Week 17, 2026

played in West Virginia, WV

36 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Hartford Whalers0333-9
West Virginia Beasts0700-7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:02 HAR - Michael Bentley 22 field goal
2Q: 02:59 WVA - Omar Shepard 52 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 04:53 HAR - Michael Bentley 25 field goal
4Q: 11:46 HAR - Michael Bentley 23 field goal

Team StatisticsHARWVA
Record6-104-12
First Downs189
- by Rushing72
- by Passing106
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards313191
- Offensive Plays6950
- Yards per Play4.543.82
Net Rushing Yards10752
- Rushing Attempts3316
- Yards per Rush3.243.25
Net Passing Yards206139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 26 - 131 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards211156
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/53/17
- Yards per Pass Play5.724.09
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions7/183/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.18.8
4th Down Conversions1/10/1
Penalties/Yards5/255/40
Punt Returns/Yards2/192/14
Kick Returns/Yards2/264/90
Interception Ret./Yards2/01/26
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits51
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/30/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 29
Time of Possession36:4223:18

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:512:26OWN 3756Interception
14:285:26OWN 261162Fumble
211:207:26OWN 271368Field Goal
22:591:10OWN 1939Punt
20:310:31OWN 25225Half
315:002:06OWN 1831Punt
311:296:43OWN 291563Field Goal
414:433:02OWN 32562Field Goal
49:491:33OWN 2935Punt
46:422:24OWN 1434Punt
43:521:50OWN 453-3Punt
40:570:57OPP 183-4Game
West Virginia Beasts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:09OWN 25845Missed FG
17:252:57OPP 39720Missed FG
214:022:42OWN 12517Punt
23:540:55OWN 47253Touchdown
21:491:18OWN 2434Punt
312:541:25OWN 343-2Punt
34:465:03OWN 20927Interception
411:411:52OWN 343-3Punt
48:161:34OWN 3737Punt
44:180:26OWN 2430Punt
42:021:05OWN 348Interception

Game MVP: Bryan McNeil, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Everett Levine16664.131920
Seth Saylor15442.931220
Bryan McNeil2-3-1.50-100
West VirginiaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
D.J. Wolf8354.381210
Jeff Meyer7162.29800
Ryan West111.00100

Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bryan McNeil35262111/5042177.2
West VirginiaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Thomas Burgess31151563/17152247.2

Receiving Statistics

HartfordCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR William Meier575410.8013170
TE Courtney Poliska57214.20290
WR Walter Malone57326.406150
RB Seth Saylor44225.503100
WR Mickey Blackwell456616.5035420
RB Everett Levine2284.00260
FB Jerry Henderson1188.00080
WR Kerry Fleischer0200.00000
West VirginiaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB D.J. Wolf44153.75680
WR Tom Grier343010.0012170
WR Harold Barber262713.5012200
RB Jeff Meyer2300.00000
WR Andrew Perrotta2112713.501140
TE Omar Shepard115252.0030521
WR Horace Huntley1255.00050

Interception Statistics

HartfordIntsYardsAvgTD
S Orlando Brisset100.000
CB Howard Beeman100.000
West VirginiaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Harvey Paul12626.000

Fumble Statistics

HartfordFumbRecovForceTD
William Meier1000
West VirginiaFumbRecovForceTD
Bert Vos0100
Mike Porter0010

Punting Statistics

HartfordPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Walter Hardy523747.444.6551
West VirginiaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Vinny Bullock626243.740.5471

Kicking Statistics

HartfordFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Michael Bentley3/30/00/0250/0
West VirginiaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jason Haney0/20/10/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
William Meier2199.50
West VirginiaRetYardsAvgTD
Conrad de Marco2147.00

Kick Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Kerry Fleischer22613.00
West VirginiaRetYardsAvgTD
Conrad de Marco36120.30
Harold Barber12929.00

Defensive Statistics

HartfordTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Cris Seal521.01129
DT Darren Lyon421.01122
DE Deone Dorff301.0517
DT Nick Baerg310.01021
CB Harry Crane310.0927
CB Warren Blake300.0715
S Richard Guthrie210.01028
OLB Phil Fordyce210.01019
CB Tom Kerr200.01223
S Orlando Brisset130.01027
CB Howard Beeman110.01524
OLB Gus Hammond100.0615
DE Harvey Gonzalez100.059
DT Ryan Kromer100.0716
WR Walter Malone10---------
S Bennie Palmer100.089
West VirginiaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Morris Comella620.01618
S Conrad de Marco600.01624
DE Jonathan Fehr500.02829
S Levon Leak401.02121
CB Harvey Paul420.01115
S Dana Ellison410.02828
OLB Brandon Grady400.02429
ILB Dominic Buchanan320.02826
OLB Cary Turner320.0119
DE Charles Tatum310.01725
CB Mike Porter310.02831
DT Mario Bell220.02425
CB Danny Chipokas210.01420
CB Albert Griffith210.01718
CB Sherman Shawwa200.02221
OLB Phillip Tate100.01919
WR Harold Barber10---------
DT Raymond Kisbany100.0911
WR Andrew Perrotta10---------
DE Bert Vos100.01011
ILB Dale Gadrinab100.066
DT Eddie Robinson010.0117

