Week 5, 2028

played in Hartford, CT

35 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Columbia Fire	0	7	0	7	-	14
Hartford Whalers	6	14	7	9	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 HAR - Walt Abrams 34 field goal
1Q: 02:51 HAR - Walt Abrams 21 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CLB - Isaac Houlihan 15 pass from Mario Gurley (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 12:38 HAR - Everett Levine 6 run (Walt Abrams extra point)
2Q: 03:15 HAR - Walter Malone 34 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 03:36 HAR - Cary Glover 5 fumble return (Walt Abrams extra point)
4Q: 12:24 CLB - Pat Sawyer 12 pass from Mario Gurley (Harvey Flynn extra point)
4Q: 04:58 HAR - Walt Abrams 38 field goal
4Q: 02:49 HAR - Walt Abrams 29 field goal
4Q: 01:33 HAR - Walt Abrams 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 HAR - Walt Abrams 34 field goal
1Q: 02:51 HAR - Walt Abrams 21 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CLB - Isaac Houlihan 15 pass from Mario Gurley (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 12:38 HAR - Everett Levine 6 run (Walt Abrams extra point)
2Q: 03:15 HAR - Walter Malone 34 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 03:36 HAR - Cary Glover 5 fumble return (Walt Abrams extra point)
4Q: 12:24 CLB - Pat Sawyer 12 pass from Mario Gurley (Harvey Flynn extra point)
4Q: 04:58 HAR - Walt Abrams 38 field goal
4Q: 02:49 HAR - Walt Abrams 29 field goal
4Q: 01:33 HAR - Walt Abrams 26 field goal

Team Statistics CLB HAR
Record 2-3 2-3
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 336 419
- Offensive Plays 66 70
- Yards per Play 5.09 5.99
Net Rushing Yards 144 181
- Rushing Attempts 25 44
- Yards per Rush 5.76 4.11
Net Passing Yards 192 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 19 - 1 24 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 192 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 9.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/76 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/84 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 39
Time of Possession 25:59 34:01

Team Statistics	CLB	HAR
Record	2-3	2-3
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	336	419
- Offensive Plays	66	70
- Yards per Play	5.09	5.99
Net Rushing Yards	144	181
- Rushing Attempts	25	44
- Yards per Rush	5.76	4.11
Net Passing Yards	192	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 19 - 1	24 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	192	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	9.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/76	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/84	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 39
Time of Possession	25:59	34:01

Drive Charts

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:12	2:37	OWN 27	4	25	Punt
1	2:46	2:55	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
2	12:30	1:26	OWN 20	3	5	Fumble
2	9:40	4:28	OWN 14	8	27	Punt
2	3:02	1:40	OWN 47	3	6	Interception
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 36	7	16	Punt
3	8:31	1:25	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
3	3:36	0:07	OWN 2	1	3	Fumble
3	3:29	1:53	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
4	14:27	2:13	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	10:16	1:52	OWN 16	8	37	Downs
4	4:53	0:29	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	2:44	0:44	OWN 10	4	0	Downs
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 20	5	30	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:48	OWN 26	9	57	Field Goal
1	7:35	4:49	OWN 20	12	76	Field Goal
2	14:51	2:21	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	11:04	1:24	OPP 25	3	-2	Interception
2	5:12	2:10	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 28	4	19	Half
3	10:17	1:46	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
3	7:06	3:30	OWN 20	11	38	Punt
3	1:36	2:09	OWN 43	5	14	Punt
4	12:14	1:58	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	8:24	3:31	OWN 47	6	32	Field Goal
4	4:24	1:40	OPP 20	3	8	Field Goal
4	2:00	0:35	OPP 10	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: James Brackens, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cory Hanks	21	121	5.76	39	3
Mario Gurley	3	10	3.33	5	0
Eugene Guthrie	1	13	13.00	13	1

