Week 1, 2064

played in West Virginia, WV

58 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	7	13	0	3	-	23
West Virginia Beasts	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 WVA - Tristan Ritter 1 pass from Rob Cooper (Hunter Woodyard extra point)
1Q: 00:51 HAR - Erik Hidy 5 pass from Phillip Hitchcock (Jonah Alstatt extra point)
2Q: 11:53 WVA - Corwin Galloway 5 pass from Rob Cooper (Hunter Woodyard extra point)
2Q: 06:31 HAR - Jonah Alstatt 45 field goal
2Q: 04:42 HAR - Jamie Facchini 6 pass from Phillip Hitchcock (Jonah Alstatt extra point)
2Q: 03:14 HAR - Jonah Alstatt 50 field goal
3Q: 04:50 WVA - Hunter Woodyard 22 field goal
4Q: 10:48 HAR - Jonah Alstatt 39 field goal
4Q: 02:32 WVA - Hunter Woodyard 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:34 WVA - Tristan Ritter 1 pass from Rob Cooper (Hunter Woodyard extra point)
1Q: 00:51 HAR - Erik Hidy 5 pass from Phillip Hitchcock (Jonah Alstatt extra point)
2Q: 11:53 WVA - Corwin Galloway 5 pass from Rob Cooper (Hunter Woodyard extra point)
2Q: 06:31 HAR - Jonah Alstatt 45 field goal
2Q: 04:42 HAR - Jamie Facchini 6 pass from Phillip Hitchcock (Jonah Alstatt extra point)
2Q: 03:14 HAR - Jonah Alstatt 50 field goal
3Q: 04:50 WVA - Hunter Woodyard 22 field goal
4Q: 10:48 HAR - Jonah Alstatt 39 field goal
4Q: 02:32 WVA - Hunter Woodyard 51 field goal

Team Statistics HAR WVA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 11 18
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 288 285
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 4.30 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 69 18
- Rushing Attempts 23 2
- Yards per Rush 3.00 9.00
Net Passing Yards 219 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 30 - 0 61 - 33 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 235 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 4.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 3/42
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 3/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:43 25:18

Team Statistics	HAR	WVA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	11	18
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	288	285
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	4.30	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	69	18
- Rushing Attempts	23	2
- Yards per Rush	3.00	9.00
Net Passing Yards	219	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 30 - 0	61 - 33 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	235	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	4.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	3/42
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	3/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:43	25:18

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	1:39	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
1	6:28	5:47	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
2	11:42	5:17	OWN 25	10	47	Field Goal
2	5:43	1:11	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
2	3:52	0:46	OPP 40	3	7	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:30	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	6:02	OWN 29	11	38	Missed FG
3	4:45	2:21	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	14:47	4:07	OWN 20	7	58	Field Goal
4	10:02	3:29	OWN 32	6	23	Punt
4	5:26	1:25	OWN 38	3	-9	Punt
4	2:25	2:25	OWN 25	6	19	Punt

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	11:42	5:14	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
1	0:41	3:59	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	6:25	0:42	OWN 15	1	0	Interception
2	4:32	0:40	OWN 25	3	5	Interception
2	3:06	1:06	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 30	3	7	Half
3	8:58	4:13	OWN 40	12	55	Field Goal
3	2:24	2:37	OWN 44	8	39	Interception
4	10:40	0:38	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	6:33	1:07	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	4:01	1:36	OWN 25	6	41	Field Goal

Game MVP: Phillip Hitchcock, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kaleb Brondstetter	15	56	3.73	19	2
RB Bart Tatum	4	0	0.00	2	0
QB Phillip Hitchcock	2	6	3.00	7	0
FB Darrin Dillick	2	7	3.50	7	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Rob Cooper	2	18	9.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Hitchcock	42	30	235	2/16	2	40	0	100.8

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Cooper	61	33	267	0/0	2	25	3	55.8

