Exhibition Week 5, 2059

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dakota Spirit	0	9	7	0	-	16
Houston Renegades	7	7	7	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 HOU - Herman Riffel 70 pass from Skip Byrne (Brent Emmons extra point)
2Q: 14:12 DAK - Kurt Morrison 28 field goal
2Q: 09:26 HOU - Levi Walsh 16 run (Brent Emmons extra point)
2Q: 06:05 DAK - Grant Branham 36 pass from Freddie Grotrian (Kurt Morrison extra point failed)
3Q: 11:47 HOU - Clay Barnikow 32 pass from Tony King (Brent Emmons extra point)
3Q: 03:59 DAK - Fred Groza 4 run (Kurt Morrison extra point)
4Q: 14:09 HOU - Brent Emmons 36 field goal
4Q: 00:27 HOU - Brent Emmons 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 HOU - Herman Riffel 70 pass from Skip Byrne (Brent Emmons extra point)
2Q: 14:12 DAK - Kurt Morrison 28 field goal
2Q: 09:26 HOU - Levi Walsh 16 run (Brent Emmons extra point)
2Q: 06:05 DAK - Grant Branham 36 pass from Freddie Grotrian (Kurt Morrison extra point failed)
3Q: 11:47 HOU - Clay Barnikow 32 pass from Tony King (Brent Emmons extra point)
3Q: 03:59 DAK - Fred Groza 4 run (Kurt Morrison extra point)
4Q: 14:09 HOU - Brent Emmons 36 field goal
4Q: 00:27 HOU - Brent Emmons 20 field goal

Team Statistics DAK HOU
Record 2-2 4-0
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 300 419
- Offensive Plays 62 58
- Yards per Play 4.84 7.22
Net Rushing Yards 111 115
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 4.11 4.26
Net Passing Yards 189 304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 2 30 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 197 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 9.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/41 9/64
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/91 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:46 29:14

Team Statistics	DAK	HOU
Record	2-2	4-0
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	300	419
- Offensive Plays	62	58
- Yards per Play	4.84	7.22
Net Rushing Yards	111	115
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	4.11	4.26
Net Passing Yards	189	304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 2	30 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	197	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	9.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/41	9/64
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/91	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:46	29:14

Drive Charts

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
1	11:55	5:12	OWN 4	7	32	Punt
1	2:31	3:25	OWN 40	8	49	Field Goal
2	11:33	0:46	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
2	9:10	3:15	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
2	4:40	2:36	OWN 26	5	21	Punt
3	11:33	1:30	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
3	8:18	4:30	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	14:03	3:20	OWN 27	6	40	Interception
4	9:32	5:26	OWN 14	10	27	Downs
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 26	2	-5	Game

Houston Renegades
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	1:30	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	6:43	4:12	OWN 21	8	46	Missed FG
2	14:06	2:33	OWN 25	4	24	Punt
2	10:47	1:37	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown
2	5:55	1:15	OWN 25	3	16	Punt
2	2:04	2:04	OWN 22	8	38	Half
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
3	10:03	1:45	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
3	3:48	4:45	OWN 25	9	56	Field Goal
4	10:43	1:11	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
4	4:06	3:45	OPP 41	8	38	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tony King, Houston Renegades

Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Fred Groza	16	82	5.13	30	3	1
RB Chester Gardner	6	20	3.33	9	0	0
QB Freddie Grotrian	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
QB Martin Senn	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
RB Howard Fisher	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB Jeremy Wallace	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
WR Freddie Dallesandro	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Levi Walsh	18	87	4.83	16	4	1
RB Cole Schwake	7	17	2.43	10	1	0
QB Tony King	2	11	5.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Freddie Grotrian	23	17	128	0/0	1	36	1	83.2
Martin Senn	11	6	69	1/8	0	27	1	35.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony King	22	19	175	1/8	1	34	0	114.9
Skip Byrne	8	6	137	0/0	1	70	0	156.3

Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grant Branham	6	9	71	11.83	29	36	1
WR Shawn Lyons	3	6	47	15.67	32	27	0
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	3	4	23	7.67	4	8	0
WR Justin Gray	3	3	3	1.00	0	5	0
TE Jace Duncan	2	3	17	8.50	6	13	0
RB Fred Groza	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Freddie Dallesandro	2	3	10	5.00	12	5	0
RB Howard Fisher	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nick Herndon	1	2	14	14.00	3	14	0
RB Chester Gardner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Levi Walsh	7	8	18	2.57	12	10	0
WR Miles Gerth	4	5	63	15.75	41	19	0
WR Clay Barnikow	3	4	67	22.33	31	34	1
TE Dusty Holden	3	3	64	21.33	29	35	0
WR Max Fling	3	4	5	1.67	0	6	0
TE Herman Riffel	2	2	70	35.00	61	70	1
FB Jackie Holliday	1	2	9	9.00	5	9	0
RB Todd Singleton	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Arnie Wooden	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harvey Lucas	1	0	0.00	0
S Bo Barber	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dakota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Danny Hanks	4	169	42.3	38.0	49	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Heath O'Rourke	4	179	44.8	37.0	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kurt Morrison	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brent Emmons	2/3	0/1	0/1	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Groza	2	11	5.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clay Barnikow	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Crawford	4	91	22.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Norton	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jonathan Ackerman	9	3	0.5	21	24
OLB Spencer Harrison	8	0	0.0	15	15
CB Winston Alexander	5	3	0.0	18	21
OLB Shaun Robak	5	2	0.0	27	31
DE Joel Madison	4	0	0.5	27	31
CB Neil Galloway	4	3	0.0	26	31
DE Brody Cassidy	2	2	0.0	27	31
S Wes Ranger	2	1	0.0	20	22
DE Eli Huffman	2	0	0.0	18	16
CB Weston Connell	2	0	0.0	22	19
CB Nate Ruhman	2	0	0.0	19	22
DE Donny Thomas	1	1	0.0	23	29
CB Tony Talley	1	1	0.0	5	6
DT Angel McCollom	1	0	0.0	4	2
WR Grant Branham	1	0	---	---	---
WR Shawn Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dominic Forbes	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Glen Wayne	1	0	0.0	7	8
CB Luther Fletcher	0	1	0.0	7	15
S Zachery Rouse	0	1	0.0	8	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Robert Richmond	13	1	0.0	27	26
OLB Deon Brann	8	1	0.0	27	34
S Mike Norton	5	0	0.0	24	32
S Bo Barber	4	4	0.0	27	35
OLB Mackenzie Offutt	4	3	0.0	23	30
S Bernie Cornell	4	3	0.0	20	20
DE Norman Gunn	4	2	0.0	25	32
OLB Kristopher Dennis	3	0	1.0	14	9
S Glen Bridges	2	2	0.0	7	21
CB Enrique Garrison	1	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Miles Dunn	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Harvey Lucas	0	2	0.0	17	31
DT Darryl Lyon	0	1	0.0	19	25
DE Donte Zimmerman	0	1	0.0	5	5
CB Jordan Clark	0	1	0.0	15	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Dakota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joel Madison	0.5	0	0	31
ILB Jonathan Ackerman	0.5	0	0	24
DE Brody Cassidy	0.0	1	1	31

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kristopher Dennis	1.0	0	0	9
DT Amir Jeffries	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Mackenzie Offutt	0.0	1	0	30
DE Norman Gunn	0.0	1	0	32
S Mike Norton	0.0	1	0	32
DE J.T. Germaine	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Dakota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shaun Robak	5	1	31
ILB Jonathan Ackerman	4	0	24
OLB Spencer Harrison	3	0	15
CB Winston Alexander	3	0	21
CB Neil Galloway	2	1	31
CB Weston Connell	2	0	19
CB Nate Ruhman	2	0	22
DE Donny Thomas	1	0	29
S Wes Ranger	1	0	22
DT Dominic Forbes	1	0	4
CB Tony Talley	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bo Barber	4	1	1	35
OLB Deon Brann	3	1	0	34
DE Norman Gunn	3	0	0	32
ILB Robert Richmond	3	0	0	26
S Mike Norton	3	0	0	32
S Glen Bridges	2	1	0	21
S Bernie Cornell	2	0	0	20
CB Jordan Clark	1	1	0	24
OLB Mackenzie Offutt	1	0	0	30
OLB Miles Dunn	1	0	0	3
CB Harvey Lucas	0	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wayne Wheat	3	6	27	1	35
G Colby Gomez	2	5	13	0	18
G Efrain Breese	1	5	27	0	35
C Norbert Harris	1	3	13	0	18
T Matthew Washington	1	2	14	0	17
G Jimmy Greer	1	2	14	0	17
T Julio Connell	1	2	27	0	35