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	24	67	2.79	12	2	1
Lance Tkachuk	15	44	2.93	10	1	0
James Brackens	4	65	16.25	37	2	0
Nolan Harrison	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Gurley	32	16	157	0/0	2	26	1	72.0
Don Barrett	8	2	25	0/0	0	15	0	40.1
Damon Merchant	1	1	10	0/0	0	10	0	108.3

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Brackens	24	14	247	2/9	1	34	1	90.1

Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Houlihan	5	12	49	9.80	8	20	1
WR Pat Sawyer	5	10	62	12.40	1	26	1
TE Frank Newton	3	3	23	7.67	3	11	0
WR Jermaine Sanderson	2	6	20	10.00	0	17	0
WR Tracy Ramsey	2	3	12	6.00	0	10	0
WR Heath Musselman	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Cory Hanks	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Eugene Guthrie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Meier	5	9	79	15.80	35	34	0
WR Walter Malone	4	6	95	23.75	24	34	1
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	2	40	20.00	19	29	0
RB Lance Tkachuk	1	4	25	25.00	7	25	0
TE Courtney Poliska	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dusty Picard	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Amari Avalos	1	13	13.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cris Seal	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mario Gurley	1	0	0	0
Cory Hanks	1	0	0	0

Hartford	Recov	Force	TD
Ryan Kromer	1	1	0
Cary Glover	1	0	1
Cris Seal	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Calvin Lin	5	229	45.8	35.0	50	2

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Pittard	4	162	40.5	35.5	43	2

Kicking Statistics

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walt Abrams	5/5	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Sheldon	3	69	23.0	0
Isaac Houlihan	1	15	15.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Kennedy	1	34	34.0	0
Mickey Kemper	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Amos Peterson	10	2	0.0	44	25
ILB Lionel Mohon	8	1	0.0	44	26
DE Bennie Milnes	6	3	2.0	35	22
CB Johnnie Kania	5	0	0.0	22	19
ILB Kyle Beisel	4	2	0.0	22	6
OLB Walter Prescott	4	0	0.0	13	11
CB Dominic Van Hoose	3	0	0.0	40	24
OLB Leland Sherman	3	0	0.0	31	15
DT J.C. Manning	2	3	0.0	29	22
OLB Brett Price	2	2	0.0	28	14
DT Billy Everett	2	1	0.0	15	4
OLB Cory Drayton	2	1	0.0	14	7
CB Mercury Sheldon	2	0	0.0	8	10
CB Amari Avalos	2	0	0.0	43	26
DE Darren Chong	1	2	0.0	28	17
S Marshall Klug	1	1	0.0	40	24
WR Pat Sawyer	1	0	---	---	---

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cris Seal	12	0	0.0	25	36
S Arnold Murphy	5	3	0.0	25	41
CB Harry Crane	5	2	0.0	24	40
S Richard Guthrie	4	0	0.0	14	15
CB Harold Kemp	3	2	0.0	12	38
S A.J. Lofton	3	0	0.0	13	37
ILB Cary Glover	2	2	0.0	12	4
CB Howard Beeman	2	0	0.0	25	34
OLB Frankie Randle	1	1	0.0	18	25
OLB Phil Fordyce	1	1	0.0	22	37
WR William Meier	1	0	---	---	---
DE Isaac McQuaig	1	0	0.0	18	29
OLB Bert Griffith	1	0	0.0	6	10
S Matthew Dunphy	1	0	0.0	2	1
ILB Clyde Marsh	0	1	0.0	2	3
DE Marco Sutter	0	1	0.0	13	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Columbia	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bennie Milnes	2.0	0	22
DT Lonnie Drenik	0.0	1	9
CB Amari Avalos	0.0	1	26

Hartford	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ryan Kromer	2	20
OLB Frankie Randle	1	25
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	29
OLB Bert Griffith	1	10
ILB Cris Seal	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dominic Van Hoose	3	1	0	24
S Amos Peterson	3	1	0	25
ILB Lionel Mohon	3	0	0	26
CB Amari Avalos	1	0	1	26
CB Mercury Sheldon	1	0	0	10
CB Johnnie Kania	1	0	0	19
OLB Walter Prescott	1	0	0	11
OLB Leland Sherman	1	0	0	15
S Marshall Klug	0	1	0	24

