Week 12, 2023

played in Hartford, CT

58 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Vermont Mountaineers	3	14	10	3	-	30
Hartford Whalers	7	14	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 VER - Joey Ring 19 field goal
1Q: 02:58 HAR - Courtney Poliska 63 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 10:02 HAR - Everett Levine 5 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 06:51 VER - Stanley Downs 40 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 04:19 HAR - Richard Particelli 50 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 01:56 VER - Amos Morton 4 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
3Q: 11:40 VER - Joey Ring 29 field goal
3Q: 05:16 HAR - Everett Levine 25 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
3Q: 02:23 VER - Randal Brady 8 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 09:07 VER - Joey Ring 21 field goal
4Q: 00:09 HAR - Kendall Bailey 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 VER - Joey Ring 19 field goal
1Q: 02:58 HAR - Courtney Poliska 63 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 10:02 HAR - Everett Levine 5 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 06:51 VER - Stanley Downs 40 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
2Q: 04:19 HAR - Richard Particelli 50 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 01:56 VER - Amos Morton 4 pass from Horace Donovan (Joey Ring extra point)
3Q: 11:40 VER - Joey Ring 29 field goal
3Q: 05:16 HAR - Everett Levine 25 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
3Q: 02:23 VER - Randal Brady 8 run (Joey Ring extra point)
4Q: 09:07 VER - Joey Ring 21 field goal
4Q: 00:09 HAR - Kendall Bailey 18 field goal

Team Statistics VER HAR
Record 6-5 7-4
First Downs 28 22
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 23 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 521 415
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards per Play 7.55 7.03
Net Rushing Yards 74 129
- Rushing Attempts 23 25
- Yards per Rush 3.22 5.16
Net Passing Yards 447 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 28 - 0 34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 453 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.72 8.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 8/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/53 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 5/99 7/173
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:27 26:33

Team Statistics	VER	HAR
Record	6-5	7-4
First Downs	28	22
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	23	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	521	415
- Offensive Plays	69	59
- Yards per Play	7.55	7.03
Net Rushing Yards	74	129
- Rushing Attempts	23	25
- Yards per Rush	3.22	5.16
Net Passing Yards	447	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 28 - 0	34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	453	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.72	8.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	8/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/53	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	5/99	7/173
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:27	26:33

Drive Charts

Vermont Mountaineers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 22	8	76	Field Goal
1	7:59	1:50	OWN 20	5	45	Fumble
1	6:01	1:46	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
1	2:42	3:48	OWN 32	6	22	Punt
2	9:55	3:18	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	4:03	2:17	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 49	1	11	Half
3	14:32	3:00	OPP 36	7	24	Field Goal
3	5:04	2:51	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
3	0:47	6:47	OWN 12	13	84	Field Goal
4	4:30	2:47	OWN 36	6	14	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	13	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	2:52	OWN 35	6	10	Punt
1	6:09	0:08	OWN 44	1	0	Interception
1	4:15	1:33	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
2	13:54	3:59	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	6:37	2:34	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:42	OWN 32	5	26	Missed FG
3	15:00	0:28	OWN 37	1	0	Fumble
3	11:32	6:28	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
3	2:13	1:26	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	9:00	4:30	OWN 47	7	24	Missed FG
4	1:43	1:40	OWN 14	8	85	Field Goal

Game MVP: Horace Donovan, Vermont Mountaineers

Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randal Brady	11	35	3.18	10	1	1
Sherman Gerhardt	10	33	3.30	10	1	0
Horace Donovan	2	6	3.00	3	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	20	100	5.00	25	2	2
Edgar Page	5	29	5.80	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Donovan	45	28	453	1/6	2	42	0	110.7

