Week 15, 2015

played in Hartford, CT

20 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	14	6	0	7	-	27
Hartford Grizzlies	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 WVA - Bryant Beckner 17 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
1Q: 08:26 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 53 pass from Donnie Johnston (Robbie Roberts extra point)
1Q: 01:51 WVA - Bryant Beckner 2 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
2Q: 13:29 HAR - Jermaine Deboer 5 pass from Donnie Johnston (Robbie Roberts extra point)
2Q: 05:05 WVA - Carter Garland 41 field goal
2Q: 00:05 WVA - Carter Garland 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 WVA - Bryant Beckner 1 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
4Q: 09:36 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 11 pass from Donnie Johnston (Robbie Roberts extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 WVA - Bryant Beckner 17 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
1Q: 08:26 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 53 pass from Donnie Johnston (Robbie Roberts extra point)
1Q: 01:51 WVA - Bryant Beckner 2 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
2Q: 13:29 HAR - Jermaine Deboer 5 pass from Donnie Johnston (Robbie Roberts extra point)
2Q: 05:05 WVA - Carter Garland 41 field goal
2Q: 00:05 WVA - Carter Garland 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 WVA - Bryant Beckner 1 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
4Q: 09:36 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 11 pass from Donnie Johnston (Robbie Roberts extra point)

Team Statistics WVA HAR
Record 11-3 9-5
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 17 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 386 384
- Offensive Plays 65 51
- Yards per Play 5.94 7.53
Net Rushing Yards 144 80
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards per Rush 4.36 4.44
Net Passing Yards 242 304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 24 - 0 32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.56 9.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/13 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/131 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:59 26:01

Team Statistics	WVA	HAR
Record	11-3	9-5
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	17	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	386	384
- Offensive Plays	65	51
- Yards per Play	5.94	7.53
Net Rushing Yards	144	80
- Rushing Attempts	33	18
- Yards per Rush	4.36	4.44
Net Passing Yards	242	304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 24 - 0	32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	311
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.56	9.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/13	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/131	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:59	26:01

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:08	3:39	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	8:10	6:26	OWN 41	11	59	Touchdown
2	13:19	2:55	OWN 39	5	17	Punt
2	8:09	3:12	OWN 38	7	38	Field Goal
2	3:38	3:38	OWN 48	8	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 41	6	16	Punt
3	6:39	6:49	OWN 11	12	89	Touchdown
4	9:30	2:44	OWN 42	4	28	Fumble
4	1:57	0:43	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	-1	Game

Hartford Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:52	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
1	10:29	2:19	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
1	1:44	3:25	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	10:24	2:15	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
2	4:57	1:19	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
3	11:33	4:54	OWN 20	9	69	Fumble
4	14:50	5:20	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
4	6:46	4:49	OWN 30	9	67	Fumble
4	1:14	1:01	OWN 37	4	17	Interception

Game MVP: Deron Markel, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Kersey	20	92	4.60	17	2
Roger May	9	31	3.44	19	1
Deron Markel	2	12	6.00	13	1
Derrick Prescott	2	9	4.50	5	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Maxwell	14	59	4.21	13	1	0
Stanley Jamison	4	21	5.25	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	30	24	252	2/10	3	38	0	135.0

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	32	21	311	1/7	3	53	1	115.5

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Olin Holst	7	8	104	14.86	11	38	0
RB Nicky Kersey	5	5	48	9.60	17	14	0
WR Bryant Beckner	5	8	47	9.40	7	17	3
TE Nolan Huggins	2	2	23	11.50	5	17	0
WR Andre Thomason	2	3	16	8.00	4	10	0
WR Gary Ferreira	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Derrick Prescott	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Nathan Regalado	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Roger May	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Goldberg	8	11	162	20.25	82	53	2
WR Jermaine Deboer	5	7	67	13.40	9	21	1
FB Bruce Browning	3	3	24	8.00	15	10	0
RB Stanley Jamison	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Perry Valenti	1	2	23	23.00	2	23	0
RB Lamont Schultz	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Herman Matthews	1	2	15	15.00	4	15	0
TE Harold Scrafford	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Marshall Norris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Freddie Adams	1	6	6.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nolan Huggins	1	0	0
Dale Ashraf	0	1	1
Harvey Ingle	0	1	1
Andrew Kinney	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charlie Maxwell	2	0	0
Bruce Browning	1	0	0
Jerome Collins	0	1	0
Omar Navarro	0	1	0
Brant Phillips	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Johnston	3	138	46.0	27.7	51	0

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conrad Eastman	3	149	49.7	42.3	58	0

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carter Garland	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Roberts	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deion Clarke	2	22	11.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Hawkins	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Thomason	4	131	32.8	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Norris	4	74	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harvey Ingle	5	2	0.0	18	33
S Freddie Adams	5	0	0.0	13	26
DE Andrew Kinney	4	1	1.0	18	33
OLB Michael Cibella	4	1	0.0	16	33
ILB Richard Beaton	4	0	0.0	18	31
CB Trent Moye	4	0	0.0	11	21
DT Jay Gaden	3	1	0.0	17	32
CB Christian Jacobs	2	1	0.0	18	32
DT Roman Collins	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Barry Mendenhall	2	0	0.0	18	33
DT Casey Jameson	1	0	0.0	16	28
S Lenny Snodgrass	0	1	0.0	1	5

