Week 1, 2026

played in Little Rock, AR

94 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Tulsa TigerHawks	7	0	3	0	-	10
Little Rock Toads	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:02 TUL - Shannon Watkins 5 pass from Junior Clancy (Devin Rutledge extra point)
2Q: 02:27 LRK - Sean Everett 17 pass from Roosevelt Mathews (Jumbo Elmore extra point)
3Q: 09:08 TUL - Devin Rutledge 31 field goal
4Q: 13:13 LRK - Dave Cassidy 1 run (Jumbo Elmore extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:02 TUL - Shannon Watkins 5 pass from Junior Clancy (Devin Rutledge extra point)
2Q: 02:27 LRK - Sean Everett 17 pass from Roosevelt Mathews (Jumbo Elmore extra point)
3Q: 09:08 TUL - Devin Rutledge 31 field goal
4Q: 13:13 LRK - Dave Cassidy 1 run (Jumbo Elmore extra point)

Team Statistics TUL LRK
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 11
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 302 229
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards per Play 4.65 3.88
Net Rushing Yards 119 123
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 6.26 3.73
Net Passing Yards 183 106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 23 - 0 26 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 188 106
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.98 4.08
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/31
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 27:45 32:15

Team Statistics	TUL	LRK
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	11
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	302	229
- Offensive Plays	65	59
- Yards per Play	4.65	3.88
Net Rushing Yards	119	123
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	6.26	3.73
Net Passing Yards	183	106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 23 - 0	26 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	188	106
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.98	4.08
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/31
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	27:45	32:15

Drive Charts

Tulsa TigerHawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
1	7:25	0:16	OWN 7	2	16	Fumble
1	6:59	1:32	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
1	4:41	4:41	OPP 39	8	39	Touchdown
2	12:39	3:19	OWN 43	7	28	Missed FG
2	7:44	0:59	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
2	4:13	0:34	OWN 7	2	20	Fumble
2	2:18	1:27	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	13:11	0:11	OPP 48	1	3	Fumble
3	11:33	2:31	OWN 20	6	66	Field Goal
3	6:20	1:06	OWN 40	4	7	Punt
3	2:09	2:06	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
4	13:03	2:45	OWN 29	4	24	Punt
4	6:20	1:30	OWN 21	4	21	Punt
4	2:05	1:48	OWN 3	12	39	Downs

Little Rock Toads
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	5:01	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
1	7:09	0:10	OPP 23	1	2	Fumble
1	5:27	0:46	OWN 36	2	-9	Interception
2	15:00	2:21	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	9:20	1:36	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	6:45	2:32	OWN 24	5	23	Punt
2	3:39	1:21	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 18	2	15	Half
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 6	3	3	Interception
3	13:00	1:27	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
3	9:02	2:42	OWN 28	3	-4	Punt
3	5:14	3:05	OWN 18	5	30	Punt
3	0:03	2:00	OPP 27	5	27	Touchdown
4	10:18	3:58	OWN 19	6	18	Punt
4	4:50	2:45	OWN 27	5	15	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Kingmaker Sweeney, Little Rock Toads

Rushing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Stavros	15	102	6.80	18	6
Keith Keefe	3	15	5.00	13	1
Junior Clancy	1	2	2.00	2	0

Little Rock	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dave Cassidy	19	65	3.42	26	1	1
Brett Franklin	12	55	4.58	10	1	0
Roosevelt Mathews	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Junior Clancy	45	23	188	1/5	1	50	0	69.4

Little Rock	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Mathews	26	19	106	0/0	1	17	2	60.7

Receiving Statistics

Tulsa	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Rich Stavros	7	11	59	8.43	8	16	0
WR Dana Capuco	4	7	26	6.50	0	10	0
WR Bill Willis	4	9	23	5.75	0	10	0
WR Sam Farrell	2	2	53	26.50	0	50	0
TE Herman Cameron	2	6	15	7.50	4	14	0
WR Shannon Watkins	2	5	4	2.00	0	5	1
FB Walter Oliver	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
WR Jermaine Sanderson	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Zach Nixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Little Rock	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Dave Cassidy	6	6	25	4.17	2	11	0
WR John Woodcock	4	7	29	7.25	7	12	0
WR Sean Everett	3	4	32	10.67	7	17	1
RB Brett Franklin	2	2	4	2.00	3	4	0
WR Jackie Reese	2	2	8	4.00	3	9	0
TE Al Forguson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Robert Wilcox	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Frank Catalano	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Roosevelt Ward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tulsa	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cary Denning	2	0	0.00	0

Little Rock	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tulsa	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dana Capuco	1	1	0
Bill Willis	1	0	0
Rich Stavros	1	0	0
Jermaine Sanderson	1	0	0
Alan Vetter	0	1	0
John Harden	0	0	1

