Week 2, 2026

played in St. Louis, MO

70 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Vermont Mountaineers	7	6	0	3	-	16
St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 9 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 07:18 STL - Robbie McGee 99 interception return (Derrick Tatum extra point)
2Q: 11:48 VER - Joey Ring 26 field goal
2Q: 05:41 VER - Joey Ring 50 field goal
2Q: 01:02 STL - Derrick Tatum 42 field goal
3Q: 03:10 STL - Derrick Tatum 39 field goal
4Q: 11:58 VER - Joey Ring 27 field goal
4Q: 00:52 STL - Brad Godfrey 5 run (Derrick Tatum extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 9 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 07:18 STL - Robbie McGee 99 interception return (Derrick Tatum extra point)
2Q: 11:48 VER - Joey Ring 26 field goal
2Q: 05:41 VER - Joey Ring 50 field goal
2Q: 01:02 STL - Derrick Tatum 42 field goal
3Q: 03:10 STL - Derrick Tatum 39 field goal
4Q: 11:58 VER - Joey Ring 27 field goal
4Q: 00:52 STL - Brad Godfrey 5 run (Derrick Tatum extra point)

Team Statistics VER STL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 393 214
- Offensive Plays 75 55
- Yards per Play 5.24 3.89
Net Rushing Yards 124 69
- Rushing Attempts 34 23
- Yards per Rush 3.65 3.00
Net Passing Yards 269 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 17 - 3 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 272 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.56 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/52 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 4/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/107
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:05 25:55

Team Statistics	VER	STL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	393	214
- Offensive Plays	75	55
- Yards per Play	5.24	3.89
Net Rushing Yards	124	69
- Rushing Attempts	34	23
- Yards per Rush	3.65	3.00
Net Passing Yards	269	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 17 - 3	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	272	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.56	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/52	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	4/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/107
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:05	25:55

Drive Charts

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	9:04	1:57	OPP 38	4	18	Interception
1	7:07	2:01	OWN 9	5	11	Punt
1	3:48	2:49	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
2	14:08	2:25	OWN 29	4	62	Field Goal
2	10:40	2:05	OWN 29	4	21	Punt
2	7:08	1:33	OPP 38	3	5	Field Goal
2	0:56	0:39	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OPP 47	2	-3	Half
3	13:07	3:06	OWN 20	9	31	Interception
3	8:33	1:00	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
3	3:03	6:13	OWN 31	11	59	Field Goal
4	9:29	4:40	OWN 10	7	48	Interception
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 46	5	36	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	1:47	OWN 21	3	17	Fumble
1	5:06	1:18	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
1	0:59	1:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:43	1:03	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	8:35	1:27	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
2	5:35	4:39	OWN 26	11	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	10:01	1:28	OPP 47	3	-7	Punt
3	7:33	4:30	OWN 31	8	47	Field Goal
4	11:50	2:21	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	4:49	4:03	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown

Game MVP: Robbie McGee, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kennedy Shapiro	20	90	4.50	20	2
Sherman Gerhardt	13	33	2.54	6	0
Darrell Bauer	1	1	1.00	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Godfrey	14	49	3.50	11	1	1
Drew McFerrin	5	5	1.00	4	0	0
Mario Gurley	4	15	3.75	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
K.C. Grant	40	17	272	1/3	1	53	3	42.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Gurley	31	20	153	1/8	0	25	0	76.4

Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrell Bauer	4	8	54	13.50	14	20	0
WR Dan Fredrick	3	6	50	16.67	0	20	0
WR Irving Tillman	2	8	35	17.50	15	21	0
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	6	28	14.00	9	19	1
WR Bennie Kramer	2	5	25	12.50	7	13	0
TE Byron Dunn	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Juan Reid	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Grady Burke	1	2	53	53.00	5	53	0
WR Thomas Pierson	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jessie Penny	6	7	55	9.17	0	24
WR Shane Thompson	5	6	40	8.00	0	15
RB Brad Godfrey	3	5	30	10.00	13	25
WR Quinn MacLeod	3	5	20	6.67	0	9
WR Howard Thelwell	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Eugene Guthrie	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Drew McFerrin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Dustin O'Donnell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Bo Craig	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Robbie McGee	2	107	53.50	1
CB Seth Farley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Vermont	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darrell Bauer	1	2	0
Kennedy Shapiro	1	0	0
Xavier Springs	0	1	1
Zack Sanderson	0	1	0
Jamal Harding	0	0	1
Alfred Grant	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brad Godfrey	2	0	0
Ross Banks	1	0	0
Mark Palmer	0	1	0
Ken Swift	0	0	1
Ralph Eads	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andrew Paolini	5	220	44.0	38.2	53	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	7	335	47.9	39.7	61	3

