Week 1, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

80 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	0	3	7	10	-	20
Chicago Crusaders	3	7	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 CHI - Harvey Flynn 28 field goal
2Q: 05:37 WVA - Jason Haney 21 field goal
2Q: 03:06 CHI - Daryl Wiggins 3 pass from Don Barrett (Harvey Flynn extra point)
3Q: 15:00 WVA - Billy Joseph 89 kickoff return (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 04:08 CHI - Quentin Moss 3 pass from Don Barrett (Harvey Flynn extra point)
4Q: 10:29 WVA - Jeff Meyer 58 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
4Q: 04:09 WVA - Jason Haney 29 field goal
4Q: 01:23 CHI - Daryl Wiggins 3 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 CHI - Harvey Flynn 28 field goal
2Q: 05:37 WVA - Jason Haney 21 field goal
2Q: 03:06 CHI - Daryl Wiggins 3 pass from Don Barrett (Harvey Flynn extra point)
3Q: 15:00 WVA - Billy Joseph 89 kickoff return (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 04:08 CHI - Quentin Moss 3 pass from Don Barrett (Harvey Flynn extra point)
4Q: 10:29 WVA - Jeff Meyer 58 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
4Q: 04:09 WVA - Jason Haney 29 field goal
4Q: 01:23 CHI - Daryl Wiggins 3 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)

Team Statistics WVA CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 25
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 306 364
- Offensive Plays 65 70
- Yards per Play 4.71 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 122 142
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 4.69 4.44
Net Passing Yards 184 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 0 38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.72 5.84
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 5/46
Punt Returns/Yards 3/3 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/163 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:26 29:34

Team Statistics	WVA	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	25
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	306	364
- Offensive Plays	65	70
- Yards per Play	4.71	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	122	142
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	4.69	4.44
Net Passing Yards	184	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 0	38 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	209	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.72	5.84
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	5/46
Punt Returns/Yards	3/3	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/163	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:26	29:34

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:32	1:54	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
1	6:26	4:09	OWN 24	6	12	Punt
1	1:06	1:05	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	12:28	6:59	OWN 20	13	76	Field Goal
2	2:58	2:19	OWN 24	9	32	Fumble
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 21	1	-1	Half
3	13:00	3:39	OWN 28	7	27	Punt
3	3:58	1:23	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	1:12	1:12	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
4	11:44	1:35	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	8:06	4:03	OPP 49	7	37	Field Goal
4	1:14	1:00	OWN 24	6	17	Downs

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
1	13:29	3:57	OPP 32	6	21	Field Goal
1	7:38	1:12	OWN 22	4	18	Punt
1	2:17	1:11	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
1	0:01	2:33	OWN 35	6	29	Punt
2	5:29	2:31	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:29	OWN 44	3	15	Interception
3	14:43	1:43	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
3	9:21	5:23	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	2:35	1:23	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
4	15:00	3:16	OPP 46	6	16	Punt
4	10:09	2:03	OWN 27	4	22	Fumble
4	4:03	2:49	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 41	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Daryl Wiggins, Chicago Crusaders

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff Meyer	17	89	5.24	19	3
D.J. Wolf	7	29	4.14	13	1
Thomas Burgess	2	4	2.00	5	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daryl Wiggins	22	113	5.14	28	4	1
Joey Lodge	3	17	5.67	10	1	0
Don Barrett	3	6	2.00	5	0	0
Wendell Thingvold	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
Albert Airhart	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	34	19	209	5/25	1	58	0	84.0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Barrett	38	21	222	0/0	2	23	1	79.0

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Joseph	4	5	53	13.25	17	20	0
RB Jeff Meyer	3	7	69	23.00	55	58	1
WR Andrew Perrotta	3	8	27	9.00	8	14	0
TE Kelly Pollack	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
TE Omar Shepard	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Harold Barber	2	4	36	18.00	6	32	0
RB D.J. Wolf	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Tom Grier	1	2	5	5.00	7	5	0
FB Zack Adams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Daryl Wiggins	6	9	32	5.33	22	21	1
TE Quentin Moss	6	8	76	12.67	10	21	1
WR Derek Curtis	3	6	40	13.33	19	16	0
WR Brent Yarbrough	3	8	41	13.67	10	23	0
WR Isaac Houlihan	2	4	27	13.50	0	17	0
WR Steven Rolfe	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Wendell Thingvold	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Porter	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thomas Burgess	2	0	0
Ryan West	1	0	0
Percy Crane	0	1	0
Mike Porter	0	1	0
Mo Osborne	0	0	1
Bernard Danner	0	0	1
Dale Gadrinab	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Isaac Houlihan	1	2	0
Joey Lodge	1	0	1
Quentin Moss	1	0	0
Jerry Drain	0	1	0
Randal Meyer	0	1	0
Bennie Milnes	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	6	244	40.7	35.5	47	0

