Week 1, 2031

played in Hartford, CT

77 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	0	0	3	7	6	-	16
Hartford Whalers	0	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
3Q: 08:27 HAR - Joey Stargell 21 field goal
3Q: 05:49 WVA - Wally Lemay 40 field goal
3Q: 01:16 HAR - Drew McFerrin 21 run (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 09:12 WVA - Jameson Poole 14 pass from Thomas Burgess (Wally Lemay extra point)
OT: 13:52 WVA - Corwin Wolflick 3 fumble return

Scoring Summary
3Q: 08:27 HAR - Joey Stargell 21 field goal
3Q: 05:49 WVA - Wally Lemay 40 field goal
3Q: 01:16 HAR - Drew McFerrin 21 run (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 09:12 WVA - Jameson Poole 14 pass from Thomas Burgess (Wally Lemay extra point)
OT: 13:52 WVA - Corwin Wolflick 3 fumble return

Team Statistics WVA HAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 11 15
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 259 298
- Offensive Plays 55 63
- Yards per Play 4.71 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 64 94
- Rushing Attempts 22 24
- Yards per Rush 2.91 3.92
Net Passing Yards 195 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 0 38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 205 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.91 5.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/31 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/59 6/45
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:57 30:26

Team Statistics	WVA	HAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	11	15
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	259	298
- Offensive Plays	55	63
- Yards per Play	4.71	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	64	94
- Rushing Attempts	22	24
- Yards per Rush	2.91	3.92
Net Passing Yards	195	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 0	38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	205	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.91	5.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/31	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/59	6/45
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:57	30:26

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	6:07	OWN 1	9	45	Punt
1	3:04	2:03	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
2	14:44	1:52	OWN 21	4	19	Punt
2	10:17	4:28	OWN 18	8	32	Punt
2	4:20	0:11	OPP 41	1	12	Fumble
2	2:27	1:12	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 12	1	3	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	8:21	2:38	OWN 20	5	57	Field Goal
3	0:58	2:57	OWN 35	6	24	Punt
4	9:47	0:45	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
4	7:06	2:28	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
4	4:15	1:38	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 23	3	19	Half

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	6:48	3:44	OWN 4	7	31	Punt
1	1:01	1:17	OPP 46	3	-4	Punt
2	12:52	2:35	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
2	5:49	1:29	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	4:09	1:42	OWN 29	6	26	Punt
2	1:15	1:12	OWN 45	3	-5	Punt
3	13:00	4:39	OWN 43	8	53	Field Goal
3	5:43	4:45	OWN 3	9	97	Touchdown
4	13:01	3:14	OWN 20	6	11	Interception
4	9:02	1:56	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
4	4:38	0:23	OPP 45	2	12	Fumble
4	2:37	1:12	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
OT1	15:00	1:23	OWN 22	2	-19	Fumble

Game MVP: Thomas Burgess, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Raymond Wynn	15	29	1.93	14	2
Buddy Gordon	5	22	4.40	10	1
Thomas Burgess	2	13	6.50	8	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Drew McFerrin	13	69	5.31	21	3	1
Trent Cassidy	6	6	1.00	8	0	0
James Brackens	4	18	4.50	7	0	0
Ernie Port	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	31	23	205	2/10	1	45	0	102.2

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Brackens	38	27	209	1/5	0	31	1	73.2

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jameson Poole	6	9	41	6.83	7	17	1
TE Rondell Humphries	5	5	34	6.80	6	12	0
WR Carson Freeman	4	6	56	14.00	32	45	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	3	5	38	12.67	9	20	0
RB Raymond Wynn	3	3	16	5.33	0	11	0
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
RB Buddy Gordon	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kenyon Lenihan	8	11	72	9.00	8	18
RB Drew McFerrin	6	6	22	3.67	15	19
FB Ernie Port	3	3	20	6.67	18	18
TE Courtney Poliska	2	5	36	18.00	23	31
WR Walter Malone	2	4	18	9.00	2	15
WR Dusty Picard	2	4	29	14.50	0	24
WR Asher Bradford	2	3	3	1.50	0	3
TE Edgar Deal	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Spencer Scheffler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jackie Bookout	1	0	0.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carson Freeman	1	0	0	0
Rondell Humphries	1	0	0	0
Corwin Wolflick	0	1	1	1
Wendell Owens	0	1	0	0
Jackie Bookout	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Colton	0	0	1	0
Logan Bradford	0	0	1	0

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew McFerrin	1	0	0
James Brackens	1	0	0
Dusty Picard	1	0	0
Cary Turner	0	1	0
Eddie Robinson	0	1	0
Bert Correa	0	0	1
Phil Fordyce	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Hammond	9	421	46.8	37.3	60	3

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lamont Roberson	9	427	47.4	38.7	66	6

