Week 7, 2025

played in Norfolk, VA

63 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Champaign Thunder1010310-33
Norfolk Destroyers001013-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:13 CHM - Brenden Winslett 24 field goal
1Q: 02:46 CHM - C.J. Emmons 20 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 08:55 CHM - Brenden Winslett 36 field goal
2Q: 00:27 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 7 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 06:50 CHM - Brenden Winslett 38 field goal
3Q: 03:29 NFK - Ralph Burdge 52 interception return (Phillip Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 00:21 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 33 field goal
4Q: 12:40 NFK - Lincoln Jacobs 4 pass from Leon Fitzgerald (Phillip Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 11:20 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 33 field goal
4Q: 09:32 CHM - Brenden Winslett 26 field goal
4Q: 03:35 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 19 field goal
4Q: 01:06 CHM - Butch Bostic 5 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)

Team StatisticsCHMNFK
Record7-03-4
First Downs279
- by Rushing52
- by Passing215
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards469214
- Offensive Plays7551
- Yards per Play6.254.20
Net Rushing Yards11373
- Rushing Attempts3719
- Yards per Rush3.053.84
Net Passing Yards356141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 25 - 331 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards356147
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/6
- Yards per Pass Play9.374.41
Fumbles/Lost1/13/2
3rd Down Conversions10/154/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.36.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/324/20
Punt Returns/Yards3/160/0
Kick Returns/Yards5/1125/149
Interception Ret./Yards1/03/97
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits55
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/31/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 41
Time of Possession37:3922:21

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:35OWN 31430Punt
111:495:41OPP 33926Field Goal
14:011:29OWN 27373Touchdown
10:106:23OWN 51276Field Goal
26:226:02OWN 261274Touchdown
313:076:23OWN 271252Field Goal
33:560:38OWN 1226Interception
33:181:23OWN 2028Interception
30:152:00OWN 20517Interception
411:131:46OWN 45446Field Goal
43:292:33OWN 37963Touchdown
40:170:17OWN 401-2Game
Norfolk Destroyers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:250:36OWN 20213Fumble
16:082:07OWN 2045Punt
12:322:22OWN 20427Punt
28:472:25OWN 4037Punt
20:200:20OWN 2036Half
315:001:53OWN 2734Punt
36:442:48OWN 36747Interception
31:551:40OPP 2135Field Goal
413:150:42OPP 27527Touchdown
412:241:11OPP 2438Field Goal
49:275:58OWN 311267Field Goal
40:560:3950410Fumble

Game MVP: C.J. Emmons, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

ChampaignAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jeffrey Donovan22813.681720
Corey Sybrowski13302.311510
C.J. Emmons144.00400
J.R. Carpenter1-2-2.00-200
NorfolkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cris Hall10454.501310
Toby Ranney6172.83900
Leon Fitzgerald284.00500
Rex Farnell133.00300

Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
J.R. Carpenter38253560/0346389.3
NorfolkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Leon Fitzgerald31131471/6143154.1

Receiving Statistics

ChampaignCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR C.J. Emmons91518921.0061461
WR Bennie Sandlin57448.8013140
TE Fred Lohr585911.8012220
WR Rufus Mularkey333712.3314271
WR Butch Bostic23178.506121
WR Gerald Battle111010.003100
RB Jeffrey Donovan0100.00000
NorfolkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lincoln Jacobs3115016.6723431
WR Brent Ellard34186.00080
WR Irv Stevens353712.3310200
WR Glen Vitale262613.007210
TE J.C. Watson22168.005100
WR Clyde Swiney0100.00000
RB Cris Hall0100.00000
TE Dave Burton0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ChampaignIntsYardsAvgTD
S Jeff Marion100.000
NorfolkIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Kenneth Crumley11616.000
CB Tim Harden12929.000
CB Ralph Burdge15252.001

Fumble Statistics

ChampaignFumbRecovForceTD
Gerald Battle1000
Jeff Marion0100
Tom Meier0100
Ross Deskins0010
Jared Shimada0010
Amos Fletcher0010
NorfolkFumbRecovForceTD
Irv Stevens2000
Brent Ellard1000
Matt Sam0100
Clyde Swiney0100
Toby Ranney0010

Punting Statistics

ChampaignPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brandon Baxter13939.019.0390
NorfolkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Oscar Farrell418145.341.3502

