Exhibition Week 3, 2028

played in Newark, NJ

71 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Columbia Fire	0	3	0	0	-	3
Newark Bulldogs	7	14	6	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:43 NWK - Rich Sparkman 8 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 10:28 NWK - Vincent Graham 7 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 03:21 CLB - Harvey Flynn 23 field goal
2Q: 00:43 NWK - Damien Burton 2 pass from Mark Fletcher (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 10:22 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 40 field goal
3Q: 06:20 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 30 field goal
4Q: 02:32 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:43 NWK - Rich Sparkman 8 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 10:28 NWK - Vincent Graham 7 run (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 03:21 CLB - Harvey Flynn 23 field goal
2Q: 00:43 NWK - Damien Burton 2 pass from Mark Fletcher (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 10:22 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 40 field goal
3Q: 06:20 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 30 field goal
4Q: 02:32 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 27 field goal

Team Statistics CLB NWK
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 200 393
- Offensive Plays 60 73
- Yards per Play 3.33 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 82 205
- Rushing Attempts 20 45
- Yards per Rush 4.10 4.56
Net Passing Yards 118 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 14 - 3 27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 133 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 2.95 6.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/51 6/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 5/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:32 36:28

Team Statistics	CLB	NWK
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	200	393
- Offensive Plays	60	73
- Yards per Play	3.33	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	82	205
- Rushing Attempts	20	45
- Yards per Rush	4.10	4.56
Net Passing Yards	118	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 14 - 3	27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	133	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	2.95	6.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/51	6/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	5/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:32	36:28

Drive Charts

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	1:31	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
1	6:37	4:01	OWN 9	6	34	Punt
2	14:44	1:05	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	10:21	1:17	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
2	7:12	3:57	OWN 10	16	84	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	15:00	1:12	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	10:17	0:48	OWN 31	2	0	Interception
3	6:12	1:03	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	2:55	3:26	OWN 37	7	43	Interception
4	11:14	3:26	OWN 24	7	26	Interception
4	5:16	1:42	OWN 7	4	5	Downs
4	2:25	0:34	OWN 20	3	7	Punt

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 19	6	16	Punt
1	10:31	3:54	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
1	2:36	2:52	OWN 5	6	18	Punt
2	13:39	3:18	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	9:04	1:52	OWN 26	6	27	Punt
2	3:15	2:42	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	13:48	3:31	OWN 31	8	46	Field Goal
3	9:29	3:17	OPP 37	5	24	Field Goal
3	5:09	2:14	OPP 37	3	7	Missed FG
4	14:29	3:15	OWN 22	6	15	Punt
4	7:48	2:32	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	3:34	1:09	OPP 12	3	2	Field Goal
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 25	3	6	Game

Game MVP: Rich Sparkman, Newark Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eugene Guthrie	13	32	2.46	8	0
Cory Hanks	6	43	7.17	24	2
Don Barrett	1	7	7.00	7	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rich Sparkman	32	141	4.41	21	1	1
Vincent Graham	9	31	3.44	11	1	1
Mark Fletcher	3	11	3.67	5	0	0
Travis Kennedy	1	22	22.00	22	1	0

Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Barrett	32	12	126	3/15	0	23	3	10.7
Mario Gurley	5	2	7	0/0	0	4	0	47.9

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Fletcher	24	15	180	1/11	1	24	0	99.3
Travis Kennedy	3	1	19	0/0	0	19	0	56.2

Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Eugene Guthrie	5	6	64	12.80	55	23
WR Jermaine Sanderson	3	5	33	11.00	2	15
TE Al Forguson	2	3	17	8.50	0	14
TE Frank Newton	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Isaac Houlihan	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
WR Pat Sawyer	1	11	10	10.00	0	10
WR Tracy Ramsey	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Damon Briggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jessie Lucas	3	5	63	21.00	32	24	0
RB Rich Sparkman	2	2	13	6.50	7	7	0
FB Carl Platt	2	2	21	10.50	17	11	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	2	3	21	10.50	3	11	0
WR Martin Welborn	2	4	23	11.50	8	13	0
TE Fred Preston	1	3	14	14.00	2	14	0
WR Glen Torres	1	3	16	16.00	7	16	0
WR Tyrus Holliday	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	0
TE Joe Bunker	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Damien Burton	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Hardy Henry	1	5	5.00
CB Craig Downs	1	16	16.00
CB Jesse Graham	1	7	7.00

