Week 2, 2027

played in Sacramento, CA

50 degrees, fair, calm

Champaign Thunder	7	7	0	7	-	21
Sacramento Quake	7	3	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 SAC - Shannon Upshaw 18 pass from Steve Reynolds (Norm Harbin extra point)
1Q: 03:20 CHM - C.J. Emmons 23 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 02:16 CHM - C.J. Emmons 23 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 00:18 SAC - Norm Harbin 37 field goal
3Q: 09:12 SAC - Stan Harden 2 pass from Steve Reynolds (Norm Harbin extra point)
3Q: 05:25 SAC - Kenneth Hackett 34 pass from Steve Reynolds (Norm Harbin extra point)
4Q: 14:07 CHM - Fred Lohr 79 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 09:45 SAC - Stan Harden 5 run (Norm Harbin extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 SAC - Shannon Upshaw 18 pass from Steve Reynolds (Norm Harbin extra point)
1Q: 03:20 CHM - C.J. Emmons 23 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 02:16 CHM - C.J. Emmons 23 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 00:18 SAC - Norm Harbin 37 field goal
3Q: 09:12 SAC - Stan Harden 2 pass from Steve Reynolds (Norm Harbin extra point)
3Q: 05:25 SAC - Kenneth Hackett 34 pass from Steve Reynolds (Norm Harbin extra point)
4Q: 14:07 CHM - Fred Lohr 79 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 09:45 SAC - Stan Harden 5 run (Norm Harbin extra point)

Team Statistics CHM SAC
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 408 400
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 7.16 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 56 118
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 2.80 3.37
Net Passing Yards 352 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 2 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 365 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 9.51 7.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/91 4/118
Interception Ret./Yards 1/22 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 24:07 35:53

Team Statistics	CHM	SAC
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	408	400
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	7.16	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	56	118
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	2.80	3.37
Net Passing Yards	352	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 2	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	365	290
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	9.51	7.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/91	4/118
Interception Ret./Yards	1/22	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	24:07	35:53

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
1	8:51	0:51	OWN 30	2	58	Fumble
1	4:58	1:29	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	3:20	0:11	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
1	0:14	5:18	OWN 2	10	60	Punt
2	8:06	0:33	OWN 39	2	3	Interception
2	6:01	4:00	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 11	1	-1	Half
3	9:06	0:58	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	5:08	3:31	OWN 20	8	39	Interception
4	14:49	0:59	OWN 2	2	98	Touchdown
4	9:37	2:30	OWN 20	6	42	Punt
4	2:35	0:52	OWN 20	4	2	Downs
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 36	6	38	Game

Sacramento Quake
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	4:34	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	8:00	3:02	OWN 17	9	47	Punt
1	3:29	0:09	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
1	3:09	2:55	OWN 36	5	14	Punt
2	9:56	1:50	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
2	7:33	1:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	2:01	1:51	OWN 27	7	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:54	OWN 37	12	63	Touchdown
3	8:08	3:00	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
3	1:37	1:48	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	13:50	4:13	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
4	7:07	4:32	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	1:43	0:35	OPP 22	3	-7	Missed FG

Game MVP: Steve Reynolds, Sacramento Quake

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
R.J. Einard	13	32	2.46	10	1
Jeffrey Donovan	5	17	3.40	15	1
Roosevelt Cardinell	2	7	3.50	8	0

Sacramento	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Larry Hodges	27	78	2.89	10	2	0
Bubba Pachelbel	4	22	5.50	9	0	0
Steve Reynolds	3	13	4.33	5	0	0
Stan Harden	1	5	5.00	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Cardinell	35	20	365	2/13	3	79	2	97.9

Sacramento	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Reynolds	37	25	290	1/8	3	34	1	106.8

