Conference Semifinals, 2028

played in Murfreesboro, TN

45 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Demon Deacons	3	3	3	8	-	17
Murfreesboro Mules	0	13	7	14	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:06 NOS - Corwin Farmer 54 field goal
2Q: 13:20 MUR - Bernard Bush 39 field goal
2Q: 09:26 NOS - Corwin Farmer 20 field goal
2Q: 02:06 MUR - Ted Torres 5 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MUR - Bernard Bush 40 field goal
3Q: 07:55 NOS - Corwin Farmer 33 field goal
3Q: 07:48 MUR - Ted Torres 85 kickoff return (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 14:30 MUR - Kerry Detsch 10 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 08:51 NOS - Ellis Thomason 11 pass from Peter Van Verth (Peter Van Verth pass to Kerry Sampson for conversion)
4Q: 02:41 MUR - Wally McIntyre 55 fumble return (Bernard Bush extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:06 NOS - Corwin Farmer 54 field goal
2Q: 13:20 MUR - Bernard Bush 39 field goal
2Q: 09:26 NOS - Corwin Farmer 20 field goal
2Q: 02:06 MUR - Ted Torres 5 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MUR - Bernard Bush 40 field goal
3Q: 07:55 NOS - Corwin Farmer 33 field goal
3Q: 07:48 MUR - Ted Torres 85 kickoff return (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 14:30 MUR - Kerry Detsch 10 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 08:51 NOS - Ellis Thomason 11 pass from Peter Van Verth (Peter Van Verth pass to Kerry Sampson for conversion)
4Q: 02:41 MUR - Wally McIntyre 55 fumble return (Bernard Bush extra point)

Team Statistics NOS MUR
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 336 306
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 5.25 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 83 124
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 4.15 3.76
Net Passing Yards 253 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 271 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 6.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/62
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/144
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37
Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

Team Statistics	NOS	MUR
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	336	306
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	5.25	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	83	124
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	4.15	3.76
Net Passing Yards	253	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	271	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	6.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/62
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/144
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 37
Time of Possession	30:07	29:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Demon Deacons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	6:08	OWN 8	12	55	Field Goal
1	4:15	1:34	OWN 9	3	5	Punt
2	13:12	3:52	OWN 20	8	77	Field Goal
2	4:26	1:14	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
2	2:00	1:27	OWN 38	3	1	Interception
3	15:00	0:58	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	11:56	4:08	OWN 20	6	64	Field Goal
3	7:31	2:02	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
4	14:21	2:54	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	10:19	1:34	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
4	4:27	1:55	OWN 20	6	35	Fumble
4	2:32	1:51	OWN 20	7	25	Downs

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 36	4	15	Punt
1	5:58	1:43	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	2:41	4:29	OWN 44	9	34	Field Goal
2	9:20	4:54	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
2	3:12	1:12	OPP 30	4	30	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OPP 49	2	26	Field Goal
3	14:02	2:06	OWN 38	5	13	Punt
3	5:29	6:08	OWN 5	12	95	Touchdown
4	11:27	1:08	OWN 37	3	1	Interception
4	8:45	4:18	OWN 37	5	21	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 45	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Billy Troutman, Murfreesboro Mules

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace Bergmann	10	21	2.10	5	0
Peter Van Verth	5	37	7.40	14	2
Emmanuel Candelaria	3	20	6.67	11	1
Kerry Sampson	1	2	2.00	2	0
Clifton Carlisle	1	3	3.00	3	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bubba Hiatt	14	40	2.86	7	0
Malcolm Rayburn	13	42	3.23	14	1
Billy Troutman	4	37	9.25	16	3
Peter Bruener	1	4	4.00	4	0
Jay Bouse	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	41	23	271	3/18	1	45	1	74.3

