Wild Card Playoff Games, 2051

played in Hartford, CT

37 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	7	7	0	3	-	17
Hartford Whalers	10	14	0	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:14 HAR - Dale Mireles 49 field goal
1Q: 06:09 WVA - Trent Blackford 75 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
1Q: 02:25 HAR - Darryl Fisher 5 run (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 11:27 HAR - Axel Greenwood 6 run (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 08:38 WVA - Richie Prescott 22 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 04:51 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 7 run (Dale Mireles extra point)
4Q: 13:36 WVA - Freddie Stevens 37 field goal
4Q: 09:41 HAR - Darryl Fisher 5 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
4Q: 02:07 HAR - Dale Mireles 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:14 HAR - Dale Mireles 49 field goal
1Q: 06:09 WVA - Trent Blackford 75 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
1Q: 02:25 HAR - Darryl Fisher 5 run (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 11:27 HAR - Axel Greenwood 6 run (Dale Mireles extra point)
2Q: 08:38 WVA - Richie Prescott 22 pass from Wes Watkins (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 04:51 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 7 run (Dale Mireles extra point)
4Q: 13:36 WVA - Freddie Stevens 37 field goal
4Q: 09:41 HAR - Darryl Fisher 5 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
4Q: 02:07 HAR - Dale Mireles 18 field goal

Team Statistics WVA HAR
Record 10-7 13-4
First Downs 14 29
- by Rushing 3 14
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 310 510
- Offensive Plays 59 72
- Yards per Play 5.25 7.08
Net Rushing Yards 49 211
- Rushing Attempts 14 35
- Yards per Rush 3.50 6.03
Net Passing Yards 261 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 27 - 0 35 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 261 307
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.80 8.08
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/96
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/63
Interception Ret./Yards 2/53 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:51 36:09

Team Statistics	WVA	HAR
Record	10-7	13-4
First Downs	14	29
- by Rushing	3	14
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	310	510
- Offensive Plays	59	72
- Yards per Play	5.25	7.08
Net Rushing Yards	49	211
- Rushing Attempts	14	35
- Yards per Rush	3.50	6.03
Net Passing Yards	261	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 27 - 0	35 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	261	307
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.80	8.08
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/96
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/63
Interception Ret./Yards	2/53	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:51	36:09

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
1	10:30	0:57	OPP 37	3	0	Punt
1	6:09	0:14	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
1	2:15	1:49	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	11:21	2:00	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	9:21	0:53	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
2	4:42	1:54	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 41	6	10	Half
3	10:33	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	7:53	2:20	OWN 32	6	17	Punt
3	2:26	3:55	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
4	9:33	3:13	OWN 25	7	30	Fumble
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 25	7	45	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	1:37	OWN 43	3	6	Interception
1	9:33	3:24	OWN 20	6	48	Field Goal
1	5:55	3:40	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
1	0:26	4:05	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
2	8:28	3:46	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	2:48	2:07	OWN 37	8	29	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 25	8	38	Punt
3	9:13	1:20	OPP 25	3	1	Interception
3	5:33	3:07	OWN 15	6	43	Punt
4	13:31	3:58	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
4	6:20	4:20	OPP 43	8	42	Field Goal

Game MVP: Wes Watkins, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Richie Prescott	6	22	3.67	12	1
RB Britt Page	6	12	2.00	11	1
QB Wes Watkins	2	15	7.50	8	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dashawn Emerson	15	106	7.07	21	4	1
RB Darryl Fisher	9	37	4.11	7	0	1
QB Jack Stram	5	38	7.60	13	1	0
RB Axel Greenwood	4	25	6.25	10	1	1
WR Peyton Carlson	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wes Watkins	45	27	261	0/0	2	75	0	91.1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Stram	35	25	307	2/8	1	33	2	83.8

