Week 15, 2027

played in Minnesota, MN

37 degrees, fair, calm

Champaign Thunder771714-45
Minnesota Golden Hawks31300-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 CHM - Sedrick Blunt 12 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 03:11 MIN - Irving Clemens 36 field goal
2Q: 14:39 MIN - Clyde Green 1 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 11:02 CHM - R.J. Einard 1 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 01:28 MIN - Irving Clemens 25 field goal
2Q: 00:11 MIN - Irving Clemens 24 field goal
3Q: 10:56 CHM - Daryl Riley 40 field goal
3Q: 09:39 CHM - Gary Zytniak 31 interception return (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 04:36 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 6 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 13:01 CHM - Butch Bostic 9 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 09:23 CHM - Jared Shimada 69 interception return (Daryl Riley extra point)

Team StatisticsCHMMIN
Record10-47-7
First Downs1813
- by Rushing94
- by Passing89
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards302196
- Offensive Plays5763
- Yards per Play5.303.11
Net Rushing Yards13292
- Rushing Attempts3124
- Yards per Rush4.263.83
Net Passing Yards170104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 16 - 432 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards170150
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/07/46
- Yards per Pass Play6.542.67
Fumbles/Lost1/03/1
3rd Down Conversions6/115/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.19.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards2/155/30
Punt Returns/Yards4/481/11
Kick Returns/Yards4/943/67
Interception Ret./Yards2/1004/69
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/01/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 36
Time of Possession30:1429:46

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:02OWN 201080Touchdown
13:061:25OWN 4528Interception
10:010:18OWN 2430Interception
214:333:40OWN 31769Touchdown
26:101:42OWN 2338Punt
21:200:40OWN 2723Interception
313:573:09OPP 47524Field Goal
38:514:24OPP 30730Touchdown
30:543:04OWN 46854Touchdown
411:261:18OWN 3431Interception
46:454:42OWN 41621Punt
40:350:35OWN 341-1Game
Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:586:52OWN 281153Field Goal
11:411:40OWN 30522Punt
214:430:10OPP 121Touchdown
210:534:43OWN 20913Punt
24:283:08OWN 43849Field Goal
20:400:36OPP 21314Field Goal
315:001:03OWN 2036Punt
310:481:17OWN 2731Interception
39:310:40OWN 20210Fumble
34:273:33OWN 206-5Punt
412:501:24OWN 2038Punt
410:080:54OPP 382-1Interception
49:142:29OWN 2336Punt
42:031:28OWN 203-1Punt

Game MVP: Walt Borders, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

ChampaignAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
R.J. Einard21663.141021
Jeffrey Donovan7486.862211
Roosevelt Cardinell3186.00700
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cole McCormick11454.091410
Stephen Dixon8243.001510
Benjamin Lee3165.331010
Mel Stokes273.50800

Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Roosevelt Cardinell26161700/0247466.6
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Benjamin Lee32181507/46122252.8

Receiving Statistics

ChampaignCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR C.J. Emmons46338.252160
TE Fred Lohr35165.33180
WR Butch Bostic23147.00291
FB Morris Gordon22115.504100
TE Sedrick Blunt22168.001121
WR Gerald Battle121414.008140
WR Kirk Nobles111919.000190
TE Malcolm McReynolds124747.005470
WR Bennie Sandlin0200.00000
RB R.J. Einard0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Lester Baskey46379.257120
WR Sean Pallansch464711.7517220
WR Roy Reynolds22157.502120
WR Marcus Rodgers25126.00290
WR Troy Wiggins2731.50130
WR Clyde Green23136.500121
TE J.C. Schmeh1277.00070
TE Desmond Burnett111616.0011160

Interception Statistics

ChampaignIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Jared Shimada16969.001
CB Gary Zytniak13131.001
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Larry Warkentien12020.000
CB Ernie Vertescher12323.000
S Norman Haworth100.000
S Dean Tanner12626.000

Fumble Statistics

ChampaignFumbRecovForceTD
Emmitt Alexander1000
Heath Warren0110
Joey Tutwiler0100
Carlos Hines0010
Rich Westbrook0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Benjamin Lee2100
Stephen Dixon1000
Glenn Darlington0100
Percy Oliver0010

Punting Statistics

ChampaignPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brandon Baxter27537.522.0380
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie Scott729141.634.7471

