Week 12, 2028

played in Champaign, IL

35 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Hartford Diesel	6	3	3	7	-	19
Champaign Thunder	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 HAR - Lincoln Riner 21 field goal
1Q: 03:07 HAR - Lincoln Riner 38 field goal
2Q: 04:44 HAR - Lincoln Riner 36 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CHM - C.J. Emmons 17 pass from Rusty Crownover (Harris Wible extra point)
3Q: 05:52 HAR - Lincoln Riner 32 field goal
3Q: 02:34 CHM - Harris Wible 40 field goal
4Q: 08:21 HAR - Gary Freeman 7 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 HAR - Lincoln Riner 21 field goal
1Q: 03:07 HAR - Lincoln Riner 38 field goal
2Q: 04:44 HAR - Lincoln Riner 36 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CHM - C.J. Emmons 17 pass from Rusty Crownover (Harris Wible extra point)
3Q: 05:52 HAR - Lincoln Riner 32 field goal
3Q: 02:34 CHM - Harris Wible 40 field goal
4Q: 08:21 HAR - Gary Freeman 7 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)

Team Statistics HAR CHM
Record 5-6 9-2
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 342 264
- Offensive Plays 68 53
- Yards per Play 5.03 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 119 45
- Rushing Attempts 30 15
- Yards per Rush 3.97 3.00
Net Passing Yards 223 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 0 37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.87 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/26 6/151
Interception Ret./Yards 1/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 38:17 21:43

Team Statistics	HAR	CHM
Record	5-6	9-2
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	342	264
- Offensive Plays	68	53
- Yards per Play	5.03	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	119	45
- Rushing Attempts	30	15
- Yards per Rush	3.97	3.00
Net Passing Yards	223	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 0	37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.87	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/26	6/151
Interception Ret./Yards	1/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	38:17	21:43

Drive Charts

Hartford Diesel
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:08	OWN 17	15	79	Field Goal
1	6:29	3:29	OPP 48	6	27	Field Goal
1	0:47	3:26	OWN 16	8	33	Punt
2	8:52	4:16	OWN 29	7	52	Field Goal
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 20	3	16	Half
3	13:15	1:26	OWN 16	4	25	Punt
3	10:11	4:27	OWN 34	10	51	Field Goal
3	2:27	1:33	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	12:43	2:17	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
4	10:19	2:05	OPP 15	4	15	Touchdown
4	6:41	4:06	OWN 14	6	14	Punt

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:52	1:23	OWN 27	2	23	Interception
1	3:00	2:13	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
2	12:21	3:29	OWN 18	6	11	Punt
2	4:36	2:46	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
3	11:49	1:38	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:44	3:17	OWN 38	6	39	Field Goal
3	0:54	3:11	OWN 41	6	15	Downs
4	10:26	0:07	OWN 2	1	13	Fumble
4	8:14	1:33	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	2:35	2:35	OWN 39	13	49	Game

Game MVP: Robert Whitener, Hartford Diesel

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roderick Crutchfield	15	55	3.67	8	0
Phil Puppe	14	61	4.36	30	2
Robert Whitener	1	3	3.00	3	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
R.J. Einard	11	35	3.18	12	2
Bernard Connell	3	4	1.33	9	0
Rusty Crownover	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Whitener	36	23	235	2/12	1	36	0	91.7

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	37	22	226	1/7	1	23	1	74.8

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Lowe	8	11	111	13.88	59	36	0
WR Kelvin McDonald	5	6	59	11.80	15	22	0
WR Gary Freeman	3	5	20	6.67	4	7	1
TE Gino Bassett	2	5	22	11.00	8	14	0
FB Calvin Humes	2	2	5	2.50	2	3	0
TE J.C. Schmeh	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dennis Berardi	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Roderick Crutchfield	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Les Cooley	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	7	12	59	8.43	5	17	1
WR Butch Bostic	7	7	88	12.57	33	18	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	9	6	2.00	0	4	0
TE Fred Lohr	2	3	38	19.00	22	23	0
WR Kirk Nobles	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB R.J. Einard	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Devin Abreu	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0
WR Gerald Battle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alfred Comella	1	32	32.00	0

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ray Perch	0	1	1	0

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Devin Abreu	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Kelley	5	216	43.2	36.8	59	2

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	5	216	43.2	42.8	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Riner	4/4	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harris Wible	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Freeman	2	2	1.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Inderwies	2	26	13.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	4	97	24.3	0
Emmitt Alexander	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jessie Inderwies	7	0	0.0	11	35
S Alfred Comella	5	2	0.0	12	32
S Roosevelt Starks	4	2	0.0	10	26
DT Barry Park	4	0	0.0	9	29
ILB Trent Lincoln	3	1	0.0	8	27
DT Juan Neujahr	2	0	0.0	12	28
CB Ryan Beyer	2	0	0.0	9	28
DE Winston Carrano	1	0	1.0	11	28
OLB Ricardo Spaulding	1	3	0.0	15	34
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury	1	1	0.0	10	15
CB Pat Beardslee	1	1	0.0	1	19
S Maurice Cannida	1	0	0.0	2	14
OLB Les Wortham	1	0	0.0	3	3
ILB Ray Perch	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT R.J. Small	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB Charles Humphrey	1	0	0.0	14	20
DE R.J. Cockfield	0	1	0.0	6	16

