Week 12, 1995

played in Hartford, CT

43 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

North Star State Polar Bears	17	7	0	0	-	24
Hartford Whalers	0	3	3	13	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 NSS - Ben Coates 7 pass from Drew Bledsoe (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 09:53 NSS - Thurman Thomas 20 pass from Drew Bledsoe (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 01:40 NSS - John Carney 23 field goal
2Q: 07:48 HAR - Zach Hammond 18 field goal
2Q: 05:00 NSS - Barry Foster 12 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 00:41 HAR - Zach Hammond 46 field goal
4Q: 09:47 HAR - Zach Hammond 33 field goal
4Q: 02:16 HAR - Zach Hammond 26 field goal
4Q: 00:57 HAR - Glenn Woodard 7 pass from Jason Garrett (Zach Hammond extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 NSS - Ben Coates 7 pass from Drew Bledsoe (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 09:53 NSS - Thurman Thomas 20 pass from Drew Bledsoe (John Carney extra point)
1Q: 01:40 NSS - John Carney 23 field goal
2Q: 07:48 HAR - Zach Hammond 18 field goal
2Q: 05:00 NSS - Barry Foster 12 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 00:41 HAR - Zach Hammond 46 field goal
4Q: 09:47 HAR - Zach Hammond 33 field goal
4Q: 02:16 HAR - Zach Hammond 26 field goal
4Q: 00:57 HAR - Glenn Woodard 7 pass from Jason Garrett (Zach Hammond extra point)

Team Statistics NSS HAR
Record 7-4 1-10
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 283 358
- Offensive Plays 62 60
- Yards per Play 4.56 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 84 91
- Rushing Attempts 27 29
- Yards per Rush 3.11 3.14
Net Passing Yards 199 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 8.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 3/54 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/98 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:29 32:31

Team Statistics	NSS	HAR
Record	7-4	1-10
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	283	358
- Offensive Plays	62	60
- Yards per Play	4.56	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	84	91
- Rushing Attempts	27	29
- Yards per Rush	3.11	3.14
Net Passing Yards	199	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	8.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	3/54	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/98	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:29	32:31

Drive Charts

North Star State Polar Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
1	10:45	1:04	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
1	8:14	6:42	OWN 44	12	50	Field Goal
1	0:42	1:28	OPP 37	3	0	Punt
2	7:43	2:52	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	2:48	2:30	OWN 29	9	54	Missed FG
3	12:39	1:42	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
3	6:51	3:05	OWN 38	6	10	Punt
3	0:36	1:58	OPP 40	3	-9	Punt
4	9:42	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	2:11	0:38	OWN 22	3	9	Fumble
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 41	2	-2	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	0:10	OWN 20	1	-1	Fumble
1	9:41	1:27	OWN 19	3	-9	Punt
1	1:32	0:50	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	14:14	6:31	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
2	4:51	2:03	OWN 20	4	58	Missed FG
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 24	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
3	10:57	4:06	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
3	3:46	3:10	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
4	13:38	3:56	OWN 20	6	64	Field Goal
4	7:53	5:42	OWN 23	10	68	Field Goal
4	1:33	0:46	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, North Star State Polar Bears

Rushing Statistics

North Star State	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Foster	15	80	5.33	14	5	1
Thurman Thomas	9	7	0.78	3	0	0
Drew Bledsoe	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nate Turner	20	76	3.80	16	5
Sedrick Spencer	7	14	2.00	7	0
Jason Garrett	2	1	0.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

North Star State	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	32	22	216	3/17	2	27	0	108.3

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	29	18	280	2/13	1	49	0	105.5

Receiving Statistics

North Star State	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thurman Thomas	6	7	53	8.83	34	20	1
TE Marv Cook	5	6	62	12.40	6	22	0
TE Ben Coates	3	3	29	9.67	0	13	1
WR Bill Schroeder	3	3	37	12.33	11	27	0
TE James Thornton	2	3	14	7.00	0	7	0
RB Barry Foster	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	0
WR Desmond Howard	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Shawn Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chad Iafrate	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terance Mathis	6	7	144	24.00	30	49	0
WR Johnnie Morton	4	6	56	14.00	12	27	0
TE Howard Cross	2	2	14	7.00	0	10	0
WR Glenn Woodard	2	6	31	15.50	2	24	1
TE Reggie Johnson	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Nate Turner	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Herb Curtis	1	3	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR Sean Dawkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