Kicking Statistics

ChampaignFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Daryl Riley1/11/10/0406/6
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Irving Clemens3/30/00/0361/1

Punt Return Statistics

ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Emmitt Alexander44812.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Roy Reynolds11111.00

Kick Return Statistics

ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Zytniak37625.30
Emmitt Alexander11818.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Percy Oliver24120.50
Roy Reynolds12626.00

Defensive Statistics

ChampaignTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rod Rockett910.02438
OLB Kyle Jeffries510.02338
DT Rich Westbrook432.01831
DE Heath Warren401.02235
OLB Jared Shimada410.02027
DE Walt Borders302.51525
DT Kelvin Mealey311.51929
OLB Tom Meier320.01825
S Percy Dodge310.01830
CB Emmitt Alexander300.02131
OLB Ellis Pomeroy210.0817
DE Ben Banks100.01726
CB Carlos Hines100.02032
WR Bennie Sandlin10---------
WR Gerald Battle10---------
ILB Al Prior100.013
CB Horace Nelson100.049
RB R.J. Einard10---------
TE Malcolm McReynolds10---------
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bo Tanner620.02317
S Norman Haworth520.03126
OLB Jackie Stevens500.02121
CB Percy Oliver410.01917
S Dean Tanner410.02223
ILB Brandon White400.02321
OLB Hardy Stansberry400.096
CB Larry Warkentien210.02617
CB Ernie Vertescher200.02921
DE Mitch Oxenby200.02012
S Marco Harp200.0108
ILB Lorenzo White110.059
DT Norbert Borders110.02318
ILB Herb Jazynka110.096
DE Tyrus Ragland020.01612
DE Stephen Wilkerson010.01514
DE Derek Holliday010.01114
OLB Geoff Figley010.0105
CB Norbert Irwin010.01111
DE Bernie Armstrong010.088

Pass Rush Statistics

ChampaignSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Walt Borders2.500125
DT Rich Westbrook2.001031
DT Kelvin Mealey1.502029
DE Heath Warren1.000135
DE Ben Banks0.002126
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jackie Stevens0.013021
DE Derek Holliday0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

ChampaignCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Rod Rockett50038
OLB Kyle Jeffries40038
OLB Jared Shimada21127
CB Emmitt Alexander20031
CB Carlos Hines12032
S Percy Dodge10030
DE Heath Warren10035
ILB Al Prior1003
CB Horace Nelson1009
CB Gary Zytniak01122
OLB Tom Meier01025
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Hardy Stansberry3006
CB Larry Warkentien20117
CB Ernie Vertescher20121
S Norman Haworth20126
S Dean Tanner20123
CB Percy Oliver10017
ILB Brandon White10021
OLB Bo Tanner10017
ILB Lorenzo White1009
ILB Herb Jazynka1006
CB Norbert Irwin01011

Blocking Statistics

ChampaignKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Leslie Kalu46128021
Martin Rhodes24029022
R.J. Oliver14028024
Butch Athanas13029025
Quentin King110509
Mitch Howe09028021
Chester Flannery010201
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Claude Oshiro44023034
Korey Way23021134
Dustin Rhodes04011217
Glenn Darlington03021237
Stan Hastings03016024
James Gerhardt02021236
Andrew Powell0207013

Special Teams Tackles

ChampaignTacklesSTPlays
Carlos Hines221
Malcolm McReynolds218
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Norbert Irwin224
J.C. Schmeh123
Percy Oliver120
Roy Reynolds117
Dustin Rhodes110
Glenn Darlington110
Andrew Powell110

