Week 5, 2028

played in Champaign, IL

53 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze37016-26
Champaign Thunder10141010-44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 FAR - Brenden Ballard 19 field goal
1Q: 04:33 CHM - Daryl Riley 40 field goal
1Q: 01:05 CHM - C.J. Emmons 11 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 09:40 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 28 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 09:24 FAR - Kenny Samuels 103 kickoff return (Brenden Ballard extra point)
2Q: 02:55 CHM - R.J. Einard 23 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 10:15 CHM - Daryl Riley 33 field goal
3Q: 06:17 CHM - C.J. Emmons 29 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 07:14 FAR - Thomas Howe 1 pass from Cornell Whittle (Cornell Whittle pass to Howard McGee for conversion)
4Q: 04:54 CHM - Gerald Battle 15 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 02:44 FAR - Kenny Samuels 12 pass from Cornell Whittle (Cornell Whittle pass to Thomas Howe for conversion)
4Q: 01:58 CHM - Daryl Riley 50 field goal

Team StatisticsFARCHM
Record2-35-0
First Downs1926
- by Rushing27
- by Passing1418
- by Penalty31
Total Net Yards343564
- Offensive Plays6468
- Yards per Play5.368.29
Net Rushing Yards88158
- Rushing Attempts2133
- Yards per Rush4.194.79
Net Passing Yards255406
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 21 - 034 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards272414
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/171/8
- Yards per Pass Play5.9311.60
Fumbles/Lost3/11/0
3rd Down Conversions5/157/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.26.4
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/4510/69
Punt Returns/Yards2/54/35
Kick Returns/Yards3/1451/25
Interception Ret./Yards1/90/0
2pt Conversions2/20/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 31
Time of Possession25:1734:43

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:50OWN 321066Field Goal
14:260:52OWN 2038Punt
10:581:33OWN 20421Punt
212:221:40OWN 205-6Punt
22:380:57OWN 2032Punt
312:240:42OWN 2622Fumble
310:092:18OWN 20419Punt
36:042:47OWN 20618Punt
414:501:28OWN 403-2Punt
410:323:29OWN 271073Touchdown
44:472:13OWN 20980Touchdown
41:501:50OWN 21853Downs
Champaign Thunder
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:105:44OWN 9968Field Goal
13:342:36OWN 28772Touchdown
214:252:03OWN 36415Punt
210:421:18OWN 47353Touchdown
29:096:31OWN 201380Touchdown
21:411:41OWN 36313Half
315:002:36OWN 20514Punt
311:421:33OPP 1933Field Goal
37:511:47OWN 28472Touchdown
33:173:27OWN 20748Interception
413:222:50OWN 5519Punt
47:032:16OWN 24376Touchdown
42:340:44OPP 3936Field Goal

Game MVP: Roosevelt Cardinell, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thomas Howe16744.633710
Cedric Reeves5142.80700
ChampaignAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
R.J. Einard231175.092341
Bernard Connell7142.00900
Roosevelt Cardinell3279.001120

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cornell Whittle21141890/02410126.9
Kenyon Gabree197833/17015051.0
ChampaignAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Roosevelt Cardinell34254141/84521141.0

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)CatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kenny Samuels688213.674291
RB Thomas Howe67538.8323191
WR Harvey Lindblad4147619.0028410
TE Walt Chandler252713.500170
WR Floyd Horton131515.000150
TE Joel Conerty111010.000100
FB Monty Basinger1199.00090
FB Howard McGee0100.00000
ChampaignCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR C.J. Emmons81011113.8833312
WR Bennie Sandlin6814123.5038461
TE Fred Lohr557014.0047340
WR Gerald Battle353210.671151
WR Kirk Nobles1155.00050
TE Sedrick Blunt125252.002520
RB R.J. Einard1233.00030
RB Bernard Connell0100.00000

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)IntsYardsAvgTD
CB Matt Marshall199.000
ChampaignIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)FumbRecovForceTD
Kenyon Gabree2100
Cedric Reeves1000
Wesley Rounds0100
J.R. Hicks0010
ChampaignFumbRecovForceTD
Fred Lohr1000
Heath Warren0110
C.J. Emmons0100
Walt Borders0010
Alan Herndon0010

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)PuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gabe Farley733547.940.0622
ChampaignPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dexter Norris314347.739.3490

