Week 1, 2039

played in Charlotte, NC

61 degrees, fair, calm

Richmond Generals	7	14	0	10	-	31
Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels	3	10	6	3	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 CHA - Daryl Riley 48 field goal
1Q: 00:03 RIC - Marty DiGuardi 7 run (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
2Q: 09:32 RIC - Norbert Fredrickson 7 run (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
2Q: 05:16 CHA - Sherman Matuatia 6 pass from Tyrus Owens (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 02:00 RIC - Levon Smistad 34 pass from Norbert Fredrickson (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CHA - Daryl Riley 29 field goal
3Q: 11:13 CHA - Daryl Riley 29 field goal
3Q: 02:43 CHA - Daryl Riley 43 field goal
4Q: 12:00 RIC - Keith Harvey 2 run (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
4Q: 07:28 CHA - Daryl Riley 30 field goal
4Q: 01:08 RIC - Lawrence Holmes 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 CHA - Daryl Riley 48 field goal
1Q: 00:03 RIC - Marty DiGuardi 7 run (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
2Q: 09:32 RIC - Norbert Fredrickson 7 run (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
2Q: 05:16 CHA - Sherman Matuatia 6 pass from Tyrus Owens (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 02:00 RIC - Levon Smistad 34 pass from Norbert Fredrickson (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CHA - Daryl Riley 29 field goal
3Q: 11:13 CHA - Daryl Riley 29 field goal
3Q: 02:43 CHA - Daryl Riley 43 field goal
4Q: 12:00 RIC - Keith Harvey 2 run (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
4Q: 07:28 CHA - Daryl Riley 30 field goal
4Q: 01:08 RIC - Lawrence Holmes 49 field goal

Team Statistics RIC CHA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 339 258
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 5.30 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 112 57
- Rushing Attempts 40 16
- Yards per Rush 2.80 3.56
Net Passing Yards 227 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 21 - 0 41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 242 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 9.46 4.47
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 34:11 25:49

Team Statistics	RIC	CHA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	339	258
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	5.30	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	112	57
- Rushing Attempts	40	16
- Yards per Rush	2.80	3.56
Net Passing Yards	227	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 21 - 0	41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	242	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	9.46	4.47
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	34:11	25:49

Drive Charts

Richmond Generals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:36	OWN 25	9	40	Fumble
1	5:56	5:56	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	13:23	4:03	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
2	5:06	3:17	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
3	11:07	3:55	OWN 20	6	0	Punt
3	5:48	1:49	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
3	2:36	1:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	14:13	2:23	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
4	9:27	0:48	OWN 36	3	-14	Fumble
4	7:20	4:34	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	1:40	0:40	OPP 33	3	1	Field Goal

Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:24	3:28	OWN 43	9	26	Field Goal
2	15:00	1:37	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	9:20	4:14	OWN 31	13	69	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 31	6	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 20	7	68	Field Goal
3	7:12	1:24	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	3:59	1:23	OPP 24	3	-2	Field Goal
3	0:57	1:44	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
4	11:50	2:23	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	8:39	1:19	OPP 22	3	9	Field Goal
4	2:46	1:06	OWN 20	5	13	Downs
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	4	8	Game

Game MVP: Levon Smistad, Richmond Generals

Rushing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marty DiGuardi	28	77	2.75	13	1	1
Keith Harvey	8	6	0.75	4	0	1
Norbert Fredrickson	4	29	7.25	14	1	1

Charlotte	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mario Marsh	12	25	2.08	10	1
Tyrus Owens	3	28	9.33	13	1
Travis Franks	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norbert Fredrickson	22	21	242	2/15	1	34	0	127.6

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrus Owens	41	25	226	4/25	1	30	0	83.9

