Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in Portland, OR

38 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Murfreesboro Mules	0	7	6	10	-	23
Portland Seals	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:58 POR - Alan Ballard 24 field goal
2Q: 01:06 MUR - Victor Neri 4 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 11:44 MUR - Jerald Page 45 field goal
3Q: 03:00 MUR - Jerald Page 27 field goal
4Q: 11:28 MUR - Jerald Page 34 field goal
4Q: 02:13 MUR - Willie Osuchowski 5 run (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 00:57 POR - Jonathan Lee 4 pass from Jay Caro (Alan Ballard extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:58 POR - Alan Ballard 24 field goal
2Q: 01:06 MUR - Victor Neri 4 pass from Otis Peterson (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 11:44 MUR - Jerald Page 45 field goal
3Q: 03:00 MUR - Jerald Page 27 field goal
4Q: 11:28 MUR - Jerald Page 34 field goal
4Q: 02:13 MUR - Willie Osuchowski 5 run (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 00:57 POR - Jonathan Lee 4 pass from Jay Caro (Alan Ballard extra point)

Team Statistics MUR POR
Record 12-6 13-4
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 419 435
- Offensive Plays 65 57
- Yards per Play 6.45 7.63
Net Rushing Yards 120 104
- Rushing Attempts 32 18
- Yards per Rush 3.75 5.78
Net Passing Yards 299 331
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 37 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 299 341
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 9.06 8.49
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:43 27:17

Team Statistics	MUR	POR
Record	12-6	13-4
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	419	435
- Offensive Plays	65	57
- Yards per Play	6.45	7.63
Net Rushing Yards	120	104
- Rushing Attempts	32	18
- Yards per Rush	3.75	5.78
Net Passing Yards	299	331
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	37 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	299	341
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	9.06	8.49
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:43	27:17

Drive Charts

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	0:56	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	9:52	4:23	OWN 6	8	37	Punt
1	3:47	1:49	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
2	13:17	1:25	OWN 34	4	5	Punt
2	5:51	1:55	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	2:24	1:27	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 20	7	52	Field Goal
3	7:51	4:58	OWN 13	12	77	Field Goal
4	15:00	3:37	OWN 15	7	68	Field Goal
4	8:26	6:21	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 40	3	-3	Game

Portland Seals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 20	5	40	Punt
1	11:20	1:28	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
1	5:29	1:42	OWN 20	4	40	Fumble
1	1:58	3:41	OWN 6	7	31	Punt
2	11:52	6:01	OWN 20	10	73	Field Goal
2	3:56	1:32	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 18	4	34	Half
3	11:39	3:48	OWN 28	6	59	Fumble
3	2:53	2:53	OWN 25	5	33	Interception
4	11:23	2:57	OWN 16	5	38	Punt
4	2:05	1:19	OWN 18	5	82	Touchdown

Game MVP: Otis Peterson, Murfreesboro Mules

Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Willie Osuchowski	18	100	5.56	32	3	1
Phil Gaston	10	27	2.70	9	0	0
Otis Peterson	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0	0
Nathan Mullin	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Butch Devaney	9	77	8.56	41	2
Mercury Troyer	8	11	1.38	5	0
Jay Caro	1	16	16.00	16	1

Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Peterson	33	20	299	0/0	1	36	0	100.4

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Caro	37	26	341	2/10	1	49	1	96.8

Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Victor Neri	8	11	99	12.38	36	31	1
WR Nathan Mullin	6	10	117	19.50	52	36	0
TE Dean Felts	2	3	15	7.50	5	9	0
WR Monty Hodel	1	2	30	30.00	15	30	0
RB Phil Gaston	1	2	31	31.00	12	31	0
TE Lester Gerhardt	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Derrick McGregor	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0

Portland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Omar Robinson	6	9	128	21.33	77	49	0
TE Jonathan Lee	6	8	62	10.33	5	29	1
RB Butch Devaney	4	5	10	2.50	4	5	0
TE Raymond Brewer	3	3	59	19.67	21	35	0
WR Dominic Field	2	4	21	10.50	6	15	0
WR Jon Novack	2	4	31	15.50	20	29	0
WR Joseph Claussen	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Kent Wells	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Rex Fialho	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Xavier Healey	1	0	0.00	0

