Conference Finals, 2043

played in Hartford, CT

14 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Renegades	7	6	7	7	-	27
Hartford Whalers	6	14	10	7	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:43 HAR - Carlos Rivard 6 pass from Jack Stram (Isaiah King extra point failed)
1Q: 00:34 HOU - Hardy Spencer 15 pass from Lincoln Dauber (Clarence Reeves extra point)
2Q: 07:55 HOU - Hardy Spencer 24 run (Clarence Reeves extra point failed)
2Q: 03:38 HAR - Edwin Thurman 5 run (Isaiah King extra point)
2Q: 01:49 HAR - Shaun Shannon 60 pass from Jack Stram (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 09:09 HAR - Edwin Thurman 13 run (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 06:19 HOU - Sam Coffey 9 pass from Lincoln Dauber (Clarence Reeves extra point)
3Q: 01:49 HAR - Isaiah King 38 field goal
4Q: 12:17 HAR - Edwin Thurman 10 run (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 07:48 HOU - Benjamin Sherman 17 pass from Lincoln Dauber (Clarence Reeves extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:43 HAR - Carlos Rivard 6 pass from Jack Stram (Isaiah King extra point failed)
1Q: 00:34 HOU - Hardy Spencer 15 pass from Lincoln Dauber (Clarence Reeves extra point)
2Q: 07:55 HOU - Hardy Spencer 24 run (Clarence Reeves extra point failed)
2Q: 03:38 HAR - Edwin Thurman 5 run (Isaiah King extra point)
2Q: 01:49 HAR - Shaun Shannon 60 pass from Jack Stram (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 09:09 HAR - Edwin Thurman 13 run (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 06:19 HOU - Sam Coffey 9 pass from Lincoln Dauber (Clarence Reeves extra point)
3Q: 01:49 HAR - Isaiah King 38 field goal
4Q: 12:17 HAR - Edwin Thurman 10 run (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 07:48 HOU - Benjamin Sherman 17 pass from Lincoln Dauber (Clarence Reeves extra point)

Team Statistics HOU HAR
Record 15-3 16-1-1
First Downs 23 30
- by Rushing 7 12
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 442 514
- Offensive Plays 52 65
- Yards per Play 8.50 7.91
Net Rushing Yards 126 168
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 7.00 4.80
Net Passing Yards 316 346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 1 30 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 321 346
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.29 11.53
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/5 7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 4/120
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:14 33:46

Team Statistics	HOU	HAR
Record	15-3	16-1-1
First Downs	23	30
- by Rushing	7	12
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	442	514
- Offensive Plays	52	65
- Yards per Play	8.50	7.91
Net Rushing Yards	126	168
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	7.00	4.80
Net Passing Yards	316	346
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 1	30 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	321	346
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.29	11.53
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/5	7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	4/120
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:14	33:46

Drive Charts

Houston Renegades
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:53	2:04	OWN 20	4	64	Fumble
1	4:37	4:11	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	11:50	4:08	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
2	3:32	1:43	OWN 21	3	23	Interception
2	1:19	1:01	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 39	3	15	Fumble
3	9:02	2:53	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	1:43	1:52	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	12:06	4:26	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
4	3:20	1:49	OWN 20	7	41	Downs

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:07	OWN 27	10	23	Punt
1	8:49	4:12	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
1	0:26	3:36	OWN 28	6	61	Interception
2	7:42	4:10	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	1:49	0:30	OWN 40	1	60	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 25	1	0	Half
3	13:10	4:08	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
3	6:09	4:26	OWN 37	7	42	Field Goal
4	14:51	2:45	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
4	7:40	4:20	OWN 42	5	11	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 39	5	27	Game

Game MVP: Jack Stram, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hardy Spencer	12	80	6.67	24	3	1
QB Lincoln Dauber	4	34	8.50	13	2	0
RB Cris Finley	2	12	6.00	13	1	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edwin Thurman	23	111	4.83	23	4	3
QB Jack Stram	7	27	3.86	19	1	0
RB Louis Reed	3	27	9.00	21	1	0
WR Carlos Rivard	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
RB Avery Grant	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lincoln Dauber	32	25	321	2/5	3	42	1	126.7