Receiving Statistics

Richmond	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Levon Smistad	11	11	182	16.55	83	34	1
RB Marty DiGuardi	4	4	33	8.25	15	18	0
WR Ernie Hartnett	3	3	6	2.00	0	5	0
FB Nicky Fields	1	1	10	10.00	12	10	0
RB Keith Harvey	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Levi Doyle	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Preston Burns	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Charlotte	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sherman Matuatia	7	16	51	7.29	7	23	1
RB Mario Marsh	4	6	30	7.50	2	12	0
TE Dennis Riley	4	5	14	3.50	0	6	0
WR Jamie Siplon	3	3	64	21.33	35	30	0
TE Giovanni Franz	3	3	28	9.33	14	18	0
WR Benjamin Lane	2	3	13	6.50	0	8	0
WR Les Wayne	1	2	15	15.00	3	15	0
FB Irving Stargell	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Irv Meacham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Richmond	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Charlotte	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Richmond	Fumb	Recov
Norbert Fredrickson	2	0
Brendan McCaffrey	1	0
Nicky Fields	0	1

Charlotte	Recov	Force
Ronald Plumb	1	1
Russell Donovan	1	1
Dennis Riley	0	1

Punting Statistics

Richmond	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ethan Lyle	4	211	52.8	39.8	60	1

Charlotte	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daryl Riley	4	170	42.5	36.8	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Richmond	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lawrence Holmes	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Charlotte	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	5/5	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Richmond	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brendan McCaffrey	3	23	7.7	0

Charlotte	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Lane	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Richmond	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Burns	1	20	20.0	0

Charlotte	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Oldfield	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Richmond	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jimmy Reado	6	0	0.0	16	37
ILB Joel Rose	5	4	0.0	16	45
CB Xavier Page	5	1	0.0	14	38
DE Tim Conway	4	1	1.0	15	45
S Jamie Cooley	4	1	0.0	4	26
S Roy Clark	4	0	0.0	16	44
OLB Andre Thomason	3	0	1.0	11	32
DT Tony Infante	3	1	0.0	16	39
OLB Robert Gaylor	2	1	1.0	10	20
S Tim St. Cloud	2	0	0.0	2	19
CB Todd Conner	2	0	0.0	15	41
DE Maurice Addy	1	2	1.0	11	35
ILB Jeff Tower	1	0	0.0	3	5
TE Levon Smistad	1	0	---	---	---
DT Taylor Malano	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Henry Webster	0	3	0.0	13	32
DE J.T. Boult	0	1	0.0	5	10

Charlotte	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rondell Watson	10	2	0.0	34	23
ILB Ronald Plumb	9	3	0.0	40	24
S Wendell Lyons	5	2	0.0	19	6
CB Ron Davis	5	0	0.0	31	20
DE O.J. Hammond	4	1	1.0	33	22
DE Russell Donovan	4	0	1.0	37	19
S Bobby Scouten	4	1	0.0	27	23
CB Cedric Oldfield	3	2	0.0	37	20
CB Blake Gerken	3	2	0.0	17	18
OLB A.J. Paxson	3	1	0.0	26	8
OLB Percy Wilkinson	2	3	0.0	33	21
DE Ernest Drake	2	2	0.0	23	14
DT Ivan Whelihan	2	2	0.0	30	15
DE Travis Rosengard	2	0	0.0	7	2
DT Derek Ehler	0	2	0.0	27	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Richmond	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Robert Gaylor	1.0	1	0	20
DE Maurice Addy	1.0	0	2	35
DE Tim Conway	1.0	0	1	45
OLB Andre Thomason	1.0	0	0	32
DE J.T. Boult	0.0	0	1	10
DT Taylor Malano	0.0	0	1	6

Charlotte	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE O.J. Hammond	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Russell Donovan	1.0	0	0	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Richmond	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Roy Clark	3	2	44
S Jimmy Reado	3	1	37
OLB Andre Thomason	3	1	32
ILB Joel Rose	3	0	45
S Jamie Cooley	2	1	26
S Tim St. Cloud	2	0	19
CB Todd Conner	2	0	41
CB Xavier Page	2	0	38
DT Tony Infante	1	0	39
DE Tim Conway	1	0	45
ILB Jeff Tower	1	0	5
DT Taylor Malano	1	0	6
OLB Robert Gaylor	1	0	20

