Week 1, 2025

played in Minnesota, MN

43 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	0	17	0	0	-	17
Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:12 CHM - Brenden Winslett 34 field goal
2Q: 06:57 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 32 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 03:22 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 2 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 02:12 MIN - Irving Clemens 46 field goal
3Q: 05:58 MIN - Irving Clemens 38 field goal
4Q: 11:24 MIN - Irving Clemens 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:12 CHM - Brenden Winslett 34 field goal
2Q: 06:57 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 32 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 03:22 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 2 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 02:12 MIN - Irving Clemens 46 field goal
3Q: 05:58 MIN - Irving Clemens 38 field goal
4Q: 11:24 MIN - Irving Clemens 37 field goal

Team Statistics CHM MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 13 14
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 279 261
- Offensive Plays 57 57
- Yards per Play 4.89 4.58
Net Rushing Yards 182 104
- Rushing Attempts 34 31
- Yards per Rush 5.35 3.35
Net Passing Yards 97 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 8 - 0 24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 117 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.22 6.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 4/144
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:18 31:42

Team Statistics	CHM	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	13	14
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	279	261
- Offensive Plays	57	57
- Yards per Play	4.89	4.58
Net Rushing Yards	182	104
- Rushing Attempts	34	31
- Yards per Rush	5.35	3.35
Net Passing Yards	97	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 8 - 0	24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	117	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.22	6.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	4/144
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:18	31:42

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	5:26	1:01	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
1	1:10	5:06	OWN 2	14	81	Field Goal
2	8:49	2:04	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	5:07	1:53	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
2	2:05	1:30	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
3	11:15	1:10	OWN 23	3	-7	Punt
3	5:51	2:48	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
3	0:33	1:30	OWN 16	3	-9	Punt
4	11:19	1:48	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
4	5:31	5:31	OWN 20	11	63	Game

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 26	4	27	Punt
1	9:52	4:26	OWN 21	7	26	Punt
1	4:25	3:15	OWN 43	6	18	Punt
2	11:04	2:15	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	6:45	1:38	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	3:14	1:09	OPP 33	3	4	Field Goal
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	2	20	Half
3	13:22	2:07	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	10:05	4:14	OWN 37	8	42	Field Goal
3	3:03	2:30	OWN 33	4	17	Punt
4	14:03	2:44	OWN 48	6	32	Field Goal
4	9:31	4:00	OWN 40	8	49	Interception

Game MVP: Jeffrey Donovan, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	25	156	6.24	52	3	2
J.R. Carpenter	4	7	1.75	5	0	0
Corey Sybrowski	4	16	4.00	8	0	0
Charlie Boyd	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stephen Dixon	21	78	3.71	14	2
Spencer Thomer	8	17	2.13	13	1
Benjamin Lee	2	9	4.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	21	8	117	2/20	0	45	0	57.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	24	16	169	2/12	0	19	1	69.6

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR C.J. Emmons	3	6	42	14.00	7	25
RB Charlie Boyd	2	2	50	25.00	29	45
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	6	5	5.00	0	5
TE Fred Lohr	1	3	14	14.00	8	14
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
TE Alan Banta	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bernie Sweeney	5	6	34	6.80	1	11
WR Roy Reynolds	4	7	53	13.25	28	17
TE Lester Baskey	2	3	7	3.50	0	4
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	2	32	16.00	7	16
RB Spencer Thomer	1	1	19	19.00	0	19
WR Sean Pallansch	1	3	13	13.00	6	13
RB Stephen Dixon	1	1	11	11.00	7	11
FB Courtney Finch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tom Meier	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
Amos Fletcher	1	0	0
Corey Sybrowski	0	1	0
Jeffrey Donovan	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Sweeney	1	0	0
Spencer Thomer	0	1	0
Courtney Finch	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	8	372	46.5	42.8	56	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pete McElroy	7	282	40.3	36.1	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Winslett	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Fletcher	2	5	2.5	0
Gerald Battle	1	4	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Sweeney	4	30	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Battle	2	29	14.5	0
Gary Zytniak	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	4	144	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Meier	8	1	0.0	27	21
DE Ben Banks	5	1	1.0	31	26
S Rod Rockett	5	0	0.0	30	25
S Jeff Marion	4	1	0.0	30	25
OLB Marty Stephens	4	1	0.0	19	14
DE Walt Borders	3	0	1.0	28	22
OLB Jared Shimada	3	4	0.0	21	22
DT Rich Westbrook	3	1	0.0	22	19
CB Carlos Hines	3	0	0.0	21	19
DT Robbie Wooden	2	1	0.0	20	14
DT David Jackson	2	1	0.0	13	15
CB Gary Zytniak	2	0	0.0	19	18
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	0	0.0	10	12
CB Jason Vance	1	1	0.0	17	10
ILB Alan Wolf	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Amos Fletcher	1	0	0.0	7	4
CB Al Lynch	0	1	0.0	18	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon White	8	0	0.0	27	19
S Norman Haworth	5	2	0.0	28	21
OLB Bo Tanner	4	1	2.0	27	15
ILB Lorenzo White	4	2	0.0	24	17
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	1	0.0	30	18
OLB Geoff Figley	3	1	0.0	29	18
CB Larry Warkentien	3	0	0.0	23	21
S Marco Harp	3	0	0.0	9	4
DT Billy Clayton	3	0	0.0	16	12
OLB Jackie Stevens	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Mitch Oxenby	1	1	0.0	21	12
S Herb Buckley	1	0	0.0	13	9
QB Benjamin Lee	1	0	---	---	---
S Emmanuel Ouellette	0	2	0.0	20	14
OLB Wesley Joseph	0	1	0.0	5	5
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0	1	0.0	21	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	1.0	0	1	1	26
DE Walt Borders	1.0	0	0	1	22