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Troutman	30	20	182	0/0	2	23	1	91.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Sampson	9	16	130	14.44	40	45	0
WR Ellis Thomason	4	8	39	9.75	0	16	1
FB Steven Howard	3	5	18	6.00	4	8	0
TE Todd Dixon	2	2	23	11.50	7	14	0
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	2	4	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Kelly Hoffman	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Junior Harrison	1	1	41	41.00	24	41	0
RB Horace Bergmann	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Jeffrey Faine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Antonio Hatcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Detsch	5	8	59	11.80	8	23	1
WR Frankie Shields	4	7	46	11.50	3	18	0
TE Thurman Levine	3	6	26	8.67	0	11	0
RB Malcolm Rayburn	3	3	16	5.33	3	10	0
WR Ted Torres	2	2	15	7.50	8	10	1
TE Jay Bouse	2	2	14	7.00	0	12	0
RB Bubba Hiatt	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Peter Bruener	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bill Bailey	1	2	2.00	0

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mack Zeppelin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kerry Sampson	1	0	0	0

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wally McIntyre	0	1	0	1
Chester Heath	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	5	236	47.2	34.8	53	2

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	5	222	44.4	36.4	51	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corwin Farmer	3/3	1/1	1/1	54	0/0

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Bush	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Shields	4	62	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Hoffman	1	28	28.0	0
Rondell Whiting	1	20	20.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Torres	2	121	60.5	1
Tyrus Lee	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chester Pray	11	2	0.0	28	27
CB Josue Samuels	7	0	0.0	31	30
S Max Abrams	4	2	0.0	26	28
CB Rondell Whiting	4	0	0.0	20	16
ILB Michael Dunn	3	3	0.0	29	30
DT Andy Linthicum	3	2	0.0	12	6
DT Herb Vega	3	2	0.0	25	26
DT Julio Cancilliere	3	2	0.0	18	19
OLB Neal Kemp	3	1	0.0	15	12
S Alvin Soriano	2	3	0.0	29	28
DE Edgar Duran	2	2	0.0	23	25
CB Carter Hill	2	2	0.0	30	26
CB Bill Bailey	2	0	0.0	13	13
WR Ellis Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
DE Calvin Miller	1	0	0.0	21	26
DT Damon Ellard	0	1	0.0	8	4

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ken Hilton	7	0	0.0	14	31
CB Abel Hankton	5	1	0.0	12	34
S Ethan Riley	5	0	0.0	13	36
CB Caden Henley	5	0	0.0	19	44
ILB Luis Davison	4	0	0.0	18	39
DE Bucky Mattingly	3	0	1.5	14	35
DE Perry Webster	3	1	1.0	10	25
CB Chester Heath	3	4	0.0	17	38
CB Wally McIntyre	2	1	0.0	8	18
S Jermaine Swift	1	2	0.0	14	33
OLB Donnell Reed	1	1	0.0	6	13
DE Edgar Lutzen	1	1	0.0	13	19
WR Tyrus Lee	1	0	---	---	---
S Roderick Adams	1	0	0.0	3	8
DT Brock Osborne	1	0	0.0	2	4
S Mack Zeppelin	1	0	0.0	11	19
OLB Zander Writer	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Barry Cline	0	1	0.5	4	6
ILB Juan Kane	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Calvin Miller	1	1	0	26
DE Edgar Duran	0	3	1	25
DT Herb Vega	0	1	0	26
ILB Michael Dunn	0	1	0	30

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bucky Mattingly	1.5	0	1	1	35
DE Perry Webster	1.0	0	1	2	25
DT Barry Cline	0.5	0	0	0	6
DE Edgar Lutzen	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Deone Dorff	0.0	0	3	0	28
ILB Luis Davison	0.0	0	1	1	39
DT Trevor Austen	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Ken Hilton	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chester Pray	5	1	0	27
OLB Neal Kemp	3	0	0	12
CB Rondell Whiting	3	0	0	16
CB Bill Bailey	2	0	1	13
S Max Abrams	2	0	0	28
ILB Michael Dunn	2	0	0	30
CB Josue Samuels	2	0	0	30
CB Carter Hill	1	0	0	26