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Calvin Lin	7	290	41.4	35.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan West	3	3	1.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Blades	2	8	4.0	0
Brent Yarbrough	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joseph	3	143	47.7	1
Harold Barber	1	20	20.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Houlihan	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Dana Ellison	12	1	24	32
ILB Dominic Buchanan	6	2	27	32
CB Mike Porter	4	0	32	38
ILB Dale Gadrinab	3	2	18	13
CB Andrew Maffucci	3	1	17	25
OLB Cary Turner	3	0	19	31
S Levon Leak	2	3	25	26
DT Mario Bell	2	1	20	29
DT J.B. Young	2	1	21	20
DE Bert Vos	2	1	20	22
DE Gary Siplon	2	0	13	13
OLB Rickey Lowe	2	0	6	3
S Bernard Danner	1	3	13	17
CB Albert Griffith	1	2	18	19
DT Raymond Kisbany	1	0	13	14
DT Eddie Robinson	1	0	11	10

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jimmie Barlow	7	1	0.0	19	32
S O.J. Hou	6	3	0.0	19	27
DE Randal Meyer	5	1	1.5	24	32
DE Bennie Milnes	4	1	2.0	23	32
CB Xavier Hartman	4	2	0.0	16	34
CB Mercury Sheldon	3	0	0.0	16	28
S Jay Doub	2	2	0.0	22	35
CB Dominic Van Hoose	2	1	0.0	20	29
S Randy Rodriguez	2	0	0.0	11	24
ILB Dean Mage	2	0	0.0	4	8
CB Karl Heath	2	0	0.0	10	11
DT Tim Sacco	1	0	1.0	14	24
OLB Fred Shenkarow	1	1	0.5	14	17
OLB Phil Culver	1	3	0.0	18	19
CB Brad Berryhill	1	2	0.0	9	11
ILB Nolan Tisdale	1	2	0.0	7	7
OLB Leland Sherman	1	1	0.0	12	22
WR Derek Curtis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Freddie Shackelford	1	0	0.0	6	1
DT Tito Reed	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Brett Price	1	0	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mario Bell	1	0	29
DT Raymond Kisbany	1	0	14
DE Jonathan Fehr	0	1	20
DT J.B. Young	0	1	20

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennie Milnes	2.0	0	1	4	32
DE Randal Meyer	1.5	0	1	3	32
DT Tim Sacco	1.0	1	1	0	24
OLB Fred Shenkarow	0.5	0	0	0	17
DT Tito Reed	0.0	0	1	0	7
CB Xavier Hartman	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dana Ellison	5	2	0	32
OLB Cary Turner	4	0	0	31
CB Mike Porter	3	2	1	38
CB Andrew Maffucci	3	0	0	25
ILB Dominic Buchanan	2	1	0	32
S Bernard Danner	2	0	0	17
S Levon Leak	1	1	0	26
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	0	13
CB Sherman Shawwa	0	1	0	28
CB Albert Griffith	0	1	0	19

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Xavier Hartman	4	0	34
CB Mercury Sheldon	3	2	28
ILB Jimmie Barlow	2	1	32
S O.J. Hou	2	0	27
ILB Dean Mage	2	0	8
S Jay Doub	2	0	35
CB Karl Heath	1	1	11
CB Dominic Van Hoose	1	0	29
S Randy Rodriguez	1	0	24
OLB Brett Price	1	0	4
OLB Leland Sherman	0	2	22
DE Randal Meyer	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darrin Kaplan	4	9	1	24	0	35
Percy Crane	2	5	0	19	0	35
Shannon Bonnette	2	3	0	24	1	33
Bryan Gunn	1	2	0	12	1	21
Jesse Bingaman	1	1	0	11	0	12
Kelly Pollack	0	2	0	15	0	21
Tyrus Sanford	0	1	0	16	2	24
Gene Dean	0	1	0	22	1	31

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brock Colon	2	6	26	32
Jerry Drain	2	4	17	21
Broderick Green	1	6	28	36
D.J. Burks	1	4	31	33
Alvin Sullivan	1	4	25	28
Troy Sipes	1	2	10	16
Albert Airhart	1	1	20	16
Damon Perron	0	2	23	24

