Week 1, 2012

played in Norfolk, VA

58 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	10	0	3	7	-	20
Norfolk Vipers	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:49 WVA - James Davis 31 field goal
1Q: 01:04 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 2 pass from Chad Harding (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 10:59 NFK - Boyce Groth 14 pass from Harold Lozier (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 02:23 NFK - Chuck Morris 33 field goal
3Q: 09:25 WVA - James Davis 41 field goal
4Q: 10:19 WVA - Gene Hammond 4 pass from Chad Harding (James Davis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:49 WVA - James Davis 31 field goal
1Q: 01:04 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 2 pass from Chad Harding (James Davis extra point)
2Q: 10:59 NFK - Boyce Groth 14 pass from Harold Lozier (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 02:23 NFK - Chuck Morris 33 field goal
3Q: 09:25 WVA - James Davis 41 field goal
4Q: 10:19 WVA - Gene Hammond 4 pass from Chad Harding (James Davis extra point)

Team Statistics WVA NFK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 305 220
- Offensive Plays 63 60
- Yards per Play 4.84 3.67
Net Rushing Yards 107 60
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 3.15 2.86
Net Passing Yards 198 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 36 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 214 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.83 4.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/34 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 3/98
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:03 26:57

Team Statistics	WVA	NFK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	305	220
- Offensive Plays	63	60
- Yards per Play	4.84	3.67
Net Rushing Yards	107	60
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	3.15	2.86
Net Passing Yards	198	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	36 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	214	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.83	4.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/34	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	3/98
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:03	26:57

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:04	5:20	OWN 15	12	71	Field Goal
1	3:36	1:24	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
1	1:04	0:07	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
2	10:54	5:17	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
2	2:18	2:12	OWN 14	5	24	Punt
3	15:00	5:41	OWN 30	8	46	Field Goal
3	7:04	1:21	OWN 19	4	13	Punt
3	4:17	2:45	OWN 21	5	22	Punt
4	14:42	4:33	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	5:24	3:15	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
4	1:18	0:10	OWN 27	1	0	Fumble
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 36	3	-3	Game

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:56	OWN 20	7	45	Interception
1	5:44	2:08	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
1	2:12	1:08	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
1	0:57	5:03	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
2	5:37	3:19	OWN 20	8	64	Field Goal
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 10	1	4	Half
3	9:19	2:15	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	5:43	1:26	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	1:32	1:50	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	10:09	4:45	OWN 42	10	33	Downs
4	2:09	0:51	OWN 20	4	18	Interception
4	1:08	0:38	OPP 27	4	-9	Downs

Game MVP: Chad Harding, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Kersey	21	96	4.57	12	2
J.J. Thornburg	7	10	1.43	7	0
Chad Harding	5	0	0.00	2	0
Roger May	1	1	1.00	1	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dwayne Nelson	17	37	2.18	10	1	0
B.J. Woodward	4	23	5.75	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Harding	27	19	214	2/16	2	27	0	118.4

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harold Lozier	36	19	181	3/21	1	22	2	53.1

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jim Gardner	6	8	79	13.17	10	21	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	4	4	43	10.75	9	27	1
WR Ernest Martinez	3	5	42	14.00	7	22	0
TE Nolan Huggins	2	3	20	10.00	1	12	0
FB Gene Hammond	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	1
RB Nicky Kersey	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Melvin Quigley	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Jermaine Allred	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB B.J. Woodward	6	7	40	6.67	11	13	0
WR Boyce Groth	4	8	49	12.25	11	18	1
TE Jerald Harden	3	4	36	12.00	2	18	0
WR Gilbert Smith	2	5	36	18.00	6	22	0
FB Marshall Richard	2	2	11	5.50	13	6	0
RB Dwayne Nelson	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Dorian Killough	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Myron Covington	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Quinn Chelius	1	1	1.00	0
CB Otis Davison	1	11	11.00	0

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nicky Kersey	2	0	0
William Hodges	0	1	0
Freddie Adams	0	0	1
Carlton Nitschke	0	0	1
Lenny Snodgrass	0	0	1

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
Harold Lozier	1	0	0
Gilbert Smith	1	0	0
Marshall Richard	1	0	0
Donnie Aguilera	0	1	0
Dorian Killough	0	1	0
Percy Brenner	0	1	0
Dwayne Nelson	0	1	0
Chris Fiscus	0	0	1
Preston Welch	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Johnston	6	300	50.0	38.7	59	2

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Orlando Foster	5	176	35.2	31.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Davis	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Morris	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Gardner	3	21	7.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Brenner	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Martinez	2	46	23.0	0
Otis Davison	1	19	19.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Brenner	2	59	29.5	0
Eric Jacobs	1	39	39.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlton Nitschke	7	0	1.0	18	39
S Lenny Snodgrass	6	4	0.0	19	34
OLB Quinn Chelius	4	1	1.0	20	27
DE Jorge Wilkins	4	0	1.0	18	37
OLB Michael Cibella	3	3	0.0	19	35
DT Glen Terry	3	2	0.0	19	38
S Freddie Adams	3	1	0.0	12	32
ILB Richard Beaton	2	2	0.0	11	15
DE Joe Otey	2	1	0.0	20	37
S Jerry Moffatt	2	0	0.0	2	13
DT Roman Collins	2	0	0.0	10	7
CB Otis Davison	2	0	0.0	19	36
CB R.J. Kohl	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Trent Moye	1	0	0.0	10	25
CB Christian Jacobs	1	0	0.0	19	35
OLB Brett Yates	1	0	0.0	2	4

