Week 3, 2026

played in Vermont, VT

41 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Dakota Spirit	7	10	7	3	-	27
Vermont Mountaineers	7	10	3	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 VER - Byron Dunn 5 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 01:52 DAK - Jamie Livanis 8 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 10:31 VER - Bennie Kramer 18 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 07:34 DAK - Calvin Lyle 47 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 01:35 VER - Joey Ring 33 field goal
2Q: 00:07 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 44 field goal
3Q: 05:55 DAK - Roy Tietsworth 4 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
3Q: 01:42 VER - Joey Ring 25 field goal
4Q: 09:12 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 53 field goal
4Q: 02:55 VER - Irving Tillman 14 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 01:41 VER - Joey Ring 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 VER - Byron Dunn 5 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 01:52 DAK - Jamie Livanis 8 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 10:31 VER - Bennie Kramer 18 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 07:34 DAK - Calvin Lyle 47 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 01:35 VER - Joey Ring 33 field goal
2Q: 00:07 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 44 field goal
3Q: 05:55 DAK - Roy Tietsworth 4 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
3Q: 01:42 VER - Joey Ring 25 field goal
4Q: 09:12 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 53 field goal
4Q: 02:55 VER - Irving Tillman 14 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 01:41 VER - Joey Ring 28 field goal

Team Statistics DAK VER
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 26 23
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 19 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 419 377
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 6.55 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 109 147
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 5.19 4.59
Net Passing Yards 310 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 1 34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 321 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.21 6.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/69 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/82 5/114
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:34 31:26

Team Statistics	DAK	VER
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	26	23
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	19	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	419	377
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	6.55	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	109	147
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	5.19	4.59
Net Passing Yards	310	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 1	34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	321	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.21	6.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/69	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/82	5/114
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:34	31:26

Drive Charts

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:43	8:01	OWN 21	15	79	Touchdown
2	10:23	3:06	OWN 16	5	84	Touchdown
2	5:12	1:55	OWN 34	5	30	Missed FG
2	1:28	1:26	OWN 30	7	43	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 38	5	10	Punt
3	11:16	5:27	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
3	1:37	3:15	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	10:40	1:36	OPP 47	4	11	Field Goal
4	2:49	0:14	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
4	1:36	1:26	OWN 9	8	61	Missed FG

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:17	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
1	1:42	6:19	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	7:17	2:05	OWN 22	4	22	Punt
2	3:17	1:49	OWN 43	7	41	Field Goal
3	12:55	1:39	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
3	5:49	4:12	50	7	42	Field Goal
4	13:22	2:42	OWN 25	7	22	Downs
4	9:04	6:15	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
4	2:35	0:59	OPP 20	3	9	Field Goal
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 37	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: K.C. Grant, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roy Tietsworth	14	65	4.64	10	2	1
Glenn Dixon	5	24	4.80	10	1	0
Jamie Livanis	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
Luther Montemayor	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kennedy Shapiro	20	98	4.90	14	3
Sherman Gerhardt	9	39	4.33	18	1
K.C. Grant	2	7	3.50	8	0
Irving Tillman	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luther Montemayor	42	25	321	1/11	2	47	1	89.5

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
K.C. Grant	34	22	230	0/0	3	26	0	113.6

Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Lyle	7	11	124	17.71	39	47	1
WR Jamie Livanis	6	9	62	10.33	14	16	1
FB Louie Rivera	4	6	28	7.00	3	11	0
WR Kerry Sampson	2	2	32	16.00	0	17	0
WR Lawrence Strunk	2	5	27	13.50	0	14	0
WR Tommie Lyon	2	3	21	10.50	4	12	0
TE Rick Fraser	1	2	22	22.00	0	22	0
TE Wendell Spradling	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Roy Tietsworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dan Fredrick	5	6	63	12.60	25	26	0
RB Kennedy Shapiro	4	4	44	11.00	10	20	0
WR Irving Tillman	3	4	38	12.67	0	18	1
WR Bennie Kramer	3	3	33	11.00	11	18	1
TE Byron Dunn	2	6	13	6.50	0	8	1
WR Darrell Bauer	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR J.C. McGee	2	6	20	10.00	6	17	0
FB Juan Reid	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Grady Burke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Pat Mallow	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dakota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kerry Sampson	1	0	0
Rick Fraser	0	1	0
Glen Watkins	0	0	1
Joey Benson	0	0	1

Vermont	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kennedy Shapiro	1	0	0
K.C. Grant	1	0	0
Wally Guthrie	0	1	0
Bennie Kramer	0	1	0
Juan Barlow	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Frist	2	84	42.0	39.0	42	1

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andrew Paolini	2	83	41.5	27.5	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin McCutcheon	2/4	2/4	1/2	53	3/3

