Week 1, 2039

played in Hartford, CT

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Columbia Fire	3	0	0	0	-	3
Hartford Whalers	0	17	7	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:30 COL - Pat Duran 31 field goal
2Q: 14:55 HAR - Isaiah King 43 field goal
2Q: 08:08 HAR - Jamie Spencer 22 pass from Pat Gregory (Isaiah King extra point)
2Q: 02:55 HAR - Wes Flowers 14 pass from Pat Gregory (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 04:30 HAR - Shaun Shannon 15 pass from Pat Gregory (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 05:51 HAR - Vernon Peterson 14 run (Isaiah King extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:30 COL - Pat Duran 31 field goal
2Q: 14:55 HAR - Isaiah King 43 field goal
2Q: 08:08 HAR - Jamie Spencer 22 pass from Pat Gregory (Isaiah King extra point)
2Q: 02:55 HAR - Wes Flowers 14 pass from Pat Gregory (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 04:30 HAR - Shaun Shannon 15 pass from Pat Gregory (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 05:51 HAR - Vernon Peterson 14 run (Isaiah King extra point failed)

Team Statistics COL HAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 25
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 201 423
- Offensive Plays 54 68
- Yards per Play 3.72 6.22
Net Rushing Yards 47 115
- Rushing Attempts 15 26
- Yards per Rush 3.13 4.42
Net Passing Yards 154 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 40 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 166 318
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.95 7.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 5/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/13 5/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 1/10
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:53 34:07

Team Statistics	COL	HAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	25
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	201	423
- Offensive Plays	54	68
- Yards per Play	3.72	6.22
Net Rushing Yards	47	115
- Rushing Attempts	15	26
- Yards per Rush	3.13	4.42
Net Passing Yards	154	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	40 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	166	318
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.95	7.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	5/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/13	5/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	1/10
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:53	34:07

Drive Charts

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
1	10:11	5:46	OWN 24	9	62	Field Goal
2	14:47	2:04	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
2	11:50	1:58	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	7:56	2:06	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	2:47	0:56	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	11:34	2:31	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
3	4:22	2:41	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
4	12:48	1:10	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:06	1:06	OWN 14	5	25	Downs
4	5:40	3:08	OWN 17	6	28	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 15	1	-1	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	2:12	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
1	4:25	4:38	OWN 25	9	49	Field Goal
2	12:43	0:53	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	9:52	1:56	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	5:50	3:03	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 28	5	42	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 27	5	33	Punt
3	9:03	4:41	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	1:41	3:53	OWN 19	8	26	Punt
4	11:38	2:32	OWN 27	5	7	Punt
4	8:00	2:20	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
4	2:32	2:09	OWN 20	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Pat Gregory, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mark Gutsche	7	17	2.43	8	0
RB Chad Creel	6	21	3.50	10	1
QB Mark Gerhardt	1	8	8.00	8	0
FB Rusty Douglas	1	1	1.00	1	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Vernon Peterson	18	103	5.72	21	5	1
QB Pat Gregory	7	10	1.43	3	0	0
RB Brent Chedsey	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Gerhardt	26	16	120	2/12	0	21	0	72.6
Ray Keith	11	6	46	0/0	0	17	0	65.0

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Gregory	40	30	318	2/10	3	40	0	122.7

Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeffrey Hoffman	5	5	59	11.80	14	21
WR Deron Wheeler	5	8	35	7.00	0	20
RB Chad Creel	4	9	4	1.00	0	6
TE Duane Casher	3	4	14	4.67	11	12
TE Richie Griffith	2	3	34	17.00	2	21
WR Glen Fitzgerald	2	3	4	2.00	0	5
FB Rusty Douglas	1	2	16	16.00	4	16
WR Darrell Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Mark Gutsche	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Frankie McGee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Rivard	8	10	70	8.75	50	19	0
TE Wes Flowers	6	8	72	12.00	5	20	1
WR Jamie Spencer	6	8	90	15.00	55	40	1
WR Shaun Shannon	4	5	61	15.25	24	30	1
RB Vernon Peterson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Frank Willig	1	2	10	10.00	5	10	0
RB Brent Chedsey	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
WR Rick Cash	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Dalton Kennedy	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Curtis Schwake	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Corwin Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB A.J. Douglas	0	0	2	0
DE Harold Marty	0	0	1	0
CB Caleb Howard	0	0	1	0
C Jimmy Folk	0	0	1	0

