Week 1, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	3	7	0	0	-	10
Minnesota Golden Hawks	7	6	3	6	-	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)

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 Statistics FAR MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 292 344
- Offensive Plays 60 55
- Yards per Play 4.87 6.25
Net Rushing Yards 77 227
- Rushing Attempts 26 39
- Yards per Rush 2.96 5.82
Net Passing Yards 215 117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 1 13 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/28
- Yards per Pass Play 6.32 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/31 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:21 30:39

Team Statistics	FAR	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	292	344
- Offensive Plays	60	55
- Yards per Play	4.87	6.25
Net Rushing Yards	77	227
- Rushing Attempts	26	39
- Yards per Rush	2.96	5.82
Net Passing Yards	215	117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 1	13 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/28
- Yards per Pass Play	6.32	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/31	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:21	30:39

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:58	5:00	OWN 29	9	70	Field Goal
1	3:37	7:54	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
2	8:15	1:35	OWN 18	3	-5	Punt
2	2:40	1:34	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	4:35	OWN 39	8	29	Downs
3	8:05	1:49	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
3	0:29	1:55	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
4	10:48	1:43	OWN 13	4	29	Interception
4	9:05	2:54	OWN 32	6	26	Punt
4	3:44	1:02	OWN 35	5	34	Downs

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:02	OWN 33	2	35	Interception
1	8:58	5:21	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	10:43	2:28	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	6:40	4:00	OPP 22	6	8	Field Goal
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 45	3	51	Field Goal
3	10:25	2:20	OWN 32	4	10	Punt
3	6:16	5:47	OWN 33	9	35	Field Goal
4	13:34	2:46	OWN 39	7	48	Fumble
4	6:11	2:27	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	2:42	2:42	OWN 31	8	50	Game

Game MVP: Irving Clemens, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Gino Sullivan	19	53	2.79	8	1
Melvin Murray	5	22	4.40	8	0
Hardy Camara	2	2	1.00	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stephen Dixon	22	107	4.86	22	4
Mel Stokes	13	82	6.31	19	4
Benjamin Lee	2	35	17.50	36	1
Courtney Finch	2	3	1.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	34	21	215	0/0	0	27	1	67.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	13	10	145	3/28	1	35	1	106.2

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Howie Greene	5	5	76	15.20	32	27
WR Ty Langford	5	10	44	8.80	15	21
TE Steve Skuratovsky	3	5	46	15.33	19	22
RB Gino Sullivan	3	4	9	3.00	2	7
WR Josh Frieswyk	3	4	35	11.67	7	17
RB Melvin Murray	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Hardy Camara	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Wes Schneider	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Sweeney	5	6	92	18.40	38	35	1
TE Lester Baskey	2	3	15	7.50	0	12	0
FB Courtney Finch	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Troy Wiggins	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	0
WR Marcus Rodgers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dave Stuart	1	4	4.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Herb Newhart	1	54	54.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Recov	Force
Toby Sanderson	1	0
Deion Elliott	0	1
Mario Corbett	0	1
Kenneth Malone	0	1
O.J. Kasica	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Stephen Dixon	2	2
Bernie Sweeney	2	0
Troy Wiggins	0	1