Fumble Statistics

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Barrett	1	0	0
Tim Fabian	0	1	0
Eugene Guthrie	0	0	1
Leland Sherman	0	0	1

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Fletcher	1	0	0
Tyrus Holliday	1	0	0
Ellis Garrido	0	1	0
Joe Bunker	0	1	0
Ray Hatcher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Calvin Lin	7	343	49.0	43.6	57	3

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	5	218	43.6	41.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	0/0

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	3/4	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Sheldon	2	12	6.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Holliday	5	38	7.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Sheldon	2	47	23.5	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lionel Mohon	10	1	0.0	34	21
DT Lonnie Drenik	6	3	0.0	40	21
CB Johnnie Kania	5	0	0.0	31	16
S Amos Peterson	4	5	0.0	32	23
DE Herb Farley	4	2	0.0	36	19
CB Eddie Kirk	4	1	0.0	25	17
ILB Kyle Beisel	4	0	0.0	13	9
CB Amari Avalos	4	0	0.0	29	24
OLB Leland Sherman	3	2	1.0	30	15
DT J.C. Manning	3	0	0.0	26	23
CB Dominic Van Hoose	2	1	0.0	25	15
S Marshall Klug	2	1	0.0	31	17
RB Eugene Guthrie	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Dean Mage	2	0	0.0	28	12
OLB Cory Drayton	2	0	0.0	21	6
CB Mercury Sheldon	1	2	0.0	24	16
OLB Brett Price	1	1	0.0	22	19
DE Bennie Milnes	1	0	0.0	11	9
TE Al Forguson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Walter Prescott	0	2	0.0	15	13

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Hardy Henry	6	0	0.0	11	28
CB Jesse Graham	5	0	0.0	15	27
OLB Mickey Vedros	4	3	0.0	10	29
DT Chuck Briggs	4	3	0.0	18	39
ILB Drew Ludwig	3	1	0.0	9	12
DT Ray Hatcher	2	1	2.0	14	28
DE Matthew Jeffries	2	0	1.0	16	22
CB Andrew Anglewicz	2	0	0.0	17	25
OLB Renaldo Davey	2	0	0.0	8	9
S Derek Crooks	1	2	0.0	11	17
S Junior El Nino	1	2	0.0	9	17
CB Craig Downs	1	2	0.0	16	33
CB Alvin Brooks	1	1	0.0	12	31
CB Ellis Garrido	1	0	0.0	10	20
OLB Reggie Havens	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Brayden Dawson	1	0	0.0	10	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Columbia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leland Sherman	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Darren Chong	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Herb Farley	0.0	0	1	1	19

Newark	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ray Hatcher	2.0	0	28
DE Matthew Jeffries	1.0	2	22
DT Chuck Briggs	0.0	2	39
DT Zach Reed	0.0	1	37
DE Terrell Rice	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Amari Avalos	3	2	24
ILB Lionel Mohon	3	0	21
CB Johnnie Kania	3	0	16
CB Eddie Kirk	2	2	17
S Amos Peterson	1	1	23
ILB Kyle Beisel	1	0	9
DE Bennie Milnes	1	0	9
CB Dominic Van Hoose	1	0	15
S Marshall Klug	1	0	17
CB Mercury Sheldon	0	1	16

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mickey Vedros	3	1	0	29
CB Jesse Graham	3	0	1	27
CB Andrew Anglewicz	2	2	0	25
ILB Hardy Henry	2	1	1	28
OLB Renaldo Davey	1	1	0	9
ILB Drew Ludwig	1	0	0	12
CB Ellis Garrido	1	0	0	20
OLB Reggie Havens	1	0	0	5
CB Craig Downs	0	2	1	33
S Junior El Nino	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
D.J. Burks	2	5	15	0	24
Adrian Ward	2	4	17	2	27
Albert Airhart	1	1	5	0	9
Tim Fabian	0	3	20	0	39
Alvin Sullivan	0	2	16	0	22
Carlton Peterson	0	2	6	0	18
Broderick Green	0	1	5	1	22
Jaiden Stargell	0	1	19	0	35

