Week 9, 2026

played in Santa Cruz, CA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Boise Stampede	3	3	3	18	-	27
Santa Cruz Privateers	0	7	10	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:03 BOI - Jumbo Ferguson 30 field goal
2Q: 11:45 SCU - C.J. Baxter 24 pass from A.J. Jeffries (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
2Q: 05:55 BOI - Jumbo Ferguson 18 field goal
3Q: 10:58 SCU - Rickey Welbourn 25 field goal
3Q: 03:47 BOI - Jumbo Ferguson 31 field goal
3Q: 01:28 SCU - Darrell McWilliams 29 pass from A.J. Jeffries (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
4Q: 10:52 BOI - Everett Bemont 11 pass from Luther Wylder (Luther Wylder pass to Blake Newton for conversion)
4Q: 07:26 BOI - Earl Willkens 15 run (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BOI - Jumbo Ferguson 53 field goal
4Q: 00:14 SCU - Jimmy Davis 8 pass from A.J. Jeffries (Rickey Welbourn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:03 BOI - Jumbo Ferguson 30 field goal
2Q: 11:45 SCU - C.J. Baxter 24 pass from A.J. Jeffries (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
2Q: 05:55 BOI - Jumbo Ferguson 18 field goal
3Q: 10:58 SCU - Rickey Welbourn 25 field goal
3Q: 03:47 BOI - Jumbo Ferguson 31 field goal
3Q: 01:28 SCU - Darrell McWilliams 29 pass from A.J. Jeffries (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
4Q: 10:52 BOI - Everett Bemont 11 pass from Luther Wylder (Luther Wylder pass to Blake Newton for conversion)
4Q: 07:26 BOI - Earl Willkens 15 run (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BOI - Jumbo Ferguson 53 field goal
4Q: 00:14 SCU - Jimmy Davis 8 pass from A.J. Jeffries (Rickey Welbourn extra point)

Team Statistics BOI SCU
Record 5-4 4-4
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 410 407
- Offensive Plays 64 52
- Yards per Play 6.41 7.83
Net Rushing Yards 135 103
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 4.22 6.06
Net Passing Yards 275 304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 1 35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 283 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.59 8.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 4/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 6/147
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:44 24:16

Team Statistics	BOI	SCU
Record	5-4	4-4
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	410	407
- Offensive Plays	64	52
- Yards per Play	6.41	7.83
Net Rushing Yards	135	103
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	4.22	6.06
Net Passing Yards	275	304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 1	35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	283	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.59	8.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	4/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	6/147
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:44	24:16

Drive Charts

Boise Stampede
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 20	9	48	Interception
1	7:19	6:23	OWN 7	10	80	Field Goal
2	11:32	5:42	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
2	3:08	1:19	OWN 32	4	5	Punt
3	10:52	1:23	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
3	7:35	3:54	OWN 20	6	66	Field Goal
3	1:11	5:26	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	10:38	3:21	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
4	5:15	3:23	OWN 34	7	30	Field Goal
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Santa Cruz Privateers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	4:16	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
1	0:56	4:24	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	5:50	2:42	OWN 28	7	44	Interception
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 15	3	29	Half
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 9	7	83	Field Goal
3	9:29	1:54	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
3	3:41	2:30	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
4	7:17	2:02	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	1:52	1:46	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown

Game MVP: A.J. Jeffries, Santa Cruz Privateers

Rushing Statistics

Boise	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Willkens	16	65	4.06	15	1	1
Johnnie Fleming	13	68	5.23	45	1	0
Luther Wylder	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Mark Westbrook	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Devin Berry	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Santa Cruz	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jimmy Davis	10	51	5.10	18	2
J.B. Schwartz	4	37	9.25	31	1
A.J. Jeffries	3	15	5.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Boise	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luther Wylder	31	24	283	1/8	1	34	1	101.9

Santa Cruz	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
A.J. Jeffries	35	24	304	0/0	3	31	1	112.1

Receiving Statistics

Boise	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Earl Willkens	4	5	22	5.50	10	10	0
WR Blake Newton	4	5	37	9.25	10	15	0
WR Rufus Samuels	4	5	51	12.75	14	25	0
WR Mack Franz	3	5	34	11.33	7	13	0
TE Everett Bemont	3	3	40	13.33	8	17	1
WR Russell Barajas	2	3	27	13.50	2	20	0
RB Johnnie Fleming	2	2	37	18.50	24	19	0
FB Devin Berry	2	3	35	17.50	33	34	0

