Week 1, 2040

played in West Virginia, WV

74 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	6	7	0	-	13
West Virginia Beasts	10	3	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:16 WVA - Cole Coombs 38 field goal
1Q: 01:33 WVA - Jose Dussault 3 run (Cole Coombs extra point)
2Q: 10:01 WVA - Cole Coombs 28 field goal
2Q: 06:20 HAR - Isaiah King 49 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HAR - Isaiah King 55 field goal
3Q: 11:57 HAR - Jack Stram 5 run (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 06:56 WVA - Cole Coombs 45 field goal
4Q: 07:04 WVA - Cole Coombs 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:16 WVA - Cole Coombs 38 field goal
1Q: 01:33 WVA - Jose Dussault 3 run (Cole Coombs extra point)
2Q: 10:01 WVA - Cole Coombs 28 field goal
2Q: 06:20 HAR - Isaiah King 49 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HAR - Isaiah King 55 field goal
3Q: 11:57 HAR - Jack Stram 5 run (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 06:56 WVA - Cole Coombs 45 field goal
4Q: 07:04 WVA - Cole Coombs 43 field goal

Team Statistics HAR WVA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 336 344
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 5.51 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 89 78
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards per Rush 4.05 2.52
Net Passing Yards 247 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 2 33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 258 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 7.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:57 32:03

Team Statistics	HAR	WVA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	336	344
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	5.51	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	89	78
- Rushing Attempts	22	31
- Yards per Rush	4.05	2.52
Net Passing Yards	247	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 2	33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	258	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	7.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:57	32:03

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	2:54	OWN 29	5	25	Punt
1	8:08	1:52	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
1	1:23	2:04	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	9:55	3:41	OWN 34	6	34	Field Goal
2	4:51	1:52	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 32	5	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	6:51	5:24	OWN 21	9	29	Punt
4	14:42	2:12	50	3	1	Punt
4	6:56	2:56	OWN 25	6	25	Interception
4	2:15	0:57	OWN 24	4	14	Interception
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 5	5	73	Game

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	10:43	2:35	OWN 20	7	59	Field Goal
1	6:16	4:53	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	14:19	4:24	OWN 47	10	42	Field Goal
2	6:14	1:23	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
2	2:59	2:05	OWN 22	5	10	Punt
3	11:47	4:56	OWN 10	7	62	Field Goal
3	1:27	1:45	OWN 20	5	22	Interception
4	12:30	5:34	OWN 20	10	54	Field Goal
4	4:00	1:45	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	1:18	0:31	OWN 37	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Grady Peters, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edwin Thurman	11	52	4.73	21	2	0
QB Jack Stram	7	38	5.43	8	0	1
WR Carlos Rivard	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0
RB Stephen Fitzgerald	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
FB Jamie White	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
RB Don Fernandez	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jose Dussault	20	58	2.90	15	2	1
RB Clyde Newhart	9	10	1.11	7	0	0
QB Thomas Burgess	2	10	5.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Stram	37	25	258	2/11	0	48	2	64.9

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	33	20	273	1/7	0	34	1	74.4

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Shaun Shannon	9	13	58	6.44	8	17
WR Carlos Rivard	6	8	75	12.50	6	48
TE Dalton Kennedy	5	6	93	18.60	53	37
TE Ryan Rayburn	3	5	21	7.00	1	9
WR Jamie Spencer	2	3	11	5.50	0	10
WR Curtis Schwake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herb Hughes	5	9	47	9.40	2	13
TE Donte Hutton	3	5	66	22.00	32	34
RB Jose Dussault	3	4	20	6.67	13	14
WR Courtney Tansini	3	3	56	18.67	28	33
FB Kendrick Malewitz	3	4	48	16.00	40	22
TE Richard Castillo	2	3	13	6.50	0	13
WR Ricky Moss	1	3	23	23.00	24	23
WR Devonte Garner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeremy Blades	1	7	7.00	0

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Britt McPike	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Grady Peters	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jack Stram	1	0	0	0
G Christian Lynn	0	1	0	0

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Grady Peters	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Lashley	6	289	48.2	35.3	55	1

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	5	213	42.6	40.6	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaiah King	2/2	2/2	1/1	55	1/1

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Coombs	4/4	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Gowins	1	10	10.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Hughes	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Erxleben	3	66	22.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Morris Carlisle	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Duane Diem	10	5	0.0	31	34
CB Joe Carstens	6	2	0.0	31	31
ILB Kim Barlow	6	2	0.0	28	31
CB Lonnie Weaver	5	0	0.0	21	25
DE J.C. Griffin	4	2	1.0	28	31
ILB Brandon Terrell	4	1	0.0	13	13
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	4	0	0.0	30	31
CB Eugene McCoy	3	1	0.0	23	25
S Mitch Garrison	3	0	0.0	29	27
DT Fritz Elliott	1	1	0.0	19	18
OLB Caden Blackwell	1	0	0.0	2	0
WR Carlos Rivard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brendan Bronson	1	0	0.0	5	8
WR Shaun Shannon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rondell Clodfelter	1	0	0.0	12	16
CB Brian Gowins	1	0	0.0	4	10
CB Jeremy Blades	0	3	0.0	30	34
DE Arnie Bramstedt	0	1	0.0	28	24

