Week 11, 2027

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Champaign Thunder7700-14
Denver Death7730-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:37 CHM - Sedrick Blunt 8 pass from A.J. Palkowski (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 06:54 DEN - Junior Krykhtine 13 pass from Cory Sanders (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 13:42 DEN - Jamal Kelley 4 run (Jimmy O'Neill extra point)
2Q: 05:37 CHM - Fred Lohr 21 pass from A.J. Palkowski (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 06:48 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 21 field goal

Team StatisticsCHMDEN
Record7-38-2
First Downs1114
- by Rushing34
- by Passing710
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards226289
- Offensive Plays5966
- Yards per Play3.834.38
Net Rushing Yards86110
- Rushing Attempts3037
- Yards per Rush2.872.97
Net Passing Yards140179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 11 - 329 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards151179
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/110/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.836.17
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions6/153/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.48.2
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards3/154/40
Punt Returns/Yards4/314/35
Kick Returns/Yards4/632/41
Interception Ret./Yards1/133/69
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 35
Time of Possession26:4033:20

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:021:31OPP 21321Touchdown
16:453:28OWN 22638Punt
12:070:09OWN 4710Interception
213:323:46OWN 18612Punt
28:042:43OWN 24576Touchdown
21:480:38OWN 4725Interception
20:280:28OWN 44414Half
315:001:34OWN 2738Punt
36:413:00OWN 2068Punt
31:562:41OWN 5620Punt
412:544:11OWN 47834Missed FG
47:121:49OWN 4230Punt
43:340:36OWN 233-4Interception
42:250:35OWN 204-6Downs
Denver Death
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:58OWN 332-5Interception
112:315:46OWN 251075Touchdown
13:171:10OWN 2034Punt
11:583:26OWN 39761Touchdown
29:461:42OWN 3033Punt
25:213:33OWN 20846Missed FG
21:100:42OPP 4134Missed FG
313:266:45OWN 151281Field Goal
33:411:45OWN 3931Punt
414:151:21OWN 273-3Punt
48:431:31OWN 2631Punt
45:231:49OWN 2937Punt
42:580:335031Punt
41:501:50OPP 143-2Game

Game MVP: Eric Staple, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

ChampaignAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
R.J. Einard19633.321120
Jeffrey Donovan10191.90800
A.J. Palkowski144.00400
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rondell Farley15342.27800
Randal Heintz9384.222710
Cory Sanders8283.50700
Otis Canada461.50400
Jamal Kelley144.00401

Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
A.J. Palkowski27111512/11253344.4
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cory Sanders29141790/0129165.1

Receiving Statistics

ChampaignCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bennie Sandlin478922.2530530
WR Gerald Battle22189.009150
WR C.J. Emmons1855.00050
TE Fred Lohr132121.000211
WR Butch Bostic1455.00050
FB Morris Gordon1155.00050
TE Sedrick Blunt1188.00081
RB R.J. Einard0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Winston Hodgson354013.338200
WR Junior Krykhtine343511.6713131
RB Rondell Farley2394.50660
TE Mercury Hibbs223015.001190
WR J.J. Ondes233216.000160
WR Omar Jacobs1744.00040
FB Jamal Kelley132929.0019290
WR Damon Stone0100.00000
RB Otis Canada0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ChampaignIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Carlos Hines11313.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
S Matthew Erwin14242.000
CB Mario Cochrane11919.000
CB Cary Chustz188.000

Fumble Statistics

ChampaignFumbRecovForceTD
R.J. Einard1000
R.J. Oliver0100
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Oliver Keith0010

Punting Statistics

ChampaignPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brandon Baxter626544.235.0513
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gabe Farley730844.036.7552

Kicking Statistics

ChampaignFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Daryl Riley0/10/00/002/2
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jimmy O'Neill1/30/20/2212/2

Punt Return Statistics

ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Emmitt Alexander4317.80
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Rondell Farley4358.80

Kick Return Statistics

ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Emmitt Alexander46315.80
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
J.J. Ondes24120.50