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richie Stith	4	13	1	37	1	23
Kurt Bensen	3	8	0	28	0	23
Jessie German	2	3	0	19	0	10
Billy Kramer	2	2	0	26	0	18
Wendell Sands	1	5	0	21	0	5
Damon Gilmore	1	3	0	27	0	22
Norman Enright	0	3	0	21	0	7
Carl Platt	0	2	0	21	0	12
Jude Russ	0	2	0	30	0	25
Trent Wright	0	1	0	16	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Sheldon	3	23
Eugene Guthrie	2	21
Walter Prescott	1	18

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Downs	3	14
Fred Preston	1	11

Participation

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Drenik	---	---	40	21	9	70
Eugene Guthrie	14	34	---	---	21	69
Tim Fabian	20	39	---	---	8	67
Mercury Sheldon	---	---	24	16	23	63
Dominic Van Hoose	---	---	25	15	21	61
Lionel Mohon	---	---	34	21	5	60
Herb Farley	---	---	36	19	3	58
Al Forguson	12	28	---	---	17	57
Amos Peterson	---	---	32	23	2	57
Amari Avalos	---	---	29	24	3	56
Jaiden Stargell	19	35	---	---	---	54
Adrian Ward	17	27	---	---	8	52
Johnnie Kania	---	---	31	16	4	51
Eddie Kirk	---	---	25	17	9	51
Marshall Klug	---	---	31	17	3	51
J.C. Manning	---	---	26	23	1	50
Leland Sherman	---	---	30	15	2	47
Frank Newton	13	25	---	---	8	46
Walter Prescott	---	---	15	13	18	46
Brett Price	---	---	22	19	4	45
Dean Mage	---	---	28	12	4	44
Isaac Houlihan	15	21	---	---	7	43
Don Barrett	8	35	---	---	---	43
D.J. Burks	15	24	---	---	2	41
Darren Chong	---	---	22	13	4	39
Heath Musselman	9	19	---	---	10	38
Alvin Sullivan	16	22	---	---	---	38
Cory Drayton	---	---	21	6	10	37
Broderick Green	5	22	---	---	8	35
Kyle Beisel	---	---	13	9	10	32
Jermaine Sanderson	5	12	---	---	14	31
Carlton Peterson	6	18	---	---	6	30
Pat Sawyer	9	18	---	---	---	27
Damon Briggs	5	14	---	---	5	24
Albert Airhart	5	9	---	---	10	24
Bennie Milnes	---	---	11	9	1	21
Tracy Ramsey	7	14	---	---	---	21
Mario Gurley	12	5	---	---	---	17
Donnie Carranza	2	13	---	---	---	15
Cory Hanks	6	6	---	---	2	14
Calvin Lin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darnell King	0	0	---	---	8	8
Billy Everett	---	---	0	0	5	5
Harvey Flynn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Damon Merchant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Sparkman	35	22	---	---	14	71
Joe Bunker	33	18	---	---	18	69
Chuck Briggs	---	---	18	39	7	64
Craig Downs	---	---	16	33	14	63
Mark Fletcher	37	25	---	---	---	62
Fred Preston	31	19	---	---	11	61
Richie Stith	37	23	---	---	---	60
Jude Russ	30	25	---	---	3	58
Zach Reed	---	---	18	37	1	56
Mickey Vedros	---	---	10	29	16	55
Kurt Bensen	28	23	---	---	3	54
Jesse Graham	---	---	15	27	8	50
Hardy Henry	---	---	11	28	10	49
Damon Gilmore	27	22	---	---	---	49
Jessie Lucas	23	12	---	---	13	48
Carl Platt	21	12	---	---	14	47
Ellis Garrido	---	---	10	20	16	46
Billy Kramer	26	18	---	---	---	44
Alvin Brooks	---	---	12	31	1	44
Ray Hatcher	---	---	14	28	1	43
Andrew Anglewicz	---	---	17	25	1	43
Glen Torres	21	15	---	---	7	43
Jessie German	19	10	---	---	9	38
Matthew Jeffries	---	---	16	22	---	38
Brayden Dawson	---	---	10	27	1	38
Martin Welborn	15	8	---	---	14	37
Wendell Sands	21	5	---	---	9	35
Norman Enright	21	7	---	---	5	33
Damien Burton	17	14	---	---	2	33
Terrell Rice	---	---	4	18	8	30
Trent Wright	16	7	---	---	7	30
Derek Crooks	---	---	11	17	---	28
Junior El Nino	---	---	9	17	2	28
Drew Ludwig	---	---	9	12	6	27
Vincent Graham	10	5	---	---	11	26
Frankie Hamrick	14	11	---	---	---	25
Tyrus Holliday	5	4	---	---	16	25
Renaldo Davey	---	---	8	9	2	19
Vernon Franklin	---	---	6	10	1	17
Shannon Murray	---	---	3	6	5	14
Trevor Hodgson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Travis Kennedy	7	3	---	---	---	10
Drew Compton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Reggie Havens	---	---	3	5	1	9
Ryker McIntyre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Antonio Tyler	1	0	---	---	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	55	11.0
Middle	4	6	1.5
Right	11	21	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	59	4.9
Middle	27	121	4.5
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Barrett	32	12	1	3	3	5	6	0	3
Mario Gurley	5	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Fletcher	24	15	2	2	1	6	0	1	0
Travis Kennedy	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	48	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	2	6	0.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	79	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	62	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	119	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Sawyer	11	1	2	10	0	18
RB Eugene Guthrie	6	5	0	64	1	34
WR Jermaine Sanderson	5	3	0	33	0	12
WR Isaac Houlihan	4	1	0	10	0	21
WR Tracy Ramsey	4	1	1	3	0	14
TE Frank Newton	3	1	0	-4	0	25
TE Al Forguson	3	2	0	17	0	28
RB Damon Briggs	1	0	0	0	0	14

