Week 13, 2026

played in Columbus (OH), OH

38 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	10	6	7	7	-	30
Columbus (OH) Wardogs	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:48 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 71 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 05:44 CHM - Sam Linquist 21 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CHM - Sam Linquist 19 field goal
2Q: 14:55 COL - Cory Null 105 kickoff return (Max Paterno extra point)
2Q: 03:06 CHM - Sam Linquist 44 field goal
3Q: 11:25 COL - Derrick Comia 89 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
3Q: 06:19 CHM - Fred Lohr 3 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 00:37 CHM - Carlos Hines 8 fumble return (Sam Linquist extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:48 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 71 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
1Q: 05:44 CHM - Sam Linquist 21 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CHM - Sam Linquist 19 field goal
2Q: 14:55 COL - Cory Null 105 kickoff return (Max Paterno extra point)
2Q: 03:06 CHM - Sam Linquist 44 field goal
3Q: 11:25 COL - Derrick Comia 89 pass from Zack Horn (Max Paterno extra point)
3Q: 06:19 CHM - Fred Lohr 3 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 00:37 CHM - Carlos Hines 8 fumble return (Sam Linquist extra point)

Team Statistics CHM COL
Record 11-1 7-5
First Downs 24 9
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 15 4
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 529 217
- Offensive Plays 73 49
- Yards per Play 7.25 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 211 89
- Rushing Attempts 38 20
- Yards per Rush 5.55 4.45
Net Passing Yards 318 128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 23 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 323 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 6/36
- Yards per Pass Play 9.09 4.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/60 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 5/226
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 25
Time of Possession 38:07 21:53

Team Statistics	CHM	COL
Record	11-1	7-5
First Downs	24	9
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	15	4
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	529	217
- Offensive Plays	73	49
- Yards per Play	7.25	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	211	89
- Rushing Attempts	38	20
- Yards per Rush	5.55	4.45
Net Passing Yards	318	128
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	23 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	323	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	6/36
- Yards per Pass Play	9.09	4.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/60	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	5/226
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 25
Time of Possession	38:07	21:53

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	0:17	OWN 29	1	71	Touchdown
1	9:55	4:19	OWN 20	8	76	Field Goal
1	4:03	4:08	OWN 36	8	62	Field Goal
2	14:39	2:37	OWN 27	4	13	Punt
2	10:58	0:41	50	2	23	Interception
2	8:12	5:14	OWN 32	9	41	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 23	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:58	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	11:05	4:53	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	2:01	1:14	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
4	14:44	7:41	OWN 7	17	77	Missed FG
4	3:52	3:07	OWN 2	7	50	Punt

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	12:31	2:36	OWN 42	5	14	Punt
1	5:36	1:33	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
2	12:02	1:04	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	10:17	2:05	OWN 20	3	-16	Punt
2	2:58	2:43	OWN 28	10	56	Missed FG
3	12:02	0:57	OWN 9	2	91	Touchdown
3	6:12	4:11	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
3	0:47	1:03	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
4	7:03	3:11	OWN 23	7	19	Punt
4	0:45	0:19	OWN 1	2	7	Fumble
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 42	1	-7	Game

Game MVP: Ben Banks, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	29	169	5.83	71	3	1
Corey Sybrowski	6	29	4.83	12	2	0
J.R. Carpenter	3	13	4.33	8	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darrell Rose	11	58	5.27	26	1
Marshall Gordon	7	20	2.86	10	1
Zack Horn	2	11	5.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	34	22	323	1/5	1	41	1	93.1

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zack Horn	23	10	164	6/36	1	89	0	82.5

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	6	11	112	18.67	34	33	0
TE Fred Lohr	5	7	35	7.00	0	19	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	6	42	10.50	13	19	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	3	43	21.50	21	39	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	17	8.50	4	11	0
TE Ross Deskins	1	1	10	10.00	12	10	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	3	41	41.00	12	41	0
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	23	23.00	10	23	0

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Woodson	3	4	22	7.33	0	15	0
TE J.T. Whiting	3	3	24	8.00	5	14	0
WR Derrick Comia	2	6	108	54.00	73	89	1
WR Danny Beisel	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Bernard Gates	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
RB Marshall Gordon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Antonio Lovett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Wayne Hansen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gerald Howe	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carlos Hines	0	1	0	1
Rod Rockett	0	0	2	0

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov
J.T. Whiting	1	0
Darrell Rose	1	0
Travis Wilkins	0	1

