Week 1, 2049

played in West Virginia, WV

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	14	3	7	6	-	30
West Virginia Beasts	3	10	7	2	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 HAR - Shaun Shannon 17 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
1Q: 07:29 HAR - Edwin Sankey 14 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
1Q: 01:22 WVA - Freddie Stevens 32 field goal
2Q: 09:00 WVA - Freddie Stevens 36 field goal
2Q: 02:13 WVA - Javier Wells 20 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 00:02 HAR - Dale Mireles 37 field goal
3Q: 11:00 HAR - Weston Martens 8 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
3Q: 04:11 WVA - Andy Poole 9 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
4Q: 12:29 HAR - Dale Mireles 33 field goal
4Q: 09:33 WVA - Safety: Devon Favret tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 00:29 HAR - Dale Mireles 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 HAR - Shaun Shannon 17 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
1Q: 07:29 HAR - Edwin Sankey 14 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
1Q: 01:22 WVA - Freddie Stevens 32 field goal
2Q: 09:00 WVA - Freddie Stevens 36 field goal
2Q: 02:13 WVA - Javier Wells 20 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 00:02 HAR - Dale Mireles 37 field goal
3Q: 11:00 HAR - Weston Martens 8 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
3Q: 04:11 WVA - Andy Poole 9 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
4Q: 12:29 HAR - Dale Mireles 33 field goal
4Q: 09:33 WVA - Safety: Devon Favret tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 00:29 HAR - Dale Mireles 30 field goal

Team Statistics HAR WVA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 28 21
- by Rushing 11 11
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 422 327
- Offensive Plays 65 58
- Yards per Play 6.49 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 148 190
- Rushing Attempts 37 34
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.59
Net Passing Yards 274 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/1
- Yards per Pass Play 9.79 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/9 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 8/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:35 30:25

Team Statistics	HAR	WVA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	28	21
- by Rushing	11	11
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	422	327
- Offensive Plays	65	58
- Yards per Play	6.49	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	148	190
- Rushing Attempts	37	34
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.59
Net Passing Yards	274	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/1
- Yards per Pass Play	9.79	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/9	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	8/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:35	30:25

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	10:13	2:55	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
1	1:16	2:15	OWN 40	6	29	Missed FG
2	8:54	3:00	OWN 43	5	18	Punt
2	2:03	2:03	OWN 17	7	63	Field Goal
3	13:39	2:50	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
3	4:05	6:41	OWN 25	12	59	Field Goal
4	9:33	0:10	OWN 3	1	-3	Safety
4	6:46	6:24	OWN 33	11	54	Field Goal

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	0:59	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	7:18	6:02	OWN 25	11	60	Field Goal
2	14:01	5:07	OWN 38	10	43	Field Goal
2	5:54	3:51	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	10:49	6:44	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
4	12:24	2:51	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
4	9:23	2:37	OWN 10	5	21	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 41	1	7	Game

Game MVP: Jack Stram, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Edwin Thurman	28	122	4.36	13	3
QB Jack Stram	6	18	3.00	6	0
WR Kenny Hibdon	2	5	2.50	7	0
RB Dashawn Emerson	1	3	3.00	3	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Richie Prescott	29	142	4.90	29	5
QB Wes Watkins	3	31	10.33	13	2
RB Greg Paolini	2	17	8.50	15	1

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Stram	27	20	278	1/4	3	29	0	143.7

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wes Watkins	23	15	138	1/1	2	20	0	110.4

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Hibdon	5	7	81	16.20	18	25	0
WR Shaun Shannon	4	4	68	17.00	24	29	1
RB Edwin Thurman	3	5	17	5.67	0	8	0
TE Jesse Witkop	3	4	40	13.33	25	25	0
WR Edwin Sankey	3	4	42	14.00	10	16	1
FB Weston Martens	2	3	30	15.00	14	22	1

