Week 7, 2029

played in Minnesota, MN

31 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	0	3	14	0	-	17
Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:25 CHM - Daryl Riley 18 field goal
3Q: 12:00 CHM - Erik Cooper 17 pass from Rondell Otten (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 05:27 CHM - Bernard Connell 11 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 14:22 MIN - Irving Clemens 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:25 CHM - Daryl Riley 18 field goal
3Q: 12:00 CHM - Erik Cooper 17 pass from Rondell Otten (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 05:27 CHM - Bernard Connell 11 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 14:22 MIN - Irving Clemens 38 field goal

Team Statistics CHM MIN
Record 7-0 4-3
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 8 0
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 423 311
- Offensive Plays 71 64
- Yards per Play 5.96 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 162 37
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 4.38 2.18
Net Passing Yards 261 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 2 47 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 265 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.68 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/32 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 2/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:52 25:08

Team Statistics	CHM	MIN
Record	7-0	4-3
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	8	0
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	423	311
- Offensive Plays	71	64
- Yards per Play	5.96	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	162	37
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	4.38	2.18
Net Passing Yards	261	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 2	47 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	265	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.68	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/32	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	2/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:52	25:08

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	1:58	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
1	8:44	2:22	OWN 24	4	34	Punt
1	2:03	1:26	OWN 13	3	40	Interception
2	14:44	3:37	OWN 40	6	21	Punt
2	8:30	6:11	OWN 20	12	79	Field Goal
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 5	2	25	Half
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
3	12:40	0:46	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
3	10:35	5:14	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
3	3:46	1:46	OWN 23	4	33	Punt
4	14:17	1:14	OWN 38	2	31	Interception
4	12:33	2:05	OWN 15	5	27	Punt
4	7:40	4:54	OWN 7	8	30	Punt
4	2:46	0:42	OPP 12	3	-12	Missed FG
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 3	2	11	Game

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
1	11:39	2:55	OWN 19	5	23	Punt
1	6:22	4:19	OWN 6	9	36	Punt
1	0:37	0:53	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
2	11:07	2:37	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
2	2:19	1:36	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
3	12:50	0:10	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
3	11:54	1:19	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	5:21	1:35	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	2:00	2:43	OWN 20	5	59	Field Goal
4	13:03	0:30	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
4	10:28	2:48	OWN 20	8	21	Punt
4	2:04	1:47	OWN 31	9	66	Downs

Game MVP: Scottie Hitchcock, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Dupre	26	106	4.08	23	2	0
Bernard Connell	10	58	5.80	13	3	1
Rondell Otten	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Cole McCormick	12	32	2.67	7
Stephen Dixon	4	2	0.50	3
J.R. Carpenter	1	3	3.00	3

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rondell Otten	33	21	265	1/4	1	31	2	73.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	47	25	274	0/0	0	44	1	61.8

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Emmons	5	9	48	9.60	8	21	0
WR Butch Bostic	5	8	103	20.60	29	31	0
RB Irv Dupre	3	5	9	3.00	0	3	0
WR Erik Cooper	3	3	54	18.00	13	28	1
TE Sedrick Blunt	2	3	33	16.50	12	20	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bernie Sweeney	9	11	111	12.33	47	44
WR Troy Wiggins	8	15	93	11.63	47	29
WR Sean Pallansch	4	8	59	14.75	26	25
TE Lester Baskey	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
WR Rusty Rice	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Stephen Dixon	1	2	3	3.00	3	3
TE Corwin Kotter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Cole McCormick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Brant Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Korey Wasson	1	34	34.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brandon White	1	28	28.00	0
S Norman Haworth	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irv Dupre	1	0	0
Mitch Howe	0	1	0
Bernard Connell	0	1	0
Ross Deskins	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marcus Rodgers	1	0	0	0
Bo Tanner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	7	325	46.4	37.7	58	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	10	440	44.0	38.8	62	5

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	2	30	15.0	0
Erik Cooper	1	2	2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Rodgers	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Zytniak	2	47	23.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Korey Wasson	5	2	0.0	16	46
OLB Tom Meier	5	1	0.0	12	29
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	5	0	0.0	15	38
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	4	2	0.0	7	26
DE Alan Herndon	4	2	0.0	13	33
OLB Jared Shimada	3	2	0.0	15	39
S Rod Rockett	3	2	0.0	16	47
CB Marcus Reese	3	2	0.0	11	25
DT Rich Westbrook	2	1	0.0	15	41
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	1	0.0	13	37
WR C.J. Emmons	2	0	---	---	---
CB Gary Zytniak	2	0	0.0	10	29
S Leo DeGrasse	2	0	0.0	3	12
DT Kim Poulin	1	1	0.0	8	25
DE Walt Borders	1	0	0.0	9	19