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	4	188	47.0	44.0	50	3

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Karau	8	372	46.5	40.4	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	3/4	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Paterno	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	2	29	14.5	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Null	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Battle	3	49	16.3	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Null	3	166	55.3	1
Derrick Comia	1	27	27.0	0
Danny Beisel	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Shimada	5	3	0.0	18	22
DE Ben Banks	4	1	3.0	20	29
DT Rich Westbrook	4	2	1.0	17	22
S Jeff Marion	4	0	0.0	19	25
DE Walt Borders	3	0	2.0	16	25
CB Jason Vance	2	2	0.0	10	19
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	0.0	18	21
DT David Jackson	2	0	0.0	10	11
OLB Kyle Jeffries	2	0	0.0	17	20
S Rod Rockett	1	3	0.0	20	29
OLB Tom Meier	1	1	0.0	13	9
DT Robbie Wooden	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0.0	12	23
QB J.R. Carpenter	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	0.0	7	20
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	0.0	4	10
OLB Anthony Wheeler	0	1	0.0	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leonard Lidberg	9	0	0.0	28	28
S Lester Stewart	8	1	0.0	33	30
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	6	4	0.0	35	33
DE Winfred Battle	5	0	0.0	22	24
DT Carl Daniels	4	1	0.5	19	19
CB Kenny Delgado	3	2	0.0	20	22
CB Cory Null	3	1	0.0	30	27
OLB Sean Tubbs	3	1	0.0	14	9
CB Kent Bronson	3	1	0.0	15	14
DT Mack Greene	3	0	0.0	20	15
DE Nolan Uzzell	2	4	0.5	27	27
S Gerald Howe	2	0	0.0	34	30
CB Shane Cottle	2	0	0.0	30	28
DE Marco Jarvis	2	0	0.0	26	17
OLB Zach Wallace	1	2	0.0	10	9
DT Tyrell Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	23	19
OLB Herb Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	3.0	2	2	29
DE Walt Borders	2.0	3	5	25
DT Rich Westbrook	1.0	1	0	22
DE Heath Warren	0.0	1	0	14

Columbus (OH)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Nolan Uzzell	0.5	0	1	27
DT Carl Daniels	0.5	0	0	19
DT Tyrell Hitchcock	0.0	1	0	19
DT Mack Greene	0.0	0	1	15
DE Dwayne Hedgepeth	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jeff Marion	2	1	25
CB Jason Vance	2	0	19
CB Carlos Hines	1	1	21
OLB Jared Shimada	1	1	22
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	1	10
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	1	20
S Rod Rockett	1	0	29
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	23

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Leonard Lidberg	7	1	0	28
S Lester Stewart	3	0	0	30
CB Kent Bronson	3	0	0	14
CB Cory Null	2	1	0	27
CB Shane Cottle	1	1	0	28
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	1	0	0	33
DE Winfred Battle	1	0	0	24
OLB Sean Tubbs	1	0	0	9
OLB Zach Wallace	1	0	0	9
DE Marco Jarvis	1	0	0	17
OLB Herb Wilkerson	1	0	0	7
S Gerald Howe	0	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
R.J. Oliver	4	6	28	0	31
Mitch Howe	3	6	35	0	27
Clay Ramsey	2	3	34	0	25
Jamie Hatcher	1	7	31	1	30
Fred Lohr	1	2	35	0	25
Irv Williamson	0	4	31	0	32
J.C. Nichols	0	3	17	0	7
Quentin King	0	2	10	0	13
Morris Gordon	0	1	4	0	4
Butch Athanas	0	1	4	0	10

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Gerhardt	2	3	17	1	26
Frank Hopkins	2	3	18	0	23
Travis Wilkins	1	5	19	0	25
Julio Waits	1	3	18	1	24
Jorge Reiter	1	1	13	0	12
Marvin Shields	0	1	19	4	28
Ted Houston	0	1	5	0	8
Tito McKnight	0	1	1	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Zytniak	1	30
Corey Sybrowski	1	25
Sedrick Blunt	1	18
Morris Gordon	1	16
Carlton Di Pietro	1	10

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Gates	2	23
Kent Bronson	1	20
J.T. Whiting	1	18
Kenny Delgado	1	12

