Week 2, 2026

played in Champaign, IL

56 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Florida Hurricanes	7	7	0	3	-	17
Champaign Thunder	3	14	14	14	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 FLA - Harry Stultz 26 pass from Travis Freedman (Geoff George extra point)
1Q: 03:26 CHM - Sam Linquist 26 field goal
2Q: 11:19 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 1 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 05:27 FLA - George Silver 1 run (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 01:04 CHM - C.J. Emmons 22 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 09:09 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 3 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 04:33 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 6 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 13:21 CHM - Butch Bostic 11 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 10:49 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 18 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 03:07 FLA - Geoff George 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 FLA - Harry Stultz 26 pass from Travis Freedman (Geoff George extra point)
1Q: 03:26 CHM - Sam Linquist 26 field goal
2Q: 11:19 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 1 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 05:27 FLA - George Silver 1 run (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 01:04 CHM - C.J. Emmons 22 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 09:09 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 3 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 04:33 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 6 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 13:21 CHM - Butch Bostic 11 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 10:49 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 18 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 03:07 FLA - Geoff George 36 field goal

Team Statistics FLA CHM
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 11 29
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 250 442
- Offensive Plays 53 67
- Yards per Play 4.72 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 35 149
- Rushing Attempts 13 32
- Yards per Rush 2.69 4.66
Net Passing Yards 215 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 1 35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 8.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 9/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 6/126 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 37
Time of Possession 26:20 33:40

Team Statistics	FLA	CHM
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	11	29
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	250	442
- Offensive Plays	53	67
- Yards per Play	4.72	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	35	149
- Rushing Attempts	13	32
- Yards per Rush	2.69	4.66
Net Passing Yards	215	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 1	35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	8.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	9/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	6/126	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 37
Time of Possession	26:20	33:40

Drive Charts

Florida Hurricanes
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	3:18	3:54	OWN 20	9	25	Interception
2	11:11	4:21	OWN 23	6	14	Punt
2	6:50	1:30	OPP 12	5	12	Touchdown
2	3:06	1:06	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
2	0:53	0:14	OWN 20	1	45	Fumble
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 44	1	0	Half
3	9:00	1:55	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	4:24	3:11	OWN 30	4	9	Punt
4	13:11	1:49	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
4	10:43	2:00	OWN 33	3	-8	Punt
4	6:31	3:30	OWN 35	6	46	Field Goal

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	6:36	OWN 20	12	71	Field Goal
2	14:24	3:13	OPP 48	9	48	Touchdown
2	5:20	2:14	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
2	2:00	1:07	50	5	50	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:32	OWN 45	3	18	Missed FG
3	15:00	6:00	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	7:05	2:41	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
3	1:13	3:02	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
4	11:22	0:39	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
4	8:43	2:12	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
4	3:01	3:01	OWN 34	5	22	Game

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Florida	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
George Silver	8	3	0.38	5	1
Irv Anagnostis	4	25	6.25	8	0
Travis Freedman	1	7	7.00	7	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	26	121	4.65	21	5	3
Corey Sybrowski	6	28	4.67	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Florida	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Freedman	35	22	243	5/28	1	45	1	81.0

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	35	23	293	0/0	3	33	0	120.3

Receiving Statistics

Florida	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harry Stultz	10	15	164	16.40	85	45	1
WR Harris Watson	4	6	22	5.50	0	11	0
WR Jamal Griffin	3	5	24	8.00	4	10	0
RB George Silver	3	4	18	6.00	0	10	0
WR Bucky Bryant	2	4	15	7.50	0	10	0
RB Irv Anagnostis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	6	8	114	19.00	15	33	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	9	76	12.67	10	18	0
TE Fred Lohr	4	7	49	12.25	10	15	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	3	31	15.50	0	18	1
WR Butch Bostic	2	5	19	9.50	2	11	1
TE Ross Deskins	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Florida	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carlos Hines	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Florida	Fumb	Recov	Force
Harry Stultz	1	0	0
John Hardy	0	1	0
Erik Wolf	0	0	1
O.J. Ruhman	0	0	1

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
C.J. Emmons	1	1	0
Kirk Nobles	1	0	0
Kyle Jeffries	0	1	0
Rod Rockett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Florida	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Sarbanes	6	252	42.0	36.2	64	3

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	2	99	49.5	45.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Florida	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Geoff George	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	1/2	0/1	0/1	26	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Florida	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Wolf	1	2	2.0	0
O.J. Ruhman	1	7	7.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	4	35	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Florida	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Anagnostis	3	54	18.0	0
Chad Shedd	3	72	24.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Florida	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Antonio Rivera	7	1	0.0	26	28
DT Keith Emmons	6	2	0.0	25	25
S Erik Wolf	6	1	0.0	29	29
CB Rob Cook	4	1	0.0	24	21
ILB Luther Matsui	4	0	0.0	16	17
S Howard Czurylo	3	2	0.0	12	19
CB Mack Gower	3	1	0.0	12	27
ILB Anthony Lewis	3	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Nick Kornegay	3	1	0.0	15	17
CB O.J. Ruhman	3	0	0.0	17	17
DE J.R. Wescott	2	0	0.0	28	29
S Howard Henry	2	0	0.0	26	30
DT Ryan Wadley	1	1	0.0	25	27
WR Bucky Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bobby Billick	1	0	0.0	21	22
OLB Shawn Whipple	1	0	0.0	8	7
C Darren Prior	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Shane Burke	0	1	0.0	5	1

