Week 5, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

77 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Vermont Mountaineers	14	0	7	0	-	21
Carolina Catfish	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:50 VER - Byron Dunn 20 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 00:18 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 49 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 06:49 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 42 field goal
2Q: 00:19 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 20 field goal
3Q: 11:07 VER - J.C. McGee 9 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:50 VER - Byron Dunn 20 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 00:18 VER - Sherman Gerhardt 49 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 06:49 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 42 field goal
2Q: 00:19 CAR - Calvin Ketchum 20 field goal
3Q: 11:07 VER - J.C. McGee 9 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)

Team Statistics VER CAR
Record 2-2 4-1
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 308 306
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 5.05 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 218 74
- Rushing Attempts 38 16
- Yards per Rush 5.74 4.63
Net Passing Yards 90 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 13 - 0 49 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 105 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 5/26
- Yards per Pass Play 3.91 4.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 3/22
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 2/67 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	VER	CAR
Record	2-2	4-1
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	308	306
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	5.05	4.37
Net Rushing Yards	218	74
- Rushing Attempts	38	16
- Yards per Rush	5.74	4.63
Net Passing Yards	90	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 13 - 0	49 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	105	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	5/26
- Yards per Pass Play	3.91	4.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	3/22
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	2/67	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:16	2:56	OWN 36	7	35	Fumble
1	6:02	1:19	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
1	4:27	0:53	OPP 35	2	35	Touchdown
1	0:18	0:16	OPP 49	1	49	Touchdown
2	14:07	3:24	OWN 16	6	21	Punt
2	6:41	3:19	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 46	1	-5	Half
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
3	7:28	1:39	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
3	4:39	3:55	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	13:21	2:43	OWN 39	5	11	Punt
4	9:14	1:37	OPP 46	3	6	Punt
4	5:57	2:23	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
4	2:16	1:32	OWN 20	5	21	Punt

Carolina Catfish
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:44	OWN 35	8	32	Missed FG
1	7:20	1:18	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
1	4:43	0:16	OPP 47	1	-5	Fumble
1	3:34	3:16	OWN 39	6	22	Punt
1	0:02	0:55	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	10:43	4:02	OWN 33	8	42	Field Goal
2	3:22	3:08	OWN 16	11	81	Field Goal
3	10:57	3:29	OWN 30	4	10	Punt
3	5:49	1:10	50	3	7	Punt
3	0:44	2:23	OWN 38	8	30	Missed FG
4	10:38	1:24	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	7:37	1:40	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	3:34	1:18	OWN 35	5	46	Interception
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 39	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Conrad Connell, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	25	119	4.76	15	3	0
Sherman Gerhardt	9	92	10.22	49	3	1
K.C. Grant	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
Bennie Kramer	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Juan Reid	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jessie Jenkins	9	42	4.67	18	2
Josh Sheldon	4	7	1.75	5	0
Wesley May	2	18	9.00	13	1
Antonio Bishop	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
K.C. Grant	20	13	105	3/15	2	20	0	111.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley May	49	25	258	5/26	0	30	1	58.0

Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Byron Dunn	3	3	29	9.67	6	20	1
WR Bennie Kramer	3	4	16	5.33	2	12	0
WR J.C. McGee	3	5	28	9.33	3	13	1
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	2	14	7.00	3	9	0
WR Irving Tillman	1	4	19	19.00	5	19	0
TE Grady Burke	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Darrell Bauer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Jessie Jenkins	6	9	61	10.17	19	30
WR Ray Rossini	5	9	57	11.40	16	17
WR Derek Whalen	4	7	51	12.75	4	27
TE Cory Wilburn	3	7	34	11.33	5	13
WR Lawrence Urlacher	2	6	14	7.00	0	11
WR Alonzo Menzies	2	4	19	9.50	0	11
RB Josh Sheldon	2	3	15	7.50	0	8
TE Roosevelt Hogenmiller	1	3	7	7.00	1	7