Charlotte	Caught	PPlay
CB Ron Davis	5	20
S Bobby Scouten	3	23
CB Blake Gerken	3	18
ILB Ronald Plumb	2	24
S Rondell Watson	2	23
DE O.J. Hammond	2	22
DE Ernest Drake	1	14
OLB Percy Wilkinson	1	21
S Wendell Lyons	1	6
CB Cedric Oldfield	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Richmond	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ivan McGee	4	7	1	40	2	24
Darrin Swilling	3	12	0	40	0	24
Brad Butler	3	7	0	40	0	24
Nicky Fields	1	2	0	19	0	16
Levon Smistad	1	2	0	40	0	23
Everett Tatum	0	4	0	40	0	24
D.J. Tubbs	0	2	0	40	0	24

Charlotte	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Deon Fulcher	1	5	16	0	45
Sammy Grbac	1	1	16	2	45
Seth Stewart	1	1	16	0	45
Shaun Blackburn	0	3	16	1	45
Donnell Frederick	0	1	16	1	45
Dennis Riley	0	1	13	0	31
Irving Stargell	0	1	9	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Richmond	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan McCaffrey	3	20
Marty DiGuardi	1	20
Nicky Fields	1	15
Hunter Luzio	1	15
Ezekiel Shapiro	1	5

Charlotte	Tackles	STPlays
Travis Franks	2	25
Dennis Riley	2	17

Participation

Richmond	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Levon Smistad	40	23	---	---	16	79
Marty DiGuardi	31	20	---	---	20	71
Preston Burns	40	24	---	---	6	70
Ivan McGee	40	24	---	---	5	69
Darrin Swilling	40	24	---	---	5	69
Tim Conway	---	---	15	45	8	68
Joel Rose	---	---	16	45	5	66
Roy Clark	---	---	16	44	5	65
Tony Infante	---	---	16	39	9	64
Everett Tatum	40	24	---	---	---	64
Brad Butler	40	24	---	---	---	64
D.J. Tubbs	40	24	---	---	---	64
Norbert Fredrickson	40	24	---	---	---	64
Todd Conner	---	---	15	41	6	62
Jimmy Reado	---	---	16	37	9	62
Xavier Page	---	---	14	38	10	62
Henry Webster	---	---	13	32	15	60
Ernie Hartnett	24	18	---	---	17	59
Nicky Fields	19	16	---	---	15	50
Maurice Addy	---	---	11	35	3	49
Andre Thomason	---	---	11	32	4	47
Tim St. Cloud	---	---	2	19	14	35
Jamie Cooley	---	---	4	26	3	33
Robert Gaylor	---	---	10	20	2	32
Leslie Kilpatrick	---	---	4	8	15	27
Brendan McCaffrey	6	1	---	---	20	27
Levi Doyle	15	8	---	---	---	23
Calvin Malerich	---	---	4	13	5	22
Hunter Luzio	4	2	---	---	15	21
Jeff Tower	---	---	3	5	12	20
J.T. Boult	---	---	5	10	2	17
Keith Harvey	9	4	---	---	---	13
Jon Burrough	4	1	---	---	8	13
Kendall Schwartz	8	3	---	---	---	11
Taylor Malano	---	---	1	6	1	8
Lawrence Holmes	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rickey Fulton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trenton Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ezekiel Shapiro	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ethan Lyle	0	0	---	---	4	4
Broderick Howard	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dexter Walters	0	0	---	---	1	1
Earnest Rohacz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Doug Idone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Weston Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Courtney Hughes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Charlotte	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammy Grbac	16	45	---	---	9	70
Ronald Plumb	---	---	40	24	1	65
Cedric Oldfield	---	---	37	20	7	64
Seth Stewart	16	45	---	---	---	61
Donnell Frederick	16	45	---	---	---	61
Deon Fulcher	16	45	---	---	---	61
Dennis Riley	13	31	---	---	17	61
Tyrus Owens	16	45	---	---	---	61
Shaun Blackburn	16	45	---	---	---	61
Rondell Watson	---	---	34	23	1	58
Sherman Matuatia	16	41	---	---	---	57
Russell Donovan	---	---	37	19	1	57
Percy Wilkinson	---	---	33	21	1	55
O.J. Hammond	---	---	33	22	---	55
Bobby Scouten	---	---	27	23	2	52
Ron Davis	---	---	31	20	1	52
Mario Marsh	13	38	---	---	---	51
Irving Stargell	9	21	---	---	21	51
Benjamin Lane	5	24	---	---	17	46
Ivan Whelihan	---	---	30	15	1	46
Blake Gerken	---	---	17	18	11	46
Derek Ehler	---	---	27	17	1	45
Jamie Siplon	12	33	---	---	---	45
Wendell Lyons	---	---	19	6	18	43
Ernest Drake	---	---	23	14	1	38
A.J. Paxson	---	---	26	8	2	36
Travis Franks	3	2	---	---	25	30
Les Wayne	0	13	---	---	16	29
Ray Horton	---	---	6	2	19	27
Irv Meacham	0	8	---	---	17	25
Giovanni Franz	6	11	---	---	8	25
Tony Madison	---	---	9	4	9	22
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	15	15
Corbin Blombeck	3	1	---	---	10	14
Travis Rosengard	---	---	7	2	4	13
Brent Czajkowski	---	---	3	5	4	12
George Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randall Radlick	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lance Moorthy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jonah May	0	0	---	---	9	9
Emmett Higginbotham	---	---	1	1	6	8
Mercury Shah	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Kamego	0	2	---	---	---	2
Noah Negrete	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Hanks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Maxwell Mickney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	25	66	2.6
Right	12	38	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	2	0.3
Middle	7	47	6.7
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norbert Fredrickson	22	21	4	1	0	0	0	0	0

