Week 16, 2030

played in Austin, TX

71 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	3	0	0	6	-	9
Austin Rage	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 CHM - Daryl Riley 22 field goal
2Q: 11:58 AUS - Jerry Covington 4 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 02:12 AUS - Tony Sotiroff 31 fumble return (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 00:07 AUS - Leroy Bates 25 pass from Robert Whitener (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 04:50 CHM - Irv Dupre 12 pass from Rusty Crownover (Irv Dupre run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 CHM - Daryl Riley 22 field goal
2Q: 11:58 AUS - Jerry Covington 4 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 02:12 AUS - Tony Sotiroff 31 fumble return (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 00:07 AUS - Leroy Bates 25 pass from Robert Whitener (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 04:50 CHM - Irv Dupre 12 pass from Rusty Crownover (Irv Dupre run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CHM AUS
Record 13-2 9-6
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 382 350
- Offensive Plays 64 70
- Yards per Play 5.97 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 148 74
- Rushing Attempts 27 35
- Yards per Rush 5.48 2.11
Net Passing Yards 234 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 18 - 3 34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 234 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.32 7.89
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 6.4
4th Down Conversions 2/4 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/42 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 3/4
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:23 35:37

Team Statistics	CHM	AUS
Record	13-2	9-6
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	382	350
- Offensive Plays	64	70
- Yards per Play	5.97	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	148	74
- Rushing Attempts	27	35
- Yards per Rush	5.48	2.11
Net Passing Yards	234	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 18 - 3	34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	234	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.32	7.89
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	6.4
4th Down Conversions	2/4	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/42	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	3/4
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:23	35:37

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:22	5:18	OWN 20	9	75	Field Goal
1	0:42	0:10	OWN 20	1	6	Fumble
2	11:49	4:12	OWN 14	7	40	Punt
2	4:56	1:32	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
2	2:01	1:52	OWN 24	8	51	Interception
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 20	2	-5	Punt
3	7:00	2:22	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
3	2:20	0:09	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
4	15:00	0:43	OWN 14	1	0	Interception
4	12:04	4:09	OWN 5	14	82	Downs
4	6:13	1:29	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	1:47	1:38	OWN 26	8	49	Downs

Austin Rage
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:38	OWN 26	8	29	Punt
1	5:04	4:22	OWN 29	7	51	Interception
1	0:32	3:43	OPP 26	8	26	Touchdown
2	7:37	2:41	OWN 8	6	27	Punt
2	3:24	1:23	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	14:04	7:04	OWN 44	14	51	Missed FG
3	4:38	2:18	OWN 20	5	40	Punt
3	2:11	2:11	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
4	14:17	2:13	OWN 46	4	22	Interception
4	7:55	1:42	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
4	4:44	2:57	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 25	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Brad O'Neill, Austin Rage

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Dupre	22	122	5.55	34	3
Drew Copeland	4	20	5.00	8	0
Rusty Crownover	1	6	6.00	6	0

Austin	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Gerald Fein	18	46	2.56	7	0
Jerry Covington	14	28	2.00	9	1
Robert Whitener	3	0	0.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	37	18	234	0/0	1	29	3	44.2

Austin	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Whitener	34	22	281	1/5	1	41	2	75.7

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Bostic	5	12	78	15.60	3	29	0
RB Irv Dupre	4	4	50	12.50	31	21	1
WR Erik Cooper	4	6	56	14.00	30	28	0
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	7	16	8.00	6	10	0
WR Courtney Meadows	2	3	8	4.00	0	9	0
RB Drew Copeland	1	1	26	26.00	22	26	0
TE Sedrick Blunt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Malcolm McReynolds	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Rodney Bauer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Warren Stevens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Austin	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad O'Neill	11	20	140	12.73	47	41	0
WR Leroy Bates	5	7	78	15.60	27	25	1
WR Tony Sotiroff	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
TE Ethan Earnest	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
RB Gerald Fein	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Jerry Covington	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Ed Flowers	1	1	37	37.00	32	37	0
WR Damon Foudray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jared Shimada	1	0	0.00	0
S Rod Rockett	1	0	0.00	0

