Week 1, 2028

played in West Virginia, WV

50 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	3	14	0	0	-	17
West Virginia Beasts	7	0	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 WVA - Kenny Drake 12 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
1Q: 01:35 HAR - Walt Abrams 23 field goal
2Q: 02:16 HAR - James Brackens 2 run (Walt Abrams extra point)
2Q: 00:29 HAR - Walter Malone 20 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 03:26 WVA - Jason Haney 31 field goal
4Q: 09:47 WVA - Jason Haney 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 WVA - Kenny Drake 12 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
1Q: 01:35 HAR - Walt Abrams 23 field goal
2Q: 02:16 HAR - James Brackens 2 run (Walt Abrams extra point)
2Q: 00:29 HAR - Walter Malone 20 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 03:26 WVA - Jason Haney 31 field goal
4Q: 09:47 WVA - Jason Haney 22 field goal

Team Statistics HAR WVA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 360 315
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 5.90 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 99 192
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 4.30 6.40
Net Passing Yards 261 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 278 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.87 3.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/57 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-9 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:35 31:25

Team Statistics	HAR	WVA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	360	315
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	5.90	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	99	192
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	4.30	6.40
Net Passing Yards	261	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	278	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.87	3.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/57	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-9	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:35	31:25

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:52	6:22	OWN 21	11	73	Field Goal
2	13:15	5:11	OWN 8	10	53	Punt
2	5:24	3:20	OWN 11	7	89	Touchdown
2	1:16	1:04	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 24	6	40	Punt
3	10:28	2:49	OWN 20	6	16	Interception
3	3:20	1:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:20	1:16	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:40	2:25	OWN 33	5	20	Punt
4	5:39	1:52	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	2:43	0:43	OPP 22	3	-16	Fumble

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:08	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
1	1:30	3:15	OWN 31	6	10	Punt
2	8:04	2:40	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	2:04	0:48	OWN 18	3	27	Fumble
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 34	1	3	Half
3	12:06	1:38	OWN 20	4	41	Punt
3	7:39	4:19	OPP 42	8	28	Field Goal
3	2:16	2:56	OWN 31	5	19	Punt
4	13:04	3:24	OWN 44	6	51	Field Goal
4	7:15	1:36	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	3:47	1:04	OWN 16	4	12	Interception
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 46	7	33	Game

Game MVP: Walter Malone, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	11	78	7.09	45	1	0
Lance Tkachuk	9	12	1.33	8	0	0
James Brackens	2	11	5.50	9	0	1
Kenyon Lenihan	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
D.J. Wolf	17	122	7.18	32	3
Thomas Burgess	6	39	6.50	10	1
Jeff Meyer	3	14	4.67	8	0
Rodney Moyer	3	16	5.33	13	1
Mo Osborne	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Brackens	36	22	278	2/17	1	41	1	82.9

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	31	20	144	3/21	1	43	1	72.5

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Walter Malone	8	11	130	16.25	51	36	1
WR Dusty Picard	5	9	75	15.00	40	41	0
TE Courtney Poliska	3	7	25	8.33	5	15	0
RB Lance Tkachuk	2	2	4	2.00	5	4	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	16	16.00	10	16	0
WR William Meier	1	2	6	6.00	7	6	0
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Nolan Harrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carson Freeman	7	9	42	6.00	8	17	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	4	8	16	4.00	0	11	0
RB D.J. Wolf	4	6	20	5.00	3	10	0
WR Tom Grier	2	3	44	22.00	42	43	0
TE Kenny Drake	2	4	15	7.50	4	12	1
FB Rodney Moyer	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harry Crane	1	24	24.00	0

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bernard Weisz	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Brackens	1	0	0
Richard Guthrie	0	1	0
Phil Fordyce	0	0	1

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
D.J. Wolf	1	0	0
Corwin Wolflick	0	1	0
Eddie Robinson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Pittard	6	227	37.8	29.5	49	1

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	5	221	44.2	38.0	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walt Abrams	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	2	-9	-4.5	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Freeman	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Kennedy	2	57	28.5	0
Mickey Kemper	1	24	24.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Weisz	2	29	14.5	0
D.J. Wolf	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Phil Fordyce	9	1	0.0	25	33
S Bucky Garibay	8	2	0.0	28	34
ILB Cris Seal	5	4	0.0	30	34
CB Harry Crane	5	3	0.0	29	34
DT Darren Lyon	4	2	1.5	23	25
S A.J. Lofton	4	1	0.0	22	29
CB Howard Beeman	4	1	0.0	30	34
ILB Cary Glover	3	0	0.5	12	11
S Richard Guthrie	3	4	0.0	17	14
OLB Frankie Randle	2	0	1.0	20	19
DT Ryan Kromer	2	1	0.0	21	24
S Matthew Dunphy	1	1	0.0	2	1
ILB Clyde Marsh	1	0	0.0	4	1
QB James Brackens	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darryl George	1	0	0.0	13	13
WR Dusty Picard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Harold Kemp	0	1	0.0	20	28

