Week 1, 2027

played in Pennsylvania, PA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dakota Spirit	5	7	3	0	-	15
Pennsylvania Lions	3	13	7	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 36 field goal
1Q: 06:28 PEN - Alex Rose 47 field goal
1Q: 03:14 DAK - Safety: Dexter Hargrove tackled receiver in end zone
2Q: 08:38 DAK - Moe Maloney 2 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 04:14 PEN - Neal Vrabel 14 pass from Bruce Cote (Alex Rose extra point)
2Q: 04:01 PEN - B.J. Grieb 28 pass from Bruce Cote (Alex Rose extra point failed)
3Q: 06:56 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 41 field goal
3Q: 01:46 PEN - Geoff Sawchuk 4 run (Alex Rose extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 36 field goal
1Q: 06:28 PEN - Alex Rose 47 field goal
1Q: 03:14 DAK - Safety: Dexter Hargrove tackled receiver in end zone
2Q: 08:38 DAK - Moe Maloney 2 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 04:14 PEN - Neal Vrabel 14 pass from Bruce Cote (Alex Rose extra point)
2Q: 04:01 PEN - B.J. Grieb 28 pass from Bruce Cote (Alex Rose extra point failed)
3Q: 06:56 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 41 field goal
3Q: 01:46 PEN - Geoff Sawchuk 4 run (Alex Rose extra point)

Team Statistics DAK PEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 26
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 319 433
- Offensive Plays 49 73
- Yards per Play 6.51 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 138 176
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 6.57 5.50
Net Passing Yards 181 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 1 40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 203 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.46 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/19 9/46
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/109 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 25:54 34:06

Team Statistics	DAK	PEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	26
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	319	433
- Offensive Plays	49	73
- Yards per Play	6.51	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	138	176
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	6.57	5.50
Net Passing Yards	181	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 1	40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	203	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.46	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/19	9/46
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/109	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	25:54	34:06

Drive Charts

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:19	2:03	OPP 28	3	9	Field Goal
1	6:22	3:02	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
1	3:06	2:10	OPP 47	3	-9	Punt
2	10:26	1:58	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
2	3:49	1:57	OWN 20	4	54	Missed FG
2	1:04	0:54	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 24	6	43	Missed FG
3	8:53	2:05	OWN 20	4	56	Field Goal
3	1:37	2:58	OWN 29	4	15	Punt
4	9:41	4:26	OWN 1	8	41	Punt
4	1:46	0:51	OWN 20	5	24	Interception

Pennsylvania Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:41	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
1	10:16	3:54	OWN 32	7	38	Field Goal
1	3:20	0:14	OWN 5	1	-5	Safety
1	0:56	5:30	OWN 9	13	61	Missed FG
2	8:28	4:20	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	4:01	0:12	OPP 28	1	28	Touchdown
2	1:52	0:48	OWN 33	3	20	Interception
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 17	1	-16	Half
3	11:39	2:46	OWN 40	5	21	Punt
3	6:48	5:11	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
4	13:39	3:58	OWN 4	8	56	Punt
4	5:15	3:29	OWN 3	6	56	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 33	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Bruce Cote, Pennsylvania Lions

Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roy Tietsworth	11	99	9.00	54	3	0
Glenn Dixon	7	33	4.71	9	0	0
Moe Maloney	2	5	2.50	3	0	1
Louie Rivera	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Pennsylvania	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Geoff Sawchuk	18	113	6.28	61	3	1
Neal Vrabel	10	50	5.00	14	2	0
Bruce Cote	4	13	3.25	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moe Maloney	25	16	203	3/22	0	65	1	72.6

Pennsylvania	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bruce Cote	40	26	268	1/11	2	28	1	90.4

Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Calvin Lyle	5	9	153	30.60	92	65
TE Wendell Spradling	3	4	31	10.33	8	14
FB Louie Rivera	2	2	12	6.00	1	8
WR Jamie Livanis	2	3	6	3.00	4	4
WR Lawrence Strunk	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
TE Rick Fraser	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Burt Barrett	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Roy Tietsworth	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Kerry Sampson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pennsylvania	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Corwin Kerby	6	7	56	9.33	14	21	0
TE Max Horiszny	5	11	54	10.80	18	22	0
WR Matthew Terrell	4	8	54	13.50	15	23	0
RB Neal Vrabel	4	4	34	8.50	27	14	1
RB Geoff Sawchuk	2	4	6	3.00	1	9	0
WR Ken Covington	2	3	30	15.00	17	17	0
TE Vinny Rogers	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR B.J. Grieb	1	1	28	28.00	0	28	1
FB Neal Shea	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shane Matthews	1	0	0.00	0

Pennsylvania	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Herb Price	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dakota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roy Tietsworth	1	0	0	0
Clyde Tessen	0	0	1	0

Pennsylvania	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bruce Cote	1	0	0
Earnest Calloway	0	1	0
Ezekiel Lucas	0	1	0
Neal Vrabel	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Frist	5	255	51.0	50.8	59	5

Pennsylvania	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frankie Washington	4	154	38.5	23.8	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin McCutcheon	2/4	1/3	0/1	41	1/1

Pennsylvania	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alex Rose	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Lyle	1	19	19.0	0

Pennsylvania	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Broughton	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Witt	3	59	19.7	0
Roy Tietsworth	2	50	25.0	0

Pennsylvania	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Vrabel	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dexter Hargrove	12	3	0.0	32	41
S Dwight Eskenazi	5	3	0.0	32	41
OLB Xavier Rossi	5	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Clyde Tessen	4	0	1.0	20	23
CB Shane Matthews	4	2	0.0	32	41
S Jacob Rodriguez	4	1	0.0	28	41
CB Phillip George	4	0	0.0	31	39
CB Dana Clemons	3	0	0.0	13	20
CB Patrick Pasich	3	0	0.0	6	11
DT Bob Morris	2	2	0.0	22	28
DE Dale Strickland	2	1	0.0	24	32
OLB Bruce Barlow	2	1	0.0	12	15
DT Louie Parrish	2	0	0.0	15	22
DT Dwight Everett	1	1	0.0	20	25
WR Calvin Lyle	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Chance Martel	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Shannon Huntley	0	3	0.0	29	31

Pennsylvania	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Byron Lake	6	1	0.0	16	14
ILB Tony Hamilton	5	1	0.0	21	28
OLB Luke Sipos	4	2	1.0	17	23
S Herb Price	4	2	0.0	21	28
OLB Ernest Cochrane	3	1	0.5	15	18
DE Jerald Lucas	3	1	0.0	16	21
CB Will Webb	3	0	0.0	21	28
DT Daryl Newhart	2	0	0.0	11	9
CB Derrick Sarmiento	2	0	0.0	19	22
OLB Neil Oliver	1	1	0.5	4	5
DE Jerome Sinco	1	0	0.5	8	11
DE Will Wagner	1	0	0.5	7	15
S Irving Sweeney	1	2	0.0	19	27
DT Bryan Sinclair	1	1	0.0	10	19
CB Nolan Garcia	1	1	0.0	2	6
ILB Phillip Jung	1	1	0.0	2	3
QB Bruce Cote	1	0	---	---	---
DT Billy Joe Woodson	0	1	0.0	13	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Dakota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Clyde Tessen	1.0	0	0	23
DE Dale Strickland	0.0	1	1	32
DT Bob Morris	0.0	1	1	28

Pennsylvania	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Luke Sipos	1.0	0	23
OLB Ernest Cochrane	0.5	0	18
DE Jerome Sinco	0.5	0	11
DE Will Wagner	0.5	0	15
OLB Neil Oliver	0.5	0	5
DE Jerald Lucas	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Dakota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Phillip George	5	0	0	39
ILB Dexter Hargrove	5	0	0	41
CB Dana Clemons	3	1	0	20
S Dwight Eskenazi	2	0	0	41
OLB Xavier Rossi	2	0	0	24
CB Patrick Pasich	2	0	0	11
S Jacob Rodriguez	2	0	0	41
OLB Bruce Barlow	1	1	0	15
CB Shane Matthews	1	0	1	41
DE Dale Strickland	1	0	0	32
DT Bob Morris	1	0	0	28
OLB Clyde Tessen	1	0	0	23

