Week 9, 2025

played in Champaign, IL

41 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks101400-24
Champaign Thunder07106-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 56 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
1Q: 05:46 MIN - Irving Clemens 23 field goal
2Q: 11:01 MIN - Marcus Rodgers 9 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 04:35 MIN - Roy Reynolds 2 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 01:12 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 17 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 10:01 CHM - Ross Deskins 2 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 07:02 CHM - Brenden Winslett 22 field goal
4Q: 10:58 CHM - Brenden Winslett 46 field goal
4Q: 08:24 CHM - Brenden Winslett 19 field goal

Team StatisticsMINCHM
Record5-38-1
First Downs1626
- by Rushing52
- by Passing1019
- by Penalty15
Total Net Yards356376
- Offensive Plays6168
- Yards per Play5.845.53
Net Rushing Yards10772
- Rushing Attempts2821
- Yards per Rush3.823.43
Net Passing Yards249304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 20 - 243 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards265328
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/164/24
- Yards per Pass Play7.556.47
Fumbles/Lost1/14/3
3rd Down Conversions4/143/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.06.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/766/35
Punt Returns/Yards4/523/27
Kick Returns/Yards1/293/64
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 31
Time of Possession31:2628:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:49OWN 20645Punt
19:142:15OWN 36564Touchdown
16:511:11OPP 933Field Goal
13:551:34OWN 3938Punt
10:411:30OWN 3935Punt
212:522:02OWN 42458Touchdown
28:143:48OWN 39761Touchdown
21:050:59OWN 2038Punt
39:541:11OWN 737Interception
36:563:38OWN 20618Punt
31:032:52OWN 15512Punt
410:500:19OWN 201-10Interception
48:192:46OWN 27751Fumble
44:291:53OWN 3034Punt
41:491:13OWN 4837Punt
Champaign Thunder
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:111:57OWN 2037Punt
15:401:45OWN 2733Punt
12:211:40OWN 283-11Punt
214:111:19OWN 1132Punt
210:502:36OWN 29644Fumble
24:263:21OWN 6994Touchdown
20:060:06OWN 45112Half
315:005:06OWN 201080Touchdown
38:431:47OPP 1348Field Goal
33:182:15OWN 26518Punt
413:112:21OWN 34737Field Goal
410:312:12OPP 30528Field Goal
45:331:04OWN 2237Punt
42:360:47OWN 26335Fumble
40:360:36OWN 16537Game

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stephen Dixon18744.112230
Spencer Thomer6162.67500
Benjamin Lee2126.001010
Neil Gustin100.00000
Courtney Finch155.00500
ChampaignAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jeffrey Donovan13463.54900
Corey Sybrowski8263.25700

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Benjamin Lee30202653/163562100.0
ChampaignAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
J.R. Carpenter43243284/24236095.8

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Marcus Rodgers575310.605271
WR Sean Pallansch576513.0036330
WR Bernie Sweeney468721.7550561
WR Roy Reynolds3651.67031
TE Lester Baskey111414.008140
RB Spencer Thomer1188.00080
FB Courtney Finch113333.0023330
RB Stephen Dixon0100.00000
ChampaignCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bennie Sandlin5710320.6024361
WR C.J. Emmons4126416.0012210
TE Fred Lohr467318.2531310
WR Rufus Mularkey474511.250130
TE Ross Deskins33196.337141
RB Jeffrey Donovan22178.504120
RB Charlie Boyd1133.00030
RB Corey Sybrowski1144.00040
WR Gerald Battle0200.00000
WR Butch Bostic0200.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ChampaignIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Jared Shimada199.000
CB Gary Zytniak100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Courtney Finch1000
Bo Tanner0100
Herb Jazynka0100
Wayne Hines0100
Ernie Vertescher0010
Amos Hutton0010
Tyrus Ragland0010
Bernie Sweeney0010
ChampaignFumbRecovForceTD
J.R. Carpenter1000
Gerald Battle1000
Jeffrey Donovan1000
Amos Fletcher1000
Marty Stephens0100
Charlie Poloski0100
Tom Meier0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pete McElroy830337.932.0523
ChampaignPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brandon Baxter629148.539.8611

