Week 15, 2026

played in Champaign, IL

41 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	0	0	3	10	-	13
Champaign Thunder	0	21	7	10	-	38

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:23 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 3 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 06:35 CHM - Corey Sybrowski 14 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 01:10 CHM - C.J. Emmons 18 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 09:53 FAR - Brenden Ballard 34 field goal
3Q: 05:51 CHM - C.J. Emmons 8 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 15:00 FAR - Gino Sullivan 10 run (Brenden Ballard extra point)
4Q: 10:26 CHM - C.J. Emmons 5 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 05:44 CHM - Sam Linquist 39 field goal
4Q: 00:51 FAR - Brenden Ballard 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:23 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 3 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 06:35 CHM - Corey Sybrowski 14 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 01:10 CHM - C.J. Emmons 18 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 09:53 FAR - Brenden Ballard 34 field goal
3Q: 05:51 CHM - C.J. Emmons 8 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 15:00 FAR - Gino Sullivan 10 run (Brenden Ballard extra point)
4Q: 10:26 CHM - C.J. Emmons 5 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 05:44 CHM - Sam Linquist 39 field goal
4Q: 00:51 FAR - Brenden Ballard 52 field goal

Team Statistics FAR CHM
Record 1-13 13-1
First Downs 11 27
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 4 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 170 464
- Offensive Plays 54 66
- Yards per Play 3.15 7.03
Net Rushing Yards 108 155
- Rushing Attempts 26 36
- Yards per Rush 4.15 4.31
Net Passing Yards 62 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 10 - 0 30 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 76 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.21 10.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/58 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 24:11 35:49

Team Statistics	FAR	CHM
Record	1-13	13-1
First Downs	11	27
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	4	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	170	464
- Offensive Plays	54	66
- Yards per Play	3.15	7.03
Net Rushing Yards	108	155
- Rushing Attempts	26	36
- Yards per Rush	4.15	4.31
Net Passing Yards	62	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 10 - 0	30 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	76	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.21	10.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/58	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	24:11	35:49

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:06	2:35	OWN 40	7	24	Punt
1	4:12	1:28	OWN 17	5	10	Punt
2	14:14	3:54	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
2	6:26	1:35	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
3	15:00	5:14	OWN 42	10	41	Field Goal
3	5:43	3:36	OWN 8	7	38	Punt
3	0:34	0:42	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
4	10:17	2:09	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	5:39	1:42	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	2:18	1:32	OPP 38	3	3	Field Goal

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:54	OWN 22	6	45	Missed FG
1	8:31	4:19	OWN 4	8	46	Punt
1	2:44	3:30	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	10:20	3:54	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
2	4:51	3:52	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
3	9:46	4:03	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
3	2:07	1:33	OWN 7	3	3	Interception
4	14:52	4:35	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
4	8:08	2:29	OWN 34	4	44	Field Goal
4	3:57	1:39	OWN 25	3	-1	Interception
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 11	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gino Sullivan	21	97	4.62	19	3	1
Melvin Murray	5	11	2.20	4	0	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	25	87	3.48	15	5	1
Corey Sybrowski	8	46	5.75	14	2	1
J.R. Carpenter	2	23	11.50	18	1	0
Rufus Mularkey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	22	7	69	1/6	0	21	0	41.6
Steve Lincoln	4	3	7	1/8	0	9	0	77.1

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	30	23	309	0/0	3	40	2	114.5

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steve Skuratovsky	3	3	43	14.33	8	21
WR Wes Schneider	3	5	20	6.67	0	10
RB Gino Sullivan	2	5	3	1.50	5	6
RB Melvin Murray	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Dale Wang	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Howie Greene	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Randall McCormick	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR J.R. Murphy	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
FB Hardy Camara	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	11	11	138	12.55	54	33	3
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	6	73	18.25	51	40	0
TE Fred Lohr	3	4	39	13.00	14	21	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	3	22	11.00	8	16	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	24	24.00	18	24	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Gerald Battle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Morris Gordon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmitt Bronson	1	7	7.00	0
S Sammy Sims	1	0	0.00	0

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kenyon Gabree	1	0	0
Corwin Schultz	0	1	0
Jimmie Brackins	0	0	1

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeffrey Donovan	1	0	0
Fred Lohr	0	1	0
Ben Banks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Randle	8	305	38.1	34.3	47	3

