Week 1, 2031

played in Minnesota, MN

70 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Champaign Thunder	7	13	6	7	-	33
Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	0	7	11	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 CHM - Irv Dupre 5 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 11:44 CHM - Daryl Riley 42 field goal
2Q: 06:05 CHM - Daryl Riley 50 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CHM - Gabe Barker 24 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 09:44 CHM - Daryl Riley 45 field goal
3Q: 07:40 MIN - Troy Wiggins 47 pass from Jose Willis (Nathan Hampton extra point)
3Q: 02:11 CHM - Daryl Riley 39 field goal
4Q: 11:26 MIN - Nathan Hampton 19 field goal
4Q: 06:12 CHM - Bernard Knutzen 4 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 00:29 MIN - Troy Wiggins 5 pass from Jose Willis (Jose Willis pass to Brant Chandler for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 CHM - Irv Dupre 5 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 11:44 CHM - Daryl Riley 42 field goal
2Q: 06:05 CHM - Daryl Riley 50 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CHM - Gabe Barker 24 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 09:44 CHM - Daryl Riley 45 field goal
3Q: 07:40 MIN - Troy Wiggins 47 pass from Jose Willis (Nathan Hampton extra point)
3Q: 02:11 CHM - Daryl Riley 39 field goal
4Q: 11:26 MIN - Nathan Hampton 19 field goal
4Q: 06:12 CHM - Bernard Knutzen 4 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 00:29 MIN - Troy Wiggins 5 pass from Jose Willis (Jose Willis pass to Brant Chandler for conversion)

Team Statistics CHM MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 20
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 406 491
- Offensive Plays 74 65
- Yards per Play 5.49 7.55
Net Rushing Yards 172 100
- Rushing Attempts 35 18
- Yards per Rush 4.91 5.56
Net Passing Yards 234 391
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 0 46 - 24 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 240 396
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 8.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/69
Interception Ret./Yards 5/30 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:00 25:00

Team Statistics	CHM	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	20
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	406	491
- Offensive Plays	74	65
- Yards per Play	5.49	7.55
Net Rushing Yards	172	100
- Rushing Attempts	35	18
- Yards per Rush	4.91	5.56
Net Passing Yards	234	391
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 0	46 - 24 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	240	396
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	8.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/69
Interception Ret./Yards	5/30	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:00	25:00

Drive Charts

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
1	5:42	2:07	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	1:34	1:32	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	14:08	2:32	OPP 49	4	24	Field Goal
2	10:01	4:01	OWN 20	8	47	Field Goal
2	4:31	4:14	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
3	13:32	3:54	OWN 37	9	35	Field Goal
3	7:22	3:14	OWN 20	9	45	Punt
3	3:49	1:44	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal
4	11:18	2:05	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	8:22	2:17	OPP 14	5	14	Touchdown
4	4:35	3:07	OWN 34	7	32	Missed FG
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 18	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	5:18	OWN 20	10	68	Interception
1	3:35	2:01	OWN 48	5	32	Interception
1	0:02	0:54	OWN 23	3	26	Fumble
2	11:36	1:35	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	6:00	1:29	OWN 31	4	56	Interception
2	0:17	0:17	OPP 48	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	9:38	2:16	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	4:08	0:19	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	2:05	5:47	OWN 20	12	78	Field Goal
4	9:13	0:51	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
4	6:05	1:30	OWN 20	7	46	Downs
4	1:28	1:09	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown

Game MVP: Rusty Crownover, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Dupre	28	157	5.61	25	5	1
Lester La Rosa	6	16	2.67	10	1	0
Rusty Crownover	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darrell Rose	8	67	8.38	21	1
Leonard Baxter	8	22	2.75	8	0
Jose Willis	2	11	5.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	38	21	240	1/6	2	31	0	92.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jose Willis	46	24	396	1/5	2	47	5	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Sedrick Blunt	5	7	64	12.80	9	31	0
WR Gabe Barker	5	10	42	8.40	0	24	1
WR Butch Bostic	4	11	48	12.00	17	21	0
TE Bernard Knutzen	3	3	31	10.33	1	17	1
WR Dan Senter	2	2	28	14.00	0	20	0
WR Junior Krykhtine	1	2	17	17.00	10	17	0
RB Irv Dupre	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Wiggins	8	18	163	20.38	88	47	2
WR Sean Pallansch	7	11	100	14.29	9	24	0
WR Rico Haen	4	7	61	15.25	3	32	0
WR J.R. Murphy	2	3	22	11.00	1	11	0
TE Corwin Kotter	2	3	48	24.00	33	43	0
FB Brant Chandler	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE J.B. Casarez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	30	15.00
OLB Tom Meier	1	0	0.00
CB Dean Turnbull	1	0	0.00
S Leo DeGrasse	1	0	0.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Emmitt Alexander	0	1	0	0
Rod Rockett	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sean Pallansch	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	4	185	46.3	30.8	56	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	2	86	43.0	38.0	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	4/5	3/4	1/2	50	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Hampton	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	1	10	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	2	44	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	2	69	34.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Snider	7	3	0.0	16	44
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	6	1	0.0	12	40
S Erik Wolf	4	4	0.0	14	38
OLB Tom Meier	4	0	0.0	6	9
DE Heath Warren	3	2	1.0	11	29
CB Dean Turnbull	3	3	0.0	12	39
DT Rich Westbrook	3	2	0.0	13	40
S Leo DeGrasse	2	0	0.0	15	33
CB Alan Seamster	2	0	0.0	6	18
S Rod Rockett	1	0	0.0	14	41
ILB Bob McGuire	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Ed Levesque	1	0	0.0	12	23
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	0.0	12	33
DT Kim Poulin	1	0	0.0	11	22
S Hugh Such	1	0	0.0	7	19
DT Van Monroe	0	1	0.0	11	25

