Week 1, 2028

played in Tulsa, OK

56 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Fargo Sodbusters	0	3	7	7	-	17
Tulsa Talons	10	3	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 TUL - Hugh Holliday 24 field goal
1Q: 03:53 TUL - Edgar Poston 20 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
2Q: 07:30 FAR - Edwin Jeffries 46 field goal
2Q: 00:14 TUL - Hugh Holliday 44 field goal
3Q: 10:18 TUL - Ben High 2 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
3Q: 07:11 FAR - John Yancy 8 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
4Q: 13:27 FAR - Jamal Tirtha 8 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
4Q: 05:24 TUL - Hugh Holliday 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 TUL - Hugh Holliday 24 field goal
1Q: 03:53 TUL - Edgar Poston 20 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
2Q: 07:30 FAR - Edwin Jeffries 46 field goal
2Q: 00:14 TUL - Hugh Holliday 44 field goal
3Q: 10:18 TUL - Ben High 2 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
3Q: 07:11 FAR - John Yancy 8 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
4Q: 13:27 FAR - Jamal Tirtha 8 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
4Q: 05:24 TUL - Hugh Holliday 39 field goal

Team Statistics FAR TUL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 10 11
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 318 373
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 4.89 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 120 176
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.03
Net Passing Yards 198 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 19 - 2 30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 203 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 6.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/35 7/58
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/134 4/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:35 32:25

Team Statistics	FAR	TUL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	10	11
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	318	373
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	4.89	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	120	176
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.03
Net Passing Yards	198	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 19 - 2	30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	203	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	6.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/35	7/58
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/134	4/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:35	32:25

Drive Charts

Fargo Sodbusters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:26	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
1	7:09	2:40	OWN 39	6	10	Punt
1	3:36	2:24	OWN 20	6	32	Interception
2	13:48	6:26	OWN 20	15	51	Field Goal
2	6:02	2:52	OWN 29	6	30	Punt
3	10:07	3:06	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
3	3:58	5:39	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	5:19	3:03	OWN 29	6	19	Punt
4	1:29	1:10	OWN 20	6	27	Downs

Tulsa Talons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:34	7:25	OPP 47	13	40	Field Goal
1	4:29	0:53	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
1	1:12	2:24	OWN 36	6	27	Punt
2	7:22	1:20	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
2	3:10	3:03	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
3	7:01	3:03	OWN 22	5	32	Punt
4	13:19	8:00	OWN 19	13	59	Field Goal
4	2:16	0:47	OWN 18	4	29	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 47	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Rico Fitzpatrick, Tulsa Talons

Rushing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dustin Applin	18	107	5.94	17	6
O.J. Barton	4	10	2.50	5	0
Lonnie Douglas	2	3	1.50	3	0

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luther Fredrickson	24	110	4.58	25	3
Rico Fitzpatrick	7	48	6.86	21	1
Leslie Caccavale	4	18	4.50	7	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lonnie Douglas	40	19	203	1/5	2	36	2	58.6

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Fitzpatrick	30	18	202	1/5	2	44	0	102.3

Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Yancy	6	13	82	13.67	20	36	1
WR Rufus Vecchio	5	9	52	10.40	15	27	0
WR Gino Wissick	2	5	13	6.50	1	7	0
WR Gus Kientzy	2	4	25	12.50	1	13	0
TE Jamal Tirtha	2	3	18	9.00	0	10	1
FB Renaldo Kastilahn	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
RB Dustin Applin	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Corey Everett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB O.J. Barton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tulsa	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Luther Fredrickson	7	9	50	7.14	22	12	0
WR Adrian Bensen	2	3	22	11.00	0	16	0
WR Todd Howard	2	4	19	9.50	2	10	0
FB Ben High	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	1
TE Edgar Poston	2	3	30	15.00	23	20	1
WR Dean Prior	1	4	44	44.00	19	44	0
TE Peter Burke	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Ian James	1	2	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Scott O'Neal	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Leslie Caccavale	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tulsa	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Claude Gonsalves	1	3	3.00	0
S Louis LaGrange	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Fargo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Erik Sanford	1	0	0	0
Gino Wissick	0	1	0	0

