Week 1, 2028

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Iowa Bulls	14	10	3	3	-	30
Detroit Demolition	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 IOW - Tyrell Garcia 4 pass from Grady Merrell (Joe Luttrell extra point)
1Q: 06:50 DET - Chester Hearst 46 pass from Jack Ruhl (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:09 IOW - Tyrell Garcia 74 run (Joe Luttrell extra point)
2Q: 10:31 IOW - Earl Jordan 28 pass from Grady Merrell (Joe Luttrell extra point)
2Q: 03:50 DET - Tyrus Johnson 43 field goal
2Q: 00:29 IOW - Joe Luttrell 19 field goal
3Q: 11:08 DET - Trent Verma 7 pass from Jack Ruhl (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:34 IOW - Joe Luttrell 34 field goal
4Q: 08:57 IOW - Joe Luttrell 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 IOW - Tyrell Garcia 4 pass from Grady Merrell (Joe Luttrell extra point)
1Q: 06:50 DET - Chester Hearst 46 pass from Jack Ruhl (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
1Q: 06:09 IOW - Tyrell Garcia 74 run (Joe Luttrell extra point)
2Q: 10:31 IOW - Earl Jordan 28 pass from Grady Merrell (Joe Luttrell extra point)
2Q: 03:50 DET - Tyrus Johnson 43 field goal
2Q: 00:29 IOW - Joe Luttrell 19 field goal
3Q: 11:08 DET - Trent Verma 7 pass from Jack Ruhl (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
3Q: 09:34 IOW - Joe Luttrell 34 field goal
4Q: 08:57 IOW - Joe Luttrell 22 field goal

Team Statistics IOW DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 427 380
- Offensive Plays 70 64
- Yards per Play 6.10 5.94
Net Rushing Yards 201 93
- Rushing Attempts 36 23
- Yards per Rush 5.58 4.04
Net Passing Yards 226 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 0 41 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 240 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.65 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 2/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/114 5/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:33 27:27

Team Statistics	IOW	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	427	380
- Offensive Plays	70	64
- Yards per Play	6.10	5.94
Net Rushing Yards	201	93
- Rushing Attempts	36	23
- Yards per Rush	5.58	4.04
Net Passing Yards	226	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 0	41 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	240	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.65	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	2/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/114	5/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:33	27:27

Drive Charts

Iowa Bulls
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	6:33	0:41	OWN 26	1	74	Touchdown
1	3:03	1:04	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
1	0:55	2:17	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
2	12:39	2:24	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	7:27	2:12	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	3:42	3:18	OPP 49	11	47	Field Goal
3	10:58	1:30	OPP 38	5	21	Field Goal
3	4:06	4:18	OWN 36	9	30	Punt
4	13:25	4:33	OWN 35	10	60	Field Goal
4	7:08	5:15	OWN 36	9	46	Missed FG
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 4	1	-1	Game

Detroit Demolition
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	4:13	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
1	5:52	2:49	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
1	1:59	1:04	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
2	13:38	0:59	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	10:15	2:48	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
2	5:15	1:33	OWN 36	5	38	Field Goal
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 14	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:02	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
3	9:28	5:22	OWN 20	11	69	Missed FG
4	14:48	1:23	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	8:52	1:44	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	1:53	1:40	OWN 25	9	60	Interception

Game MVP: Grady Merrell, Iowa Bulls

Rushing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrell Garcia	22	135	6.14	74	2	1
Roger Wilcox	10	60	6.00	14	2	0
Jeffrey Donovan	3	7	2.33	7	0	0
Grady Merrell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Corey Sybrowski	12	47	3.92	12	3
Thomas Harper	7	33	4.71	21	1
Jack Ruhl	4	13	3.25	9	0

Passing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Merrell	32	18	240	2/14	2	46	0	101.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ruhl	41	21	287	0/0	2	46	1	80.0