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bo Tanner	2.0	0	0	15
OLB Wesley Joseph	0.0	2	0	5
OLB Geoff Figley	0.0	1	1	18
DE Derek Holliday	0.0	1	0	13
DE Tyrus Ragland	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tom Meier	3	0	1	21
CB Carlos Hines	3	0	0	19
OLB Marty Stephens	2	0	0	14
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	0	0	12
S Jeff Marion	1	3	0	25
DE Ben Banks	1	0	0	26
OLB Jared Shimada	1	0	0	22
S Rod Rockett	1	0	0	25
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0	18
S Amos Fletcher	1	0	0	4
CB Jason Vance	0	1	0	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brandon White	3	1	19
CB Larry Warkentien	2	1	21
S Norman Haworth	1	1	21
S Marco Harp	1	0	4
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	0	8
ILB Lorenzo White	0	2	17
S Herb Buckley	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Howe	3	7	2	30	2	22
Clay Ramsey	2	7	0	28	0	18
Irv Williamson	2	5	0	28	0	19
Fred Lohr	1	3	0	32	0	21
Jamie Hatcher	0	4	0	28	0	19
Sam Bryant	0	1	0	7	0	4
R.J. Oliver	0	1	0	24	0	16
J.C. Nichols	0	1	0	10	0	7
Quentin King	0	1	0	9	0	6

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Korey Way	2	4	1	26	0	20
Glenn Darlington	1	5	0	24	1	21
Claude Oshiro	1	4	0	27	0	21
James Gerhardt	1	3	0	21	1	19
Courtney Finch	1	3	0	16	0	15
Brent Dennis	0	3	0	10	0	7
Erik Tremble	0	3	0	21	0	17
Preston George	0	1	0	10	0	10
Lester Baskey	0	1	0	19	0	15
Amos Hutton	0	1	0	7	0	5
Korey Westbrook	0	1	0	10	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Al Lynch	2	32
Anthony Wheeler	2	16
Jeffrey Donovan	2	10
Corey Sybrowski	1	22
Alan Banta	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Harp	3	15
Courtney Finch	1	26
Herb Jazynka	1	14
Ernie Vertescher	1	5