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jessie Lucas	5	3	0	63	2	12
WR Martin Welborn	4	2	0	23	0	8
TE Fred Preston	3	1	0	14	0	19
WR Frankie Hamrick	3	2	0	21	0	11
WR Glen Torres	3	1	0	16	0	15
RB Rich Sparkman	2	2	0	13	0	22
FB Carl Platt	2	2	0	21	0	12
TE Joe Bunker	2	1	1	9	0	18
WR Damien Burton	2	1	0	2	0	14
WR Tyrus Holliday	1	1	0	17	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	7	22	3.14	4.41
Vincent Graham	1	7	7.00	3.44
Mark Fletcher	1	4	4.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Barrett	6	1	14	2.33	3.94

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Fletcher	2	2	18	9.00	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pat Sawyer	3	0	0	0.00	0.91
TE Frank Newton	1	0	0	0.00	-1.33
TE Al Forguson	1	1	14	14.00	5.67
WR Isaac Houlihan	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Glen Torres	1	1	16	16.00	5.33
WR Damien Burton	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Guthrie	2	0
Don Barrett	1	0

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Sparkman	6	2
Mark Fletcher	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Barrett	7	3	3
Mario Gurley	3	1	0

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Fletcher	8	5	4
Travis Kennedy	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Eugene Guthrie	3	3	2
WR Pat Sawyer	3	0	0
WR Tracy Ramsey	2	0	0
TE Frank Newton	1	0	0
WR Isaac Houlihan	1	1	1

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Hamrick	2	1	1
WR Martin Welborn	2	1	1
WR Jessie Lucas	1	1	1
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	1
TE Fred Preston	1	0	0
WR Glen Torres	1	0	0
WR Tyrus Holliday	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,200 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (21,000)
End Zone 13,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,300)
Club Seats 18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,200 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (21,000)
End Zone	13,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,300)
Club Seats	18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,900)