Week 8, 2026

played in Champaign, IL

38 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Wichita Harvesters	7	3	0	3	-	13
Champaign Thunder	14	10	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 5 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 07:20 CHM - C.J. Emmons 29 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 04:57 WIC - Archie Mills 41 pass from Kris Reeves (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:41 CHM - Sam Linquist 29 field goal
2Q: 07:41 WIC - Leland Arnold 25 field goal
2Q: 03:26 CHM - Fred Lohr 74 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 12:13 WIC - Leland Arnold 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 5 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 07:20 CHM - C.J. Emmons 29 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 04:57 WIC - Archie Mills 41 pass from Kris Reeves (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:41 CHM - Sam Linquist 29 field goal
2Q: 07:41 WIC - Leland Arnold 25 field goal
2Q: 03:26 CHM - Fred Lohr 74 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 12:13 WIC - Leland Arnold 18 field goal

Team Statistics WIC CHM
Record 6-2 7-1
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 356 398
- Offensive Plays 63 71
- Yards per Play 5.65 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 94 75
- Rushing Attempts 19 29
- Yards per Rush 4.95 2.59
Net Passing Yards 262 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 18 - 4 40 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 268 333
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.95 7.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 3/13
Punt Returns/Yards 4/52 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/129 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 4/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:19 34:41

Team Statistics	WIC	CHM
Record	6-2	7-1
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	356	398
- Offensive Plays	63	71
- Yards per Play	5.65	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	94	75
- Rushing Attempts	19	29
- Yards per Rush	4.95	2.59
Net Passing Yards	262	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 18 - 4	40 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	268	333
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.95	7.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	3/13
Punt Returns/Yards	4/52	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/129	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	4/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:19	34:41

Drive Charts

Wichita Harvesters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 34	3	19	Interception
1	11:58	1:56	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
1	7:03	2:21	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	13:35	2:09	OWN 47	3	2	Punt
2	10:00	2:26	50	5	42	Field Goal
2	5:51	1:17	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
2	3:11	1:23	OPP 44	4	13	Missed FG
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	3	11	Half
3	10:26	0:59	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
3	8:22	0:49	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	6:26	1:25	OWN 47	3	2	Interception
3	1:29	4:24	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
4	10:16	1:38	OWN 28	4	15	Punt
4	5:15	1:41	OWN 42	6	42	Interception
4	1:50	1:06	OWN 42	5	34	Interception

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	1:18	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
1	10:02	2:59	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	4:42	6:07	OWN 23	11	65	Field Goal
2	11:26	1:26	OWN 20	3	18	Interception
2	7:34	1:43	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	4:34	1:23	OWN 15	3	85	Touchdown
2	1:48	1:15	OWN 38	6	13	Punt
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 27	9	28	Punt
3	9:27	1:05	OPP 43	4	8	Downs
3	7:33	1:07	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	5:01	3:32	OWN 34	5	21	Punt
4	12:05	1:49	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
4	8:38	3:23	OWN 19	6	21	Punt
4	3:34	1:44	OWN 6	5	14	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 38	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quinn Baxter	12	43	3.58	18	1
Chuck Blades	6	46	7.67	24	2
Kris Reeves	1	5	5.00	5	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Donovan	15	50	3.33	11	1
Corey Sybrowski	13	26	2.00	7	0
J.R. Carpenter	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kris Reeves	43	18	268	1/6	1	41	4	31.9

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	40	20	333	2/10	3	74	1	93.0

Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roosevelt Serra	5	12	39	7.80	6	13	0
WR Rondell Kiely	4	13	68	17.00	26	27	0
RB Quinn Baxter	2	2	22	11.00	16	18	0
WR Brady Spry	2	8	30	15.00	4	19	0
TE Archie Mills	2	2	52	26.00	0	41	1
WR Jesse Finch	2	3	51	25.50	16	33	0
RB Chuck Blades	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Everett Hurd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Gino Feliciano	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	5	10	97	19.40	50	46	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	13	58	11.60	4	30	1
TE Fred Lohr	3	9	110	36.67	91	74	1
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	3	21	10.50	0	15	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	26	13.00	21	18	0
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0

