Week 9, 2016

played in Hartford, CT

55 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	7	10	3	3	-	23
Hartford Grizzlies	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 17 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 03:42 WVA - Olin Holst 13 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 00:09 WVA - Marlon Cooper 43 field goal
3Q: 07:31 HAR - Robbie Roberts 32 field goal
3Q: 02:27 WVA - Marlon Cooper 22 field goal
4Q: 09:12 WVA - Marlon Cooper 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 17 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 03:42 WVA - Olin Holst 13 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 00:09 WVA - Marlon Cooper 43 field goal
3Q: 07:31 HAR - Robbie Roberts 32 field goal
3Q: 02:27 WVA - Marlon Cooper 22 field goal
4Q: 09:12 WVA - Marlon Cooper 27 field goal

Team Statistics WVA HAR
Record 7-2 2-6
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 16 6
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 365 200
- Offensive Plays 72 52
- Yards per Play 5.07 3.85
Net Rushing Yards 83 92
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 3.19 3.29
Net Passing Yards 282 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 2 22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 290 117
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/33 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/79 4/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:35 28:25

Team Statistics	WVA	HAR
Record	7-2	2-6
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	16	6
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	365	200
- Offensive Plays	72	52
- Yards per Play	5.07	3.85
Net Rushing Yards	83	92
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	3.19	3.29
Net Passing Yards	282	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 2	22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	290	117
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/33	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/79	4/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:35	28:25

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:10	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
1	7:50	4:31	OWN 20	11	68	Interception
1	1:28	0:56	OWN 42	4	16	Interception
2	11:23	1:57	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
2	6:48	3:16	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:38	OWN 36	5	38	Field Goal
3	10:19	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:24	5:03	OWN 48	10	47	Field Goal
4	12:20	2:12	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
4	9:59	0:52	OPP 11	3	1	Field Goal
4	5:15	5:15	OPP 48	10	31	Game

Hartford Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:50	2:00	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
1	3:19	1:51	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
1	0:32	4:09	OWN 15	7	30	Punt
2	9:26	2:38	OWN 33	5	25	Punt
2	3:32	2:52	OWN 21	4	6	Punt
3	15:00	4:41	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
3	8:58	1:34	OPP 15	3	0	Field Goal
3	2:21	5:01	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
4	10:08	0:09	OWN 5	1	13	Fumble
4	9:07	3:52	OWN 19	9	29	Downs

Game MVP: Marc Blair, Hartford Grizzlies

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Kersey	17	59	3.47	13	1
Roger May	5	17	3.40	6	0
Deron Markel	2	3	1.50	5	0
Derrick Prescott	2	4	2.00	3	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Maxwell	20	65	3.25	13	2
Aaron Henry	6	15	2.50	6	0
Donnie Johnston	2	12	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	44	25	290	2/8	2	34	2	73.1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	22	16	117	2/9	0	18	0	84.8

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Olin Holst	5	7	62	12.40	3	17	1
TE Lorenzo Strom	3	4	19	6.33	5	8	0
RB Nicky Kersey	3	3	19	6.33	13	16	0
WR Bryant Beckner	3	4	33	11.00	15	21	0
WR Andre Thomason	3	9	52	17.33	5	22	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	3	10	68	22.67	24	34	1
FB Nathan Regalado	2	4	16	8.00	0	11	0
TE Luke DiFazio	2	2	12	6.00	0	11	0
RB Roger May	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jermaine Deboer	4	7	40	10.00	9	18
RB Aaron Henry	3	3	17	5.67	0	7
WR Perry Valenti	2	2	19	9.50	1	10
WR Earnest Goldberg	2	3	11	5.50	0	6
WR Marshall Norris	2	2	12	6.00	0	11
FB Bruce Browning	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Daryl Majerus	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Richie Giles	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Charlie Maxwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Willie Cash	1	0	0.00	0
CB Colin Beyer	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nicky Kersey	1	0	0
Todd Warren	0	1	1
Nathan Regalado	0	1	0
Lenny Snodgrass	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charlie Maxwell	2	0	0
Richie Giles	0	1	0
Nick Baerg	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Johnston	3	114	38.0	35.7	65	1

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	7	298	42.6	32.9	48	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marlon Cooper	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Roberts	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Humphrey	1	8	8.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Hawkins	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Beckner	1	41	41.0	0
Andre Thomason	1	38	38.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Bogan	3	61	20.3	0
Marshall Norris	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Binder	7	0	0.0	22	20
DE Andrew Kinney	6	0	1.0	27	24
OLB Michael Cibella	6	2	0.0	22	16
S Harvey Ingle	5	2	0.0	24	20
CB Christian Jacobs	4	1	0.0	14	15
DT Jay Gaden	3	2	0.5	25	20
S Lenny Snodgrass	3	0	0.0	20	18
S Freddie Adams	2	1	0.0	21	19
DE Barry Mendenhall	2	1	0.0	28	24
CB Otis Davison	2	0	0.0	18	16
OLB Mickey Strickland	1	3	0.5	6	4
DT Todd Warren	1	2	0.0	21	17
CB Mel Fitzgerald	1	1	0.0	13	8
CB Terry Sawyer	1	1	0.0	10	8
OLB Wesley McArthur	1	0	0.0	7	11
TE Lorenzo Strom	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	0	---	---	---
CB Trent Moye	1	0	0.0	16	15
DT Casey Jameson	0	1	0.0	3	2
S Cary Willis	0	1	0.0	5	6