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Richie Prescott	6	6	33	5.50	28	22	1
TE Javier Wells	5	14	45	9.00	5	19	0
WR Shaun Shannon	4	5	15	3.75	1	6	0
WR Jimmy Bateman	4	7	33	8.25	0	21	0
WR Jake Cranwell	3	3	16	5.33	7	9	0
WR Chandler Connell	3	5	37	12.33	0	20	0
WR Trent Blackford	1	2	75	75.00	69	75	1
RB Britt Page	1	3	7	7.00	7	7	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peyton Carlson	6	10	107	17.83	59	33	0
RB Darryl Fisher	5	5	25	5.00	6	9	1
WR Edwin Sankey	4	4	39	9.75	7	19	0
WR Kenny Hibdon	4	6	71	17.75	43	33	0
TE Jackie Schwartz	4	6	59	14.75	53	28	0
RB Dashawn Emerson	2	3	6	3.00	0	4	0
FB Lamar Singleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tevin Jackson	1	29	29.00	0
S Rod Smith	1	24	24.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Wes Watkins	1	0	0
C Clifton Green	0	1	0
OLB Demetrius Bark	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Kenny Hibdon	1	0	0
DE Rickey Joyner	0	1	0
CB Kelvin Farrell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oscar Tatum	7	326	46.6	30.1	60	3

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo McGee	2	79	39.5	19.5	42	0

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Stevens	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Mireles	2/3	1/2	0/1	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	4	96	24.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Blackford	2	40	20.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	2	63	31.5	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Malcolm Porter	7	0	0.0	17	17
OLB Leslie Strickland	6	2	0.0	18	19
OLB Demetrius Bark	6	2	0.0	18	20
CB Rodolfo Franklin	6	0	0.0	18	19
ILB Alexander Egbert	4	2	0.0	18	20
DT Lucas Winslett	4	1	0.0	16	15
S Brody Gaines	3	3	0.5	16	19
CB Tevin Jackson	3	1	0.0	19	18
S Rod Smith	3	1	0.0	21	24
DT Devon Favret	3	0	0.0	15	12
DE Ray Glass	2	0	0.5	18	20
S Jackson Woods	2	3	0.0	15	18
DT Anthony Cooper	2	2	0.0	21	27
S Wally Davison	2	2	0.0	19	21
ILB Eric Harden	2	0	0.0	17	17
DE B.J. Hernandez	1	1	0.5	18	20
DE Jameson Garciaparra	1	1	0.5	16	19
G Harvey Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
S Warren Magnone	1	0	0.0	17	15
CB Eduardo Farr	0	2	0.0	16	11
DE John Booker	0	1	0.0	17	16

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	5	0	0.0	12	20
CB Gene Tyler	4	4	0.0	7	38
OLB Dexter Kelly	4	2	0.0	12	23
OLB Reuben Douglas	4	0	0.0	8	15
DT Gary Collins	3	1	0.0	12	32
S Christopher Nation	3	1	0.0	14	45
CB Tucker Wolf	3	1	0.0	13	45
S Donald Russell	2	2	0.0	9	11
DT J.B. Sawyer	2	1	0.0	11	19
CB Leonardo Oliver	2	1	0.0	6	30
ILB Albert Richmond	2	0	0.0	2	25
CB Pat Lynch	1	2	0.0	1	21
DT Branden Guo	1	1	0.0	14	43
DE Russell Kirk	1	1	0.0	14	44
WR Kenny Hibdon	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kelvin Farrell	1	0	0.0	14	45
TE Jackie Schwartz	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jameson Garciaparra	0.5	2	0	19
DE Ray Glass	0.5	0	0	20
DE B.J. Hernandez	0.5	0	0	20
S Brody Gaines	0.5	0	0	19
DE Collin Howe	0.0	1	0	17
OLB Demetrius Bark	0.0	0	1	20

Hartford	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Russell Kirk	3	1	1	44
DE Rickey Joyner	0	1	2	25
DT Branden Guo	0	1	1	43
OLB Dexter Kelly	0	1	0	23
DT Gary Collins	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Malcolm Porter	7	0	0	17
CB Rodolfo Franklin	4	0	0	19
CB Tevin Jackson	3	0	1	18
OLB Demetrius Bark	3	0	0	20
ILB Alexander Egbert	3	0	0	20
OLB Leslie Strickland	2	1	0	19
S Wally Davison	1	0	0	21
S Brody Gaines	1	0	0	19
S Warren Magnone	1	0	0	15
S Rod Smith	0	0	1	24

