Week 1, 2024

played in Norfolk, VA

62 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	0	7	0	0	-	7
Norfolk Vipers	0	3	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:07 NFK - Cornell Burgess 25 field goal
2Q: 03:24 WVA - Nicky Rickman 1 pass from Peter Van Verth (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 12:58 NFK - Terrell Hanks 60 pass from Trevor Wissick (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 06:45 NFK - Cornell Burgess 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:07 NFK - Cornell Burgess 25 field goal
2Q: 03:24 WVA - Nicky Rickman 1 pass from Peter Van Verth (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 12:58 NFK - Terrell Hanks 60 pass from Trevor Wissick (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 06:45 NFK - Cornell Burgess 26 field goal

Team Statistics WVA NFK
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 10 1
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 375 240
- Offensive Plays 65 52
- Yards per Play 5.77 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 137 179
- Rushing Attempts 30 36
- Yards per Rush 4.57 4.97
Net Passing Yards 238 61
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 1 12 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 95
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/34
- Yards per Pass Play 6.80 3.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 0/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 7/26
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:08 30:52

Team Statistics	WVA	NFK
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	10	1
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	375	240
- Offensive Plays	65	52
- Yards per Play	5.77	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	137	179
- Rushing Attempts	30	36
- Yards per Rush	4.57	4.97
Net Passing Yards	238	61
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 1	12 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	95
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/34
- Yards per Pass Play	6.80	3.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	0/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	7/26
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:08	30:52

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 16	3	-6	Punt
1	9:11	2:13	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
1	3:28	2:03	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	11:00	2:46	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
2	6:24	3:10	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 7	5	32	Half
3	12:40	4:24	OWN 26	7	26	Punt
3	6:27	1:53	OWN 44	5	35	Missed FG
3	3:00	1:07	OWN 34	5	28	Punt
4	14:40	1:23	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
4	11:23	1:51	OWN 20	4	22	Fumble
4	6:40	4:18	OWN 14	9	58	Downs
4	1:44	1:18	OWN 4	6	73	Interception

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	4:08	OWN 46	7	9	Punt
1	6:58	3:30	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
1	1:25	5:25	OWN 35	10	57	Field Goal
2	8:14	1:50	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
2	3:14	1:25	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 23	3	77	Touchdown
3	8:16	1:49	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
3	4:34	1:34	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
3	1:53	2:13	OWN 19	4	22	Punt
4	13:17	1:54	50	3	0	Punt
4	9:32	2:52	OPP 42	5	33	Field Goal
4	2:22	0:38	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 21	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Terrell Hanks, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Galloway	23	109	4.74	28	2
Peter Van Verth	4	16	4.00	4	0
Lenny Cathey	3	12	4.00	7	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terrell Hanks	18	86	4.78	24	3
Leslie McFarlane	8	28	3.50	19	1
Trevor Wissick	7	56	8.00	27	2
Carl Platt	2	7	3.50	4	0
Ross Newnam	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	34	18	244	1/6	1	33	1	73.6

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Wissick	12	8	95	4/34	1	60	0	118.4

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nicky Rickman	4	8	63	15.75	30	31	1
WR Howard Thelwell	4	8	90	22.50	15	33	0
WR Tom Grier	3	5	19	6.33	0	10	0
TE Kelly Pollack	2	3	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Harold Barber	2	4	13	6.50	0	10	0
RB Greg Galloway	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Willie Malone	1	3	32	32.00	1	32	0
RB Lenny Cathey	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scott Maru	2	4	15	7.50	0	9	0
WR Ronald Kramer	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
RB Terrell Hanks	2	2	62	31.00	43	60	1
C Ed Hickman	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Corey Washington	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Arnie Hagood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cornelius Barber	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kelly Pollack	1	0	0	0

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rob Dawson	0	1	0	0
Zach McMeel	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	7	318	45.4	39.3	59	3

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Stuckey	9	456	50.7	42.0	61	4

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Thelwell	4	38	9.5	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Barber	4	85	21.3	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dominic Buchanan	9	2	1.0	30	10
S Harvey Ingle	5	3	0.0	24	15
S Nathan Lowe	4	0	0.0	18	6
DT Todd Warren	3	0	1.0	20	6
ILB Bryan Blades	3	1	0.0	6	6
DT Jerald Kirk	3	1	0.0	17	4
ILB Alex Henson	3	0	0.0	12	5
DE Gus Moungey	2	1	1.0	20	10
DE Jonathan Fehr	2	4	0.5	23	14
DT Mario Bell	2	1	0.5	19	7
OLB Howard Clemons	2	1	0.0	28	11
OLB Andrew Adams	2	0	0.0	17	5
DT Raymond Kisbany	1	3	0.0	24	12
DT Shawn Coronado	1	1	0.0	14	7
CB Kevin Stanton	1	1	0.0	22	7
RB Greg Galloway	1	0	---	---	---
CB Louis Neasman	1	0	0.0	25	11
CB Robert Moss	1	0	0.0	17	9
CB Dominic Strong	0	1	0.0	24	13
S Jack Dobler	0	1	0.0	27	13
S Reggie Craig	0	1	0.0	9	5

