CB Lee Warren	3	1	32
S Kurt Harrison	3	0	13
S Roderick Duran	3	0	19
CB Xavier Springs	2	0	30
ILB Jamal Harding	2	0	13
ILB Tim Kunz	2	0	23
OLB Rickey Lowe	1	0	7
CB Ross Bodell	1	0	10
S Alfred Grant	1	0	19
ILB Walter Parrish	0	1	6

Orlando	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sedrick Evans	3	1	0	28
CB Bernard Rivers	3	0	1	25
S Kirk Nutt	2	0	1	31
ILB Winfred Reilly	2	0	0	31
S Bucky Garibay	2	0	0	23
CB Pat Mallow	1	0	0	22
CB John Sorrell	1	0	0	14
OLB Pete Ellard	0	1	0	15
OLB Chuck Liao	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Otis Brewer	2	3	11	21
Wally Guthrie	1	2	13	30
Ross Pettet	1	2	11	26
Ellis Sevcik	1	1	10	22
Tony Tran	0	2	5	12
Bill Segas	0	1	10	21

Orlando	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bubba Caleca	5	6	0	36	0	27
Mickey Dahnke	4	12	1	38	0	32
Dusty Hickson	4	7	0	34	0	32
Leland Prall	3	4	0	27	0	17
Myron Cleevely	1	5	0	43	0	36
Jeremy Harper	1	2	0	38	1	32
Jose Hoffman	0	2	0	43	0	34
Barry Wolfe	0	1	0	8	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Robertson	2	15
Jamal Harding	2	12
Matt Szorcsik	1	6

Orlando	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Hoffman	3	15
Darren Letcher	2	16
Tito Woodson	1	17
Leland Prall	1	12
Richie Figley	1	10

Participation

Vermont	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clarence Tyler	---	---	41	33	2	76
Lee Warren	---	---	35	32	2	69
Lamont Floyd	---	---	27	27	14	68
Xavier Springs	---	---	33	30	2	65
Jimmie Krykhtine	---	---	29	26	5	60
Jerome Johnston	---	---	31	25	2	58
Juan Barlow	---	---	29	25	3	57
Roderick Duran	---	---	28	19	10	57
Earnest Lang	---	---	30	21	3	54
Tim Kunz	---	---	29	23	1	53
Kennedy Shapiro	11	22	---	---	19	52
Charles Robbins	---	---	28	17	3	48
Alfred Grant	---	---	17	19	12	48
Amos Morton	13	25	---	---	6	44
Wally Guthrie	13	30	---	---	---	43
Irving Tillman	9	18	---	---	14	41
Ross Pettet	11	26	---	---	4	41
Jamal Harding	---	---	14	13	12	39
Ross Bodell	---	---	12	10	13	35
Horace Donovan	14	20	---	---	---	34
Kurt Harrison	---	---	13	13	8	34
Ellis Sevcik	10	22	---	---	2	34
Rickey Lowe	---	---	15	7	10	32
Otis Brewer	11	21	---	---	---	32
Bill Segas	10	21	---	---	---	31
Darrell Bauer	7	23	---	---	---	30
Ray Patton	---	---	14	14	1	29
Conrad Connell	---	---	13	15	1	29
Dan Fredrick	8	19	---	---	2	29
Walter Parrish	---	---	8	6	13	27
Morris Folau	---	---	16	10	---	26
J.C. McGee	9	17	---	---	---	26
Randall Barlow	3	11	---	---	10	24
Riddick Allen	---	---	11	11	2	24
Randy Becht	3	2	---	---	18	23
Tony Tran	5	12	---	---	6	23
Otis Frederick	3	14	---	---	5	22
Cory Singley	4	11	---	---	6	21
Jose Robertson	2	3	---	---	15	20
Matt Szorcsik	3	11	---	---	6	20
R.J. Williamson	0	12	---	---	3	15
Kenneth Hanson	3	6	---	---	6	15
Sherman Gerhardt	2	6	---	---	1	9
Joey Ring	0	0	---	---	8	8
Duane Tyler	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vernon Arriola	0	0	---	---	---	0

