Week 1, 2026

played in Florida, FL

68 degrees, fair, calm

Louisiana Pirates	0	3	7	7	-	17
Florida Hurricanes	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:40 FLA - Travis Freedman 2 run (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 10:39 FLA - Jamal Griffin 25 pass from Travis Freedman (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 04:15 LOU - Jeffrey Burroughs 24 field goal
3Q: 09:00 LOU - Jared Schultz 28 pass from Karl Matthews (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
3Q: 01:01 FLA - Melvin Foreman 8 pass from Travis Freedman (Geoff George extra point)
4Q: 06:21 LOU - Ray Larocque 4 pass from Karl Matthews (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
4Q: 00:57 FLA - Geoff George 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:40 FLA - Travis Freedman 2 run (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 10:39 FLA - Jamal Griffin 25 pass from Travis Freedman (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 04:15 LOU - Jeffrey Burroughs 24 field goal
3Q: 09:00 LOU - Jared Schultz 28 pass from Karl Matthews (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
3Q: 01:01 FLA - Melvin Foreman 8 pass from Travis Freedman (Geoff George extra point)
4Q: 06:21 LOU - Ray Larocque 4 pass from Karl Matthews (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
4Q: 00:57 FLA - Geoff George 44 field goal

Team Statistics LOU FLA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 309 352
- Offensive Plays 68 64
- Yards per Play 4.54 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 63 143
- Rushing Attempts 18 34
- Yards per Rush 3.50 4.21
Net Passing Yards 246 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 30 - 1 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.92 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/26 10/75
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 3/72
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 4/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 29:19 30:41

Team Statistics	LOU	FLA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	309	352
- Offensive Plays	68	64
- Yards per Play	4.54	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	63	143
- Rushing Attempts	18	34
- Yards per Rush	3.50	4.21
Net Passing Yards	246	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 30 - 1	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.92	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/26	10/75
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	3/72
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	4/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	29:19	30:41

Drive Charts

Louisiana Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:40	OWN 17	1	0	Interception
1	12:51	3:11	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
1	3:29	3:36	OWN 29	7	33	Downs
2	13:12	1:00	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	10:22	6:12	OWN 20	13	73	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 11	1	-1	Half
3	12:58	4:10	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
3	5:21	2:06	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:54	1:21	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
4	11:24	5:10	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	4:05	1:01	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 34	4	18	Game

Florida Hurricanes
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:20	1:29	OPP 22	3	2	Fumble
1	9:40	6:11	OWN 26	14	74	Touchdown
2	14:53	1:41	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	12:12	1:50	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	4:10	3:57	OWN 19	9	41	Punt
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	8:48	3:27	OWN 31	5	21	Punt
3	3:15	2:21	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
4	14:33	3:09	OWN 26	9	34	Punt
4	6:14	2:09	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	3:04	2:13	OWN 38	6	35	Field Goal

Game MVP: Travis Freedman, Florida Hurricanes

Rushing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Ray Larocque	12	47	3.92	7
Bernard Connell	5	10	2.00	6
Karl Matthews	1	6	6.00	6

Florida	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Silver	20	86	4.30	25	2	0
Irv Anagnostis	7	24	3.43	7	0	0
Travis Freedman	7	33	4.71	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Karl Matthews	50	30	246	0/0	2	31	1	77.6

Florida	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Freedman	29	18	212	1/3	2	27	0	107.2

Receiving Statistics

Louisiana	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martin Bishop	7	12	45	6.43	4	11	0
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	5	11	61	12.20	22	22	0
WR Jared Schultz	4	7	71	17.75	10	31	1
RB Ray Larocque	3	4	12	4.00	5	9	1
RB Bernard Connell	3	3	9	3.00	3	7	0
WR Tim Selby	2	5	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Bryan Edwards	2	3	27	13.50	13	15	0
WR Luke Horton	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
FB Donnell Merkerson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Donnell Shrawder	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Florida	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harry Stultz	5	10	53	10.60	3	23	0
WR Harris Watson	5	6	71	14.20	19	22	0
WR Jamal Griffin	3	5	36	12.00	0	25	1
RB George Silver	3	5	17	5.67	6	15	0
TE Melvin Foreman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
TE Joel Conerty	1	1	27	27.00	0	27	0
WR Bucky Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Louisiana	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Florida	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Erik Wolf	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Louisiana	Recov	Force
Gary Vines	1	0
Nolan Moynihan	0	1
Donnell Shrawder	0	1