Hartford	Fumb	Recov
RB Vernon Peterson	2	2
TE Wes Flowers	1	1
WR Jamie Spencer	1	0
CB Brian Gowins	1	0
WR Carlos Rivard	0	1
ILB Francisco Grier	0	1

Punting Statistics

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Levi Slade	9	457	50.8	39.2	55	3

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Lashley	6	308	51.3	42.5	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Duran	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaiah King	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Fitzgerald	4	13	3.3	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Gowins	5	24	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deron Wheeler	2	60	30.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Rivard	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Malachi Covington	10	2	0.0	24	35
S Shawn Brown	8	2	0.0	22	22
OLB A.J. Douglas	7	3	0.0	26	42
OLB Edwin Salley	5	2	1.0	21	35
S Brayden Begay	5	2	0.0	23	36
CB Caleb Howard	4	2	0.0	24	42
DT Burt Blanchard	4	0	0.0	17	27
CB Thurman Gaudio	3	2	0.0	15	24
CB Nate Leisure	2	1	0.0	22	42
DT Adrian DeFelice	1	0	1.0	4	3
ILB Charles Sall	1	1	0.0	6	6
S Bucky Lewis	1	1	0.0	1	13
DE Harold Marty	1	0	0.0	10	16
DE Ricardo Palmer	1	0	0.0	9	12
S Colby Randle	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Lamont Holleran	1	0	0.0	19	33
DE Kyle Crockett	0	1	0.0	20	35

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	8	1	1.0	15	39
DE Duane Diem	8	1	0.5	14	39
CB Jeremy Blades	5	0	0.0	15	39
CB Brian Gowins	3	1	0.0	15	32
S Mitch Garrison	3	0	0.0	14	30
CB Brendan Bronson	3	0	0.0	13	25
ILB Brandon Terrell	2	1	0.0	7	20
OLB Kent Schneider	2	1	0.0	0	7
ILB Kim Barlow	2	1	0.0	15	34
DT Mo Chandler	1	1	0.5	1	5
DE J.C. Griffin	1	2	0.0	15	26
CB Bryson Dehning	1	1	0.0	9	19
DT Tre Sapello	0	2	0.0	6	24
DE Arnie Bramstedt	0	1	0.0	12	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Columbia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Edwin Salley	1.0	1	0	0	35
DT Adrian DeFelice	1.0	0	1	1	3
DE Lamont Holleran	0.0	1	1	0	33
OLB A.J. Douglas	0.0	0	2	0	42

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	1.0	0	0	1	39
DE Duane Diem	0.5	0	2	2	39
DT Mo Chandler	0.5	0	0	0	5
DT Fritz Elliott	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Arnie Bramstedt	0.0	1	0	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Columbia	Caught	PPlay
S Brayden Begay	5	36
CB Nate Leisure	4	42
ILB Malachi Covington	4	35
S Shawn Brown	4	22
CB Caleb Howard	4	42
OLB A.J. Douglas	3	42
OLB Edwin Salley	2	35
ILB Charles Sall	1	6
DT Burt Blanchard	1	27
S Bucky Lewis	1	13
S Colby Randle	1	6

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
DE Duane Diem	3	1	39
CB Brendan Bronson	3	1	25
CB Jeremy Blades	3	0	39
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	2	1	39
ILB Kim Barlow	2	1	34
CB Brian Gowins	2	1	32
OLB Kent Schneider	2	0	7
S Mitch Garrison	2	0	30
ILB Brandon Terrell	1	0	20
CB Bryson Dehning	1	0	19
DT Mo Chandler	1	0	5
CB Francisco Wiggins	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Erick Goddard	3	6	15	0	39
TE Richie Griffith	2	2	7	0	29
G Joseph Tyler	0	3	15	0	39
T Ralph Green	0	2	15	0	39
TE Duane Casher	0	1	9	0	22
G Richard Money	0	0	15	2	32

