Week 5, 2026

played in Jacksonville, FL

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	10	3	3	21	-	37
Jacksonville Edge	0	3	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:36 CHM - Sam Linquist 48 field goal
1Q: 01:21 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 2 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 06:32 JAX - Bryant Kershaw 45 field goal
2Q: 00:11 CHM - Sam Linquist 24 field goal
3Q: 10:28 JAX - Henry Pettine 3 run (Bryant Kershaw extra point)
3Q: 06:13 CHM - Sam Linquist 33 field goal
4Q: 13:59 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 9 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 12:15 CHM - Gerald Battle 15 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 09:22 CHM - Fred Lohr 11 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 06:36 JAX - Bryant Kershaw 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:36 CHM - Sam Linquist 48 field goal
1Q: 01:21 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 2 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 06:32 JAX - Bryant Kershaw 45 field goal
2Q: 00:11 CHM - Sam Linquist 24 field goal
3Q: 10:28 JAX - Henry Pettine 3 run (Bryant Kershaw extra point)
3Q: 06:13 CHM - Sam Linquist 33 field goal
4Q: 13:59 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 9 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 12:15 CHM - Gerald Battle 15 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 09:22 CHM - Fred Lohr 11 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 06:36 JAX - Bryant Kershaw 37 field goal

Team Statistics CHM JAX
Record 4-1 0-5
First Downs 28 12
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 474 282
- Offensive Plays 68 46
- Yards per Play 6.97 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 145 33
- Rushing Attempts 32 11
- Yards per Rush 4.53 3.00
Net Passing Yards 329 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 0 34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 329 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.14 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 5/112
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 21
Time of Possession 38:10 21:50

Team Statistics	CHM	JAX
Record	4-1	0-5
First Downs	28	12
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	474	282
- Offensive Plays	68	46
- Yards per Play	6.97	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	145	33
- Rushing Attempts	32	11
- Yards per Rush	4.53	3.00
Net Passing Yards	329	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 0	34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	329	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.14	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	5/112
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 21
Time of Possession	38:10	21:50

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 23	5	16	Punt
1	8:35	4:06	OWN 24	5	45	Field Goal
1	2:37	1:23	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
2	13:59	3:13	OWN 9	6	19	Punt
2	6:27	6:23	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
3	10:18	4:11	OPP 48	8	32	Field Goal
3	3:26	4:35	OWN 1	9	99	Touchdown
4	13:41	1:34	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
4	11:12	2:01	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
4	6:30	6:30	OWN 30	10	69	Game

Jacksonville Edge
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	2:47	OWN 11	5	27	Punt
1	4:29	1:52	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
1	1:14	2:15	OWN 27	4	22	Punt
2	10:46	4:19	OWN 34	9	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:42	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	6:07	2:41	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
4	12:07	0:55	OWN 22	3	16	Fumble
4	9:11	2:41	OWN 36	6	44	Field Goal

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	20	51	2.55	8	0	1
Corey Sybrowski	10	72	7.20	24	2	0
Ross Deskins	1	13	13.00	13	1	0
J.R. Carpenter	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Henry Pettine	6	5	0.83	3	0	1
Brenden Thomas	5	28	5.60	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	36	28	329	0/0	3	32	0	132.5

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Korey McIntyre	34	19	255	1/6	0	39	0	79.9

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	10	13	112	11.20	22	32	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	9	55	9.17	21	24	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	3	31	10.33	16	14	0
TE Fred Lohr	2	3	31	15.50	16	20	1
WR Gerald Battle	2	2	31	15.50	4	16	1
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	11	5.50	0	9	1
WR Butch Bostic	2	3	60	30.00	21	30	0
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Hunter Farmer	4	6	55	13.75	7	15
WR Robbie Thomason	4	6	83	20.75	43	39
WR Hugh Stone	4	8	23	5.75	7	16
WR Will Dawkins	4	9	59	14.75	14	29
TE Seth Coppa	2	2	29	14.50	9	18
TE Rex Wilder	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Allen Grunhard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Brenden Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rufus Mularkey	1	0	0
Jeffrey Donovan	1	0	0
Mitch Howe	0	1	0
Gerald Battle	0	1	0
Anthony Wheeler	0	1	0
Kyle Jeffries	0	1	0
Ross Deskins	0	0	1
Marcus Reese	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Force
Hugh Stone	1	0
Brenden Thomas	1	0
Johnny Oskolkoff	0	1
Jorge Westbrook	0	1

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	2	88	44.0	44.0	50	1

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Damon Woodson	4	162	40.5	35.3	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryant Kershaw	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	1	11	11.0	0
Carlton Di Pietro	1	10	10.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	2	53	26.5	0
Gerald Battle	1	23	23.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brenden Thomas	4	86	21.5	0
Robbie Thomason	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Shimada	5	2	0.0	10	33
S Jeff Marion	5	0	0.0	11	35
ILB Charlie Poloski	4	0	0.0	6	23
DE Ben Banks	3	0	1.0	11	35
CB Carlos Hines	3	0	0.0	8	29
DT David Jackson	2	1	0.0	9	16
S Rod Rockett	2	1	0.0	11	35
OLB Kyle Jeffries	2	0	0.0	9	28
CB Jason Vance	1	1	0.0	10	27
OLB Tom Meier	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0.0	7	17