Florida	Fumb	Recov
Erik Wolf	1	0
Travis Freedman	1	0
Lonnie Coble	0	1

Punting Statistics

Louisiana	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Stone	5	217	43.4	29.0	62	2

Florida	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Sarbanes	6	251	41.8	29.3	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Louisiana	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeffrey Burroughs	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Florida	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Geoff George	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Louisiana	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Horton	3	27	9.0	0
Bernard Connell	1	8	8.0	0

Florida	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Wolf	3	72	24.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Louisiana	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Rasmussen	3	48	16.0	0
Otis Manns	1	22	22.0	0

Florida	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Shedd	3	48	16.0	0
Irv Anagnostis	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Louisiana	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lorenzo Hackett	9	1	0.0	28	24
OLB Nolan Moynihan	6	3	1.0	24	18
CB Otis Manns	6	1	0.0	28	21
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	4	1	0.0	29	29
S Ed Mueller	4	0	0.0	20	21
DE Marcus Cunningham	3	1	0.0	26	22
CB Calvin Turner	3	1	0.0	28	21
S Korey Wasson	2	2	0.0	29	26
ILB Morris Kennedy	2	1	0.0	4	10
DT Chuck Madkin	2	1	0.0	18	19
CB Cornelius Robbins	2	1	0.0	12	9
DT Gary Vines	2	1	0.0	22	13
DT Donald Maples	2	0	0.0	11	9
DE Jeremy Duda	1	2	0.0	22	21
ILB Jay Ingram	1	1	0.0	16	14
S Arnie Thomason	1	1	0.0	18	17
TE Donnell Shrawder	1	0	---	---	---
DT Erik Money	0	1	0.0	18	17
DE Will Lofton	0	1	0.0	16	14

Florida	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Anthony Lewis	5	3	15	38
OLB Bobby Billick	5	2	10	29
CB Rob Cook	5	0	11	30
DE Jorge Henderson	4	1	14	39
CB O.J. Ruhman	4	1	9	34
DE J.R. Wescott	4	0	17	42
S Howard Henry	4	0	16	44
CB Mack Gower	3	1	12	32
DE Jimmie Wenger	3	0	14	40
CB Antonio Rivera	2	3	12	45
S Erik Wolf	2	2	18	43
OLB Nick Kornegay	2	0	12	15
DT Ryan Wadley	1	0	12	34
S Howard Czurylo	1	0	5	30
OLB Shawn Whipple	1	0	5	12
DT Keith Emmons	0	1	12	33
ILB Luther Matsui	0	1	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Louisiana	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Nolan Moynihan	1.0	0	0	18
DT Chuck Madkin	0.0	2	0	19
DE Jeremy Duda	0.0	1	0	21
DE Marcus Cunningham	0.0	0	2	22
DT Gary Vines	0.0	0	1	13

Florida	Hurry	PPlay
DE J.R. Wescott	4	42
DT Ryan Wadley	1	34
DE Jorge Henderson	1	39
ILB Anthony Lewis	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Louisiana	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Otis Manns	4	1	21
CB Calvin Turner	3	0	21
S Korey Wasson	2	0	26
CB Lorenzo Hackett	2	0	24
OLB Nolan Moynihan	1	2	18
ILB Morris Kennedy	1	1	10
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	1	0	29
DT Chuck Madkin	1	0	19
CB Cornelius Robbins	1	0	9
S Ed Mueller	1	0	21
S Arnie Thomason	1	0	17

