Conference Semifinals, 2028

played in Champaign, IL

31 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Newark Red Dogs3300-6
Champaign Thunder2101410-45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:45 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 16 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Harris Wible extra point)
1Q: 14:07 CHM - C.J. Emmons 32 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Harris Wible extra point)
1Q: 07:44 CHM - Roosevelt Cardinell 18 run (Harris Wible extra point)
1Q: 00:08 NWK - Herb Adamov 25 field goal
2Q: 00:10 NWK - Herb Adamov 43 field goal
3Q: 12:03 CHM - R.J. Einard 5 run (Harris Wible extra point)
3Q: 09:48 CHM - Fred Lohr 23 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Harris Wible extra point)
4Q: 13:34 CHM - Bennie Sandlin 2 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Harris Wible extra point)
4Q: 04:49 CHM - Harris Wible 35 field goal

Team StatisticsNWKCHM
Record9-914-3
First Downs1023
- by Rushing58
- by Passing411
- by Penalty14
Total Net Yards189403
- Offensive Plays5762
- Yards per Play3.326.50
Net Rushing Yards99134
- Rushing Attempts2823
- Yards per Rush3.545.83
Net Passing Yards90269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt24 - 12 - 137 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards119280
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/292/11
- Yards per Pass Play3.106.90
Fumbles/Lost7/42/1
3rd Down Conversions4/136/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.37.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/668/59
Punt Returns/Yards4/271/8
Kick Returns/Yards7/1793/90
Interception Ret./Yards1/71/15
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/13/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 37
Time of Possession29:2630:34

Drive Charts

Newark Red Dogs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:350:28OWN 2913Fumble
113:543:08OWN 35546Fumble
17:560:12OWN 231-5Fumble
17:337:33OWN 331359Field Goal
210:303:55OWN 33619Punt
23:511:54OWN 3931Punt
20:470:45OPP 36410Field Goal
311:570:54OWN 203-5Interception
39:363:08OWN 38621Punt
36:171:36OPP 343-13Punt
33:460:53OWN 3334Punt
413:253:49OWN 26518Punt
44:442:05OWN 2334Punt
40:210:21OWN 1517Game
Champaign Thunder
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:500:15OPP 16216Touchdown
114:070:13OPP 32132Touchdown
110:462:50OWN 19511Punt
17:440:11OPP 18118Touchdown
215:004:30OWN 40834Missed FG
26:352:44OWN 2054Punt
21:571:10OWN 19317Fumble
315:003:03OWN 29771Touchdown
311:031:27OPP 33433Touchdown
36:280:11OWN 2010Interception
34:410:55OWN 5313Punt
32:534:28OWN 171183Touchdown
49:364:52OWN 22960Field Goal
42:392:18OWN 3932Punt

Game MVP: Roosevelt Cardinell, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

NewarkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dan Young14463.29900
Reuben Bielby14533.79800
ChampaignAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
R.J. Einard15724.801311
Roosevelt Cardinell55210.401821
Bernard Connell3103.33900

Passing Statistics

NewarkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Marshall Butler24121195/29046147.0
ChampaignAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Roosevelt Cardinell32192412/114341109.5
Rusty Crownover53390/0031084.6

Receiving Statistics

NewarkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Toby Sewell376321.0018460
RB Dan Young2394.50050
WR Andre Kight23189.000100
WR Ty Langford1177.00070
TE Stanley Hartman111010.000100
FB Wes Newton1122.00020
TE Dennis Lucas1377.00170
WR Jamie Fincher1233.00130
WR Jimmy Andrews0300.00000
ChampaignCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR C.J. Emmons456015.002321
WR Bennie Sandlin410358.751162
TE Fred Lohr478120.2560341
WR Butch Bostic475012.5023310
WR Gerald Battle222211.000190
FB Allen Carlson1288.00080
WR Kirk Nobles1244.00040
TE Sedrick Blunt111414.000140
TE Malcolm McReynolds1166.00060

Interception Statistics

NewarkIntsYardsAvgTD
S Karl Borders177.000
ChampaignIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Emmitt Alexander11515.000

Fumble Statistics

NewarkFumbRecovForceTD
Dan Young3000
Toby Sewell2000
Marshall Butler1000
Reuben Bielby1000
Jimmy Andrews0100
Cornell Foley0100
Dennis Lucas0100
Jamal Griffith0100
Paul Deericks0010
Bubba Donohue0010
ChampaignFumbRecovForceTD
R.J. Einard1000
Malcolm McReynolds1000
Jared Shimada0120
Alan Herndon0110
C.J. Emmons0100
Bennie Sandlin0100
Rich Westbrook0100
Tom Meier0010
Sedrick Blunt0010
Ellis Pomeroy0010
Emmitt Alexander0010