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Stram	30	24	346	0/0	2	60	1	123.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sam Coffey	9	14	127	14.11	55	42	1
TE Nicky Hampton	4	5	39	9.75	18	22	0
RB Hardy Spencer	4	4	67	16.75	60	25	1
WR Benjamin Sherman	3	3	31	10.33	7	17	1
WR Bennett O'Neal	2	3	30	15.00	6	20	0
FB Devin Levine	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
TE Chris Bedwell	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Efrain Shapiro	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Rivard	5	7	55	11.00	20	19	1
TE Dalton Kennedy	5	7	67	13.40	33	27	0
WR Shaun Shannon	5	5	139	27.80	72	60	1
RB Edwin Thurman	3	3	21	7.00	19	18	0
WR Ezra Newton	2	2	31	15.50	12	16	0
TE John Carpenter	2	3	22	11.00	8	12	0
RB Louis Reed	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Avery Grant	1	2	6	6.00	2	6	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shawn Hughes	1	19	19.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB K.C. Gramble	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Nicky Hampton	1	0	0	0
QB Lincoln Dauber	1	0	0	0

Hartford	Recov	Force
ILB Kim Barlow	1	0
OLB K.C. Gramble	1	0
CB Joe Carstens	0	2

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Bynum	2	80	40.0	40.0	46	0

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Mueller	2	97	48.5	28.5	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Reeves	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/4

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaiah King	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Cook	2	54	27.0	0
Glenn Malone	1	20	20.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Rivard	3	95	31.7	0
Joe Carstens	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ben Howard	9	2	0.0	35	30
ILB Mike Nichols	9	1	0.0	33	27
CB Corwin Schulz	6	2	0.0	33	30
S Shawn Hughes	6	2	0.0	33	27
DT Harry Button	5	1	0.0	29	23
CB Rondell Cook	4	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Ben Benson	3	1	0.0	15	10
CB Marty Jordan	3	1	0.0	35	30
OLB Dana Benton	2	2	0.0	31	21
DT Kai Whitfield	2	2	0.0	28	19
DE Dave Harvey	1	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Colby Tanner	1	0	0.0	1	6
WR Sam Coffey	1	0	---	---	---
CB Earnest Keith	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Rodolfo Tamm	0	1	0.0	34	28
OLB Cameron Cockrell	0	1	0.0	29	26

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nicolas Arnold	7	2	0.0	18	34
CB Jeremy Blades	6	0	0.0	18	34
CB Joe Carstens	5	2	0.0	17	29
OLB K.C. Gramble	4	1	0.0	14	29
CB Brian Gowins	3	2	0.0	12	20
ILB Kim Barlow	3	1	0.0	15	30
S Todd Curtis	3	0	0.0	18	33
DE Duane Diem	2	0	1.0	15	26
DT Fritz Elliott	2	1	0.0	6	22
OLB Francisco Blake	1	0	1.0	17	30
DE Anthony Greening	1	1	0.0	4	4
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	1	0	0.0	6	16
DE Hector Milts	1	0	0.0	13	30
RB Avery Grant	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bill Schwartz	0	1	0.0	7	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ben Benson	1	0	0	10
OLB Dana Benton	0	2	0	21
DE Rodolfo Tamm	0	0	3	28

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Francisco Blake	1.0	0	1	30
DE Duane Diem	1.0	0	0	26
DE Hector Milts	0.0	1	1	30
DE Anthony Greening	0.0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Corwin Schulz	5	0	0	30
S Ben Howard	4	0	0	30
CB Rondell Cook	4	0	0	19
CB Marty Jordan	2	1	0	30
S Shawn Hughes	2	0	1	27
DT Harry Button	2	0	0	23
ILB Mike Nichols	2	0	0	27
OLB Colby Tanner	1	0	0	6
DT Kai Whitfield	1	0	0	19
CB Earnest Keith	1	0	0	4

