Week 1, 2025

played in Denver, CO

59 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

California Lightning	7	0	0	0	-	7
Denver Drovers	0	0	10	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 CAL - Jon Seaman 1 pass from Bryson Roger (Bo Park extra point)
3Q: 04:50 DEN - Lester Johnson 7 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 00:23 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 CAL - Jon Seaman 1 pass from Bryson Roger (Bo Park extra point)
3Q: 04:50 DEN - Lester Johnson 7 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 00:23 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 42 field goal

Team Statistics CAL DEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 1 4
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 286 339
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 4.69 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 71 40
- Rushing Attempts 20 28
- Yards per Rush 3.55 1.43
Net Passing Yards 215 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 2 35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 228 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 8.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/52 9/81
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:29 31:31

Team Statistics	CAL	DEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	1	4
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	286	339
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	4.69	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	71	40
- Rushing Attempts	20	28
- Yards per Rush	3.55	1.43
Net Passing Yards	215	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 2	35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	228	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	8.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/52	9/81
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:29	31:31

Drive Charts

California Lightning
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	6:54	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
2	14:52	1:55	OWN 26	4	26	Interception
2	11:48	2:38	OWN 9	6	0	Punt
2	4:19	1:46	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	0:42	0:29	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	4:19	OWN 32	7	17	Interception
3	4:42	2:00	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	0:18	1:06	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	10:46	6:24	OWN 4	11	56	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 26	7	63	Game

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	6:19	6:27	OWN 25	13	56	Missed FG
2	12:57	1:09	OWN 47	3	-3	Punt
2	9:10	4:51	OWN 23	9	23	Punt
2	2:33	1:51	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 27	1	-4	Half
3	10:41	5:59	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
3	2:42	2:24	OWN 5	5	70	Field Goal
4	14:12	3:26	OWN 22	7	37	Punt
4	4:22	2:32	OWN 20	6	16	Punt

Game MVP: Donte Midget, Denver Drovers

Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chuck Creech	14	44	3.14	14	1
RB Cole Bernstein	3	10	3.33	4	0
QB Bryson Roger	2	14	7.00	8	0
RB Dominique Foreman	1	3	3.00	3	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Lester Johnson	21	34	1.62	9	1
RB Cedric Hyman	5	2	0.40	4	0
WR Herman Felts	1	0	0.00	0	0
QB Donte Midget	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson Roger	39	23	228	2/13	1	30	2	62.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	35	25	304	1/5	0	65	0	97.8

Receiving Statistics

California	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Dumrauf	6	10	71	11.83	46	30	0
WR Eli Fragomeni	4	5	29	7.25	1	15	0
TE Devante Hock	4	6	52	13.00	2	20	0
RB Chuck Creech	3	5	27	9.00	4	11	0
TE Jon Seaman	3	5	12	4.00	0	12	1
WR Doug Anderson	2	7	30	15.00	4	18	0
TE Todd McCumber	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herman Felts	5	5	123	24.60	71	65
WR Benjamin Hill	5	11	42	8.40	14	21
TE Alexander Ackerman	5	6	71	14.20	8	17
WR Zane Gaylor	3	4	16	5.33	14	12
RB Cedric Hyman	3	5	16	5.33	0	7
RB Lester Johnson	3	3	33	11.00	10	14
TE Vernon Wynn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

California	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Graham Sweeney	1	10	10.00	0
CB Antonio Springer	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

California	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Chuck Creech	1	0	0	0
WR Eli Fragomeni	0	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Sean Daniels	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

California	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Galloway	6	285	47.5	43.7	54	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Minter	6	256	42.7	38.2	54	3

Kicking Statistics

California	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bo Park	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Czajkowski	1	7	7.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Hyman	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

California	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Hopkins	1	20	20.0	0
Doug Anderson	1	19	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

California	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dylan Irvin	8	3	0.5	26	35
S Cedric Czajkowski	7	2	0.0	26	35
CB Martin Hopkins	6	1	0.0	28	36
OLB Conrad Derks	6	1	0.0	26	25
S Sebastian Moose	6	0	0.0	18	15
ILB Nicholas Tate	5	3	0.0	26	23
CB Malachi Winters	4	1	0.0	26	35
ILB Mercury Buckner	2	1	0.0	10	8
CB Rod Cook	2	1	0.0	18	28
DE Brendan Summers	2	1	0.0	27	35
DT D.J. Clark	2	1	0.0	22	21
DT Calvin Joseph	1	2	0.5	10	21
WR Doug Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dustin West	1	0	0.0	3	4
TE Devante Hock	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lamont Floyd	1	0	0.0	14	11
ILB Blaine Linquist	0	1	0.0	1	12
DE Steven Mahoney	0	1	0.0	11	18
S Aiden Hasan	0	1	0.0	9	18

