Week 1, 2045

played in Hartford, CT

67 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Columbia Fire	0	3	0	0	-	3
Hartford Whalers	7	20	0	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 HAR - Malik Lang 4 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 12:40 COL - Abraham Daye 22 field goal
2Q: 12:35 HAR - Rondell Cook 96 kickoff return (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 05:25 HAR - Edwin Thurman 9 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 02:09 HAR - Dale Mireles 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HAR - Dale Mireles 25 field goal
4Q: 02:06 HAR - Dale Mireles 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:29 HAR - Malik Lang 4 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 12:40 COL - Abraham Daye 22 field goal
2Q: 12:35 HAR - Rondell Cook 96 kickoff return (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 05:25 HAR - Edwin Thurman 9 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 02:09 HAR - Dale Mireles 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HAR - Dale Mireles 25 field goal
4Q: 02:06 HAR - Dale Mireles 18 field goal

Team Statistics COL HAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 356 356
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 5.39 5.84
Net Rushing Yards 87 141
- Rushing Attempts 19 31
- Yards per Rush 4.58 4.55
Net Passing Yards 269 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 32 - 0 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 283 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.72 7.17
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 4/78
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

Team Statistics	COL	HAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	356	356
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	5.39	5.84
Net Rushing Yards	87	141
- Rushing Attempts	19	31
- Yards per Rush	4.58	4.55
Net Passing Yards	269	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 32 - 0	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	283	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.72	7.17
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	4/78
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:00	30:00

Drive Charts

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 25	4	62	Fumble
1	10:11	2:18	OWN 10	7	54	Missed FG
1	4:18	6:43	OWN 25	13	70	Field Goal
2	12:19	3:09	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
2	5:19	1:54	OWN 25	8	48	Fumble
2	2:03	1:04	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	12:27	1:37	OWN 37	4	15	Punt
3	3:39	3:39	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
4	13:36	1:39	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	9:43	3:36	OWN 6	9	22	Downs
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 25	4	27	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	2:42	OWN 13	6	34	Punt
1	7:53	3:35	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	9:10	3:51	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	3:25	1:22	OWN 43	5	45	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 47	4	45	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	10:50	7:11	OWN 3	13	59	Punt
4	15:00	1:24	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	11:57	2:14	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
4	6:07	4:09	OPP 28	6	27	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jack Stram, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Charlie Chaney	15	65	4.33	20	4	0
QB Sammy George	4	22	5.50	9	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Edwin Thurman	18	71	3.94	14	3
QB Jack Stram	11	66	6.00	13	2
FB Jamie White	1	2	2.00	2	0
RB Buddy Stokes	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammy George	26	20	201	1/3	0	28	0	98.4
Lester Kientzy	18	12	82	2/11	0	28	0	76.6

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Stram	29	19	221	1/6	2	39	0	111.4

Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drake Lindsay	9	9	84	9.33	42	28
WR Jimmy Richard	7	9	97	13.86	30	24
WR Cris Dotson	6	8	60	10.00	32	28
WR Justics Blake	4	6	13	3.25	3	5
TE Danny DiGuardi	2	3	4	2.00	1	5
TE Dalton Francis	2	2	15	7.50	0	8
RB Charlie Chaney	2	4	10	5.00	3	8
TE Moe Bloedorn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Vince Holmes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ty McDaniels	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Malik Lang	6	7	92	15.33	15	39	1
RB Edwin Thurman	4	5	22	5.50	5	13	1
WR Shaun Shannon	3	5	43	14.33	9	19	0
TE Stanley Cencerik	2	2	23	11.50	21	22	0
TE Dalton Kennedy	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0
TE Alfredo Lynn	1	2	8	8.00	5	8	0
RB Buddy Stokes	1	1	17	17.00	13	17	0
WR Greg Porter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Jamie White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Avery Grant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Freddie Rozanski	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Drake Lindsay	1	1	0
WR Cris Dotson	1	0	0
WR Justics Blake	1	0	0
RB Charlie Chaney	1	0	0
RB Vince Holmes	0	1	0
OLB Oliver Dunn	0	0	1
DE Dustin Ogden	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Brian Gowins	1	0	1
RB Edwin Thurman	1	0	1
CB Jeremy Blades	0	1	1
WR Greg Porter	0	1	0
ILB Shawn Nguyen	0	1	0
ILB Kelly Keys	0	1	0
ILB Kim Barlow	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominic Harris	5	219	43.8	28.2	46	3

