Conference Finals, 2028

played in Wichita, KS

68 degrees, fair, calm

Champaign Thunder014100-24
Wichita Harvesters101773-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:55 WIC - Leland Arnold 38 field goal
1Q: 05:29 WIC - Jim Richmond 14 pass from Kris Reeves (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:39 WIC - Leland Arnold 27 field goal
2Q: 10:27 CHM - R.J. Einard 2 run (Harris Wible extra point)
2Q: 08:39 CHM - Emmitt Alexander 51 interception return (Harris Wible extra point)
2Q: 01:54 WIC - Lamar Harriman 1 run (Leland Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:35 WIC - Kendall Woods 87 punt return (Leland Arnold extra point)
3Q: 12:37 WIC - Kevin Forbes 33 fumble return (Leland Arnold extra point)
3Q: 09:42 CHM - Harris Wible 18 field goal
3Q: 03:19 CHM - Butch Bostic 21 pass from Rusty Crownover (Harris Wible extra point)
4Q: 06:10 WIC - Leland Arnold 32 field goal

Team StatisticsCHMWIC
Record14-416-2
First Downs1923
- by Rushing25
- by Passing1718
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards402446
- Offensive Plays6874
- Yards per Play5.916.03
Net Rushing Yards5864
- Rushing Attempts1122
- Yards per Rush5.272.91
Net Passing Yards344382
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt56 - 29 - 250 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards348396
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/42/14
- Yards per Pass Play6.047.35
Fumbles/Lost2/12/0
3rd Down Conversions5/145/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.17.9
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards4/407/55
Punt Returns/Yards3/122/90
Kick Returns/Yards5/1525/124
Interception Ret./Yards2/512/10
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 30
Time of Possession25:3134:29

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:471:33OWN 20416Punt
15:223:15OWN 48530Missed FG
213:320:40OWN 3210Interception
212:312:11OWN 49551Touchdown
27:201:28OWN 2338Punt
21:441:17OWN 25520Punt
20:270:27OWN 2017Half
315:001:06OWN 32216Interception
312:282:52OWN 32667Field Goal
35:312:23OWN 49751Touchdown
30:253:38OWN 22839Punt
411:141:34OWN 4148Downs
46:042:14OWN 13946Downs
41:261:26OWN 11823Game
Wichita Harvesters
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:13OWN 241055Field Goal
18:142:52OWN 24676Touchdown
12:073:35OWN 29961Field Goal
212:520:21OWN 4430Interception
210:201:50OWN 434-3Interception
28:301:10OWN 1834Punt
25:524:08OWN 281172Touchdown
313:541:26OWN 2737Punt
39:364:05OWN 1759Punt
33:082:43OWN 25560Missed FG
411:470:33OWN 2030Punt
49:403:36OPP 49734Field Goal
43:502:24OWN 41616Punt

Game MVP: Jim Richmond, Wichita Harvesters

Rushing Statistics

ChampaignAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
R.J. Einard8415.132011
Bernard Connell2126.00700
Rusty Crownover155.00500
WichitaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sedrick West14513.641310
Grant Criswell492.25500
Lamar Harriman3-1-0.33101
Kris Reeves155.00500

Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rusty Crownover34181730/0121077.2
Roosevelt Cardinell22111751/4044239.0
WichitaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kris Reeves50283962/14139271.8

Receiving Statistics

ChampaignCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bennie Sandlin7167510.712190
WR C.J. Emmons6147512.5034200
TE Fred Lohr68538.835190
WR Butch Bostic61010417.3352441
TE Malcolm McReynolds223417.0030310
WR Gerald Battle1288.00280
RB Bernard Connell11-1-1.000-10
WR Kirk Nobles0100.00000
WichitaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike VandenBelt812729.0023160
WR Jim Richmond51010721.4060321
WR Mel Barlow51111523.0047390
WR Roosevelt Serra484711.758200
FB Don Rieger223115.5012210
TE Archie Mills23126.00060
RB Sedrick West1166.00060
RB Grant Criswell1266.00060
TE Gino Feliciano0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ChampaignIntsYardsAvgTD
S Rod Rockett100.000
CB Emmitt Alexander15151.001
WichitaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mario Ellard100.000
S Lonnie Howe11010.000

Fumble Statistics

ChampaignFumbRecovForceTD
Emmitt Alexander2000
Marcus Reese0100
Heath Warren0010
Kyle Jeffries0010
WichitaFumbRecovForceTD
Mel Barlow1100
Sedrick West1000
Kevin Forbes0111
Cole Barlow0100
Gino Feliciano0010