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Erik Hidy	9	12	104	11.56	48	28	1
WR Bryson Whitfield	5	8	27	5.40	3	10	0
WR Jamie Facchini	5	6	11	2.20	4	6	1
FB Darrin Dillick	4	5	17	4.25	2	8	0
WR Kendrick Cottrell	3	7	12	4.00	0	9	0
RB Kaleb Brondstetter	2	2	24	12.00	16	23	0
TE Nate Cooley	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Stan Desantis	1	1	40	40.00	27	40	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jeff Denny	7	12	54	7.71	25	17	0
WR Corwin Galloway	7	14	73	10.43	24	25	1
TE Tristan Ritter	5	7	34	6.80	8	16	1
WR Amos Rogers	5	12	42	8.40	14	19	0
WR Raul Brewer	2	3	24	12.00	8	24	0
WR Leland Markley	2	2	15	7.50	5	12	0
RB Henry Jarvis	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
RB Chester Gardner	1	6	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dalton Barnes	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Roy Ferguson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Max Chiles	1	10	10.00
CB Shane Gerhardt	1	0	0.00
ILB Brant Muniz	1	0	0.00

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Erik Hidy	1	1	0	0
OLB Mitch Benson	0	0	1	0

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Tristan Ritter	1	1	0	0
OLB Corwin Everett	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daquan Kramer	6	281	46.8	39.8	61	2

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffrey Dooley	4	202	50.5	44.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jonah Alstatt	3/4	2/3	1/2	50	2/2

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hunter Woodyard	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Cottrell	3	25	8.3	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Murray	3	42	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Cottrell	3	70	23.3	0
Bart Tatum	1	20	20.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raul Brewer	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bert McGee	6	1	2	47
ILB Brant Muniz	5	1	2	59
OLB Broderick Copeland	5	0	1	30
CB Broderick Maxwell	4	0	1	40
CB Max Chiles	3	1	2	48
CB Shane Gerhardt	3	0	2	58
DT Gavin Scovill	2	0	1	41
S Ian Fones	1	3	2	61
CB Ezra Luthye	1	1	0	20
DE Damian Evans	1	0	0	17
DE Gerald Whetmore	1	0	2	44
OLB Mitch Benson	1	0	0	1

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sedrick Collins	8	1	0.0	12	26
OLB Zack Otis	6	3	0.0	23	44
S Edward Roffmann	6	2	0.0	20	27
S Leroy Ramming	4	3	0.0	14	31
CB Lester MacKenzie	4	2	0.0	15	32
ILB Henry Wolf	4	1	0.0	13	15
OLB Louie Boothe	4	0	0.0	7	12
CB Scottie Baxter	3	1	0.0	21	42
CB Ian Rasberry	3	1	0.0	9	28
DE Jim Hernandez	2	0	1.0	14	31
DT Terrell Breeding	1	0	1.0	10	21
S Dustin Fiefia	1	1	0.0	10	29
DE Dustin Norris	1	1	0.0	20	28
DT Roderick Tilson	1	1	0.0	10	22
DE Brady Rosenberg	1	1	0.0	10	18
QB Rob Cooper	1	0	---	---	---
TE Tristan Ritter	1	0	---	---	---
RB Chester Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Corwin Everett	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Chuck Murray	1	0	0.0	2	7
DT Julio Morrill	1	0	0.0	11	17
CB Brendan Schwartz	0	1	0.0	2	1
DT Keith Everett	0	1	0.0	15	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gerald Whetmore	2	2	0	44
DE Dustin Yamashita	0	5	1	61
DT Glenn Tollefson	0	2	0	14
DT Reginald Bauch	0	1	0	25

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Hernandez	1.0	1	2	1	31
DT Terrell Breeding	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Dustin Norris	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Brady Rosenberg	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brant Muniz	5	1	1	59
OLB Broderick Copeland	5	0	0	30
OLB Bert McGee	5	0	0	47
CB Broderick Maxwell	4	0	0	40
CB Max Chiles	3	1	1	48
CB Shane Gerhardt	3	0	1	58
S Ian Fones	2	4	0	61
DT Gavin Scovill	2	0	0	41
DE Damian Evans	1	0	0	17
CB Ezra Luthye	1	0	0	20
DE Gerald Whetmore	1	0	0	44
OLB Mitch Benson	1	0	0	1
S Orlando Yancy	0	1	0	61
DE Dustin Yamashita	0	1	0	61