Santa Cruz	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Joe Tanner	6	8	103	17.17	35	31	0
WR Darrell McWilliams	5	6	83	16.60	8	29	1
RB Jimmy Davis	5	6	30	6.00	6	13	1
WR C.J. Baxter	3	6	56	18.67	7	27	1
TE Willie Thomas	2	3	6	3.00	2	3	0
TE Sammie Schrimper	2	3	17	8.50	5	14	0
WR Chris Popson	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0

Interception Statistics

Boise	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Peter Stolowitz	1	17	17.00	0

Santa Cruz	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Travis Chapman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Boise	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Willkens	1	0	0
Moe Tynik	0	1	0
Mickey Jurgensen	0	1	0
Fish Head Malone	0	0	1

Santa Cruz	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Joe Tanner	1	0	0	0
Alvin Edwards	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Boise	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Plotz	2	78	39.0	39.0	48	1

Santa Cruz	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Rutherford	3	118	39.3	30.0	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Boise	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Ferguson	4/4	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Santa Cruz	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Welbourn	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Boise	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Franz	1	8	8.0	0

Santa Cruz	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Boise	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Franz	1	28	28.0	0
Mark Westbrook	1	17	17.0	0

Santa Cruz	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Tanner	4	98	24.5	0
Chris Popson	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Boise	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Skip Warrick	7	0	0.0	15	34
ILB Luther Howard	4	5	0.0	15	29
S Roderick Garrett	4	1	0.0	16	32
CB Seth Gooch	4	1	0.0	14	24
OLB Randal Fredrickson	4	0	0.0	5	9
CB Peter Stolowitz	3	0	0.0	13	23
S Fish Head Malone	2	1	0.0	11	26
CB Bucky Parrish	2	1	0.0	13	33
DT Brady Thorton	2	0	0.0	9	14
DE Cary Ferro	2	0	0.0	9	14
DT Bryce Heise	1	2	0.0	9	21
DT Jared Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	14	25
QB Luther Wylder	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Moe Cryer	1	0	0.0	14	25
OLB Gary Rodgers	1	0	0.0	3	12
DE Bobby Findorff	0	1	0.0	11	26

Santa Cruz	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Erickson	6	1	0.0	25	24
OLB Julio Emmons	6	0	0.0	19	18
S Alvin Edwards	5	1	0.0	7	11
ILB Gabe Worlow	5	0	0.0	16	14
OLB Cris Jenson	4	3	1.0	22	18
DT James McNeil	4	2	0.0	26	23
CB Terry Owens	4	1	0.0	18	23
DE Teddy Porter	4	0	0.0	17	24
S Travis Chapman	3	1	0.0	23	27
CB Jermaine Collins	2	2	0.0	24	25
ILB T.J. Newsome	2	1	0.0	11	5
OLB Johnny Zvereva	2	0	0.0	19	19
CB Brian Hines	2	0	0.0	17	23
DE Jerry Munkres	2	0	0.0	23	25
DT Shaun Bark	1	0	0.0	9	7
DT Sedrick Bovee	1	0	0.0	7	9
WR Billy Joe Tanner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Howie Hill	1	0	0.0	15	8
OLB Kelvin Leavitt	0	3	0.0	15	16
ILB Rex Lane	0	1	0.0	13	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Boise	Hurry	PPlay
DE Roosevelt Theriault	1	21
ILB Luther Howard	1	29
DE Cary Ferro	1	14

Santa Cruz	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Cris Jenson	1.0	1	18
DE Teddy Porter	0.0	2	24
ILB Rex Lane	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Boise	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Skip Warrick	5	0	0	34
CB Seth Gooch	4	0	0	24
OLB Randal Fredrickson	3	1	0	9
CB Bucky Parrish	2	1	0	33
CB Peter Stolowitz	2	0	1	23
S Roderick Garrett	2	0	0	32
S Fish Head Malone	2	0	0	26
OLB Moe Cryer	1	1	0	25
DT Brady Thorton	1	0	0	14
OLB Gary Rodgers	1	0	0	12
DE Cary Ferro	1	0	0	14

