Week 1, 2054

played in Columbia, IL

83 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	7	3	7	7	-	24
Columbia Chicharrones	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:37 COL - Clay Barnikow 91 punt return (Abraham Daye extra point)
1Q: 05:37 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 6 run (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 07:35 COL - Abraham Daye 21 field goal
2Q: 01:40 HAR - Isaac Ferguson 26 field goal
3Q: 08:23 COL - Abraham Daye 19 field goal
3Q: 02:27 HAR - Edwin Sankey 18 pass from Jack Stram (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 12:54 HAR - Edwin Sankey 26 pass from Jack Stram (Isaac Ferguson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:37 COL - Clay Barnikow 91 punt return (Abraham Daye extra point)
1Q: 05:37 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 6 run (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 07:35 COL - Abraham Daye 21 field goal
2Q: 01:40 HAR - Isaac Ferguson 26 field goal
3Q: 08:23 COL - Abraham Daye 19 field goal
3Q: 02:27 HAR - Edwin Sankey 18 pass from Jack Stram (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 12:54 HAR - Edwin Sankey 26 pass from Jack Stram (Isaac Ferguson extra point)

Team Statistics HAR COL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 414 243
- Offensive Plays 69 50
- Yards per Play 6.00 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 165 79
- Rushing Attempts 34 22
- Yards per Rush 4.85 3.59
Net Passing Yards 249 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 1 26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 257 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.11 5.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/61 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 3/104
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:38 25:22

Team Statistics	HAR	COL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	414	243
- Offensive Plays	69	50
- Yards per Play	6.00	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	165	79
- Rushing Attempts	34	22
- Yards per Rush	4.85	3.59
Net Passing Yards	249	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 1	26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	257	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.11	5.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/61	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	3/104
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:38	25:22

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	13:29	1:55	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	8:32	3:06	OWN 7	7	93	Touchdown
1	3:26	5:47	OWN 19	11	54	Interception
2	7:28	5:56	OWN 25	13	66	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 27	1	-1	Half
3	8:16	6:00	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	0:47	3:06	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
4	10:08	1:20	OWN 28	3	-7	Punt
4	6:07	4:31	OWN 16	8	38	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 20	2	-1	Game

Columbia Chicharrones
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	3:02	OWN 16	5	37	Punt
1	5:26	2:00	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
2	12:39	5:11	OWN 16	9	80	Field Goal
2	1:32	1:11	OWN 25	6	33	Interception
3	15:00	6:44	OWN 25	13	73	Field Goal
3	2:16	1:29	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
4	12:41	2:33	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	8:48	2:41	OWN 35	4	7	Punt
4	1:36	0:39	OWN 13	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Jack Stram, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dashawn Emerson	20	116	5.80	27	5	1
RB Darryl Fisher	5	27	5.40	8	0	0
QB Jack Stram	3	13	4.33	10	1	0
RB Axel Greenwood	3	6	2.00	3	0	0
QB Shaun Bendzick	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Kenny Hibdon	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Everett Hardy	15	56	3.73	14	2
RB Andres Wallace	4	10	2.50	7	0
QB Austin West	3	13	4.33	5	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Stram	33	24	257	1/8	2	26	1	102.7
Shaun Bendzick	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Austin West	26	17	177	2/13	0	30	1	68.9

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Sankey	7	11	108	15.43	25	26	2
WR Peyton Carlson	7	10	75	10.71	46	19	0
WR Kenny Hibdon	4	6	36	9.00	11	13	0
TE Jackie Schwartz	4	5	26	6.50	8	9	0
RB Dashawn Emerson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Lamar Singleton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irv Gatlin	5	6	44	8.80	21	20
RB Everett Hardy	4	8	39	9.75	32	30
WR Tyrone Kittner	2	4	37	18.50	10	28
FB Carlton Tate	2	2	23	11.50	18	20
WR Darrin Walters	2	2	22	11.00	4	14
TE Ron Rose	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Clay Barnikow	1	1	9	9.00	9	9

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Christopher Nation	1	11	11.00	0

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lenny Hanks	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo McGee	4	197	49.3	31.8	57	3

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tristan Bradley	5	237	47.4	42.6	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaac Ferguson	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Abraham Daye	2/2	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	3	24	8.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clay Barnikow	3	104	34.7	1

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	1	25	25.0	0
Alex Greene	1	18	18.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Hardy	3	63	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Casey Alcott	5	1	0.0	20	26
CB Kelvin Farrell	5	0	0.0	21	27
CB Daniel Garrett	4	3	0.0	15	26
S Christopher Nation	4	1	0.0	20	26
DT Gary Collins	4	0	0.0	21	25
DE Rickey Joyner	3	0	1.0	12	17
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	3	5	0.0	20	18
CB Alex Greene	3	2	0.0	20	26
OLB Jeremiah Browning	3	0	0.0	13	14
DT Branden Guo	2	0	1.0	22	28
OLB Nicky Burns	1	1	0.0	18	18
WR Kenny Hibdon	1	0	---	---	---
S Donald Russell	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Otis Fry	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Kevin Wilkins	1	0	0.0	11	15
OLB Dixon Habich	1	0	0.0	10	9
DE Trevor Hacker	0	1	0.0	4	11

