Week 12, 2025

played in Champaign, IL

53 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Iowa Bulls	6	0	3	3	-	12
Champaign Thunder	0	17	0	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 IOW - Bucky Baxter 25 field goal
1Q: 02:08 IOW - Bucky Baxter 33 field goal
2Q: 13:28 CHM - Brenden Winslett 42 field goal
2Q: 07:17 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 6 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 02:43 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 25 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 12:20 IOW - Bucky Baxter 24 field goal
4Q: 11:38 IOW - Bucky Baxter 36 field goal
4Q: 09:41 CHM - Ross Deskins 52 fumble return (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 02:19 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 3 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 IOW - Bucky Baxter 25 field goal
1Q: 02:08 IOW - Bucky Baxter 33 field goal
2Q: 13:28 CHM - Brenden Winslett 42 field goal
2Q: 07:17 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 6 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 02:43 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 25 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 12:20 IOW - Bucky Baxter 24 field goal
4Q: 11:38 IOW - Bucky Baxter 36 field goal
4Q: 09:41 CHM - Ross Deskins 52 fumble return (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 02:19 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 3 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)

Team Statistics IOW CHM
Record 6-5 10-1
First Downs 13 22
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 8 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 248 453
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 4.13 7.55
Net Rushing Yards 86 112
- Rushing Attempts 24 25
- Yards per Rush 3.58 4.48
Net Passing Yards 162 341
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 0 35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 341
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.50 9.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/111 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:55 30:05

Team Statistics	IOW	CHM
Record	6-5	10-1
First Downs	13	22
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	8	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	248	453
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	4.13	7.55
Net Rushing Yards	86	112
- Rushing Attempts	24	25
- Yards per Rush	3.58	4.48
Net Passing Yards	162	341
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 0	35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	341
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.50	9.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/111	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:55	30:05

Drive Charts

Iowa Bulls
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:23	OWN 20	14	72	Field Goal
1	6:06	4:06	OWN 20	7	64	Field Goal
2	13:20	2:06	OPP 44	3	6	Punt
2	7:11	1:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:30	0:55	OWN 44	3	-6	Punt
3	13:39	1:27	OPP 7	3	0	Field Goal
3	7:58	3:47	OWN 39	6	38	Missed FG
3	1:48	5:17	OWN 16	15	65	Field Goal
4	9:07	1:44	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
4	2:12	0:31	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:37	1:31	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
1	2:00	3:40	OWN 30	6	45	Field Goal
2	11:14	4:03	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
2	5:20	2:50	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 21	3	22	Half
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	12:12	4:14	OWN 23	8	45	Missed FG
3	4:11	2:23	OWN 30	6	4	Punt
4	11:31	2:24	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
4	7:23	5:11	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
4	1:41	1:41	OPP 28	3	0	Game

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gus Domsten	15	55	3.67	12	1
Tyrone Kinney	8	23	2.88	5	0
Josh Gruden	1	8	8.00	8	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	15	38	2.53	12	1	2
Corey Sybrowski	7	69	9.86	36	1	0
J.R. Carpenter	2	2	1.00	3	0	0
Charlie Boyd	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josh Gruden	29	17	164	3/15	0	29	0	74.5
Grady Merrell	4	2	13	0/0	0	14	0	57.3

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	35	25	341	0/0	1	48	0	111.7

Receiving Statistics

Iowa	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Floyd Horton	5	9	43	8.60	0	14
WR Earl Jordan	4	7	31	7.75	8	16
RB Gus Domsten	3	4	39	13.00	31	29
FB Charles Mahoney	2	4	31	15.50	17	25
TE Paul Prior	2	3	19	9.50	8	11
WR Troy Wiggins	2	5	15	7.50	2	8
TE Ricardo Andruzzi	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	8	9	107	13.38	2	48	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	6	7	61	10.17	13	25	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	9	54	10.80	9	23	0
TE Fred Lohr	4	6	91	22.75	33	32	0
TE Ross Deskins	1	2	19	19.00	8	19	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Iowa	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Iowa	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charles Talley	0	0	1	0
Howard Henry	0	0	1	0

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	TD
Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0
Butch Bostic	1	0	0
Ross Deskins	0	1	1
Fred Lohr	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Iowa	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Brown	4	187	46.8	44.5	52	3

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	3	97	32.3	25.7	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Iowa	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Baxter	4/5	0/1	0/0	36	0/0

