Week 13, 2025

played in Charlotte, NC

64 degrees, fair, calm

Champaign Thunder	14	14	7	7	-	42
Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 9 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
1Q: 06:53 CHM - Ross Deskins 12 fumble return (Brenden Winslett extra point)
1Q: 03:34 CHA - Calvin Tuitele 21 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 11 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 09:26 CHA - Chester Horner 14 pass from Tyrus Sutton (Calvin Tuitele extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CHM - Corey Sybrowski 1 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 04:15 CHM - Fred Lohr 84 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 12:36 CHM - Ross Deskins 49 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 9 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
1Q: 06:53 CHM - Ross Deskins 12 fumble return (Brenden Winslett extra point)
1Q: 03:34 CHA - Calvin Tuitele 21 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 11 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 09:26 CHA - Chester Horner 14 pass from Tyrus Sutton (Calvin Tuitele extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CHM - Corey Sybrowski 1 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 04:15 CHM - Fred Lohr 84 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 12:36 CHM - Ross Deskins 49 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)

Team Statistics CHM CHA
Record 11-1 6-6
First Downs 28 6
- by Rushing 11 2
- by Passing 15 4
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 635 176
- Offensive Plays 75 48
- Yards per Play 8.47 3.67
Net Rushing Yards 168 45
- Rushing Attempts 46 11
- Yards per Rush 3.65 4.09
Net Passing Yards 467 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 2 35 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 473 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 16.10 3.54
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/49
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/173
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 38:53 21:07

Team Statistics	CHM	CHA
Record	11-1	6-6
First Downs	28	6
- by Rushing	11	2
- by Passing	15	4
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	635	176
- Offensive Plays	75	48
- Yards per Play	8.47	3.67
Net Rushing Yards	168	45
- Rushing Attempts	46	11
- Yards per Rush	3.65	4.09
Net Passing Yards	467	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 2	35 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	473	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	16.10	3.54
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/49
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/173
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	38:53	21:07

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
1	8:44	2:19	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
1	3:26	3:36	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	11:06	1:40	OWN 4	3	10	Fumble
2	9:19	0:58	OWN 20	3	26	Fumble
2	7:05	6:35	OWN 1	15	99	Touchdown
3	14:29	4:58	OWN 42	9	53	Interception
3	6:26	2:25	OWN 7	5	93	Touchdown
3	1:51	1:30	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
4	14:47	2:25	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
4	11:16	2:14	OWN 46	5	44	Interception
4	7:26	1:50	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
4	4:21	2:28	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	1:51	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
1	6:25	2:59	OWN 47	6	49	Field Goal
2	14:50	3:44	OWN 33	5	4	Punt
2	9:26	0:07	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
2	8:21	1:16	OPP 38	3	-5	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 30	3	8	Half
3	15:00	0:31	OWN 47	1	0	Interception
3	9:31	3:05	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
3	4:01	2:10	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	0:21	0:34	OPP 48	3	-5	Punt
4	12:22	1:06	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	9:02	1:36	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	5:36	1:15	OPP 37	3	9	Missed FG
4	1:53	1:43	OWN 8	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	25	102	4.08	18	4	1
Corey Sybrowski	17	53	3.12	14	1	1
J.R. Carpenter	3	12	4.00	8	0	0
Charlie Boyd	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Charlotte	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herman Levine	5	21	4.20	17	1
Darren Riley	4	7	1.75	3	0
Tony Carlson	1	18	18.00	18	1
Tyrus Sutton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	27	19	473	2/6	3	84	2	119.0

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrus Sutton	35	15	143	2/12	1	32	1	52.4

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	7	10	147	21.00	48	51	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	8	123	20.50	43	48	0
TE Fred Lohr	3	4	135	45.00	112	84	1
TE Ross Deskins	2	2	59	29.50	47	49	1
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1
WR Butch Bostic	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Charlotte	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andrew House	7	12	47	6.71	7	13	0
WR Alex Atherton	5	7	71	14.20	40	32	0
WR Chester Horner	2	12	22	11.00	0	14	1
TE Oscar Duffy	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Oliver Jacobs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marlon Boatright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marty Stephens	1	0	0.00	0

Charlotte	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Orlando Hill	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Pat Caro	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C.J. Emmons	1	0	0	0
Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0	0
J.R. Carpenter	1	0	0	0
Ross Deskins	0	1	0	1
Alan Banta	0	0	1	0

Charlotte	Fumb	Recov	Force
Orlando Hill	1	0	0
Tony Carlson	0	1	0
Earl Harner	0	1	0
Francisco McAfee	0	1	0
Stanley Matthews	0	0	1
Cornell Lyon	0	0	1
Joey Naslund	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	3	142	47.3	31.0	56	1

Charlotte	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Yockey	9	374	41.6	40.6	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Winslett	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Charlotte	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Tuitele	1/2	0/1	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Battle	1	9	9.0	0