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	34	20	286	0/0	2	63	1	93.5

Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Downs	9	15	202	22.44	41	40	1
WR Jose Robertson	6	9	74	12.33	19	19	0
WR Irving Tillman	6	10	70	11.67	3	21	0
TE Amos Morton	4	7	72	18.00	35	42	1
WR Cary Kelley	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Bryce Wallace	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Goldberg	7	12	55	7.86	7	25	0
RB Everett Levine	4	4	21	5.25	12	11	0
TE Oliver Wuerffel	3	4	58	19.33	23	35	0
WR Ron Reeves	3	5	28	9.33	0	12	0
RB Richard Particelli	1	1	50	50.00	46	50	1
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Courtney Poliska	1	5	63	63.00	54	63	1
WR Jeffrey Russell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR William Meier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Vermont	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Xavier Springs	1	0	0.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Vermont	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randal Brady	1	0	0
Ray Patton	0	1	0
Reggie Ridley	0	0	1
Juan Barlow	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Oliver Wuerffel	1	0	0
Everett Levine	1	0	0
Earnest Goldberg	0	1	0
Omar Couture	0	1	0
Tom Kerr	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Vermont	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Myers	3	100	33.3	29.0	41	3

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	2	105	52.5	43.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Vermont	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Ring	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	1/3	0/2	0/1	18	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Tillman	1	-1	-1.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Vermont	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kurt Harrison	2	43	21.5
Lamont Floyd	2	41	20.5
Cary Kelley	1	15	15.0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	7	173	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Vermont	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rickey Lowe	7	0	0.0	19	25
ILB Rickey Moss	4	0	0.0	22	29
CB Lee Warren	4	0	0.0	24	32
DT Earnest Lang	3	3	0.0	21	26
S Kurt Harrison	3	2	0.0	20	25
S Jerome Johnston	3	2	0.0	15	22
CB Xavier Springs	3	2	0.0	17	24
CB Reggie Ridley	3	1	0.0	10	20
DE Juan Barlow	3	0	0.0	19	24
ILB Walter Parrish	2	1	0.0	5	7
S Roderick Duran	2	0	0.0	17	25
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	1	2	0.0	16	20
OLB Will Demyan	1	2	0.0	6	9
TE Amos Morton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tony Poloski	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Charles Robbins	0	1	0.0	8	14

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dana Ellison	8	3	0.0	22	44
CB Omar Couture	6	2	0.0	20	36
CB Harry Crane	6	2	0.0	20	40
ILB Craig Ligeski	5	3	0.0	17	34
OLB Donnie Cortez	5	1	0.0	18	32
CB Tom Kerr	4	2	0.0	17	36
DT Nick Baerg	3	1	0.5	13	25
ILB Deion Dobler	3	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Marc Rogers	2	1	0.0	5	12
S Darnell Malicki	2	1	0.0	17	22
S Orlando Brisset	2	1	0.0	10	36
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	0	---	---	---
RB Richard Particelli	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derek McKinley	1	0	0.0	15	28
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	0.0	6	14
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	13	14
DE Roderick Urbanski	0	2	0.5	8	18
OLB Spencer Ellwood	0	1	0.0	16	23
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	0	1	0.0	3	10
DE Mickey Atkins	0	1	0.0	10	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Vermont	Hurry	PPlay
DE Juan Barlow	4	24
ILB Rickey Moss	1	29
DE Jimmie Krykhtine	1	20
DT Conrad Connell	1	10

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nick Baerg	0.5	1	0	1	25
DE Roderick Urbanski	0.5	0	0	0	18
DE Mickey Atkins	0.0	2	1	0	32
OLB Spencer Ellwood	0.0	0	2	0	23
ILB Craig Ligeski	0.0	0	1	0	34
ILB Pat Foley	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Blake Devine	0.0	0	1	0	22
S Orlando Brisset	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Vermont	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Xavier Springs	4	1	1	24
CB Reggie Ridley	3	0	0	20
CB Lee Warren	3	0	0	32
ILB Rickey Moss	2	0	0	29
S Kurt Harrison	2	0	0	25
OLB Rickey Lowe	2	0	0	25
S Jerome Johnston	1	0	0	22
ILB Walter Parrish	1	0	0	7
OLB Tony Poloski	1	0	0	6
S Roderick Duran	1	0	0	25
CB Lamont Floyd	0	1	0	24

