Week 17, 2025

played in Fargo (ND), ND

2 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	7	7	0	0	-	14
Fargo (ND) Freeze	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 CHM - Corey Sybrowski 1 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
1Q: 02:01 FAR - Bob Kelley 20 field goal
2Q: 02:36 CHM - C.J. Emmons 3 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 CHM - Corey Sybrowski 1 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
1Q: 02:01 FAR - Bob Kelley 20 field goal
2Q: 02:36 CHM - C.J. Emmons 3 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Brenden Winslett extra point)

Team Statistics CHM FAR
Record 14-2 2-13-1
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 377 220
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 6.18 3.67
Net Rushing Yards 165 108
- Rushing Attempts 33 28
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.86
Net Passing Yards 212 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 1 32 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 212 112
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 3.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 11/67 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/10 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:52 26:08

Team Statistics	CHM	FAR
Record	14-2	2-13-1
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	377	220
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	6.18	3.67
Net Rushing Yards	165	108
- Rushing Attempts	33	28
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.86
Net Passing Yards	212	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 1	32 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	212	112
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	3.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	11/67	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/10	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:52	26:08

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:25	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
1	1:56	6:15	OWN 25	10	38	Punt
2	8:19	4:20	OWN 16	8	36	Punt
2	3:49	1:19	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 26	3	39	Missed FG
3	11:25	2:14	OWN 12	5	36	Interception
3	7:05	4:31	OWN 5	7	58	Punt
4	13:11	4:07	OWN 1	7	19	Punt
4	5:46	3:19	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	50	4	9	Game

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:35	7:39	OWN 20	16	77	Field Goal
2	10:41	2:22	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	3:59	0:10	OWN 15	1	0	Interception
2	2:30	1:13	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 34	6	15	Punt
3	9:11	2:06	50	3	4	Punt
3	2:34	4:23	OWN 20	11	38	Punt
4	9:04	3:18	OPP 46	8	19	Downs
4	2:27	1:22	OWN 20	7	24	Interception

Game MVP: Marty Stephens, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	17	91	5.35	41	4	0
Corey Sybrowski	10	52	5.20	15	2	1
J.R. Carpenter	4	15	3.75	9	0	0
Charlie Boyd	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gino Sullivan	21	77	3.67	13	2
Melvin Murray	5	22	4.40	16	1
Edgar McCormick	2	9	4.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	28	20	212	0/0	1	25	1	90.2

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edgar McCormick	23	10	70	0/0	0	10	2	14.8
Steve Lincoln	9	5	42	0/0	0	25	0	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	6	11	71	11.83	20	20	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	9	74	12.33	17	25	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	5	5	47	9.40	17	21	0
TE Fred Lohr	3	3	20	6.67	2	9	0

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Frankie Drake	3	6	38	12.67	7	25
RB Gino Sullivan	3	4	26	8.67	0	10
FB Brian Parrish	2	3	4	2.00	0	4
TE Steve Skuratovsky	2	7	13	6.50	4	10
WR Wes Schneider	2	7	16	8.00	0	9
WR J.R. Murphy	2	3	8	4.00	0	4
RB Luther Swain	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Tyrone McFarland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marty Stephens	2	10	5.00	0

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Frankie DeMeester	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tom Meier	0	0	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gino Sullivan	1	0	0	0
Herman Bates	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	5	198	39.6	25.2	53	1

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Randle	5	202	40.4	40.4	44	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Kelley	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Reynoso	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Battle	2	35	17.5	0

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Malone	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	7	3	0.0	26	28
OLB Jared Shimada	7	2	0.0	21	21
OLB Tom Meier	6	1	0.0	27	29
CB Gary Zytniak	3	1	0.0	19	18
OLB Marty Stephens	2	3	0.0	14	18
DT Rich Westbrook	2	2	0.0	21	26
DE Ben Banks	2	1	0.0	28	32
CB Jason Vance	2	1	0.0	14	15
DE Heath Warren	2	1	0.0	19	22
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	0.0	25	27
CB Al Lynch	2	0	0.0	14	19
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	0	0.0	7	12
DT David Jackson	1	2	0.0	16	9
S Jeff Marion	1	1	0.0	26	30
ILB Alan Wolf	1	0	0.0	1	5
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
S Amos Fletcher	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Robbie Wooden	0	1	0.0	9	8

