Conference Finals, 2027

played in Champaign, IL

48 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Wichita Harvesters	7	3	0	3	-	13
Champaign Thunder	7	6	10	10	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 12 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 04:29 WIC - Quinn Baxter 3 run (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:35 CHM - Gerald Battle 27 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point failed)
2Q: 03:28 WIC - Leland Arnold 39 field goal
3Q: 12:32 CHM - Daryl Riley 18 field goal
3Q: 10:36 CHM - Fred Lohr 12 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CHM - Butch Bostic 23 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 09:51 WIC - Leland Arnold 34 field goal
4Q: 02:28 CHM - Daryl Riley 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 12 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 04:29 WIC - Quinn Baxter 3 run (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:35 CHM - Gerald Battle 27 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point failed)
2Q: 03:28 WIC - Leland Arnold 39 field goal
3Q: 12:32 CHM - Daryl Riley 18 field goal
3Q: 10:36 CHM - Fred Lohr 12 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CHM - Butch Bostic 23 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 09:51 WIC - Leland Arnold 34 field goal
4Q: 02:28 CHM - Daryl Riley 44 field goal

Team Statistics WIC CHM
Record 14-5 15-4
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 301 336
- Offensive Plays 69 55
- Yards per Play 4.36 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 129 174
- Rushing Attempts 35 29
- Yards per Rush 3.69 6.00
Net Passing Yards 172 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 1 22 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 178 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 2/35 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OPP 49
Time of Possession 32:06 27:54

Team Statistics	WIC	CHM
Record	14-5	15-4
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	301	336
- Offensive Plays	69	55
- Yards per Play	4.36	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	129	174
- Rushing Attempts	35	29
- Yards per Rush	3.69	6.00
Net Passing Yards	172	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 1	22 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	178	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	2/35	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OPP 49
Time of Possession	32:06	27:54

Drive Charts

Wichita Harvesters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	6:42	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	1:21	2:11	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
2	9:23	6:03	OWN 20	11	58	Field Goal
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	1	4	Half
3	12:27	1:51	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
3	10:30	0:49	OWN 20	2	1	Fumble
3	8:42	4:10	OWN 47	9	23	Missed FG
3	1:40	0:52	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	14:45	4:59	OWN 20	10	63	Field Goal
4	5:36	1:28	OWN 1	6	33	Interception
4	2:22	1:37	OWN 20	7	17	Downs

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	4:23	3:02	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
2	14:10	4:47	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	3:20	2:53	OWN 38	5	11	Punt
3	14:52	2:25	OPP 24	5	23	Field Goal
3	10:36	0:06	OPP 12	1	12	Touchdown
3	9:41	0:59	OPP 14	2	-1	Interception
3	4:32	2:52	OWN 37	6	40	Interception
3	0:48	1:03	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
4	9:46	4:10	OWN 21	6	25	Punt
4	4:08	1:46	OPP 35	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 37	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Leslie Kalu, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quinn Baxter	23	93	4.04	23	4	1
Grant Criswell	10	29	2.90	10	1	0
Kris Reeves	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Donald Keith	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
R.J. Einard	18	91	5.06	19	2
Jeffrey Donovan	7	70	10.00	16	3
Roosevelt Cardinell	4	13	3.25	16	1

Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kris Reeves	33	17	178	1/6	0	17	1	54.8

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Cardinell	22	15	187	4/25	4	27	2	96.0

Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Quinn Baxter	3	5	12	4.00	8	8
WR Roosevelt Serra	3	5	35	11.67	0	17
TE Archie Mills	3	3	41	13.67	7	17
WR Rondell Kiely	2	7	24	12.00	3	16
TE Gino Feliciano	2	2	20	10.00	9	10
WR Dwight Swift	2	5	25	12.50	0	13
FB Don Rieger	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Donald Keith	1	1	13	13.00	15	13
WR Jim Richmond	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	3	7	41	13.67	8	16	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	4	34	11.33	17	19	1
WR Gerald Battle	3	4	50	16.67	6	27	1
RB R.J. Einard	3	3	20	6.67	0	8	0
WR Butch Bostic	2	2	30	15.00	0	23	1
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1
RB Jeffrey Donovan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Wichita	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mario Ellard	1	35	35.00	0
ILB Casey Haggan	1	0	0.00	0

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Horace Nelson	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Wichita	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grant Criswell	1	0	0	0
Ike Morris	1	0	0	0

Champaign	Recov	Force
Gary Zytniak	1	1
Horace Nelson	1	0
Carlos Hines	0	1

Punting Statistics

Wichita	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Hill	3	63	21.0	18.3	35	0

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	3	153	51.0	37.7	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Wichita	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leland Arnold	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	1/1