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tony Sinclair	3	6	26	0	42
G Brett Poliska	2	3	23	1	42
G Floyd Augustine	2	3	23	1	42
C Roy Caffrey	1	6	26	0	42
T Eric Blum	1	4	26	0	42
TE Wes Flowers	1	1	23	0	39
T Quentin Garner	0	2	3	0	0
T Daryl Parrish	0	1	3	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Leisure	3	14
Jimmy Folk	2	11
Mark Gutsche	1	18

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Diem	2	13
Frank Willig	1	19
Victor Bruce	1	15
Eric Blum	1	8
Curtis Schwake	1	7

Participation

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Nate Leisure	---	---	22	42	14	78
OLB A.J. Douglas	---	---	26	42	4	72
CB Caleb Howard	---	---	24	42	2	68
T Ralph Green	15	39	---	---	10	64
WR Deron Wheeler	15	35	---	---	14	64
G Erick Goddard	15	39	---	---	10	64
G Joseph Tyler	15	39	---	---	10	64
ILB Malachi Covington	---	---	24	35	2	61
S Brayden Begay	---	---	23	36	1	60
C Jimmy Folk	15	32	---	---	11	58
G Richard Money	15	32	---	---	10	57
OLB Edwin Salley	---	---	21	35	1	57
DE Kyle Crockett	---	---	20	35	1	56
DE Lamont Holleran	---	---	19	33	1	53
WR Jeffrey Hoffman	15	30	---	---	6	51
S Shawn Brown	---	---	22	22	1	45
DT Burt Blanchard	---	---	17	27	1	45
WR Glen Fitzgerald	8	21	---	---	15	44
QB Mark Gerhardt	15	28	---	---	1	44
RB Chad Creel	8	32	---	---	---	40
CB Thurman Gaudio	---	---	15	24	1	40
RB Mark Gutsche	8	13	---	---	18	39
TE Richie Griffith	7	29	---	---	1	37
DE Harold Marty	---	---	10	16	7	33
TE Duane Casher	9	22	---	---	---	31
OLB Mackenzie Arnold	---	---	1	7	22	30
TE Frankie McGee	1	5	---	---	23	29
ILB Charles Sall	---	---	6	6	12	24
FB Rusty Douglas	4	5	---	---	15	24
DE Ricardo Palmer	---	---	9	12	2	23
S Colby Randle	---	---	3	6	14	23
CB Griffin Jacobs	---	---	11	5	6	22
CB Javier Yohn	---	---	5	2	13	20
S Bucky Lewis	---	---	1	13	1	15
OLB Isaac McDonald	---	---	1	13	1	15
DT Adrian DeFelice	---	---	4	3	6	13
QB Ray Keith	0	11	---	---	---	11
C Tony Kovach	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Levi Slade	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Darrell Osborne	0	3	---	---	6	9
S Ernest Reagles	---	---	2	6	1	9
T Darren Carpenter	0	7	---	---	---	7
G Melvin Weingrad	0	7	---	---	---	7
K Pat Duran	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Herb Greisen	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Barry Quinn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Eric Blum	26	42	---	---	8	76
G Tony Sinclair	26	42	---	---	8	76
TE Wes Flowers	23	39	---	---	13	75
G Brett Poliska	23	42	---	---	8	73
G Floyd Augustine	23	42	---	---	8	73
QB Pat Gregory	26	42	---	---	---	68
C Roy Caffrey	26	42	---	---	---	68
DE Duane Diem	---	---	14	39	13	66
RB Vernon Peterson	25	34	---	---	1	60
WR Jamie Spencer	23	34	---	---	2	59
WR Carlos Rivard	23	33	---	---	2	58
CB Brian Gowins	---	---	15	32	10	57
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	---	---	15	39	1	55
CB Jeremy Blades	---	---	15	39	1	55
WR Shaun Shannon	22	30	---	---	---	52
DT Fritz Elliott	---	---	11	31	9	51
ILB Kim Barlow	---	---	15	34	1	50
CB Bryson Dehning	---	---	9	19	17	45
S Mitch Garrison	---	---	14	30	1	45
DE J.C. Griffin	---	---	15	26	1	42
CB Brendan Bronson	---	---	13	25	3	41
DE Arnie Bramstedt	---	---	12	21	1	34
DT Tre Sapello	---	---	6	24	1	31
FB Frank Willig	0	10	---	---	19	29
S Karl Hurt	---	---	0	12	17	29
ILB Francisco Grier	---	---	1	5	23	29
ILB Brandon Terrell	---	---	7	20	1	28
TE Ryan Rayburn	3	1	---	---	24	28
CB Francisco Wiggins	---	---	2	14	9	25
WR Corwin Irwin	3	2	---	---	18	23
OLB Kent Schneider	---	---	0	7	11	18
WR Rick Cash	6	11	---	---	---	17
RB Victor Bruce	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Mo Chandler	---	---	1	5	9	15
TE Dalton Kennedy	1	10	---	---	---	11
WR Curtis Schwake	0	1	---	---	7	8
C Doug Leverson	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Isaiah King	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Caden Blackwell	---	---	0	7	---	7
P B.J. Lashley	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Brent Chedsey	1	5	---	---	---	6
T Daryl Parrish	3	0	---	---	---	3
T Quentin Garner	3	0	---	---	---	3
QB Dylan Zeyen	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Charlie Woolsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Rondell Clodfelter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-3	-1.0
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	13	83	6.4
Right	10	32	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Gerhardt	26	16	3	2	1	4	1	2	0
Ray Keith	11	6	0	0	2	2	1	1	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Gregory	40	30	4	2	2	0	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	11	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	51	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	46	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	58	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	27	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	194	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	49	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chad Creel	9	4	2	4	0	32
WR Deron Wheeler	8	5	0	35	1	35
WR Jeffrey Hoffman	5	5	0	59	1	30
TE Duane Casher	4	3	0	14	0	22
TE Richie Griffith	3	2	1	34	1	29
WR Glen Fitzgerald	3	2	0	4	0	21
FB Rusty Douglas	2	1	0	16	0	5
WR Darrell Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Mark Gutsche	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Frankie McGee	1	0	0	0	0	5

