Week 1, 2028

played in Champaign, IL

85 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks3060-9
Champaign Thunder0376-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 MIN - Nathan Hampton 26 field goal
2Q: 08:47 CHM - Daryl Riley 44 field goal
3Q: 13:36 CHM - Roosevelt Cardinell 4 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 06:46 MIN - Nathan Hampton 39 field goal
3Q: 03:46 MIN - Nathan Hampton 31 field goal
4Q: 11:21 CHM - Daryl Riley 48 field goal
4Q: 02:34 CHM - Daryl Riley 20 field goal

Team StatisticsMINCHM
Record0-11-0
First Downs917
- by Rushing37
- by Passing610
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards230316
- Offensive Plays5763
- Yards per Play4.045.02
Net Rushing Yards82121
- Rushing Attempts3126
- Yards per Rush2.654.65
Net Passing Yards148195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 14 - 037 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards154195
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/60/0
- Yards per Pass Play5.695.27
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions3/162/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.07.8
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards5/403/13
Punt Returns/Yards4/424/12
Kick Returns/Yards4/1234/80
Interception Ret./Yards1/240/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 22
Time of Possession31:2628:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:32OWN 3133Punt
112:231:35OWN 48543Field Goal
18:442:22OWN 35518Punt
14:094:09OWN 27824Punt
28:423:16OWN 27533Punt
23:082:30OWN 30416Punt
313:272:21OWN 4038Punt
310:093:28OPP 41619Field Goal
35:482:07OPP 1632Field Goal
31:392:22OWN 20618Punt
411:162:04OWN 313-6Punt
46:201:56OWN 139Punt
42:281:44OWN 2033Punt
Champaign Thunder
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:281:05OWN 2734Punt
110:482:04OWN 2134Punt
16:222:13OWN 12518Punt
215:006:18OWN 61167Field Goal
25:262:18OWN 8422Punt
20:380:38OWN 1417Half
315:001:33OWN 39361Touchdown
311:060:57OWN 63-1Punt
36:410:53OWN 2130Interception
33:412:02OWN 1857Punt
414:173:01OWN 24845Field Goal
49:122:52OWN 32721Punt
44:241:56OWN 46551Field Goal
40:440:44OWN 362-3Game

Game MVP: Daryl Riley, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cole McCormick17452.651330
Mel Stokes14372.642210
ChampaignAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
R.J. Einard11292.641120
Roosevelt Cardinell8405.001111
Bernard Connell7527.432820

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Benjamin Lee25141541/6045074.4
ChampaignAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Roosevelt Cardinell37151950/0046146.6

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernie Sweeney476015.0038450
RB Mel Stokes33206.671380
FB Courtney Finch2494.50050
WR Sean Pallansch243417.004270
TE Lester Baskey1466.00060
WR Rusty Rice111212.005120
WR Troy Wiggins121313.000130
ChampaignCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR C.J. Emmons413256.257130
RB R.J. Einard454812.0024150
TE Fred Lohr24147.005100
WR Butch Bostic244020.003340
WR Bennie Sandlin154646.0017460
RB Bernard Connell1233.00030
TE Malcolm McReynolds111919.001190
WR Gerald Battle0300.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ernie Vertescher12424.000
ChampaignIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
ChampaignFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie Scott1041341.340.1485
ChampaignPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dexter Norris732346.140.1632

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nathan Hampton3/30/00/0390/0
ChampaignFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Daryl Riley3/32/20/0481/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Marcus Rodgers44210.50
ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Emmitt Alexander4123.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Percy Oliver39130.30
Marcus Rodgers13232.00
ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Zytniak23718.50
Emmitt Alexander24321.50

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Norman Haworth910.02636
ILB Brandon White620.02326
CB Percy Oliver410.01928
S Dean Tanner300.02024
CB Larry Warkentien210.02132
CB Ernie Vertescher210.02329
DT Norbert Borders210.01518
DE Stephen Wilkerson210.01627
S Marco Harp210.0919
OLB Jackie Stevens200.01727
OLB Bo Tanner110.02023
DE Mitch Oxenby100.01428
OLB Scottie Hayes100.035
OLB Geoff Figley100.0910
ChampaignTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Tom Meier1010.02521
OLB Jared Shimada630.02823
DE Walt Borders510.51720
S Percy Dodge530.02417
OLB Kyle Jeffries420.03024
DT Rich Westbrook310.52419
CB Emmitt Alexander220.02521
S Rod Rockett210.03126
DE Alan Herndon210.01713
DT Kim Poulin200.01617
DE Heath Warren110.02720
OLB Ellis Pomeroy110.045
DT Kelvin Mealey100.01614
TE Fred Lohr10---------
OLB Anthony Wheeler100.033
CB Marcus Reese100.065
CB Gary Zytniak010.01819

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jackie Stevens0.022027
DE Stephen Wilkerson0.001027
DE Derek Holliday0.001017
OLB Geoff Figley0.001010
DT Buddy Coggan0.001021
DE Mitch Oxenby0.000128
ChampaignSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Walt Borders0.500020
DT Rich Westbrook0.500019
DE Heath Warren0.010020
DT Kelvin Mealey0.001014
DE Deon Pearson0.00101
DT Kim Poulin0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Dean Tanner30024
CB Larry Warkentien21032
S Norman Haworth21036
CB Percy Oliver20028
ILB Brandon White12026
CB Ernie Vertescher11129
DE Mitch Oxenby10028
DE Stephen Wilkerson10027
OLB Scottie Hayes1005
S Marco Harp10019
OLB Bo Tanner01023
ILB Lorenzo White01012
CB Norbert Irwin0109
ILB Herb Jazynka01016
ChampaignCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Tom Meier41021
S Percy Dodge31017
OLB Jared Shimada22023
OLB Kyle Jeffries11024
DE Heath Warren10020
OLB Ellis Pomeroy1005
CB Emmitt Alexander10021
DE Alan Herndon10013

