Week 1, 2061

played in West Virginia, WV

53 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	7	7	7	3	-	24
West Virginia Beasts	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 HAR - Kennedy Mathis 45 pass from Shane Gunn (Jesse Rhinehart extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HAR - John Pritchett 3 run (Jesse Rhinehart extra point)
2Q: 07:21 WVA - Hunter Woodyard 24 field goal
3Q: 06:04 HAR - Rufus Connell 8 pass from Shane Gunn (Jesse Rhinehart extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HAR - Jesse Rhinehart 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 HAR - Kennedy Mathis 45 pass from Shane Gunn (Jesse Rhinehart extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HAR - John Pritchett 3 run (Jesse Rhinehart extra point)
2Q: 07:21 WVA - Hunter Woodyard 24 field goal
3Q: 06:04 HAR - Rufus Connell 8 pass from Shane Gunn (Jesse Rhinehart extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HAR - Jesse Rhinehart 23 field goal

Team Statistics HAR WVA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 10
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 279 222
- Offensive Plays 72 63
- Yards per Play 3.88 3.52
Net Rushing Yards 80 65
- Rushing Attempts 37 14
- Yards per Rush 2.16 4.64
Net Passing Yards 199 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 49 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 199 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 3.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 2/20 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/29 7/99
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 4/71
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 35:21 24:39

Team Statistics	HAR	WVA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	10
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	279	222
- Offensive Plays	72	63
- Yards per Play	3.88	3.52
Net Rushing Yards	80	65
- Rushing Attempts	37	14
- Yards per Rush	2.16	4.64
Net Passing Yards	199	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	49 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	199	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	3.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	2/20	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/29	7/99
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	4/71
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	35:21	24:39

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	2:37	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
1	8:32	8:42	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
2	11:51	1:30	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	7:14	3:04	OWN 25	10	33	Punt
2	1:51	1:13	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
3	12:50	1:29	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
3	11:21	1:52	OPP 35	3	7	Missed FG
3	7:38	1:43	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
3	3:13	1:23	OWN 15	4	7	Punt
4	14:11	3:26	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
4	8:53	1:00	OWN 12	3	-2	Punt
4	7:09	2:14	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
4	4:19	2:27	OPP 24	6	18	Field Goal

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:18	1:46	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
2	14:50	2:59	OWN 25	6	60	Interception
2	10:21	3:07	OPP 38	6	31	Field Goal
2	4:10	2:19	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	0:38	0:35	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	13:41	0:51	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
3	9:29	1:51	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	5:55	2:42	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
3	1:50	2:39	OWN 47	6	15	Punt
4	10:45	1:52	OWN 24	5	23	Punt
4	7:53	0:44	OWN 48	4	-2	Interception
4	4:55	0:36	OWN 20	4	4	Downs
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 38	7	26	Game

Game MVP: Shane Gunn, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB John Pritchett	23	36	1.57	13	1	1
RB Adrian Huffman	11	32	2.91	17	1	0
QB Shane Gunn	2	8	4.00	9	0	0
WR Kennedy Mathis	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Arnold Jennings	11	44	4.00	17	3	0
RB Ike St. Cyr	3	21	7.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Gunn	35	20	199	0/0	2	45	0	92.4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donald Fancher	49	24	157	0/0	0	33	2	39.2

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kennedy Mathis	7	8	99	14.14	55	45	1
WR Bryson Whitfield	3	5	18	6.00	0	16	0
TE Tony Ruskowski	2	5	36	18.00	0	25	0
WR Wayne Franklin	2	5	21	10.50	0	13	0
RB Adrian Huffman	2	3	3	1.50	0	4	0
RB John Pritchett	2	2	11	5.50	5	8	0
TE Bo Kelley	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Rufus Connell	1	3	8	8.00	1	8	1

