Exhibition Week 3, 2027

played in Columbia, IL

83 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Vermont Mountaineers33147-27
Columbia Fire0707-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:21 VER - Joey Ring 22 field goal
2Q: 07:52 VER - Joey Ring 47 field goal
2Q: 02:28 CLB - Wendell Thingvold 5 pass from Don Barrett (Harvey Flynn extra point)
3Q: 08:16 VER - Sammie Dresow 5 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
3Q: 01:10 VER - Irving Tillman 3 pass from R.J. Williamson (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 08:34 VER - Mason Abdul-Malik 7 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 06:03 CLB - Heath Musselman 12 pass from Don Barrett (Harvey Flynn extra point)

Team StatisticsVERCLB
Record1-10-2
First Downs1417
- by Rushing43
- by Passing910
- by Penalty14
Total Net Yards243220
- Offensive Plays6971
- Yards per Play3.523.10
Net Rushing Yards9550
- Rushing Attempts3923
- Yards per Rush2.442.17
Net Passing Yards148170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 16 - 146 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards152186
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/42/16
- Yards per Pass Play4.933.54
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions7/182/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.410.1
4th Down Conversions0/01/4
Penalties/Yards8/554/37
Punt Returns/Yards4/344/54
Kick Returns/Yards1/184/82
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 28
Time of Possession33:0126:59

Drive Charts

Vermont Mountaineers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:221:53OWN 21417Interception
18:571:05OWN 236Punt
17:524:37OPP 45840Field Goal
215:000:56OWN 63-3Punt
213:185:31OWN 38932Field Goal
24:500:43OWN 2533Punt
22:191:16OWN 2037Punt
315:002:46OWN 20726Punt
310:142:06OPP 32532Touchdown
34:543:54OWN 431157Touchdown
414:281:24OWN 4436Punt
411:482:18OPP 433-1Punt
48:340:06OPP 717Touchdown
45:532:03OWN 1832Punt
41:440:43OWN 3534Punt
40:200:20OPP 431-2Game
Columbia Fire
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:38OWN 22412Punt
110:291:32OPP 4330Punt
13:153:15OWN 20612Punt
214:040:46OPP 382-3Interception
27:472:57OWN 20413Punt
24:071:48OWN 40760Touchdown
21:031:03OWN 19523Half
312:142:00OWN 83-7Punt
38:083:14OWN 31633Missed FG
31:001:32OWN 203-11Punt
413:041:16OWN 163-3Punt
49:300:56OWN 94-2Downs
48:282:35OWN 33967Touchdown
43:502:06OWN 39926Downs
41:010:41OWN 3548Downs

Game MVP: R.J. Williamson, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

VermontAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mason Abdul-Malik19432.261411
Kennedy Shapiro9161.78900
Miles Donovan8313.881310
R.J. Williamson1-2-2.00-200
J.C. McGee1-1-1.00-100
K.C. Grant188.00800
ColumbiaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Greg Prior13403.081510
Eugene Guthrie10101.001020

Passing Statistics

VermontAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
R.J. Williamson23131181/4225099.5
K.C. Grant63340/0017127.8
ColumbiaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Barrett42201732/16225164.8
Mario Gurley43130/0013078.1

Receiving Statistics

VermontCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR J.C. McGee44379.255160
TE Grady Burke33289.3313140
WR Irving Tillman27126.00191
WR Dan Fredrick242110.504170
FB Zane McLendon22189.000110
WR Ezra Harvey273115.506250
TE Sammie Dresow1155.00051
WR Darrell Bauer0100.00000
ColumbiaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Heath Musselman511448.8015161
WR Pat Sawyer47194.75080
WR Isaac Houlihan39279.009250
WR Malik Wischhof34196.330130
TE Wendell Thingvold262512.5010201
FB Desmond Garrett2210.50040
RB Eugene Guthrie111313.0013130
WR Jermaine Sanderson122323.000230
RB Greg Prior111313.000130
FB Albert Airhart1122.00020
TE Frank Newton0100.00000

Interception Statistics

VermontIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Xavier Springs100.000
ColumbiaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Nolan Tisdale100.000

Fumble Statistics

VermontFumbRecovForceTD
Jamal Harding0100
Dusty Hickson0010
Tony Tran0010
ColumbiaFumbRecovForceTD
Andre Blades2000
Heath Musselman0100

Punting Statistics

VermontPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Duane Tyler939243.637.6544
ColumbiaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Calvin Lin733247.442.6624

Kicking Statistics

VermontFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Joey Ring2/21/10/0473/3
ColumbiaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Harvey Flynn0/10/10/102/2

