Week 1, 2027

played in Norfolk, VA

65 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts31070-20
Norfolk Vipers60010-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 WVA - Jason Haney 49 field goal
1Q: 05:34 NFK - Cornell Burgess 31 field goal
1Q: 00:01 NFK - Cornell Burgess 18 field goal
2Q: 12:02 WVA - Andrew Perrotta 14 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 02:34 WVA - Jason Haney 18 field goal
3Q: 00:44 WVA - D.J. Wolf 4 run (Jason Haney extra point)
4Q: 11:13 NFK - Grant Bechtel 4 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 05:40 NFK - Cornell Burgess 20 field goal

Team StatisticsWVANFK
Record1-00-1
First Downs1821
- by Rushing69
- by Passing912
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards266381
- Offensive Plays6373
- Yards per Play4.225.22
Net Rushing Yards110135
- Rushing Attempts2932
- Yards per Rush3.794.22
Net Passing Yards156246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 19 - 038 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards171268
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/153/22
- Yards per Pass Play4.596.00
Fumbles/Lost2/22/2
3rd Down Conversions3/144/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.46.4
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards0/06/60
Punt Returns/Yards2/123/15
Kick Returns/Yards0/01/24
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 28
Time of Possession28:4631:14

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:18OWN 201148Field Goal
15:261:45OWN 2046Fumble
215:003:09OWN 20780Touchdown
28:330:31OWN 2130Punt
26:290:46OWN 2539Punt
25:262:58OPP 35734Field Goal
20:430:37OWN 4739Punt
314:211:21OPP 2138Fumble
39:491:41OWN 2038Punt
35:304:52OWN 201080Touchdown
411:041:11OWN 2032Punt
45:323:20OWN 2049Punt
40:490:49503-2Game
Norfolk Vipers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:424:16OWN 201066Field Goal
13:413:41OPP 12611Field Goal
211:513:18OWN 20725Punt
28:021:33OWN 2638Punt
25:430:17OWN 2720Interception
22:281:45OWN 28425Fumble
20:060:06OWN 71-1Half
315:000:39OWN 20211Fumble
313:003:11OWN 13743Punt
38:082:38OWN 38511Punt
30:384:34OWN 201080Touchdown
49:534:21OWN 39858Field Goal
42:121:23OWN 26824Downs

Game MVP: Alvin Canidate, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West VirginiaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
D.J. Wolf17784.592431
Mo Osborne9283.111210
Thomas Burgess341.33700
NorfolkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terrell Hanks17563.291930
Leslie McFarlane6162.67600
Grant Bechtel5306.001311
Ross Newnam3196.33900
Kenyon Lenihan11414.001410

Passing Statistics

West VirginiaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Thomas Burgess32191712/15127084.2
NorfolkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Grant Bechtel38202683/22033164.3

Receiving Statistics

West VirginiaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB D.J. Wolf44276.754110
WR Carson Freeman48348.5014130
TE Omar Shepard33186.0011120
WR Harold Barber35268.67790
WR Andrew Perrotta345518.3315271
TE Kelly Pollack1477.00270
WR Tom Grier1144.00040
WR Horace Huntley0100.00000
FB Rodney Moyer0200.00000
NorfolkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ronald Kramer81111914.8820230
WR Dustin Hastings4106015.006230
WR Kenyon Lenihan374414.6731330
TE Arnie Hagood1333.00030
RB Leslie McFarlane1155.00050
WR Corey Washington1155.00050
TE Quentin Moss111919.003190
WR Carlos Flynn121313.000130
RB Terrell Hanks0100.00000
FB Ross Newnam0100.00000

Interception Statistics

West VirginiaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mike Porter100.000
NorfolkIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

West VirginiaFumbRecovForceTD
Mo Osborne1000
Thomas Burgess1000
Levon Leak0100
Corwin Wolflick0100
Bert Vos0010
Cary Turner0010
NorfolkFumbRecovForceTD
Grant Bechtel1000
Leslie McFarlane1000
Bart Daniels0200
Randy Reeves0010
Jorge Meacham0010

Punting Statistics

West VirginiaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Vinny Bullock624741.238.7501
NorfolkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Craig Stuckey418245.532.5511

Kicking Statistics

West VirginiaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jason Haney2/21/10/0492/2
NorfolkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cornell Burgess3/30/00/0311/1

Punt Return Statistics

West VirginiaRetYardsAvgTD
Carson Freeman2126.00
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Terrell Hanks3155.00