Little Rock	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Cassidy	1	0	0
Ray Olive	0	1	1
Vernon Joseph	0	1	1
Victor Wilcox	0	1	0
Dwight Sanders	0	0	1
Dennis Bronson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tulsa	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vernon Dirksen	8	334	41.8	34.5	57	5

Little Rock	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roosevelt Luzar	9	381	42.3	40.2	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Tulsa	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devin Rutledge	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Little Rock	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Elmore	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Cassidy	2	-1	-0.5	0

Little Rock	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Parrella	3	33	11.0	0
Artie Abrams	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Watkins	2	53	26.5	0
Pat Wiggins	1	35	35.0	0

Little Rock	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Parrella	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tulsa	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Sitron	6	3	24	18
S Cary Denning	6	0	29	24
CB Johnnie Cassidy	6	0	21	22
DT Kirk Porter	5	2	27	23
ILB Pete Howard	4	2	21	21
CB Alan Vetter	4	0	27	16
ILB Nate Raffray	3	2	12	5
OLB Leroy Burns	3	1	21	13
S Pat Wiggins	2	2	13	14
DE James Tompkins	2	1	19	15
ILB Phillip Poston	2	0	6	0
DT John Harden	2	0	27	18
CB Omar Grier	1	1	25	15
OLB Alfred Nabonsa	1	1	10	9
CB Martin Matthews	1	1	11	14
DT Charles Denver	1	0	24	15
OLB Floyd Graham	0	2	11	13
DE Gus Moungey	0	1	20	20

Little Rock	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dwight Sanders	6	1	0.0	12	18
OLB Justin Cole	6	1	0.0	18	41
S Victor Wilcox	4	2	0.0	18	43
OLB Vernon Joseph	4	0	0.0	19	46
CB Gilbert Dillon	3	0	0.0	6	25
DE Travis Greer	2	1	0.0	14	27
DE Mickey O'Donnell	2	1	0.0	17	46
S Kelvin Fackleman	2	1	0.0	16	26
S Max Abrams	2	0	0.0	3	13
ILB Cary Glover	2	0	0.0	13	26
CB Will Parrella	2	0	0.0	15	31
DT Donovan Punzel	1	1	1.0	9	15
TE Frank Catalano	1	0	---	---	---
WR Sean Everett	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Brad Heurtin	1	0	0.0	6	17
DE Jared Mathis	1	0	0.0	8	17
OLB George Wilson	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Kevin Perkins	0	1	0.0	9	33
CB Dennis Bronson	0	1	0.0	5	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Tulsa	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ray Kirk	1	0	11
DT John Harden	0	1	18
DT Kirk Porter	0	1	23
DT Charles Denver	0	1	15

Little Rock	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donovan Punzel	1.0	0	0	1	15
OLB Justin Cole	0.0	1	1	0	41
DE Mickey O'Donnell	0.0	0	4	1	46
OLB Vernon Joseph	0.0	0	3	5	46
DT Kevin Perkins	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Tulsa	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Pete Howard	3	0	21
CB Johnnie Cassidy	3	0	22
S Cary Denning	2	2	24
ILB Nate Raffray	2	0	5
CB Alan Vetter	2	0	16
CB Omar Grier	2	0	15
S Pat Wiggins	1	0	14
DE James Tompkins	1	0	15
DT Kirk Porter	1	0	23
OLB Leroy Burns	1	0	13
CB Martin Matthews	1	0	14

Little Rock	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Justin Cole	5	1	41
OLB Vernon Joseph	3	0	46
CB Gilbert Dillon	2	1	25
CB Ray Olive	2	0	36
CB Will Parrella	2	0	31
DE Mickey O'Donnell	2	0	46
CB Dennis Bronson	1	1	18
DE Travis Greer	1	0	27
S Max Abrams	1	0	13
ILB Dwight Sanders	1	0	18
ILB Cary Glover	1	0	26
ILB Brad Heurtin	1	0	17
S Victor Wilcox	1	0	43
CB Leland Hoover	0	1	19
S Kelvin Fackleman	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Tulsa	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Swift	2	5	12	0	39
Jake Richmond	2	4	15	0	39
Doug Richardson	2	2	7	0	24
Moe Hoover	1	3	16	0	29
Marshall Rodriguez	1	2	7	0	7
Otis Frederick	1	1	5	0	14
Walter Oliver	0	1	5	0	13
Tyrone Lincoln	0	0	15	1	40

Little Rock	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kingmaker Sweeney	3	11	32	23
Quinn Perry	2	8	29	21
Kurt Everitt	2	4	30	23
Bobby Brock	1	3	6	5
Chuck Adams	1	3	26	24
Oscar Foreman	1	2	30	25

