Week 17, 2023

played in Hartford, CT

36 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	0	10	7	3	-	20
Hartford Whalers	10	10	3	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 HAR - Kendall Bailey 42 field goal
1Q: 05:31 HAR - Everett Levine 8 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 10:20 WVA - Wayne Curie 23 field goal
2Q: 03:30 HAR - Everett Levine 2 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 02:13 WVA - Bernard Strong 10 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
2Q: 00:06 HAR - Kendall Bailey 50 field goal
3Q: 12:06 WVA - Richie Tanner 3 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
3Q: 04:04 HAR - Kendall Bailey 24 field goal
4Q: 15:00 WVA - Wayne Curie 18 field goal
4Q: 07:55 HAR - Kendall Bailey 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 HAR - Kendall Bailey 42 field goal
1Q: 05:31 HAR - Everett Levine 8 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 10:20 WVA - Wayne Curie 23 field goal
2Q: 03:30 HAR - Everett Levine 2 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 02:13 WVA - Bernard Strong 10 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
2Q: 00:06 HAR - Kendall Bailey 50 field goal
3Q: 12:06 WVA - Richie Tanner 3 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
3Q: 04:04 HAR - Kendall Bailey 24 field goal
4Q: 15:00 WVA - Wayne Curie 18 field goal
4Q: 07:55 HAR - Kendall Bailey 37 field goal

Team Statistics WVA HAR
Record 6-10 11-5
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 311 357
- Offensive Plays 52 62
- Yards per Play 5.98 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 79 131
- Rushing Attempts 23 31
- Yards per Rush 3.43 4.23
Net Passing Yards 232 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 7.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/34 9/63
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 5/45
Kick Returns/Yards 5/125 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 25:41 34:19

Team Statistics	WVA	HAR
Record	6-10	11-5
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	311	357
- Offensive Plays	52	62
- Yards per Play	5.98	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	79	131
- Rushing Attempts	23	31
- Yards per Rush	3.43	4.23
Net Passing Yards	232	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	7.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/34	9/63
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	5/45
Kick Returns/Yards	5/125	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	25:41	34:19

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	2:32	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
1	5:22	1:07	OWN 29	2	10	Fumble
1	2:06	6:54	OWN 34	13	60	Field Goal
2	7:07	1:39	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:20	1:15	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	8:14	1:19	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	3:59	4:07	OWN 32	6	67	Field Goal
4	11:19	1:05	OWN 25	4	-10	Punt
4	7:47	1:55	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	2:33	1:24	OWN 7	6	28	Downs

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 29	9	46	Field Goal
1	7:21	1:59	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
1	4:15	2:09	OPP 39	3	-18	Punt
2	10:12	3:05	OWN 35	6	16	Punt
2	5:28	2:08	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	2:05	2:05	OWN 18	3	49	Field Goal
3	12:00	3:46	OWN 34	6	28	Punt
3	6:55	2:56	OWN 42	5	51	Field Goal
4	14:52	3:33	OWN 22	5	5	Punt
4	10:14	2:27	OPP 40	4	20	Field Goal
4	5:52	3:19	OWN 21	6	19	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 35	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Donnie Johnston, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Galloway	17	64	3.76	13	2
Richie Tanner	4	2	0.50	2	0
Peter Van Verth	2	13	6.50	8	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Page	15	76	5.07	31	3	0
Everett Levine	12	46	3.83	10	1	1
Donnie Johnston	4	9	2.25	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	26	18	247	3/15	2	67	0	125.0

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	27	19	250	4/24	1	36	0	111.6

