Week 1, 2027

played in Champaign, IL

52 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	0	0	0	14	-	14
Champaign Thunder	7	7	14	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:20 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 39 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 03:35 CHM - Fred Lohr 13 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 12:38 CHM - R.J. Einard 45 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 07:51 CHM - C.J. Emmons 48 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 10:33 FAR - Bubba Whitworth 28 interception return (Brenden Ballard extra point)
4Q: 09:46 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 69 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 00:06 FAR - Hardy Camara 51 pass from Ricardo Santiago (Brenden Ballard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:20 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 39 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 03:35 CHM - Fred Lohr 13 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 12:38 CHM - R.J. Einard 45 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 07:51 CHM - C.J. Emmons 48 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 10:33 FAR - Bubba Whitworth 28 interception return (Brenden Ballard extra point)
4Q: 09:46 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 69 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 00:06 FAR - Hardy Camara 51 pass from Ricardo Santiago (Brenden Ballard extra point)

Team Statistics FAR CHM
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 240 538
- Offensive Plays 58 57
- Yards per Play 4.14 9.44
Net Rushing Yards 77 109
- Rushing Attempts 24 24
- Yards per Rush 3.21 4.54
Net Passing Yards 163 429
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 1 33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 429
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 13.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/64 2/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	FAR	CHM
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	240	538
- Offensive Plays	58	57
- Yards per Play	4.14	9.44
Net Rushing Yards	77	109
- Rushing Attempts	24	24
- Yards per Rush	3.21	4.54
Net Passing Yards	163	429
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 1	33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	429
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	13.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/64	2/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 17	7	30	Punt
1	7:47	2:36	OWN 36	4	17	Punt
1	3:00	1:13	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
2	13:44	1:50	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	9:54	2:17	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
2	3:26	2:34	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
3	12:18	3:42	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
3	7:37	2:09	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	1:25	1:25	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	13:40	3:07	OWN 36	5	10	Punt
4	9:28	2:20	OWN 23	4	12	Punt
4	6:44	1:36	OWN 18	4	15	Interception
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	3:18	OWN 25	4	1	Punt
1	5:11	2:11	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	1:47	3:03	OWN 48	6	24	Missed FG
2	11:54	2:00	OWN 17	5	26	Punt
2	7:37	4:11	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 19	2	36	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
3	8:36	0:59	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	5:28	4:03	OWN 21	6	42	Punt
4	15:00	1:20	OPP 38	3	9	Missed FG
4	10:33	0:10	OWN 13	1	0	Interception
4	10:23	0:55	OWN 31	1	69	Touchdown
4	7:08	0:24	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
4	5:08	3:16	OPP 42	6	16	Missed FG

Game MVP: Roosevelt Cardinell, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gino Sullivan	17	34	2.00	7	0
Curtis Glenn	6	38	6.33	10	1
Ricardo Santiago	1	5	5.00	5	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
R.J. Einard	20	95	4.75	45	2	1
Jeffrey Donovan	4	14	3.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	20	12	110	2/14	0	22	0	75.0
Ricardo Santiago	10	6	78	2/11	1	51	1	78.3

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Cardinell	33	21	429	0/0	4	69	1	134.1

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brock Reilly	4	5	39	9.75	10	15	0
WR J.R. Murphy	4	7	27	6.75	2	14	0
TE Steve Skuratovsky	2	3	19	9.50	2	12	0
FB Hardy Camara	2	2	47	23.50	52	51	1
WR Dale Wang	2	7	26	13.00	4	16	0
RB Gino Sullivan	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Josh Frieswyk	1	2	5	5.00	1	5	0
RB Curtis Glenn	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Harvey Lindblad	1	2	22	22.00	0	22	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	6	12	117	19.50	53	48	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	6	141	28.20	47	69	2
TE Fred Lohr	3	3	61	20.33	22	27	1
WR Gerald Battle	3	3	21	7.00	6	9	0
WR Butch Bostic	2	4	45	22.50	3	32	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	34	34.00	23	34	0
RB R.J. Einard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Malcolm McReynolds	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bubba Whitworth	1	28	28.00	1

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmitt Alexander	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brock Reilly	1	1	0
Emmitt Bronson	1	0	1
Josh Frieswyk	0	1	0

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bennie Sandlin	1	1	0
Jared Shimada	0	0	1
Horace Nelson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Randle	11	445	40.5	35.3	50	5

