Exhibition Week 4, 2026

played in Louisiana, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Champaign Thunder	0	10	10	0	-	20
Louisiana Pirates	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:41 CHM - Sam Linquist 37 field goal
2Q: 03:07 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 18 pass from J.B. Mireles (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 15:00 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 18 fumble return (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 03:40 CHM - Sam Linquist 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 LOU - Jay Ingram 2 fumble return (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:41 CHM - Sam Linquist 37 field goal
2Q: 03:07 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 18 pass from J.B. Mireles (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 15:00 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 18 fumble return (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 03:40 CHM - Sam Linquist 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 LOU - Jay Ingram 2 fumble return (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)

Team Statistics CHM LOU
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 16 11
- by Rushing 6 0
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 286 210
- Offensive Plays 73 55
- Yards per Play 3.92 3.82
Net Rushing Yards 108 32
- Rushing Attempts 39 13
- Yards per Rush 2.77 2.46
Net Passing Yards 178 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 39 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 194 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 4.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/20 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/30 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 5/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 38:54 21:06

Team Statistics	CHM	LOU
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	16	11
- by Rushing	6	0
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	286	210
- Offensive Plays	73	55
- Yards per Play	3.92	3.82
Net Rushing Yards	108	32
- Rushing Attempts	39	13
- Yards per Rush	2.77	2.46
Net Passing Yards	178	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	39 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	194	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	4.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/20	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/30	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	5/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	38:54	21:06

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:27	1:59	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
1	7:22	1:19	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
1	4:34	6:58	OWN 5	12	75	Field Goal
2	10:20	7:20	OWN 17	15	83	Touchdown
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 20	2	-1	Half
3	13:14	5:25	OWN 10	9	37	Punt
3	6:36	3:04	OPP 37	6	26	Field Goal
3	0:17	0:24	OWN 5	2	-3	Fumble
4	14:53	2:48	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
4	8:20	3:45	OWN 33	7	25	Punt
4	3:50	1:45	OPP 38	3	-7	Punt
4	1:24	0:33	OPP 47	3	4	Punt

Louisiana Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:55	3:28	OWN 33	6	20	Punt
1	8:28	1:06	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	6:03	1:29	OWN 2	4	32	Punt
2	12:36	2:16	OWN 39	3	-9	Punt
2	3:00	1:56	OWN 24	5	24	Punt
3	14:55	1:41	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
3	7:49	1:13	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
3	3:32	3:15	OWN 30	7	32	Punt
4	12:05	3:45	OWN 6	8	29	Punt
4	4:35	0:45	OWN 20	3	18	Fumble
4	2:05	0:41	OWN 9	5	38	Downs
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	6	12	Game

Game MVP: J.B. Mireles, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Donovan	23	57	2.48	13	2
Corey Sybrowski	14	52	3.71	13	2
J.B. Mireles	2	-1	-0.50	2	0

Louisiana	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Ray Larocque	8	18	2.25	6
Karl Matthews	2	12	6.00	7
Blake Plummer	2	2	1.00	1
Tim Selby	1	0	0.00	0

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.B. Mireles	31	19	194	3/16	1	25	0	89.9

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Karl Matthews	39	19	201	3/23	0	31	0	64.1

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Bostic	5	6	53	10.60	16	19	0
TE Fred Lohr	4	7	61	15.25	25	25	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	7	28	9.33	4	14	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	4	32	10.67	1	18	1
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	3	8	4.00	9	9	0
WR Gerald Battle	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0

Louisiana	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jared Schultz	4	8	19	4.75	0	8
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	4	8	37	9.25	13	20
WR Bryan Edwards	3	6	32	10.67	3	18
WR Luke Horton	2	3	23	11.50	1	17
TE Roy Cress	1	1	13	13.00	11	13
WR Tim Selby	1	3	31	31.00	8	31
RB Ray Larocque	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Lamar Harriman	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Martin Bishop	1	6	27	27.00	0	27
TE Donnell Shrawder	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Louisiana	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	1	0	0	0
Rufus Mularkey	0	1	1	1
Rich Westbrook	0	1	0	0
Walt Borders	0	0	1	0
Deon Pearson	0	0	1	0