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Corwin Galloway	7	16	32	4.57	13	16
TE Edgar Wheeler	4	5	23	5.75	9	10
WR Justin Travers	3	10	15	5.00	2	12
WR Devan Rose	3	7	24	8.00	0	12
RB Arnold Jennings	2	4	10	5.00	0	8
FB Michael Plesko	2	2	34	17.00	27	33
RB Brant Schwartz	2	3	6	3.00	2	7
FB Bryce May	1	1	13	13.00	12	13
TE Edwin Elway	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Max Chiles	1	11	11.00	0
ILB Brant Muniz	1	0	0.00	0

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Bradley Spry	0	1	0	0
OLB Ethan Ford	0	0	1	0

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Francisco Duncan	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo McGee	9	419	46.6	31.1	58	3

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Landon Wolf	9	354	39.3	33.9	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jesse Rhinehart	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	3/3

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hunter Woodyard	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Zimmerman	5	29	5.8	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Francisco Duncan	7	99	14.1	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Brown	1	18	18.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Francisco Duncan	4	71	17.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Gilbert Samuels	9	2	14	49
S Preston Weaver	4	0	11	29
DE Kim Rice	4	0	9	39
ILB Brant Muniz	4	0	14	47
ILB Ike Monroe	3	2	8	34
DE Dakota Cryer	2	3	7	26
CB Max Chiles	2	1	13	43
CB Josue Nwokorie	2	1	14	49
CB Shane Gerhardt	2	1	8	26
OLB Ethan Ford	2	0	4	7
ILB Marc Clevinger	1	1	8	31
S Abel Stull	1	0	3	22
CB Luke Bidney	1	0	1	5
DE Dustin Yamashita	1	0	11	26
CB Luther Fletcher	0	2	3	21
DT Harry Andrews	0	1	12	30

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Daquan Ferrett	11	4	0.0	36	34
OLB Bubba Schneider	7	2	0.0	30	21
CB Brendan Schwartz	5	3	0.0	31	23
CB Luis Alexander	5	1	0.0	37	35
S Troy Summers	5	1	0.0	31	23
ILB Lincoln Carlson	4	1	0.0	15	18
S Edward Roffmann	3	1	0.0	6	12
DE Bo Serna	3	0	0.0	30	29
CB Malachi Fox	2	2	0.0	30	21
DE Owen Poole	2	2	0.0	28	19
DE Tracy Dennis	2	1	0.0	30	29
S Mackenzie Whalen	1	0	0.0	7	13
WR Justin Travers	1	0	---	---	---
DE Teddy Phillip	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Louie Boothe	1	0	0.0	3	7
S Jumbo Evison	1	0	0.0	8	15
RB Brant Schwartz	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jamie Saleski	0	3	0.0	34	30
CB Scottie Baxter	0	1	0.0	27	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Harry Andrews	1	1	30
ILB Marc Clevinger	0	1	31
DE Grayson Jenkins	0	1	31
DE Dustin Yamashita	0	1	26

West Virginia	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Daquan Ferrett	1	0	34
DT Jamie Saleski	0	1	30
DE Tracy Dennis	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gilbert Samuels	5	3	0	49
ILB Brant Muniz	3	1	1	47
S Preston Weaver	3	1	0	29
ILB Ike Monroe	3	1	0	34
CB Josue Nwokorie	2	1	0	49
DE Dakota Cryer	2	0	0	26
CB Shane Gerhardt	2	0	0	26
DE Kim Rice	1	0	0	39
S Abel Stull	1	0	0	22
CB Luke Bidney	1	0	0	5
DE Dustin Yamashita	1	0	0	26
CB Luther Fletcher	0	1	0	21
CB Max Chiles	0	0	1	43

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Daquan Ferrett	4	0	34
S Troy Summers	3	0	23
S Edward Roffmann	3	0	12
OLB Bubba Schneider	2	0	21
CB Brendan Schwartz	2	0	23
CB Malachi Fox	1	2	21
CB Luis Alexander	1	0	35
DE Teddy Phillip	1	0	11
OLB Louie Boothe	1	0	7
S Jumbo Evison	1	0	15
OLB Zack Otis	1	0	1
CB Scottie Baxter	0	2	27

