Week 1, 2034

played in Murfreesboro, TN

84 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Renegades	14	3	3	7	-	27
Murfreesboro Mules	0	3	14	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 HOU - Marshall Diaz 88 interception return (Jumbo Elmore extra point)
1Q: 05:52 HOU - Amos Hill 12 pass from Lester Norris (Jumbo Elmore extra point)
2Q: 07:14 MUR - Colin Backer 31 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Jumbo Elmore 35 field goal
3Q: 11:33 MUR - Francisco Strong 8 pass from Gabe Patterson (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 07:20 MUR - Jay Bouse 2 pass from Gabe Patterson (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 00:01 HOU - Jumbo Elmore 37 field goal
4Q: 03:29 HOU - Trent McCormick 5 pass from Lester Norris (Jumbo Elmore extra point)
4Q: 00:30 MUR - Francisco Strong 41 pass from Gabe Patterson (Colin Backer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 HOU - Marshall Diaz 88 interception return (Jumbo Elmore extra point)
1Q: 05:52 HOU - Amos Hill 12 pass from Lester Norris (Jumbo Elmore extra point)
2Q: 07:14 MUR - Colin Backer 31 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Jumbo Elmore 35 field goal
3Q: 11:33 MUR - Francisco Strong 8 pass from Gabe Patterson (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 07:20 MUR - Jay Bouse 2 pass from Gabe Patterson (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 00:01 HOU - Jumbo Elmore 37 field goal
4Q: 03:29 HOU - Trent McCormick 5 pass from Lester Norris (Jumbo Elmore extra point)
4Q: 00:30 MUR - Francisco Strong 41 pass from Gabe Patterson (Colin Backer extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MUR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 317 348
- Offensive Plays 61 74
- Yards per Play 5.20 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 117 138
- Rushing Attempts 30 31
- Yards per Rush 3.90 4.45
Net Passing Yards 200 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 2 38 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 211 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 5/33
- Yards per Pass Play 6.45 4.88
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 3/113 2/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:38 32:22

Team Statistics	HOU	MUR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	317	348
- Offensive Plays	61	74
- Yards per Play	5.20	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	117	138
- Rushing Attempts	30	31
- Yards per Rush	3.90	4.45
Net Passing Yards	200	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 2	38 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	211	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	5/33
- Yards per Pass Play	6.45	4.88
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	3/113	2/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:38	32:22

Drive Charts

Houston Renegades
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
1	9:04	3:19	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	1:20	3:59	OWN 20	8	57	Missed FG
2	7:09	2:20	OWN 27	6	24	Interception
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	6	62	Field Goal
3	11:23	0:46	50	1	1	Fumble
3	7:14	1:27	OWN 26	2	6	Interception
3	3:58	3:58	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
4	13:42	2:07	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
4	10:17	4:05	OPP 47	6	5	Punt
4	4:58	1:39	OPP 1	3	1	Touchdown
4	2:27	0:36	OPP 28	3	0	Missed FG
4	1:40	0:19	OWN 40	2	9	Fumble

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	2:03	OWN 23	7	43	Interception
1	11:03	1:59	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
1	5:45	4:25	OWN 26	8	25	Punt
2	12:21	5:12	OWN 30	11	56	Field Goal
2	4:49	2:54	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	10:37	3:23	OPP 41	7	41	Touchdown
3	5:47	1:49	OPP 40	3	5	Punt
4	15:00	1:18	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	11:35	1:18	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	6:12	1:14	OWN 2	4	13	Interception
4	3:19	0:52	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	1:51	0:11	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
4	1:21	1:20	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown

Game MVP: Marshall Diaz, Houston Renegades

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kendall Bennett	21	87	4.14	14	4
Shannon Mackie	5	0	0.00	3	0
Lester Norris	4	30	7.50	12	2

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlton Rose	16	49	3.06	10	2
Shawn Pelfrey	9	55	6.11	20	2
Gabe Patterson	6	34	5.67	12	2

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lester Norris	29	20	211	2/11	2	25	2	84.1