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	16	2	0.0	37	34
OLB Bo Tanner	7	3	0.0	25	25
CB Percy Oliver	7	1	0.0	29	27
OLB Hardy Stansberry	6	4	1.0	31	28
S Dean Tanner	5	2	0.0	27	26
ILB Brandon White	4	3	0.0	16	23
CB Christian Roderick	4	2	0.0	20	17
S Marco Harp	2	1	0.0	15	11
ILB Lorenzo White	1	0	0.0	23	18
CB Larry Warkentien	1	0	0.0	33	30
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	23	19
CB Norbert Irwin	1	0	0.0	14	11
ILB Herb Jazynka	1	0	0.0	13	11
T Rusty Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derek Holliday	0	1	0.0	22	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	4	1	36
DE Walt Borders	2	0	19
DT Rich Westbrook	1	0	41
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	33
DT Burt Demers	1	0	29

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Hardy Stansberry	1.0	1	28
DE Mitch Oxenby	0.0	2	26
OLB Jackie Stevens	0.0	2	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	5	1	0	38
CB Marcus Reese	3	1	0	25
OLB Tom Meier	3	0	0	29
OLB Jared Shimada	2	3	0	39
S Korey Wasson	2	1	1	46
S Rod Rockett	2	0	0	47
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	0	0	37
DE Alan Herndon	2	0	0	33
CB Gary Zytniak	1	0	0	29
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	1	0	0	26
DT Kim Poulin	1	0	0	25
S Leo DeGrasse	1	0	0	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	5	2	1	34
ILB Brandon White	4	1	1	23
CB Percy Oliver	4	0	0	27
S Marco Harp	2	0	0	11
CB Christian Roderick	2	0	0	17
CB Larry Warkentien	1	1	0	30
OLB Bo Tanner	1	0	0	25
OLB Hardy Stansberry	1	0	0	28
S Dean Tanner	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Scottie Hitchcock	5	9	2	37	0	34
Butch Athanas	5	9	0	37	0	34
Morris Gordon	2	2	0	22	0	15
Mitch Howe	1	4	0	27	1	26
Leslie Kalu	1	4	0	37	0	32
Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	0	29	0	25
R.J. Oliver	0	3	0	28	0	29
Brenden Jamison	0	3	0	10	0	8
Sedrick Blunt	0	1	0	8	0	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Glenn Darlington	1	2	16	33
Brent Dennis	0	4	13	36
Scottie Givens	0	3	13	38
Daniel Milloy	0	3	13	33
Stan Hastings	0	1	4	19
Brant Chandler	0	1	9	17
Corwin Kotter	0	1	14	34
Rusty Gardner	0	1	14	31

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Deskins	2	15
Bernard Connell	1	15

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Baskey	1	17
Brant Chandler	1	16
Stan Hastings	1	11
Bernie Sweeney	1	7
Dean Tanner	1	4