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Irving Clemens1/10/00/0233/3
ChampaignFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Brenden Winslett3/31/10/0462/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Sweeney33511.70
Roy Reynolds11717.00
ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Amos Fletcher3279.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Sean Pallansch12929.00
ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Battle23919.50
Gary Zytniak12525.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Tyrus Ragland611.01627
ILB Brandon White620.01739
CB Larry Warkentien610.01027
DT Norbert Borders610.01023
S Norman Haworth510.01937
CB Percy Oliver400.01533
DT Billy Clayton310.01431
ILB Lorenzo White200.01025
OLB Wesley Joseph101.0515
OLB Geoff Figley101.01630
OLB Wayne Hines101.0311
S Emmanuel Ouellette120.01635
ILB Herb Jazynka120.01012
OLB Bo Tanner110.01834
WR Roy Reynolds10---------
TE Lester Baskey10---------
S Marco Harp100.0319
CB Ernie Vertescher020.01437
CB Herb Newhart010.0710
ChampaignTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Ben Banks812.02833
OLB Tom Meier620.02529
OLB Jared Shimada440.01627
OLB Marty Stephens440.02116
S Jeff Marion420.02731
DT Rich Westbrook400.02223
ILB Charlie Poloski400.01112
S Rod Rockett310.02431
CB Carlos Hines210.02625
CB Jason Vance210.01620
DT David Jackson200.01318
DE Walt Borders101.02229
CB Gary Zytniak110.01424
S Amos Fletcher110.02119
TE Ross Deskins10---------
DT Robbie Wooden100.0811
QB J.R. Carpenter10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tyrus Ragland1.010027
OLB Geoff Figley1.004030
OLB Wesley Joseph1.001015
OLB Wayne Hines1.000011
DT Norbert Borders0.002023
DE Derek Holliday0.001028
DT Billy Clayton0.001031
ChampaignSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ben Banks2.001133
DE Walt Borders1.002029

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Brandon White52039
CB Percy Oliver40033
CB Larry Warkentien40027
S Norman Haworth40037
S Emmanuel Ouellette11035
OLB Bo Tanner10034
ILB Lorenzo White10025
CB Ernie Vertescher10037
DT Norbert Borders10023
S Marco Harp10019
ILB Herb Jazynka10012
CB Herb Newhart01010
OLB Wayne Hines01011
ChampaignCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Jared Shimada31127
ILB Charlie Poloski31012
S Jeff Marion30031
OLB Marty Stephens30016
OLB Tom Meier30029
CB Jason Vance20020
CB Gary Zytniak10124
CB Carlos Hines10025
S Rod Rockett10031

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Glenn Darlington24020030
Korey Way15018026
Erik Tremble13021126
Claude Oshiro12018228
James Gerhardt03024028
Amos Hutton030904
Lester Baskey02019019
Courtney Finch02016020
Scottie Givens0201007
John Thomason010807
ChampaignKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
R.J. Oliver37017034
Jamie Hatcher23017136
Mitch Howe15018039
Irv Williamson13019041
Sam Bryant1108119
Leslie Kalu1105119
Quentin King01021147

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Larry Warkentien212
Neil Gustin126
Herb Jazynka121
Bernie Sweeney116
Amos Hutton19
ChampaignTacklesSTPlays
Sam Bryant28
Marlon Mason120
Amos Fletcher118
Ross Deskins117
Anthony Wheeler117

