Week 17, 2020

played in Hartford, CT

47 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	0	6	10	7	-	23
Hartford Whalers	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:50 HAR - Kendall Bailey 23 field goal
2Q: 11:34 WVA - Marlon Cooper 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 8 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:23 WVA - Marlon Cooper 31 field goal
3Q: 13:51 WVA - Dean Compton 11 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 06:00 WVA - Marlon Cooper 44 field goal
4Q: 11:31 WVA - Kevin Stanton recovered blocked punt in end zone (Marlon Cooper extra point)
4Q: 06:16 HAR - Charlie Maxwell 90 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:50 HAR - Kendall Bailey 23 field goal
2Q: 11:34 WVA - Marlon Cooper 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 8 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:23 WVA - Marlon Cooper 31 field goal
3Q: 13:51 WVA - Dean Compton 11 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 06:00 WVA - Marlon Cooper 44 field goal
4Q: 11:31 WVA - Kevin Stanton recovered blocked punt in end zone (Marlon Cooper extra point)
4Q: 06:16 HAR - Charlie Maxwell 90 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)

Team Statistics WVA HAR
Record 10-6 8-8
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 368 286
- Offensive Plays 65 64
- Yards per Play 5.66 4.47
Net Rushing Yards 66 125
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 2.20 7.35
Net Passing Yards 302 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 0 47 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 325 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.63 3.43
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 3/17 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 4/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 36:02 23:58

Team Statistics	WVA	HAR
Record	10-6	8-8
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	368	286
- Offensive Plays	65	64
- Yards per Play	5.66	4.47
Net Rushing Yards	66	125
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	2.20	7.35
Net Passing Yards	302	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 0	47 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	325	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.63	3.43
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	3/17	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	4/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	36:02	23:58

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	2:55	OWN 29	5	31	Punt
1	9:48	2:05	OWN 41	4	1	Fumble
1	4:43	3:13	OWN 7	4	11	Punt
1	0:29	4:02	OWN 20	7	76	Field Goal
2	9:48	3:33	OWN 3	7	58	Punt
2	1:51	1:35	OWN 40	7	46	Field Goal
3	13:51	0:10	OPP 11	1	11	Touchdown
3	11:00	5:05	OWN 7	8	66	Field Goal
3	4:18	1:45	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
3	0:55	1:31	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	13:59	1:34	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
4	10:22	4:00	OWN 22	6	34	Punt
4	5:54	3:54	OWN 29	6	24	Fumble
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 29	1	-1	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:52	1:13	OPP 37	4	8	Downs
1	10:44	0:56	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	7:43	3:00	OPP 42	7	36	Field Goal
1	1:30	1:01	OWN 35	3	13	Punt
2	11:27	1:39	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
2	6:15	4:24	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 29	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:09	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	13:41	2:41	OWN 23	4	21	Punt
3	5:55	1:37	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	2:33	1:38	OWN 44	5	13	Punt
4	14:24	0:25	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
4	12:25	1:07	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	11:18	0:56	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	6:22	0:28	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
4	2:00	1:40	OPP 48	8	19	Downs

Game MVP: Deron Markel, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Brent Henderson	15	40	2.67	9
Lester Krauss	8	21	2.63	7
Grant Hernandez	6	6	1.00	4
Deron Markel	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roman Peckham	8	32	4.00	11	1	0
Charlie Maxwell	6	88	14.67	90	1	1
Earnest Goldberg	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Donnie Johnston	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
J.C. Devine	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	32	25	325	3/23	1	38	0	119.4