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Mueller	5	233	46.6	39.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Abraham Daye	1/2	0/1	0/1	22	0/0

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Mireles	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justics Blake	2	17	8.5	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Gowins	4	78	19.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Cook	1	96	96.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Devante Shapiro	7	1	0.0	15	8
OLB Oliver Dunn	6	3	0.0	30	30
DE Stan Brzezinski	5	1	0.0	23	21
CB Malachi North	5	1	0.0	28	30
OLB Isaac McDonald	4	3	0.0	29	27
DT Alexander Weber	4	1	0.0	26	22
OLB Colton Chasser	4	1	0.0	27	26
DE Tanner Saipaia	3	0	1.0	24	18
S Karl Weitzel	3	2	0.0	30	30
S Kevin Milts	3	2	0.0	30	30
CB Thurman Gaudio	2	1	0.0	18	19
CB Dusty McNeil	1	0	0.0	29	30
C Herb Greisen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dustin Ogden	1	0	0.0	6	8
ILB Everett Ford	1	0	0.0	2	3

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kim Barlow	7	1	0.0	15	28
S Todd Curtis	6	1	0.0	19	47
DE Bill Schwartz	5	0	2.0	9	27
ILB Kelly Keys	4	1	1.0	13	34
OLB Cameron Cockrell	4	2	0.0	16	37
OLB Francisco Blake	4	2	0.0	7	31
CB Brian Gowins	3	4	0.0	18	47
S Santiago Bush	3	1	0.0	15	32
CB Jeremy Blades	3	0	0.0	17	40
DT Rondell Clodfelter	3	0	0.0	16	33
CB Jackson Seaman	2	3	0.0	17	34
ILB Shawn Nguyen	2	1	0.0	2	13
ILB Jacob Bouler	2	0	0.0	17	29
ILB Gilbert Jeffries	1	0	0.0	0	8
CB Erick Sklenicka	1	0	0.0	4	15
CB Roman Blackwell	1	0	0.0	0	4
CB Rondell Cook	1	0	0.0	5	11
DT Skip Eggert	1	0	0.0	15	30
DT J.B. Sawyer	0	1	0.0	4	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Columbia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tanner Saipaia	1.0	0	0	18
DT Alexander Weber	0.0	1	1	22
OLB Oliver Dunn	0.0	1	0	30
CB Malachi North	0.0	1	0	30

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Schwartz	2.0	1	0	0	27
ILB Kelly Keys	1.0	0	0	1	34
OLB Cameron Cockrell	0.0	0	1	1	37
ILB Jacob Bouler	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Oliver Dunn	5	0	30
S Kevin Milts	4	0	30
CB Thurman Gaudio	2	1	19
OLB Isaac McDonald	2	0	27
CB Malachi North	2	0	30
S Karl Weitzel	1	2	30
ILB Everett Ford	1	1	3
CB Dusty McNeil	1	0	30
OLB Colton Chasser	1	0	26

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kim Barlow	4	0	28
CB Brian Gowins	4	0	47
S Todd Curtis	4	0	47
CB Jeremy Blades	3	1	40
OLB Francisco Blake	3	0	31
ILB Jacob Bouler	2	0	29
S Santiago Bush	2	0	32
CB Jackson Seaman	2	0	34
CB Rondell Cook	1	1	11
DE Bill Schwartz	1	0	27
ILB Gilbert Jeffries	1	0	8
CB Erick Sklenicka	1	0	15
CB Roman Blackwell	1	0	4
OLB Cameron Cockrell	1	0	37
DT Skip Eggert	1	0	30
ILB Shawn Nguyen	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nolan Jaime	2	3	19	0	43
C Herb Greisen	1	4	19	0	43
G Richard Money	1	3	14	0	23
TE Danny DiGuardi	1	1	7	0	17
G A.J. Jenkins	0	4	19	1	47
G Brad Diaz	0	0	5	1	24
TE Xavier Dunn	0	0	2	1	10

