Week 9, 2031

played in Champaign, IL

36 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	6	0	6	-	12
Champaign Thunder	10	10	14	7	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 CHM - Daryl Riley 46 field goal
1Q: 02:10 CHM - Butch Bostic 11 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 11:01 CHM - Sedrick Blunt 3 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 06:08 MIN - Nathan Hampton 27 field goal
2Q: 04:10 MIN - Nathan Hampton 23 field goal
2Q: 00:11 CHM - Daryl Riley 37 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CHM - Irv Dupre 13 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 02:30 CHM - Lester La Rosa 1 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 13:02 MIN - Nathan Hampton 25 field goal
4Q: 07:34 MIN - Nathan Hampton 30 field goal
4Q: 05:26 CHM - Butch Bostic 18 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 CHM - Daryl Riley 46 field goal
1Q: 02:10 CHM - Butch Bostic 11 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 11:01 CHM - Sedrick Blunt 3 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 06:08 MIN - Nathan Hampton 27 field goal
2Q: 04:10 MIN - Nathan Hampton 23 field goal
2Q: 00:11 CHM - Daryl Riley 37 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CHM - Irv Dupre 13 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 02:30 CHM - Lester La Rosa 1 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 13:02 MIN - Nathan Hampton 25 field goal
4Q: 07:34 MIN - Nathan Hampton 30 field goal
4Q: 05:26 CHM - Butch Bostic 18 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHM
Record 5-3 6-3
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 8 13
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 339 439
- Offensive Plays 72 61
- Yards per Play 4.71 7.20
Net Rushing Yards 167 279
- Rushing Attempts 33 35
- Yards per Rush 5.06 7.97
Net Passing Yards 172 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 16 - 0 26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 172 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.41 6.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 4/41
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:17 28:43

Team Statistics	MIN	CHM
Record	5-3	6-3
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	8	13
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	339	439
- Offensive Plays	72	61
- Yards per Play	4.71	7.20
Net Rushing Yards	167	279
- Rushing Attempts	33	35
- Yards per Rush	5.06	7.97
Net Passing Yards	172	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 16 - 0	26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	172	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.41	6.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	4/41
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:17	28:43

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:22	OWN 20	9	35	Downs
1	7:46	2:08	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
1	4:20	1:33	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
1	2:03	2:50	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
2	10:50	4:48	OWN 20	15	70	Field Goal
2	4:41	0:38	OPP 30	4	24	Field Goal
2	2:44	0:54	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	10:06	2:09	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
3	2:23	4:28	OWN 20	11	72	Field Goal
4	11:56	4:30	OWN 45	9	42	Field Goal
4	5:15	2:07	OWN 20	4	19	Punt

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:38	2:52	OWN 45	5	26	Field Goal
1	5:38	1:18	OPP 48	3	-7	Punt
1	2:47	0:44	OPP 24	3	24	Touchdown
2	14:13	3:23	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	6:02	1:21	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
2	4:03	1:19	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
2	1:50	1:44	OWN 39	5	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:54	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
3	7:57	5:34	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
4	12:55	0:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	7:26	2:11	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
4	3:08	3:08	OWN 25	5	20	Game

Game MVP: Irv Dupre, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Leonard Baxter	19	95	5.00	27	2
Darrell Rose	12	61	5.08	17	2
J.R. Carpenter	2	11	5.50	7	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Dupre	25	243	9.72	49	9	1
Lester La Rosa	8	26	3.25	14	1	1
Rusty Crownover	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Rodney Bauer	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	39	16	172	0/0	0	24	0	54.6

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	26	13	160	0/0	3	39	0	107.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Archie McConnell	5	14	66	13.20	10	21
WR Bernie Sweeney	4	9	74	18.50	28	24
FB Brant Chandler	3	4	2	0.67	1	7
WR Troy Wiggins	1	3	3	3.00	2	3
WR J.R. Murphy	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
TE Corwin Kotter	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Leonard Baxter	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
TE J.B. Casarez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Bostic	4	5	52	13.00	12	18	2
WR Gabe Barker	3	7	48	16.00	3	39	0
TE Sedrick Blunt	2	3	22	11.00	2	19	1
RB Irv Dupre	2	4	20	10.00	1	11	0
WR Junior Krykhtine	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Lester La Rosa	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	0
WR Dan Senter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darrell Rose	1	0	0	0
Brant Chandler	0	1	0	0

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ellis Pomeroy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	6	211	35.2	25.0	42	1