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Thomason	3	3	71	23.67	25	51	0
WR Burt Terry	3	3	19	6.33	4	11	0
WR Howard Thelwell	3	4	36	12.00	6	26	0
WR Bernard Strong	2	4	77	38.50	60	67	1
RB Richie Tanner	2	3	12	6.00	3	9	1
FB Bryce Burgess	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Greg Galloway	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Willie Malone	1	1	27	27.00	23	27	0
WR Nicky Rickman	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Tito Dabbs	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Courtney Poliska	5	6	91	18.20	56	33	0
WR Earnest Goldberg	4	4	79	19.75	12	30	0
WR William Meier	4	5	42	10.50	23	36	0
RB Everett Levine	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	1
TE Arnold Sinclair	2	5	7	3.50	0	6	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	2	14	14.00	7	14	0
WR Jeffrey Russell	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Richard Particelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Force
Burt Terry	1	0
Don Streets	0	1
Shawn Coronado	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kerry Fleischer	1	0	0
Edgar Page	1	0	0
Craig Codeke	0	1	0
Arnold Sinclair	0	1	0
Nick Olivo	0	1	0
Donnie Cortez	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	5	218	43.6	34.6	50	1

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	5	242	48.4	35.2	61	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Curie	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Thelwell	2	26	13.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	5	45	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Thomason	4	109	27.3	0
Nicky Rickman	1	16	16.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	4	83	20.8	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dominic Buchanan	9	2	1.0	24	22
CB Robert Moss	8	2	1.0	24	29
S Nathan Lowe	5	1	0.0	28	24
S Harvey Ingle	4	1	0.0	24	28
CB Kevin Stanton	4	1	0.0	16	21
DE Luther Farley	3	0	1.0	19	17
DT Mario Bell	2	1	0.5	14	14
DT Fernando Greer	2	2	0.0	16	18
S Don Streets	2	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Jerome Watkins	2	0	0.0	26	20
DT Shawn Coronado	1	1	0.5	15	13
OLB Erik Smith	1	1	0.0	5	11
DT Todd Warren	1	1	0.0	14	9
OLB Michael Cibella	1	0	0.0	7	9
ILB Alex Henson	1	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Howard Clemons	1	0	0.0	9	1
CB Dominic Strong	1	0	0.0	17	19
CB Steve Griffin	1	0	0.0	16	13
DE Jonathan Fehr	0	1	0.0	13	15

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Cortez	5	2	1.0	14	21
S Dana Ellison	5	1	0.0	18	21
DT Nick Baerg	3	0	1.0	13	16
CB Tom Kerr	3	1	0.0	17	23
CB Omar Couture	3	0	0.0	20	26
ILB Pat Foley	2	0	1.0	4	4
S Orlando Brisset	2	2	0.0	19	24
DE Derek McKinley	2	1	0.0	20	25
OLB Marc Rogers	2	1	0.0	9	8
DE Harvey Gonzalez	2	1	0.0	10	16
ILB Craig Ligeski	2	0	0.0	19	22
CB Harry Crane	2	0	0.0	23	29
DE Mickey Atkins	2	0	0.0	14	13
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	1	1	0.0	8	11
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	1	0.0	3	4
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Deion Dobler	1	0	0.0	5	7
S Darnell Malicki	1	0	0.0	6	10
DT Blake Devine	1	0	0.0	12	14

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Luther Farley	1.0	0	17
ILB Dominic Buchanan	1.0	0	22
CB Robert Moss	1.0	0	29
DT Shawn Coronado	0.5	0	13
DT Mario Bell	0.5	0	14
DE Benjamin Flora	0.0	1	23

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nick Baerg	1.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Donnie Cortez	1.0	0	0	0	21
ILB Pat Foley	1.0	0	0	0	4
DE Derek McKinley	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kevin Stanton	3	1	21
CB Robert Moss	3	0	29
S Harvey Ingle	2	1	28
OLB Jerome Watkins	2	1	20
S Don Streets	2	0	22
S Nathan Lowe	2	0	24
OLB Erik Smith	1	1	11
OLB Michael Cibella	1	0	9
ILB Alex Henson	1	0	6
ILB Dominic Buchanan	1	0	22
CB Steve Griffin	1	0	13

