Regular Season Week 3: Phoenix Predators at Dakota Blizzard
September 20, 2026 53° Rapid City Stadium
Attendance: 64,278 (98%)
Phoenix Predators 3 13 7 7 - 30
Dakota Blizzard 14 14 21 14 - 63
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Dakota Blizzard: 1-10-DAK 27 (10:47) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 83-Willie Gault for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 7 ARZ 0
(Qtr 1) Phoenix Predators: 4-1-DAK 9 (3:56) 12-Oscar Owens 27 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 7 ARZ 3
(Qtr 1) Dakota Blizzard: 2-10-ARZ 25 (0:26) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 1-Earl Campbell for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 14 ARZ 3
(Qtr 2) Phoenix Predators: 4-10-DAK 31 (10:34) 12-Oscar Owens 48 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 14 ARZ 6
(Qtr 2) Dakota Blizzard: 1-10-DAK 25 (10:31) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 83-Willie Gault for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 21 ARZ 6
(Qtr 2) Phoenix Predators: 4-12-DAK 16 (7:37) 12-Oscar Owens 33 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 21 ARZ 9
(Qtr 2) Phoenix Predators: 3-7-DAK 15 (3:52) 13-Richard Pinto pass complete to 24-Steve Williams for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Oscar Owens. DAK 21 ARZ 16
(Qtr 2) Dakota Blizzard: 2-8-ARZ 8 (0:45) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 14-Robert Campbell for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 28 ARZ 16
(Qtr 3) Dakota Blizzard: 2-22-DAK 34 (12:30) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 21-Charles Torres for 66 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 35 ARZ 16
(Qtr 3) Phoenix Predators: 2-10-DAK 16 (9:14) 13-Richard Pinto pass complete to 87-Fred Phan to DAK 0 for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Oscar Owens. DAK 35 ARZ 23
(Qtr 3) Dakota Blizzard: 2-6-ARZ 15 (3:15) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 83-Willie Gault for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 42 ARZ 23
(Qtr 3) Dakota Blizzard: 1-10-DAK 2 (0:56) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 14-Robert Campbell for 98 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 49 ARZ 23
(Qtr 4) Dakota Blizzard: 3-2-ARZ 2 (7:41) 83-Willie Gault ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 56 ARZ 23
(Qtr 4) Phoenix Predators: 1-10-DAK 13 (5:40) 13-Richard Pinto pass complete to 24-Steve Williams for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Oscar Owens. DAK 56 ARZ 30
(Qtr 4) Dakota Blizzard: 3-13-DAK 37 (2:17) 2-Randal Cunningham pass complete to 83-Willie Gault for 63 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Michael Keiper. DAK 63 ARZ 30
Team Statistics
Dakota Blizzard Phoenix Predators
First Downs 18 27
- Rushing 4 6
- Passing 13 15
- Penalty 1 6
Total Net Yards 728 426
- Offensive Plays 53 73
- Yards Per Play 13.74 5.84
Net Rushing Yards 87 141
- Rushing Attempts 18 20
- Yards Per Rush 4.83 7.05
Net Passing Yards 641 285
- Att/Comp/Int 35 / 30 / 0 51 / 36 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 641 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 18.31 5.38
- Yards Per Completion 21.37 8.36
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 6 6 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 11 / 91 4 / 33
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 7 1 / 8
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 3 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:06 32:52
Drive Charts
Dakota Blizzard
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:46 0:12 OWN 27 1 73 Touchdown
1 3:53 3:33 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 10:30 0:12 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
2 7:33 0:55 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
2 3:47 3:05 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:41 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
3 10:04 0:54 OWN 21 3 -21 Touchdown
3 9:10 6:01 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
3 0:55 0:13 OWN 2 1 98 Touchdown
4 13:28 5:50 OWN 14 10 86 Touchdown
4 5:35 3:30 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
Phoenix Predators
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:14 OWN 25 7 44 Interception
1 10:35 6:42 OWN 25 11 66 Field Goal
1 0:19 4:49 OWN 25 11 44 Field Goal
2 10:18 2:44 OWN 25 7 59 Field Goal
2 6:38 2:52 OWN 41 7 59 Touchdown
2 0:41 0:41 OWN 25 1 -2 Half
3 12:19 2:15 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 3:09 2:14 OWN 25 4 23 Punt
3 0:42 2:14 OWN 25 4 16 Punt
4 7:37 2:03 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
4 2:04 2:04 OWN 25 8 47 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Dakota Blizzard
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#83 Willie Gault 11 62 5.64 14 2 1
