Week 1, 2026

played in Vermont, VT

79 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Newark Bulldogs	0	10	7	10	-	27
Vermont Mountaineers	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:16 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 1 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 13:31 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 25 field goal
2Q: 08:07 NWK - Jessie Lucas 24 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 02:17 VER - Dan Fredrick 6 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
3Q: 05:09 VER - Joey Ring 36 field goal
3Q: 02:09 NWK - Martin Welborn 41 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 06:53 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 30 field goal
4Q: 01:39 VER - Joey Ring 29 field goal
4Q: 01:28 NWK - Martin Welborn 70 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:16 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 1 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 13:31 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 25 field goal
2Q: 08:07 NWK - Jessie Lucas 24 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 02:17 VER - Dan Fredrick 6 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
3Q: 05:09 VER - Joey Ring 36 field goal
3Q: 02:09 NWK - Martin Welborn 41 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 06:53 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 30 field goal
4Q: 01:39 VER - Joey Ring 29 field goal
4Q: 01:28 NWK - Martin Welborn 70 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)

Team Statistics NWK VER
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 384 452
- Offensive Plays 49 72
- Yards per Play 7.84 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 138 184
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 5.11 6.13
Net Passing Yards 246 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 13 - 1 40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 251 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 11.18 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/116 5/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:20 33:40

Team Statistics	NWK	VER
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	384	452
- Offensive Plays	49	72
- Yards per Play	7.84	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	138	184
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	5.11	6.13
Net Passing Yards	246	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 13 - 1	40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	251	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	11.18	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/116	5/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:20	33:40

Drive Charts

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:47	1:03	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
1	4:08	5:43	OWN 25	11	67	Field Goal
2	9:56	2:02	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	2:07	1:00	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 37	8	29	Interception
3	5:01	3:11	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
4	15:00	8:14	OWN 20	13	67	Field Goal
4	1:34	0:21	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:13	OWN 20	13	73	Fumble
1	6:44	2:36	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	13:25	3:29	OWN 29	7	26	Interception
2	7:54	5:47	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
3	10:29	5:28	OWN 26	10	55	Field Goal
3	1:50	1:50	OWN 42	4	17	Punt
4	6:46	5:12	OWN 17	12	71	Field Goal
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 24	6	48	Game

Game MVP: Kennedy Shapiro, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rich Sparkman	19	99	5.21	31	3	0
Brandon Collins	8	39	4.88	10	1	0

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	25	141	5.64	42	4	1
Sherman Gerhardt	5	43	8.60	18	2	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	21	13	251	1/5	3	70	1	123.2

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
R.J. Williamson	40	27	279	2/11	1	31	1	85.3

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Fred Preston	5	5	54	10.80	29	21	0
WR Jessie Lucas	4	4	63	15.75	21	24	1
TE Quinn Glover	2	2	23	11.50	1	15	0
WR Martin Welborn	2	3	111	55.50	87	70	2
WR Jose Hoover	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Levon Bullock	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrell Bauer	6	10	46	7.67	13	14	0
RB Kennedy Shapiro	5	6	88	17.60	41	31	0
WR Dan Fredrick	4	7	32	8.00	0	11	1
FB Juan Reid	4	6	19	4.75	0	10	0
WR Irving Tillman	3	3	25	8.33	4	16	0
TE Byron Dunn	2	3	40	20.00	13	29	0
WR Bennie Kramer	2	3	30	15.00	27	16	0
TE Grady Burke	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Sherman Gerhardt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bernie Jefferson	1	0	0.00	0

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lee Warren	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Recov	Force
Renaldo Davey	1	0
Vernon Franklin	0	1
Brandon Collins	0	1

Vermont	Fumb	Recov
R.J. Williamson	1	0
Bennie Kramer	1	0
Kurt Harrison	0	1

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	2	103	51.5	50.0	59	0

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andrew Paolini	2	75	37.5	27.5	41	0

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Vermont	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Ring	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Bodell	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	5	116	23.2	0