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Erick Griffin	7	1	0.5	16	18
ILB Mack Patterson	6	0	0.0	20	34
CB Frederick Gray	6	0	0.0	20	38
OLB Dana Koehler	4	1	0.5	8	18
S Sean Daniels	4	3	0.0	14	30
S Glen Petko	4	1	0.0	19	25
CB Graham Sweeney	3	0	0.0	20	36
DE Bert Sellers	2	1	0.0	19	31
S Clay Glenn	2	0	0.0	7	17
DE Timothy James	2	0	0.0	5	13
DE Tom Nelson	1	1	1.0	15	33
OLB Maurice Lee	1	3	0.0	20	31
CB Kaleb Lucas	1	0	0.0	12	27
CB Mel Young	1	0	0.0	1	17
DT Ray Houston	0	1	0.0	17	23

Pass Rush Statistics

California	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dylan Irvin	0.5	2	35
DT Calvin Joseph	0.5	0	21
DE Brendan Summers	0.0	1	35

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tom Nelson	1.0	0	1	33
DT Erick Griffin	0.5	1	0	18
OLB Dana Koehler	0.5	0	0	18
DT Ray Houston	0.0	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

California	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Martin Hopkins	6	0	36
OLB Dylan Irvin	4	1	35
OLB Conrad Derks	3	0	25
ILB Nicholas Tate	3	0	23
S Cedric Czajkowski	3	0	35
CB Rod Cook	2	2	28
S Sebastian Moose	1	0	15
ILB Mercury Buckner	1	0	8
CB Malachi Winters	1	0	35
DE Brendan Summers	1	0	35

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frederick Gray	5	2	0	38
S Sean Daniels	4	0	0	30
S Glen Petko	3	0	0	25
OLB Maurice Lee	2	2	0	31
ILB Mack Patterson	2	0	0	34
CB Graham Sweeney	1	1	1	36
CB Kaleb Lucas	1	1	0	27
S Clay Glenn	1	0	0	17
DE Bert Sellers	1	0	0	31
OLB Dana Koehler	1	0	0	18
CB Mel Young	1	0	0	17
DE Timothy James	1	0	0	13
CB Antonio Springer	0	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

California	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Scottie Prescott	2	2	0	20	1	41
G Griffin Pope	1	3	1	20	1	41
C Eddie Gordon	0	5	0	20	0	41
G Mark Behrendt	0	4	0	20	0	41
T Sebastian Spiliotis	0	3	0	20	0	41
TE Todd McCumber	0	1	0	3	0	3

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Abraham Sullivan	3	6	28	0	36
T Moe Barrett	1	10	28	1	36
T Amari LaPointe	1	3	28	0	36
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	1	28	0	31
G Harvey Schmitt	0	4	28	0	36
C Brandon Kotz	0	3	28	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

California	Tackles	STPlays
Scottie Prescott	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Wynn	1	19
Erick Griffin	1	9
Terrence Gomez	1	9