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Baxter	1	22	22.0	0
Ike Morris	1	18	18.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	2	46	23.0	0
Gary Zytniak	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Wichita	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Casey Haggan	7	1	0.0	23	20
DT Steve Frey	4	1	3.0	13	17
S Lonnie Howe	4	2	0.0	26	22
CB Ike Morris	4	0	0.0	19	21
S Trent Brinkley	3	2	0.0	23	22
DT Darrell Poole	3	0	0.0	17	9
DE Bennie Kennedy	2	1	0.5	13	12
ILB Bubba Winslett	2	1	0.5	21	18
OLB Adrian Peterson	2	3	0.0	27	24
DE Bart Bell	2	0	0.0	26	19
OLB Kevin Forbes	2	0	0.0	7	5
DE Jessie Luther	2	0	0.0	19	21
CB Jim Spencer	1	1	0.0	15	19
OLB Scottie Ditka	1	0	0.0	5	2
T Aaron Shapiro	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Greg Bunting	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Jessie Harrigan	1	0	0.0	10	6
FB Don Rieger	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mario Ellard	0	2	0.0	28	24

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kyle Jeffries	11	2	0.0	35	34
CB Emmitt Alexander	8	1	0.0	31	32
OLB Tom Meier	7	3	0.0	27	26
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	5	1	0.0	12	13
OLB Jared Shimada	4	4	0.0	27	22
DT Kelvin Mealey	3	1	0.5	29	27
S Percy Dodge	3	3	0.0	30	24
CB Gary Zytniak	3	1	0.0	16	23
DE Heath Warren	2	1	0.5	29	28
S Rod Rockett	2	1	0.0	31	18
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	0.0	29	31
DT Rich Westbrook	2	0	0.0	30	28
QB Roosevelt Cardinell	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ben Banks	0	1	0.0	21	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Wichita	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Steve Frey	3.0	0	17
DE Bennie Kennedy	0.5	0	12
ILB Bubba Winslett	0.5	0	18
DE Bart Bell	0.0	1	19
DE Jessie Luther	0.0	1	21

Champaign	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	0.5	1	28
DT Kelvin Mealey	0.5	0	27
DE Walt Borders	0.0	3	25
DE Ben Banks	0.0	2	21
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Wichita	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ike Morris	4	0	0	21
S Lonnie Howe	2	1	0	22
ILB Casey Haggan	2	0	1	20
OLB Adrian Peterson	2	0	0	24
CB Mario Ellard	1	2	1	24
DE Bart Bell	1	0	0	19
OLB Kevin Forbes	1	0	0	5
DE Jessie Luther	1	0	0	21
OLB Larry Tubbs	1	0	0	12

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Emmitt Alexander	5	1	0	32
OLB Kyle Jeffries	3	3	0	34
OLB Jared Shimada	3	0	0	22
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	3	0	0	13
CB Carlos Hines	1	1	0	31
S Rod Rockett	1	0	0	18
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0	23
OLB Tom Meier	0	1	0	26
CB Horace Nelson	0	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Wichita	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cole Barlow	4	6	24	0	28
Alan Garrett	2	7	32	0	25
Darryl Thomason	2	7	20	0	29
Michael Castillo	2	2	23	0	25
Aaron Shapiro	1	2	32	0	28
Herb Whitfield	1	2	11	0	6
Chris Norton	0	4	18	0	14
Roman Leal	0	3	12	1	9
Curtis Henderson	0	1	3	0	6

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leslie Kalu	8	9	26	0	24
R.J. Oliver	2	5	22	1	20
Butch Athanas	2	5	20	0	20
Quentin King	1	1	16	1	10
Mitch Howe	0	1	17	1	17
Martin Rhodes	0	1	25	0	25
Fred Lohr	0	1	25	0	23
Chester Flannery	0	1	9	0	6
Malcolm McReynolds	0	1	11	0	9
Morris Gordon	0	0	10	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Wichita	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Keith	1	20
Scottie Ditka	1	17
Rondell Kiely	1	14
Chris Norton	1	2

