Week 16, 2026

played in Austin, TX

55 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	7	3	14	3	-	27
Austin Rage	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 5 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 03:29 AUS - Tony Quinn 47 field goal
2Q: 00:21 CHM - Sam Linquist 24 field goal
3Q: 07:56 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 16 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 00:08 CHM - Corey Sybrowski 1 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 08:08 CHM - Sam Linquist 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 5 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
2Q: 03:29 AUS - Tony Quinn 47 field goal
2Q: 00:21 CHM - Sam Linquist 24 field goal
3Q: 07:56 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 16 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Sam Linquist extra point)
3Q: 00:08 CHM - Corey Sybrowski 1 run (Sam Linquist extra point)
4Q: 08:08 CHM - Sam Linquist 19 field goal

Team Statistics CHM AUS
Record 14-1 3-12
First Downs 25 7
- by Rushing 8 0
- by Passing 17 5
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 537 135
- Offensive Plays 75 42
- Yards per Play 7.16 3.21
Net Rushing Yards 132 22
- Rushing Attempts 39 13
- Yards per Rush 3.38 1.69
Net Passing Yards 405 113
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 1 27 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 405 126
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 11.25 3.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/32 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 6/186
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 40:44 19:16

Team Statistics	CHM	AUS
Record	14-1	3-12
First Downs	25	7
- by Rushing	8	0
- by Passing	17	5
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	537	135
- Offensive Plays	75	42
- Yards per Play	7.16	3.21
Net Rushing Yards	132	22
- Rushing Attempts	39	13
- Yards per Rush	3.38	1.69
Net Passing Yards	405	113
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 1	27 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	405	126
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	11.25	3.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/32	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	6/186
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	40:44	19:16

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	6:00	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
1	4:55	3:54	OWN 19	8	46	Interception
2	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	11:54	1:53	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	7:58	2:26	OWN 32	4	33	Missed FG
2	3:22	3:06	OWN 42	8	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	11:14	3:29	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
3	5:42	5:41	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
4	13:54	5:52	OWN 6	10	92	Field Goal
4	6:34	3:22	OWN 27	6	35	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 18	1	0	Game

Austin Rage
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
1	6:48	1:53	OWN 44	3	-8	Punt
1	1:01	1:01	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
2	13:31	1:37	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
2	10:01	2:03	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	5:32	2:10	OWN 42	5	28	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 47	2	0	Half
3	13:21	2:07	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	7:45	2:03	OWN 45	4	15	Punt
3	0:01	1:07	OPP 49	3	2	Punt
4	8:02	1:28	OWN 30	2	20	Interception
4	3:12	2:50	OWN 20	8	62	Downs

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Donovan	26	79	3.04	12	2	1
Corey Sybrowski	12	53	4.42	16	2	1
Morris Gordon	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Austin	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chris Daugherty	5	-3	-0.60	1
Toby Garner	3	10	3.33	6
Jose Willis	3	7	2.33	3
Jerry Donaldson	1	6	6.00	6
Emmitt Dotson	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	36	26	405	0/0	1	39	1	106.8

Austin	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jose Willis	22	9	75	1/8	0	15	1	31.4
Jerry Donaldson	5	1	51	1/5	0	51	0	69.6

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	10	14	154	15.40	76	29	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	7	10	103	14.71	38	27	1
WR Rufus Mularkey	5	6	78	15.60	43	35	0
TE Fred Lohr	4	5	70	17.50	31	39	0
TE Ross Deskins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Austin	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ryan Saffitz	2	5	66	33.00	39	51
TE Ethan Earnest	2	4	20	10.00	0	15
RB Chris Daugherty	2	3	4	2.00	0	5
WR Leslie Counts	1	5	10	10.00	1	10
RB Toby Garner	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Leonard Nixon	1	5	8	8.00	3	8
TE Cole Tatum	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Rusty Rice	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rod Rockett	1	6	6.00	0

Austin	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rondell Woodward	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeffrey Donovan	1	0	0
Quentin King	0	1	0
Jason Vance	0	0	1

Austin	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cole Tatum	1	1	0	0
Rondell Woodward	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	4	167	41.8	35.3	44	0

Austin	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cris Joyner	8	329	41.1	37.1	52	5

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Linquist	2/3	0/1	0/1	24	3/3

Austin	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Quinn	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Nobles	3	12	4.0	0

Austin	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daryl Boyd	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	1	33	33.0	0
Gerald Battle	1	12	12.0	0

Austin	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Saffitz	4	130	32.5	0
Terrell Felkey	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	6	0	0.0	13	29
S Jeff Marion	5	3	0.0	13	27
S Carlton Di Pietro	2	1	0.0	3	11
OLB Jared Shimada	2	0	0.0	12	22
OLB Tom Meier	2	0	0.0	5	14
CB Gary Zytniak	2	0	0.0	12	20
DE Walt Borders	1	0	1.0	9	23
DE Ben Banks	1	1	0.5	13	29
CB Jason Vance	1	1	0.0	7	16
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	1	0.0	8	15
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	1	0.0	7	24
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Heath Warren	1	0	0.0	8	14
DT Rich Westbrook	0	1	0.5	11	23
CB Carlos Hines	0	1	0.0	10	22

