Week 9, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

42 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels7370-17
Minnesota Golden Hawks710015-32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 MIN - Troy Wiggins 1 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
1Q: 08:31 CHA - Andrew House 18 pass from Tyrus Sutton (Calvin Tuitele extra point)
2Q: 14:54 MIN - Cole McCormick 2 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 11:01 MIN - Irving Clemens 33 field goal
2Q: 05:21 CHA - Calvin Tuitele 28 field goal
3Q: 11:19 CHA - Andrew House 13 pass from Tyrus Sutton (Calvin Tuitele extra point)
4Q: 13:51 MIN - Irving Clemens 29 field goal
4Q: 07:46 MIN - Irving Clemens 37 field goal
4Q: 02:08 MIN - Stephen Dixon 51 run (Benjamin Lee pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:14 MIN - Irving Clemens 22 field goal

Team StatisticsCHAMIN
Record5-36-3
First Downs1617
- by Rushing47
- by Passing119
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards263430
- Offensive Plays5660
- Yards per Play4.707.17
Net Rushing Yards92182
- Rushing Attempts1634
- Yards per Rush5.755.35
Net Passing Yards171248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 21 - 225 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards205255
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/341/7
- Yards per Pass Play4.289.54
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions4/123/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.67.5
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards2/109/80
Punt Returns/Yards2/82/12
Kick Returns/Yards6/1204/103
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/0
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits36
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/4
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 40
Time of Possession27:1332:47

Drive Charts

Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:512:26OWN 20780Touchdown
16:392:13OWN 21519Interception
214:441:28OWN 1338Punt
210:535:40OWN 421147Field Goal
21:501:47OWN 632Punt
315:003:52OWN 34666Touchdown
39:201:24OWN 3136Punt
35:033:33OWN 29631Punt
413:462:10OWN 3349Interception
47:392:20OWN 3738Punt
42:001:07OWN 204-15Downs
40:090:09OWN 20222Game
Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:09OWN 14786Touchdown
18:251:46OWN 393-2Punt
14:264:42OWN 331067Touchdown
213:162:23OWN 41543Field Goal
25:133:23OWN 33527Punt
20:030:035010Half
311:081:48OWN 3735Punt
37:562:53OWN 22611Punt
31:302:44OPP 47535Field Goal
411:363:57OPP 47727Field Goal
45:193:19OWN 19681Touchdown
40:530:44OPP 530Field Goal

Game MVP: Benjamin Lee, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

CharlotteAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herman Levine8405.001320
Tyrus Sutton4328.001010
Darren Riley4205.001110
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cole McCormick15604.001011
Stephen Dixon151046.935131
Benjamin Lee3155.00900
Gabe Mueller133.00300

Passing Statistics

CharlotteAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tyrus Sutton34212056/34225273.7
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Benjamin Lee25162551/71400111.3

Receiving Statistics

CharlotteCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Andrew House5107014.0019222
WR Chester Horner454210.5015250
WR Alex Atherton384013.332240
TE Oscar Duffy33248.006120
WR Oliver Jacobs22126.00280
RB Herman Levine23136.50180
TE Phillip Heath1155.00050
FB Craig Stephens11-1-1.000-10
RB Darren Riley0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernie Sweeney6816427.3394400
TE Lester Baskey232814.0015260
FB Courtney Finch252311.5014240
WR Sean Pallansch22136.50080
TE Brad Bensen1288.00380
WR Marcus Rodgers1166.00060
WR Troy Wiggins1211.00011
RB Cole McCormick111212.000120
RB Stephen Dixon0100.00000

Interception Statistics

CharlotteIntsYardsAvgTD
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Emmanuel Ouellette100.000
CB Ernie Vertescher100.000

Fumble Statistics

CharlotteFumbRecovForceTD
Herman Levine1000
Phillip Heath0100
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Ernie Vertescher0010

Punting Statistics

CharlottePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Clay Yockey516933.831.4462
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie Scott414937.335.3431

Kicking Statistics

CharlotteFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Calvin Tuitele1/10/00/0282/2
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Irving Clemens4/40/00/0372/2

Punt Return Statistics

CharlotteRetYardsAvgTD
Andrew House284.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Sweeney2126.00

Kick Return Statistics

CharlotteRetYardsAvgTD
Orlando Hill35919.70
Oliver Jacobs36120.30
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Marcus Rodgers24321.50
Sean Pallansch26030.00