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Hines	2	16

Participation

Wichita	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mario Ellard	---	---	28	24	19	71
Kris Reeves	35	34	---	---	---	69
Rondell Kiely	29	20	---	---	14	63
Quinn Baxter	24	25	---	---	12	61
Alan Garrett	32	25	---	---	4	61
Aaron Shapiro	32	28	---	---	---	60
Adrian Peterson	---	---	27	24	9	60
Roosevelt Serra	25	30	---	---	---	55
Cole Barlow	24	28	---	---	---	52
Bart Bell	---	---	26	19	4	49
Lonnie Howe	---	---	26	22	1	49
Darryl Thomason	20	29	---	---	---	49
Michael Castillo	23	25	---	---	---	48
Ike Morris	---	---	19	21	8	48
Trent Brinkley	---	---	23	22	2	47
Jim Richmond	20	25	---	---	2	47
Archie Mills	25	20	---	---	1	46
Casey Haggan	---	---	23	20	2	45
Bubba Winslett	---	---	21	18	2	41
Jessie Luther	---	---	19	21	1	41
Don Rieger	18	14	---	---	7	39
Dwight Swift	8	15	---	---	14	37
Gino Feliciano	9	9	---	---	17	35
Jim Spencer	---	---	15	19	1	35
Chris Norton	18	14	---	---	2	34
Steve Frey	---	---	13	17	2	32
Larry Tubbs	---	---	15	12	4	31
Darrell Poole	---	---	17	9	4	30
Jessie Harrigan	---	---	10	6	11	27
Roman Leal	12	9	---	---	6	27
Bennie Kennedy	---	---	13	12	2	27
Kevin Forbes	---	---	7	5	14	26
Scottie Ditka	---	---	5	2	17	24
Donald Keith	1	3	---	---	20	24
Herb Whitfield	11	6	---	---	6	23
Dave Wuthrich	---	---	9	12	1	22
Everett Hurd	6	2	---	---	8	16
Grant Criswell	10	6	---	---	---	16
Curtis Henderson	3	6	---	---	6	15
Leland Arnold	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richard Hill	0	0	---	---	6	6
Heath Gaines	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Bunting	---	---	3	1	---	4
Jesse Finch	0	1	---	---	---	1
Preston Danson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter Poliska	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Hines	---	---	29	31	16	76
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	31	32	10	73
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	35	34	3	72
Heath Warren	---	---	29	28	5	62
Rich Westbrook	---	---	30	28	2	60
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	29	27	3	59
Roosevelt Cardinell	29	26	---	---	---	55
Percy Dodge	---	---	30	24	1	55
Tom Meier	---	---	27	26	1	54
Jared Shimada	---	---	27	22	4	53
Rod Rockett	---	---	31	18	4	53
Gary Zytniak	---	---	16	23	14	53
Fred Lohr	25	23	---	---	3	51
Martin Rhodes	25	25	---	---	---	50
Walt Borders	---	---	23	25	2	50
Leslie Kalu	26	24	---	---	---	50
Ben Banks	---	---	21	21	4	46
C.J. Emmons	24	20	---	---	1	45
R.J. Einard	21	22	---	---	---	43
R.J. Oliver	22	20	---	---	---	42
Butch Athanas	20	20	---	---	---	40
Mitch Howe	17	17	---	---	5	39
Bennie Sandlin	18	17	---	---	1	36
Morris Gordon	10	11	---	---	15	36
Horace Nelson	---	---	5	10	18	33
Quentin King	16	10	---	---	5	31
Butch Bostic	17	14	---	---	---	31
Malcolm McReynolds	11	9	---	---	10	30
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	12	13	4	29
Gerald Battle	7	8	---	---	13	28
Melvin Farmer	10	8	---	---	5	23
Al Prior	---	---	2	4	16	22
Chester Flannery	9	6	---	---	5	20
Joey Tutwiler	0	0	---	---	19	19
Sedrick Blunt	2	0	---	---	16	18
Dana Wanat	---	---	8	7	2	17
Kirk Nobles	2	2	---	---	13	17
Jeffrey Donovan	8	4	---	---	---	12
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brenden Jamison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	3	3
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	0	0	3	3
A.J. Palkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Marcus Reese	---	---	0	1	---	1
Robbie Wooden	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	50	3.6
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	14	41	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	72	6.0
Middle	9	53	5.9
Right	5	52	10.4
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kris Reeves	33	17	0	1	1	6	7	0	1

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Cardinell	22	15	2	0	0	3	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	44	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	1	8	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	126	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	46	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	64	9.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rondell Kiely	7	2	0	24	20
RB Quinn Baxter	5	3	0	12	25
WR Roosevelt Serra	5	3	0	35	30
WR Dwight Swift	5	2	1	25	15
TE Archie Mills	3	3	0	41	20
WR Jim Richmond	3	0	0	0	25
TE Gino Feliciano	2	2	0	20	9
FB Don Rieger	2	1	0	8	14
RB Donald Keith	1	1	0	13	3

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	7	3	41	0	20
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	3	34	0	17
WR Gerald Battle	4	3	50	1	8
RB R.J. Einard	3	3	20	0	22
WR Butch Bostic	2	2	30	1	14
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	12	0	23
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quinn Baxter	3	1	0.33	4.04
Grant Criswell	2	11	5.50	2.90
Donald Keith	1	1	1.00	1.00

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Donovan	1	7	7.00	10.00
R.J. Einard	1	1	1.00	5.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kris Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	5.39

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell	5	3	35	7.00	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jim Richmond	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	2	1	11	5.50	5.86
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	12	12.00	8.50
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Wichita	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Criswell	2	0
Kris Reeves	1	1

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
R.J. Einard	7	3
Roosevelt Cardinell	1	0
Jeffrey Donovan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Wichita	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kris Reeves	10	5	5

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Cardinell	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Wichita	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roosevelt Serra	2	0	0
TE Archie Mills	2	2	2
WR Jim Richmond	2	0	0
WR Dwight Swift	2	1	1
RB Quinn Baxter	1	1	1
TE Gino Feliciano	1	1	1

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	3	2	2
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	1

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)