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Banks	---	---	31	26	6	63
Fred Lohr	32	21	---	---	9	62
Al Lynch	---	---	18	11	32	61
Mitch Howe	30	22	---	---	7	59
Rod Rockett	---	---	30	25	4	59
Jeff Marion	---	---	30	25	3	58
J.R. Carpenter	34	23	---	---	---	57
C.J. Emmons	32	20	---	---	4	56
Jeffrey Donovan	30	16	---	---	10	56
Alan Banta	23	14	---	---	17	54
Clay Ramsey	28	18	---	---	7	53
Walt Borders	---	---	28	22	3	53
Tom Meier	---	---	27	21	3	51
Bennie Sandlin	29	19	---	---	---	48
Irv Williamson	28	19	---	---	---	47
Jamie Hatcher	28	19	---	---	---	47
Gary Zytniak	---	---	19	18	10	47
Rich Westbrook	---	---	22	19	5	46
Carlos Hines	---	---	21	19	3	43
Jared Shimada	---	---	21	22	---	43
R.J. Oliver	24	16	---	---	---	40
Charlie Poloski	---	---	10	12	15	37
Marty Stephens	---	---	19	14	3	36
Corey Sybrowski	7	7	---	---	22	36
Jason Vance	---	---	17	10	8	35
Robbie Wooden	---	---	20	14	---	34
David Jackson	---	---	13	15	5	33
Rufus Mularkey	8	5	---	---	15	28
Amos Fletcher	---	---	7	4	16	27
J.C. Nichols	10	7	---	---	9	26
Quentin King	9	6	---	---	9	24
Sam Bryant	7	4	---	---	9	20
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	0	16	16
Alan Wolf	---	---	3	3	8	14
Leslie Kalu	6	4	---	---	4	14
Butch Bostic	4	3	---	---	4	11
Ross Deskins	3	4	---	---	3	10
Gerald Battle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Charlie Boyd	2	6	---	---	---	8
Neal Sheldon	---	---	2	2	4	8
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Deon Pearson	---	---	3	4	---	7
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	5	5
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	1	1
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alan Almon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Sweeney	28	20	---	---	15	63
Benjamin Lee	31	26	---	---	---	57
Courtney Finch	16	15	---	---	26	57
Claude Oshiro	27	21	---	---	8	56
Brandon White	---	---	27	19	9	55
Larry Warkentien	---	---	23	21	9	53
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	30	18	5	53
Geoff Figley	---	---	29	18	3	50
Norman Haworth	---	---	28	21	1	50
Korey Way	26	20	---	---	3	49
Roy Reynolds	17	19	---	---	12	48
Erik Tremble	21	17	---	---	10	48
Lester Baskey	19	15	---	---	11	45
Glenn Darlington	24	21	---	---	---	45
Bo Tanner	---	---	27	15	2	44
Lorenzo White	---	---	24	17	2	43
James Gerhardt	21	19	---	---	---	40
Herb Newhart	---	---	16	7	16	39
Preston George	10	10	---	---	18	38
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	21	12	3	36
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	21	10	5	36
Marcus Rodgers	15	8	---	---	12	35
Herb Jazynka	---	---	13	8	14	35
Stephen Dixon	22	13	---	---	---	35
Emmanuel Ouellette	---	---	20	14	---	34
Spencer Thomer	9	13	---	---	12	34
Derek Holliday	---	---	13	13	8	34
Jackie Stevens	---	---	7	8	19	34
Norbert Borders	---	---	19	11	3	33
Sean Pallansch	15	12	---	---	4	31
Marco Harp	---	---	9	4	15	28
Billy Clayton	---	---	16	12	---	28
Brent Dennis	10	7	---	---	10	27
Tyrus Ragland	---	---	13	11	---	24
Herb Buckley	---	---	13	9	1	23
Amos Hutton	7	5	---	---	10	22
Korey Westbrook	10	9	---	---	---	19
William Bronson	3	4	---	---	10	17
Wesley Joseph	---	---	5	5	2	12
Billy Francis	4	5	---	---	2	11
Scottie Givens	5	6	---	---	---	11
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pete McElroy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Howie Crane	1	1	---	---	---	2
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	98	6.1
Middle	9	61	6.8
Right	7	25	3.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	73	4.3
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	6	3	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	21	8	2	0	2	6	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	24	16	0	1	1	4	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	30	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	60	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	25	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	6	3	0	42	1	20
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	1	1	5	0	19
TE Fred Lohr	3	1	1	14	0	21
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	1	0	6	0	5
RB Charlie Boyd	2	2	0	50	1	6
TE Alan Banta	1	0	0	0	0	14

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Roy Reynolds	7	4	0	53	19
WR Bernie Sweeney	6	5	0	34	20
TE Lester Baskey	3	2	0	7	15
WR Sean Pallansch	3	1	1	13	12
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	2	0	32	8
RB Spencer Thomer	1	1	0	19	13
FB Courtney Finch	1	0	0	0	15
RB Stephen Dixon	1	1	0	11	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	3	2	0.67	6.24
J.R. Carpenter	2	-2	-1.00	1.75

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	3	0	0	0.00	5.57

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	1	0	0	0.00	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	1	7.00
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0.83
TE Fred Lohr	1	4.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Reynolds	1	0	0	0.00	7.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	2	0
Charlie Boyd	1	0
Jeffrey Donovan	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Stephen Dixon	8	2
Benjamin Lee	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	10	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	5	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	1	0
RB Charlie Boyd	2	2	2
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	1	1
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	0
TE Alan Banta	1	0	0
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	2	0
WR Roy Reynolds	1	1	1
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	0
RB Stephen Dixon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,600 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,000)
End Zone 10,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,300 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,600 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,000)
End Zone	10,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,300 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,700)