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andy Poole	4	5	43	10.75	9	20	1
TE Javier Wells	4	4	40	10.00	11	20	1
WR Trent Blackford	3	5	19	6.33	3	10	0
RB Richie Prescott	2	4	17	8.50	0	10	0
RB Greg Paolini	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Jimmy Bateman	1	2	12	12.00	1	12	0
WR Jake Cranwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chandler Connell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Gene Tyler	0	0	1	0

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Andy Poole	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Mueller	1	39	39.0	19.0	39	0

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oscar Tatum	4	199	49.8	44.5	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Mireles	3/4	0/1	0/0	37	3/3

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Stevens	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	2	21	10.5	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	3	77	25.7	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Blackford	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dexter Kelly	10	1	0.0	32	15
DT J.B. Sawyer	7	4	1.0	28	15
S Norbert Stelmack	6	0	0.0	34	24
OLB J.T. Hudson	5	2	0.0	21	11
CB Gene Tyler	4	0	0.0	14	20
CB Kelvin Farrell	4	0	0.0	33	24
ILB Shawn Nguyen	2	1	0.0	16	20
DT Branden Guo	2	1	0.0	30	19
DT Gary Collins	2	1	0.0	30	17
ILB Kelly Keys	2	0	0.0	24	21
S Christopher Nation	2	0	0.0	17	4
OLB Weston Bartley	1	2	0.0	17	5
CB Leonardo Oliver	1	0	0.0	13	10
CB Tucker Wolf	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Russell Kirk	0	1	0.0	19	14
CB Asher Searcy	0	1	0.0	8	11

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Giovanni Coffey	7	2	0.0	30	19
DT Devon Favret	7	0	0.0	24	14
S Rod Smith	7	0	0.0	29	19
DT Anthony Cooper	6	1	0.0	22	13
CB Rodolfo Franklin	4	1	0.0	31	21
OLB Demetrius Bark	4	0	0.0	29	19
OLB Leslie Strickland	3	4	0.0	29	19
ILB Malcolm Porter	3	1	0.0	7	9
DT Lucas Winslett	2	0	0.5	6	8
DE B.J. Hernandez	2	3	0.0	33	24
CB Tevin Jackson	2	1	0.0	29	19
S Wally Davison	2	1	0.0	25	13
CB Darius Mannix	2	0	0.0	8	11
OLB Grady Murray	1	1	0.0	7	9
CB Brant Link	1	1	0.0	30	19
DT Shaquille Daluiso	1	0	0.0	10	9
S Matthew Barnikow	1	0	0.0	13	15
DE Jameson Garciaparra	0	2	0.5	8	11
S Brody Gaines	0	1	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT J.B. Sawyer	1.0	0	0	15
DT Gary Collins	0.0	1	0	17
ILB Kelly Keys	0.0	0	1	21
OLB J.T. Hudson	0.0	0	1	11
DT Branden Guo	0.0	0	1	19
DE Russell Kirk	0.0	0	1	14

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jameson Garciaparra	0.5	1	0	11
DT Lucas Winslett	0.5	0	0	8
DE B.J. Hernandez	0.0	1	1	24
OLB Demetrius Bark	0.0	1	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB J.T. Hudson	2	1	11
ILB Shawn Nguyen	2	0	20
CB Kelvin Farrell	2	0	24
OLB Dexter Kelly	1	1	15
ILB Kelly Keys	1	0	21
S Norbert Stelmack	1	0	24
DT J.B. Sawyer	1	0	15
CB Leonardo Oliver	1	0	10
OLB Weston Bartley	1	0	5
CB Gene Tyler	1	0	20
DT Gary Collins	1	0	17
CB Tucker Wolf	1	0	4
S Frankie Cox	0	1	21