Austin	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Josh Lyons	1	0	0.00
CB O.J. Ruhman	1	0	0.00
CB Donald Martinson	1	4	4.00

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Force
Drew Copeland	1	0
Erik Cooper	1	0
Jared Shimada	0	1

Austin	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Leroy Bates	1	0	0	0
Tony Sotiroff	0	1	1	1
O.J. Ruhman	0	1	0	0
Clarence Carpenter	0	1	0	0
Jamal Harper	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	4	176	44.0	40.0	54	1

Austin	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Sinclair	6	259	43.2	33.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	0/0

Austin	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Winslett	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Cooper	3	29	9.7	0
Erik Wolf	1	7	7.0	0

Austin	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leroy Bates	2	-4	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Copeland	3	42	14.0	0

Austin	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Trippi	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Shimada	8	1	0.0	22	25
S Rod Rockett	7	3	0.0	35	35
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	5	2	0.0	32	29
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	5	1	0.0	26	28
DE Heath Warren	3	1	1.0	23	15
DT Rich Westbrook	3	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Tom Meier	3	1	0.0	8	7
S Erik Wolf	3	0	0.0	33	32
CB Emmitt Alexander	3	0	0.0	29	32
CB Dean Turnbull	3	0	0.0	4	10
DE Alan Herndon	2	2	0.0	25	27
WR Butch Bostic	2	0	---	---	---
DT Burt Demers	2	0	0.0	17	22
DT Van Monroe	2	0	0.0	7	9
S Leo DeGrasse	2	0	0.0	31	28
DE Walt Borders	1	2	0.0	16	19
OLB Kendrick Snider	1	2	0.0	15	14
CB Roman Andersen	1	1	0.0	8	4
QB Rusty Crownover	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kim Poulin	0	2	0.0	23	19

Austin	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mitchell Willis	7	1	0.0	22	29
CB O.J. Ruhman	5	2	0.0	18	34
S Glenn Fausel	5	1	0.0	20	32
ILB Jamal Harper	5	0	0.0	20	18
S Mercury Trippi	5	0	0.0	25	37
DE Deon Pearson	3	3	0.0	19	33
ILB Les Nekolny	3	1	0.0	6	7
CB Kenneth Malone	3	0	0.0	14	17
S Dominic Hussey	3	0	0.0	8	15
CB Josh Lyons	2	3	0.0	22	26
OLB Irving Garza	1	1	0.0	24	27
DE Nathan Morris	1	0	0.0	22	36
QB Robert Whitener	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leroy Bates	1	0	---	---	---
CB Donald Martinson	1	0	0.0	20	30
DT Lester Spatz	0	2	0.0	19	19
DE Clarence Carpenter	0	1	0.0	5	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	1.0	2	2	15
DE Alan Herndon	0.0	1	1	27
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	1	0	29
DT Kim Poulin	0.0	0	1	19

Austin	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Irving Garza	2	3	27
DE Nathan Morris	2	0	36
DE Deon Pearson	1	1	33
DT Donald Maples	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jared Shimada	4	0	1	25
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	3	0	0	29
CB Dean Turnbull	3	0	0	10
S Rod Rockett	2	1	1	35
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	1	0	32
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	2	0	0	28
S Erik Wolf	2	0	0	32
DE Walt Borders	1	0	0	19
DT Burt Demers	1	0	0	22
OLB Kendrick Snider	1	0	0	14
CB Roman Andersen	1	0	0	4

