Conference Finals, 2030

played in Champaign, IL

47 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

St. Louis Nemesis	0	3	10	0	-	13
Champaign Thunder	7	14	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 CHM - Irv Dupre 28 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 14:54 CHM - Rodney Bauer 14 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 10:10 STL - Gary Burnham 19 field goal
2Q: 06:25 CHM - Drew Copeland 4 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 11:16 STL - Gary Burnham 34 field goal
3Q: 04:48 STL - Ron Arnold 1 run (Gary Burnham extra point)
4Q: 14:11 CHM - Irv Dupre 33 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 01:36 CHM - Daryl Riley 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 CHM - Irv Dupre 28 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 14:54 CHM - Rodney Bauer 14 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 10:10 STL - Gary Burnham 19 field goal
2Q: 06:25 CHM - Drew Copeland 4 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 11:16 STL - Gary Burnham 34 field goal
3Q: 04:48 STL - Ron Arnold 1 run (Gary Burnham extra point)
4Q: 14:11 CHM - Irv Dupre 33 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 01:36 CHM - Daryl Riley 38 field goal

Team Statistics STL CHM
Record 12-7 15-3
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 289 432
- Offensive Plays 71 59
- Yards per Play 4.07 7.32
Net Rushing Yards 76 106
- Rushing Attempts 26 31
- Yards per Rush 2.92 3.42
Net Passing Yards 213 326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 18 - 2 27 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 219 331
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.73 11.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 4/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/93 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 3/23 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:42 30:18

Team Statistics	STL	CHM
Record	12-7	15-3
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	289	432
- Offensive Plays	71	59
- Yards per Play	4.07	7.32
Net Rushing Yards	76	106
- Rushing Attempts	26	31
- Yards per Rush	2.92	3.42
Net Passing Yards	213	326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 18 - 2	27 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	219	331
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.73	11.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	4/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/93	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	3/23	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:42	30:18

Drive Charts

St. Louis Nemesis
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:47	3:47	OWN 43	6	-2	Punt
2	14:47	3:14	OWN 6	5	27	Punt
2	11:22	1:20	OPP 11	3	9	Field Goal
2	6:17	1:22	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
2	2:51	0:59	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	3:50	OWN 20	9	63	Field Goal
3	9:01	1:20	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	7:41	3:04	OPP 34	7	34	Touchdown
3	2:23	0:52	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	13:59	4:18	OWN 20	11	47	Interception
4	9:30	3:56	OPP 42	13	40	Downs
4	3:45	0:40	OWN 49	3	15	Interception
4	1:28	0:39	OWN 40	2	8	Fumble

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:13	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
1	7:00	7:13	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
2	11:33	0:11	OWN 14	1	0	Interception
2	10:02	3:45	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	4:55	2:04	OWN 17	4	24	Interception
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 6	4	16	Half
3	11:10	2:09	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
3	4:37	2:14	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
3	1:31	2:32	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	9:41	0:11	OWN 4	1	0	Interception
4	5:34	1:49	OWN 2	4	18	Punt
4	3:05	1:37	OWN 10	5	69	Field Goal
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 47	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Emmitt Alexander, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrell Garcia	14	36	2.57	13	1	0
Mario Alameda	6	23	3.83	13	1	0
Ron Arnold	5	14	2.80	4	0	1
Glenn Rice	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Dupre	23	76	3.30	13	4	0
Drew Copeland	6	33	5.50	10	1	1
Rusty Crownover	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Arnold	44	18	219	1/6	0	24	2	38.0