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Cortez	7	1	0.0	25	39
S Typail Calderon	6	2	0.0	16	32
S Brant Phillips	6	1	0.0	17	39
CB Arnie Bogan	5	0	0.0	24	40
DE Marc Blair	4	0	2.0	19	32
DE Derek McKinley	4	2	0.0	25	42
CB Willie Cash	3	1	0.0	18	34
ILB Eugene Hopper	3	1	0.0	25	41
DT Nick Baerg	3	0	0.0	15	26
DT Darrell Richard	2	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Courtney Cleeland	1	3	0.0	5	14
S Stanley Martinez	1	3	0.0	17	26
DE Thurman Roberson	1	1	0.0	8	18
CB Bart Hawkins	1	1	0.0	10	13
CB Raymond Spoljaric	1	1	0.0	14	27
QB Donnie Johnston	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1	0	0.0	7	13
DT Gus Hutchins	0	2	0.0	19	26

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andrew Kinney	1.0	0	1	1	24
DT Jay Gaden	0.5	1	0	0	20
OLB Mickey Strickland	0.5	0	0	0	4
DE Barry Mendenhall	0.0	1	1	0	24

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marc Blair	2.0	0	2	2	32
DE Derek McKinley	0.0	1	2	0	42
DT Darrell Richard	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Thurman Roberson	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Nick Baerg	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Christian Jacobs	3	0	15
ILB Eric Binder	3	0	20
OLB Michael Cibella	2	1	16
CB Otis Davison	2	0	16
OLB Wesley McArthur	1	0	11
CB Mel Fitzgerald	1	0	8
CB Terry Sawyer	1	0	8
DE Andrew Kinney	1	0	24
S Lenny Snodgrass	1	0	18
S Harvey Ingle	1	0	20

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Typail Calderon	5	0	0	32
OLB Donnie Cortez	4	0	0	39
CB Willie Cash	3	0	1	34
CB Arnie Bogan	3	0	0	40
ILB Eugene Hopper	2	2	0	41
CB Raymond Spoljaric	2	1	0	27
S Brant Phillips	2	0	0	39
DE Thurman Roberson	1	0	0	18
CB Bart Hawkins	1	0	0	13
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	0	26
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1	0	0	13
CB Colin Beyer	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Hodges	2	7	26	1	42
Raymond Rodriguez	2	6	26	1	46
Randy Ellard	2	2	20	0	36
Ted Massengill	1	1	21	0	34
Julio Grant	0	5	26	0	46
Luke DiFazio	0	2	14	0	22
Nathan Regalado	0	1	11	0	20

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Donovan	2	7	22	0	18
Jamal Sheldon	2	6	25	0	16
Earnest Leathers	1	6	24	0	23
Vince Dowdell	0	4	21	2	20
Jerome Collins	0	2	26	0	21
Bruce Browning	0	1	13	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Fitzgerald	2	10
Derrick Prescott	1	21
Bart Shepard	1	14
Cary Willis	1	9

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Levine	1	15
Earnest Goldberg	1	11
Bruce Browning	1	3

