Exhibition Week 3, 2023

played in Newark, NJ

79 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	0	0	7	-	7
Newark Bulldogs	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 NWK - Butch Schulz 35 field goal
2Q: 00:13 NWK - Butch Schulz 25 field goal
3Q: 02:39 NWK - Jose Hoover 39 pass from Wes Schultz (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 03:39 HAR - Edgar Page 1 pass from Chad Harding (Kendall Bailey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 NWK - Butch Schulz 35 field goal
2Q: 00:13 NWK - Butch Schulz 25 field goal
3Q: 02:39 NWK - Jose Hoover 39 pass from Wes Schultz (Butch Schulz extra point)
4Q: 03:39 HAR - Edgar Page 1 pass from Chad Harding (Kendall Bailey extra point)

Team Statistics HAR NWK
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 282 300
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 4.21 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 60 143
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 3.16 4.33
Net Passing Yards 222 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 32 - 1 21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 242 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.4
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 2/8
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/119 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:37 28:23

Team Statistics	HAR	NWK
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	282	300
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	4.21	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	60	143
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	3.16	4.33
Net Passing Yards	222	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 32 - 1	21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	242	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.4
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	2/8
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/119	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:37	28:23

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	6:26	OWN 23	10	34	Punt
1	0:42	0:42	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
2	11:31	7:56	OWN 4	13	49	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 42	1	15	Half
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 31	6	18	Punt
3	10:08	2:23	OWN 36	4	10	Punt
3	2:22	4:20	OWN 26	9	32	Punt
4	11:22	1:23	OWN 43	3	5	Interception
4	8:25	4:52	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	2:08	1:15	OWN 17	5	20	Downs

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 20	7	62	Field Goal
1	3:28	2:46	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	15:00	3:29	OWN 23	7	27	Punt
2	3:35	3:28	OWN 8	11	84	Field Goal
3	11:55	1:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	7:45	5:23	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	13:02	1:40	OWN 9	3	-2	Punt
4	9:59	1:34	OWN 45	3	13	Punt
4	3:33	1:25	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 37	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Antoine Nece, Newark Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Levine	11	32	2.91	16	1
Edgar Page	5	18	3.60	9	0
Chad Harding	2	7	3.50	4	0
Richard Particelli	1	3	3.00	3	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Sparkman	16	78	4.88	44	2
Wes Schultz	7	13	1.86	7	0
Gary Jamison	6	32	5.33	16	1
Clifton Carlisle	2	12	6.00	8	0
Roger Sherman	1	2	2.00	2	0
Travis Kennedy	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Harding	30	20	157	2/11	1	32	1	76.6
Donnie Johnston	15	12	85	1/9	0	15	0	90.3

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wes Schultz	16	11	128	0/0	1	39	0	113.5
Travis Kennedy	5	5	29	0/0	0	14	0	90.8

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Meier	9	13	81	9.00	3	32	0
WR Jeffrey Russell	5	6	47	9.40	5	19	0
WR Ron Reeves	4	5	25	6.25	3	13	0
RB Edgar Page	3	4	11	3.67	0	5	1
TE Arnold Sinclair	3	4	19	6.33	1	11	0
TE Courtney Poliska	3	4	28	9.33	5	16	0
WR Earnest Goldberg	2	2	9	4.50	2	6	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	3	17	8.50	3	10	0
RB Everett Levine	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Oliver Wuerffel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Monty Burnett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Hoover	5	5	105	21.00	16	39	1
RB Rich Sparkman	5	5	17	3.40	1	7	0
RB Gary Jamison	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Jessie Lucas	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Roger Sherman	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Fred Preston	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Clifton Carlisle	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Casey Lofton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Oliver Brooks	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chad Harding	1	0	0
Graham Donovan	0	1	0
Arnold Sinclair	0	0	1

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nicky Doyle	1	0	0
Junior El Nino	0	1	0
Terrell Rice	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	6	271	45.2	34.5	54	3

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	6	271	45.2	38.3	51	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Schulz	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	2	21	10.5	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Sparkman	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	3	88	29.3	0
Kerry Fleischer	1	31	31.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Doyle	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dusty Franz	8	1	0.0	28	19
S Orlando Brisset	6	1	0.0	31	18
CB Tom Kerr	6	1	0.0	28	18
OLB Spencer Ellwood	5	1	0.0	21	15
ILB Craig Ligeski	4	1	0.0	28	14
S Dana Ellison	2	3	0.0	29	14
OLB Gus Hammond	2	2	0.0	23	13
DT Nick Baerg	2	1	0.0	20	12
CB Omar Couture	2	0	0.0	16	16
CB Harry Crane	2	0	0.0	23	14
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	2	0.0	17	10
ILB Deion Dobler	1	2	0.0	8	10
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	0.0	8	5
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	0	0.0	16	12
WR William Meier	1	0	---	---	---
DE Morris Lucas	1	0	0.0	17	9
Unknown	1	0	0.0	13	9
DE Nick Olivo	1	0	0.0	18	8
OLB Marc Rogers	0	1	0.0	4	2