North Star State	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

North Star State	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
Vincent Brown	0	1	0
Ted Washington	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nate Turner	1	0	0	0
Myron Guyton	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

North Star State	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	5	258	51.6	35.2	68	0

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	201	50.3	36.8	60	1

Kicking Statistics

North Star State	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	1/2	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zach Hammond	4/5	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

North Star State	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	3	54	18.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terance Mathis	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

North Star State	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	2	54	27.0	0
William Burns	1	44	44.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deon Lambert	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

North Star State	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Lynch	7	2	0.0	29	30
ILB Ronnie Amaral	6	1	0.0	16	25
S Brian Washington	5	3	0.0	20	28
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	3	0.0	26	26
DT Ted Washington	4	1	0.0	29	29
CB David Fulcher	3	1	0.0	27	29
ILB Aundray Bruce	3	0	0.0	13	6
OLB Chuck Blount	2	1	1.0	20	29
DE Willie McGinest	2	0	1.0	27	29
ILB Carleton Bailey	2	1	0.0	15	9
CB Najee Mustafaa	2	1	0.0	15	23
OLB Kim Mathis	2	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Vincent Brown	2	0	0.0	15	7
DE Garin Veris	2	0	0.0	17	26
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0.0	2	3

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Myron Guyton	7	2	0.0	24	32
ILB Mo Lewis	6	0	0.0	26	31
OLB Ryan Branch	6	0	0.0	24	32
DE Michael Strahan	3	1	1.0	24	35
S Vincent Houston	3	4	0.0	21	34
CB Archie Greenlee	3	3	0.0	27	35
CB Jason Sehorn	3	1	0.0	16	30
S Pat Terrell	3	0	0.0	12	11
DT Luther Elliss	3	0	0.0	23	34
DE Rich Owens	2	0	1.0	21	28
OLB Jamir Miller	2	1	0.0	10	14
CB Deon Lambert	2	0	0.0	14	23
DE DeWayne Dotson	1	0	1.0	7	7
OLB Joe Cain	1	1	0.0	8	2
DT Renaldo Turnbull	1	0	0.0	19	21
ILB D.J. Serwanga	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Riddick Beyer	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

North Star State	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Willie McGinest	1.0	1	29
OLB Chuck Blount	1.0	1	29
DE Garin Veris	0.0	2	26
DT Ted Washington	0.0	2	29

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Strahan	1.0	0	2	0	35
DE Rich Owens	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE DeWayne Dotson	1.0	0	0	0	7
DT Renaldo Turnbull	0.0	1	0	1	21
DT Luther Elliss	0.0	1	0	1	34
OLB Ryan Branch	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

North Star State	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lemuel Stinson	4	0	26
ILB Carleton Bailey	3	0	9
S Brian Washington	3	0	28
ILB Ronnie Amaral	3	0	25
S Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	30
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	0	23
S Keith Lyle	1	0	3
OLB Kim Mathis	1	0	23

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ryan Branch	5	0	32
S Myron Guyton	3	1	32
CB Jason Sehorn	3	0	30
S Pat Terrell	2	0	11
S Vincent Houston	2	0	34
OLB Jamir Miller	2	0	14
CB Archie Greenlee	2	0	35
ILB Mo Lewis	1	0	31
CB Deon Lambert	1	0	23
ILB D.J. Serwanga	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

North Star State	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Barrouquere	2	7	25	0	33
Bruce Armstrong	2	5	26	1	28
Troy Auzenne	2	3	22	0	31
Don Mosebar	1	3	27	0	34
Will Shields	0	5	25	1	35
Ben Coates	0	1	15	0	26
Korey Stringer	0	0	3	1	9

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	3	8	28	1	30
Brad Hopkins	1	5	28	0	24
Jumbo Elliott	1	4	26	0	24
Bob Kratch	1	4	27	0	30
Tommy Vardell	1	2	17	1	16
Frank Winters	1	2	19	0	24
Howard Cross	1	1	19	0	15
Martin Gibson	0	1	4	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