Santa Cruz	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tommy Erickson	4	0	24
S Alvin Edwards	4	0	11
OLB Julio Emmons	4	0	18
CB Terry Owens	3	0	23
CB Brian Hines	2	0	23
OLB Cris Jenson	2	0	18
S Travis Chapman	1	1	27
ILB Gabe Worlow	1	0	14
ILB T.J. Newsome	1	0	5
CB Jermaine Collins	1	0	25
DE Howie Hill	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Boise	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos Carr	2	5	23	1	22
Cory Crawford	1	7	32	0	32
Everett Bemont	1	5	28	0	26
Dan Zamora	1	4	27	0	29
Melvin Mayes	1	4	30	0	26
Byron McIver	1	3	9	0	10
Devin Berry	1	2	20	0	12
Mickey Jurgensen	0	1	22	0	24

Santa Cruz	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Linwood Donaldson	3	6	17	33
Tommie Rayburn	2	2	14	28
Patrick Peterson	1	2	6	7
Darrin Hopkins	1	2	14	28
Tito Sivela	0	2	11	28
Billy Kramer	0	2	15	28

Special Teams Tackles

Boise	Tackles	STPlays
Russell Barajas	2	14
Jesse Quinn	1	18
Seth Gooch	1	18
Adrian Bush	1	12
Fish Head Malone	1	12

Santa Cruz	Tackles	STPlays
Alvin Edwards	2	16
Willie Thomas	1	15
Tony Boutte	1	7

Participation

Boise	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luther Wylder	32	32	---	---	---	64
Cory Crawford	32	32	---	---	---	64
Dan Zamora	27	29	---	---	3	59
Everett Bemont	28	26	---	---	5	59
Earl Willkens	17	20	---	---	21	58
Melvin Mayes	30	26	---	---	---	56
Seth Gooch	---	---	14	24	18	56
Skip Warrick	---	---	15	34	1	50
Bucky Parrish	---	---	13	33	4	50
Mickey Jurgensen	22	24	---	---	3	49
Rufus Samuels	20	25	---	---	4	49
Fish Head Malone	---	---	11	26	12	49
Roderick Garrett	---	---	16	32	---	48
Mack Franz	18	14	---	---	15	47
Amos Carr	23	22	---	---	---	45
Luther Howard	---	---	15	29	1	45
Russell Barajas	13	16	---	---	14	43
Jared Wilkerson	---	---	14	25	2	41
Moe Cryer	---	---	14	25	1	40
Bobby Findorff	---	---	11	26	2	39
Peter Stolowitz	---	---	13	23	1	37
Devin Berry	20	12	---	---	3	35
Blake Newton	15	19	---	---	---	34
Bryce Heise	---	---	9	21	2	32
J.R. Hicks	15	11	---	---	6	32
Roosevelt Theriault	---	---	8	21	---	29
Jesse Quinn	5	6	---	---	18	29
Gary Rodgers	---	---	3	12	11	26
Cary Ferro	---	---	9	14	3	26
Johnnie Fleming	15	10	---	---	---	25
Byron McIver	9	10	---	---	6	25
Mark Westbrook	2	2	---	---	20	24
Brady Thorton	---	---	9	14	1	24
Moe Tynik	2	4	---	---	17	23
Juan Walker	5	6	---	---	11	22
Adrian Bush	---	---	2	4	12	18
Darnell Felix	---	---	6	9	1	16
Randal Fredrickson	---	---	5	9	1	15
Paul Hanson	2	6	---	---	6	14
Jumbo Ferguson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Lane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Robert Shell	---	---	0	4	---	4
Brad Plotz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brett Caraba	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levon Iadevaia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tito Glover	0	0	---	---	---	0