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Carpenter	38	35	---	---	---	73
Jamie Hatcher	31	30	---	---	7	68
C.J. Emmons	34	32	---	---	---	66
Clay Ramsey	34	25	---	---	7	66
Gary Zytniak	---	---	12	23	30	65
Irv Williamson	31	32	---	---	---	63
Mitch Howe	35	27	---	---	---	62
Jeffrey Donovan	31	25	---	---	6	62
Bennie Sandlin	31	30	---	---	---	61
Fred Lohr	35	25	---	---	1	61
R.J. Oliver	28	31	---	---	---	59
Ben Banks	---	---	20	29	7	56
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	17	20	19	56
Ross Deskins	19	11	---	---	21	51
Rod Rockett	---	---	20	29	1	50
Rufus Mularkey	15	22	---	---	11	48
Jeff Marion	---	---	19	25	1	45
Walt Borders	---	---	16	25	1	42
Rich Westbrook	---	---	17	22	3	42
Jared Shimada	---	---	18	22	---	40
Carlos Hines	---	---	18	21	---	39
Corey Sybrowski	7	7	---	---	25	39
Sedrick Blunt	7	8	---	---	18	33
J.C. Nichols	17	7	---	---	8	32
Quentin King	10	13	---	---	8	31
Charlie Poloski	---	---	7	20	4	31
Jason Vance	---	---	10	19	1	30
Tom Meier	---	---	13	9	5	27
Heath Warren	---	---	10	14	---	24
David Jackson	---	---	10	11	3	24
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	4	10	10	24
Morris Gordon	4	4	---	---	16	24
Gerald Battle	0	3	---	---	16	19
Kirk Nobles	0	1	---	---	17	18
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	3	7	5	15
Butch Athanas	4	10	---	---	1	15
Butch Bostic	7	7	---	---	---	14
Horace Nelson	---	---	2	4	8	14
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	11	11
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	1	0	9	10
Marcus Reese	---	---	1	8	1	10
Leslie Kalu	0	0	---	---	8	8
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	4	4
Robbie Wooden	---	---	2	1	---	3
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clifton MacIntyre	---	---	35	33	14	82
Cory Null	---	---	30	27	14	71
Gerald Howe	---	---	34	30	4	68
Lester Stewart	---	---	33	30	4	67
Shane Cottle	---	---	30	28	2	60
Leonard Lidberg	---	---	28	28	3	59
Nolan Uzzell	---	---	27	27	3	57
Kenny Delgado	---	---	20	22	12	54
Travis Wilkins	19	25	---	---	9	53
Winfred Battle	---	---	22	24	7	53
Zack Horn	20	29	---	---	---	49
Kent Bronson	---	---	15	14	20	49
Marvin Shields	19	28	---	---	---	47
Marco Jarvis	---	---	26	17	4	47
J.T. Whiting	12	16	---	---	18	46
Tyrell Hitchcock	---	---	23	19	4	46
Dan Gerhardt	17	26	---	---	---	43
Michael Schwartz	14	17	---	---	12	43
Julio Waits	18	24	---	---	---	42
Derrick Comia	16	23	---	---	2	41
Frank Hopkins	18	23	---	---	---	41
Chad Burgess	---	---	10	9	22	41
Mack Greene	---	---	20	15	4	39
Carl Daniels	---	---	19	19	1	39
Jorge Reiter	13	12	---	---	13	38
Bernard Gates	5	9	---	---	23	37
Danny Beisel	11	18	---	---	6	35
Sean Tubbs	---	---	14	9	10	33
Broderick Woodson	5	14	---	---	13	32
Dwayne Hedgepeth	---	---	12	18	1	31
Zach Wallace	---	---	10	9	7	26
Darrell Rose	13	11	---	---	1	25
Ted Houston	5	8	---	---	9	22
Marshall Gordon	7	12	---	---	1	20
Herb Wilkerson	---	---	10	7	2	19
Ken Gray	2	6	---	---	8	16
Antonio Lovett	0	3	---	---	12	15
Wayne Hansen	4	10	---	---	---	14
Duane Willis	1	1	---	---	9	11
Seth Karau	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brett Dodge	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tito McKnight	1	4	---	---	1	6
Max Paterno	0	0	---	---	4	4
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	130	7.6
Middle	8	16	2.0
Right	12	67	5.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	13	63	4.8
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	34	22	6	1	3	3	3	0	1

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zack Horn	23	10	1	0	1	5	7	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	65	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	148	18.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	93	18.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	31	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	41	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	89	22.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	11	6	2	112	3	32
TE Fred Lohr	7	5	0	35	0	25
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	4	0	42	0	30
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	2	0	43	1	22
WR Butch Bostic	3	1	1	41	1	7
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	0	17	0	25
TE Ross Deskins	1	1	0	10	0	11
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	0	23	1	8

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Comia	6	2	1	108	1	23
WR Danny Beisel	5	1	0	7	0	18
WR Broderick Woodson	4	3	0	22	0	14
TE J.T. Whiting	3	3	0	24	0	16
WR Wayne Hansen	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Marshall Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Bernard Gates	1	1	0	3	0	9
WR Antonio Lovett	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	6	13	2.17	5.83
Corey Sybrowski	3	17	5.67	4.83

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zack Horn	1	3	3.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	7	2	13	1.86	9.50

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zack Horn	1	0	0	0.00	7.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	2	0	0	0.00	10.18
TE Fred Lohr	2	1	3	1.50	5.00
TE Ross Deskins	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	0	0	0.00	14.33

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Comia	1	0	0	0.00	18.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	5	1
J.R. Carpenter	1	0
Corey Sybrowski	1	1

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Rose	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	9	7	6

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zack Horn	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	3	2	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	1	1
TE Fred Lohr	2	2	2
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	1
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	1

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Woodson	2	1	1
WR Danny Beisel	2	0	0
RB Marshall Gordon	1	0	0
WR Derrick Comia	1	0	0
TE J.T. Whiting	1	1	0
WR Antonio Lovett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,600)
End Zone 13,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,500 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,600)
End Zone	13,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,500 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,000)