Week 8, 2026

played in Orlando, FL

76 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Vermont Mountaineers	14	0	7	7	-	28
Orlando Pirates	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 VER - Byron Dunn 17 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 03:32 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 82 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 06:45 ORL - Edward Stephenson 14 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 00:16 ORL - Freddie Finley 35 field goal
3Q: 03:17 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 5 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 11:08 VER - Juan Reid 1 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:41 VER - Byron Dunn 17 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 03:32 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 82 run (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 06:45 ORL - Edward Stephenson 14 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 00:16 ORL - Freddie Finley 35 field goal
3Q: 03:17 VER - Kennedy Shapiro 5 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 11:08 VER - Juan Reid 1 pass from K.C. Grant (Joey Ring extra point)

Team Statistics VER ORL
Record 3-4 4-3
First Downs 24 25
- by Rushing 14 10
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 471 351
- Offensive Plays 68 75
- Yards per Play 6.93 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 286 113
- Rushing Attempts 40 24
- Yards per Rush 7.15 4.71
Net Passing Yards 185 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 1 51 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 185 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.61 4.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/4
Penalties/Yards 5/30 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 4/108
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:05 26:55

Team Statistics	VER	ORL
Record	3-4	4-3
First Downs	24	25
- by Rushing	14	10
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	471	351
- Offensive Plays	68	75
- Yards per Play	6.93	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	286	113
- Rushing Attempts	40	24
- Yards per Rush	7.15	4.71
Net Passing Yards	185	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 1	51 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	185	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.61	4.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/4
Penalties/Yards	5/30	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	4/108
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:05	26:55

Drive Charts

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	3:37	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
1	4:59	1:49	OWN 12	3	88	Touchdown
1	0:12	2:50	OWN 29	6	19	Punt
2	6:39	4:54	OWN 37	14	51	Interception
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 32	5	20	Punt
3	7:23	4:13	OWN 2	9	98	Touchdown
3	1:28	5:27	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
4	9:05	0:53	OWN 30	2	2	Fumble
4	7:03	4:58	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 36	2	0	Game

Orlando Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 34	7	35	Missed FG
1	7:34	2:35	OWN 40	5	11	Punt
1	3:10	2:58	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	12:22	5:43	OWN 2	17	98	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:35	OWN 16	8	66	Field Goal
3	13:05	5:42	OWN 20	12	78	Downs
3	3:10	1:42	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	11:01	1:56	OPP 47	7	17	Downs
4	8:12	1:09	OPP 32	7	12	Downs
4	2:05	1:05	OWN 20	5	16	Downs

Game MVP: Kennedy Shapiro, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	29	236	8.14	82	5	2
Sherman Gerhardt	8	42	5.25	20	2	0
K.C. Grant	3	8	2.67	5	0	0

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ray Nixon	10	39	3.90	12	1
Ed Wilkins	7	60	8.57	12	3
Wesley Ross	6	5	0.83	3	0
Tito Woodson	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
K.C. Grant	28	14	185	0/0	2	50	1	80.2

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Wilkins	42	19	227	0/0	1	26	0	70.2
Riddick Conrady	9	1	11	0/0	0	11	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.C. McGee	5	12	63	12.60	18	15	0
WR Irving Tillman	2	5	23	11.50	1	12	0
TE Byron Dunn	2	3	24	12.00	2	17	1
FB Juan Reid	2	2	7	3.50	1	6	1
RB Kennedy Shapiro	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Darrell Bauer	1	1	50	50.00	37	50	0
WR Bennie Kramer	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Sherman Gerhardt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dan Fredrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Orlando	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edward Stephenson	9	21	122	13.56	22	26	1
WR Claude McLerran	4	6	41	10.25	0	21	0
RB Ray Nixon	2	5	15	7.50	7	10	0
WR Claude Pedersen	2	6	22	11.00	2	14	0
TE Edgar Deal	1	4	17	17.00	7	17	0
WR Charlie Klaff	1	5	9	9.00	4	9	0
TE J.J. Barber	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Wesley Ross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Orlando	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bernard Rivers	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Vermont	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kennedy Shapiro	1	0	0	0

Orlando	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernard Rivers	0	1	0	0
Winfred Reilly	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Tyler	3	149	49.7	36.3	51	1

Orlando	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Knight	3	115	38.3	35.0	43	2

Kicking Statistics

Vermont	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Ring	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Orlando	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Finley	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Bodell	2	10	5.0	0