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Randle	5	185	37.0	30.4	46	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	3	134	44.7	42.7	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Ballard	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ty Langford	1	6	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Sweeney	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Malone	3	69	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Rodgers	2	40	20.0	0
Sean Pallansch	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Patrick Dellinger	5	3	0.0	37	13
CB Mickey Lockley	4	1	1.0	25	12
DE O.J. Kasica	4	3	0.5	31	15
ILB Quinn Walton	4	4	0.0	38	13
CB Kenneth Malone	4	0	0.0	24	9
OLB Bubba Whitworth	3	0	1.0	16	9
DT J.C. Upshaw	3	2	0.5	35	15
CB Toby Sanderson	3	1	0.0	23	13
OLB Jimmie Brackins	3	0	0.0	33	11
DT Rex Pollard	3	0	0.0	18	6
S Sammy Sims	2	5	0.0	28	12
ILB Deion Elliott	2	1	0.0	6	3
OLB Dave Stuart	2	0	0.0	6	5
DT Warren Ramirez	2	0	0.0	20	7
S Kirk Adams	2	0	0.0	17	6
DE Renaldo Rhodes	1	1	0.0	25	12
CB Mario Corbett	1	1	0.0	15	8
CB Emmitt Bronson	1	0	0.0	10	1
DE Rondell George	1	0	0.0	14	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	9	0	0.0	24	29
CB Ernie Vertescher	6	0	0.0	26	27
OLB Bo Tanner	5	2	0.0	21	25
CB Leroy Austin	3	0	0.0	6	14
DE Mitch Oxenby	3	0	0.0	14	19
ILB Brandon White	2	4	0.0	23	28
ILB Herb Jazynka	2	3	0.0	12	11
ILB Lorenzo White	2	2	0.0	14	20
S Emmanuel Ouellette	2	0	0.0	3	8
DE Tyrus Ragland	2	0	0.0	6	15
S Marco Harp	2	0	0.0	12	24
CB Herb Newhart	2	0	0.0	21	26
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Geoff Figley	1	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	1	0.0	11	10
DE Derek Holliday	1	0	0.0	12	15
DT Billy Clayton	1	0	0.0	15	9
OLB Wayne Hines	1	0	0.0	4	6
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Sack	PPlay
OLB Bubba Whitworth	1.0	9
CB Mickey Lockley	1.0	12
DT J.C. Upshaw	0.5	15
DE O.J. Kasica	0.5	15

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derek Holliday	1	0	0	15
DE Mitch Oxenby	0	3	1	19
OLB Geoff Figley	0	2	1	24
DE Tyrus Ragland	0	1	0	15
OLB Jackie Stevens	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mickey Lockley	3	0	0	12
CB Kenneth Malone	2	0	0	9
CB Toby Sanderson	2	0	0	13
CB Emmitt Bronson	1	0	0	1
CB Mario Corbett	1	0	0	8
OLB Bubba Whitworth	1	0	0	9
OLB Jimmie Brackins	0	1	0	11
OLB Dave Stuart	0	0	1	5

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bo Tanner	4	0	0	25
CB Ernie Vertescher	4	0	0	27
CB Leroy Austin	3	0	0	14
CB Herb Newhart	2	0	1	26
S Emmanuel Ouellette	2	0	0	8
S Norman Haworth	2	0	0	29
ILB Lorenzo White	1	1	0	20
ILB Brandon White	1	0	0	28
S Marco Harp	1	0	0	24
ILB Herb Jazynka	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Corwin Schultz	1	6	24	28
Thomas Meier	1	5	21	29
Wally Lynn	1	3	24	26
Ricky Tyler	1	3	23	28
Nicky Perez	1	1	3	6
Hardy Camara	1	1	17	16
Wesley Rounds	0	4	25	32
Emmitt Trepanier	0	1	5	5
Steve Skuratovsky	0	1	25	33
Brock Reilly	0	1	11	5

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glenn Darlington	3	10	30	2	14
Claude Oshiro	2	7	27	0	12
Billy Francis	2	3	18	1	9
Korey Way	1	3	30	0	10
Brent Dennis	1	2	30	0	10
Mitchell Prewitt	1	1	3	0	1
Courtney Finch	0	4	26	0	12
Korey Westbrook	0	3	25	0	10
Lester Baskey	0	1	22	0	10
Dustin Rhodes	0	1	9	0	2
Scottie Givens	0	1	9	0	6
Grant Henson	0	1	19	0	3
Stan Hastings	0	1	14	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Corbett	3	10
Dale Wang	2	9
Bubba Whitworth	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Reynolds	2	14
Courtney Finch	1	14
Ernie Vertescher	1	9

