Conference Finals, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

45 degrees, fair, calm

Durham Bulldogs07320-30
Detroit Vampires0038-11

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:04 DUR - Phil Banks 73 pass from Derrick Banner (Mack Horner extra point)
3Q: 13:23 DET - Craig Tilt 19 field goal
3Q: 06:32 DUR - Mack Horner 33 field goal
4Q: 10:33 DUR - Phil Banks 22 pass from Derrick Banner (Mack Horner extra point)
4Q: 03:54 DUR - Mack Horner 32 field goal
4Q: 02:25 DUR - Archie Diaz 44 run (Mack Horner extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DET - Chester Stinson 9 pass from Freddie Pierce (Freddie Pierce pass to Jerome Farrell for conversion)
4Q: 00:41 DUR - Mack Horner 48 field goal

Team StatisticsDURDET
Record16-215-3
First Downs2214
- by Rushing61
- by Passing1611
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards481294
- Offensive Plays6757
- Yards per Play7.185.16
Net Rushing Yards17275
- Rushing Attempts3219
- Yards per Rush5.383.95
Net Passing Yards309219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 26 - 136 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards321231
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/122/12
- Yards per Pass Play8.835.76
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions6/151/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.66.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards7/767/45
Punt Returns/Yards2/163/41
Kick Returns/Yards0/04/99
Interception Ret./Yards1/111/21
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 32
Time of Possession35:5024:10

Drive Charts

Durham Bulldogs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:311:58OWN 2138Punt
19:334:13OWN 9827Punt
10:132:19OWN 1612Punt
211:074:17OWN 22842Punt
24:141:25OWN 7393Touchdown
21:081:08OWN 10311Half
315:000:13OWN 2010Interception
313:170:30OWN 2030Punt
311:124:45OWN 5879Field Goal
34:124:46OWN 17825Punt
411:491:32OWN 26374Touchdown
49:375:48OPP 40825Field Goal
42:360:27OWN 39261Touchdown
41:501:16OPP 4039Field Goal
Detroit Vampires
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:29OWN 20518Punt
110:331:00OWN 4432Punt
15:205:07OWN 201138Punt
212:541:47OWN 3139Punt
26:502:36OWN 20425Punt
22:491:41OWN 23523Punt
314:471:30OPP 1038Field Goal
312:471:35OWN 39522Punt
36:272:15OWN 413-2Punt
414:262:37OWN 24516Punt
410:170:40OWN 26114Fumble
43:491:13OWN 20642Interception
42:090:19OWN 20280Touchdown
40:340:34OWN 38211Game

Game MVP: Phil Banks, Durham Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

DurhamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Archie Diaz201216.054421
Bill Soga12514.251720
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Brad Harrison11383.451110
Shane Hall4246.001410
Jerome Farrell4133.25800

Passing Statistics

DurhamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Derrick Banner33263212/122731114.7
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Shane Hall28141402/12029064.6
Freddie Pierce83910/0171180.7

Receiving Statistics

DurhamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Phil Banks111121619.64117732
RB Bill Soga33144.675100
WR Gino Fletcher34268.6713120
WR Graham McFadden33268.670130
TE Duane Oburn222010.000160
TE Harold Rasmussen2284.001050
TE J.T. Beyer1488.00280
RB Archie Diaz1133.00230
FB Juan Scott0200.00000
WR Wally Browning0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rico Lee596412.8020210
WR Barry Sullivan378026.6749710
RB Jerome Farrell2252.50040
WR Rusty Moore262512.504130
RB Brad Harrison2252.50130
WR Chester Stinson253819.0015291
WR Karl Weber121414.0014140
FB Bucky Capuco0100.00000
TE Tyrell Ulmer0100.00000
RB Earnest Weeks0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DurhamIntsYardsAvgTD
S J.R. Chandler11111.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Andrew Seelbach12121.000

Fumble Statistics

DurhamFumbRecovForceTD
Archie Diaz1000
J.T. Beyer0100
Karl Tatum0100
Gerald Saxon0010
Omar Jordan0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Shane Hall1000
Brad Harrison1000
Mark Cox0100
Norm Sabol0010

Punting Statistics

DurhamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brent Riley629048.334.8641
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tim Campbell937341.439.7507

Kicking Statistics

DurhamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mack Horner3/31/10/0483/3
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Craig Tilt1/10/00/0190/0