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	47	20	161	0/0	1	17	0	58.9

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernard Strong	8	10	135	16.88	47	37	0
WR Andre Thomason	6	8	74	12.33	13	17	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	6	8	90	15.00	41	38	0
TE Luke DiFazio	2	2	8	4.00	1	7	0
TE Dean Compton	2	2	19	9.50	0	11	1
RB Lester Krauss	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Burt Terry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ron Reeves	7	14	60	8.57	17	16	0
WR Sammie Rucci	4	8	32	8.00	4	15	0
WR Earnest Goldberg	3	9	23	7.67	0	10	1
TE Corwin Davidson	3	5	26	8.67	9	15	0
WR Nick Dalan	2	5	3	1.50	0	3	0
FB Christian Chuang	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	0
TE Oliver Wuerffel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Roman Peckham	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Force	TD
Deron Markel	2	0	0
Perry Mincey	1	0	0
Chester Kinsey	0	1	0
Earnest High	0	1	0
Kevin Stanton	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ron Reeves	1	0	0
Roman Peckham	1	0	0
Donnie Cortez	0	1	1
Raymond Flemister	0	1	0
Earnest Leathers	0	1	0
Harry Crane	0	1	0
J.C. Devine	0	1	0
Earnest Goldberg	0	0	1
Marc Blair	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	7	313	44.7	35.6	49	0

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	10	419	41.9	37.4	69	4

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marlon Cooper	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Krauss	1	5	5.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Krauss	2	46	23.0	0
Perry Mincey	1	21	21.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Bogan	2	36	18.0	0
Ron Reeves	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chester Kinsey	7	0	0.0	14	30
S Harvey Ingle	6	0	0.0	14	36
CB Kevin Stanton	4	1	0.0	12	37
DE Barry Mendenhall	3	1	0.0	9	24
OLB Earnest High	2	1	0.0	11	26
OLB Michael Cibella	2	0	0.0	13	35
CB Perry Mincey	2	0	0.0	11	39
DT Todd Warren	2	0	0.0	9	26
OLB Nolan Sato	1	2	0.0	8	23
DT Gus Hutchins	1	1	0.0	10	26
S Max Abrams	1	1	0.0	6	25
CB Christian Jacobs	1	0	0.0	11	22
WR Bernard Strong	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Tony Levine	1	0	0.0	4	21
OLB Ron Daileader	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Lenny Snodgrass	0	2	0.0	13	29
DE Benjamin Flora	0	1	0.0	13	38
ILB Eric Binder	0	1	0.0	7	11

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Cortez	7	0	1.0	27	31
S Brant Phillips	6	4	0.0	24	31
ILB Craig Ligeski	6	1	0.0	21	28
ILB Eugene Hopper	4	1	0.0	16	14
DT Nick Baerg	4	1	0.0	19	21
CB Harry Crane	4	0	0.0	20	28
ILB Pat Foley	3	3	1.0	14	19
DE Marc Blair	3	0	1.0	20	20
S Typail Calderon	3	1	0.0	20	28
CB Arnie Bogan	3	0	0.0	15	15
DE Derek McKinley	2	2	0.0	25	30
CB Omar Couture	2	2	0.0	24	29
DT Roman Collins	2	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Spencer Ellwood	2	0	0.0	23	20
S Darnell Malicki	2	0	0.0	13	14
CB Raymond Flemister	1	1	0.0	13	15
OLB Marc Rogers	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Marty Heyerdahl	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Lester Fewell	0	1	0.0	10	15
S Derek Crooks	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Benjamin Flora	2	0	38
OLB Michael Cibella	0	4	35
DE Barry Mendenhall	0	1	24
DT Gus Hutchins	0	1	26
OLB Nolan Sato	0	1	23

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Pat Foley	1.0	1	0	19
DE Marc Blair	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Donnie Cortez	1.0	0	0	31
DT Nick Baerg	0.0	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Harvey Ingle	5	1	36
ILB Chester Kinsey	4	0	30
CB Perry Mincey	2	1	39
CB Kevin Stanton	2	1	37
CB Christian Jacobs	1	1	22
OLB Michael Cibella	1	0	35
ILB Tony Levine	1	0	21
OLB Earnest High	1	0	26
OLB Ron Daileader	1	0	3
S Max Abrams	1	0	25
OLB Nolan Sato	1	0	23
S Lenny Snodgrass	0	2	29

