Week 1, 2026

played in Cleveland, OH

71 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Iowa City Snipe Hunters	7	3	0	7	-	17
Cleveland Clawz	0	9	0	10	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 IWC - Curtis Gray 40 pass from Jake Newsome (Jimmy Fox extra point)
2Q: 14:55 CLE - Colin Backer 49 field goal
2Q: 09:45 IWC - Jimmy Fox 33 field goal
2Q: 01:46 CLE - Colin Backer 31 field goal
2Q: 00:08 CLE - Colin Backer 32 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CLE - Colin Backer 36 field goal
4Q: 02:11 CLE - Greg Galloway 2 run (Colin Backer extra point)
4Q: 01:12 IWC - Bryan Reinhardt 3 pass from Jake Newsome (Jimmy Fox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 IWC - Curtis Gray 40 pass from Jake Newsome (Jimmy Fox extra point)
2Q: 14:55 CLE - Colin Backer 49 field goal
2Q: 09:45 IWC - Jimmy Fox 33 field goal
2Q: 01:46 CLE - Colin Backer 31 field goal
2Q: 00:08 CLE - Colin Backer 32 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CLE - Colin Backer 36 field goal
4Q: 02:11 CLE - Greg Galloway 2 run (Colin Backer extra point)
4Q: 01:12 IWC - Bryan Reinhardt 3 pass from Jake Newsome (Jimmy Fox extra point)

Team Statistics IWC CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 370 387
- Offensive Plays 52 70
- Yards per Play 7.12 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 58 173
- Rushing Attempts 20 41
- Yards per Rush 2.90 4.22
Net Passing Yards 312 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 1 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 312 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.75 7.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 6/61 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:16 34:44

Team Statistics	IWC	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	370	387
- Offensive Plays	52	70
- Yards per Play	7.12	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	58	173
- Rushing Attempts	20	41
- Yards per Rush	2.90	4.22
Net Passing Yards	312	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 1	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	312	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.75	7.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	6/61	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:16	34:44

Drive Charts

Iowa City Snipe Hunters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:57	2:51	OWN 48	7	27	Interception
1	8:01	4:13	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	14:48	5:10	OWN 5	9	79	Field Goal
2	7:13	1:28	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
2	1:40	1:08	OWN 8	4	23	Fumble
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 10	6	41	Punt
3	6:55	1:17	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
4	14:52	4:12	OWN 17	6	21	Punt
4	7:32	1:19	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	2:01	0:59	OWN 28	3	72	Touchdown

Cleveland Clawz
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:03	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	11:06	3:05	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
1	3:48	4:00	OWN 41	8	27	Field Goal
2	9:38	2:25	OWN 20	6	44	Fumble
2	5:45	4:05	OWN 38	8	48	Field Goal
2	0:32	0:30	OPP 31	3	16	Field Goal
3	11:46	4:51	OWN 3	9	51	Fumble
3	5:38	5:46	OWN 7	10	74	Field Goal
4	10:40	3:08	OWN 17	7	35	Punt
4	6:13	4:12	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 44	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jake Newsome, Iowa City Snipe Hunters

Rushing Statistics

Iowa City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmanuel Candelaria	20	58	2.90	9	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Sander	28	106	3.79	20	2	0
Greg Galloway	7	48	6.86	19	2	1
Corey Perkins	6	19	3.17	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Iowa City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Newsome	32	25	312	0/0	2	57	1	115.1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corey Perkins	28	18	220	1/6	0	22	0	88.4

Receiving Statistics

Iowa City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	10	10	112	11.20	92	57	0
WR Curtis Gray	5	5	108	21.60	81	49	1
WR Bryan Reinhardt	4	8	23	5.75	3	7	1
FB Thomas Brock	2	3	10	5.00	3	6	0
WR Joey Marshak	2	3	31	15.50	19	17	0
TE Rick Parrish	1	1	20	20.00	11	20	0
WR Dave McWilliams	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
TE Marc Kelley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Raymond Vaughn	5	8	59	11.80	10	17
TE Donny Bressany	3	4	30	10.00	8	13
WR Ralph Weiser	3	3	43	14.33	15	22
WR Daryl Breeze	3	5	39	13.00	12	16
WR Mitch Starks	2	5	29	14.50	0	19
FB Phillip Francis	1	1	11	11.00	9	11
RB Mercury Sander	1	2	9	9.00	0	9