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Thurman Horton	8	1	0.0	20	24
ILB Irv Foreman	7	3	0.0	21	30
S Ralph Raisor	7	0	0.0	22	39
OLB Grady Peters	6	6	1.0	20	39
DT Luis Ward	4	0	0.0	20	31
CB Garrett Tully	3	1	0.0	19	27
DE Marvin Walters	2	0	1.0	17	28
CB Chris Anderson	2	2	0.0	18	31
CB Dominique Sims	2	1	0.0	4	17
S Walt Morici	2	0	0.0	7	20
CB Todd Birchall	1	1	0.0	4	13
DE Burt Hoover	1	1	0.0	3	9
CB Morris Carlisle	1	1	0.0	15	29
DE Harvey Oliver	1	0	0.0	21	30
OLB Juan Hawkins	1	0	0.0	4	15
TE Richard Castillo	1	0	---	---	---
S Britt McPike	0	2	0.0	15	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE J.C. Griffin	1.0	1	31
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	0.0	1	31
DT Mo Chandler	0.0	1	10

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marvin Walters	1.0	1	0	0	28
OLB Grady Peters	1.0	0	0	1	39
DE Harvey Oliver	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Juan Hawkins	0.0	0	1	1	15
CB Morris Carlisle	0.0	0	1	0	29
DT Luis Ward	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Duane Diem	8	0	0	34
CB Eugene McCoy	3	0	0	25
ILB Brandon Terrell	2	1	0	13
ILB Kim Barlow	2	0	0	31
CB Brian Gowins	2	0	0	10
CB Lonnie Weaver	1	2	0	25
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	1	1	0	31
DE J.C. Griffin	1	0	0	31
CB Joe Carstens	0	2	0	31
CB Jeremy Blades	0	1	1	34

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Irv Foreman	4	2	0	30
OLB Grady Peters	4	0	1	39
S Ralph Raisor	4	0	0	39
S Walt Morici	2	0	0	20
CB Chris Anderson	2	0	0	31
OLB Thurman Horton	2	0	0	24
CB Garrett Tully	2	0	0	27
CB Todd Birchall	1	0	0	13
OLB Juan Hawkins	1	0	0	15
CB Dominique Sims	1	0	0	17
DE Burt Hoover	1	0	0	9
DT Luis Ward	1	0	0	31
CB Morris Carlisle	0	2	0	29
S Britt McPike	0	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Roy Caffrey	2	5	1	22	0	39
G Christian Lynn	2	4	0	22	1	39
T Eric Blum	1	3	0	22	0	39
G Floyd Augustine	0	3	0	22	1	39
G Tony Sinclair	0	1	0	22	0	39
FB Jamie White	0	1	0	4	0	6

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Cornelius Meynardie	2	7	1	31	0	34
T Bryan Munger	1	6	0	31	0	34
G Dusty Fields	1	5	0	31	1	34
G Nate Givens	1	5	0	31	0	34
FB Kendrick Malewitz	1	2	0	9	0	10
T Lukas Chalmers	0	4	0	31	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Rayburn	1	22
Stephen Fitzgerald	1	17
Duane Diem	1	13

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Gabriel McConnell	2	24
Luis Ward	2	13

