Week 1, 2028

played in Champaign, IL

85 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	3	0	6	0	-	9
Champaign Thunder	0	3	7	6	-	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

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 Statistics MIN CHM
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 9 17
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 230 316
- Offensive Plays 57 63
- Yards per Play 4.04 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 82 121
- Rushing Attempts 31 26
- Yards per Rush 2.65 4.65
Net Passing Yards 148 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 0 37 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 154 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 5.27
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/13
Punt Returns/Yards 4/42 4/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/123 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:26 28:34

Team Statistics	MIN	CHM
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	9	17
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	230	316
- Offensive Plays	57	63
- Yards per Play	4.04	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	82	121
- Rushing Attempts	31	26
- Yards per Rush	2.65	4.65
Net Passing Yards	148	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 0	37 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	154	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	5.27
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/13
Punt Returns/Yards	4/42	4/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/123	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:26	28:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
1	12:23	1:35	OWN 48	5	43	Field Goal
1	8:44	2:22	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
1	4:09	4:09	OWN 27	8	24	Punt
2	8:42	3:16	OWN 27	5	33	Punt
2	3:08	2:30	OWN 30	4	16	Punt
3	13:27	2:21	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
3	10:09	3:28	OPP 41	6	19	Field Goal
3	5:48	2:07	OPP 16	3	2	Field Goal
3	1:39	2:22	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	11:16	2:04	OWN 31	3	-6	Punt
4	6:20	1:56	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	2:28	1:44	OWN 20	3	3	Punt

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	1:05	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
1	10:48	2:04	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
1	6:22	2:13	OWN 12	5	18	Punt
2	15:00	6:18	OWN 6	11	67	Field Goal
2	5:26	2:18	OWN 8	4	22	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 14	1	7	Half
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
3	11:06	0:57	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
3	6:41	0:53	OWN 21	3	0	Interception
3	3:41	2:02	OWN 18	5	7	Punt
4	14:17	3:01	OWN 24	8	45	Field Goal
4	9:12	2:52	OWN 32	7	21	Punt
4	4:24	1:56	OWN 46	5	51	Field Goal
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Daryl Riley, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cole McCormick	17	45	2.65	13	3	0
Mel Stokes	14	37	2.64	22	1	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
R.J. Einard	11	29	2.64	11	2	0
Roosevelt Cardinell	8	40	5.00	11	1	1
Bernard Connell	7	52	7.43	28	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	25	14	154	1/6	0	45	0	74.4

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Cardinell	37	15	195	0/0	0	46	1	46.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bernie Sweeney	4	7	60	15.00	38	45
RB Mel Stokes	3	3	20	6.67	13	8
FB Courtney Finch	2	4	9	4.50	0	5
WR Sean Pallansch	2	4	34	17.00	4	27
TE Lester Baskey	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
WR Rusty Rice	1	1	12	12.00	5	12
WR Troy Wiggins	1	2	13	13.00	0	13

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR C.J. Emmons	4	13	25	6.25	7	13
RB R.J. Einard	4	5	48	12.00	24	15
TE Fred Lohr	2	4	14	7.00	5	10
WR Butch Bostic	2	4	40	20.00	3	34
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	5	46	46.00	17	46
RB Bernard Connell	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	19	19.00	1	19
WR Gerald Battle	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	24	24.00	0

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	10	413	41.3	40.1	48	5

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	7	323	46.1	40.1	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Hampton	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	3/3	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Rodgers	4	42	10.5	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	4	12	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Oliver	3	91	30.3	0
Marcus Rodgers	1	32	32.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	2	37	18.5	0
Emmitt Alexander	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	9	1	26	36
ILB Brandon White	6	2	23	26
CB Percy Oliver	4	1	19	28
S Dean Tanner	3	0	20	24
CB Larry Warkentien	2	1	21	32
CB Ernie Vertescher	2	1	23	29
DT Norbert Borders	2	1	15	18
DE Stephen Wilkerson	2	1	16	27
S Marco Harp	2	1	9	19
OLB Jackie Stevens	2	0	17	27
OLB Bo Tanner	1	1	20	23
DE Mitch Oxenby	1	0	14	28
OLB Scottie Hayes	1	0	3	5
OLB Geoff Figley	1	0	9	10