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brant Phillips	4	0	31
OLB Donnie Cortez	4	0	31
S Typail Calderon	3	0	28
ILB Craig Ligeski	3	0	28
CB Harry Crane	3	0	28
ILB Eugene Hopper	2	0	14
CB Omar Couture	1	1	29
CB Arnie Bogan	1	0	15
DT Roman Collins	1	0	14
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	21
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1	0	20
S Darnell Malicki	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daryl Goebel	3	6	15	0	19
William Hodges	1	4	19	2	23
Raymond Rodriguez	1	4	26	0	26
Kurt Buhner	1	2	19	0	24
Harvey Durham	0	5	19	0	21
Randy Ellard	0	4	16	1	18
Les Wren	0	2	16	0	16
Luke DiFazio	0	1	13	0	23
Ty Cyr	0	1	15	0	13

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jamal Sheldon	2	3	1	16	36
Christian Chuang	1	3	0	11	14
Earnest Leathers	1	1	0	15	42
Rex O'Connor	0	5	0	17	45
Bernie Schultz	0	2	0	4	8
William Swift	0	2	0	13	39

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Kinsey	1	18
Luke DiFazio	1	17
Herman Ebbitt	1	16
Chad Prince	1	11
Tony Levine	1	10

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Corwin Davidson	1	15
Christian Chuang	1	14
Kerry Fleischer	1	11
Earnest Goldberg	1	5