Portland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Murfreesboro	Recov	Force
Andy Barton	1	0
Eric Benson	1	0
Riddick Pourdanesh	0	1
Ethan Riley	0	1

Portland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jon Novack	1	0	0	0
Mercury Troyer	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Gepner	5	259	51.8	40.0	61	1

Portland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Walters	5	183	36.6	27.2	42	2

Kicking Statistics

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Page	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Portland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Ballard	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Neri	2	27	13.5	0

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Novack	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hugh LaBrosse	5	89	17.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Riddick Pourdanesh	6	0	0.0	10	25
ILB Andy Barton	5	2	0.0	11	34
CB Xavier Healey	5	0	0.0	11	28
S Ethan Riley	4	3	0.0	17	31
S Korey Weber	4	1	0.0	11	22
DT Freddie Whitaker	3	0	1.0	14	28
CB Jamie Preston	3	0	0.0	9	22
OLB Eric Benson	3	0	0.0	5	14
DE Levon Parnell	3	0	0.0	12	30
OLB Ty Sowers	2	2	0.0	14	27
DT Al Armanda	1	0	1.0	4	9
S Glen Stablein	1	1	0.0	11	26
OLB Tyrell Mannino	1	0	0.0	4	12
S Cedric Nastovska	1	0	0.0	1	8
DE Drew Charbonneau	1	0	0.0	13	24
DE Erik Clancy	1	0	0.0	9	18
CB Kendall Wilhelm	0	2	0.0	16	29

Portland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Porter	9	1	0.0	24	26
S Adrian Craig	5	3	0.0	30	32
CB Jerome Caldwell	4	1	0.0	19	28
DE Brian Adamov	3	1	0.0	17	23
CB Jackie Gutsche	3	1	0.0	28	28
DE Ike Cook	3	1	0.0	18	19
CB Kirk Parrish	3	1	0.0	17	20
S Louis Ostroski	3	0	0.0	20	16
CB Chad Prince	3	0	0.0	9	11
ILB Brenden Walsh	3	0	0.0	6	8
ILB Gary El-Mashtoub	2	1	0.0	26	25
DT Ross Franzwa	2	0	0.0	22	23
DE Fernando Moss	1	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Preston Ward	1	1	0.0	10	8
OLB Erik Smith	1	0	0.0	18	20
RB Butch Devaney	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tommy Becker	1	0	0.0	15	10
ILB Karl Helbig	0	3	0.0	14	13
DT Broderick Strange	0	1	0.0	21	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Murfreesboro	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Al Armanda	1.0	0	9
DT Freddie Whitaker	1.0	0	28
DE Erik Clancy	0.0	1	18
DE Nathan Reinhard	0.0	1	7
DE Levon Parnell	0.0	1	30

Portland	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fernando Moss	3	1	24
DE Ike Cook	2	1	19
DE Brian Adamov	1	2	23
S Adrian Craig	1	0	32
ILB Gary El-Mashtoub	1	0	25
DE Oliver Berberich	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Murfreesboro	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Riddick Pourdanesh	5	0	25
S Ethan Riley	4	0	31
S Korey Weber	3	0	22
ILB Andy Barton	2	0	34
OLB Ty Sowers	2	0	27
CB Jamie Preston	2	0	22
OLB Eric Benson	2	0	14
CB Xavier Healey	1	1	28
OLB Tyrell Mannino	1	0	12
S Cedric Nastovska	1	0	8
CB Kendall Wilhelm	1	0	29
DE Erik Clancy	1	0	18
S Glen Stablein	1	0	26