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Floyd	2	54	27.0	0
Kurt Harrison	1	24	24.0	0

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Evans	3	83	27.7	0
Vince Cavin	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lamont Floyd	6	1	0.0	14	32
CB Ross Bodell	5	0	0.0	12	41
S Roderick Duran	4	0	0.0	19	34
ILB Tim Kunz	3	1	0.0	18	35
OLB Jeremy Bookout	3	1	0.0	15	22
DT Lonnie Oliver	3	0	0.0	12	23
S Alfred Grant	3	0	0.0	15	35
CB Xavier Springs	2	2	0.0	21	39
CB Pat Mallow	2	1	0.0	7	20
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	2	1	0.0	17	33
OLB Clarence Tyler	2	1	0.0	15	20
S Kurt Harrison	2	0	0.0	14	40
DE Tommy Fisher	1	1	0.0	7	19
DT Earnest Lang	1	0	0.0	12	15
DE Juan Barlow	1	0	0.0	15	37
DT Conrad Connell	1	0	0.0	13	37
ILB Jamal Harding	1	0	0.0	6	15
WR J.C. McGee	1	0	---	---	---
CB Monty Lentzner	1	0	0.0	11	21
DE Riddick Allen	0	1	0.0	9	14

Orlando	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Reilly	11	3	40	28
ILB Melvin Kemp	5	1	31	16
S Kirk Nutt	4	4	16	18
CB Leon Hedrick	4	1	25	14
CB J.J. Grace	4	1	29	22
DE Teddy Czech	3	1	31	23
S Bucky Garibay	3	0	31	23
OLB Jeremy Sacratini	3	0	9	12
CB Bernard Rivers	3	0	29	22
CB Sedrick Evans	2	3	28	20
DT Willard Peters	2	2	19	10
DE Nicky Stropka	1	1	22	14
S Mickey Bierria	1	1	21	5
S Dean Jefferson	1	1	16	17
DE Brett Stanton	1	0	27	19
DT Sam Backstrom	1	0	29	21
DT Mario Rubio	0	1	23	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Vermont	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Conrad Connell	1	1	0	37
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	0	5	1	33
DE Riddick Allen	0	1	0	14
ILB Tim Kunz	0	1	0	35
DE Tommy Fisher	0	1	0	19
OLB Jeremy Bookout	0	1	0	22
DT Earnest Lang	0	0	1	15

Orlando	Hurry	PPlay
DT Sam Backstrom	2	21
ILB Winfred Reilly	1	28
DE Brett Stanton	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lamont Floyd	4	1	32
CB Ross Bodell	4	1	41
OLB Jeremy Bookout	3	2	22
S Kurt Harrison	2	2	40
CB Pat Mallow	2	1	20
S Alfred Grant	2	0	35
CB Xavier Springs	1	1	39
CB Monty Lentzner	1	1	21
OLB Clarence Tyler	1	0	20
ILB Tim Kunz	0	1	35

Orlando	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Winfred Reilly	3	2	0	28
ILB Melvin Kemp	3	0	0	16
S Bucky Garibay	2	0	0	23
S Dean Jefferson	1	1	0	17
CB Bernard Rivers	1	0	1	22
S Kirk Nutt	1	0	0	18
OLB Jeremy Sacratini	1	0	0	12
CB Leon Hedrick	1	0	0	14
CB J.J. Grace	1	0	0	22
OLB J.J. Wilson	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Zack Sanderson	5	8	0	34	25
Wally Guthrie	3	7	1	32	21
Ross Pettet	2	6	0	33	24
Dusty Hickson	2	5	0	37	26
Archie Hage	2	3	0	34	23
Kenneth Hanson	2	2	0	7	4
Tony Tran	1	2	0	8	7
Cory Singley	1	2	0	6	5
Juan Reid	1	2	0	23	10

Orlando	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mickey Dahnke	1	3	0	17	43
Leland Prall	1	3	0	15	20
Dwayne Roth	1	2	0	23	50
Edgar Deal	1	1	1	13	22
Dixon Hoffman	1	1	0	7	17
J.J. Barber	1	1	0	19	38
Sedrick Newton	1	1	0	17	34
Myron Cleevely	0	3	0	24	47
Bubba Caleca	0	2	0	19	40