Defensive Statistics

CharlotteTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Butch Newsome600.03124
CB Ted Schulz500.03022
S Andre Gomez500.02413
DT Moe Meggett420.52521
DE Stanley Matthews400.52219
S Ricardo Lester410.01918
DE Leroy Burnham400.02214
ILB Kennedy Cox320.02519
OLB Norman Harding320.02115
DT Artie Fishkin210.02417
OLB Mel Henke200.01310
DE Kendrick Mantle200.0129
DE Earl Harner120.01611
CB Orlando Hill110.01117
OLB Rico Cote100.01713
WR Andrew House10---------
S Francisco McAfee100.0146
RB Darren Riley10---------
DT Skip Cox010.01615
S Kelvin Manns010.01214
OLB Joseph Nevers010.044
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bo Tanner812.01333
OLB Geoff Figley501.01330
CB Percy Oliver310.01139
S Marco Harp300.01229
DE Stephen Wilkerson201.5929
OLB Hardy Stansberry210.5312
S Norman Haworth230.01229
OLB Wayne Hines210.0816
S Emmanuel Ouellette200.0615
ILB Lorenzo White200.0925
CB Ernie Vertescher200.01535
DE Mitch Oxenby101.0927
ILB Herb Jazynka110.0619
OLB Jackie Stevens110.045
DT Norbert Borders100.01026
DE Derek Holliday100.0713
DE Tyrus Ragland100.0711
CB Herb Newhart100.01019
S Dean Tanner030.0614

Pass Rush Statistics

CharlotteSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Moe Meggett0.500021
DE Stanley Matthews0.500019
DT Skip Cox0.011015
DE Leroy Burnham0.001114
DE Kendrick Mantle0.00109
DT Artie Fishkin0.001017
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Bo Tanner2.000033
DE Stephen Wilkerson1.501029
OLB Geoff Figley1.004230
DE Mitch Oxenby1.000027
OLB Hardy Stansberry0.500012
DT Norbert Borders0.001026

Pass Defense Statistics

CharlotteCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ted Schulz41022
CB Butch Newsome30024
S Ricardo Lester20018
S Andre Gomez20013
CB Orlando Hill10017
DE Stanley Matthews10019
OLB Mel Henke10010
OLB Norman Harding10015
DE Kendrick Mantle1009
S Kelvin Manns01014
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Bo Tanner31033
CB Ernie Vertescher30135
CB Percy Oliver22039
S Emmanuel Ouellette20115
OLB Geoff Figley20030
S Marco Harp20029
S Norman Haworth20029
ILB Lorenzo White10025
CB Herb Newhart10019
ILB Herb Jazynka10019
OLB Wayne Hines10016
OLB Hardy Stansberry10012

Blocking Statistics

CharlotteKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Vinny Schroeder22015339
Winston Means12013135
Phillip Heath1117014
Freddie Duncan110305
Stanley Sutter02014037
Bruce Sales01012233
Kris Clinton010104
Brock Perkins010304
Craig Stephens01010025
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brent Dennis58032022
Glenn Darlington47127020
Korey Westbrook24027019
James Gerhardt13031018
Courtney Finch05024021
Korey Way03027023
Billy Francis010907
Stan Hastings010707
Claude Oshiro000318

Special Teams Tackles

CharlotteTacklesSTPlays
Oliver Jacobs118
Monty Borrelli118
Corwin Kawakami113
Phillip Heath112
Craig Stephens112
Kris Clinton16
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Roy Reynolds221
Hardy Stansberry215
Lester Baskey117
Bernie Sweeney117
Marcus Rodgers116
Dustin Rhodes18

