Week 4, 2021

played in Hartford, CT

59 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	10	7	7	0	-	24
Hartford Whalers	6	7	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 WVA - Marlon Cooper 29 field goal
1Q: 04:26 HAR - Everett Levine 3 run (Kendall Bailey extra point failed)
1Q: 01:58 WVA - Andre Thomason 28 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 01:34 HAR - Ron Reeves 5 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:15 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 11 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 13:06 WVA - Burt Terry 8 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 00:47 HAR - Kendall Bailey 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 WVA - Marlon Cooper 29 field goal
1Q: 04:26 HAR - Everett Levine 3 run (Kendall Bailey extra point failed)
1Q: 01:58 WVA - Andre Thomason 28 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 01:34 HAR - Ron Reeves 5 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:15 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 11 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 13:06 WVA - Burt Terry 8 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 00:47 HAR - Kendall Bailey 35 field goal

Team Statistics WVA HAR
Record 4-0 2-2
First Downs 19 24
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 13 18
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 376 421
- Offensive Plays 61 76
- Yards per Play 6.16 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 139 92
- Rushing Attempts 28 16
- Yards per Rush 4.96 5.75
Net Passing Yards 237 329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 57 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 248 350
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.18 5.48
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/30 7/56
Punt Returns/Yards 4/41 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:28 31:32

Team Statistics	WVA	HAR
Record	4-0	2-2
First Downs	19	24
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	13	18
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	376	421
- Offensive Plays	61	76
- Yards per Play	6.16	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	139	92
- Rushing Attempts	28	16
- Yards per Rush	4.96	5.75
Net Passing Yards	237	329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	57 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	248	350
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.18	5.48
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/30	7/56
Punt Returns/Yards	4/41	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:28	31:32

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	3:58	OPP 48	8	36	Field Goal
1	4:18	2:33	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	13:13	2:08	OWN 4	7	24	Punt
2	8:50	2:21	OWN 22	6	56	Interception
2	1:25	1:18	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	10:46	2:08	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
3	6:19	1:51	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
3	0:40	3:51	OWN 38	8	23	Punt
4	8:42	3:01	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	4:35	2:27	OWN 36	3	-2	Punt
4	0:53	0:34	OPP 43	3	7	Missed FG

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
1	9:12	4:54	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
1	1:45	3:32	OWN 7	6	43	Punt
2	11:05	2:15	OWN 33	7	30	Punt
2	6:29	5:04	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 32	1	4	Half
3	12:57	2:11	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
3	8:38	2:19	OWN 10	5	41	Punt
3	4:28	3:48	OWN 31	9	51	Field Goal
4	11:49	3:07	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
4	5:41	1:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	2:08	1:15	OWN 23	8	20	Downs
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 43	2	5	Game

Game MVP: Deron Markel, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brent Henderson	14	86	6.14	30	3
Lester Krauss	13	50	3.85	9	0
Roy Ramsey	1	3	3.00	3	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	12	82	6.83	32	3	1
Charlie Maxwell	4	10	2.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	31	18	248	2/11	3	29	1	102.6

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	57	32	350	3/21	1	40	0	80.3

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernard Strong	6	10	96	16.00	23	29	0
WR Burt Terry	4	6	20	5.00	1	8	1
WR Andre Thomason	3	7	62	20.67	21	28	1
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	5	35	17.50	2	24	1
TE Dean Compton	2	2	27	13.50	7	18	0
TE Luke DiFazio	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ron Reeves	8	14	105	13.13	27	27	1
WR Earnest Goldberg	6	14	93	15.50	49	40	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	5	9	49	9.80	16	16	0
WR Marlon Cardoza	3	6	21	7.00	2	12	0
TE Oliver Wuerffel	2	4	23	11.50	0	15	0
TE Corwin Davidson	2	3	17	8.50	0	9	0
RB Everett Levine	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
TE Scottie Daniels	2	3	27	13.50	0	23	0
WR Deron Coffey	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Omar Couture	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov
Roy Ramsey	1	0
Lester Krauss	1	0
Sammie Lane	0	1
Earnest High	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roman Collins	0	0	1	0
Derek Crooks	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	6	276	46.0	41.8	60	1