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gabe Patterson	38	23	243	5/33	3	41	3	72.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trent McCormick	9	11	98	10.89	16	25	1
WR Frank Norton	5	7	50	10.00	1	20	0
WR Amos Hill	5	9	58	11.60	11	19	1
RB Kendall Bennett	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR R.J. Killens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Francisco Strong	8	11	103	12.88	26	41	2
TE Jay Bouse	4	4	17	4.25	5	7	1
WR Sean Sparrow	3	10	58	19.33	39	32	0
FB Luis Thomason	3	3	30	10.00	28	25	0
WR Walter Malone	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	0
TE Brendan Banks	2	2	10	5.00	0	11	0
RB Shawn Pelfrey	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Carlton Rose	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darien Palmer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Howie Oxarart	1	25	25.00	0
S Marshall Diaz	1	88	88.00	1
S Jim Barrett	1	0	0.00	0

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Adam Ward	1	2	2.00	0
OLB Otis Mow	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Kendall Bennett	3	0
Graham Shields	1	0
Luke Jennings	0	1
Amos Hill	0	1

Murfreesboro	Recov	Force
Neil Duncan	1	0
Avery Adachi	1	0
Barry Cline	0	1
Zack Tennant	0	1
Darien Palmer	0	1
Erik Salpala	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winston Walters	3	142	47.3	37.7	54	2

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Bishop	6	263	43.8	29.7	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Elmore	2/4	0/2	0/0	37	3/3

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colin Backer	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Barrett	3	25	8.3	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Adachi	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Shields	3	81	27.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Sparrow	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Thomas Plunkett	11	1	0.0	29	36
S Oliver McKenzie	7	2	0.0	31	37
CB Irv Wellstone	5	2	0.0	21	28
CB Graham Shields	5	1	0.0	29	41
S Marshall Diaz	4	3	0.0	30	39
CB Howie Oxarart	4	1	0.0	29	42
OLB Riddick Tubbs	4	0	0.0	17	29
DE Jon Price	3	1	2.0	11	13
DE Daniel Lynch	3	0	2.0	27	38
DE Casey Coles	3	0	1.0	24	35
OLB Leland Sherman	2	1	0.0	15	15
ILB Luke Jennings	1	1	0.0	2	13
S Jim Barrett	1	1	0.0	1	7
FB Roosevelt Ward	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joey Corrente	1	0	0.0	12	10
DT Louie Parrish	1	0	0.0	25	34
QB Lester Norris	1	0	---	---	---
C Amari Swift	1	0	---	---	---
WR Trent McCormick	1	0	---	---	---
DT Karl Baxter	0	1	0.0	16	29
ILB Perry Fitzgerald	0	1	0.0	7	7

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luis Davison	13	1	0.0	28	29
DE Collin Jennings	4	2	1.0	27	27
CB Zack Tennant	4	2	0.0	16	24
DT Barry Cline	4	1	0.0	17	17
S Devon Finley	4	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Otis Mow	3	2	0.5	13	13
S Alton Bontrager	3	0	0.0	15	21
CB Avery Adachi	3	0	0.0	30	29
S Walter Kelsay	3	0	0.0	15	14
DT Brock Osborne	2	0	0.5	11	10
CB Tyrus Bergsman	2	3	0.0	26	31
DE Roger Kuebrich	2	0	0.0	11	16
DT Erik Salpala	2	0	0.0	13	10
OLB Neil Duncan	1	1	0.0	10	6
DT Gavin Paterno	1	1	0.0	19	21
WR Sean Sparrow	1	0	---	---	---
WR Darien Palmer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Adam Ward	0	4	0.0	19	21
ILB Graham Leskanic	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jon Price	2.0	1	1	13
DE Daniel Lynch	2.0	1	0	38
DE Casey Coles	1.0	1	0	35
DT Karl Baxter	0.0	1	0	29