Punting Statistics

NewarkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brandon Baxter729041.434.6484
ChampaignPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dexter Norris420451.044.3572

Kicking Statistics

NewarkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Herb Adamov2/21/10/0430/0
ChampaignFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Harris Wible1/20/10/0356/6

Punt Return Statistics

NewarkRetYardsAvgTD
Paul Deericks3268.70
Dan Young111.00
ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Kirk Nobles188.00

Kick Return Statistics

NewarkRetYardsAvgTD
Toby Sewell514729.40
Paul Deericks23216.00
ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Zytniak25527.50
Emmitt Alexander13535.00

Defensive Statistics

NewarkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Dale Starks600.01729
OLB Clyde Connell401.01429
ILB Jamie Haag420.01729
CB Horace Durham410.01933
CB Bucky Gailey310.01926
DE Brett Grant300.088
OLB Everett Tanner211.01426
S Clarence Lowe220.02126
DE Bubba Donohue200.0919
S Karl Borders110.01528
ILB Raymond Saxon110.0610
WR Jimmy Andrews10---------
S Cornell Foley100.0811
CB Paul Deericks100.057
DE Jerald Hall100.01326
OLB Edwin Lujan100.01418
DT Rick Lieberman100.0521
DT Donnell McEachern100.01818
S Robert Godfrey100.054
ILB Cris Finnegan020.0821
ChampaignTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Kyle Jeffries810.02629
OLB Jared Shimada600.02317
OLB Tom Meier530.01817
DT Kelvin Mealey421.01514
DT Kim Poulin410.01919
DE Walt Borders301.51815
DT Rich Westbrook300.01415
DE Heath Warren221.52020
OLB Ellis Pomeroy200.098
DE Alan Herndon110.51717
DT Herb Munson110.578
CB Carlos Hines110.01320
S Percy Dodge110.02020
S Rod Rockett110.02829
WR Bennie Sandlin10---------
S Carlton Di Pietro100.089
CB Horace Nelson100.026

Pass Rush Statistics

NewarkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Everett Tanner1.013026
OLB Clyde Connell1.000029
DE Bubba Donohue0.010019
DE Jerald Hall0.002126
OLB Edwin Lujan0.001018
DT Donnell McEachern0.001018
DE Kent Perry0.001025
ChampaignSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Walt Borders1.501215
DE Heath Warren1.501120
DT Kelvin Mealey1.001014
DE Alan Herndon0.501017
DT Herb Munson0.50008
DE Deon Pearson0.01008

Pass Defense Statistics

NewarkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bucky Gailey31026
CB Horace Durham30033
ILB Jamie Haag30029
CB Dale Starks21029
OLB Clyde Connell20029
ILB Cris Finnegan11021
S Karl Borders10128
CB Paul Deericks1007
S Kenyon Ferrell10013
DE Jerald Hall10026
OLB Edwin Lujan10018
ILB Raymond Saxon10010
S Clarence Lowe10026
DE Kent Perry10025
ChampaignCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Tom Meier20017
OLB Kyle Jeffries20029
OLB Jared Shimada11017
OLB Ellis Pomeroy1108
CB Emmitt Alexander10124
S Percy Dodge10020
DT Rich Westbrook10015
S Carlton Di Pietro1009
CB Horace Nelson1006
DT Kim Poulin10019

Blocking Statistics

NewarkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Emmanuel Nissly26024425
Jamal Griffith24024026
O.J. Burks14022024
Leon Snee14022021
Damon Brock13016017
C.J. Nichols1201306
Dennis Lucas12023022
Tom Donley11019126
Wade Darius010101
Wes Newton01015011
ChampaignKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mitch Howe38222034
Butch Athanas13023139
Leslie Kalu12117028
R.J. Oliver11120035
Fred Lohr11122033
Quentin King11012017
Trevor Ayala0109114
Brenden Jamison01012027

Special Teams Tackles

NewarkTacklesSTPlays
Stanley Hartman119
Cornell Foley117
Toby Sewell115
Paul Deericks115
Dale Starks111
ChampaignTacklesSTPlays
Rod Rockett614
Sedrick Blunt217
Kirk Nobles117
Chester Flannery16
Trevor Ayala16