Receiving Statistics

Iowa	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cary Artis	4	5	40	10.00	12	22	0
WR Earl Jordan	4	6	58	14.50	35	28	1
TE Steve Skuratovsky	3	4	45	15.00	17	31	0
RB Tyrell Garcia	2	5	10	5.00	5	6	1
WR Leonard Nixon	2	6	49	24.50	39	46	0
WR Dave Petko	2	3	17	8.50	3	10	0
FB Charles Mahoney	1	3	21	21.00	21	21	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Talamaivao	4	6	62	15.50	40	31	0
WR Hardy Fountaine	4	10	62	15.50	27	27	0
WR Justin Dellenbach	4	4	46	11.50	8	20	0
WR Chester Hearst	3	7	59	19.67	24	46	1
TE Trent Verma	2	3	26	13.00	0	19	1
TE Johnnie Fuller	2	7	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Thomas Harper	2	2	24	12.00	15	16	0

Interception Statistics

Iowa	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Johnnie Mahe	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Iowa	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Iowa	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Murphy	4	182	45.5	28.0	54	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Pipkin	6	267	44.5	39.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Iowa	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Luttrell	3/4	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrus Johnson	1/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Iowa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Ward	2	28	14.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Hearst	2	30	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Iowa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Gaylord	3	114	38.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Dellenbach	5	65	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Iowa	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerry Wolfe	7	2	20	34
S Riddick Chiang	7	0	19	34
CB Steve Ward	6	0	8	21
CB Ken Delgado	5	0	7	11
S Terrell Blackmon	4	2	15	28
DE Rodney Mayes	2	1	13	19
S Sean Brandon	2	1	19	40
S Johnnie Mahe	2	0	21	39
CB Gabe Eatherton	1	1	22	30
DT Ross Hartman	1	1	21	37
OLB Duane Henson	1	0	7	12
CB Daniel Gaylord	1	0	1	2
DT Kevin Shepherd	1	0	14	30
DE Bryce Troxler	1	0	17	26
OLB Cole Karl	0	2	20	35

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brant Stokes	7	3	0.0	27	28
OLB Renaldo Janis	7	2	0.0	26	19
ILB J.B. Murphy	5	1	0.0	23	22
S Wendell Barnes	4	2	0.0	28	26
DE Zach Ringo	3	0	1.5	22	21
DT Perry Pinto	3	2	0.5	23	19
S Rodney Boyle	3	2	0.0	28	27
DT Larry Eickholt	3	2	0.0	19	16
ILB Jim Joseph	3	1	0.0	13	12
DT Norbert Griffith	2	1	0.0	16	13
CB J.R. Peters	2	1	0.0	32	32
CB Archie Diaz	2	0	0.0	21	19
DE Alvin Roberts	2	0	0.0	22	16
DT Sherman Korr	2	0	0.0	14	15
CB Sedrick Krosney	2	0	0.0	28	30
DE J.R. Small	1	1	0.0	14	13
WR Justin Dellenbach	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darrell Campbell	1	0	0.0	14	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Iowa	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joseph Hitchcock	1	0	0	13
DE Bryce Troxler	0	2	1	26
DT Jerry Methe	0	2	0	27

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zach Ringo	1.5	0	0	0	21
DT Perry Pinto	0.5	0	2	1	19
DE Alvin Roberts	0.0	1	0	0	16
ILB J.B. Murphy	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Larry Eickholt	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Iowa	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steve Ward	5	0	0	21
S Riddick Chiang	4	1	0	34
S Terrell Blackmon	3	1	0	28
S Johnnie Mahe	2	0	1	39
CB Ken Delgado	2	0	0	11
S Sean Brandon	2	0	0	40
ILB Jerry Wolfe	1	0	0	34
CB Gabe Eatherton	1	0	0	30
DE Bryce Troxler	1	0	0	26
DT Kevin Shepherd	0	1	0	30
OLB Cole Karl	0	1	0	35

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB J.B. Murphy	5	0	22
S Wendell Barnes	3	1	26
CB Sedrick Krosney	3	1	30
S Brant Stokes	2	0	28
S Rodney Boyle	1	1	27
ILB Jim Joseph	1	1	12
OLB Renaldo Janis	1	1	19
DE Alvin Roberts	1	0	16
CB J.R. Peters	1	0	32
ILB Floyd East	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Iowa	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamie Hatcher	3	7	29	0	26
Steve Skuratovsky	3	3	32	0	28
Dominic Fisher	2	6	19	0	19
Rich Ortiz	1	6	29	0	28
Russell Calvin	1	3	30	1	27
Charlie Conaty	0	5	32	0	27
Darrin Barlow	0	3	28	0	30
Charles Mahoney	0	2	19	1	12