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	7	298	42.6	33.9	51	4

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marlon Cooper	1/2	0/1	0/1	29	3/3

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Ramsey	4	41	10.3	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Thomason	3	75	25.0	0
Bart Shepard	1	24	24.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	2	43	21.5	0
Kerry Fleischer	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Otis Davison	6	0	0.0	8	37
ILB Eric Binder	5	2	1.0	13	39
S Harvey Ingle	4	5	0.0	15	52
OLB Michael Cibella	4	3	0.0	14	47
CB Perry Mincey	4	1	0.0	9	37
S Marlon Blake	3	1	0.0	6	32
CB Chad Prince	3	0	0.0	9	33
CB Kevin Stanton	3	0	0.0	11	35
DT Todd Warren	2	1	1.0	8	39
OLB Raymond Lamb	2	1	1.0	11	30
DE Barry Mendenhall	2	1	0.0	12	44
OLB Earnest High	2	1	0.0	6	28
S Max Abrams	2	1	0.0	10	40
DE Benjamin Flora	2	0	0.0	10	49
ILB Tony Levine	2	0	0.0	9	17
S Herman Ebbitt	2	0	0.0	1	14
QB Deron Markel	1	0	---	---	---
DE Andrew Kinney	1	0	0.0	4	16
OLB Ron Daileader	0	1	0.0	1	10
ILB Heath Parker	0	1	0.0	4	29

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Derek McKinley	5	1	1.0	24	30
CB Oscar Webb	4	2	1.0	19	25
S Brant Tankersley	4	3	0.0	20	20
CB Harry Crane	4	1	0.0	22	29
ILB Craig Ligeski	4	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Spencer Ellwood	3	3	0.0	18	21
OLB Marc Rogers	3	0	0.0	11	14
ILB Pat Foley	3	0	0.0	14	10
DE Roderick Urbanski	3	0	0.0	23	28
S Darnell Malicki	2	1	0.0	7	14
DT Roman Collins	2	0	0.0	16	19
CB Omar Couture	2	0	0.0	22	25
S Typail Calderon	1	1	0.0	24	19
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	1	0.0	23	23
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Gus Hammond	1	0	0.0	1	9
ILB Deion Dobler	1	0	0.0	10	14
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	1	0	0.0	8	13

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Todd Warren	1.0	2	39
OLB Raymond Lamb	1.0	1	30
ILB Eric Binder	1.0	0	39
DE Benjamin Flora	0.0	2	49
DE Andrew Kinney	0.0	1	16
DE Barry Mendenhall	0.0	1	44
DE Luther Farley	0.0	1	11

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Derek McKinley	1.0	1	0	30
CB Oscar Webb	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Spencer Ellwood	0.0	1	1	21
DE Lester Fewell	0.0	1	0	6
OLB Donnie Cortez	0.0	1	0	23
DE Roderick Urbanski	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Otis Davison	6	3	37
CB Perry Mincey	4	1	37
CB Chad Prince	2	2	33
S Harvey Ingle	2	2	52
CB Kevin Stanton	2	1	35
OLB Michael Cibella	2	0	47
ILB Eric Binder	2	0	39
ILB Tony Levine	2	0	17
OLB Earnest High	2	0	28
S Herman Ebbitt	2	0	14
S Max Abrams	2	0	40
S Marlon Blake	2	0	32
DE Barry Mendenhall	1	0	44
DE Benjamin Flora	1	0	49
ILB Heath Parker	0	2	29

