Week 8, 2028

played in Columbus (OH), OH

34 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	14	3	14	0	-	31
Columbus (OH) Wardogs	0	7	3	9	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 7 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 00:37 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 25 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 05:53 COL - Broderick Woodson 1 pass from David Bauer (Reuben Bolasina extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CHM - Daryl Riley 50 field goal
3Q: 12:00 CHM - Kyle Jeffries 6 fumble return (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 06:43 COL - Reuben Bolasina 34 field goal
3Q: 02:38 CHM - Bernard Connell 7 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 10:16 COL - Reuben Bolasina 43 field goal
4Q: 03:22 COL - Broderick Woodson 5 pass from Shaun Stenstrom (Jerry Covington run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 7 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 00:37 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 25 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 05:53 COL - Broderick Woodson 1 pass from David Bauer (Reuben Bolasina extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CHM - Daryl Riley 50 field goal
3Q: 12:00 CHM - Kyle Jeffries 6 fumble return (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 06:43 COL - Reuben Bolasina 34 field goal
3Q: 02:38 CHM - Bernard Connell 7 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 10:16 COL - Reuben Bolasina 43 field goal
4Q: 03:22 COL - Broderick Woodson 5 pass from Shaun Stenstrom (Jerry Covington run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CHM COL
Record 8-0 2-6
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 378 295
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 6.00 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 135 97
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 4.66 3.23
Net Passing Yards 243 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 0 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.15 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:58 30:02

Team Statistics	CHM	COL
Record	8-0	2-6
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	378	295
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	6.00	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	135	97
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	4.66	3.23
Net Passing Yards	243	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 0	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.15	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:58	30:02

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	9:56	2:02	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
1	6:09	2:03	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
1	2:41	2:18	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
2	12:13	1:55	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	5:45	4:37	OWN 37	9	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 18	4	23	Punt
3	6:35	4:03	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
3	0:38	2:59	OWN 23	7	53	Missed FG
4	10:08	2:11	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	6:08	1:03	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	3:13	3:13	OWN 20	10	55	Game

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	11:27	1:31	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
1	7:54	1:45	OWN 20	4	12	Fumble
1	4:06	1:25	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	0:23	3:10	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
2	10:18	4:33	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	12:36	0:43	OWN 3	2	3	Fumble
3	11:53	5:18	OWN 28	10	55	Field Goal
3	2:32	1:54	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
4	12:39	2:31	OWN 31	5	43	Field Goal
4	7:57	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	5:05	1:52	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown

Game MVP: Rusty Crownover, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
R.J. Einard	17	100	5.88	31	2	0
Bernard Connell	10	37	3.70	10	1	1
Rusty Crownover	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Phillip Farley	16	30	1.88	15	2
Jerry Covington	11	51	4.64	13	1
David Bauer	3	16	5.33	11	1

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	34	23	243	0/0	2	36	0	107.8

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Bauer	23	15	170	2/16	1	37	0	101.7
Shaun Stenstrom	4	3	44	0/0	1	27	0	150.0

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Fred Lohr	7	10	61	8.71	20	26	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	5	34	8.50	0	25	2
WR Butch Bostic	4	4	55	13.75	22	28	0
WR C.J. Emmons	3	6	26	8.67	5	11	0
TE Sedrick Blunt	2	3	56	28.00	18	36	0
WR Gerald Battle	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Allen Carlson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB R.J. Einard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Woodson	4	5	31	7.75	7	18	2
WR Danny Beisel	4	7	66	16.50	28	37	0
WR Dustin Lustgarten	3	4	25	8.33	0	12	0
FB Jorge Reiter	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	0
TE Steven Henry	2	3	32	16.00	16	27	0
WR Geoff Roberson	2	2	42	21.00	28	33	0
RB Jerry Covington	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Derrick Comia	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Recov	Force	TD
Kyle Jeffries	1	0	1
Kim Poulin	1	0	0
Rich Westbrook	0	1	0
Carlton Di Pietro	0	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jorge Reiter	1	0	0	0
David Bauer	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	6	300	50.0	43.2	58	2

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Karau	7	341	48.7	47.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	4/4
Dexter Norris	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reuben Bolasina	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	3	10	3.3	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Comia	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	3	66	22.0	0
Emmitt Alexander	1	17	17.0	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Beisel	3	79	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Rich Westbrook	7	1	1.5	25	22
OLB Kyle Jeffries	7	1	0.0	27	27
DE Heath Warren	5	1	0.5	25	23
OLB Tom Meier	5	3	0.0	22	19
S Rod Rockett	5	0	0.0	30	29
S Percy Dodge	4	1	0.0	17	22
CB Carlos Hines	4	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Jared Shimada	4	0	0.0	19	21
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	2	0.0	26	24
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0.0	10	13
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	0.0	13	7
CB Horace Nelson	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	0.0	17	16
DT Kelvin Mealey	0	1	0.0	19	17
DE Walt Borders	0	1	0.0	18	18
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	0	1	0.0	8	10
DT Herb Munson	0	1	0.0	2	6
DT Kim Poulin	0	1	0.0	12	12