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Benjamin Lee2833---------61
Bernie Sweeney1926------1661
Roy Reynolds2423------1360
Brandon White------1739359
Norman Haworth------1937258
Courtney Finch1620------2157
Emmanuel Ouellette------1635455
Bo Tanner------1834355
Claude Oshiro1828------955
Lester Baskey1919------1654
Billy Clayton------1431954
James Gerhardt2428---------52
Ernie Vertescher------1437152
Tyrus Ragland------1627952
Percy Oliver------1533250
Glenn Darlington2030---------50
Larry Warkentien------10271249
Geoff Figley------1630248
Erik Tremble2126---------47
Stephen Wilkerson------1134146
Korey Way1826------145
Herb Jazynka------10122143
Derek Holliday------1228---40
Stephen Dixon2118---------39
Preston George99------2038
Lorenzo White------1025237
Wayne Hines------3112337
Norbert Borders------1023235
Marco Harp------3191335
Sean Pallansch1414------634
Marcus Rodgers713------1232
Billy Francis129------930
Neil Gustin11------2628
Wesley Joseph------515727
Spencer Thomer612------826
Herb Newhart------710825
Amos Hutton94------922
Scottie Givens107------522
John Thomason87------520
Herb Buckley------510318
William Bronson38------112
Pete McElroy00------88
Irving Clemens00------66
Howie Crane12---------3
Butch Campbell00------11
Buddy Cahill00---------0
ChampaignRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Quentin King2147------270
J.R. Carpenter2147---------68
Ben Banks------2833566
Mitch Howe1839------865
Rufus Mularkey1234------1965
C.J. Emmons1944---------63
Rod Rockett------2431661
Irv Williamson1941---------60
Jeff Marion------2731159
Amos Fletcher------21191858
Fred Lohr2035------156
Tom Meier------2529155
Jamie Hatcher1736---------53
Walt Borders------2229253
Carlos Hines------2625152
R.J. Oliver1734------152
Ross Deskins1321------1751
Bennie Sandlin1436---------50
Rich Westbrook------2223449
Corey Sybrowski813------2647
Jason Vance------1620945
Gary Zytniak------1424745
Charlie Poloski------11122144
Jared Shimada------1627---43
Marty Stephens------2116138
Jeffrey Donovan1323------137
David Jackson------1318536
Sam Bryant819------835
Leslie Kalu519------933
Heath Warren------1214127
Alan Banta17------1927
Gerald Battle05------2126
Al Lynch------002323
Butch Bostic511------521
Marlon Mason00------2020
Robbie Wooden------811---19
Anthony Wheeler------001717
Alan Wolf------111113
Brenden Winslett00------99
Alan Almon00------99
Charlie Boyd06---------6
Brandon Baxter00------66
Neal Sheldon------1023
A.J. Palkowski00------33
Clay Ramsey00---------0
J.B. Mireles00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8182.3
Middle10191.9
Right10707.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5163.2
Middle9384.2
Right7182.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Benjamin Lee30204122312
ChampaignAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
J.R. Carpenter43244135900

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)15141278.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)74557.9
Long (19+ Yds)628313.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33124.0
Short (0-8 Yds)168835.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)17111689.9
Long (19+ Yds)72659.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Marcus Rodgers75053113
WR Sean Pallansch75165114
WR Roy Reynolds6315023
WR Bernie Sweeney64087126
TE Lester Baskey11014019
RB Spencer Thomer1108012
FB Courtney Finch11033120
RB Stephen Dixon1000018
ChampaignTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons124164144
WR Bennie Sandlin750103236
WR Rufus Mularkey74145034
TE Fred Lohr64073135
TE Ross Deskins33019021
WR Gerald Battle201005
RB Jeffrey Donovan22017023
WR Butch Bostic2000011
RB Charlie Boyd110306
RB Corey Sybrowski1104013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Stephen Dixon252.504.11
Spencer Thomer111.002.67
ChampaignAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Corey Sybrowski231.503.25
Jeffrey Donovan133.003.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee43143.508.83
ChampaignAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
J.R. Carpenter83313.887.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roy Reynolds2252.500.83
WR Marcus Rodgers2194.507.57
ChampaignTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons2000.005.33
TE Fred Lohr2000.0012.17
TE Ross Deskins1122.006.33
WR Bennie Sandlin111717.0014.71
WR Rufus Mularkey111212.006.43
WR Butch Bostic1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Stephen Dixon52
Spencer Thomer21
Benjamin Lee10
ChampaignRushesConversions
Jeffrey Donovan11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Benjamin Lee621
ChampaignAttCompConversions
J.R. Carpenter1032

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Marcus Rodgers200
WR Bernie Sweeney200
WR Roy Reynolds111
WR Sean Pallansch110
ChampaignTargCatchConversions
TE Fred Lohr211
WR Rufus Mularkey200
WR C.J. Emmons100
WR Bennie Sandlin100
RB Charlie Boyd110
WR Gerald Battle100
RB Corey Sybrowski111
WR Butch Bostic100

SectionAttendance
Stadium71,900 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck21,700 (22,000)
End Zone15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats13,700 (14,000)
Club Seats8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,700)