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lenny Hanks	8	4	0.0	34	34
S Gustavo Tatum	8	1	0.0	34	35
CB Myles Craddock	5	1	0.0	30	34
S Lukas Wilkerson	5	1	0.0	23	24
ILB David Littleton	5	1	0.0	15	14
CB Darrin Newsome	5	0	0.0	34	35
DE Walter Sasa	4	1	0.0	16	14
ILB Vince Ray	3	2	0.0	15	12
OLB Tyrell Lluellyn	3	0	0.0	23	23
CB Bart Stokes	2	0	0.0	22	24
DT Tanner Lester	1	3	0.5	24	26
DE Tim Flowers	1	1	0.0	34	34
CB Clyde Herndon	1	0	0.0	1	1
TE Ron Rose	1	0	---	---	---
DT Burt Daniels	1	0	0.0	1	7
S Demetrius Gerstler	1	0	0.0	11	11
DE Jameson Garciaparra	0	2	0.5	25	25
DE Dillon Mahoney	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rickey Joyner	1.0	1	0	1	17
DT Branden Guo	1.0	0	2	1	28
DE Trevor Hacker	0.0	0	1	0	11

Columbia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jameson Garciaparra	0.5	0	0	25
DT Tanner Lester	0.5	0	0	26
DE Tim Flowers	0.0	4	5	34
CB Myles Craddock	0.0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelvin Farrell	4	0	0	27
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	3	0	0	18
S Christopher Nation	2	0	1	26
CB Alex Greene	2	0	0	26
DE Rickey Joyner	1	0	0	17
DT Branden Guo	1	0	0	28
DT Gary Collins	1	0	0	25
CB Otis Fry	1	0	0	5
CB Daniel Garrett	1	0	0	26
S Casey Alcott	1	0	0	26
OLB Nicky Burns	0	1	0	18

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lenny Hanks	4	0	1	34
CB Darrin Newsome	4	0	0	35
DE Walter Sasa	2	1	0	14
CB Bart Stokes	2	0	0	24
CB Myles Craddock	2	0	0	34
S Lukas Wilkerson	2	0	0	24
ILB David Littleton	2	0	0	14
S Demetrius Gerstler	2	0	0	11
DT Burt Daniels	1	1	0	7
ILB Vince Ray	1	0	0	12
CB Clyde Herndon	1	0	0	1
DE Tim Flowers	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Terrence Shepherd	6	14	0	34	0	35
G Stephen Micalles	5	5	1	34	0	35
T Buddy Miller	1	3	0	34	1	35
G Joey Allman	1	3	0	34	0	35
G Kevin Gospe	1	3	0	34	0	35
TE Mel Barrett	1	1	0	11	0	13

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lorenzo Hanks	2	5	0	22	0	28
G Tyrone Hoover	2	3	0	22	0	28
C Zachery Jameson	2	2	0	22	1	28
T Jared Howren	1	4	0	22	0	28
TE Al Mathis	1	1	1	6	0	1
T Jimmy Joyner	0	4	0	22	0	28
RB Everett Hardy	0	0	0	18	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Sankey	3	10
Lamar Singleton	1	19
Otis Fry	1	14

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Newsome	2	10
Andres Wallace	1	18
Lukas Wilkerson	1	14
Tim Flowers	1	10

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jackie Schwartz	34	33	---	---	14	81
WR Edwin Sankey	32	32	---	---	10	74
G Stephen Micalles	34	35	---	---	5	74
G Kevin Gospe	34	35	---	---	5	74
C Terrence Shepherd	34	35	---	---	---	69
T Buddy Miller	34	35	---	---	---	69
G Joey Allman	34	35	---	---	---	69
WR Peyton Carlson	31	29	---	---	1	61
QB Jack Stram	23	34	---	---	1	58
WR Kenny Hibdon	23	20	---	---	15	58
CB Alex Greene	---	---	20	26	10	56
DT Gary Collins	---	---	21	25	7	53
DT Branden Guo	---	---	22	28	2	52
CB Kelvin Farrell	---	---	21	27	2	50
RB Dashawn Emerson	25	25	---	---	---	50
S Christopher Nation	---	---	20	26	1	47
S Casey Alcott	---	---	20	26	1	47
CB Daniel Garrett	---	---	15	26	2	43
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	---	---	20	18	3	41
OLB Nicky Burns	---	---	18	18	1	37
OLB Dixon Habich	---	---	10	9	16	35
OLB Jeremiah Browning	---	---	13	14	5	32
DE Rickey Joyner	---	---	12	17	2	31
FB Lamar Singleton	3	6	---	---	19	28
RB Axel Greenwood	3	5	---	---	19	27
DT Kevin Wilkins	---	---	11	15	---	26
TE Mel Barrett	11	13	---	---	---	24
DE Trevor Hacker	---	---	4	11	7	22
CB Otis Fry	---	---	2	5	14	21
S Donald Russell	---	---	2	2	15	19
FB Weston Martens	3	6	---	---	5	14
WR Bernard Espinosa	0	1	---	---	13	14
ILB Will Brock	---	---	2	10	1	13
QB Shaun Bendzick	11	1	---	---	---	12
RB Darryl Fisher	5	4	---	---	---	9
ILB Wyatt Huntley	---	---	7	2	---	9
ILB Kerry Pritchett	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Isaac Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Grady Carter	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Wade Wolf	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Herb Anthony	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Arturo McGee	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Bryson Whitfield	0	1	---	---	3	4
ILB Albert Richmond	---	---	0	3	---	3
S Jace Lowe	---	---	2	0	---	2
CB Daryl Randle	---	---	0	0	---	0