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Liam Bismo	2	6	31	0	30
C Terrence Shepherd	2	6	31	0	30
G Christian Lynn	2	5	31	0	30
G Edward Lockard	1	4	31	1	30
G Floyd Augustine	1	3	31	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Randal Orazi	1	18
Dustin Ogden	1	14
A.J. Jenkins	1	7
Brad Diaz	1	4

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Gowins	1	18
Edwin Thurman	1	16

Participation

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G A.J. Jenkins	19	47	---	---	7	73
G Randy Carliste	19	47	---	---	7	73
T Nolan Jaime	19	43	---	---	7	69
S Karl Weitzel	---	---	30	30	9	69
OLB Oliver Dunn	---	---	30	30	3	63
S Kevin Milts	---	---	30	30	3	63
CB Dusty McNeil	---	---	29	30	3	62
C Herb Greisen	19	43	---	---	---	62
CB Malachi North	---	---	28	30	3	61
OLB Isaac McDonald	---	---	29	27	3	59
OLB Colton Chasser	---	---	27	26	3	56
RB Charlie Chaney	16	37	---	---	2	55
WR Jimmy Richard	16	36	---	---	---	52
WR Justics Blake	15	30	---	---	6	51
DT Alexander Weber	---	---	26	22	1	49
WR Drake Lindsay	14	28	---	---	6	48
WR Cris Dotson	7	23	---	---	15	45
DE Tanner Saipaia	---	---	24	18	2	44
DE Stan Brzezinski	---	---	23	21	---	44
CB Thurman Gaudio	---	---	18	19	7	44
QB Sammy George	16	27	---	---	---	43
TE Dalton Francis	11	31	---	---	---	42
G Richard Money	14	23	---	---	3	40
G Brad Diaz	5	24	---	---	4	33
DE Dustin Ogden	---	---	6	8	14	28
OLB Randal Orazi	---	---	4	4	18	26
DE Quentin Sims	---	---	11	12	3	26
RB Vince Holmes	2	5	---	---	19	26
ILB Devante Shapiro	---	---	15	8	1	24
TE Danny DiGuardi	7	17	---	---	---	24
QB Lester Kientzy	3	20	---	---	---	23
RB Ty McDaniels	2	12	---	---	9	23
TE Moe Bloedorn	0	2	---	---	20	22
DE Lamont Burks	---	---	5	9	6	20
CB Chris Anderson	---	---	3	3	13	19
S Fernando Collier	---	---	1	0	13	14
WR Mackenzie Whigham	3	4	---	---	7	14
ILB Everett Ford	---	---	2	3	7	12
TE Xavier Dunn	2	10	---	---	---	12
ILB Martin Talley	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Grayson Blair	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dominic Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Terrance Johansson	0	4	---	---	---	4
C Benjamin Glover	0	4	---	---	---	4
K Abraham Daye	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Mark Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brian Gowins	---	---	18	47	18	83
S Todd Curtis	---	---	19	47	4	70
G Floyd Augustine	31	30	---	---	8	69
G Christian Lynn	31	30	---	---	8	69
G Edward Lockard	31	30	---	---	8	69
QB Jack Stram	31	30	---	---	3	64
WR Shaun Shannon	30	25	---	---	8	63
RB Edwin Thurman	27	19	---	---	16	62
G Liam Bismo	31	30	---	---	---	61
C Terrence Shepherd	31	30	---	---	---	61
OLB Cameron Cockrell	---	---	16	37	7	60
CB Jeremy Blades	---	---	17	40	2	59
DT Rondell Clodfelter	---	---	16	33	6	55
ILB Kelly Keys	---	---	13	34	7	54
CB Jackson Seaman	---	---	17	34	2	53
WR Malik Lang	27	25	---	---	---	52
TE Dalton Kennedy	27	23	---	---	---	50
ILB Jacob Bouler	---	---	17	29	2	48
S Santiago Bush	---	---	15	32	---	47
DT Skip Eggert	---	---	15	30	1	46
ILB Kim Barlow	---	---	15	28	---	43
OLB Francisco Blake	---	---	7	31	2	40
DE Bill Schwartz	---	---	9	27	2	38
WR Freddie Rozanski	18	20	---	---	---	38
CB Erick Sklenicka	---	---	4	15	15	34
RB Buddy Stokes	1	5	---	---	21	27
TE Stanley Cencerik	1	5	---	---	21	27
ILB Gilbert Jeffries	---	---	0	8	18	26
CB Rondell Cook	---	---	5	11	9	25
DT J.B. Sawyer	---	---	4	17	1	22
FB Jamie White	5	8	---	---	6	19
CB Roman Blackwell	---	---	0	4	12	16
WR Greg Porter	8	8	---	---	---	16
WR Edwin Sankey	0	0	---	---	16	16
ILB Shawn Nguyen	---	---	2	13	---	15
TE Alfredo Lynn	7	6	---	---	---	13
K Dale Mireles	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Avery Grant	3	6	---	---	---	9
C Randy Shipway	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Joel Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Renaldo Mueller	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Kai Warfield	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Christian Seider	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dana Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Dexter Kelly	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Leonardo Oliver	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	18	9.0
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	3	27	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	23	112	4.9
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammy George	26	20	3	1	3	1	0	0	0
Lester Kientzy	18	12	1	1	2	1	2	2	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Stram	29	19	2	2	1	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	65	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	20	150	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	44	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	89	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	49	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Richard	9	7	1	97	1	36
WR Drake Lindsay	9	9	0	84	2	28
WR Cris Dotson	8	6	2	60	1	23
WR Justics Blake	6	4	0	13	0	30
RB Charlie Chaney	4	2	1	10	0	37
TE Danny DiGuardi	3	2	0	4	0	17
TE Dalton Francis	2	2	0	15	0	31
TE Moe Bloedorn	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Vince Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Ty McDaniels	1	0	1	0	0	12

