Week 1, 2027

played in Hartford, CT

80 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Columbia Fire	0	7	7	13	-	27
Hartford Whalers	10	6	3	7	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 HAR - Liam Stevenson 36 field goal
1Q: 02:07 HAR - Everett Levine 3 run (Liam Stevenson extra point)
2Q: 11:14 HAR - Liam Stevenson 36 field goal
2Q: 08:42 CLB - Isaac Houlihan 2 pass from Mario Gurley (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HAR - Liam Stevenson 50 field goal
3Q: 12:07 CLB - Bo Pottinger 49 interception return (Harvey Flynn extra point)
3Q: 08:07 HAR - Liam Stevenson 37 field goal
4Q: 14:56 CLB - Harvey Flynn 26 field goal
4Q: 09:13 HAR - Edgar Page 3 run (Liam Stevenson extra point)
4Q: 05:13 CLB - Harvey Flynn 35 field goal
4Q: 00:32 CLB - Isaac Houlihan 72 pass from Mario Gurley (Harvey Flynn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 HAR - Liam Stevenson 36 field goal
1Q: 02:07 HAR - Everett Levine 3 run (Liam Stevenson extra point)
2Q: 11:14 HAR - Liam Stevenson 36 field goal
2Q: 08:42 CLB - Isaac Houlihan 2 pass from Mario Gurley (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HAR - Liam Stevenson 50 field goal
3Q: 12:07 CLB - Bo Pottinger 49 interception return (Harvey Flynn extra point)
3Q: 08:07 HAR - Liam Stevenson 37 field goal
4Q: 14:56 CLB - Harvey Flynn 26 field goal
4Q: 09:13 HAR - Edgar Page 3 run (Liam Stevenson extra point)
4Q: 05:13 CLB - Harvey Flynn 35 field goal
4Q: 00:32 CLB - Isaac Houlihan 72 pass from Mario Gurley (Harvey Flynn extra point)

Team Statistics CLB HAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 389 328
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 6.27 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 137 112
- Rushing Attempts 22 27
- Yards per Rush 6.23 4.15
Net Passing Yards 252 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 1 34 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 271 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 5.84
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/56 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-15 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 5/84 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 2/49 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:29 30:31

Team Statistics	CLB	HAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	389	328
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	6.27	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	137	112
- Rushing Attempts	22	27
- Yards per Rush	6.23	4.15
Net Passing Yards	252	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 1	34 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	271	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	5.84
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/56	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-15	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	5/84	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	2/49	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:29	30:31

Drive Charts

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:39	3:48	OWN 26	6	17	Punt
1	1:57	3:22	OWN 30	6	37	Missed FG
2	11:09	2:36	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
2	6:47	2:32	OWN 31	6	24	Punt
2	1:56	1:31	OWN 20	4	17	Interception
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	8:02	2:59	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
3	3:31	3:41	OPP 42	8	33	Field Goal
4	11:09	0:40	OWN 13	2	3	Fumble
4	9:04	3:59	OWN 31	12	51	Field Goal
4	1:48	1:47	OWN 9	6	91	Touchdown

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:21	OWN 30	10	51	Field Goal
1	4:51	2:54	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	13:35	2:26	OWN 47	7	34	Field Goal
2	8:33	1:46	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
2	4:15	2:19	OWN 20	6	40	Interception
2	0:25	0:25	OPP 42	2	9	Field Goal
3	12:50	0:53	OWN 28	2	-1	Interception
3	11:57	3:55	OWN 33	7	47	Field Goal
3	5:03	1:32	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
4	14:50	3:41	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
4	10:29	1:25	OPP 16	5	16	Touchdown
4	5:05	3:17	OWN 10	6	28	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Bo Pottinger, Columbia Fire

Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Prior	10	54	5.40	24	2
Eugene Guthrie	6	46	7.67	16	2
Mario Gurley	5	29	5.80	9	0
Steven Rolfe	1	8	8.00	8	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	17	61	3.59	11	2	1
Edgar Page	9	40	4.44	15	2	1
Donnie Johnston	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Gurley	36	18	271	4/19	2	72	1	82.0