Tulsa	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edgar Poston	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Fargo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaac Guido	3	75	25.0	18.3	41	1

Tulsa	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Spires	4	178	44.5	28.8	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Fargo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Jeffries	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Tulsa	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Holliday	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Sanford	1	3	3.0	0

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Sanford	3	93	31.0	0
Bennie Laporte	2	41	20.5	0

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Caccavale	3	46	15.3	0
Roderick Garrett	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Artie Poole	7	2	0.0	20	22
ILB Billy Joe Dansby	6	1	0.0	30	29
OLB Shane Hastings	4	1	0.0	16	11
S Teddy Solymos	4	0	0.0	27	26
DE Reuben Stillman	3	1	1.0	23	20
ILB Martin Cattell	3	2	0.0	24	18
OLB Troy Kornbluth	3	1	0.0	24	24
DT George McCarroll	3	1	0.0	16	19
S Donny Wellins	3	1	0.0	27	25
CB Austin Preston	2	1	0.0	26	24
CB Max Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	12	15
DT Van Wagner	2	0	0.0	24	20
OLB Dustin Holse	2	0	0.0	14	7
S Bryce Strong	2	0	0.0	23	17
CB Nolan Fishkin	2	0	0.0	22	20
WR Rufus Vecchio	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jessie Harding	1	0	0.0	22	14
RB O.J. Barton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lenny Grange	1	0	0.0	13	7
DE Doug Emmons	1	0	0.0	16	19
CB Erik Sanford	0	1	0.0	2	3

Tulsa	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Claude Gonsalves	10	1	1.0	23	37
S Reggie Hinds	4	1	0.0	19	31
S Louis LaGrange	4	0	0.0	19	34
S Craig McQuitty	3	4	0.0	24	37
S Roderick Garrett	3	1	0.0	14	14
S Alonzo Vance	3	1	0.0	4	16
CB Ricky Plumier	3	0	0.0	16	37
DE Peter Albritton	2	0	0.0	17	36
CB Billy Delgado	2	0	0.0	17	32
DT Spencer Evans	1	2	0.0	14	20
OLB Tyrus McChane	1	2	0.0	16	33
DE Neal Tedone	1	1	0.0	17	24
ILB Dan Fisher	1	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Cornelius Ingram	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Oliver Raven	1	0	0.0	13	24
DT Russell Crawford	1	0	0.0	9	8
DT Bob Stewart	0	1	0.0	14	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reuben Stillman	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Van Wagner	0.0	1	1	0	20
OLB Troy Kornbluth	0.0	0	4	1	24
ILB Billy Joe Dansby	0.0	0	2	0	29

Tulsa	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Claude Gonsalves	1.0	0	0	1	37
DT Jerry Mesler	0.0	1	1	1	21
DE Peter Albritton	0.0	0	2	1	36
DT Bob Stewart	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Oliver Raven	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Neal Tedone	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Dansby	4	2	29
OLB Troy Kornbluth	2	0	24
ILB Martin Cattell	2	0	18
OLB Shane Hastings	2	0	11
S Artie Poole	2	0	22
CB Austin Preston	1	0	24
CB Max Gerhardt	1	0	15
DE Reuben Stillman	1	0	20
S Teddy Solymos	1	0	26
OLB Dustin Holse	1	0	7
CB Nolan Fishkin	1	0	20

Tulsa	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Claude Gonsalves	4	0	1	37
CB Ricky Plumier	3	0	0	37
S Craig McQuitty	3	0	0	37
S Reggie Hinds	2	2	0	31
S Louis LaGrange	2	1	1	34
S Alonzo Vance	2	0	0	16
CB Billy Delgado	2	0	0	32
S Roderick Garrett	1	0	0	14
OLB Tyrus McChane	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Fargo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodney Anderson	4	4	0	21	0	35
Alex Restifo	3	8	0	20	0	29
Renaldo Kastilahn	2	2	0	16	0	30
Marlon Lyons	1	3	1	20	0	35
Bob Pritchett	1	1	0	13	1	17
Ike Powell	1	1	0	10	0	23
Harvey Lester	0	3	0	20	0	31

