Week 9, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

32 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	3	14	3	10	-	30
Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:38 CHM - Harris Wible 41 field goal
2Q: 09:09 MIN - Lester Baskey 7 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 03:21 CHM - Bernard Connell 2 run (Harris Wible extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CHM - Butch Bostic 22 pass from Rusty Crownover (Harris Wible extra point)
3Q: 08:29 CHM - Harris Wible 20 field goal
4Q: 14:56 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 12 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
4Q: 06:06 CHM - R.J. Einard 30 run (Harris Wible extra point)
4Q: 00:10 CHM - Harris Wible 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:38 CHM - Harris Wible 41 field goal
2Q: 09:09 MIN - Lester Baskey 7 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 03:21 CHM - Bernard Connell 2 run (Harris Wible extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CHM - Butch Bostic 22 pass from Rusty Crownover (Harris Wible extra point)
3Q: 08:29 CHM - Harris Wible 20 field goal
4Q: 14:56 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 12 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
4Q: 06:06 CHM - R.J. Einard 30 run (Harris Wible extra point)
4Q: 00:10 CHM - Harris Wible 32 field goal

Team Statistics CHM MIN
Record 9-0 5-3
First Downs 25 12
- by Rushing 13 2
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 533 244
- Offensive Plays 81 54
- Yards per Play 6.58 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 231 90
- Rushing Attempts 37 23
- Yards per Rush 6.24 3.91
Net Passing Yards 302 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 22 - 1 31 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/19 3/29
Punt Returns/Yards 5/11 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 5/154
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:54 24:06

Team Statistics	CHM	MIN
Record	9-0	5-3
First Downs	25	12
- by Rushing	13	2
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	533	244
- Offensive Plays	81	54
- Yards per Play	6.58	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	231	90
- Rushing Attempts	37	23
- Yards per Rush	6.24	3.91
Net Passing Yards	302	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 22 - 1	31 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	302	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/19	3/29
Punt Returns/Yards	5/11	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	5/154
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:54	24:06

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	1:35	OWN 10	4	34	Punt
1	8:31	4:00	OWN 20	9	56	Field Goal
1	3:19	2:58	OWN 10	6	39	Punt
2	9:01	5:48	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
2	1:24	0:57	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 48	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 20	3	16	Interception
3	12:19	3:56	OWN 20	8	77	Field Goal
3	6:29	4:04	OWN 32	7	36	Missed FG
4	14:47	3:18	OWN 27	6	23	Downs
4	10:05	1:56	OWN 12	5	27	Punt
4	7:08	1:19	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
4	4:13	4:11	OWN 41	11	44	Field Goal

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
1	12:03	3:32	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
1	4:31	1:12	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
1	0:21	6:20	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	3:13	1:49	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	0:27	0:23	OWN 39	1	20	Missed FG
3	13:44	1:25	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
3	8:23	1:54	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	2:25	2:38	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	11:29	1:24	50	3	5	Punt
4	8:09	1:01	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
4	5:49	1:36	OWN 29	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: R.J. Einard, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
R.J. Einard	21	148	7.05	30	5	1
Bernard Connell	12	63	5.25	14	3	1
Rusty Crownover	3	17	5.67	10	1	0
Devin Abreu	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mel Stokes	13	58	4.46	14	1
Courtney Finch	7	25	3.57	7	0
Benjamin Lee	2	1	0.50	1	0
Stephen Dixon	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	44	22	302	0/0	1	47	1	70.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	31	15	154	0/0	2	25	0	84.6

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	8	65	13.00	22	27	0
TE Fred Lohr	5	9	82	16.40	52	36	0
WR C.J. Emmons	4	11	27	6.75	11	10	0
WR Butch Bostic	3	6	63	21.00	34	31	1
RB R.J. Einard	3	3	15	5.00	6	6	0
WR Gerald Battle	2	6	50	25.00	15	47	0
WR Kirk Nobles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lester Baskey	3	6	21	7.00	0	11	1
FB Courtney Finch	3	3	30	10.00	25	25	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	3	8	54	18.00	10	22	1
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	2	13	6.50	3	11	0
WR Sean Pallansch	1	2	21	21.00	5	21	0
WR Troy Wiggins	1	5	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Cole McCormick	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Corwin Kotter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Rusty Rice	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	3	155	51.7	38.3	56	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	9	355	39.4	36.0	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harris Wible	3/4	1/2	0/0	41	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	5	11	2.2	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	1	28	28.0	0
Emmitt Alexander	1	25	25.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Percy Oliver	3	102	34.0
Ernie Vertescher	1	27	27.0
Marcus Rodgers	1	25	25.0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Shimada	6	1	0.0	22	26
S Percy Dodge	4	2	0.0	17	23
DT Rich Westbrook	4	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Tom Meier	4	0	0.0	21	24
DE Heath Warren	3	1	0.0	20	23
S Rod Rockett	3	1	0.0	23	31
CB Emmitt Alexander	3	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Kyle Jeffries	3	0	0.0	23	30
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	0.0	10	14
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	0	0.0	11	14
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0.0	13	20
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	0.0	1	5
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Walt Borders	0	1	0.0	16	18
DE Deon Pearson	0	1	0.0	1	3
CB Marcus Reese	0	1	0.0	3	9
DE Alan Herndon	0	1	0.0	9	18
DT Kim Poulin	0	1	0.0	15	18