Participation

California	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Martin Hopkins	---	---	28	36	5	69
S Cedric Czajkowski	---	---	26	35	8	69
G Griffin Pope	20	41	---	---	6	67
G Mark Behrendt	20	41	---	---	6	67
T Sebastian Spiliotis	20	41	---	---	6	67
T Scottie Prescott	20	41	---	---	6	67
DE Brendan Summers	---	---	27	35	2	64
CB Malachi Winters	---	---	26	35	2	63
OLB Dylan Irvin	---	---	26	35	2	63
QB Bryson Roger	20	41	---	---	---	61
C Eddie Gordon	20	41	---	---	---	61
WR Michael Dumrauf	17	38	---	---	2	57
TE Devante Hock	19	36	---	---	---	55
WR Eli Fragomeni	15	36	---	---	---	51
OLB Conrad Derks	---	---	26	25	---	51
DT D.J. Clark	---	---	22	21	8	51
WR Doug Anderson	14	26	---	---	10	50
ILB Nicholas Tate	---	---	26	23	---	49
CB Rod Cook	---	---	18	28	2	48
RB Chuck Creech	15	23	---	---	6	44
TE Jon Seaman	9	17	---	---	17	43
S Aiden Hasan	---	---	9	18	12	39
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	4	14	19	37
DE Steven Mahoney	---	---	11	18	8	37
S Sebastian Moose	---	---	18	15	1	34
RB Cole Bernstein	5	13	---	---	16	34
DT Calvin Joseph	---	---	10	21	2	33
DE Lamont Floyd	---	---	14	11	---	25
ILB Blaine Linquist	---	---	1	12	11	24
ILB Mercury Buckner	---	---	10	8	---	18
CB Braxton West	---	---	3	2	11	16
CB Dustin West	---	---	3	4	6	13
RB Dominique Foreman	3	8	---	---	---	11
OLB Hayden Wasczewski	---	---	0	0	8	8
DT Trent Ward	---	---	0	0	6	6
C Ian Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Amos Sitron	0	2	---	---	4	6
P Joel Galloway	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Todd McCumber	3	3	---	---	---	6
WR Raymond Carpenter	0	3	---	---	3	6
K Bo Park	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Emmett Wray	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Mike George	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Peyton Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nickolas Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Britt Marzluf	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Abraham Sullivan	28	36	---	---	8	72
C Brandon Kotz	28	36	---	---	---	64
T Amari LaPointe	28	36	---	---	---	64
T Moe Barrett	28	36	---	---	---	64
QB Donte Midget	28	36	---	---	---	64
G Harvey Schmitt	28	36	---	---	---	64
WR Herman Felts	26	35	---	---	---	61
WR Benjamin Hill	26	35	---	---	---	61
TE Alexander Ackerman	28	31	---	---	---	59
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	20	38	---	58
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	20	36	---	56
ILB Mack Patterson	---	---	20	34	1	55
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	15	33	6	54
S Sean Daniels	---	---	14	30	7	51
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	20	31	---	51
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	12	27	11	50
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	19	31	---	50
RB Lester Johnson	22	22	---	---	---	44
S Glen Petko	---	---	19	25	---	44
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	16	18	9	43
WR Zane Gaylor	19	22	---	---	1	42
DT Ray Houston	---	---	17	23	---	40
RB Cedric Hyman	5	14	---	---	19	38
TE Vernon Wynn	9	10	---	---	19	38
S Clay Glenn	---	---	7	17	6	30
DT Christopher Francis	---	---	6	24	---	30
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	8	18	---	26
DT Giovanni Hickey	---	---	1	17	6	24
CB Mel Young	---	---	1	17	6	24
FB Shaun Blackburn	3	7	---	---	13	23
OLB Alex Logan	---	---	0	5	17	22
DE Timothy James	---	---	5	13	---	18
WR Myron Clements	0	1	---	---	13	14
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	0	7	7	14
TE Terrence Gomez	1	1	---	---	9	11
P Kim Minter	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Johnny Oster	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Xavier Farrell	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Archie Horner	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Zane Wells	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Robbie Smith	1	2	---	---	4	7
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Antonio Springer	---	---	0	4	---	4
OLB Steve Markowitz	---	---	0	3	---	3
RB Mark Dzwonczyk	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Alex Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	18	69	3.8
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	14	28	2.0
Right	8	3	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

California	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson Roger	39	23	2	1	3	6	2	0	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	35	25	3	3	1	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	97	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	21	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	121	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	117	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

California	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Dumrauf	10	6	1	71	1	38
WR Doug Anderson	7	2	1	30	0	26
TE Devante Hock	6	4	1	52	1	36
WR Eli Fragomeni	5	4	0	29	0	36
RB Chuck Creech	5	3	0	27	0	23
TE Jon Seaman	5	3	0	12	0	17
TE Todd McCumber	1	1	0	7	0	3

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	11	5	1	42	1	35
TE Alexander Ackerman	6	5	0	71	0	31
WR Herman Felts	5	5	0	123	2	35
RB Cedric Hyman	5	3	0	16	0	14
WR Zane Gaylor	4	3	0	16	0	22
RB Lester Johnson	3	3	0	33	0	22
TE Vernon Wynn	1	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

California	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Creech	1	4	4.00	3.14

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lester Johnson	2	15	7.50	1.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryson Roger	3	3	12	4.00	5.85

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	1	0	0	0.00	8.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

California	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jon Seaman	2	2	0	0.00	2.40
TE Devante Hock	1	1	12	12.00	8.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	1	0	0	0.00	3.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

California	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bryson Roger	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lester Johnson	2	2
RB Cedric Hyman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

California	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson Roger	13	9	8

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	12	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

California	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Devante Hock	4	4	3
WR Michael Dumrauf	3	1	1
WR Doug Anderson	3	1	1
WR Eli Fragomeni	2	2	2
TE Jon Seaman	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Cedric Hyman	4	3	1
TE Alexander Ackerman	3	3	2
WR Herman Felts	2	2	2
WR Benjamin Hill	2	2	1
WR Zane Gaylor	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)