Charlotte	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andrew House	1	7	7.0	0
Oliver Jacobs	1	42	42.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Charlotte	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Hill	3	114	38.0	0
Oliver Jacobs	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Al Lynch	5	1	0.0	5	28
OLB Jared Shimada	4	1	0.0	8	21
DE Ben Banks	2	1	0.5	11	37
S Jeff Marion	2	1	0.0	10	35
S Rod Rockett	2	0	0.0	10	34
CB Gary Zytniak	2	0	0.0	8	26
QB J.R. Carpenter	2	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Borders	1	1	1.0	11	25
OLB Tom Meier	1	1	0.5	9	28
DT Rich Westbrook	1	1	0.0	11	30
CB Carlos Hines	1	0	0.0	6	20
CB Jason Vance	1	0	0.0	7	28
T R.J. Oliver	1	0	---	---	---
DT David Jackson	1	0	0.0	5	17
OLB Marty Stephens	1	0	0.0	7	16
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	0.0	5	14
S Amos Fletcher	1	0	0.0	4	16

Charlotte	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Pat Caro	8	0	0.0	36	27
ILB Cornell Lyon	8	0	0.0	22	14
CB Butch Newsome	6	0	0.0	42	28
DT Robbie Milstead	5	2	0.5	34	17
OLB Rico Cote	5	3	0.0	33	19
OLB Joey Naslund	5	1	0.0	18	5
DT Moe Meggett	4	4	0.5	34	25
DT Skip Cox	4	2	0.0	29	19
CB Ted Schulz	3	2	0.5	38	27
S Francisco McAfee	3	1	0.0	31	22
DE Stanley Matthews	2	1	0.5	32	27
OLB Gary Moyad	2	0	0.0	13	10
DE Leroy Burnham	2	0	0.0	20	9
S Johnny Gruden	1	1	0.0	23	18
WR Chester Horner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Earl Harner	1	0	0.0	26	14
CB Rick Honeycutt	1	0	0.0	15	4
CB Orlando Hill	0	1	0.0	42	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Borders	1.0	1	3	2	25
DE Ben Banks	0.5	0	3	1	37
OLB Tom Meier	0.5	0	0	0	28
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	0	1	0	30

Charlotte	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Moe Meggett	0.5	0	1	25
DT Robbie Milstead	0.5	0	0	17
DE Stanley Matthews	0.5	0	0	27
CB Ted Schulz	0.5	0	0	27
DT Skip Cox	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Pat Caro	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Al Lynch	4	0	0	28
S Jeff Marion	3	0	0	35
S Rod Rockett	2	0	0	34
CB Gary Zytniak	2	0	0	26
CB Carlos Hines	1	1	0	20
CB Jason Vance	1	1	0	28
OLB Jared Shimada	1	1	0	21
OLB Marty Stephens	1	0	1	16

Charlotte	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Pat Caro	3	0	1	27
CB Ted Schulz	3	0	0	27
OLB Joey Naslund	3	0	0	5
CB Butch Newsome	3	0	0	28
ILB Cornell Lyon	2	0	0	14
CB Orlando Hill	1	1	1	26
DT Moe Meggett	1	0	0	25
OLB Rico Cote	1	0	0	19
S Johnny Gruden	1	0	0	18
S Francisco McAfee	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Howe	4	10	1	42	0	21
Irv Williamson	3	9	1	40	0	27
Quentin King	3	5	0	46	1	29
R.J. Oliver	2	7	1	38	0	24
Jamie Hatcher	2	4	0	37	1	22
Fred Lohr	2	3	0	42	0	27
Leslie Kalu	0	4	0	12	0	6
Ross Deskins	0	1	0	30	0	17

Charlotte	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Sales	1	3	9	0	27
Stanley Sutter	1	2	10	0	31
Brent Leupold	0	2	10	0	33
Butch Yates	0	1	3	2	6
Kris Clinton	0	1	2	0	10
Freddie Duncan	0	1	1	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Wheeler	2	12
Al Lynch	1	32
Ross Deskins	1	13
Marlon Mason	1	13
Alan Banta	1	12
Rod Rockett	1	4