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	14	3	36	44
CB Ernie Vertescher	8	1	32	39
ILB Lorenzo White	6	1	25	33
CB Percy Oliver	5	2	18	32
CB Larry Warkentien	4	2	27	34
CB Norbert Irwin	4	2	16	18
OLB Bo Tanner	4	1	33	34
S Dean Tanner	4	1	27	34
DT Norbert Borders	2	2	28	25
ILB Herb Jazynka	1	1	15	12
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	29	27
OLB Scottie Hayes	1	0	9	7
DT Buddy Coggan	1	0	16	23
DE Mitch Oxenby	0	2	19	27
DE Derek Holliday	0	2	23	30
OLB Jackie Stevens	0	2	13	9
OLB Geoff Figley	0	1	24	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Walt Borders	1	3	18
DE Heath Warren	1	0	23
DT Kelvin Mealey	0	1	14

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derek Holliday	1	0	0	30
OLB Geoff Figley	0	4	1	35
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0	2	1	27
OLB Jackie Stevens	0	2	1	9
DE Mitch Oxenby	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Emmitt Alexander	3	0	22
OLB Jared Shimada	2	1	26
OLB Tom Meier	2	1	24
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	14
S Percy Dodge	2	0	23
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	0	14
S Rod Rockett	1	0	31
OLB Anthony Wheeler	1	0	5
S Carlton Di Pietro	1	0	8
CB Gary Zytniak	0	1	20
OLB Kyle Jeffries	0	1	30

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ernie Vertescher	4	2	1	39
OLB Bo Tanner	4	1	0	34
S Norman Haworth	4	1	0	44
CB Percy Oliver	3	1	0	32
CB Larry Warkentien	2	1	0	34
S Dean Tanner	2	1	0	34
ILB Lorenzo White	2	0	0	33
CB Norbert Irwin	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Leslie Kalu	6	10	4	31	37
Butch Athanas	5	7	1	37	44
R.J. Oliver	3	6	0	29	34
Brenden Jamison	3	3	0	16	23
Mitch Howe	1	4	0	33	37
Fred Lohr	1	1	0	36	42
Quentin King	1	1	0	25	28
Trevor Ayala	0	2	0	13	16

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Korey Way	2	5	23	31
Glenn Darlington	1	4	18	25
Stan Hastings	1	3	20	29
Daniel Milloy	1	3	18	24
Brent Dennis	0	2	20	28
John Morris	0	2	8	7
Conrad Powell	0	1	3	4
Lester Baskey	0	1	18	21
Corwin Kotter	0	1	13	16

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Horace Nelson	2	9
Bernard Connell	1	25
Rod Rockett	1	10
Carlton Di Pietro	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Percy Oliver	2	24
Norbert Irwin	2	21
Lester Baskey	1	19
Corwin Kotter	1	14
Dean Tanner	1	6

