Week 17, 2026

played in Vermont, VT

8 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Orlando Pirates	7	7	0	14	-	28
Vermont Mountaineers	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 VER - Byron Dunn 20 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 06:55 ORL - Ed Wilkins 5 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 08:52 VER - J.C. McGee 38 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 02:47 ORL - Tito Woodson 4 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ORL - Ray Nixon 1 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 09:09 VER - Ross Bodell 78 punt return (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 05:19 ORL - Ray Nixon 3 run (Freddie Finley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 VER - Byron Dunn 20 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
1Q: 06:55 ORL - Ed Wilkins 5 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 08:52 VER - J.C. McGee 38 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 02:47 ORL - Tito Woodson 4 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ORL - Ray Nixon 1 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 09:09 VER - Ross Bodell 78 punt return (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 05:19 ORL - Ray Nixon 3 run (Freddie Finley extra point)

Team Statistics ORL VER
Record 6-10 7-9
First Downs 29 16
- by Rushing 14 6
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 393 238
- Offensive Plays 81 48
- Yards per Play 4.85 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 174 73
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 4.97 4.29
Net Passing Yards 219 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 31 - 0 29 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.76 5.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/18 2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.7 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 1/78
Kick Returns/Yards 4/124 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 39:36 20:24

Team Statistics	ORL	VER
Record	6-10	7-9
First Downs	29	16
- by Rushing	14	6
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	393	238
- Offensive Plays	81	48
- Yards per Play	4.85	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	174	73
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	4.97	4.29
Net Passing Yards	219	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 31 - 0	29 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.76	5.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/18	2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.7	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	1/78
Kick Returns/Yards	4/124	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	39:36	20:24

Drive Charts

Orlando Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	4:45	50	10	50	Touchdown
1	3:58	5:34	OWN 7	10	47	Punt
2	8:38	6:01	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 26	5	59	Half
3	15:00	4:00	OWN 31	8	19	Punt
3	10:26	1:20	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
3	8:00	8:08	OWN 31	18	69	Touchdown
4	11:24	2:22	OWN 7	5	14	Punt
4	9:02	3:53	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	2:35	0:31	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 35	3	0	Game

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:30	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
1	6:45	2:47	OWN 34	5	2	Punt
2	13:24	4:46	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	2:37	0:45	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
3	11:00	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	9:06	1:06	OWN 7	4	16	Punt
4	14:52	3:28	OWN 20	8	21	Punt
4	5:09	2:34	OWN 37	6	43	Downs
4	2:04	0:50	OWN 29	4	13	Fumble

Game MVP: Ed Wilkins, Orlando Pirates

Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Nixon	18	101	5.61	47	2	1
Ed Wilkins	9	53	5.89	13	2	1
Tito Woodson	8	20	2.50	7	0	1

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kennedy Shapiro	8	35	4.38	11	1
Sherman Gerhardt	6	29	4.83	10	1
R.J. Williamson	1	0	0.00	0	0
Juan Reid	1	5	5.00	5	0
Grady Burke	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Wilkins	45	31	225	1/6	1	24	0	87.7

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
R.J. Williamson	29	13	177	2/12	2	38	0	87.8

Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edward Stephenson	8	14	85	10.63	8	24	0
WR Claude McLerran	7	10	42	6.00	17	10	0
TE Jose Hoffman	4	7	33	8.25	14	18	0
RB Ray Nixon	3	3	10	3.33	0	5	1
TE Edgar Deal	3	4	24	8.00	0	16	0
WR Claude Pedersen	3	3	16	5.33	0	9	0
WR Charlie Klaff	1	2	3	3.00	5	3	0
RB Tito Woodson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Leland Prall	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.C. McGee	4	4	74	18.50	22	38	1
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	4	11	5.50	2	10	0
WR Dan Fredrick	2	5	6	3.00	1	6	0
WR Bennie Kramer	2	5	24	12.00	9	18	0
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	0
WR Irving Tillman	1	2	30	30.00	24	30	0
TE Byron Dunn	1	1	20	20.00	6	20	1
WR Darrell Bauer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Juan Reid	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Grady Burke	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Orlando	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Orlando	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Teddy Czech	0	1	0	0
Brett Stanton	0	0	1	0

Vermont	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
R.J. Williamson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Orlando	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bert Wolf	5	255	51.0	31.6	57	1

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Tyler	5	254	50.8	48.6	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Orlando	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Finley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Nixon	3	11	3.7	0