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Chandler Gray	2	10	37	35
G Bradley Spry	2	6	37	35
T Irving Blackwell	2	4	37	35
C Alec Forbes	1	4	37	35
G Jeffery Riffle	0	9	37	35
TE Tony Ruskowski	0	1	6	10
TE Rufus Connell	0	1	27	23

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G A.J. Farmer	3	5	1	14	49
T Heath Piccarreta	2	3	0	14	49
T Shannon Simmons	0	4	0	14	49
G Caden Horner	0	1	0	14	49
C Shannon Pegram	0	1	0	14	49

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Franklin	4	27
Irving Blackwell	2	11
Ethan Ford	1	25
Darrin Dillick	1	18
Chandler Gray	1	11
Bradley Spry	1	11
Les Brown	1	7

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Elway	3	26
Daquan Ferrett	2	27
Louie Boothe	1	23

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jeffery Riffle	37	35	---	---	11	83
T Irving Blackwell	37	35	---	---	11	83
G Chandler Gray	37	35	---	---	11	83
G Bradley Spry	37	35	---	---	11	83
WR Wayne Franklin	31	22	---	---	27	80
TE Rufus Connell	27	23	---	---	25	75
QB Shane Gunn	37	35	---	---	---	72
C Alec Forbes	37	35	---	---	---	72
WR Kennedy Mathis	35	35	---	---	---	70
WR Bryson Whitfield	34	32	---	---	---	66
S Gilbert Samuels	---	---	14	49	1	64
CB Josue Nwokorie	---	---	14	49	1	64
ILB Brant Muniz	---	---	14	47	1	62
RB John Pritchett	25	17	---	---	18	60
CB Max Chiles	---	---	13	43	1	57
DE Dustin Yamashita	---	---	11	26	14	51
DE Kim Rice	---	---	9	39	1	49
DE Dakota Cryer	---	---	7	26	10	43
ILB Ike Monroe	---	---	8	34	1	43
S Abel Stull	---	---	3	22	17	42
DE Grayson Jenkins	---	---	11	31	---	42
DT Harry Andrews	---	---	12	30	---	42
CB Luther Fletcher	---	---	3	21	17	41
ILB Marc Clevinger	---	---	8	31	1	40
S Preston Weaver	---	---	11	29	---	40
CB Shane Gerhardt	---	---	8	26	2	36
OLB Ethan Ford	---	---	4	7	25	36
DT Dusty Kemp	---	---	3	18	10	31
RB Adrian Huffman	12	18	---	---	---	30
FB Darrin Dillick	6	4	---	---	18	28
TE Bo Kelley	7	13	---	---	---	20
TE Tony Ruskowski	6	10	---	---	2	18
WR Ralph Zimmerman	1	1	---	---	16	18
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	---	---	0	4	11	15
CB Luke Bidney	---	---	1	5	9	15
P Arturo McGee	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Curtis Fields	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Jesse Rhinehart	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Les Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Glenn Tollefson	---	---	0	2	---	2
RB Weston Dunne	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Dusty Jefferson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Colby Reuber	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gavin Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jeffery Cronk	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Orlando Yancy	---	---	0	0	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Daquan Ferrett	---	---	36	34	27	97
CB Luis Alexander	---	---	37	35	2	74
T Shannon Simmons	14	49	---	---	10	73
C Shannon Pegram	14	49	---	---	10	73
CB Scottie Baxter	---	---	27	27	17	71
RB Arnold Jennings	11	41	---	---	17	69
DE Tracy Dennis	---	---	30	29	10	69
WR Corwin Galloway	14	49	---	---	5	68
DT Jamie Saleski	---	---	34	30	2	66
TE Edgar Wheeler	12	41	---	---	12	65
G A.J. Farmer	14	49	---	---	---	63
G Caden Horner	14	49	---	---	---	63
T Heath Piccarreta	14	49	---	---	---	63
QB Donald Fancher	14	49	---	---	---	63
DE Bo Serna	---	---	30	29	1	60
S Troy Summers	---	---	31	23	1	55
CB Brendan Schwartz	---	---	31	23	1	55
CB Malachi Fox	---	---	30	21	1	52
OLB Bubba Schneider	---	---	30	21	1	52
DE Owen Poole	---	---	28	19	1	48
WR Justin Travers	8	35	---	---	1	44
WR Devan Rose	7	19	---	---	17	43
WR Marvin McIntyre	8	24	---	---	6	38
S Mackenzie Whalen	---	---	7	13	17	37
ILB Lincoln Carlson	---	---	15	18	4	37
OLB Louie Boothe	---	---	3	7	23	33
S Jumbo Evison	---	---	8	15	10	33
FB Bryce May	1	13	---	---	17	31
TE Edwin Elway	0	2	---	---	26	28
DE Teddy Phillip	---	---	6	11	10	27
DT Keith Everett	---	---	10	11	1	22
FB Michael Plesko	4	7	---	---	9	20
S Edward Roffmann	---	---	6	12	1	19
RB Francisco Duncan	0	0	---	---	14	14
DE Arnold Purcell	---	---	7	6	1	14
T Nathan Doctrow	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Erick McNeil	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Landon Wolf	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Joshua Romanos	2	6	---	---	---	8
RB Ike St. Cyr	3	4	---	---	---	7
RB Brant Schwartz	0	4	---	---	---	4
K Hunter Woodyard	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Zack Otis	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Marc Hermsen	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Anthony Heath	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Devin Heuring	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	17	1.4
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	9	12	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	36	7.2
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Gunn	35	20	2	3	5	4	2	0	0