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)FGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Brenden Ballard1/10/00/0191/1
ChampaignFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Daryl Riley3/32/21/1505/5

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)RetYardsAvgTD
Kenny Samuels252.50
ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Emmitt Alexander4358.80

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)RetYardsAvgTD
Kenny Samuels212562.51
Preston Virgadamo12020.00
ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Emmitt Alexander12525.00

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)TackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Bob Gibson700.02630
OLB Jerome Alvarado610.02329
CB Matt Marshall600.01819
CB J.R. Hicks510.02423
CB Mitchell Glaze510.02121
ILB Junior Bush430.02328
DT Rex Pollard310.02320
DT Ellis Owens310.02321
ILB Bob McGuire300.01213
ILB Deion Elliott210.075
DT Jose Barnes200.02125
DE Gene Lynch200.01210
OLB Stan Walters111.01318
OLB Jon Stone110.02319
S Preston Virgadamo100.079
CB Johnny Emley100.057
RB Cedric Reeves10---------
ILB Ernie Wolf100.083
CB Lamar Cote100.01516
S Tito Cahill030.02930
DE Neal McIntyre010.01015
DT Karl Peterson010.01115
ChampaignTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Kyle Jeffries720.01942
OLB Tom Meier610.01632
CB Emmitt Alexander420.01837
DE Alan Herndon312.5928
DE Heath Warren320.51731
S Rod Rockett300.02143
CB Gary Zytniak300.01024
S Percy Dodge230.01629
OLB Jared Shimada210.01733
DT Rich Westbrook210.01632
CB Carlos Hines200.01122
OLB Anthony Wheeler200.0510
DE Walt Borders100.01420
RB Bernard Connell10---------
CB Marcus Reese100.036
DT Herb Munson100.043
DT Kim Poulin100.01130
S Carlton Di Pietro010.0514

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)SackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Stan Walters1.001018
DT Jose Barnes0.003025
DT Rex Pollard0.001020
ChampaignSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Alan Herndon2.501028
DE Heath Warren0.510031
DT Rich Westbrook0.020032
DE Walt Borders0.001220
DT Kelvin Mealey0.001016

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)CaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Bob Gibson60030
CB J.R. Hicks50023
CB Matt Marshall31119
CB Mitchell Glaze30021
CB Lamar Cote20016
ILB Deion Elliott1005
CB Johnny Emley1007
S Kirk Adams1009
OLB Jon Stone10019
ILB Junior Bush10028
OLB Jerome Alvarado10029
S Preston Virgadamo0109
S Tito Cahill01030
ChampaignCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Kyle Jeffries40042
S Rod Rockett32043
CB Gary Zytniak32024
CB Emmitt Alexander30037
OLB Jared Shimada21033
OLB Anthony Wheeler20010
CB Carlos Hines10022
S Percy Dodge10029
OLB Tom Meier10032
CB Marcus Reese1006

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)KeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wally Lynn13015031
Monty Basinger12011017
Howard McGee12010026
Wesley Rounds11014033
Thomas Meier06017035
Corwin Schultz03015232
Tony Halsey02019137
Aaron Boehnlein0108014
Cary Buchholz0108014
ChampaignKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Leslie Kalu510326133
Mitch Howe23026031
R.J. Oliver15031031
Fred Lohr13126033
Quentin King13023022
Butch Athanas12033035
Brenden Jamison03017017
Trevor Ayala010805

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)TacklesSTPlays
Johnny Emley521
ChampaignTacklesSTPlays
Carlos Hines118
Horace Nelson114
Ramon Turnbull114
Malcolm McReynolds15