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	27	20	331	1/5	3	51	3	112.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leslie Griffin	8	17	86	10.75	23	18
WR Lawrence Johanningmeier	4	6	56	14.00	4	23
RB Tyrell Garcia	2	3	22	11.00	5	20
TE Sammy Desmond	2	3	26	13.00	23	24
WR C.J. Emmons	1	8	15	15.00	0	15
WR Eddie Russell	1	2	14	14.00	1	14
WR Dave Petko	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Mario Alameda	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	5	49	12.25	16	20	0
RB Irv Dupre	4	4	72	18.00	32	33	2
WR Erik Cooper	4	7	85	21.25	17	51	0
WR Butch Bostic	3	4	62	20.67	21	22	0
FB Rodney Bauer	3	4	34	11.33	15	14	1
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	13	13.00	11	13	0
WR Courtney Meadows	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Billy Joe Pohl	1	11	11.00
CB Charlie Rovenstine	1	12	12.00
S Anthony Rhodes	1	0	0.00

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leslie Griffin	2	0	0
Ryan Strong	0	1	0
Marshall Brost	0	1	0
Brock Beaulieu	0	0	1

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
Erik Cooper	1	0	0
Emmitt Alexander	0	1	0
Rod Rockett	0	0	1
Leo DeGrasse	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Brown	6	311	51.8	45.2	64	4

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	3	160	53.3	40.0	56	0

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Burnham	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Griffin	2	20	10.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Cooper	4	40	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Griffin	3	93	31.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Copeland	3	61	20.3	0
Erik Wolf	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeffrey Leaskey	11	2	1.0	27	25
DE Damon Whiting	6	1	0.0	28	24
S Trent Brinkley	5	2	0.0	23	26
CB Charlie Rovenstine	4	2	0.0	22	24
OLB Marshall Brost	3	1	0.0	23	22
CB Mark Shumaker	3	0	0.0	15	17
DT Mark Vandam	2	2	0.0	24	20
CB Harold Thompson	2	1	0.0	24	20
ILB Lamar Smith	2	0	0.0	12	10
S Hugh Lyons	2	0	0.0	10	12
OLB Terrance Hernandez	1	2	0.0	30	27
S Anthony Rhodes	1	2	0.0	13	12
DT Monty Glendon	1	1	0.0	20	20
CB Jeff Ingram	1	1	0.0	15	16
DE Jermaine Austin	1	1	0.0	14	12
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jerald Whalen	1	0	0.0	7	8
T Roman Staley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leslie Griffin	1	0	---	---	---
S Billy Joe Pohl	0	1	0.0	17	7

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	7	2	0.0	22	39
OLB Kendrick Snider	5	4	0.0	23	39
S Erik Wolf	5	3	0.0	25	44
OLB Jared Shimada	5	1	0.0	21	25
DT Kim Poulin	3	1	0.0	12	22
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	3	0	0.0	9	14
DT Burt Demers	3	0	0.0	14	29
S Leo DeGrasse	3	0	0.0	21	40
S Rod Rockett	2	3	0.0	24	44
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	1	0.0	24	41
CB Roman Andersen	2	1	0.0	6	17
WR Butch Bostic	2	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Borders	1	1	0.5	19	36
DE Heath Warren	1	0	0.5	20	33
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	0.0	0	1
WR Erik Cooper	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alan Herndon	0	1	0.0	20	27
DT Van Monroe	0	1	0.0	20	33

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jeffrey Leaskey	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Monty Glendon	0.0	1	0	1	20

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	0.5	2	1	1	33
DE Walt Borders	0.5	1	3	0	36
DT Burt Demers	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Van Monroe	0.0	0	2	0	33
DE Alan Herndon	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charlie Rovenstine	4	1	1	24
S Trent Brinkley	3	0	0	26
OLB Marshall Brost	3	0	0	22
CB Mark Shumaker	2	1	0	17
S Hugh Lyons	2	1	0	12
ILB Jeffrey Leaskey	2	0	0	25
DE Damon Whiting	1	0	0	24
OLB Kent Keith	1	0	0	4
CB Jeff Ingram	1	0	0	16
OLB Terrance Hernandez	1	0	0	27
S Billy Joe Pohl	0	0	1	7
S Anthony Rhodes	0	0	1	12

