Mirage Cobras 20, Citadel Rams 17

Week 2 · Regular season · round 5 · Monday 5 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
CTD Citadel Rams	7	3	0	7	17
MRG Mirage Cobras	10	7	3	0	20

Game recap

The Mirage Cobras came back to beat the Citadel Rams 20-17 in round 5 of Week 2. They trailed by as many as 7 points, and their chance of winning dropped as low as 16%. Few expected it: the pregame odds gave the Cobras a 34% chance.

The Rams opened the scoring with an 18-yard touchdown run by Calvin Booker with 1:54 left in the first quarter. At the break the Cobras were up 17-10. The fourth quarter brought a 2-yard touchdown run by Ulric Draven for the Rams (0:39 left, 20-17).

The biggest swing of the game came with 0:31 left in the first quarter: an interception by Elio Brennan off Augustin Mercer-Hale. It moved the Cobras' chance of winning from 23% to 36%.

The standout was Dominic Sauer (RB, Cobras), with 23 carries for 91 yards and 1 TD; 5 catches for 38 yards. Elsewhere, Felix Arrowood (Cobras) had 23 of 36 passing for 248 yards, 1 INT; 2 carries for 13 yards; Adrien Ashford (Cobras) had 9 carries for 49 yards and 1 TD; Kasimir Whitlock (Cobras) had 6 catches for 84 yards; Calvin Booker (Rams) had 14 carries for 64 yards and 1 TD; 2 catches for 21 yards.

Before kickoff, the Cobras' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Bram Whitlock; on defense: bracket Desmond Ashcroft (Bram Whitlock finished with 4 catches for 29 yards). Meanwhile, the Rams' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Orson Ashford; on defense: bracket Bram Whitlock (Orson Ashford finished with 4 catches for 55 yards).

The Cobras move to 4-1 and the Rams to 4-1 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	CTD-MRG
Q1 1:54	Rams	An 18-yard touchdown run by Calvin Booker	7-0
Q1 0:44	Cobras	A 25-yard field goal by Hector Montague	7-3
Q1 0:19	Cobras	A 5-yard touchdown run by Dominic Sauer	7-10
Q2 0:28	Cobras	A 2-yard touchdown run by Adrien Ashford	7-17
Q2 0:04	Rams	A 37-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	10-17
Q3 0:13	Cobras	A 21-yard field goal by Hector Montague	10-20
Q4 0:39	Rams	A 2-yard touchdown run by Ulric Draven	17-20

Team stats

	CTD	MRG
Total yards	282	401
Passing yards	189	248
Rushing yards	93	153
Completions	15 of 28	23 of 36
Offensive plays	49	74
Third downs	4 of 9	7 of 15
Fourth downs	—	1 of 2
Turnovers	2	1
Sacks allowed	2	4
Time of possession	5:00	7:00

Citadel Rams box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Augustin Mercer-Hale	15/28	189	0	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Calvin Booker	14	64	1	18
Ulric Draven	5	29	1	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Desmond Ashcroft	4	59	6
Orson Ashford	4	55	9
Ivo Yardley	3	38	5
Calvin Booker	2	21	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Pavel Falkner	9	0	1	0
Valen Oyelaran	10	0	0	1
Cyrus Ingram	10	0	0	0
Nils Quarles	0	2	0	0
Bram Brennan	7	0	0	1
Orson Sandoval	7	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Garrow	1/1	37	0/0

Mirage Cobras box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Felix Arrowood	23/36	248	0	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Dominic Sauer	23	91	1	15
Adrien Ashford	9	49	1	10
Felix Arrowood	2	13	0	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Kasimir Whitlock	6	84	12
Kenji Waltham	5	57	7
Kasimir Yardley	3	40	4
Dominic Sauer	5	38	6

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Fabian Whitlock	5	0	1	1
Soren Oyelaran	8	0	0	1
Dorian Montague	7	0	0	1
Nils Esposito	7	0	0	1
Elio Brennan	1	0	1	2
Cyrus Garrow	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Hector Montague	2/2	25	0/0

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