Week 11, 2026

played in Champaign, IL

34 degrees, snow, 15 mph wind

Denver Death	0	0	7	7	-	14
Champaign Thunder	7	14	0	13	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:51 CHM - Fred Lohr 23 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 12:27 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 61 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 03:19 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 32 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 10:30 DEN - Randal Heintz 1 run (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
4Q: 11:57 CHM - Sam Linquist 26 field goal
4Q: 06:51 CHM - Sam Linquist 44 field goal
4Q: 03:45 CHM - Clay Ramsey 14 fumble return (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 00:24 DEN - Randal Heintz 29 run (Tyrus Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:51 CHM - Fred Lohr 23 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 12:27 CHM - Rufus Mularkey 61 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 03:19 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 32 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 10:30 DEN - Randal Heintz 1 run (Tyrus Johnson extra point)
4Q: 11:57 CHM - Sam Linquist 26 field goal
4Q: 06:51 CHM - Sam Linquist 44 field goal
4Q: 03:45 CHM - Clay Ramsey 14 fumble return (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 00:24 DEN - Randal Heintz 29 run (Tyrus Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CHM
Record 7-3 9-1
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 212 395
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 3.53 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 88 42
- Rushing Attempts 25 24
- Yards per Rush 3.52 1.75
Net Passing Yards 124 353
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 13 - 0 44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 133 353
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.54 8.02
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/33 7/57
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 6/63
Kick Returns/Yards 6/186 1/11
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:45 34:15

Team Statistics	DEN	CHM
Record	7-3	9-1
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	212	395
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	3.53	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	88	42
- Rushing Attempts	25	24
- Yards per Rush	3.52	1.75
Net Passing Yards	124	353
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 13 - 0	44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	133	353
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.54	8.02
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/33	7/57
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	6/63
Kick Returns/Yards	6/186	1/11
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:45	34:15

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:47	2:28	OWN 27	7	33	Fumble
1	9:07	0:59	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
1	6:00	2:24	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
1	1:34	2:19	OPP 49	3	6	Punt
2	12:12	1:48	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
2	8:59	1:29	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	3:07	1:05	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	4:37	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
3	6:14	1:35	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	2:27	0:57	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:03	1:40	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	11:52	2:07	OWN 42	3	-5	Punt
4	6:46	1:07	OWN 38	5	21	Downs
4	3:37	3:31	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	10:19	1:12	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt
1	8:08	2:08	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
1	3:36	2:02	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
2	14:15	2:03	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	10:24	1:25	OWN 32	4	28	Interception
2	7:30	4:23	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	2:02	2:02	OWN 4	6	5	Half
3	10:23	4:09	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
3	4:39	2:12	OWN 41	5	19	Punt
3	1:30	0:27	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	14:23	2:31	OWN 39	9	52	Field Goal
4	9:45	2:59	OWN 20	7	53	Field Goal
4	5:39	2:02	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rondell Farley	14	16	1.14	9	0	0
Randal Heintz	7	62	8.86	32	2	2
Otis Canada	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
Cory Sanders	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Jamal Kelley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Donovan	19	23	1.21	10	1
Corey Sybrowski	3	4	1.33	3	0
J.R. Carpenter	2	15	7.50	16	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Sanders	33	13	133	2/9	0	30	0	51.7

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	44	27	353	0/0	3	61	1	99.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Omar Jacobs	5	10	86	17.20	39	30
WR Randal Schulz	4	7	17	4.25	3	7
RB Rondell Farley	2	4	3	1.50	0	3
TE Les Cortez	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Jim Richmond	1	6	21	21.00	0	21
WR Damon Stone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Otis Canada	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mercury Hibbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Junior Krykhtine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	9	14	87	9.67	15	37	0
TE Fred Lohr	7	9	80	11.43	45	23	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	5	73	18.25	16	32	1
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	8	90	30.00	57	61	1
TE Ross Deskins	2	3	17	8.50	9	17	0
WR Gerald Battle	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Butch Bostic	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	5	5.00	0

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
Otis Canada	1	0
Rondell Farley	1	0
Matthew Erwin	0	1

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	1	0	0	0
Jared Shimada	0	1	1	0
Clay Ramsey	0	1	0	1
Fred Lohr	0	1	0	0
Sedrick Blunt	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	10	470	47.0	38.7	59	3