Interception Statistics

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ross Bodell	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Vermont	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bennie Kramer	1	0	0
Jimmie Krykhtine	0	1	0
Riddick Allen	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wesley May	1	0	0
Emmanuel Arteaga	0	1	0
Gerald Larocque	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andrew Paolini	9	351	39.0	32.8	47	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Brisby	7	291	41.6	38.7	59	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Ketchum	2/4	1/3	0/1	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lawrence Urlacher	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	2	67	33.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lawrence Urlacher	3	70	23.3	0
Derek Whalen	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tim Kunz	8	2	1.0	12	40
OLB Jeremy Bookout	7	1	0.0	9	26
CB Pat Mallow	4	2	0.0	12	50
S Jerome Johnston	4	1	0.0	11	37
CB Ross Bodell	4	1	0.0	10	40
DT Conrad Connell	3	1	2.5	12	33
DE Tommy Fisher	3	0	0.5	6	16
CB Xavier Springs	3	1	0.0	13	44
OLB Chuck Liao	2	2	0.0	5	21
DT Lonnie Oliver	2	0	0.0	9	29
S Alfred Grant	2	0	0.0	7	25
DE Riddick Allen	1	0	0.5	7	22
S Roderick Duran	1	2	0.0	10	37
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	1	0	0.0	10	38
ILB Jamal Harding	1	0	0.0	4	11
TE Grady Burke	1	0	---	---	---
DE Juan Barlow	0	1	0.5	9	32
S Kurt Harrison	0	1	0.0	8	33
CB Lee Warren	0	1	0.0	6	18

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Luke Lynch	5	4	0.0	33	19
DE Duane Holmes	5	2	0.0	21	11
OLB Roderick Bridges	4	0	1.0	16	9
OLB Winston Falcone	4	3	0.0	35	20
S Pete Nails	3	3	0.0	32	13
ILB Marcus Wells	3	3	0.0	23	21
OLB Eddie Zeller	3	0	0.0	15	2
CB Junior Wyss	3	0	0.0	25	17
CB Emmanuel Arteaga	3	0	0.0	16	8
DT Leroy Presley	3	0	0.0	30	18
DE Ron Cheung	2	3	1.0	17	12
DT Ken Stoffers	2	1	1.0	13	11
CB Gerald Larocque	2	1	0.0	32	21
OLB Mel Leagra	2	0	0.0	21	12
CB Steve Cadrez	2	0	0.0	19	15
ILB Marcus McDaniel	1	1	0.0	10	6
S Randall Lowe	1	1	0.0	12	16
DT Richard Warren	1	0	0.0	8	5
WR Derek Whalen	1	0	---	---	---
QB Wesley May	1	0	---	---	---
DE Billy Hampton	1	0	0.0	25	12
OLB Deion Muniz	0	1	0.0	11	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Vermont	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Conrad Connell	2.5	0	2	1	33
ILB Tim Kunz	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Juan Barlow	0.5	0	0	0	32
DE Riddick Allen	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Tommy Fisher	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Lonnie Oliver	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Ray Patton	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Earnest Lang	0.0	0	0	1	21

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Roderick Bridges	1.0	0	9
DE Ron Cheung	1.0	0	12
DT Ken Stoffers	1.0	0	11
DT Leroy Presley	0.0	2	18
OLB Winston Falcone	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jeremy Bookout	5	0	0	26
ILB Tim Kunz	4	6	0	40
CB Ross Bodell	4	0	1	40
CB Pat Mallow	3	2	0	50
S Jerome Johnston	3	0	0	37
CB Xavier Springs	2	1	0	44
S Roderick Duran	1	1	0	37
ILB Jamal Harding	1	1	0	11
DT Lonnie Oliver	1	0	0	29
DE Tommy Fisher	1	0	0	16
S Alfred Grant	0	1	0	25

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Marcus Wells	2	1	21
S Luke Lynch	2	0	19
CB Junior Wyss	2	0	17
CB Gerald Larocque	2	0	21
CB Steve Cadrez	2	0	15
OLB Winston Falcone	1	1	20
ILB Marcus McDaniel	1	0	6
OLB Mel Leagra	1	0	12
S Randall Lowe	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Pettet	2	8	0	31	0	21
Dusty Hickson	2	6	1	31	0	18
Bill Segas	2	3	0	27	1	22
Wally Guthrie	1	6	1	34	0	15
Kenneth Hanson	1	3	0	7	0	2
Jimmie Horie	1	2	0	7	1	5
Byron Dunn	1	1	0	20	0	13
Zack Sanderson	1	1	0	31	0	20
Otis Brewer	1	1	0	7	0	3
Cory Singley	0	3	0	11	0	1
Tony Tran	0	1	0	4	1	8
Grady Burke	0	1	0	21	0	11

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Schmit	1	4	0	15	2	44
Pat Uusutalo	1	3	1	15	1	52
Doug Clark	1	2	0	13	1	32
Chad Stemke	1	1	0	3	0	7
Mickey Reilly	1	1	0	3	0	12
Sammy Gilman	0	2	0	14	0	53
Antonio Bishop	0	1	0	10	0	18
Horace Lawless	0	0	0	12	1	31