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Preston Welch	10	3	0.0	33	29
CB Brenton Palmieri	6	0	2.0	30	28
OLB Chris Fiscus	5	3	0.0	34	28
CB Percy Brenner	5	1	0.0	23	26
CB Eric Jacobs	5	0	0.0	31	28
S Omer Hasty	3	1	0.0	25	25
ILB Nathan Fisk	3	0	0.0	26	26
DT Karl Austin	3	0	0.0	29	25
ILB Fred Owens	2	1	0.0	10	5
ILB Bradford McCrary	2	0	0.0	8	3
DE Carl Moody	1	2	0.0	7	3
DE Earl Box	1	1	0.0	30	27
OLB Victor Wynn	1	1	0.0	19	19
OLB Elton Clark	1	0	0.0	7	2
WR Boyce Groth	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrone Garnett	1	0	0.0	31	28
DT K.C. Weinke	1	0	0.0	11	6
WR Myron Covington	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Quinn Chelius	1.0	0	1	27
DE Jorge Wilkins	1.0	0	1	37
ILB Carlton Nitschke	1.0	0	0	39
DT Glen Terry	0.0	1	0	38
DE Joe Otey	0.0	0	2	37

Norfolk	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Brenton Palmieri	2.0	0	0	28
DE Earl Box	0.0	2	0	27
OLB Chris Fiscus	0.0	1	2	28
DT Karl Austin	0.0	1	1	25
OLB Victor Wynn	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Quinn Chelius	3	0	1	27
ILB Carlton Nitschke	3	0	0	39
S Lenny Snodgrass	2	2	0	34
CB Otis Davison	2	1	1	36
S Freddie Adams	2	0	0	32
OLB Michael Cibella	2	0	0	35
CB Christian Jacobs	1	1	0	35
ILB Richard Beaton	1	0	0	15
CB R.J. Kohl	1	0	0	3
CB Trent Moye	1	0	0	25
OLB Brett Yates	1	0	0	4

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Jacobs	5	1	28
CB Brenton Palmieri	4	0	28
S Omer Hasty	2	1	25
OLB Chris Fiscus	2	0	28
CB Percy Brenner	2	0	26
ILB Nathan Fisk	1	1	26
OLB Jacinto Aldana	1	0	3
DE Carl Moody	1	0	3
S Preston Welch	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Hammond	3	4	14	0	19
Marshall Cuomo	1	9	28	0	22
William Hodges	1	5	30	0	24
Raymond Rodriguez	1	3	24	0	22
Ted Massengill	1	2	12	0	17
Randy Ellard	1	2	28	0	19
Nolan Huggins	1	1	29	0	20
Nathan Adcock	0	2	28	1	22
Tim Keith	0	1	10	0	7
Joey Sampson	0	0	4	1	5

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dusty Stewart	1	5	17	0	22
Isaac Stuart	1	4	20	1	38
Donnie Aguilera	1	2	21	1	39
Pat Derubeis	1	2	8	0	11
Richard Silas	0	3	19	0	35
Marshall Richard	0	2	8	0	7
Nate Yamada	0	1	19	1	37
Benny Vetter	0	1	6	0	19
Jerald Harden	0	1	16	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Roger May	2	21
R.J. Kohl	1	24
Jerry Moffatt	1	9

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Percy Brenner	3	20
Dwayne Nelson	1	20
Dorian Killough	1	12
Marshall Richard	1	6

