Exhibition Week 3, 2026

played in Champaign, IL

49 degrees, fair, calm

Hartford Diesel	0	0	6	0	-	6
Champaign Thunder	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 CHM - Butch Bostic 12 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 02:33 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 11 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 06:45 HAR - Lincoln Riner 25 field goal
3Q: 00:40 HAR - Lincoln Riner 30 field goal
4Q: 00:23 CHM - Sam Linquist 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 CHM - Butch Bostic 12 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 02:33 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 11 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 06:45 HAR - Lincoln Riner 25 field goal
3Q: 00:40 HAR - Lincoln Riner 30 field goal
4Q: 00:23 CHM - Sam Linquist 25 field goal

Team Statistics HAR CHM
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 10 23
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 208 387
- Offensive Plays 44 71
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 61 145
- Rushing Attempts 19 40
- Yards per Rush 3.21 3.63
Net Passing Yards 147 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 12 - 0 30 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 152 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.88 7.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 5/34
Kick Returns/Yards 3/94 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 21:58 38:02

Team Statistics	HAR	CHM
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	10	23
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	208	387
- Offensive Plays	44	71
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	61	145
- Rushing Attempts	19	40
- Yards per Rush	3.21	3.63
Net Passing Yards	147	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 12 - 0	30 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	152	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.88	7.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	5/34
Kick Returns/Yards	3/94	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	21:58	38:02

Drive Charts

Hartford Diesel
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:40	2:47	OWN 33	4	26	Punt
1	2:50	1:31	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	14:20	1:46	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
2	12:21	1:16	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	7:28	1:08	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	2:23	1:51	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
3	10:50	4:13	OWN 27	6	65	Field Goal
3	2:33	1:59	OWN 41	5	46	Field Goal
4	11:48	3:14	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 38	1	11	Game

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:20	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	5:53	3:03	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
1	1:19	1:59	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
2	12:34	0:13	OPP 43	1	0	Interception
2	11:05	3:37	OWN 40	6	19	Punt
2	6:20	3:57	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 16	1	2	Half
3	12:25	1:35	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
3	6:37	4:04	OWN 20	8	46	Missed FG
3	0:34	3:46	OWN 45	7	32	Interception
4	8:34	8:19	OWN 28	14	64	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jeffrey Donovan, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Phil Puppe	10	35	3.50	6	0
Burt Evans	8	23	2.88	12	1
Robert Whitener	1	3	3.00	3	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	24	89	3.71	13	3	1
Corey Sybrowski	15	50	3.33	15	2	0
J.R. Carpenter	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Whitener	19	9	139	1/5	0	32	0	72.0
Ed McCormick	5	3	13	0/0	0	11	0	64.6

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	30	22	248	1/6	1	24	2	81.0

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gary Freeman	4	6	46	11.50	7	23
TE Gino Bassett	3	3	45	15.00	1	32
WR Irv Cochrane	2	4	25	12.50	4	21
WR Gerald Pasich	2	5	36	18.00	17	23
TE Stanley Hartman	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tracy Clements	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Gene Hare	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Phil Puppe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	7	68	11.33	24	24	0
TE Fred Lohr	5	5	57	11.40	17	18	0
WR C.J. Emmons	3	3	18	6.00	1	10	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	6	34	11.33	5	22	0
WR Butch Bostic	2	6	32	16.00	0	20	1
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	24	24.00	13	24	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
FB Morris Gordon	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Pat Beardslee	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Kurt Bernard	1	0	0.00	0

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Kelley	8	335	41.9	35.1	56	1

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	4	155	38.8	33.5	43	2

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Riner	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	1/2	0/1	0/1	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Pasich	1	1	1.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	3	23	7.7	0
Carlton Di Pietro	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Nanamaker	2	60	30.0	0
Irv Cochrane	1	34	34.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Barry Park	6	2	0.0	27	17
OLB Kurt Bernard	6	1	0.0	22	27
ILB Ray Perch	6	1	0.0	14	10
OLB Peter Dunn	5	1	0.0	26	7
CB Jessie Inderwies	5	1	0.0	31	21
S Isaac Nanamaker	4	6	0.0	35	22
S Leo Pei	4	4	0.0	24	25
CB Pat Beardslee	4	0	0.0	27	23
CB Charles Humphrey	4	0	0.0	18	16
DE Burt Sampson	3	0	0.5	20	20
CB Edward Wilkins	3	0	0.0	25	23
S Maurice Cannida	2	3	0.0	24	18
OLB Ricardo Spaulding	2	3	0.0	26	19
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury	2	1	0.0	21	18
DE Myron Jefferson	2	0	0.0	12	7
DT R.J. Small	2	0	0.0	14	14
DE Walt Lang	1	0	0.0	20	11
DE Winston Carrano	0	1	0.5	19	13
DT Darren Henry	0	1	0.0	22	18
ILB Trent Lincoln	0	1	0.0	13	12