Special Teams Statistics

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Jamal Harding	3	16
Juan Reid	3	16
Alfred Grant	1	18
Kurt Harrison	1	14
Pat Mallow	0	24
Kennedy Shapiro	0	23
Chuck Liao	0	17
Grady Burke	0	16
Bennie Kramer	0	13
Byron Dunn	0	11
Ross Bodell	0	10
Tony Tran	0	9
Cory Singley	0	9
Otis Brewer	0	9
Andrew Paolini	0	9
Lonnie Oliver	0	8
Darrell Bauer	0	7
Ross Pettet	0	7
Jimmie Krykhtine	0	6
Conrad Connell	0	6
Zack Sanderson	0	5
Riddick Allen	0	5
Joey Ring	0	4
Irving Tillman	0	4
Ray Patton	0	4
Tim Kunz	0	4
Jerome Johnston	0	3
Xavier Springs	0	3
Tommy Fisher	0	3
Jeremy Bookout	0	3
Earnest Lang	0	2
Juan Barlow	0	2
Clarence Tyler	0	2
Roderick Duran	0	2
Kenneth Hanson	0	2
Lee Warren	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Urlacher	1	19
Jesse Dexter	1	9
Eddie Zeller	0	25
Ronald Randle	0	18
Don Favre	0	18
Josh Sheldon	0	17
Ray Rossini	0	16
Emmanuel Arteaga	0	15
Doug Clark	0	11
Chad Stemke	0	11
Winfred Brisby	0	11
Herb McNeil	0	11
Van Jeffries	0	11
Pat Uusutalo	0	10
Antonio Bishop	0	10
Roosevelt Hogenmiller	0	9
Ken Stoffers	0	9
Cory Wilburn	0	9
Marcus McDaniel	0	8
Mickey Reilly	0	8
Calvin Ketchum	0	7
Derek Whalen	0	7
Richard Warren	0	6
Mel Leagra	0	4
Roderick Bridges	0	3
Deion Muniz	0	3
Winston Falcone	0	2
Luke Lynch	0	1
Sammy Gilman	0	1
Junior Wyss	0	1
Ron Cheung	0	1
Jessie Jenkins	0	1
Billy Hampton	0	1
Alonzo Menzies	0	1
Leroy Presley	0	1
Marcus Wells	0	1
Randall Lowe	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	102	6.8
Middle	10	24	2.4
Right	13	92	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	10	48	4.8
Right	3	25	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
K.C. Grant	20	13	1	1	0	3	3	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley May	49	25	2	3	3	12	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	48	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	60	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	17	125	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	90	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	27	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.C. McGee	5	3	28	0	13
WR Irving Tillman	4	1	19	0	17
WR Bennie Kramer	4	3	16	0	11
TE Byron Dunn	3	3	29	1	13
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	2	14	0	15
WR Darrell Bauer	1	0	0	0	3
TE Grady Burke	1	1	-1	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Rossini	9	5	0	57	0	38
RB Jessie Jenkins	9	6	0	61	1	33
WR Derek Whalen	7	4	0	51	1	29
TE Cory Wilburn	7	3	1	34	0	33
WR Lawrence Urlacher	6	2	0	14	0	30
WR Alonzo Menzies	4	2	1	19	0	25
TE Roosevelt Hogenmiller	3	1	1	7	0	20
RB Josh Sheldon	3	2	0	15	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
K.C. Grant	2	2	29	14.50	5.25

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley May	3	2	12	4.00	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Byron Dunn	1	1	20	20.00	9.67
WR J.C. McGee	1	1	9	9.00	5.60

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Rossini	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
RB Jessie Jenkins	1	1	1	1.00	6.78
TE Cory Wilburn	1	1	11	11.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Kennedy Shapiro	5	0
Sherman Gerhardt	2	1
K.C. Grant	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Josh Sheldon	2	0
Jessie Jenkins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
K.C. Grant	5	4	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley May	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Tillman	1	0	0
TE Byron Dunn	1	1	1
RB Kennedy Shapiro	1	1	1
WR Bennie Kramer	1	1	1
WR J.C. McGee	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Rossini	4	1	0
TE Cory Wilburn	3	1	1
RB Josh Sheldon	2	2	1
WR Derek Whalen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,300 (17,100)
End Zone 8,300 (12,400)
Mezzanine 4,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (10,900)
Club Seats 7,200 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,300 (17,100)
End Zone	8,300 (12,400)
Mezzanine	4,600 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (10,900)
Club Seats	7,200 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)