Exhibition Week 2, 2026

played in Austin, TX

90 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	7	7	0	6	-	20
Austin Rage	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 CHM - C.J. Emmons 38 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 05:37 AUS - Leslie Counts 20 pass from Jerry Donaldson (Tony Quinn extra point)
2Q: 08:13 CHM - Fred Lohr 4 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 02:08 AUS - Leslie Counts 42 pass from Jose Willis (Tony Quinn extra point)
3Q: 01:02 AUS - Tony Quinn 40 field goal
4Q: 09:57 CHM - Sam Linquist 19 field goal
4Q: 01:20 CHM - Sam Linquist 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 CHM - C.J. Emmons 38 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 05:37 AUS - Leslie Counts 20 pass from Jerry Donaldson (Tony Quinn extra point)
2Q: 08:13 CHM - Fred Lohr 4 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 02:08 AUS - Leslie Counts 42 pass from Jose Willis (Tony Quinn extra point)
3Q: 01:02 AUS - Tony Quinn 40 field goal
4Q: 09:57 CHM - Sam Linquist 19 field goal
4Q: 01:20 CHM - Sam Linquist 34 field goal

Team Statistics CHM AUS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 405 302
- Offensive Plays 62 61
- Yards per Play 6.53 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 43 61
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards per Rush 1.95 2.44
Net Passing Yards 362 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 371 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 9.05 6.69
Fumbles/Lost 4/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/28 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 3/92
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:09 28:51

Team Statistics	CHM	AUS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	405	302
- Offensive Plays	62	61
- Yards per Play	6.53	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	43	61
- Rushing Attempts	22	25
- Yards per Rush	1.95	2.44
Net Passing Yards	362	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	371	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	9.05	6.69
Fumbles/Lost	4/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/28	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	3/92
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:09	28:51

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 42	5	12	Punt
1	11:16	1:58	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
1	5:26	1:41	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
1	0:05	0:51	OWN 37	4	32	Missed FG
2	10:25	2:21	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
2	6:55	2:50	OPP 47	6	27	Missed FG
2	2:00	1:37	OWN 40	4	10	Punt
3	13:34	1:40	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
3	9:07	4:19	OWN 42	7	29	Missed FG
3	0:57	6:07	OWN 26	9	72	Field Goal
4	7:59	3:12	OWN 39	6	15	Punt
4	2:51	1:39	OWN 43	4	40	Field Goal
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 43	1	-2	Game

Austin Rage
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	1:10	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	9:18	3:52	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
1	3:45	3:40	OWN 5	7	23	Punt
2	14:14	3:49	OWN 38	8	27	Missed FG
2	8:04	1:09	OWN 20	3	27	Fumble
2	4:05	2:05	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 19	1	-8	Half
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
3	11:54	2:47	OWN 47	5	18	Missed FG
3	4:48	3:51	OWN 36	6	41	Field Goal
4	9:50	1:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	4:47	1:56	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
4	1:12	0:54	OWN 48	4	16	Missed FG

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Corey Sybrowski	11	29	2.64	15	1
Jeffrey Donovan	9	11	1.22	10	1
J.R. Carpenter	2	3	1.50	5	0

Austin	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chris Daugherty	13	19	1.46	6
Toby Garner	10	30	3.00	7
Sherman Blake	1	6	6.00	6
Jose Willis	1	6	6.00	6

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	39	24	371	1/9	2	39	0	110.0

Austin	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jose Willis	18	12	152	2/13	1	42	0	111.3
Jerry Donaldson	16	9	102	0/0	1	31	0	96.3

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	6	83	13.83	11	26	0
WR C.J. Emmons	5	9	137	27.40	70	39	1
TE Fred Lohr	5	8	38	7.60	1	12	1
RB Jeffrey Donovan	3	3	15	5.00	7	7	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	7	39	19.50	10	30	0
WR Gerald Battle	2	2	49	24.50	0	38	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	4	10	10.00	1	10	0

