Week 1, 2026

played in Madison, WI

62 degrees, fair, calm

Dakota Spirit	7	10	0	7	-	24
Madison Demons	14	0	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 MAD - Jerry Bradford 3 run (Kenny Kotz extra point)
1Q: 09:40 DAK - Calvin Lyle 6 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
1Q: 04:17 MAD - Jerry Bradford 15 run (Kenny Kotz extra point)
2Q: 13:43 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 19 field goal
2Q: 06:23 DAK - Calvin Lyle 11 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
4Q: 07:12 DAK - Lawrence Strunk 20 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 MAD - Jerry Bradford 3 run (Kenny Kotz extra point)
1Q: 09:40 DAK - Calvin Lyle 6 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
1Q: 04:17 MAD - Jerry Bradford 15 run (Kenny Kotz extra point)
2Q: 13:43 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 19 field goal
2Q: 06:23 DAK - Calvin Lyle 11 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
4Q: 07:12 DAK - Lawrence Strunk 20 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)

Team Statistics DAK MAD
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 12
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 433 257
- Offensive Plays 74 45
- Yards per Play 5.85 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 142 46
- Rushing Attempts 35 15
- Yards per Rush 4.06 3.07
Net Passing Yards 291 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 1 28 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 315 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.46 7.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/57 5/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 39:36 20:24

Team Statistics	DAK	MAD
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	12
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	433	257
- Offensive Plays	74	45
- Yards per Play	5.85	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	142	46
- Rushing Attempts	35	15
- Yards per Rush	4.06	3.07
Net Passing Yards	291	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 1	28 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	315	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.46	7.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/57	5/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	39:36	20:24

Drive Charts

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	2:34	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	8:00	1:18	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	4:09	5:34	OWN 36	12	62	Field Goal
2	11:26	5:12	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	4:26	2:31	OWN 28	6	19	Interception
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 2	2	14	Half
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 15	5	19	Punt
3	8:03	4:28	OWN 20	9	52	Missed FG
3	1:39	1:46	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:54	5:54	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
4	4:33	4:33	OPP 35	10	30	Game

Madison Demons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
1	9:30	1:30	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	6:42	2:33	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
2	13:35	2:09	OWN 37	5	28	Fumble
2	6:14	1:48	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
2	1:55	0:46	OWN 48	3	-1	Punt
3	11:39	3:36	OWN 33	6	54	Interception
3	3:35	1:56	OWN 35	4	35	Interception
4	14:53	1:59	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
4	7:00	2:27	OWN 30	8	5	Downs

Game MVP: Luther Montemayor, Dakota Spirit

Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roy Tietsworth	20	78	3.90	10	2
Glenn Dixon	8	37	4.63	14	1
Louie Rivera	2	2	1.00	3	0
Luther Montemayor	2	8	4.00	9	0
Bruce Kinard	2	17	8.50	15	1
Calvin Lyle	1	0	0.00	0	0

Madison	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.C. Devine	8	22	2.75	16	1	0
Jerry Bradford	5	15	3.00	15	1	2
Dennis Grier	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Bernard Hardy	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luther Montemayor	35	23	315	4/24	3	46	1	111.0

Madison	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dennis Grier	28	16	224	2/13	0	38	2	53.3

Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Lyle	8	11	151	18.88	82	46	2
WR Jamie Livanis	6	7	65	10.83	10	17	0
TE Rick Fraser	2	2	26	13.00	9	15	0
TE Wendell Spradling	2	2	14	7.00	0	7	0
WR Kerry Sampson	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Lawrence Strunk	1	1	20	20.00	9	20	1
FB Louie Rivera	1	3	11	11.00	10	11	0
WR Tommie Lyon	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Roy Tietsworth	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Glenn Dixon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Madison	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bernard Hardy	5	11	103	20.60	22	38
RB J.C. Devine	2	2	13	6.50	2	9
WR Al O'Neal	2	3	24	12.00	2	21
WR Morris Compton	2	5	33	16.50	18	33
WR Maurice Kramer	2	2	5	2.50	0	7
FB Lewis McElroy	1	1	27	27.00	0	27
FB Kerry McSheffrey	1	1	12	12.00	1	12
TE Joey Hernandez	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE John Wilcox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Phillip George	1	0	0.00	0
S Glen Watkins	1	0	0.00	0

Madison	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Horace Wesley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dakota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bob Morris	0	1	0	0
Hunter Drake	0	0	1	0

Madison	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dennis Grier	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Frist	3	123	41.0	33.0	50	0

Madison	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Moe Emmons	4	191	47.8	46.5	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin McCutcheon	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	3/3

Madison	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenny Kotz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Lyle	1	6	6.0	0
Roy Tietsworth	1	-1	-1.0	0