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Winslett	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Iowa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Fletcher	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Iowa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Palmer	2	78	39.0	0
Gus Domsten	1	33	33.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Battle	4	74	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Iowa	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Riddick Chiang	6	0	20	29
CB Sherman Palmer	5	0	18	32
CB Josh Lyons	4	1	19	27
DT Ross Hartman	4	1	23	30
S Howard Henry	4	0	24	34
CB Steve Ward	3	2	14	20
ILB Jerry Wolfe	3	1	21	33
CB Jimmie Fuller	3	0	20	24
DE Charles Talley	3	0	18	24
DE Buddy McElroy	3	0	21	27
OLB Steven Finley	2	2	8	8
DT Ty Stover	2	0	9	17
OLB Deon Schwartz	1	1	22	31
DE Brent Churchill	1	0	14	13
OLB Duane Henson	1	0	2	4
ILB Terrance Michaelson	0	1	4	2
DE Grant Brockway	0	1	5	8

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Meier	10	2	0.0	19	28
OLB Jared Shimada	7	0	0.0	20	27
S Rod Rockett	6	1	0.0	21	34
DE Ben Banks	5	0	2.0	24	36
CB Gary Zytniak	4	2	0.0	16	32
ILB Charlie Poloski	3	1	0.0	10	15
DE Walt Borders	2	1	1.0	19	32
ILB Alan Wolf	2	2	0.0	4	2
OLB Marty Stephens	2	2	0.0	15	23
CB Carlos Hines	1	1	0.0	9	13
DT Rich Westbrook	1	1	0.0	19	28
DT David Jackson	1	0	0.0	14	20
S Amos Fletcher	1	0	0.0	14	18
DT Neal Sheldon	0	1	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Iowa	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Phillip Jarboe	1	0	11
DE Buddy McElroy	0	2	27
DE Charles Talley	0	1	24

Champaign	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	2.0	2	4	36
DE Walt Borders	1.0	1	4	32
DT David Jackson	0.0	1	0	20
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Iowa	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sherman Palmer	5	1	32
S Riddick Chiang	4	0	29
CB Jimmie Fuller	3	0	24
S Howard Henry	3	0	34
CB Josh Lyons	2	0	27
OLB Deon Schwartz	2	0	31
DE Charles Talley	1	0	24
ILB Jerry Wolfe	1	0	33
OLB Duane Henson	1	0	4
DT Ty Stover	1	0	17
OLB Steven Finley	1	0	8
CB Steve Ward	1	0	20

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jared Shimada	5	0	27
S Rod Rockett	3	0	34
CB Gary Zytniak	3	0	32
OLB Marty Stephens	2	3	23
OLB Tom Meier	2	2	28
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	0	15
ILB Alan Wolf	1	0	2
S Amos Fletcher	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Iowa	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Conaty	2	3	22	0	34
Darrin Barlow	1	7	22	0	28
Howie Morton	1	4	15	0	21
Darren Jefferson	1	3	22	0	31
Trevor Ayala	0	3	12	2	19
Russell Calvin	0	2	21	0	32
Charles Mahoney	0	1	15	0	22
Mickey Cote	0	0	4	1	10

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Irv Williamson	3	5	18	31
R.J. Oliver	3	5	22	32
Jamie Hatcher	2	4	22	31
Mitch Howe	1	6	20	34
Sam Bryant	1	1	8	5
Quentin King	0	1	25	35
Leslie Kalu	0	1	10	7

Special Teams Tackles

Iowa	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Kinney	1	23
Marlon Gracia	1	20
Howard Henry	1	16
Charles Mahoney	1	15
Agile Abe McWilliams	1	14

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Wolf	2	11
Anthony Wheeler	1	14

Participation

Iowa	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Howard Henry	---	---	24	34	16	74
Josh Lyons	---	---	19	27	18	64
Darrin Barlow	22	28	---	---	8	58
Charlie Conaty	22	34	---	---	1	57
Ross Hartman	---	---	23	30	4	57
Josh Gruden	24	32	---	---	---	56
Sherman Palmer	---	---	18	32	6	56
Deon Schwartz	---	---	22	31	3	56
Jerry Wolfe	---	---	21	33	1	55
Russell Calvin	21	32	---	---	---	53
Darren Jefferson	22	31	---	---	---	53
Charles Mahoney	15	22	---	---	15	52
Riddick Chiang	---	---	20	29	3	52
Gus Domsten	16	27	---	---	7	50
Buddy McElroy	---	---	21	27	2	50
Floyd Horton	15	27	---	---	7	49
Paul Prior	19	20	---	---	9	48
Jimmie Fuller	---	---	20	24	2	46
Charles Talley	---	---	18	24	3	45
Troy Wiggins	18	27	---	---	---	45
Tyrone Kinney	8	10	---	---	23	41
Trevor Ayala	12	19	---	---	9	40
Earl Jordan	12	25	---	---	---	37
Howie Morton	15	21	---	---	---	36
Agile Abe McWilliams	7	14	---	---	14	35
Steve Ward	---	---	14	20	---	34
Brent Churchill	---	---	14	13	3	30
Ty Stover	---	---	9	17	2	28
Marlon Gracia	4	3	---	---	20	27
Mickey Cote	4	10	---	---	9	23
Louie Flannery	0	0	---	---	20	20
Terrance Michaelson	---	---	4	2	12	18
Duane Henson	---	---	2	4	12	18
Steven Finley	---	---	8	8	1	17
Phillip Jarboe	---	---	5	11	---	16
Wayne Blake	2	5	---	---	9	16
Duane Owens	---	---	6	9	---	15
Grant Brockway	---	---	5	8	---	13
Ricardo Andruzzi	6	5	---	---	---	11
Bucky Baxter	0	0	---	---	10	10
Melvin Farmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marty Sellers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kennedy Cox	---	---	2	2	1	5
Louie Garrett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Grady Merrell	0	4	---	---	---	4
Rodney Brown	0	0	---	---	4	4

