Week 7, 2026

played in Champaign, IL

50 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	7	7	3	-	17
Champaign Thunder	14	7	3	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 9 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 08:53 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 13 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 11:46 CHM - Butch Bostic 78 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 10:55 MIN - Stephen Dixon 50 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 03:56 CHM - Sam Linquist 20 field goal
3Q: 03:48 MIN - Sean Pallansch 98 kickoff return (Irving Clemens extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CHM - C.J. Emmons 29 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 10:23 MIN - Irving Clemens 42 field goal
4Q: 06:22 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 18 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 9 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 08:53 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 13 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 11:46 CHM - Butch Bostic 78 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 10:55 MIN - Stephen Dixon 50 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 03:56 CHM - Sam Linquist 20 field goal
3Q: 03:48 MIN - Sean Pallansch 98 kickoff return (Irving Clemens extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CHM - C.J. Emmons 29 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 10:23 MIN - Irving Clemens 42 field goal
4Q: 06:22 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 18 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHM
Record 4-3 6-1
First Downs 10 27
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 8 18
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 211 650
- Offensive Plays 54 71
- Yards per Play 3.91 9.15
Net Rushing Yards 107 166
- Rushing Attempts 17 31
- Yards per Rush 6.29 5.35
Net Passing Yards 104 484
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 13 - 2 39 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 150 489
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/46 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.81 12.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.8 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/42 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/52
Kick Returns/Yards 6/257 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 3/33 2/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:06 33:54

Team Statistics	MIN	CHM
Record	4-3	6-1
First Downs	10	27
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	8	18
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	211	650
- Offensive Plays	54	71
- Yards per Play	3.91	9.15
Net Rushing Yards	107	166
- Rushing Attempts	17	31
- Yards per Rush	6.29	5.35
Net Passing Yards	104	484
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 13 - 2	39 - 26 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	150	489
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/46	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.81	12.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.8	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/42	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/52
Kick Returns/Yards	6/257	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	3/33	2/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:06	33:54

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	2:15	OWN 29	3	-17	Punt
1	8:43	5:09	OWN 20	8	45	Punt
1	0:25	3:17	OWN 13	5	27	Punt
2	11:31	0:55	50	1	50	Touchdown
2	6:36	0:59	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	2:51	2:10	OWN 44	7	45	Interception
3	15:00	0:39	OPP 46	1	0	Interception
3	12:46	3:39	OWN 11	6	13	Punt
3	7:38	0:45	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	14:48	2:24	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
4	11:40	1:25	OPP 29	3	4	Field Goal
4	6:14	1:38	OWN 45	3	-6	Punt
4	1:35	1:35	OWN 20	8	17	Downs

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
1	9:17	0:34	OPP 32	2	32	Touchdown
1	3:34	3:09	OWN 10	6	73	Interception
2	12:08	0:37	OWN 13	2	87	Touchdown
2	10:36	4:00	OWN 25	6	56	Missed FG
2	5:37	2:46	OWN 34	7	25	Interception
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 9	2	52	Half
3	14:21	1:35	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	9:07	1:29	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
3	6:53	3:05	OPP 44	8	41	Field Goal
3	3:32	3:44	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	12:24	0:44	OWN 9	2	11	Interception
4	10:15	4:01	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
4	4:36	3:01	OWN 22	7	26	Punt

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stephen Dixon	7	69	9.86	50	1	1
Mel Stokes	5	23	4.60	18	1	0
Courtney Finch	3	10	3.33	5	0	0
Benjamin Lee	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	22	87	3.95	14	2	0
Corey Sybrowski	9	79	8.78	26	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	30	13	150	7/46	0	26	2	31.3

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	39	26	489	1/5	5	78	3	117.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Troy Wiggins	5	9	38	7.60	0	11
WR Sean Pallansch	3	5	37	12.33	6	16
WR Bernie Sweeney	3	9	62	20.67	10	26
RB Mel Stokes	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Stephen Dixon	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Lester Baskey	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
FB Courtney Finch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	13	76	12.67	18	19	2
WR C.J. Emmons	5	7	110	22.00	38	60	1
TE Fred Lohr	5	6	113	22.60	41	47	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	3	3	36	12.00	15	21	1
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	3	25	12.50	4	13	0
WR Butch Bostic	2	3	109	54.50	47	78	1
TE Sedrick Blunt	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Gerald Battle	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Percy Oliver	1	14	14.00
CB Larry Warkentien	1	7	7.00
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	12	12.00

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jared Shimada	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Sean Pallansch	1	0
Stephen Dixon	1	0
Korey Way	0	1
Mel Stokes	0	1

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Marion	0	0	1	0
Gary Zytniak	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	8	304	38.0	31.5	47	3