Portland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerome Caldwell	5	1	28
S Keith Porter	3	0	26
S Adrian Craig	2	0	32
S Louis Ostroski	2	0	16
CB Chad Prince	2	0	11
ILB Brenden Walsh	1	1	8
DE Brian Adamov	1	0	23
OLB Erik Smith	1	0	20
CB Jackie Gutsche	1	0	28
DE Ike Cook	1	0	19
CB Kirk Parrish	1	0	20
DE Fernando Moss	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jesse Bednarsh	3	13	31	33
Bart Nicol	3	3	22	24
Rex Rountree	2	5	27	32
Jerald Dacosta	1	1	9	6
C.J. Barker	1	1	1	0
Leo Urbanchek	0	2	30	33
Tony Haan	0	2	23	27
Terry McNeill	0	1	17	17
Lester Gerhardt	0	1	23	22

Portland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terrell Seely	1	3	16	1	37
Marcus Peters	1	2	7	0	17
Leonard Mattes	1	2	9	0	20
Kendall Thomas	1	1	9	0	19
Casey Giles	0	3	17	0	38
Norbert Parten	0	3	14	0	24
Rex Fialho	0	2	9	0	18
Troy Stickney	0	1	16	0	33
Terrance Peralta	0	0	2	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Ty Sowers	3	24
Dean Felts	2	14
Glen Stablein	1	12
Derrick McGregor	1	11

Portland	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Prince	1	19
Jerome Caldwell	1	12

Participation

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jesse Bednarsh	31	33	---	---	8	72
Leo Urbanchek	30	33	---	---	8	71
Nathan Mullin	26	28	---	---	13	67
Victor Neri	27	31	---	---	8	66
Otis Peterson	32	33	---	---	---	65
Ty Sowers	---	---	14	27	24	65
Rex Rountree	27	32	---	---	4	63
Lester Gerhardt	23	22	---	---	18	63
Tony Haan	23	27	---	---	8	58
Xavier Healey	---	---	11	28	10	49
Glen Stablein	---	---	11	26	12	49
Ethan Riley	---	---	17	31	1	49
Andy Barton	---	---	11	34	2	47
Phil Gaston	14	12	---	---	21	47
Levon Parnell	---	---	12	30	5	47
Bart Nicol	22	24	---	---	---	46
Earl Gaskins	---	---	14	31	1	46
Kendall Wilhelm	---	---	16	29	1	46
Willie Osuchowski	21	24	---	---	---	45
Freddie Whitaker	---	---	14	28	2	44
Derrick McGregor	16	17	---	---	11	44
Jamie Preston	---	---	9	22	12	43
Terry McNeill	17	17	---	---	6	40
Drew Charbonneau	---	---	13	24	2	39
Riddick Pourdanesh	---	---	10	25	2	37
Korey Weber	---	---	11	22	1	34
Dean Felts	8	7	---	---	14	29
Quinn Colley	12	9	---	---	7	28
Erik Clancy	---	---	9	18	---	27
Matt Blackburn	6	3	---	---	17	26
Tyrell Mannino	---	---	4	12	3	19
Eric Benson	---	---	5	14	---	19
Leslie Cline	---	---	7	3	8	18
Al Armanda	---	---	4	9	4	17
Jerald Dacosta	9	6	---	---	---	15
Cedric Nastovska	---	---	1	8	1	10
Nathan Reinhard	---	---	2	7	1	10
Jerald Page	0	0	---	---	9	9
Monty Hodel	2	4	---	---	1	7
Bruce Trammell	5	1	---	---	---	6
Cornelius Gepner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Anthony	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bernard Bush	---	---	2	1	---	3
C.J. Barker	1	0	---	---	---	1
Alvin Hambrick	---	---	1	0	---	1
Marshall Nece	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Adrian Craig	---	---	30	32	3	65
Jackie Gutsche	---	---	28	28	3	59
Jerome Caldwell	---	---	19	28	12	59
Terrell Seely	16	37	---	---	5	58
Jay Caro	18	39	---	---	---	57
Casey Giles	17	38	---	---	2	57
Gary El-Mashtoub	---	---	26	25	3	54
Keith Porter	---	---	24	26	4	54
Jonathan Lee	15	32	---	---	5	52
Troy Stickney	16	33	---	---	---	49
Ross Franzwa	---	---	22	23	3	48
Omar Robinson	14	34	---	---	---	48
Fernando Moss	---	---	19	24	3	46
Karl Helbig	---	---	14	13	19	46
Brian Adamov	---	---	17	23	4	44
Broderick Strange	---	---	21	18	5	44
Louis Ostroski	---	---	20	16	7	43
Dominic Field	16	26	---	---	---	42
Norbert Parten	14	24	---	---	2	40
Erik Smith	---	---	18	20	2	40
Ike Cook	---	---	18	19	3	40
Chad Prince	---	---	9	11	19	39
Kirk Parrish	---	---	17	20	2	39
Rex Fialho	9	18	---	---	10	37
Leonard Mattes	9	20	---	---	6	35
Jon Novack	7	13	---	---	14	34
Riddick Newsome	1	11	---	---	20	32
Butch Devaney	9	23	---	---	---	32
Raymond Brewer	6	15	---	---	10	31
Marcus Peters	7	17	---	---	5	29
Kendall Thomas	9	19	---	---	---	28
Oliver Berberich	---	---	13	9	5	27
Tommy Becker	---	---	15	10	---	25
Mercury Troyer	8	14	---	---	---	22
Brenden Walsh	---	---	6	8	8	22
Preston Ward	---	---	10	8	2	20
Kent Wells	1	2	---	---	14	17
Hugh LaBrosse	1	0	---	---	15	16
Ben Henson	0	1	---	---	15	16
Joseph Claussen	3	6	---	---	6	15
Terrance Peralta	2	7	---	---	5	14
Byron Lake	---	---	6	2	2	10
Vince Walters	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alan Ballard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Karl Bauer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Devin Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	62	6.2
Middle	16	58	3.6
Right	3	3	1.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-1	-0.3
Middle	11	92	8.4
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Peterson	33	20	5	1	1	3	8	5	0