Participation

CharlotteRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ted Schulz------30221163
Butch Newsome------3124459
Brent Leupold1536------657
Vinny Schroeder1539------357
Andrew House1537------456
Tyrus Sutton1640---------56
Kennedy Cox------25191155
Winston Means1335------452
Stanley Sutter1437---------51
Orlando Hill------11172149
Moe Meggett------2521248
Norman Harding------21151248
Stanley Matthews------2219647
Craig Stephens1025------1247
Bruce Sales1233------146
Darren Riley716------2043
Artie Fishkin------2417243
Andre Gomez------2413542
Chester Horner1227------241
Kelvin Manns------12141541
Alex Atherton1027------239
Ricardo Lester------1918239
Leroy Burnham------2214137
Skip Cox------1615435
Rico Cote------1713434
Herman Levine923------234
Phillip Heath714------1233
Earl Harner------1611532
Oliver Jacobs113------1832
Oscar Duffy811------1130
Mel Henke------1310528
Kendrick Mantle------129425
Travis Nelson------165425
Francisco McAfee------146222
Monty Borrelli00------1818
Joseph Nevers------44816
Curtis Haesche47------415
Corwin Kawakami------021315
Freddie Duncan35------614
Kris Clinton14------611
Ken Warfield15------39
Brock Perkins34---------7
Calvin Tuitele00------55
Clay Yockey00------55
Kenny Southard00------11
Jason Palmer00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bernie Sweeney3120------1768
Courtney Finch2421------2065
Percy Oliver------11391262
Brent Dennis3222------862
Benjamin Lee3426---------60
Bo Tanner------13331359
Korey Way2723------858
Lester Baskey2017------1754
Ernie Vertescher------1535151
James Gerhardt3118---------49
Glenn Darlington2720---------47
Korey Westbrook2719---------46
Geoff Figley------1330144
Marco Harp------1229243
Norman Haworth------1229142
Sean Pallansch2013------841
Cole McCormick1612------1240
Mitch Oxenby------927238
Norbert Borders------1026238
Stephen Wilkerson------929---38
Lorenzo White------925337
Brad Bensen128------1636
Herb Newhart------1019736
Wayne Hines------8161034
Troy Wiggins1716---------33
Stephen Dixon1814---------32
Dean Tanner------6141232
Marcus Rodgers78------1631
Hardy Stansberry------3121530
Herb Jazynka------619328
Tyrus Ragland------711826
Roy Reynolds31------2125
Emmanuel Ouellette------615223
Billy Francis97------723
Dustin Rhodes76------821
Billy Clayton------614121
Derek Holliday------713---20
Claude Oshiro38------819
Stan Hastings77------115
Irving Clemens00------1212
Jackie Stevens------45312
Butch Campbell00------44
Jackie Scott00------44
Gabe Mueller20------13
Leroy Austin------00---0
Buddy Cahill00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left22110.5
Middle11544.9
Right3175.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8384.8
Middle13393.0
Right131058.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CharlotteAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tyrus Sutton34213023622
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Benjamin Lee25166022410

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)19151085.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)84556.9
Long (19+ Yds)72426.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)129998.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)8613817.3
Long (19+ Yds)41184.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CharlotteTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Andrew House105170137
WR Alex Atherton83040127
WR Chester Horner54042127
TE Oscar Duffy33024011
RB Herman Levine32113023
WR Oliver Jacobs22012013
TE Phillip Heath1105014
RB Darren Riley1000016
FB Craig Stephens110-1025
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney860164420
FB Courtney Finch52023121
TE Lester Baskey32128117
TE Brad Bensen211808
WR Sean Pallansch22013013
WR Troy Wiggins2101016
WR Marcus Rodgers110608
RB Cole McCormick11012012
RB Stephen Dixon1000014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CharlotteAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herman Levine166.005.00
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cole McCormick5153.004.00
Stephen Dixon430.756.93
Benjamin Lee177.005.00
Gabe Mueller133.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CharlotteAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tyrus Sutton54408.006.03
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee4110.2510.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CharlotteTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Andrew House333411.337.00
WR Alex Atherton1000.005.00
WR Chester Horner1166.008.40
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Courtney Finch2000.004.60
WR Troy Wiggins2110.500.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CharlotteRushesConversions
Darren Riley10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Cole McCormick42
Stephen Dixon20
Benjamin Lee10

Third Down Passing Statistics

CharlotteAttCompConversions
Tyrus Sutton864
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Benjamin Lee431

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CharlotteTargCatchConversions
WR Alex Atherton332
WR Andrew House211
WR Chester Horner100
WR Oliver Jacobs111
FB Craig Stephens110
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
TE Lester Baskey110
WR Sean Pallansch110
RB Stephen Dixon100
WR Bernie Sweeney111

SectionAttendance
Stadium50,400 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck15,900 (21,000)
End Zone11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats9,500 (13,400)
Club Seats5,500 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes1,300 (2,700)