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Duane Diem	---	---	31	34	13	78
CB Jeremy Blades	---	---	30	34	6	70
T Eric Blum	22	39	---	---	8	69
G Tony Sinclair	22	39	---	---	8	69
G Floyd Augustine	22	39	---	---	8	69
G Christian Lynn	22	39	---	---	8	69
CB Joe Carstens	---	---	31	31	4	66
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	---	---	30	31	3	64
DE J.C. Griffin	---	---	28	31	4	63
QB Jack Stram	22	39	---	---	2	63
ILB Kim Barlow	---	---	28	31	3	62
C Roy Caffrey	22	39	---	---	---	61
WR Carlos Rivard	19	36	---	---	6	61
S Mitch Garrison	---	---	29	27	4	60
WR Shaun Shannon	19	39	---	---	---	58
DE Arnie Bramstedt	---	---	28	24	2	54
CB Lonnie Weaver	---	---	21	25	7	53
WR Jamie Spencer	18	25	---	---	8	51
CB Eugene McCoy	---	---	23	25	2	50
DT Fritz Elliott	---	---	19	18	8	45
TE Ryan Rayburn	4	15	---	---	22	41
RB Edwin Thurman	15	25	---	---	---	40
TE Dalton Kennedy	17	19	---	---	---	36
CB Brian Gowins	---	---	4	10	22	36
RB Stephen Fitzgerald	4	11	---	---	17	32
DT Rondell Clodfelter	---	---	12	16	1	29
ILB Brandon Terrell	---	---	13	13	2	28
CB Brendan Bronson	---	---	5	8	14	27
FB Jamie White	4	6	---	---	16	26
ILB Francisco Grier	---	---	1	3	21	25
DT Mo Chandler	---	---	5	10	6	21
WR Kurt Erxleben	0	4	---	---	15	19
TE Alfredo Lynn	7	10	---	---	---	17
WR Curtis Schwake	1	5	---	---	8	14
OLB Caden Blackwell	---	---	2	0	11	13
C Irv Shaner	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Nicolas Arnold	---	---	0	0	7	7
P B.J. Lashley	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Isaiah King	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Ezra Conley	---	---	1	3	1	5
RB Don Fernandez	2	0	---	---	---	2
C Eduardo Greenway	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Christian Seider	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Charlie Woolsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andres Yachera	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Stephen Morrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Dusty Fields	31	34	---	---	15	80
G Nate Givens	31	34	---	---	9	74
T Bryan Munger	31	34	---	---	9	74
T Lukas Chalmers	31	34	---	---	9	74
QB Thomas Burgess	31	34	---	---	---	65
C Cornelius Meynardie	31	34	---	---	---	65
DT Luis Ward	---	---	20	31	13	64
S Ralph Raisor	---	---	22	39	2	63
OLB Grady Peters	---	---	20	39	2	61
TE Donte Hutton	28	27	---	---	---	55
DE Harvey Oliver	---	---	21	30	2	53
ILB Irv Foreman	---	---	21	30	2	53
WR Herb Hughes	20	23	---	---	9	52
S Britt McPike	---	---	15	19	17	51
WR Courtney Tansini	24	27	---	---	---	51
CB Chris Anderson	---	---	18	31	1	50
WR Ricky Moss	25	24	---	---	1	50
CB Morris Carlisle	---	---	15	29	5	49
CB Garrett Tully	---	---	19	27	2	48
RB Jose Dussault	22	25	---	---	---	47
DE Marvin Walters	---	---	17	28	1	46
OLB Thurman Horton	---	---	20	24	1	45
OLB Juan Hawkins	---	---	4	15	21	40
FB Kendrick Malewitz	9	10	---	---	19	38
WR Devonte Garner	5	10	---	---	19	34
CB Todd Birchall	---	---	4	13	16	33
RB Clyde Newhart	9	6	---	---	18	33
TE Gabriel McConnell	4	3	---	---	24	31
S Walt Morici	---	---	7	20	---	27
CB Dominique Sims	---	---	4	17	6	27
OLB Randal Orazi	---	---	6	9	9	24
TE Richard Castillo	9	14	---	---	---	23
DE Nolan Hansen	---	---	3	11	7	21
DT Mike Liakos	---	---	2	8	6	16
DE Burt Hoover	---	---	3	9	---	12
K Cole Coombs	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Nicolas Dillon	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Rodney Baniewicz	0	1	---	---	8	9
G Patrick Quintanilla	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Roman Blackwell	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Jamie McClary	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Quentin Churchill	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Salvador Swayda	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Neal Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Malachi Ward	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	12	53	4.4
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	20	55	2.8
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Stram	37	25	3	0	1	4	2	3	2

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	33	20	5	1	1	7	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	129	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	48	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	57	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	124	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Shannon	13	9	1	58	0	39
WR Carlos Rivard	8	6	0	75	1	36
TE Dalton Kennedy	6	5	0	93	2	19
TE Ryan Rayburn	5	3	0	21	0	15
WR Jamie Spencer	3	2	0	11	0	25
WR Curtis Schwake	1	0	0	0	0	5

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herb Hughes	9	5	1	47	0	23
TE Donte Hutton	5	3	0	66	1	27
RB Jose Dussault	4	3	0	20	0	25
FB Kendrick Malewitz	4	3	0	48	2	10
WR Courtney Tansini	3	3	0	56	1	27
TE Richard Castillo	3	2	0	13	0	14
WR Ricky Moss	3	1	0	23	1	24
WR Devonte Garner	2	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jack Stram	1	5	5.00	5.43
RB Don Fernandez	1	4	4.00	4.00

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clyde Newhart	2	9	4.50	1.11
RB Jose Dussault	1	3	3.00	2.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Stram	1	0	0	0.00	6.97

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	3	0	0	0.00	8.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaun Shannon	1	0	0	0.00	4.46

West Virginia	Target	Overall Avg
RB Jose Dussault	1	5.00
WR Ricky Moss	1	7.67
WR Herb Hughes	1	5.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jack Stram	3	3
RB Edwin Thurman	1	1

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jose Dussault	3	1
QB Thomas Burgess	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Stram	11	9	4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Shannon	5	4	1
WR Carlos Rivard	3	2	1
TE Dalton Kennedy	2	2	2
TE Ryan Rayburn	1	1	0

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Donte Hutton	4	3	3
WR Herb Hughes	4	2	1
WR Devonte Garner	1	0	0
RB Jose Dussault	1	1	0
TE Richard Castillo	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (15,500)
End Zone 11,200 (11,200)
Mezzanine 6,500 (6,500)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (15,500)
End Zone	11,200 (11,200)
Mezzanine	6,500 (6,500)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)