Wild Card Playoff Games, 2024

played in Hartford, CT

46 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Fresno Warthogs1421710-52
Hartford Whalers01407-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 FRE - Marc Noe 1 run (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
1Q: 00:05 FRE - Ernie Gregoire 10 pass from Albert Schwartz (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
2Q: 13:20 FRE - Marc Noe 8 run (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
2Q: 08:42 HAR - Oliver Wuerffel 7 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 06:32 FRE - Roman Peckham 2 run (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
2Q: 03:40 FRE - Dwayne Wells 52 fumble return (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
2Q: 01:20 HAR - Kerry Fleischer 17 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
3Q: 09:52 FRE - Emmanuel Doggett 87 pass from Albert Schwartz (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
4Q: 14:35 HAR - Ron Reeves 9 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 06:44 FRE - Karl Oksenberg 30 field goal
4Q: 04:29 FRE - Bernard Strong 19 pass from Albert Schwartz (Karl Oksenberg extra point)

Team StatisticsFREHAR
Record10-712-5
First Downs1924
- by Rushing85
- by Passing1118
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards437383
- Offensive Plays5982
- Yards per Play7.414.67
Net Rushing Yards11169
- Rushing Attempts2717
- Yards per Rush4.114.06
Net Passing Yards326314
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 15 - 064 - 34 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards332318
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/4
- Yards per Pass Play10.194.83
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions4/126/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.17.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/3512/83
Punt Returns/Yards3/351/4
Kick Returns/Yards3/735/119
Interception Ret./Yards2/240/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits63
- Red Zone TDs/FGs5/13/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 26
Time of Possession28:3431:26

Drive Charts

Fresno Warthogs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:24OWN 3133Punt
112:442:4450750Touchdown
18:044:48OWN 29823Punt
11:401:40OPP 44544Touchdown
213:470:37OPP 28228Touchdown
28:312:07OWN 38462Touchdown
21:101:10OWN 22218Half
313:571:26OWN 36427Punt
310:411:03OWN 6394Touchdown
35:222:17OWN 2031Punt
32:341:23OWN 53-1Punt
414:242:13OWN 2632Punt
48:281:50OWN 34753Field Goal
45:150:57OPP 20220Touchdown
42:171:51OPP 4338Missed FG
Hartford Whalers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:360:52OWN 94-4Punt
110:001:56OWN 3532Punt
13:161:36OWN 733Punt
215:001:13OWN 312-5Interception
213:104:39OWN 46954Touchdown
26:242:55OWN 201332Fumble
23:292:19OWN 33867Touchdown
315:001:03OWN 203-1Punt
312:311:50OWN 20426Punt
39:384:16OWN 9840Punt
33:050:31OWN 3330Punt
31:111:47OPP 38438Touchdown
412:113:43OWN 191152Interception
46:381:23OWN 2040Downs
44:182:01OWN 20530Fumble
40:260:26OWN 42112Game

Game MVP: Albert Schwartz, Fresno Warthogs

Rushing Statistics

FresnoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marc Noe13372.85902
Roman Peckham11585.272031
Albert Schwartz2126.00800
Luther Kubis144.00400
HartfordAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Everett Levine11534.821330
Keith Keefe6162.67600

Passing Statistics

FresnoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Albert Schwartz31153321/63870119.2
HartfordAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donnie Johnston64343181/4323269.6

Receiving Statistics

FresnoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernard Strong478621.5031271
WR Ernie Gregoire49276.750101
TE Emmanuel Doggett3612943.00108871
WR Derrick McGregor133939.003390
RB Roman Peckham1177.00070
FB Marc Noe1244.00040
WR Neal Egbert134040.0022400
HartfordCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR William Meier9119410.4429180
WR Kerry Fleischer814799.8812201
WR Ron Reeves58469.2011111
WR Jeffrey Russell413348.508180
TE Courtney Poliska310165.330130
TE Oliver Wuerffel22136.50571
RB Everett Levine122323.0016230
RB Keith Keefe1255.00050
RB Edgar Page1188.00080
TE Arnold Sinclair0100.00000

Interception Statistics

FresnoIntsYardsAvgTD
S Keith Porter22412.000
HartfordIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

FresnoFumbRecovForceTD
Dwayne Wells0101
Roger Graham0100
Mercury Hancock0010
Dana Schulz0010
HartfordFumbRecovForceTD
Donnie Johnston1000
Jeffrey Russell1000

Punting Statistics

FresnoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Leo Diaz626243.739.7512
HartfordPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Randy Page735450.642.7623