Interception Statistics

Iowa City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S R.J. Gilmore	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Iowa City	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dominic Strong	1	0	0
Bryan Reinhardt	1	0	0
Frankie Randle	0	1	0
Leo Paige	0	1	0
Heath Spooner	0	1	0
Daniel Cooney	0	0	1
Henry Maas	0	0	1
Jeremy Hickman	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mercury Sander	2	0	0
Corey Perkins	1	0	0
Johnny Devine	0	1	1
Teddy Meske	0	1	0
Randall Farmer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Iowa City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rufus Kennedy	5	225	45.0	41.4	52	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Swift	3	145	48.3	36.3	64	1

Kicking Statistics

Iowa City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy Fox	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colin Backer	4/4	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Iowa City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Floyd	1	16	16.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Peterson	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Iowa City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Strong	5	49	9.8	0
Joseph Shapiro	1	12	12.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Maass	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Iowa City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Frankie Randle	11	5	1.0	35	23
ILB Henry Maas	7	0	0.0	15	11
DT Stan Baxter	6	0	0.0	27	23
CB R.J. Fortune	4	1	0.0	22	21
DE Antonio Durkin	4	1	0.0	35	22
S Sammie Willig	4	0	0.0	28	23
S Cary Stallworth	3	3	0.0	18	11
CB Billy Joe Floyd	3	0	0.0	30	21
CB Jeremy Hickman	2	2	0.0	33	24
DE Heath Spooner	2	2	0.0	38	26
OLB Jorge Benton	2	2	0.0	32	24
DT Marvin Lincoln	2	0	0.0	22	14
S Joseph Shapiro	2	0	0.0	32	25
DT Daniel Cooney	1	0	0.0	19	13
CB Dominic Strong	1	0	0.0	23	14
DE Herb Farley	1	0	0.0	7	7
QB Jake Newsome	1	0	---	---	---
OLB William Zink	1	0	0.0	15	5
DT Spencer Watson	0	1	0.0	14	6

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Doug Deaton	6	1	17	16
DT Josh Wells	6	0	14	11
OLB Leroy Fields	4	1	18	11
OLB Randall Farmer	3	1	6	22
CB Marco Kaiser	3	1	14	26
CB Richie Figley	3	0	3	12
OLB Deon Bernstein	3	0	14	16
S R.J. Gilmore	2	2	20	28
DE Vincent Dallesandro	2	1	19	29
S Johnny Devine	2	0	4	25
S Ian Woods	1	2	15	8
DE Pat Cortez	1	1	13	20
DT Bert Hopkins	1	1	7	10
CB Ike Force	1	1	13	22
ILB Alex Henson	1	0	2	6
DT Ronald Corbett	1	0	12	21
ILB Ken Orellana	1	0	1	11
CB Desmond Maass	1	0	13	19
DE Roderick Urbanski	0	1	8	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Iowa City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Frankie Randle	1.0	0	0	23
DT Stan Baxter	0.0	1	2	23
DT Spencer Watson	0.0	0	1	6
DT Marvin Lincoln	0.0	0	1	14

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Randall Farmer	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Roderick Urbanski	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Iowa City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB R.J. Fortune	3	1	21
ILB Henry Maas	3	0	11
S Cary Stallworth	3	0	11
ILB Frankie Randle	2	0	23
CB Billy Joe Floyd	2	0	21
CB Jeremy Hickman	1	0	24
S Sammie Willig	1	0	23
DT Marvin Lincoln	1	0	14
S Joseph Shapiro	1	0	25
OLB Jorge Benton	1	0	24

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Doug Deaton	3	1	0	16
S R.J. Gilmore	3	0	1	28
OLB Randall Farmer	3	0	0	22
CB Marco Kaiser	3	0	0	26
CB Richie Figley	3	0	0	12
CB Ike Force	2	1	0	22
S Johnny Devine	1	0	0	25
ILB Alex Henson	1	0	0	6
DE Pat Cortez	1	0	0	20
OLB Leroy Fields	1	0	0	11
S Ian Woods	1	0	0	8
OLB Deon Bernstein	1	0	0	16
ILB Ken Orellana	1	0	0	11
CB Desmond Maass	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Iowa City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
J.T. Sweeney	3	7	17	27
Arnold Bucy	2	3	18	21
Malcolm Buckley	1	5	15	29
Deon Dodgens	0	2	15	25
Ray Vance	0	1	18	26
Thomas Brock	0	1	14	18
Tyrone Rocha	0	1	5	2

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Mason	6	9	0	28	0	22
Deion Shaver	5	6	0	41	1	29
Brian Sweeney	3	8	1	39	0	28
Van Withrow	1	2	1	13	0	6
Clay Dodge	1	2	0	21	0	9
Teddy Meske	0	4	0	39	0	27
Donny Bressany	0	3	0	26	0	18
Rusty Lane	0	1	0	31	0	25