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Carlos Hines	5	1	0.0	9	38
OLB Jared Shimada	5	0	0.0	12	35
S Rod Rockett	5	0	0.0	13	38
CB Jason Vance	4	0	0.0	8	23
DE Ben Banks	3	0	2.0	13	40
DT Rich Westbrook	3	0	1.5	10	33
OLB Kyle Jeffries	3	0	0.0	12	30
CB Gary Zytniak	2	2	0.0	10	26
S Jeff Marion	2	0	0.0	13	35
OLB Tom Meier	2	0	0.0	3	24
DE Walt Borders	1	0	0.5	10	29
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	1	0.0	1	6
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	0.0	10	16
DT Kelvin Mealey	0	2	0.5	3	7
DE Heath Warren	0	1	0.5	7	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Florida	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ryan Wadley	1	1	27
DE Jorge Henderson	1	0	26
DE Jimmie Wenger	0	1	23
DE J.R. Wescott	0	1	29
DT Keith Emmons	0	1	25

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	2.0	0	0	1	40
DT Rich Westbrook	1.5	0	0	2	33
DE Walt Borders	0.5	0	3	2	29
DT Kelvin Mealey	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE Heath Warren	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT Robbie Wooden	0.0	1	0	0	4
ILB Charlie Poloski	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Florida	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mack Gower	3	1	27
S Howard Czurylo	3	0	19
CB Rob Cook	3	0	21
S Erik Wolf	3	0	29
OLB Nick Kornegay	3	0	17
CB Antonio Rivera	3	0	28
S Howard Henry	2	1	30
ILB Luther Matsui	1	0	17
OLB Shawn Whipple	1	0	7
CB O.J. Ruhman	1	0	17

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Shimada	4	1	0	35
S Rod Rockett	4	1	0	38
CB Carlos Hines	4	0	1	38
CB Jason Vance	3	1	0	23
OLB Tom Meier	2	1	0	24
CB Gary Zytniak	2	1	0	26
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	0	16
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	0	6
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	0	0	30
DE Heath Warren	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Florida	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Korey Kemp	1	3	12	1	30
Darren Prior	1	2	11	2	32
Darnell Foreman	1	2	6	0	6
Myron Martinez	1	2	2	0	8
Joseph Sanders	0	2	11	1	37
Kerry Tedeschi	0	1	7	0	34
Kent Duncan	0	0	12	1	34

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mitch Howe	5	8	3	27	31
Clay Ramsey	2	4	0	26	28
R.J. Oliver	2	4	0	31	29
Irv Williamson	1	4	0	24	33
Jamie Hatcher	1	4	0	28	29
J.C. Nichols	1	3	0	9	8
Fred Lohr	1	2	0	29	28
Quentin King	1	2	0	9	10
Butch Athanas	0	1	0	6	7

Special Teams Tackles

Florida	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. Ruhman	3	18
Irv Anagnostis	1	21
Luther Matsui	1	17
Antonio Rivera	1	12

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Zytniak	3	27
Morris Gordon	2	14
Corey Sybrowski	1	21
Gerald Battle	1	14
Jeffrey Donovan	1	9