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	7	352	50.3	42.1	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrus Johnson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Canada	2	17	8.5	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	6	63	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Krykhtine	5	160	32.0	0
Otis Canada	1	26	26.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Di Pietro	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Rico Byrum	7	0	20	27
CB Cary Chustz	6	1	14	28
ILB Scottie Harmon	6	0	19	33
S Kennedy McWilliams	5	2	14	25
ILB Carlos Roland	4	1	23	41
OLB Grady Madison	4	0	14	29
CB Rufus DeWoody	3	0	14	25
OLB Eric Staple	2	1	16	39
ILB K.C. Cuviello	2	0	10	14
DT Nolan Grunow	1	1	10	25
S Matthew Erwin	1	0	4	17
CB Mario Cochrane	1	0	14	31
DE David Grillo	1	0	17	35
DE Michael Lincoln	1	0	10	15
ILB Alan Cooley	1	0	6	6
DE Kelvin Ingram	0	1	14	29
CB Sam Hastings	0	1	13	17
DE Terry Desjardins	0	1	7	9
DT Jessie Sullivan	0	1	15	19

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	7	1	0.0	25	35
CB Gary Zytniak	4	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Kyle Jeffries	3	4	0.0	20	32
OLB Jared Shimada	3	2	0.0	24	31
ILB Charlie Poloski	3	1	0.0	13	18
S Jeff Marion	3	0	0.0	25	31
DE Ben Banks	2	0	1.0	25	35
DE Walt Borders	2	0	1.0	14	29
DT David Jackson	2	1	0.0	14	17
DE Heath Warren	2	0	0.0	16	16
S Carlton Di Pietro	2	0	0.0	2	8
CB Carlos Hines	1	0	0.0	20	28
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DT Robbie Wooden	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Jason Vance	1	0	0.0	18	18
OLB Tom Meier	1	0	0.0	10	14
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Rich Westbrook	0	1	0.0	20	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Eric Staple	1	3	39
DE Kelvin Ingram	0	2	29
DE David Grillo	0	1	35

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	1.0	1	3	0	35
DE Walt Borders	1.0	0	2	2	29
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	0	3	0	25
DE Heath Warren	0.0	0	2	0	16
DT David Jackson	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cary Chustz	6	0	0	28
OLB Grady Madison	4	0	0	29
ILB Carlos Roland	3	1	0	41
S Rico Byrum	3	0	0	27
CB Mario Cochrane	2	2	0	31
ILB Scottie Harmon	2	1	0	33
CB Sam Hastings	2	0	0	17
CB Rufus DeWoody	2	0	0	25
S Kennedy McWilliams	1	0	1	25
OLB Eric Staple	1	0	0	39
ILB Alan Cooley	1	0	0	6

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gary Zytniak	4	0	24
S Rod Rockett	2	0	35
CB Carlos Hines	1	1	28
CB Jason Vance	1	1	18
OLB Tom Meier	1	0	14
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	18
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	8
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	0	32
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	3
OLB Jared Shimada	0	3	31
S Jeff Marion	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kelley	2	5	18	1	28
Corwin Yates	1	5	14	0	31
Irving Gossett	1	5	20	0	27
D.J. Peterson	1	3	10	0	16
Leland Conlan	0	3	21	0	24
Marvin Fulcher	0	1	10	1	14
Wendell Bleeck	0	1	21	0	27
Mercury Hibbs	0	1	14	0	12

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mitch Howe	1	5	20	38
Irv Williamson	1	3	18	36
J.C. Nichols	1	2	11	14
Quentin King	1	1	9	13
Butch Athanas	1	1	4	6
Clay Ramsey	0	4	20	38
R.J. Oliver	0	3	19	38
Jamie Hatcher	0	2	19	37
Fred Lohr	0	1	22	32

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Canada	4	25
Mercury Hibbs	1	21
Kennedy McWilliams	1	19
Damon Stone	1	17