Interception Statistics

Wichita	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vinny Hanks	1	0	0.00	0

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Jared Shimada	2	13	6.50
S Jeff Marion	1	2	2.00
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	36	36.00

Fumble Statistics

Wichita	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steven Spangler	0	0	1	0
Scottie Ditka	0	0	1	0

Champaign	Fumb	Recov
Gary Zytniak	1	0
Corey Sybrowski	1	0
Jared Shimada	0	1
Fred Lohr	0	1

Punting Statistics

Wichita	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Hill	6	280	46.7	37.3	60	2

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	8	360	45.0	33.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Wichita	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leland Arnold	2/3	0/1	0/0	25	1/1

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Baxter	3	46	15.3	0
Jesse Finch	1	6	6.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg
Quinn Baxter	2	86	43.0
Jesse Finch	1	19	19.0
Donald Keith	1	24	24.0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	2	41	20.5	0
Gerald Battle	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Wichita	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Adrian Peterson	9	3	1.0	28	41
ILB Casey Haggan	6	2	0.0	23	33
CB Vinny Hanks	5	2	0.0	27	41
S Lonnie Howe	5	1	0.0	24	39
WR Rondell Kiely	3	0	---	---	---
ILB Cole Delgado	3	0	0.0	9	9
DE Bart Bell	2	2	0.5	26	40
OLB Steven Spangler	2	1	0.0	11	18
DT Darrell Poole	2	1	0.0	15	17
S Dave Wuthrich	2	1	0.0	23	39
S Shannon Ackerman	2	0	0.0	20	27
DE Tom Lincoln	2	0	0.0	18	22
DT Steve Frey	2	0	0.0	14	25
DE Dana Greene	1	2	0.5	14	22
CB Jessie Harrigan	1	4	0.0	25	34
OLB Scottie Ditka	1	1	0.0	9	12
CB Jim Spencer	1	1	0.0	20	33
FB Everett Hurd	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kevin Forbes	1	0	0.0	13	10

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Shimada	7	2	0.0	17	40
S Jeff Marion	4	3	0.0	18	38
ILB Charlie Poloski	4	2	0.0	14	33
OLB Kyle Jeffries	3	3	0.0	17	37
CB Carlos Hines	3	1	0.0	13	37
S Rod Rockett	3	1	0.0	19	44
CB Jason Vance	3	0	0.0	10	33
DE Ben Banks	2	0	1.0	19	44
DE Walt Borders	2	0	0.0	13	28
CB Horace Nelson	2	0	0.0	2	6
DT Rich Westbrook	1	3	0.0	16	34
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	0	0.0	3	10
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tom Meier	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0.0	14	23
DE Heath Warren	0	1	0.0	14	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Wichita	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Adrian Peterson	1.0	0	0	41
DE Bart Bell	0.5	2	0	40
DE Dana Greene	0.5	0	0	22
OLB Steven Spangler	0.0	2	1	18
DT Darrell Poole	0.0	1	0	17
DT Steve Frey	0.0	1	0	25

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	1.0	1	1	1	44
DE Walt Borders	0.0	1	2	2	28
DE Heath Warren	0.0	0	2	1	25
DT David Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Wichita	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Adrian Peterson	4	2	0	41
CB Vinny Hanks	4	0	1	41
ILB Casey Haggan	2	1	0	33
ILB Cole Delgado	2	0	0	9
CB Jessie Harrigan	1	2	0	34
S Shannon Ackerman	1	1	0	27
DE Bart Bell	1	0	0	40
DT Darrell Poole	1	0	0	17
DT Steve Frey	1	0	0	25
S Dave Wuthrich	1	0	0	39
DE Dana Greene	1	0	0	22
OLB Kevin Forbes	1	0	0	10
S Lonnie Howe	0	1	0	39

