Week 9, 2028

played in Hartford, CT

39 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	0	7	10	6	-	23
Hartford Whalers	9	3	7	3	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 HAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
1Q: 06:50 HAR - Everett Levine 6 run (Walt Abrams extra point)
2Q: 14:04 WVA - D.J. Wolf 11 run (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 00:47 HAR - Walt Abrams 40 field goal
3Q: 10:45 WVA - D.J. Wolf 11 run (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 05:49 HAR - Kenyon Lenihan 5 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 00:32 WVA - Jason Haney 33 field goal
4Q: 08:15 HAR - Walt Abrams 37 field goal
4Q: 01:21 WVA - Carson Freeman 28 pass from Thomas Burgess (D.J. Wolf run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 HAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
1Q: 06:50 HAR - Everett Levine 6 run (Walt Abrams extra point)
2Q: 14:04 WVA - D.J. Wolf 11 run (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 00:47 HAR - Walt Abrams 40 field goal
3Q: 10:45 WVA - D.J. Wolf 11 run (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 05:49 HAR - Kenyon Lenihan 5 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 00:32 WVA - Jason Haney 33 field goal
4Q: 08:15 HAR - Walt Abrams 37 field goal
4Q: 01:21 WVA - Carson Freeman 28 pass from Thomas Burgess (D.J. Wolf run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics WVA HAR
Record 7-2 4-4
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 357 353
- Offensive Plays 66 59
- Yards per Play 5.41 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 129 116
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards per Rush 4.78 4.83
Net Passing Yards 228 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 29 - 0 33 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 228 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.85 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/39 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 2/20 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:48 28:12

Team Statistics	WVA	HAR
Record	7-2	4-4
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	357	353
- Offensive Plays	66	59
- Yards per Play	5.41	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	129	116
- Rushing Attempts	27	24
- Yards per Rush	4.78	4.83
Net Passing Yards	228	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 29 - 0	33 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	228	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.85	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/39	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	2/20	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:48	28:12

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:59	0:51	OWN 7	2	-12	Safety
1	6:41	3:56	OWN 40	6	20	Punt
1	2:35	3:41	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	11:59	3:08	OWN 38	6	23	Fumble
2	6:51	5:19	OWN 9	12	50	Missed FG
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 15	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	11:22	0:44	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
3	5:42	5:18	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
4	12:36	1:28	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
4	8:08	2:24	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	3:10	2:02	OWN 5	6	95	Touchdown
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 45	2	-3	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:01	OWN 27	6	31	Punt
1	10:08	3:27	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
1	2:45	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	13:54	1:55	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:51	2:00	OWN 39	5	17	Punt
2	1:32	0:53	OWN 48	5	29	Field Goal
3	12:55	1:33	OWN 31	3	-11	Fumble
3	10:38	4:56	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	0:24	2:48	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	11:08	3:00	OWN 27	6	53	Field Goal
4	5:44	2:34	OWN 28	4	19	Punt
4	1:08	0:37	OWN 20	5	42	Interception

Game MVP: Thomas Burgess, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. Wolf	16	86	5.38	31	5	2
Thomas Burgess	5	5	1.00	8	0	0
Jeff Meyer	3	13	4.33	8	0	0
Rodney Moyer	2	9	4.50	7	0	0
Mo Osborne	1	16	16.00	16	1	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	13	52	4.00	11	1	1
Lance Tkachuk	9	50	5.56	32	1	0
James Brackens	2	14	7.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	39	29	228	0/0	1	28	0	96.9

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Brackens	33	23	250	2/13	1	40	2	76.5

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB D.J. Wolf	9	9	67	7.44	43	20	0
WR Andrew Perrotta	4	8	25	6.25	0	9	0
FB Rodney Moyer	4	4	24	6.00	7	7	0
TE Kenny Drake	4	5	37	9.25	20	26	0
WR Carson Freeman	4	6	50	12.50	18	28	1
WR Horace Huntley	3	5	20	6.67	0	13	0
WR Tom Grier	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Courtney Poliska	6	7	75	12.50	14	40	0
WR William Meier	5	7	41	8.20	22	19	0
WR Walter Malone	4	8	58	14.50	19	33	0
RB Lance Tkachuk	3	3	34	11.33	25	25	0
WR Kenyon Lenihan	3	4	17	5.67	0	9	1
FB Nolan Harrison	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Dusty Picard	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Porter	2	20	10.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kenny Drake	1	0	0
Carson Freeman	1	0	0
Logan Bradford	0	1	1
Jeff Meyer	0	1	0

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Brackens	1	0	0
Arnold Murphy	0	1	0
Marco Sutter	0	0	1
Alejandro Wooden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	4	162	40.5	33.5	46	1

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Pittard	5	212	42.4	35.8	48	3

