Week 1, 2030

played in Columbia, IL

64 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	3	7	3	-	13
Columbia Fire	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 CLB - Eugene Boling 36 field goal
2Q: 08:08 HAR - Joey Stargell 29 field goal
3Q: 03:54 HAR - Courtney Poliska 9 pass from James Brackens (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 13:44 CLB - Eugene Boling 39 field goal
4Q: 03:12 HAR - Joey Stargell 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 CLB - Eugene Boling 36 field goal
2Q: 08:08 HAR - Joey Stargell 29 field goal
3Q: 03:54 HAR - Courtney Poliska 9 pass from James Brackens (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 13:44 CLB - Eugene Boling 39 field goal
4Q: 03:12 HAR - Joey Stargell 35 field goal

Team Statistics HAR CLB
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 236 292
- Offensive Plays 57 69
- Yards per Play 4.14 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 69 169
- Rushing Attempts 31 36
- Yards per Rush 2.23 4.69
Net Passing Yards 167 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 0 29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/42
- Yards per Pass Play 6.42 3.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/43 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 5/27
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:43 31:17

Team Statistics	HAR	CLB
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	236	292
- Offensive Plays	57	69
- Yards per Play	4.14	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	69	169
- Rushing Attempts	31	36
- Yards per Rush	2.23	4.69
Net Passing Yards	167	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 0	29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/42
- Yards per Pass Play	6.42	3.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/43	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	5/27
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:43	31:17

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	0:47	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
1	7:27	0:57	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
1	4:05	2:12	OWN 2	4	19	Punt
2	13:42	5:41	OWN 20	11	68	Field Goal
2	3:30	1:15	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	1	Half
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:27	1:08	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	7:22	3:37	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
4	13:37	1:17	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	11:06	7:59	OWN 14	12	68	Field Goal
4	1:31	0:36	OWN 32	3	8	Punt

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
1	11:36	4:09	OWN 37	8	44	Field Goal
1	6:30	2:25	OWN 43	5	19	Punt
1	1:53	3:11	OWN 19	7	38	Punt
2	8:01	4:31	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
2	2:15	1:53	OWN 21	5	32	Punt
3	12:53	1:26	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
3	10:19	2:57	OWN 16	5	1	Punt
3	3:45	5:08	OWN 32	8	46	Field Goal
4	12:20	1:14	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	3:07	1:36	OWN 9	6	58	Interception
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 30	5	15	Game

Game MVP: James Brackens, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ray Nixon	21	51	2.43	10	1
Tommy Deutsch	9	13	1.44	8	0
James Brackens	1	5	5.00	5	0

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cory Hanks	23	76	3.30	14	4
Max Manubay	10	72	7.20	25	2
Dave Finch	2	19	9.50	10	1
Isaac Houlihan	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Brackens	26	16	167	0/0	1	32	0	92.9

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Finch	29	16	165	4/42	0	28	1	57.4

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Kennedy	4	8	49	12.25	17	17	0
TE Courtney Poliska	4	5	37	9.25	12	13	1
WR Dusty Picard	3	5	22	7.33	0	12	0
RB Ray Nixon	2	2	21	10.50	9	19	0
WR Mickey Kemper	2	3	37	18.50	33	32	0
FB Nolan Harrison	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Walter Malone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tommy Deutsch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Cory Hanks	4	7	23	5.75	13	15
WR Isaac Houlihan	3	6	37	12.33	6	14
WR J.C. McGee	3	3	27	9.00	8	10
WR Jared Steuart	2	2	39	19.50	14	28
TE Cris Blair	2	2	13	6.50	0	10
WR Maximus Rober	1	2	15	15.00	3	15
RB Max Manubay	1	2	11	11.00	13	11
TE Eric Cone	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
FB Teddy Vivaldi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harry Crane	1	7	7.00	0

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ray Nixon	1	0	0	0
Richie Stevens	0	1	0	0

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Schwab	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lamont Roberson	8	393	49.1	45.8	64	1

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Axel Blair	8	342	42.8	34.6	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Stargell	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eugene Boling	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Deutsch	1	5	5.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Kania	4	22	5.5	0
Dominic Van Hoose	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Reiswig	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Guthrie	12	0	0.0	33	33
ILB Bert Correa	6	2	0.0	35	28
CB Dan Kenney	6	2	0.0	19	29
OLB Phil Fordyce	5	5	0.5	33	30
OLB Bert Griffith	5	0	0.5	17	15
CB Harry Crane	5	0	0.0	34	31
DE Isaac McQuaig	3	3	1.5	20	22
S Joel Tinker	3	3	0.0	34	29
CB Harold Kemp	3	2	0.0	36	32
CB Kai Linquist	2	0	0.0	2	2
DT Ryan Kromer	1	1	1.0	13	15
DT Joe Woodson	1	1	0.5	23	18
ILB Doug Forster	1	2	0.0	16	12
ILB Cary Glover	1	1	0.0	13	3
DE Marco Sutter	1	0	0.0	6	15
DE Hunter Murray	1	0	0.0	30	18
S Roderick Adams	0	2	0.0	12	17
DT Eddie Robinson	0	1	0.0	16	11