Portland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Caro	37	26	5	1	6	0	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	54	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	168	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	62	31.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	15	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	207	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	29	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Victor Neri	11	8	0	99	1	31
WR Nathan Mullin	10	6	0	117	2	28
TE Dean Felts	3	2	0	15	0	7
WR Derrick McGregor	3	1	1	4	0	17
WR Monty Hodel	2	1	0	30	1	4
RB Phil Gaston	2	1	0	31	1	12
TE Lester Gerhardt	2	1	0	3	0	22

Portland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Robinson	9	6	1	128	2	34
TE Jonathan Lee	8	6	2	62	1	32
RB Butch Devaney	5	4	0	10	0	23
WR Dominic Field	4	2	2	21	0	26
WR Jon Novack	4	2	1	31	1	13
TE Raymond Brewer	3	3	0	59	1	15
WR Joseph Claussen	2	1	0	16	0	6
WR Kent Wells	1	1	0	15	0	2
FB Rex Fialho	1	1	0	-1	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie Osuchowski	4	25	6.25	5.56
Phil Gaston	3	5	1.67	2.70

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Devaney	2	7	3.50	8.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Peterson	4	1	4	1.00	9.06

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Caro	2	1	4	2.00	9.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Victor Neri	2	1	4	2.00	9.00
WR Nathan Mullin	1	0	0	0.00	11.70
TE Dean Felts	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Portland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jonathan Lee	1	1	4	4.00	7.75
RB Butch Devaney	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Gaston	4	2
Otis Peterson	1	0

Portland	Rushes	Conversions
Jay Caro	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Peterson	11	7	5

Portland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Caro	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Neri	4	3	3
WR Nathan Mullin	3	2	1
TE Dean Felts	2	1	0
RB Phil Gaston	1	1	1
TE Lester Gerhardt	1	0	0

Portland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Omar Robinson	4	2	2
WR Dominic Field	1	0	0
WR Jon Novack	1	0	0
WR Kent Wells	1	1	1
FB Rex Fialho	1	1	0
RB Butch Devaney	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,300 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,600 (24,100)
End Zone 17,500 (17,500)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 15,500 (15,500)
Club Seats 10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,300 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,600 (24,100)
End Zone	17,500 (17,500)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	15,500 (15,500)
Club Seats	10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,000)