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	3	141	47.0	33.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	1/2	0/0	0/0	20	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	4	52	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	4	206	51.5	1
Marcus Rodgers	2	51	25.5	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	2	38	19.0	0
Gerald Battle	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bo Tanner	10	2	0.0	28	29
ILB Lorenzo White	6	4	0.0	25	31
S Norman Haworth	5	2	0.0	24	32
S Marco Harp	4	2	0.0	22	30
OLB Hardy Stansberry	3	0	1.0	3	12
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	4	0.0	23	32
CB Percy Oliver	3	0	0.0	28	34
CB Larry Warkentien	3	0	0.0	12	18
DE Stephen Wilkerson	3	0	0.0	22	20
OLB Geoff Figley	2	2	0.0	28	28
DT Norbert Borders	2	1	0.0	17	25
DE Tyrus Ragland	2	1	0.0	9	20
OLB Wayne Hines	2	0	0.0	7	16
S Dean Tanner	2	0	0.0	13	17
DT Billy Clayton	1	1	0.0	15	15
ILB Herb Jazynka	1	1	0.0	12	19
TE Brad Bensen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derek Holliday	1	0	0.0	15	14
RB Stephen Dixon	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mitch Oxenby	0	1	0.0	16	26

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	6	2	0.0	16	37
CB Carlos Hines	5	0	0.0	10	30
OLB Jared Shimada	4	0	0.0	17	31
DE Walt Borders	3	0	3.0	12	25
DE Ben Banks	3	3	2.0	17	37
DT Rich Westbrook	2	2	0.5	14	24
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	2	0.0	9	23
OLB Kyle Jeffries	2	1	0.0	15	36
OLB Tom Meier	2	0	0.0	8	13
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	0	1.0	3	13
DE Heath Warren	1	0	0.5	11	20
S Jeff Marion	1	3	0.0	17	34
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jason Vance	1	0	0.0	8	14
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0.0	13	28
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	0.0	0	1
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	0	---	---	---
CB Horace Nelson	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Hardy Stansberry	1.0	0	0	12
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0.0	1	1	20
DE Derek Holliday	0.0	0	1	14
OLB Geoff Figley	0.0	0	1	28

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Borders	3.0	1	1	2	25
DE Ben Banks	2.0	0	3	2	37
DT Kelvin Mealey	1.0	0	0	0	13
DT Rich Westbrook	0.5	0	3	0	24
DE Heath Warren	0.5	0	1	1	20
DT David Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	6	0	0	32
S Marco Harp	5	0	0	30
CB Percy Oliver	3	1	1	34
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	0	1	32
S Dean Tanner	3	0	0	17
OLB Bo Tanner	2	0	0	29
ILB Lorenzo White	2	0	0	31
CB Larry Warkentien	1	0	1	18
ILB Herb Jazynka	1	0	0	19

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Carlos Hines	5	1	0	30
OLB Jared Shimada	2	0	1	31
S Rod Rockett	2	0	0	37
OLB Tom Meier	1	1	0	13
S Jeff Marion	1	0	0	34
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	0	1
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	0	23
CB Jason Vance	0	1	0	14
OLB Kyle Jeffries	0	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Korey Westbrook	2	3	13	2	26
Dustin Rhodes	1	1	2	1	11
Glenn Darlington	0	4	15	2	26
Korey Way	0	3	16	0	29
James Gerhardt	0	2	16	2	28
Brent Dennis	0	2	16	0	34

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Ramsey	4	9	0	28	0	33
R.J. Oliver	3	9	0	25	0	35
Mitch Howe	3	4	1	25	1	34
Irv Williamson	2	3	0	26	0	33
Jamie Hatcher	1	2	0	19	0	30
Fred Lohr	1	1	0	24	0	31
Quentin King	0	2	0	18	0	16
J.C. Nichols	0	1	0	11	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Reynolds	3	21
Larry Warkentien	2	11
Courtney Finch	1	20
Lester Baskey	1	19