Punt Return Statistics

DurhamRetYardsAvgTD
Bob Murray2168.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Brad Harrison34113.70

Kick Return Statistics

DurhamRetYardsAvgTD
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Brad Harrison49924.80

Defensive Statistics

DurhamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Omar Jordan530.51937
S Mo Reilly520.0925
DE Marco Vermeil401.01025
OLB Sedrick Taggart330.01933
S J.R. Chandler310.01432
CB Kelvin Bunyan300.01529
OLB Desmond Tucker200.503
DT William Keith200.01318
ILB Marvin Amos200.078
DT Thomas Hartwell200.01022
S Bobby Giacalone110.01015
CB Luther Schleinat110.01627
S Ted Petzold110.057
DT Dana Stevenson100.01118
RB Archie Diaz10---------
CB Aaron Isaacs100.01227
CB Cornell Rosano010.0621
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ian Powell800.02518
OLB Troy Kornbluth740.03030
S Norm Sabol510.01921
DT Brent Broady400.01725
CB Andrew Seelbach301.02831
OLB Austin Wasserman340.01924
DT Andrew Metcalf310.01510
CB Kenyon Pirtle300.0716
DE Mark Cox300.02118
ILB Daniel Small300.0115
CB Quinn Barnes300.01317
OLB Kent McMillian211.01826
S Lawrence McIntyre230.02531
CB Wendell Marsh220.02822
DE Dusty Blake200.01117
CB Hugh Hammond200.01222
DE Ike Reed140.02631
ILB Bennie Alcott110.0139
TE Tyrell Ulmer10---------
S Marshall Buckley020.088
DE Scottie Reese010.064

Pass Rush Statistics

DurhamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Marco Vermeil1.011025
OLB Desmond Tucker0.50003
OLB Omar Jordan0.500037
DE Ronnie Bauer0.011023
DE Karl Tatum0.002021
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Andrew Seelbach1.000031
OLB Kent McMillian1.000026
OLB Austin Wasserman0.001124
DE Ike Reed0.000131

Pass Defense Statistics

DurhamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Omar Jordan51037
CB Kelvin Bunyan22029
S Mo Reilly20025
DE Marco Vermeil20025
S J.R. Chandler11132
OLB Sedrick Taggart11033
CB Cornell Rosano11021
CB Aaron Isaacs11027
ILB Marvin Amos1008
OLB Desmond Tucker1003
S Bobby Giacalone01015
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Troy Kornbluth40030
CB Kenyon Pirtle31016
CB Andrew Seelbach30131
ILB Ian Powell30018
CB Quinn Barnes30017
CB Wendell Marsh21022
S Lawrence McIntyre20031
OLB Austin Wasserman11024
DT Brent Broady10025
OLB Kent McMillian10026
DE Ike Reed10031
ILB Bennie Alcott1009
S Norm Sabol10021

Blocking Statistics

DurhamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Gerald Saxon58031133
Brett Brownell28031030
Clifton Spiller24127032
Grant Clemons14025125
Duane Oburn11025027
Brett Snee05030033
Juan Scott01016019
Teddy Armstrong0107011
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Morris McCarthy25119038
J.C. Jacobs13016133
Sammy Goolsby111409
Ronnie Hartman1102012
William McCree02016132
Joe Andrew01015030
Bucky Capuco01012025
Rodney Pearson01017027

Special Teams Tackles

DurhamTacklesSTPlays
Juan Scott219
Adrian Armstrong216
Gerald Saxon29
Ted Petzold114
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Jerome Farrell126
Ronnie Hartman18