Santa Cruz	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James McNeil	---	---	26	23	5	54
Jermaine Collins	---	---	24	25	5	54
Travis Chapman	---	---	23	27	3	53
Tommy Erickson	---	---	25	24	3	52
A.J. Jeffries	17	35	---	---	---	52
Jerry Munkres	---	---	23	25	3	51
Linwood Donaldson	17	33	---	---	---	50
Billy Kramer	15	28	---	---	4	47
Darrell McWilliams	11	27	---	---	8	46
Willie Thomas	13	18	---	---	15	46
Jimmy Davis	11	22	---	---	13	46
Chuck Kingston	---	---	18	16	12	46
Terry Owens	---	---	18	23	4	45
Sammie Schrimper	13	24	---	---	8	45
Teddy Porter	---	---	17	24	3	44
Cris Jenson	---	---	22	18	4	44
Chris Popson	10	24	---	---	9	43
Gabe Worlow	---	---	16	14	13	43
Tito Sivela	11	28	---	---	4	43
Brian Hines	---	---	17	23	3	43
Darrin Hopkins	14	28	---	---	---	42
Tommie Rayburn	14	28	---	---	---	42
Billy Joe Tanner	7	22	---	---	13	42
Johnny Zvereva	---	---	19	19	3	41
Julio Emmons	---	---	19	18	3	40
J.B. Schwartz	7	14	---	---	18	39
Kelvin Leavitt	---	---	15	16	4	35
Alvin Edwards	---	---	7	11	16	34
Rex Lane	---	---	13	10	3	26
T.J. Newsome	---	---	11	5	10	26
Howie Hill	---	---	15	8	1	24
Tony Boutte	---	---	8	7	7	22
Richard Drenik	8	10	---	---	4	22
Shaun Bark	---	---	9	7	3	19
C.J. Baxter	5	14	---	---	---	19
Brian Wagner	5	13	---	---	1	19
Sedrick Bovee	---	---	7	9	2	18
Patrick Peterson	6	7	---	---	3	16
J.B. Donovan	3	8	---	---	4	15
Butch Wilkins	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rickey Welbourn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kelly Brock	0	2	---	---	4	6
Rodney Rutherford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Archie Osborne	---	---	0	0	2	2
Kelly Abel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Barrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	21	102	4.9
Right	2	10	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	52	13.0
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Boise	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luther Wylder	31	24	3	0	2	0	4	0	1

Santa Cruz	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
A.J. Jeffries	35	24	5	1	1	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	164	11.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	101	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	103	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	87	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	106	17.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Boise	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mack Franz	5	3	0	34	0	14
RB Earl Willkens	5	4	0	22	0	20
WR Blake Newton	5	4	1	37	0	19
WR Rufus Samuels	5	4	0	51	1	25
TE Everett Bemont	3	3	0	40	0	26
WR Russell Barajas	3	2	1	27	1	16
FB Devin Berry	3	2	0	35	1	12
RB Johnnie Fleming	2	2	0	37	0	10

Santa Cruz	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Joe Tanner	8	6	0	103	2	22
WR Darrell McWilliams	6	5	0	83	1	27
WR C.J. Baxter	6	3	1	56	2	14
RB Jimmy Davis	6	5	0	30	0	22
TE Willie Thomas	3	2	0	6	0	18
TE Sammie Schrimper	3	2	0	17	0	24
WR Chris Popson	1	1	0	9	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Boise	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Willkens	4	15	3.75	4.06
Johnnie Fleming	4	8	2.00	5.23
Mark Westbrook	1	3	3.00	3.00

Santa Cruz	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Boise	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Luther Wylder	3	3	19	6.33	9.13

Santa Cruz	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
A.J. Jeffries	8	3	28	3.50	8.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Boise	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mack Franz	1	1	9	9.00	6.80
RB Earl Willkens	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.40
TE Everett Bemont	1	1	11	11.00	13.33

Santa Cruz	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Joe Tanner	3	2	20	6.67	12.88
WR C.J. Baxter	1	0	0	0.00	9.33
TE Willie Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Jimmy Davis	1	1	8	8.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Boise	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Willkens	4	2
Johnnie Fleming	1	0

Santa Cruz	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmy Davis	1	0
J.B. Schwartz	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Boise	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luther Wylder	5	4	2

Santa Cruz	Att	Comp	Conversions
A.J. Jeffries	6	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Boise	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Earl Willkens	2	2	1
WR Mack Franz	1	1	0
TE Everett Bemont	1	1	1
WR Rufus Samuels	1	0	0

Santa Cruz	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Baxter	2	1	1
RB Jimmy Davis	2	2	2
WR Darrell McWilliams	1	1	1
WR Billy Joe Tanner	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,700 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (19,100)
End Zone 13,800 (13,800)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (12,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,700 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (19,100)
End Zone	13,800 (13,800)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (12,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)