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	1	33	33.0	33.0	33	1

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Ballard	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	3	24	8.0	0
Carlton Di Pietro	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Malone	3	78	26.0	0
Patrick Dellinger	1	22	22.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	2	46	23.0	0
Gerald Battle	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jimmie Brackins	9	0	29	24
S Patrick Dellinger	8	2	27	25
CB Emmitt Bronson	7	0	10	12
OLB Dave Stuart	5	2	29	24
CB Mickey Lockley	5	0	32	23
OLB Bubba Whitworth	4	3	16	11
DT Rex Pollard	4	1	15	12
ILB Deion Elliott	2	1	21	12
CB Kenneth Malone	2	1	18	27
S Kirk Adams	2	0	19	12
S Sammy Sims	1	3	22	22
DE Renaldo Rhodes	1	1	27	25
CB Mario Corbett	1	1	28	21
DE Ryan Sweeney	1	1	16	5
DT Donnie Parsons	1	0	4	0
DT Warren Ramirez	1	0	20	13
DE Rondell George	0	2	26	26
DT J.C. Upshaw	0	1	29	29
DE O.J. Kasica	0	1	5	4

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	7	3	0.0	26	28
DT Rich Westbrook	4	2	0.5	20	22
DE Ben Banks	3	2	1.0	26	28
S Jeff Marion	3	2	0.0	26	27
CB Carlos Hines	3	0	0.0	22	22
OLB Tom Meier	3	0	0.0	16	11
ILB Charlie Poloski	3	0	0.0	10	17
OLB Kyle Jeffries	3	0	0.0	22	25
DT David Jackson	2	1	0.5	11	10
DE Walt Borders	2	1	0.0	21	22
CB Jason Vance	1	2	0.0	14	15
OLB Jared Shimada	1	2	0.0	22	23
DT Robbie Wooden	1	0	0.0	1	4
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gerald Battle	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Marcus Reese	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Renaldo Rhodes	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Ryan Sweeney	0.0	0	1	0	5

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Banks	1.0	1	2	2	28
DT Rich Westbrook	0.5	1	1	0	22
DT David Jackson	0.5	0	1	0	10
DE Walt Borders	0.0	0	2	0	22
ILB Charlie Poloski	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jimmie Brackins	4	1	0	24
CB Emmitt Bronson	4	0	1	12
S Patrick Dellinger	4	0	0	25
CB Mickey Lockley	3	0	0	23
OLB Dave Stuart	2	0	0	24
CB Kenneth Malone	2	0	0	27
CB Mario Corbett	1	2	0	21
DT Warren Ramirez	1	0	0	13
OLB Bubba Whitworth	1	0	0	11
S Kirk Adams	1	0	0	12
S Sammy Sims	0	0	1	22

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	3	0	28
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	22
S Jeff Marion	2	0	27
OLB Jared Shimada	1	1	23
DE Ben Banks	1	0	28
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thomas Meier	3	5	22	1	20
Wally Lynn	2	7	23	0	21
Corwin Schultz	1	3	21	1	26
Wesley Rounds	1	3	25	0	26
Ricky Tyler	0	4	21	0	24
Steve Skuratovsky	0	2	26	0	28
Nicky Perez	0	1	7	0	7
Hardy Camara	0	1	22	0	10

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mitch Howe	5	13	0	33	26
Jamie Hatcher	3	7	1	33	23
R.J. Oliver	2	5	0	34	24
Clay Ramsey	1	4	0	33	22
Irv Williamson	1	3	0	31	26
J.C. Nichols	0	1	0	7	10
Fred Lohr	0	1	0	34	27

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Corbett	3	14
Bubba Whitworth	3	14
Gino Sullivan	1	21
Wesley Rounds	1	9

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Deskins	2	14
Sedrick Blunt	1	18
Morris Gordon	1	13