Vermont	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Ring	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Lyle	2	28	14.0	0

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Bodell	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Tietsworth	5	82	16.4	0

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	3	78	26.0	0
Bennie Kramer	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Glen Watkins	6	3	0.0	28	31
CB Joey Benson	6	1	0.0	13	18
S Adam Hinman	5	3	0.0	21	28
OLB Clyde Tessen	4	1	0.0	14	12
S Dwight Eskenazi	4	1	0.0	16	11
CB Phillip George	3	2	0.0	22	29
OLB Patrick Bagwell	3	1	0.0	21	14
DT Bob Morris	3	0	0.0	21	16
DE Hunter Drake	2	1	0.0	20	22
CB Shane Matthews	2	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Deron Armstrong	2	1	0.0	15	19
CB Gino Carl	2	1	0.0	18	26
DE Dale Strickland	2	0	0.0	25	24
DT Dwight Everett	2	0	0.0	16	17
ILB Dexter Hargrove	1	2	0.0	18	18
DE Marc Garlick	1	1	0.0	13	16
DT Shawn Newton	1	0	0.0	16	15
WR Jamie Livanis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Oliver Chandler	1	0	0.0	12	21
CB Dana Clemons	1	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Bruce Barlow	0	1	0.0	14	16

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tim Kunz	6	0	0.0	16	29
S Roderick Duran	5	1	0.0	13	28
OLB Clarence Tyler	4	1	0.0	8	19
DE Juan Barlow	3	0	1.0	9	29
S Alfred Grant	3	1	0.0	8	23
S Kurt Harrison	2	2	0.0	9	27
S Jerome Johnston	2	2	0.0	16	32
DT Conrad Connell	2	2	0.0	15	28
CB Pat Mallow	2	1	0.0	14	34
CB Xavier Springs	2	1	0.0	18	35
ILB Jamal Harding	2	1	0.0	5	13
DE Riddick Allen	2	0	0.0	12	14
CB Ross Bodell	1	2	0.0	17	42
DT Lonnie Oliver	1	1	0.0	14	16
DT Earnest Lang	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	1	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Chuck Liao	1	0	0.0	7	14
DT Ray Patton	1	0	0.0	4	19
DE Tommy Fisher	1	0	0.0	3	20
OLB Jeremy Bookout	1	0	0.0	13	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Dakota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dale Strickland	2	1	24
DT Dwight Everett	1	0	17
DE Hunter Drake	0	1	22

Vermont	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Barlow	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Clarence Tyler	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Conrad Connell	0.0	0	1	2	28
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Chuck Liao	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Riddick Allen	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Tommy Fisher	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Dakota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Glen Watkins	3	1	31
CB Phillip George	3	0	29
CB Joey Benson	3	0	18
S Adam Hinman	2	2	28
OLB Patrick Bagwell	2	1	14
CB Gino Carl	2	0	26
OLB Clyde Tessen	2	0	12
DT Shawn Newton	1	0	15
DE Hunter Drake	1	0	22
OLB Deron Armstrong	1	0	19
S Dwight Eskenazi	1	0	11
CB Dana Clemons	1	0	3
CB Shane Matthews	0	1	18

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roderick Duran	5	2	0	28
ILB Tim Kunz	4	0	0	29
CB Pat Mallow	2	1	1	34
ILB Jamal Harding	2	1	0	13
S Kurt Harrison	2	0	0	27
OLB Clarence Tyler	2	0	0	19
CB Xavier Springs	2	0	0	35
S Alfred Grant	2	0	0	23
CB Ross Bodell	1	1	0	42
DT Earnest Lang	1	0	0	9
DE Juan Barlow	1	0	0	29
OLB Jeremy Bookout	1	0	0	18
OLB Chuck Liao	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Stewart	3	5	18	0	33
Quentin Atiles	1	5	15	0	32
Glen Humphrey	1	3	10	0	26
J.R. Tyler	1	3	18	0	21
Clifton Sheaffer	1	1	13	0	32
Chuck Connell	1	1	6	0	11
Howard Pharms	0	2	11	1	33

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Wally Guthrie	3	6	30	28
Ross Pettet	3	6	25	25
Dusty Hickson	2	9	28	30
Juan Reid	2	2	20	18
Tony Tran	1	1	2	6
Cory Singley	1	1	10	9
Bill Segas	0	2	22	25
Jimmie Horie	0	2	4	4
Zack Sanderson	0	1	27	28