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Darrin Newsome	---	---	34	35	10	79
DE Tim Flowers	---	---	34	34	10	78
S Gustavo Tatum	---	---	34	35	1	70
OLB Lenny Hanks	---	---	34	34	1	69
CB Myles Craddock	---	---	30	34	1	65
OLB Tyrell Lluellyn	---	---	23	23	19	65
S Lukas Wilkerson	---	---	23	24	14	61
CB Bart Stokes	---	---	22	24	14	60
RB Everett Hardy	18	25	---	---	13	56
DE Jameson Garciaparra	---	---	25	25	5	55
DT Tanner Lester	---	---	24	26	4	54
T Jimmy Joyner	22	28	---	---	---	50
T Jared Howren	22	28	---	---	---	50
G Tyrone Hoover	22	28	---	---	---	50
QB Austin West	22	28	---	---	---	50
C Zachery Jameson	22	28	---	---	---	50
G Lorenzo Hanks	22	28	---	---	---	50
WR Irv Gatlin	21	27	---	---	---	48
TE Ron Rose	22	25	---	---	---	47
WR Darrin Walters	15	24	---	---	5	44
DE Walter Sasa	---	---	16	14	9	39
WR Tyrone Kittner	10	14	---	---	9	33
OLB Darnell Bivens	---	---	13	18	1	32
ILB David Littleton	---	---	15	14	---	29
WR Clay Barnikow	4	9	---	---	15	28
ILB Vince Ray	---	---	15	12	---	27
FB Carlton Tate	3	4	---	---	20	27
RB Andres Wallace	4	3	---	---	18	25
S Demetrius Gerstler	---	---	11	11	---	22
DE Dillon Mahoney	---	---	10	12	---	22
TE Dan Clinton	7	8	---	---	---	15
DT Dominique Patterson	---	---	9	2	---	11
DT Burt Daniels	---	---	1	7	1	9
WR Ronald Woodson	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Kendall Morris	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Al Mathis	6	1	---	---	---	7
C Henry Pinkerton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Devon Pavkovich	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tristan Bradley	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Samuel Buford	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Collin Field	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Abraham Daye	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Cornelius Abdul-Jabbar	---	---	0	0	4	4
CB Clyde Herndon	---	---	1	1	---	2
T Johnnie Shaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB J.C. Siglar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	19	133	7.0
Right	10	19	1.9
None	3	-2	-0.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Stram	33	24	2	1	0	2	5	5	1
Shaun Bendzick	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Austin West	26	17	4	2	1	1	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	82	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	118	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	79	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	39	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	31	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Sankey	11	7	1	108	2	32
WR Peyton Carlson	10	7	0	75	0	29
WR Kenny Hibdon	6	4	0	36	0	20
TE Jackie Schwartz	5	4	0	26	0	33
RB Dashawn Emerson	1	1	0	4	0	25
FB Lamar Singleton	1	1	0	8	0	6

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Everett Hardy	8	4	0	39	1	25
WR Irv Gatlin	6	5	0	44	1	27
WR Tyrone Kittner	4	2	1	37	1	14
TE Ron Rose	3	1	0	3	0	25
FB Carlton Tate	2	2	0	23	1	4
WR Darrin Walters	2	2	0	22	0	24
WR Clay Barnikow	1	1	0	9	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dashawn Emerson	2	1	0.50	5.80
QB Shaun Bendzick	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Andres Wallace	2	8	4.00	2.50
RB Everett Hardy	1	3	3.00	3.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Stram	4	2	27	6.75	7.79

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Austin West	4	3	9	2.25	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Sankey	4	2	27	6.75	9.82

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Everett Hardy	4	3	9	2.25	4.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dashawn Emerson	3	2
QB Jack Stram	1	0
RB Darryl Fisher	1	1
RB Axel Greenwood	1	1

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
QB Austin West	3	1
RB Andres Wallace	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Stram	6	4	2
Shaun Bendzick	1	0	0

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Austin West	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edwin Sankey	3	1	1
WR Peyton Carlson	2	2	1
WR Kenny Hibdon	1	0	0
RB Dashawn Emerson	1	1	0

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Gatlin	2	1	1
WR Tyrone Kittner	2	1	1
RB Everett Hardy	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (16,800)
End Zone 7,600 (12,000)
Mezzanine 4,500 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 7,300 (10,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 8,600 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (16,800)
End Zone	7,600 (12,000)
Mezzanine	4,500 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	7,300 (10,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	8,600 (8,700)