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	6	9	87	14.50	7	23	2
TE Fred Lohr	4	6	135	33.75	84	79	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	6	68	22.67	30	43	0
WR Butch Bostic	3	6	38	12.67	26	15	0
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	20	10.00	0	22	0
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB R.J. Einard	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Morris Gordon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Malcolm McReynolds	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Sacramento	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shannon Upshaw	6	12	77	12.83	12	18	1
FB Stan Harden	6	6	40	6.67	7	11	1
WR Kenneth Hackett	4	6	50	12.50	20	34	1
WR Warren Nitti	3	6	50	16.67	19	29	0
TE Leslie Bligh	2	2	28	14.00	17	16	0
RB Larry Hodges	2	2	31	15.50	18	26	0
WR Robbie Page	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Bubba Pachelbel	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Mo Cortez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gary Zytniak	1	22	22.00	0

Sacramento	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jesse McKeefry	1	0	0.00	0
S Brad Nylander	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0	0
Robbie Wooden	0	0	1	0

Sacramento	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Hodges	1	0	0
Herb Darrow	0	1	0
Brad Nylander	0	1	0
Pete Lynch	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	5	208	41.6	35.4	58	1

Sacramento	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erik Freeman	6	331	55.2	44.7	66	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Sacramento	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Harbin	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	2	23	11.5	0

Sacramento	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Hackett	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	2	46	23.0	0
Emmitt Alexander	2	45	22.5	0

Sacramento	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Hackett	4	118	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Meier	11	2	0.0	29	34
S Rod Rockett	8	6	0.0	35	38
OLB Kyle Jeffries	8	3	0.0	31	26
S Percy Dodge	5	0	0.0	24	27
DT Rich Westbrook	5	0	0.0	28	27
CB Carlos Hines	3	2	0.0	27	33
DT Robbie Wooden	2	3	0.0	13	18
DT Dana Wanat	2	1	0.0	12	15
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	2	1	0.0	22	23
ILB Al Prior	2	0	0.0	4	12
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	0	0.0	28	34
DE Heath Warren	1	0	1.0	28	31
CB Gary Zytniak	1	2	0.0	25	24
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	1	0.0	23	20
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	1	0.0	11	7
QB Roosevelt Cardinell	1	0	---	---	---
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Borders	1	0	0.0	35	38
WR Butch Bostic	1	0	---	---	---
CB Horace Nelson	1	0	0.0	9	8

Sacramento	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lamar Morton	7	1	0.0	19	33
CB Jesse McKeefry	6	1	0.0	12	32
S Brad Nylander	4	2	0.0	20	36
CB Pete Lynch	3	1	0.0	17	32
S Ryan McComas	3	0	0.0	7	25
DT Ted Rigot	3	0	0.0	14	12
DE Karl Singleton	2	0	1.0	14	37
CB Kenoy Lindsay	2	0	0.0	5	17
DT Bruce Kimsey	1	0	1.0	12	22
DE Bo Strong	1	2	0.0	19	33
ILB Lance Reed	1	1	0.0	9	28
WR Shannon Upshaw	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Phillip Boshier	1	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Les Wortham	1	0	0.0	3	1
DT Everett Johnstone	1	0	0.0	11	23
ILB Donnie Lewis	1	0	0.0	11	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	1.0	0	1	31
DE Walt Borders	0.0	3	3	38
DT Robbie Wooden	0.0	1	0	18
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	1	0	27
DE Deon Pearson	0.0	1	0	3
DT Dana Wanat	0.0	1	0	15

Sacramento	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Karl Singleton	1.0	1	1	0	37
DT Bruce Kimsey	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Bo Strong	0.0	1	2	1	33
DT Everett Johnstone	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Ted Rigot	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kyle Jeffries	5	0	0	26
OLB Tom Meier	4	0	0	34
S Percy Dodge	3	1	0	27
S Rod Rockett	3	0	0	38
CB Carlos Hines	2	2	0	33
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	2	1	0	23
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	0	0	34
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	1	24
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	0	7
ILB Al Prior	1	0	0	12
CB Horace Nelson	1	0	0	8