Kicking Statistics

FresnoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Karl Oksenberg1/20/10/1307/7
HartfordFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kendall Bailey0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

FresnoRetYardsAvgTD
Mercury Hancock33511.70
HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Reeves144.00

Kick Return Statistics

FresnoRetYardsAvgTD
Derrick McGregor25527.50
Bernard Strong11818.00
HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Reeves38227.30
Kerry Fleischer23718.50

Defensive Statistics

FresnoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Keith Porter710.01548
CB Mercury Hancock540.01354
ILB Arnold Paswater520.01150
DT Roman King410.01447
OLB Leonard Fuqua410.01140
S Rusty Shapiro330.01458
CB Dwayne Wells330.01141
OLB Roger Graham320.01743
DT O.J. Poston310.0831
DE Dana Schulz211.0727
CB Steve Jackson210.01246
OLB T.J. Delgado200.0411
S Jamal Schwartz110.0728
DE R.J. England100.01040
OLB Jim Spolane100.0122
DT Marshall Kinney100.0318
DT Daniel Cooney010.0733
DE Morris Diamond010.01038
HartfordTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Richard Guthrie700.02531
CB Tom Kerr601.02024
CB Harry Crane410.02327
ILB Deion Dobler310.0123
OLB Gus Hammond300.02125
ILB Craig Ligeski220.01629
DE Harvey Gonzalez220.01018
DE Isaac McQuaig210.01714
OLB Marc Rogers200.056
FB Monty Burnett20---------
ILB Morris Comella120.01518
DT Nick Baerg110.01411
S Orlando Brisset110.02024
S Darnell Malicki100.01115
S Dana Ellison100.099
TE Courtney Poliska10---------
DT Ryan Kromer100.01521

Pass Rush Statistics

FresnoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dana Schulz1.000027
DT Roman King0.003047
DE R.J. England0.003040
DE Morris Diamond0.001138
DT Daniel Cooney0.001033
DE Chris Matthews0.001025
DT Marshall Kinney0.001018
OLB Leonard Fuqua0.001040
HartfordSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Tom Kerr1.000024
OLB Donnie Cortez0.001015
ILB Pat Foley0.001014
DE Mickey Atkins0.001016
DT Ryan Kromer0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

FresnoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mercury Hancock52054
ILB Arnold Paswater51050
CB Dwayne Wells41041
OLB Leonard Fuqua40040
OLB Roger Graham31043
S Keith Porter30248
S Rusty Shapiro22058
DT Roman King20047
CB Steve Jackson20046
OLB Jim Spolane20022
S Jamal Schwartz11028
OLB T.J. Delgado10011
DE Chris Matthews01025
HartfordCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tom Kerr41024
CB Harry Crane30027
S Richard Guthrie21031
ILB Craig Ligeski12029
OLB Marc Rogers1006
ILB Deion Dobler1003
S Darnell Malicki10015
DE Isaac McQuaig10014
ILB Morris Comella10018
OLB Gus Hammond01025
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz01016

Blocking Statistics

FresnoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Charlie Rivera37120122
Marc Noe33127029
Russell Winslett14021024
Charles Footman14025027
Maurice Thomason120708
Gary Weber02020024
Chuck Dorgan020808
Nate Yaros0107010
Justin Borders010205
HartfordKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rex O'Connor23117063
Courtney Poliska23015052
Earnest Leathers15015059
Shannon Bonnette02015153
William Swift02012054
J.T. Neimeyer0105011
Graham Donovan01014046

Special Teams Tackles

FresnoTacklesSTPlays
Bernard Strong223
Mercury Hancock219
Marc Noe128
Chad Springer121
HartfordTacklesSTPlays
Ron Reeves223
Everett Levine27
Kerry Fleischer116
J.T. Neimeyer17