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Lemay	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Stargell	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Freeman	3	59	19.7	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Picard	5	40	8.0	0
Asher Bradford	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cameron Meraz	1	22	22.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Nogas	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Logan Bradford	8	3	0.0	23	35
CB Bernard Weisz	7	0	0.0	23	39
S Weston Reed	6	3	0.0	24	39
OLB Jimmy Newhart	5	1	0.0	13	25
DT Corwin Wolflick	4	1	1.0	17	27
S Jackie Bookout	4	1	0.0	21	39
OLB Josiah Hathaway	3	1	0.0	17	24
CB Amari Burgess	3	1	0.0	10	17
DE Bert Vos	2	0	0.0	17	26
ILB Dale Gadrinab	2	0	0.0	1	4
DT Mario Bell	1	1	0.0	20	29
DE Cris Moynihan	1	1	0.0	18	32
CB Wendell Owens	1	1	0.0	13	30
DE Ricardo Jarvis	1	1	0.0	7	13
DE J.B. Young	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Parker Kidwell	1	0	0.0	6	11
S Britt McPike	1	0	0.0	3	5

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cary Glover	12	1	0.0	20	31
S Richard Guthrie	7	1	0.0	22	33
OLB Phil Fordyce	6	1	1.0	22	28
CB Tyler Archuleta	5	1	0.0	17	27
CB Charlie Schenk	5	0	0.0	18	27
S Joel Tinker	3	3	0.0	21	31
CB Kai Linquist	3	2	0.0	21	27
DT Ryan Kromer	2	1	0.5	10	17
S Mo Nogas	1	1	0.0	2	8
WR Walter Malone	1	0	---	---	---
DE Hunter Murray	1	0	0.0	20	30
DE Isaac McQuaig	0	1	0.5	20	25
DT Joe Woodson	0	2	0.0	19	23
DE Kim Fender	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Corwin Wolflick	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Bert Vos	0.0	1	0	1	26
DT Mario Bell	0.0	0	1	0	29

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Phil Fordyce	1.0	0	0	28
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.5	0	1	25
DT Ryan Kromer	0.5	0	0	17
DT Burt Elway	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bernard Weisz	5	0	0	39
OLB Jimmy Newhart	4	0	0	25
ILB Logan Bradford	4	0	0	35
S Jackie Bookout	3	1	1	39
S Weston Reed	2	1	0	39
CB Amari Burgess	2	0	0	17
OLB Josiah Hathaway	1	1	0	24
DT Corwin Wolflick	1	0	0	27
DE J.B. Young	1	0	0	7
DE Bert Vos	1	0	0	26
CB Wendell Owens	1	0	0	30
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	0	4
S Parker Kidwell	1	0	0	11

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Cary Glover	5	0	31
CB Charlie Schenk	4	1	27
S Joel Tinker	3	1	31
OLB Phil Fordyce	3	1	28
CB Tyler Archuleta	3	0	27
S Richard Guthrie	2	0	33
DE Hunter Murray	1	0	30
CB Kai Linquist	1	0	27
S Mo Nogas	1	0	8
OLB Andrew Stargell	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andres Ogden	2	6	22	1	33
Willie McWilliams	1	2	22	0	33
Matthew East	1	1	22	0	33
Hunter Fruth	0	6	22	0	33
Diego Kemp	0	3	22	1	33
Rondell Humphries	0	1	18	0	26
Will Cervantes	0	1	11	0	19

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Sims	3	8	24	1	39
Richie Stevens	1	5	24	0	39
Courtney Poliska	1	4	23	0	34
Jeff Swasey	1	3	24	0	39
Nicky Breese	0	1	24	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Owens	4	34
Buddy Gordon	1	25
Parker Kidwell	1	12
Jimmy Colton	1	10
Jameson Poole	1	8
Amari Burgess	1	5

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Edgar Deal	1	17
Bert Correa	1	16
Tyler Archuleta	1	15
Alonzo Greene	1	8