Austin	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ryan Saffitz	5	9	39	7.80	3	14	0
WR Leslie Counts	5	7	92	18.40	36	42	2
RB Chris Daugherty	3	3	12	4.00	0	7	0
WR Leonard Nixon	3	4	45	15.00	26	31	0
TE Ethan Earnest	2	7	36	18.00	4	26	0
TE Antonio Macri	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Rusty Rice	1	2	23	23.00	2	23	0
WR Todd Davidson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Austin	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
Corey Sybrowski	2	0	0
J.R. Carpenter	1	1	0
Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	0
Mitch Howe	0	1	0
Rich Westbrook	0	1	0
Fred Lohr	0	1	0
Kyle Jeffries	0	1	0
Jason Vance	0	0	1
Rod Rockett	0	0	1

Austin	Fumb	Recov	Force
Toby Garner	1	0	1
Sherman Blake	1	0	0
Leslie Counts	0	1	0
Kurt Hutton	0	0	1
Daryl Boyd	0	0	1
Van Sides	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	5	194	38.8	34.8	47	3

Austin	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cris Joyner	5	226	45.2	39.6	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	2/5	0/2	0/0	34	2/2

Austin	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Quinn	1/4	1/4	0/3	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Di Pietro	3	28	9.3	0

Austin	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	2	56	28.0	0
Gerald Battle	1	36	36.0	0

Austin	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Saffitz	3	92	30.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	8	2	0.0	16	26
OLB Kyle Jeffries	5	1	0.0	24	32
DE Walt Borders	4	0	1.5	19	19
ILB Charlie Poloski	4	1	0.0	12	21
DE Ben Banks	3	3	0.0	20	21
OLB Jared Shimada	3	2	0.0	13	20
CB Gary Zytniak	3	2	0.0	15	24
CB Jason Vance	3	1	0.0	13	20
DT Rich Westbrook	2	1	0.5	18	18
S Jeff Marion	2	2	0.0	16	26
DT David Jackson	2	1	0.0	13	19
DE Heath Warren	2	0	0.0	14	24
DE Deon Pearson	2	0	0.0	6	19
CB Horace Nelson	1	1	0.0	14	20
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	0.0	10	11
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	0.0	10	12
OLB Tom Meier	0	2	0.0	12	15

Austin	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sean Brandon	8	0	0.0	18	27
ILB Rondell Woodward	6	3	0.0	14	20
CB Daryl Boyd	4	1	0.0	12	27
ILB Darrell Donaldson	4	1	0.0	8	20
DT Luther Pigeon	3	1	0.0	14	25
CB Bart Lucas	3	1	0.0	16	25
ILB Kurt Hutton	3	0	0.0	8	20
Unknown	3	0	0.0	7	16
S David Kelly	2	2	0.0	12	26
DT Bruce Peterson	2	2	0.0	18	37
OLB Van Sides	1	0	1.0	6	5
CB Patrick Kemp	1	2	0.0	15	26
DE Neal Barrett	1	1	0.0	18	32
ILB Les Nekolny	1	1	0.0	14	20
S Preston Virgadamo	1	0	0.0	11	23
DE Matt Facey	1	0	0.0	6	17
OLB Artie Newton	0	1	0.0	10	14
CB Terrell Felkey	0	1	0.0	2	12
DT Kenyon Bradford	0	1	0.0	20	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Borders	1.5	0	3	4	19
DT Rich Westbrook	0.5	0	0	0	18
DE Heath Warren	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Ben Banks	0.0	0	2	1	21
DT Kelvin Mealey	0.0	0	1	0	19

Austin	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Van Sides	1.0	0	0	0	5
DT Bruce Peterson	0.0	2	1	1	37
DE Neal Barrett	0.0	1	1	0	32
ILB Les Nekolny	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Matt Facey	0.0	0	1	1	17
ILB Darrell Donaldson	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Kenyon Bradford	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Artie Newton	0.0	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	5	1	26
CB Gary Zytniak	3	0	24
OLB Kyle Jeffries	3	0	32
S Jeff Marion	2	2	26
OLB Jared Shimada	2	1	20
CB Horace Nelson	1	1	20
CB Carlos Hines	1	0	22
CB Jason Vance	1	0	20
DE Heath Warren	1	0	24
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	21
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	12

