Week 1, 2026

played in Durham, NC

61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

St. Louis Torpedoes	7	3	7	0	-	17
Durham Bulldogs	7	14	9	10	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:28 STL - Bernie Kerner 55 interception return (Don Shannon extra point)
1Q: 01:37 DUR - Gino Fletcher 2 pass from Derrick Banner (Mack Horner extra point)
2Q: 07:52 DUR - Gino Fletcher 25 pass from Derrick Banner (Mack Horner extra point)
2Q: 03:51 DUR - Archie Diaz 21 run (Mack Horner extra point)
2Q: 01:33 STL - Don Shannon 35 field goal
3Q: 13:44 DUR - Safety: Omar Jordan tackled ball carrier in end zone
3Q: 11:14 DUR - Leslie Caccavale 5 run (Mack Horner extra point)
3Q: 05:04 STL - Rico Hodson 8 pass from Corwin Ellard (Don Shannon extra point)
4Q: 11:39 DUR - Mack Horner 23 field goal
4Q: 01:50 DUR - Archie Diaz 1 run (Mack Horner extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:28 STL - Bernie Kerner 55 interception return (Don Shannon extra point)
1Q: 01:37 DUR - Gino Fletcher 2 pass from Derrick Banner (Mack Horner extra point)
2Q: 07:52 DUR - Gino Fletcher 25 pass from Derrick Banner (Mack Horner extra point)
2Q: 03:51 DUR - Archie Diaz 21 run (Mack Horner extra point)
2Q: 01:33 STL - Don Shannon 35 field goal
3Q: 13:44 DUR - Safety: Omar Jordan tackled ball carrier in end zone
3Q: 11:14 DUR - Leslie Caccavale 5 run (Mack Horner extra point)
3Q: 05:04 STL - Rico Hodson 8 pass from Corwin Ellard (Don Shannon extra point)
4Q: 11:39 DUR - Mack Horner 23 field goal
4Q: 01:50 DUR - Archie Diaz 1 run (Mack Horner extra point)

Team Statistics STL DUR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 9 29
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 167 476
- Offensive Plays 49 73
- Yards per Play 3.41 6.52
Net Rushing Yards 17 190
- Rushing Attempts 7 38
- Yards per Rush 2.43 5.00
Net Passing Yards 150 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 19 - 0 34 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 157 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.57 8.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/42 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/81 4/125
Interception Ret./Yards 2/69 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 18:08 41:52

Team Statistics	STL	DUR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	9	29
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	167	476
- Offensive Plays	49	73
- Yards per Play	3.41	6.52
Net Rushing Yards	17	190
- Rushing Attempts	7	38
- Yards per Rush	2.43	5.00
Net Passing Yards	150	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 19 - 0	34 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	157	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.57	8.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/42	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/81	4/125
Interception Ret./Yards	2/69	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	18:08	41:52

Drive Charts

St. Louis Torpedoes
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:29	1:29	OWN 37	3	-6	Punt
1	1:29	1:45	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	7:36	1:48	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
2	3:34	2:07	OWN 20	9	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 8	2	-8	Safety
3	11:06	2:10	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	7:25	2:29	OPP 32	8	32	Touchdown
4	11:31	3:44	OWN 17	6	33	Punt
4	3:00	0:35	OWN 15	4	0	Downs
4	1:44	1:10	OWN 37	8	27	Downs

Durham Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 33	3	14	Interception
1	13:18	3:49	OWN 47	6	23	Missed FG
1	8:00	6:31	OWN 14	13	86	Touchdown
2	14:44	7:08	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	5:48	2:14	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 20	2	14	Half
3	13:35	2:29	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
3	8:56	1:31	OWN 21	4	11	Interception
3	4:56	8:25	OWN 29	12	65	Field Goal
4	7:47	4:47	OWN 5	6	30	Punt
4	2:25	0:41	OPP 15	5	15	Touchdown
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 36	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Derrick Banner, Durham Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chuck Rogers	4	1	0.25	5
Adam Richard	2	11	5.50	6
Corwin Ellard	1	5	5.00	5

Durham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Archie Diaz	24	121	5.04	21	2	2
Leslie Caccavale	7	43	6.14	13	1	1
Derrick Banner	4	16	4.00	8	0	0
Bill Soga	3	10	3.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corwin Ellard	41	19	157	1/7	1	26	0	64.7