Louisiana	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Matthews	2	0	0	0
Cornelius Robbins	1	0	0	0
Jay Ingram	0	1	1	1
Cole Randle	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	8	349	43.6	37.1	51	4

Louisiana	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Stone	9	386	42.9	37.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Louisiana	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeffrey Burroughs	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Di Pietro	2	23	11.5	0
Kirk Nobles	1	7	7.0	0

Louisiana	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Horton	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Battle	1	23	23.0	0

Louisiana	Ret	Yards	Avg
Cornelius Robbins	3	60	20.0
Tyrus Rasmussen	1	20	20.0
Ray Larocque	1	22	22.0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus Reese	6	0	0.0	3	22
OLB Jared Shimada	5	0	0.0	8	17
DE Walt Borders	2	0	1.0	10	27
OLB Tom Meier	2	2	0.0	3	21
OLB Anthony Wheeler	2	1	0.0	4	9
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	1	0.0	10	18
OLB Kyle Jeffries	2	1	0.0	11	32
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	0.0	8	30
S Jeff Marion	2	0	0.0	10	25
DE Heath Warren	1	1	1.0	9	25
DT Rich Westbrook	1	2	0.5	10	26
DE Deon Pearson	1	0	0.5	3	18
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	0	0.0	3	20
CB Jason Vance	1	0	0.0	10	29
DT David Jackson	1	0	0.0	11	20
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0.0	8	30
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	0.0	0	20
CB Horace Nelson	1	0	0.0	8	27
S Rod Rockett	0	2	0.0	8	24

Louisiana	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	9	4	0.5	32	29
CB Cornelius Robbins	6	1	0.0	13	17
CB Otis Manns	6	0	0.0	25	32
ILB Jay Ingram	6	0	0.0	12	1
DE Jeremy Duda	4	2	1.0	30	23
DE Marcus Cunningham	4	0	1.0	26	26
CB Lorenzo Hackett	4	2	0.0	33	27
OLB Nolan Moynihan	4	1	0.0	30	27
DT Gary Vines	3	3	0.0	28	18
S Korey Wasson	3	0	0.0	32	30
CB Calvin Turner	2	2	0.0	27	24
ILB Morris Kennedy	2	0	0.0	12	6
DT Chuck Madkin	2	0	0.0	14	8
DT Donald Maples	1	1	0.5	11	16
S Arnie Thomason	1	2	0.0	30	26
DT Erik Money	1	1	0.0	24	20
S Ed Mueller	1	0	0.0	18	18
ILB Greg Bunting	1	0	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	1.0	0	1	3	25
DE Walt Borders	1.0	0	1	2	27
DT Rich Westbrook	0.5	0	1	1	26
DE Deon Pearson	0.5	0	1	0	18
DE Ben Banks	0.0	1	1	1	22
DT Kelvin Mealey	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT David Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	20

Louisiana	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marcus Cunningham	1.0	0	2	0	26
DE Jeremy Duda	1.0	0	1	1	23
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	0.5	0	0	0	29
DT Donald Maples	0.5	0	0	0	16
OLB Nolan Moynihan	0.0	1	0	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marcus Reese	4	0	22
OLB Jared Shimada	2	2	17
CB Jason Vance	2	1	29
OLB Anthony Wheeler	2	1	9
OLB Kyle Jeffries	2	1	32
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	30
CB Gary Zytniak	1	2	30
S Jeff Marion	1	1	25
OLB Tom Meier	1	0	21
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	20
CB Horace Nelson	1	0	27
S Rod Rockett	0	1	24