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Meier	10	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Jared Shimada	6	3	0.0	28	23
DE Walt Borders	5	1	0.5	17	20
S Percy Dodge	5	3	0.0	24	17
OLB Kyle Jeffries	4	2	0.0	30	24
DT Rich Westbrook	3	1	0.5	24	19
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	2	0.0	25	21
S Rod Rockett	2	1	0.0	31	26
DE Alan Herndon	2	1	0.0	17	13
DT Kim Poulin	2	0	0.0	16	17
DE Heath Warren	1	1	0.0	27	20
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	1	1	0.0	4	5
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	0	0.0	16	14
TE Fred Lohr	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Gary Zytniak	0	1	0.0	18	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jackie Stevens	2	2	0	27
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0	1	0	27
DE Derek Holliday	0	1	0	17
OLB Geoff Figley	0	1	0	10
DT Buddy Coggan	0	1	0	21
DE Mitch Oxenby	0	0	1	28

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Walt Borders	0.5	0	0	20
DT Rich Westbrook	0.5	0	0	19
DE Heath Warren	0.0	1	0	20
DT Kelvin Mealey	0.0	0	1	14
DE Deon Pearson	0.0	0	1	1
DT Kim Poulin	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dean Tanner	3	0	0	24
CB Larry Warkentien	2	1	0	32
S Norman Haworth	2	1	0	36
CB Percy Oliver	2	0	0	28
ILB Brandon White	1	2	0	26
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	1	1	29
DE Mitch Oxenby	1	0	0	28
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	0	27
OLB Scottie Hayes	1	0	0	5
S Marco Harp	1	0	0	19
OLB Bo Tanner	0	1	0	23
ILB Lorenzo White	0	1	0	12
CB Norbert Irwin	0	1	0	9
ILB Herb Jazynka	0	1	0	16

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tom Meier	4	1	21
S Percy Dodge	3	1	17
OLB Jared Shimada	2	2	23
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	1	24
DE Heath Warren	1	0	20
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	1	0	5
CB Emmitt Alexander	1	0	21
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glenn Darlington	2	6	28	0	24
Rufus Stanton	1	2	11	0	4
John Morris	1	2	5	0	7
Daniel Milloy	0	5	21	0	22
Korey Way	0	4	30	1	26
Conrad Powell	0	4	28	0	15
Stan Hastings	0	4	27	0	21
Lester Baskey	0	1	22	0	17
Brent Dennis	0	1	3	0	11
Courtney Finch	0	1	17	0	19
Scottie Givens	0	1	2	0	0

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Butch Athanas	2	6	0	26	37
Leslie Kalu	1	2	1	22	30
Trevor Ayala	1	1	0	4	7
Mitch Howe	0	4	0	25	30
Quentin King	0	2	0	19	27
R.J. Oliver	0	1	0	21	27
Morris Gordon	0	1	0	11	18
Howard Tyler	0	1	0	5	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Irwin	3	20
Courtney Finch	2	22
Percy Oliver	1	29
Lester Baskey	1	21
Scottie Givens	1	13