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	34	21	239	3/23	0	44	2	58.3

Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jermaine Sanderson	5	9	58	11.60	14	20	0
WR Isaac Houlihan	4	11	103	25.75	62	72	2
RB Eugene Guthrie	2	2	24	12.00	12	12	0
WR Heath Musselman	2	2	15	7.50	1	16	0
WR Steven Rolfe	2	4	38	19.00	1	27	0
TE Rick Parrish	1	2	23	23.00	0	23	0
TE Frank Newton	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
RB Greg Prior	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Albert Airhart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Desmond Garrett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Courtney Poliska	6	9	80	13.33	57	44
WR William Meier	4	8	38	9.50	5	15
WR Walter Malone	3	7	31	10.33	2	23
WR Mickey Kemper	3	4	46	15.33	17	22
FB Nolan Harrison	2	2	10	5.00	2	9
TE Tito Dabbs	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB Edgar Page	1	1	7	7.00	5	7
WR Max Kelley	1	1	16	16.00	8	16

Interception Statistics

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bo Pottinger	2	49	24.50	1

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harry Crane	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mario Gurley	1	0	0	0
Bennie Milnes	0	0	1	0

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donnie Johnston	1	0	0
Harvey Gonzalez	0	1	0
Dwight Robinson	0	1	0
Cris Seal	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Calvin Lin	4	199	49.8	42.3	60	2

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Keith	4	162	40.5	44.3	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	2/3	0/1	0/1	35	3/3

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Liam Stevenson	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Rolfe	2	-15	-7.5	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Sheldon	4	69	17.3	0
Dominic Van Hoose	1	15	15.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mickey Kemper	3	83	27.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bennie Milnes	6	2	1.5	24	32
ILB Jimmie Barlow	6	1	0.0	26	37
CB Mercury Sheldon	5	3	0.0	26	34
S Bo Pottinger	5	0	0.0	25	35
S Amos Peterson	4	4	0.5	23	29
OLB Phil Culver	4	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Leland Sherman	3	0	1.0	19	30
CB Doug Davis	3	1	0.0	7	24
CB Eddie Kirk	2	3	0.0	25	34
OLB Walter Prescott	2	1	0.0	22	15
S Arnold Murphy	2	1	0.0	4	9
DT Tito Reed	2	0	0.0	18	16
DT J.C. Manning	2	0	0.0	17	27
WR Steven Rolfe	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dean Mage	1	0	0.0	5	9
S Jay Doub	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Dominic Van Hoose	0	1	0.0	2	6
OLB Brett Price	0	1	0.0	8	4

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Howard Beeman	6	1	0.0	22	40
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	6	0	0.0	14	29
ILB Cris Seal	5	2	1.0	22	39
S Bucky Garibay	5	1	0.0	22	39
OLB Bert Griffith	3	0	0.0	6	9
S Bennie Palmer	3	0	0.0	13	35
DE Deone Dorff	2	1	1.0	13	13
DT Nick Baerg	2	0	1.0	9	12
DE Isaac McQuaig	2	0	0.5	14	25
CB Harry Crane	2	1	0.0	22	40
S Richard Guthrie	2	1	0.0	9	6
DT Darren Lyon	2	0	0.0	16	28
DT Ryan Kromer	1	4	0.5	16	27
CB Harold Kemp	1	1	0.0	3	12
QB Donnie Johnston	1	0	---	---	---
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0	2	0.0	8	16
DE Marco Sutter	0	1	0.0	9	27
OLB Phil Fordyce	0	1	0.0	18	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Columbia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennie Milnes	1.5	1	0	3	32
OLB Leland Sherman	1.0	0	0	0	30
S Amos Peterson	0.5	0	1	0	29
DE Darren Chong	0.0	1	1	0	26
CB Dominic Van Hoose	0.0	0	1	0	6

