Week 1, 2029

played in Champaign, IL

83 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Death	3	0	0	0	-	3
Champaign Thunder	7	10	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:07 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 20 field goal
1Q: 01:49 CHM - Gerald Battle 23 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 09:24 CHM - Butch Bostic 23 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 00:37 CHM - Daryl Riley 21 field goal
4Q: 13:44 CHM - C.J. Emmons 3 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 03:38 CHM - Daryl Riley 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:07 DEN - Jimmy O'Neill 20 field goal
1Q: 01:49 CHM - Gerald Battle 23 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 09:24 CHM - Butch Bostic 23 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 00:37 CHM - Daryl Riley 21 field goal
4Q: 13:44 CHM - C.J. Emmons 3 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 03:38 CHM - Daryl Riley 33 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CHM
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 333 424
- Offensive Plays 64 53
- Yards per Play 5.20 8.00
Net Rushing Yards 85 180
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 2.66 6.92
Net Passing Yards 248 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 0 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 248 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.75 9.04
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/69 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:25 28:35

Team Statistics	DEN	CHM
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	333	424
- Offensive Plays	64	53
- Yards per Play	5.20	8.00
Net Rushing Yards	85	180
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	2.66	6.92
Net Passing Yards	248	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 0	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	248	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.75	9.04
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/69	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:25	28:35

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	4:11	OWN 1	7	36	Punt
1	6:27	3:27	OWN 20	7	77	Field Goal
1	1:38	2:50	OWN 40	5	18	Punt
2	9:08	4:03	OWN 20	9	43	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 10	2	1	Half
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	9:38	2:21	OWN 6	5	12	Punt
3	6:20	3:39	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	13:33	5:06	OWN 20	9	32	Punt
4	3:30	3:30	OWN 29	11	69	Game

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 32	4	18	Punt
1	8:25	1:58	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
1	3:00	1:22	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	13:48	4:40	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	5:05	4:34	OWN 20	9	76	Field Goal
3	13:22	3:44	OWN 22	6	41	Punt
3	7:17	0:57	OWN 45	5	9	Punt
3	2:41	4:08	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
4	8:27	4:57	OWN 3	9	81	Field Goal

Game MVP: Rusty Crownover, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rondell Farley	20	57	2.85	12	2
Randal Heintz	10	27	2.70	15	1
Billy Cowsette	2	1	0.50	3	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Dupre	18	149	8.28	51	6
Bernard Connell	6	18	3.00	12	1
Rusty Crownover	2	13	6.50	7	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Cowsette	26	14	208	0/0	0	41	0	80.3
Vincent Becker	6	3	40	0/0	0	21	0	71.5

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	27	19	244	0/0	3	36	0	135.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Tommie Fannon	4	5	64	16.00	34	22
WR Nicky Sanders	4	10	51	12.75	1	19
WR J.J. Ondes	3	6	29	9.67	10	13
RB Rondell Farley	2	2	18	9.00	4	10
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	4	45	22.50	17	26
WR Winston Hodgson	1	1	41	41.00	39	41
WR Corwin Lichtenberg	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Desmond Nichols	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Artie Cobb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mercury Hibbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	3	4	55	18.33	11	36	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	3	57	19.00	8	24	0
TE Fred Lohr	3	3	30	10.00	7	13	0
WR Butch Bostic	3	6	39	13.00	7	23	1
RB Irv Dupre	3	4	30	10.00	3	13	0
WR Gerald Battle	2	3	29	14.50	9	23	1
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
FB Rodney Bauer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Roberson	7	289	41.3	31.3	57	1

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	4	175	43.8	33.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy O'Neill	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Farley	1	27	27.0	0
Nicky Sanders	1	26	26.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlos Roland	7	1	21	21
S Kennedy McWilliams	6	1	19	21
ILB Scottie Harmon	5	2	19	19
OLB Oliver Keith	3	0	14	15
S Roman Coffey	3	0	12	8
OLB Kennedy Madison	3	0	7	8
ILB K.C. Cuviello	2	0	3	5
DT Hugh O'Donnell	2	0	15	18
S Irving Farr	2	0	19	19
CB Alan Davison	1	2	15	21
DT Ricky Goebel	1	1	13	18
DE Orlando Jamison	1	1	17	20
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	18	24
DE Terry Desjardins	1	0	22	17
DT Ralph Flowers	1	0	13	9
CB Irving Powell	1	0	17	13
CB Spencer Bronson	1	0	14	10
DE David Grillo	0	1	13	17
DT Geoff Stargell	0	1	10	8