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Caden Henley	4	2	0	44
OLB Ken Hilton	4	0	0	31
CB Abel Hankton	3	0	0	34
S Ethan Riley	2	1	0	36
CB Chester Heath	2	0	0	38
CB Wally McIntyre	2	0	0	18
ILB Luis Davison	2	0	0	39
OLB Zander Writer	1	1	0	7
S Mack Zeppelin	1	0	1	19
DE Bucky Mattingly	1	0	0	35
OLB Donnell Reed	1	0	0	13
S Jermaine Swift	0	2	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Dunn	1	5	20	1	44
Albert Pelissier	0	3	18	1	40
Patrick Shelton	0	3	19	0	40
Steven Howard	0	2	8	0	25
J.J. Montgomery	0	1	18	1	40
Harris Vranjen	0	1	18	0	39

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lenny Namnath	3	6	33	30
Hardy Mason	2	5	31	30
Peter Bruener	2	3	23	21
Thurman Levine	1	2	21	22
Tyrone Joyner	1	2	29	30
Morris Hickman	1	2	4	0
Glen Nutile	0	5	31	30
Gino Copeland	0	3	33	30
Joey Podmore	0	1	4	0

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Whiting	2	18
Jeffrey Faine	1	19
Steven Howard	1	12
Harris Vranjen	1	8
Josue Samuels	1	3

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Riley	1	14
Kerry Detsch	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carter Hill	---	---	30	26	13	69
Harris Vranjen	18	39	---	---	8	65
Peter Van Verth	20	44	---	---	---	64
Walt Dunn	20	44	---	---	---	64
Josue Samuels	---	---	31	30	3	64
Kerry Sampson	14	37	---	---	12	63
Max Abrams	---	---	26	28	7	61
Michael Dunn	---	---	29	30	2	61
Patrick Shelton	19	40	---	---	---	59
Alvin Soriano	---	---	29	28	2	59
J.J. Montgomery	18	40	---	---	---	58
Albert Pelissier	18	40	---	---	---	58
Chester Pray	---	---	28	27	2	57
Rondell Whiting	---	---	20	16	18	54
Herb Vega	---	---	25	26	2	53
Todd Dixon	16	32	---	---	2	50
Calvin Miller	---	---	21	26	3	50
Edgar Duran	---	---	23	25	2	50
Ellis Thomason	17	32	---	---	---	49
Junior Harrison	10	23	---	---	14	47
Bill Bailey	---	---	13	13	21	47
Steven Howard	8	25	---	---	12	45
Julio Cancilliere	---	---	18	19	4	41
Horace Bergmann	13	23	---	---	4	40
Kelly Hoffman	7	11	---	---	15	33
Jeffrey Faine	5	9	---	---	19	33
Antonio Hatcher	1	5	---	---	24	30
Cary Turner	---	---	5	3	20	28
Neal Kemp	---	---	15	12	---	27
Emmanuel Candelaria	6	20	---	---	---	26
Clifton Carlisle	3	3	---	---	16	22
Andy Linthicum	---	---	12	6	1	19
Damon Ellard	---	---	8	4	5	17
Chris Matthews	---	---	10	5	1	16
Chris Hoying	---	---	12	4	---	16
Arnold Bucy	2	5	---	---	8	15
Randy Hernandez	2	4	---	---	8	14
Troy Grider	1	4	---	---	8	13
Lorenzo Carr	---	---	4	2	6	12
Corwin Farmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Turnbull	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jonathan Mooney	2	4	---	---	---	6
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mario Torgerson	---	---	4	0	---	4
Melvin Robson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jake Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gino Copeland	33	30	---	---	7	70
Tyrone Joyner	29	30	---	---	7	66
Caden Henley	---	---	19	44	3	66
Kerry Detsch	30	28	---	---	7	65
Billy Troutman	33	30	---	---	2	65
Ethan Riley	---	---	13	36	14	63
Lenny Namnath	33	30	---	---	---	63
Peter Bruener	23	21	---	---	18	62
Hardy Mason	31	30	---	---	---	61
Glen Nutile	31	30	---	---	---	61
Luis Davison	---	---	18	39	3	60
Chester Heath	---	---	17	38	2	57
Bubba Hiatt	15	15	---	---	23	53
Frankie Shields	21	25	---	---	6	52
Bucky Mattingly	---	---	14	35	2	51
Jermaine Swift	---	---	14	33	2	49
Ken Hilton	---	---	14	31	3	48
Wally McIntyre	---	---	8	18	22	48
Abel Hankton	---	---	12	34	1	47
Thurman Levine	21	22	---	---	1	44
Deone Dorff	---	---	10	28	2	40
Donnell Reed	---	---	6	13	20	39
Jay Bouse	16	13	---	---	8	37
Perry Webster	---	---	10	25	1	36
Edgar Lutzen	---	---	13	19	3	35
Glen Abrams	---	---	9	22	1	32
Mack Zeppelin	---	---	11	19	2	32
Tyrus Lee	7	7	---	---	16	30
Malcolm Rayburn	16	14	---	---	---	30
Trevor Austen	---	---	7	16	5	28
Roderick Adams	---	---	3	8	16	27
Jesse Dosoo	6	1	---	---	17	24
Zander Writer	---	---	5	7	6	18
Barry Cline	---	---	4	6	7	17
Ted Torres	7	4	---	---	5	16
Derek Curtis	3	0	---	---	12	15
Frankie Wheeler	---	---	7	5	1	13
Juan Kane	---	---	4	4	4	12
Morris Hickman	4	0	---	---	7	11
Joey Podmore	4	0	---	---	7	11
Brock Osborne	---	---	2	4	3	9
Bernard Bush	0	0	---	---	8	8
Edward Hess	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Totten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Perry Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Rohr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	12	65	5.4
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	20	89	4.5
Right	5	25	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	41	23	3	1	1	6	8	4	1