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernest Martinez	33	29	---	---	3	65
Chad Harding	34	29	---	---	---	63
Otis Davison	---	---	19	36	4	59
Joe Otey	---	---	20	37	1	58
Glen Terry	---	---	19	38	1	58
Carlton Nitschke	---	---	18	39	1	58
Nolan Huggins	29	20	---	---	8	57
Marshall Cuomo	28	22	---	---	7	57
Jorge Wilkins	---	---	18	37	1	56
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	19	34	3	56
Christian Jacobs	---	---	19	35	1	55
Michael Cibella	---	---	19	35	1	55
William Hodges	30	24	---	---	---	54
Nicky Kersey	23	18	---	---	9	50
Nathan Adcock	28	22	---	---	---	50
Quinn Chelius	---	---	20	27	2	49
Randy Ellard	28	19	---	---	2	49
Freddie Adams	---	---	12	32	2	46
Raymond Rodriguez	24	22	---	---	---	46
Trent Moye	---	---	10	25	5	40
Gene Hammond	14	19	---	---	4	37
Ted Massengill	12	17	---	---	6	35
Kevin Key	13	4	---	---	16	33
Jermaine Allred	7	11	---	---	14	32
Jimmy Roberts	22	10	---	---	---	32
Richard Beaton	---	---	11	15	3	29
Jim Gardner	10	14	---	---	5	29
R.J. Kohl	---	---	2	3	24	29
Jerry Moffatt	---	---	2	13	9	24
Roger May	1	0	---	---	21	22
Roman Collins	---	---	10	7	5	22
J.J. Thornburg	10	11	---	---	---	21
Sammie Lane	6	7	---	---	8	21
Tim Keith	10	7	---	---	4	21
Vinny Haase	---	---	6	7	7	20
Brett Yates	---	---	2	4	13	19
Joey Sampson	4	5	---	---	8	17
Melvin Quigley	8	8	---	---	---	16
Louie Norris	0	1	---	---	13	14
Broderick Austin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Daryl Cusano	---	---	3	2	5	10
Paul Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harold Wyse	---	---	2	3	1	6
Lincoln Norton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrone Donovan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Brenner	---	---	23	26	20	69
Eric Jacobs	---	---	31	28	10	69
Tyrone Garnett	---	---	31	28	8	67
Chris Fiscus	---	---	34	28	2	64
Preston Welch	---	---	33	29	2	64
Brenton Palmieri	---	---	30	28	3	61
Richard Silas	19	35	---	---	6	60
Donnie Aguilera	21	39	---	---	---	60
Harold Lozier	21	39	---	---	---	60
Isaac Stuart	20	38	---	---	1	59
Earl Box	---	---	30	27	2	59
Nate Yamada	19	37	---	---	---	56
Dwayne Nelson	17	19	---	---	20	56
Karl Austin	---	---	29	25	1	55
Boyce Groth	19	34	---	---	1	54
Nathan Fisk	---	---	26	26	2	54
Omer Hasty	---	---	25	25	3	53
Jerald Harden	16	29	---	---	7	52
Gilbert Smith	11	22	---	---	15	48
Dorian Killough	8	23	---	---	12	43
Dusty Stewart	17	22	---	---	4	43
Victor Wynn	---	---	19	19	2	40
Mario Henry	11	14	---	---	5	30
Elton Clark	---	---	7	2	20	29
Benny Vetter	6	19	---	---	2	27
Pat Derubeis	8	11	---	---	8	27
K.C. Weinke	---	---	11	6	7	24
B.J. Woodward	4	19	---	---	---	23
Fred Owens	---	---	10	5	7	22
Marshall Richard	8	7	---	---	6	21
Julio Bryant	---	---	4	1	16	21
Ernest Magro	1	5	---	---	13	19
C.J. Matthews	---	---	7	7	4	18
Jacinto Aldana	---	---	9	3	5	17
Myron Covington	2	12	---	---	---	14
Bradford McCrary	---	---	8	3	---	11
Carl Moody	---	---	7	3	---	10
Malcolm Young	1	1	---	---	6	8
Archie Burton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deion Cheatwood	2	4	---	---	---	6
Orlando Foster	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chuck Morris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dale Thomsen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Graham Foulke	0	0	---	---	1	1
Billy Del Greco	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	22	87	4.0
Right	4	9	2.3
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	15	29	1.9
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Harding	27	19	3	0	1	3	4	4	0

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harold Lozier	36	19	1	0	6	4	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	113	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	36	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	120	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jim Gardner	8	6	0	79	1	14
WR Ernest Martinez	5	3	0	42	1	29
WR Jimmy Roberts	4	4	0	43	1	10
TE Nolan Huggins	3	2	1	20	0	20
RB Nicky Kersey	2	1	0	7	0	18
FB Gene Hammond	2	2	0	12	0	19
WR Melvin Quigley	2	1	0	11	0	8
TE Jermaine Allred	1	0	0	0	0	11

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Boyce Groth	8	4	1	49	0	34
RB B.J. Woodward	7	6	0	40	0	19
WR Dorian Killough	5	0	1	0	0	23
WR Gilbert Smith	5	2	2	36	1	22
TE Jerald Harden	4	3	1	36	0	29
RB Dwayne Nelson	3	2	1	9	0	19
WR Myron Covington	2	0	0	0	0	12
FB Marshall Richard	2	2	0	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Kersey	3	7	2.33	4.57

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Harding	6	3	14	2.33	7.93

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harold Lozier	1	1	14	14.00	5.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	2	10	5.00	10.75
WR Ernest Martinez	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
WR Jim Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	9.88
TE Jermaine Allred	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Gene Hammond	1	1	4	4.00	6.00

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Boyce Groth	1	1	14	14.00	6.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Thornburg	2	0
Chad Harding	2	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Dwayne Nelson	3	1
B.J. Woodward	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Harding	8	5	3

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harold Lozier	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Martinez	2	2	1
WR Jim Gardner	2	0	0
WR Melvin Quigley	2	1	0
RB Nicky Kersey	1	1	1
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	1	1

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Boyce Groth	2	0	0
TE Jerald Harden	2	1	0
RB B.J. Woodward	2	2	2
WR Dorian Killough	1	0	0
WR Myron Covington	1	0	0
RB Dwayne Nelson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,900 (81,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (21,700)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 17,100 (17,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,900 (81,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (21,700)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	17,100 (17,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (4,500)