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Wendell Ferguson	7	0	0.0	14	20
ILB Zach McMeel	6	1	0.0	30	30
S Cory Yates	5	0	0.0	23	30
CB Bryant Stevenson	3	2	0.0	22	29
S Gilbert Pote	3	1	0.0	17	13
S Lamont Rattay	3	1	0.0	17	26
S Dexter Green	3	1	0.0	17	18
DE Jumbo Winslett	3	0	0.0	22	27
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	2	2	0.5	19	25
OLB Vince Champion	2	1	0.0	23	24
OLB Rob Dawson	2	1	0.0	7	9
S Cornelius Barber	2	1	0.0	27	25
DE Oscar Ranney	2	0	0.0	21	29
DT Marcus Barker	1	2	0.5	10	15
OLB Rob Peterson	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Bruce Williams	1	0	0.0	11	7
OLB Glenn Shields	1	0	0.0	5	13

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Todd Warren	1.0	0	0	6
ILB Dominic Buchanan	1.0	0	0	10
DE Gus Moungey	1.0	0	0	10
DE Jonathan Fehr	0.5	0	0	14
DT Mario Bell	0.5	0	0	7
DT Shawn Coronado	0.0	1	1	7

Norfolk	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	0.5	1	0	25
DT Marcus Barker	0.5	0	0	15
OLB Vince Champion	0.0	2	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bryan Blades	2	0	6
ILB Alex Henson	1	1	5
S Harvey Ingle	1	0	15
CB Kevin Stanton	1	0	7
S Nathan Lowe	1	0	6
S Jack Dobler	1	0	13
DE Jonathan Fehr	1	0	14
CB Robert Moss	0	1	9

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wendell Ferguson	4	1	0	20
S Lamont Rattay	3	2	0	26
ILB Zach McMeel	3	0	0	30
CB Bryant Stevenson	2	1	0	29
S Gilbert Pote	2	0	0	13
S Cory Yates	1	1	0	30
OLB Rob Peterson	1	0	0	6
CB Bruce Williams	1	0	0	7
OLB Glenn Shields	1	0	0	13
S Cornelius Barber	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Todd	3	4	27	1	32
Marlon Staton	1	6	19	0	27
Dave Bates	1	4	22	0	26
Chester Rhodes	1	3	13	0	13
Graham Woods	1	3	26	0	31
Hardy Stephens	1	2	25	0	31
Marshall Rodriguez	1	2	11	0	8
Kelly Pollack	1	1	22	0	19
Willie Malone	0	1	14	0	15

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Austin Boren	1	7	30	0	14
Wade Stitt	1	4	26	2	11
Shawn Hanks	1	3	26	0	13
Arnie Hagood	1	2	18	0	9
Erik Tatum	1	2	10	0	3
William Schultz	1	1	14	1	6
Riddick Leak	0	5	26	0	12
Stephen Lynch	0	2	11	0	3
Randy Hernandez	0	2	32	0	14
Carl Platt	0	1	11	0	0
Ross Newnam	0	1	18	0	8
Blake Bozeman	0	0	5	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Moss	3	10
Harold Barber	1	7

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Hickman	2	16
Leslie McFarlane	1	24
Daniel Clinton	1	13
William Schultz	1	11
Ronald Kramer	1	10
Ross Newnam	1	10
Riddick Leak	1	8