Kicking Statistics

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

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Tatum	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Bodell	3	37	12.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Banks	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Kramer	2	66	33.0	0
Kurt Harrison	1	26	26.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Banks	4	67	16.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lee Warren	10	4	1.0	21	31
ILB Tim Kunz	5	2	0.0	14	22
S Alfred Grant	5	2	0.0	22	32
OLB Jeremy Bookout	4	1	0.0	15	16
CB Xavier Springs	3	2	0.0	19	28
DE Juan Barlow	3	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Clarence Tyler	2	0	0.0	9	15
OLB Chuck Liao	2	0	0.0	6	9
CB Monty Lentzner	2	0	0.0	6	14
S Kurt Harrison	1	0	0.0	7	18
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	1	0	0.0	10	19
RB Kennedy Shapiro	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dan Fredrick	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jamal Harding	1	0	0.0	9	10
DT Lonnie Oliver	1	0	0.0	16	14
CB Ross Bodell	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Tommy Fisher	1	0	0.0	13	13
CB Pat Mallow	0	6	0.0	16	17
S Jerome Johnston	0	2	0.0	17	21
DT Earnest Lang	0	1	0.0	9	13
DT Conrad Connell	0	1	0.0	15	19

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Swift	13	3	0.5	34	39
CB Ross Banks	7	0	0.0	21	34
OLB Ralph Eads	6	0	0.0	34	41
S Robbie McGee	3	4	0.0	32	40
CB Seth Farley	3	2	0.0	25	31
CB T.J. Rocco	3	0	0.0	32	37
DE Edward Sampson	2	1	0.5	18	29
S Pat Cabbage	2	1	0.0	25	35
DE Larry Price	2	1	0.0	31	26
DT Cole Warren	2	1	0.0	18	26
OLB Allen Reeves	2	0	0.0	14	7
DE Vincent Craig	2	0	0.0	19	27
DT Wendell Collier	1	2	0.0	16	15
S Terrance Cooper	1	1	0.0	24	33
DT Henry Mason	1	0	0.0	19	18
DT Lonnie Drenik	1	0	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Vermont	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
CB Lee Warren	1.0	0	0	31
DE Juan Barlow	0.0	1	0	23
DE Tommy Fisher	0.0	1	0	13
DT Conrad Connell	0.0	0	1	19

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Sampson	0.5	1	0	0	29
ILB Ken Swift	0.5	0	0	0	39
OLB Ralph Eads	0.0	0	1	1	41
CB T.J. Rocco	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Vincent Craig	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Lonnie Drenik	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Cole Warren	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lee Warren	6	1	31
ILB Tim Kunz	3	0	22
CB Monty Lentzner	2	0	14
OLB Jeremy Bookout	2	0	16
S Alfred Grant	1	1	32
DE Juan Barlow	1	0	23
OLB Clarence Tyler	1	0	15
OLB Chuck Liao	1	0	9
CB Xavier Springs	1	0	28
CB Ross Bodell	1	0	2
DE Tommy Fisher	1	0	13
S Kurt Harrison	0	1	18
CB Pat Mallow	0	1	17

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ross Banks	4	1	0	34
OLB Ralph Eads	2	3	0	41
CB Seth Farley	2	2	1	31
ILB Ken Swift	2	2	0	39
S Pat Cabbage	2	2	0	35
OLB Allen Reeves	2	0	0	7
S Robbie McGee	1	0	2	40
CB T.J. Rocco	1	0	0	37
DT Lonnie Drenik	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Segas	5	10	0	27	0	31
Zack Sanderson	3	8	1	31	0	35
Ross Pettet	2	5	0	25	0	32
Dusty Hickson	1	5	0	27	0	34
Lamar Todd	1	2	0	8	0	7
Byron Dunn	1	1	0	21	0	30
Jimmie Horie	0	2	0	7	0	7
Tony Tran	0	1	0	26	1	34