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Poloski	4	0	0.0	12	16
DE Deon Pearson	3	0	1.0	9	10
OLB Jared Shimada	3	1	0.0	13	6
S Jeff Marion	3	0	0.0	12	18
CB Carlos Hines	2	2	0.0	11	15
S Rod Rockett	2	2	0.0	10	19
OLB Tom Meier	2	1	0.0	7	8
DE Ben Banks	2	0	0.0	12	16
OLB Anthony Wheeler	2	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Kyle Jeffries	2	0	0.0	15	24
DT David Jackson	1	2	0.0	7	8
CB Jason Vance	1	1	0.0	11	16
DE Walt Borders	1	0	0.0	10	15
DE Heath Warren	1	0	0.0	15	16
DT Rich Westbrook	1	0	0.0	10	21
QB J.R. Carpenter	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	0	---	---	---
CB Horace Nelson	1	0	0.0	14	17
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Burt Sampson	0.5	0	20
DE Winston Carrano	0.5	0	13
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury	0.0	1	18
OLB Kurt Bernard	0.0	1	27
DE Walt Lang	0.0	1	11
DT Barry Park	0.0	1	17

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deon Pearson	1.0	1	1	0	10
DE Ben Banks	0.0	0	1	2	16
DE Walt Borders	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jessie Inderwies	5	0	0	21
S Isaac Nanamaker	4	0	0	22
CB Pat Beardslee	3	0	1	23
OLB Kurt Bernard	3	0	1	27
ILB Ray Perch	2	0	0	10
CB Edward Wilkins	2	0	0	23
CB Charles Humphrey	1	1	0	16
OLB Peter Dunn	1	0	0	7
S Maurice Cannida	1	0	0	18

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Charlie Poloski	3	0	16
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	15
S Jeff Marion	2	0	18
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	1	24
CB Marcus Reese	1	1	11
CB Jason Vance	1	0	16
DE Deon Pearson	1	0	10
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	9
S Rod Rockett	0	1	19
CB Gary Zytniak	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luther Morton	2	6	1	19	0	25
Todd Darilek	1	2	0	15	0	15
Sean Evans	1	2	0	15	0	17
Conrad Jordon	1	1	0	11	0	19
Gino Bassett	1	1	0	15	0	19
Leo Bailey	0	4	0	17	1	23
Ronald Blades	0	1	0	13	0	17
Eugene Harwell	0	1	0	7	0	13

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Howe	3	7	1	32	0	21
Quentin King	2	6	0	25	0	22
Jamie Hatcher	2	4	0	23	0	19
Butch Athanas	1	7	0	35	0	25
R.J. Oliver	1	3	0	27	0	24
Leslie Kalu	1	1	0	13	0	7
Irv Williamson	0	6	0	22	1	15
Fred Lohr	0	2	0	39	0	28
Morris Gordon	0	2	0	14	0	7
J.C. Nichols	0	1	0	18	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Clements	3	17
Trent Lincoln	3	17

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Mularkey	2	8
Charlie Poloski	1	9
Jared Shimada	1	4

