Week 1, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze3700-10
Minnesota Golden Hawks7636-22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 FAR - Brenden Ballard 18 field goal
1Q: 03:48 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 9 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 10:53 FAR - Gino Sullivan 1 run (Brenden Ballard extra point)
2Q: 02:46 MIN - Irving Clemens 31 field goal
2Q: 00:05 MIN - Irving Clemens 21 field goal
3Q: 00:36 MIN - Irving Clemens 49 field goal
4Q: 09:13 MIN - Herb Newhart 54 interception return (Mel Stokes run for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsFARMIN
Record0-11-0
First Downs1618
- by Rushing68
- by Passing109
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards292344
- Offensive Plays6055
- Yards per Play4.876.25
Net Rushing Yards77227
- Rushing Attempts2639
- Yards per Rush2.965.82
Net Passing Yards215117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 21 - 113 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards215145
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/28
- Yards per Pass Play6.327.31
Fumbles/Lost0/04/1
3rd Down Conversions5/136/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.99.6
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards4/313/25
Punt Returns/Yards1/63/33
Kick Returns/Yards3/693/65
Interception Ret./Yards1/41/54
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 34
Time of Possession29:2130:39

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:585:00OWN 29970Field Goal
13:377:54OWN 201680Touchdown
28:151:35OWN 183-5Punt
22:401:34OWN 2134Punt
315:004:35OWN 39829Downs
38:051:49OWN 3337Punt
30:291:55OWN 1233Punt
410:481:43OWN 13429Interception
49:052:54OWN 32626Punt
43:441:02OWN 35534Downs
Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:02OWN 33235Interception
18:585:21OWN 231077Touchdown
210:432:28OWN 3234Punt
26:404:00OPP 2268Field Goal
21:061:06OWN 45351Field Goal
310:252:20OWN 32410Punt
36:165:47OWN 33935Field Goal
413:342:46OWN 39748Fumble
46:112:27OWN 236Punt
42:422:42OWN 31850Game

Game MVP: Irving Clemens, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gino Sullivan19532.79801
Melvin Murray5224.40800
Hardy Camara221.00100
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stephen Dixon221074.862240
Mel Stokes13826.311940
Benjamin Lee23517.503610
Courtney Finch231.50200

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kenyon Gabree34212150/0027167.6
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Benjamin Lee13101453/281351106.2

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)CatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Howie Greene557615.2032270
WR Ty Langford510448.8015210
TE Steve Skuratovsky354615.3319220
RB Gino Sullivan3493.00270
WR Josh Frieswyk343511.677170
RB Melvin Murray1166.00060
FB Hardy Camara11-1-1.000-10
WR Wes Schneider0400.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernie Sweeney569218.4038351
TE Lester Baskey23157.500120
FB Courtney Finch111111.000110
WR Sean Pallansch111111.000110
WR Troy Wiggins111616.0011160
WR Marcus Rodgers0100.00000

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)IntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Dave Stuart144.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Herb Newhart15454.001

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)FumbRecovForceTD
Toby Sanderson0100
Deion Elliott0010
Mario Corbett0010
Kenneth Malone0010
O.J. Kasica0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Stephen Dixon2200
Bernie Sweeney2000
Troy Wiggins0100

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)PuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Aaron Randle518537.030.4461
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie Scott313444.742.7631

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)FGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Brenden Ballard1/10/00/0181/1
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Irving Clemens3/31/10/0491/1

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)RetYardsAvgTD
Ty Langford166.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Sweeney33311.00

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)RetYardsAvgTD
Kenneth Malone36923.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Marcus Rodgers24020.00
Sean Pallansch12525.00

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)TackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Patrick Dellinger530.03713
CB Mickey Lockley411.02512
DE O.J. Kasica430.53115
ILB Quinn Walton440.03813
CB Kenneth Malone400.0249
OLB Bubba Whitworth301.0169
DT J.C. Upshaw320.53515
CB Toby Sanderson310.02313
OLB Jimmie Brackins300.03311
DT Rex Pollard300.0186
S Sammy Sims250.02812
ILB Deion Elliott210.063
OLB Dave Stuart200.065
DT Warren Ramirez200.0207
S Kirk Adams200.0176
DE Renaldo Rhodes110.02512
CB Mario Corbett110.0158
CB Emmitt Bronson100.0101
DE Rondell George100.0144
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Norman Haworth900.02429
CB Ernie Vertescher600.02627
OLB Bo Tanner520.02125
CB Leroy Austin300.0614
DE Mitch Oxenby300.01419
ILB Brandon White240.02328
ILB Herb Jazynka230.01211
ILB Lorenzo White220.01420
S Emmanuel Ouellette200.038
DE Tyrus Ragland200.0615
S Marco Harp200.01224
CB Herb Newhart200.02126
DE Stephen Wilkerson110.02019
OLB Geoff Figley110.01524
OLB Jackie Stevens110.01110
DE Derek Holliday100.01215
DT Billy Clayton100.0159
OLB Wayne Hines100.046
WR Bernie Sweeney10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)SackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Bubba Whitworth1.00009
CB Mickey Lockley1.000012
DT J.C. Upshaw0.500015
DE O.J. Kasica0.500015
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Derek Holliday0.010015
DE Mitch Oxenby0.003119
OLB Geoff Figley0.002124
DE Tyrus Ragland0.001015
OLB Jackie Stevens0.001010

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)CaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mickey Lockley30012
CB Kenneth Malone2009
CB Toby Sanderson20013
CB Emmitt Bronson1001
CB Mario Corbett1008
OLB Bubba Whitworth1009
OLB Jimmie Brackins01011
OLB Dave Stuart0015
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Bo Tanner40025
CB Ernie Vertescher40027
CB Leroy Austin30014
CB Herb Newhart20126
S Emmanuel Ouellette2008
S Norman Haworth20029
ILB Lorenzo White11020
ILB Brandon White10028
S Marco Harp10024
ILB Herb Jazynka10011

