Conference Semifinals, 2053

played in Iowa City, IA

12 degrees, snow, 16 mph wind

Murfreesboro Mules	0	14	3	0	-	17
Iowa City Tribe	6	10	7	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 IWC - Rodney Bruner 40 field goal
1Q: 01:53 IWC - Rodney Bruner 36 field goal
2Q: 10:02 IWC - Kent Gray 2 pass from Daniel Flad (Rodney Bruner extra point)
2Q: 07:06 MUR - Hakim Levine 4 pass from Shane Gunn (Ricky Shepherd extra point)
2Q: 02:33 IWC - Rodney Bruner 35 field goal
2Q: 02:26 MUR - Mercury Gamble 98 kickoff return (Ricky Shepherd extra point)
3Q: 07:33 MUR - Ricky Shepherd 37 field goal
3Q: 02:54 IWC - Daniel Flad 4 run (Rodney Bruner extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 IWC - Rodney Bruner 40 field goal
1Q: 01:53 IWC - Rodney Bruner 36 field goal
2Q: 10:02 IWC - Kent Gray 2 pass from Daniel Flad (Rodney Bruner extra point)
2Q: 07:06 MUR - Hakim Levine 4 pass from Shane Gunn (Ricky Shepherd extra point)
2Q: 02:33 IWC - Rodney Bruner 35 field goal
2Q: 02:26 MUR - Mercury Gamble 98 kickoff return (Ricky Shepherd extra point)
3Q: 07:33 MUR - Ricky Shepherd 37 field goal
3Q: 02:54 IWC - Daniel Flad 4 run (Rodney Bruner extra point)

Team Statistics MUR IWC
Record 12-6 13-4
First Downs 12 25
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 230 409
- Offensive Plays 52 80
- Yards per Play 4.42 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 60 205
- Rushing Attempts 14 41
- Yards per Rush 4.29 5.00
Net Passing Yards 170 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 0 39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 177 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.47 5.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/41 2/39
Kick Returns/Yards 4/161 3/84
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 21:34 38:26

Team Statistics	MUR	IWC
Record	12-6	13-4
First Downs	12	25
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	230	409
- Offensive Plays	52	80
- Yards per Play	4.42	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	60	205
- Rushing Attempts	14	41
- Yards per Rush	4.29	5.00
Net Passing Yards	170	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 0	39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	177	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.47	5.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/41	2/39
Kick Returns/Yards	4/161	3/84
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	21:34	38:26

Drive Charts

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	2:51	OWN 32	5	10	Punt
1	1:47	2:58	OWN 36	5	24	Punt
2	9:55	2:55	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 12	1	10	Half
3	14:12	2:02	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	10:26	3:01	OPP 49	8	29	Field Goal
3	2:46	1:13	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	13:58	2:02	OWN 5	5	32	Punt
4	8:41	1:02	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:28	0:49	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	3:48	1:27	OPP 36	6	17	Downs

Iowa City Tribe
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 37	9	40	Field Goal
1	6:28	4:41	OWN 7	8	74	Field Goal
2	13:49	3:54	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	7:00	4:34	OWN 25	14	57	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:54	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
3	14:53	0:41	OPP 35	2	0	Interception
3	12:10	1:44	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
3	7:25	4:39	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	1:33	2:35	OWN 25	6	42	Interception
4	11:56	3:15	OWN 23	7	33	Punt
4	7:39	1:11	OWN 43	3	-1	Punt
4	5:39	1:51	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
4	2:21	2:21	OWN 19	6	14	Punt

Game MVP: Clayton Bjornson, Iowa City Tribe

Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ben Luzar	9	46	5.11	10	1
QB Shane Gunn	2	16	8.00	10	1
TE Bernard Stevenson	2	0	0.00	2	0
WR Gary Flynn	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Iowa City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clayton Bjornson	19	117	6.16	35	2	0
RB Tyrus Hardy	13	66	5.08	12	4	0
RB Chester Fenimore	5	0	0.00	2	0	0
QB Daniel Flad	4	22	5.50	16	1	1

Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Gunn	37	20	177	1/7	1	24	0	76.0

Iowa City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Flad	39	22	204	0/0	1	26	2	58.1

Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drake Lindsay	5	9	66	13.20	23	22	0
RB Hakim Levine	3	5	8	2.67	3	4	1
WR Mercury Gamble	3	7	21	7.00	2	17	0
WR Gary Flynn	3	5	35	11.67	19	16	0
RB Ben Luzar	2	2	3	1.50	0	5	0
TE Chad Stokes	1	3	24	24.00	18	24	0
WR Archie Bradford	1	3	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Weston Blair	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
WR Ike Hagen	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Bernard Stevenson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Iowa City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Deion Pieper	7	12	71	10.14	33	26	0
WR Trevor Spencer	7	11	51	7.29	21	25	0
WR Kent Gray	3	5	24	8.00	17	19	1
RB Clayton Bjornson	2	3	36	18.00	19	21	0
RB Tyrus Hardy	2	3	19	9.50	11	19	0
FB Brendan Kovel	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Corey Coder	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Coutts	1	4	4.00	0
S Ricardo Bailey	1	5	5.00	0

Iowa City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Mercury Gamble	1	0	0	0

Iowa City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Amir Ellison	0	1	0	0
TE Malik Quinn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mackenzie Shepherd	7	353	50.4	42.0	59	5

Iowa City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frederick Myers	6	264	44.0	33.8	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Shepherd	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Iowa City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rodney Bruner	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Flynn	4	41	10.3	0

Iowa City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Stennett	2	39	19.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Gamble	4	161	40.3	1

Iowa City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colton Flannery	2	54	27.0	0
Andrew Beyer	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tim Flynn	11	3	41	39
DE Max Winborn	9	3	41	39
S Kent Durham	8	5	39	28
OLB Cornelius Richardson	7	3	33	34
DT Bryce Hill	4	1	38	25
DT Owen Harding	4	0	40	39
S Ricardo Bailey	4	0	37	26
CB Ernest Sparrow	3	0	38	34
S Conner Russell	3	0	4	13
CB Kris Banks	2	2	8	17
OLB Zack O'Rourke	2	0	8	9
CB Arturo Compton	1	1	29	22
DE Jameson Garciaparra	1	0	7	12
ILB Charlie Harms	0	1	5	2
DT Cameron Barrow	0	1	5	15
DE Marc Garmon	0	1	34	16
CB Dennis Coutts	0	1	37	24

Iowa City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cedric Pierce	9	3	0.0	14	38
S Jeremiah Carpenter	6	2	0.0	14	38
ILB Marshall Bernstein	4	1	0.0	8	24
CB Kelly Osborne	2	1	0.0	14	36
S Randal Weaver	2	1	0.0	14	38
DE Jaylen Diaz	2	0	0.0	13	28
WR Corey Coder	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Bryson Janke	2	0	0.0	14	35
S Nick Kennedy	2	0	0.0	7	13
DE Nathaniel Hicks	1	0	1.0	3	9
ILB Caden Snead	1	2	0.0	5	8
CB Amir Ellison	1	0	0.0	14	38
OLB Riley Carmazzi	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE Malik Barber	1	0	0.0	10	24
DT Angel McCollom	0	2	0.0	7	21
DT Henry Boykin	0	1	0.0	7	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Murfreesboro	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Winborn	1	0	2	39
DT Cameron Barrow	1	0	0	15
CB Arturo Compton	1	0	0	22
S Kent Durham	1	0	0	28
DT Owen Harding	0	3	1	39
DT Bryce Hill	0	1	0	25

Iowa City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nathaniel Hicks	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Jaylen Diaz	0.0	1	1	0	28
DT Henry Boykin	0.0	0	2	0	17
CB Kelly Osborne	0.0	0	2	0	36
DT Angel McCollom	0.0	0	1	1	21
CB Amir Ellison	0.0	0	1	0	38
S Tanner Lowe	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Ben Parker	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tim Flynn	6	3	0	39
OLB Cornelius Richardson	5	1	0	34
CB Ernest Sparrow	3	0	0	34
S Ricardo Bailey	2	0	1	26
CB Kris Banks	2	0	0	17
DE Jameson Garciaparra	1	0	0	12
CB Arturo Compton	1	0	0	22
S Conner Russell	1	0	0	13
S Kent Durham	1	0	0	28
CB Dennis Coutts	0	1	1	24

