Week 1, 2036

played in Columbia, IL

87 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	0	7	14	-	21
Columbia Fire	14	6	0	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 CLB - Chad Creel 7 run (Harrison Heath extra point)
1Q: 01:05 CLB - Richie Griffith 37 pass from Caiden Richard (Harrison Heath extra point)
2Q: 07:58 CLB - Harrison Heath 20 field goal
2Q: 00:07 CLB - Harrison Heath 34 field goal
3Q: 06:52 HAR - Vernon Peterson 1 run (Carter Piniella extra point)
4Q: 09:19 HAR - Vernon Peterson 1 run (Carter Piniella extra point)
4Q: 00:31 HAR - Wes Flowers 8 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 CLB - Chad Creel 7 run (Harrison Heath extra point)
1Q: 01:05 CLB - Richie Griffith 37 pass from Caiden Richard (Harrison Heath extra point)
2Q: 07:58 CLB - Harrison Heath 20 field goal
2Q: 00:07 CLB - Harrison Heath 34 field goal
3Q: 06:52 HAR - Vernon Peterson 1 run (Carter Piniella extra point)
4Q: 09:19 HAR - Vernon Peterson 1 run (Carter Piniella extra point)
4Q: 00:31 HAR - Wes Flowers 8 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)

Team Statistics HAR CLB
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 310 369
- Offensive Plays 53 73
- Yards per Play 5.85 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 91 179
- Rushing Attempts 18 44
- Yards per Rush 5.06 4.07
Net Passing Yards 219 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 1 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/18 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.26 6.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/68 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 5/47
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 22:21 37:39

Team Statistics	HAR	CLB
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	310	369
- Offensive Plays	53	73
- Yards per Play	5.85	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	91	179
- Rushing Attempts	18	44
- Yards per Rush	5.06	4.07
Net Passing Yards	219	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 1	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/18	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.26	6.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/68	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	5/47
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	22:21	37:39

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	9:39	1:24	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	6:18	2:31	OWN 9	4	16	Punt
1	2:32	0:52	OWN 12	3	21	Interception
1	0:47	1:42	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	7:51	3:31	OWN 33	9	31	Punt
3	11:31	1:27	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
3	8:07	1:23	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
3	1:20	2:00	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	10:55	1:42	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
4	6:39	1:25	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
4	2:44	2:20	OWN 4	11	96	Touchdown

Columbia Fire
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	2:22	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
1	8:15	1:57	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
1	3:47	1:15	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
1	1:40	0:53	OPP 38	2	38	Touchdown
2	14:05	6:14	OWN 44	14	53	Field Goal
2	4:20	4:20	OWN 20	10	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	10:04	1:57	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
3	6:44	5:24	OWN 20	9	30	Punt
4	14:20	3:25	OWN 49	6	23	Missed FG
4	9:13	2:34	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	5:14	2:30	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	3	10	Game

Game MVP: Pat Gregory, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vernon Peterson	13	19	1.46	11	1	2
Lucas Kelly	3	49	16.33	44	1	0
Pat Gregory	2	23	11.50	12	2	0

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chad Creel	29	101	3.48	21	3	1
Max Manubay	13	51	3.92	13	3	0
Caiden Richard	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
Jeffrey Hoffman	1	17	17.00	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Gregory	31	20	237	4/18	1	30	1	85.0

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caiden Richard	27	19	201	2/11	1	39	0	104.1

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryant Benton	7	10	79	11.29	23	25	0
TE Wes Flowers	4	7	54	13.50	26	21	1
WR Graham Mustard	4	5	42	10.50	14	24	0
WR Jamie Spencer	3	5	49	16.33	29	30	0
RB Vernon Peterson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Lester Daggett	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Columbia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chad Creel	5	6	21	4.20	16	9	0
TE Amos Sawczyn	4	5	64	16.00	19	37	0
WR Ruben Bouie	3	4	60	20.00	35	39	0
RB Max Manubay	2	2	1	0.50	2	5	0
TE Richie Griffith	2	4	43	21.50	19	37	1
WR Jeffrey Hoffman	2	3	3	1.50	1	3	0
FB Frank Willig	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
WR Shawn Pearson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Colby Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Columbia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Freddie Nelson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Columbia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walt Humphries	8	340	42.5	31.6	60	0