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Norris	4	173	43.3	34.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Hampton	4/4	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Sweeney	2	35	17.5	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	3	35	11.7	0
Gabe Barker	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Vertescher	2	50	25.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Alexander	3	65	21.7	0
Junior Krykhtine	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	8	1	32	25
ILB Brandon White	6	3	30	22
CB Ernie Vertescher	6	1	28	22
S Marco Harp	5	0	9	7
OLB Sedrick Collier	4	0	17	4
OLB Hardy Stansberry	3	1	24	13
CB Chris Weber	3	0	29	24
OLB Jackie Stevens	2	2	26	22
ILB Cris Prentice	2	0	6	6
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	1	24	24
DT Keith Emmons	1	1	13	12
ILB Greg Underhill	1	1	9	9
OLB J.R. Dawson	1	0	9	4
DT Will Springer	0	2	28	15
S Albert Ferguson	0	1	31	25

Champaign	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Snider	8	1	29	37
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	4	2	23	25
CB Marcus Reese	4	1	31	35
DT Van Monroe	4	1	22	23
S Erik Wolf	3	4	26	30
S Rod Rockett	3	2	23	27
S Renaldo Ramsey	3	0	18	19
CB Dean Turnbull	3	0	24	28
DE Ed Levesque	2	3	32	38
ILB Bob McGuire	2	1	13	15
DT Kim Poulin	2	1	12	21
DE Heath Warren	2	0	14	27
CB Paul Deericks	2	0	12	17
OLB Tom Meier	2	0	9	8
DT Rich Westbrook	1	2	23	31
CB Emmitt Alexander	1	2	20	29
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	20	13
DE Ty Bennett	1	0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	3	22
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	24
DE Fred Bradford	0	1	13
OLB J.R. Dawson	0	1	4

Champaign	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rich Westbrook	1	2	0	31
DE Ed Levesque	0	4	2	38
DE Heath Warren	0	3	1	27
DE Alan Herndon	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	0	22
CB Chris Weber	2	2	24
S Norman Haworth	1	2	25
ILB Brandon White	1	0	22
S Marco Harp	1	0	7
ILB Greg Underhill	1	0	9
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	0	22
CB Christian Roderick	1	0	15
CB Jamal Cox	1	0	9
ILB Cris Prentice	1	0	6
S Albert Ferguson	0	2	25

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Snider	4	1	37
CB Marcus Reese	4	0	35
S Renaldo Ramsey	2	0	19
CB Dean Turnbull	1	2	28
CB Paul Deericks	1	1	17
S Rod Rockett	1	0	27
S Erik Wolf	1	0	30
ILB Bob McGuire	1	0	15
CB Emmitt Alexander	1	0	29
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	0	2	25

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rusty Gardner	2	5	29	35
Scottie Givens	2	3	19	32
Stan Hastings	1	5	29	32
Glenn Darlington	1	2	27	29
Dale Okuyama	1	2	12	20
Jason Benton	1	2	4	5
Brant Chandler	1	1	26	22
J.B. Casarez	1	1	9	12
Daniel Milloy	0	4	27	24
Korey Way	0	3	14	11
Conrad Yaw	0	2	4	7
Corwin Kotter	0	1	24	24

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Leslie Kalu	4	8	3	33	24
Butch Athanas	4	6	1	35	26
Brenden Jamison	3	6	1	31	23
R.J. Oliver	2	4	0	31	23
Scottie Hitchcock	1	5	0	26	19
Rodney Bauer	1	1	0	25	15
Anthony Zimmerman	1	1	0	5	5
Bryant Cunningham	0	2	0	14	10
Vernon Feazell	0	1	0	8	3

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon White	3	22
Greg Underhill	2	19
Archie McConnell	1	17
Bernie Sweeney	1	17
Jamal Cox	1	14

