The Madison Mad Dogs relied on defense and special teams to move to 6-4 and position themselves ahead of the Honolulu Hurricanes in the PIFL playoffs. The Mad Dogs exploded for their highest point total of the season in the 64-36 win. The win was the fifth consecutive home victory for the Mad Dogs and moved them to 6-4 for the season.
The Mad Dogs defense was on the field for all but two plays in the entire first quarter, but held the Hurricanes to 78 yards passing. The defensive pressure caused one safety and blocked the Hurricanes' lone field goal attempt in the game.
Special teams again took it to a Mad Dogs opponent. The special teams finished with six kickoff returns for 188 yards and one touchdown. Nick Johnson was on the receiving end of a kick-off. He handed off to wide receiver Mandrill Dean, who scrambled off the reverse for a touchdown to put the 'Dogs up 50-20.
The Mad Dogs broke their own attendance record of 4,824 with 5,092 paid attendees at Saturday's contest. Prior to Saturday's game, the Mad Dogs held the league record in attendance.
The next contest for the Mad Dogs comes on July 3rd at Denver. Green Bay handed the Wildcats their first loss of the season to drop them to second in current league standings. The other PIFL game resulted in a Louisiana win, moving the Beast to 8-1. The top four teams in the league move on the PIFL playoffs.
The Mad Dogs return to the friendly confines of the Dane County Coliseum on July 18th against the Colorado Wildcats.
Honolulu Hurricanes 6 14 0 16 36 Madison Mad Dogs 0 22 28 14 64 First Quarter Hon-0:00-Sheldon Coen 8 yd pass from Tillis, #5 PAT failed 0-6 Second Quarter Mad-12:53-Brian Knuckles 1 yd run, Rodger Shenks PAT 7-6 Hon- - Darrell Jones 5 yd run, Jones 2 pt run 7-14 Mad-8:27-Madrell Dean 9 yd run, Shenks PAT failed 13-14 Hon- -Darrell Jones 7 yd run, 2 pt pass intercepted 13-20 Mad-3:59-Jermaine Blaylock 2 yd run, 2pt conversion failed 19-20 Mad-0:00-Shenks 3 pt field goal 22-20 Third Quarter Mad-13:46-Raymond Philyaw 2 yd run, Shenks PAT failed 28-20 Mad- 7:57-Kahn Powell 5 yd pass from Philyaw, Shenks PAT 35-20 Mad- 6:53-David Knott 9 yd interception return, Shenks PAT 42-20 Mad- 3:39-Team Safety 44-20 Mad- 3:07-Mandrell Dean kickoff return, Shenks PAT failed 50-20 Fourth Quarter Hon-12:15-Mike Nua 6 yd run, Jones 2 pt reception 50-28 Mad-10:31-Powell 14 yd pass from Philyaw, Shenks PAT 57-28 Mad- 4:27-Blaylock, 1 yd run, Shenks PAT 64-28 Hon- 1:33-Mike Miyahsiro 26 yd pass from Mike Tillis, Nua 2pt reception 64-36 Team Stats Madison Honolulu First Downs 9 10 Rushing 3 7 Passing 6 2 Penalty 0 1 Rushing Attempts 17 30 Yards Rushing 105 167 Net Passing Yards 83 69 Passes Attempted 13 22 Passes Completed 7 9 Had Intercepted 1 2 Total Offensive Plays 30 52 Total Net Yards 188 236 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Lost 8-39 15-83 Missed Field Goal Returns 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 6-188 8-99 3rd Down Conversions 1-2 5-9 4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-3 Sacks by: Number-Yards 1-3 3-9 Interception Returns: 1 2 Possession Time NA NA Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0 Individual Stats Rushing-M-Blaylock 7-63-2, Philyaw 5-9-1, Brian Knuckles 3-10-1, Dean 1-9-1, Powell 1-14; H-Nua 7-14-1, Tillis 10-101, Jones 12-50-2, Miyashiro 1-3 Receiving-M-Powell 6-69-2, Blaylock 1-17; H-Coen 3-24-1, Jones 3-16, Miyashiro 2-35-1, Nua 1-3 Passing-M-Philyaw 7-13-86-2-1; H-Tillis 9-17-78-2-1; Nua 0-5-0-0-1 Field Goals-M-Shenks 1-1 made 33; H-Wolfe 0-1 missed 50 PATS-M-Shenks 5-8; H-Wolfe 0-1 Kickoff Returns-M-Dean 2-72-1, Powell 2-65, Blaylock 2-51; Miyashiro 6-82, Jones 1-13, Obey 1-4 Missed Field Goal Returns-None Interceptions-M-Knott 1-9; H-Miyashiro 1-7 Tackles-M-Malachnik 8, Maritn 1, Salcido 7, Moss 3, Ryan Buchanan 4, Knott 4, Warner 7, Jay Buchanan 3, Cunningham 3, Spraggins 8, Reed 1, Knuckles 2, Dean 1, Powell 1; H-Matsuzaki 5, Jones 4, Tillis 1, Obey 2, Wengler 3, Ulufale 2, Jardine 1, Cockett 2, Marchlinski 2, Lele 1, Wolfe 4, Nua 3, Coen 1 Sacks-M-Reed 1-3; H-Lele 2.5, Jardine 0.5 Attendance 5092