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Donnie Cortez	3	1	21
CB Omar Couture	3	1	26
CB Tom Kerr	3	0	23
CB Harry Crane	2	0	29
S Dana Ellison	1	1	21
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1	0	17
OLB Marc Rogers	1	0	8
ILB Craig Ligeski	1	0	22
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	0	4
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	24
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	16
DE Mickey Atkins	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Todd	1	7	20	1	22
Bryce Burgess	1	2	4	0	5
Harvey Durham	1	1	14	0	27
Chester Rhodes	1	1	1	0	3
Hardy Stephens	1	1	11	0	17
Vernon Lynnwood	0	3	21	1	25
Randy Ellard	0	2	18	1	22
Dave Bates	0	2	18	0	20
Willie Malone	0	1	16	0	18
Graham Woods	0	1	9	0	2

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Donovan	3	6	1	26	2	28
Earnest Leathers	2	4	0	27	1	26
Shannon Bonnette	1	4	0	24	1	26
Rex O'Connor	1	4	0	26	0	23
Monty Burnett	1	1	0	5	0	3
William Swift	0	4	0	26	0	23
Brady Sluiter	0	1	0	5	0	7
Craig Codeke	0	1	0	5	0	8
Jessie Schwartz	0	1	0	5	0	4
Artie Keating	0	1	0	11	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Smith	5	25
Don Streets	3	21
Harvey Ingle	1	9

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Particelli	3	25
Kerry Fleischer	2	19
Jeffrey Russell	1	21
Shannon Bonnette	1	9