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Scott Albin	7	4	21	24
ILB Johnny Oskolkoff	5	4	12	11
ILB Ben Muldoon	5	3	20	25
OLB Ross Schneider	5	2	23	27
DT Mitchell Godlewski	5	1	17	23
CB Jorge Westbrook	5	1	21	26
DE Lewis Parrish	4	2	28	34
ILB Benjamin Bridges	3	1	8	9
CB Clarence Winslett	3	0	24	28
S Bob Iafigliola	2	2	14	17
S Wally Grissom	2	1	13	12
DT Cornell McMurtry	2	1	20	19
CB Kyle Goodrich	2	0	24	19
S Cornelius Lundgren	1	1	17	21
OLB Jamal Tatum	1	1	9	3
CB Van Staley	1	0	10	19
DE Reuben Walker	1	0	10	9
DE Maurice Yockey	1	0	22	27
DT Lee Crabtree	1	0	13	12
DT Marvin Gillespie	0	1	17	19
OLB Earnest Bradford	0	1	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	1.0	5	2	35
DE Walt Borders	0.0	2	3	31
DE Heath Warren	0.0	1	0	20
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	1	0	29

Jacksonville	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lewis Parrish	1	34
DE Maurice Yockey	1	27
CB Jorge Westbrook	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jeff Marion	5	0	35
OLB Jared Shimada	3	3	33
CB Carlos Hines	3	0	29
S Rod Rockett	2	0	35
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	0	23
CB Jason Vance	1	0	27
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	17
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	0	28
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	1
OLB Tom Meier	0	1	12

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jorge Westbrook	5	1	26
OLB Ross Schneider	4	1	27
S Scott Albin	4	0	24
ILB Ben Muldoon	2	1	25
CB Clarence Winslett	2	1	28
S Wally Grissom	2	0	12
ILB Johnny Oskolkoff	2	0	11
S Bob Iafigliola	2	0	17
CB Van Staley	1	0	19
S Cornelius Lundgren	1	0	21
ILB Benjamin Bridges	1	0	9
CB Kyle Goodrich	1	0	19
DE Maurice Yockey	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
R.J. Oliver	3	5	0	27	33
Clay Ramsey	3	4	1	27	31
J.C. Nichols	3	4	0	11	11
Jamie Hatcher	2	4	0	22	25
Quentin King	2	4	0	14	15
Fred Lohr	1	3	0	28	27
Morris Gordon	1	1	0	3	3
Irv Williamson	0	3	0	26	28
Mitch Howe	0	2	0	28	32
Butch Athanas	0	1	0	5	5

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dominic Liljegren	1	2	3	0	14
Steve Unverzagt	1	2	8	0	26
Britt Abrams	0	2	10	1	28
Darnell Keith	0	2	10	0	27
Emmanuel Emmons	0	1	8	0	27
Marc Bauer	0	1	4	0	9
Monty Roldan	0	1	10	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Deskins	3	18
Gary Zytniak	1	22
Morris Gordon	1	14

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Van Staley	2	22
Henry Pettine	1	17
Hunter Farmer	1	14
Allen Grunhard	1	8
Marc Bauer	1	6