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	1/2	0/1	0/1	33	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walt Abrams	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Freeman	3	33	11.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Emley	3	66	22.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Kennedy	1	20	20.0	0
Mickey Kemper	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Logan Bradford	7	0	1.0	22	33
OLB Michael Castleberry	7	3	0.0	15	28
CB Albert Griffith	5	1	0.0	10	22
S Chester Emley	4	1	0.5	22	33
S Mickey Bierria	4	1	0.5	24	33
CB Mike Porter	4	1	0.0	24	35
DT Corwin Wolflick	4	0	0.0	23	29
CB Bernard Weisz	3	2	0.0	24	35
ILB Bert Correa	2	0	0.0	10	7
OLB Karl Walendy	1	2	0.0	7	11
DE Bert Vos	1	1	0.0	19	22
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	1	0.0	8	4
DE Jonathan Fehr	1	0	0.0	13	23
DE Charles Tatum	1	0	0.0	5	13
S Levon Leak	1	0	0.0	5	12
DT Eddie Robinson	1	0	0.0	7	9

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	6	0	0.0	26	36
S Richard Guthrie	6	0	0.0	19	11
S Arnold Murphy	5	3	0.0	26	36
S A.J. Lofton	5	1	0.0	17	32
DE Isaac McQuaig	5	0	0.0	21	31
CB Howard Beeman	4	2	0.0	27	39
DT Darren Lyon	4	1	0.0	19	22
ILB Cary Glover	3	2	0.0	20	26
ILB Cris Seal	3	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Phil Fordyce	2	4	0.0	26	38
CB Harold Kemp	2	3	0.0	18	32
WR William Meier	1	0	---	---	---
RB Lance Tkachuk	1	0	---	---	---
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	10	19
OLB Bert Griffith	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Raymond Dawson	1	0	0.0	18	27
S Matthew Dunphy	1	0	0.0	1	6
WR Dusty Picard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Frankie Randle	0	1	0.0	17	28

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Logan Bradford	1.0	0	0	33
S Chester Emley	0.5	0	0	33
S Mickey Bierria	0.5	0	0	33
DE Bryan Linthicum	0.0	1	0	12
DE Charles Tatum	0.0	0	1	13

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.0	1	1	0	31
DE Marco Sutter	0.0	1	0	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Albert Griffith	5	0	0	22
OLB Michael Castleberry	4	0	0	28
S Mickey Bierria	2	2	0	33
CB Mike Porter	2	0	2	35
S Chester Emley	2	0	0	33
CB Bernard Weisz	2	0	0	35
ILB Bert Correa	1	0	0	7
DT Corwin Wolflick	1	0	0	29
OLB Karl Walendy	1	0	0	11
DT Eddie Robinson	1	0	0	9
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	0	4
ILB Logan Bradford	1	0	0	33

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	5	0	36
S A.J. Lofton	4	0	32
CB Howard Beeman	3	1	39
S Richard Guthrie	3	0	11
ILB Cris Seal	3	0	17
S Arnold Murphy	3	0	36
OLB Phil Fordyce	2	1	38
ILB Cary Glover	2	0	26
DE Isaac McQuaig	2	0	31
DE Marco Sutter	1	0	19
S Matthew Dunphy	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Willie McWilliams	3	8	1	27	39
Alvin Canidate	3	7	0	27	39
Carlos Mears	2	4	0	27	39
Percy Crane	1	1	0	20	26
Rodney Moyer	0	1	0	19	19
Andres Ogden	0	1	0	27	39

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Craig Codeke	2	5	24	0	35
Darryl Delgado	2	4	24	0	35
Dwight Robinson	1	5	24	1	35
Doug Richardson	1	4	24	0	35
Rex O'Connor	1	3	24	1	35
Courtney Poliska	0	1	24	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Grier	1	17
Bernard Weisz	1	13
D.J. Wolf	1	6

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffrey Buchanon	2	18
Lance Tkachuk	1	21
Harry Crane	1	7
Nicky Breese	1	7
Alejandro Wooden	1	7