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Erik Wolf	5	0	0	44
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	3	1	0	39
OLB Kendrick Snider	3	1	0	39
S Leo DeGrasse	2	2	0	40
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	2	1	0	14
CB Emmitt Alexander	1	3	2	41
CB Marcus Reese	1	0	0	1
CB Roman Andersen	1	0	0	17
OLB Jared Shimada	0	1	0	25
S Rod Rockett	0	1	0	44
DT Van Monroe	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.J. Pegram	2	4	0	26	0	45
Gerald Echevarria	2	3	1	25	0	45
Roman Staley	1	6	0	26	0	45
Carlton Hastings	1	4	0	17	1	41
Sedrick McClay	1	3	0	26	0	45
Herman Bates	0	1	0	9	0	4

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leslie Kalu	4	5	1	25	0	24
Butch Athanas	1	6	0	21	1	20
Mitch Howe	1	4	0	29	0	26
Scottie Hitchcock	1	4	0	31	0	28
Trevor Ayala	1	2	0	16	0	7
Ernie Newcomb	1	2	0	10	0	8
Brenden Jamison	1	2	0	2	0	2
Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	0	20	0	19
R.J. Oliver	0	2	0	21	0	25
Rodney Bauer	0	1	0	27	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Brad Leinaweaver	4	16
Brock Beaulieu	2	17
Sammie Applin	1	11
Lawrence Johanningmeier	1	3

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Rockett	3	14
Jared Shimada	1	12
Scottie Hitchcock	1	4

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leslie Griffin	26	45	---	---	9	80
Roman Staley	26	45	---	---	8	79
Gerald Echevarria	25	45	---	---	3	73
Ron Arnold	26	45	---	---	---	71
J.J. Pegram	26	45	---	---	---	71
Sedrick McClay	26	45	---	---	---	71
Carlton Hastings	17	41	---	---	8	66
Terrance Hernandez	---	---	30	27	1	58
C.J. Emmons	19	38	---	---	---	57
Damon Whiting	---	---	28	24	3	55
Marshall Brost	---	---	23	22	10	55
Jeffrey Leaskey	---	---	27	25	---	52
Trent Brinkley	---	---	23	26	1	50
Charlie Rovenstine	---	---	22	24	1	47
Mark Vandam	---	---	24	20	1	45
Harold Thompson	---	---	24	20	1	45
Jeff Ingram	---	---	15	16	13	44
Eddie Russell	7	17	---	---	20	44
Tyrell Garcia	19	23	---	---	1	43
Monty Glendon	---	---	20	20	1	41
Mario Alameda	7	14	---	---	17	38
Billy Joe Pohl	---	---	17	7	12	36
Mark Shumaker	---	---	15	17	1	33
Martin Duncan	13	19	---	---	---	32
Lamar Smith	---	---	12	10	10	32
Dave Petko	8	18	---	---	6	32
Sammy Desmond	11	11	---	---	9	31
Anthony Rhodes	---	---	13	12	3	28
Brad Leinaweaver	7	4	---	---	16	27
Jermaine Austin	---	---	14	12	1	27
Brock Beaulieu	4	6	---	---	17	27
Glenn Rice	6	7	---	---	12	25
Hugh Lyons	---	---	10	12	2	24
Lawrence Johanningmeier	3	17	---	---	3	23
Kent Keith	---	---	16	4	2	22
Herman Bates	9	4	---	---	8	21
Jerald Whalen	---	---	7	8	3	18
Sammie Applin	0	6	---	---	11	17
Ryan Strong	1	0	---	---	8	9
Mercury Vonderfecht	---	---	1	1	6	8
Rodney Brown	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Burnham	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lawrence Kelley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Louis Somogyi	---	---	0	1	---	1
Freddie Lidgett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrell Overbeck	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Rockett	---	---	24	44	14	82
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	24	41	11	76
Erik Wolf	---	---	25	44	4	73
Leo DeGrasse	---	---	21	40	9	70
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	22	39	3	64
Kendrick Snider	---	---	23	39	2	64
Scottie Hitchcock	31	28	---	---	4	63
Erik Cooper	28	27	---	---	6	61
Rodney Bauer	27	20	---	---	13	60
Van Monroe	---	---	20	33	7	60
Rusty Crownover	31	28	---	---	---	59
Jared Shimada	---	---	21	25	12	58
Mitch Howe	29	26	---	---	2	57
Walt Borders	---	---	19	36	1	56
Alan Herndon	---	---	20	27	8	55
Heath Warren	---	---	20	33	1	54
Leslie Kalu	25	24	---	---	---	49
Dustin Thongchanh	---	---	9	14	24	47
R.J. Oliver	21	25	---	---	---	46
Malcolm McReynolds	20	19	---	---	6	45
Irv Dupre	24	21	---	---	---	45
Burt Demers	---	---	14	29	2	45
Butch Bostic	25	18	---	---	---	43
Butch Athanas	21	20	---	---	---	41
Sedrick Blunt	12	12	---	---	11	35
Kim Poulin	---	---	12	22	1	35
Roman Andersen	---	---	6	17	10	33
Trevor Ayala	16	7	---	---	4	27
Bennie Sandlin	6	9	---	---	10	25
Drew Copeland	7	7	---	---	8	22
Ernie Newcomb	10	8	---	---	2	20
Warren Stevens	0	0	---	---	17	17
Dean Turnbull	---	---	5	11	---	16
Amos Gaylor	2	0	---	---	13	15
Courtney Meadows	4	7	---	---	3	14
Junior Munger	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brenden Jamison	2	2	---	---	4	8
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Myron Dupree	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bob McGuire	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marcus Reese	---	---	0	1	---	1
Wayne Clancy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lester Ramirez	---	---	1	0	---	1
Rondell Otten	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	15	1.9
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	10	45	4.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Arnold	44	18	3	1	1	11	7	1	2