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Rivard	10	8	0	70	0	33
TE Wes Flowers	8	6	0	72	1	39
WR Jamie Spencer	8	6	0	90	2	34
WR Shaun Shannon	5	4	0	61	1	30
RB Vernon Peterson	2	1	1	1	0	34
FB Frank Willig	2	1	0	10	0	10
WR Corwin Irwin	1	0	1	0	0	2
RB Brent Chedsey	1	1	0	7	0	5
WR Rick Cash	1	1	0	3	0	11
TE Dalton Kennedy	1	1	0	-4	0	10
WR Curtis Schwake	1	1	0	8	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chad Creel	1	0	0.00	3.50
FB Rusty Douglas	1	1	1.00	1.00

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Pat Gregory	1	3	3.00	1.43
RB Vernon Peterson	1	14	14.00	5.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Gregory	4	3	30	7.50	7.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wes Flowers	2	1	14	7.00	9.00
RB Vernon Peterson	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
WR Shaun Shannon	1	1	15	15.00	12.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
FB Rusty Douglas	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Vernon Peterson	3	3
QB Pat Gregory	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Gerhardt	7	4	1
Ray Keith	2	0	0

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Gregory	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chad Creel	2	2	0
WR Deron Wheeler	2	1	1
TE Richie Griffith	1	0	0
TE Duane Casher	1	1	0
WR Darrell Osborne	1	0	0
RB Mark Gutsche	1	0	0
FB Rusty Douglas	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wes Flowers	2	1	1
WR Jamie Spencer	2	2	0
WR Carlos Rivard	2	2	1
FB Frank Willig	1	0	0
WR Corwin Irwin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (21,500)
End Zone 12,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,800)
Club Seats 9,300 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (21,500)
End Zone	12,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,800)
Club Seats	9,300 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (4,800)