Special Teams Statistics

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Tessen	2	21
Glenn Dixon	2	19
Louie Rivera	1	17
Dwight Eskenazi	1	16
Joey Benson	1	14
Moe Machado	0	19
Tommie Lyon	0	17
Burt Barrett	0	15
Patrick Bagwell	0	14
Kevin McCutcheon	0	10
Bruce Kinard	0	8
Kerry Sampson	0	7
Roy Tietsworth	0	7
Howard Pharms	0	6
Quentin Atiles	0	6
Gino Carl	0	6
Marvin Frist	0	6
Monty Lehan	0	6
Chuck Connell	0	5
Bob Morris	0	4
Dexter Hargrove	0	4
Don Stewart	0	4
Shawn Newton	0	3
Phillip George	0	3
Glen Humphrey	0	3
Hunter Drake	0	3
Dale Strickland	0	3
Rick Fraser	0	2
Adam Hinman	0	2
Glen Watkins	0	2
Calvin Lyle	0	2
Wendell Spradling	0	2
Bruce Barlow	0	2
Dwight Everett	0	2
Shane Matthews	0	1
Deron Armstrong	0	1
Marc Garlick	0	1
Dana Clemons	0	1

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Jamal Harding	5	10
Bennie Kramer	1	15
Alfred Grant	1	14
Kennedy Shapiro	0	20
Kurt Harrison	0	19
Juan Reid	0	18
Ross Bodell	0	17
Darrell Bauer	0	16
Grady Burke	0	15
Clarence Tyler	0	14
Chuck Liao	0	11
Pat Mallow	0	10
Joey Ring	0	10
Byron Dunn	0	7
Irving Tillman	0	6
Tony Tran	0	5
Cory Singley	0	5
Otis Brewer	0	5
Jerome Johnston	0	4
Jimmie Krykhtine	0	4
Roderick Duran	0	4
Ross Pettet	0	4
Sherman Gerhardt	0	3
Xavier Springs	0	3
Conrad Connell	0	3
Riddick Allen	0	3
Vernon Arriola	0	3
Tim Kunz	0	3
Juan Barlow	0	2
Ray Patton	0	2
Lonnie Oliver	0	2
Andrew Paolini	0	2
Tommy Fisher	0	2
Dan Fredrick	0	1
Kenneth Hanson	0	1
Jeremy Bookout	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	6	43	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	64	6.4
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	12	56	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luther Montemayor	42	25	3	1	2	6	6	2	1

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
K.C. Grant	34	22	2	2	2	5	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	150	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	86	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	155	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Lyle	11	7	0	124	2	32
WR Jamie Livanis	9	6	0	62	0	29
FB Louie Rivera	6	4	0	28	0	22
WR Lawrence Strunk	5	2	0	27	0	26
WR Tommie Lyon	3	2	1	21	0	7
TE Wendell Spradling	3	1	1	5	0	11
WR Kerry Sampson	2	2	0	32	0	16
TE Rick Fraser	2	1	0	22	1	25
RB Roy Tietsworth	1	0	0	0	0	25

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Byron Dunn	6	2	2	13	0	22
WR Dan Fredrick	6	5	0	63	1	17
WR J.C. McGee	6	2	0	20	0	27
WR Irving Tillman	4	3	0	38	0	16
RB Kennedy Shapiro	4	4	0	44	1	24
WR Darrell Bauer	3	2	0	11	0	9
WR Bennie Kramer	3	3	0	33	0	15
FB Juan Reid	1	1	0	8	0	18
TE Grady Burke	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roy Tietsworth	3	9	3.00	4.64

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Shapiro	5	14	2.80	4.90
Sherman Gerhardt	1	4	4.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Luther Montemayor	4	3	19	4.75	7.64

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
K.C. Grant	8	4	40	5.00	6.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Livanis	2	2	14	7.00	6.89
WR Lawrence Strunk	1	0	0	0.00	5.40
TE Wendell Spradling	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Byron Dunn	3	1	5	1.67	2.17
WR Irving Tillman	2	1	14	7.00	9.50
WR Bennie Kramer	1	1	18	18.00	11.00
WR J.C. McGee	1	1	3	3.00	3.33
TE Grady Burke	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamie Livanis	1	1
Glenn Dixon	1	0

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Kennedy Shapiro	3	1
Sherman Gerhardt	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luther Montemayor	10	8	7

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
K.C. Grant	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Livanis	3	2	2
WR Lawrence Strunk	2	2	1
WR Kerry Sampson	1	1	1
TE Rick Fraser	1	0	0
WR Tommie Lyon	1	1	1
WR Calvin Lyle	1	1	1
TE Wendell Spradling	1	1	1

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Tillman	3	2	2
WR Dan Fredrick	3	3	1
WR J.C. McGee	2	1	0
WR Darrell Bauer	1	1	1
WR Bennie Kramer	1	1	1
FB Juan Reid	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,100 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (19,500)
End Zone 10,900 (14,100)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (12,400)
Club Seats 6,700 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,100 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (19,500)
End Zone	10,900 (14,100)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (12,400)
Club Seats	6,700 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,900)