Week 17, 2026

played in West Virginia, WV

36 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	3	3	3	-	9
West Virginia Beasts	0	7	0	0	-	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

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 Statistics HAR WVA
Record 6-10 4-12
First Downs 18 9
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 313 191
- Offensive Plays 69 50
- Yards per Play 4.54 3.82
Net Rushing Yards 107 52
- Rushing Attempts 33 16
- Yards per Rush 3.24 3.25
Net Passing Yards 206 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 1 31 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 211 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.72 4.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/26 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:42 23:18

Team Statistics	HAR	WVA
Record	6-10	4-12
First Downs	18	9
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	313	191
- Offensive Plays	69	50
- Yards per Play	4.54	3.82
Net Rushing Yards	107	52
- Rushing Attempts	33	16
- Yards per Rush	3.24	3.25
Net Passing Yards	206	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 1	31 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	211	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.72	4.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/26	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:42	23:18

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:51	2:26	OWN 37	5	6	Interception
1	4:28	5:26	OWN 26	11	62	Fumble
2	11:20	7:26	OWN 27	13	68	Field Goal
2	2:59	1:10	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 25	2	25	Half
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
3	11:29	6:43	OWN 29	15	63	Field Goal
4	14:43	3:02	OWN 32	5	62	Field Goal
4	9:49	1:33	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	6:42	2:24	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	3:52	1:50	OWN 45	3	-3	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 18	3	-4	Game

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:09	OWN 25	8	45	Missed FG
1	7:25	2:57	OPP 39	7	20	Missed FG
2	14:02	2:42	OWN 12	5	17	Punt
2	3:54	0:55	OWN 47	2	53	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:18	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	12:54	1:25	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
3	4:46	5:03	OWN 20	9	27	Interception
4	11:41	1:52	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
4	8:16	1:34	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
4	4:18	0:26	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	2:02	1:05	OWN 3	4	8	Interception

Game MVP: Bryan McNeil, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Levine	16	66	4.13	19	2
Seth Saylor	15	44	2.93	12	2
Bryan McNeil	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
D.J. Wolf	8	35	4.38	12	1
Jeff Meyer	7	16	2.29	8	0
Ryan West	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan McNeil	35	26	211	1/5	0	42	1	77.2

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	31	15	156	3/17	1	52	2	47.2

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR William Meier	5	7	54	10.80	13	17
TE Courtney Poliska	5	7	21	4.20	2	9
WR Walter Malone	5	7	32	6.40	6	15
RB Seth Saylor	4	4	22	5.50	3	10
WR Mickey Blackwell	4	5	66	16.50	35	42
RB Everett Levine	2	2	8	4.00	2	6
FB Jerry Henderson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Kerry Fleischer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB D.J. Wolf	4	4	15	3.75	6	8	0
WR Tom Grier	3	4	30	10.00	12	17	0
WR Harold Barber	2	6	27	13.50	12	20	0
RB Jeff Meyer	2	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	11	27	13.50	1	14	0
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	52	52.00	30	52	1
WR Horace Huntley	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	0.00	0
CB Howard Beeman	1	0	0.00	0

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harvey Paul	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
William Meier	1	0	0	0

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bert Vos	0	1	0	0
Mike Porter	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	5	237	47.4	44.6	55	1

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	6	262	43.7	40.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Bentley	3/3	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	2	19	9.5	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conrad de Marco	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	2	26	13.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conrad de Marco	3	61	20.3	0
Harold Barber	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cris Seal	5	2	1.0	11	29
DT Darren Lyon	4	2	1.0	11	22
DE Deone Dorff	3	0	1.0	5	17
DT Nick Baerg	3	1	0.0	10	21
CB Harry Crane	3	1	0.0	9	27
CB Warren Blake	3	0	0.0	7	15
S Richard Guthrie	2	1	0.0	10	28
OLB Phil Fordyce	2	1	0.0	10	19
CB Tom Kerr	2	0	0.0	12	23
S Orlando Brisset	1	3	0.0	10	27
CB Howard Beeman	1	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Gus Hammond	1	0	0.0	6	15
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Ryan Kromer	1	0	0.0	7	16
WR Walter Malone	1	0	---	---	---
S Bennie Palmer	1	0	0.0	8	9