Columbia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dominique Burks	7	248	35.4	30.4	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carter Piniella	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Columbia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harrison Heath	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lucas Kelly	2	15	7.5	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blake Pederson	5	47	9.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Picard	1	28	28.0	0

Columbia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joe Carstens	9	9	0.0	44	28
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	7	4	0.0	41	29
S Darren Mueller	7	1	0.0	42	28
ILB Brandon Terrell	6	2	0.0	29	14
CB Lonnie Weaver	6	0	0.0	43	29
CB Justin Freeman	5	1	0.0	40	28
OLB Isaiah Terry	4	1	1.0	27	19
OLB Duane Diem	4	1	0.0	38	22
DT Burt Blanchard	3	1	0.0	29	19
CB Kenyon Norris	2	1	0.0	23	20
DT Ryan Lewis	2	0	0.0	16	10
DT Eddie Collier	2	0	0.0	19	16
S Tim Farley	2	0	0.0	9	6
DE Mackenzie May	1	1	1.0	17	10
TE Wes Flowers	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jalen Hardaway	1	0	0.0	25	13
DE J.C. Griffin	1	0	0.0	27	19

Columbia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Heath Deshaies	7	0	0.5	18	35
CB Dustin Yarmak	5	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Freddie Nelson	4	1	0.5	15	31
CB Omar Newman	4	2	0.0	18	35
ILB Mario Torgerson	4	1	0.0	18	35
DE Luther Mitchell	3	0	1.0	15	29
CB Wes Carlson	3	1	0.0	18	33
DE Will Wagner	2	0	1.0	13	23
DT Nolan Hansen	2	0	1.0	15	33
DE Victor Abdullah	2	1	0.0	6	12
CB Blake Pederson	1	1	0.0	1	7
OLB Reggie Zupancic	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB A.J. Douglas	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Shawn Brown	0	3	0.0	16	33
OLB Wayne Boehnlein	0	2	0.0	3	6
S Andre Briles	0	1	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Isaiah Terry	1.0	0	19
DE Mackenzie May	1.0	0	10
CB Lonnie Weaver	0.0	1	29
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	0.0	1	29
OLB Duane Diem	0.0	1	22
DE J.C. Griffin	0.0	1	19

Columbia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nolan Hansen	1.0	0	1	1	33
DE Luther Mitchell	1.0	0	0	1	29
DE Will Wagner	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Freddie Nelson	0.5	0	0	0	31
S Heath Deshaies	0.5	0	0	0	35
DT Maddox Landeta	0.0	1	1	0	21
CB Wes Carlson	0.0	1	0	0	33
ILB Mario Torgerson	0.0	0	1	0	35
DE Harold Marty	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lonnie Weaver	5	0	29
S Joe Carstens	3	1	28
OLB Duane Diem	3	1	22
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	3	0	29
CB Kenyon Norris	2	0	20
DT Eddie Collier	1	0	16
CB Justin Freeman	1	0	28
S Darren Mueller	1	0	28

Columbia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Omar Newman	3	1	0	35
CB Dustin Yarmak	3	0	0	22
OLB Freddie Nelson	2	0	1	31
CB Wes Carlson	2	0	0	33
S Heath Deshaies	2	0	0	35
ILB Mario Torgerson	1	1	0	35
DE Luther Mitchell	1	0	0	29
DT Maddox Landeta	1	0	0	21
OLB Reggie Zupancic	1	0	0	4
DT Nolan Hansen	1	0	0	33
OLB A.J. Douglas	1	0	0	3
DE Victor Abdullah	1	0	0	12
CB Blake Pederson	1	0	0	7
S Shawn Brown	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daryl Parrish	2	5	18	0	35
T.J. Marschalk	1	3	18	1	35
Jerald Atkins	1	1	2	0	1
Noah Coles	1	1	9	0	14
Everett Shreiber	0	4	18	2	35
Marcos Cottrell	0	1	18	1	35
Bubba Norton	0	1	18	0	35

