Wild Card Playoff Games, 2055

played in Hartford, CT

39 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	3	10	0	6	-	19
Hartford Whalers	0	7	7	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:33 WVA - Freddie Stevens 32 field goal
2Q: 07:28 WVA - Weston Dunne 2 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 03:25 HAR - Edwin Sankey 5 pass from Colby Reuber (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 00:49 WVA - Freddie Stevens 21 field goal
3Q: 00:37 HAR - Vernon Sanders 19 pass from Colby Reuber (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 08:38 WVA - Freddie Stevens 39 field goal
4Q: 05:47 HAR - Isaac Ferguson 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 WVA - Freddie Stevens 37 field goal
4Q: 00:47 HAR - Isaac Ferguson 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:33 WVA - Freddie Stevens 32 field goal
2Q: 07:28 WVA - Weston Dunne 2 run (Freddie Stevens extra point)
2Q: 03:25 HAR - Edwin Sankey 5 pass from Colby Reuber (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 00:49 WVA - Freddie Stevens 21 field goal
3Q: 00:37 HAR - Vernon Sanders 19 pass from Colby Reuber (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 08:38 WVA - Freddie Stevens 39 field goal
4Q: 05:47 HAR - Isaac Ferguson 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 WVA - Freddie Stevens 37 field goal
4Q: 00:47 HAR - Isaac Ferguson 24 field goal

Team Statistics WVA HAR
Record 11-6 13-4
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 12 8
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 454 320
- Offensive Plays 79 57
- Yards per Play 5.75 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 157 152
- Rushing Attempts 42 22
- Yards per Rush 3.74 6.91
Net Passing Yards 297 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 306 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.03 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 6/53
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 1/21
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:50 24:10

Team Statistics	WVA	HAR
Record	11-6	13-4
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	12	8
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	454	320
- Offensive Plays	79	57
- Yards per Play	5.75	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	157	152
- Rushing Attempts	42	22
- Yards per Rush	3.74	6.91
Net Passing Yards	297	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	306	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.03	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	6/53
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	1/21
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:50	24:10

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	10:20	3:08	OWN 2	7	27	Punt
1	5:29	4:02	OWN 41	8	44	Field Goal
1	0:29	3:53	OWN 27	8	30	Punt
2	9:38	2:17	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	3:14	2:32	OWN 25	9	71	Field Goal
3	13:14	2:12	OWN 12	5	28	Punt
3	7:27	3:17	OWN 7	6	33	Punt
3	0:30	6:57	OWN 25	15	53	Field Goal
4	5:39	3:47	OWN 25	10	55	Field Goal
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	3	38	Missed FG

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	2:49	OWN 23	6	31	Punt
1	7:12	1:43	OWN 46	3	12	Interception
1	1:27	0:58	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	11:36	1:58	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
2	7:21	4:07	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	1	3	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 26	4	7	Punt
3	11:02	3:35	OWN 17	6	25	Punt
3	4:10	3:40	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
4	8:33	2:54	OWN 36	5	37	Field Goal
4	1:52	1:10	OWN 49	7	44	Field Goal

Game MVP: Wes Watkins, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Weston Dunne	20	58	2.90	15	2	1
RB Richie Prescott	13	52	4.00	9	0	0
QB Wes Watkins	6	40	6.67	11	2	0
FB Myles Kaczynski	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
WR Irv Clark	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dashawn Emerson	15	100	6.67	33	5
QB Colby Reuber	5	46	9.20	16	2
FB Weston Martens	1	7	7.00	7	0
RB Darryl Fisher	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wes Watkins	35	20	306	2/9	0	41	0	86.1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colby Reuber	34	21	173	1/5	2	24	1	82.1

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marc Hansen	6	9	122	20.33	43	41
TE Javier Wells	4	5	103	25.75	52	38
WR Trent Blackford	3	4	19	6.33	1	12
RB Weston Dunne	2	5	6	3.00	6	6
RB Richie Prescott	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
FB Myles Kaczynski	1	2	20	20.00	17	20
TE Neal Daniels	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Irv Clark	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
RB Marco David	1	2	21	21.00	21	21

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jackie Schwartz	6	6	51	8.50	17	24	0
WR Edwin Sankey	4	7	32	8.00	2	13	1
RB Dashawn Emerson	3	6	14	4.67	3	9	0
WR Kenny Hibdon	2	3	28	14.00	1	19	0
WR Andrew Beyer	2	5	14	7.00	1	8	0
TE Vernon Sanders	2	3	25	12.50	9	19	1
TE Mel Barrett	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Alonzo Hill	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bubba Schneider	1	5	5.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thurman Robinson	5	219	43.8	39.6	46	3

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo McGee	5	257	51.4	48.4	58	4