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Cris Seal	1.0	0	1	39
DT Nick Baerg	1.0	0	0	12
DE Deone Dorff	1.0	0	0	13
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.5	0	0	25
DT Ryan Kromer	0.5	0	0	27
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0.0	1	1	16
DT Darren Lyon	0.0	1	0	28
DE Marco Sutter	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Phil Fordyce	0.0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bo Pottinger	4	1	2	35
CB Mercury Sheldon	4	0	0	34
CB Doug Davis	3	1	0	24
CB Eddie Kirk	2	1	0	34
ILB Jimmie Barlow	2	1	0	37
OLB Walter Prescott	1	1	0	15
DE Bennie Milnes	1	0	0	32
OLB Phil Culver	1	0	0	23
ILB Dean Mage	1	0	0	9
S Jay Doub	1	0	0	7
S Arnold Murphy	1	0	0	9

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	4	3	0	29
CB Harry Crane	3	2	1	40
OLB Bert Griffith	3	1	0	9
S Bucky Garibay	3	0	0	39
CB Howard Beeman	2	1	0	40
CB Harold Kemp	1	2	0	12
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	0	12
ILB Cris Seal	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Dunn	3	6	22	2	40
Broderick Green	2	3	22	2	40
Jerry Drain	1	4	22	0	40
D.J. Burks	1	2	22	0	40
Casey Machado	1	1	22	0	40
Albert Airhart	0	1	11	0	14

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Richardson	4	6	0	27	0	37
Rex O'Connor	3	6	0	27	0	37
Jeremy Harper	1	5	0	27	2	37
Dwight Robinson	1	4	1	27	0	37
Darryl Delgado	0	4	0	27	1	37
Courtney Poliska	0	1	0	26	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Prior	2	17
Walter Prescott	1	22
Alvin Sullivan	1	7

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Cris Seal	2	19
Tito Dabbs	1	17
Kerry Fleischer	1	16
Harry Crane	1	15
Bucky Garibay	1	14
Edgar Page	1	10