Durham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derrick Banner	34	29	292	1/6	2	42	2	97.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rico Hodson	5	11	55	11.00	8	26	1
WR Roy McWilliams	4	5	42	10.50	6	16	0
WR Toby Kinney	4	5	35	8.75	8	18	0
WR Ricky Lyons	2	5	22	11.00	6	20	0
RB Adam Richard	2	2	1	0.50	1	3	0
WR Pat Manubay	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Chuck Rogers	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Buddy Cole	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Durham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phil Banks	8	9	119	14.88	63	42	0
TE Duane Oburn	7	7	44	6.29	3	12	0
WR Gino Fletcher	6	6	68	11.33	18	25	2
FB Juan Scott	2	2	23	11.50	17	14	0
RB Leslie Caccavale	2	2	6	3.00	1	4	0
RB Bill Soga	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
TE Phil Joyner	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Bruce Perez	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Graham McFadden	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Wally Browning	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Archie Diaz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bernie Kerner	2	69	34.50	1

Durham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Corwin Ellard	1	0	0
Stanley Austin	0	1	0
Patrick Farr	0	0	1
Rusty Sinclair	0	0	1

Durham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leslie Caccavale	1	1	0
Archie Diaz	1	0	0
Grant Clemons	0	1	0
Omar Jordan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Levon Howe	5	258	51.6	51.0	60	2

Durham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Riley	1	50	50.0	50.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Shannon	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Durham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mack Horner	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Durham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Rosano	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Rogers	5	81	16.2	0

Durham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Murray	3	103	34.3	0
Graham McFadden	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vernon Bouchette	10	2	0.0	34	29
OLB Brent Jenness	7	3	0.0	30	29
S Leland Blackwell	7	2	0.0	33	32
CB Bernie Kerner	7	0	0.0	37	35
CB Grant Naeole	5	2	0.0	23	21
S Rusty Sinclair	5	0	0.0	33	30
CB Daniel Ellis	4	1	0.0	34	33
OLB Alfred Palma	3	5	0.0	21	16
DE Dexter Humble	3	0	0.0	29	25
DE Nick Green	2	3	1.0	26	29
DT Eric Shannon	2	0	0.0	25	23
DT Sam Hernandez	2	0	0.0	16	12
DT Patrick Farr	1	1	0.0	19	17
DT Jerry Mesler	1	1	0.0	16	12
ILB Pete Cox	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Kennedy Lockett	1	0	0.0	12	6
ILB Darrell Winslett	1	0	0.0	9	6
DE Phil Bratzke	0	3	0.0	9	10

Durham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Omar Jordan	7	0	1.0	7	42
CB Luther Schleinat	3	0	0.0	5	35
CB Cornell Rosano	3	0	0.0	4	23
CB Bob Murray	2	0	0.0	3	15
DE Winfred Glover	2	0	0.0	3	18
S Bobby Giacalone	1	2	0.0	4	23
ILB Marvin Amos	1	1	0.0	1	12
OLB Sedrick Taggart	1	1	0.0	5	34
CB Aaron Isaacs	1	1	0.0	4	29
DE Ronnie Bauer	1	0	0.0	4	35
S Mo Reilly	1	0	0.0	3	27
S J.R. Chandler	1	0	0.0	7	33
DE Marco Vermeil	1	0	0.0	4	24
DT Thomas Hartwell	1	0	0.0	4	26
WR Graham McFadden	1	0	---	---	---
DT William Keith	0	1	0.0	6	25
DE Johnnie Kelly	0	1	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nick Green	1.0	0	0	0	29

Durham	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Omar Jordan	1.0	2	0	42
DT Thomas Hartwell	0.0	3	0	26
DE Ronnie Bauer	0.0	2	0	35
DE Winfred Glover	0.0	2	0	18
DE Marco Vermeil	0.0	1	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Vernon Bouchette	5	1	0	29
CB Bernie Kerner	5	0	2	35
CB Daniel Ellis	4	0	0	33
CB Grant Naeole	4	0	0	21
OLB Alfred Palma	3	0	0	16
S Leland Blackwell	3	0	0	32
OLB Brent Jenness	2	0	0	29
DE Kennedy Lockett	1	0	0	6
S Rusty Sinclair	1	0	0	30
ILB Darrell Winslett	1	0	0	6