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rod Smith	4	0	19
CB Rodolfo Franklin	2	1	21
OLB Grady Murray	2	0	9
OLB Leslie Strickland	2	0	19
ILB Giovanni Coffey	2	0	19
CB Tevin Jackson	2	0	19
CB Brant Link	1	2	19
CB Darius Mannix	1	0	11
DT Devon Favret	1	0	14
OLB Demetrius Bark	1	0	19
S Matthew Barnikow	1	0	15
ILB Malcolm Porter	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Buddy Miller	5	8	1	37	1	28
G Liam Bismo	3	8	0	37	0	28
G Edward Lockard	3	7	0	37	0	28
G Christian Lynn	2	4	1	37	0	28
C Terrence Shepherd	1	4	1	37	0	28
TE Jesse Witkop	1	1	0	28	0	23
FB Weston Martens	0	1	0	6	0	11

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lonnie Kampman	6	10	2	34	0	24
T Lukas Chalmers	2	4	0	34	1	24
C Ashton Lanza	1	6	0	34	0	24
T Deion Woodworth	1	3	0	34	0	24
TE C.J. Lowe	1	2	0	15	0	6
TE Javier Wells	1	2	0	32	0	18
G Harvey Cortez	0	4	0	34	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Thurman	1	17

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Prescott	3	18
Myles Kaczynski	1	19
Javier Wells	1	10

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Edwin Thurman	35	27	---	---	17	79
WR Edwin Sankey	37	22	---	---	13	72
QB Jack Stram	37	28	---	---	4	69
WR Shaun Shannon	29	17	---	---	20	66
WR Kenny Hibdon	32	25	---	---	9	66
G Christian Lynn	37	28	---	---	---	65
G Liam Bismo	37	28	---	---	---	65
C Terrence Shepherd	37	28	---	---	---	65
G Edward Lockard	37	28	---	---	---	65
T Buddy Miller	37	28	---	---	---	65
S Norbert Stelmack	---	---	34	24	4	62
CB Kelvin Farrell	---	---	33	24	2	59
ILB Kelly Keys	---	---	24	21	11	56
DT Branden Guo	---	---	30	19	5	54
DT Gary Collins	---	---	30	17	5	52
TE Jesse Witkop	28	23	---	---	---	51
OLB Dexter Kelly	---	---	32	15	---	47
S Frankie Cox	---	---	24	21	2	47
DT J.B. Sawyer	---	---	28	15	1	44
ILB Shawn Nguyen	---	---	16	20	2	38
CB Gene Tyler	---	---	14	20	2	36
DE Russell Kirk	---	---	19	14	2	35
OLB J.T. Hudson	---	---	21	11	1	33
TE Stanley Cencerik	5	2	---	---	21	28
TE Jermaine Pappalardo	5	10	---	---	12	27
CB Leonardo Oliver	---	---	13	10	3	26
CB Asher Searcy	---	---	8	11	5	24
OLB Weston Bartley	---	---	17	5	---	22
RB Jerome Holstine	0	0	---	---	21	21
S Christopher Nation	---	---	17	4	---	21
WR Rex Burgess	4	2	---	---	12	18
FB Weston Martens	6	11	---	---	---	17
S Donald Russell	---	---	3	0	14	17
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	---	---	0	0	17	17
CB Pat Lynch	---	---	3	0	14	17
DE Rickey Joyner	---	---	6	9	1	16
K Dale Mireles	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Tucker Wolf	---	---	2	4	1	7
FB Lamar Singleton	1	0	---	---	5	6
C Randy Shipway	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Joel Johnston	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Ray Jennings	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Dashawn Emerson	3	1	---	---	---	4
P Renaldo Mueller	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Shaun Bendzick	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Eddie Seelig	---	---	0	0	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Leslie Strickland	---	---	29	19	19	67
CB Brant Link	---	---	30	19	17	66
RB Richie Prescott	32	16	---	---	18	66
G Lonnie Kampman	34	24	---	---	6	64
G Harvey Cortez	34	24	---	---	6	64
ILB Giovanni Coffey	---	---	30	19	12	61
DE B.J. Hernandez	---	---	33	24	4	61
TE Javier Wells	32	18	---	---	10	60
T Lukas Chalmers	34	24	---	---	---	58
T Deion Woodworth	34	24	---	---	---	58
C Ashton Lanza	34	24	---	---	---	58
QB Wes Watkins	34	24	---	---	---	58
CB Rodolfo Franklin	---	---	31	21	5	57
S Rod Smith	---	---	29	19	5	53
CB Tevin Jackson	---	---	29	19	4	52
OLB Demetrius Bark	---	---	29	19	2	50
S Wally Davison	---	---	25	13	12	50
WR Jake Cranwell	26	21	---	---	---	47
FB Myles Kaczynski	14	7	---	---	19	40
DT Devon Favret	---	---	24	14	2	40
DT Anthony Cooper	---	---	22	13	1	36
WR Trent Blackford	14	11	---	---	11	36
WR Andy Poole	15	18	---	---	2	35
DE Micah Amis	---	---	16	12	4	32
S Matthew Barnikow	---	---	13	15	4	32
WR Chandler Connell	14	12	---	---	6	32
WR Jimmy Bateman	2	6	---	---	15	23
TE Mickey Hudson	4	0	---	---	18	22
DE Jameson Garciaparra	---	---	8	11	3	22
DT Shaquille Daluiso	---	---	10	9	2	21
TE C.J. Lowe	15	6	---	---	---	21
CB Darius Mannix	---	---	8	11	1	20
OLB Jimmy Hudson	---	---	8	9	1	18
OLB Grady Murray	---	---	7	9	---	16
ILB Malcolm Porter	---	---	7	9	---	16
DT Lucas Winslett	---	---	6	8	1	15
CB Oliver Conway	---	---	7	8	---	15
RB Greg Paolini	2	5	---	---	7	14
S Brody Gaines	---	---	6	8	---	14
T Howie Watson	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Freddie Stevens	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Oscar Tatum	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Rod Fisk	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Marshall Bush	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Zachary Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	23	81	3.5
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	67	6.7
Middle	12	83	6.9
Right	12	40	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Stram	27	20	5	0	1	3	3	2	0