Special Teams Statistics

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Grady Burke	2	11
Jamal Harding	2	8
Alfred Grant	0	12
Irving Tillman	0	11
Byron Dunn	0	11
Kennedy Shapiro	0	11
Juan Reid	0	11
Pat Mallow	0	8
Clarence Tyler	0	8
Darrell Bauer	0	8
Chuck Liao	0	7
Monty Lentzner	0	7
Kurt Harrison	0	6
Joey Ring	0	5
Ross Bodell	0	5
Lamont Floyd	0	4
Sherman Gerhardt	0	3
Juan Barlow	0	3
Jimmie Krykhtine	0	3
Tony Tran	0	3
Duane Tyler	0	3
Ray Patton	0	3
Cory Singley	0	3
Otis Brewer	0	3
Lonnie Oliver	0	3
Xavier Springs	0	2
Conrad Connell	0	2
Roderick Duran	0	2
Ross Pettet	0	2
Tim Kunz	0	2
Jeremy Bookout	0	2
Earnest Lang	0	1
Zack Sanderson	0	1
Riddick Allen	0	1
Kenneth Hanson	0	1

Orlando	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Grace	2	8
Leland Prall	1	13
Claude Pedersen	1	13
J.J. Barber	1	7
Tito Woodson	0	15
Edgar Deal	0	12
Vince Cavin	0	10
Edward Stephenson	0	8
Joey Hicks	0	8
Jeremy Sacratini	0	7
Dean Jefferson	0	7
Leon Hedrick	0	7
Winfred Reilly	0	5
Mickey Dahnke	0	5
Jeremy Harper	0	5
Dixon Hoffman	0	5
Freddie Finley	0	5
Sedrick Evans	0	5
Barry Wolfe	0	5
Ray Nixon	0	4
Lance Whitehorn	0	3
Jim Knight	0	3
Teddy Czech	0	3
Kirk Nutt	0	2
Mickey Bierria	0	2
Wayne Thomas	0	2
Nicky Stropka	0	1
Kevin Stanton	0	1
Mario Rubio	0	1
Bubba Caleca	0	1
Charlie Klaff	0	1
Claude McLerran	0	1
J.J. Wilson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	22	125	5.7
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	10	137	13.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	13	70	5.4
Right	6	33	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
K.C. Grant	28	14	1	4	1	4	4	0	1

Orlando	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Wilkins	42	19	2	1	4	9	8	2	0
Riddick Conrady	9	1	0	3	2	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	64	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	87	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	34	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	28	9	132	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.C. McGee	12	5	1	63	0	23
WR Irving Tillman	5	2	0	23	0	18
TE Byron Dunn	3	2	0	24	0	22
WR Bennie Kramer	2	1	0	17	0	13
FB Juan Reid	2	2	0	7	0	10
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Kennedy Shapiro	1	1	0	1	0	16
WR Dan Fredrick	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Darrell Bauer	1	1	0	50	1	5

Orlando	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edward Stephenson	21	9	3	122	1	48
WR Claude McLerran	6	4	1	41	1	31
WR Claude Pedersen	6	2	0	22	0	15
RB Ray Nixon	5	2	0	15	0	33
WR Charlie Klaff	5	1	0	9	0	30
TE Edgar Deal	4	1	2	17	0	22
TE J.J. Barber	3	1	0	12	0	38
RB Wesley Ross	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Shapiro	5	19	3.80	8.14
Sherman Gerhardt	1	7	7.00	5.25

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Nixon	2	5	2.50	3.90
Wesley Ross	1	-1	-1.00	0.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
K.C. Grant	4	3	29	7.25	6.61

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Wilkins	7	2	19	2.71	5.40
Riddick Conrady	4	0	0	0.00	1.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.C. McGee	2	1	11	5.50	5.25
TE Byron Dunn	1	1	17	17.00	8.00
FB Juan Reid	1	1	1	1.00	3.50

Orlando	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edward Stephenson	5	1	14	2.80	5.81
RB Ray Nixon	3	1	5	1.67	3.00
TE Edgar Deal	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Charlie Klaff	1	0	0	0.00	1.80
TE J.J. Barber	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Kennedy Shapiro	4	3
Sherman Gerhardt	1	1
K.C. Grant	1	1

Orlando	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Nixon	3	2
Wesley Ross	2	1
Ed Wilkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
K.C. Grant	7	5	5

Orlando	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	7	4	4
Riddick Conrady	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. McGee	5	3	3
WR Darrell Bauer	1	1	1
FB Juan Reid	1	1	1

Orlando	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edward Stephenson	5	3	3
WR Claude McLerran	3	1	1
WR Claude Pedersen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (19,900)
End Zone 10,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (19,900)
End Zone	10,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)