Madison	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Hardy	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Sampson	1	31	31.0	0

Madison	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Kramer	4	76	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Deron Armstrong	5	0	0.0	11	13
S Glen Watkins	4	2	0.0	11	29
S Dwight Eskenazi	3	1	0.0	9	15
DE Dale Strickland	3	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Clyde Tessen	3	0	0.0	3	10
DE Hunter Drake	2	1	2.0	10	18
CB Shane Matthews	2	0	0.0	8	22
OLB Patrick Bagwell	2	0	0.0	8	14
S Adam Hinman	1	1	0.0	9	25
CB Gino Carl	1	1	0.0	8	23
OLB Bruce Barlow	1	1	0.0	4	11
CB Phillip George	1	0	0.0	12	20
WR Jamie Livanis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dexter Hargrove	1	0	0.0	11	20
CB Joey Benson	1	0	0.0	7	16
DT Dwight Everett	1	0	0.0	8	13
DT Shawn Newton	0	1	0.0	9	15
DT Oliver Chandler	0	1	0.0	6	15

Madison	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Scott Campos	8	1	0.0	27	33
ILB Floyd Hill	7	4	1.0	27	24
CB Horace Wesley	5	2	0.0	18	28
OLB Louis McCarthy	5	1	0.0	28	36
S William McGinn	5	1	0.0	25	36
ILB Victor Brechbill	4	2	0.0	15	11
DT Leonard Wingfield	3	3	2.0	28	26
ILB Ryan Goings	3	1	0.0	9	11
DE J.C. Wayne	2	3	1.0	26	31
OLB Kendall Steussie	2	5	0.0	34	33
QB Dennis Grier	2	0	---	---	---
S Benjamin Wayne	2	0	0.0	17	22
CB Korey Emmons	2	0	0.0	22	23
DE Chad Baglien	2	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Christian North	2	0	0.0	4	4
CB Bart Horton	2	0	0.0	28	34
S Cornelius Woodcock	1	1	0.0	17	13
DT Harris McNamara	1	0	0.0	27	27
DE Pat Barton	1	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Darrin Shelton	1	0	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Dakota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hunter Drake	2.0	0	0	18
OLB Clyde Tessen	0.0	1	0	10
DT Dwight Everett	0.0	1	0	13
DT Shawn Newton	0.0	0	1	15
OLB Bruce Barlow	0.0	0	1	11

Madison	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leonard Wingfield	2.0	0	0	1	26
DE J.C. Wayne	1.0	0	1	3	31
ILB Floyd Hill	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Kendall Steussie	0.0	2	0	0	33
DE Chad Baglien	0.0	1	1	0	11
OLB Louis McCarthy	0.0	0	3	0	36
CB Korey Emmons	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Dakota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Glen Watkins	3	0	1	29
CB Shane Matthews	2	1	0	22
OLB Clyde Tessen	2	0	0	10
S Dwight Eskenazi	2	0	0	15
CB Phillip George	1	1	1	20
OLB Patrick Bagwell	1	1	0	14
CB Joey Benson	1	1	0	16
DE Dale Strickland	1	0	0	27
OLB Deron Armstrong	1	0	0	13
S Adam Hinman	1	0	0	25
CB Gino Carl	1	0	0	23

Madison	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Horace Wesley	4	1	28
S Scott Campos	4	0	33
ILB Ryan Goings	3	0	11
S Benjamin Wayne	2	0	22
ILB Victor Brechbill	2	0	11
OLB Louis McCarthy	2	0	36
ILB Floyd Hill	2	0	24
CB Korey Emmons	1	0	23
DE Chad Baglien	1	0	11
OLB Christian North	1	0	4
CB Bart Horton	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clifton Sheaffer	5	7	31	0	30
Don Stewart	4	7	28	2	36
Quentin Atiles	2	6	23	0	31
J.R. Tyler	1	2	13	1	24
Wendell Spradling	1	2	15	0	12
Moe Machado	1	1	1	0	0
Chuck Connell	1	1	12	0	8
Glen Humphrey	0	4	24	0	21
Howard Pharms	0	3	26	0	24
Monty Lehan	0	0	18	1	21

Madison	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Simmons	1	6	15	1	24
James Robinson	1	2	13	0	25
Stephen Zimmerman	1	1	3	0	5
Kerry McSheffrey	1	1	12	0	16
Burt Welch	0	2	12	0	25
Allen Baxter	0	1	14	0	24
Zach Brown	0	1	12	0	25
Glen Stinnett	0	0	0	1	6

