Week 11, 2025

played in Denver, CO

66 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	7	3	7	6	-	23
Denver Death	0	7	0	8	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 CHM - Butch Bostic 12 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 07:51 CHM - Brenden Winslett 36 field goal
2Q: 02:25 DEN - Cory Sanders 3 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 00:16 CHM - Fred Lohr 12 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 07:08 CHM - Brenden Winslett 36 field goal
4Q: 04:00 CHM - Brenden Winslett 27 field goal
4Q: 00:38 DEN - Omar Jacobs 66 pass from Cory Sanders (Cory Sanders pass to Randal Schulz for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:08 CHM - Butch Bostic 12 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 07:51 CHM - Brenden Winslett 36 field goal
2Q: 02:25 DEN - Cory Sanders 3 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
3Q: 00:16 CHM - Fred Lohr 12 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 07:08 CHM - Brenden Winslett 36 field goal
4Q: 04:00 CHM - Brenden Winslett 27 field goal
4Q: 00:38 DEN - Omar Jacobs 66 pass from Cory Sanders (Cory Sanders pass to Randal Schulz for conversion)

Team Statistics CHM DEN
Record 9-1 4-6
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 303 253
- Offensive Plays 78 55
- Yards per Play 3.88 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 80 43
- Rushing Attempts 43 15
- Yards per Rush 1.86 2.87
Net Passing Yards 223 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 0 36 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 229 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 6.37 5.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/23 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 5/62
Kick Returns/Yards 2/26 4/130
Interception Ret./Yards 2/23 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 32
Time of Possession 39:21 20:39

Team Statistics	CHM	DEN
Record	9-1	4-6
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	303	253
- Offensive Plays	78	55
- Yards per Play	3.88	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	80	43
- Rushing Attempts	43	15
- Yards per Rush	1.86	2.87
Net Passing Yards	223	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 0	36 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	229	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	6.37	5.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/23	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	5/62
Kick Returns/Yards	2/26	4/130
Interception Ret./Yards	2/23	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 32
Time of Possession	39:21	20:39

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:59	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
1	4:03	1:04	OWN 44	3	-3	Punt
1	1:18	1:18	OWN 20	4	45	Missed FG
2	13:53	4:23	OWN 17	8	27	Punt
2	9:20	1:34	OPP 15	3	-4	Field Goal
2	6:51	3:12	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	2:13	2:02	OWN 15	5	17	Punt
3	11:54	2:22	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	6:55	2:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	3:33	0:49	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
3	2:44	2:34	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
4	13:53	6:52	OWN 14	11	67	Field Goal
4	5:41	1:47	OPP 19	3	9	Field Goal
4	1:57	0:45	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 38	1	-2	Game

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:01	2:58	OWN 20	4	2	Punt
1	2:59	1:41	OWN 18	6	29	Punt
2	15:00	1:07	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	9:30	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	7:46	0:55	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
2	3:39	1:26	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 42	2	0	Interception
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 42	6	14	Punt
3	9:32	2:37	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
3	4:51	1:18	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
3	0:10	1:17	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
4	7:01	1:20	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs
4	3:54	1:57	OWN 33	7	30	Downs
4	1:12	0:50	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jeffrey Donovan	30	49	1.63	9
Corey Sybrowski	7	10	1.43	6
J.R. Carpenter	5	16	3.20	6
Charlie Boyd	1	5	5.00	5

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rondell Farley	7	13	1.86	9	0	0
Randal Heintz	5	23	4.60	13	1	0
Cory Sanders	3	7	2.33	4	0	1

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	34	17	229	1/6	2	45	0	91.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	36	15	239	4/29	1	66	2	50.5

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	10	61	15.25	4	25	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	4	5	81	20.25	19	45	0
TE Fred Lohr	3	5	36	12.00	10	14	1
WR C.J. Emmons	2	8	20	10.00	2	12	0
TE Ross Deskins	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Charlie Boyd	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	1
RB Corey Sybrowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Omar Jacobs	4	16	98	24.50	52	66	1
WR Howie Greene	4	5	83	20.75	22	29	0
TE Les Cortez	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE Gabe Gerhardt	2	3	32	16.00	16	21	0
WR Randal Schulz	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
RB Randal Heintz	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Shane Buchans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Damon Stone	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Winston Hodgson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tom Meier	1	23	23.00	0
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Recov	Force
Corey Sybrowski	1	0
Jason Vance	0	1
Gerald Battle	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Rondell Farley	1	0
Winston Hodgson	1	0
Randal Schulz	0	1