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Julio Grant	26	46	---	---	6	78
Raymond Rodriguez	26	46	---	---	6	78
Deron Markel	26	46	---	---	---	72
William Hodges	26	42	---	---	---	68
Ted Massengill	21	34	---	---	6	61
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	28	24	8	60
Olin Holst	13	28	---	---	15	56
Randy Ellard	20	36	---	---	---	56
Lorenzo Strom	14	27	---	---	12	53
Nicky Kersey	20	33	---	---	---	53
Andrew Kinney	---	---	27	24	1	52
Andre Thomason	18	30	---	---	1	49
Freddie Adams	---	---	21	19	8	48
Jay Gaden	---	---	25	20	1	46
Harvey Ingle	---	---	24	20	1	45
Jimmy Roberts	15	29	---	---	---	44
Michael Cibella	---	---	22	16	5	43
Eric Binder	---	---	22	20	1	43
Nathan Regalado	11	20	---	---	11	42
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	20	18	3	41
Wesley McArthur	---	---	7	11	22	40
Luke DiFazio	14	22	---	---	3	39
Todd Warren	---	---	21	17	1	39
Otis Davison	---	---	18	16	4	38
Bryant Beckner	12	17	---	---	8	37
Roger May	9	18	---	---	9	36
Trent Moye	---	---	16	15	3	34
Mel Fitzgerald	---	---	13	8	10	31
Christian Jacobs	---	---	14	15	1	30
Les Wren	6	16	---	---	6	28
Derrick Prescott	2	4	---	---	21	27
Terry Sawyer	---	---	10	8	8	26
Clarence Chisholm	5	10	---	---	6	21
Cary Willis	---	---	5	6	9	20
Bart Shepard	2	2	---	---	14	18
Mickey Strickland	---	---	6	4	1	11
Darrell Harnisch	---	---	5	1	4	10
Marlon Cooper	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alvin Humphrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Casey Jameson	---	---	3	2	---	5
Benjamin Flora	---	---	0	0	4	4
J.R. Bradford	---	---	1	0	1	2
Jerald Burdette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sammie Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Arnie Bogan	---	---	24	40	9	73
Eugene Hopper	---	---	25	41	3	69
Derek McKinley	---	---	25	42	1	68
Donnie Cortez	---	---	25	39	2	66
Brant Phillips	---	---	17	39	3	59
Earnest Goldberg	24	22	---	---	11	57
Willie Cash	---	---	18	34	3	55
Jermaine Deboer	24	21	---	---	10	55
Marc Blair	---	---	19	32	4	55
Earnest Leathers	24	23	---	---	8	55
Stanley Martinez	---	---	17	26	10	53
Donnie Johnston	28	24	---	---	---	52
Typail Calderon	---	---	16	32	2	50
Darrell Richard	---	---	17	30	2	49
Vince Dowdell	21	20	---	---	6	47
Jerome Collins	26	21	---	---	---	47
Gus Hutchins	---	---	19	26	2	47
Richie Giles	21	7	---	---	16	44
Nick Baerg	---	---	15	26	3	44
Raymond Spoljaric	---	---	14	27	2	43
Jamal Sheldon	25	16	---	---	---	41
Graham Donovan	22	18	---	---	---	40
Charlie Maxwell	22	16	---	---	2	40
Perry Valenti	13	18	---	---	5	36
Bart Hawkins	---	---	10	13	11	34
Thurman Roberson	---	---	8	18	5	31
Aaron Henry	6	8	---	---	17	31
Courtney Cleeland	---	---	5	14	7	26
Ray Lincoln	8	9	---	---	8	25
Bruce Browning	13	9	---	---	3	25
Lamont Schultz	6	2	---	---	16	24
William Swift	12	12	---	---	---	24
Daryl Majerus	9	9	---	---	5	23
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	7	13	2	22
Tony Levine	---	---	1	5	15	21
Colin Beyer	---	---	3	9	8	20
Marshall Norris	2	8	---	---	6	16
Quentin Horn	2	1	---	---	8	11
Wesley Reno	---	---	1	0	8	9
Phillip Benveniste	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	7	7
Robbie Roberts	0	0	---	---	3	3
J.B. Schwartz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Danny Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bo Barajas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clarence Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	4	12	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	1	0.2
Middle	8	14	1.8
Right	15	77	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	44	25	3	2	5	3	6	3	2

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	22	16	0	0	1	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	135	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	80	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	56	5.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	35	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Roberts	10	3	3	68	1	29
WR Andre Thomason	9	3	0	52	1	30
WR Olin Holst	7	5	0	62	0	28
TE Lorenzo Strom	4	3	0	19	0	27
WR Bryant Beckner	4	3	1	33	1	17
FB Nathan Regalado	4	2	1	16	0	20
RB Nicky Kersey	3	3	0	19	0	33
TE Luke DiFazio	2	2	0	12	0	22
RB Roger May	1	1	0	9	0	18

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jermaine Deboer	7	4	1	40	21
WR Earnest Goldberg	3	2	0	11	22
RB Aaron Henry	3	3	0	17	8
WR Perry Valenti	2	2	0	19	18
FB Bruce Browning	2	1	0	4	9
WR Marshall Norris	2	2	0	12	8
TE Daryl Majerus	1	1	0	6	9
TE Richie Giles	1	1	0	8	7
RB Charlie Maxwell	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Kersey	2	1	0.50	3.47
Deron Markel	1	-2	-2.00	1.50
Derrick Prescott	1	3	3.00	2.00
Roger May	1	3	3.00	3.40

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Aaron Henry	1	5	5.00	2.50
Charlie Maxwell	1	-5	-5.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	9	3	41	4.56	6.59

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	1	0	0	0.00	5.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Roberts	4	1	17	4.25	6.80
WR Olin Holst	2	1	13	6.50	8.86
FB Nathan Regalado	2	1	11	5.50	4.00
WR Andre Thomason	1	0	0	0.00	5.78

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jermaine Deboer	1	0	0	0.00	5.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Prescott	1	1
Nicky Kersey	1	1
Roger May	1	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	1	1
Charlie Maxwell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	14	8	5

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	8	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lorenzo Strom	3	2	0
FB Nathan Regalado	3	1	1
WR Jimmy Roberts	3	1	1
WR Olin Holst	1	1	1
WR Bryant Beckner	1	1	0
RB Roger May	1	1	1
WR Andre Thomason	1	0	0
TE Luke DiFazio	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Deboer	4	2	2
WR Marshall Norris	2	2	0
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	1	0
RB Aaron Henry	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (21,500)
End Zone 14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,800)
Club Seats 9,500 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (21,500)
End Zone	14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,800)
Club Seats	9,500 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (4,800)