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Walt Morici	9	1	0.0	24	25
ILB Robert Schwab	7	2	0.0	28	23
OLB Vince Champion	6	3	0.0	25	21
CB Wes Carlson	4	1	0.0	29	26
ILB Dean Mage	4	0	0.0	14	11
S Lance Lane	3	0	0.0	24	24
DE Luther Mitchell	3	0	0.0	25	20
DE Bennie Milnes	2	2	0.0	20	17
CB Dominic Van Hoose	2	0	0.0	16	15
DT Daryl Newhart	1	2	0.0	17	17
CB Amari Avalos	1	2	0.0	29	23
OLB Luke Sipos	1	1	0.0	25	19
TE Eric Cone	1	0	---	---	---
DT Lonnie Drenik	1	0	0.0	11	9
DT Leonard Head	1	0	0.0	14	9
S Braxton Baker	1	0	0.0	14	5
OLB Walter Prescott	0	1	0.0	13	10
OLB Noah Schwartz	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Isaac McQuaig	1.5	0	22
DT Ryan Kromer	1.0	0	15
OLB Bert Griffith	0.5	0	15
OLB Phil Fordyce	0.5	0	30
DT Joe Woodson	0.5	0	18
DE Hunter Murray	0.0	1	18

Columbia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lonnie Drenik	0.0	1	0	0	9
ILB Robert Schwab	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dan Kenney	4	0	0	29
S Richard Guthrie	3	0	0	33
OLB Phil Fordyce	2	1	0	30
CB Harry Crane	2	0	1	31
OLB Bert Griffith	2	0	0	15
S Joel Tinker	1	1	0	29
ILB Bert Correa	1	1	0	28
CB Harold Kemp	1	1	0	32
ILB Cary Glover	0	1	0	3
DE Isaac McQuaig	0	1	0	22

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wes Carlson	3	2	26
OLB Vince Champion	3	1	21
ILB Robert Schwab	2	0	23
S Walt Morici	2	0	25
CB Dominic Van Hoose	1	1	15
CB Amari Avalos	1	1	23
OLB Luke Sipos	1	0	19
OLB Walter Prescott	1	0	10
S Lance Lane	1	0	24
DE Luther Mitchell	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Deron Ogden	4	8	31	26
Nicky Breese	1	5	31	26
Richie Stevens	1	5	31	26
Carlton Peterson	0	7	31	26
Craig Codeke	0	4	31	26
Juan Dabbs	0	1	13	2

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jaiden Stargell	4	13	2	36	0	33
Kingston Denman	3	8	0	36	1	33
Alvin Sullivan	3	7	0	36	2	33
Jamie McClary	2	3	0	36	0	33
D.J. Burks	1	2	0	36	1	33
Cris Blair	0	1	0	12	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Courtney Poliska	2	15
Tommy Deutsch	1	24
Ray Nixon	1	20
Kai Linquist	1	15
Nathan Filar	1	10

