Week 16, 2026

played in Murfreesboro, TN

45 degrees, fair, calm

Newark Bulldogs	7	0	3	7	-	17
Murfreesboro Mules	14	0	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 MUR - Ted Torres 9 pass from Billy Troutman (Jerald Page extra point)
1Q: 05:37 MUR - Tyrus Lee 28 pass from Billy Troutman (Jerald Page extra point)
1Q: 03:31 NWK - Rich Sparkman 23 pass from Travis Kennedy (Martin Clark extra point)
3Q: 09:57 NWK - Martin Clark 37 field goal
3Q: 00:37 MUR - Kerry Detsch 75 pass from Billy Troutman (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 10:57 NWK - Levon Bullock 27 pass from Travis Kennedy (Martin Clark extra point)
4Q: 03:26 MUR - Jerald Page 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 MUR - Ted Torres 9 pass from Billy Troutman (Jerald Page extra point)
1Q: 05:37 MUR - Tyrus Lee 28 pass from Billy Troutman (Jerald Page extra point)
1Q: 03:31 NWK - Rich Sparkman 23 pass from Travis Kennedy (Martin Clark extra point)
3Q: 09:57 NWK - Martin Clark 37 field goal
3Q: 00:37 MUR - Kerry Detsch 75 pass from Billy Troutman (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 10:57 NWK - Levon Bullock 27 pass from Travis Kennedy (Martin Clark extra point)
4Q: 03:26 MUR - Jerald Page 26 field goal

Team Statistics NWK MUR
Record 12-3 8-7
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 282 441
- Offensive Plays 53 68
- Yards per Play 5.32 6.49
Net Rushing Yards 118 102
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 4.72 3.52
Net Passing Yards 164 339
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 13 - 2 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 170 339
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.86 8.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/51
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/76 3/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:45 34:15

Team Statistics	NWK	MUR
Record	12-3	8-7
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	282	441
- Offensive Plays	53	68
- Yards per Play	5.32	6.49
Net Rushing Yards	118	102
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	4.72	3.52
Net Passing Yards	164	339
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 13 - 2	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	170	339
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.86	8.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/51
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/76	3/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:45	34:15

Drive Charts

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:32	1:10	OWN 26	2	1	Interception
1	5:25	2:10	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
1	0:20	1:43	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
2	12:54	1:52	OPP 36	3	7	Missed FG
2	9:22	1:34	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	5:33	1:26	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	1:15	0:52	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
3	15:00	5:11	OWN 21	9	59	Field Goal
3	4:50	3:29	OWN 3	7	51	Punt
3	0:17	4:32	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	3:20	1:17	OWN 23	5	12	Downs

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:28	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	8:22	2:57	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
1	3:15	2:55	OWN 30	5	27	Punt
2	13:37	0:43	OWN 29	2	10	Interception
2	11:02	1:40	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
2	7:48	2:15	OWN 14	4	21	Punt
2	4:07	2:52	OWN 24	7	36	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OPP 46	3	9	Missed FG
3	9:49	4:59	OWN 8	11	52	Punt
3	1:21	1:04	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
4	10:45	7:25	OWN 36	11	55	Field Goal
4	2:03	2:03	OPP 35	6	21	Game

Game MVP: Billy Troutman, Murfreesboro Mules

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brandon Collins	11	46	4.18	25	1
Rich Sparkman	10	30	3.00	10	1
Thurman Becker	2	32	16.00	18	2
Quinn Glover	1	5	5.00	5	0
Travis Kennedy	1	5	5.00	5	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Malcolm Rayburn	15	54	3.60	15	1
Dustin Price	9	44	4.89	12	2
Billy Troutman	3	3	1.00	5	0
Peter Bruener	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	27	13	170	1/6	2	27	2	62.2

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Troutman	39	24	339	0/0	3	75	1	104.5

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Levon Bullock	4	5	56	14.00	24	27	1
WR Jessie Lucas	2	8	31	15.50	3	20	0
TE Quinn Glover	2	4	30	15.00	15	26	0
RB Rich Sparkman	2	2	27	13.50	15	23	1
WR Martin Welborn	2	5	23	11.50	4	13	0
WR Jose Hoover	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Fred Preston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Detsch	6	9	177	29.50	116	75	1
TE Terrell Sperg	3	5	16	5.33	7	13	0
WR Bennie LaMontagne	3	5	26	8.67	8	15	0
WR Ted Torres	3	7	38	12.67	5	20	1
RB Malcolm Rayburn	3	3	15	5.00	1	7	0
RB Dustin Price	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
FB Peter Bruener	2	3	15	7.50	1	10	0
WR Tyrus Lee	1	3	28	28.00	11	28	1
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Tito Branch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Craig Downs	1	10	10.00	0