Special Teams Statistics

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Osborne	2	17
Albert Griffith	1	22
Frank Newton	1	18
Omar Shepard	1	9
D.J. Wolf	1	9
Ryan West	0	25
Billy Joseph	0	17
Rickey Lowe	0	16
Horace Huntley	0	14
Andrew Maffucci	0	11
Kelly Pollack	0	11
Bernard Danner	0	10
Zack Adams	0	8
Bryan Gunn	0	8
Jesse Bingaman	0	8
Vinny Bullock	0	8
Jason Haney	0	7
Willie McWilliams	0	7
Dale Gadrinab	0	7
Gene Dean	0	6
Darrin Kaplan	0	5
Harold Barber	0	5
Charles Tatum	0	4
Mario Bell	0	4
Andrew Perrotta	0	4
Gary Siplon	0	3
Jonathan Fehr	0	3
Shannon Bonnette	0	3
J.B. Young	0	3
Cary Turner	0	3
Bert Vos	0	2
Eddie Robinson	0	2
Sherman Shawwa	0	1
Dominic Buchanan	0	1
Levon Leak	0	1
Tom Grier	0	1
Raymond Kisbany	0	1
Jeff Meyer	0	1
Mike Porter	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Lodge	3	24
Brad Berryhill	1	16
Daryl Wiggins	1	12
O.J. Hou	1	4
Wendell Thingvold	0	17
Albert Airhart	0	17
Heath Musselman	0	16
Fred Shenkarow	0	11
Quentin Moss	0	11
Pat Sawyer	0	11
Phil Culver	0	9
Andre Blades	0	9
Brock Colon	0	8
Jerry Drain	0	8
Troy Sipes	0	8
Randy Rodriguez	0	8
Calvin Lin	0	7
Mercury Sheldon	0	7
Damon Perron	0	7
Xavier Hartman	0	7
Dean Mage	0	7
Brett Price	0	7
Harvey Flynn	0	6
D.J. Burks	0	6
Tito Reed	0	6
Tim Sacco	0	5
Freddie Shackelford	0	4
Isaac Houlihan	0	4
Jimmie Barlow	0	4
Nolan Tisdale	0	4
Randal Meyer	0	3
Bennie Milnes	0	2
Dominic Van Hoose	0	2
Kurt Perez	0	2
Jay Doub	0	2
Derek Curtis	0	1
Brent Yarbrough	0	1
Skip Tadlock	0	1
Leland Sherman	0	1
Karl Heath	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	4	19	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	65	5.9
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	7	36	5.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	34	19	3	2	0	7	5	7	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Barrett	38	21	3	3	1	8	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	66	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	45	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	32	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	52	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	129	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andrew Perrotta	8	3	27	0	17
RB Jeff Meyer	7	3	69	1	26
WR Billy Joseph	5	4	53	1	18
WR Harold Barber	4	2	36	1	22
FB Zack Adams	2	0	0	0	15
TE Kelly Pollack	2	2	6	0	21
TE Omar Shepard	2	2	7	0	20
WR Tom Grier	2	1	5	0	29
RB D.J. Wolf	2	2	6	0	13

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Daryl Wiggins	9	6	0	32	1	33
TE Quentin Moss	8	6	0	76	1	29
WR Brent Yarbrough	8	3	0	41	1	16
WR Derek Curtis	6	3	0	40	0	31
WR Isaac Houlihan	4	2	1	27	0	34
WR Steven Rolfe	2	1	0	6	0	6
TE Wendell Thingvold	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Meyer	3	6	2.00	5.24
D.J. Wolf	2	7	3.50	4.14

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daryl Wiggins	8	33	4.13	5.14
Wendell Thingvold	1	2	2.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	3	1	8	2.67	6.15

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Barrett	4	3	9	2.25	5.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeff Meyer	2	1	8	4.00	9.86
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	0	0	0.00	3.38

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Daryl Wiggins	2	2	6	3.00	3.56
TE Quentin Moss	2	1	3	1.50	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Meyer	2	1
Thomas Burgess	1	0
D.J. Wolf	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Daryl Wiggins	2	2
Joey Lodge	1	0
Don Barrett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	12	7	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Barrett	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jeff Meyer	5	2	1
WR Andrew Perrotta	3	2	2
WR Billy Joseph	2	1	1
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	0
WR Harold Barber	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Daryl Wiggins	4	3	0
WR Brent Yarbrough	3	0	0
WR Derek Curtis	1	1	1
TE Quentin Moss	1	1	1
WR Isaac Houlihan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,400 (16,800)
End Zone 6,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine 3,400 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 5,300 (10,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,400 (16,800)
End Zone	6,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine	3,400 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	5,300 (10,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (8,700)