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Stevens	4/5	0/1	0/1	39	1/1

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaac Ferguson	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Bateman	3	15	5.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	1	21	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bubba Schneider	8	0	0.0	20	27
OLB Demetrius Bark	7	4	0.0	20	24
CB Martin Bredehoeft	6	0	0.0	12	25
CB Malachi Fox	4	1	0.0	22	35
CB Brant Wallace	3	0	0.0	8	17
S Wally Davison	2	2	0.0	22	31
OLB Amos Richmond	2	0	0.0	14	19
CB Chad Bentley	2	0	0.0	2	11
CB Luis Alexander	2	0	0.0	10	10
DE Frank Frederick	1	0	1.0	19	27
DE Collin Howe	1	2	0.0	21	31
DT Anthony Cooper	1	1	0.0	19	22
DE Silas Banuelos	1	1	0.0	18	19
S Warren Magnone	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT Jordan Ogris	1	0	0.0	2	11

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	15	1	0.0	37	24
S Albert Vance	7	2	0.0	39	37
S Casey Alcott	7	2	0.0	39	37
DT Branden Guo	6	0	1.0	40	33
CB Alex Greene	6	3	0.0	39	37
S Donald Russell	4	0	0.0	7	5
DT Grady Erickson	3	2	0.0	30	27
CB Tucker Wolf	3	1	0.0	35	31
OLB Daniel Squires	2	2	0.0	35	22
ILB Will Brock	2	0	0.0	5	13
ILB Albert Richmond	2	0	0.0	2	2
DE Rickey Joyner	1	1	1.0	13	17
DE Sebastian Reeg	1	2	0.0	13	13
DT Damien Quinn	1	1	0.0	19	11
OLB Nathaniel Maghsoudi	1	1	0.0	21	22
WR Edwin Sankey	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Nicky Burns	1	0	0.0	21	21
DE Devante McCracken	0	2	0.0	33	25

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Frank Frederick	1.0	0	2	0	27
DE Collin Howe	0.0	1	2	0	31

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Branden Guo	1.0	2	3	4	33
DE Rickey Joyner	1.0	0	0	1	17
OLB Nicky Burns	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Devante McCracken	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bubba Schneider	4	2	1	27
CB Martin Bredehoeft	4	1	0	25
OLB Demetrius Bark	3	1	0	24
CB Brant Wallace	3	0	0	17
CB Chad Bentley	2	0	0	11
S Wally Davison	1	1	0	31
DE Collin Howe	1	0	0	31
S Warren Magnone	1	0	0	14
OLB Amos Richmond	1	0	0	19
CB Luis Alexander	1	0	0	10

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	5	1	24
S Casey Alcott	5	1	37
ILB Will Brock	2	3	13
S Donald Russell	2	0	5
CB Tucker Wolf	2	0	31
S Albert Vance	2	0	37
OLB Nathaniel Maghsoudi	1	0	22
CB Alex Greene	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ashton Lanza	4	10	42	0	37
G A.J. Farmer	4	10	42	0	37
G Harvey Cortez	2	6	42	0	37
T Eli Chapman	2	6	42	0	37
T Curtis Chapman	1	4	42	1	37
RB Richie Prescott	0	0	14	1	13

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joey Allman	4	5	22	0	35
T Buddy Miller	1	4	22	0	35
G Stephen Micalles	1	3	22	1	35
C Terrence Shepherd	1	1	22	0	35
T Denzel Bruce	0	4	22	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Javier Wells	2	12
Amos Richmond	1	21
Anthony Cooper	1	11

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Schwartz	1	23
Vernon Sanders	1	23
Edwin Sankey	1	11