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Braxton Baker	1	11

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harry Crane	---	---	34	31	7	72
Harold Kemp	---	---	36	32	2	70
Courtney Poliska	29	25	---	---	15	69
Bert Correa	---	---	35	28	5	68
Richard Guthrie	---	---	33	33	2	68
Nicky Breese	31	26	---	---	10	67
Phil Fordyce	---	---	33	30	2	65
Dan Kenney	---	---	19	29	17	65
Joel Tinker	---	---	34	29	1	64
Ray Nixon	22	16	---	---	20	58
Craig Codeke	31	26	---	---	---	57
Deron Ogden	31	26	---	---	---	57
James Brackens	31	26	---	---	---	57
Carlton Peterson	31	26	---	---	---	57
Richie Stevens	31	26	---	---	---	57
Hunter Murray	---	---	30	18	2	50
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	20	22	5	47
Tommy Deutsch	9	10	---	---	24	43
Dusty Picard	22	20	---	---	---	42
Joe Woodson	---	---	23	18	1	42
Roderick Adams	---	---	12	17	9	38
Ernie Port	18	10	---	---	10	38
Walter Malone	14	14	---	---	9	37
Bert Griffith	---	---	17	15	5	37
Doug Forster	---	---	16	12	7	35
Eddie Robinson	---	---	16	11	5	32
Ryan Kromer	---	---	13	15	2	30
Marco Sutter	---	---	6	15	8	29
Gilbert Bensen	---	---	4	3	21	28
Brandon Kennedy	9	16	---	---	2	27
Juan Dabbs	13	2	---	---	10	25
Nolan Harrison	6	9	---	---	8	23
Kai Linquist	---	---	2	2	15	19
Al O'Neal	3	2	---	---	13	18
Cary Glover	---	---	13	3	1	17
Mickey Kemper	10	6	---	---	---	16
Calvin Campbell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nathan Filar	0	0	---	---	10	10
Broderick Green	0	0	---	---	10	10
Alejandro Wooden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamont Roberson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joey Stargell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Herb Kolb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Cedric Horne	0	0	---	---	2	2
Earnest Foss	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kingston Denman	36	33	---	---	10	79
Dave Finch	36	33	---	---	---	69
D.J. Burks	36	33	---	---	---	69
Alvin Sullivan	36	33	---	---	---	69
Jaiden Stargell	36	33	---	---	---	69
Jamie McClary	36	33	---	---	---	69
Maximus Rober	31	26	---	---	10	67
Wes Carlson	---	---	29	26	9	64
Eric Cone	29	24	---	---	9	62
Luke Sipos	---	---	25	19	18	62
Amari Avalos	---	---	29	23	2	54
Robert Schwab	---	---	28	23	2	53
Lance Lane	---	---	24	24	3	51
Walt Morici	---	---	24	25	2	51
Dominic Van Hoose	---	---	16	15	19	50
Vince Champion	---	---	25	21	2	48
Cory Hanks	25	21	---	---	---	46
Luther Mitchell	---	---	25	20	1	46
Max Manubay	11	12	---	---	20	43
Cris Blair	12	15	---	---	16	43
J.C. McGee	22	20	---	---	---	42
Isaac Houlihan	15	14	---	---	12	41
Teddy Vivaldi	17	18	---	---	5	40
Bennie Milnes	---	---	20	17	2	39
Daryl Newhart	---	---	17	17	5	39
Walter Prescott	---	---	13	10	7	30
Braxton Baker	---	---	14	5	11	30
Buddy Gordon	5	6	---	---	17	28
Leonard Head	---	---	14	9	4	27
Dean Mage	---	---	14	11	1	26
Johnnie Kania	---	---	4	3	14	21
Lonnie Drenik	---	---	11	9	1	21
Bubba Kollars	---	---	6	6	9	21
Jared Steuart	10	7	---	---	---	17
Donnie Iker	3	2	---	---	11	16
Darnell Reiswig	0	0	---	---	16	16
Cary Norris	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeffrey Davis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rob Brazell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Taylor Hickman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Axel Blair	0	0	---	---	10	10
Noah Schwartz	---	---	3	3	1	7
Eugene Boling	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cory Drayton	---	---	0	0	3	3
Melvin Robson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Merchant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	18	48	2.7
Right	7	9	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	102	6.8
Middle	5	19	3.8
Right	16	48	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Brackens	26	16	1	0	3	5	1	0	0

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Finch	29	16	1	0	4	6	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	131	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	29	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	63	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	14	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Kennedy	8	4	1	49	0	16
TE Courtney Poliska	5	4	0	37	0	25
WR Dusty Picard	5	3	0	22	0	20
WR Mickey Kemper	3	2	1	37	1	6
RB Ray Nixon	2	2	0	21	0	16
FB Nolan Harrison	1	1	0	1	0	9
WR Walter Malone	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Tommy Deutsch	1	0	1	0	0	10

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Cory Hanks	7	4	1	23	0	21
WR Isaac Houlihan	6	3	0	37	0	14
TE Eric Cone	3	0	1	0	0	24
WR J.C. McGee	3	3	0	27	0	20
WR Maximus Rober	2	1	1	15	0	26
WR Jared Steuart	2	2	0	39	1	7
RB Max Manubay	2	1	1	11	0	12
TE Cris Blair	2	2	0	13	0	15
FB Teddy Vivaldi	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Deutsch	2	-7	-3.50	1.44
Ray Nixon	1	2	2.00	2.43

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Hanks	1	1	1.00	3.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Brackens	4	3	18	4.50	6.42

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Finch	1	0	0	0.00	5.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Courtney Poliska	2	2	16	8.00	7.40
WR Brandon Kennedy	1	0	0	0.00	6.13
RB Ray Nixon	1	1	2	2.00	10.50

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Cone	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Nixon	3	0
James Brackens	1	0
Tommy Deutsch	1	0

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
Max Manubay	2	1
Dave Finch	1	0
Cory Hanks	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Brackens	10	6	5

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Finch	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dusty Picard	4	2	2
TE Courtney Poliska	2	1	0
WR Mickey Kemper	2	2	2
WR Brandon Kennedy	1	1	1
WR Walter Malone	1	0	0

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Cory Hanks	3	2	1
TE Eric Cone	1	0	0
WR Isaac Houlihan	1	0	0
WR J.C. McGee	1	1	1
FB Teddy Vivaldi	1	0	0
RB Max Manubay	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (16,800)
End Zone 11,600 (12,000)
Mezzanine 6,600 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (10,600)
Club Seats 9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (16,800)
End Zone	11,600 (12,000)
Mezzanine	6,600 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (10,600)
Club Seats	9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (8,700)