Austin	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sean Brandon	5	0	27
CB Daryl Boyd	3	0	27
CB Bart Lucas	3	0	25
ILB Darrell Donaldson	3	0	20
S David Kelly	2	1	26
ILB Rondell Woodward	2	0	20
Unknown	2	0	16
ILB Kurt Hutton	1	0	20
OLB Artie Newton	1	0	14
DE Neal Barrett	1	0	32
DT Bruce Peterson	1	0	37
S Preston Virgadamo	0	1	23
ILB Les Nekolny	0	1	20
CB Terrell Felkey	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Butch Athanas	2	6	20	0	34
Irv Williamson	1	3	12	0	23
Mitch Howe	0	5	18	0	33
J.C. Nichols	0	3	10	1	17
Jamie Hatcher	0	1	12	0	27
R.J. Oliver	0	1	13	0	22
Quentin King	0	1	14	0	20

Austin	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terrance Nichols	2	3	15	1	9
Willie Matthews	1	4	19	0	21
Shaun Cassidy	1	4	13	0	18
Percy Alston	1	2	10	0	27
Emmitt Dotson	1	1	13	0	17
Tony Halsey	0	3	11	1	15
Drew Connell	0	2	20	0	28
Deion Bradford	0	1	11	0	23
Darren Kemp	0	1	14	0	21
Cole Tatum	0	1	6	0	6
Howie Morton	0	1	12	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Mularkey	2	15
Gerald Battle	1	17

Austin	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Garner	2	22
Antonio Macri	2	18
Kurt Hutton	1	16
Emmitt Dotson	1	10

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	24	32	14	70
Gary Zytniak	---	---	15	24	23	62
J.R. Carpenter	22	40	---	---	---	62
Fred Lohr	18	36	---	---	5	59
Butch Athanas	20	34	---	---	3	57
Mitch Howe	18	33	---	---	1	52
Rufus Mularkey	8	27	---	---	15	50
Jamie Hatcher	12	27	---	---	8	47
Corey Sybrowski	12	12	---	---	23	47
Rod Rockett	---	---	16	26	4	46
Charlie Poloski	---	---	12	21	13	46
Jeff Marion	---	---	16	26	2	44
Quentin King	14	20	---	---	10	44
Ben Banks	---	---	20	21	2	43
Carlos Hines	---	---	18	22	3	43
Walt Borders	---	---	19	19	5	43
Bennie Sandlin	19	21	---	---	---	40
Heath Warren	---	---	14	24	2	40
Rich Westbrook	---	---	18	18	4	40
Horace Nelson	---	---	14	20	6	40
Jeffrey Donovan	10	28	---	---	1	39
Jared Shimada	---	---	13	20	5	38
C.J. Emmons	12	25	---	---	---	37
Jason Vance	---	---	13	20	4	37
J.C. Nichols	10	17	---	---	10	37
Leslie Kalu	9	18	---	---	10	37
R.J. Oliver	13	22	---	---	1	36
David Jackson	---	---	13	19	4	36
Irv Williamson	12	23	---	---	---	35
Sedrick Blunt	5	9	---	---	18	32
Ross Deskins	6	6	---	---	19	31
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	9	19	2	30
Deon Pearson	---	---	6	19	5	30
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	10	11	9	30
Tom Meier	---	---	12	15	2	29
Morris Gordon	8	13	---	---	8	29
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	3	8	17	28
Butch Bostic	11	16	---	---	---	27
Gerald Battle	1	7	---	---	17	25
Marcus Reese	---	---	10	12	3	25
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kirk Nobles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Clay Ramsey	2	6	---	---	---	8
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	5	5
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Austin	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Peterson	---	---	18	37	5	60
Kenyon Bradford	---	---	20	32	8	60
Ryan Saffitz	14	28	---	---	14	56
Ethan Earnest	20	30	---	---	6	56
Daryl Boyd	---	---	12	27	15	54
Neal Barrett	---	---	18	32	4	54
Darrell Donaldson	---	---	8	20	22	50
Drew Connell	20	28	---	---	2	50
Willie Matthews	19	21	---	---	9	49
Sean Brandon	---	---	18	27	2	47
Toby Garner	10	14	---	---	22	46
Leslie Counts	19	26	---	---	---	45
Kurt Hutton	---	---	8	20	16	44
Luther Pigeon	---	---	14	25	4	43
Patrick Kemp	---	---	15	26	2	43
Bart Lucas	---	---	16	25	2	43
David Kelly	---	---	12	26	3	41
Darren Kemp	14	21	---	---	6	41
Rondell Woodward	---	---	14	20	6	40
Emmitt Dotson	13	17	---	---	10	40
Shaun Cassidy	13	18	---	---	9	40
Preston Virgadamo	---	---	11	23	5	39
Antonio Macri	7	12	---	---	18	37
Percy Alston	10	27	---	---	---	37
Chris Daugherty	15	22	---	---	---	37
Les Nekolny	---	---	14	20	3	37
Deion Bradford	11	23	---	---	1	35
Tony Halsey	11	15	---	---	9	35
Unknown	---	---	7	16	12	35
Terrance Nichols	15	9	---	---	9	33
Jose Willis	12	20	---	---	---	32
Earnest Goldade	---	---	13	16	2	31
Howie Morton	12	18	---	---	---	30
Matt Facey	---	---	6	17	6	29
Jerry Donaldson	12	16	---	---	---	28
Cole Tatum	6	6	---	---	16	28
Artie Newton	---	---	10	14	3	27
Terrell Felkey	---	---	2	12	13	27
Todd Davidson	3	7	---	---	14	24
Leonard Nixon	10	9	---	---	4	23
Rusty Rice	8	9	---	---	5	22
Van Sides	---	---	6	5	3	14
Tony Quinn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sherman Blake	1	0	---	---	4	5
Cris Joyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Melvin De Jongh	---	---	0	0	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	9	6	0.7
Right	7	19	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	26	2.6
Middle	11	20	1.8
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	39	24	8	0	2	4	5	3	0

