Wild Card Playoff Games, 2020

played in Norfolk, VA

54 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts314615-38
Norfolk Vipers710710-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:25 NFK - Shannon Mathis 36 pass from Jon Cavazos (Chuck Morris extra point)
1Q: 03:28 WVA - Marlon Cooper 28 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NFK - Chuck Morris 22 field goal
2Q: 07:52 NFK - Arnie Hagood 4 pass from Jon Cavazos (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 02:16 WVA - Bernard Strong 24 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 00:52 WVA - Bernard Strong 19 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 12:24 NFK - J.C. Shields 15 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
3Q: 08:35 WVA - Marlon Cooper 25 field goal
3Q: 03:19 WVA - Marlon Cooper 18 field goal
4Q: 13:43 NFK - Jon Cavazos 4 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 10:44 WVA - Brent Henderson 31 run (Deron Markel pass to Brent Henderson for conversion)
4Q: 02:02 NFK - Chuck Morris 23 field goal
4Q: 00:43 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 37 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)

Team StatisticsWVANFK
Record11-611-6
First Downs2025
- by Rushing57
- by Passing1415
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards399484
- Offensive Plays6064
- Yards per Play6.657.56
Net Rushing Yards97142
- Rushing Attempts2128
- Yards per Rush4.625.07
Net Passing Yards302342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 23 - 035 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards318350
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/161/8
- Yards per Pass Play7.749.50
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions4/134/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.95.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/574/32
Punt Returns/Yards2/234/21
Kick Returns/Yards4/1066/83
Interception Ret./Yards2/240/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/33/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 41OWN 24
Time of Possession28:5731:03

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:43OWN 20934Punt
17:133:50OWN 34955Field Goal
214:532:19OWN 3430Punt
27:432:54OWN 20629Punt
23:141:1050550Touchdown
20:580:15OPP 19219Touchdown
312:181:46OWN 4332Punt
310:322:05OPP 1739Field Goal
36:122:59OWN 25674Field Goal
413:312:35OWN 20619Punt
410:440:12OPP 31131Touchdown
46:261:56OWN 2034Punt
41:561:31OWN 35565Touchdown
Norfolk Vipers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:173:04OWN 15685Touchdown
13:233:30OWN 31664Field Goal
212:344:51OWN 32968Touchdown
24:491:35OWN 1637Punt
22:041:06OWN 2037Interception
20:430:43OWN 1213Half
315:002:42OWN 25875Touchdown
38:272:15OWN 2638Punt
33:134:42OWN 23877Touchdown
410:560:12OWN 2310Interception
410:324:06OWN 33625Punt
44:302:34OWN 37957Field Goal
40:250:25OWN 20325Game

Game MVP: Deron Markel, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West VirginiaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lester Krauss8151.881410
Brent Henderson6528.673121
Grant Hernandez5173.40800
Deron Markel11212.001210
Bernard Strong111.00100
NorfolkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Irv Tatum16794.942030
J.C. Shields6355.831511
Jon Cavazos5255.00901
Marshall Richard133.00300

Passing Statistics

West VirginiaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Deron Markel36233183/163380119.9
NorfolkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jon Cavazos35283501/82412103.6

Receiving Statistics

West VirginiaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernard Strong7129413.4326242
WR Andre Thomason576312.6023190
WR Jimmy Roberts469824.5064381
TE Luke DiFazio232311.500120
WR Burt Terry23115.50080
TE Dean Compton232010.003140
FB Ty Cyr1199.00190
RB Lester Krauss0100.00000
NorfolkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Darrell Logan8118410.5010190
WR Kim Newman789413.439410
RB Irv Tatum44225.50560
WR Mo Bauer236532.5043380
TE Shannon Mathis234824.0036361
TE Arnie Hagood22136.50391
FB Marshall Richard1166.00360
FB Donovan Fleming1222.00020
WR Martin King111616.006160

Interception Statistics

West VirginiaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Chester Kinsey22412.000
NorfolkIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

West VirginiaFumbRecovForceTD
Lester Krauss1000
Grant Hernandez0100
Luke DiFazio0100
Herman Ebbitt0010
NorfolkFumbRecovForceTD
Rickey Staigvil1000
Martin King0010

Punting Statistics

West VirginiaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Melvin Schulz623639.335.8474
NorfolkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Erik Shields313344.330.0531

Kicking Statistics

West VirginiaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Marlon Cooper3/30/00/0283/3
NorfolkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chuck Morris2/20/00/0234/4