Columbia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Thrash	4	4	1	44	1	29
Otis Sherman	3	12	0	44	1	29
Darren Carpenter	3	12	0	44	0	29
Jaiden Stargell	3	8	0	44	0	29
Ty Nord	2	5	0	44	0	29
Richie Griffith	0	1	0	22	0	17
Frank Willig	0	1	0	15	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Kenyon Norris	1	33
Lucas Kelly	1	22
Jerald Atkins	1	16
Eugene Grosz	1	8
Eric Blum	1	8

Columbia	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Griffith	2	18
Elijah Tucker	1	8

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenyon Norris	---	---	23	20	33	76
Lonnie Weaver	---	---	43	29	3	75
Joe Carstens	---	---	44	28	2	74
Darren Mueller	---	---	42	28	3	73
Leonard Bjorlin	---	---	41	29	3	73
Justin Freeman	---	---	40	28	3	71
Duane Diem	---	---	38	22	2	62
Everett Shreiber	18	35	---	---	8	61
T.J. Marschalk	18	35	---	---	---	53
Bubba Norton	18	35	---	---	---	53
Pat Gregory	18	35	---	---	---	53
Marcos Cottrell	18	35	---	---	---	53
Daryl Parrish	18	35	---	---	---	53
Burt Blanchard	---	---	29	19	5	53
J.C. Griffin	---	---	27	19	6	52
Wes Flowers	18	31	---	---	---	49
Isaiah Terry	---	---	27	19	2	48
Graham Mustard	7	25	---	---	15	47
Brandon Terrell	---	---	29	14	1	44
Jalen Hardaway	---	---	25	13	6	44
Eddie Collier	---	---	19	16	8	43
Vernon Peterson	14	27	---	---	---	41
Bryant Benton	12	28	---	---	---	40
Noah Coles	9	14	---	---	15	38
Jamie Spencer	14	24	---	---	---	38
Lucas Kelly	4	8	---	---	22	34
Tim Farley	---	---	9	6	16	31
Jeremy Bookout	---	---	8	7	15	30
Mackenzie May	---	---	17	10	1	28
Dominic Donaldson	5	7	---	---	15	27
Ryan Lewis	---	---	16	10	---	26
Jerald Atkins	2	1	---	---	16	19
Dusty Picard	2	3	---	---	10	15
Lester Daggett	3	7	---	---	4	14
Mickey Anthony	---	---	3	1	9	13
Alejandro Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	11	11
George Kornbluth	---	---	4	1	4	9
Walt Ruggiero	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eugene Grosz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Blum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Peterson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Walt Humphries	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ellis Wellman	---	---	0	0	4	4
Carter Piniella	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dylan Zeyen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bert Hinman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jaiden Stargell	44	29	---	---	10	83
Amos Sawczyn	38	23	---	---	13	74
Randy Thrash	44	29	---	---	---	73
Ty Nord	44	29	---	---	---	73
Caiden Richard	44	29	---	---	---	73
Darren Carpenter	44	29	---	---	---	73
Otis Sherman	44	29	---	---	---	73
Ruben Bouie	35	27	---	---	2	64
Richie Griffith	22	17	---	---	18	57
Wes Carlson	---	---	18	33	5	56
Heath Deshaies	---	---	18	35	1	54
Mario Torgerson	---	---	18	35	---	53
Omar Newman	---	---	18	35	---	53
Chad Creel	30	23	---	---	---	53
Dustin Yarmak	---	---	13	22	15	50
Shawn Brown	---	---	16	33	---	49
Nolan Hansen	---	---	15	33	---	48
Max Manubay	14	6	---	---	26	46
Freddie Nelson	---	---	15	31	---	46
Frank Willig	15	17	---	---	13	45
Luther Mitchell	---	---	15	29	---	44
Jeffrey Hoffman	22	8	---	---	14	44
Maddox Landeta	---	---	12	21	5	38
Shawn Pearson	24	14	---	---	---	38
Will Wagner	---	---	13	23	---	36
Blake Pederson	---	---	1	7	20	28
Reggie Zupancic	---	---	3	4	18	25
Harold Marty	---	---	5	11	8	24
Colby Thompson	9	8	---	---	4	21
Elijah Tucker	10	1	---	---	8	19
Andre Briles	---	---	7	11	1	19
A.J. Douglas	---	---	2	3	13	18
Victor Abdullah	---	---	6	12	---	18
Wayne Boehnlein	---	---	3	6	4	13
Melvin Freeman	1	1	---	---	11	13
Freddie Brunson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dominique Burks	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lance Adams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Stanley Ingram	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sammy Patton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Elias Hasch	---	---	0	0	8	8
Myles Martens	---	---	0	1	7	8
Harrison Heath	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jon Volz	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kevin Timberlane	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	7	62	8.9
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	24	100	4.2
Middle	4	26	6.5
Right	16	53	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Gregory	31	20	5	0	1	3	4	2	1