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Carpenter	32	36	---	---	---	68
Clay Ramsey	27	31	---	---	4	62
R.J. Oliver	27	33	---	---	1	61
C.J. Emmons	26	34	---	---	---	60
Mitch Howe	28	32	---	---	---	60
Bennie Sandlin	30	30	---	---	---	60
Fred Lohr	28	27	---	---	---	55
Irv Williamson	26	28	---	---	---	54
Jeffrey Donovan	22	22	---	---	9	53
Ben Banks	---	---	11	35	6	52
Jamie Hatcher	22	25	---	---	3	50
Rod Rockett	---	---	11	35	4	50
Jared Shimada	---	---	10	33	5	48
Jeff Marion	---	---	11	35	1	47
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	9	28	10	47
Gary Zytniak	---	---	7	17	22	46
Rufus Mularkey	16	20	---	---	8	44
Rich Westbrook	---	---	9	29	2	40
Jason Vance	---	---	10	27	2	39
Walt Borders	---	---	7	31	1	39
Corey Sybrowski	10	9	---	---	20	39
Carlos Hines	---	---	8	29	1	38
Sedrick Blunt	12	8	---	---	16	36
Ross Deskins	6	11	---	---	18	35
Quentin King	14	15	---	---	5	34
Charlie Poloski	---	---	6	23	3	32
J.C. Nichols	11	11	---	---	5	27
David Jackson	---	---	9	16	2	27
Heath Warren	---	---	5	20	1	26
Gerald Battle	1	5	---	---	16	22
Morris Gordon	3	3	---	---	14	20
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	0	4	14	18
Tom Meier	---	---	5	12	---	17
Kirk Nobles	0	1	---	---	15	16
Butch Bostic	6	10	---	---	---	16
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	0	12	12
Butch Athanas	5	5	---	---	2	12
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	2	6	2	10
Horace Nelson	---	---	0	2	4	6
Leslie Kalu	0	0	---	---	5	5
Robbie Wooden	---	---	1	2	1	4
Marcus Reese	---	---	0	1	3	4
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lewis Parrish	---	---	28	34	2	64
Cornelius Lundgren	---	---	17	21	18	56
Clarence Winslett	---	---	24	28	3	55
Jorge Westbrook	---	---	21	26	7	54
Van Staley	---	---	10	19	22	51
Ross Schneider	---	---	23	27	1	51
Maurice Yockey	---	---	22	27	2	51
Ben Muldoon	---	---	20	25	3	48
Scott Albin	---	---	21	24	3	48
Korey McIntyre	11	35	---	---	---	46
Hunter Farmer	9	22	---	---	14	45
Kyle Goodrich	---	---	24	19	1	44
Cornell McMurtry	---	---	20	19	2	41
Mitchell Godlewski	---	---	17	23	1	41
Marvin Gillespie	---	---	17	19	3	39
Steve Unverzagt	8	26	---	---	5	39
Britt Abrams	10	28	---	---	---	38
Hugh Stone	4	26	---	---	8	38
Darnell Keith	10	27	---	---	1	38
Rex Wilder	7	12	---	---	18	37
Henry Pettine	6	13	---	---	17	36
Monty Roldan	10	21	---	---	5	36
Emmanuel Emmons	8	27	---	---	---	35
Robbie Thomason	6	14	---	---	15	35
Bob Iafigliola	---	---	14	17	2	33
Johnny Oskolkoff	---	---	12	11	9	32
Will Dawkins	7	25	---	---	---	32
Seth Coppa	3	20	---	---	6	29
Brian Adamski	2	10	---	---	17	29
Lee Crabtree	---	---	13	12	2	27
Wally Grissom	---	---	13	12	1	26
Allen Grunhard	4	14	---	---	8	26
Brenden Thomas	5	14	---	---	7	26
Benjamin Bridges	---	---	8	9	7	24
Jamal Tatum	---	---	9	3	11	23
Edward Uerkwitz	1	15	---	---	6	22
Reuben Walker	---	---	10	9	3	22
Earnest Bradford	---	---	9	12	1	22
Marc Bauer	4	9	---	---	6	19
Dominic Liljegren	3	14	---	---	1	18
Vincent Hammond	2	5	---	---	3	10
Warren Wagner	1	8	---	---	---	9
Bryant Kershaw	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damon Woodson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mitch Connell	0	0	---	---	2	2
Adrian Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	39	3.5
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	10	52	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	7	11	1.6
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	36	28	5	1	0	4	3	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Korey McIntyre	34	19	4	2	0	4	9	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	162	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	56	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	107	21.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	65	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	96	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	91	30.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	13	10	112	1	34
WR Bennie Sandlin	9	6	55	1	30
TE Fred Lohr	3	2	31	1	27
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	3	31	0	20
WR Butch Bostic	3	2	60	2	10
WR Gerald Battle	2	2	31	0	5
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	11	0	22
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	-2	0	9

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Dawkins	9	4	59	2	25
WR Hugh Stone	8	4	23	0	26
WR Hunter Farmer	6	4	55	0	22
WR Robbie Thomason	6	4	83	2	14
TE Seth Coppa	2	2	29	0	20
FB Allen Grunhard	1	0	0	0	14
TE Rex Wilder	1	1	6	0	12
RB Brenden Thomas	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	4	1	0.25	2.55
Corey Sybrowski	1	5	5.00	7.20

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Henry Pettine	1	3	3.00	0.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	14	10	83	5.93	9.14

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Korey McIntyre	1	1	3	3.00	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	5	3	21	4.20	8.62
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	1	9	3.00	6.11
WR Gerald Battle	2	2	31	15.50	15.50
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	11	11.00	10.33
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	4	4.00	10.33
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	9	9.00	5.50
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hugh Stone	1	1	3	3.00	2.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	3	2
Corey Sybrowski	2	0
Ross Deskins	1	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

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

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Korey McIntyre	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	2	2	2
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	1
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	1
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	1

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Dawkins	6	3	2
WR Hunter Farmer	3	2	2
TE Seth Coppa	1	1	0
WR Robbie Thomason	1	1	1
WR Hugh Stone	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (22,400)
End Zone 11,300 (16,200)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,300)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (14,300)
Club Seats 7,800 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (22,400)
End Zone	11,300 (16,200)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,300)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (14,300)
Club Seats	7,800 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (1,800)