Punt Return Statistics

VermontRetYardsAvgTD
Kennedy Shapiro4348.50
ColumbiaRetYardsAvgTD
Andre Blades45413.50

Kick Return Statistics

VermontRetYardsAvgTD
Kurt Harrison11818.00
ColumbiaRetYardsAvgTD
Mercury Sheldon48220.50

Defensive Statistics

VermontTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Xavier Springs720.01945
CB Pat Mallow610.01540
DE Riddick Allen511.02244
S Roderick Duran430.01633
DT Ray Patton410.01423
ILB Jamal Harding410.01333
S Alfred Grant400.0931
DE Juan Barlow311.02141
ILB Tim Kunz330.01014
CB Lee Warren300.01313
S Kurt Harrison110.01238
OLB Chuck Liao110.01329
OLB Jeremy Bookout110.01118
RB Miles Donovan10---------
CB Lamont Floyd020.01324
DE Jimmie Krykhtine010.0712
DT Conrad Connell010.01438
ColumbiaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Mercury Sheldon500.02725
ILB Jimmie Barlow450.03022
ILB Dean Mage420.02519
OLB Leland Sherman420.03117
DE Herb Farley410.03026
S Amos Peterson400.02216
OLB Walter Prescott301.02016
DE Bennie Milnes320.03425
S Jay Doub310.02123
CB Doug Davis300.03426
S Bo Pottinger300.02010
CB Eddie Kirk210.02311
DT Lonnie Drenik200.02116
DT Tito Reed200.033
ILB Nolan Tisdale200.0710
CB Dominic Van Hoose120.01920
CB Andre Blades110.01714
OLB Phil Culver100.0159
TE Wendell Thingvold10---------
DE Darren Chong100.02115

Pass Rush Statistics

VermontSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Juan Barlow1.002041
DE Riddick Allen1.002044
DT Ray Patton0.001023
DT Conrad Connell0.000238
ColumbiaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Walter Prescott1.000016
DE Herb Farley0.010026
DE Bennie Milnes0.002025

Pass Defense Statistics

VermontCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Xavier Springs53145
CB Pat Mallow42040
ILB Jamal Harding40033
S Roderick Duran31033
OLB Chuck Liao20029
S Kurt Harrison10038
DE Juan Barlow10041
CB Lee Warren10013
DT Ray Patton10023
DE Riddick Allen10044
ColumbiaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Dean Mage30019
CB Doug Davis22026
CB Mercury Sheldon21025
S Bo Pottinger20010
CB Eddie Kirk20011
OLB Walter Prescott20016
ILB Nolan Tisdale10110
CB Andre Blades10014
S Jay Doub10023
OLB Leland Sherman02017

Blocking Statistics

VermontKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ross Pettet310025015
Dusty Hickson27131024
Otis Brewer24115011
Wally Guthrie13033024
Archie Hage12028017
Zack Sanderson05025021
Tony Tran04025121
Bill Segas01013017
Grady Burke01023015
ColumbiaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Walt Dunn37220244
D.J. Burks14016028
Casey Machado13023044
Alvin Sullivan13015039
Broderick Green03016045
Jerry Drain02018037
Jaiden Stargell010703

Special Teams Tackles

VermontTacklesSTPlays
Bill Segas211
Pat Mallow124
Sammie Dresow119
Zane McLendon117
Kurt Harrison116
Tony Tran111
Dusty Hickson15
ColumbiaTacklesSTPlays
Dean Mage121
Andre Blades119
Walter Prescott115
D.J. Burks18
Broderick Green18
Alvin Sullivan16