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Troutman	30	20	1	0	1	1	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	106	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	96	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	61	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	39	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	127	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Sampson	16	9	1	130	2	37
WR Ellis Thomason	8	4	0	39	0	32
FB Steven Howard	5	3	0	18	0	25
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	4	2	0	2	0	20
TE Todd Dixon	2	2	0	23	0	32
RB Horace Bergmann	2	1	0	2	0	23
WR Kelly Hoffman	1	1	0	16	0	11
TE Jeffrey Faine	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Antonio Hatcher	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Junior Harrison	1	1	0	41	1	23

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Detsch	8	5	0	59	1	28
WR Frankie Shields	7	4	1	46	0	25
TE Thurman Levine	6	3	0	26	0	22
RB Malcolm Rayburn	3	3	0	16	0	14
WR Ted Torres	2	2	0	15	0	4
TE Jay Bouse	2	2	0	14	0	13
FB Peter Bruener	1	0	0	0	0	21
RB Bubba Hiatt	1	1	0	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace Bergmann	2	4	2.00	2.10

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	4	2	27	6.75	6.61

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Troutman	4	4	30	7.50	6.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ellis Thomason	3	2	27	9.00	4.88
WR Kerry Sampson	1	0	0	0.00	8.13

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Thurman Levine	2	2	15	7.50	4.33
WR Kerry Detsch	1	1	10	10.00	7.38
WR Ted Torres	1	1	5	5.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Emmanuel Candelaria	2	0
Peter Van Verth	1	1

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Troutman	3	2
Malcolm Rayburn	2	1
Peter Bruener	1	1
Jay Bouse	1	1
Bubba Hiatt	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	12	7	5

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Troutman	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Sampson	3	1	1
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	3	2	0
WR Ellis Thomason	2	1	1
FB Steven Howard	2	1	1
WR Kelly Hoffman	1	1	1
RB Horace Bergmann	1	1	1

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Detsch	2	0	0
TE Thurman Levine	2	0	0
WR Frankie Shields	2	1	1
TE Jay Bouse	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (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 5,500 (5,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (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	5,500 (5,500)