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Morris Comella	6	2	0.0	16	18
S Conrad de Marco	6	0	0.0	16	24
DE Jonathan Fehr	5	0	0.0	28	29
S Levon Leak	4	0	1.0	21	21
CB Harvey Paul	4	2	0.0	11	15
S Dana Ellison	4	1	0.0	28	28
OLB Brandon Grady	4	0	0.0	24	29
ILB Dominic Buchanan	3	2	0.0	28	26
OLB Cary Turner	3	2	0.0	11	9
DE Charles Tatum	3	1	0.0	17	25
CB Mike Porter	3	1	0.0	28	31
DT Mario Bell	2	2	0.0	24	25
CB Danny Chipokas	2	1	0.0	14	20
CB Albert Griffith	2	1	0.0	17	18
CB Sherman Shawwa	2	0	0.0	22	21
OLB Phillip Tate	1	0	0.0	19	19
WR Harold Barber	1	0	---	---	---
DT Raymond Kisbany	1	0	0.0	9	11
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bert Vos	1	0	0.0	10	11
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Eddie Robinson	0	1	0.0	11	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Deone Dorff	1.0	1	1	17
DT Darren Lyon	1.0	0	0	22
ILB Cris Seal	1.0	0	0	29
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.0	1	1	25
DT Nick Baerg	0.0	0	2	21
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0.0	0	1	9
DT Ryan Kromer	0.0	0	1	16
DE Marco Sutter	0.0	0	1	17

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Levon Leak	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Brandon Grady	0.0	2	0	29
DE Charles Tatum	0.0	0	1	25
ILB Lenny Quill	0.0	0	1	3
DE Bert Vos	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	3	1	0	27
CB Tom Kerr	3	1	0	23
ILB Cris Seal	2	0	0	29
CB Warren Blake	2	0	0	15
CB Howard Beeman	1	0	1	24
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	0	9
S Richard Guthrie	1	0	0	28
S Bennie Palmer	1	0	0	9
OLB Phil Fordyce	1	0	0	19
S Orlando Brisset	0	1	1	27

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harvey Paul	4	0	1	15
CB Mike Porter	4	0	0	31
S Conrad de Marco	3	0	0	24
CB Sherman Shawwa	2	0	0	21
DE Charles Tatum	2	0	0	25
S Levon Leak	2	0	0	21
ILB Morris Comella	2	0	0	18
OLB Cary Turner	2	0	0	9
ILB Dominic Buchanan	1	0	0	26
DE Jonathan Fehr	1	0	0	29
CB Danny Chipokas	1	0	0	20
OLB Brandon Grady	1	0	0	29
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	0	6
CB Albert Griffith	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	2	5	0	30	0	28
Randy Cox	2	4	0	21	1	23
Darryl Delgado	1	7	0	26	0	29
Andy O'Pope	1	4	0	20	0	26
Craig Codeke	1	3	0	21	0	19
Courtney Poliska	1	3	0	29	0	32
Robert Bernard	1	2	1	12	0	17
Max Lowe	1	1	0	9	0	11
Earnest Leathers	0	2	0	17	0	16