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ethan Riley	1	0	0.00	0
CB Wally McIntyre	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	4	189	47.3	41.5	55	1

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Pittard	5	200	40.0	32.0	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Clark	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	2/2

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Page	1/2	0/1	0/1	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tito Branch	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	3	58	19.3	0
Tyrus Holliday	1	18	18.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Lee	2	56	28.0	0
Ted Torres	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mickey Vedros	6	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Renaldo Davey	6	0	0.0	27	31
S Clay Barrett	5	1	0.0	22	27
ILB Drew Ludwig	5	1	0.0	14	13
ILB Hardy Henry	4	2	0.0	15	26
S Junior El Nino	4	1	0.0	26	38
DT Zach Reed	2	2	0.0	17	30
DT Ray Hatcher	2	1	0.0	15	12
DT Chuck Briggs	2	1	0.0	23	32
CB B.J. Brennan	2	1	0.0	13	21
CB Bernie Jefferson	2	0	0.0	14	21
DE Terrell Rice	2	0	0.0	13	32
CB Craig Downs	2	0	0.0	23	34
CB Ellis Garrido	2	0	0.0	5	9
WR Jessie Lucas	1	0	---	---	---
TE Quinn Glover	1	0	---	---	---
CB Andrew Anglewicz	1	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Reggie Havens	1	0	0.0	2	6
S Brady Kramer	1	0	0.0	9	13
DE Stephen Brigham	0	1	0.0	20	29

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ken Hilton	8	1	0.0	23	20
S Roderick Adams	5	2	0.0	17	20
CB Wally McIntyre	4	1	0.0	12	15
DT Trevor Austen	3	0	0.0	17	22
DE Edwin Beauchamp	2	0	1.0	15	20
CB Ray Gaylor	2	1	0.0	11	10
S Damon Lundberg	2	0	0.0	12	13
OLB Donnell Reed	2	0	0.0	12	14
DE Jamal Waldron	1	2	0.0	9	3
CB Chester Heath	1	2	0.0	21	25
CB Kyle Battle	1	2	0.0	20	21
OLB Hardy Hoffman	1	1	0.0	10	12
ILB Randal Dukes	1	1	0.0	5	10
WR Kerry Detsch	1	0	---	---	---
S Ethan Riley	1	0	0.0	24	25
DE Perry Webster	1	0	0.0	12	16
DT Barry Cline	1	0	0.0	8	5
DT Brock Osborne	1	0	0.0	7	8
DE Frankie Wheeler	0	2	0.0	10	15
OLB Luke Wynn	0	1	0.0	12	13
DE Glen Abrams	0	1	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Brigham	0.0	0	2	1	29
DE Matthew Jeffries	0.0	0	1	0	7

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Edwin Beauchamp	1.0	0	0	20
DE Frankie Wheeler	0.0	1	1	15
DE Glen Abrams	0.0	1	0	11
DT Trevor Austen	0.0	0	1	22
DT Barry Cline	0.0	0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Drew Ludwig	4	0	0	13
ILB Hardy Henry	3	1	0	26
OLB Mickey Vedros	3	0	0	19
OLB Renaldo Davey	3	0	0	31
CB Bernie Jefferson	2	1	0	21
CB Craig Downs	2	0	1	34
CB Ellis Garrido	2	0	0	9
S Brady Kramer	2	0	0	13
S Clay Barrett	1	1	0	27
OLB Reggie Havens	1	1	0	6
DT Chuck Briggs	1	0	0	32
S Junior El Nino	0	1	0	38

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wally McIntyre	4	0	1	15
OLB Ken Hilton	3	1	0	20
S Ethan Riley	2	1	1	25
CB Kyle Battle	1	1	0	21
S Damon Lundberg	1	0	0	13
OLB Donnell Reed	1	0	0	14
S Roderick Adams	1	0	0	20
CB Ray Gaylor	0	1	0	10
CB Chester Heath	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norman Enright	2	4	2	22	0	22
Richie Stith	1	4	1	24	1	25
Kurt Bensen	1	4	0	21	0	24
Wendell Sands	1	4	0	18	0	23
Shane Brush	1	3	0	18	0	26
Fred Preston	1	1	0	24	0	25
Billy Kramer	1	1	0	7	0	2
Thurman Becker	0	2	0	15	0	15
Carlos Fleming	0	1	0	10	0	9