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	4	197	49.3	38.0	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Ballard	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	0/3	0/3	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Bronson	1	5	5.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Lindblad	3	42	14.0	0
Emmitt Bronson	1	22	22.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	1	36	36.0	0
Emmitt Alexander	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sammy Sims	6	0	0.0	18	23
DE O.J. Kasica	5	3	0.0	18	27
DE Renaldo Rhodes	4	1	0.0	19	25
CB Toby Sanderson	4	1	0.0	21	29
CB Mickey Lockley	4	0	0.0	18	23
DE Eddie Alcott	3	0	0.0	16	21
ILB Quinn Walton	3	0	0.0	23	25
CB Emmitt Bronson	2	5	0.0	17	27
ILB Deion Elliott	2	1	0.0	17	21
DT Rex Pollard	2	1	0.0	14	13
DT Karl Peterson	2	0	0.0	14	21
S Kirk Adams	1	3	0.0	10	20
S Kim Orfao	1	1	0.0	14	15
QB Ricardo Santiago	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bubba Whitworth	1	0	0.0	8	20
CB Mario Corbett	0	1	0.0	3	4

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	7	0	0.0	24	34
OLB Tom Meier	7	0	0.0	21	19
DE Walt Borders	5	1	2.0	24	33
OLB Kyle Jeffries	5	1	0.0	19	24
CB Gary Zytniak	3	0	0.0	15	25
DT Rich Westbrook	2	1	1.0	21	30
OLB Anthony Wheeler	2	3	0.0	13	14
DT Robbie Wooden	2	2	0.0	10	12
S Percy Dodge	2	1	0.0	17	21
OLB Jared Shimada	2	1	0.0	14	21
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	0	0.0	20	29
DE Heath Warren	1	0	1.0	2	3
DE Ben Banks	1	1	0.0	4	3
CB Carlos Hines	1	0	0.0	18	30
DT Dana Wanat	1	0	0.0	21	32
CB Horace Nelson	1	0	0.0	4	9
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	1	0	0.0	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Sammy Sims	1	0	23
DE Eddie Alcott	0	2	21
DE O.J. Kasica	0	1	27

Champaign	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Borders	2.0	3	3	33
DE Heath Warren	1.0	0	1	3
DT Rich Westbrook	1.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sammy Sims	5	0	0	23
CB Toby Sanderson	4	0	0	29
CB Mickey Lockley	3	1	0	23
S Kirk Adams	2	3	0	20
CB Emmitt Bronson	2	0	0	27
ILB Quinn Walton	2	0	0	25
OLB Bubba Whitworth	1	1	1	20
ILB Deion Elliott	1	1	0	21
DE Renaldo Rhodes	1	0	0	25

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rod Rockett	3	3	0	34
OLB Tom Meier	3	0	0	19
S Percy Dodge	2	0	0	21
CB Gary Zytniak	2	0	0	25
CB Emmitt Alexander	1	1	1	29
CB Carlos Hines	1	0	0	30
OLB Jared Shimada	1	0	0	21
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	0	14
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	0	0	24
CB Horace Nelson	1	0	0	9
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	0	1
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thomas Meier	2	6	21	0	27
Wesley Rounds	2	5	13	1	20
Oliver Walzer	1	3	14	1	23
Kris Clinton	1	2	18	1	19
Brock Reilly	0	2	15	0	20
Ricky Tyler	0	2	10	0	11
Corwin Schultz	0	2	9	0	15
Wally Lynn	0	1	9	1	22
Deion Harden	0	1	15	0	19

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Leslie Kalu	1	5	22	28
Butch Athanas	1	5	24	31
Mitch Howe	1	3	19	28
Fred Lohr	1	2	22	30
Brenden Jamison	1	1	9	13
R.J. Oliver	0	3	19	30
Malcolm McReynolds	0	2	15	10
Melvin Farmer	0	1	7	8
Quentin King	0	1	19	25
Chester Flannery	0	1	1	2

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Frieswyk	2	12
Dale Wang	1	14

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Malcolm McReynolds	2	10
Horace Nelson	1	29
Anthony Wheeler	1	12
Gerald Battle	1	2