Columbia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caiden Richard	27	19	3	0	2	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	114	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	117	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	26	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	74	24.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryant Benton	10	7	0	79	1	28
TE Wes Flowers	7	4	0	54	2	31
WR Graham Mustard	5	4	0	42	1	25
WR Jamie Spencer	5	3	1	49	1	24
RB Vernon Peterson	2	1	0	6	0	27
WR Lester Daggett	2	1	0	7	0	7

Columbia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chad Creel	6	5	0	21	0	23
TE Amos Sawczyn	5	4	0	64	1	23
WR Ruben Bouie	4	3	1	60	1	27
TE Richie Griffith	4	2	0	43	1	17
WR Jeffrey Hoffman	3	2	1	3	0	8
RB Max Manubay	2	2	0	1	0	6
WR Shawn Pearson	1	0	0	0	0	14
FB Frank Willig	1	1	0	9	0	17
WR Colby Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vernon Peterson	3	1	0.33	1.46

Columbia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chad Creel	5	19	3.80	3.48
Max Manubay	3	3	1.00	3.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Gregory	3	2	16	5.33	7.65

Columbia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caiden Richard	6	2	10	1.67	7.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wes Flowers	1	1	8	8.00	7.71
WR Bryant Benton	1	0	0	0.00	7.90
WR Graham Mustard	1	1	8	8.00	8.40

Columbia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Richie Griffith	2	0	0	0.00	10.75
RB Max Manubay	1	1	5	5.00	0.50
TE Amos Sawczyn	1	0	0	0.00	12.80
WR Shawn Pearson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Chad Creel	1	1	5	5.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions

Columbia	Rushes	Conversions
Max Manubay	1	0
Caiden Richard	1	1
Chad Creel	1	0
Jeffrey Hoffman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Gregory	10	8	3

Columbia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caiden Richard	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryant Benton	4	4	2
TE Wes Flowers	3	2	1
WR Jamie Spencer	2	1	0
WR Lester Daggett	1	1	0

Columbia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Amos Sawczyn	3	2	2
RB Chad Creel	3	3	2
WR Ruben Bouie	2	1	1
WR Jeffrey Hoffman	2	1	0
RB Max Manubay	1	1	0
TE Richie Griffith	1	0	0
WR Colby Thompson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (16,800)
End Zone 12,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine 6,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,600)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (16,800)
End Zone	12,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine	6,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,600)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (8,700)