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Hines	3	18
Malcolm McReynolds	3	17
Bernard Connell	1	26
Howard Tyler	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Oliver	---	---	19	28	29	76
Korey Way	30	26	---	---	13	69
Norman Haworth	---	---	26	36	3	65
Larry Warkentien	---	---	21	32	11	64
Lester Baskey	22	17	---	---	21	60
Courtney Finch	17	19	---	---	22	58
Benjamin Lee	31	26	---	---	---	57
Conrad Powell	28	15	---	---	13	56
Bernie Sweeney	24	20	---	---	12	56
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	23	29	2	54
Brandon White	---	---	23	26	4	53
Glenn Darlington	28	24	---	---	---	52
Dean Tanner	---	---	20	24	8	52
Jackie Stevens	---	---	17	27	5	49
Stan Hastings	27	21	---	---	---	48
Rusty Rice	18	13	---	---	16	47
Bo Tanner	---	---	20	23	2	45
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	16	27	2	45
Cole McCormick	17	11	---	---	17	45
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	14	28	2	44
Daniel Milloy	21	22	---	---	---	43
Derek Holliday	---	---	16	17	9	42
Buddy Coggan	---	---	17	21	2	40
Mel Stokes	14	15	---	---	8	37
Sean Pallansch	22	15	---	---	---	37
Norbert Borders	---	---	15	18	1	34
Norbert Irwin	---	---	3	9	20	32
Corwin Kotter	12	8	---	---	12	32
Scottie Hayes	---	---	3	5	22	30
Marco Harp	---	---	9	19	2	30
Herb Jazynka	---	---	7	16	7	30
Rufus Stanton	11	4	---	---	13	28
Lorenzo White	---	---	8	12	6	26
Geoff Figley	---	---	9	10	5	24
John Morris	5	7	---	---	11	23
Marcus Rodgers	4	3	---	---	12	19
Brent Dennis	3	11	---	---	2	16
Scottie Givens	2	0	---	---	13	15
Troy Wiggins	5	9	---	---	---	14
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	0	0	4	4
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jerry Labonte	---	---	0	0	1	1
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fred Lohr	24	36	---	---	15	75
Roosevelt Cardinell	26	37	---	---	---	63
Butch Athanas	26	37	---	---	---	63
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	25	21	16	62
Rod Rockett	---	---	31	26	4	61
C.J. Emmons	21	34	---	---	3	58
Mitch Howe	25	30	---	---	3	58
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	30	24	4	58
Jared Shimada	---	---	28	23	5	56
Quentin King	19	27	---	---	7	53
Leslie Kalu	22	30	---	---	---	52
Heath Warren	---	---	27	20	4	51
Tom Meier	---	---	25	21	5	51
Morris Gordon	11	18	---	---	22	51
Rich Westbrook	---	---	24	19	6	49
R.J. Einard	16	33	---	---	---	49
R.J. Oliver	21	27	---	---	---	48
Gary Zytniak	---	---	18	19	11	48
Percy Dodge	---	---	24	17	4	45
Bennie Sandlin	16	25	---	---	3	44
Walt Borders	---	---	17	20	7	44
Carlos Hines	---	---	16	8	18	42
Bernard Connell	10	4	---	---	26	40
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	16	14	8	38
Brenden Jamison	8	17	---	---	10	35
Alan Herndon	---	---	17	13	5	35
Kim Poulin	---	---	16	17	1	34
Butch Bostic	16	17	---	---	---	33
Gerald Battle	7	10	---	---	15	32
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	4	5	23	32
Malcolm McReynolds	6	7	---	---	17	30
Howard Tyler	5	10	---	---	10	25
Marcus Reese	---	---	6	5	13	24
Kirk Nobles	3	1	---	---	18	22
Trevor Ayala	4	7	---	---	10	21
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	7	9	3	19
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	3	3	8	14
Chester Flannery	0	0	---	---	10	10
Horace Nelson	---	---	0	1	9	10
Deon Pearson	---	---	1	1	6	8
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Herb Munson	---	---	6	0	---	6
Al Prior	---	---	0	0	5	5
Rusty Crownover	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	37	3.7
Middle	10	2	0.2
Right	11	43	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	7	58	8.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	25	14	2	2	0	5	3	0	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Cardinell	37	15	2	1	3	9	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	33	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	81	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	13	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	71	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	19	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	80	8.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney	7	4	60	1	20
TE Lester Baskey	4	1	6	0	17
FB Courtney Finch	4	2	9	0	19
WR Sean Pallansch	4	2	34	1	15
RB Mel Stokes	3	3	20	0	15
WR Troy Wiggins	2	1	13	0	9
WR Rusty Rice	1	1	12	0	13

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	13	4	1	25	0	34
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	1	1	46	1	25
RB R.J. Einard	5	4	0	48	0	33
TE Fred Lohr	4	2	0	14	0	36
WR Butch Bostic	4	2	0	40	1	17
WR Gerald Battle	3	0	0	0	0	10
RB Bernard Connell	2	1	1	3	0	4
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	0	19	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cole McCormick	1	0	0.00	2.65

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell	2	11	5.50	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	3	0	0	0.00	6.16

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell	2	1	3	1.50	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
FB Courtney Finch	1	2.25
WR Sean Pallansch	1	8.50
WR Troy Wiggins	1	6.50

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	2	1	3	1.50	1.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Stokes	2	0
Cole McCormick	2	0

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Connell	1	0
R.J. Einard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	12	7	3

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Cardinell	12	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lester Baskey	3	1	1
FB Courtney Finch	3	2	1
WR Sean Pallansch	3	1	0
RB Mel Stokes	1	1	1
WR Troy Wiggins	1	1	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	0

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	8	2	1
WR Gerald Battle	2	0	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,800)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,800)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (6,200)