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dexter Kelly	4	1	23
CB Gene Tyler	4	1	38
CB Tucker Wolf	4	0	45
S Christopher Nation	3	0	45
OLB Reuben Douglas	3	0	15
ILB Albert Richmond	2	0	25
CB Leonardo Oliver	1	3	30
CB Pat Lynch	1	1	21
S Donald Russell	1	0	11
DT Gary Collins	1	0	32
CB Kelvin Farrell	1	0	45
DE Russell Kirk	1	0	44
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Lonnie Kampman	2	4	14	45
G Harvey Cortez	1	1	14	45
T Barry Woods	0	3	14	45
T Hayden Blair	0	2	14	45
FB Myles Kaczynski	0	1	6	13
TE Javier Wells	0	1	14	39

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Buddy Miller	6	7	4	35	1	37
T Ray Jennings	5	11	0	35	1	37
G Edward Lockard	4	7	0	35	0	37
G Jimmie Van Engelen	2	4	0	35	0	37
C Terrence Shepherd	2	3	2	35	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Prescott	2	12
Mickey Hudson	1	20
Demetrius Bark	1	19
Britt Page	1	18
Lonnie Kampman	1	8

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Sankey	1	23
Will Brock	1	19

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Lonnie Kampman	14	45	---	---	8	67
DT Anthony Cooper	---	---	21	27	13	61
T Hayden Blair	14	45	---	---	---	59
C Ashton Lanza	14	45	---	---	---	59
QB Wes Watkins	14	45	---	---	---	59
T Barry Woods	14	45	---	---	---	59
G Harvey Cortez	14	45	---	---	---	59
OLB Demetrius Bark	---	---	18	20	19	57
RB Richie Prescott	8	36	---	---	12	56
WR Trent Blackford	11	38	---	---	7	56
TE Javier Wells	14	39	---	---	1	54
S Wally Davison	---	---	19	21	14	54
CB Rodolfo Franklin	---	---	18	19	14	51
S Rod Smith	---	---	21	24	4	49
ILB Malcolm Porter	---	---	17	17	11	45
CB Oliver Conway	---	---	17	23	3	43
OLB Leslie Strickland	---	---	18	19	4	41
DE Ray Glass	---	---	18	20	3	41
DE B.J. Hernandez	---	---	18	20	3	41
S Warren Magnone	---	---	17	15	9	41
WR Shaun Shannon	3	23	---	---	14	40
ILB Alexander Egbert	---	---	18	20	1	39
CB Tevin Jackson	---	---	19	18	1	38
S Brody Gaines	---	---	16	19	3	38
DE Collin Howe	---	---	18	17	2	37
DE Jameson Garciaparra	---	---	16	19	1	36
ILB Eric Harden	---	---	17	17	2	36
WR Jimmy Bateman	11	23	---	---	1	35
S Jackson Woods	---	---	15	18	2	35
DE John Booker	---	---	17	16	2	35
FB Myles Kaczynski	6	13	---	---	14	33
TE Mickey Hudson	5	8	---	---	20	33
RB Britt Page	6	9	---	---	18	33
DT Lucas Winslett	---	---	16	15	1	32
WR Chandler Connell	4	18	---	---	10	32
DT Devon Favret	---	---	15	12	2	29
CB Eduardo Farr	---	---	16	11	---	27
WR Jake Cranwell	2	16	---	---	---	18
P Oscar Tatum	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Korey Thao	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Marshall Bush	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Eli Chapman	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Clifton Green	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Freddie Stevens	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Damian Guevara	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Zachary Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Kenny Hibdon	28	34	---	---	18	80
WR Peyton Carlson	29	36	---	---	11	76
QB Jack Stram	35	37	---	---	3	75
TE Jackie Schwartz	33	35	---	---	5	73
C Terrence Shepherd	35	37	---	---	---	72
G Edward Lockard	35	37	---	---	---	72
T Buddy Miller	35	37	---	---	---	72
T Ray Jennings	35	37	---	---	---	72
G Jimmie Van Engelen	35	37	---	---	---	72
CB Tucker Wolf	---	---	13	45	10	68
DT Branden Guo	---	---	14	43	8	65
WR Edwin Sankey	18	19	---	---	23	60
CB Kelvin Farrell	---	---	14	45	1	60
S Christopher Nation	---	---	14	45	1	60
DE Russell Kirk	---	---	14	44	1	59