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Courtney Cleeland	10	1	0.0	31	32
ILB Eugene Hopper	8	3	0.0	29	29
S Brant Phillips	7	0	0.0	28	30
CB Raymond Spoljaric	6	1	0.0	30	25
CB Lonnie Gruden	4	1	0.0	19	22
DT Darrell Richard	3	0	0.0	23	24
DE Derek McKinley	2	2	1.0	30	28
S Leland Stark	2	2	0.0	25	26
OLB Greg Parker	2	2	0.0	11	14
CB Damon Rose	2	0	0.0	19	21
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	1.0	12	12
DT Gus Hutchins	1	3	0.0	23	23
DE Jason Hardy	1	1	0.0	12	8
ILB Wesley Reno	1	1	0.0	5	3
CB Omar Navarro	1	1	0.0	18	15
WR Jermaine Deboer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Thurman Roberson	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Typail Calderon	1	0	0.0	5	2
DE Marc Blair	1	0	0.0	25	26
T Jerome Collins	1	0	---	---	---
S Grant Bernard	0	1	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andrew Kinney	1.0	0	1	1	33
DE Barry Mendenhall	0.0	1	2	0	33
DT Jay Gaden	0.0	0	1	1	32
OLB Michael Cibella	0.0	0	0	1	33

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derek McKinley	1.0	0	0	28
DT Nick Baerg	1.0	0	0	12
DT Darrell Richard	0.0	2	1	24
CB Omar Navarro	0.0	1	0	15
DE Marc Blair	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trent Moye	4	1	0	21
ILB Richard Beaton	3	0	0	31
OLB Michael Cibella	3	0	0	33
S Freddie Adams	2	2	1	26
CB Christian Jacobs	2	0	0	32
S Harvey Ingle	2	0	0	33
CB Otis Davison	1	1	0	32
DT Jay Gaden	1	0	0	32
DE Andrew Kinney	1	0	0	33
OLB Dale Ashraf	1	0	0	7
DE Barry Mendenhall	1	0	0	33

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Courtney Cleeland	5	0	32
CB Raymond Spoljaric	4	0	25
ILB Eugene Hopper	3	0	29
S Brant Phillips	3	0	30
OLB Greg Parker	3	0	14
CB Lonnie Gruden	2	1	22
CB Damon Rose	2	0	21
CB Omar Navarro	1	1	15
S Leland Stark	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Ellard	3	12	0	27	0	26
Ted Massengill	3	8	0	30	0	29
Raymond Rodriguez	2	2	1	33	0	32
William Hodges	1	3	0	27	2	28
Craig Dole	1	2	0	19	0	16
Nathan Regalado	1	1	1	7	0	11
Herman Maloney	0	2	0	11	0	8
Nolan Huggins	0	1	0	30	0	25

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamal Sheldon	2	4	16	1	25
Earnest Leathers	2	3	17	0	31
Ray Lincoln	2	2	18	0	32
Tracy Damian	1	5	18	0	31
Jerome Collins	1	3	14	0	29
Phillip Benveniste	1	1	3	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. Bradford	2	12
Derrick Prescott	1	14
Lenny Snodgrass	1	4
Craig Dole	1	1

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harold Scrafford	2	11
Lamont Schultz	1	14
Bart Hawkins	1	12
Darryl Hargett	1	9
Brant Phillips	1	5