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Isaac Nanamaker	---	---	35	22	7	64
Edward Wilkins	---	---	25	23	15	63
Leo Pei	---	---	24	25	7	56
Pat Beardslee	---	---	27	23	3	53
Jessie Inderwies	---	---	31	21	1	53
Leo Bailey	17	23	---	---	10	50
Kurt Bernard	---	---	22	27	1	50
Peter Dunn	---	---	26	7	14	47
Barry Park	---	---	27	17	3	47
Gino Bassett	15	19	---	---	13	47
Ricardo Spaulding	---	---	26	19	1	46
Maurice Cannida	---	---	24	18	3	45
Luther Morton	19	25	---	---	---	44
Darren Henry	---	---	22	18	4	44
Trent Lincoln	---	---	13	12	17	42
Tyrell Tewkesbury	---	---	21	18	1	40
Burt Sampson	---	---	20	20	---	40
Conrad Jordon	11	19	---	---	8	38
Sean Evans	15	17	---	---	5	37
Walt Lang	---	---	20	11	4	35
Todd Darilek	15	15	---	---	5	35
Charles Humphrey	---	---	18	16	1	35
Robert Whitener	15	20	---	---	---	35
Winston Carrano	---	---	19	13	3	35
Scottie Bowlin	9	15	---	---	10	34
Ronald Blades	13	17	---	---	2	32
Phil Puppe	11	16	---	---	2	29
Eugene Harwell	7	13	---	---	9	29
R.J. Small	---	---	14	14	1	29
Irv Cochrane	10	13	---	---	5	28
Gerald Pasich	7	9	---	---	11	27
Stanley Hartman	6	4	---	---	17	27
Gary Freeman	9	16	---	---	---	25
Tracy Clements	5	3	---	---	17	25
Ray Perch	---	---	14	10	---	24
Gene Hare	6	9	---	---	8	23
Burt Evans	9	10	---	---	3	22
Myron Jefferson	---	---	12	7	1	20
Stanley Glenn	6	7	---	---	6	19
Sedrick West	0	0	---	---	19	19
Ed McCormick	4	5	---	---	---	9
Tyrone Kelley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lincoln Riner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harry Palmer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lionel Bazzell	---	---	0	0	1	1
Conrad Powell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fred Lohr	39	28	---	---	8	75
J.R. Carpenter	40	31	---	---	---	71
Butch Bostic	32	23	---	---	9	64
Butch Athanas	35	25	---	---	2	62
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	15	24	19	58
Gary Zytniak	---	---	13	18	25	56
Mitch Howe	32	21	---	---	---	53
Quentin King	25	22	---	---	6	53
R.J. Oliver	27	24	---	---	1	52
Rufus Mularkey	21	22	---	---	8	51
Jeffrey Donovan	25	24	---	---	1	50
Jamie Hatcher	23	19	---	---	5	47
Bennie Sandlin	25	17	---	---	---	42
J.C. Nichols	18	16	---	---	6	40
Irv Williamson	22	15	---	---	---	37
Charlie Poloski	---	---	12	16	9	37
Rich Westbrook	---	---	10	21	5	36
Horace Nelson	---	---	14	17	4	35
Corey Sybrowski	15	7	---	---	12	34
Heath Warren	---	---	15	16	2	33
Jeff Marion	---	---	12	18	2	32
Rod Rockett	---	---	10	19	3	32
Ross Deskins	10	8	---	---	13	31
Morris Gordon	14	7	---	---	10	31
Deon Pearson	---	---	9	10	10	29
Ben Banks	---	---	12	16	---	28
Carlos Hines	---	---	11	15	1	27
Jason Vance	---	---	11	16	---	27
Sedrick Blunt	7	6	---	---	14	27
Walt Borders	---	---	10	15	1	26
Leslie Kalu	13	7	---	---	6	26
Jared Shimada	---	---	13	6	4	23
Marcus Reese	---	---	7	11	5	23
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	6	9	6	21
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	13	6	1	20
C.J. Emmons	8	11	---	---	---	19
David Jackson	---	---	7	8	4	19
Tom Meier	---	---	7	8	4	19
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	2	6	10	18
Gerald Battle	4	2	---	---	10	16
Kirk Nobles	0	0	---	---	14	14
Clay Ramsey	5	6	---	---	1	12
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	4	4
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	11	26	2.4
Right	2	17	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	39	4.9
Middle	20	73	3.7
Right	12	33	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Whitener	19	9	4	3	1	3	2	3	0
Ed McCormick	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	30	22	4	0	1	1	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	10	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	1	1	23	23.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	47	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	72	14.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	170	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	28	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	42	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Freeman	6	4	0	46	1	16
WR Gerald Pasich	5	2	0	36	1	9
WR Irv Cochrane	4	2	0	25	1	13
TE Stanley Hartman	3	1	0	0	0	4
TE Gino Bassett	3	3	0	45	1	19
WR Tracy Clements	1	0	1	0	0	3
WR Gene Hare	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Phil Puppe	1	0	0	0	0	16

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Sandlin	7	6	0	68	1	17
WR Rufus Mularkey	6	3	0	34	1	22
WR Butch Bostic	6	2	1	32	1	23
TE Fred Lohr	5	5	0	57	0	28
WR C.J. Emmons	3	3	0	18	0	11
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	0	24	1	2
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	0	12	0	24
FB Morris Gordon	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Burt Evans	2	5	2.50	2.88
Phil Puppe	1	3	3.00	3.50

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	8	23	2.88	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed McCormick	3	1	2	0.67	2.60

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	2	2	18	9.00	8.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Cochrane	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR Gary Freeman	1	1	2	2.00	7.67
WR Gerald Pasich	1	0	0	0.00	7.20

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	6	6.00	9.71
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	12	12.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Puppe	4	0
Burt Evans	1	0

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Whitener	5	1	1
Ed McCormick	1	0	0

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Pasich	2	0	0
WR Gary Freeman	1	1	1
WR Gene Hare	1	0	0
RB Phil Puppe	1	0	0
TE Stanley Hartman	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (21,800)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (21,800)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (6,200)