North Star State	Tackles	STPlays
Thurman Thomas	1	22
Bill Schroeder	1	17
Marv Cook	0	17
David Fulcher	0	16
Najee Mustafaa	0	16
James Thornton	0	15
Chad Iafrate	0	15
Kim Mathis	0	14
Robert Lyles	0	13
Lorenzo Lynch	0	12
Aundray Bruce	0	9
Desmond Howard	0	9
Vincent Brown	0	8
Brent Williams	0	8
John Carney	0	7
Terry Raymond	0	7
Ben Coates	0	7
Ed Cunningham	0	7
Will Shields	0	7
Korey Stringer	0	7
Carleton Bailey	0	6
Hart Lee Dykes	0	6
William Burns	0	6
Jim Arnold	0	5
Lemuel Stinson	0	5
Garin Veris	0	5
Ted Washington	0	5
Willie McGinest	0	5
Don Mosebar	0	4
Brenden Eller	0	4
Scottie Graham	0	4
Leland Brandon	0	4
Chris Miller	0	2
Brian Washington	0	1
Ronnie Amaral	0	1
Chuck Blount	0	1

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Herb Curtis	2	20
Reggie Johnson	1	17
Sean Dawkins	1	14
Joe Cain	1	11
Myron Guyton	1	11
Donald Vance	0	23
Riddick Beyer	0	20
Archie Greenlee	0	17
Tommy Vardell	0	14
Deon Lambert	0	13
Jason Sehorn	0	11
Zach Hammond	0	11
Bob Kratch	0	9
Sean Landeta	0	9
Martin Gibson	0	9
Brenden Stai	0	9
Wesley Fields	0	9
Brad Hopkins	0	8
Vincent Houston	0	8
Howard Cross	0	7
Pat Terrell	0	7
Terance Mathis	0	7
Sedrick Spencer	0	7
Lee Nori	0	5
Renaldo Turnbull	0	3
Mo Lewis	0	2
Nate Turner	0	2
Michael Strahan	0	2
DeWayne Dotson	0	2
Luther Elliss	0	2
Rich Owens	0	2
Ryan Branch	0	2
Greg Jackson	0	1
Bart Oates	0	1
Jamir Miller	0	1
Norman Dixon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	13	27	2.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	17	48	2.8
Right	5	8	1.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

North Star State	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	32	22	3	1	2	1	4	2	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	29	18	6	3	1	1	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	111	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	72	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	87	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	121	12.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

North Star State	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Thurman Thomas	7	6	0	53	1	19
TE Marv Cook	6	5	0	62	1	16
WR Desmond Howard	5	1	2	5	0	17
TE James Thornton	3	2	0	14	0	17
TE Ben Coates	3	3	0	29	0	26
WR Bill Schroeder	3	3	0	37	1	16
WR Chad Iafrate	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Barry Foster	2	2	0	16	0	16
WR Shawn Collins	1	0	0	0	0	11

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terance Mathis	7	6	0	144	4	29
WR Johnnie Morton	6	4	0	56	1	19
WR Glenn Woodard	6	2	0	31	1	18
WR Herb Curtis	3	1	0	9	0	4
TE Howard Cross	2	2	0	14	0	15
RB Nate Turner	2	1	1	7	0	28
TE Reggie Johnson	1	1	0	10	0	11
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	9	0	16
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

North Star State	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	3	1	0.33	0.78
Barry Foster	2	24	12.00	5.33

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nate Turner	4	1	0.25	3.80
Sedrick Spencer	2	1	0.50	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

North Star State	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	5	4	37	7.40	6.75

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Garrett	6	3	25	4.17	9.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

North Star State	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	25	8.33	7.57
TE Ben Coates	1	1	7	7.00	9.67
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	5	5.00	1.00

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herb Curtis	2	1	9	4.50	3.00
WR Glenn Woodard	2	1	7	3.50	5.17
RB Nate Turner	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Johnnie Morton	1	1	9	9.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

North Star State	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	1	0
Barry Foster	1	1
Drew Bledsoe	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Nate Turner	5	3
Sedrick Spencer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

North Star State	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	10	7	6

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

North Star State	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	2
WR Desmond Howard	3	1	1
TE Marv Cook	1	1	1
RB Barry Foster	1	1	1
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terance Mathis	1	1	1
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0
WR Herb Curtis	1	0	0
WR Johnnie Morton	1	1	0
WR Glenn Woodard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)