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Raymond Rodriguez	33	32	---	---	5	70
Deron Markel	33	32	---	---	---	65
Ted Massengill	30	29	---	---	5	64
Olin Holst	25	22	---	---	13	60
William Hodges	27	28	---	---	5	60
Nolan Huggins	30	25	---	---	3	58
Richard Beaton	---	---	18	31	7	56
Randy Ellard	27	26	---	---	2	55
Otis Davison	---	---	18	32	4	54
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	18	33	3	54
Andrew Kinney	---	---	18	33	---	51
Harvey Ingle	---	---	18	33	---	51
Christian Jacobs	---	---	18	32	---	50
Jay Gaden	---	---	17	32	---	49
Michael Cibella	---	---	16	33	---	49
Gary Ferreira	18	16	---	---	13	47
Casey Jameson	---	---	16	28	---	44
Bryant Beckner	20	22	---	---	---	42
Andre Thomason	20	18	---	---	4	42
Julio Grant	18	21	---	---	2	41
Nicky Kersey	22	18	---	---	1	41
Freddie Adams	---	---	13	26	1	40
Craig Dole	19	16	---	---	1	36
Derrick Prescott	9	11	---	---	14	34
Trent Moye	---	---	11	21	---	32
Nathan Regalado	7	11	---	---	11	29
Roger May	9	11	---	---	7	27
Herman Maloney	11	8	---	---	5	24
Antonio Rivero	2	1	---	---	14	17
Roman Collins	---	---	5	8	3	16
Dale Ashraf	---	---	4	7	4	15
J.R. Bradford	---	---	2	0	12	14
Deion Clarke	---	---	0	2	12	14
Wesley McArthur	---	---	2	1	8	11
Lorenzo Strom	3	5	---	---	3	11
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	1	5	4	10
Perry Mincey	---	---	1	6	3	10
Carter Garland	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Johnston	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eric Binder	---	---	2	0	3	5
Vinny Haase	---	---	0	0	3	3
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sammie Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0
Benjamin Flora	---	---	0	0	---	0
Les Wren	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Courtney Cleeland	---	---	31	32	2	65
Brant Phillips	---	---	28	30	5	63
Raymond Spoljaric	---	---	30	25	7	62
Eugene Hopper	---	---	29	29	2	60
Derek McKinley	---	---	30	28	2	60
Jermaine Deboer	17	25	---	---	12	54
Marc Blair	---	---	25	26	3	54
Ray Lincoln	18	32	---	---	3	53
Leland Stark	---	---	25	26	2	53
Donnie Johnston	18	33	---	---	---	51
Earnest Leathers	17	31	---	---	3	51
Tracy Damian	18	31	---	---	---	49
Darrell Richard	---	---	23	24	2	49
Gus Hutchins	---	---	23	23	2	48
Damon Rose	---	---	19	21	8	48
Earnest Goldberg	14	32	---	---	---	46
Jerome Collins	14	29	---	---	---	43
Lonnie Gruden	---	---	19	22	2	43
Jamal Sheldon	16	25	---	---	---	41
Harold Scrafford	12	18	---	---	11	41
Charlie Maxwell	14	22	---	---	4	40
Perry Valenti	12	22	---	---	---	34
Omar Navarro	---	---	18	15	1	34
Greg Parker	---	---	11	14	1	26
Herman Matthews	5	7	---	---	12	24
Nick Baerg	---	---	12	12	---	24
Grant Bernard	---	---	8	5	11	24
Bruce Browning	5	12	---	---	3	20
Jason Hardy	---	---	12	8	---	20
Carter Deitz	---	---	7	3	9	19
Stanley Jamison	6	13	---	---	---	19
Lamont Schultz	0	4	---	---	14	18
Wesley Reno	---	---	5	3	10	18
Phillip Benveniste	3	12	---	---	3	18
Ross Benson	1	4	---	---	12	17
Marshall Norris	3	6	---	---	5	14
Thurman Roberson	---	---	3	4	5	12
Bart Hawkins	---	---	0	0	12	12
Darryl Hargett	1	0	---	---	9	10
Kyle Hartman	4	5	---	---	---	9
Typail Calderon	---	---	5	2	---	7
Robbie Roberts	0	0	---	---	4	4
Conrad Eastman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Frank Edwards	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Hickman	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.B. Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	18	94	5.2
Right	10	34	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	5	13	2.6
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	30	24	1	0	1	2	3	2	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	32	21	6	0	0	4	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	110	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	38	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	143	13.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	88	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	66	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Olin Holst	8	7	0	104	1	22
WR Bryant Beckner	8	5	1	47	0	22
RB Nicky Kersey	5	5	0	48	0	18
WR Andre Thomason	3	2	0	16	0	18
TE Nolan Huggins	2	2	0	23	0	25
WR Gary Ferreira	1	1	0	7	0	16
RB Derrick Prescott	1	1	0	1	0	11
RB Roger May	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Nathan Regalado	1	1	0	6	0	11

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg	11	8	162	3	32
WR Jermaine Deboer	7	5	67	2	25
FB Bruce Browning	3	3	24	0	12
WR Perry Valenti	2	1	23	1	22
TE Herman Matthews	2	1	15	0	7
TE Harold Scrafford	2	1	8	0	18
WR Marshall Norris	2	0	0	0	6
RB Stanley Jamison	1	1	8	0	13
RB Lamont Schultz	1	1	4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Kersey	3	6	2.00	4.60
Roger May	2	2	1.00	3.44

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Maxwell	4	21	5.25	4.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	8	8	60	7.50	8.40

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	4	4	30	7.50	9.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Olin Holst	3	3	29	9.67	13.00
WR Bryant Beckner	3	3	20	6.67	5.88
RB Derrick Prescott	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Andre Thomason	1	1	10	10.00	5.33

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Bruce Browning	2	2	14	7.00	8.00
WR Jermaine Deboer	1	1	5	5.00	9.57
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	1	11	11.00	14.73

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Kersey	2	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Jamison	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	11	8	8

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Olin Holst	5	5	5
WR Bryant Beckner	4	2	2
RB Roger May	1	0	0
FB Nathan Regalado	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Deboer	2	1	1
WR Earnest Goldberg	2	1	1
RB Stanley Jamison	1	1	1
RB Lamont Schultz	1	1	1
FB Bruce Browning	1	1	0
WR Marshall Norris	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,200 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (21,500)
End Zone 14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 9,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,200 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (21,500)
End Zone	14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	9,700 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)