Participation

NewarkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Horace Durham------19331062
Toby Sewell2023------1558
Emmanuel Nissly2425------958
Marshall Butler2829---------57
Dale Starks------17291157
O.J. Burks2224------955
Tom Donley1926------954
Bucky Gailey------1926651
Jamie Haag------1729450
Jamal Griffith2426---------50
Leon Snee2221------649
Clarence Lowe------2126249
Dennis Lucas2322------449
Everett Tanner------1426848
Clyde Connell------1429447
Reuben Bielby147------2445
Kent Perry------1625445
Karl Borders------1528144
Jimmy Andrews2221---------43
Jerald Hall------1326443
Andre Kight1415------1342
Edwin Lujan------1418941
Donnell McEachern------1818440
Dan Young1422------137
Damon Brock1617------437
Cornell Foley------8111736
Wes Newton1511------834
Stanley Hartman65------1930
Bubba Donohue------919230
Cris Finnegan------821130
Paul Deericks------571527
Rick Lieberman------521127
Ty Langford814------224
Albert Hitchcock11------2022
C.J. Nichols136---------19
Raymond Saxon------610117
Kenyon Ferrell------213116
Brett Grant------88---16
Jamie Fincher23------1116
Joel Speed------021113
Robert Godfrey------54110
Brandon Baxter00------77
Herb Adamov00------55
Wade Darius11------13
William McGee00------22
Doug Kenderdine00---------0
ChampaignRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rod Rockett------28291471
Mitch Howe2234------662
Fred Lohr2233------762
Butch Athanas2339---------62
R.J. Oliver2035------459
Kyle Jeffries------2629156
Roosevelt Cardinell1934---------53
R.J. Einard2033---------53
Emmitt Alexander------2024751
Carlos Hines------13201750
Bennie Sandlin1730------148
Leslie Kalu1728---------45
Brenden Jamison1227------645
Percy Dodge------2020444
Heath Warren------2020444
Jared Shimada------2317343
Butch Bostic1325------543
Gary Zytniak------17121241
Alan Herndon------1717640
Kim Poulin------1919240
Kirk Nobles912------1738
Walt Borders------1815437
Tom Meier------1817237
Ellis Pomeroy------982037
Allen Carlson614------1535
C.J. Emmons1319------133
Bernard Connell36------2433
Kelvin Mealey------1514231
Rich Westbrook------1415231
Quentin King1217------231
Trevor Ayala914------629
Gerald Battle69------1227
Marcus Reese------951024
Malcolm McReynolds613------221
Anthony Wheeler------47920
Carlton Di Pietro------89320
Horace Nelson------261220
Sedrick Blunt01------1718
Herb Munson------78---15
Deon Pearson------18211
Rusty Crownover45------211
Harris Wible00------1010
Chester Flannery01------67
Dexter Norris00------44
Al Prior------0033
Unknown------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9293.2
Middle11433.9
Right8273.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6223.7
Middle11827.5
Right6305.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

NewarkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Marshall Butler24121312431
ChampaignAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Roosevelt Cardinell32193012701
Rusty Crownover531001110

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)99495.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)92242.7
Long (19+ Yds)51469.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen333411.3
Short (0-8 Yds)18131206.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)72284.0
Long (19+ Yds)949810.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

NewarkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Toby Sewell73063123
WR Jimmy Andrews3000021
RB Dan Young3209022
TE Dennis Lucas3117022
WR Andre Kight32018015
WR Jamie Fincher210303
WR Ty Langford1107014
TE Stanley Hartman1101005
FB Wes Newton1102011
ChampaignTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bennie Sandlin104035030
TE Fred Lohr74081233
WR Butch Bostic74150125
WR C.J. Emmons54060119
FB Allen Carlson2108014
WR Gerald Battle2202209
WR Kirk Nobles2104012
TE Sedrick Blunt1101401
TE Malcolm McReynolds1106013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

NewarkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dan Young100.003.29
Reuben Bielby111.003.79
ChampaignAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
R.J. Einard252.504.80
Roosevelt Cardinell11818.0010.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

NewarkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Marshall Butler2173.504.96
ChampaignAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell32186.007.53
Rusty Crownover1000.007.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

NewarkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ty Langford1177.007.00
TE Dennis Lucas1000.002.33
ChampaignTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bennie Sandlin22189.003.50
TE Fred Lohr1000.0011.57
WR Butch Bostic1000.007.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

NewarkRushesConversions
Reuben Bielby31
Dan Young11
ChampaignRushesConversions
R.J. Einard21
Roosevelt Cardinell11
Bernard Connell10

Third Down Passing Statistics

NewarkAttCompConversions
Marshall Butler952
ChampaignAttCompConversions
Roosevelt Cardinell633
Rusty Crownover211

Third Down Receiving Statistics

NewarkTargCatchConversions
WR Toby Sewell321
RB Dan Young320
WR Jimmy Andrews100
WR Ty Langford111
TE Dennis Lucas100
ChampaignTargCatchConversions
WR Butch Bostic322
WR Bennie Sandlin200
TE Fred Lohr111
WR Kirk Nobles100
TE Sedrick Blunt111

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)