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	27	20	7	0	0	3	0	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	4	36	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	3	33	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	127	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	40	20.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	122	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	52	17.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	117	16.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Griffin	17	8	0	86	0	45
WR C.J. Emmons	8	1	1	15	0	38
WR Lawrence Johanningmeier	6	4	0	56	1	17
RB Tyrell Garcia	3	2	0	22	1	23
TE Sammy Desmond	3	2	0	26	1	11
RB Mario Alameda	3	0	0	0	0	14
WR Dave Petko	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Eddie Russell	2	1	0	14	0	17

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik Cooper	7	4	85	1	27
WR Bennie Sandlin	5	4	49	1	9
WR Butch Bostic	4	3	62	3	18
RB Irv Dupre	4	4	72	2	21
FB Rodney Bauer	4	3	34	0	20
WR Courtney Meadows	2	1	16	0	7
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	13	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrell Garcia	4	12	3.00	2.57
Ron Arnold	1	1	1.00	2.80
Mario Alameda	1	2	2.00	3.83

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Dupre	2	13	6.50	3.30
Drew Copeland	1	4	4.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Arnold	7	1	14	2.00	4.98

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	2	2	27	13.50	12.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Griffin	3	0	0	0.00	5.06
RB Tyrell Garcia	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR C.J. Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	1.88
WR Lawrence Johanningmeier	1	1	14	14.00	9.33
RB Mario Alameda	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
FB Rodney Bauer	1	1	14	14.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrell Garcia	4	2
Mario Alameda	1	1

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Dupre	1	0
Drew Copeland	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Arnold	12	7	5

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	8	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leslie Griffin	4	3	2
RB Tyrell Garcia	2	1	0
WR C.J. Emmons	2	0	0
WR Lawrence Johanningmeier	2	2	2
WR Dave Petko	1	0	0
WR Eddie Russell	1	1	1

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Sandlin	4	4	3
FB Rodney Bauer	2	1	1
TE Malcolm McReynolds	1	1	1
RB Irv Dupre	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (21,800)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (21,800)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (6,200)