Iowa City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cedric Pierce	6	0	38
S Jeremiah Carpenter	2	2	38
ILB Marshall Bernstein	2	1	24
S Randal Weaver	2	1	38
CB Kelly Osborne	2	0	36
S Nick Kennedy	2	0	13
OLB Bryson Janke	1	1	35
DE Jaylen Diaz	1	0	28
CB Amir Ellison	1	0	38
ILB Caden Snead	1	0	8
DE Nathaniel Hicks	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Harvey Helkowski	2	4	0	14	0	38
G Sammie Lynn	2	3	1	14	1	38
T Donny Wright	1	3	0	14	0	38
T Tony Uremovic	1	2	0	14	0	38

Iowa City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Andre Woodson	6	9	1	41	39
T Mitchell Jacobs	3	7	0	41	39
G Evan Petitgout	2	11	0	41	39
T Eric Foreman	1	6	0	41	39
G Burt Becker	1	4	0	41	39

Special Teams Tackles

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Archie Bradford	2	17
Cornelius Richardson	2	13
Matthew Barnikow	1	25

Iowa City	Tackles	STPlays
Bryson Janke	2	14
Malik Quinn	1	26
Jeremiah Carpenter	1	24
Colton Wehmeyer	1	22
Amir Ellison	1	15
Burt Becker	1	9

Participation

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Tim Flynn	---	---	41	39	15	95
DE Max Winborn	---	---	41	39	3	83
DT Owen Harding	---	---	40	39	3	82
OLB Cornelius Richardson	---	---	33	34	13	80
CB Ernest Sparrow	---	---	38	34	3	75
DT Bryce Hill	---	---	38	25	7	70
S Kent Durham	---	---	39	28	1	68
S Ricardo Bailey	---	---	37	26	---	63
CB Dennis Coutts	---	---	37	24	1	62
C Harvey Helkowski	14	38	---	---	8	60
C Cary Fields	14	38	---	---	8	60
T Tony Uremovic	14	38	---	---	8	60
T Donny Wright	14	38	---	---	8	60
CB Arturo Compton	---	---	29	22	7	58
QB Shane Gunn	14	38	---	---	---	52
G Sammie Lynn	14	38	---	---	---	52
DE Marc Garmon	---	---	34	16	1	51
WR Mercury Gamble	11	31	---	---	6	48
WR Gary Flynn	12	30	---	---	6	48
TE Bernard Stevenson	3	16	---	---	24	43
TE Chad Stokes	13	27	---	---	---	40
S Matthew Barnikow	---	---	2	11	25	38
TE Weston Blair	3	11	---	---	24	38
WR Drake Lindsay	9	22	---	---	6	37
RB Ben Luzar	9	15	---	---	11	35
CB Amari White	---	---	1	11	18	30
CB Kris Banks	---	---	8	17	3	28
WR Archie Bradford	3	6	---	---	17	26
DE Jameson Garciaparra	---	---	7	12	7	26
S Conner Russell	---	---	4	13	7	24
DT Cameron Barrow	---	---	5	15	2	22
WR Ike Hagen	1	11	---	---	10	22
OLB Randy Nixon	---	---	0	0	22	22
OLB Zack O'Rourke	---	---	8	9	1	18
DE Bryce Delgado	---	---	4	13	1	18
RB Hakim Levine	1	14	---	---	---	15
TE Andres Abrams	5	7	---	---	---	12
P Mackenzie Shepherd	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Orlando Frankin	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Charlie Harms	---	---	5	2	---	7
K Ricky Shepherd	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Pete Delvalle	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Norman Reinhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ezra Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Elliot Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Demetrius Springfield	0	0	---	---	---	0