Austin	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sean Brandon	8	2	0.0	35	33
ILB Les Nekolny	7	1	0.0	39	32
S David Kelly	6	2	0.0	30	21
DT Bruce Peterson	6	2	0.0	30	28
S Preston Virgadamo	5	1	0.0	12	16
ILB Rondell Woodward	4	2	0.0	32	34
OLB Artie Newton	4	1	0.0	27	27
ILB Melvin De Jongh	3	3	0.0	21	7
CB Daryl Boyd	3	2	0.0	29	30
CB Chris McGettigan	3	0	0.0	34	36
ILB Kurt Hutton	2	1	0.0	21	15
DE Earnest Goldade	2	1	0.0	22	22
DE Rico Oswalt	2	1	0.0	17	14
CB Bart Lucas	2	0	0.0	18	20
S Skip Stahl	2	0	0.0	3	5
DT Luther Pigeon	1	0	0.0	9	8
TE Ethan Earnest	1	0	---	---	---
DE Neal Barrett	1	0	0.0	25	16
ILB Darrell Donaldson	1	0	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Borders	1.0	1	3	2	23
DE Ben Banks	0.5	0	3	1	29
DT Rich Westbrook	0.5	0	1	0	23
DE Heath Warren	0.0	1	0	0	14

Austin	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Artie Newton	1	2	0	27
DE Neal Barrett	0	2	0	16
DE Matt Facey	0	1	0	20
DT Bruce Peterson	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	2	1	1	29
S Jeff Marion	2	0	0	27
S Carlton Di Pietro	2	0	0	11
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	1	0	24
CB Jason Vance	1	0	0	16
OLB Tom Meier	1	0	0	14
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	0	15

Austin	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sean Brandon	7	1	0	33
S Preston Virgadamo	4	0	0	16
CB Chris McGettigan	2	1	0	36
S David Kelly	2	0	0	21
CB Bart Lucas	2	0	0	20
ILB Les Nekolny	2	0	0	32
ILB Rondell Woodward	1	0	1	34
OLB Artie Newton	1	0	0	27
CB Daryl Boyd	1	0	0	30
S Skip Stahl	1	0	0	5
ILB Darrell Donaldson	1	0	0	6
DE Rico Oswalt	1	0	0	14
ILB Melvin De Jongh	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Irv Williamson	4	10	0	25	32
Clay Ramsey	3	6	0	30	28
Jamie Hatcher	3	4	0	32	29
J.C. Nichols	2	3	0	20	9
R.J. Oliver	1	7	1	33	31
Butch Athanas	1	2	0	9	8
Mitch Howe	1	1	1	30	32
Fred Lohr	0	3	0	33	29
Quentin King	0	3	0	16	11

Austin	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Percy Alston	1	4	10	0	24
Deion Bradford	0	1	11	0	21
Melvin Farmer	0	1	2	0	8
Emmitt Dotson	0	1	7	0	13
Tony Halsey	0	1	2	0	9
Drew Connell	0	1	10	0	24
Howie Morton	0	0	9	1	22
Shaun Cassidy	0	0	4	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Deskins	4	20
Sedrick Blunt	1	16
Morris Gordon	1	13
Leslie Kalu	1	7

Austin	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Garner	1	21
Chris McGettigan	1	19
Sean Brandon	1	15
Rusty Rice	1	11
Cole Tatum	1	7