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Bauer	2	25
Rod Rockett	1	21
Scottie Hitchcock	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Archie McConnell	33	39	---	---	17	89
J.R. Carpenter	33	39	---	---	4	76
Brandon White	---	---	30	22	22	74
Bernie Sweeney	26	31	---	---	17	74
Brant Chandler	26	22	---	---	21	69
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	28	22	15	65
Glenn Darlington	27	29	---	---	9	65
Rusty Gardner	29	35	---	---	---	64
Stan Hastings	29	32	---	---	---	61
Darrell Rose	14	19	---	---	27	60
Norman Haworth	---	---	32	25	1	58
Albert Ferguson	---	---	31	25	2	58
Chris Weber	---	---	29	24	3	56
Scottie Givens	19	32	---	---	1	52
Jackie Stevens	---	---	26	22	3	51
Daniel Milloy	27	24	---	---	---	51
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	24	24	2	50
Corwin Kotter	24	24	---	---	1	49
Will Springer	---	---	28	15	6	49
Dale Okuyama	12	20	---	---	10	42
Christian Roderick	---	---	13	15	13	41
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	24	13	3	40
Fred Bradford	---	---	21	13	5	39
Greg Underhill	---	---	9	9	19	37
Leonard Baxter	19	17	---	---	1	37
Jamal Cox	---	---	13	9	14	36
Korey Way	14	11	---	---	10	35
Rod Bennett	---	---	20	14	1	35
J.B. Casarez	9	12	---	---	12	33
Troy Wiggins	7	17	---	---	4	28
Keith Emmons	---	---	13	12	---	25
Cris Prentice	---	---	6	6	12	24
Albert Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	23	23
Sedrick Collier	---	---	17	4	1	22
Conrad Yaw	4	7	---	---	10	21
Jason Benton	4	5	---	---	10	19
Marco Harp	---	---	9	7	2	18
J.R. Murphy	7	11	---	---	---	18
J.R. Dawson	---	---	9	4	3	16
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	6	6
Claude Christopher	---	---	3	1	---	4
Rico Haen	0	3	---	---	---	3
Jose Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryant Kohberger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Reese	---	---	31	35	15	81
Ed Levesque	---	---	32	38	4	74
Sedrick Blunt	32	25	---	---	17	74
Kendrick Snider	---	---	29	37	8	74
Rod Rockett	---	---	23	27	21	71
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	20	29	17	66
Rodney Bauer	25	15	---	---	25	65
Rusty Crownover	35	26	---	---	2	63
Butch Athanas	35	26	---	---	1	62
Gabe Barker	35	26	---	---	1	62
Rich Westbrook	---	---	23	31	5	59
Erik Wolf	---	---	26	30	3	59
Leslie Kalu	33	24	---	---	---	57
Dean Turnbull	---	---	24	28	4	56
R.J. Oliver	31	23	---	---	---	54
Brenden Jamison	31	23	---	---	---	54
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	23	25	5	53
Scottie Hitchcock	26	19	---	---	6	51
Van Monroe	---	---	22	23	6	51
Irv Dupre	26	20	---	---	---	46
Paul Deericks	---	---	12	17	16	45
Heath Warren	---	---	14	27	3	44
Butch Bostic	25	19	---	---	---	44
Renaldo Ramsey	---	---	18	19	4	41
Junior Krykhtine	11	11	---	---	15	37
Kim Poulin	---	---	12	21	3	36
Alan Herndon	---	---	20	13	2	35
Dustin Thongchanh	---	---	5	3	26	34
Lester La Rosa	9	6	---	---	19	34
Bob McGuire	---	---	13	15	3	31
Bryant Cunningham	14	10	---	---	6	30
Vernon Feazell	8	3	---	---	19	30
Dan Senter	4	5	---	---	21	30
Tom Meier	---	---	9	8	1	18
Ty Bennett	---	---	7	3	2	12
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Anthony Zimmerman	5	5	---	---	---	10
Aaron Shapiro	0	0	---	---	6	6
Howard Tyler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Earnest McPike	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dexter Norris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Drew Copeland	0	0	---	---	4	4
Burt Demers	---	---	0	0	4	4
Toby Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter Poliska	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	84	7.6
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	10	52	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	194	12.1
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	39	16	2	1	5	6	10	3	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	26	13	1	0	0	6	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	73	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	30	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	57	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie McConnell	14	5	2	66	1	39
WR Bernie Sweeney	9	4	2	74	1	31
FB Brant Chandler	4	3	0	2	0	22
WR Troy Wiggins	3	1	1	3	0	17
WR J.R. Murphy	3	1	0	7	0	11
TE Corwin Kotter	3	1	0	10	0	24
RB Leonard Baxter	2	1	0	10	0	17
TE J.B. Casarez	1	0	0	0	0	12

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Barker	7	3	48	1	26
WR Junior Krykhtine	5	1	3	0	11
WR Butch Bostic	5	4	52	0	19
RB Irv Dupre	4	2	20	0	20
TE Sedrick Blunt	3	2	22	0	25
RB Lester La Rosa	1	1	15	0	6
WR Dan Senter	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrell Rose	2	4	2.00	5.08
Leonard Baxter	2	6	3.00	5.00
J.R. Carpenter	1	4	4.00	5.50

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Dupre	5	22	4.40	9.72
Lester La Rosa	1	1	1.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	7	0	0	0.00	4.41

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	5	5	58	11.60	6.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
WR Archie McConnell	3	4.71
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	8.22
WR J.R. Murphy	1	2.33
FB Brant Chandler	1	0.50

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Bostic	3	3	46	15.33	10.40
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	3	3.00	7.33
RB Irv Dupre	1	1	9	9.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Rose	3	2
J.R. Carpenter	2	1

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Dupre	2	2
Rusty Crownover	1	1
Lester La Rosa	1	1
Rodney Bauer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	12	6	3

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie McConnell	3	1	1
WR Bernie Sweeney	3	2	2
WR Troy Wiggins	2	1	0
FB Brant Chandler	2	2	0
WR J.R. Murphy	1	0	0
TE J.B. Casarez	1	0	0

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Junior Krykhtine	2	0	0
RB Irv Dupre	2	1	1
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	1
WR Gabe Barker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,800)
End Zone 14,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,800)
End Zone	14,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (6,200)