Participation

DurhamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gerald Saxon3133------973
Derrick Banner3235---------67
Omar Jordan------19371167
Brett Snee3033---------63
Duane Oburn2527------961
Brett Brownell3130---------61
Clifton Spiller2732---------59
Phil Banks2830---------58
Gino Fletcher1720------1956
Bill Soga1718------1954
Juan Scott1619------1954
Sedrick Taggart------1933254
Grant Clemons2525------353
Kelvin Bunyan------1529852
J.R. Chandler------1432349
Luther Schleinat------1627346
Archie Diaz2122---------43
Aaron Isaacs------1227443
Karl Tatum------1521642
Mo Reilly------925640
J.T. Beyer1212------1539
William Keith------1318637
Marco Vermeil------1025136
Thomas Hartwell------1022436
Wally Browning1210------1335
Bob Murray------4111934
Bobby Giacalone------1015934
Ronnie Bauer------923133
Dana Stevenson------1118130
Cornell Rosano------621330
Teddy Armstrong711------927
Ted Petzold------571426
Graham McFadden1013------326
Harold Rasmussen24------1925
Marvin Amos------78924
Clifton Segovia67------922
Buddy Huber------512219
Adrian Armstrong------001616
Rod Swift34------916
Desmond Tucker------03912
Donald Sherman------03811
Mack Horner00------1010
Brent Riley00------66
Marco Ferich00------33
Alex Wilcox------01---1
Unknown00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Troy Kornbluth------3030565
Kent McMillian------18262165
Andrew Seelbach------2831160
Morris McCarthy1938------360
Lawrence McIntyre------2531359
Ike Reed------2631158
Austin Wasserman------19241255
J.C. Jacobs1633------655
Wendell Marsh------2822353
Bucky Capuco1225------1451
Shane Hall1930---------49
Chester Stinson924------1649
Joe Andrew1530------348
William McCree1632---------48
Kenyon Pirtle------7162346
Ian Powell------2518245
Brad Harrison1420------1145
Rodney Pearson1727------145
Mark Cox------2118645
Brent Broady------1725244
Barry Sullivan1125------743
Norm Sabol------1921141
Jerome Farrell59------2640
Tyrell Ulmer713------1939
Hugh Hammond------1222337
Rico Lee1323---------36
Dusty Blake------1117634
Rusty Moore824------133
Marshall Buckley------881632
Quinn Barnes------1317232
Andrew Metcalf------1510429
Daniel Small------1151228
Jim Fox69------1025
Karl Weber211------1124
Herb Durham87------924
Sammy Goolsby49------1023
Luther Duran63------1423
Bennie Alcott------139123
Ronnie Hartman212------822
Scottie Reese------64212
Earnest Weeks06------612
Tim Campbell00------1010
Freddie Pierce08---------8
Craig Tilt00------44
Cedric Johnson------0044
Martin Cowher00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15795.3
Middle11433.9
Right6508.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left111.0
Middle13493.8
Right5255.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DurhamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Derrick Banner33264113121
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Shane Hall28142216300
Freddie Pierce831102101

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1210655.4
Short (0-8 Yds)13101138.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)657011.7
Long (19+ Yds)217336.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65264.3
Short (0-8 Yds)116615.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)145735.2
Long (19+ Yds)517114.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DurhamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Phil Banks11110216430
TE J.T. Beyer4118012
WR Gino Fletcher43026020
RB Bill Soga33014018
WR Graham McFadden33026013
FB Juan Scott2000019
TE Duane Oburn22020027
TE Harold Rasmussen220804
WR Wally Browning1000010
RB Archie Diaz1103022
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rico Lee95064123
WR Barry Sullivan73080125
WR Rusty Moore62025024
WR Chester Stinson52138124
RB Jerome Farrell220509
RB Brad Harrison2205020
WR Karl Weber21014011
FB Bucky Capuco1000025
TE Tyrell Ulmer1000013
RB Earnest Weeks100006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DurhamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bill Soga144.004.25
Archie Diaz111.006.05
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Brad Harrison111.003.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DurhamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Derrick Banner1111.009.73
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Shane Hall21126.005.00
Freddie Pierce1199.0011.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DurhamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Graham McFadden1111.008.67
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rusty Moore21126.004.17
WR Chester Stinson1199.007.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DurhamRushesConversions
Bill Soga20
Archie Diaz10
DetroitRushesConversions
Brad Harrison10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DurhamAttCompConversions
Derrick Banner1196
DetroitAttCompConversions
Shane Hall1031
Freddie Pierce100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DurhamTargCatchConversions
WR Gino Fletcher322
RB Bill Soga221
TE J.T. Beyer210
WR Phil Banks222
WR Graham McFadden110
TE Harold Rasmussen111
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Barry Sullivan411
RB Jerome Farrell220
WR Rusty Moore200
WR Chester Stinson100
WR Rico Lee100
RB Earnest Weeks100

SectionAttendance
Stadium72,500 (72,500 capacity)
Upper Deck19,000 (19,000)
End Zone13,800 (13,800)
Mezzanine7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats12,200 (12,200)
Club Seats10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes9,600 (9,600)