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sedrick Collins	6	0	26
CB Ian Rasberry	3	1	28
CB Scottie Baxter	3	0	42
OLB Zack Otis	3	0	44
S Edward Roffmann	3	0	27
S Dustin Fiefia	2	1	29
OLB Louie Boothe	2	0	12
CB Lester MacKenzie	2	0	32
ILB Henry Wolf	2	0	15
OLB Corwin Everett	1	0	1
CB Chuck Murray	1	0	7
S Leroy Ramming	1	0	31
DE Brady Rosenberg	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brendan Guthrie	2	8	23	0	44
T Efrain Edwards	2	5	23	2	44
G Bradley Spry	1	1	23	0	44
C Morris Campbell	0	4	23	0	44
G Weston Nye	0	2	23	0	44
FB Darrin Dillick	0	1	8	0	8

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Yamashita	3	14
Glenn Tollefson	1	14

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Ferguson	3	15
Chester Gardner	2	23
Jumbo Evison	2	15

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Kaleb Brondstetter	19	39	---	---	21	79
G Bradley Spry	23	44	---	---	10	77
DE Dustin Yamashita	---	---	2	61	14	77
QB Phillip Hitchcock	23	44	---	---	---	67
T Efrain Edwards	23	44	---	---	---	67
T Brendan Guthrie	23	44	---	---	---	67
C Morris Campbell	23	44	---	---	---	67
G Weston Nye	23	44	---	---	---	67
S Ian Fones	---	---	2	61	2	65
S Orlando Yancy	---	---	2	61	2	65
ILB Brant Muniz	---	---	2	59	2	63
TE Erik Hidy	22	40	---	---	---	62
CB Shane Gerhardt	---	---	2	58	1	61
WR Bryson Whitfield	19	39	---	---	---	58
WR Jamie Facchini	17	40	---	---	---	57
CB Max Chiles	---	---	2	48	1	51
OLB Bert McGee	---	---	2	47	---	49
WR Kendrick Cottrell	10	28	---	---	10	48
CB Broderick Maxwell	---	---	1	40	6	47
DE Gerald Whetmore	---	---	2	44	---	46
DT Cris Tracey	---	---	2	42	---	44
DT Gavin Scovill	---	---	1	41	---	42
CB Ezra Luthye	---	---	0	20	17	37
FB Darrin Dillick	8	8	---	---	19	35
TE Tevin Freestone	5	5	---	---	25	35
OLB Broderick Copeland	---	---	1	30	3	34
DT Reginald Bauch	---	---	1	25	6	32
DT Glenn Tollefson	---	---	0	14	14	28
WR Stan Desantis	2	7	---	---	19	28
DE Damian Evans	---	---	0	17	6	23
OLB Mitch Benson	---	---	0	1	20	21
TE Nate Cooley	8	9	---	---	---	17
WR Chandler Grenier	1	4	---	---	10	15
S Courtney Ramsey	---	---	0	0	15	15
OLB Dean Blackner	---	---	0	2	9	11
T Corbin Erdrich	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Stephen Bedwell	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Daquan Kramer	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Jonah Alstatt	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Hugh Robinson	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Dustin Torres	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Bart Tatum	4	1	---	---	5	10
QB Elias Zellerkraut	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Colby Reuber	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Tyrell Patton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ronald Gunn	0	0	---	---	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jeff Denny	2	58	---	---	23	83
OLB Zack Otis	---	---	23	44	4	71
G Caden Horner	2	61	---	---	6	69
G Chester Gonzalez	2	61	---	---	6	69
T Mason Money	2	61	---	---	6	69
T Devonte Brinkow	2	61	---	---	6	69
CB Scottie Baxter	---	---	21	42	4	67
CB Lester MacKenzie	---	---	15	32	20	67
QB Rob Cooper	2	61	---	---	2	65
RB Chester Gardner	1	40	---	---	23	64
C Shannon Pegram	2	61	---	---	---	63
DE Dustin Norris	---	---	20	28	6	54
WR Corwin Galloway	2	50	---	---	---	52
WR Raul Brewer	1	30	---	---	19	50
DE Jim Hernandez	---	---	14	31	4	49
S Leroy Ramming	---	---	14	31	4	49
S Edward Roffmann	---	---	20	27	---	47
CB Ian Rasberry	---	---	9	28	9	46
DT Keith Everett	---	---	15	28	2	45
S Dustin Fiefia	---	---	10	29	4	43
OLB Sedrick Collins	---	---	12	26	3	41
WR Amos Rogers	1	39	---	---	---	40
S Jumbo Evison	---	---	10	13	15	38
DT Terrell Breeding	---	---	10	21	3	34
DT Roderick Tilson	---	---	10	22	2	34
RB Henry Jarvis	1	18	---	---	13	32
OLB Louie Boothe	---	---	7	12	12	31
DE Brady Rosenberg	---	---	10	18	1	29
DT Julio Morrill	---	---	11	17	1	29
WR Dalton Barnes	1	27	---	---	---	28
ILB Henry Wolf	---	---	13	15	---	28
CB Chuck Murray	---	---	2	7	17	26
OLB Corwin Everett	---	---	3	1	21	25
DE Deon Gillespie	---	---	2	11	9	22
TE Tristan Ritter	1	18	---	---	---	19
WR Roy Ferguson	0	3	---	---	15	18
FB Michael Plesko	0	17	---	---	---	17
WR Leland Markley	0	5	---	---	11	16
K Hunter Woodyard	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Brendan Schwartz	---	---	2	1	3	6
RB Leonard Juneau	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Kevin Barker	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jeffrey Dooley	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Heath Piccarreta	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ezra Casas	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Leroy Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	11	14	1.3
Right	6	39	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	2	18	9.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Hitchcock	42	30	4	2	3	2	4	1	0