Tulsa	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Meier	4	7	1	31	0	26
Lincoln Shapiro	2	5	0	26	0	23
Ernie Murillo	2	3	0	7	0	4
Anthony King	1	5	0	27	0	24
Donnie Crumley	1	3	1	28	0	27
Adam Schroeder	0	2	0	9	1	8
Ben High	0	1	0	24	0	19
Jessie Blackwell	0	1	0	8	0	7
Victor Dern	0	1	0	30	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo	Tackles	STPlays
Renaldo Kastilahn	2	12
O.J. Barton	1	18
Shane Hastings	1	18

Tulsa	Tackles	STPlays
Edgar Poston	3	17
Leslie Caccavale	1	20
Tom Bautista	1	14
Ben High	1	6

Participation

Fargo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Douglas	24	41	---	---	---	65
John Yancy	21	40	---	---	1	62
Billy Joe Dansby	---	---	30	29	3	62
Austin Preston	---	---	26	24	11	61
Marlon Lyons	20	35	---	---	4	59
Renaldo Kastilahn	16	30	---	---	12	58
Rodney Anderson	21	35	---	---	---	56
Teddy Solymos	---	---	27	26	2	55
Donny Wellins	---	---	27	25	3	55
Harvey Lester	20	31	---	---	3	54
Alex Restifo	20	29	---	---	4	53
Bryce Strong	---	---	23	17	11	51
Deron Branton	16	34	---	---	1	51
Troy Kornbluth	---	---	24	24	1	49
Dustin Applin	20	29	---	---	---	49
Van Wagner	---	---	24	20	4	48
Corey Everett	15	22	---	---	10	47
Reuben Stillman	---	---	23	20	3	46
Martin Cattell	---	---	24	18	3	45
Shane Hastings	---	---	16	11	18	45
Artie Poole	---	---	20	22	2	44
Nolan Fishkin	---	---	22	20	2	44
Jamal Tirtha	13	17	---	---	14	44
Rufus Vecchio	16	24	---	---	---	40
Max Gerhardt	---	---	12	15	13	40
Doug Emmons	---	---	16	19	5	40
Jessie Harding	---	---	22	14	3	39
Ike Powell	10	23	---	---	4	37
George McCarroll	---	---	16	19	1	36
Gino Wissick	6	16	---	---	14	36
Gus Kientzy	9	15	---	---	12	36
Bob Pritchett	13	17	---	---	4	34
O.J. Barton	4	12	---	---	18	34
Dustin Holse	---	---	14	7	7	28
Lenny Grange	---	---	13	7	1	21
Erik Sanford	---	---	2	3	10	15
Bennie Laporte	0	0	---	---	14	14
Jeff Strader	---	---	4	1	1	6
Rod McGee	0	0	---	---	4	4
Spencer Breeden	---	---	0	0	3	3
Isaac Guido	0	0	---	---	3	3
Warren Tanner	0	0	---	---	1	1
Carl Henry	0	1	---	---	---	1
Edwin Jeffries	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brad Cossel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tulsa	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Claude Gonsalves	---	---	23	37	7	67
Rico Fitzpatrick	35	31	---	---	---	66
Craig McQuitty	---	---	24	37	1	62
Donnie Crumley	28	27	---	---	6	61
Billy Delgado	---	---	17	32	11	60
Victor Dern	30	29	---	---	---	59
Lenny Meier	31	26	---	---	---	57
Peter Albritton	---	---	17	36	3	56
Luther Fredrickson	30	26	---	---	---	56
Ricky Plumier	---	---	16	37	1	54
Louis LaGrange	---	---	19	34	1	54
Lincoln Shapiro	26	23	---	---	4	53
Anthony King	27	24	---	---	---	51
Reggie Hinds	---	---	19	31	---	50
Dean Prior	26	24	---	---	---	50
Tyrus McChane	---	---	16	33	1	50
Adrian Bensen	17	19	---	---	13	49
Ben High	24	19	---	---	6	49
Todd Howard	20	15	---	---	13	48
Roderick Garrett	---	---	14	14	19	47
Neal Tedone	---	---	17	24	1	42
Edgar Poston	13	9	---	---	17	39
Oliver Raven	---	---	13	24	2	39
Bob Stewart	---	---	14	22	2	38
Peter Burke	14	13	---	---	10	37
Ian James	20	17	---	---	---	37
Spencer Evans	---	---	14	20	1	35
Jerry Mesler	---	---	11	21	---	32
Dan Fisher	---	---	9	10	10	29
Leslie Caccavale	4	3	---	---	20	27
Alonzo Vance	---	---	4	16	6	26
James Newsome	5	6	---	---	15	26
Adam Schroeder	9	8	---	---	7	24
Bryan Shannon	9	7	---	---	7	23
Jessie Blackwell	8	7	---	---	7	22
Russell Crawford	---	---	9	8	1	18
Cornelius Ingram	---	---	6	9	2	17
Tom Bautista	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ernie Murillo	7	4	---	---	3	14
Hugh Holliday	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott O'Neal	2	4	---	---	---	6
Kenyon McGregor	---	---	2	0	4	6
Broderick Brill	---	---	0	6	---	6
Alonzo Spires	0	0	---	---	4	4
Carlton White	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ian Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	7	45	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	26	156	6.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lonnie Douglas	40	19	2	4	3	4	6	3	2