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wes Watkins	23	15	2	0	0	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	134	11.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	84	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	98	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	40	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Hibdon	7	5	0	81	2	25
RB Edwin Thurman	5	3	0	17	0	27
WR Shaun Shannon	4	4	0	68	1	17
TE Jesse Witkop	4	3	0	40	1	23
WR Edwin Sankey	4	3	0	42	0	22
FB Weston Martens	3	2	1	30	1	11

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andy Poole	5	4	43	1	18
WR Trent Blackford	5	3	19	0	11
RB Richie Prescott	4	2	17	0	16
TE Javier Wells	4	4	40	1	18
WR Jimmy Bateman	2	1	12	0	6
RB Greg Paolini	1	1	7	0	5
WR Jake Cranwell	1	0	0	0	21
WR Chandler Connell	1	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Thurman	3	10	3.33	4.36
QB Jack Stram	1	2	2.00	3.00

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Richie Prescott	6	8	1.33	4.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Stram	6	3	39	6.50	10.30

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wes Watkins	7	4	34	4.86	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Sankey	2	1	14	7.00	10.50
FB Weston Martens	2	1	8	4.00	10.00
WR Shaun Shannon	1	1	17	17.00	17.00
RB Edwin Thurman	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Javier Wells	3	3	25	8.33	10.00
WR Andy Poole	2	1	9	4.50	8.60
WR Jimmy Bateman	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Trent Blackford	1	0	0	0.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Thurman	4	2

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
RB Richie Prescott	4	3
QB Wes Watkins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Stram	5	3	3

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wes Watkins	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Edwin Thurman	2	1	1
TE Jesse Witkop	1	1	1
WR Edwin Sankey	1	0	0
FB Weston Martens	1	1	1

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andy Poole	2	2	2
RB Richie Prescott	2	0	0
TE Javier Wells	2	2	1
WR Jimmy Bateman	1	0	0
WR Trent Blackford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (15,500)
End Zone 9,500 (11,200)
Mezzanine 6,100 (6,500)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (9,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (15,500)
End Zone	9,500 (11,200)
Mezzanine	6,100 (6,500)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (9,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)