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marco Lofton	4	8	27	1	31
G Camden Lorenzen	2	6	27	0	31
T Derek Matthew	1	5	27	0	31
T Antonio Fisher	1	2	17	0	12
TE Herman Riffel	1	1	10	0	13
TE Austin McClellan	1	1	7	0	8
C Terrence Shepherd	0	1	17	0	12
FB Jackie Holliday	0	1	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Connell	2	9
Ryan Newhart	1	16
Freddie Dallesandro	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Herman Riffel	3	10
Mackenzie Offutt	2	10
Jackie Holliday	1	17

Participation

Dakota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Julio Connell	27	35	---	---	9	71
G Wayne Wheat	27	35	---	---	5	67
G Efrain Breese	27	35	---	---	5	67
OLB Shaun Robak	---	---	27	31	4	62
DE Joel Madison	---	---	27	31	3	61
DE Brody Cassidy	---	---	27	31	3	61
CB Neil Galloway	---	---	26	31	4	61
WR Grant Branham	26	34	---	---	---	60
RB Fred Groza	19	20	---	---	19	58
S Wes Ranger	---	---	20	22	16	58
TE Jace Duncan	18	20	---	---	19	57
CB Weston Connell	---	---	22	19	16	57
WR Freddie Dallesandro	15	27	---	---	15	57
ILB Jonathan Ackerman	---	---	21	24	11	56
DE Donny Thomas	---	---	23	29	3	55
CB Winston Alexander	---	---	18	21	7	46
CB Nate Ruhman	---	---	19	22	1	42
DE Eli Huffman	---	---	18	16	6	40
T Matthew Washington	14	17	---	---	8	39
QB Freddie Grotrian	15	23	---	---	---	38
G Colby Gomez	13	18	---	---	5	36
G Jimmy Greer	14	17	---	---	4	35
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	17	18	---	---	---	35
OLB Spencer Harrison	---	---	15	15	4	34
C Norbert Harris	13	18	---	---	---	31
WR Shawn Lyons	8	16	---	---	6	30
WR Justin Gray	6	13	---	---	10	29
QB Martin Senn	12	12	---	---	---	24
CB Luther Fletcher	---	---	7	15	1	23
RB Howard Fisher	5	2	---	---	15	22
OLB Ryan Newhart	---	---	1	5	16	22
WR Nick Herndon	8	10	---	---	---	18
DE Glen Wayne	---	---	7	8	2	17
S Zachery Rouse	---	---	8	9	---	17
RB Chester Gardner	7	10	---	---	---	17
CB Tony Talley	---	---	5	6	---	11
DT Angel McCollom	---	---	4	2	4	10
TE Jessie Johnstone	5	4	---	---	---	9
DT Dominic Forbes	---	---	2	4	---	6
CB Randal Crawford	---	---	0	0	6	6
C Marcos England	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Kurt Morrison	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Danny Hanks	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Jeremy Wallace	1	1	---	---	---	2
DE Glen Dodson	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Theodore Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Derek Matthew	27	31	---	---	7	65
OLB Mackenzie Offutt	---	---	23	30	10	63
TE Dusty Holden	20	22	---	---	21	63
S Bo Barber	---	---	27	35	1	63
OLB Deon Brann	---	---	27	34	2	63
S Mike Norton	---	---	24	32	6	62
DT Amir Jeffries	---	---	27	32	1	60
G Camden Lorenzen	27	31	---	---	---	58
G Marco Lofton	27	31	---	---	---	58
DE Norman Gunn	---	---	25	32	1	58
WR Clay Barnikow	24	27	---	---	4	55
S Bernie Cornell	---	---	20	20	15	55
WR Miles Gerth	26	28	---	---	---	54
ILB Robert Richmond	---	---	27	26	1	54
CB Harvey Lucas	---	---	17	31	---	48
QB Tony King	23	23	---	---	---	46
DT Darryl Lyon	---	---	19	25	1	45
CB Jordan Clark	---	---	15	24	5	44
RB Levi Walsh	20	21	---	---	---	41
OLB Kristopher Dennis	---	---	14	9	18	41
T Antonio Fisher	17	12	---	---	7	36
C Butch Hicks	10	19	---	---	7	36
WR Max Fling	14	15	---	---	6	35
FB Jackie Holliday	7	9	---	---	17	33
TE Herman Riffel	10	13	---	---	10	33
C Terrence Shepherd	17	12	---	---	---	29
C Vincent Rasby	10	19	---	---	---	29
S Glen Bridges	---	---	7	21	1	29
CB Enrique Garrison	---	---	10	15	---	25
RB Todd Singleton	0	3	---	---	17	20
DE J.T. Germaine	---	---	5	11	---	16
WR Willie Irwin	0	0	---	---	16	16
OLB Miles Dunn	---	---	5	3	8	16
RB Cole Schwake	7	8	---	---	---	15
TE Austin McClellan	7	8	---	---	---	15