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bubba Whitworth	6	1	0.0	24	20
S Frankie DeMeester	5	3	0.0	26	19
ILB Quinn Walton	5	3	0.0	33	26
DE Renaldo Rhodes	5	1	0.0	33	28
CB Kenneth Malone	5	0	0.0	24	23
OLB Conrad Jacobus	4	1	0.0	13	9
DT J.C. Upshaw	4	1	0.0	33	28
CB Archie Finch	3	2	0.0	14	18
DT Rex Pollard	3	2	0.0	33	28
S Juan Vaughn	3	0	0.0	22	22
CB Mario Corbett	2	0	0.0	5	5
OLB J.T. Brandon	1	2	0.0	22	13
CB Emmitt Bronson	1	2	0.0	21	19
S Jay Reynoso	1	0	0.0	7	9
FB Brian Parrish	1	0	---	---	---
WR Frankie Drake	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Steven Berry	1	0	0.0	11	6
DE Rondell George	0	2	0.0	33	28
CB Toby Sanderson	0	1	0.0	9	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rich Westbrook	1	2	0	26
DE Heath Warren	1	0	0	22
DE Walt Borders	0	2	4	27
DE Ben Banks	0	0	2	32

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Renaldo Rhodes	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Rondell George	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	0	27
CB Al Lynch	2	0	0	19
CB Gary Zytniak	2	0	0	18
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	0	0	12
S Jeff Marion	1	1	0	30
OLB Jared Shimada	1	1	0	21
S Rod Rockett	1	1	0	28
OLB Tom Meier	1	1	0	29
ILB Alan Wolf	1	0	0	5
CB Jason Vance	1	0	0	15
S Amos Fletcher	1	0	0	6
OLB Marty Stephens	0	0	2	18

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kenneth Malone	4	0	0	23
S Frankie DeMeester	3	1	1	19
OLB Conrad Jacobus	3	0	0	9
CB Archie Finch	3	0	0	18
OLB Bubba Whitworth	2	0	0	20
OLB J.T. Brandon	1	0	0	13
S Juan Vaughn	1	0	0	22
CB Emmitt Bronson	1	0	0	19
CB Mario Corbett	1	0	0	5
ILB Quinn Walton	1	0	0	26
CB Toby Sanderson	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mitch Howe	2	6	1	30	24
Irv Williamson	2	6	0	28	25
Leslie Kalu	2	4	0	13	8
Quentin King	1	7	0	33	28
Fred Lohr	1	2	1	29	24
R.J. Oliver	1	2	0	23	23
Jamie Hatcher	0	2	0	29	23

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Gus Jacomy	3	3	22	26
Thomas Meier	2	2	25	31
Howie Pirker	1	7	24	29
Herman Bates	1	7	21	27
Earl Schulz	1	2	13	11
Brian Parrish	1	1	16	23
Steve Skuratovsky	1	1	24	26
Winfred Hammond	0	3	26	26
Joel Hodges	0	1	9	10