#1 Earl Campbell 6 16 2.67 10 1 0
#84 Mark Patel 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
Phoenix Predators
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Steve Williams 8 133 16.63 26 7 0
#86 Eddie McCullough 7 5 0.71 4 0 0
#11 Eric Riggins 5 3 0.60 4 0 0
Passing Stats
Dakota Blizzard
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Randal Cunningham 35 30 641 0 / 0 8 98 0 158.33
Phoenix Predators
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#19 Richard Pinto 51 36 301 2 / 16 3 24 1 96.94
Receiving Stats
Dakota Blizzard
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Willie Gault 11 299 27.18 75 4
#81 Robert Campbell 7 173 24.71 98 2
#21 Charles Torres 3 85 28.33 66 1
#1 Earl Campbell 2 29 14.50 25 1
#29 Jay Patterson 1 24 24.00 24 0
#10 Brandon Armstrong 2 23 11.50 23 0
#80 Chris Stacy 1 6 6.00 6 0
#10 Kenneth Evans 1 3 3.00 3 0
#84 Mark Patel 2 -1 -0.50 2 0
Phoenix Predators
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#24 Steve Williams 11 122 11.09 24 2
#16 Basil Johnson 6 44 7.33 21 0
#88 Fred Phan 5 43 8.60 15 1
#86 Eddie McCullough 5 18 3.60 6 0
#15 Jose Huffine 2 17 8.50 9 0
#32 James McClellan 1 14 14.00 14 0
#80 Dennis Hawks 1 12 12.00 12 0
#11 Eric Riggins 3 12 4.00 9 0
#82 Tyler Bannon 1 11 11.00 11 0
#47 Andre Morales 1 8 8.00 8 0
Blocking Stats
Dakota Blizzard
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Britt Wall 0 1 0 0
#91 John Snow 0 1 0 0
#36 Daniel Chaney 0 1 0 0
#91 John Stjohn 0 1 0 1
#98 Michael English 0 1 0 0
#71 Leroy Lukens 34 24 0 1
#21 Charles Torres 1 19 0 1
#10 Brandon Armstrong 0 17 0 1
#61 Michael Lambert 34 20 0 0
#68 Joseph Burkett 38 22 0 1
#81 Robert Campbell 0 13 0 0
#52 Michael Brown 35 23 0 2
#76 Clarence Lively 41 24 0 3
#60 Trevor Johnson 10 0 0 0
#84 Mark Patel 18 9 0 0
#1 Earl Campbell 17 12 0 0
#64 Clifton Reece 14 2 0 0
#82 Donald Harms 8 4 0 0
#29 Jay Patterson 1 1 0 0
#80 Chris Stacy 4 8 0 1
#83 Willie Gault 5 6 0 0
#10 Kenneth Evans 0 1 0 0
#67 William Flora 7 4 0 0
#55 Glenn Atwood 0 1 0 0
#28 Larry Stillwell 0 1 0 0
#69 Kurt Ormsby 0 1 0 0
Phoenix Predators
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#70 Stephen Allen 61 32 1 1
#55 Michael Iler 9 2 1 1
#66 Steve Jackson 56 26 0 2
#16 Basil Johnson 0 21 0 2
#15 Jose Huffine 0 24 0 0
#74 Timothy Mast 51 23 0 0
#59 Reed Humphreys 55 26 0 3
#61 Gabriel Napolitano 52 28 0 2
#47 Andre Morales 27 19 0 2
#80 Dennis Hawks 11 23 0 1
#88 Fred Phan 0 13 0 0
#68 Gabriel Horton 8 3 0 0
#82 Tyler Bannon 0 5 0 0
#23 Wendell Brady 1 7 0 1
#86 Eddie McCullough 1 3 0 0
#24 Steve Williams 0 8 0 0
#31 Eric Montgomery 7 1 0 0
#98 Jonathon Burbank 7 5 0 0
#60 Cory Visconti 14 3 0 1
#35 Sean Roten 0 1 0 0
#92 Jason Maynard 2 1 0 0
#44 Dennis Peterson 0 1 0 0
#56 Parker Thomas 1 2 0 0
#11 Eric Riggins 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Dakota Blizzard
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#93 Michael Payton 1 0 0.00 0
Phoenix Predators
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Dakota Blizzard
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#21 Charles Torres 1 0 0 0
Phoenix Predators
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Dennis Peterson 0 0 1 0
#70 Stephen Allen 0 1 0 0
Punting
Dakota Blizzard
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 William Poulos 1 48 48.00 41.00 48 0
Phoenix Predators
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Dwayne Hensley 3 146 48.67 46.67 51 2
Kicking
Dakota Blizzard
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Michael Keiper 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 9 / 9
Phoenix Predators
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Oscar Owens 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 3 / 3
Punt Return
Dakota Blizzard
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#21 Charles Torres 1 7 7.0 7 0
Phoenix Predators
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Basil Johnson 1 8 8.0 8 0
Kick Return
Dakota Blizzard
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Phoenix Predators
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Dakota Blizzard
Name Tackles Sacks
#36 Daniel Chaney 7 0
#92 James Shaw 7 0
#98 Michael English 7 0
#41 Robert Kirklin 5 0
#93 Michael Payton 5 0
#59 Richard Oneill 4 0
#95 Justin Campbell 4 0
#36 Harry Brown 3 0
#91 John Stjohn 3 0
#28 Larry Stillwell 3 0
#91 John Snow 2 0
#94 John Shattuck 1 0
#62 Britt Wall 1 0
#99 Blake Martinez 1 0
#54 Samuel Cockerham 1 1
#75 Jerome Barrette 1 1
#47 Freddie Free 1 0
Phoenix Predators
Name Tackles Sacks
#91 Thomas Peete 7 0
#37 Don Luton 4 0
#44 Dennis Peterson 4 0
#49 James Perez 3 0
#26 Robert Hoffman 3 0
#35 Sean Roten 3 0
#44 James Young 2 0
#28 Eric Rosenzweig 2 0
#56 Parker Thomas 2 0
#47 Andre Morales 1 0
#91 Melvin Johnson 1 0
#98 Shane Oneal 1 0
#92 Jason Maynard 1 0
#92 Jeremy Dunne 1 0
#60 Billy Baber 1 0