Special Teams Statistics

Iowa City	Tackles	STPlays
Dominic Strong	1	17
Deon Dodgens	1	5
Lance Tkachuk	1	3
Billy Joe Floyd	0	20
Jeff McCord	0	18
Tyrone Rocha	0	17
Marc Kelley	0	15
Joey Marshak	0	13
Joseph Shapiro	0	12
Henry Maas	0	11
Leo Paige	0	11
Cary Stallworth	0	10
Frankie Randle	0	8
Thomas Brock	0	7
Walter Prescott	0	7
Ray Vance	0	6
Graham Courcy	0	6
Rufus Kennedy	0	6
Hunter Fruth	0	6
Jimmy Fox	0	5
Marvin Lincoln	0	5
Dan Maticic	0	5
Jeremy Hickman	0	4
Kennedy Cooley	0	4
Jorge Benton	0	4
Daniel Cooney	0	3
Sammie Willig	0	3
R.J. Fortune	0	3
Antonio Durkin	0	3
Stan Baxter	0	3
Rick Parrish	0	3
Heath Spooner	0	3
Kim Jones	0	3
Spencer Watson	0	2
Herb Farley	0	1
William Zink	0	1

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Breeze	3	16
Raymond Vaughn	1	16
Paul Booker	1	16
Johnny Devine	1	10
Deion Shaver	1	7
Phillip Francis	0	18
Tito Vila	0	17
Donny Bressany	0	16
Richie Figley	0	10
Ken Orellana	0	10
Ralph Swift	0	9
Randall Farmer	0	9
Marco Kaiser	0	9
Dexter Peterson	0	9
Ted Dunsmore	0	7
Teddy Meske	0	7
Van Withrow	0	7
Rob Carlisle	0	7
Josh Wells	0	6
Mitch Starks	0	6
Doug Deaton	0	6
Roderick Urbanski	0	5
Desmond Maass	0	5
Corey Perkins	0	4
Colin Backer	0	4
Leroy Fields	0	4
Greg Galloway	0	3
Pat Cortez	0	2
Deon Bernstein	0	2
Bert Hopkins	0	1
Ian Woods	0	1
Vincent Dallesandro	0	1
Ronald Corbett	0	1
R.J. Gilmore	0	1
Ike Force	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	12	22	1.8
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	77	7.0
Middle	20	70	3.5
Right	8	28	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Iowa City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Newsome	32	25	5	2	0	2	2	1	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corey Perkins	28	18	1	1	3	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	146	16.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	85	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	115	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Iowa City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	10	10	112	2	28
WR Bryan Reinhardt	8	4	23	0	29
WR Curtis Gray	5	5	108	2	30
FB Thomas Brock	3	2	10	0	18
WR Joey Marshak	3	2	31	0	15
TE Marc Kelley	1	0	0	0	15
TE Rick Parrish	1	1	20	1	12
WR Dave McWilliams	1	1	8	0	6

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Raymond Vaughn	8	5	2	59	0	21
WR Daryl Breeze	5	3	1	39	0	17
WR Mitch Starks	5	2	0	29	0	11
TE Donny Bressany	4	3	0	30	0	18
WR Ralph Weiser	3	3	0	43	1	20
RB Mercury Sander	2	1	0	9	0	20
FB Phillip Francis	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Iowa City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Candelaria	2	1	0.50	2.90

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Sander	2	-1	-0.50	3.79
Greg Galloway	1	2	2.00	6.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Iowa City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Newsome	2	2	6	3.00	9.75

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corey Perkins	2	0	0	0.00	7.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Iowa City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Gray	1	1	3	3.00	21.60
WR Bryan Reinhardt	1	1	3	3.00	2.88

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Raymond Vaughn	1	0	0	0.00	7.38
WR Daryl Breeze	1	0	0	0.00	7.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Iowa City	Rushes	Conversions
Emmanuel Candelaria	2	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Sander	3	1
Corey Perkins	1	0
Greg Galloway	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Iowa City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Newsome	10	8	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corey Perkins	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Iowa City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	4	4	2
WR Bryan Reinhardt	3	2	1
WR Curtis Gray	2	2	0
TE Marc Kelley	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ralph Weiser	2	2	2
WR Daryl Breeze	2	1	0
WR Mitch Starks	2	1	1
WR Raymond Vaughn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (19,800)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (19,800)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,800)