Murfreesboro	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Collin Jennings	1.0	1	27
DT Brock Osborne	0.5	0	10
OLB Otis Mow	0.5	0	13
DT Gavin Paterno	0.0	3	21
DT Barry Cline	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Thomas Plunkett	5	3	0	36
CB Howie Oxarart	4	0	1	42
OLB Riddick Tubbs	4	0	0	29
CB Graham Shields	2	0	0	41
S Oliver McKenzie	2	0	0	37
CB Irv Wellstone	2	0	0	28
S Jim Barrett	1	0	1	7
DT Louie Parrish	1	0	0	34
DE Jon Price	1	0	0	13
ILB Luke Jennings	1	0	0	13
S Marshall Diaz	0	2	1	39
S Erik Macey	0	1	0	16

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luis Davison	5	0	0	29
CB Zack Tennant	3	0	0	24
CB Avery Adachi	3	0	0	29
OLB Otis Mow	2	1	1	13
S Alton Bontrager	2	0	0	21
S Devon Finley	2	0	0	27
CB Tyrus Bergsman	1	1	0	31
OLB Adam Ward	1	0	1	21
S Walter Kelsay	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Kane	3	6	1	30	0	31
Amari Swift	2	5	0	30	1	31
Ryan McKeehan	1	5	0	30	0	31
Trevor Hemstreet	1	1	0	27	0	27
Dan Theophilakos	0	7	0	30	1	31
Roosevelt Ward	0	1	0	18	0	12
Spencer Turner	0	1	0	30	0	31

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerry Nelson	4	6	31	2	43
Oscar Foreman	2	5	31	0	43
Randal Godfrey	1	5	31	1	43
Glen Nutile	1	3	22	2	37
Luis Thomason	1	2	18	0	25
C.J. Shea	0	2	31	0	43
Shane Luciano	0	1	9	0	6
Brendan Banks	0	1	9	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Barrett	1	18
Troy Vest	1	10

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Darien Palmer	3	17
Zack Tennant	1	25
Sean Sparrow	1	11
C.J. Shea	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Graham Shields	---	---	29	41	6	76
Howie Oxarart	---	---	29	42	2	73
Daniel Lynch	---	---	27	38	7	72
Thomas Plunkett	---	---	29	36	6	71
Marshall Diaz	---	---	30	39	2	71
Trent McCormick	26	29	---	---	15	70
Oliver McKenzie	---	---	31	37	1	69
Spencer Turner	30	31	---	---	7	68
Ryan McKeehan	30	31	---	---	7	68
Trevor Hemstreet	27	27	---	---	9	63
Bernie Kane	30	31	---	---	---	61
Casey Coles	---	---	24	35	2	61
Lester Norris	30	31	---	---	---	61
Amari Swift	30	31	---	---	---	61
Dan Theophilakos	30	31	---	---	---	61
Louie Parrish	---	---	25	34	---	59
Riddick Tubbs	---	---	17	29	11	57
Irv Wellstone	---	---	21	28	5	54
Roosevelt Ward	18	12	---	---	23	53
Karl Baxter	---	---	16	29	4	49
Amos Hill	25	24	---	---	---	49
Kendall Bennett	22	16	---	---	9	47
Frank Norton	11	19	---	---	14	44
Shannon Mackie	9	15	---	---	17	41
Leland Sherman	---	---	15	15	---	30
Slick Matlosz	6	9	---	---	14	29
Erik Macey	---	---	9	16	3	28
Jim Barrett	---	---	1	7	18	26
Luke Jennings	---	---	2	13	10	25
Jon Price	---	---	11	13	---	24
Joey Corrente	---	---	12	10	1	23
Perry Fitzgerald	---	---	7	7	5	19
Troy Vest	---	---	4	2	10	16
R.J. Killens	6	4	---	---	5	15
Amari Avalos	---	---	2	2	8	12
Jumbo Elmore	0	0	---	---	9	9
Roderick Borders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Hawkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roy Caffrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
A.J. Giles	---	---	0	0	6	6
Asher Davidson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Winston Walters	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joey Podmore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brant Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Isaac Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Isaiah Weisz	---	---	0	0	---	0