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Nicolas Arnold	6	1	0	34
CB Jeremy Blades	4	1	0	34
CB Joe Carstens	4	0	0	29
CB Brian Gowins	3	0	0	20
DE Duane Diem	2	0	0	26
ILB Kim Barlow	2	0	0	30
S Todd Curtis	2	0	0	33
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	1	1	0	16
DT Fritz Elliott	1	0	0	22
OLB K.C. Gramble	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Edwin Hellmuth	5	7	0	18	0	34
C Deion Hannegraf	3	4	1	18	0	34
G Nicolas Gunn	1	2	0	18	2	34
G Lance Steinbach	1	2	0	18	0	34

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Erick Goddard	4	7	35	30
G Liam Bismo	4	5	35	30
C Gabriel Caldwell	2	8	35	30
G Christian Lynn	2	6	35	30
G Floyd Augustine	1	3	35	30
TE Dalton Kennedy	1	1	32	23
FB Jamie White	1	1	5	8
TE John Carpenter	0	1	14	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Nichols	2	8
Chris Bedwell	1	16
Dustin Chamberlin	1	13

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Fenno	1	17
Shaun Shannon	1	14
Brian Gowins	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Mike Nichols	---	---	33	27	8	68
S Ben Howard	---	---	35	30	2	67
CB Marty Jordan	---	---	35	30	1	66
CB Corwin Schulz	---	---	33	30	2	65
DE Rodolfo Tamm	---	---	34	28	1	63
RB Hardy Spencer	16	30	---	---	16	62
S Shawn Hughes	---	---	33	27	1	61
OLB Cameron Cockrell	---	---	29	26	1	56
C Deion Hannegraf	18	34	---	---	2	54
T Edwin Hellmuth	18	34	---	---	2	54
OLB Dana Benton	---	---	31	21	1	53
T Malachi Card	18	34	---	---	---	52
QB Lincoln Dauber	18	34	---	---	---	52
G Lance Steinbach	18	34	---	---	---	52
G Nicolas Gunn	18	34	---	---	---	52
DT Harry Button	---	---	29	23	---	52
WR Sam Coffey	15	29	---	---	7	51
DT Kai Whitfield	---	---	28	19	---	47
CB Rondell Cook	---	---	20	19	8	47
WR Bennett O'Neal	17	29	---	---	---	46
TE Nicky Hampton	14	30	---	---	---	44
WR Benjamin Sherman	14	17	---	---	9	40
TE Chris Bedwell	5	14	---	---	16	35
DE Dave Harvey	---	---	11	13	1	25
OLB Ben Benson	---	---	15	10	---	25
FB Devin Levine	1	9	---	---	14	24
OLB Colby Tanner	---	---	1	6	16	23
CB Earnest Keith	---	---	4	4	13	21
WR Dustin Chamberlin	2	3	---	---	13	18
S Leonard Duffy	---	---	2	3	13	18
WR Glenn Malone	3	3	---	---	11	17
DT Josue Dawson	---	---	4	8	3	15
ILB Dexter Campbell	---	---	2	3	9	14
DE Caiden Brennan	---	---	6	3	2	11
RB Cris Finley	2	4	---	---	---	6
K Clarence Reeves	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Efrain Shapiro	1	2	---	---	---	3
C Kelvin Manning	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Jumbo Leone	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Julio Lane	0	0	---	---	2	2
P Lionel Bynum	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Elliot Jeffries	---	---	0	0	2	2
QB Tito Hartland	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Donnell Swift	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Jace Patton	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Dustin Banks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Shaun Shannon	34	26	---	---	14	74
G Erick Goddard	35	30	---	---	3	68
G Floyd Augustine	35	30	---	---	3	68
QB Jack Stram	35	30	---	---	1	66
G Christian Lynn	35	30	---	---	---	65
C Gabriel Caldwell	35	30	---	---	---	65
G Liam Bismo	35	30	---	---	---	65
RB Edwin Thurman	29	18	---	---	17	64
WR Carlos Rivard	25	21	---	---	15	61
TE Dalton Kennedy	32	23	---	---	1	56
CB Jeremy Blades	---	---	18	34	3	55
S Todd Curtis	---	---	18	33	4	55
S Nicolas Arnold	---	---	18	34	---	52
OLB K.C. Gramble	---	---	14	29	6	49
CB Joe Carstens	---	---	17	29	2	48
OLB Francisco Blake	---	---	17	30	---	47
ILB Kim Barlow	---	---	15	30	1	46
DE Duane Diem	---	---	15	26	2	43
DE Hector Milts	---	---	13	30	---	43
WR Ezra Newton	19	24	---	---	---	43
CB Brian Gowins	---	---	12	20	11	43