Champaign	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Meier	9	0	25	18
CB Emmitt Alexander	7	0	27	25
OLB Kyle Jeffries	6	8	30	31
S Korey Wasson	4	0	32	31
S Rod Rockett	4	0	32	30
OLB Jared Shimada	3	1	24	19
DE Walt Borders	3	0	19	16
DT Rich Westbrook	2	2	24	21
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	2	1	13	17
DT Van Monroe	2	0	7	8
DT Kim Poulin	1	2	18	20
DT Burt Demers	1	1	19	20
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	1	0	3	3
DE Heath Warren	1	0	24	22
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	16	12
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	18	27
DE Alan Herndon	0	2	17	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Hurry	PPlay
DE Terry Desjardins	1	17
ILB Scottie Harmon	1	19
DT Hugh O'Donnell	1	18
DE Orlando Jamison	1	20

Champaign	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	1	0	1	22
DT Van Monroe	1	0	0	8
DE Alan Herndon	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kennedy McWilliams	4	0	21
S Roman Coffey	2	0	8
CB Alan Davison	2	0	21
S Irving Farr	1	1	19
OLB Oliver Keith	1	0	15
CB Sam Hastings	1	0	24
ILB Carlos Roland	1	0	21
ILB Scottie Harmon	1	0	19
OLB Kennedy Madison	1	0	8
ILB K.C. Cuviello	1	0	5
DT Ralph Flowers	1	0	9
CB Irving Powell	1	0	13
CB Spencer Bronson	1	0	10
DE Orlando Jamison	1	0	20
DE David Grillo	0	1	17

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Emmitt Alexander	3	2	25
OLB Tom Meier	3	0	18
OLB Kyle Jeffries	2	2	31
S Korey Wasson	2	0	31
S Rod Rockett	1	1	30
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	1	0	3
DE Walt Borders	1	0	16
OLB Jared Shimada	1	0	19
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	12
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	27
DT Burt Demers	1	0	20
S Leo DeGrasse	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Irving Gossett	1	6	0	25	31
Myron Martinez	1	5	0	14	12
Bert Rivera	1	3	0	25	27
Ernie Newcomb	1	3	0	7	5
Richard Tatum	1	2	1	25	27
Nicky Dunlap	0	5	0	23	23
Artie Cobb	0	2	0	15	11
Eugene Harwell	0	2	0	26	22
Tommie Fannon	0	2	0	19	23

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Butch Athanas	6	8	0	26	27
Mitch Howe	2	5	1	21	25
Howard Tyler	1	3	0	21	20
Morris Gordon	1	2	0	19	10
Brenden Jamison	1	1	0	8	8
Leslie Kalu	0	4	0	23	25
R.J. Oliver	0	1	0	25	25

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Nichols	2	16
Winston Hodgson	1	10
Irving Gossett	1	8
Eugene Harwell	1	8

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Malcolm McReynolds	1	17
Joey Tutwiler	1	14