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harvey Ingle	---	---	24	28	9	61
Robert Moss	---	---	24	29	4	57
Don Streets	---	---	13	22	21	56
Nathan Lowe	---	---	28	24	4	56
Benjamin Flora	---	---	25	23	4	52
Vernon Lynnwood	21	25	---	---	6	52
Peter Van Verth	23	29	---	---	---	52
Greg Galloway	19	25	---	---	8	52
Willie Malone	16	18	---	---	18	52
Jerome Watkins	---	---	26	20	4	50
Dominic Buchanan	---	---	24	22	4	50
Bernard Strong	18	17	---	---	14	49
Dominic Strong	---	---	17	19	13	49
Tito Dabbs	16	17	---	---	16	49
Lamar Todd	20	22	---	---	---	42
Randy Ellard	18	22	---	---	1	41
Erik Smith	---	---	5	11	25	41
Harvey Durham	14	27	---	---	---	41
Kevin Stanton	---	---	16	21	4	41
Luther Farley	---	---	19	17	3	39
Dave Bates	18	20	---	---	---	38
Andre Thomason	15	16	---	---	6	37
Fernando Greer	---	---	16	18	3	37
Steve Griffin	---	---	16	13	8	37
Richie Tanner	11	6	---	---	17	34
Hardy Stephens	11	17	---	---	6	34
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	13	15	5	33
Howard Thelwell	9	18	---	---	5	32
Shawn Coronado	---	---	15	13	3	31
Burt Terry	7	16	---	---	7	30
Mario Bell	---	---	14	14	1	29
Todd Warren	---	---	14	9	5	28
Alex Henson	---	---	8	6	10	24
Nicky Rickman	0	7	---	---	14	21
Michael Cibella	---	---	7	9	2	18
Bryce Burgess	4	5	---	---	9	18
Graham Woods	9	2	---	---	7	18
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	8	7	2	17
Chuck Maurer	3	7	---	---	3	13
Howard Clemons	---	---	9	1	2	12
Chester Rhodes	1	3	---	---	7	11
Wayne Curie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryan Blades	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dean Dole	0	0	---	---	2	2
Devin Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Johnston	31	31	---	---	---	62
Harry Crane	---	---	23	29	8	60
Shannon Bonnette	24	26	---	---	9	59
Orlando Brisset	---	---	19	24	15	58
Courtney Poliska	24	25	---	---	8	57
Earnest Goldberg	27	27	---	---	1	55
Graham Donovan	26	28	---	---	---	54
Earnest Leathers	27	26	---	---	---	53
Richard Particelli	13	14	---	---	25	52
Derek McKinley	---	---	20	25	7	52
William Swift	26	23	---	---	3	52
Jeffrey Russell	17	14	---	---	21	52
Tom Kerr	---	---	17	23	12	52
Rex O'Connor	26	23	---	---	---	49
Omar Couture	---	---	20	26	2	48
William Meier	17	14	---	---	15	46
Craig Ligeski	---	---	19	22	2	43
Edgar Page	16	14	---	---	12	42
Dana Ellison	---	---	18	21	3	42
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	11	17	12	40
Arnold Sinclair	11	15	---	---	14	40
Donnie Cortez	---	---	14	21	3	38
Nick Baerg	---	---	13	16	6	35
Everett Levine	15	17	---	---	---	32
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	8	11	10	29
Mickey Atkins	---	---	14	13	2	29
Van Hamilton	3	6	---	---	20	29
Artie Keating	11	10	---	---	8	29
Kerry Fleischer	5	4	---	---	19	28
Marc Rogers	---	---	9	8	10	27
Blake Devine	---	---	12	14	1	27
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	10	16	---	26
Brady Sluiter	5	7	---	---	9	21
Jessie Schwartz	5	4	---	---	9	18
Nick Olivo	---	---	8	8	1	17
Darnell Malicki	---	---	6	10	---	16
Deion Dobler	---	---	5	7	1	13
Craig Codeke	5	8	---	---	---	13
Monty Burnett	5	3	---	---	4	12
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	3	4	5	12
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pat Foley	---	---	4	4	1	9
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryan Anunson	2	2	---	---	---	4
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	12	39	3.3
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	32	3.2
Middle	10	72	7.2
Right	8	29	3.6
None	3	-2	-0.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	26	18	4	1	0	4	2	1	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	27	19	5	1	2	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	145	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	25	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	77	25.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	132	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Strong	4	2	77	1	17
WR Howard Thelwell	4	3	36	1	18
WR Andre Thomason	3	3	71	1	16
WR Burt Terry	3	3	19	0	16
RB Richie Tanner	3	2	12	0	6
WR Nicky Rickman	3	1	-4	0	7
RB Greg Galloway	2	1	2	0	25
TE Tito Dabbs	2	1	2	0	17
FB Bryce Burgess	1	1	5	0	5
TE Willie Malone	1	1	27	1	18

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Courtney Poliska	6	5	0	91	2	25
TE Arnold Sinclair	5	2	1	7	0	15
WR William Meier	5	4	0	42	1	14
WR Earnest Goldberg	4	4	0	79	2	27
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	1	1	14	0	4
RB Everett Levine	2	2	0	14	0	17
WR Jeffrey Russell	2	1	0	3	0	14
RB Richard Particelli	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Galloway	4	10	2.50	3.76
Richie Tanner	4	2	0.50	0.50

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	3	3	1.00	3.83
Edgar Page	3	1	0.33	5.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	6	3	18	3.00	9.50

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	3	2	18	6.00	9.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernard Strong	2	1	10	5.00	19.25
RB Richie Tanner	2	1	3	1.50	4.00
FB Bryce Burgess	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
RB Greg Galloway	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	1	10	10.00	19.75
RB Everett Levine	1	1	8	8.00	7.00
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	0	0	0.00	1.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Tanner	2	1
Greg Galloway	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	2	1
Edgar Page	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	5	2	1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nicky Rickman	3	1	0
RB Greg Galloway	1	0	0
TE Willie Malone	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	1	1
RB Everett Levine	2	2	1
WR William Meier	2	2	1
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	1	0
WR Jeffrey Russell	1	1	1
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	0	0
TE Courtney Poliska	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (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 3,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (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	3,500 (4,800)