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Logan Bradford	8	1	0.0	20	36
CB Mike Porter	5	0	0.0	23	38
DT Corwin Wolflick	4	0	0.0	21	30
CB Bernard Weisz	4	0	0.0	23	38
CB Albert Griffith	4	0	0.0	13	21
DE Bert Vos	3	1	1.0	12	31
S Mickey Bierria	3	2	0.0	23	38
OLB Jimmy Newhart	3	1	0.0	15	31
DT Eddie Robinson	2	0	1.0	6	19
DE Jonathan Fehr	2	2	0.0	15	27
S Chester Emley	2	2	0.0	20	37
DE Charles Tatum	1	1	0.0	12	8
OLB Cary Turner	1	1	0.0	8	7
S Levon Leak	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Mario Bell	1	0	0.0	18	22
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Michael Castleberry	1	0	0.0	8	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darren Lyon	1.5	0	0	0	25
OLB Frankie Randle	1.0	1	0	0	19
ILB Cary Glover	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Darryl George	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.0	0	2	0	19
DE Marco Sutter	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Phil Fordyce	0.0	0	0	1	33

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Vos	1.0	3	0	31
DT Eddie Robinson	1.0	0	0	19
DT Mario Bell	0.0	2	0	22
DT Corwin Wolflick	0.0	2	0	30
DE Charles Tatum	0.0	1	0	8
S Mickey Bierria	0.0	1	0	38
DE Jonathan Fehr	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Phil Fordyce	5	0	0	33
CB Harry Crane	4	1	1	34
CB Howard Beeman	3	1	0	34
S A.J. Lofton	2	0	0	29
ILB Cary Glover	2	0	0	11
ILB Clyde Marsh	1	0	0	1
S Richard Guthrie	1	0	0	14
DT Darren Lyon	1	0	0	25
ILB Cris Seal	1	0	0	34
S Bucky Garibay	0	1	0	34
CB Harold Kemp	0	1	0	28

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Logan Bradford	5	0	0	36
CB Mike Porter	4	0	0	38
CB Bernard Weisz	3	0	1	38
OLB Jimmy Newhart	3	0	0	31
CB Albert Griffith	3	0	0	21
S Mickey Bierria	1	1	0	38
DE Jonathan Fehr	1	0	0	27
S Chester Emley	1	0	0	37
OLB Michael Castleberry	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Robinson	2	7	23	1	38
Courtney Poliska	2	2	22	0	36
Jeffrey Buchanon	1	1	3	0	7
Rex O'Connor	0	5	23	0	38
Craig Codeke	0	3	23	0	38
Doug Richardson	0	1	23	1	38
Darryl Delgado	0	1	23	0	38
Nolan Harrison	0	1	16	0	21

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Percy Crane	3	5	1	30	0	34
Willie McWilliams	3	5	0	30	1	34
Carlos Mears	2	5	0	30	1	34
Alvin Canidate	2	4	1	30	0	34
Kenny Drake	2	2	0	25	0	30
Rodney Moyer	1	1	0	16	0	20
Andres Ogden	0	2	0	30	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Randle	2	12
Kerry Fleischer	1	9
A.J. Lofton	1	9
Rex O'Connor	1	7
Nicky Breese	1	7

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Meyer	1	21
Bernard Weisz	1	14
D.J. Wolf	1	13
Jesse Bingaman	1	7
Clay Reagles	1	5

