Madison, Wis. - The Madison Mad Dogs fourth quarter rally fell short as they dropped their season opener to the Louisiana Bayou Beast 36-28 in front of 4,283 fans at the Dane County Coliseum Friday night.
Three field goals by Beast Kicker Matt Huerkamp (LSU) proved to be the difference in the game. The Mad Dogs had the ball inside the Beast 20-yard line 9 times and scored on three of those occasions.
Mad Dogs receiver Derek Schaefer had 5 receptions for 57 yards, two touchdowns and two 2-point conversion catches to help lead the Mad Dog offensive attack.
"Defensively, we made some plays, but we didn't stop 'em when we had to," said Mad Dogs Coach Dick Adams. "I can think of three defensive mistakes we made that cost us 18 points. The field goal part of it hurt us, too. We had a chance to stay in it, and we didn't make 'em while their guy did."
The Madison Mad Dogs will have another crack at the Louisiana Bayou Beast this coming Sunday, April19th, in a 2:00 p.m. game at the Peter Maravich Event Center Arena on the campus of LSU.
Louisiana 7 9 3 17 36
Madison 6 8 0 14 28
First Quarter
Mad- Glen Ellis 2 yd pass to Nick Johnson, Farley PAT failed 0-6
LA- Derrick Fobb 25 pass from Melvin Hilll, Huerkamp PAT 7-6
Second Quarter
LA- Hill 3 yd run, Huerkamp PAT 14-6
Mad- Derek Schaefer 18 yd pass from Mark Martinez,
Martinez to Schaefer 2 pt. conversion 14-14
LA- Huerkamp 45 yd FG 16-14
Third Quarter
LA- Huerkamp 43 yd FG 19-14
Fourth Quarter
LA- Michael Lewis 35 yd TD from Hill, Huerkamp PAT 26-14
LA- Huerkamp 49 yd FG 29-14
Mad- Conneray Wilson 35 yd TD pass from Ellis, Pass conv. failed 29-20
LA- Peter Sheppard 32 yd TD pass Doug Coleman 36-20
Mad- Schaefer 11 yd pass from Martinez,
Martinez to Schaefer 2 pt. 36-28
Team Stats Madison Louisiana
First Downs 8 10
Rushing 2 3
Passing 5 6
Penalty 1 1
Rushing Attempts 22 19
Yards Rushing -13 36
Passing Yards 109 165
Passes Attempted 29 19
Passes Completed 10 10
Had Intercepted 1 0
Total Offensive Plays 59 45
Total net Yards 96 201
Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-3
Penalties: Number-Lost 10-40 16-50
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 6-148 5-127
Possession Time 34:31 25:29
3rd Down Conversions 4-12 1-7
4th Down Conversions 0-2 1-1
Sacks by: Number-Yards 4-38 1-10
Individual Stats
Rushing-Mad- Kerry Henderson 6-0, Ellis 16-(-13);
LA-Byron Allen 6-10
Passing-Mad- Ellis 6-19-69-2-0; Martinez 4-10-40-2-0;
LA-Hill 7-12-109-1-0, Coleman 3-7-69-1-0
Pass Receiving-Mad- C. Wilson 2-35-1, Johnson 2-9-1,
Schaefer 4-53-2, Ryan 1-4, Mark Wilson 1-8;
LA-Michael Lewis 3-74-1, Peter Sheppard 3-36-1,
Derrick Fobb 2-50-1, Allen 1-8
Field Goals-Mad-Farley 0-5 (missed 36,45,45,36,21);
LA-Huerkamp 3-4 (made 21,41,49;missed 46)
Extra Points-Mad-Farley 0-1; LA-Huerkamp 4-4
Kickoff Returns-Mad-Henderson 4-127,
Tawain Temple 2-0, Nick Johnson 1-21
Attendance 4,283
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