Louisiana	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Otis Manns	4	0	32
CB Cornelius Robbins	3	0	17
OLB Nolan Moynihan	3	0	27
CB Lorenzo Hackett	3	0	27
CB Calvin Turner	2	0	24
S Korey Wasson	1	2	30
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	1	1	29
ILB Morris Kennedy	1	0	6
S Arnie Thomason	1	0	26
DT Chuck Madkin	0	1	8
S Ed Mueller	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
R.J. Oliver	2	7	22	0	27
Quentin King	2	4	25	1	26
Butch Athanas	2	4	29	0	28
Irv Williamson	1	5	25	1	20
Clay Ramsey	1	2	10	0	6
Leslie Kalu	1	2	17	0	7
Mitch Howe	0	5	33	1	20
Fred Lohr	0	4	30	0	29
J.C. Nichols	0	3	14	0	14
Jamie Hatcher	0	2	20	0	22

Louisiana	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cole Randle	1	3	13	1	42
Lawrence Noyes	0	3	10	0	35
Tyrone Bishop	0	1	6	1	8
Rex Lavallee	0	1	13	0	42
Lamar Harriman	0	1	3	0	3
Kendrick Ogden	0	1	7	0	34
Ty Farr	0	1	5	0	11
A.J. Durham	0	0	11	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Mularkey	3	18
Gary Zytniak	1	25
Ross Deskins	1	17
Morris Gordon	1	11

Louisiana	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Mueller	1	15
Donnell Shrawder	1	15
Tyrone Bishop	1	9
Donnell Merkerson	1	5

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rufus Mularkey	31	28	---	---	18	77
J.B. Mireles	39	34	---	---	---	73
Fred Lohr	30	29	---	---	8	67
Butch Bostic	32	32	---	---	---	64
Gary Zytniak	---	---	8	30	25	63
Butch Athanas	29	28	---	---	6	63
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	11	32	20	63
Quentin King	25	26	---	---	10	61
Mitch Howe	33	20	---	---	2	55
R.J. Oliver	22	27	---	---	2	51
Bennie Sandlin	24	25	---	---	1	50
Jamie Hatcher	20	22	---	---	6	48
Jeffrey Donovan	23	21	---	---	2	46
Irv Williamson	25	20	---	---	---	45
Corey Sybrowski	16	13	---	---	16	45
Gerald Battle	21	12	---	---	9	42
Charlie Poloski	---	---	10	18	13	41
Carlos Hines	---	---	8	30	1	39
Jason Vance	---	---	10	29	---	39
Walt Borders	---	---	10	27	2	39
Rich Westbrook	---	---	10	26	3	39
J.C. Nichols	14	14	---	---	10	38
Horace Nelson	---	---	8	27	1	36
Jeff Marion	---	---	10	25	---	35
David Jackson	---	---	11	20	4	35
Heath Warren	---	---	9	25	---	34
Leslie Kalu	17	7	---	---	10	34
Rod Rockett	---	---	8	24	1	33
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	0	20	12	32
Marcus Reese	---	---	3	22	5	30
Ben Banks	---	---	6	22	1	29
Deon Pearson	---	---	3	18	7	28
Ross Deskins	7	3	---	---	17	27
Jared Shimada	---	---	8	17	2	27
Tom Meier	---	---	3	21	1	25
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	3	20	1	24
Sedrick Blunt	3	2	---	---	19	24
Morris Gordon	7	4	---	---	11	22
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	4	9	7	20
Clay Ramsey	10	6	---	---	---	16
Kirk Nobles	0	0	---	---	16	16
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	7	7
C.J. Emmons	1	1	---	---	---	2
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.R. Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Louisiana	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Otis Manns	---	---	25	32	25	82
Rex Lavallee	13	42	---	---	9	64
Korey Wasson	---	---	32	30	2	64
Cole Randle	13	42	---	---	9	64
Derrick Sommerfeld	---	---	32	29	2	63
Lorenzo Hackett	---	---	33	27	2	62
Nolan Moynihan	---	---	30	27	1	58
Arnie Thomason	---	---	30	26	2	58
Tyrus Rasmussen	9	38	---	---	10	57
Jeremy Duda	---	---	30	23	3	56
Karl Matthews	13	42	---	---	---	55
Marcus Cunningham	---	---	26	26	2	54
Ed Mueller	---	---	18	18	15	51
Calvin Turner	---	---	27	24	---	51
Gary Vines	---	---	28	18	5	51
Erik Money	---	---	24	20	6	50
A.J. Durham	11	38	---	---	---	49
Will Lofton	---	---	20	19	7	46
Lawrence Noyes	10	35	---	---	---	45
Bryan Edwards	5	27	---	---	13	45
Kendrick Ogden	7	34	---	---	---	41
Jared Schultz	5	34	---	---	---	39
Greg Bunting	---	---	9	7	22	38
Cornelius Robbins	---	---	13	17	5	35
Blake Plummer	2	11	---	---	22	35
Roy Cress	6	10	---	---	16	32
Donnell Shrawder	3	13	---	---	15	31
Martin Bishop	9	21	---	---	---	30
Ray Larocque	9	14	---	---	6	29
Donald Maples	---	---	11	16	1	28
Luke Horton	0	14	---	---	13	27
Morris Kennedy	---	---	12	6	7	25
Tim Selby	8	17	---	---	---	25
Ty Farr	5	11	---	---	9	25
Tyrone Bishop	6	8	---	---	9	23
Chuck Madkin	---	---	14	8	---	22
Lamar Harriman	3	3	---	---	16	22
Donnell Merkerson	6	8	---	---	5	19
Jay Ingram	---	---	12	1	2	15
Eric Stone	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darnell Maloney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brenden Cushman	---	---	3	0	4	7
Jeffrey Burroughs	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Abrams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jon Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	15	1.5
Middle	15	28	1.9
Right	14	65	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	4	16	4.0
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.B. Mireles	31	19	1	2	1	5	3	1	0