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	5	1	0	40
ILB Cris Seal	3	1	1	36
S Richard Guthrie	3	0	0	15
S Arnold Murphy	3	0	0	41
CB Howard Beeman	2	4	0	34
CB Harold Kemp	2	0	0	38
S A.J. Lofton	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Alvin Sullivan	2	6	25	34
Jaiden Stargell	2	4	25	41
Tim Fabian	2	3	25	40
Adrian Ward	2	2	25	35
Albert Airhart	2	2	11	17
D.J. Burks	1	5	25	37

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	4	8	41	1	26
Darryl Delgado	3	8	44	0	26
Dwight Robinson	2	7	42	0	26
Doug Richardson	1	9	41	0	26
Craig Codeke	1	4	44	1	26
Nolan Harrison	0	3	29	0	15
Kris Garrido	0	1	3	0	0
Richie Stevens	0	1	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Prescott	2	20
Mercury Sheldon	1	22
Al Forguson	1	15

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Randle	2	13
Lance Tkachuk	1	25
Cris Seal	1	16

Participation

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Amos Peterson	---	---	44	25	13	82
Dominic Van Hoose	---	---	40	24	13	77
Amari Avalos	---	---	43	26	7	76
Lionel Mohon	---	---	44	26	5	75
Tim Fabian	25	40	---	---	5	70
Marshall Klug	---	---	40	24	6	70
Jaiden Stargell	25	41	---	---	---	66
Adrian Ward	25	35	---	---	5	65
Isaac Houlihan	22	34	---	---	9	65
Bennie Milnes	---	---	35	22	5	62
D.J. Burks	25	37	---	---	---	62
Alvin Sullivan	25	34	---	---	---	59
Mario Gurley	25	32	---	---	---	57
J.C. Manning	---	---	29	22	3	54
Eugene Guthrie	3	25	---	---	21	49
Frank Newton	18	23	---	---	8	49
Leland Sherman	---	---	31	15	2	48
Darren Chong	---	---	28	17	3	48
Al Forguson	13	18	---	---	15	46
Johnnie Kania	---	---	22	19	4	45
Walter Prescott	---	---	13	11	20	44
Brett Price	---	---	28	14	1	43
Albert Airhart	11	17	---	---	14	42
Kyle Beisel	---	---	22	6	13	41
Mercury Sheldon	---	---	8	10	22	40
Cory Hanks	22	16	---	---	2	40
Jermaine Sanderson	4	13	---	---	16	33
Tracy Ramsey	13	20	---	---	---	33
Lonnie Drenik	---	---	16	9	7	32
Cory Drayton	---	---	14	7	11	32
Pat Sawyer	10	20	---	---	---	30
Heath Musselman	3	9	---	---	12	24
Billy Everett	---	---	15	4	3	22
Damon Briggs	6	10	---	---	3	19
Herb Farley	---	---	9	4	2	15
Broderick Green	0	8	---	---	5	13
Eddie Kirk	---	---	0	1	11	12
Carlton Peterson	0	5	---	---	5	10
Don Barrett	0	8	---	---	---	8
Donnie Carranza	0	5	---	---	---	5
Calvin Lin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dean Mage	---	---	3	0	2	5
Darnell King	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harvey Flynn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Damon Merchant	0	1	---	---	---	1