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cris Seal	---	---	30	34	16	80
Rex O'Connor	23	38	---	---	7	68
Harry Crane	---	---	29	34	5	68
Courtney Poliska	22	36	---	---	10	68
Howard Beeman	---	---	30	34	2	66
Bucky Garibay	---	---	28	34	3	65
Darryl Delgado	23	38	---	---	---	61
Craig Codeke	23	38	---	---	---	61
Doug Richardson	23	38	---	---	---	61
Dwight Robinson	23	38	---	---	---	61
James Brackens	23	38	---	---	---	61
A.J. Lofton	---	---	22	29	9	60
Phil Fordyce	---	---	25	33	1	59
Darren Lyon	---	---	23	25	7	55
William Meier	19	28	---	---	5	52
Frankie Randle	---	---	20	19	12	51
Harold Kemp	---	---	20	28	2	50
Lance Tkachuk	11	20	---	---	18	49
Ryan Kromer	---	---	21	24	2	47
Nolan Harrison	16	21	---	---	9	46
Marco Sutter	---	---	17	21	2	40
Walter Malone	15	23	---	---	---	38
Dusty Picard	8	16	---	---	13	37
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	17	19	---	36
Everett Levine	12	17	---	---	2	31
Cary Glover	---	---	12	11	8	31
Richard Guthrie	---	---	17	14	---	31
Darryl George	---	---	13	13	5	31
Jeffrey Buchanon	3	7	---	---	15	25
Kenyon Lenihan	5	13	---	---	---	18
Clyde Marsh	---	---	4	1	11	16
Matthew Dunphy	---	---	2	1	10	13
Kerry Fleischer	1	2	---	---	9	12
Seth Saylor	3	7	---	---	1	11
Dan Kenney	---	---	0	0	10	10
Nicky Breese	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alejandro Wooden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kris Garrido	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richie Stevens	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronnie Pittard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Walt Abrams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Kennedy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mickey Kemper	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cedric Horne	0	0	---	---	1	1
Donnie Johnston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bert Griffith	---	---	0	0	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernard Weisz	---	---	23	38	14	75
Andres Ogden	30	34	---	---	7	71
Carson Freeman	25	31	---	---	14	70
D.J. Wolf	25	28	---	---	13	66
Carlos Mears	30	34	---	---	---	64
Percy Crane	30	34	---	---	---	64
Thomas Burgess	30	34	---	---	---	64
Willie McWilliams	30	34	---	---	---	64
Alvin Canidate	30	34	---	---	---	64
Mickey Bierria	---	---	23	38	1	62
Mike Porter	---	---	23	38	1	62
Logan Bradford	---	---	20	36	5	61
Chester Emley	---	---	20	37	1	58
Kenny Drake	25	30	---	---	3	58
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	15	31	8	54
Albert Griffith	---	---	13	21	20	54
Rodney Moyer	16	20	---	---	18	54
Corwin Wolflick	---	---	21	30	1	52
Andrew Perrotta	25	26	---	---	---	51
Bert Vos	---	---	12	31	2	45
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	15	27	2	44
Mario Bell	---	---	18	22	2	42
Horace Huntley	15	16	---	---	6	37
Omar Shepard	11	5	---	---	15	31
Jeff Meyer	3	4	---	---	21	28
Cary Turner	---	---	8	7	13	28
Eddie Robinson	---	---	6	19	2	27
Bryan Linthicum	---	---	8	11	6	25
Charles Tatum	---	---	12	8	1	21
Michael Castleberry	---	---	8	13	---	21
Tom Grier	2	8	---	---	8	18
Levon Leak	---	---	3	5	5	13
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	3	2	6	11
Hunter Pingeton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jesse Bingaman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gene Dean	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	7	7
Renaldo Babin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Haney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Karl Walendy	---	---	2	3	1	6
Clay Reagles	---	---	0	1	5	6
Mo Osborne	3	2	---	---	---	5
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Caiden Gallop	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Gilmore	---	---	0	0	---	0
Al Vanderclute	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	14	33	2.4
Right	8	68	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	67	6.7
Middle	16	99	6.2
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Brackens	36	22	4	2	1	1	9	1	1

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	31	20	1	0	1	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	57	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	193	16.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	126	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	22	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Malone	11	8	1	130	3	23
WR Dusty Picard	9	5	0	75	1	16
TE Courtney Poliska	7	3	0	25	0	36
WR William Meier	2	1	0	6	0	28
RB Lance Tkachuk	2	2	0	4	0	20
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	1	0	7	0	13
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	0	16	0	2
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	1	1	0	15	0	7
FB Nolan Harrison	1	0	0	0	0	21

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carson Freeman	9	7	0	42	0	31
WR Andrew Perrotta	8	4	0	16	0	26
RB D.J. Wolf	6	4	1	20	0	28
TE Kenny Drake	4	2	0	15	0	30
WR Tom Grier	3	2	0	44	1	8
FB Rodney Moyer	1	1	0	7	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lance Tkachuk	2	-4	-2.00	1.33
James Brackens	1	2	2.00	5.50

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. Wolf	2	10	5.00	7.18
Jeff Meyer	1	3	3.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Brackens	4	3	19	4.75	7.72

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	8	5	23	2.88	4.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Walter Malone	2	2	19	9.50	11.82
RB Lance Tkachuk	1	1	0	0.00	2.00
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	1	-4	-2.00	2.00
RB D.J. Wolf	2	1	10	5.00	3.33
WR Carson Freeman	2	2	5	2.50	4.67
WR Tom Grier	1	0	0	0.00	14.67
TE Kenny Drake	1	1	12	12.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Lance Tkachuk	2	0
James Brackens	1	1

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Mo Osborne	1	1
Thomas Burgess	1	0
Jeff Meyer	1	1
D.J. Wolf	1	0
Rodney Moyer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Brackens	9	6	3

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walter Malone	3	2	1
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	1	1
WR William Meier	1	1	0
RB Lance Tkachuk	1	1	1
TE Courtney Poliska	1	1	0
WR Dusty Picard	1	0	0

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB D.J. Wolf	3	1	1
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	1	1
WR Carson Freeman	2	1	0
WR Tom Grier	1	1	1
TE Kenny Drake	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (15,500)
End Zone 9,600 (11,200)
Mezzanine 5,600 (6,500)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (9,900)
Club Seats 13,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (15,500)
End Zone	9,600 (11,200)
Mezzanine	5,600 (6,500)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (9,900)
Club Seats	13,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,300 (9,900)