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dana Ellison	8	0	44
CB Harry Crane	5	0	40
CB Omar Couture	3	1	36
OLB Marc Rogers	2	0	12
S Darnell Malicki	2	0	22
S Orlando Brisset	2	0	36
CB Tom Kerr	2	0	36
DE Derek McKinley	1	0	28
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	0	32
ILB Craig Ligeski	1	0	34
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Vermont	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wally Guthrie	2	6	0	22	0	40
Jamie Schroeder	2	3	1	12	0	9
Damon Anderson	1	3	0	16	0	38
Amos Morton	1	2	0	22	0	37
Zack Sanderson	0	4	0	20	0	42
Omar Roden	0	2	0	19	0	34
Steve Manifold	0	1	0	7	0	8
Desmond Harding	0	0	0	11	1	37

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rex O'Connor	4	5	24	32
Graham Donovan	3	4	21	27
Earnest Leathers	2	5	24	30
Courtney Poliska	2	2	18	20
Shannon Bonnette	1	3	23	31
Monty Burnett	1	1	13	9
William Swift	0	2	20	27
Craig Codeke	0	2	5	9
Oliver Wuerffel	0	1	11	17

Special Teams Tackles

Vermont	Tackles	STPlays
Randal Brady	2	21
Otis Frederick	2	18
Reggie Ridley	1	20
Jerome Johnston	1	18
Randy Becht	1	17
Bryce Wallace	1	17
Sherman Gerhardt	1	8

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Earnest Goldberg	3	8
Ron Reeves	1	16
Kerry Fleischer	1	16
Edgar Page	1	6