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Peter Van Verth	30	35	---	---	---	65
Dominic Strong	---	---	24	13	26	63
Hardy Stephens	25	31	---	---	4	60
Lamar Todd	27	32	---	---	---	59
Greg Galloway	26	31	---	---	1	58
Nicky Rickman	27	27	---	---	4	58
Graham Woods	26	31	---	---	---	57
Dave Bates	22	26	---	---	5	53
Kelly Pollack	22	19	---	---	11	52
Marlon Staton	19	27	---	---	5	51
Howard Thelwell	17	22	---	---	9	48
Willie Malone	14	15	---	---	15	44
Howard Clemons	---	---	28	11	5	44
Harvey Ingle	---	---	24	15	3	42
Alex Henson	---	---	12	5	25	42
Dominic Buchanan	---	---	30	10	2	42
Jack Dobler	---	---	27	13	2	42
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	23	14	3	40
Tom Grier	6	20	---	---	14	40
Louis Neasman	---	---	25	11	2	38
Raymond Kisbany	---	---	24	12	1	37
Nathan Lowe	---	---	18	6	12	36
Robert Moss	---	---	17	9	10	36
Bryce Burgess	19	12	---	---	4	35
Chester Rhodes	13	13	---	---	8	34
Todd Warren	---	---	20	6	6	32
Mario Bell	---	---	19	7	5	31
Harold Barber	7	17	---	---	7	31
Gus Moungey	---	---	20	10	1	31
Shawn Coronado	---	---	14	7	8	29
Kevin Stanton	---	---	22	7	---	29
Richie Tanner	7	8	---	---	13	28
Marshall Rodriguez	11	8	---	---	8	27
Lenny Cathey	4	3	---	---	17	24
Reggie Craig	---	---	9	5	10	24
Jerald Kirk	---	---	17	4	2	23
Andrew Adams	---	---	17	5	1	23
Brock Schroeder	4	4	---	---	8	16
Bryan Blades	---	---	6	6	1	13
Andre Thomason	1	1	---	---	6	8
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harvey Durham	3	3	---	---	---	6
Jason Haney	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dwight Cowgill	0	0	---	---	1	1
Devin Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne Curie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zach McMeel	---	---	30	30	4	64
Cornelius Barber	---	---	27	25	6	58
Terrell Hanks	24	12	---	---	20	56
Cory Yates	---	---	23	30	2	55
Bryant Stevenson	---	---	22	29	1	52
Trevor Wissick	36	16	---	---	---	52
Oscar Ranney	---	---	21	29	1	51
Jumbo Winslett	---	---	22	27	1	50
Russell Thamilarasan	---	---	19	25	4	48
Randy Hernandez	32	14	---	---	2	48
Vince Champion	---	---	23	24	1	48
Riddick Leak	26	12	---	---	8	46
Leslie McFarlane	16	5	---	---	24	45
Lamont Rattay	---	---	17	26	1	44
Austin Boren	30	14	---	---	---	44
Scott Maru	27	15	---	---	1	43
Ronald Kramer	19	14	---	---	10	43
Kelvin Tchoukaleff	---	---	20	20	3	43
Dexter Green	---	---	17	18	8	43
Shawn Hanks	26	13	---	---	---	39
Arnie Hagood	18	9	---	---	12	39
Ed Hickman	18	5	---	---	16	39
Wade Stitt	26	11	---	---	1	38
Ross Newnam	18	8	---	---	10	36
Wendell Ferguson	---	---	14	20	1	35
William Schultz	14	6	---	---	11	31
Corey Washington	22	7	---	---	2	31
Gilbert Pote	---	---	17	13	---	30
Marcus Barker	---	---	10	15	4	29
Rob Peterson	---	---	4	6	17	27
Stephen Lynch	11	3	---	---	11	25
Bruce Williams	---	---	11	7	7	25
Daniel Clinton	7	5	---	---	13	25
Carl Platt	11	0	---	---	13	24
Erik Tatum	10	3	---	---	11	24
Johnnie Lincoln	---	---	8	8	7	23
Rob Dawson	---	---	7	9	7	23
Glenn Shields	---	---	5	13	5	23
Blake Bozeman	5	4	---	---	11	20
Randy Reeves	---	---	9	6	1	16
Ben Long	---	---	4	5	1	10
Craig Stuckey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cornell Burgess	0	0	---	---	6	6
Russell Hutchins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kim Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Grant Bechtel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	15	85	5.7
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	54	4.2
Middle	16	96	6.0
Right	6	31	5.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	34	18	5	4	2	5	3	1	1

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Wissick	12	8	1	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	86	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	116	16.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	24	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	69	17.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nicky Rickman	8	4	1	63	1	27
WR Howard Thelwell	8	4	1	90	3	22
WR Tom Grier	5	3	0	19	0	20
WR Harold Barber	4	2	0	13	0	17
TE Willie Malone	3	1	0	32	1	15
TE Kelly Pollack	3	2	0	17	0	19
RB Greg Galloway	1	1	0	5	0	31
RB Lenny Cathey	1	1	0	5	0	3

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scott Maru	4	2	15	0	15
WR Ronald Kramer	2	2	5	0	14
WR Corey Washington	2	1	4	0	7
RB Terrell Hanks	2	2	62	1	12
TE Arnie Hagood	1	0	0	0	9
C Ed Hickman	1	1	9	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Galloway	2	5	2.50	4.74

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leslie McFarlane	2	3	1.50	3.50
Carl Platt	1	3	3.00	3.50
Trevor Wissick	1	3	3.00	8.00
Terrell Hanks	1	11	11.00	4.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	2	2	11	5.50	7.18

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Wissick	1	0	0	0.00	7.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nicky Rickman	1	1	1	1.00	7.88
WR Harold Barber	1	1	10	10.00	3.25

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Corey Washington	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Galloway	2	1

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Hanks	4	0
Trevor Wissick	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	12	6	4

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Wissick	5	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Thelwell	3	1	1
WR Harold Barber	3	2	1
WR Nicky Rickman	2	0	0
WR Tom Grier	2	1	1
TE Willie Malone	1	1	1
RB Lenny Cathey	1	1	0

Norfolk	Targ	Catch
WR Scott Maru	3	1
TE Arnie Hagood	1	0
RB Terrell Hanks	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,900 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,000)
End Zone 15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,900 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,000)
End Zone	15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,500)