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Glenn Darlington26028024
Rufus Stanton1201104
John Morris120507
Daniel Milloy05021022
Korey Way04030126
Conrad Powell04028015
Stan Hastings04027021
Lester Baskey01022017
Brent Dennis0103011
Courtney Finch01017019
Scottie Givens010200
ChampaignKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Butch Athanas26026037
Leslie Kalu12122030
Trevor Ayala110407
Mitch Howe04025030
Quentin King02019027
R.J. Oliver01021027
Morris Gordon01011018
Howard Tyler0105010

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Norbert Irwin320
Courtney Finch222
Percy Oliver129
Lester Baskey121
Scottie Givens113
ChampaignTacklesSTPlays
Carlos Hines318
Malcolm McReynolds317
Bernard Connell126
Howard Tyler110

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Percy Oliver------19282976
Korey Way3026------1369
Norman Haworth------2636365
Larry Warkentien------21321164
Lester Baskey2217------2160
Courtney Finch1719------2258
Benjamin Lee3126---------57
Conrad Powell2815------1356
Bernie Sweeney2420------1256
Ernie Vertescher------2329254
Brandon White------2326453
Glenn Darlington2824---------52
Dean Tanner------2024852
Jackie Stevens------1727549
Stan Hastings2721---------48
Rusty Rice1813------1647
Bo Tanner------2023245
Stephen Wilkerson------1627245
Cole McCormick1711------1745
Mitch Oxenby------1428244
Daniel Milloy2122---------43
Derek Holliday------1617942
Buddy Coggan------1721240
Mel Stokes1415------837
Sean Pallansch2215---------37
Norbert Borders------1518134
Norbert Irwin------392032
Corwin Kotter128------1232
Scottie Hayes------352230
Marco Harp------919230
Herb Jazynka------716730
Rufus Stanton114------1328
Lorenzo White------812626
Geoff Figley------910524
John Morris57------1123
Marcus Rodgers43------1219
Brent Dennis311------216
Scottie Givens20------1315
Troy Wiggins59---------14
Jackie Scott00------1010
Nathan Hampton00------77
Hardy Stansberry------0044
Butch Campbell00------33
Jerry Labonte------0011
Irving Clemens00---------0
Buddy Cahill00---------0
ChampaignRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Fred Lohr2436------1575
Roosevelt Cardinell2637---------63
Butch Athanas2637---------63
Emmitt Alexander------25211662
Rod Rockett------3126461
C.J. Emmons2134------358
Mitch Howe2530------358
Kyle Jeffries------3024458
Jared Shimada------2823556
Quentin King1927------753
Leslie Kalu2230---------52
Heath Warren------2720451
Tom Meier------2521551
Morris Gordon1118------2251
Rich Westbrook------2419649
R.J. Einard1633---------49
R.J. Oliver2127---------48
Gary Zytniak------18191148
Percy Dodge------2417445
Bennie Sandlin1625------344
Walt Borders------1720744
Carlos Hines------1681842
Bernard Connell104------2640
Kelvin Mealey------1614838
Brenden Jamison817------1035
Alan Herndon------1713535
Kim Poulin------1617134
Butch Bostic1617---------33
Gerald Battle710------1532
Ellis Pomeroy------452332
Malcolm McReynolds67------1730
Howard Tyler510------1025
Marcus Reese------651324
Kirk Nobles31------1822
Trevor Ayala47------1021
Carlton Di Pietro------79319
Anthony Wheeler------33814
Chester Flannery00------1010
Horace Nelson------01910
Deon Pearson------1168
Daryl Riley00------88
Dexter Norris00------77
Herb Munson------60---6
Al Prior------0055
Rusty Crownover00------33
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10373.7
Middle1020.2
Right11433.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6101.7
Middle11565.1
Right7588.3
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Benjamin Lee25142205300
ChampaignAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Roosevelt Cardinell37152139611

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)106818.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)41133.3
Long (19+ Yds)31279.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)2110713.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)41194.8
Long (19+ Yds)92808.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney74060120
TE Lester Baskey4106017
FB Courtney Finch4209019
WR Sean Pallansch42034115
RB Mel Stokes33020015
WR Troy Wiggins2101309
WR Rusty Rice11012013
ChampaignTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons134125034
WR Bennie Sandlin51146125
RB R.J. Einard54048033
TE Fred Lohr42014036
WR Butch Bostic42040117
WR Gerald Battle3000010
RB Bernard Connell211304
TE Malcolm McReynolds1101907

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cole McCormick100.002.65
ChampaignAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell2115.505.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee3000.006.16
ChampaignAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell2131.505.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Courtney Finch1000.002.25
WR Sean Pallansch1000.008.50
WR Troy Wiggins1000.006.50
ChampaignTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons2131.501.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Mel Stokes20
Cole McCormick20
ChampaignRushesConversions
Bernard Connell10
R.J. Einard10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Benjamin Lee1273
ChampaignAttCompConversions
Roosevelt Cardinell1232

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
TE Lester Baskey311
FB Courtney Finch321
WR Sean Pallansch310
RB Mel Stokes111
WR Troy Wiggins110
WR Bernie Sweeney110
ChampaignTargCatchConversions
WR C.J. Emmons821
WR Gerald Battle200
WR Bennie Sandlin100
TE Malcolm McReynolds111

SectionAttendance
Stadium73,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,100 (21,800)
End Zone15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes5,300 (6,200)