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon White	11	2	0.0	35	35
ILB Greg Underhill	10	5	0.0	28	29
OLB Jackie Stevens	5	1	1.0	21	23
CB Ernie Vertescher	4	0	0.0	20	25
DT Keith Emmons	3	1	0.0	17	16
CB Chris Weber	3	1	0.0	20	17
ILB Cris Prentice	3	1	0.0	22	23
QB Jose Willis	3	0	---	---	---
S Norman Haworth	2	2	0.0	27	19
DE Rod Bennett	2	0	0.0	21	15
OLB J.R. Dawson	2	0	0.0	14	16
S Albert Ferguson	2	0	0.0	19	20
CB Christian Roderick	1	2	0.0	20	27
DT Phillip Jarboe	1	1	0.0	22	27
CB Jamal Cox	1	1	0.0	21	25
DE Mitch Oxenby	1	0	0.0	14	17
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	27	34
WR Sean Pallansch	1	0	---	---	---
S Claude Christopher	1	0	0.0	15	22
TE J.B. Casarez	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	1.0	0	0	2	29
DT Rich Westbrook	0.0	1	2	0	40
DE Alan Herndon	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Ed Levesque	0.0	0	1	0	23

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jackie Stevens	1.0	1	4	1	23
OLB J.R. Dawson	0.0	1	1	0	16
DT Phillip Jarboe	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0.0	0	1	0	34
DT Will Springer	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	4	2	0	40
CB Dean Turnbull	3	1	1	39
S Rod Rockett	3	0	0	41
S Erik Wolf	3	0	0	38
OLB Kendrick Snider	3	0	0	44
CB Alan Seamster	2	1	0	18
OLB Tom Meier	2	0	1	9
S Leo DeGrasse	2	0	1	33
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	0	33
S Hugh Such	1	0	0	19
CB Emmitt Alexander	0	0	2	41

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brandon White	5	0	35
ILB Greg Underhill	4	2	29
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	1	25
ILB Cris Prentice	2	0	23
S Albert Ferguson	2	0	20
S Claude Christopher	1	1	22
DT Phillip Jarboe	1	0	27
S Norman Haworth	1	0	19
CB Chris Weber	1	0	17
CB Jamal Cox	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Butch Athanas	4	8	0	35	0	39
Leslie Kalu	3	6	2	31	0	36
Scottie Hitchcock	2	7	0	35	0	39
Bryant Cunningham	2	5	0	19	0	28
Howard Tyler	2	3	0	16	0	11
Rodney Bauer	1	3	0	27	0	31
R.J. Oliver	1	2	0	33	0	34
Anthony Zimmerman	0	0	0	6	1	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dale Okuyama	2	3	15	0	30
Korey Way	2	2	11	0	17
Scottie Givens	1	2	10	1	35
Jason Benton	1	2	9	0	19
Daniel Milloy	1	1	10	0	32
Rusty Gardner	1	1	9	0	28
Conrad Yaw	0	3	10	0	16
Glenn Darlington	0	1	8	0	26
Corwin Kotter	0	1	7	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Lester La Rosa	1	23
Rod Rockett	1	14
Emmitt Alexander	1	14
Butch Athanas	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jamal Cox	2	16
Greg Underhill	1	26