Austin	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB O.J. Ruhman	4	1	1	34
ILB Mitchell Willis	4	0	0	29
CB Josh Lyons	2	1	1	26
S Glenn Fausel	2	1	0	32
S Dominic Hussey	2	0	0	15
CB Donald Martinson	1	0	1	30
ILB Les Nekolny	1	0	0	7
CB Kenneth Malone	1	0	0	17
S Mercury Trippi	1	0	0	37
OLB Irving Garza	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Scottie Hitchcock	8	12	2	27	37
Mitch Howe	2	4	0	24	35
Leslie Kalu	2	2	0	27	31
Ernie Newcomb	1	1	0	11	6
Butch Athanas	0	3	0	16	31
Rodney Bauer	0	3	0	20	19
Brenden Jamison	0	1	0	3	3

Austin	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Tyler	2	8	0	32	1	34
Donny Hitt	2	5	0	28	0	27
Matthew Sprincz	2	4	0	35	0	34
Howie Morton	2	3	1	35	0	33
David Hopper	1	3	0	28	0	31
Buddy Stargell	1	2	0	7	0	4
Ed Flowers	1	1	0	14	0	17
Ethan Earnest	0	3	0	20	0	18
Korey Westbrook	0	2	0	7	0	10
Andy Del Barco	0	1	0	11	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Jared Shimada	2	8
Sedrick Blunt	1	13
Leo DeGrasse	1	3

Austin	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Flowers	2	17
Mercury Trippi	2	14
Tony Sotiroff	2	12
Brad O'Neill	1	8

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Rockett	---	---	35	35	12	82
Scottie Hitchcock	27	37	---	---	5	69
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	29	32	7	68
Erik Wolf	---	---	33	32	2	67
Mitch Howe	24	35	---	---	5	64
Rusty Crownover	27	37	---	---	---	64
Dustin Thongchanh	---	---	26	28	8	62
Leo DeGrasse	---	---	31	28	3	62
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	32	29	---	61
Rich Westbrook	---	---	29	29	1	59
Alan Herndon	---	---	25	27	7	59
Erik Cooper	25	29	---	---	5	59
Leslie Kalu	27	31	---	---	---	58
Rodney Bauer	20	19	---	---	17	56
Jared Shimada	---	---	22	25	8	55
Malcolm McReynolds	17	31	---	---	6	54
R.J. Oliver	23	29	---	---	---	52
Irv Dupre	23	29	---	---	---	52
Butch Athanas	16	31	---	---	---	47
Kendrick Snider	---	---	15	14	17	46
Butch Bostic	15	28	---	---	2	45
Kim Poulin	---	---	23	19	1	43
Burt Demers	---	---	17	22	4	43
Heath Warren	---	---	23	15	1	39
Sedrick Blunt	16	9	---	---	13	38
Walt Borders	---	---	16	19	---	35
Bennie Sandlin	5	21	---	---	8	34
Roman Andersen	---	---	8	4	15	27
Trevor Ayala	4	13	---	---	5	22
Drew Copeland	4	8	---	---	9	21
Ernie Newcomb	11	6	---	---	3	20
Courtney Meadows	7	9	---	---	4	20
Van Monroe	---	---	7	9	2	18
Tom Meier	---	---	8	7	---	15
Amos Gaylor	3	0	---	---	12	15
Dean Turnbull	---	---	4	10	1	15
Warren Stevens	0	2	---	---	11	13
Brenden Jamison	3	3	---	---	2	8
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Myron Dupree	---	---	0	0	3	3
Lester Ramirez	---	---	2	0	1	3
Marcus Reese	---	---	0	1	---	1
Wayne Clancy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rondell Otten	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Austin	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brad O'Neill	35	35	---	---	8	78
Mercury Trippi	---	---	25	37	14	76
Matthew Sprincz	35	34	---	---	5	74
Robert Whitener	35	35	---	---	---	70
Leroy Bates	27	32	---	---	11	70
Howie Morton	35	33	---	---	1	69
Ricky Tyler	32	34	---	---	1	67
Donny Hitt	28	27	---	---	7	62
Nathan Morris	---	---	22	36	1	59
David Hopper	28	31	---	---	---	59
O.J. Ruhman	---	---	18	34	4	56
Deon Pearson	---	---	19	33	3	55
Donald Martinson	---	---	20	30	5	55
Mitchell Willis	---	---	22	29	3	54
Glenn Fausel	---	---	20	32	1	53
Irving Garza	---	---	24	27	1	52
Ethan Earnest	20	18	---	---	13	51
Josh Lyons	---	---	22	26	---	48
Ed Flowers	14	17	---	---	17	48
Gerald Fein	21	25	---	---	1	47
Lester Spatz	---	---	19	19	3	41
Kenneth Malone	---	---	14	17	10	41
Jamal Harper	---	---	20	18	2	40
Jerry Covington	21	14	---	---	---	35
Calvin Humes	7	12	---	---	14	33
Donald Maples	---	---	8	19	---	27
Korey Westbrook	7	10	---	---	7	24
Andy Del Barco	11	7	---	---	5	23
Dominic Hussey	---	---	8	15	---	23
Tony Sotiroff	7	3	---	---	12	22
Les Nekolny	---	---	6	7	7	20
Anthony Lewis	---	---	6	7	7	20
Buddy Stargell	7	4	---	---	7	18
Ken Schmaltz	---	---	6	7	5	18
Damon Foudray	7	7	---	---	---	14
Orlando Finkelstein	---	---	8	4	2	14
Jon Wilkerson	---	---	3	9	2	14
A.J. Durham	3	2	---	---	7	12
Jeffrey Linquist	5	5	---	---	---	10
Clarence Carpenter	---	---	5	1	4	10
Bryan Lake	---	---	2	0	7	9
Kim Sinclair	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leslie Gizzi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Everett Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ricardo Lynn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	68	6.8
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	8	51	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	7	10	1.4
Right	18	45	2.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	37	18	4	2	4	4	6	4	3