Kicking Statistics

ChampaignFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Brenden Winslett4/40/00/0383/3
NorfolkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Phillip Tchaikovski3/30/00/0332/2

Punt Return Statistics

ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Amos Fletcher3165.30
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Battle511222.40
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Irv Stevens514929.80

Defensive Statistics

ChampaignTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jared Shimada430.01817
OLB Tom Meier410.01825
CB Carlos Hines300.01329
S Rod Rockett300.01929
S Amos Fletcher300.0921
DE Ben Banks201.01932
DT Rich Westbrook220.01527
CB Gary Zytniak210.01326
OLB Marty Stephens200.0817
S Jeff Marion110.01930
DE Walt Borders110.01427
DT David Jackson110.01110
ILB Charlie Poloski110.0414
DT Neal Sheldon100.011
TE Fred Lohr10---------
RB Corey Sybrowski10---------
NorfolkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Frankie Shields1060.03533
S Lincoln Wolfstone1030.03234
S Terrell Blackmon550.02628
CB Bruce Beckley500.02728
CB Tim Harden420.02325
DE Bert Zook340.03329
DT Jeff Kayton310.02026
DE Will Temmer300.02830
OLB Leroy Uusutalo300.02319
CB Louis Brown300.01918
CB Ralph Burdge210.02530
S Steve Koehke200.01621
DT Horace Barber200.01913
ILB Eric Jannot110.055
ILB Byron Neri110.01715
TE Dave Burton10---------
OLB Kenneth Crumley100.01010
DE Christian Iafigliola020.01216

Pass Rush Statistics

ChampaignSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ben Banks1.003132
DT Robbie Wooden0.01007
DT Rich Westbrook0.001127
DE Walt Borders0.000227
NorfolkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jeff Kayton0.011026
DE Will Temmer0.001030
OLB Levon Stacy0.001027
DT Horace Barber0.001013

Pass Defense Statistics

ChampaignCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Amos Fletcher40021
CB Carlos Hines21029
ILB Charlie Poloski13014
S Rod Rockett11029
DE Walt Borders10027
OLB Jared Shimada10017
OLB Marty Stephens10017
OLB Tom Meier10025
CB Gary Zytniak10026
S Jeff Marion01130
NorfolkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Lincoln Wolfstone42034
CB Bruce Beckley40028
OLB Frankie Shields30033
CB Louis Brown21018
CB Tim Harden20125
CB Ralph Burdge20130
OLB Leroy Uusutalo20019
S Terrell Blackmon20028
OLB Kenneth Crumley10110
ILB Eric Jannot1005
S Steve Koehke10021
ILB Byron Neri10015

Blocking Statistics

ChampaignKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
R.J. Oliver310131027
Irv Williamson24033034
Clay Ramsey24034033
Jamie Hatcher17031029
Leslie Kalu13010014
Fred Lohr04034033
Mitch Howe02032033
Sam Bryant010709
Quentin King0107011
NorfolkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bryce Huntley33018032
Max Theurer14014023
Dexter Myers14016019
Gene Turnbull11016130
Don Evans02010014
Martin Rhodes01018029
Rufus Stanton010302
Curtis Henderson010509

Special Teams Tackles

ChampaignTacklesSTPlays
Anthony Wheeler214
Ross Deskins119
Gerald Battle119
Butch Bostic118
Gary Zytniak115
NorfolkTacklesSTPlays
Clyde Swiney321
Rex Farnell221
Steve Koehke118
Glen Vitale115
Toby Ranney18