Orlando	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jose Hoffman	43	34	---	---	15	92
Ed Wilkins	43	36	---	---	---	79
Myron Cleevely	43	36	---	---	---	79
Jeremy Harper	38	32	---	---	5	75
Mickey Dahnke	38	32	---	---	1	71
Bubba Caleca	36	27	---	---	4	67
Dusty Hickson	34	32	---	---	---	66
Edward Stephenson	34	31	---	---	1	66
Leland Prall	27	17	---	---	12	56
Charlie Klaff	18	19	---	---	15	52
Winfred Reilly	---	---	14	31	5	50
Ray Nixon	26	21	---	---	2	49
Kirk Nutt	---	---	13	31	5	49
Darren Letcher	17	15	---	---	16	48
Sedrick Evans	---	---	11	28	8	47
Claude McLerran	20	19	---	---	4	43
Bucky Garibay	---	---	12	23	4	39
Pat Mallow	---	---	9	22	7	38
J.J. Barber	22	11	---	---	5	38
Pete Ellard	---	---	6	15	16	37
Bernard Rivers	---	---	11	25	1	37
John Sorrell	---	---	6	14	16	36
Rickey Lyle	---	---	8	27	---	35
Nicky Stropka	---	---	8	20	4	32
Sam Backstrom	---	---	8	19	3	30
Willard Peters	---	---	11	15	3	29
Dean Jefferson	---	---	4	14	11	29
Chuck Liao	---	---	7	13	5	25
Lionel Nichols	---	---	6	14	4	24
Tito Woodson	4	3	---	---	17	24
Richie Figley	---	---	3	10	10	23
Andy Linthicum	---	---	6	15	1	22
Van Withrow	9	8	---	---	5	22
Barry Wolfe	8	9	---	---	4	21
Vince Cavin	1	2	---	---	15	18
Sedrick Newton	9	4	---	---	5	18
Joey Hicks	---	---	4	10	1	15
Clifton Lanford	---	---	6	5	3	14
Claude Pedersen	3	8	---	---	---	11
Freddie Finley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kenny Stuart	---	---	1	1	4	6
Bert Wolf	0	0	---	---	5	5
J.J. Grace	---	---	0	0	1	1
Riddick Conrady	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leon Hedrick	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	5	15	3.0
Right	6	111	18.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	30	2.7
Middle	14	98	7.0
Right	16	85	5.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Donovan	20	8	2	0	2	3	5	3	1
R.J. Williamson	12	6	0	0	2	0	3	0	1

Orlando	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Wilkins	35	26	3	0	0	4	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	70	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	21	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	145	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	91	15.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dan Fredrick	8	4	2	44	1	19
WR Darrell Bauer	7	1	2	9	0	23
RB Kennedy Shapiro	5	4	0	57	1	22
WR J.C. McGee	5	2	0	15	0	17
WR Irving Tillman	4	1	0	9	0	18
TE Amos Morton	3	2	0	34	0	25

Orlando	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ray Nixon	8	7	59	1	21
TE Jose Hoffman	6	4	67	1	34
WR Charlie Klaff	6	6	88	1	19
WR Claude McLerran	4	1	15	0	19
WR Edward Stephenson	3	3	24	0	31
FB Leland Prall	3	2	9	0	17
WR Claude Pedersen	3	2	25	0	8
RB Tito Woodson	1	0	0	0	3
TE J.J. Barber	1	1	4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace Donovan	2	6	3.00	2.67
Sherman Gerhardt	1	8	8.00	3.50
Kennedy Shapiro	1	2	2.00	12.78

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Nixon	3	2	0.67	3.68
Darren Letcher	1	2	2.00	3.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Donovan	2	1	6	3.00	5.45

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Wilkins	6	3	38	6.33	8.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Tillman	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
RB Kennedy Shapiro	1	1	6	6.00	11.40

Orlando	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ray Nixon	1	1	5	5.00	7.38
WR Charlie Klaff	1	1	16	16.00	14.67
WR Claude McLerran	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
RB Tito Woodson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Leland Prall	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Claude Pedersen	1	1	17	17.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Kennedy Shapiro	2	1
Horace Donovan	1	0

Orlando	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Nixon	5	3
Ed Wilkins	2	1
Darren Letcher	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Donovan	4	1	0
R.J. Williamson	2	1	1

Orlando	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	7	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dan Fredrick	3	1	0
WR Irving Tillman	2	0	0
WR J.C. McGee	1	1	1

Orlando	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Klaff	2	2	2
WR Claude McLerran	2	1	1
TE Jose Hoffman	1	0	0
RB Ray Nixon	1	1	1
WR Claude Pedersen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (19,900)
End Zone 10,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (19,900)
End Zone	10,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,200 (9,900)