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randal Godfrey	31	43	---	---	7	81
Jerry Nelson	31	43	---	---	7	81
C.J. Shea	31	43	---	---	7	81
Gabe Patterson	31	43	---	---	---	74
Oscar Foreman	31	43	---	---	---	74
Sean Sparrow	26	36	---	---	11	73
Avery Adachi	---	---	30	29	8	67
Zack Tennant	---	---	16	24	25	65
Luis Davison	---	---	28	29	4	61
Tyrus Bergsman	---	---	26	31	4	61
Glen Nutile	22	37	---	---	1	60
Collin Jennings	---	---	27	27	6	60
Devon Finley	---	---	27	27	5	59
Luis Thomason	18	25	---	---	14	57
Jay Bouse	19	27	---	---	6	52
Darien Palmer	14	20	---	---	17	51
Francisco Strong	19	31	---	---	---	50
Carlton Rose	19	22	---	---	7	48
Gavin Paterno	---	---	19	21	4	44
Sam Schwartz	---	---	22	19	2	43
Adam Ward	---	---	19	21	2	42
Alton Bontrager	---	---	15	21	3	39
Brendan Banks	9	13	---	---	17	39
Barry Cline	---	---	17	17	4	38
Walter Malone	12	13	---	---	12	37
Shawn Pelfrey	13	20	---	---	4	37
Neil Duncan	---	---	10	6	18	34
Randall Brooks	6	8	---	---	18	32
Roger Kuebrich	---	---	11	16	3	30
Walter Kelsay	---	---	15	14	1	30
Otis Mow	---	---	13	13	2	28
Erik Salpala	---	---	13	10	2	25
Brock Osborne	---	---	11	10	1	22
Joey Flowers	---	---	6	3	9	18
Shane Luciano	9	6	---	---	---	15
Graham Leskanic	---	---	2	2	5	9
Rob Brazell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colin Backer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morris Hickman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Bishop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ernie Pierzina	---	---	3	1	2	6
Billy Troutman	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lincoln Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bubba Buckner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	16	2.3
Middle	15	92	6.1
Right	8	9	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	20	75	3.8
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lester Norris	29	20	3	0	0	2	5	0	2

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gabe Patterson	38	23	4	1	0	6	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	115	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	40	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	39	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	105	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	99	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trent McCormick	11	9	98	2	29
WR Amos Hill	9	5	58	0	24
WR Frank Norton	7	5	50	1	19
WR R.J. Killens	1	0	0	0	4
RB Kendall Bennett	1	1	5	0	16

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Francisco Strong	11	8	103	1	31
WR Sean Sparrow	10	3	58	2	36
TE Jay Bouse	4	4	17	0	27
WR Walter Malone	3	2	20	0	13
FB Luis Thomason	3	3	30	1	25
TE Brendan Banks	2	2	10	0	13
WR Darien Palmer	2	0	0	0	20
RB Carlton Rose	1	0	0	0	22
RB Shawn Pelfrey	1	1	5	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Bennett	3	2	0.67	4.14
Shannon Mackie	1	-2	-2.00	0.00

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Pelfrey	2	5	2.50	6.11
Carlton Rose	1	3	3.00	3.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lester Norris	4	2	17	4.25	7.28

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gabe Patterson	8	5	31	3.88	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Hill	3	1	12	4.00	6.44
WR Trent McCormick	1	1	5	5.00	8.91

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Sparrow	3	1	5	1.67	5.80
TE Jay Bouse	2	2	6	3.00	4.25
WR Francisco Strong	2	2	20	10.00	9.36
RB Carlton Rose	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Lester Norris	2	1
Kendall Bennett	1	0

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Shawn Pelfrey	2	1
Gabe Patterson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lester Norris	7	5	4

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gabe Patterson	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Norton	3	2	1
WR Trent McCormick	3	3	3
WR Amos Hill	1	0	0

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Francisco Strong	6	3	2
WR Sean Sparrow	2	1	1
WR Walter Malone	1	1	0
WR Darien Palmer	1	0	0
RB Shawn Pelfrey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,800 (88,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,500 (25,800)
End Zone 17,800 (18,600)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,700)
Sideline Seats 16,000 (16,400)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (7,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,800 (88,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,500 (25,800)
End Zone	17,800 (18,600)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,700)
Sideline Seats	16,000 (16,400)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (7,100)