Punt Return Statistics

West VirginiaRetYardsAvgTD
Lester Krauss22311.50
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Rickey Staigvil4215.30

Kick Return Statistics

West VirginiaRetYardsAvgTD
Lester Krauss37926.30
Perry Mincey12727.00
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Rod Cazares45914.80
J.C. Shields22412.00

Defensive Statistics

West VirginiaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Chester Kinsey920.01925
OLB Michael Cibella410.02230
ILB Tony Levine400.01314
CB Kevin Stanton400.01822
S Harvey Ingle340.01927
S Lenny Snodgrass320.02024
CB Perry Mincey310.01926
ILB Eric Binder300.01318
DT Todd Warren300.01627
S Max Abrams300.01417
CB Otis Davison220.01115
DE Barry Mendenhall200.02123
DT Gus Hutchins200.01415
OLB Earnest High200.01524
OLB Nolan Sato200.01615
DE Benjamin Flora111.02221
DE Andrew Kinney100.01123
CB Chad Prince100.066
CB Christian Jacobs010.01517
NorfolkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Bryan Eddleman700.01833
ILB Nathan Fisk510.01012
S Winston Nissly510.02034
DE Johnnie Lincoln420.01425
DE Jumbo Winslett312.01727
S Gilbert Pote310.01527
OLB Alan Boone201.0827
CB Chad Donovan220.01424
DT Earl Gaskins210.01626
CB Dale Beyer200.0925
S Duane Haneke200.01028
ILB Otis Ramczyk200.0812
OLB Rob Peterson120.01217
WR Mo Bauer10---------
WR Darrell Logan10---------
S Cory Yates100.01837
OLB Russell Thamilarasan100.01315
DE Dan Ehret010.01123

Pass Rush Statistics

West VirginiaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Benjamin Flora1.000121
OLB Michael Cibella0.011030
DT Todd Warren0.001027
NorfolkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jumbo Winslett2.000027
OLB Alan Boone1.000027
DE Dan Ehret0.010023
OLB Russell Thamilarasan0.002115
DT T.J. Clayton0.00105

Pass Defense Statistics

West VirginiaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Chester Kinsey70225
CB Kevin Stanton30022
ILB Eric Binder21018
CB Perry Mincey21026
CB Otis Davison20015
S Lenny Snodgrass20024
S Harvey Ingle20027
DT Todd Warren20027
ILB Tony Levine20014
OLB Earnest High20024
DE Barry Mendenhall10023
OLB Nolan Sato10015
NorfolkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Bryan Eddleman50033
S Winston Nissly42034
S Duane Haneke30028
S Gilbert Pote30027
S Cory Yates22037
ILB Nathan Fisk10012
CB Chad Donovan10024
CB Dale Beyer10025
DE Johnnie Lincoln10025
OLB Alan Boone10027
OLB Rob Peterson10017
CB Bryant Stevenson01021

Blocking Statistics

West VirginiaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kurt Buhner13015025
Daryl Goebel1307024
William Hodges12018128
Raymond Rodriguez12015027
Randy Ellard12014019
Les Wren03010123
Sammie Lane03010029
Harvey Durham01016120
Ty Cyr01010016
NorfolkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Deion Cheatwood46025033
Dennis Price14126033
Norbert Fiore14111013
Robbie Webster120319
Vince Dowdell02025028
Donald Fletcher02022029
Deon Gerdes02025027
Marshall Richard01012010
Donovan Fleming0107018

Special Teams Tackles

West VirginiaTacklesSTPlays
Herman Ebbitt318
Chester Kinsey315
Bernard Strong218
Luke DiFazio121
Rick Evers115
NorfolkTacklesSTPlays
Rickey Staigvil224
Donovan Fleming216
Cory Yates117
Martin King110