DT Fritz Elliott	---	---	6	22	---	28
ILB Kelly Keys	---	---	4	7	15	26
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	---	---	6	16	1	23
TE John Carpenter	14	9	---	---	---	23
CB Roman Blackwell	---	---	3	5	13	21
FB Jamie White	5	8	---	---	8	21
WR Dustin Fenno	2	2	---	---	17	21
RB Louis Reed	3	6	---	---	11	20
DT Rondell Clodfelter	---	---	8	8	2	18
DE Bill Schwartz	---	---	7	10	---	17
CB Erick Sklenicka	---	---	0	1	14	15
WR Greg Porter	10	5	---	---	---	15
TE Alfredo Lynn	1	3	---	---	4	8
K Isaiah King	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Anthony Greening	---	---	4	4	---	8
RB Avery Grant	1	5	---	---	---	6
CB Blake Barrett	---	---	2	4	---	6
C Irv Shaner	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Joel Johnston	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Bert Satchel	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Renaldo Mueller	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Ezra Conley	---	---	1	1	---	2
DE Cary Griese	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Christian Seider	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dana Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	6	56	9.3
Right	7	48	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	28	9.3
Middle	23	114	5.0
Right	8	27	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lincoln Dauber	32	25	6	0	1	3	2	2	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Stram	30	24	5	1	0	1	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	65	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	136	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	61	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	59	29.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	64	9.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	127	18.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	44	44.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sam Coffey	14	9	1	127	2	29
TE Nicky Hampton	5	4	0	39	1	30
RB Hardy Spencer	4	4	0	67	2	30
WR Bennett O'Neal	3	2	0	30	1	29
WR Benjamin Sherman	3	3	0	31	0	17
FB Devin Levine	1	1	0	9	0	9
TE Chris Bedwell	1	1	0	15	0	14
TE Efrain Shapiro	1	1	0	3	0	2

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Rivard	7	5	55	0	21
TE Dalton Kennedy	7	5	67	2	23
WR Shaun Shannon	5	5	139	3	26
RB Edwin Thurman	3	3	21	0	18
TE John Carpenter	3	2	22	0	9
WR Ezra Newton	2	2	31	0	24
RB Avery Grant	2	1	6	0	5
RB Louis Reed	1	1	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hardy Spencer	2	9	4.50	6.67

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Thurman	4	35	8.75	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lincoln Dauber	4	3	41	10.25	10.03

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Stram	4	2	12	3.00	11.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennett O'Neal	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Benjamin Sherman	1	1	17	17.00	10.33
RB Hardy Spencer	1	1	15	15.00	16.75
WR Sam Coffey	1	1	9	9.00	9.07

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dalton Kennedy	2	1	6	3.00	9.57
WR Carlos Rivard	1	1	6	6.00	7.86
RB Avery Grant	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lincoln Dauber	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Louis Reed	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lincoln Dauber	4	3	2

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Stram	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Nicky Hampton	4	3	2

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dalton Kennedy	2	1	1
WR Shaun Shannon	2	2	2
WR Carlos Rivard	1	1	1
RB Louis Reed	1	1	0
WR Ezra Newton	1	1	1

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

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