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clay Barrett	7	1	0.0	14	30
CB Roman Schroeder	5	2	0.0	13	31
OLB Mickey Vedros	5	1	0.0	10	18
DE Antoine Nece	4	2	2.0	11	31
CB Craig Downs	4	4	0.0	13	41
Unknown	4	1	0.0	7	7
S Junior El Nino	4	0	0.0	9	36
OLB Warren McCormick	3	1	0.0	9	30
DE Vernon Franklin	3	0	0.0	12	27
DE Terrell Rice	2	1	0.5	14	24
S Oliver Brooks	2	4	0.0	10	30
ILB Drew Ludwig	2	1	0.0	10	32
DT Zach Reed	2	0	0.0	12	34
DE Stephen Brigham	1	1	0.5	9	26
CB Alvin Gordon	1	1	0.0	12	32
CB Nicky Doyle	1	0	0.0	11	30
ILB Deion Lindsay	1	0	0.0	9	16
DE Matthew Jeffries	1	0	0.0	9	21
CB Andrew Anglewicz	1	0	0.0	7	16
DT Ray Hatcher	0	1	0.0	6	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Spencer Ellwood	0.0	1	1	0	15

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Antoine Nece	2.0	0	1	1	31
DE Stephen Brigham	0.5	1	3	2	26
DE Terrell Rice	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT Ray Hatcher	0.0	0	1	1	13
DE Vernon Franklin	0.0	0	1	0	27
S Oliver Brooks	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dusty Franz	5	1	19
S Dana Ellison	2	0	14
CB Tom Kerr	2	0	18
ILB Deion Dobler	1	1	10
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	0	10
ILB Craig Ligeski	1	0	14
CB Omar Couture	1	0	16
CB Harry Crane	1	0	14
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	18
Unknown	1	0	9

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Clay Barrett	5	0	0	30
OLB Mickey Vedros	4	0	0	18
CB Craig Downs	4	0	0	41
OLB Warren McCormick	3	1	0	30
S Junior El Nino	3	1	0	36
Unknown	3	0	0	7
CB Roman Schroeder	2	0	0	31
CB Alvin Gordon	1	1	0	32
S Oliver Brooks	1	0	1	30
CB Nicky Doyle	1	0	0	30
DE Antoine Nece	1	0	0	31
DE Vernon Franklin	1	0	0	27
DE Matthew Jeffries	1	0	0	21
CB Andrew Anglewicz	1	0	0	16
ILB Drew Ludwig	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	1	4	13	0	39
Harvey Barge	1	3	10	0	21
Jessie Schwartz	1	2	7	1	28
Craig Codeke	1	2	15	0	32
Artie Keating	0	2	16	1	35
William Swift	0	1	9	1	27
Graham Donovan	0	1	10	0	25
Earnest Leathers	0	1	12	0	20
Shannon Bonnette	0	1	3	0	13

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Kurt Bensen	3	6	1	28	16
Norman Enright	1	5	1	17	12
Fred Preston	1	4	0	31	17
Louie Grier	1	2	0	21	10
Unknown	1	2	0	17	9
Jessie German	0	5	0	23	17
Shane Brush	0	1	0	22	15
Marvin Pennock	0	1	0	17	14

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	1	14
Arnold Sinclair	1	12

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Downs	2	10
Rich Sparkman	1	18
Jose Hoover	1	15
Roman Schroeder	1	5
Gary Jamison	1	3

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dusty Franz	---	---	28	19	15	62
Dana Ellison	---	---	29	14	14	57
Artie Keating	16	35	---	---	6	57
Rex O'Connor	13	39	---	---	---	52
Craig Codeke	15	32	---	---	5	52
Harry Crane	---	---	23	14	14	51
Orlando Brisset	---	---	31	18	2	51
Tom Kerr	---	---	28	18	4	50
Arnold Sinclair	12	25	---	---	12	49
William Meier	13	34	---	---	1	48
Courtney Poliska	14	25	---	---	9	48
Jeffrey Russell	10	30	---	---	4	44
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	21	15	7	43
Craig Ligeski	---	---	28	14	---	42
William Swift	9	27	---	---	5	41
Jessie Schwartz	7	28	---	---	6	41
Chad Harding	8	32	---	---	---	40
Donnie Cortez	---	---	17	10	11	38
Ron Reeves	7	15	---	---	16	38
Gus Hammond	---	---	23	13	1	37
Earnest Goldberg	6	17	---	---	12	35
Graham Donovan	10	25	---	---	---	35
Oliver Wuerffel	6	18	---	---	11	35
Nick Baerg	---	---	20	12	3	35
Omar Couture	---	---	16	16	1	33
Earnest Leathers	12	20	---	---	---	32
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	16	12	4	32
Harvey Barge	10	21	---	---	1	32
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	15	13	3	31
Everett Levine	13	17	---	---	---	30
Edgar Page	5	24	---	---	1	30
Nick Olivo	---	---	18	8	3	29
Morris Lucas	---	---	17	9	2	28
Donnie Johnston	11	16	---	---	---	27
Richard Particelli	1	7	---	---	18	26
Monty Burnett	7	15	---	---	3	25
Unknown	---	---	13	9	1	23
Deion Dobler	---	---	8	10	2	20
Kerry Fleischer	1	13	---	---	6	20
Shannon Bonnette	3	13	---	---	1	17
Pat Foley	---	---	8	5	---	13
Marc Rogers	---	---	4	2	4	10
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	6	6
Blake Devine	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	---	0