Austin	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jose Willis	18	12	3	0	1	4	1	2	0
Jerry Donaldson	16	9	2	0	0	1	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	130	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	97	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	137	15.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	102	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	61	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	91	15.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	9	5	0	137	4	25
TE Fred Lohr	8	5	0	38	0	36
WR Rufus Mularkey	7	2	2	39	1	27
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	6	0	83	2	21
WR Butch Bostic	4	1	0	10	0	16
RB Jeffrey Donovan	3	3	0	15	0	28
WR Gerald Battle	2	2	0	49	1	7

Austin	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ryan Saffitz	9	5	0	39	0	28
WR Leslie Counts	7	5	0	92	2	26
TE Ethan Earnest	7	2	1	36	1	30
WR Leonard Nixon	4	3	0	45	1	9
RB Chris Daugherty	3	3	0	12	0	22
WR Rusty Rice	2	1	0	23	1	9
TE Antonio Macri	1	1	0	4	0	12
WR Todd Davidson	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Corey Sybrowski	3	3	1.00	2.64
Jeffrey Donovan	2	-1	-0.50	1.22

Austin	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	3	2	13	4.33	9.51

Austin	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerry Donaldson	1	1	20	20.00	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Lohr	2	2	13	6.50	4.75
WR Butch Bostic	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Austin	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Counts	1	1	20	20.00	13.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Austin	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	11	6	5

Austin	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jose Willis	7	6	3
Jerry Donaldson	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	5	3	3
TE Fred Lohr	3	1	1
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	1	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	0

Austin	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Nixon	4	3	3
WR Ryan Saffitz	2	2	2
WR Rusty Rice	2	1	1
RB Chris Daugherty	2	2	0
WR Leslie Counts	1	0	0
TE Ethan Earnest	1	0	0
WR Todd Davidson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,400 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (17,700)
End Zone 11,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,400 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (17,700)
End Zone	11,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,800)