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wendell Owens	---	---	13	30	34	77
Andres Ogden	22	33	---	---	10	65
Weston Reed	---	---	24	39	2	65
Bernard Weisz	---	---	23	39	1	63
Jackie Bookout	---	---	21	39	2	62
Rondell Humphries	18	26	---	---	16	60
Carson Freeman	19	27	---	---	13	59
Logan Bradford	---	---	23	35	1	59
Thomas Burgess	22	33	---	---	---	55
Hunter Fruth	22	33	---	---	---	55
Willie McWilliams	22	33	---	---	---	55
Diego Kemp	22	33	---	---	---	55
Matthew East	22	33	---	---	---	55
Jameson Poole	18	28	---	---	8	54
Josiah Hathaway	---	---	17	24	12	53
Mario Bell	---	---	20	29	3	52
Cris Moynihan	---	---	18	32	2	52
Corwin Wolflick	---	---	17	27	6	50
Andrew Perrotta	15	23	---	---	10	48
Will Cervantes	11	19	---	---	17	47
Bert Vos	---	---	17	26	3	46
Buddy Gordon	6	14	---	---	25	45
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	13	25	1	39
Raymond Wynn	15	19	---	---	---	34
Amari Burgess	---	---	10	17	5	32
Ricardo Jarvis	---	---	7	13	10	30
Parker Kidwell	---	---	6	11	12	29
Colton Montana	4	6	---	---	14	24
Britt McPike	---	---	3	5	12	20
Mike Porter	---	---	10	9	---	19
Harvey Oliver	---	---	5	10	4	19
J.B. Young	---	---	6	7	---	13
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	1	4	7	12
Graham Gerhardt	---	---	5	7	---	12
Kenneth Hanson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jimmy Colton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cameron Meraz	1	1	---	---	8	10
Lionel Hammond	0	0	---	---	10	10
Erick Bonney	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jerome Herrera	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brian Dow	---	---	5	1	3	9
Omar Shepard	3	2	---	---	1	6
Wally Lemay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Bullock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leland Flowers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nicky Breese	24	39	---	---	10	73
Courtney Poliska	23	34	---	---	9	66
Jeff Swasey	24	39	---	---	---	63
James Brackens	24	39	---	---	---	63
Will Sims	24	39	---	---	---	63
Dusty Picard	21	30	---	---	12	63
Richie Stevens	24	39	---	---	---	63
Dusty Tanuvasa	24	39	---	---	---	63
Tyler Archuleta	---	---	17	27	15	59
Richard Guthrie	---	---	22	33	1	56
Joel Tinker	---	---	21	31	1	53
Kenyon Lenihan	18	35	---	---	---	53
Cary Glover	---	---	20	31	1	52
Phil Fordyce	---	---	22	28	2	52
Hunter Murray	---	---	20	30	1	51
Kai Linquist	---	---	21	27	1	49
Charlie Schenk	---	---	18	27	3	48
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	20	25	---	45
Drew McFerrin	17	28	---	---	---	45
Joe Woodson	---	---	19	23	3	45
Herb Kolb	---	---	4	12	26	42
Ernie Port	13	16	---	---	11	40
Eddie Robinson	---	---	11	14	6	31
Walter Malone	3	11	---	---	16	30
Gilbert Bensen	---	---	0	5	24	29
Edgar Deal	5	6	---	---	17	28
Ryan Kromer	---	---	10	17	1	28
Asher Bradford	7	19	---	---	1	27
Tommy Deutsch	0	0	---	---	26	26
Burt Elway	---	---	4	15	4	23
Bert Correa	---	---	2	2	16	20
Mo Nogas	---	---	2	8	7	17
Trent Cassidy	7	10	---	---	---	17
Spencer Scheffler	5	5	---	---	6	16
Kim Fender	---	---	2	3	7	12
Andrew Stargell	---	---	2	2	8	12
Bubba Caleca	0	0	---	---	10	10
Calvin Campbell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Alonzo Greene	1	1	---	---	8	10
Alejandro Wooden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sam Flanders	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamont Roberson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cary Turner	---	---	5	3	---	8
Joey Stargell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Deron Horner	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jay Sturdivant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	13	64	4.9
Right	7	-1	-0.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	31	23	2	1	1	4	1	0	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Brackens	38	27	2	4	0	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	82	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	117	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	17	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	96	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jameson Poole	9	6	0	41	0	28
WR Carson Freeman	6	4	1	56	1	27
WR Andrew Perrotta	5	3	0	38	1	23
TE Rondell Humphries	5	5	0	34	0	26
RB Raymond Wynn	3	3	0	16	0	19
RB Buddy Gordon	2	1	0	8	0	14
TE Omar Shepard	1	1	0	12	0	2

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenyon Lenihan	11	8	72	0	35
RB Drew McFerrin	6	6	22	0	28
TE Courtney Poliska	5	2	36	1	34
WR Walter Malone	4	2	18	0	11
WR Dusty Picard	4	2	29	1	30
FB Ernie Port	3	3	20	0	16
WR Asher Bradford	3	2	3	0	19
TE Edgar Deal	1	1	4	0	6
TE Spencer Scheffler	1	1	5	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Trent Cassidy	1	2	2.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	1	1	14	14.00	6.61

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Brackens	3	3	16	5.33	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jameson Poole	1	1	14	14.00	4.56

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	2	11	5.50	6.55
TE Spencer Scheffler	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	2	1
Raymond Wynn	1	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
James Brackens	2	0
Trent Cassidy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	10	8	2

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Brackens	12	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carson Freeman	3	1	0
TE Rondell Humphries	3	3	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	2	1
WR Jameson Poole	2	2	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenyon Lenihan	5	4	2
WR Dusty Picard	3	2	1
WR Walter Malone	2	1	0
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	0
FB Ernie Port	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,800 (21,500)
End Zone 12,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,800)
Club Seats 9,300 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,800 (21,500)
End Zone	12,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,800)
Club Seats	9,300 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)