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Carpenter	39	36	---	---	---	75
C.J. Emmons	34	33	---	---	1	68
Jamie Hatcher	32	29	---	---	5	66
R.J. Oliver	33	31	---	---	1	65
Bennie Sandlin	31	33	---	---	---	64
Clay Ramsey	30	28	---	---	5	63
Fred Lohr	33	29	---	---	1	63
Mitch Howe	30	32	---	---	---	62
Gary Zytniak	---	---	12	20	29	61
Irv Williamson	25	32	---	---	---	57
Rufus Mularkey	23	22	---	---	10	55
Jeffrey Donovan	26	20	---	---	7	53
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	7	24	16	47
Ben Banks	---	---	13	29	4	46
Ross Deskins	15	11	---	---	20	46
Rod Rockett	---	---	13	29	2	44
Corey Sybrowski	12	13	---	---	19	44
Jeff Marion	---	---	13	27	1	41
Jared Shimada	---	---	12	22	4	38
J.C. Nichols	20	9	---	---	7	36
Rich Westbrook	---	---	11	23	2	36
Walt Borders	---	---	9	23	3	35
Quentin King	16	11	---	---	7	34
Carlos Hines	---	---	10	22	1	33
David Jackson	---	---	7	14	8	29
Sedrick Blunt	8	4	---	---	16	28
Morris Gordon	5	9	---	---	13	27
Jason Vance	---	---	7	16	2	25
Charlie Poloski	---	---	8	15	1	24
Heath Warren	---	---	8	14	---	22
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	3	11	8	22
Tom Meier	---	---	5	14	1	20
Butch Athanas	9	8	---	---	3	20
Kirk Nobles	0	0	---	---	16	16
Gerald Battle	1	1	---	---	11	13
Butch Bostic	7	5	---	---	---	12
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	2	6	3	11
Horace Nelson	---	---	0	4	7	11
Sam Linquist	0	0	---	---	9	9
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	1	0	7	8
Leslie Kalu	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Reese	---	---	1	6	---	7
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	4	4
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Robbie Wooden	---	---	1	0	---	1
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Austin	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris McGettigan	---	---	34	36	19	89
Sean Brandon	---	---	35	33	15	83
Les Nekolny	---	---	39	32	3	74
Rondell Woodward	---	---	32	34	3	69
Daryl Boyd	---	---	29	30	7	66
Bruce Peterson	---	---	30	28	5	63
Artie Newton	---	---	27	27	4	58
David Kelly	---	---	30	21	2	53
Earnest Goldade	---	---	22	22	2	46
Kurt Hutton	---	---	21	15	9	45
Neal Barrett	---	---	25	16	4	45
Toby Garner	6	16	---	---	21	43
Bart Lucas	---	---	18	20	4	42
Drew Connell	10	24	---	---	8	42
Ethan Earnest	11	24	---	---	4	39
Leonard Nixon	11	28	---	---	---	39
Matt Facey	---	---	14	20	2	36
Rusty Rice	7	17	---	---	11	35
Jose Willis	12	23	---	---	---	35
Rico Oswalt	---	---	17	14	4	35
Percy Alston	10	24	---	---	---	34
Ryan Saffitz	9	19	---	---	5	33
Deion Bradford	11	21	---	---	1	33
Darren Kemp	11	20	---	---	---	31
Preston Virgadamo	---	---	12	16	3	31
Howie Morton	9	22	---	---	---	31
Melvin De Jongh	---	---	21	7	3	31
Emmitt Dotson	7	13	---	---	10	30
Terrell Felkey	---	---	10	6	12	28
Willie Matthews	6	10	---	---	9	25
Leslie Counts	2	11	---	---	9	22
Chris Daugherty	8	13	---	---	---	21
Tony Halsey	2	9	---	---	9	20
Shaun Cassidy	4	7	---	---	9	20
Antonio Macri	2	0	---	---	17	19
Melvin Farmer	2	8	---	---	9	19
Darrell Donaldson	---	---	1	6	11	18
Luther Pigeon	---	---	9	8	---	17
Skip Stahl	---	---	3	5	8	16
Cole Tatum	2	4	---	---	7	13
Cris Joyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Donaldson	1	6	---	---	---	7
Tony Quinn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kenyon Bradford	---	---	0	0	2	2
Sherman Blake	0	0	---	---	1	1
Van Sides	---	---	0	0	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	39	2.4
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	15	71	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	36	26	8	0	1	2	5	1	1

Austin	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jose Willis	22	9	0	2	2	2	4	1	1
Jerry Donaldson	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	204	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	107	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	55	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	33	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	43	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	51	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	14	10	1	154	3	33
WR Bennie Sandlin	10	7	0	103	2	33
WR Rufus Mularkey	6	5	0	78	2	22
TE Fred Lohr	5	4	0	70	1	29
TE Ross Deskins	1	0	0	0	0	11

Austin	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ryan Saffitz	5	2	0	66	1	19
WR Leslie Counts	5	1	0	10	0	11
WR Leonard Nixon	5	1	1	8	0	28
TE Ethan Earnest	4	2	0	20	0	24
WR Rusty Rice	3	0	1	0	0	17
RB Chris Daugherty	3	2	0	4	0	13
RB Toby Garner	1	1	0	5	0	16
TE Cole Tatum	1	1	0	13	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	5	20	4.00	3.04
Corey Sybrowski	1	1	1.00	4.42

Austin	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	8	4	34	4.25	11.25

Austin	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerry Donaldson	3	0	0	0.00	10.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	2	21	4.20	10.30
TE Ross Deskins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR C.J. Emmons	1	1	10	10.00	11.00
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	1	3	3.00	13.00

Austin	Target	Overall Avg
TE Ethan Earnest	1	5.00
WR Rusty Rice	1	0.00
WR Leonard Nixon	1	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Donovan	3	2
Corey Sybrowski	3	1

Austin	Rushes	Conversions
Jose Willis	2	0
Toby Garner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	8	5	2

Austin	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jose Willis	5	2	0
Jerry Donaldson	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	5	4	2
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	1	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	1	0	0

Austin	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryan Saffitz	3	1	1
TE Ethan Earnest	1	1	0
WR Rusty Rice	1	0	0
RB Toby Garner	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (17,700)
End Zone 11,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,600 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (17,700)
End Zone	11,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,400 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,800)