DE Donte Zimmerman	---	---	5	5	4	14
S Dominic Killens	---	---	0	0	13	13
QB Skip Byrne	4	8	---	---	---	12
WR Arnie Wooden	0	1	---	---	9	10
K Brent Emmons	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Heath O'Rourke	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Blaine Dykes	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Sergio McClanahan	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Bradley Medford	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Mel Worlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Thurman Reyna	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	16	61	3.8
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	19	92	4.8
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Freddie Grotrian	23	17	1	1	0	2	2	0	1
Martin Senn	11	6	1	0	0	2	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony King	22	19	3	0	0	2	1	1	0
Skip Byrne	8	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	130	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	41	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	99	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	123	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	31	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	59	29.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grant Branham	9	6	71	1	34
WR Shawn Lyons	6	3	47	1	16
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	4	3	23	0	18
TE Jace Duncan	3	2	17	0	20
WR Freddie Dallesandro	3	2	10	0	27
WR Justin Gray	3	3	3	0	13
RB Fred Groza	2	2	12	0	20
WR Nick Herndon	2	1	14	0	10
RB Howard Fisher	1	1	0	0	2
RB Chester Gardner	1	0	0	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Levi Walsh	8	7	0	18	0	21
WR Miles Gerth	5	4	0	63	0	28
WR Clay Barnikow	4	3	1	67	2	27
WR Max Fling	4	3	0	5	0	15
TE Dusty Holden	3	3	0	64	2	22
FB Jackie Holliday	2	1	0	9	0	9
TE Herman Riffel	2	2	0	70	1	13
RB Todd Singleton	1	1	0	3	0	3
WR Arnie Wooden	1	1	0	13	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Groza	1	4	4.00	5.13
RB Jeremy Wallace	1	3	3.00	3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Levi Walsh	8	37	4.63	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Martin Senn	4	1	5	1.25	6.27
Freddie Grotrian	1	1	8	8.00	5.57

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony King	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grant Branham	1	0	0	0.00	7.89
WR Shawn Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	7.83
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	1	1	8	8.00	5.75
WR Freddie Dallesandro	1	1	5	5.00	3.33
RB Chester Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Max Fling	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Fred Groza	2	1
RB Chester Gardner	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Levi Walsh	3	1
QB Tony King	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Freddie Grotrian	5	4	2
Martin Senn	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony King	7	6	2
Skip Byrne	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dakota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Grant Branham	2	2	1
TE Jeffrey Westbrook	2	1	1
RB Fred Groza	1	1	0
WR Freddie Dallesandro	1	1	1
RB Chester Gardner	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clay Barnikow	3	2	1
WR Miles Gerth	2	2	1
FB Jackie Holliday	1	0	0
TE Dusty Holden	1	1	1
RB Levi Walsh	1	1	0
WR Max Fling	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (60,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (20,900)
End Zone 13,500 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (60,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (20,900)
End Zone	13,500 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,400)