Iowa City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Deion Pieper	38	37	---	---	19	94
G Evan Petitgout	41	39	---	---	9	89
G Burt Becker	41	39	---	---	9	89
T Mitchell Jacobs	41	39	---	---	3	83
C Andre Woodson	41	39	---	---	---	80
QB Daniel Flad	41	39	---	---	---	80
T Eric Foreman	41	39	---	---	---	80
S Jeremiah Carpenter	---	---	14	38	24	76
WR Kent Gray	37	37	---	---	---	74
WR Corey Coder	39	29	---	---	---	68
WR Trevor Spencer	31	37	---	---	---	68
CB Amir Ellison	---	---	14	38	15	67
OLB Bryson Janke	---	---	14	35	14	63
OLB Cedric Pierce	---	---	14	38	1	53
S Randal Weaver	---	---	14	38	1	53
CB Kelly Osborne	---	---	14	36	1	51
DE Jaylen Diaz	---	---	13	28	7	48
RB Clayton Bjornson	21	18	---	---	3	42
DE Malik Barber	---	---	10	24	8	42
TE Luis Bunting	9	2	---	---	26	37
ILB Marshall Bernstein	---	---	8	24	---	32
RB Tyrus Hardy	17	15	---	---	---	32
DT Angel McCollom	---	---	7	21	---	28
TE Malik Quinn	1	0	---	---	26	27
DT Henry Boykin	---	---	7	17	1	25
WR Andrew Beyer	3	2	---	---	20	25
OLB Colton Wehmeyer	---	---	0	3	22	25
FB Brendan Kovel	3	10	---	---	10	23
S Nick Kennedy	---	---	7	13	---	20
S Tanner Lowe	---	---	2	16	1	19
DE Ben Parker	---	---	2	15	1	18
CB Trevor Swann	---	---	0	0	16	16
RB Chester Fenimore	6	8	---	---	1	15
OLB Riley Carmazzi	---	---	5	10	---	15
ILB Caden Snead	---	---	5	8	---	13
DE Nathaniel Hicks	---	---	3	9	---	12
ILB Wrecker Erickson	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Adrian Spencer	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Chester Griffin	---	---	1	7	1	9
K Rodney Bruner	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jeff McGregor	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Lamar Stennett	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Frederick Myers	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Colton Flannery	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Gustavo Dover	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Marquis Jarvis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	6	28	4.7
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	25	96	3.8
Right	15	110	7.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Gunn	37	20	2	1	0	6	9	1	0

Iowa City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Flad	39	22	3	0	2	5	4	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	40	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	46	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	91	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	-2	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	128	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drake Lindsay	9	5	66	1	22
WR Mercury Gamble	7	3	21	0	31
RB Hakim Levine	5	3	8	0	14
WR Gary Flynn	5	3	35	0	30
TE Chad Stokes	3	1	24	1	27
WR Archie Bradford	3	1	8	0	6
RB Ben Luzar	2	2	3	0	15
TE Weston Blair	1	1	4	0	11
TE Bernard Stevenson	1	0	0	0	16
WR Ike Hagen	1	1	8	0	11

Iowa City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Deion Pieper	12	7	0	71	1	37
WR Trevor Spencer	11	7	1	51	1	37
WR Kent Gray	5	3	0	24	0	37
RB Clayton Bjornson	3	2	0	36	1	18
WR Corey Coder	3	0	1	0	0	29
RB Tyrus Hardy	3	2	0	19	0	15
FB Brendan Kovel	2	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Iowa City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Daniel Flad	2	7	3.50	5.50
RB Clayton Bjornson	1	-2	-2.00	6.16
RB Tyrus Hardy	1	10	10.00	5.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Gunn	12	6	22	1.83	4.78

Iowa City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Flad	5	3	5	1.00	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Gamble	4	2	4	1.00	3.00
WR Gary Flynn	3	1	16	5.33	7.00
RB Hakim Levine	2	2	4	2.00	1.60
TE Chad Stokes	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Archie Bradford	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
RB Ben Luzar	1	1	-2	-2.00	1.50

Iowa City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kent Gray	2	1	2	1.00	4.80
WR Corey Coder	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Trevor Spencer	1	1	0	0.00	4.64
FB Brendan Kovel	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
QB Shane Gunn	1	0

Iowa City	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tyrus Hardy	2	2
QB Daniel Flad	1	0
RB Chester Fenimore	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Gunn	10	3	3

Iowa City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Flad	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Hakim Levine	4	2	2
WR Gary Flynn	3	1	1
WR Drake Lindsay	2	0	0
WR Archie Bradford	1	0	0

Iowa City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Deion Pieper	6	4	3
RB Tyrus Hardy	3	2	1
WR Corey Coder	2	0	0
WR Kent Gray	1	1	0
WR Trevor Spencer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)