Special Teams Statistics

Tulsa	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Frederick	2	16
Herman Cameron	1	18
Omar Fisher	1	16
Keith Keefe	1	16
Ernie Jamison	1	10
Martin Matthews	0	24
Floyd Graham	0	23
Sam Farrell	0	16
Shannon Watkins	0	15
Pat Wiggins	0	14
Johnnie Cassidy	0	14
Walter Oliver	0	10
Freddie Crawford	0	10
Doug Richardson	0	10
John Harden	0	9
Charles Denver	0	9
Vernon Dirksen	0	8
Moe Hoover	0	7
Jermaine Sanderson	0	7
Phillip Poston	0	6
Devin Rutledge	0	5
Nate Raffray	0	3
Jake Richmond	0	3
Alfred Nabonsa	0	3
Matt Kempthorne	0	2
Pete Howard	0	1

Little Rock	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Reese	2	15
J.C. Peters	1	14
Dennis Bronson	1	14
Roosevelt Ward	1	6
Brett Franklin	0	22
B.J. Brigance	0	21
George Wilson	0	18
Al Forguson	0	15
Will Parrella	0	11
Roosevelt Luzar	0	9
Kevin Perkins	0	9
Stephen Lynch	0	9
Deion Hoffman	0	9
Oscar Foreman	0	9
Bobby Brock	0	9
T.J. Marschalk	0	9
Artie Abrams	0	8
Robert Wilcox	0	8
Leland Hoover	0	7
Dwight Sanders	0	6
Sean Everett	0	6
Peter Jacobs	0	5
Mickey O'Donnell	0	5
Cary Glover	0	4
Frank Catalano	0	4
Brad Heurtin	0	4
Victor Wilcox	0	3
Jumbo Elmore	0	3
Ray Olive	0	2
Max Abrams	0	2
Gilbert Dillon	0	2
Vernon Joseph	0	2
Justin Cole	0	2
Travis Greer	0	1
Donovan Punzel	0	1
Jared Mathis	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	24	12.0
Middle	13	67	5.2
Right	4	28	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	20	99	5.0
Right	5	5	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Junior Clancy	45	23	1	5	2	5	9	7	0

Little Rock	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Mathews	26	19	0	1	0	0	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	72	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	47	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	66	13.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	19	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	61	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	26	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tulsa	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Rich Stavros	11	7	0	59	0	34
WR Bill Willis	9	4	1	23	0	38
WR Dana Capuco	7	4	1	26	0	27
TE Herman Cameron	6	2	0	15	0	22
WR Shannon Watkins	5	2	0	4	0	26
WR Jermaine Sanderson	3	1	0	9	0	15
WR Sam Farrell	2	2	0	53	1	10
FB Walter Oliver	1	1	0	-1	0	13
TE Zach Nixon	1	0	0	0	0	22

Little Rock	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR John Woodcock	7	4	29	25
RB Dave Cassidy	6	6	25	21
WR Sean Everett	4	3	32	17
TE Frank Catalano	2	0	0	19
RB Brett Franklin	2	2	4	5
WR Jackie Reese	2	2	8	10
FB Roosevelt Ward	1	0	0	7
TE Al Forguson	1	1	11	4
RB Robert Wilcox	1	1	-3	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Stavros	1	3	3.00	6.80

Little Rock	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brett Franklin	2	7	3.50	4.58
Dave Cassidy	1	1	1.00	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Junior Clancy	5	2	3	0.60	4.18

Little Rock	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Mathews	2	2	28	14.00	4.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tulsa	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rich Stavros	3	1	-2	-0.67	5.36
WR Shannon Watkins	2	1	5	2.50	0.80

Little Rock	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Everett	1	1	17	17.00	8.00
RB Dave Cassidy	1	1	11	11.00	4.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tulsa	Rushes	Conversions

Little Rock	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Cassidy	3	1
Brett Franklin	2	0
Roosevelt Mathews	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Conversions
Junior Clancy	13	5	1

Little Rock	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Mathews	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tulsa	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bill Willis	5	2	0
WR Shannon Watkins	3	2	1
RB Rich Stavros	2	1	0
WR Jermaine Sanderson	2	0	0
TE Herman Cameron	1	0	0

Little Rock	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dave Cassidy	2	2	0
WR Jackie Reese	2	2	1
WR John Woodcock	2	2	2
TE Frank Catalano	1	0	0
WR Sean Everett	1	0	0
RB Brett Franklin	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,500 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,200 (17,700)
End Zone 7,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (11,200)
Club Seats 6,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,500 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,200 (17,700)
End Zone	7,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (11,200)
Club Seats	6,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (4,800)