Participation

West VirginiaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bernard Strong1835------1871
Perry Mincey------19261863
Deron Markel2139---------60
Chester Kinsey------19251559
William Hodges1828------854
Michael Cibella------2230254
Dean Compton1222------2054
Jimmy Roberts1025------1752
Harvey Ingle------1927450
Luke DiFazio1216------2149
Kurt Buhner1525------949
Lenny Snodgrass------2024347
Barry Mendenhall------2123246
Kevin Stanton------1822646
Benjamin Flora------2221245
Harvey Durham1620------945
Sammie Lane1029------544
Todd Warren------1627144
Raymond Rodriguez1527------143
Tony Levine------13141643
Nolan Sato------16151142
Earnest High------1524140
Daryl Goebel724------839
Andrew Kinney------1123337
Lester Krauss1018------937
Grant Hernandez54------2736
Randy Ellard1419------336
Christian Jacobs------1517335
Andre Thomason527------133
Eric Binder------1318233
Les Wren1023---------33
Ty Cyr1016------632
Max Abrams------1417132
Gus Hutchins------1415130
Burt Terry1613---------29
Otis Davison------1115127
Herman Ebbitt------341825
Brent Henderson617---------23
Chad Prince------66618
Rick Evers00------1515
Marlon Cooper00------1111
Ron Daileader------13610
Melvin Schulz00------66
Dale Gaudino00------33
Howard Thelwell12---------3
Peter Van Verth00---------0
NorfolkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cory Yates------18371772
Jon Cavazos2836---------64
Arnie Hagood2024------1862
Deion Cheatwood2533------361
Bryan Eddleman------18331061
Dennis Price2633---------59
Winston Nissly------2034357
Vince Dowdell2528------356
Donald Fletcher2229------556
Deon Gerdes2527---------52
Darrell Logan2329---------52
Gilbert Pote------1527850
Dale Beyer------9251549
Bryant Stevenson------13211448
Jumbo Winslett------1727145
J.C. Shields911------2545
Earl Gaskins------1626244
Dan Ehret------1123842
Irv Tatum1923---------42
Johnnie Lincoln------1425342
Donovan Fleming718------1641
Chad Donovan------1424240
Duane Haneke------1028240
Shannon Mathis1516------839
Nathan Fisk------10121537
Alan Boone------827237
Marshall Richard1210------1335
Mo Bauer1718---------35
Otis Ramczyk------8121434
Kim Newman1319---------32
Rob Peterson------1217231
Russell Thamilarasan------1315230
Norbert Fiore1113------529
Scott Maru14------2126
Rickey Staigvil00------2424
Marcus Barker------511521
Martin King46------1020
Rod Cazares02------1719
Robbie Webster39------517
Shawn Hanks38------415
T.J. Clayton------0538
Calvin Baker00------77
Erik Shields00------33
Chuck Morris00------22
Russell Hutchins00------22
Grant Bechtel00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left830.4
Middle12947.8
Right100.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12736.1
Middle14604.3
Right294.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West VirginiaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Deron Markel36234225310
NorfolkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jon Cavazos35284002212

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)20161849.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)11611010.0
Long (19+ Yds)51244.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen77618.7
Short (0-8 Yds)14121057.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)10814314.3
Long (19+ Yds)414110.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West VirginiaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernard Strong127194235
WR Andre Thomason75063027
WR Jimmy Roberts64098225
TE Luke DiFazio32023016
WR Burt Terry32011013
TE Dean Compton32120022
FB Ty Cyr1109016
RB Lester Krauss1000018
NorfolkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Darrell Logan118084029
WR Kim Newman87094119
RB Irv Tatum44022023
WR Mo Bauer32065218
TE Shannon Mathis32048116
FB Donovan Fleming2102018
TE Arnie Hagood22013024
FB Marshall Richard1106010
WR Martin King1101606

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West VirginiaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Brent Henderson362.008.67
Grant Hernandez294.503.40
Lester Krauss1-2-2.001.88
NorfolkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Irv Tatum4-1-0.254.94
J.C. Shields3217.005.83
Jon Cavazos263.005.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West VirginiaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Deron Markel52204.008.83
NorfolkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jon Cavazos33134.3310.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West VirginiaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bernard Strong32206.677.83
WR Burt Terry1000.003.67
TE Dean Compton1000.006.67
NorfolkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Irv Tatum1166.005.50
WR Darrell Logan1133.007.64
TE Arnie Hagood1144.006.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West VirginiaRushesConversions
Grant Hernandez20
Deron Markel11
Lester Krauss10
NorfolkRushesConversions
Irv Tatum21
Jon Cavazos11

Third Down Passing Statistics

West VirginiaAttCompConversions
Deron Markel753
NorfolkAttCompConversions
Jon Cavazos762

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West VirginiaTargCatchConversions
WR Bernard Strong311
WR Andre Thomason221
WR Jimmy Roberts110
TE Luke DiFazio111
NorfolkTargCatchConversions
WR Darrell Logan320
WR Kim Newman110
FB Donovan Fleming110
WR Mo Bauer111
TE Arnie Hagood111

SectionAttendance
Stadium81,600 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck21,000 (21,000)
End Zone15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes3,400 (4,500)