Special Teams Statistics

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Tessen	4	19
Dwight Eskenazi	1	10
Patrick Bagwell	1	7
Glenn Dixon	0	13
Moe Machado	0	13
Burt Barrett	0	12
Tommie Lyon	0	10
Louie Rivera	0	9
Bruce Kinard	0	9
Kevin McCutcheon	0	7
Gino Carl	0	7
Joey Benson	0	7
Howard Pharms	0	5
Quentin Atiles	0	5
Chuck Connell	0	5
Marvin Frist	0	5
Monty Lehan	0	5
Rick Fraser	0	4
Wendell Spradling	0	4
Kerry Sampson	0	3
Shawn Newton	0	3
Glen Humphrey	0	3
Calvin Lyle	0	3
Roy Tietsworth	0	3
Bob Morris	0	2
Adam Hinman	0	2
Don Stewart	0	2
Oliver Chandler	0	2
Phillip George	0	1
Jamie Livanis	0	1
Dexter Hargrove	0	1
Deron Armstrong	0	1
Glen Watkins	0	1
Bruce Barlow	0	1
Dwight Everett	0	1
Dana Clemons	0	1

Madison	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Horton	1	19
Benjamin Wayne	1	15
James Robinson	1	1
Kerry McSheffrey	0	12
Christian North	0	12
Wes Hughes	0	12
Jerry Bradford	0	10
Maurice Kramer	0	10
John Wilcox	0	9
Bernard Hardy	0	8
Morris Compton	0	8
Horace Wesley	0	6
Al O'Neal	0	5
Pat Barton	0	5
Moe Emmons	0	4
Kelly Franklin	0	4
Louis McCarthy	0	4
Neal Porter	0	4
Allen Baxter	0	4
Darrin Shelton	0	4
Glen Stinnett	0	4
Kendall Steussie	0	3
Junior Grove	0	3
Scott Campos	0	3
Cornelius Woodcock	0	3
Kenny Kotz	0	3
Floyd Hill	0	2
J.C. Wayne	0	2
Joey Hernandez	0	2
William McGinn	0	2
Leonard Wingfield	0	1
Lewis McElroy	0	1
Ryan Goings	0	1
Chad Baglien	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	8	36	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luther Montemayor	35	23	3	0	2	0	6	4	1

Madison	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dennis Grier	28	16	5	0	2	4	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	186	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	129	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	72	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	64	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	90	12.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Lyle	11	8	0	151	2	26
WR Jamie Livanis	7	6	0	65	0	23
WR Kerry Sampson	3	1	1	1	0	21
FB Louie Rivera	3	1	0	11	0	9
TE Rick Fraser	2	2	0	26	0	24
RB Glenn Dixon	2	0	0	0	0	12
WR Tommie Lyon	2	1	0	16	0	7
RB Roy Tietsworth	2	1	1	11	0	24
TE Wendell Spradling	2	2	0	14	0	12
WR Lawrence Strunk	1	1	0	20	1	23

Madison	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Hardy	11	5	2	103	2	23
WR Morris Compton	5	2	0	33	1	19
WR Al O'Neal	3	2	0	24	1	24
RB J.C. Devine	2	2	0	13	0	15
TE Joey Hernandez	2	1	0	7	0	20
WR Maurice Kramer	2	2	0	5	0	11
FB Lewis McElroy	1	1	0	27	1	2
TE John Wilcox	1	0	0	0	0	3
FB Kerry McSheffrey	1	1	0	12	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roy Tietsworth	4	14	3.50	3.90
Glenn Dixon	2	7	3.50	4.63
Louie Rivera	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
Luther Montemayor	1	-1	-1.00	4.00
Bruce Kinard	1	2	2.00	8.50
Calvin Lyle	1	0	0.00	0.00

Madison	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Bradford	4	15	3.75	3.00
J.C. Devine	2	-1	-0.50	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Luther Montemayor	8	6	60	7.50	9.00

Madison	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dennis Grier	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Lyle	3	2	17	5.67	13.73
FB Louie Rivera	2	1	11	5.50	3.67
WR Kerry Sampson	1	1	1	1.00	0.33
WR Lawrence Strunk	1	1	20	20.00	20.00
TE Rick Fraser	1	1	11	11.00	13.00

Madison	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Joey Hernandez	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn Dixon	2	2
Luther Montemayor	2	0

Madison	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Devine	2	0
Jerry Bradford	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luther Montemayor	11	7	6

Madison	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dennis Grier	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Livanis	4	3	2
WR Calvin Lyle	3	2	2
FB Louie Rivera	2	1	1
RB Glenn Dixon	1	0	0
WR Tommie Lyon	1	1	1

Madison	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Morris Compton	4	2	1
WR Bernard Hardy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (21,000)
End Zone 12,600 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,500)
Club Seats 11,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (21,000)
End Zone	12,600 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,500)
Club Seats	11,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (4,500)