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Morris Gordon	2	15
Sedrick Blunt	1	20
Ross Deskins	1	16
Jeffrey Donovan	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Oliver	---	---	28	34	13	75
Bernie Sweeney	17	36	---	---	13	66
Bo Tanner	---	---	28	29	2	59
Courtney Finch	14	25	---	---	20	59
Geoff Figley	---	---	28	28	3	59
Lorenzo White	---	---	25	31	2	58
Norman Haworth	---	---	24	32	2	58
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	23	32	2	57
Brent Dennis	16	34	---	---	6	56
Marco Harp	---	---	22	30	3	55
Korey Way	16	29	---	---	9	54
Benjamin Lee	17	37	---	---	---	54
Lester Baskey	9	24	---	---	19	52
Norbert Borders	---	---	17	25	3	45
James Gerhardt	16	28	---	---	---	44
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	16	26	1	43
Herb Jazynka	---	---	12	19	12	43
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	22	20	---	42
Larry Warkentien	---	---	12	18	11	41
Glenn Darlington	15	26	---	---	---	41
Dean Tanner	---	---	13	17	11	41
Sean Pallansch	11	21	---	---	7	39
Korey Westbrook	13	26	---	---	---	39
Mel Stokes	6	14	---	---	17	37
Tyrus Ragland	---	---	9	20	7	36
Derek Holliday	---	---	15	14	1	30
Billy Clayton	---	---	15	15	---	30
Wayne Hines	---	---	7	16	7	30
Stephen Dixon	8	21	---	---	---	29
Roy Reynolds	2	4	---	---	21	27
Troy Wiggins	7	20	---	---	---	27
Marcus Rodgers	5	7	---	---	14	26
Brad Bensen	4	12	---	---	8	24
Dustin Rhodes	2	11	---	---	9	22
Billy Francis	2	11	---	---	9	22
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	3	12	7	22
Emmanuel Ouellette	---	---	9	10	1	20
Herb Newhart	---	---	8	8	4	20
Claude Oshiro	1	9	---	---	9	19
Stan Hastings	4	11	---	---	3	18
Jackie Stevens	---	---	5	4	3	12
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cole McCormick	2	1	---	---	2	5
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Zytniak	---	---	13	28	30	71
J.R. Carpenter	31	40	---	---	---	71
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	15	36	17	68
Clay Ramsey	28	33	---	---	4	65
Ben Banks	---	---	17	37	9	63
C.J. Emmons	26	35	---	---	---	61
Mitch Howe	25	34	---	---	1	60
R.J. Oliver	25	35	---	---	---	60
Irv Williamson	26	33	---	---	---	59
Jeffrey Donovan	22	27	---	---	8	57
Rod Rockett	---	---	16	37	3	56
Fred Lohr	24	31	---	---	---	55
Bennie Sandlin	21	33	---	---	---	54
Jared Shimada	---	---	17	31	5	53
Jeff Marion	---	---	17	34	1	52
Jamie Hatcher	19	30	---	---	3	52
Rufus Mularkey	17	21	---	---	11	49
Ross Deskins	11	15	---	---	16	42
Carlos Hines	---	---	10	30	1	41
Rich Westbrook	---	---	14	24	3	41
Sedrick Blunt	10	10	---	---	20	40
Walt Borders	---	---	12	25	2	39
Quentin King	18	16	---	---	5	39
Corey Sybrowski	9	7	---	---	23	39
David Jackson	---	---	8	19	5	32
Charlie Poloski	---	---	9	23	---	32
Heath Warren	---	---	11	20	---	31
J.C. Nichols	11	12	---	---	5	28
Jason Vance	---	---	8	14	5	27
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	5	9	11	25
Tom Meier	---	---	8	13	2	23
Kirk Nobles	0	3	---	---	19	22
Gerald Battle	1	6	---	---	14	21
Butch Bostic	9	12	---	---	---	21
Morris Gordon	5	0	---	---	15	20
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	3	13	1	17
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	1	10	11
Butch Athanas	3	7	---	---	1	11
Horace Nelson	---	---	1	4	5	10
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robbie Wooden	---	---	3	6	---	9
Leslie Kalu	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marcus Reese	---	---	0	3	1	4
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	3	3
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	77	12.8
Middle	6	20	3.3
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	71	6.5
Middle	5	37	7.4
Right	15	58	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	30	13	1	2	0	3	9	5	2

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	39	26	7	4	1	1	3	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	45	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	45	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	60	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	138	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	134	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	212	35.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Wiggins	9	5	38	0	20
WR Bernie Sweeney	9	3	62	1	36
WR Sean Pallansch	5	3	37	0	21
TE Lester Baskey	4	0	0	0	24
RB Mel Stokes	1	1	3	0	14
FB Courtney Finch	1	0	0	0	25
RB Stephen Dixon	1	1	10	0	21

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Sandlin	13	6	1	76	0	33
WR C.J. Emmons	7	5	0	110	2	35
TE Fred Lohr	6	5	0	113	2	31
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	2	0	25	0	21
RB Jeffrey Donovan	3	3	0	36	1	27
WR Butch Bostic	3	2	0	109	2	12
WR Gerald Battle	2	1	0	6	0	6
TE Sedrick Blunt	2	2	0	14	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	2	-1	-0.50	3.95
Corey Sybrowski	1	7	7.00	8.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	3	0	0	0.00	5.00

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	9	4	57	6.33	12.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
TE Lester Baskey	1	0.00
WR Sean Pallansch	1	7.40
WR Troy Wiggins	1	4.22

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Sandlin	7	3	48	6.86	5.85
WR Gerald Battle	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	9	9.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Stephen Dixon	2	0
Courtney Finch	1	0

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	3	2
Corey Sybrowski	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	9	4	2

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Wiggins	4	2	1
WR Sean Pallansch	3	2	1
TE Lester Baskey	2	0	0

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Battle	2	1	1
TE Sedrick Blunt	2	2	1
WR C.J. Emmons	1	1	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	1
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	1
WR Rufus Mularkey	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)