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Crownover	37	44	---	---	4	85
Fred Lohr	36	42	---	---	3	81
Butch Athanas	37	44	---	---	---	81
Mitch Howe	33	37	---	---	7	77
C.J. Emmons	36	38	---	---	---	74
Leslie Kalu	31	37	---	---	---	68
R.J. Oliver	29	34	---	---	3	66
Rod Rockett	---	---	23	31	10	64
R.J. Einard	24	38	---	---	---	62
Bennie Sandlin	26	30	---	---	1	57
Quentin King	25	28	---	---	4	57
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	20	22	13	55
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	23	30	1	54
Jared Shimada	---	---	22	26	3	51
Malcolm McReynolds	14	23	---	---	14	51
Tom Meier	---	---	21	24	1	46
Brenden Jamison	16	23	---	---	7	46
Heath Warren	---	---	20	23	2	45
Bernard Connell	13	6	---	---	25	44
Percy Dodge	---	---	17	23	3	43
Rich Westbrook	---	---	15	24	4	43
Gary Zytniak	---	---	13	20	10	43
Walt Borders	---	---	16	18	5	39
Gerald Battle	11	14	---	---	14	39
Carlos Hines	---	---	10	14	13	37
Trevor Ayala	13	16	---	---	7	36
Kim Poulin	---	---	15	18	3	36
Alan Herndon	---	---	9	18	6	33
Butch Bostic	13	19	---	---	---	32
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	11	14	3	28
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	1	5	21	27
Devin Abreu	10	6	---	---	10	26
Marcus Reese	---	---	3	9	13	25
Kirk Nobles	1	2	---	---	19	22
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	6	8	5	19
Sedrick Blunt	1	2	---	---	16	19
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	1	5	9	15
Harris Wible	0	0	---	---	11	11
Herb Munson	---	---	5	6	---	11
Horace Nelson	---	---	1	0	9	10
Deon Pearson	---	---	1	3	5	9
Chester Flannery	1	1	---	---	7	9
Al Prior	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	3	3
Roosevelt Cardinell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Norman Haworth	---	---	36	44	4	84
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	32	39	7	78
Percy Oliver	---	---	18	32	24	74
Larry Warkentien	---	---	27	34	12	73
Bo Tanner	---	---	33	34	4	71
Dean Tanner	---	---	27	34	6	67
Korey Way	23	31	---	---	10	64
Geoff Figley	---	---	24	35	4	63
Courtney Finch	20	22	---	---	19	61
Lorenzo White	---	---	25	33	2	60
Derek Holliday	---	---	23	30	6	59
Lester Baskey	18	21	---	---	19	58
Brent Dennis	20	28	---	---	9	57
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	29	27	1	57
Bernie Sweeney	20	27	---	---	10	57
Norbert Borders	---	---	28	25	2	55
Norbert Irwin	---	---	16	18	21	55
Benjamin Lee	23	31	---	---	---	54
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	19	27	4	50
Stan Hastings	20	29	---	---	---	49
Buddy Coggan	---	---	16	23	5	44
Glenn Darlington	18	25	---	---	---	43
Corwin Kotter	13	16	---	---	14	43
Daniel Milloy	18	24	---	---	---	42
Herb Jazynka	---	---	15	12	6	33
Marco Harp	---	---	10	16	3	29
Rusty Rice	5	11	---	---	12	28
Troy Wiggins	9	19	---	---	---	28
Scottie Hayes	---	---	9	7	10	26
Mel Stokes	15	6	---	---	3	24
Sean Pallansch	13	11	---	---	---	24
Jackie Stevens	---	---	13	9	2	24
Rufus Stanton	5	7	---	---	10	22
Stephen Dixon	1	10	---	---	9	20
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	4	5	11	20
Marcus Rodgers	1	8	---	---	10	19
Conrad Powell	3	4	---	---	10	17
John Morris	8	7	---	---	1	16
Scottie Givens	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cole McCormick	0	4	---	---	2	6
Jerry Labonte	---	---	3	0	1	4
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	1	1
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	79	6.6
Middle	13	77	5.9
Right	11	75	6.8
None	1	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	46	3.8
Middle	2	4	2.0
Right	9	40	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	44	22	6	2	2	7	9	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	31	15	4	3	3	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	13	187	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	47	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	47	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	56	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	52	17.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	11	4	1	27	0	38
TE Fred Lohr	9	5	0	82	2	42
WR Bennie Sandlin	8	5	1	65	1	30
WR Gerald Battle	6	2	0	50	1	14
WR Butch Bostic	6	3	0	63	2	19
RB R.J. Einard	3	3	0	15	0	38
WR Kirk Nobles	1	0	0	0	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney	8	3	1	54	2	27
TE Lester Baskey	6	3	1	21	0	21
WR Troy Wiggins	5	1	0	1	0	19
FB Courtney Finch	3	3	0	30	1	22
WR Rusty Rice	2	0	1	0	0	11
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	2	0	13	0	8
WR Sean Pallansch	2	1	0	21	1	11
TE Corwin Kotter	2	1	0	3	0	16
RB Cole McCormick	1	1	0	11	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
R.J. Einard	5	14	2.80	7.05
Bernard Connell	2	0	0.00	5.25
Rusty Crownover	1	0	0.00	5.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mel Stokes	2	7	3.50	4.46
Courtney Finch	1	1	1.00	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	4	1	13	3.25	6.86

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	3	2	19	6.33	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	2.45
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0	0.00	8.13
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	13	13.00	9.11
WR Gerald Battle	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
WR Rusty Rice	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	12	12.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
R.J. Einard	5	4
Bernard Connell	2	0
Rusty Crownover	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Stephen Dixon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	8	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	13	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Fred Lohr	3	2	2
WR C.J. Emmons	2	1	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	1
WR Gerald Battle	1	0	0
RB R.J. Einard	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lester Baskey	5	2	2
WR Bernie Sweeney	3	1	1
FB Courtney Finch	2	2	1
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	1	0
WR Troy Wiggins	1	0	0
TE Corwin Kotter	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,400 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,000)
End Zone 12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,900 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,400 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,000)
End Zone	12,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,900 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,700)