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	13	5	29	32
OLB Lawrence Yovanovits	9	2	29	34
S Vernon Fletcher	5	3	22	28
CB Kenny Delgado	3	2	17	24
S Chad Burgess	3	1	24	21
S Gabe Lake	3	1	13	18
DT Tyrell Hitchcock	2	1	19	14
CB Kent Bronson	2	1	21	21
DE J.T. Hampton	2	0	14	25
CB Blake Stevenson	2	0	17	21
OLB Irv Harden	1	3	7	8
CB Shane Cottle	1	0	21	19
OLB Herb Wilkerson	1	0	8	14
DT Carl Daniels	0	1	15	9
DE Marco Jarvis	0	1	21	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rich Westbrook	1.5	2	0	22
DE Heath Warren	0.5	0	1	23
DE Walt Borders	0.0	1	0	18

Columbus (OH)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Carl Daniels	0.0	0	1	0	9
DT Rico Douglas	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kyle Jeffries	3	1	27
CB Carlos Hines	3	0	20
S Rod Rockett	3	0	29
OLB Tom Meier	2	0	19
S Percy Dodge	1	2	22
CB Gary Zytniak	1	2	13
DE Heath Warren	1	0	23
OLB Jared Shimada	1	0	21
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	7
CB Emmitt Alexander	1	0	24
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	16
OLB Anthony Wheeler	0	1	5

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Yovanovits	7	0	34
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	3	1	32
CB Kent Bronson	3	0	21
S Gabe Lake	2	1	18
CB Kenny Delgado	2	0	24
S Chad Burgess	2	0	21
OLB Herb Wilkerson	1	2	14
OLB Irv Harden	1	1	8
CB Shane Cottle	1	0	19
S Vernon Fletcher	1	0	28
CB Blake Stevenson	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mitch Howe	2	6	23	32
Butch Athanas	2	5	29	34
Quentin King	2	2	20	20
Leslie Kalu	1	4	23	30
Fred Lohr	1	2	26	31
Allen Carlson	1	1	7	8
Trevor Ayala	0	3	6	7
R.J. Oliver	0	2	28	31
Brenden Jamison	0	2	15	16

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Julio Waits	3	4	26	1	25
Dan Gerhardt	2	7	27	0	28
Tito McKnight	2	5	27	0	24
Doug Pittman	2	4	28	0	28
Frank Hopkins	0	2	26	1	26
J.T. Whiting	0	2	11	0	6
Jorge Reiter	0	1	20	0	15
Steven Henry	0	1	26	0	26
Matthew Oskolkoff	0	1	4	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Rockett	2	14
Carlos Hines	1	18
C.J. Emmons	1	1

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Delgado	2	19
Geoff Roberson	2	19
J.T. Whiting	1	20
Jorge Reiter	1	19
Broderick Woodson	1	7