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Bodell	1	78	78.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Evans	4	124	31.0	0

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Harrison	4	75	18.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Orlando	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Reilly	5	1	0.0	16	31
S Kirk Nutt	5	1	0.0	14	21
ILB Melvin Kemp	5	1	0.0	13	25
DT Sam Backstrom	3	0	0.0	12	24
DE Nicky Stropka	2	0	1.0	13	27
S Bucky Garibay	2	1	0.0	16	20
CB Sedrick Evans	2	0	0.0	9	20
DE Brett Stanton	1	1	1.0	11	19
DT Willard Peters	1	1	0.0	10	15
S Mickey Bierria	1	0	0.0	3	12
CB Bernard Rivers	1	0	0.0	13	28
DE Teddy Czech	1	0	0.0	10	16
OLB J.J. Wilson	1	0	0.0	7	8
S Dean Jefferson	0	1	0.0	6	18

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tim Kunz	10	3	0.0	27	39
OLB Jeremy Bookout	7	0	0.0	21	23
S Roderick Duran	5	2	0.0	27	34
S Jerome Johnston	5	1	0.0	21	31
CB Lee Warren	5	1	0.0	29	30
OLB Clarence Tyler	4	3	1.0	15	19
CB Ross Bodell	3	5	0.0	13	29
S Kurt Harrison	3	1	0.0	12	20
DE Juan Barlow	3	1	0.0	31	33
OLB Chuck Liao	3	0	0.0	15	16
CB Xavier Springs	3	0	0.0	8	17
DT Ray Patton	3	0	0.0	20	22
CB Pat Mallow	2	0	0.0	6	5
CB Lamont Floyd	1	1	0.0	23	26
DE Riddick Allen	1	0	0.0	21	30
WR Dan Fredrick	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jamal Harding	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Monty Lentzner	1	0	0.0	10	19
S Alfred Grant	1	0	0.0	8	13
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	0	2	0.0	27	37
DT Earnest Lang	0	1	0.0	20	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Orlando	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nicky Stropka	1.0	0	2	1	27
DE Brett Stanton	1.0	0	1	0	19
ILB Winfred Reilly	0.0	1	1	0	31
DE Teddy Czech	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Lionel Nichols	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Willard Peters	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Sam Backstrom	0.0	0	1	0	24

Vermont	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clarence Tyler	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	0.0	1	3	1	37
DT Ray Patton	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Lonnie Oliver	0.0	1	0	0	26
DT Earnest Lang	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Juan Barlow	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Orlando	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bucky Garibay	3	1	20
S Kirk Nutt	3	0	21
ILB Melvin Kemp	3	0	25
CB Sedrick Evans	2	1	20
ILB Winfred Reilly	1	0	31
OLB J.J. Wilson	1	0	8
CB Leon Hedrick	0	2	15
CB Kevin Stanton	0	1	3

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tim Kunz	5	0	39
OLB Jeremy Bookout	4	0	23
CB Lee Warren	3	0	30
CB Xavier Springs	3	0	17
CB Ross Bodell	3	0	29
OLB Chuck Liao	2	1	16
S Kurt Harrison	2	0	20
S Jerome Johnston	2	0	31
OLB Clarence Tyler	2	0	19
S Roderick Duran	2	0	34
CB Pat Mallow	1	0	5
CB Lamont Floyd	1	0	26
CB Monty Lentzner	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Orlando	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bubba Caleca	3	7	25	0	32
Mickey Dahnke	2	3	29	0	39
Leland Prall	2	3	24	0	24
Barry Wolfe	2	2	10	0	14
Jeremy Harper	1	7	33	0	43
Myron Cleevely	0	2	34	1	45
Sedrick Newton	0	2	25	0	35
Dwayne Roth	0	1	9	0	11

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dusty Hickson	2	3	12	0	28
Juan Reid	2	2	11	0	17
Zack Sanderson	1	2	15	1	24
Bill Segas	1	2	5	0	8
Wally Guthrie	1	2	14	0	26
Ross Pettet	1	2	16	0	26
Archie Hage	1	1	12	1	23
Kenneth Hanson	1	1	1	0	5
Jimmie Horie	0	1	5	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