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	4	0	0	29
ILB Craig Ligeski	2	0	0	19
ILB Pat Foley	2	0	0	10
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	2	0	0	13
CB Omar Couture	1	0	1	25
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	0	0	23
OLB Marc Rogers	1	0	0	14
OLB Gus Hammond	1	0	0	9
CB Oscar Webb	1	0	0	25
ILB Deion Dobler	1	0	0	14
S Darnell Malicki	1	0	0	14
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	0	0	28
S Typail Calderon	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Horace Obedoza	3	3	0	10	0	10
Nathan Regalado	2	3	0	7	0	10
Kurt Buhner	2	2	1	13	0	16
Randy Ellard	1	7	0	22	0	24
Sammie Lane	1	3	0	21	0	28
Les Wren	1	3	0	19	0	22
William Hodges	1	2	0	22	0	28
Harvey Durham	0	2	0	25	1	27
Daryl Goebel	0	2	0	8	0	10
Dean Compton	0	1	0	16	0	16
Brent Henderson	0	0	0	14	1	12

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Donovan	4	5	14	3	52
William Swift	3	4	15	0	50
Earnest Leathers	1	3	14	0	52
Rex O'Connor	1	2	16	0	59
Monty Burnett	0	1	4	0	18
Shaun Talaridou	0	1	16	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Ramsey	1	24
Bart Shepard	1	17
Albert McDaniel	1	16
Bernard Strong	1	16
Dean Compton	1	16

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Shannon Cash	2	17
Derek Crooks	2	14
Harry Crane	1	18
Earnest Goldberg	1	11
Oscar Webb	1	10
Typail Calderon	1	3

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harvey Ingle	---	---	15	52	3	70
Bernard Strong	24	30	---	---	16	70
Michael Cibella	---	---	14	47	1	62
Deron Markel	28	33	---	---	---	61
Benjamin Flora	---	---	10	49	1	60
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	12	44	2	58
Eric Binder	---	---	13	39	4	56
Randy Ellard	22	24	---	---	8	54
Otis Davison	---	---	8	37	8	53
Harvey Durham	25	27	---	---	1	53
Max Abrams	---	---	10	40	3	53
Sammie Lane	21	28	---	---	3	52
Chad Prince	---	---	9	33	10	52
Earnest High	---	---	6	28	18	52
Todd Warren	---	---	8	39	4	51
William Hodges	22	28	---	---	---	50
Les Wren	19	22	---	---	7	48
Dean Compton	16	16	---	---	16	48
Perry Mincey	---	---	9	37	1	47
Kevin Stanton	---	---	11	35	---	46
Raymond Lamb	---	---	11	30	3	44
Andre Thomason	17	21	---	---	5	43
Jimmy Roberts	18	15	---	---	8	41
Marlon Blake	---	---	6	32	---	38
Kurt Buhner	13	16	---	---	8	37
Heath Parker	---	---	4	29	3	36
Nathan Regalado	7	10	---	---	17	34
Luke DiFazio	11	13	---	---	8	32
Burt Terry	14	17	---	---	---	31
Tony Levine	---	---	9	17	5	31
Erik Jennings	---	---	8	21	1	30
Lester Krauss	13	17	---	---	---	30
Roy Ramsey	1	4	---	---	24	29
Andrew Kinney	---	---	4	16	8	28
Horace Obedoza	10	10	---	---	8	28
Albert McDaniel	4	7	---	---	16	27
Brent Henderson	14	12	---	---	---	26
Herman Ebbitt	---	---	1	14	10	25
Daryl Goebel	8	10	---	---	5	23
Bart Shepard	1	3	---	---	17	21
Ron Daileader	---	---	1	10	8	19
Luther Farley	---	---	7	11	---	18
Marlon Cooper	0	0	---	---	7	7
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Peter Van Verth	0	0	---	---	2	2
Casey Houston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Johnston	16	60	---	---	---	76
Rex O'Connor	16	59	---	---	---	75
William Swift	15	50	---	---	5	70
Harry Crane	---	---	22	29	18	69
Shaun Talaridou	16	43	---	---	8	67
Graham Donovan	14	52	---	---	---	66
Earnest Leathers	14	52	---	---	---	66
Earnest Goldberg	11	40	---	---	11	62
Ron Reeves	7	41	---	---	11	59
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	23	28	8	59
Derek McKinley	---	---	24	30	2	56
Oscar Webb	---	---	19	25	10	54
Corwin Davidson	11	26	---	---	15	52
Everett Levine	12	35	---	---	5	52
Donnie Cortez	---	---	23	23	4	50
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	18	21	10	49
Omar Couture	---	---	22	25	2	49
Marlon Cardoza	8	29	---	---	10	47
Oliver Wuerffel	7	38	---	---	2	47
Typail Calderon	---	---	24	19	3	46
Brant Tankersley	---	---	20	20	2	42
Craig Ligeski	---	---	18	19	5	42
Roman Collins	---	---	16	19	6	41
Kerry Fleischer	5	21	---	---	15	41
Monty Burnett	4	18	---	---	14	36
Scottie Daniels	6	17	---	---	12	35
Nick Baerg	---	---	13	16	2	31
Marc Rogers	---	---	11	14	5	30
Pat Foley	---	---	14	10	6	30
Derek Crooks	---	---	7	9	14	30
Charlie Maxwell	4	25	---	---	---	29
Shannon Cash	4	6	---	---	17	27
Deion Dobler	---	---	10	14	2	26
Gus Hammond	---	---	1	9	12	22
Darnell Malicki	---	---	7	14	1	22
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	8	13	---	21
Brady Sluiter	2	9	---	---	8	19
Sedrick Banks	1	10	---	---	8	19
Craig Codeke	2	8	---	---	8	18
Shannon Bonnette	0	17	---	---	1	18
Lester Fewell	---	---	8	6	---	14
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Deron Coffey	1	4	---	---	---	5
J.B. Schwartz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bo Barajas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	51	4.6
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	9	51	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	11	79	7.2
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	31	18	5	3	2	1	2	0	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	57	32	4	3	3	11	8	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	102	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	37	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	109	9.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	138	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	151	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	50	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Strong	10	6	1	96	2	30
WR Andre Thomason	7	3	0	62	2	21
WR Burt Terry	6	4	1	20	0	17
WR Jimmy Roberts	5	2	0	35	1	15
TE Dean Compton	2	2	0	27	0	16
TE Luke DiFazio	1	1	0	8	0	13