Punting Statistics

ChampaignPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dexter Norris416541.325.0431
WichitaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Richard Hill518637.234.8451

Kicking Statistics

ChampaignFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Harris Wible1/20/00/0183/3
WichitaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Leland Arnold3/40/00/0384/4

Punt Return Statistics

ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Emmitt Alexander3124.00
WichitaRetYardsAvgTD
Kendall Woods29045.01

Kick Return Statistics

ChampaignRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Zytniak515230.40
WichitaRetYardsAvgTD
Ike Morris49924.80
Mario Ellard12525.00

Defensive Statistics

ChampaignTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Emmitt Alexander710.01844
S Rod Rockett600.02252
OLB Kyle Jeffries560.02151
OLB Tom Meier520.01541
DT Rich Westbrook431.01543
OLB Ellis Pomeroy430.01536
DE Heath Warren311.01945
CB Gary Zytniak310.01228
CB Carlos Hines300.01228
CB Marcus Reese210.048
DE Alan Herndon200.0826
S Percy Dodge110.01939
WR C.J. Emmons10---------
DE Deon Pearson100.025
OLB Anthony Wheeler100.043
WR Butch Bostic10---------
ILB Al Prior100.0919
DT Kim Poulin100.01426
DT Kelvin Mealey010.01426
WichitaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Mario Ellard700.01057
S Burt Gaskins530.0748
OLB Adrian Peterson520.01155
ILB Casey Haggan320.0633
CB Ike Morris320.01045
DT Steve Frey210.5838
OLB Larry Tubbs220.0949
S Butch Gamble210.01042
OLB Scottie Ditka200.0110
ILB Greg Bunting200.016
DE Bennie Kennedy110.5515
DE Bart Bell100.01153
S Lonnie Howe100.0843
OLB Kevin Forbes100.0312
CB Harry Putnicki100.019
WR Mike VandenBelt10---------
CB Kendall Woods100.0944

Pass Rush Statistics

ChampaignSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Heath Warren1.003345
DT Rich Westbrook1.001143
DT Kim Poulin0.011026
DE Walt Borders0.001027
WichitaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Steve Frey0.501238
DE Bennie Kennedy0.500015
DE Bart Bell0.006153
OLB Larry Tubbs0.002149
DT Darrell Poole0.001020
OLB Adrian Peterson0.001055

Pass Defense Statistics

ChampaignCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Emmitt Alexander51144
CB Carlos Hines31028
OLB Tom Meier31041
CB Gary Zytniak31028
OLB Kyle Jeffries30051
OLB Ellis Pomeroy30036
S Rod Rockett21152
DE Alan Herndon20026
S Percy Dodge10039
DE Heath Warren10045
OLB Anthony Wheeler1003
ILB Al Prior10019
DT Rich Westbrook01043
WichitaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mario Ellard52157
S Burt Gaskins42048
ILB Casey Haggan31033
OLB Adrian Peterson30055
CB Ike Morris30045
S Butch Gamble21042
ILB Greg Bunting2006
OLB Larry Tubbs20049
CB Kendall Woods20044
OLB Scottie Ditka10010
DE Bart Bell10053
OLB Kevin Forbes10012
S Lonnie Howe00143

Blocking Statistics

ChampaignKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Butch Athanas13011057
Mitch Howe12010151
Leslie Kalu1108049
Trevor Ayala1104015
Brenden Jamison1105022
Allen Carlson0101010
Quentin King0107041
WichitaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Michael Castillo34015048
Cole Barlow26018034
Andrew Page25020047
Herb Whitfield1104018
Darryl Thomason02020145
Don Rieger01012123
Curtis Henderson01017040
Archie Mills01014032

Special Teams Tackles

ChampaignTacklesSTPlays
Carlos Hines120
Kirk Nobles118
Gary Zytniak116
Malcolm McReynolds114
Rod Rockett112
Allen Carlson16
WichitaTacklesSTPlays
Kevin Forbes318
Don Rieger125
Gino Feliciano120
Mike VandenBelt116
Adrian Peterson115
Doug Moore19