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Carlos Hines	3	1	0	37
OLB Jared Shimada	3	0	2	40
OLB Kyle Jeffries	2	1	1	37
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	1	0	33
CB Jason Vance	2	0	0	33
CB Horace Nelson	2	0	0	6
S Rod Rockett	1	2	0	44
S Jeff Marion	1	0	1	38
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	0	0	10
DE Walt Borders	1	0	0	28
CB Gary Zytniak	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Wichita	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Garrett	2	3	14	0	33
Aaron Shapiro	1	4	14	0	32
Michael Castillo	1	4	12	0	30
Darryl Thomason	1	4	12	0	31
Joe McKenzie	1	1	7	0	13
Don Rieger	1	1	9	0	10
Cole Barlow	0	1	18	0	38
Heath Gaines	0	0	5	1	11

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Howe	3	7	1	24	0	34
Jamie Hatcher	2	5	0	26	0	30
R.J. Oliver	1	4	0	26	2	35
J.C. Nichols	1	2	0	7	0	15
Butch Athanas	0	3	0	6	0	9
Irv Williamson	0	2	1	25	0	34
Quentin King	0	2	0	8	0	20
Clay Ramsey	0	1	0	23	0	33
Fred Lohr	0	1	0	27	0	32
Morris Gordon	0	1	0	4	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Wichita	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Forbes	2	14
Adrian Peterson	2	11
Scottie Ditka	1	27

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Deskins	3	17
Morris Gordon	3	17
Kirk Nobles	1	14
Horace Nelson	1	7