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg	14	6	1	93	1	40
WR Ron Reeves	14	8	1	105	2	41
WR Kerry Fleischer	9	5	0	49	0	21
WR Marlon Cardoza	6	3	1	21	0	29
TE Oliver Wuerffel	4	2	0	23	0	38
TE Corwin Davidson	3	2	0	17	0	26
TE Scottie Daniels	3	2	0	27	1	17
RB Everett Levine	2	2	0	7	0	35
WR Deron Coffey	2	2	0	8	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lester Krauss	2	8	4.00	3.85

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	2	9	4.50	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	5	4	25	5.00	8.00

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	5	3	15	3.00	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Burt Terry	2	2	7	3.50	3.33
WR Andre Thomason	1	0	0	0.00	8.86
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	1	11	11.00	7.00
WR Bernard Strong	1	1	7	7.00	9.60

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	0	0	0.00	6.64
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	5	5.00	7.50
TE Corwin Davidson	1	1	8	8.00	5.67
RB Everett Levine	1	1	2	2.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Lester Krauss	3	1
Brent Henderson	2	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Maxwell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	8	7	5

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Burt Terry	3	2	1
WR Andre Thomason	2	2	2
WR Bernard Strong	2	2	1
TE Dean Compton	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Goldberg	4	2	1
WR Marlon Cardoza	3	2	1
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	2	2
WR Ron Reeves	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,600 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (21,500)
End Zone 12,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,800)
Club Seats 7,900 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,600 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (21,500)
End Zone	12,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,800)
Club Seats	7,900 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,800)