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	4	83	20.8	0
Bennie Kramer	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Junior El Nino	6	4	0.0	29	40
OLB Mickey Vedros	6	2	0.0	16	25
CB Craig Downs	6	1	0.0	27	39
S Clay Barrett	5	2	0.0	19	31
DT Zach Reed	5	0	0.0	24	32
DE Vernon Franklin	3	0	1.0	16	9
ILB Hardy Henry	3	2	0.0	15	29
DE Terrell Rice	3	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Renaldo Davey	3	1	0.0	11	8
OLB Reggie Havens	3	0	0.0	21	22
CB B.J. Brennan	3	0	0.0	14	29
DE Stephen Brigham	2	1	1.0	16	34
CB Bernie Jefferson	2	2	0.0	10	27
ILB Drew Ludwig	2	0	0.0	15	12
CB Ellis Garrido	2	0	0.0	13	18
DT Ray Hatcher	1	1	0.0	8	13
WR Levon Bullock	1	0	---	---	---
CB Andrew Anglewicz	1	0	0.0	21	24
DT Chuck Briggs	1	0	0.0	25	28
DE Matthew Jeffries	0	1	0.0	10	9

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alfred Grant	6	1	0.0	27	20
S Kurt Harrison	4	1	0.0	13	13
DT Earnest Lang	3	0	0.5	9	10
OLB Jeremy Bookout	3	1	0.0	15	9
CB Pat Mallow	3	0	0.0	16	15
CB Xavier Springs	3	0	0.0	24	18
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	2	2	0.5	20	16
DT Conrad Connell	2	2	0.0	18	12
CB Lee Warren	2	1	0.0	22	21
DT Lonnie Oliver	2	1	0.0	15	9
OLB Chuck Liao	2	0	0.0	10	8
CB Ross Bodell	2	0	0.0	5	5
T Dusty Hickson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Clarence Tyler	1	0	0.0	11	8
DT Ray Patton	1	0	0.0	7	5
WR Bennie Kramer	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jamal Harding	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Monty Lentzner	1	0	0.0	6	11
ILB Tim Kunz	0	3	0.0	22	14
S Jerome Johnston	0	1	0.0	18	12
DE Juan Barlow	0	1	0.0	19	20
DE Tommy Fisher	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Franklin	1.0	1	0	0	9
DE Stephen Brigham	1.0	0	2	2	34
ILB Hardy Henry	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Terrell Rice	0.0	0	1	0	33

Vermont	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Earnest Lang	0.5	1	2	10
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	0.5	0	0	16
OLB Clarence Tyler	0.0	1	0	8
CB Lee Warren	0.0	1	0	21
DE Tommy Fisher	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Craig Downs	6	0	0	39
OLB Mickey Vedros	3	0	0	25
OLB Reggie Havens	3	0	0	22
S Junior El Nino	2	1	0	40
S Clay Barrett	2	0	0	31
DE Terrell Rice	2	0	0	33
CB Ellis Garrido	2	0	0	18
CB B.J. Brennan	2	0	0	29
OLB Renaldo Davey	1	1	0	8
CB Bernie Jefferson	1	0	1	27
DE Stephen Brigham	1	0	0	34
ILB Hardy Henry	1	0	0	29
ILB Drew Ludwig	1	0	0	12

Vermont	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chuck Liao	3	0	8
CB Pat Mallow	2	0	15
CB Lee Warren	1	1	21
S Kurt Harrison	1	0	13
CB Xavier Springs	1	0	18
ILB Jamal Harding	1	0	8
CB Monty Lentzner	1	0	11
CB Ross Bodell	1	0	5
S Alfred Grant	1	0	20
OLB Jeremy Bookout	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norman Enright	3	4	2	23	0	21
Wendell Sands	2	6	0	18	0	18
Shane Brush	2	5	0	22	0	21
Richie Stith	1	3	0	27	0	21
Damon Gilmore	1	3	0	13	0	5
Carlos Fleming	1	1	0	5	0	4
Kurt Bensen	0	4	0	22	1	18
Roger Sherman	0	1	0	21	0	10