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irving Gossett	25	31	---	---	8	64
Rondell Farley	21	24	---	---	19	64
Nicky Sanders	23	25	---	---	13	61
Billy Cowsette	32	26	---	---	---	58
Eugene Harwell	26	22	---	---	8	56
Nicky Dunlap	23	23	---	---	8	54
Bert Rivera	25	27	---	---	---	52
Richard Tatum	25	27	---	---	---	52
Kennedy McWilliams	---	---	19	21	10	50
Irving Powell	---	---	17	13	18	48
Junior Krykhtine	15	21	---	---	10	46
Carlos Roland	---	---	21	21	3	45
Sam Hastings	---	---	18	24	2	44
Tommie Fannon	19	23	---	---	---	42
Orlando Jamison	---	---	17	20	5	42
Terry Desjardins	---	---	22	17	1	40
Scottie Harmon	---	---	19	19	2	40
Irving Farr	---	---	19	19	1	39
Artie Cobb	15	11	---	---	11	37
Alan Davison	---	---	15	21	1	37
Winston Hodgson	13	12	---	---	10	35
Hugh O'Donnell	---	---	15	18	2	35
Myron Martinez	14	12	---	---	8	34
Ricky Goebel	---	---	13	18	2	33
Desmond Nichols	8	8	---	---	16	32
David Grillo	---	---	13	17	2	32
Kennedy Madison	---	---	7	8	16	31
Percy Mueller	18	8	---	---	5	31
Spencer Bronson	---	---	14	10	7	31
Oliver Keith	---	---	14	15	1	30
J.J. Ondes	14	15	---	---	---	29
Darrell Nixon	15	13	---	---	---	28
Ralph Flowers	---	---	13	9	4	26
Roman Coffey	---	---	12	8	1	21
Mercury Hibbs	3	2	---	---	16	21
Ernie Newcomb	7	5	---	---	8	20
Geoff Stargell	---	---	10	8	---	18
Randal Heintz	10	3	---	---	1	14
K.C. Cuviello	---	---	3	5	6	14
Randal Van Koevering	---	---	5	6	1	12
Corwin Lichtenberg	1	8	---	---	1	10
Ricky Roberson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vincent Becker	0	6	---	---	---	6
Quinn Pinkerton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jimmy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cory Sanders	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Korey Wasson	---	---	32	31	1	64
Rod Rockett	---	---	32	30	2	64
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	30	31	1	62
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	27	25	10	62
Marcus Reese	---	---	18	27	15	60
R.J. Oliver	25	25	---	---	6	56
Jared Shimada	---	---	24	19	13	56
Butch Athanas	26	27	---	---	---	53
Rusty Crownover	26	27	---	---	---	53
Mitch Howe	21	25	---	---	6	52
Fred Lohr	22	23	---	---	7	52
Heath Warren	---	---	24	22	2	48
Leslie Kalu	23	25	---	---	---	48
Tom Meier	---	---	25	18	4	47
Howard Tyler	21	20	---	---	6	47
Rich Westbrook	---	---	24	21	1	46
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	13	17	15	45
Alan Herndon	---	---	17	21	7	45
Kim Poulin	---	---	18	20	7	45
C.J. Emmons	21	20	---	---	1	42
Irv Dupre	19	21	---	---	---	40
Burt Demers	---	---	19	20	---	39
Butch Bostic	16	22	---	---	---	38
Walt Borders	---	---	19	16	1	36
Gary Zytniak	---	---	16	12	8	36
Morris Gordon	19	10	---	---	5	34
Bennie Sandlin	8	14	---	---	10	32
Gerald Battle	7	7	---	---	15	29
Malcolm McReynolds	6	5	---	---	17	28
Leo DeGrasse	---	---	4	11	7	22
Rodney Bauer	4	7	---	---	9	20
Brenden Jamison	8	8	---	---	---	16
Sedrick Blunt	1	0	---	---	14	15
Van Monroe	---	---	7	8	---	15
Dustin Thongchanh	---	---	3	3	8	14
Joey Tutwiler	0	0	---	---	14	14
Trevor Ayala	4	4	---	---	6	14
Bernard Connell	7	6	---	---	---	13
Chester Flannery	2	1	---	---	6	9
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Myron Dupree	---	---	0	0	3	3
Rondell Otten	0	0	---	---	2	2
Erik Cooper	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dean Turnbull	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	10	17	1.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	68	13.6
Middle	9	39	4.3
Right	12	73	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Cowsette	26	14	3	3	2	4	1	0	0
Vincent Becker	6	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	27	19	5	1	1	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	155	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	38	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	69	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	107	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nicky Sanders	10	4	0	51	0	25
WR J.J. Ondes	6	3	1	29	0	15
TE Tommie Fannon	5	4	1	64	2	23
WR Junior Krykhtine	4	2	1	45	1	21
RB Rondell Farley	2	2	0	18	0	24
FB Desmond Nichols	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Artie Cobb	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Winston Hodgson	1	1	0	41	1	12
WR Corwin Lichtenberg	1	1	0	0	0	8

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Bostic	6	3	0	39	1	22
WR C.J. Emmons	4	3	1	55	1	20
RB Irv Dupre	4	3	0	30	0	21
WR Bennie Sandlin	3	3	0	57	2	14
TE Fred Lohr	3	3	0	30	0	23
WR Gerald Battle	3	2	0	29	1	7
TE Malcolm McReynolds	2	1	0	8	0	5
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	0	-4	0	6
FB Rodney Bauer	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rondell Farley	1	1	1.00	2.85

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Dupre	2	5	2.50	8.28
Bernard Connell	1	-3	-3.00	3.00
Rusty Crownover	1	7	7.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Cowsette	2	1	8	4.00	8.00
Vincent Becker	1	1	0	0.00	6.67

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	5	4	11	2.20	9.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rondell Farley	1	1	8	8.00	9.00
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Corwin Lichtenberg	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Emmons	2	1	3	1.50	13.75
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	6	6.00	9.67
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00
RB Irv Dupre	1	1	6	6.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Rondell Farley	3	1
Randal Heintz	1	1

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Dupre	2	1
Rusty Crownover	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Cowsette	10	3	3
Vincent Becker	1	1	1

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nicky Sanders	3	0	0
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	1	1
WR J.J. Ondes	2	0	0
TE Tommie Fannon	2	2	2
RB Rondell Farley	1	1	1
TE Mercury Hibbs	1	0	0

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Emmons	1	1	1
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	1
TE Fred Lohr	1	1	1
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	0	0
RB Irv Dupre	1	0	0
FB Rodney Bauer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (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 3,500 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (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	3,500 (6,200)