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malik Lang	7	6	0	92	1	25
WR Shaun Shannon	5	3	0	43	0	25
RB Edwin Thurman	5	4	0	22	0	19
TE Alfredo Lynn	2	1	1	8	0	6
WR Freddie Rozanski	2	0	0	0	0	20
TE Stanley Cencerik	2	2	0	23	1	5
WR Greg Porter	2	1	0	3	0	8
TE Dalton Kennedy	1	1	0	13	0	23
FB Jamie White	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Buddy Stokes	1	1	0	17	0	5
RB Avery Grant	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Sammy George	1	4	4.00	5.50
RB Charlie Chaney	1	11	11.00	4.33

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Thurman	5	15	3.00	3.94
QB Jack Stram	2	17	8.50	6.00
RB Buddy Stokes	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammy George	2	2	6	3.00	7.73

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Stram	6	3	22	3.67	7.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justics Blake	1	1	0	0.00	2.17
WR Drake Lindsay	1	1	6	6.00	9.33

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Malik Lang	2	2	13	6.50	13.14
RB Edwin Thurman	1	1	9	9.00	4.40
RB Avery Grant	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Freddie Rozanski	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Greg Porter	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sammy George	2	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jack Stram	4	2
RB Edwin Thurman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammy George	5	4	1
Lester Kientzy	5	4	2

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Stram	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Dotson	3	2	0
WR Drake Lindsay	2	2	2
TE Danny DiGuardi	1	1	1
WR Justics Blake	1	1	0
WR Jimmy Richard	1	1	0
TE Dalton Francis	1	1	0
RB Ty McDaniels	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malik Lang	3	2	1
WR Shaun Shannon	2	1	1
RB Avery Grant	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,900 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (21,500)
End Zone 14,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,900 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (21,500)
End Zone	14,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,800)