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Pettet	4	4	1	18	1	35
Zack Sanderson	2	6	0	21	0	37
Lamar Todd	2	4	0	9	0	15
Tony Tran	2	3	0	21	1	27
Dusty Hickson	1	8	1	27	0	35
Otis Brewer	1	2	0	9	0	5
Bill Segas	1	1	0	21	0	28
Kenneth Hanson	0	1	0	12	0	7
Juan Reid	0	1	0	14	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Hoover	2	15
Brandon Collins	1	15
Fred Preston	1	14
Tyrus Holliday	1	14
Craig Downs	1	12
Frankie Hamrick	0	13
Ellis Garrido	0	12
Roger Sherman	0	10
Drew Ludwig	0	10
Rich Sparkman	0	9
Mickey Vedros	0	9
Trevor Hodgson	0	8
Jessie Lucas	0	6
Bernie Jefferson	0	6
Levon Bullock	0	5
Junior El Nino	0	5
Drew Compton	0	4
Jessie German	0	4
Wendell Sands	0	4
Carlos Fleming	0	4
Quinn Glover	0	3
Norman Enright	0	3
Hardy Henry	0	3
Terrell Rice	0	3
Chuck Briggs	0	3
Damon Gilmore	0	3
Stephen Brigham	0	2
Clay Barrett	0	2
Reggie Havens	0	2
B.J. Brennan	0	2
Zach Reed	0	1
Ray Hatcher	0	1
Andrew Anglewicz	0	1
Billy Kramer	0	1

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Harrison	1	16
Kennedy Shapiro	1	15
Darrell Bauer	1	13
Grady Burke	1	13
Jamal Harding	1	7
Monty Lentzner	0	15
Thomas Pierson	0	13
Clarence Tyler	0	12
Bennie Kramer	0	11
Juan Reid	0	11
Chuck Liao	0	9
Byron Dunn	0	8
Ross Bodell	0	8
Joey Ring	0	7
Sherman Gerhardt	0	4
Cory Singley	0	4
Kenneth Hanson	0	4
Jimmie Horie	0	4
Pat Mallow	0	3
Jimmie Krykhtine	0	3
Otis Brewer	0	3
Jerome Johnston	0	2
Earnest Lang	0	2
Ross Pettet	0	2
Lonnie Oliver	0	2
Tim Kunz	0	2
Alfred Grant	0	2
K.C. Grant	0	2
Andrew Paolini	0	2
Juan Barlow	0	1
Irving Tillman	0	1
Zack Sanderson	0	1
Lee Warren	0	1
Xavier Springs	0	1
Ray Patton	0	1
Conrad Connell	0	1
Riddick Allen	0	1
Tommy Fisher	0	1
Jeremy Bookout	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	13	73	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	9	50	5.6
Right	15	104	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	21	13	5	2	1	0	4	2	1

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
R.J. Williamson	40	27	2	1	4	2	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	133	14.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	118	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	30	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	152	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	97	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Fred Preston	5	5	0	54	1	21
WR Jessie Lucas	4	4	0	63	2	14
WR Jose Hoover	3	0	1	0	0	7
WR Martin Welborn	3	2	0	111	2	12
TE Quinn Glover	2	2	0	23	0	3
WR Levon Bullock	2	0	0	0	0	11
WR Frankie Hamrick	2	0	0	0	0	7

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrell Bauer	10	6	1	46	0	22
WR Dan Fredrick	7	4	1	32	0	24
RB Kennedy Shapiro	6	5	1	88	1	31
FB Juan Reid	6	4	0	19	0	16
WR Irving Tillman	3	3	0	25	0	27
TE Byron Dunn	3	2	0	40	1	31
WR Bennie Kramer	3	2	0	30	0	19
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	0	1	0	0	13
TE Grady Burke	1	1	0	-1	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	3	1	0.33	5.21
Brandon Collins	1	5	5.00	4.88

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Shapiro	8	29	3.63	5.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	1	0	0	0.00	11.95

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
R.J. Williamson	6	3	12	2.00	6.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Hoover	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrell Bauer	4	2	6	1.50	4.60
WR Dan Fredrick	1	1	6	6.00	4.57
FB Juan Reid	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Sparkman	3	3
Brandon Collins	1	0

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Gerhardt	1	1
Kennedy Shapiro	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	6	2	2

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
R.J. Williamson	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Hoover	2	0	0
WR Levon Bullock	2	0	0
WR Jessie Lucas	1	1	1
TE Fred Preston	1	1	1

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Tillman	2	2	1
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	2	2
WR Darrell Bauer	2	0	0
WR Bennie Kramer	2	1	1
TE Byron Dunn	1	1	0
WR Dan Fredrick	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,900 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (19,500)
End Zone 10,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (12,400)
Club Seats 6,500 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,900 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (19,500)
End Zone	10,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (12,400)
Club Seats	6,500 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (2,900)