CB Leonardo Oliver	---	---	6	30	18	54
DT Gary Collins	---	---	12	32	8	52
CB Gene Tyler	---	---	7	38	1	46
RB Dashawn Emerson	18	23	---	---	4	45
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	---	---	12	20	12	44
S Donald Russell	---	---	9	11	18	38
FB Lamar Singleton	15	15	---	---	6	36
OLB Dexter Kelly	---	---	12	23	---	35
DT J.B. Sawyer	---	---	11	19	---	30
DE Rickey Joyner	---	---	3	25	1	29
ILB Albert Richmond	---	---	2	25	1	28
RB Darryl Fisher	13	14	---	---	---	27
RB Axel Greenwood	4	0	---	---	23	27
OLB Reuben Douglas	---	---	8	15	1	24
CB Pat Lynch	---	---	1	21	1	23
TE Stanley Cencerik	4	0	---	---	17	21
TE Vernon Sanders	0	0	---	---	21	21
ILB Will Brock	---	---	0	0	19	19
DE Ethan Worcester	---	---	2	14	---	16
FB Weston Martens	9	5	---	---	---	14
K Dale Mireles	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Otis Fry	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Grady Carter	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Joey Allman	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Isaac Marshall	2	2	---	---	---	4
WR Ruben Franklin	2	2	---	---	---	4
G Stephen Micalles	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Arturo McGee	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Shawn Nguyen	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Shaun Bendzick	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB O.J. Stephen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	7	26	3.7
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	19	96	5.1
Right	11	87	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wes Watkins	45	27	4	2	3	6	4	5	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Stram	35	25	6	0	4	1	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	140	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	37	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	59	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	18	227	11.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	41	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Javier Wells	14	5	2	45	0	39
WR Jimmy Bateman	7	4	0	33	1	23
RB Richie Prescott	6	6	0	33	1	36
WR Shaun Shannon	5	4	0	15	0	23
WR Chandler Connell	5	3	0	37	1	18
WR Jake Cranwell	3	3	0	16	0	16
RB Britt Page	3	1	1	7	0	9
WR Trent Blackford	2	1	0	75	1	38

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peyton Carlson	10	6	1	107	3	36
WR Kenny Hibdon	6	4	1	71	1	34
TE Jackie Schwartz	6	4	1	59	2	35
RB Darryl Fisher	5	5	0	25	0	14
WR Edwin Sankey	4	4	0	39	0	19
RB Dashawn Emerson	3	2	0	6	0	23
FB Lamar Singleton	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dashawn Emerson	3	13	4.33	7.07
RB Darryl Fisher	3	14	4.67	4.11
RB Axel Greenwood	2	12	6.00	6.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Stram	4	3	20	5.00	8.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peyton Carlson	2	1	13	6.50	10.70
RB Darryl Fisher	2	2	7	3.50	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wes Watkins	2	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darryl Fisher	2	1
RB Dashawn Emerson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wes Watkins	13	9	4

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Stram	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Javier Wells	5	3	2
RB Richie Prescott	2	2	1
WR Jimmy Bateman	2	2	1
WR Shaun Shannon	1	1	0
WR Jake Cranwell	1	1	0
WR Trent Blackford	1	0	0
WR Chandler Connell	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jackie Schwartz	3	2	2
WR Edwin Sankey	1	1	0
WR Kenny Hibdon	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)