Participation

Vermont	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Horace Donovan	23	46	---	---	---	69
Amos Morton	22	37	---	---	6	65
Zack Sanderson	20	42	---	---	3	65
Wally Guthrie	22	40	---	---	---	62
Lee Warren	---	---	24	32	2	58
Jerome Johnston	---	---	15	22	18	55
Damon Anderson	16	38	---	---	---	54
Rickey Moss	---	---	22	29	3	54
Lamont Floyd	---	---	21	24	9	54
Omar Roden	19	34	---	---	---	53
Kurt Harrison	---	---	20	25	8	53
Desmond Harding	11	37	---	---	3	51
Irving Tillman	16	33	---	---	2	51
Reggie Ridley	---	---	10	20	20	50
Randal Brady	12	16	---	---	21	49
Stanley Downs	16	32	---	---	---	48
Earnest Lang	---	---	21	26	---	47
Rickey Lowe	---	---	19	25	3	47
Sherman Gerhardt	11	26	---	---	8	45
Juan Barlow	---	---	19	24	2	45
Roderick Duran	---	---	17	25	2	44
Xavier Springs	---	---	17	24	2	43
Cary Kelley	7	18	---	---	15	40
Jose Robertson	12	26	---	---	2	40
Jimmie Krykhtine	---	---	16	20	4	40
Otis Frederick	7	9	---	---	18	34
Randy Becht	6	10	---	---	17	33
Randall Barlow	4	16	---	---	11	31
Jamie Schroeder	12	9	---	---	6	27
Bryce Wallace	2	7	---	---	17	26
Charles Robbins	---	---	8	14	3	25
Walter Parrish	---	---	5	7	13	25
Will Demyan	---	---	6	9	9	24
Morris Folau	---	---	9	14	---	23
Steve Manifold	7	8	---	---	6	21
Bill Segas	4	12	---	---	3	19
Conrad Connell	---	---	9	10	---	19
Riddick Allen	---	---	6	10	3	19
Ray Patton	---	---	4	8	3	15
Ellis Sevcik	1	6	---	---	6	13
Tony Poloski	---	---	7	6	---	13
Joey Ring	0	0	---	---	10	10
Vinny Abner	3	4	---	---	---	7
Tito Walker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lester Myers	0	0	---	---	3	3
R.J. Williamson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harry Crane	---	---	20	40	16	76
Tom Kerr	---	---	17	36	16	69
Dana Ellison	---	---	22	44	1	67
Donnie Johnston	25	34	---	---	---	59
Omar Couture	---	---	20	36	3	59
Shannon Bonnette	23	31	---	---	5	59
Rex O'Connor	24	32	---	---	---	56
Earnest Goldberg	19	28	---	---	8	55
Earnest Leathers	24	30	---	---	---	54
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	16	23	15	54
Craig Ligeski	---	---	17	34	2	53
Donnie Cortez	---	---	18	32	2	52
William Swift	20	27	---	---	2	49
Orlando Brisset	---	---	10	36	3	49
Graham Donovan	21	27	---	---	---	48
Courtney Poliska	18	20	---	---	10	48
Derek McKinley	---	---	15	28	3	46
Darnell Malicki	---	---	17	22	6	45
Mickey Atkins	---	---	10	32	2	44
Ron Reeves	11	16	---	---	16	43
Nick Baerg	---	---	13	25	4	42
Richard Particelli	5	14	---	---	21	40
Everett Levine	20	20	---	---	---	40
Blake Devine	---	---	11	22	2	35
William Meier	10	18	---	---	6	34
Oliver Wuerffel	11	17	---	---	4	32
Kerry Fleischer	7	8	---	---	16	31
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	8	18	5	31
Marc Rogers	---	---	5	12	12	29
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	13	14	1	28
Monty Burnett	13	9	---	---	5	27
Jeffrey Russell	3	6	---	---	18	27
Arnold Sinclair	3	4	---	---	18	25
Deion Dobler	---	---	7	13	1	21
Edgar Page	5	10	---	---	6	21
Morris Lucas	---	---	5	15	1	21
Pat Foley	---	---	6	14	---	20
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	3	10	6	19
Harvey Barge	5	7	---	---	4	16
Craig Codeke	5	9	---	---	---	14
Brady Sluiter	1	4	---	---	5	10
Artie Keating	2	3	---	---	5	10
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	3	3
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	6	11	1.8
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	59	5.9
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	10	56	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Donovan	45	28	8	2	4	1	7	1	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	34	20	4	2	2	2	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	110	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	171	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	6	168	16.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	170	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	116	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Downs	15	9	3	202	6	32
WR Irving Tillman	10	6	1	70	1	33
WR Jose Robertson	9	6	0	74	0	26
TE Amos Morton	7	4	0	72	1	37
WR Cary Kelley	2	1	0	18	0	18
RB Sherman Gerhardt	1	1	0	8	0	26
WR Bryce Wallace	1	1	0	9	0	7

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg	12	7	0	55	1	28
WR Ron Reeves	5	3	1	28	0	16
TE Courtney Poliska	5	1	0	63	1	20
TE Oliver Wuerffel	4	3	0	58	1	17
RB Everett Levine	4	4	0	21	0	20
RB Richard Particelli	1	1	0	50	1	14
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	0	11	0	8
WR Jeffrey Russell	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR William Meier	1	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randal Brady	5	10	2.00	3.18

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	3	18	6.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Donovan	9	3	15	1.67	10.07

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	3	2	9	3.00	8.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stanley Downs	4	1	4	1.00	13.47
TE Amos Morton	3	1	4	1.33	10.29
WR Jose Robertson	1	1	7	7.00	8.22
WR Irving Tillman	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.58
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	10	10.00	5.60
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	0	0.00	12.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Vermont	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Gerhardt	2	2
Randal Brady	2	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	2	2
Edgar Page	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Vermont	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Donovan	10	8	6

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Vermont	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Downs	4	3	3
WR Jose Robertson	3	3	2
WR Irving Tillman	3	2	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Oliver Wuerffel	3	2	2
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	1	1
RB Richard Particelli	1	1	1
WR Ron Reeves	1	0	0
RB Everett Levine	1	1	1
WR Jeffrey Russell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,000 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,800 (21,500)
End Zone 13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,000 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,800 (21,500)
End Zone	13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,800)