Participation

ChampaignRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
J.R. Carpenter3738---------75
Fred Lohr3433------471
Mitch Howe3233------570
Irv Williamson3334---------67
Clay Ramsey3433---------67
C.J. Emmons3133---------64
Jamie Hatcher3129---------60
Bennie Sandlin2831---------59
R.J. Oliver3127---------58
Rod Rockett------1929957
Ben Banks------1932455
Rufus Mularkey2029------655
Gary Zytniak------13261554
Ross Deskins2112------1952
Jeff Marion------1930352
Amos Fletcher------9211949
Rich Westbrook------1527446
Carlos Hines------1329345
Tom Meier------1825245
Walt Borders------1427344
Corey Sybrowski1511------1844
Jeffrey Donovan2218------141
Jason Vance------1224440
Jared Shimada------1817338
Charlie Poloski------4141836
Butch Bostic78------1833
Leslie Kalu1014------529
Heath Warren------1213126
David Jackson------1110526
Marty Stephens------817126
Gerald Battle05------1924
Marlon Mason31------1923
Quentin King711------422
Sam Bryant79------521
Alan Wolf------031619
Alan Banta43------916
Anthony Wheeler------001414
Brenden Winslett00------1212
Robbie Wooden------47---11
Al Lynch------0099
Charlie Boyd06---------6
Neal Sheldon------1135
A.J. Palkowski00------44
Alan Almon00------11
Brandon Baxter00------11
J.B. Mireles00---------0
NorfolkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Frankie Shields------3533472
Lincoln Wolfstone------3234369
Bruce Beckley------27281267
Bert Zook------3329365
Will Temmer------2830361
Levon Stacy------2827358
Ralph Burdge------2530358
Terrell Blackmon------2628357
Steve Koehke------16211855
Tim Harden------2325654
Louis Brown------19181552
Leon Fitzgerald1932---------51
Martin Rhodes1829------451
Bryce Huntley1832---------50
Jeff Kayton------2026248
Gene Turnbull1630---------46
Leroy Uusutalo------2319345
Glen Vitale1019------1544
Dexter Myers1619------742
Lincoln Jacobs1524---------39
Max Theurer1423---------37
Irv Stevens616------1537
J.C. Watson1220------436
Dave Burton810------1735
Horace Barber------1913335
Cris Hall1121---------32
Byron Neri------1715---32
Christian Iafigliola------1216331
Kenneth Crumley------10101131
Clyde Swiney18------2130
Matt Sam26------2129
Don Evans1014------529
Toby Ranney710------825
Eric Jannot------551424
Brent Ellard1212---------24
Rex Farnell10------2122
Ronnie McGee------911222
Curtis Henderson59------721
Blaine Norris313---------16
Rufus Stanton32------712
Phillip Tchaikovski00------99
Richard Diaz10------78
Oscar Farrell00------44
Chad Carr13---------4
Luther Brelsford00------33
Horace Farkas00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9313.4
Middle15473.1
Right12373.1
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle10333.3
Right9404.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
J.R. Carpenter38257113403
NorfolkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Leon Fitzgerald31133246441

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22178.5
Short (0-8 Yds)17131156.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)8612215.3
Long (19+ Yds)1141029.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1810734.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)102313.1
Long (19+ Yds)314314.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons1591189533
TE Fred Lohr85059133
WR Bennie Sandlin75044031
WR Rufus Mularkey33037129
WR Butch Bostic3201708
WR Gerald Battle1101005
RB Jeffrey Donovan1000018
NorfolkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Lincoln Jacobs113250124
WR Glen Vitale62026119
WR Irv Stevens53137116
WR Brent Ellard43018012
TE J.C. Watson22016020
WR Clyde Swiney100008
RB Cris Hall1000021
TE Dave Burton1010010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChampaignAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan294.503.68
Corey Sybrowski210.502.31
C.J. Emmons144.004.00
NorfolkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cris Hall5153.004.50
Toby Ranney263.002.83
Rex Farnell133.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
J.R. Carpenter105474.709.37
NorfolkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Leon Fitzgerald6140.674.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons62244.0012.60
WR Bennie Sandlin1000.006.29
TE Fred Lohr111111.007.38
WR Rufus Mularkey1177.0012.33
WR Butch Bostic1155.005.67
NorfolkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Glen Vitale2000.004.33
WR Lincoln Jacobs2142.004.55
RB Cris Hall1000.000.00
TE Dave Burton1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChampaignRushesConversions
Jeffrey Donovan11
Corey Sybrowski11
NorfolkRushesConversions
Toby Ranney32
Rex Farnell10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompConversions
J.R. Carpenter13108
NorfolkAttCompConversions
Leon Fitzgerald1042

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargCatchConversions
WR C.J. Emmons533
WR Bennie Sandlin444
TE Fred Lohr210
WR Rufus Mularkey110
WR Butch Bostic111
NorfolkTargCatchConversions
WR Lincoln Jacobs532
WR Glen Vitale200
WR Clyde Swiney100
TE Dave Burton100
WR Irv Stevens110

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,000 (79,700 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (23,400)
End Zone13,400 (17,000)
Mezzanine7,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats11,800 (15,000)
Club Seats7,500 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (5,000)