Florida	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bobby Billick	5	2	0	29
CB Rob Cook	5	1	0	30
CB O.J. Ruhman	5	0	0	34
S Howard Henry	4	0	0	44
CB Mack Gower	3	0	0	32
S Erik Wolf	2	0	1	43
ILB Anthony Lewis	2	0	0	38
CB Antonio Rivera	1	2	0	45
OLB Nick Kornegay	1	1	0	15
S Howard Czurylo	1	0	0	30
DE J.R. Wescott	1	0	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Louisiana	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kendrick Ogden	2	5	16	42
Rex Lavallee	2	2	15	47
Lawrence Noyes	1	6	14	46
Cole Randle	1	3	12	39
Tyrone Bishop	1	1	3	8

Florida	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kerry Tedeschi	3	4	27	0	26
Kent Duncan	2	5	27	0	23
Darren Prior	1	6	29	0	23
Joseph Sanders	1	5	31	0	28
Graham Barnes	1	2	3	0	2
Dixon Rivers	1	2	16	0	10
Myron Martinez	1	1	5	0	7
Korey Kemp	0	2	29	0	22
Darnell Foreman	0	1	7	0	4
Perry Gramble	0	0	5	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Louisiana	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Shrawder	3	14
Donnell Merkerson	2	14
Lamar Harriman	1	15
Bernard Connell	1	15

Florida	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. Ruhman	4	25
Luther Matsui	1	16
Harris Watson	1	14
Harry Stultz	1	10
Joseph Sanders	1	5

Participation

Louisiana	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex Lavallee	15	47	---	---	6	68
Karl Matthews	18	50	---	---	---	68
Otis Manns	---	---	28	21	18	67
Derrick Sommerfeld	---	---	29	29	2	60
Lawrence Noyes	14	46	---	---	---	60
Kendrick Ogden	16	42	---	---	---	58
Cole Randle	12	39	---	---	6	57
Tyrus Rasmussen	11	34	---	---	11	56
Korey Wasson	---	---	29	26	---	55
Ed Mueller	---	---	20	21	14	55
A.J. Durham	14	40	---	---	---	54
Lorenzo Hackett	---	---	28	24	1	53
Tim Selby	17	34	---	---	---	51
Martin Bishop	13	37	---	---	---	50
Marcus Cunningham	---	---	26	22	1	49
Calvin Turner	---	---	28	21	---	49
Nolan Moynihan	---	---	24	18	1	43
Jeremy Duda	---	---	22	21	---	43
Donnell Shrawder	7	21	---	---	14	42
Ray Larocque	13	26	---	---	1	40
Erik Money	---	---	18	17	4	39
Gary Vines	---	---	22	13	4	39
Chuck Madkin	---	---	18	19	---	37
Bernard Connell	5	17	---	---	15	37
Donnell Merkerson	7	16	---	---	14	37
Arnie Thomason	---	---	18	17	1	36
Will Lofton	---	---	16	14	4	34
Jay Ingram	---	---	16	14	4	34
Jared Schultz	3	30	---	---	---	33
Roy Cress	7	9	---	---	14	30
Cornelius Robbins	---	---	12	9	9	30
Bryan Edwards	5	13	---	---	12	30
Ty Farr	8	15	---	---	6	29
Darnell Maloney	8	13	---	---	6	27
Lamar Harriman	2	8	---	---	15	25
Morris Kennedy	---	---	4	10	10	24
Donald Maples	---	---	11	9	3	23
Brenden Cushman	---	---	4	4	12	20
Luke Horton	0	5	---	---	14	19
Tyrone Bishop	3	8	---	---	6	17
Eric Stone	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeffrey Burroughs	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jamal Harper	---	---	1	1	3	5
Jon Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blake Plummer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Florida	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Wolf	---	---	18	43	11	72
O.J. Ruhman	---	---	9	34	25	68
Harry Stultz	31	26	---	---	10	67
Joseph Sanders	31	28	---	---	5	64
Travis Freedman	34	30	---	---	---	64
J.R. Wescott	---	---	17	42	5	64
Howard Henry	---	---	16	44	1	61
Antonio Rivera	---	---	12	45	1	58
Darren Prior	29	23	---	---	6	58
Harris Watson	25	18	---	---	14	57
Jimmie Wenger	---	---	14	40	1	55
George Silver	24	27	---	---	4	55
Jorge Henderson	---	---	14	39	1	54
Anthony Lewis	---	---	15	38	---	53
Kerry Tedeschi	27	26	---	---	---	53
Korey Kemp	29	22	---	---	---	51
Mack Gower	---	---	12	32	6	50
Kent Duncan	27	23	---	---	---	50
Ryan Wadley	---	---	12	34	1	47
Joel Conerty	22	18	---	---	7	47
Keith Emmons	---	---	12	33	1	46
Howard Czurylo	---	---	5	30	9	44
Rob Cook	---	---	11	30	1	42
Bobby Billick	---	---	10	29	1	40
Melvin Foreman	13	11	---	---	15	39
Jamal Griffin	16	21	---	---	---	37
Dixon Rivers	16	10	---	---	11	37
Nick Kornegay	---	---	12	15	8	35
Irv Anagnostis	10	3	---	---	21	34
Luther Matsui	---	---	3	10	16	29
Shawn Whipple	---	---	5	12	11	28
Bucky Bryant	10	16	---	---	---	26
John Hardy	7	7	---	---	7	21
Darnell Foreman	7	4	---	---	7	18
Perry Gramble	5	8	---	---	---	13
Myron Martinez	5	7	---	---	1	13
Graham Barnes	3	2	---	---	7	12
Chad Shedd	2	0	---	---	10	12
Ken Sarbanes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Geoff George	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lonnie Coble	---	---	0	0	5	5
Doug Gardner	0	0	---	---	1	1
Frankie Drake	1	0	---	---	---	1
Shane Burke	---	---	1	0	---	1
Roosevelt Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donny Molczyk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	6	29	4.8
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	14	79	5.6
Right	13	47	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Karl Matthews	50	30	3	2	3	6	7	0	1

