Week 1, 2020

played in Tampa Bay, FL

96 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

West Virginia Steeldrivers	7	7	0	8	-	22
Tampa Bay Freedom	0	6	14	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 WVA - Omar Whalen 4 run (Trent Fuller extra point)
2Q: 14:12 TPA - George Sauls 37 field goal
2Q: 07:29 TPA - George Sauls 47 field goal
2Q: 04:46 WVA - Tom Holdgate 2 run (Trent Fuller extra point)
3Q: 10:41 TPA - Deon Shapiro 8 interception return (George Sauls extra point)
3Q: 08:50 TPA - Trent Nathan 10 pass from Adrian Grier (George Sauls extra point)
4Q: 12:54 TPA - Marcus Sutton 5 pass from Adrian Grier (George Sauls extra point)
4Q: 02:15 TPA - George Sauls 26 field goal
4Q: 00:47 WVA - Ross Schoonover 21 pass from Omar Whalen (Omar Whalen pass to Benjamin Baez for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 WVA - Omar Whalen 4 run (Trent Fuller extra point)
2Q: 14:12 TPA - George Sauls 37 field goal
2Q: 07:29 TPA - George Sauls 47 field goal
2Q: 04:46 WVA - Tom Holdgate 2 run (Trent Fuller extra point)
3Q: 10:41 TPA - Deon Shapiro 8 interception return (George Sauls extra point)
3Q: 08:50 TPA - Trent Nathan 10 pass from Adrian Grier (George Sauls extra point)
4Q: 12:54 TPA - Marcus Sutton 5 pass from Adrian Grier (George Sauls extra point)
4Q: 02:15 TPA - George Sauls 26 field goal
4Q: 00:47 WVA - Ross Schoonover 21 pass from Omar Whalen (Omar Whalen pass to Benjamin Baez for conversion)

Team Statistics WVA TPA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 305 329
- Offensive Plays 53 70
- Yards per Play 5.75 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 117 133
- Rushing Attempts 22 38
- Yards per Rush 5.32 3.50
Net Passing Yards 188 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 3 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.06 6.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/85 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 7/210 4/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/53
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 32
Time of Possession 22:46 37:14

Team Statistics	WVA	TPA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	305	329
- Offensive Plays	53	70
- Yards per Play	5.75	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	117	133
- Rushing Attempts	22	38
- Yards per Rush	5.32	3.50
Net Passing Yards	188	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 3	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.06	6.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/85	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	7/210	4/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/53
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 32
Time of Possession	22:46	37:14

Drive Charts

West Virginia Steeldrivers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:54	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
1	9:00	1:31	OPP 42	3	4	Punt
1	5:44	1:51	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	1:37	0:20	OWN 20	2	5	Fumble
2	14:07	1:42	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	7:24	2:47	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:42	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
3	11:21	0:52	OWN 3	2	7	Interception
3	10:29	0:39	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
3	8:42	2:19	OWN 33	4	29	Interception
3	3:04	3:04	OWN 36	6	30	Missed FG
4	12:43	1:56	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	8:45	1:24	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	2:08	1:32	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown

Tampa Bay Freedom
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:06	2:06	OWN 34	4	8	Downs
1	7:29	1:45	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
1	3:53	2:16	OWN 42	5	12	Punt
1	1:17	2:10	OPP 25	3	5	Field Goal
2	12:25	5:01	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
2	4:37	3:50	OWN 14	10	48	Missed FG
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 14	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
3	9:50	1:08	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
3	6:23	3:19	OWN 46	7	25	Missed FG
4	15:00	2:17	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
4	10:47	2:02	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
4	7:21	5:13	OWN 22	8	69	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 14	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Adrian Grier, Tampa Bay Freedom

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Oliver McKenzie	16	90	5.63	20	4	0
Tom Holdgate	3	5	1.67	3	0	1
Omar Whalen	3	22	7.33	13	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanley Boehm	26	105	4.04	38	2
Lionel Armstrong	7	28	4.00	14	1
Adrian Grier	5	0	0.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Omar Whalen	30	16	195	1/7	1	37	3	45.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Adrian Grier	30	22	207	2/11	2	37	0	114.1

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Chustz	6	8	37	6.17	4	8	0
RB Oliver McKenzie	5	10	72	14.40	57	37	0
WR Ross Schoonover	2	4	46	23.00	16	25	1
TE Joe Myslinski	1	2	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Clifton Booker	1	2	24	24.00	5	24	0
WR Dave Stanton	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Jackie Merrifield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Benjamin Baez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Winston McIntyre	5	5	88	17.60	44	37	0
WR Marcus Sutton	5	9	35	7.00	14	14	1
WR Brett Janikowski	4	5	34	8.50	1	14	0
WR Conrad Torres	3	4	29	9.67	3	15	0
TE Eddie Hutchison	3	3	12	4.00	2	6	0
RB Stanley Boehm	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Trent Nathan	1	1	10	10.00	6	10	1