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darrin Kaplan	1	5	11	1	18
Gene Dean	1	3	10	0	21
Percy Crane	1	2	10	1	24
Omar Shepard	1	1	8	0	23
Bryan Gunn	0	2	12	0	22
Jesse Bingaman	0	1	13	1	31
Shannon Bonnette	0	1	11	0	19
Adrian Watson	0	1	5	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	3	11
Cris Seal	2	11
Courtney Poliska	1	6
Seth Saylor	0	19
Jerry Henderson	0	15
Edward Pruitt	0	13
Kerry Fleischer	0	12
Warren Blake	0	11
Mickey Blackwell	0	9
Gus Hammond	0	8
William Meier	0	8
Max Lowe	0	8
Robert Bernard	0	8
Dwight Robinson	0	8
Randy Cox	0	8
Michael Bentley	0	7
Andy O'Pope	0	7
Marco Sutter	0	7
Pat Foley	0	6
Bert Griffith	0	6
Tom Kerr	0	5
Bennie Palmer	0	5
Walter Hardy	0	5
Omar Couture	0	4
Deone Dorff	0	4
Raymond Dawson	0	4
Phil Fordyce	0	4
Donnie Johnston	0	3
Nick Baerg	0	3
Orlando Brisset	0	3
Isaac McQuaig	0	2
Ryan Kromer	0	2
Howard Beeman	0	2
Richard Guthrie	0	2
Darren Lyon	0	2
Zach Mogolov	0	2
Rex O'Connor	0	1
Everett Levine	0	1

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Shawwa	1	14
Mo Osborne	1	14
Gene Dean	1	8
Mike Porter	1	5
Conrad de Marco	0	17
Daniel Gibson	0	14
Harvey Paul	0	11
Jeff Meyer	0	10
Horace Huntley	0	10
Jonathan Fehr	0	9
Darrin Kaplan	0	8
Shannon Bonnette	0	8
Phillip Tate	0	8
Willie McWilliams	0	8
Vinny Bullock	0	8
Dominic Buchanan	0	7
Danny Chipokas	0	7
Andrew Perrotta	0	7
Omar Shepard	0	6
Lenny Quill	0	6
Ryan West	0	5
Adrian Watson	0	5
Jason Haney	0	4
Charles Tatum	0	4
Dana Ellison	0	4
Mario Bell	0	4
Harold Barber	0	4
Raymond Kisbany	0	4
Bert Vos	0	4
Brandon Grady	0	4
Percy Crane	0	3
D.J. Wolf	0	3
Levon Leak	0	2
Morris Comella	0	2
Dale Gadrinab	0	2
Tom Grier	0	1
Cary Turner	0	1
Albert Griffith	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	60	5.0
Middle	6	10	1.7
Right	13	40	3.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan McNeil	35	26	1	1	1	1	3	0	1

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	31	15	2	1	1	3	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	22	161	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	50	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	74	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	27	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Meier	7	5	0	54	0	25
TE Courtney Poliska	7	5	0	21	0	32
WR Walter Malone	7	5	0	32	0	24
WR Mickey Blackwell	5	4	1	66	1	12
RB Seth Saylor	4	4	0	22	0	20
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Everett Levine	2	2	0	8	0	28
FB Jerry Henderson	1	1	0	8	0	15

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andrew Perrotta	11	2	1	27	0	21
WR Harold Barber	6	2	0	27	1	22
WR Tom Grier	4	3	0	30	0	21
RB D.J. Wolf	4	4	0	15	0	25
RB Jeff Meyer	3	2	0	0	0	21
WR Horace Huntley	2	1	0	5	0	14
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	0	52	1	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Seth Saylor	5	7	1.40	2.93
Everett Levine	2	2	1.00	4.13
Bryan McNeil	1	-2	-2.00	-1.50

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan McNeil	8	4	21	2.63	6.03

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	1	0	0	0.00	5.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Meier	4	2	14	3.50	7.71
WR Walter Malone	3	2	7	2.33	4.57
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	0	0	0.00	2.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Seth Saylor	6	3
Bryan McNeil	1	0
Everett Levine	1	0

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
D.J. Wolf	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan McNeil	10	7	4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	13	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walter Malone	4	2	1
RB Seth Saylor	3	3	2
TE Courtney Poliska	2	1	0
WR William Meier	1	1	1

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andrew Perrotta	9	2	2
RB D.J. Wolf	2	2	0
RB Jeff Meyer	1	1	0
WR Horace Huntley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (15,500)
End Zone 10,500 (11,200)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,500)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (9,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (15,500)
End Zone	10,500 (11,200)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,500)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (9,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,500 (9,900)