Tulsa	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Fitzpatrick	30	18	3	0	2	2	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	40	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	142	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	61	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	15	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	82	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Yancy	13	6	2	82	1	40
WR Rufus Vecchio	9	5	0	52	1	24
WR Gino Wissick	5	2	1	13	0	16
WR Gus Kientzy	4	2	0	25	0	15
TE Jamal Tirtha	3	2	0	18	0	17
TE Corey Everett	2	0	0	0	0	22
FB Renaldo Kastilahn	1	1	0	6	0	30
RB Dustin Applin	1	1	0	7	0	29
RB O.J. Barton	1	0	0	0	0	12

Tulsa	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Luther Fredrickson	9	7	1	50	0	26
WR Todd Howard	4	2	0	19	0	15
WR Dean Prior	4	1	0	44	1	24
WR Adrian Bensen	3	2	0	22	0	19
TE Edgar Poston	3	2	1	30	1	9
FB Ben High	2	2	0	6	0	19
WR Ian James	2	1	0	22	1	17
WR Scott O'Neal	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Leslie Caccavale	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Peter Burke	1	1	0	9	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dustin Applin	3	7	2.33	5.94
O.J. Barton	1	3	3.00	2.50

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Luther Fredrickson	3	12	4.00	4.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lonnie Douglas	3	2	16	5.33	5.08

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Fitzpatrick	10	6	53	5.30	6.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Yancy	1	1	8	8.00	6.31
WR Gus Kientzy	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
TE Jamal Tirtha	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Tulsa	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Luther Fredrickson	3	2	13	4.33	5.56
WR Dean Prior	2	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR Todd Howard	1	1	9	9.00	4.75
FB Ben High	1	1	2	2.00	3.00
TE Edgar Poston	1	1	20	20.00	10.00
TE Peter Burke	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Ian James	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo	Rushes	Conversions
Dustin Applin	2	2
O.J. Barton	1	1

Tulsa	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Fitzpatrick	3	3
Luther Fredrickson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lonnie Douglas	12	6	5

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Fitzpatrick	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Yancy	3	2	2
WR Gino Wissick	3	1	1
WR Gus Kientzy	2	2	1
WR Rufus Vecchio	1	0	0
RB O.J. Barton	1	0	0
TE Jamal Tirtha	1	1	1

Tulsa	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Todd Howard	2	2	2
TE Edgar Poston	2	1	1
WR Adrian Bensen	1	1	0
RB Luther Fredrickson	1	0	0
TE Peter Burke	1	1	0
WR Ian James	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (25,900)
End Zone 11,200 (18,700)
Mezzanine 6,500 (10,800)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (16,600)
Club Seats 3,000 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,300 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (25,900)
End Zone	11,200 (18,700)
Mezzanine	6,500 (10,800)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (16,600)
Club Seats	3,000 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,000)