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Meier	11	0	0.0	24	33
OLB Kyle Jeffries	10	3	0.0	28	38
S Rod Rockett	6	2	0.0	30	38
OLB Jared Shimada	5	4	0.0	26	24
DT Rich Westbrook	3	3	0.5	22	31
DT Kelvin Mealey	3	1	0.5	20	22
CB Emmitt Alexander	3	2	0.0	25	33
S Percy Dodge	3	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Anthony Wheeler	3	1	0.0	4	12
DE Heath Warren	2	0	1.0	22	29
DT Kim Poulin	2	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	1	1	0.0	7	4
DE Alan Herndon	1	1	0.0	18	20
CB Carlos Hines	1	0	0.0	10	16
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Borders	0	2	0.0	17	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winston Carrano	1.0	0	1	1	28
DT Juan Neujahr	0.0	1	1	2	28
OLB Ricardo Spaulding	0.0	1	0	0	34
DT Barry Park	0.0	0	1	0	29

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	1.0	0	0	3	29
DT Rich Westbrook	0.5	0	2	0	31
DT Kelvin Mealey	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Walt Borders	0.0	1	0	0	24
DT Kim Poulin	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jessie Inderwies	7	1	0	35
S Roosevelt Starks	3	0	0	26
S Alfred Comella	2	1	1	32
ILB Trent Lincoln	2	0	0	27
ILB Ray Perch	1	1	0	9
CB Pat Beardslee	1	0	0	19
S Maurice Cannida	1	0	0	14
DT Barry Park	1	0	0	29
DT R.J. Small	1	0	0	9
CB Charles Humphrey	1	0	0	20
CB Ryan Beyer	1	0	0	28
OLB Andre Pearl	1	0	0	14
OLB Ricardo Spaulding	0	1	0	34

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kyle Jeffries	7	0	38
S Rod Rockett	3	2	38
OLB Tom Meier	3	0	33
OLB Anthony Wheeler	3	0	12
S Percy Dodge	2	0	24
CB Emmitt Alexander	1	3	33
CB Carlos Hines	1	1	16
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	0	22
DT Rich Westbrook	1	0	31
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	20
CB Gary Zytniak	0	1	24
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leo Bailey	3	6	30	1	36
Todd Darilek	2	7	30	0	36
Sean Evans	2	6	27	0	32
Ronald Blades	2	5	28	0	31
Monty Sanford	1	1	5	0	13
Neil Scheffer	0	4	30	0	34
Phil Puppe	0	0	15	1	17

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Butch Athanas	2	3	1	15	0	38
Leslie Kalu	1	3	0	10	1	29
R.J. Oliver	1	3	0	12	0	30
Quentin King	0	2	0	7	0	30
Trevor Ayala	0	2	0	8	0	15
Mitch Howe	0	1	0	14	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Neil Gustin	3	23
Gary Freeman	1	23
J.C. Schmeh	1	18
Calvin Humes	1	15
Les Cooley	1	9

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Rockett	2	12
Bernard Connell	1	20
Carlos Hines	1	18