Orlando	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Evans	2	9
Charlie Klaff	1	13
Leland Prall	1	7
J.J. Grace	0	15
Jose Hoffman	0	14
Marco Wickman	0	13
Leon Hedrick	0	13
Tito Woodson	0	12
Wesley Ross	0	12
Vince Cavin	0	9
Ray Nixon	0	7
Edgar Deal	0	6
Bert Wolf	0	5
Kevin Stanton	0	5
Jeremy Harper	0	5
Dixon Hoffman	0	5
Freddie Finley	0	5
Jeremy Sacratini	0	5
Dwayne Roth	0	5
Teddy Czech	0	5
Bubba Caleca	0	4
Robert Schwab	0	4
Mickey Bierria	0	4
Bernard Rivers	0	4
Barry Wolfe	0	4
J.J. Wilson	0	4
Lance Whitehorn	0	3
Claude McLerran	0	3
Edward Stephenson	0	2
Winfred Reilly	0	1
Nicky Stropka	0	1
Mickey Dahnke	0	1
Kirk Nutt	0	1
Brett Stanton	0	1
Willard Peters	0	1
Melvin Kemp	0	1

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Grady Burke	2	14
Jamal Harding	2	11
Irving Tillman	1	14
Kennedy Shapiro	1	14
Pat Mallow	1	9
Chuck Liao	0	15
Kurt Harrison	0	13
Byron Dunn	0	13
Juan Reid	0	12
Clarence Tyler	0	9
Darrell Bauer	0	9
Alfred Grant	0	9
Lamont Floyd	0	6
Monty Lentzner	0	6
Sherman Gerhardt	0	5
Bill Segas	0	5
Tony Tran	0	5
Duane Tyler	0	5
Riddick Allen	0	5
Otis Brewer	0	5
Ross Bodell	0	5
Joey Ring	0	4
Ross Pettet	0	4
Kenneth Hanson	0	3
Jeremy Bookout	0	3
Jimmie Krykhtine	0	2
Jerome Johnston	0	1
Zack Sanderson	0	1
Lee Warren	0	1
Jimmie Horie	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	22	140	6.4
Right	5	9	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Wilkins	45	31	1	1	4	1	5	1	0

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
R.J. Williamson	29	13	3	0	2	5	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	18	98	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	54	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edward Stephenson	14	8	3	85	1	41
WR Claude McLerran	10	7	1	42	0	29
TE Jose Hoffman	7	4	0	33	0	34
TE Edgar Deal	4	3	0	24	0	29
RB Ray Nixon	3	3	0	10	0	32
WR Claude Pedersen	3	3	0	16	0	9
WR Charlie Klaff	2	1	0	3	0	17
RB Tito Woodson	1	1	0	3	0	14
FB Leland Prall	1	1	0	9	0	24

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dan Fredrick	5	2	1	6	0	17
WR Bennie Kramer	5	2	1	24	0	13
RB Kennedy Shapiro	4	2	0	11	0	21
WR J.C. McGee	4	4	0	74	1	20
WR Darrell Bauer	3	0	0	0	0	6
WR Irving Tillman	2	1	0	30	1	16
FB Juan Reid	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Grady Burke	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	1	0	12	0	12
TE Byron Dunn	1	1	0	20	1	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Nixon	3	4	1.33	5.61
Ed Wilkins	1	5	5.00	5.89
Tito Woodson	1	4	4.00	2.50

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Wilkins	8	4	24	3.00	5.00

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
R.J. Williamson	3	2	20	6.67	6.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Claude McLerran	3	2	13	4.33	4.20
TE Jose Hoffman	2	0	0	0.00	4.71
WR Edward Stephenson	2	1	10	5.00	6.07
RB Ray Nixon	1	1	1	1.00	3.33

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Byron Dunn	1	1	20	20.00	20.00
WR Dan Fredrick	1	1	0	0.00	1.20
TE Grady Burke	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	4	2
Tito Woodson	3	2
Ray Nixon	2	2

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Gerhardt	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	9	5	5

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
R.J. Williamson	7	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ray Nixon	2	2	2
WR Edward Stephenson	2	1	1
WR Claude McLerran	2	1	1
TE Jose Hoffman	1	0	0
TE Edgar Deal	1	0	0
WR Claude Pedersen	1	1	1

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kennedy Shapiro	2	1	1
WR Dan Fredrick	2	0	0
WR Irving Tillman	1	0	0
WR Bennie Kramer	1	0	0
TE Grady Burke	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,900 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (19,500)
End Zone 10,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (12,400)
Club Seats 6,500 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,900 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (19,500)
End Zone	10,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (12,400)
Club Seats	6,500 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (2,900)