Defensive Statistics

ChampaignTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Tom Meier620.03320
OLB Kyle Jeffries620.03526
S Rod Rockett610.03729
OLB Jared Shimada510.03023
DE Heath Warren400.02819
CB Emmitt Alexander400.03227
OLB Ellis Pomeroy320.01012
DE Walt Borders310.03728
CB Carlos Hines300.02222
DT Rich Westbrook300.02818
DE Ben Banks210.02921
S Percy Dodge200.02924
WR Bennie Sandlin10---------
CB Gary Zytniak100.02014
WR Gerald Battle10---------
FB Morris Gordon10---------
CB Horace Nelson010.082
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Oliver Keith610.02423
OLB Eric Staple412.02421
DE David Grillo420.02019
S Kennedy McWilliams400.02320
S Rico Byrum320.02322
ILB Scottie Harmon320.02324
ILB Clifton Dzwonczyk220.01211
ILB Carlos Roland220.01511
DT Nolan Grunow210.02115
CB Rufus DeWoody210.01619
DE Michael Lincoln210.01714
CB Raymond Gora100.078
S Matthew Erwin100.087
S Roman Coffey100.0710
DE Terry Desjardins100.01822
ILB K.C. Cuviello100.036
WR J.J. Ondes10---------
DT Hugh O'Donnell100.01417
CB Sam Hastings020.01212

Pass Rush Statistics

ChampaignSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Kelvin Mealey0.011019
DE Heath Warren0.002119
DT Rich Westbrook0.001118
DE Ben Banks0.001021
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Eric Staple2.014021
DE David Grillo0.001019

Pass Defense Statistics

ChampaignCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Kyle Jeffries50026
OLB Jared Shimada20023
CB Emmitt Alexander20027
CB Carlos Hines12122
DE Ben Banks10021
DE Heath Warren10019
CB Gary Zytniak10014
OLB Ellis Pomeroy10012
S Rod Rockett03029
OLB Tom Meier01020
CB Horace Nelson0102
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rufus DeWoody30019
ILB Clifton Dzwonczyk20011
CB Mario Cochrane10118
S Rico Byrum10022
OLB Oliver Keith10023
DE Terry Desjardins10022
ILB Scottie Harmon10024
S Kennedy McWilliams10020
CB Cary Chustz02117
CB Raymond Gora0108
S Roman Coffey01010
S Matthew Erwin0017

Blocking Statistics

ChampaignKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Leslie Kalu38126125
Mitch Howe15026026
Martin Rhodes13027128
Quentin King13025026
Chester Flannery110403
R.J. Oliver05028027
Fred Lohr02028025
Morris Gordon01017015
Brenden Jamison010804
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wendell Bleeck26030021
Corwin Yates15030029
D.J. Peterson14018013
Horace Adams120706
Jamal Kelley11019011
Percy Mueller11019010
Irving Gossett03027021
Richard Tatum03030023
Kyle Horn03017011
Leland Conlan02026021
Mercury Hibbs01018021

Special Teams Tackles

ChampaignTacklesSTPlays
Malcolm McReynolds315
Gary Zytniak111
Mitch Howe17
C.J. Emmons11
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Clifton Dzwonczyk326
Raymond Gora315
Les Cortez116
Wendell Bleeck110