Durham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Luther Schleinat	3	0	35
CB Cornell Rosano	3	0	23
S J.R. Chandler	2	2	33
CB Bob Murray	2	1	15
OLB Omar Jordan	2	0	42
DE Winfred Glover	2	0	18
S Mo Reilly	1	3	27
OLB Sedrick Taggart	1	1	34
CB Aaron Isaacs	1	1	29
ILB Marvin Amos	1	0	12
DE Marco Vermeil	1	0	24
CB Alex Wilcox	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Allen	1	2	6	0	32
Victor Briggs	1	1	7	0	42
Eric Swope	0	1	2	0	20
Kent Adams	0	1	6	0	37
Buddy Cole	0	1	5	0	22
Donnie Crumley	0	0	4	1	16

Durham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Snee	5	10	0	37	0	33
Brett Brownell	3	7	1	35	0	32
Juan Scott	2	4	0	19	0	17
Gerald Saxon	2	2	0	36	0	33
Grant Clemons	1	4	0	30	1	27
Clifton Spiller	1	3	0	35	0	29
Teddy Armstrong	1	3	0	8	0	8
Clifton Segovia	0	1	0	5	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Winslett	3	12
Roy McWilliams	2	17

Durham	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Wilcox	2	13
Bobby Giacalone	2	10
Ted Petzold	1	11

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Kerner	---	---	37	35	15	87
Rusty Sinclair	---	---	33	30	17	80
Daniel Ellis	---	---	34	33	2	69
Leland Blackwell	---	---	33	32	2	67
Vernon Bouchette	---	---	34	29	2	65
Brent Jenness	---	---	30	29	2	61
Nick Green	---	---	26	29	1	56
Dexter Humble	---	---	29	25	1	55
Eric Shannon	---	---	25	23	2	50
Alfred Palma	---	---	21	16	13	50
Corwin Ellard	7	42	---	---	---	49
Victor Briggs	7	42	---	---	---	49
Roy McWilliams	4	26	---	---	17	47
Grant Naeole	---	---	23	21	1	45
Kent Adams	6	37	---	---	---	43
Brett Allen	6	32	---	---	4	42
Toby Kinney	6	24	---	---	10	40
Chuck Rogers	5	26	---	---	8	39
Ricky Burks	3	30	---	---	6	39
Patrick Farr	---	---	19	17	2	38
Sam Couture	7	27	---	---	---	34
Pat Manubay	3	14	---	---	13	30
Ricky Lyons	5	23	---	---	2	30
Trent Francois	1	12	---	---	17	30
Buddy Cole	5	22	---	---	2	29
Sam Hernandez	---	---	16	12	---	28
Jerry Mesler	---	---	16	12	---	28
Darrell Winslett	---	---	9	6	12	27
Donnie Crumley	4	16	---	---	6	26
Eric Swope	2	20	---	---	2	24
Tyrone Money	1	4	---	---	19	24
Rico Hodson	1	22	---	---	---	23
Tommy Nixon	---	---	8	14	1	23
Stanley Austin	1	15	---	---	6	22
Phil Bratzke	---	---	9	10	1	20
Kennedy Lockett	---	---	12	6	2	20
Rex Clements	0	1	---	---	18	19
Adam Richard	2	16	---	---	---	18
Pete Cox	---	---	4	6	7	17
Patrick Olivier	1	11	---	---	3	15
Levon Howe	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Oates	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leland Malone	0	0	---	---	3	3
Don Shannon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Quentin Trombley	0	0	---	---	1	1
Edwin Longworth	0	0	---	---	---	0