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deron Markel	30	35	---	---	---	65
Chester Kinsey	---	---	14	30	18	62
Dean Compton	20	16	---	---	26	62
Bernard Strong	21	27	---	---	13	61
Kevin Stanton	---	---	12	37	11	60
Sammie Lane	20	28	---	---	7	55
Perry Mincey	---	---	11	39	5	55
Raymond Rodriguez	26	26	---	---	1	53
Luke DiFazio	13	23	---	---	17	53
Harvey Ingle	---	---	14	36	3	53
Kurt Buhner	19	24	---	---	10	53
Nolan Sato	---	---	8	23	22	53
Benjamin Flora	---	---	13	38	1	52
Michael Cibella	---	---	13	35	3	51
Harvey Durham	19	21	---	---	10	50
Andrew Kinney	---	---	11	27	11	49
William Hodges	19	23	---	---	7	49
Andre Thomason	24	20	---	---	1	45
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	13	29	2	44
Burt Terry	10	17	---	---	16	43
Daryl Goebel	15	19	---	---	9	43
Earnest High	---	---	11	26	4	41
Ty Cyr	15	13	---	---	12	40
Randy Ellard	16	18	---	---	5	39
Christian Jacobs	---	---	11	22	5	38
Gus Hutchins	---	---	10	26	1	37
Jimmy Roberts	17	19	---	---	---	36
Todd Warren	---	---	9	26	---	35
Tony Levine	---	---	4	21	10	35
Brent Henderson	16	19	---	---	---	35
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	9	24	---	33
Chad Prince	---	---	4	18	11	33
Les Wren	16	16	---	---	---	32
Lester Krauss	8	11	---	---	13	32
Max Abrams	---	---	6	25	1	32
Grant Hernandez	6	5	---	---	20	31
Eric Binder	---	---	7	11	10	28
Otis Davison	---	---	5	17	2	24
Herman Ebbitt	---	---	0	4	16	20
Rick Evers	0	0	---	---	13	13
Marlon Cooper	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ron Daileader	---	---	2	3	3	8
Howard Thelwell	0	5	---	---	3	8
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dale Gaudino	0	0	---	---	3	3
Peter Van Verth	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Earnest Leathers	15	42	---	---	8	65
Donnie Johnston	17	47	---	---	---	64
Harry Crane	---	---	20	28	16	64
Rex O'Connor	17	45	---	---	---	62
Donnie Cortez	---	---	27	31	2	60
Jamal Sheldon	16	36	---	---	6	58
Derek McKinley	---	---	25	30	3	58
Brant Phillips	---	---	24	31	2	57
Omar Couture	---	---	24	29	3	56
Earnest Goldberg	15	35	---	---	5	55
Graham Donovan	17	37	---	---	1	55
William Swift	13	39	---	---	2	54
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	23	20	9	52
Ron Reeves	11	30	---	---	11	52
Corwin Davidson	10	26	---	---	15	51
Typail Calderon	---	---	20	28	2	50
Craig Ligeski	---	---	21	28	1	50
Sammie Rucci	3	29	---	---	17	49
Raymond Flemister	---	---	13	15	18	46
J.C. Devine	5	13	---	---	28	46
Nick Baerg	---	---	19	21	5	45
Pat Foley	---	---	14	19	12	45
Marc Blair	---	---	20	20	3	43
Arnie Bogan	---	---	15	15	10	40
Roman Peckham	9	30	---	---	---	39
Christian Chuang	11	14	---	---	14	39
Eugene Hopper	---	---	16	14	1	31
Oliver Wuerffel	9	14	---	---	7	30
Shaun Talaridou	3	16	---	---	11	30
Darnell Malicki	---	---	13	14	3	30
Derek Crooks	---	---	4	5	20	29
Roman Collins	---	---	12	14	2	28
Lester Fewell	---	---	10	15	2	27
Marc Rogers	---	---	5	3	19	27
Daryl Coles	2	3	---	---	21	26
Charlie Maxwell	7	17	---	---	---	24
Craig Codeke	0	12	---	---	11	23
Nick Dalan	3	18	---	---	1	22
Bernie Schultz	4	8	---	---	8	20
Marty Heyerdahl	---	---	5	5	8	18
Kerry Fleischer	0	6	---	---	11	17
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gus Hammond	---	---	0	0	7	7
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	5	5
J.B. Schwartz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bo Barajas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	31	2.6
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	5	10	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	10	111	11.1
Right	1	6	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	32	25	4	2	2	1	2	1	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	47	20	0	7	4	6	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	16	183	11.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	105	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	37	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	13	93	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	67	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Strong	10	8	0	135	3	27
WR Andre Thomason	8	6	1	74	0	20
WR Jimmy Roberts	8	6	0	90	1	19
TE Luke DiFazio	2	2	0	8	0	23
TE Dean Compton	2	2	0	19	0	16
WR Burt Terry	1	0	1	0	0	17
RB Lester Krauss	1	1	0	-1	0	11

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ron Reeves	14	7	1	60	30
WR Earnest Goldberg	9	3	0	23	35
WR Sammie Rucci	8	4	1	32	29
WR Nick Dalan	5	2	1	3	18
TE Corwin Davidson	5	3	0	26	26
RB Roman Peckham	2	0	0	0	30
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	0	1	0	14
FB Christian Chuang	1	1	0	17	14
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grant Hernandez	1	1	1.00	1.00
Lester Krauss	1	2	2.00	2.63

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roman Peckham	2	14	7.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	2	1	11	5.50	10.16

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	3	1	8	2.67	3.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernard Strong	1	0	0	0.00	13.50
TE Dean Compton	1	1	11	11.00	9.50

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg	3	1	8	2.67	2.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Lester Krauss	4	0
Brent Henderson	2	1
Grant Hernandez	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Roman Peckham	2	1
J.C. Devine	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	6	3	3

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	14	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Thomason	2	2	2
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	0	0
WR Bernard Strong	2	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Reeves	6	2	1
WR Sammie Rucci	3	2	0
WR Earnest Goldberg	2	0	0
RB Roman Peckham	1	0	0
TE Corwin Davidson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,400 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (21,500)
End Zone 14,000 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,800 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,400 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (21,500)
End Zone	14,000 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,800 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,800)