Participation

Wichita	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Adrian Peterson	---	---	28	41	11	80
Vinny Hanks	---	---	27	41	9	77
Jessie Harrigan	---	---	25	34	18	77
Bart Bell	---	---	26	40	9	75
Lonnie Howe	---	---	24	39	10	73
Rondell Kiely	19	39	---	---	11	69
Cole Barlow	18	38	---	---	9	65
Kris Reeves	19	44	---	---	---	63
Dave Wuthrich	---	---	23	39	1	63
Quinn Baxter	12	35	---	---	10	57
Casey Haggan	---	---	23	33	---	56
Shannon Ackerman	---	---	20	27	8	55
Jim Spencer	---	---	20	33	1	54
Alan Garrett	14	33	---	---	6	53
Brady Spry	9	25	---	---	16	50
Scottie Ditka	---	---	9	12	27	48
Aaron Shapiro	14	32	---	---	---	46
Darryl Thomason	12	31	---	---	---	43
Chuck Blades	7	9	---	---	26	42
Michael Castillo	12	30	---	---	---	42
Darrell Poole	---	---	15	17	8	40
Tom Lincoln	---	---	18	22	---	40
Steve Frey	---	---	14	25	1	40
Archie Mills	11	29	---	---	---	40
Roosevelt Serra	13	25	---	---	---	38
Dana Greene	---	---	14	22	1	37
Kevin Forbes	---	---	13	10	14	37
Gino Feliciano	8	10	---	---	17	35
Don Rieger	9	10	---	---	16	35
Steven Spangler	---	---	11	18	1	30
Joe McKenzie	7	13	---	---	9	29
Everett Hurd	3	16	---	---	7	26
Ellis Benton	5	12	---	---	9	26
Jesse Finch	4	17	---	---	3	24
Roman Leal	7	14	---	---	---	21
Heath Gaines	5	11	---	---	4	20
Cole Delgado	---	---	9	9	---	18
Bart Reeck	1	6	---	---	8	15
Richard Hill	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mel Barlow	0	5	---	---	3	8
Donald Keith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leland Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Preston Danson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter Poliska	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwight Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Herman Copeland	---	---	0	0	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Banks	---	---	19	44	8	71
J.R. Carpenter	29	42	---	---	---	71
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	17	37	17	71
Gary Zytniak	---	---	14	23	30	67
Rod Rockett	---	---	19	44	3	66
C.J. Emmons	26	37	---	---	---	63
Clay Ramsey	23	33	---	---	7	63
Jamie Hatcher	26	30	---	---	7	63
R.J. Oliver	26	35	---	---	---	61
Jared Shimada	---	---	17	40	4	61
Irv Williamson	25	34	---	---	---	59
Jeff Marion	---	---	18	38	3	59
Mitch Howe	24	34	---	---	1	59
Fred Lohr	27	32	---	---	---	59
Bennie Sandlin	23	34	---	---	---	57
Carlos Hines	---	---	13	37	4	54
Rich Westbrook	---	---	16	34	3	53
Rufus Mularkey	15	27	---	---	10	52
Ross Deskins	14	19	---	---	17	50
Jeffrey Donovan	16	30	---	---	4	50
Charlie Poloski	---	---	14	33	1	48
Jason Vance	---	---	10	33	3	46
Walt Borders	---	---	13	28	5	46
Corey Sybrowski	13	8	---	---	24	45
Heath Warren	---	---	14	25	---	39
David Jackson	---	---	9	23	5	37
Quentin King	8	20	---	---	9	37
J.C. Nichols	7	15	---	---	9	31
Sedrick Blunt	2	3	---	---	20	25
Morris Gordon	4	2	---	---	17	23
Tom Meier	---	---	5	11	4	20
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	5	6	9	20
Gerald Battle	1	4	---	---	13	18
Butch Bostic	4	14	---	---	---	18
Butch Athanas	6	9	---	---	3	18
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	3	10	2	15
Horace Nelson	---	---	2	6	7	15
Kirk Nobles	0	0	---	---	14	14
Robbie Wooden	---	---	0	10	---	10
Leslie Kalu	0	0	---	---	9	9
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	0	0	8	8
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Reese	---	---	1	2	2	5
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	1	1
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	4	4	1.0
Right	8	60	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	8	14	1.8
Right	11	37	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kris Reeves	43	18	4	2	4	6	7	4	4

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	40	20	5	4	2	7	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	5	34	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	131	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	74	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	57	11.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	70	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	147	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	59	8.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rondell Kiely	13	4	1	68	2	39
WR Roosevelt Serra	12	5	2	39	0	25
WR Brady Spry	8	2	1	30	0	25
WR Jesse Finch	3	2	0	51	1	17
RB Quinn Baxter	2	2	0	22	0	35
TE Archie Mills	2	2	0	52	1	29
FB Everett Hurd	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Chuck Blades	1	1	0	6	0	9
TE Gino Feliciano	1	0	0	0	0	10

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Sandlin	13	5	1	58	1	34
WR C.J. Emmons	10	5	0	97	2	37
TE Fred Lohr	9	3	1	110	2	32
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	2	0	21	0	27
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	0	26	0	30
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	0	7	0	4
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	0	6	0	8
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	0	8	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quinn Baxter	3	11	3.67	3.58

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kris Reeves	8	2	5	0.63	6.23

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	1	1	5	5.00	8.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rondell Kiely	4	1	3	0.75	5.23
WR Roosevelt Serra	3	1	2	0.67	3.25
WR Brady Spry	1	0	0	0.00	3.75

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	5	5.00	4.46

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Wichita	Rushes	Conversions
Kris Reeves	1	0

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	3	1
Corey Sybrowski	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kris Reeves	13	3	2

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rondell Kiely	5	1	1
WR Roosevelt Serra	3	1	0
WR Brady Spry	3	0	0
FB Everett Hurd	1	0	0
RB Chuck Blades	1	1	1

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	5	4	2
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	2	2
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	1	0
TE Fred Lohr	1	0	0
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	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)