Participation

Florida	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Rivera	---	---	26	28	12	66
Erik Wolf	---	---	29	29	5	63
Harry Stultz	11	38	---	---	13	62
J.R. Wescott	---	---	28	29	4	61
Howard Henry	---	---	26	30	2	58
Joseph Sanders	11	37	---	---	6	54
Ryan Wadley	---	---	25	27	1	53
Travis Freedman	13	40	---	---	---	53
Harris Watson	9	29	---	---	14	52
Keith Emmons	---	---	25	25	2	52
O.J. Ruhman	---	---	17	17	18	52
Luther Matsui	---	---	16	17	17	50
Jorge Henderson	---	---	22	26	---	48
Darren Prior	11	32	---	---	5	48
Bobby Billick	---	---	21	22	3	46
Rob Cook	---	---	24	21	1	46
Kent Duncan	12	34	---	---	---	46
Howard Czurylo	---	---	12	19	14	45
Anthony Lewis	---	---	22	20	3	45
George Silver	9	29	---	---	7	45
Jimmie Wenger	---	---	19	23	2	44
Korey Kemp	12	30	---	---	---	42
Mack Gower	---	---	12	27	2	41
Joel Conerty	10	19	---	---	12	41
Kerry Tedeschi	7	34	---	---	---	41
Melvin Foreman	3	18	---	---	18	39
Irv Anagnostis	4	11	---	---	21	36
Dixon Rivers	7	17	---	---	9	33
Nick Kornegay	---	---	15	17	---	32
Jamal Griffin	7	24	---	---	---	31
Shawn Whipple	---	---	8	7	15	30
Darnell Foreman	6	6	---	---	7	19
Bucky Bryant	4	13	---	---	---	17
John Hardy	1	6	---	---	7	14
Graham Barnes	2	3	---	---	7	12
Myron Martinez	2	8	---	---	2	12
Chad Shedd	1	2	---	---	9	12
Perry Gramble	1	10	---	---	---	11
Ken Sarbanes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shane Burke	---	---	5	1	---	6
Geoff George	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lonnie Coble	---	---	0	0	2	2
Doug Gardner	0	0	---	---	1	1
Donny Molczyk	0	0	---	---	1	1
Roosevelt Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frankie Drake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Carpenter	32	35	---	---	---	67
Gary Zytniak	---	---	10	26	27	63
Jamie Hatcher	28	29	---	---	4	61
C.J. Emmons	29	31	---	---	---	60
R.J. Oliver	31	29	---	---	---	60
Jeffrey Donovan	26	24	---	---	9	59
Ben Banks	---	---	13	40	5	58
Mitch Howe	27	31	---	---	---	58
Clay Ramsey	26	28	---	---	4	58
Irv Williamson	24	33	---	---	---	57
Fred Lohr	29	28	---	---	---	57
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	12	30	14	56
Jared Shimada	---	---	12	35	6	53
Rod Rockett	---	---	13	38	2	53
Bennie Sandlin	24	28	---	---	---	52
Carlos Hines	---	---	9	38	1	48
Jeff Marion	---	---	13	35	---	48
Rich Westbrook	---	---	10	33	3	46
Walt Borders	---	---	10	29	1	40
Ross Deskins	9	10	---	---	19	38
Corey Sybrowski	6	9	---	---	21	36
Butch Bostic	16	20	---	---	---	36
Sedrick Blunt	9	8	---	---	15	32
Jason Vance	---	---	8	23	---	31
Heath Warren	---	---	7	24	---	31
David Jackson	---	---	7	19	5	31
Rufus Mularkey	9	9	---	---	10	28
Tom Meier	---	---	3	24	---	27
Charlie Poloski	---	---	10	16	1	27
Quentin King	9	10	---	---	4	23
J.C. Nichols	9	8	---	---	4	21
Gerald Battle	2	4	---	---	14	20
Kirk Nobles	0	1	---	---	18	19
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	1	6	12	19
Morris Gordon	1	3	---	---	14	18
Horace Nelson	---	---	0	7	7	14
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	2	11	13
Butch Athanas	6	7	---	---	---	13
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	3	7	2	12
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marcus Reese	---	---	1	4	2	7
Robbie Wooden	---	---	1	4	---	5
Leslie Kalu	0	0	---	---	4	4
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	5	22	4.4
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	63	4.8
Middle	10	56	5.6
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Florida	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Freedman	35	22	4	1	0	6	4	5	1

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	35	23	3	2	2	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	153	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	39	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	45	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	93	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	91	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Florida	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harry Stultz	15	10	164	4	38
WR Harris Watson	6	4	22	0	29
WR Jamal Griffin	5	3	24	0	24
WR Bucky Bryant	4	2	15	0	13
RB George Silver	4	3	18	0	29
RB Irv Anagnostis	1	0	0	0	11

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Sandlin	9	6	0	76	0	28
WR C.J. Emmons	8	6	0	114	3	31
TE Fred Lohr	7	4	1	49	0	28
WR Butch Bostic	5	2	1	19	0	20
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	2	0	31	0	9
TE Ross Deskins	1	1	0	0	0	10
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	0	-1	0	24
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	0	5	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Florida	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Silver	2	6	3.00	0.38

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	7	18	2.57	4.65
Corey Sybrowski	2	7	3.50	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Florida	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Freedman	4	1	6	1.50	6.94

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	10	4	43	4.30	8.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Florida	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Griffin	2	1	6	3.00	4.80
WR Harry Stultz	2	0	0	0.00	10.93

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Bostic	3	1	11	3.67	3.80
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	1	15	7.50	8.44
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	1	18	9.00	10.33
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	14.25
TE Fred Lohr	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Florida	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Anagnostis	1	0

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	4	3
Corey Sybrowski	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Florida	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Freedman	12	7	7

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Florida	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harry Stultz	7	4	4
WR Bucky Bryant	2	1	1
RB Irv Anagnostis	1	0	0
WR Jamal Griffin	1	1	1
WR Harris Watson	1	1	1

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Fred Lohr	2	2	2
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	2	2
WR C.J. Emmons	1	1	1
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	0	0

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)