Pennsylvania	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Byron Lake	3	0	0	14
ILB Tony Hamilton	3	0	0	28
S Herb Price	2	0	1	28
OLB Luke Sipos	2	0	0	23
CB Will Webb	2	0	0	28
CB Derrick Sarmiento	1	2	0	22
CB Nolan Garcia	1	0	0	6
OLB Ernest Cochrane	1	0	0	18
ILB Phillip Jung	1	0	0	3
CB Henry Conway	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Connell	3	5	21	0	28
Howard Pharms	2	4	21	1	28
Don Stewart	1	5	21	0	28
Clifton Sheaffer	1	4	19	2	23
Glen Humphrey	1	1	21	0	28

Pennsylvania	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tracy Fisk	3	7	0	32	0	41
Donnie Carranza	2	6	0	32	1	41
Bo Harrison	2	5	0	32	0	41
Kelvin Bachofen	2	3	0	32	0	41
Vinny Rogers	1	1	1	13	0	11
Neal Shea	1	1	0	21	0	25
Earnest Calloway	0	5	0	32	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
Xavier Rossi	1	23
Glenn Dixon	1	22
Burt Barrett	1	8

Pennsylvania	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Covington	2	18
Neal Vrabel	1	18
B.J. Grieb	1	14
Henry Conway	1	13
Corwin Kerby	1	7

Participation

Dakota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Eskenazi	---	---	32	41	7	80
Phillip George	---	---	31	39	7	77
Dexter Hargrove	---	---	32	41	3	76
Shane Matthews	---	---	32	41	2	75
Jacob Rodriguez	---	---	28	41	2	71
Xavier Rossi	---	---	19	24	23	66
Shannon Huntley	---	---	29	31	1	61
Dale Strickland	---	---	24	32	2	58
Don Stewart	21	28	---	---	9	58
Dana Clemons	---	---	13	20	20	53
Bob Morris	---	---	22	28	1	51
Glen Humphrey	21	28	---	---	---	49
Howard Pharms	21	28	---	---	---	49
Moe Maloney	21	28	---	---	---	49
Chuck Connell	21	28	---	---	---	49
Clyde Tessen	---	---	20	23	2	45
Dwight Everett	---	---	20	25	---	45
Calvin Lyle	17	22	---	---	4	43
Clifton Sheaffer	19	23	---	---	---	42
Louie Parrish	---	---	15	22	5	42
Jamie Livanis	17	22	---	---	---	39
Glenn Dixon	9	5	---	---	22	36
Roy Tietsworth	12	18	---	---	6	36
Wendell Spradling	16	14	---	---	4	34
Ryder Lehmann	12	11	---	---	7	30
Lawrence Strunk	11	16	---	---	---	27
Bruce Barlow	---	---	12	15	---	27
Burt Barrett	5	13	---	---	8	26
Patrick Pasich	---	---	6	11	7	24
Moe Machado	1	0	---	---	19	20
Kerry Sampson	0	5	---	---	14	19
Rick Fraser	3	6	---	---	10	19
Bubba Straw	---	---	4	10	5	19
Karl Fowlkes	---	---	10	7	---	17
Bucky Giron	0	3	---	---	14	17
Ty Keith	2	5	---	---	9	16
Chance Martel	---	---	3	0	9	12
Louie Rivera	2	5	---	---	3	10
Mo Whitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marvin Frist	0	0	---	---	9	9
Monty Lehan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Desmond Easter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kevin McCutcheon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kendall Witt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Todd Gunther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roman Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pennsylvania	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelvin Bachofen	32	41	---	---	6	79
Bruce Cote	32	41	---	---	---	73
Earnest Calloway	32	41	---	---	---	73
Donnie Carranza	32	41	---	---	---	73
Tracy Fisk	32	41	---	---	---	73
Bo Harrison	32	41	---	---	---	73
Max Horiszny	29	38	---	---	3	70
Neal Shea	21	25	---	---	20	66
Tony Hamilton	---	---	21	28	14	63
Corwin Kerby	23	33	---	---	7	63
Herb Price	---	---	21	28	5	54
Derrick Sarmiento	---	---	19	22	13	54
Will Webb	---	---	21	28	4	53
Irving Sweeney	---	---	19	27	3	49
Neal Vrabel	12	17	---	---	18	47
Geoff Sawchuk	20	24	---	---	1	45
Luke Sipos	---	---	17	23	4	44
Jerald Lucas	---	---	16	21	6	43
Matthew Terrell	16	25	---	---	---	41
Vinny Rogers	13	11	---	---	16	40
Ken Covington	9	13	---	---	18	40
B.J. Grieb	10	12	---	---	14	36
Floyd Broughton	7	7	---	---	21	35
Ernest Cochrane	---	---	15	18	1	34
Byron Lake	---	---	16	14	2	32
Bryan Sinclair	---	---	10	19	3	32
Ezekiel Lucas	---	---	3	9	16	28
Henry Conway	---	---	3	11	13	27
Daryl Newhart	---	---	11	9	7	27
Billy Joe Woodson	---	---	13	9	3	25
Will Wagner	---	---	7	15	3	25
Jerome Sinco	---	---	8	11	1	20
Phillip Jung	---	---	2	3	10	15
Neil Oliver	---	---	4	5	1	10
Nolan Garcia	---	---	2	6	1	9
Alex Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jay Spear	---	---	3	2	3	8
Daryl Rivers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Diana	0	0	---	---	6	6
Claude Sehorn	0	0	---	---	6	6
George Laflamme	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frankie Washington	0	0	---	---	4	4
Keith Carpenter	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tyrone Ford	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gabriel Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ryder Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	14	107	7.6
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	19	73	3.8
Right	9	98	10.9
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moe Maloney	25	16	3	2	2	3	1	0	1