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carson Freeman	20	36	---	---	18	74
Bernard Weisz	---	---	24	35	13	72
Andres Ogden	27	39	---	---	6	72
Kenny Drake	23	33	---	---	11	67
Carlos Mears	27	39	---	---	---	66
Thomas Burgess	27	39	---	---	---	66
Willie McWilliams	27	39	---	---	---	66
Alvin Canidate	27	39	---	---	---	66
Chester Emley	---	---	22	33	7	62
Mike Porter	---	---	24	35	2	61
Mickey Bierria	---	---	24	33	2	59
Andrew Perrotta	24	32	---	---	3	59
Logan Bradford	---	---	22	33	3	58
Corwin Wolflick	---	---	23	29	3	55
D.J. Wolf	23	26	---	---	6	55
Rodney Moyer	19	19	---	---	17	55
Albert Griffith	---	---	10	22	22	54
Percy Crane	20	26	---	---	---	46
Bert Vos	---	---	19	22	4	45
Michael Castleberry	---	---	15	28	2	45
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	13	23	2	38
Mario Bell	---	---	15	21	1	37
Bert Correa	---	---	10	7	20	37
Jeff Meyer	3	10	---	---	21	34
Horace Huntley	8	26	---	---	---	34
Tom Grier	6	8	---	---	17	31
Daniel Gibson	7	4	---	---	16	27
Gene Dean	7	13	---	---	6	26
Bryan Linthicum	---	---	11	12	---	23
Eddie Robinson	---	---	7	9	4	20
Levon Leak	---	---	5	12	2	19
Karl Walendy	---	---	7	11	1	19
Charles Tatum	---	---	5	13	---	18
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	8	4	4	16
Maximus Greenberg	---	---	0	0	10	10
Jason Haney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shannon Bonnette	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hunter Pingeton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	6	6
Renaldo Babin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donnell Weston	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mo Osborne	2	1	---	---	1	4
J.B. Young	---	---	0	0	3	3
J.J. Gilmore	---	---	0	3	---	3
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Vanderclute	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harry Crane	---	---	26	36	7	69
Courtney Poliska	24	32	---	---	12	68
Howard Beeman	---	---	27	39	2	68
Rex O'Connor	24	35	---	---	7	66
Phil Fordyce	---	---	26	38	2	66
A.J. Lofton	---	---	17	32	15	64
Arnold Murphy	---	---	26	36	2	64
Darryl Delgado	24	35	---	---	---	59
Craig Codeke	24	35	---	---	---	59
Doug Richardson	24	35	---	---	---	59
Cary Glover	---	---	20	26	13	59
Dwight Robinson	24	35	---	---	---	59
James Brackens	24	35	---	---	---	59
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	21	31	5	57
Frankie Randle	---	---	17	28	11	56
Harold Kemp	---	---	18	32	2	52
Nolan Harrison	14	26	---	---	10	50
Walter Malone	21	28	---	---	---	49
Raymond Dawson	---	---	18	27	4	49
Lance Tkachuk	10	16	---	---	21	47
William Meier	16	21	---	---	5	42
Jeffrey Buchanon	12	12	---	---	18	42
Darren Lyon	---	---	19	22	1	42
Everett Levine	14	19	---	---	1	34
Marco Sutter	---	---	13	19	2	34
Cris Seal	---	---	9	17	7	33
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	10	19	2	31
Richard Guthrie	---	---	19	11	1	31
Clyde Marsh	---	---	8	4	11	23
Kenyon Lenihan	4	11	---	---	5	20
Matthew Dunphy	---	---	1	6	13	20
Brandon Kennedy	0	0	---	---	15	15
Kerry Fleischer	0	0	---	---	13	13
Dusty Picard	3	8	---	---	---	11
Mickey Kemper	2	2	---	---	6	10
Bert Griffith	---	---	2	6	1	9
Dan Kenney	---	---	0	0	8	8
Nicky Breese	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alejandro Wooden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kris Garrido	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richie Stevens	0	0	---	---	7	7
Walt Abrams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronnie Pittard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cedric Horne	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donnie Johnston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earnest Foss	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	11	65	5.9
Right	6	40	6.7
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	12	39	3.3
Right	7	57	8.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	39	29	3	3	2	2	1	0	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Brackens	33	23	3	2	2	2	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	35	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	89	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	104	14.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	53	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	116	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	40	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB D.J. Wolf	9	9	0	67	1	26
WR Andrew Perrotta	8	4	1	25	0	32
WR Carson Freeman	6	4	1	50	1	36
WR Horace Huntley	5	3	0	20	0	26
TE Kenny Drake	5	4	0	37	1	33
FB Rodney Moyer	4	4	0	24	0	19
WR Tom Grier	2	1	0	5	0	8

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Malone	8	4	1	58	1	28
WR William Meier	7	5	0	41	0	21
TE Courtney Poliska	7	6	1	75	1	32
WR Kenyon Lenihan	4	3	0	17	0	11
RB Lance Tkachuk	3	3	0	34	1	16
FB Nolan Harrison	2	1	0	9	0	26
WR Dusty Picard	2	1	0	16	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. Wolf	2	22	11.00	5.38
Jeff Meyer	1	2	2.00	4.33

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	3	17	5.67	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	2	1	4	2.00	5.85

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Brackens	3	1	5	1.67	7.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Horace Huntley	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Carson Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Walter Malone	2	0	0	0.00	7.25
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	1	5	5.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Mo Osborne	1	1
Jeff Meyer	1	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Lance Tkachuk	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	15	12	8

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Brackens	8	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andrew Perrotta	4	2	1
TE Kenny Drake	3	2	1
RB D.J. Wolf	2	2	2
WR Horace Huntley	2	2	1
WR Carson Freeman	2	2	2
WR Tom Grier	1	1	0
FB Rodney Moyer	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walter Malone	3	2	1
TE Courtney Poliska	2	2	0
RB Lance Tkachuk	1	1	1
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	1	0
WR Dusty Picard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,800 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (21,500)
End Zone 14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,800 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (21,500)
End Zone	14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)