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Courtney Poliska	41	25	---	---	14	80
Cris Seal	---	---	25	36	16	77
Rex O'Connor	41	26	---	---	9	76
Harry Crane	---	---	24	40	12	76
Darryl Delgado	44	26	---	---	1	71
Craig Codeke	44	26	---	---	---	70
James Brackens	44	26	---	---	---	70
Dwight Robinson	42	26	---	---	---	68
Doug Richardson	41	26	---	---	---	67
Arnold Murphy	---	---	25	41	---	66
Lance Tkachuk	18	18	---	---	25	61
Howard Beeman	---	---	25	34	---	59
Phil Fordyce	---	---	22	37	---	59
Frankie Randle	---	---	18	25	13	56
William Meier	29	21	---	---	6	56
Nolan Harrison	29	15	---	---	12	56
A.J. Lofton	---	---	13	37	3	53
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	18	29	5	52
Walter Malone	32	20	---	---	---	52
Darren Lyon	---	---	14	31	5	50
Harold Kemp	---	---	12	38	---	50
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	13	29	---	42
Jeffrey Buchanon	15	3	---	---	20	38
Ryan Kromer	---	---	17	20	---	37
Everett Levine	26	8	---	---	1	35
Richard Guthrie	---	---	14	15	---	29
Cary Glover	---	---	12	4	12	28
Marco Sutter	---	---	13	14	---	27
Bert Griffith	---	---	6	10	5	21
Brandon Kennedy	1	0	---	---	17	18
Kerry Fleischer	1	0	---	---	17	18
Kenyon Lenihan	9	7	---	---	2	18
Dan Kenney	---	---	0	7	10	17
Dusty Picard	10	7	---	---	---	17
Clyde Marsh	---	---	2	3	10	15
Walt Abrams	0	0	---	---	14	14
Seth Saylor	7	5	---	---	1	13
Nicky Breese	3	0	---	---	9	12
Matthew Dunphy	---	---	2	1	9	12
Kris Garrido	3	0	---	---	8	11
Richie Stevens	2	0	---	---	9	11
Alejandro Wooden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mickey Kemper	2	1	---	---	3	6
Cedric Horne	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ronnie Pittard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donnie Johnston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	15	1.4
Middle	5	50	10.0
Right	9	79	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	68	6.2
Middle	22	95	4.3
Right	11	18	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Intc
Mario Gurley	32	16	2	1	4	6	4	1
Don Barrett	8	2	0	0	4	0	2	0
Damon Merchant	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Brackens	24	14	7	1	3	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	28	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	10	119	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	41	5.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	52	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	107	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	88	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Houlihan	12	5	2	49	1	34
WR Pat Sawyer	10	5	2	62	1	20
WR Jermaine Sanderson	6	2	2	20	0	13
TE Frank Newton	3	3	0	23	0	23
WR Heath Musselman	3	1	2	15	0	9
RB Cory Hanks	3	1	0	11	0	16
WR Tracy Ramsey	3	2	0	12	0	20
RB Eugene Guthrie	1	0	0	0	0	25

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Meier	9	5	2	79	2	21
WR Walter Malone	6	4	1	95	3	20
RB Lance Tkachuk	4	1	0	25	1	18
TE Courtney Poliska	2	1	0	3	0	25
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	2	0	40	1	7
WR Dusty Picard	1	1	0	5	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Hanks	1	1	1.00	5.76

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	9	24	2.67	2.79
Lance Tkachuk	5	1	0.20	2.93
James Brackens	1	7	7.00	16.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario Gurley	3	2	27	9.00	4.91

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Brackens	4	0	0	0.00	10.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pat Sawyer	2	1	12	6.00	6.20
WR Isaac Houlihan	1	1	15	15.00	4.08

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lance Tkachuk	3	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR Walter Malone	1	0	0	0.00	15.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
Mario Gurley	1	0
Eugene Guthrie	1	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Lance Tkachuk	5	1
James Brackens	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Gurley	10	4	2
Don Barrett	2	1	1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Brackens	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Sanderson	3	1	0
WR Isaac Houlihan	3	1	1
WR Pat Sawyer	3	2	1
WR Heath Musselman	1	1	1
RB Cory Hanks	1	0	0
WR Tracy Ramsey	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Meier	4	2	2
RB Lance Tkachuk	2	1	1
WR Walter Malone	2	1	1
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (21,500)
End Zone 12,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 9,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (21,500)
End Zone	12,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	9,000 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,800)