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donald Fancher	49	24	1	2	8	8	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	62	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	38	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	74	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	92	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	4	41	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Mathis	8	7	0	99	1	35
TE Tony Ruskowski	5	2	1	36	1	10
WR Bryson Whitfield	5	3	1	18	0	32
WR Wayne Franklin	5	2	0	21	0	22
TE Bo Kelley	4	1	2	3	0	13
RB Adrian Huffman	3	2	0	3	0	18
TE Rufus Connell	3	1	1	8	0	23
RB John Pritchett	2	2	0	11	0	17

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corwin Galloway	16	7	2	32	0	49
WR Justin Travers	10	3	2	15	0	35
WR Devan Rose	7	3	3	24	0	19
TE Edgar Wheeler	5	4	0	23	0	41
RB Arnold Jennings	4	2	0	10	0	41
RB Brant Schwartz	3	2	0	6	0	4
FB Michael Plesko	2	2	0	34	1	7
TE Edwin Elway	1	0	1	0	0	2
FB Bryce May	1	1	0	13	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB John Pritchett	3	5	1.67	1.57
RB Adrian Huffman	2	-2	-1.00	2.91
QB Shane Gunn	1	9	9.00	4.00

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Arnold Jennings	2	-3	-1.50	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Gunn	2	1	8	4.00	5.69

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donald Fancher	3	1	3	1.00	3.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryson Whitfield	1	0	0	0.00	3.60
TE Rufus Connell	1	1	8	8.00	2.67

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Travers	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Devan Rose	1	1	3	3.00	3.43
RB Brant Schwartz	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adrian Huffman	5	2
RB John Pritchett	1	1

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
RB Arnold Jennings	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Gunn	13	7	4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donald Fancher	14	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tony Ruskowski	4	2	2
WR Wayne Franklin	3	1	0
WR Kennedy Mathis	2	2	1
RB Adrian Huffman	2	1	0
WR Bryson Whitfield	1	1	1
TE Bo Kelley	1	0	0

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Edgar Wheeler	4	3	1
WR Corwin Galloway	3	0	0
WR Justin Travers	2	0	0
WR Devan Rose	2	1	0
RB Arnold Jennings	2	1	0
FB Michael Plesko	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,700 (15,500)
End Zone 8,900 (11,200)
Mezzanine 5,300 (6,500)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (9,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,700 (15,500)
End Zone	8,900 (11,200)
Mezzanine	5,300 (6,500)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (9,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (9,900)