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	8	373	46.6	36.4	56	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	8	377	47.1	34.3	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Winslett	3/4	0/1	0/1	36	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy O'Neill	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Fletcher	2	23	11.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Hodgson	5	62	12.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	1	15	15.0	0
Gerald Battle	1	11	11.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Krykhtine	3	95	31.7	0
Otis Canada	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	5	1	2.0	15	40
S Rod Rockett	5	1	0.0	14	37
OLB Marty Stephens	3	2	0.0	10	21
OLB Tom Meier	3	2	0.0	15	35
CB Jason Vance	3	0	0.0	10	32
CB Gary Zytniak	3	0	0.0	12	26
DT David Jackson	2	0	1.5	8	16
DE Walt Borders	2	2	0.5	14	32
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	1	0.0	1	18
OLB Jared Shimada	1	2	0.0	12	22
DE Heath Warren	1	1	0.0	6	18
CB Carlos Hines	1	0	0.0	12	32
S Amos Fletcher	1	0	0.0	7	30

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Oliver Keith	8	1	0.0	31	23
ILB Scottie Harmon	8	0	0.0	35	29
CB Mario Cochrane	5	0	0.0	30	28
DT Bruce Peterson	5	0	0.0	33	24
DE David Grillo	4	3	1.0	34	27
CB Cary Chustz	4	2	0.0	28	23
CB Sam Hastings	4	0	0.0	21	24
DE Michael Lincoln	4	0	0.0	24	20
ILB Carlos Roland	3	3	0.0	27	13
S Rico Byrum	3	2	0.0	32	26
DE Kelvin Ingram	3	1	0.0	28	23
OLB Grady Madison	2	2	0.0	19	15
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	1	0.0	15	13
S Roman Coffey	2	1	0.0	11	11
DT Nolan Grunow	1	1	0.0	13	11
WR Randal Schulz	1	0	---	---	---
FB Jamal Kelley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Eric Staple	0	2	0.0	33	27
S Matthew Erwin	0	1	0.0	16	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	2.0	1	2	1	40
DT David Jackson	1.5	0	0	0	16
DE Walt Borders	0.5	0	4	1	32
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	0	1	1	27

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Grillo	1.0	0	1	1	27
DT Bruce Peterson	0.0	1	3	0	24
DE Kelvin Ingram	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Oliver Keith	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Eric Staple	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Marty Stephens	3	0	0	21
CB Jason Vance	2	3	0	32
OLB Tom Meier	2	1	1	35
S Amos Fletcher	2	1	0	30
S Rod Rockett	2	0	0	37
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	0	0	18
CB Gary Zytniak	1	1	1	26
DE Heath Warren	1	0	0	18
OLB Jared Shimada	0	3	0	22

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mario Cochrane	3	1	28
ILB Scottie Harmon	3	1	29
CB Sam Hastings	3	0	24
OLB Oliver Keith	2	0	23
S Roman Coffey	2	0	11
CB Rufus DeWoody	1	0	13
CB Cary Chustz	1	0	23
OLB Grady Madison	1	0	15
ILB Carlos Roland	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamie Hatcher	3	8	0	33	0	30
Irv Williamson	2	7	0	38	0	29
R.J. Oliver	1	6	0	34	0	27
Quentin King	1	4	0	43	0	35
Mitch Howe	0	6	0	33	0	31
Leslie Kalu	0	3	0	14	1	11
Fred Lohr	0	2	1	40	0	28
Sam Bryant	0	2	0	20	0	11

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Irving Gossett	1	2	13	0	32
Bob Kelley	1	1	13	0	36
Leland Conlan	1	1	5	0	28
Corwin Yates	0	4	14	1	35
Marvin Fulcher	0	1	9	2	25
Les Cortez	0	1	11	0	25
Shane Buchans	0	1	9	0	19
Wendell Bleeck	0	1	8	0	24
Trent Snyder	0	0	3	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Battle	3	21
Anthony Wheeler	2	16
Butch Bostic	1	17
Alan Almon	1	11
Alan Wolf	1	9
Sam Bryant	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Winston Hodgson	2	17
Devin Viera	1	25
Les Cortez	1	17
Wendell Bleeck	1	8