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jesse Bednarsh	3	8	0	24	33
Andrew Strong	2	5	1	29	39
Gino Copeland	2	4	0	22	31
Lenny Namnath	1	4	0	29	37
Tony Haan	1	1	0	8	9
Hardy Mason	0	2	0	26	36
Peter Bruener	0	1	0	21	27
Tyrone Joyner	0	1	0	7	10

Special Teams Statistics

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Brady Kramer	3	12
Tyrus Holliday	1	16
Jose Hoover	0	16
Brandon Collins	0	16
Mickey Vedros	0	15
Rich Sparkman	0	13
Fred Preston	0	13
Bernie Jefferson	0	12
Quinn Glover	0	11
Frankie Hamrick	0	11
Ellis Garrido	0	9
Drew Ludwig	0	8
Terrell Rice	0	7
Drew Compton	0	6
Norman Enright	0	6
Jessie German	0	6
Carlos Fleming	0	6
Damon Gilmore	0	6
Jessie Lucas	0	5
Thurman Becker	0	4
Zach Reed	0	4
Levon Bullock	0	4
Wendell Sands	0	4
Trevor Hodgson	0	4
Hardy Henry	0	3
Junior El Nino	0	3
Craig Downs	0	3
Renaldo Davey	0	3
Stephen Brigham	0	2
Matthew Jeffries	0	2
Andrew Anglewicz	0	2
Martin Clark	0	2
Chuck Briggs	0	2
Billy Kramer	0	2
B.J. Brennan	0	2
Clay Barrett	0	1
Reggie Havens	0	1

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Victor Schreiner	3	14
Ray Gaylor	1	9
Randal Dukes	0	17
Lester Grant	0	16
Malcolm Rayburn	0	16
Jesse Dosoo	0	15
Peter Bruener	0	13
Tito Branch	0	13
Damon Lundberg	0	11
Kyle Battle	0	10
Bennie LaMontagne	0	9
Jerald Page	0	7
Jesse Bednarsh	0	7
Tony Haan	0	7
Terrell Sperg	0	7
Gino Copeland	0	7
Hardy Mason	0	7
Tyrone Joyner	0	7
Donnell Reed	0	6
Barry Cline	0	5
Ronnie Pittard	0	5
Ted Torres	0	4
Frankie Wheeler	0	3
Tyrus Lee	0	3
Ken Hilton	0	3
Wally McIntyre	0	3
Luke Wynn	0	2
Ethan Riley	0	2
Jamal Waldron	0	2
Chester Heath	0	2
Teddy Wisbey	0	2
Glen Abrams	0	2
Edwin Beauchamp	0	1
Mickey Levine	0	1
Trevor Austen	0	1
Hardy Hoffman	0	1
Roderick Adams	0	1
Brock Osborne	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	23	2.1
Middle	4	36	9.0
Right	10	59	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	6	31	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	27	13	4	1	1	5	3	0	2

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Troutman	39	24	5	1	5	5	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	90	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	51	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	94	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	194	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jessie Lucas	8	2	0	31	1	16
WR Levon Bullock	5	4	1	56	1	12
WR Martin Welborn	5	2	0	23	0	18
TE Quinn Glover	4	2	0	30	1	11
WR Jose Hoover	2	1	0	3	0	11
RB Rich Sparkman	2	2	0	27	1	18
TE Fred Preston	1	0	0	0	0	25

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Detsch	9	6	1	177	3	27
WR Ted Torres	7	3	3	38	1	19
TE Terrell Sperg	5	3	0	16	0	24
WR Bennie LaMontagne	5	3	0	26	0	21
WR Tyrus Lee	3	1	1	28	1	9
FB Peter Bruener	3	2	0	15	0	27
RB Malcolm Rayburn	3	3	0	15	0	26
RB Dustin Price	2	2	0	14	0	13
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	1	0	10	0	19
WR Tito Branch	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brandon Collins	1	-2	-2.00	4.18

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Malcolm Rayburn	4	7	1.75	3.60
Billy Troutman	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Troutman	5	3	24	4.80	8.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Lee	2	0	0	0.00	9.33
WR Ted Torres	1	1	9	9.00	5.43
RB Dustin Price	1	1	9	9.00	7.00
RB Malcolm Rayburn	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	1	0
Brandon Collins	1	0

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Dustin Price	2	2
Peter Bruener	2	1
Billy Troutman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	9	5	3

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Troutman	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Lucas	3	1	1
WR Levon Bullock	3	2	2
WR Jose Hoover	1	1	0
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	0
WR Martin Welborn	1	0	0

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted Torres	3	2	1
WR Kerry Detsch	2	2	2
WR Tyrus Lee	2	1	1
WR Bennie LaMontagne	1	0	0
FB Peter Bruener	1	0	0
RB Malcolm Rayburn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,500)