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toby Sanderson	---	---	21	29	11	61
Quinn Walton	---	---	23	25	9	57
Emmitt Bronson	---	---	17	27	11	55
Thomas Meier	21	27	---	---	6	54
Brock Reilly	15	20	---	---	16	51
Kris Clinton	18	19	---	---	11	48
Rondell Riviere	13	16	---	---	19	48
Josh Frieswyk	14	22	---	---	12	48
Deion Elliott	---	---	17	21	9	47
O.J. Kasica	---	---	18	27	2	47
Renaldo Rhodes	---	---	19	25	2	46
Curtis Glenn	6	17	---	---	23	46
Kirk Adams	---	---	10	20	15	45
Sammy Sims	---	---	18	23	3	44
Eddie Alcott	---	---	16	21	7	44
Mickey Lockley	---	---	18	23	3	44
J.R. Murphy	14	18	---	---	8	40
Dale Wang	7	18	---	---	14	39
Deion Harden	15	19	---	---	4	38
Karl Peterson	---	---	14	21	3	38
Oliver Walzer	14	23	---	---	---	37
Gino Sullivan	18	19	---	---	---	37
Wesley Rounds	13	20	---	---	4	37
Harvey Lindblad	14	17	---	---	6	37
Rondell George	---	---	12	20	4	36
Kenyon Gabree	13	22	---	---	---	35
Corwin Schultz	9	15	---	---	11	35
Ken Gray	11	14	---	---	8	33
Kim Orfao	---	---	14	15	3	32
Ricky Tyler	10	11	---	---	11	32
Wally Lynn	9	22	---	---	---	31
Bubba Whitworth	---	---	8	20	2	30
Hardy Camara	8	12	---	---	10	30
Rex Pollard	---	---	14	13	2	29
Steve Skuratovsky	11	11	---	---	4	26
Ricardo Santiago	11	12	---	---	---	23
Matt Marshall	---	---	4	10	7	21
Terry Harper	---	---	7	4	8	19
Jimmie Brackins	---	---	5	11	3	19
Aaron Randle	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bob Gibson	---	---	6	4	1	11
Mario Corbett	---	---	3	4	1	8
Brenden Ballard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fred Lohr	22	30	---	---	11	63
Carlos Hines	---	---	18	30	14	62
C.J. Emmons	19	30	---	---	11	60
Rod Rockett	---	---	24	34	2	60
Jared Shimada	---	---	14	21	23	58
Roosevelt Cardinell	24	33	---	---	---	57
Walt Borders	---	---	24	33	---	57
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	20	29	8	57
Morris Gordon	15	17	---	---	23	55
Butch Athanas	24	31	---	---	---	55
Dana Wanat	---	---	21	32	---	53
Bennie Sandlin	14	19	---	---	19	52
Rich Westbrook	---	---	21	30	1	52
Leslie Kalu	22	28	---	---	---	50
Mitch Howe	19	28	---	---	2	49
R.J. Oliver	19	30	---	---	---	49
Quentin King	19	25	---	---	5	49
Gary Zytniak	---	---	15	25	7	47
R.J. Einard	20	24	---	---	2	46
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	19	24	---	43
Horace Nelson	---	---	4	9	29	42
Tom Meier	---	---	21	19	---	40
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	13	14	12	39
Percy Dodge	---	---	17	21	---	38
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	14	22	1	37
Malcolm McReynolds	15	10	---	---	10	35
Robbie Wooden	---	---	10	12	8	30
Brenden Jamison	9	13	---	---	7	29
Sedrick Blunt	5	4	---	---	15	24
Melvin Farmer	7	8	---	---	7	22
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	3	12	7	22
Butch Bostic	5	14	---	---	---	19
Ben Banks	---	---	4	3	10	17
Joey Tutwiler	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jeffrey Donovan	4	9	---	---	---	13
Gerald Battle	1	8	---	---	2	11
Chester Flannery	1	2	---	---	7	10
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Howard Tyler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Heath Warren	---	---	2	3	---	5
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	4	4
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kirk Nobles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Deon Pearson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Marcus Reese	---	---	0	1	---	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	69	7.7
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	20	12	1	3	0	3	2	5	0
Ricardo Santiago	10	6	1	1	0	1	1	0	1

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Cardinell	33	21	8	0	1	6	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	64	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	131	13.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	63	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	13	5	209	16.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.R. Murphy	7	4	27	0	18
WR Dale Wang	7	2	26	0	18
TE Brock Reilly	5	4	39	0	20
TE Steve Skuratovsky	3	2	19	0	11
WR Josh Frieswyk	2	1	5	0	22
FB Hardy Camara	2	2	47	1	12
WR Harvey Lindblad	2	1	22	1	17
RB Gino Sullivan	1	1	2	0	19
RB Curtis Glenn	1	1	1	0	17

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	12	6	0	117	2	30
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	5	0	141	2	19
WR Butch Bostic	4	2	1	45	1	14
TE Fred Lohr	3	3	0	61	2	30
WR Gerald Battle	3	3	0	21	0	8
RB R.J. Einard	2	0	0	0	0	24
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	0	10	0	9
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	0	34	1	4
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	13	13.00	20.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Gino Sullivan	2	0
Curtis Glenn	1	1

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
R.J. Einard	5	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	6	3	1
Ricardo Santiago	3	1	0

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Cardinell	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.R. Murphy	3	1	0
WR Dale Wang	3	1	1
TE Steve Skuratovsky	1	1	0
RB Gino Sullivan	1	1	0
WR Harvey Lindblad	1	0	0

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Bostic	2	1	1
WR C.J. Emmons	1	1	1
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	1
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	0
RB R.J. Einard	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)