Florida	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Freedman	29	18	5	0	1	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	47	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	67	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	58	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	74	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	32	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	12	5	117	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Louisiana	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Bishop	12	7	1	45	0	37
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	11	5	1	61	1	34
WR Jared Schultz	7	4	0	71	2	30
WR Tim Selby	5	2	0	13	0	34
RB Ray Larocque	4	3	0	12	0	26
WR Bryan Edwards	3	2	1	27	0	13
RB Bernard Connell	3	3	0	9	0	17
WR Luke Horton	2	2	0	5	0	5
FB Donnell Merkerson	1	1	0	4	0	16
TE Donnell Shrawder	1	1	0	-1	0	21

Florida	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harry Stultz	10	5	1	53	1	26
WR Harris Watson	6	5	0	71	2	18
WR Jamal Griffin	5	3	0	36	1	21
RB George Silver	5	3	0	17	0	27
WR Bucky Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Melvin Foreman	1	1	0	8	0	11
TE Joel Conerty	1	1	0	27	1	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernard Connell	1	-3	-3.00	2.00

Florida	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Silver	3	14	4.67	4.30
Travis Freedman	2	6	3.00	4.71
Irv Anagnostis	1	0	0.00	3.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Karl Matthews	8	4	24	3.00	4.92

Florida	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Freedman	4	1	8	2.00	7.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Louisiana	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	3	0	0	0.00	5.55
WR Jared Schultz	1	1	5	5.00	10.14
RB Ray Larocque	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
WR Bryan Edwards	1	1	12	12.00	9.00
WR Martin Bishop	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Florida	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bucky Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jamal Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
TE Melvin Foreman	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB George Silver	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Louisiana	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Larocque	3	2
Bernard Connell	2	1

Florida	Rushes	Conversions
Travis Freedman	4	3
George Silver	3	0
Irv Anagnostis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Conversions
Karl Matthews	10	6	4

Florida	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Freedman	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Louisiana	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Bishop	3	0	0
WR Luke Horton	2	2	1
WR Jared Schultz	1	1	1
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	1	1	0
RB Ray Larocque	1	1	1
WR Bryan Edwards	1	1	1

Florida	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harry Stultz	2	1	1
RB George Silver	2	1	1
TE Melvin Foreman	1	1	1
WR Harris Watson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,100 (70,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,300 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,100 (70,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,300 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (6,200)