Sacramento	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jesse McKeefry	6	0	1	32
OLB Lamar Morton	6	0	0	33
CB Pete Lynch	3	0	0	32
S Brad Nylander	2	2	1	36
S Ryan McComas	1	0	0	25
OLB Les Wortham	1	0	0	1
CB Kenoy Lindsay	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leslie Kalu	3	3	20	0	33
R.J. Oliver	1	2	18	0	31
Mitch Howe	0	5	19	0	33
Morris Gordon	0	2	9	0	13
Butch Athanas	0	2	19	0	36
Brenden Jamison	0	1	9	2	18
Melvin Farmer	0	1	2	0	10
Fred Lohr	0	1	20	0	31
Malcolm McReynolds	0	1	11	0	17

Sacramento	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
D.J. Leone	3	6	26	0	29
Craig Lofton	2	3	21	0	17
Lonnie Givens	2	3	24	0	27
Bryant Cunningham	1	6	25	1	27
Clarence Inzinna	1	3	20	0	23
Jerry Rodriguez	1	2	30	0	30
Stan Harden	0	4	23	0	26
Herb Darrow	0	3	29	0	37
Mo Cortez	0	2	7	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Malcolm McReynolds	2	9
Horace Nelson	1	22
Joey Tutwiler	1	21
Anthony Wheeler	1	16
Sedrick Blunt	1	15

Sacramento	Tackles	STPlays
Les Wortham	2	17
Kenneth Hackett	1	18
Bubba Pachelbel	1	17
Warren Nitti	1	11
Sammy Wynn	1	10

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walt Borders	---	---	35	38	8	81
Rod Rockett	---	---	35	38	4	77
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	28	34	12	74
Carlos Hines	---	---	27	33	8	68
Tom Meier	---	---	29	34	1	64
Heath Warren	---	---	28	31	3	62
Gary Zytniak	---	---	25	24	12	61
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	31	26	2	59
Rich Westbrook	---	---	28	27	3	58
Roosevelt Cardinell	20	37	---	---	---	57
Fred Lohr	20	31	---	---	6	57
Butch Athanas	19	36	---	---	---	55
Percy Dodge	---	---	24	27	2	53
Leslie Kalu	20	33	---	---	---	53
Mitch Howe	19	33	---	---	---	52
R.J. Oliver	18	31	---	---	---	49
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	22	23	3	48
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	23	20	4	47
C.J. Emmons	14	31	---	---	1	46
Bennie Sandlin	14	29	---	---	1	44
Quentin King	12	22	---	---	5	39
Horace Nelson	---	---	9	8	22	39
Al Prior	---	---	4	12	22	38
R.J. Einard	14	24	---	---	---	38
Morris Gordon	9	13	---	---	15	37
Malcolm McReynolds	11	17	---	---	9	37
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	11	7	16	34
Robbie Wooden	---	---	13	18	2	33
Brenden Jamison	9	18	---	---	5	32
Dana Wanat	---	---	12	15	---	27
Butch Bostic	6	18	---	---	---	24
Sedrick Blunt	5	4	---	---	15	24
Joey Tutwiler	0	0	---	---	21	21
Jeffrey Donovan	6	13	---	---	---	19
Melvin Farmer	2	10	---	---	5	17
Kirk Nobles	1	1	---	---	15	17
Gerald Battle	0	4	---	---	9	13
Chester Flannery	1	2	---	---	5	8
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	5	5
Howard Tyler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Deon Pearson	---	---	1	3	---	4
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	0	0	3	3
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0