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Reggie Boling	2	6	16	28
Lewis Stepp	1	1	16	25
Mo Cortez	1	1	4	8
Trent Verma	1	1	13	16
Chad Campos	0	4	11	16
Shane Greer	0	2	8	8
Moe Schulz	0	2	15	27
Cornell Forsyth	0	1	12	25
Lance Niemeyer	0	1	15	33

Special Teams Tackles

Iowa	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Mahoney	3	18
Marlon Gracia	1	19
Donny Gadget	1	19
Ken Delgado	1	15
Daniel Gaylord	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Krosney	2	28
Trent Verma	1	22
Brant Stokes	1	11
Shane Greer	1	5

Participation

Iowa	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Grady Merrell	36	34	---	---	---	70
Steve Skuratovsky	32	28	---	---	7	67
Charlie Conaty	32	27	---	---	8	67
Earl Jordan	34	33	---	---	---	67
Ross Hartman	---	---	21	37	7	65
Darrin Barlow	28	30	---	---	6	64
Sean Brandon	---	---	19	40	2	61
Johnnie Mahe	---	---	21	39	1	61
Russell Calvin	30	27	---	---	3	60
Jerry Wolfe	---	---	20	34	4	58
Riddick Chiang	---	---	19	34	4	57
Rich Ortiz	29	28	---	---	---	57
Cole Karl	---	---	20	35	1	56
Jamie Hatcher	29	26	---	---	---	55
Gabe Eatherton	---	---	22	30	2	54
Steve Ward	---	---	8	21	22	51
Tyrell Garcia	23	25	---	---	1	49
Charles Mahoney	19	12	---	---	18	49
Leonard Nixon	27	22	---	---	---	49
Jerry Methe	---	---	16	27	6	49
Kevin Shepherd	---	---	14	30	2	46
Terrell Blackmon	---	---	15	28	2	45
Dominic Fisher	19	19	---	---	7	45
Bryce Troxler	---	---	17	26	---	43
Marlon Gracia	9	7	---	---	19	35
Kenneth Crumley	---	---	3	7	24	34
Will White	13	13	---	---	8	34
Ken Delgado	---	---	7	11	15	33
Rodney Mayes	---	---	13	19	1	33
Dave Petko	5	10	---	---	17	32
Jeffrey Donovan	3	1	---	---	23	27
Cary Artis	7	13	---	---	5	25
Roger Wilcox	10	8	---	---	7	25
Paul Prior	11	11	---	---	1	23
Duane Henson	---	---	7	12	4	23
Joseph Hitchcock	---	---	5	13	1	19
Donny Gadget	0	0	---	---	19	19
Daniel Gaylord	---	---	1	2	11	14
Joe Luttrell	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gabe Adams	---	---	3	4	3	10
Matthew Sprincz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeffrey Pak	---	---	1	0	6	7
Ricardo Lester	---	---	1	2	3	6
Shaun Stenstrom	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joel Murphy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rico Aikens	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sedrick Krosney	---	---	28	30	28	86
J.R. Peters	---	---	32	32	18	82
Brant Stokes	---	---	27	28	11	66
Jack Ruhl	23	41	---	---	---	64
Thomas Harper	12	27	---	---	23	62
Rodney Boyle	---	---	28	27	4	59
Renaldo Janis	---	---	26	19	11	56
Wendell Barnes	---	---	28	26	1	55
Justin Dellenbach	16	26	---	---	13	55
Jose Kern	15	30	---	---	8	53
Chester Hearst	9	27	---	---	17	53
Hardy Fountaine	17	34	---	---	---	51
Trent Verma	13	16	---	---	22	51
Lance Niemeyer	15	33	---	---	3	51
Robert Talamaivao	12	24	---	---	12	48
J.B. Murphy	---	---	23	22	3	48
Johnnie Fuller	12	21	---	---	15	48
Lewis Stepp	16	25	---	---	6	47
Zach Ringo	---	---	22	21	4	47
Perry Pinto	---	---	23	19	3	45
Reggie Boling	16	28	---	---	---	44
Archie Diaz	---	---	21	19	3	43
Moe Schulz	15	27	---	---	---	42
Kenyon Zellner	---	---	15	19	7	41
Alvin Roberts	---	---	22	16	3	41
Larry Eickholt	---	---	19	16	4	39
Cornell Forsyth	12	25	---	---	---	37
Norbert Griffith	---	---	16	13	5	34
J.R. Small	---	---	14	13	6	33
Darrell Campbell	---	---	14	18	1	33
Floyd East	---	---	11	9	11	31
Corey Sybrowski	14	16	---	---	---	30
Sherman Korr	---	---	14	15	1	30
Kris Powell	7	13	---	---	8	28
Chad Campos	11	16	---	---	---	27
Jim Joseph	---	---	13	12	1	26
Dale Mason	6	6	---	---	13	25
Shane Greer	8	8	---	---	5	21
Mo Cortez	4	8	---	---	7	19
Tyrus Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Aaron Pipkin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Louis Hartman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jon Greer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Burt Quiroz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nolan Damon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	133	8.9
Middle	14	53	3.8
Right	6	16	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	55	5.0
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	3	9	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Merrell	32	18	5	3	0	6	4	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ruhl	41	21	4	2	6	4	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	62	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	82	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	96	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	111	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	70	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	73	12.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Iowa	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonard Nixon	6	2	49	1	22
WR Earl Jordan	6	4	58	1	33
RB Tyrell Garcia	5	2	10	0	25
WR Cary Artis	5	4	40	1	13
TE Steve Skuratovsky	4	3	45	1	28
FB Charles Mahoney	3	1	21	1	12
WR Dave Petko	3	2	17	0	10