Pass Rush Statistics

HartfordSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Deone Dorff1.011017
DT Darren Lyon1.000022
ILB Cris Seal1.000029
DE Isaac McQuaig0.011025
DT Nick Baerg0.002021
DE Harvey Gonzalez0.00109
DT Ryan Kromer0.001016
DE Marco Sutter0.001017
West VirginiaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Levon Leak1.000021
OLB Brandon Grady0.020029
DE Charles Tatum0.001025
ILB Lenny Quill0.00103
DE Bert Vos0.001011

Pass Defense Statistics

HartfordCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Harry Crane31027
CB Tom Kerr31023
ILB Cris Seal20029
CB Warren Blake20015
CB Howard Beeman10124
DE Harvey Gonzalez1009
S Richard Guthrie10028
S Bennie Palmer1009
OLB Phil Fordyce10019
S Orlando Brisset01127
West VirginiaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Harvey Paul40115
CB Mike Porter40031
S Conrad de Marco30024
CB Sherman Shawwa20021
DE Charles Tatum20025
S Levon Leak20021
ILB Morris Comella20018
OLB Cary Turner2009
ILB Dominic Buchanan10026
DE Jonathan Fehr10029
CB Danny Chipokas10020
OLB Brandon Grady10029
ILB Dale Gadrinab1006
CB Albert Griffith01018

Blocking Statistics

HartfordKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rex O'Connor25030028
Randy Cox24021123
Darryl Delgado17026029
Andy O'Pope14020026
Craig Codeke13021019
Courtney Poliska13029032
Robert Bernard12112017
Max Lowe1109011
Earnest Leathers02017016
West VirginiaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Darrin Kaplan15011118
Gene Dean13010021
Percy Crane12010124
Omar Shepard1108023
Bryan Gunn02012022
Jesse Bingaman01013131
Shannon Bonnette01011019
Adrian Watson0105017

Special Teams Statistics

HartfordTacklesSTPlays
Harry Crane311
Cris Seal211
Courtney Poliska16
Seth Saylor019
Jerry Henderson015
Edward Pruitt013
Kerry Fleischer012
Warren Blake011
Mickey Blackwell09
Gus Hammond08
William Meier08
Max Lowe08
Robert Bernard08
Dwight Robinson08
Randy Cox08
Michael Bentley07
Andy O'Pope07
Marco Sutter07
Pat Foley06
Bert Griffith06
Tom Kerr05
Bennie Palmer05
Walter Hardy05
Omar Couture04
Deone Dorff04
Raymond Dawson04
Phil Fordyce04
Donnie Johnston03
Nick Baerg03
Orlando Brisset03
Isaac McQuaig02
Ryan Kromer02
Howard Beeman02
Richard Guthrie02
Darren Lyon02
Zach Mogolov02
Rex O'Connor01
Everett Levine01
West VirginiaTacklesSTPlays
Sherman Shawwa114
Mo Osborne114
Gene Dean18
Mike Porter15
Conrad de Marco017
Daniel Gibson014
Harvey Paul011
Jeff Meyer010
Horace Huntley010
Jonathan Fehr09
Darrin Kaplan08
Shannon Bonnette08
Phillip Tate08
Willie McWilliams08
Vinny Bullock08
Dominic Buchanan07
Danny Chipokas07
Andrew Perrotta07
Omar Shepard06
Lenny Quill06
Ryan West05
Adrian Watson05
Jason Haney04
Charles Tatum04
Dana Ellison04
Mario Bell04
Harold Barber04
Raymond Kisbany04
Bert Vos04
Brandon Grady04
Percy Crane03
D.J. Wolf03
Levon Leak02
Morris Comella02
Dale Gadrinab02
Tom Grier01
Cary Turner01
Albert Griffith01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12605.0
Middle6101.7
Right13403.1
None2-3-1.5
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left451.3
Middle11393.5
Right188.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bryan McNeil35261111301
West VirginiaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Thomas Burgess31152113702

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)26221616.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)84506.3
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2131.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2111743.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)42276.8
Long (19+ Yds)415213.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR William Meier75054025
TE Courtney Poliska75021032
WR Walter Malone75032024
WR Mickey Blackwell54166112
RB Seth Saylor44022020
WR Kerry Fleischer2000012
RB Everett Levine2208028
FB Jerry Henderson1108015
West VirginiaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Andrew Perrotta112127021
WR Harold Barber62027122
WR Tom Grier43030021
RB D.J. Wolf44015025
RB Jeff Meyer3200021
WR Horace Huntley2105014
TE Omar Shepard11052123

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Seth Saylor571.402.93
Everett Levine221.004.13
Bryan McNeil1-2-2.00-1.50
West VirginiaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bryan McNeil84212.636.03
West VirginiaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Thomas Burgess1000.005.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR William Meier42143.507.71
WR Walter Malone3272.334.57
WR Kerry Fleischer1000.000.00
West VirginiaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Andrew Perrotta1000.002.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HartfordRushesConversions
Seth Saylor63
Bryan McNeil10
Everett Levine10
West VirginiaRushesConversions
D.J. Wolf11

Third Down Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompConversions
Bryan McNeil1074
West VirginiaAttCompConversions
Thomas Burgess1352

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargCatchConversions
WR Walter Malone421
RB Seth Saylor332
TE Courtney Poliska210
WR William Meier111
West VirginiaTargCatchConversions
WR Andrew Perrotta922
RB D.J. Wolf220
RB Jeff Meyer110
WR Horace Huntley100

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,000 (15,500)
End Zone10,500 (11,200)
Mezzanine6,300 (6,500)
Sideline Seats9,600 (9,900)
Club Seats14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes9,500 (9,900)