Charlotte	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Manns	1	13

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Quentin King	46	29	---	---	1	76
J.R. Carpenter	46	29	---	---	---	75
Fred Lohr	42	27	---	---	---	69
Irv Williamson	40	27	---	---	---	67
Al Lynch	---	---	5	28	32	65
Mitch Howe	42	21	---	---	2	65
R.J. Oliver	38	24	---	---	1	63
Bennie Sandlin	40	22	---	---	---	62
Ross Deskins	30	17	---	---	13	60
C.J. Emmons	37	23	---	---	---	60
Jamie Hatcher	37	22	---	---	---	59
Ben Banks	---	---	11	37	6	54
Rod Rockett	---	---	10	34	4	48
Jeff Marion	---	---	10	35	2	47
Rufus Mularkey	14	16	---	---	17	47
Jason Vance	---	---	7	28	11	46
Rich Westbrook	---	---	11	30	5	46
Gary Zytniak	---	---	8	26	12	46
Corey Sybrowski	17	8	---	---	21	46
Jeffrey Donovan	27	14	---	---	1	42
Walt Borders	---	---	11	25	4	40
Tom Meier	---	---	9	28	2	39
Charlie Poloski	---	---	5	14	18	37
Amos Fletcher	---	---	4	16	17	37
Jared Shimada	---	---	8	21	2	31
Sam Bryant	14	12	---	---	2	28
David Jackson	---	---	5	17	6	28
Carlos Hines	---	---	6	20	1	27
Marty Stephens	---	---	7	16	1	24
Butch Bostic	8	9	---	---	5	22
Alan Banta	8	1	---	---	12	21
Leslie Kalu	12	6	---	---	3	21
Marlon Mason	5	1	---	---	13	19
Heath Warren	---	---	3	15	---	18
Robbie Wooden	---	---	1	12	3	16
Alan Wolf	---	---	0	3	10	13
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	0	12	12
Gerald Battle	0	0	---	---	11	11
Charlie Boyd	2	7	---	---	---	9
J.C. Nichols	1	4	---	---	3	8
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Neal Sheldon	---	---	0	2	1	3
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	3	3
Clay Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Charlotte	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Orlando Hill	---	---	42	26	6	74
Pat Caro	---	---	36	27	8	71
Butch Newsome	---	---	42	28	---	70
Ted Schulz	---	---	38	27	---	65
Stanley Matthews	---	---	32	27	3	62
Moe Meggett	---	---	34	25	---	59
Brent Leupold	10	33	---	---	11	54
Rico Cote	---	---	33	19	1	53
Francisco McAfee	---	---	31	22	---	53
Robbie Milstead	---	---	34	17	---	51
Alex Atherton	8	29	---	---	13	50
Winston Means	8	31	---	---	10	49
Vinny Schroeder	11	37	---	---	1	49
Chester Horner	8	35	---	---	5	48
Andrew House	11	35	---	---	2	48
Tyrus Sutton	11	37	---	---	---	48
Skip Cox	---	---	29	19	---	48
Craig Stephens	7	17	---	---	21	45
Johnny Gruden	---	---	23	18	---	41
Stanley Sutter	10	31	---	---	---	41
Earl Harner	---	---	26	14	---	40
Oliver Jacobs	1	16	---	---	23	40
Tony Carlson	2	11	---	---	23	36
Bruce Sales	9	27	---	---	---	36
Cornell Lyon	---	---	22	14	---	36
Rick Honeycutt	---	---	15	4	15	34
Leroy Burnham	---	---	20	9	2	31
Marlon Boatright	1	13	---	---	17	31
Gary Moyad	---	---	13	10	6	29
Oscar Duffy	6	8	---	---	12	26
Joey Naslund	---	---	18	5	2	25
Kris Clinton	2	10	---	---	11	23
Kelvin Manns	---	---	6	3	13	22
Butch Yates	3	6	---	---	11	20
Darren Riley	4	9	---	---	5	18
Herman Levine	5	9	---	---	2	16
Freddie Duncan	1	4	---	---	11	16
Jermaine Hardy	---	---	10	5	1	16
Norman Harding	---	---	2	0	9	11
Phillip Heath	2	3	---	---	4	9
Clay Yockey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brock Perkins	1	6	---	---	---	7
Calvin Tuitele	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kenny Southard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ernest Harner	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	68	5.7
Middle	16	37	2.3
Right	17	64	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	3	4	1.3
Right	3	19	6.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	27	19	10	0	2	1	2	0	2

Charlotte	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrus Sutton	35	15	1	4	4	3	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	238	14.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	156	22.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	79	19.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	55	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	10	7	0	147	4	23
WR Bennie Sandlin	8	6	0	123	3	22
TE Fred Lohr	4	3	0	135	2	27
TE Ross Deskins	2	2	0	59	1	17
WR Butch Bostic	2	0	2	0	0	9
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	0	9	0	16

Charlotte	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chester Horner	12	2	2	22	0	35
WR Andrew House	12	7	1	47	0	35
WR Alex Atherton	7	5	0	71	1	29
TE Oscar Duffy	2	1	0	3	0	8
WR Oliver Jacobs	1	0	1	0	0	16
WR Marlon Boatright	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	5	16	3.20	4.08
Corey Sybrowski	2	0	0.00	3.12

Charlotte	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	6	2	21	3.50	17.52

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrus Sutton	4	1	14	3.50	4.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	2	0	0	0.00	14.70
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	1	12	6.00	15.38
TE Fred Lohr	1	0	0	0.00	33.75
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Charlotte	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chester Horner	3	1	14	4.67	1.83
WR Andrew House	1	0	0	0.00	3.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Charlotte	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Carlson	1	1
Herman Levine	1	0
Darren Riley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	8	5	4

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrus Sutton	9	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	3	2	1
TE Ross Deskins	1	1	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	1
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	1
WR Butch Bostic	1	0	0

Charlotte	Targ	Catch
WR Andrew House	6	3
WR Chester Horner	2	0
TE Oscar Duffy	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,100)
End Zone 12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,100)
End Zone	12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (4,000)