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Rockett	---	---	30	29	14	73
Rusty Crownover	29	34	---	---	2	65
Fred Lohr	26	31	---	---	7	64
Mitch Howe	23	32	---	---	8	63
Butch Athanas	29	34	---	---	---	63
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	26	24	13	63
R.J. Oliver	28	31	---	---	2	61
Carlos Hines	---	---	20	20	18	58
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	27	27	2	56
Leslie Kalu	23	30	---	---	---	53
Rich Westbrook	---	---	25	22	5	52
Heath Warren	---	---	25	23	3	51
Malcolm McReynolds	13	23	---	---	15	51
C.J. Emmons	23	25	---	---	1	49
Tom Meier	---	---	22	19	6	47
Jared Shimada	---	---	19	21	6	46
Quentin King	20	20	---	---	6	46
R.J. Einard	19	26	---	---	---	45
Bennie Sandlin	22	19	---	---	2	43
Bernard Connell	10	8	---	---	25	43
Percy Dodge	---	---	17	22	1	40
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	19	17	4	40
Walt Borders	---	---	18	18	3	39
Brenden Jamison	15	16	---	---	8	39
Gary Zytniak	---	---	10	13	12	35
Alan Herndon	---	---	17	16	2	35
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	8	10	15	33
Gerald Battle	7	12	---	---	12	31
Butch Bostic	15	11	---	---	2	28
Kim Poulin	---	---	12	12	4	28
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	11	5	10	26
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	13	7	4	24
Sedrick Blunt	0	5	---	---	19	24
Trevor Ayala	6	7	---	---	8	21
Allen Carlson	7	8	---	---	5	20
Kirk Nobles	3	2	---	---	15	20
Marcus Reese	---	---	4	5	8	17
Horace Nelson	---	---	3	1	11	15
Chester Flannery	1	0	---	---	8	9
Herb Munson	---	---	2	6	---	8
Deon Pearson	---	---	2	2	3	7
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Al Prior	---	---	0	0	5	5
Roosevelt Cardinell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawrence Yovanovits	---	---	29	34	2	65
Clifton MacIntyre	---	---	29	32	3	64
Blake Stevenson	---	---	17	21	23	61
Kenny Delgado	---	---	17	24	19	60
Tito McKnight	27	24	---	---	9	60
Frank Hopkins	26	26	---	---	7	59
Vernon Fletcher	---	---	22	28	9	59
Steven Henry	26	26	---	---	7	59
Phillip Farley	16	16	---	---	26	58
Doug Pittman	28	28	---	---	---	56
Dan Gerhardt	27	28	---	---	---	55
David Bauer	30	25	---	---	---	55
Jorge Reiter	20	15	---	---	19	54
Julio Waits	26	25	---	---	---	51
Marco Jarvis	---	---	21	27	3	51
Chad Burgess	---	---	24	21	3	48
Shane Cottle	---	---	21	19	7	47
Broderick Woodson	19	20	---	---	7	46
Kent Bronson	---	---	21	21	2	44
Geoff Roberson	12	12	---	---	19	43
J.T. Hampton	---	---	14	25	3	42
Danny Beisel	16	16	---	---	8	40
Stan Harvey	---	---	14	23	1	38
J.T. Whiting	11	6	---	---	20	37
Tyrell Hitchcock	---	---	19	14	4	37
Derrick Comia	14	17	---	---	5	36
Rico Douglas	---	---	10	20	4	34
Gabe Lake	---	---	13	18	1	32
Carl Daniels	---	---	15	9	4	28
Herb Wilkerson	---	---	8	14	5	27
Jerry Covington	14	13	---	---	---	27
Jamie Lyon	---	---	10	7	4	21
Leonard Lidberg	---	---	0	0	20	20
Dustin Lustgarten	2	4	---	---	13	19
Matthew Oskolkoff	4	4	---	---	9	17
Brett Dodge	4	3	---	---	9	16
Irv Harden	---	---	7	8	1	16
Shane French	---	---	8	7	---	15
Levon Bailey	3	1	---	---	9	13
Eddie Martinez	3	5	---	---	2	10
Seth Karau	0	0	---	---	7	7
Christian Cossel	---	---	0	2	5	7
Reuben Bolasina	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shaun Stenstrom	0	4	---	---	2	6
Chester Rubin	2	1	---	---	---	3
Colin Lang	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	85	6.1
Middle	5	19	3.8
Right	8	33	4.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	16	39	2.4
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	34	23	5	0	3	6	2	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Bauer	23	15	2	0	0	5	3	1	0
Shaun Stenstrom	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	127	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	46	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	63	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	115	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Fred Lohr	10	7	0	61	1	31
WR C.J. Emmons	6	3	3	26	0	25
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	4	0	34	1	19
WR Butch Bostic	4	4	0	55	1	11
TE Sedrick Blunt	3	2	0	56	2	5
WR Gerald Battle	2	1	0	3	0	12
FB Allen Carlson	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	0	2	0	8
RB R.J. Einard	1	0	0	0	0	26
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	0	6	0	23

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Beisel	7	4	66	1	16
WR Broderick Woodson	5	4	31	0	20
WR Dustin Lustgarten	4	3	25	0	4
WR Derrick Comia	3	0	0	0	17
TE Steven Henry	3	2	32	1	26
FB Jorge Reiter	2	2	13	0	15
WR Geoff Roberson	2	2	42	1	12
RB Jerry Covington	1	1	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernard Connell	1	7	7.00	3.70

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip Farley	1	15	15.00	1.88
Jerry Covington	1	1	1.00	4.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	4	3	25	6.25	7.15

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shaun Stenstrom	3	2	17	5.67	11.00
David Bauer	2	2	4	2.00	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Lohr	2	2	18	9.00	6.10
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	7	7.00	6.80
WR Gerald Battle	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Woodson	3	2	6	2.00	6.20
WR Dustin Lustgarten	2	2	15	7.50	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
R.J. Einard	7	2
Bernard Connell	1	1

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Farley	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	6	5	2

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Bauer	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	2	2	2
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	0
TE Fred Lohr	1	0	0
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Comia	3	0	0
TE Steven Henry	2	1	0
WR Dustin Lustgarten	2	1	0
WR Broderick Woodson	1	1	1
WR Danny Beisel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,600)
End Zone 14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,600)
End Zone	14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,000)