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Banks	---	---	24	36	9	69
Rod Rockett	---	---	21	34	10	65
Jeff Marion	---	---	23	34	5	62
J.R. Carpenter	25	35	---	---	---	60
Quentin King	25	35	---	---	---	60
Mitch Howe	20	34	---	---	5	59
Jason Vance	---	---	17	31	9	57
Gary Zytniak	---	---	16	32	9	57
Walt Borders	---	---	19	32	4	55
Fred Lohr	24	31	---	---	---	55
R.J. Oliver	22	32	---	---	---	54
Jamie Hatcher	22	31	---	---	---	53
Jared Shimada	---	---	20	27	5	52
Tom Meier	---	---	19	28	5	52
Amos Fletcher	---	---	14	18	18	50
Irv Williamson	18	31	---	---	---	49
Rich Westbrook	---	---	19	28	2	49
Ross Deskins	14	21	---	---	11	46
Bennie Sandlin	19	27	---	---	---	46
Marty Stephens	---	---	15	23	4	42
Rufus Mularkey	10	17	---	---	15	42
C.J. Emmons	13	28	---	---	---	41
Jeffrey Donovan	15	22	---	---	2	39
Charlie Poloski	---	---	10	15	13	38
David Jackson	---	---	14	20	3	37
Corey Sybrowski	8	8	---	---	18	34
Robbie Wooden	---	---	11	12	6	29
Alan Banta	6	6	---	---	14	26
Carlos Hines	---	---	9	13	1	23
Marlon Mason	5	2	---	---	16	23
Leslie Kalu	10	7	---	---	5	22
Butch Bostic	9	8	---	---	5	22
Sam Bryant	8	5	---	---	5	18
Alan Wolf	---	---	4	2	11	17
Gerald Battle	0	0	---	---	17	17
Al Lynch	---	---	0	0	14	14
Heath Warren	---	---	7	6	1	14
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	0	14	14
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Neal Sheldon	---	---	2	5	1	8
Charlie Boyd	2	5	---	---	---	7
J.C. Nichols	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	3	3
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Clay Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	29	2.9
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	9	39	4.3
Right	7	30	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josh Gruden	29	17	2	2	0	5	5	7	0
Grady Merrell	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	35	25	5	1	4	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	44	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	84	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	49	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	127	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	137	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	77	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Iowa	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Horton	9	5	1	43	0	27
WR Earl Jordan	7	4	1	31	0	25
WR Troy Wiggins	5	2	0	15	0	27
RB Gus Domsten	4	3	0	39	1	27
FB Charles Mahoney	4	2	0	31	1	22
TE Paul Prior	3	2	0	19	0	20
TE Ricardo Andruzzi	1	1	0	-1	0	5

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	9	8	0	107	1	28
WR Bennie Sandlin	9	5	2	54	1	27
WR Rufus Mularkey	7	6	0	61	1	17
TE Fred Lohr	6	4	1	91	2	31
TE Ross Deskins	2	1	0	19	0	21
WR Butch Bostic	2	1	1	9	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gus Domsten	2	12	6.00	3.67
Tyrone Kinney	1	4	4.00	2.88

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	4	7	1.75	2.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josh Gruden	4	0	0	0.00	5.66

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	3	2	28	9.33	9.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Iowa	Target	Overall Avg
FB Charles Mahoney	2	7.75
WR Floyd Horton	1	4.78
WR Troy Wiggins	1	3.00

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ross Deskins	1	1	19	19.00	9.50
TE Fred Lohr	1	0	0	0.00	15.17
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	9	9.00	8.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Iowa	Rushes	Conversions
Gus Domsten	2	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Iowa	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josh Gruden	12	7	4
Grady Merrell	1	0	0

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	7	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Iowa	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Floyd Horton	3	1	0
WR Troy Wiggins	3	1	1
WR Earl Jordan	3	2	1
RB Gus Domsten	2	2	1
FB Charles Mahoney	2	1	1

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	2	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	2	2
WR C.J. Emmons	1	1	1
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	1
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,900 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (22,000)
End Zone 15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,000)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,900 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (22,000)
End Zone	15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,000)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,700)