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Al Lynch	3	21

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Corbett	1	8
J.R. Murphy	1	6

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Banks	---	---	28	32	4	64
Quentin King	33	28	---	---	1	62
J.R. Carpenter	33	28	---	---	---	61
Mitch Howe	30	24	---	---	6	60
Jeff Marion	---	---	26	30	1	57
Rod Rockett	---	---	26	28	3	57
Tom Meier	---	---	27	29	1	57
Al Lynch	---	---	14	19	21	54
Irv Williamson	28	25	---	---	---	53
Carlos Hines	---	---	25	27	1	53
Fred Lohr	29	24	---	---	---	53
Jamie Hatcher	29	23	---	---	---	52
C.J. Emmons	25	25	---	---	---	50
Bennie Sandlin	26	24	---	---	---	50
Rich Westbrook	---	---	21	26	1	48
Walt Borders	---	---	18	27	2	47
Ross Deskins	20	14	---	---	12	46
R.J. Oliver	23	23	---	---	---	46
Jared Shimada	---	---	21	21	1	43
Gary Zytniak	---	---	19	18	5	42
Heath Warren	---	---	19	22	---	41
Rufus Mularkey	15	14	---	---	10	39
Corey Sybrowski	13	9	---	---	15	37
Jason Vance	---	---	14	15	6	35
Jeffrey Donovan	18	14	---	---	1	33
Marty Stephens	---	---	14	18	---	32
David Jackson	---	---	16	9	6	31
Charlie Poloski	---	---	7	12	11	30
Leslie Kalu	13	8	---	---	6	27
Sam Bryant	9	8	---	---	6	23
Alan Banta	4	6	---	---	10	20
Robbie Wooden	---	---	9	8	---	17
Marlon Mason	5	1	---	---	10	16
Amos Fletcher	---	---	3	6	7	16
Butch Bostic	8	4	---	---	2	14
Alan Wolf	---	---	1	5	5	11
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	0	9	9
J.C. Nichols	0	1	---	---	6	7
Charlie Boyd	2	5	---	---	---	7
Gerald Battle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Neal Sheldon	---	---	0	0	1	1
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	1	1
Clay Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex Pollard	---	---	33	28	6	67
Rondell George	---	---	33	28	1	62
Renaldo Rhodes	---	---	33	28	1	62
J.C. Upshaw	---	---	33	28	1	62
Quinn Walton	---	---	33	26	---	59
Thomas Meier	25	31	---	---	2	58
Steve Skuratovsky	24	26	---	---	7	57
Howie Pirker	24	29	---	---	3	56
Winfred Hammond	26	26	---	---	---	52
Gus Jacomy	22	26	---	---	4	52
Wes Schneider	19	21	---	---	10	50
Kenneth Malone	---	---	24	23	3	50
Brian Parrish	16	23	---	---	10	49
Herman Bates	21	27	---	---	---	48
Frankie DeMeester	---	---	26	19	1	46
J.T. Brandon	---	---	22	13	10	45
Juan Vaughn	---	---	22	22	1	45
Gino Sullivan	23	21	---	---	1	45
Bubba Whitworth	---	---	24	20	1	45
Edgar McCormick	20	23	---	---	1	44
J.R. Murphy	17	20	---	---	6	43
Emmitt Bronson	---	---	21	19	2	42
Frankie Drake	21	19	---	---	---	40
Archie Finch	---	---	14	18	1	33
Jay Reynoso	---	---	7	9	15	31
Earl Schulz	13	11	---	---	6	30
Toby Sanderson	---	---	9	5	15	29
Conrad Jacobus	---	---	13	9	5	27
Joel Hodges	9	10	---	---	6	25
Luther Swain	2	5	---	---	16	23
Steven Berry	---	---	11	6	5	22
Melvin Murray	5	11	---	---	6	22
Mario Corbett	---	---	5	5	8	18
Steve Lincoln	8	9	---	---	---	17
Tyrone McFarland	8	9	---	---	---	17
Brock Reilly	4	4	---	---	9	17
Wesley Rounds	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deion Elliott	---	---	0	2	4	6
Aaron Randle	0	0	---	---	5	5
O.J. Kasica	---	---	0	0	5	5
Bob Kelley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Curtis Glenn	1	1	---	---	1	3
Riddick Haralson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Eugene Sinclair	0	0	---	---	---	0
T.J. Spector	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	69	9.9
Middle	12	62	5.2
Right	12	36	3.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	28	20	3	2	2	2	0	1	1

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edgar McCormick	23	10	0	3	1	3	3	4	2
Steve Lincoln	9	5	1	1	0	1	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	101	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	68	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	19	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	11	6	2	71	1	25
WR Bennie Sandlin	9	6	0	74	1	24
WR Rufus Mularkey	5	5	0	47	1	14
TE Fred Lohr	3	3	0	20	0	24

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Steve Skuratovsky	7	2	0	13	0	26
WR Wes Schneider	7	2	0	16	0	21
WR Frankie Drake	6	3	0	38	1	19
RB Gino Sullivan	4	3	0	26	0	21
FB Brian Parrish	3	2	0	4	0	23
WR J.R. Murphy	3	2	1	8	0	20
RB Luther Swain	1	1	0	7	0	5
WR Tyrone McFarland	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Corey Sybrowski	2	3	1.50	5.20

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	4	3	12	3.00	7.57

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Lincoln	7	4	17	2.43	4.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	1	6	3.00	8.22
WR C.J. Emmons	1	1	3	3.00	6.45
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	3	3.00	6.67

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frankie Drake	2	1	3	1.50	6.33
TE Steve Skuratovsky	2	1	3	1.50	1.86
FB Brian Parrish	1	1	4	4.00	1.33
RB Gino Sullivan	1	1	7	7.00	6.50
WR Wes Schneider	1	0	0	0.00	2.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Boyd	2	0
Jeffrey Donovan	1	0
Corey Sybrowski	1	1

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Gino Sullivan	1	0
Melvin Murray	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	8	7	6

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edgar McCormick	11	8	4
Steve Lincoln	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	3	3	3
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	2	2
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	2	1

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Steve Skuratovsky	4	2	1
FB Brian Parrish	3	2	1
WR Frankie Drake	2	2	2
WR Wes Schneider	2	2	1
WR J.R. Murphy	2	2	0
RB Gino Sullivan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (19,600)
End Zone 11,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (19,600)
End Zone	11,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,000)