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)KeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Corwin Schultz16024028
Thomas Meier15021029
Wally Lynn13024026
Ricky Tyler13023028
Nicky Perez110306
Hardy Camara11017016
Wesley Rounds04025032
Emmitt Trepanier010505
Steve Skuratovsky01025033
Brock Reilly0101105
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Glenn Darlington310030214
Claude Oshiro27027012
Billy Francis2301819
Korey Way13030010
Brent Dennis12030010
Mitchell Prewitt110301
Courtney Finch04026012
Korey Westbrook03025010
Lester Baskey01022010
Dustin Rhodes010902
Scottie Givens010906
Grant Henson0101903
Stan Hastings0101406

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)TacklesSTPlays
Mario Corbett310
Dale Wang29
Bubba Whitworth110
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Roy Reynolds214
Courtney Finch114
Ernie Vertescher19

Participation

Fargo (ND)RPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Skuratovsky2533------1371
Wesley Rounds2532------562
Kenyon Gabree2634---------60
Ty Langford2328------758
Wally Lynn2426------656
Thomas Meier2129------555
Quinn Walton------3813354
J.C. Upshaw------3515353
Corwin Schultz2428---------52
Patrick Dellinger------3713151
Ricky Tyler2328---------51
O.J. Kasica------3115450
Jimmie Brackins------3311347
Kenneth Malone------2491447
Hardy Camara1716------1144
Sammy Sims------2812343
Gino Sullivan2022------143
Howie Greene1525---------40
Renaldo Rhodes------2512340
Mickey Lockley------2512340
Toby Sanderson------2313339
Bubba Whitworth------1691035
Melvin Murray612------1634
Kirk Adams------1761134
Josh Frieswyk616------1133
Mario Corbett------1581033
Warren Ramirez------207229
Rex Pollard------186226
Brock Reilly115------824
Dave Stuart------651122
Rondell George------144321
Emmitt Bronson------101920
Wes Schneider612---------18
Blake Broyles28------616
Horace Stolowitz26------614
Deion Elliott------63514
Emmitt Trepanier55------111
Ryan Sweeney------81211
Dale Wang11------911
Nicky Perez36---------9
Aaron Randle00------55
Brenden Ballard00------44
Howie Pirker12---------3
Donnie Parsons------01---1
Edgar McCormick00------11
Steve Lincoln00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ernie Vertescher------2627962
Benjamin Lee3916---------55
Brandon White------2328354
Norman Haworth------2429154
Bernie Sweeney2912------1354
Courtney Finch2612------1452
Bo Tanner------2125248
Herb Newhart------2126148
Korey Way3010------646
Glenn Darlington3014---------44
Claude Oshiro2712------544
Lester Baskey2210------1143
Geoff Figley------1524443
Dean Tanner------13201043
Marco Harp------1224642
Brent Dennis3010---------40
Norbert Borders------1425140
Stephen Wilkerson------2019140
Lorenzo White------1420337
Mitch Oxenby------1419437
Troy Wiggins188------1137
Korey Westbrook2510---------35
Grant Henson193------1335
Billy Francis189------633
Mel Stokes155------1131
Herb Jazynka------1211831
Stephen Dixon229---------31
Leroy Austin------6141030
Sean Pallansch198------229
Tyrus Ragland------615728
Derek Holliday------1215---27
Marcus Rodgers158------326
Billy Clayton------159125
Roy Reynolds71------1422
Jackie Stevens------1110---21
Wayne Hines------461020
Stan Hastings146---------20
Dustin Rhodes92------617
Scottie Givens96------116
Emmanuel Ouellette------38---11
Mitchell Prewitt31------610
Cole McCormick34------310
Irving Clemens00------88
Butch Campbell00------33
Jackie Scott00------33
Buddy Cahill00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7182.6
Middle14392.8
Right5204.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13745.7
Middle12806.7
Right13745.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kenyon Gabree34214121721
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Benjamin Lee13102011001

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54102.0
Short (0-8 Yds)97566.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)17101498.8
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)64345.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)7611115.9
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)TargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ty Langford105044128
WR Howie Greene55076125
TE Steve Skuratovsky53046233
RB Gino Sullivan4309022
WR Josh Frieswyk43035016
WR Wes Schneider4020012
RB Melvin Murray1106012
FB Hardy Camara110-1016
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney65092212
TE Lester Baskey32015010
FB Courtney Finch11011012
WR Marcus Rodgers101008
WR Sean Pallansch1101108
WR Troy Wiggins1101608

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gino Sullivan8131.632.79
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Stephen Dixon341.334.86
Mel Stokes221.006.31
Benjamin Lee1-1-1.0017.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kenyon Gabree32186.006.32
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Benjamin Lee1199.0011.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)TargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ty Langford1111.004.40
TE Steve Skuratovsky1000.009.20
WR Josh Frieswyk111717.008.75
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bernie Sweeney1199.0015.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)RushesConversions
Gino Sullivan32
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Mel Stokes72
Benjamin Lee21

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)AttCompConversions
Kenyon Gabree1063
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Benjamin Lee333

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)TargCatchConversions
WR Ty Langford211
TE Steve Skuratovsky211
RB Gino Sullivan210
WR Howie Greene110
WR Josh Frieswyk111
WR Wes Schneider100
FB Hardy Camara110
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
TE Lester Baskey111
WR Troy Wiggins111
WR Bernie Sweeney111

SectionAttendance
Stadium44,900 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck14,200 (21,000)
End Zone10,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine6,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats8,400 (13,400)
Club Seats4,900 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes1,100 (2,700)