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Craig Downs	---	---	13	41	10	64
Rich Sparkman	23	15	---	---	18	56
Fred Preston	31	17	---	---	3	51
Kurt Bensen	28	16	---	---	5	49
Roman Schroeder	---	---	13	31	5	49
Junior El Nino	---	---	9	36	2	47
Oliver Brooks	---	---	10	30	7	47
Zach Reed	---	---	12	34	---	46
Nicky Doyle	---	---	11	30	4	45
Alvin Gordon	---	---	12	32	1	45
Clay Barrett	---	---	14	30	1	45
Shane Brush	22	15	---	---	7	44
Drew Ludwig	---	---	10	32	2	44
Antoine Nece	---	---	11	31	---	42
Warren McCormick	---	---	9	30	2	41
Mickey Vedros	---	---	10	18	13	41
Jessie German	23	17	---	---	---	40
Terrell Rice	---	---	14	24	2	40
Wes Schultz	23	16	---	---	---	39
Jose Hoover	12	12	---	---	15	39
Roger Sherman	12	11	---	---	16	39
Vernon Franklin	---	---	12	27	---	39
Marvin Pennock	17	14	---	---	8	39
Norman Enright	17	12	---	---	7	36
Stephen Brigham	---	---	9	26	1	36
Wendell Sands	20	12	---	---	4	36
Matthew Jeffries	---	---	9	21	6	36
Clifton Carlisle	14	8	---	---	12	34
Unknown	---	---	17	9	8	34
Jessie Lucas	22	9	---	---	2	33
Frankie Hamrick	16	12	---	---	5	33
Louie Grier	21	10	---	---	---	31
Andrew Anglewicz	---	---	7	16	8	31
Deion Lindsay	---	---	9	16	5	30
Gary Jamison	15	7	---	---	3	25
Levon Bullock	15	9	---	---	---	24
Ray Hatcher	---	---	6	13	2	21
Unknown	---	---	7	7	3	17
Travis Kennedy	10	5	---	---	---	15
Mitchell Brown	2	4	---	---	8	14
Casey Lofton	3	1	---	---	7	11
Eric Sewick	---	---	2	3	4	9
Drew Compton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Butch Schulz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Quinn Glover	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	11	23	2.1
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	53	4.1
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	11	67	6.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Harding	30	20	1	0	1	3	4	3	1
Donnie Johnston	15	12	0	0	0	0	3	1	0

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wes Schultz	16	11	3	1	0	2	1	0	0
Travis Kennedy	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	25	141	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	68	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	38	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Meier	13	9	1	81	1	34
WR Jeffrey Russell	6	5	0	47	0	30
WR Ron Reeves	5	4	0	25	0	15
RB Edgar Page	4	3	0	11	0	24
TE Arnold Sinclair	4	3	0	19	0	25
TE Courtney Poliska	4	3	0	28	0	25
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	2	0	17	0	13
WR Earnest Goldberg	2	2	0	9	0	17
RB Everett Levine	2	1	0	5	0	17
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Monty Burnett	1	0	0	0	0	15

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jose Hoover	5	5	105	3	12
RB Rich Sparkman	5	5	17	0	15
WR Jessie Lucas	3	1	2	0	9
TE Fred Preston	3	1	3	0	17
RB Gary Jamison	1	1	4	0	7
TE Casey Lofton	1	0	0	0	1
FB Roger Sherman	1	1	9	0	11
TE Clifton Carlisle	1	1	14	0	8
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	1	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	2	2	1.00	4.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Harding	1	1	1	1.00	5.23

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wes Schultz	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
Travis Kennedy	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Edgar Page	1	1	1	1.00	2.75

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.40
TE Fred Preston	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Sparkman	3	1
Wes Schultz	2	1
Gary Jamison	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Harding	8	2	2
Donnie Johnston	5	3	3

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wes Schultz	5	4	2
Travis Kennedy	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Meier	6	3	3
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	1	1
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	0	0
FB Monty Burnett	1	0	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	1
RB Everett Levine	1	0	0
WR Jeffrey Russell	1	0	0
RB Edgar Page	1	0	0

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Lucas	2	1	1
RB Rich Sparkman	2	2	1
RB Gary Jamison	1	1	0
WR Jose Hoover	1	1	1
TE Fred Preston	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,100 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,000)
End Zone 14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,100 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,000)
End Zone	14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (9,900)