Participation

Fargo (ND)RPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bob Gibson------26301773
Kenny Samuels1538------1669
Harvey Lindblad2142------265
Tito Cahill------2930261
Thomas Meier1735------759
Tony Halsey1937------157
Howard McGee1026------2157
Stan Walters------13182556
J.R. Hicks------2423956
Junior Bush------2328455
Jerome Alvarado------2329254
Wesley Rounds1433------451
Thomas Howe1634------151
Walt Chandler1734---------51
Wally Lynn1531------450
Jose Barnes------2125349
Ellis Owens------2321448
Corwin Schultz1532---------47
Jon Stone------2319446
Rex Pollard------2320245
Mitchell Glaze------2121345
Kenyon Gabree2122---------43
Matt Marshall------1819239
Monty Basinger1117------1038
Cedric Reeves59------2438
Deion Harden919------836
Joel Conerty49------2235
Lamar Cote------1516334
Johnny Emley------572133
Aaron Boehnlein814------830
Cary Buchholz814------830
Bob McGuire------1213429
Neal McIntyre------1015429
Preston Virgadamo------791228
Karl Peterson------1115127
Gene Lynch------1210123
Ernie Wolf------831223
Cornell Whittle021---------21
Kirk Adams------99---18
Floyd Horton65------617
Deion Elliott------75315
Nolan Starks01------1415
Gabe Farley00------77
Trent Halama00------55
Brenden Ballard00------11
Oliver Batts00------11
ChampaignRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rod Rockett------21431377
Fred Lohr2633------1069
Roosevelt Cardinell3335---------68
Butch Athanas3335---------68
Emmitt Alexander------18371267
R.J. Oliver3131------365
Mitch Howe2631------663
Kyle Jeffries------1942162
C.J. Emmons2830------260
Leslie Kalu2633---------59
Gerald Battle1819------1956
R.J. Einard2630---------56
Jared Shimada------1733454
Carlos Hines------11221851
Heath Warren------1731250
Tom Meier------1632250
Rich Westbrook------1632149
Percy Dodge------1629348
Bennie Sandlin2523---------48
Gary Zytniak------10241448
Quentin King2322------348
Sedrick Blunt1314------1845
Kim Poulin------1130243
Alan Herndon------928542
Brenden Jamison1717------640
Bernard Connell75------2739
Walt Borders------1420438
Kelvin Mealey------1316534
Malcolm McReynolds1313------531
Anthony Wheeler------5101328
Ellis Pomeroy------621624
Carlton Di Pietro------514221
Horace Nelson------071421
Trevor Ayala85------619
Marcus Reese------36918
Kirk Nobles98---------17
Mack Boo00------1717
Deon Pearson------012315
Ramon Turnbull00------1414
Daryl Riley00------1212
Chester Flannery11------68
Herb Munson------43---7
Al Prior------0055
Rusty Crownover00------33
Dexter Norris00------33
Unknown------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12645.3
Middle263.0
Right7182.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8344.3
Middle11484.4
Right14765.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cornell Whittle21142312110
Kenyon Gabree1970223210
ChampaignAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Roosevelt Cardinell34257003501

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2131.5
Short (0-8 Yds)114393.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)23141848.0
Long (19+ Yds)424611.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53459.0
Short (0-8 Yds)12111189.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)75476.7
Long (19+ Yds)10620420.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)TargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Harvey Lindblad144276142
WR Kenny Samuels86082138
RB Thomas Howe76053034
TE Walt Chandler52127034
WR Floyd Horton3101505
TE Joel Conerty1101009
FB Monty Basinger1109017
FB Howard McGee1000026
ChampaignTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons1080111230
WR Bennie Sandlin860141323
TE Fred Lohr55070133
WR Gerald Battle53032019
TE Sedrick Blunt21052114
RB R.J. Einard2103030
RB Bernard Connell100005
WR Kirk Nobles110508

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Thomas Howe4123.004.63
Cedric Reeves155.002.80
ChampaignAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
R.J. Einard2-1-0.505.09
Bernard Connell122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cornell Whittle42133.259.00
Kenyon Gabree1000.004.37
ChampaignAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell42266.5012.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)TargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kenny Samuels21126.0010.25
WR Floyd Horton1000.005.00
RB Thomas Howe1111.007.57
FB Howard McGee1000.000.00
ChampaignTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons111111.0011.10
WR Bennie Sandlin1000.0017.63
WR Gerald Battle111515.006.40
RB R.J. Einard1000.001.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)RushesConversions
Thomas Howe21
ChampaignRushesConversions
R.J. Einard42
Bernard Connell10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttCompConversions
Kenyon Gabree821
Cornell Whittle433
ChampaignAttCompConversions
Roosevelt Cardinell965

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)TargCatchConversions
WR Harvey Lindblad722
WR Kenny Samuels221
TE Walt Chandler200
RB Thomas Howe111
ChampaignTargCatchConversions
WR C.J. Emmons322
WR Bennie Sandlin221
TE Fred Lohr111
RB Bernard Connell100
WR Kirk Nobles111
RB R.J. Einard100

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)