Participation

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Hitchcock	35	39	---	---	9	83
Sedrick Blunt	32	34	---	---	15	81
Butch Athanas	35	39	---	---	5	79
Rodney Bauer	27	31	---	---	18	76
Rusty Crownover	35	39	---	---	---	74
Gabe Barker	35	39	---	---	---	74
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	16	41	14	71
Rod Rockett	---	---	14	41	14	69
R.J. Oliver	33	34	---	---	---	67
Leslie Kalu	31	36	---	---	---	67
Kendrick Snider	---	---	16	44	5	65
Irv Dupre	29	33	---	---	---	62
Bryant Cunningham	19	28	---	---	9	56
Butch Bostic	27	27	---	---	1	55
Dean Turnbull	---	---	12	39	4	55
Erik Wolf	---	---	14	38	2	54
Leo DeGrasse	---	---	15	33	6	54
Rich Westbrook	---	---	13	40	---	53
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	12	40	1	53
Alan Herndon	---	---	12	33	1	46
Heath Warren	---	---	11	29	---	40
Van Monroe	---	---	11	25	3	39
Ed Levesque	---	---	12	23	1	36
Howard Tyler	16	11	---	---	9	36
Lester La Rosa	6	6	---	---	23	35
Alan Seamster	---	---	6	18	11	35
Kim Poulin	---	---	11	22	1	34
Junior Krykhtine	6	9	---	---	17	32
Bernard Knutzen	6	8	---	---	18	32
Hugh Such	---	---	7	19	2	28
Dan Senter	5	7	---	---	14	26
Dustin Thongchanh	---	---	3	3	16	22
Tom Meier	---	---	6	9	1	16
Bob McGuire	---	---	6	8	---	14
Anthony Zimmerman	6	8	---	---	---	14
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ty Bennett	---	---	1	11	---	12
Aaron Shapiro	0	0	---	---	9	9
Drew Copeland	2	1	---	---	3	6
Vernon Feazell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lewis Hostetler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Earnest McPike	0	0	---	---	3	3
Burt Demers	---	---	0	1	2	3
Rondell Otten	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andrew Baxter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon White	---	---	35	35	14	84
Greg Underhill	---	---	28	29	26	83
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	27	34	5	66
Sean Pallansch	13	36	---	---	17	66
Jose Willis	18	47	---	---	---	65
Troy Wiggins	13	43	---	---	6	62
Jamal Cox	---	---	21	25	16	62
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	20	25	15	60
Christian Roderick	---	---	20	27	13	60
Phillip Jarboe	---	---	22	27	3	52
Norman Haworth	---	---	27	19	6	52
Darrell Rose	10	21	---	---	18	49
Jackie Stevens	---	---	21	23	5	49
Dale Okuyama	15	30	---	---	3	48
Brant Chandler	9	23	---	---	15	47
Scottie Givens	10	35	---	---	1	46
Corwin Kotter	7	27	---	---	12	46
Cris Prentice	---	---	22	23	1	46
Albert Ferguson	---	---	19	20	5	44
Chris Weber	---	---	20	17	5	42
Daniel Milloy	10	32	---	---	---	42
Stan Hastings	8	32	---	---	---	40
Rod Bennett	---	---	21	15	3	39
Claude Christopher	---	---	15	22	2	39
Marco Harp	---	---	10	24	4	38
Keith Emmons	---	---	17	16	4	37
Rusty Gardner	9	28	---	---	---	37
Rico Haen	11	26	---	---	---	37
Glenn Darlington	8	26	---	---	2	36
J.B. Casarez	10	19	---	---	7	36
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	14	17	3	34
J.R. Murphy	6	17	---	---	11	34
Korey Way	11	17	---	---	3	31
Jason Benton	9	19	---	---	3	31
J.R. Dawson	---	---	14	16	---	30
Conrad Yaw	10	16	---	---	3	29
Albert Hitchcock	3	10	---	---	15	28
Leonard Baxter	8	13	---	---	1	22
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	7	5	2	14
Will Springer	---	---	0	6	6	12
Norbert Borders	---	---	5	4	1	10
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.R. Carpenter	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bryant Kohberger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	71	5.5
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	9	59	6.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	4	18	4.5
Right	9	56	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	38	21	4	1	2	4	8	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jose Willis	46	24	8	5	3	4	3	2	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	112	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	41	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	91	10.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	195	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	98	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	14	4	100	7.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Bostic	11	4	1	48	1	27
WR Gabe Barker	10	5	1	42	1	39
TE Sedrick Blunt	7	5	0	64	1	34
RB Irv Dupre	3	1	0	10	0	33
TE Bernard Knutzen	3	3	0	31	0	8
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	1	0	17	0	9
WR Dan Senter	2	2	0	28	1	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Wiggins	18	8	2	163	4	43
WR Sean Pallansch	11	7	1	100	2	36
WR Rico Haen	7	4	0	61	1	26
WR J.R. Murphy	3	2	0	22	0	17
TE Corwin Kotter	3	2	0	48	1	27
FB Brant Chandler	2	1	0	2	0	23
TE J.B. Casarez	2	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Dupre	4	16	4.00	5.61
Lester La Rosa	2	6	3.00	2.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leonard Baxter	2	0	0.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	3	2	12	4.00	6.32

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jose Willis	7	2	13	1.86	8.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Barker	2	1	8	4.00	4.20
TE Bernard Knutzen	1	1	4	4.00	10.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Wiggins	3	1	5	1.67	9.06
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	8	8.00	9.09
WR J.R. Murphy	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
FB Brant Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
TE J.B. Casarez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Dupre	6	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Rose	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	8	3	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jose Willis	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sedrick Blunt	3	2	2
WR Butch Bostic	2	0	0
WR Gabe Barker	2	0	0
TE Bernard Knutzen	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Wiggins	6	4	3
WR Sean Pallansch	2	1	1
FB Brant Chandler	1	0	0
TE Corwin Kotter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,500 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (21,000)
End Zone 14,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,500 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 900 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,500 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (21,000)
End Zone	14,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,500 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	900 (2,700)