Pennsylvania	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bruce Cote	40	26	4	1	6	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	74	24.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	53	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	93	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	49	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Lyle	9	5	2	153	3	22
TE Wendell Spradling	4	3	0	31	0	14
WR Lawrence Strunk	3	1	0	1	0	16
WR Jamie Livanis	3	2	0	6	0	22
FB Louie Rivera	2	2	0	12	0	5
WR Kerry Sampson	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Rick Fraser	1	1	0	0	0	6
WR Burt Barrett	1	1	0	-4	0	13
RB Roy Tietsworth	1	1	0	4	0	18

Pennsylvania	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Max Horiszny	11	5	3	54	1	38
WR Matthew Terrell	8	4	2	54	1	25
WR Corwin Kerby	7	6	0	56	1	33
RB Geoff Sawchuk	4	2	1	6	0	24
RB Neal Vrabel	4	4	0	34	0	17
WR Ken Covington	3	2	0	30	0	13
TE Vinny Rogers	1	1	0	7	0	11
WR B.J. Grieb	1	1	0	28	1	12
FB Neal Shea	1	1	0	-1	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roy Tietsworth	2	7	3.50	9.00
Louie Rivera	1	1	1.00	1.00
Glenn Dixon	1	0	0.00	4.71
Moe Maloney	1	2	2.00	2.50

Pennsylvania	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geoff Sawchuk	1	4	4.00	6.28

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pennsylvania	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bruce Cote	5	2	18	3.60	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pennsylvania	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Max Horiszny	2	0	0	0.00	4.91
RB Neal Vrabel	2	2	18	9.00	8.50
RB Geoff Sawchuk	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn Dixon	2	0
Moe Maloney	2	1

Pennsylvania	Rushes	Conversions
Bruce Cote	2	1
Geoff Sawchuk	2	1
Neal Vrabel	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moe Maloney	6	3	0

Pennsylvania	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bruce Cote	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targ	Catch
WR Lawrence Strunk	2	1
WR Jamie Livanis	2	1
WR Calvin Lyle	2	1

Pennsylvania	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matthew Terrell	3	2	1
TE Max Horiszny	1	0	0
FB Neal Shea	1	1	0
WR Ken Covington	1	1	1
RB Neal Vrabel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (14,600)
End Zone 10,100 (10,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (9,200)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (14,600)
End Zone	10,100 (10,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (9,200)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)