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Hitchcock	37	34	---	---	9	80
Butch Athanas	37	34	---	---	---	71
Rondell Otten	37	34	---	---	---	71
Leslie Kalu	37	32	---	---	---	69
Jared Shimada	---	---	15	39	14	68
C.J. Emmons	32	31	---	---	2	65
Rod Rockett	---	---	16	47	2	65
Korey Wasson	---	---	16	46	2	64
Malcolm McReynolds	29	25	---	---	9	63
Mitch Howe	27	26	---	---	9	62
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	13	37	11	61
Dustin Thongchanh	---	---	15	38	6	59
Butch Bostic	31	28	---	---	---	59
Rich Westbrook	---	---	15	41	2	58
R.J. Oliver	28	29	---	---	---	57
Marcus Reese	---	---	11	25	21	57
Alan Herndon	---	---	13	33	10	56
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	7	26	21	54
Irv Dupre	26	27	---	---	---	53
Heath Warren	---	---	12	36	1	49
Tom Meier	---	---	12	29	5	46
Morris Gordon	22	15	---	---	7	44
Gary Zytniak	---	---	10	29	3	42
Kim Poulin	---	---	8	25	7	40
Burt Demers	---	---	10	29	1	40
Sedrick Blunt	8	9	---	---	21	38
Bennie Sandlin	10	10	---	---	14	34
Bernard Connell	11	7	---	---	15	33
Walt Borders	---	---	9	19	3	31
Brenden Jamison	10	8	---	---	9	27
Rodney Bauer	6	11	---	---	9	26
Trevor Ayala	9	6	---	---	9	24
Leo DeGrasse	---	---	3	12	8	23
Erik Cooper	9	6	---	---	2	17
Ross Deskins	0	0	---	---	15	15
Chester Flannery	0	1	---	---	9	10
Billy Joe Portillo	1	1	---	---	8	10
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shane Pennell	---	---	1	1	5	7
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Van Monroe	---	---	1	5	---	6
Clay McElroy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dean Turnbull	---	---	0	0	2	2
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Howard Tyler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Dupree	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Warkentien	---	---	33	30	14	77
Percy Oliver	---	---	29	27	18	74
Norman Haworth	---	---	37	34	2	73
J.R. Carpenter	17	47	---	---	---	64
Scottie Givens	13	38	---	---	11	62
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	31	28	2	61
Brent Dennis	13	36	---	---	10	59
Dean Tanner	---	---	27	26	4	57
Bernie Sweeney	11	38	---	---	7	56
Corwin Kotter	14	34	---	---	8	56
Bo Tanner	---	---	25	25	2	52
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	25	26	1	52
Troy Wiggins	10	31	---	---	10	51
Derek Holliday	---	---	22	19	9	50
Will Springer	---	---	27	22	1	50
Glenn Darlington	16	33	---	---	---	49
Daniel Milloy	13	33	---	---	---	46
Brandon White	---	---	16	23	6	45
Lorenzo White	---	---	23	18	4	45
Christian Roderick	---	---	20	17	8	45
Rusty Gardner	14	31	---	---	---	45
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	23	19	2	44
Rusty Rice	8	33	---	---	1	42
Brant Chandler	9	17	---	---	16	42
Norbert Borders	---	---	14	18	8	40
Cole McCormick	12	27	---	---	---	39
Lester Baskey	7	13	---	---	17	37
Stan Hastings	4	19	---	---	11	34
Conrad Powell	7	17	---	---	8	32
Sean Pallansch	7	20	---	---	4	31
Herb Jazynka	---	---	13	11	7	31
Norbert Irwin	---	---	14	11	5	30
Scottie Hayes	---	---	7	3	19	29
Dale Okuyama	4	14	---	---	11	29
Marco Harp	---	---	15	11	1	27
Stephen Dixon	5	20	---	---	---	25
Mel Stokes	0	0	---	---	24	24
John Morris	1	14	---	---	4	19
Marcus Rodgers	2	2	---	---	13	17
Jackie Stevens	---	---	6	6	4	16
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	2	2
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bryant Kohberger	0	0	---	---	1	1
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norbert Hammond	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	7	57	8.1
Right	18	49	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	7	10	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rondell Otten	33	21	5	1	0	4	5	0	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	47	25	5	2	3	6	9	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	131	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	48	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	127	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	86	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	23	2.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Emmons	9	5	48	1	31
WR Butch Bostic	8	5	103	2	28
RB Irv Dupre	5	3	9	0	27
TE Sedrick Blunt	3	2	33	1	9
TE Malcolm McReynolds	3	1	5	0	25
WR Erik Cooper	3	3	54	1	6
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	1	7	0	10
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	6	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Wiggins	15	8	0	93	2	31
WR Bernie Sweeney	11	9	0	111	2	38
WR Sean Pallansch	8	4	0	59	1	20
TE Lester Baskey	3	1	1	2	0	13
WR Rusty Rice	3	1	1	3	0	33
RB Stephen Dixon	2	1	0	3	0	20
TE Corwin Kotter	2	1	0	3	0	34
RB Cole McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	27
FB Brant Chandler	1	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Dupre	3	0	0.00	4.08
Bernard Connell	1	11	11.00	5.80

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rondell Otten	5	1	17	3.40	8.03

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	4	2	9	2.25	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Bostic	1	0	0	0.00	12.88
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
RB Irv Dupre	1	0	0	0.00	1.80
WR Erik Cooper	1	1	17	17.00	18.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	2	9	4.50	10.09
TE Corwin Kotter	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Dupre	6	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rondell Otten	10	7	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	16	11	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Irv Dupre	3	2	0
WR C.J. Emmons	2	1	1
WR Butch Bostic	2	1	1
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	1
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	1
WR Erik Cooper	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Wiggins	4	4	3
WR Bernie Sweeney	4	3	1
TE Lester Baskey	2	1	0
WR Sean Pallansch	2	1	0
WR Rusty Rice	1	0	0
RB Stephen Dixon	1	1	1
TE Corwin Kotter	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,100 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (21,000)
End Zone 11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,700 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,100 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (21,000)
End Zone	11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,700 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,700)