Participation

ChampaignRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Walt Borders------37281075
Emmitt Alexander------32271473
Rod Rockett------3729470
Kyle Jeffries------3526364
Carlos Hines------22221963
R.J. Oliver2827------762
Fred Lohr2825------760
A.J. Palkowski3029------160
Mitch Howe2626------759
Jared Shimada------3023457
Percy Dodge------2924255
Martin Rhodes2728---------55
C.J. Emmons2725------153
Tom Meier------3320---53
Rich Westbrook------2818652
Quentin King2526---------51
Leslie Kalu2625---------51
Ben Banks------2921---50
Heath Warren------2819249
Morris Gordon1715------1446
R.J. Einard2026---------46
Gary Zytniak------20141145
Malcolm McReynolds1611------1542
Kelvin Mealey------1719541
Bennie Sandlin1920------140
Horace Nelson------822131
Al Prior------242026
Ellis Pomeroy------1012426
Dana Wanat------810321
Sedrick Blunt42------1420
Melvin Farmer66------719
Brenden Jamison84------719
Butch Bostic711---------18
Gerald Battle26------816
Joey Tutwiler00------1414
Kirk Nobles01------1314
Chester Flannery43------714
Jeffrey Donovan103---------13
Brandon Baxter00------66
Daryl Riley00------44
Carlton Di Pietro------0033
Robbie Wooden------11---2
Marcus Reese------10---1
Roosevelt Cardinell00---------0
Unknown00---------0
Bernard Connell00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Corwin Yates3029------1069
Cory Sanders3729---------66
Wendell Bleeck3021------1061
Leland Conlan2621------1057
Irving Gossett2721------957
Omar Jacobs2824------153
Richard Tatum3023---------53
Winston Hodgson2715------1052
Kennedy McWilliams------2320851
Scottie Harmon------2324350
Clifton Dzwonczyk------12112649
Oliver Keith------2423249
Otis Canada1213------2348
Eric Staple------2421247
Jamal Kelley1911------1747
Rico Byrum------2322146
Mercury Hibbs1821------645
Mario Cochrane------2018442
Terry Desjardins------1822141
David Grillo------2019---39
Rufus DeWoody------1619338
Michael Lincoln------1714738
Nolan Grunow------2115137
Cary Chustz------2017---37
Rondell Farley1712------736
Les Cortez97------1632
Sam Hastings------1212832
D.J. Peterson1813---------31
Carlos Roland------1511531
Hugh O'Donnell------1417---31
Raymond Gora------781530
Junior Krykhtine189------229
Kyle Horn1711------129
Percy Mueller1910---------29
Randal Heintz1212---------24
Horace Adams76------1023
Matthew Erwin------87419
J.J. Ondes69------318
Roman Coffey------710---17
Damon Stone02------1214
Alan Cooley------33713
K.C. Cuviello------36312
Gabe Farley00------1111
Jimmy O'Neill00------66
Billy Cowsette00---------0
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9424.7
Middle11151.4
Right10292.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left900.0
Middle15412.7
Right12705.8
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
A.J. Palkowski27113124503
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cory Sanders29142017521

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3262.0
Short (0-8 Yds)95384.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)42338.3
Long (19+ Yds)112746.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3293.0
Short (0-8 Yds)868310.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)145674.8
Long (19+ Yds)41205.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons8115025
WR Bennie Sandlin74089220
WR Butch Bostic4115011
TE Fred Lohr31021125
WR Gerald Battle2201806
FB Morris Gordon1105015
TE Sedrick Blunt110802
RB R.J. Einard1000026
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Omar Jacobs7114024
WR Winston Hodgson53040115
WR Junior Krykhtine4303509
FB Jamal Kelley31029111
RB Rondell Farley3209012
WR J.J. Ondes3203209
TE Mercury Hibbs22030021
WR Damon Stone100002
RB Otis Canada1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChampaignAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan210.501.90
R.J. Einard133.003.32
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cory Sanders362.003.50
Rondell Farley242.002.27
Randal Heintz221.004.22
Jamal Kelley144.004.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
A.J. Palkowski1188.005.59
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cory Sanders43276.756.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Sedrick Blunt1188.008.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Junior Krykhtine222211.008.75
WR Omar Jacobs1000.000.57
WR Winston Hodgson1155.008.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChampaignRushesConversions
Jeffrey Donovan21
R.J. Einard21
DenverRushesConversions
Cory Sanders31
Rondell Farley20
Otis Canada10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompConversions
A.J. Palkowski1054
DenverAttCompConversions
Cory Sanders832

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargCatchConversions
WR Bennie Sandlin544
WR C.J. Emmons400
FB Morris Gordon110
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Omar Jacobs200
FB Jamal Kelley211
RB Otis Canada100
WR Winston Hodgson110
WR Junior Krykhtine100
WR J.J. Ondes111

SectionAttendance
Stadium96,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes6,100 (9,900)