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Whitener	30	38	---	---	---	68
Sean Evans	27	32	---	---	8	67
Leo Bailey	30	36	---	---	---	66
Ronald Blades	28	31	---	---	7	66
Todd Darilek	30	36	---	---	---	66
Neil Scheffer	30	34	---	---	---	64
Gino Bassett	25	24	---	---	8	57
Jessie Inderwies	---	---	11	35	10	56
J.C. Schmeh	15	20	---	---	18	53
Ricardo Spaulding	---	---	15	34	2	51
Cedric Lowe	23	25	---	---	---	48
Gary Freeman	9	15	---	---	23	47
Calvin Humes	15	17	---	---	15	47
Alfred Comella	---	---	12	32	3	47
Barry Park	---	---	9	29	3	41
Pat Beardslee	---	---	1	19	20	40
Les Cooley	15	16	---	---	9	40
Winston Carrano	---	---	11	28	1	40
Juan Neujahr	---	---	12	28	---	40
Trent Lincoln	---	---	8	27	3	38
Ryan Beyer	---	---	9	28	1	38
Phil Puppe	15	17	---	---	5	37
Roosevelt Starks	---	---	10	26	---	36
Roderick Crutchfield	15	21	---	---	---	36
Charles Humphrey	---	---	14	20	---	34
Dennis Berardi	8	15	---	---	9	32
Andre Pearl	---	---	7	14	9	30
Tyrell Tewkesbury	---	---	10	15	4	29
Kelvin McDonald	10	19	---	---	---	29
Isaac Nanamaker	---	---	7	21	---	28
Monty Sanford	5	13	---	---	7	25
Maurice Cannida	---	---	2	14	7	23
Neil Gustin	0	0	---	---	23	23
R.J. Cockfield	---	---	6	16	1	23
Darren Henry	---	---	5	11	3	19
R.J. Small	---	---	6	9	3	18
Ray Perch	---	---	7	9	---	16
Les Wortham	---	---	3	3	9	15
Bryant Connell	0	1	---	---	14	15
Ted Perry	0	2	---	---	9	11
Ellis Setzer	0	2	---	---	9	11
Lincoln Riner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tyrone Kelley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nathan Schneider	0	4	---	---	2	6
Roosevelt Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nathan Cortez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Rockett	---	---	30	38	12	80
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	25	33	14	72
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	28	38	3	69
Fred Lohr	15	38	---	---	7	60
Jared Shimada	---	---	26	24	8	58
Tom Meier	---	---	24	33	1	58
Rich Westbrook	---	---	22	31	4	57
Mitch Howe	14	35	---	---	6	55
Heath Warren	---	---	22	29	4	55
Gary Zytniak	---	---	20	24	11	55
Rusty Crownover	15	38	---	---	1	54
Butch Athanas	15	38	---	---	---	53
C.J. Emmons	12	36	---	---	2	50
Percy Dodge	---	---	19	24	5	48
Alan Herndon	---	---	18	20	8	46
Carlos Hines	---	---	10	16	18	44
Bennie Sandlin	12	30	---	---	2	44
Walt Borders	---	---	17	24	3	44
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	20	22	1	43
Quentin King	7	30	---	---	6	43
R.J. Oliver	12	30	---	---	---	42
Leslie Kalu	10	29	---	---	---	39
R.J. Einard	11	28	---	---	---	39
Bernard Connell	4	10	---	---	20	34
Kim Poulin	---	---	14	18	2	34
Malcolm McReynolds	2	20	---	---	10	32
Trevor Ayala	8	15	---	---	6	29
Butch Bostic	10	17	---	---	---	27
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	11	14	1	26
Brenden Jamison	9	11	---	---	6	26
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	4	12	8	24
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	7	4	9	20
Gerald Battle	3	8	---	---	8	19
Marcus Reese	---	---	5	5	8	18
Kirk Nobles	2	1	---	---	12	15
Sedrick Blunt	0	0	---	---	15	15
Herb Munson	---	---	6	6	2	14
Horace Nelson	---	---	1	1	11	13
Deon Pearson	---	---	1	2	6	9
Devin Abreu	4	2	---	---	3	9
Chester Flannery	0	2	---	---	6	8
Al Prior	---	---	0	0	6	6
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harris Wible	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roosevelt Cardinell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	16	78	4.9
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	4	17	4.3
Right	8	13	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Whitener	36	23	3	0	1	8	3	3	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	37	22	1	3	1	4	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	112	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	82	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	38	12.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	89	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	103	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Lowe	11	8	0	111	2	25
WR Kelvin McDonald	6	5	0	59	1	19
WR Gary Freeman	5	3	0	20	0	15
TE Gino Bassett	5	2	0	22	0	24
TE Les Cooley	4	0	1	0	0	16
FB Calvin Humes	2	2	0	5	0	17
TE J.C. Schmeh	1	1	0	3	0	20
WR Dennis Berardi	1	1	0	11	0	15
RB Roderick Crutchfield	1	1	0	4	0	21

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	12	7	0	59	0	36
WR Bennie Sandlin	9	3	0	6	0	30
WR Butch Bostic	7	7	0	88	0	17
TE Fred Lohr	3	2	0	38	1	38
WR Gerald Battle	2	0	1	0	0	8
WR Kirk Nobles	1	1	0	11	0	1
RB R.J. Einard	1	1	0	11	0	28
RB Devin Abreu	1	1	0	13	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phil Puppe	4	-1	-0.25	4.36

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Robert Whitener	9	6	36	4.00	6.53

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	3	1	17	5.67	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Lowe	3	3	24	8.00	10.09
WR Gary Freeman	2	1	7	3.50	4.00
FB Calvin Humes	2	2	5	2.50	2.50
TE Gino Bassett	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
TE Les Cooley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	1	1	17	17.00	4.92
WR Gerald Battle	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Puppe	3	2
Robert Whitener	1	1
Roderick Crutchfield	1	0

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
R.J. Einard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Whitener	12	7	5

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Gino Bassett	4	2	2
WR Gary Freeman	2	1	1
WR Cedric Lowe	2	1	1
TE J.C. Schmeh	1	1	0
TE Les Cooley	1	0	0
WR Dennis Berardi	1	1	0
WR Kelvin McDonald	1	1	1

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	1	0
WR C.J. Emmons	2	0	0
WR Butch Bostic	2	2	2
TE Fred Lohr	1	0	0

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)