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT T.J. Cross	1	11	11.00	0
ILB Thomas Johnston	1	34	34.00	0
ILB Deon Shapiro	1	8	8.00	1

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Force
Omar Whalen	1	0
Otis Morris	0	1
Walt Murray	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Adrian Grier	1	0	0
Stanley Boehm	1	0	0
Irving Bronson	0	1	0
Clarence Prall	0	1	0
Norbert Moore	0	1	0
Thomas Johnston	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corwin Hanks	6	286	47.7	38.7	60	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leland Weber	4	194	48.5	40.5	52	2

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Fuller	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Sauls	3/5	1/3	0/1	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alan Alford	1	12	12.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conrad Torres	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alan Alford	6	187	31.2	0
Clifton Booker	1	23	23.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston McIntyre	2	34	17.0	0
Conrad Torres	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Walt Murray	13	0	0.0	38	30
OLB Otis Morris	8	0	2.0	30	28
OLB J.B. Kaplan	8	3	0.0	31	18
S Jorge Moss	6	3	0.0	38	32
ILB Cole Cassidy	3	4	0.0	20	8
DT Richie Farr	3	1	0.0	24	24
CB Mike Pigg	3	0	0.0	22	23
CB A.J. Merski	3	0	0.0	28	28
CB Alan Alford	2	2	0.0	24	25
S Lonnie McKnight	2	2	0.0	33	25
DT Steven Hastings	1	2	0.0	14	8
DE Ethan Doherty	1	1	0.0	34	24
OLB Joey Thomason	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB Herb Lap	1	0	0.0	8	4
WR Clifton Booker	1	0	---	---	---
RB Oliver McKenzie	1	0	---	---	---
CB Teddy Feenstra	0	4	0.0	28	29
DE O.J. Reinhardt	0	1	0.0	34	26

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edgar Martinez	8	1	0.0	18	28
CB Antonio Petras	5	2	0.0	18	21
S Jermaine Poland	4	0	0.0	18	26
OLB Clarence Prall	3	0	1.0	13	20
OLB Trent Collier	3	0	0.0	14	19
CB Van Berry	2	2	0.0	20	29
DT T.J. Cross	2	1	0.0	11	23
ILB Thomas Johnston	2	1	0.0	15	29
S Kenneth Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	16	26
DE Brent McGregor	1	1	0.0	18	15
OLB Earl Gilmore	1	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Kirk Kerney	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Harvey Umphenour	1	0	0.0	4	16
DE Conrad Baxter	0	1	0.0	13	16
CB Claude Stewart	0	1	0.0	19	25

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Otis Morris	2.0	0	0	28
DE Bernie Husak	0.0	2	3	14
DE O.J. Reinhardt	0.0	1	0	26

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clarence Prall	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Earl Gilmore	0.0	1	1	1	13
DT T.J. Cross	0.0	1	0	1	23
OLB Trent Collier	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Harvey Umphenour	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jorge Moss	5	1	32
OLB J.B. Kaplan	4	1	18
CB Alan Alford	3	0	25
ILB Cole Cassidy	2	0	8
ILB Walt Murray	2	0	30
OLB Herb Lap	1	0	4
DT Steven Hastings	1	0	8
OLB Otis Morris	1	0	28
DT Richie Farr	1	0	24
CB Mike Pigg	1	0	23
CB A.J. Merski	1	0	28
ILB Rod Shaw	0	1	2

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jermaine Poland	4	1	0	26
OLB Trent Collier	2	0	0	19
CB Antonio Petras	2	0	0	21
S Edgar Martinez	2	0	0	28
OLB Clarence Prall	2	0	0	20
S Kenneth Gerhardt	2	0	0	26
ILB Thomas Johnston	1	1	1	29
DT T.J. Cross	1	0	1	23
CB Van Berry	0	1	0	29
ILB Deon Shapiro	0	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pat Schulman	3	6	13	0	26
Kyle Dawsey	3	6	19	0	27
Seth Miller	1	1	12	0	23
Jackie Merrifield	1	1	15	0	17
Lewis Force	0	2	22	0	29
Vince Blake	0	1	19	1	28
Joe Myslinski	0	1	11	0	16
Phil Aldridge	0	1	12	0	12