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Harvey Cortez	42	37	---	---	10	89
T Eli Chapman	42	37	---	---	10	89
T Curtis Chapman	42	37	---	---	10	89
G A.J. Farmer	42	37	---	---	10	89
TE Javier Wells	39	37	---	---	12	88
C Ashton Lanza	42	37	---	---	---	79
QB Wes Watkins	42	37	---	---	---	79
WR Marc Hansen	40	35	---	---	1	76
WR Trent Blackford	34	27	---	---	5	66
CB Malachi Fox	---	---	22	35	2	59
S Wally Davison	---	---	22	31	3	56
DE Collin Howe	---	---	21	31	2	54
OLB Amos Richmond	---	---	14	19	21	54
DT Anthony Cooper	---	---	19	22	11	52
TE Neal Daniels	12	13	---	---	25	50
RB Richie Prescott	14	13	---	---	21	48
OLB Bubba Schneider	---	---	20	27	---	47
OLB Demetrius Bark	---	---	20	24	2	46
WR Irv Clark	26	20	---	---	---	46
DE Frank Frederick	---	---	19	27	---	46
FB Myles Kaczynski	10	12	---	---	21	43
RB Weston Dunne	23	13	---	---	5	41
CB Martin Bredehoeft	---	---	12	25	3	40
DE Silas Banuelos	---	---	18	19	---	37
S Shawn Engle	---	---	4	12	17	33
DT Jeremiah Smolka	---	---	5	18	7	30
CB Chad Bentley	---	---	2	11	17	30
WR Jimmy Bateman	4	3	---	---	21	28
S Warren Magnone	---	---	11	14	---	25
CB Brant Wallace	---	---	8	17	---	25
CB Luis Alexander	---	---	10	10	5	25
ILB Malcolm Porter	---	---	3	8	12	23
S Andrew Terrell	---	---	9	14	---	23
DE Ray Glass	---	---	1	10	7	18
RB Marco David	5	11	---	---	---	16
WR Jamie Allen	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Jordan Ogris	---	---	2	11	2	15
K Freddie Stevens	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Jermaine Freeman	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Thurman Robinson	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Javier Guilbeaux	3	1	---	---	---	4
T Maurice Hogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Carson Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alex Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Peter Arbogast	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Randal Lyon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tucker Wolf	---	---	35	31	26	92
CB Alex Greene	---	---	39	37	11	87
S Albert Vance	---	---	39	37	5	81
S Casey Alcott	---	---	39	37	5	81
DT Branden Guo	---	---	40	33	5	78
OLB Daniel Squires	---	---	35	22	17	74
TE Jackie Schwartz	21	28	---	---	23	72
OLB Nathaniel Maghsoudi	---	---	21	22	25	68
T Buddy Miller	22	35	---	---	7	64
G Stephen Micalles	22	35	---	---	7	64
DE Devante McCracken	---	---	33	25	5	63
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	---	---	37	24	1	62
DT Grady Erickson	---	---	30	27	5	62
CB Kelvin Farrell	---	---	28	27	5	60
QB Colby Reuber	22	35	---	---	2	59
WR Edwin Sankey	18	28	---	---	11	57
C Terrence Shepherd	22	35	---	---	---	57
T Denzel Bruce	22	35	---	---	---	57
G Joey Allman	22	35	---	---	---	57
RB Dashawn Emerson	21	29	---	---	---	50
WR Kenny Hibdon	12	25	---	---	11	48
OLB Nicky Burns	---	---	21	21	4	46
DE Rickey Joyner	---	---	13	17	10	40
WR Andrew Beyer	11	21	---	---	---	32
WR Alonzo Hill	10	16	---	---	6	32
DT Damien Quinn	---	---	19	11	1	31
S Donald Russell	---	---	7	5	16	28
TE Vernon Sanders	2	3	---	---	23	28
DE Sebastian Reeg	---	---	13	13	---	26
ILB Will Brock	---	---	5	13	4	22
FB Weston Martens	7	7	---	---	7	21
TE Mel Barrett	6	11	---	---	---	17
WR Kennedy Mathis	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Bryson Whitfield	1	3	---	---	11	15
CB Daniel Garrett	---	---	4	3	5	12
C Grady Carter	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Wade Wolf	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Herb Anthony	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Isaac Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Darryl Fisher	1	4	---	---	---	5
P Arturo McGee	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Albert Richmond	---	---	2	2	---	4
S Jace Lowe	---	---	2	0	---	2
ILB Kerry Pritchett	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Cody Genovese	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Daryl Randle	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	23	92	4.0
Right	10	30	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	19	9.5
Middle	16	101	6.3
Right	4	32	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wes Watkins	35	20	7	0	3	5	4	5	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colby Reuber	34	21	1	2	0	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	47	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	87	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	74	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	77	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marc Hansen	9	6	1	122	2	35
TE Javier Wells	5	4	0	103	3	37
RB Weston Dunne	5	2	0	6	0	13
WR Trent Blackford	4	3	1	19	0	27
TE Neal Daniels	3	1	0	3	0	13
WR Irv Clark	3	1	0	8	0	20
RB Richie Prescott	2	1	1	4	0	13
FB Myles Kaczynski	2	1	0	20	1	12
RB Marco David	2	1	0	21	1	11

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Sankey	7	4	32	0	28
RB Dashawn Emerson	6	3	14	0	29
TE Jackie Schwartz	6	6	51	1	28
WR Andrew Beyer	5	2	14	0	21
WR Kenny Hibdon	3	2	28	0	25
TE Vernon Sanders	3	2	25	0	3
TE Mel Barrett	2	1	8	0	11
WR Alonzo Hill	2	1	1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Richie Prescott	3	12	4.00	4.00
RB Weston Dunne	2	-2	-1.00	2.90
WR Irv Clark	1	6	6.00	6.00

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dashawn Emerson	1	-1	-1.00	6.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wes Watkins	5	1	3	0.60	8.74

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colby Reuber	6	4	37	6.17	5.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Neal Daniels	2	1	3	1.50	1.00
TE Javier Wells	1	0	0	0.00	20.60
WR Trent Blackford	1	0	0	0.00	4.75
RB Marco David	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Sankey	3	2	9	3.00	4.57
TE Vernon Sanders	2	1	19	9.50	8.33
RB Dashawn Emerson	1	1	9	9.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wes Watkins	4	4
RB Weston Dunne	2	1
FB Myles Kaczynski	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dashawn Emerson	1	1
QB Colby Reuber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wes Watkins	10	5	4

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colby Reuber	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marc Hansen	3	2	2
WR Irv Clark	3	1	1
RB Marco David	2	1	1
FB Myles Kaczynski	1	0	0
WR Trent Blackford	1	1	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dashawn Emerson	3	2	1
WR Kenny Hibdon	2	2	1
WR Edwin Sankey	1	1	0
WR Andrew Beyer	1	0	0
TE Vernon Sanders	1	0	0
WR Alonzo Hill	1	1	0

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)