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Zytniak	2	32
Morris Gordon	2	19
Ross Deskins	1	26
Sedrick Blunt	1	19
Gerald Battle	1	18
Jeffrey Donovan	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Roland	---	---	23	41	1	65
Cory Sanders	25	35	---	---	---	60
Les Cortez	19	25	---	---	14	58
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	14	25	19	58
Eric Staple	---	---	16	39	2	57
Scottie Harmon	---	---	19	33	5	57
Bob Kelley	18	28	---	---	10	56
Wendell Bleeck	21	27	---	---	8	56
Mario Cochrane	---	---	14	31	10	55
Rondell Farley	16	18	---	---	21	55
David Grillo	---	---	17	35	2	54
Corwin Yates	14	31	---	---	7	52
Omar Jacobs	20	29	---	---	2	51
Jamal Kelley	12	19	---	---	18	49
Rico Byrum	---	---	20	27	---	47
Irving Gossett	20	27	---	---	---	47
Grady Madison	---	---	14	29	4	47
Mercury Hibbs	14	12	---	---	21	47
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	10	14	23	47
Kelvin Ingram	---	---	14	29	2	45
Leland Conlan	21	24	---	---	---	45
Cary Chustz	---	---	14	28	1	43
Nolan Grunow	---	---	10	25	7	42
Sam Hastings	---	---	13	17	12	42
Jim Richmond	10	17	---	---	15	42
Rufus DeWoody	---	---	14	25	2	41
Otis Canada	2	10	---	---	25	37
D.J. Peterson	10	16	---	---	10	36
Randal Schulz	15	20	---	---	1	36
Jessie Sullivan	---	---	15	19	2	36
Roman Coffey	---	---	9	19	7	35
Michael Lincoln	---	---	10	15	7	32
Richard Tatum	11	8	---	---	10	29
Marvin Fulcher	10	14	---	---	2	26
Junior Krykhtine	9	11	---	---	5	25
Matthew Erwin	---	---	4	17	2	23
Damon Stone	1	3	---	---	17	21
Alan Cooley	---	---	6	6	9	21
Randal Heintz	7	11	---	---	2	20
Terry Desjardins	---	---	7	9	---	16
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Reuben Reese	---	---	1	1	1	3
Tyrus Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Trent Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Cowsette	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	20	32	22	74
Gary Zytniak	---	---	16	24	32	72
J.R. Carpenter	24	44	---	---	---	68
Ben Banks	---	---	25	35	7	67
C.J. Emmons	24	41	---	---	2	67
Clay Ramsey	20	38	---	---	7	65
Jamie Hatcher	19	37	---	---	5	61
Mitch Howe	20	38	---	---	2	60
Rod Rockett	---	---	25	35	---	60
Rufus Mularkey	12	36	---	---	12	60
Jeffrey Donovan	20	29	---	---	9	58
Jeff Marion	---	---	25	31	1	57
R.J. Oliver	19	38	---	---	---	57
Jared Shimada	---	---	24	31	2	57
Ross Deskins	13	17	---	---	26	56
Irv Williamson	18	36	---	---	---	54
Fred Lohr	22	32	---	---	---	54
Carlos Hines	---	---	20	28	1	49
Rich Westbrook	---	---	20	25	3	48
Walt Borders	---	---	14	29	1	44
Jason Vance	---	---	18	18	3	39
Corey Sybrowski	4	9	---	---	24	37
David Jackson	---	---	14	17	4	35
J.C. Nichols	11	14	---	---	9	34
Heath Warren	---	---	16	16	---	32
Sedrick Blunt	6	7	---	---	19	32
Quentin King	9	13	---	---	9	31
Charlie Poloski	---	---	13	18	---	31
Bennie Sandlin	13	17	---	---	---	30
Tom Meier	---	---	10	14	1	25
Morris Gordon	2	4	---	---	19	25
Butch Bostic	4	20	---	---	---	24
Gerald Battle	0	5	---	---	18	23
Kirk Nobles	0	3	---	---	19	22
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	2	8	11	21
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	5	10	5	20
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	2	3	9	14
Butch Athanas	4	6	---	---	3	13
Horace Nelson	---	---	0	4	6	10
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robbie Wooden	---	---	5	4	---	9
Leslie Kalu	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Reese	---	---	1	3	1	5
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	8	10	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	6	16	2.7
Right	9	4	0.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Sanders	33	13	3	1	2	6	10	3	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	44	27	5	0	5	4	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	57	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	21	2.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	48	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	182	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	54	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	69	9.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs	10	5	1	86	2	29
WR Randal Schulz	7	4	0	17	0	20
WR Jim Richmond	6	1	1	21	1	17
RB Rondell Farley	4	2	0	3	0	18
TE Les Cortez	2	1	0	6	0	25
WR Damon Stone	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Otis Canada	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Junior Krykhtine	1	0	0	0	0	11

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	14	9	1	87	1	41
TE Fred Lohr	9	7	0	80	1	32
WR Rufus Mularkey	8	3	1	90	1	36
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	4	0	73	2	17
TE Ross Deskins	3	2	0	17	0	17
WR Gerald Battle	3	1	2	3	0	5
WR Butch Bostic	1	0	1	0	0	20
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rondell Farley	2	10	5.00	1.14
Randal Heintz	1	1	1.00	8.86

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Sanders	2	0	0	0.00	4.03

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	3	0	0	0.00	8.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Otis Canada	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jim Richmond	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Champaign	Target	Overall Avg
TE Fred Lohr	1	8.89
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	11.25
WR Butch Bostic	1	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Randal Heintz	2	2
Otis Canada	1	0

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Sanders	12	6	4

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	14	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Omar Jacobs	5	4	3
WR Randal Schulz	3	2	1
WR Jim Richmond	3	0	0
RB Rondell Farley	1	0	0

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ross Deskins	3	2	1
WR C.J. Emmons	3	2	2
WR Gerald Battle	3	1	0
TE Fred Lohr	2	2	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	1	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	1

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)