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trevor Reid	5	10	2	30	0	26
Jason Wyoming	2	2	0	9	0	9
Irving Bronson	1	8	1	38	1	30
Clay Barnes	1	2	0	27	0	28
Bennie Kinney	1	1	0	8	0	6
Robert Shaw	0	4	0	29	1	26
Ricardo Harmon	0	2	0	9	0	6
Dave Newhart	0	1	0	29	0	23
Chuck Rodgers	0	1	0	18	0	14
Mitch Whalen	0	1	0	11	0	4
Neil Lee	0	1	0	28	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Stanton	2	15
Alan Alford	1	34
Joe Myslinski	1	17
Mike Pigg	1	14
Ernest Kiburz	1	7
Tom Holdgate	0	22
Jorge Moss	0	20
Ross Schoonover	0	17
Cole Cassidy	0	12
Corwin Hanks	0	11
Benjamin Baez	0	11
Joey Thomason	0	10
Jackie Merrifield	0	10
Ethan Doherty	0	9
Leon Gorcester	0	7
Clifton Booker	0	7
Vince Blake	0	7
Phil Aldridge	0	7
Steven Hastings	0	6
Otis Morris	0	6
Rod Shaw	0	6
Walt Murray	0	5
Steve Chustz	0	5
Teddy Feenstra	0	5
Seth Miller	0	4
Lonnie McKnight	0	4
Richie Farr	0	4
O.J. Reinhardt	0	4
A.J. Merski	0	3
Corey Paredes	0	3
Kyle Dawsey	0	2
Trent Fuller	0	1
Bernie Husak	0	1
J.B. Kaplan	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Gilmore	4	16
Lionel Armstrong	2	26
Norbert Moore	1	18
Deon Shapiro	1	11
Van Berry	0	24
Clarence Prall	0	24
Winston McIntyre	0	16
Trent Nathan	0	16
George Sauls	0	12
Eddie Hutchison	0	11
Kenneth Gerhardt	0	11
Conrad Torres	0	10
Jason Wyoming	0	9
Ricardo Harmon	0	9
Bennie Kinney	0	9
Leroy Randle	0	9
Dave Newhart	0	8
Harvey Umphenour	0	8
Neil Lee	0	8
Antonio Petras	0	7
Chuck Rodgers	0	6
Brett Janikowski	0	5
Tracy Cox	0	5
Leland Weber	0	4
Irving Bronson	0	3
Brent McGregor	0	3
Conrad Baxter	0	3
Edgar Martinez	0	1
Thomas Johnston	0	1
Cedric Calixto	0	1
Mitch Whalen	0	1
Jermaine Poland	0	1
Claude Stewart	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	44	4.9
Middle	3	22	7.3
Right	10	51	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	62	5.2
Middle	17	46	2.7
Right	5	29	5.8
None	4	-4	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Omar Whalen	30	16	4	1	2	3	2	2	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Adrian Grier	30	22	2	0	2	3	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	66	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	28	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	77	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	39	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	71	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	97	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Oliver McKenzie	10	5	1	72	1	23
WR Steve Chustz	8	6	1	37	0	20
WR Ross Schoonover	4	2	0	46	2	10
TE Joe Myslinski	2	1	0	5	0	16
WR Clifton Booker	2	1	0	24	1	20
WR Dave Stanton	2	1	0	11	0	11
FB Jackie Merrifield	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Benjamin Baez	1	0	0	0	0	24

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marcus Sutton	9	5	1	35	0	17
WR Brett Janikowski	5	4	0	34	0	26
WR Winston McIntyre	5	5	0	88	2	13
WR Conrad Torres	4	3	0	29	0	16
RB Stanley Boehm	3	1	1	-1	0	22
TE Eddie Hutchison	3	3	0	12	0	12
WR Trent Nathan	1	1	0	10	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Holdgate	1	2	2.00	1.67
Oliver McKenzie	1	-1	-1.00	5.63
Omar Whalen	1	4	4.00	7.33

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Boehm	6	17	2.83	4.04
Lionel Armstrong	1	8	8.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Omar Whalen	2	0	0	0.00	6.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Adrian Grier	3	3	17	5.67	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Oliver McKenzie	2	0	0	0.00	7.20

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Sutton	2	2	7	3.50	3.89
WR Trent Nathan	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Oliver McKenzie	3	0
Tom Holdgate	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Armstrong	2	1
Stanley Boehm	2	1
Adrian Grier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Omar Whalen	4	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Adrian Grier	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jackie Merrifield	1	0	0
RB Oliver McKenzie	1	0	0
WR Steve Chustz	1	0	0
WR Dave Stanton	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Conrad Torres	3	2	1
WR Brett Janikowski	2	2	0
WR Winston McIntyre	2	2	1
RB Stanley Boehm	1	1	0
WR Marcus Sutton	1	0	0
WR Trent Nathan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (17,700)
End Zone 12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (17,700)
End Zone	12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)