Sacramento	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herb Darrow	29	37	---	---	8	74
Steve Reynolds	35	38	---	---	---	73
Shannon Upshaw	35	35	---	---	---	70
Warren Nitti	26	30	---	---	11	67
Brad Nylander	---	---	20	36	10	66
Kenneth Hackett	21	26	---	---	18	65
Jerry Rodriguez	30	30	---	---	2	62
Bryant Cunningham	25	27	---	---	8	60
Lonnie Givens	24	27	---	---	8	59
Karl Singleton	---	---	14	37	5	56
D.J. Leone	26	29	---	---	---	55
Stan Harden	23	26	---	---	6	55
Larry Hodges	28	26	---	---	1	55
Jesse McKeefry	---	---	12	32	10	54
Lamar Morton	---	---	19	33	1	53
Bo Strong	---	---	19	33	---	52
Clarence Inzinna	20	23	---	---	8	51
Pete Lynch	---	---	17	32	1	50
Craig Lofton	21	17	---	---	6	44
Dexter Brown	---	---	14	29	---	43
Ronald Rayman	---	---	15	24	---	39
Everett Johnstone	---	---	11	23	3	37
Lance Reed	---	---	9	28	---	37
Bruce Kimsey	---	---	12	22	---	34
Ryan McComas	---	---	7	25	1	33
Leslie Bligh	16	13	---	---	4	33
Bubba Pachelbel	6	8	---	---	17	31
Kenoy Lindsay	---	---	5	17	9	31
Sammy Desmond	6	6	---	---	16	28
Ted Rigot	---	---	14	12	1	27
Thurman Brandon	---	---	1	4	19	24
Les Wortham	---	---	3	1	17	21
Robbie Page	4	7	---	---	9	20
Donnie Lewis	---	---	11	6	3	20
Mo Cortez	7	7	---	---	3	17
Phillip Boshier	---	---	8	7	---	15
Steve Infante	---	---	7	4	2	13
Earl Mayes	2	6	---	---	4	12
Sammy Wynn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kevin Washington	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Harbin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ike Raymond	1	0	---	---	7	8
Erik Freeman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommie Berdys	---	---	2	2	---	4
Oliver Batts	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gary Sellers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	8	25	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	24	2.2
Middle	16	57	3.6
Right	8	37	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Cardinell	35	20	6	0	3	2	4	2	2

Sacramento	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Reynolds	37	25	3	0	0	4	7	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	86	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	166	18.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	115	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	160	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	9	6	1	87	2	31
WR Bennie Sandlin	6	3	0	68	1	29
TE Fred Lohr	6	4	0	135	2	31
WR Butch Bostic	6	3	1	38	0	18
RB Jeffrey Donovan	2	2	0	20	1	13
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	0	11	0	4
FB Morris Gordon	1	0	1	0	0	13
RB R.J. Einard	1	1	0	6	0	24
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	0	0	0	0	17

Sacramento	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shannon Upshaw	12	6	77	0	35
FB Stan Harden	6	6	40	0	26
WR Warren Nitti	6	3	50	1	30
WR Kenneth Hackett	6	4	50	1	26
TE Leslie Bligh	2	2	28	0	13
RB Larry Hodges	2	2	31	1	26
WR Robbie Page	1	1	10	0	7
FB Mo Cortez	1	0	0	0	7
RB Bubba Pachelbel	1	1	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Sacramento	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Hodges	2	-2	-1.00	2.89
Stan Harden	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Sacramento	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Reynolds	4	4	40	10.00	7.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Sacramento	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Stan Harden	2	2	11	5.50	6.67
WR Shannon Upshaw	1	1	18	18.00	6.42
WR Warren Nitti	1	1	11	11.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
R.J. Einard	1	0

Sacramento	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Reynolds	2	1
Larry Hodges	2	2
Bubba Pachelbel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Cardinell	10	6	5

Sacramento	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Reynolds	12	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Fred Lohr	3	3	3
WR C.J. Emmons	2	2	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	0	0
WR Butch Bostic	2	1	1

Sacramento	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shannon Upshaw	5	4	3
WR Warren Nitti	3	1	1
FB Stan Harden	2	2	2
TE Leslie Bligh	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,100 (23,900)
End Zone 17,100 (17,300)
Mezzanine 9,500 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 15,100 (15,300)
Club Seats 900 (1,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (2,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,100 (23,900)
End Zone	17,100 (17,300)
Mezzanine	9,500 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	15,100 (15,300)
Club Seats	900 (1,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (2,500)