Participation

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Casey Machado	22	40	---	---	7	69
Jerry Drain	22	40	---	---	7	69
Walt Dunn	22	40	---	---	7	69
Mercury Sheldon	---	---	26	34	8	68
Jimmie Barlow	---	---	26	37	4	67
Bo Pottinger	---	---	25	35	3	63
Bennie Milnes	---	---	24	32	7	63
Eddie Kirk	---	---	25	34	4	63
Mario Gurley	22	40	---	---	---	62
D.J. Burks	22	40	---	---	---	62
Broderick Green	22	40	---	---	---	62
Walter Prescott	---	---	22	15	22	59
Amos Peterson	---	---	23	29	4	56
Leland Sherman	---	---	19	30	4	53
Isaac Houlihan	18	33	---	---	---	51
Frank Newton	20	25	---	---	5	50
Rick Parrish	14	16	---	---	18	48
Doug Davis	---	---	7	24	16	47
Phil Culver	---	---	19	23	5	47
Greg Prior	13	17	---	---	17	47
J.C. Manning	---	---	17	27	3	47
Darren Chong	---	---	13	26	2	41
Tito Reed	---	---	18	16	6	40
Albert Airhart	11	14	---	---	12	37
Jermaine Sanderson	10	22	---	---	2	34
Steven Rolfe	7	22	---	---	4	33
Heath Musselman	4	14	---	---	14	32
Eugene Guthrie	9	19	---	---	2	30
Jay Doub	---	---	3	7	18	28
Desmond Garrett	3	14	---	---	11	28
Dean Mage	---	---	5	9	9	23
Brett Price	---	---	8	4	11	23
Herb Farley	---	---	10	10	2	22
Dominic Van Hoose	---	---	2	6	14	22
Pat Sawyer	1	0	---	---	15	16
Arnold Murphy	---	---	4	9	1	14
Harvey Flynn	0	0	---	---	9	9
Calvin Lin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alvin Sullivan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ted Flynn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Damon Briggs	0	4	---	---	---	4
Xavier Hartman	---	---	1	0	3	4
Damon Merchant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Don Barrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cris Seal	---	---	22	39	19	80
Courtney Poliska	26	36	---	---	16	78
Harry Crane	---	---	22	40	15	77
Bucky Garibay	---	---	22	39	14	75
Jeremy Harper	27	37	---	---	8	72
Howard Beeman	---	---	22	40	3	65
Donnie Johnston	27	37	---	---	---	64
Rex O'Connor	27	37	---	---	---	64
Darryl Delgado	27	37	---	---	---	64
Doug Richardson	27	37	---	---	---	64
Dwight Robinson	27	37	---	---	---	64
Everett Levine	17	18	---	---	24	59
Phil Fordyce	---	---	18	39	2	59
Nolan Harrison	15	20	---	---	16	51
Bennie Palmer	---	---	13	35	2	50
William Meier	18	26	---	---	5	49
Walter Malone	21	27	---	---	1	49
Ryan Kromer	---	---	16	27	5	48
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	14	29	4	47
Darren Lyon	---	---	16	28	1	45
Marco Sutter	---	---	9	27	7	43
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	14	25	2	41
Tito Dabbs	10	8	---	---	17	35
Mickey Kemper	6	11	---	---	16	33
Edgar Page	9	13	---	---	10	32
Deone Dorff	---	---	13	13	2	28
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	8	16	1	25
Max Kelley	6	14	---	---	5	25
Nick Baerg	---	---	9	12	2	23
Harold Kemp	---	---	3	12	8	23
Richard Guthrie	---	---	9	6	4	19
Kerry Fleischer	1	1	---	---	16	18
Seth Saylor	6	11	---	---	---	17
Bert Griffith	---	---	6	9	1	16
Maximus Greenberg	---	---	2	2	12	16
Gus Hammond	---	---	4	2	9	15
Liam Stevenson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Craig Codeke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Artie Keating	0	0	---	---	8	8
Max Lowe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kenneth Beckwith	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Brackens	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donald Keith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan McNeil	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clyde Marsh	---	---	0	0	---	0
Nicky Breese	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	80	13.3
Middle	7	29	4.1
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	6	30	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Gurley	36	18	5	0	3	9	4	2	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	34	21	3	1	0	5	3	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	70	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	56	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	138	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	132	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	84	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Houlihan	11	4	0	103	2	33
WR Jermaine Sanderson	9	5	2	58	1	22
WR Steven Rolfe	4	2	1	38	1	22
RB Eugene Guthrie	2	2	0	24	0	19
TE Rick Parrish	2	1	0	23	1	16
TE Frank Newton	2	1	0	14	0	25
WR Heath Musselman	2	2	0	15	0	14
RB Greg Prior	1	1	0	-4	0	17
FB Albert Airhart	1	0	0	0	0	14
FB Desmond Garrett	1	0	0	0	0	14

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Courtney Poliska	9	6	80	1	36
WR William Meier	8	4	38	0	26
WR Walter Malone	7	3	31	1	27
WR Mickey Kemper	4	3	46	1	11
TE Tito Dabbs	2	1	11	0	8
FB Nolan Harrison	2	2	10	0	20
RB Edgar Page	1	1	7	0	13
WR Max Kelley	1	1	16	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Prior	1	-3	-3.00	5.40

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	4	4	1.00	3.59
Edgar Page	2	2	1.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario Gurley	7	3	27	3.86	7.53

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	4	2	11	2.75	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Houlihan	3	1	2	0.67	9.36
WR Jermaine Sanderson	2	2	25	12.50	6.44
WR Steven Rolfe	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
FB Desmond Garrett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Meier	1	1	10	10.00	4.75
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	0	0.00	8.89
FB Nolan Harrison	1	1	1	1.00	5.00
WR Walter Malone	1	0	0	0.00	4.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Page	3	1
Donnie Johnston	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Gurley	11	6	4

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Sanderson	4	2	1
WR Isaac Houlihan	2	0	0
RB Eugene Guthrie	1	1	1
TE Rick Parrish	1	1	1
RB Greg Prior	1	1	0
WR Heath Musselman	1	1	1
FB Desmond Garrett	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Meier	2	1	0
TE Courtney Poliska	2	1	1
WR Walter Malone	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,200 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,500 (21,500)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,200 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,500 (21,500)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,800)