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hardy Fountaine	10	4	1	62	1	34
TE Johnnie Fuller	7	2	3	8	0	21
WR Chester Hearst	7	3	1	59	1	27
WR Robert Talamaivao	6	4	1	62	1	24
WR Justin Dellenbach	4	4	0	46	1	26
TE Trent Verma	3	2	0	26	0	16
RB Thomas Harper	2	2	0	24	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrell Garcia	4	7	1.75	6.14
Roger Wilcox	3	11	3.67	6.00
Jeffrey Donovan	2	0	0.00	2.33

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Corey Sybrowski	2	1	0.50	3.92
Jack Ruhl	1	2	2.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Merrell	10	4	27	2.70	7.50

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ruhl	7	2	19	2.71	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Iowa	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Artis	3	2	12	4.00	8.00
RB Tyrell Garcia	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
WR Leonard Nixon	2	0	0	0.00	8.17
FB Charles Mahoney	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Steve Skuratovsky	1	0	0	0.00	11.25
WR Earl Jordan	1	1	11	11.00	9.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Talamaivao	1	0	0	0.00	10.33
WR Hardy Fountaine	1	0	0	0.00	6.20
TE Trent Verma	1	1	7	7.00	8.67
WR Justin Dellenbach	1	1	12	12.00	11.50
WR Chester Hearst	1	0	0	0.00	8.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Iowa	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	3	2
Roger Wilcox	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jack Ruhl	2	1
Thomas Harper	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Merrell	14	9	7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ruhl	11	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Iowa	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tyrell Garcia	3	1	0
WR Cary Artis	3	2	1
WR Earl Jordan	3	3	3
TE Steve Skuratovsky	2	2	2
WR Leonard Nixon	2	0	0
WR Dave Petko	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Talamaivao	2	1	1
WR Hardy Fountaine	2	0	0
WR Justin Dellenbach	2	2	1
TE Johnnie Fuller	2	0	0
TE Trent Verma	1	0	0
WR Chester Hearst	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,100 (22,100)
End Zone 15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,100 (22,100)
End Zone	15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,800)