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Cooper	61	33	2	2	3	8	10	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	12	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	155	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	62	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	6	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	22	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	16	109	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	136	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Erik Hidy	12	9	1	104	2	40
WR Bryson Whitfield	8	5	1	27	0	39
WR Kendrick Cottrell	7	3	0	12	0	28
WR Jamie Facchini	6	5	1	11	0	40
FB Darrin Dillick	5	4	0	17	0	8
RB Kaleb Brondstetter	2	2	0	24	1	39
TE Nate Cooley	1	1	0	0	0	9
WR Stan Desantis	1	1	0	40	1	7

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corwin Galloway	14	7	1	73	1	50
TE Jeff Denny	12	7	0	54	0	58
WR Amos Rogers	12	5	1	42	0	39
TE Tristan Ritter	7	5	0	34	0	18
RB Chester Gardner	6	1	1	3	0	40
WR Raul Brewer	3	2	0	24	1	30
RB Henry Jarvis	3	2	0	10	0	18
WR Leland Markley	2	2	0	15	0	5
WR Dalton Barnes	1	1	0	5	0	27
WR Roy Ferguson	1	1	0	7	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kaleb Brondstetter	2	12	6.00	3.73

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Rob Cooper	1	12	12.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Hitchcock	4	4	16	4.00	5.60

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rob Cooper	10	4	5	0.50	4.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Erik Hidy	3	3	10	3.33	8.67
WR Jamie Facchini	1	1	6	6.00	1.83

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Rogers	3	1	-4	-1.33	3.50
WR Corwin Galloway	2	1	5	2.50	5.21
TE Jeff Denny	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
TE Tristan Ritter	1	1	1	1.00	4.86
RB Chester Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Leland Markley	1	1	3	3.00	7.50
RB Henry Jarvis	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kaleb Brondstetter	2	1
QB Phillip Hitchcock	1	0

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Hitchcock	16	12	8

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Cooper	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendrick Cottrell	4	1	0
TE Erik Hidy	4	3	3
WR Bryson Whitfield	2	2	1
WR Jamie Facchini	2	2	2
RB Kaleb Brondstetter	2	2	1
FB Darrin Dillick	1	1	0
WR Stan Desantis	1	1	1

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corwin Galloway	4	3	2
TE Tristan Ritter	3	1	1
RB Henry Jarvis	3	2	2
WR Amos Rogers	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (15,500)
End Zone 9,800 (11,200)
Mezzanine 5,700 (6,500)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (9,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 8,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (15,500)
End Zone	9,800 (11,200)
Mezzanine	5,700 (6,500)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (9,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	8,000 (9,900)