Austin	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Whitener	34	22	5	0	0	2	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	47	15.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	60	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	79	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	48	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	161	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	44	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	51	5.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Bostic	12	5	2	78	1	28
WR Bennie Sandlin	7	2	2	16	0	21
WR Erik Cooper	6	4	0	56	1	29
RB Irv Dupre	4	4	0	50	1	29
WR Courtney Meadows	3	2	0	8	0	9
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	0	0	0	0	31
RB Drew Copeland	1	1	0	26	1	8
FB Rodney Bauer	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Warren Stevens	1	0	0	0	0	2

Austin	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad O'Neill	20	11	140	2	35
WR Leroy Bates	7	5	78	2	32
WR Tony Sotiroff	2	2	11	0	3
TE Ethan Earnest	1	1	6	0	18
WR Damon Foudray	1	0	0	0	7
RB Gerald Fein	1	1	5	0	25
RB Jerry Covington	1	1	4	0	14
FB Ed Flowers	1	1	37	1	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Dupre	3	10	3.33	5.55

Austin	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Fein	3	6	2.00	2.56
Jerry Covington	3	5	1.67	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	6	4	23	3.83	6.32

Austin	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Robert Whitener	6	3	23	3.83	8.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Irv Dupre	2	2	18	9.00	12.50
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0	0.00	2.29
WR Butch Bostic	1	1	6	6.00	6.50
WR Erik Cooper	1	0	0	0.00	9.33
WR Courtney Meadows	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.67

Austin	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad O'Neill	3	1	9	3.00	7.00
WR Leroy Bates	2	1	10	5.00	11.14
RB Jerry Covington	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Dupre	5	2

Austin	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Fein	3	0
Jerry Covington	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	6	3	1

Austin	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Whitener	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	1	0
WR Butch Bostic	2	1	0
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	0	0
RB Drew Copeland	1	1	1

Austin	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brad O'Neill	6	4	4
WR Leroy Bates	2	2	2
TE Ethan Earnest	1	1	0
WR Damon Foudray	1	0	0
WR Tony Sotiroff	1	1	1
RB Gerald Fein	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (17,700)
End Zone 10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,300 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (17,700)
End Zone	10,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,900 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,700 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,800)