Charlotte	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrus Owens	41	25	2	2	2	5	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	58	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	64	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	86	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	34	34.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	14	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	96	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	93	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Richmond	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Levon Smistad	11	11	182	4	23
RB Marty DiGuardi	4	4	33	0	20
WR Ernie Hartnett	3	3	6	0	18
FB Nicky Fields	1	1	10	0	16
WR Preston Burns	1	0	0	0	24
RB Keith Harvey	1	1	7	0	4
WR Levi Doyle	1	1	4	0	8

Charlotte	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sherman Matuatia	16	7	2	51	1	41
RB Mario Marsh	6	4	0	30	0	38
TE Dennis Riley	5	4	0	14	0	31
WR Benjamin Lane	3	2	0	13	0	24
WR Jamie Siplon	3	3	0	64	1	33
TE Giovanni Franz	3	3	0	28	0	11
WR Les Wayne	2	1	0	15	0	13
WR Irv Meacham	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Irving Stargell	1	1	0	11	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marty DiGuardi	3	24	8.00	2.75
Keith Harvey	2	4	2.00	0.75
Norbert Fredrickson	1	7	7.00	7.25

Charlotte	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Travis Franks	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norbert Fredrickson	2	2	17	8.50	11.00

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrus Owens	6	4	21	3.50	5.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Richmond	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Keith Harvey	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE Levon Smistad	1	1	10	10.00	16.55

Charlotte	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sherman Matuatia	3	2	8	2.67	3.19
RB Mario Marsh	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Giovanni Franz	1	1	2	2.00	9.33
FB Irving Stargell	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Richmond	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Harvey	3	1
Marty DiGuardi	2	1
Norbert Fredrickson	2	1

Charlotte	Rushes	Conversions
Mario Marsh	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norbert Fredrickson	6	6	5

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrus Owens	13	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Richmond	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Levon Smistad	4	4	4
WR Ernie Hartnett	1	1	0
RB Marty DiGuardi	1	1	1

Charlotte	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sherman Matuatia	6	3	1
WR Benjamin Lane	3	2	0
WR Jamie Siplon	2	2	1
TE Giovanni Franz	1	1	1
WR Les Wayne	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,100)
End Zone 11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,100)
End Zone	11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,000)