Durham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrick Banner	38	35	---	---	---	73
Gerald Saxon	36	33	---	---	3	72
Brett Snee	37	33	---	---	---	70
Duane Oburn	34	29	---	---	6	69
Phil Banks	35	32	---	---	---	67
Brett Brownell	35	32	---	---	---	67
Clifton Spiller	35	29	---	---	---	64
Omar Jordan	---	---	7	42	10	59
Grant Clemons	30	27	---	---	1	58
Archie Diaz	25	20	---	---	---	45
Juan Scott	19	17	---	---	8	44
Gino Fletcher	21	23	---	---	---	44
Bill Soga	12	11	---	---	20	43
Luther Schleinat	---	---	5	35	3	43
Sedrick Taggart	---	---	5	34	3	42
Phil Joyner	17	11	---	---	14	42
J.R. Chandler	---	---	7	33	2	42
Ronnie Bauer	---	---	4	35	---	39
Aaron Isaacs	---	---	4	29	5	38
Bobby Giacalone	---	---	4	23	10	37
Wally Browning	7	10	---	---	18	35
Cornell Rosano	---	---	4	23	7	34
William Keith	---	---	6	25	2	33
Mo Reilly	---	---	3	27	3	33
Thomas Hartwell	---	---	4	26	2	32
Bob Murray	---	---	3	15	13	31
Alex Wilcox	---	---	3	14	13	30
Marco Vermeil	---	---	4	24	2	30
Graham McFadden	10	11	---	---	6	27
Buddy Huber	---	---	4	20	1	25
Leslie Caccavale	8	8	---	---	8	24
Ted Petzold	---	---	0	11	11	22
Winfred Glover	---	---	3	18	---	21
Bruce Perez	2	3	---	---	14	19
Teddy Armstrong	8	8	---	---	3	19
Clifton Segovia	5	9	---	---	3	17
Marvin Amos	---	---	1	12	4	17
Johnnie Kelly	---	---	3	7	7	17
Donald Sherman	---	---	2	4	10	16
Rod Swift	4	4	---	---	3	11
Mack Horner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kenyon McGregor	---	---	1	5	3	9
Marco Ferich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brent Riley	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kelvin Bunyan	---	---	0	0	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	63	5.3
Middle	22	113	5.1
Right	3	15	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corwin Ellard	41	19	2	1	2	9	10	1	0

Durham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derrick Banner	34	29	3	2	0	1	0	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	57	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	71	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	26	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	172	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	60	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	42	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rico Hodson	11	5	1	55	1	22
WR Roy McWilliams	5	4	0	42	0	26
WR Pat Manubay	5	1	1	3	0	14
WR Ricky Lyons	5	2	0	22	1	23
WR Toby Kinney	5	4	0	35	0	24
RB Chuck Rogers	4	1	0	-1	0	26
TE Buddy Cole	4	0	0	0	0	22
RB Adam Richard	2	2	0	1	0	16

Durham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phil Banks	9	8	119	2	32
TE Duane Oburn	7	7	44	0	29
WR Gino Fletcher	6	6	68	1	23
WR Graham McFadden	3	1	11	0	11
FB Juan Scott	2	2	23	0	17
RB Leslie Caccavale	2	2	6	0	8
RB Bill Soga	1	1	7	0	11
TE Phil Joyner	1	1	10	0	11
WR Wally Browning	1	0	0	0	10
WR Bruce Perez	1	1	4	0	3
RB Archie Diaz	1	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Durham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Archie Diaz	8	20	2.50	5.04
Leslie Caccavale	2	12	6.00	6.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corwin Ellard	8	3	17	2.13	3.83

Durham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick Banner	5	5	29	5.80	8.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rico Hodson	2	1	8	4.00	5.00
RB Chuck Rogers	2	0	0	0.00	-0.25
WR Roy McWilliams	1	1	11	11.00	8.40
WR Pat Manubay	1	0	0	0.00	0.60
WR Ricky Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
RB Adam Richard	1	1	-2	-2.00	0.50

Durham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phil Banks	3	3	23	7.67	13.22
WR Gino Fletcher	1	1	2	2.00	11.33
RB Leslie Caccavale	1	1	4	4.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Durham	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Banner	2	1
Archie Diaz	2	2
Leslie Caccavale	2	1
Bill Soga	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corwin Ellard	12	5	3

Durham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derrick Banner	6	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rico Hodson	3	2	2
TE Buddy Cole	3	0	0
WR Roy McWilliams	2	2	1
WR Ricky Lyons	2	1	0
WR Pat Manubay	1	0	0
WR Toby Kinney	1	0	0

Durham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gino Fletcher	2	2	2
TE Duane Oburn	1	1	1
WR Bruce Perez	1	1	0
RB Leslie Caccavale	1	1	0
WR Graham McFadden	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (23,100)
End Zone 13,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (23,100)
End Zone	13,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (2,200)