Participation

ChampaignRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rod Rockett------22521286
Emmitt Alexander------18441779
Kyle Jeffries------2151476
Fred Lohr1054------569
Butch Athanas1157---------68
Mitch Howe1051------667
Heath Warren------1945367
Percy Dodge------1939462
Rich Westbrook------1543462
Carlos Hines------12282060
Tom Meier------1541460
C.J. Emmons949------159
R.J. Einard950---------59
R.J. Oliver947------258
Leslie Kalu849---------57
Gary Zytniak------12281656
Ellis Pomeroy------1536455
Quentin King741------452
Bennie Sandlin941------151
Al Prior------9192048
Kim Poulin------1426545
Walt Borders------1327444
Butch Bostic836---------44
Kelvin Mealey------1426343
Rusty Crownover234------238
Malcolm McReynolds319------1436
Alan Herndon------826236
Bernard Connell27------2433
Brenden Jamison522------633
Roosevelt Cardinell923---------32
Gerald Battle212------1327
Trevor Ayala415------625
Kirk Nobles24------1824
Sedrick Blunt03------1821
Marcus Reese------48820
Anthony Wheeler------431219
Carlton Di Pietro------313319
Allen Carlson110------617
Horace Nelson------021214
Herb Munson------310114
Deon Pearson------25411
Chester Flannery13------610
Harris Wible00------77
Dexter Norris00------44
Myron Dupree------0033
Unknown00---------0
WichitaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mario Ellard------10572592
Adrian Peterson------11551581
Kris Reeves2252---------74
Darryl Thomason2045------873
Bart Bell------1153670
Larry Tubbs------9491169
Butch Gamble------10421668
Andrew Page2047---------67
Michael Castillo1548---------63
Kendall Woods------944962
Ike Morris------1045661
Don Rieger1223------2560
Curtis Henderson1740---------57
Mel Barlow1542---------57
Burt Gaskins------748156
Lonnie Howe------843253
Mike VandenBelt1423------1653
Cole Barlow1834---------52
Archie Mills1432------652
Steve Frey------838349
Jim Richmond1435---------49
Lamar Harriman619------2247
Jessie Luther------638347
Roosevelt Serra1035---------45
Sedrick West1430---------44
Casey Haggan------633342
Gino Feliciano58------2033
Kevin Forbes------3121833
Herb Whitfield418------931
Chris Norton1216------129
Alan Garrett412------925
Darrell Poole------420125
Scottie Ditka------1101223
Jeremy Pressnall12------1821
Bennie Kennedy------515---20
Grant Criswell511------117
Leland Arnold00------1212
Harry Putnicki------19---10
Clyde Copeland------08210
Doug Moore00------99
Danny Passut00------99
Greg Bunting------1618
Richard Hill00------55
Jose Cooley00------44
Julio Norton------12---3
Dexter Poliska00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4297.3
Middle5153.0
Right2147.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11454.1
Middle5122.4
Right671.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rusty Crownover34181224630
Roosevelt Cardinell22113022512
WichitaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kris Reeves50286436642

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen96596.6
Short (0-8 Yds)16111348.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)19101176.2
Long (19+ Yds)102383.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)25171847.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)23101737.5
Long (19+ Yds)213919.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bennie Sandlin167075041
WR C.J. Emmons146275149
WR Butch Bostic1062104236
TE Fred Lohr86053054
WR Gerald Battle2108012
TE Malcolm McReynolds22034119
RB Bernard Connell110-107
WR Kirk Nobles100004
WichitaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike VandenBelt128172023
WR Mel Barlow1151115242
WR Jim Richmond1050107235
WR Roosevelt Serra84047135
TE Archie Mills32012032
FB Don Rieger22031123
RB Grant Criswell2106011
TE Gino Feliciano101008
RB Sedrick West1106030

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChampaignAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
R.J. Einard362.005.13
WichitaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lamar Harriman210.50-0.33
Sedrick West1-4-4.003.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell3000.007.95
WichitaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kris Reeves104373.707.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bennie Sandlin2000.004.69
WR C.J. Emmons1000.005.36
WichitaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jim Richmond21147.0010.70
WR Mel Barlow21115.5010.45
WR Mike VandenBelt22126.006.00
TE Gino Feliciano1000.000.00
WR Roosevelt Serra1000.005.88
TE Archie Mills1000.004.00
RB Grant Criswell1000.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChampaignRushesConversions
R.J. Einard21
WichitaRushesConversions
Sedrick West42
Lamar Harriman11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChampaignAttCompConversions
Rusty Crownover844
Roosevelt Cardinell320
WichitaAttCompConversions
Kris Reeves1032

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChampaignTargCatchConversions
WR Bennie Sandlin632
WR Butch Bostic322
WR C.J. Emmons100
TE Malcolm McReynolds110
WichitaTargCatchConversions
WR Mel Barlow300
WR Roosevelt Serra211
WR Jim Richmond200
WR Mike VandenBelt211
RB Grant Criswell110

SectionAttendance
Stadium37,300 (67,500 capacity)
Upper Deck9,400 (19,300)
End Zone8,000 (13,900)
Mezzanine4,600 (8,000)
Sideline Seats7,100 (12,300)
Club Seats5,500 (10,300)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,700)