Kick Return Statistics

West VirginiaRetYardsAvgTD
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Terrell Hanks12424.00

Defensive Statistics

West VirginiaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Bert Vos511.02331
DE Charles Tatum510.02427
S Weston Reed510.03241
CB Bernard Weisz500.03241
ILB Dale Gadrinab500.02033
S Levon Leak440.02638
CB J.J. Gilmore410.02032
DT Mario Bell321.52019
DT Corwin Wolflick310.52630
OLB Cary Turner300.01716
CB Mike Porter300.03241
ILB Dominic Buchanan210.0128
CB Albert Griffith210.0719
OLB Brandon Grady200.01615
OLB Karl Walendy100.01015
DT Eddie Robinson100.044
G Alvin Canidate10---------
DT Raymond Kisbany010.01314
DE J.B. Young010.0814
ILB Logan Bradford010.013
NorfolkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Jorge Meacham600.02734
DT Bart Daniels420.02022
ILB Zach McMeel410.02733
OLB Russell Thamilarasan400.02428
S Buddy Huffman400.02629
OLB Vince Champion330.02529
CB Wendell Ferguson310.01521
CB Patrick Patton310.02633
OLB Rob Peterson300.045
DE Randy Reeves201.02527
S Lamont Rattay200.0410
S Cornelius Barber200.02731
S Paul Dunphy200.057
DE Roderick Urbanski101.047
DT Brad Franklin110.02020
WR Dustin Hastings10---------
RB Leslie McFarlane10---------
OLB Rob Dawson100.042

Pass Rush Statistics

West VirginiaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Mario Bell1.501019
DE Bert Vos1.010131
DT Corwin Wolflick0.501030
DE J.B. Young0.002014
DE Jonathan Fehr0.001010
ILB Dale Gadrinab0.001033
NorfolkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Roderick Urbanski1.01107
DE Randy Reeves1.001027
DT Brad Franklin0.001120
OLB Russell Thamilarasan0.001028
DT Trent Garrison0.001012
S Buddy Huffman0.001029
DE Dana Schulz0.000110

Pass Defense Statistics

West VirginiaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bernard Weisz32041
CB Mike Porter30141
CB J.J. Gilmore30032
S Weston Reed30041
ILB Dale Gadrinab21033
S Levon Leak20038
DE Bert Vos11031
DE Charles Tatum10027
OLB Brandon Grady10015
CB Albert Griffith10019
OLB Cary Turner01016
OLB Karl Walendy01015
NorfolkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jorge Meacham31034
CB Patrick Patton30033
S Cornelius Barber30031
OLB Vince Champion21029
OLB Russell Thamilarasan20028
CB Wendell Ferguson20021
S Lamont Rattay20010
ILB Zach McMeel11033
OLB Rob Peterson1005
S Buddy Huffman01029

Blocking Statistics

West VirginiaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Alvin Canidate89029134
Andres Ogden18029034
Percy Crane04029134
Willie McWilliams04029034
Gene Dean010600
NorfolkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Randy Hernandez510032341
Kerry Covington25032041
Ben Denehey14032041
Riddick Leak13032041
Hardy Stephens12032041
Quentin Moss02027030
Ross Newnam01016029

Special Teams Tackles

West VirginiaTacklesSTPlays
Weston Reed119
D.J. Wolf118
Carson Freeman116
Logan Bradford116
NorfolkTacklesSTPlays
Ross Newnam216