Participation

ChampaignRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Carlos Hines------20322173
Rod Rockett------2438668
Heath Warren------22351067
Emmitt Alexander------21311466
Kyle Jeffries------2338364
Roosevelt Cardinell3126---------57
Rich Westbrook------1831655
Butch Athanas2925---------54
Fred Lohr2821------453
Mitch Howe2821------352
R.J. Oliver2824---------52
Martin Rhodes2922---------51
Percy Dodge------1830149
Jared Shimada------2027249
Gary Zytniak------11221649
Leslie Kalu2821---------49
Malcolm McReynolds2110------1849
Ben Banks------1726548
Kelvin Mealey------1929---48
C.J. Emmons2322------146
Tom Meier------1825245
R.J. Einard2421---------45
Walt Borders------1525242
Morris Gordon2012------1042
Bennie Sandlin1017------1441
Horace Nelson------492740
Ellis Pomeroy------817732
Sedrick Blunt113------1630
Al Prior------132630
Gerald Battle43------2027
Joey Tutwiler00------2323
Butch Bostic614---------20
Dana Wanat------510318
Quentin King59------317
Melvin Farmer67------316
Jeffrey Donovan75---------12
Daryl Riley00------99
Chester Flannery21------36
Kirk Nobles12---------3
Brenden Jamison00------33
Brandon Baxter00------22
Carlton Di Pietro------0022
Robbie Wooden------01---1
A.J. Palkowski00------11
Unknown00---------0
Marcus Reese------00---0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Glenn Darlington2137------1068
James Gerhardt2136------1067
Korey Way2134------964
Benjamin Lee2439---------63
Lester Baskey1325------2058
Norman Haworth------3126158
Claude Oshiro2334---------57
Percy Oliver------19172056
Larry Warkentien------26171356
Ernie Vertescher------2921252
Troy Wiggins2230---------52
Dean Tanner------2223752
Stephen Dixon917------2147
Brandon White------2321246
Norbert Irwin------11112446
Marcus Rodgers1219------1445
J.C. Schmeh811------2342
Jackie Stevens------2121---42
Norbert Borders------2318---41
Bo Tanner------2317---40
Stan Hastings1624---------40
Mel Stokes1122------538
Dustin Rhodes1117------1038
Roy Reynolds812------1737
Sean Pallansch1025------136
Mitch Oxenby------2012133
Stephen Wilkerson------1514231
Cole McCormick1318---------31
Tyrus Ragland------1612230
Andrew Powell713------1030
Hardy Stansberry------961328
Herb Jazynka------961227
Derek Holliday------1114126
Desmond Burnett911------525
Marco Harp------108---18
Clyde Green55------818
Geoff Figley------105217
Bernie Armstrong------88117
Lorenzo White------59216
Jackie Scott00------77
Nathan Hampton00------55
Irving Clemens00------33
Butch Campbell00------33
Buddy Cahill00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10363.6
Middle10393.9
Right11575.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12453.8
Middle7192.7
Right5285.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Roosevelt Cardinell26161001404
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Benjamin Lee32181205532

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3251.7
Short (0-8 Yds)149624.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)434010.0
Long (19+ Yds)526312.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2100.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2012874.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)85637.9
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons64033022
TE Fred Lohr53016021
WR Butch Bostic32014014
WR Bennie Sandlin2000017
WR Gerald Battle2101403
FB Morris Gordon22011012
TE Sedrick Blunt2201603
TE Malcolm McReynolds21047110
WR Kirk Nobles1101902
RB R.J. Einard1000021
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Troy Wiggins7203030
TE Lester Baskey64037025
WR Sean Pallansch64047125
WR Marcus Rodgers52012019
WR Clyde Green3201305
WR Roy Reynolds22015012
TE J.C. Schmeh2107011
TE Desmond Burnett11016011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChampaignAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
R.J. Einard492.253.14
Jeffrey Donovan2105.006.86
Roosevelt Cardinell177.006.00
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee263.005.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell65315.176.54
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee6110.174.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons2294.505.50
TE Fred Lohr1000.003.20
WR Butch Bostic1199.004.67
FB Morris Gordon1111.005.50
TE Sedrick Blunt111212.008.00
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Troy Wiggins2000.000.43
TE Lester Baskey1000.006.17
TE J.C. Schmeh1000.003.50
WR Marcus Rodgers1000.002.40
WR Clyde Green1111.004.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChampaignRushesConversions
R.J. Einard31
Jeffrey Donovan22
Roosevelt Cardinell11
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Mel Stokes20
Stephen Dixon10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompConversions
Roosevelt Cardinell522
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Benjamin Lee1165

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargCatchConversions
WR C.J. Emmons211
WR Bennie Sandlin100
WR Butch Bostic111
RB R.J. Einard100
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
TE Lester Baskey222
TE J.C. Schmeh210
WR Sean Pallansch211
WR Troy Wiggins200
WR Roy Reynolds111
WR Clyde Green100
TE Desmond Burnett111

SectionAttendance
Stadium52,100 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck16,300 (21,000)
End Zone12,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine6,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats9,900 (13,400)
Club Seats5,800 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes1,300 (2,700)