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Palmer	3	4	19	0	30
Walt Dunn	2	4	18	1	23
Tracy Dunn	1	6	20	0	27
Ted Gelat	0	2	6	0	8
Kelvin Russ	0	1	20	0	27
Steve Manifold	0	1	17	0	24
Bo Craig	0	1	12	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Bauer	3	16
Grady Burke	2	16
Jamal Harding	1	10
Monty Lentzner	0	24
Kurt Harrison	0	20
Juan Reid	0	19
Kennedy Shapiro	0	18
Chuck Liao	0	15
Bennie Kramer	0	15
Ross Bodell	0	12
Byron Dunn	0	11
Clarence Tyler	0	10
Sherman Gerhardt	0	9
Joey Ring	0	8
Cory Singley	0	8
Otis Brewer	0	8
Kenneth Hanson	0	8
Irving Tillman	0	7
Ross Pettet	0	7
Jimmie Krykhtine	0	6
Conrad Connell	0	5
Lonnie Oliver	0	5
Thomas Pierson	0	5
Andrew Paolini	0	5
Pat Mallow	0	4
Ray Patton	0	4
Zack Sanderson	0	3
Riddick Allen	0	3
Alfred Grant	0	3
K.C. Grant	0	3
Juan Barlow	0	2
Lee Warren	0	2
Tim Kunz	0	2
Jeremy Bookout	0	2
Jimmie Horie	0	1
Tommy Fisher	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Newsome	3	22
Donnie Morton	2	17
Gilbert Blair	1	10
Larry Price	1	8
Eugene Guthrie	0	24
Xavier Duncan	0	18
Ross Banks	0	17
Howard Thelwell	0	15
Robbie McGee	0	13
Pat Cabbage	0	13
Wendell Hadden	0	12
Byron Lake	0	11
Troy Stickney	0	9
Rick Totten	0	9
Ted Gelat	0	9
Jimmy Hampton	0	9
Bo Craig	0	9
T.J. Rocco	0	8
Derrick Tatum	0	7
Dustin O'Donnell	0	7
Wendell Collier	0	6
Tracy Dunn	0	6
Kelvin Russ	0	5
Jessie Penny	0	5
Seth Farley	0	5
Ken Swift	0	3
Henry Mason	0	3
Ralph Eads	0	3
Edward Sampson	0	3
Mark Palmer	0	2
Irv Walker	0	2
Allen Reeves	0	1
Terrance Cooper	0	1
Walt Dunn	0	1
Vincent Craig	0	1
Drew McFerrin	0	1
Lonnie Drenik	0	1
Cole Warren	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	57	5.7
Middle	11	32	2.9
Right	13	35	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
K.C. Grant	40	17	4	3	1	10	5	1	3

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Gurley	31	20	2	2	3	4	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	83	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	114	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	73	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	48	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	75	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Tillman	8	2	0	35	1	33
WR Darrell Bauer	8	4	1	54	1	27
RB Kennedy Shapiro	6	2	0	28	0	28
WR Dan Fredrick	6	3	0	50	1	23
WR Bennie Kramer	5	2	0	25	0	24
TE Byron Dunn	3	1	0	2	0	30
TE Grady Burke	2	1	0	53	1	14
FB Juan Reid	1	1	0	7	0	14
WR Thomas Pierson	1	1	0	18	0	3

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jessie Penny	7	6	1	55	1	25
WR Shane Thompson	6	5	0	40	0	21
RB Brad Godfrey	5	3	1	30	1	23
WR Quinn MacLeod	5	3	0	20	0	22
WR Howard Thelwell	3	1	0	3	0	13
RB Eugene Guthrie	2	1	0	-1	0	10
TE Dustin O'Donnell	1	0	0	0	0	23
RB Drew McFerrin	1	1	0	6	0	9
FB Bo Craig	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Gerhardt	5	18	3.60	2.54
Kennedy Shapiro	3	4	1.33	4.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Godfrey	3	13	4.33	3.50
Drew McFerrin	1	4	4.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
K.C. Grant	4	2	11	2.75	6.80

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	1	9	4.50	4.67
TE Byron Dunn	1	1	2	2.00	0.67
TE Grady Burke	1	0	0	0.00	26.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Gerhardt	3	2

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Godfrey	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
K.C. Grant	15	8	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Gurley	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrell Bauer	6	3	2
WR Irving Tillman	2	1	1
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	1	1
WR Dan Fredrick	2	2	2
WR Bennie Kramer	2	0	0
TE Byron Dunn	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn MacLeod	4	2	0
RB Brad Godfrey	2	2	1
WR Jessie Penny	2	2	2
TE Dustin O'Donnell	1	0	0
RB Eugene Guthrie	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (22,400)
End Zone 11,500 (16,200)
Mezzanine 6,600 (9,300)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (14,300)
Club Seats 7,500 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (22,400)
End Zone	11,500 (16,200)
Mezzanine	6,600 (9,300)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (14,300)
Club Seats	7,500 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,800)