Louisiana	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Karl Matthews	39	19	3	0	2	9	7	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	101	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	58	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	64	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	78	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Sandlin	7	3	1	28	0	25
TE Fred Lohr	7	4	0	61	1	29
WR Butch Bostic	6	5	0	53	0	32
WR Rufus Mularkey	4	3	0	32	0	28
WR Gerald Battle	3	1	0	3	0	12
RB Jeffrey Donovan	3	2	0	8	0	21
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	0	9	0	2

Louisiana	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jared Schultz	8	4	0	19	0	34
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	8	4	1	37	1	38
WR Bryan Edwards	6	3	0	32	0	27
WR Martin Bishop	6	1	1	27	1	21
WR Tim Selby	3	1	0	31	1	17
WR Luke Horton	3	2	0	23	0	14
TE Roy Cress	1	1	0	13	0	10
RB Ray Larocque	1	1	0	8	0	14
FB Lamar Harriman	1	1	0	9	0	3
TE Donnell Shrawder	1	1	0	2	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Corey Sybrowski	2	13	6.50	3.71
Jeffrey Donovan	1	-1	-1.00	2.48

Louisiana	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Mireles	4	1	18	4.50	6.26

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Lohr	2	0	0	0.00	8.71
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	18	18.00	8.00
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Louisiana	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	2	2
Corey Sybrowski	1	0

Louisiana	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Matthews	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.B. Mireles	16	11	8

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Conversions
Karl Matthews	12	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Fred Lohr	5	4	4
WR Butch Bostic	5	4	2
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	0	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	1
WR Gerald Battle	1	0	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	0
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	1

Louisiana	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jared Schultz	4	1	1
WR Luke Horton	2	1	1
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	1	0	0
WR Tim Selby	1	0	0
FB Lamar Harriman	1	1	0
WR Bryan Edwards	1	0	0
WR Martin Bishop	1	0	0
TE Donnell Shrawder	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,100 (72,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,900 (19,900)
End Zone 7,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,000 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,100 (72,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,900 (19,900)
End Zone	7,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,000 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,400)