Participation

VermontRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Pat Mallow------15402479
Riddick Allen------2244773
Kurt Harrison------12381666
Xavier Springs------1945165
Jamal Harding------13331965
Chuck Liao------13292264
Juan Barlow------2141163
Dusty Hickson3124------560
Irving Tillman3022------759
Tony Tran2521------1157
Wally Guthrie3324---------57
Miles Donovan1515------2555
Conrad Connell------1438---52
R.J. Williamson2724---------51
Roderick Duran------1633150
Zane McLendon2012------1749
Ross Pettet2515------747
Jerome Johnston------1531---46
Zack Sanderson2521---------46
Dan Fredrick1515------1646
Darrell Bauer1714------1546
Grady Burke2315------846
Archie Hage2817---------45
Sammie Dresow188------1945
Alfred Grant------931444
Bill Segas1317------1141
Lamont Floyd------1324340
Ray Patton------1423138
Mason Abdul-Malik2015------338
Otis Brewer1511------1036
Jeremy Bookout------1118332
Ezra Harvey1517---------32
Lee Warren------1313---26
Tim Kunz------1014125
Kennedy Shapiro115------824
J.C. McGee1112---------23
Earnest Lang------910322
Jimmie Krykhtine------712120
Lonnie Oliver------67518
K.C. Grant126---------18
Carson Enochs00------1111
Clarence Tyler------1449
Duane Tyler00------99
Joey Ring00------88
Graham Anthony00------22
Byron Dunn00---------0
ColumbiaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Casey Machado2344------774
Doug Davis------34261171
Wendell Thingvold1736------1669
Broderick Green1645------869
Greg Prior1339------1668
Walt Dunn2044------367
Dean Mage------25192165
Jerry Drain1837------863
Dominic Van Hoose------19202463
Bennie Milnes------3425362
Mercury Sheldon------2725860
Alvin Sullivan1539------660
Don Barrett1444---------58
Herb Farley------3026157
Heath Musselman1129------1757
Jimmie Barlow------3022254
Jay Doub------21231054
D.J. Burks1628------852
Walter Prescott------20161551
Leland Sherman------3117250
Andre Blades------17141950
Lonnie Drenik------2116946
Isaac Houlihan1530---------45
Frank Newton1119------1040
Amos Peterson------2216240
Pat Sawyer623------1039
Darren Chong------2115238
Eddie Kirk------2311236
Bo Pottinger------2010333
Albert Airhart516------1031
Desmond Garrett510------1631
Phil Culver------159529
Malik Wischhof1118---------29
Nolan Tisdale------7101027
Jermaine Sanderson1111------123
J.C. Manning------85922
Eugene Guthrie108------119
Mario Gurley94---------13
Jaiden Stargell73---------10
Calvin Lin00------88
Tito Reed------33---6
Harvey Flynn00------44
Xavier Hartman------1214
Damon Briggs01---------1
Damon Merchant00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left581.6
Middle19552.9
Right14342.4
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left16211.3
Middle177.0
Right6223.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

VermontAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
R.J. Williamson23131305200
K.C. Grant630100001
ColumbiaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Barrett42203276521
Mario Gurley430100000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1613945.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)82334.1
Long (19+ Yds)51255.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen77192.7
Short (0-8 Yds)97667.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)198784.1
Long (19+ Yds)101232.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

VermontTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Irving Tillman72012022
WR Ezra Harvey72031117
WR Dan Fredrick42021015
WR J.C. McGee44037012
TE Grady Burke33028015
FB Zane McLendon22018012
WR Darrell Bauer1000014
TE Sammie Dresow110508
ColumbiaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Heath Musselman115344029
WR Isaac Houlihan93227130
WR Pat Sawyer74219023
TE Wendell Thingvold62025136
WR Malik Wischhof43019018
WR Jermaine Sanderson21023111
FB Desmond Garrett2201010
RB Eugene Guthrie1101308
TE Frank Newton1000019
RB Greg Prior11013039
FB Albert Airhart1102016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

VermontAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mason Abdul-Malik3124.002.26
Kennedy Shapiro284.001.78
Miles Donovan100.003.88
ColumbiaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

VermontAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
R.J. Williamson3282.675.13
K.C. Grant1166.005.67
ColumbiaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Barrett74355.004.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

VermontTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irving Tillman2131.501.71
TE Sammie Dresow1155.005.00
WR Ezra Harvey1166.004.43
ColumbiaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Heath Musselman32227.334.00
WR Isaac Houlihan2000.003.00
TE Wendell Thingvold1155.004.17
WR Pat Sawyer1188.002.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

VermontRushesConversions
Miles Donovan31
Mason Abdul-Malik30
ColumbiaRushesConversions
Greg Prior30

Third Down Passing Statistics

VermontAttCompConversions
R.J. Williamson965
K.C. Grant311
ColumbiaAttCompConversions
Don Barrett941
Mario Gurley211

Third Down Receiving Statistics

VermontTargCatchConversions
WR Irving Tillman322
WR Ezra Harvey300
WR Dan Fredrick221
WR Darrell Bauer100
WR J.C. McGee111
TE Grady Burke111
TE Sammie Dresow111
ColumbiaTargCatchConversions
WR Heath Musselman421
WR Isaac Houlihan200
WR Pat Sawyer210
FB Desmond Garrett111
WR Malik Wischhof110

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,900 (16,800)
End Zone10,200 (12,000)
Mezzanine5,800 (6,900)
Sideline Seats9,000 (10,600)
Club Seats8,700 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes7,700 (8,700)