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Quentin King	43	35	---	---	5	83
J.R. Carpenter	43	35	---	---	---	78
Fred Lohr	40	28	---	---	8	76
Mitch Howe	33	31	---	---	7	71
Bennie Sandlin	37	33	---	---	---	70
C.J. Emmons	37	31	---	---	---	68
Irv Williamson	38	29	---	---	---	67
Ross Deskins	26	20	---	---	21	67
R.J. Oliver	34	27	---	---	5	66
Jamie Hatcher	33	30	---	---	---	63
Ben Banks	---	---	15	40	2	57
Rod Rockett	---	---	14	37	4	55
Amos Fletcher	---	---	7	30	16	53
Jeff Marion	---	---	14	38	---	52
Jason Vance	---	---	10	32	8	50
Tom Meier	---	---	15	35	---	50
Walt Borders	---	---	14	32	2	48
Jeffrey Donovan	33	14	---	---	1	48
Carlos Hines	---	---	12	32	---	44
Rich Westbrook	---	---	11	27	4	42
Gary Zytniak	---	---	12	26	4	42
Sam Bryant	20	11	---	---	9	40
Corey Sybrowski	8	12	---	---	20	40
Charlie Poloski	---	---	1	18	20	39
Rufus Mularkey	19	16	---	---	3	38
Jared Shimada	---	---	12	22	2	36
Leslie Kalu	14	11	---	---	11	36
Butch Bostic	9	9	---	---	17	35
Marty Stephens	---	---	10	21	---	31
David Jackson	---	---	8	16	6	30
Marlon Mason	1	2	---	---	21	24
Heath Warren	---	---	6	18	---	24
Alan Banta	3	1	---	---	20	24
Gerald Battle	0	3	---	---	21	24
Al Lynch	---	---	0	0	22	22
Robbie Wooden	---	---	4	15	---	19
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	0	16	16
Alan Almon	0	1	---	---	11	12
Alan Wolf	---	---	0	1	9	10
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	10	10
Charlie Boyd	2	6	---	---	---	8
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	8	8
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Neal Sheldon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Clay Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Hastings	---	---	21	24	26	71
Scottie Harmon	---	---	35	29	4	68
Eric Staple	---	---	33	27	4	64
Lee Fountaine	---	---	18	11	34	63
David Grillo	---	---	34	27	2	63
Mario Cochrane	---	---	30	28	4	62
Rico Byrum	---	---	32	26	3	61
Oliver Keith	---	---	31	23	6	60
Bruce Peterson	---	---	33	24	3	60
Bob Kelley	13	36	---	---	8	57
Cory Sanders	15	40	---	---	---	55
Michael Lincoln	---	---	24	20	11	55
Kelvin Ingram	---	---	28	23	3	54
Cary Chustz	---	---	28	23	3	54
Les Cortez	11	25	---	---	17	53
Corwin Yates	14	35	---	---	4	53
Irving Gossett	13	32	---	---	6	51
Carlos Roland	---	---	27	13	11	51
Omar Jacobs	12	37	---	---	1	50
Matthew Erwin	---	---	16	19	12	47
Reuben Reese	---	---	25	18	---	43
Wendell Bleeck	8	24	---	---	8	40
Randal Schulz	8	17	---	---	13	38
Grady Madison	---	---	19	15	3	37
Marvin Fulcher	9	25	---	---	2	36
Shane Buchans	9	19	---	---	7	35
Nolan Grunow	---	---	13	11	10	34
Howie Greene	9	25	---	---	---	34
Leland Conlan	5	28	---	---	---	33
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	15	13	3	31
Randal Heintz	7	24	---	---	---	31
D.J. Peterson	10	12	---	---	7	29
Jamal Kelley	2	9	---	---	17	28
Gabe Gerhardt	3	12	---	---	13	28
Devin Viera	0	0	---	---	25	25
Roman Coffey	---	---	11	11	2	24
Rondell Farley	8	14	---	---	---	22
Damon Stone	6	14	---	---	---	20
Winston Hodgson	0	2	---	---	17	19
Trent Snyder	3	8	---	---	---	11
Junior Krykhtine	0	2	---	---	9	11
Otis Canada	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	3	3
Daniel Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryce Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	22	1.6
Middle	17	39	2.3
Right	11	21	1.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	34	17	2	2	5	2	7	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	36	15	4	1	1	9	7	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	84	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	86	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	4	110	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	45	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Sandlin	10	4	5	61	1	33
WR C.J. Emmons	8	2	0	20	0	31
TE Fred Lohr	5	3	0	36	0	28
WR Rufus Mularkey	5	4	0	81	1	16
WR Butch Bostic	2	1	0	12	0	9
TE Ross Deskins	1	1	0	5	0	20
RB Charlie Boyd	1	1	0	9	0	6
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	0	5	0	14
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	0	0	0	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs	16	4	1	98	1	37
WR Howie Greene	5	4	0	83	2	25
TE Les Cortez	4	2	0	6	0	25
TE Gabe Gerhardt	3	2	0	32	1	12
WR Randal Schulz	2	1	0	7	0	17
WR Damon Stone	2	0	0	0	0	14
FB Shane Buchans	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Jamal Kelley	1	1	0	7	0	9
RB Randal Heintz	1	1	0	6	0	24
WR Winston Hodgson	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	9	18	2.00	1.63
Corey Sybrowski	1	-2	-2.00	1.43

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Sanders	1	3	3.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	6	2	24	4.00	6.74

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	2	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Fred Lohr	2	1	12	6.00	7.20
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0	0.00	6.10
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	3	1
J.R. Carpenter	2	0
Charlie Boyd	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Sanders	1	0
Rondell Farley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	17	11	10

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	8	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rufus Mularkey	4	3	2
WR C.J. Emmons	3	1	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	1	1
TE Fred Lohr	3	3	3
RB Charlie Boyd	1	1	1
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	1
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	0	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Omar Jacobs	3	0	0
TE Les Cortez	1	1	1
FB Shane Buchans	1	0	0
WR Damon Stone	1	0	0
TE Gabe Gerhardt	1	1	1
WR Winston Hodgson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 95,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	95,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,900 (9,900)