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Skuratovsky	26	28	---	---	17	71
Gino Sullivan	22	20	---	---	21	63
Mario Corbett	---	---	28	21	14	63
Patrick Dellinger	---	---	27	25	10	62
Wesley Rounds	25	26	---	---	9	60
J.C. Upshaw	---	---	29	29	2	60
Dave Stuart	---	---	29	24	4	57
Mickey Lockley	---	---	32	23	1	56
Rondell George	---	---	26	26	3	55
Jimmie Brackins	---	---	29	24	2	55
Wally Lynn	23	21	---	---	10	54
Kenneth Malone	---	---	18	27	9	54
Thomas Meier	22	20	---	---	10	52
Renaldo Rhodes	---	---	27	25	---	52
Hardy Camara	22	10	---	---	19	51
Ricky Tyler	21	24	---	---	5	50
Corwin Schultz	21	26	---	---	---	47
Sammy Sims	---	---	22	22	2	46
Randall McCormick	20	18	---	---	8	46
Wes Schneider	14	18	---	---	12	44
Deion Elliott	---	---	21	12	10	43
Kenyon Gabree	19	23	---	---	---	42
Bubba Whitworth	---	---	16	11	14	41
Kirk Adams	---	---	19	12	10	41
Melvin Murray	17	22	---	---	---	39
Warren Ramirez	---	---	20	13	1	34
Emmitt Bronson	---	---	10	12	12	34
Blake Broyles	9	13	---	---	10	32
Rex Pollard	---	---	15	12	2	29
Ryan Sweeney	---	---	16	5	2	23
J.R. Murphy	7	16	---	---	---	23
Dale Wang	0	6	---	---	13	19
Nicky Perez	7	7	---	---	1	15
Steve Lincoln	7	5	---	---	---	12
Quinn Walton	---	---	1	2	7	10
O.J. Kasica	---	---	5	4	---	9
Aaron Randle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donnie Parsons	---	---	4	0	2	6
Brenden Ballard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Howie Greene	2	2	---	---	1	5
Horace Stolowitz	1	1	---	---	3	5
Howie Pirker	1	2	---	---	1	4
Phil Llewellyn	---	---	2	1	1	4
Edgar McCormick	0	0	---	---	2	2
Emmitt Trepanier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ty Langford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Carpenter	36	30	---	---	---	66
Gary Zytniak	---	---	16	20	29	65
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	22	25	18	65
Ben Banks	---	---	26	28	7	61
Fred Lohr	34	27	---	---	---	61
C.J. Emmons	33	27	---	---	---	60
Mitch Howe	33	26	---	---	1	60
Jamie Hatcher	33	23	---	---	2	58
R.J. Oliver	34	24	---	---	---	58
Irv Williamson	31	26	---	---	---	57
Clay Ramsey	33	22	---	---	2	57
Rod Rockett	---	---	26	28	3	57
Jeffrey Donovan	28	20	---	---	8	56
Jeff Marion	---	---	26	27	1	54
Bennie Sandlin	29	25	---	---	---	54
Rufus Mularkey	16	19	---	---	12	47
Carlos Hines	---	---	22	22	2	46
Walt Borders	---	---	21	22	3	46
Jared Shimada	---	---	22	23	1	46
Rich Westbrook	---	---	20	22	3	45
Ross Deskins	17	7	---	---	14	38
Corey Sybrowski	8	7	---	---	21	36
Jason Vance	---	---	14	15	5	34
Heath Warren	---	---	16	16	---	32
Charlie Poloski	---	---	10	17	5	32
David Jackson	---	---	11	10	6	27
Tom Meier	---	---	16	11	---	27
Sedrick Blunt	6	1	---	---	18	25
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	6	6	12	24
Morris Gordon	4	5	---	---	13	22
J.C. Nichols	7	10	---	---	3	20
Quentin King	6	11	---	---	3	20
Gerald Battle	1	3	---	---	14	18
Kirk Nobles	0	0	---	---	18	18
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	6	6	3	15
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	2	0	11	13
Butch Bostic	4	9	---	---	---	13
Butch Athanas	3	8	---	---	---	11
Horace Nelson	---	---	0	2	9	11
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marcus Reese	---	---	3	4	2	9
Robbie Wooden	---	---	1	4	---	5
Leslie Kalu	0	0	---	---	3	3
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	1	1
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	68	5.7
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	5	0.6
Middle	15	106	7.1
Right	13	44	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	22	7	1	4	2	1	7	2	0
Steve Lincoln	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	30	23	6	0	0	3	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	3	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	2	16	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	57	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	234	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	56	18.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Gino Sullivan	5	2	0	3	0	20
WR Wes Schneider	5	3	1	20	0	18
WR J.R. Murphy	5	0	0	0	0	16
TE Steve Skuratovsky	3	3	0	43	1	28
WR Howie Greene	2	0	1	0	0	2
TE Randall McCormick	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Dale Wang	2	1	0	11	0	6
RB Melvin Murray	1	1	0	-1	0	22
FB Hardy Camara	1	0	0	0	0	10

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	11	11	138	3	27
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	4	73	1	25
TE Fred Lohr	4	3	39	1	27
WR Rufus Mularkey	3	2	22	0	19
WR Butch Bostic	2	1	9	0	9
WR Gerald Battle	1	0	0	0	3
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	4	0	20
RB Corey Sybrowski	1	1	24	1	7
FB Morris Gordon	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gino Sullivan	2	15	7.50	4.62
Melvin Murray	2	5	2.50	2.20

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	5	1	0.20	3.48
Corey Sybrowski	2	13	6.50	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Gabree	1	0	0	0.00	3.14

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	6	5	49	8.17	10.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gino Sullivan	1	0	0	0.00	0.60

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	3	3	31	10.33	12.55
TE Fred Lohr	2	1	9	4.50	9.75
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Gino Sullivan	3	2

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	9	5	4
Steve Lincoln	3	3	0

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Schneider	4	3	1
RB Gino Sullivan	3	1	0
TE Steve Skuratovsky	2	2	2
WR Dale Wang	2	1	1
RB Melvin Murray	1	1	0

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	3	3	3
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	1	1
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	1
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	0
WR Gerald Battle	1	0	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	1
FB Morris Gordon	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)