Participation

FresnoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mercury Hancock------13541986
Marc Noe2729------2884
Dwayne Wells------11412981
Bernard Strong2529------2377
Rusty Shapiro------1458274
Emmanuel Doggett2426------1868
Keith Porter------1548---63
Roman King------1447162
Roger Graham------1743161
Arnold Paswater------1150---61
Albert Schwartz2732---------59
Steve Jackson------1246---58
R.J. England------1040252
Charles Footman2527---------52
Leonard Fuqua------1140---51
Russell Winslett2124------550
Morris Diamond------1038250
Derrick McGregor1512------2047
Kelvin Russ1924------144
Gary Weber2024---------44
Daniel Cooney------733242
Charlie Rivera2022---------42
Jamal Schwartz------728742
Don Ricci1322------742
O.J. Poston------831---39
Chris Matthews------725638
Dana Schulz------727337
Ernie Gregoire1420------236
Jim Spolane------1221134
Heath Kangas------5151333
Erik Borders28------2030
Nate Yaros710------825
Marshall Kinney------318425
Chad Springer01------2122
Jamal Porter68------822
Roman Peckham129---------21
Maurice Thomason78------318
Neal Egbert23------1217
Chuck Dorgan88---------16
Justin Borders25------815
T.J. Delgado------411---15
Karl Oksenberg00------1111
Leo Diaz00------66
Luther Kubis11------35
Teddy Wisbey00------22
Donovan Daniels00---------0
HartfordRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Donnie Johnston1765---------82
Rex O'Connor1763---------80
Earnest Leathers1559---------74
Courtney Poliska1552------673
Shannon Bonnette1553------472
Richard Guthrie------25311470
William Swift1254------167
Kerry Fleischer1238------1666
Harry Crane------23271565
Ron Reeves536------2364
Graham Donovan1446------262
Keith Keefe627------2558
William Meier1034------1458
Everett Levine1138------756
Jeffrey Russell532------1451
Arnold Sinclair723------2050
Orlando Brisset------2024650
Monty Burnett921------1949
Gus Hammond------2125147
Craig Ligeski------1629247
Morris Comella------15181447
Tom Kerr------2024145
Ryan Kromer------1521137
Isaac McQuaig------1714334
Mickey Atkins------1716---33
Morris Lucas------1016632
Craig Codeke321------731
Dana Ellison------991331
Harvey Gonzalez------1018331
Pat Foley------1214430
Donnie Cortez------1315129
Marc Rogers------561829
Eugene Liszkiewicz------1216129
Darnell Malicki------1115329
Nick Baerg------1411328
J.T. Neimeyer511------723
Artie Keating212------721
Oliver Wuerffel414------220
Deion Dobler------123116
Brady Sluiter26------715
Edgar Page110---------11
Randy Page00------77
Roderick Urbanski------0066
Kendall Bailey00------44
Deion Owens00---------0
Graham Walker00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8334.1
Middle12715.9
Right771.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6284.7
Middle7355.0
Right461.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

FresnoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Albert Schwartz31157336400
HartfordAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donnie Johnston643423591112

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)16816910.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)9612413.8
Long (19+ Yds)61396.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1100.0
Short (0-8 Yds)30201625.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)25131566.2
Long (19+ Yds)8000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

FresnoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ernie Gregoire94027020
WR Bernard Strong74086329
TE Emmanuel Doggett631129226
WR Derrick McGregor31139112
WR Neal Egbert3114013
FB Marc Noe2104029
RB Roman Peckham110709
HartfordTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kerry Fleischer148279138
WR Jeffrey Russell134134032
WR William Meier119194034
TE Courtney Poliska103016052
WR Ron Reeves85146036
TE Oliver Wuerffel22013014
RB Everett Levine21023138
RB Keith Keefe2105027
RB Edgar Page1108010
TE Arnold Sinclair1000023

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

FresnoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Roman Peckham231.505.27
Marc Noe294.502.85
HartfordAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Keith Keefe144.002.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

FresnoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Albert Schwartz73334.7110.71
HartfordAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Donnie Johnston444210.504.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

FresnoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ernie Gregoire31103.333.00
TE Emmanuel Doggett2000.0021.50
WR Bernard Strong111919.0012.29
FB Marc Noe1144.002.00
HartfordTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Oliver Wuerffel1177.006.50
WR Ron Reeves1199.005.75
WR Kerry Fleischer111717.005.64
WR William Meier1199.008.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

FresnoRushesConversions
Marc Noe31
Albert Schwartz11
Luther Kubis10
HartfordRushesConversions
Everett Levine11
Keith Keefe11

Third Down Passing Statistics

FresnoAttCompConversions
Albert Schwartz622
HartfordAttCompConversions
Donnie Johnston1344

Third Down Receiving Statistics

FresnoTargCatchConversions
WR Ernie Gregoire311
WR Bernard Strong100
TE Emmanuel Doggett111
WR Neal Egbert100
HartfordTargCatchConversions
WR Jeffrey Russell400
TE Courtney Poliska300
WR Ron Reeves211
WR William Meier222
TE Oliver Wuerffel111
WR Kerry Fleischer100

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,000 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck17,400 (21,500)
End Zone13,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine7,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats11,300 (13,800)
Club Seats7,800 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes3,800 (4,800)