Participation

West VirginiaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Weston Reed------32411992
Bernard Weisz------32411386
Mike Porter------3241376
Andres Ogden2934------871
Carson Freeman2427------1667
Levon Leak------2638266
Percy Crane2934---------63
Thomas Burgess2934---------63
Willie McWilliams2934---------63
Alvin Canidate2934---------63
D.J. Wolf2024------1862
Corwin Wolflick------2630359
Carlos Mears2334---------57
Bert Vos------2331357
Dale Gadrinab------2033255
Charles Tatum------2427354
J.J. Gilmore------2032254
Omar Shepard2318------1152
Rodney Moyer1417------1849
Kelly Pollack1318------1647
Andrew Perrotta2323---------46
Albert Griffith------7191541
Mario Bell------2019140
Harold Barber1523------139
Brandon Grady------1615233
Cary Turner------1716---33
Dominic Buchanan------1281131
Karl Walendy------1015631
Raymond Kisbany------1314229
J.B. Young------814325
Jonathan Fehr------910524
Mo Osborne96------924
Tom Grier410------923
Logan Bradford------131620
Gene Dean60------814
Eddie Robinson------44311
Shannon Bonnette00------88
Jesse Bingaman00------88
Horace Huntley04------48
Vinny Bullock00------88
Renaldo Babin00------88
Jason Haney00------77
Morris Comella------0044
Arnold Coles00---------0
Corey Duff00---------0
Caiden Gallop00---------0
NorfolkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Hardy Stephens3241------780
Ben Denehey3241------780
Riddick Leak3241------780
Grant Bechtel3241---------73
Kerry Covington3241---------73
Randy Hernandez3241---------73
Zach McMeel------27331272
Quentin Moss2730------1572
Patrick Patton------26331271
Cornelius Barber------2731765
Terrell Hanks2223------1863
Jorge Meacham------2734263
Vince Champion------2529761
Ross Newnam1629------1661
Buddy Huffman------2629257
Kenyon Lenihan2531---------56
Russell Thamilarasan------2428254
Randy Reeves------2527254
Ronald Kramer2222------852
Wendell Ferguson------15211349
Dustin Hastings2027---------47
Leslie McFarlane816------2347
Bart Daniels------2022446
Brad Franklin------2020444
Carlos Flynn612------1331
Paul Dunphy------571426
Jumbo Winslett------147425
Trent Garrison------912425
Arnie Hagood79------824
Corey Washington25------1320
Lamont Rattay------410519
Roderick Urbanski------47718
Dana Schulz------510116
Rob Peterson------45514
Mack Heck------56112
Cornell Burgess00------88
Carl Platt51------28
Shawn Hanks00------77
Rob Dawson------4217
Wayne Matthews00------77
Bryant Stevenson------31---4
Craig Stuckey00------44
Tom Rohr00------33
Austin Boren00---------0
Bruce Mueller00---------0
Quinn Wilkins00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8435.4
Middle18724.0
Right1-2-2.0
None2-3-1.5
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8202.5
Middle171015.9
Right6152.5
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West VirginiaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Thomas Burgess32191204620
NorfolkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Grant Bechtel38204406611

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66233.8
Short (0-8 Yds)85475.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)137876.7
Long (19+ Yds)51142.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3162.0
Short (0-8 Yds)167895.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1291078.9
Long (19+ Yds)73669.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West VirginiaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Carson Freeman84034027
WR Harold Barber53026023
TE Kelly Pollack4107018
WR Andrew Perrotta43055123
RB D.J. Wolf44027024
TE Omar Shepard33018018
FB Rodney Moyer2000017
WR Tom Grier1104010
WR Horace Huntley100004
NorfolkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ronald Kramer1180119222
WR Dustin Hastings104060127
WR Kenyon Lenihan73044131
TE Arnie Hagood310309
WR Carlos Flynn21013012
RB Leslie McFarlane1105016
WR Corey Washington110505
RB Terrell Hanks1000023
FB Ross Newnam1000029
TE Quentin Moss11019030

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West VirginiaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
D.J. Wolf2105.004.59
Mo Osborne1-1-1.003.11
Thomas Burgess177.001.33
NorfolkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Terrell Hanks840.503.29
Grant Bechtel2126.006.00
Leslie McFarlane252.502.67
Ross Newnam2105.006.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West VirginiaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Thomas Burgess42184.505.34
NorfolkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Grant Bechtel41123.007.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West VirginiaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Rodney Moyer2000.000.00
TE Omar Shepard1144.006.00
WR Andrew Perrotta111414.0013.75
NorfolkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dustin Hastings1000.006.00
TE Arnie Hagood1000.001.00
WR Ronald Kramer111212.0010.82
FB Ross Newnam1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West VirginiaRushesConversions
Mo Osborne21
D.J. Wolf20
Thomas Burgess10
NorfolkRushesConversions
Grant Bechtel32
Terrell Hanks21

Third Down Passing Statistics

West VirginiaAttCompConversions
Thomas Burgess942
NorfolkAttCompConversions
Grant Bechtel821

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West VirginiaTargCatchConversions
WR Carson Freeman321
TE Kelly Pollack200
RB D.J. Wolf221
WR Horace Huntley100
FB Rodney Moyer100
NorfolkTargCatchConversions
WR Kenyon Lenihan410
WR Dustin Hastings100
TE Arnie Hagood100
WR Ronald Kramer111
FB Ross Newnam100

SectionAttendance
Stadium75,000 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck18,900 (21,000)
End Zone13,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine7,900 (8,700)
Sideline Seats12,000 (13,400)
Club Seats18,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes4,000 (4,500)