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Skuratovsky	25	33	---	---	13	71
Wesley Rounds	25	32	---	---	5	62
Kenyon Gabree	26	34	---	---	---	60
Ty Langford	23	28	---	---	7	58
Wally Lynn	24	26	---	---	6	56
Thomas Meier	21	29	---	---	5	55
Quinn Walton	---	---	38	13	3	54
J.C. Upshaw	---	---	35	15	3	53
Corwin Schultz	24	28	---	---	---	52
Patrick Dellinger	---	---	37	13	1	51
Ricky Tyler	23	28	---	---	---	51
O.J. Kasica	---	---	31	15	4	50
Jimmie Brackins	---	---	33	11	3	47
Kenneth Malone	---	---	24	9	14	47
Hardy Camara	17	16	---	---	11	44
Sammy Sims	---	---	28	12	3	43
Gino Sullivan	20	22	---	---	1	43
Howie Greene	15	25	---	---	---	40
Renaldo Rhodes	---	---	25	12	3	40
Mickey Lockley	---	---	25	12	3	40
Toby Sanderson	---	---	23	13	3	39
Bubba Whitworth	---	---	16	9	10	35
Melvin Murray	6	12	---	---	16	34
Kirk Adams	---	---	17	6	11	34
Josh Frieswyk	6	16	---	---	11	33
Mario Corbett	---	---	15	8	10	33
Warren Ramirez	---	---	20	7	2	29
Rex Pollard	---	---	18	6	2	26
Brock Reilly	11	5	---	---	8	24
Dave Stuart	---	---	6	5	11	22
Rondell George	---	---	14	4	3	21
Emmitt Bronson	---	---	10	1	9	20
Wes Schneider	6	12	---	---	---	18
Blake Broyles	2	8	---	---	6	16
Horace Stolowitz	2	6	---	---	6	14
Deion Elliott	---	---	6	3	5	14
Emmitt Trepanier	5	5	---	---	1	11
Ryan Sweeney	---	---	8	1	2	11
Dale Wang	1	1	---	---	9	11
Nicky Perez	3	6	---	---	---	9
Aaron Randle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brenden Ballard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Howie Pirker	1	2	---	---	---	3
Donnie Parsons	---	---	0	1	---	1
Edgar McCormick	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Lincoln	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	26	27	9	62
Benjamin Lee	39	16	---	---	---	55
Brandon White	---	---	23	28	3	54
Norman Haworth	---	---	24	29	1	54
Bernie Sweeney	29	12	---	---	13	54
Courtney Finch	26	12	---	---	14	52
Bo Tanner	---	---	21	25	2	48
Herb Newhart	---	---	21	26	1	48
Korey Way	30	10	---	---	6	46
Glenn Darlington	30	14	---	---	---	44
Claude Oshiro	27	12	---	---	5	44
Lester Baskey	22	10	---	---	11	43
Geoff Figley	---	---	15	24	4	43
Dean Tanner	---	---	13	20	10	43
Marco Harp	---	---	12	24	6	42
Brent Dennis	30	10	---	---	---	40
Norbert Borders	---	---	14	25	1	40
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	20	19	1	40
Lorenzo White	---	---	14	20	3	37
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	14	19	4	37
Troy Wiggins	18	8	---	---	11	37
Korey Westbrook	25	10	---	---	---	35
Grant Henson	19	3	---	---	13	35
Billy Francis	18	9	---	---	6	33
Mel Stokes	15	5	---	---	11	31
Herb Jazynka	---	---	12	11	8	31
Stephen Dixon	22	9	---	---	---	31
Leroy Austin	---	---	6	14	10	30
Sean Pallansch	19	8	---	---	2	29
Tyrus Ragland	---	---	6	15	7	28
Derek Holliday	---	---	12	15	---	27
Marcus Rodgers	15	8	---	---	3	26
Billy Clayton	---	---	15	9	1	25
Roy Reynolds	7	1	---	---	14	22
Jackie Stevens	---	---	11	10	---	21
Wayne Hines	---	---	4	6	10	20
Stan Hastings	14	6	---	---	---	20
Dustin Rhodes	9	2	---	---	6	17
Scottie Givens	9	6	---	---	1	16
Emmanuel Ouellette	---	---	3	8	---	11
Mitchell Prewitt	3	1	---	---	6	10
Cole McCormick	3	4	---	---	3	10
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	8	8
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	3	3
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	14	39	2.8
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	74	5.7
Middle	12	80	6.7
Right	13	74	5.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	34	21	4	1	2	1	7	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	13	10	2	0	1	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	56	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	149	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	34	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	111	15.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ty Langford	10	5	0	44	1	28
WR Howie Greene	5	5	0	76	1	25
TE Steve Skuratovsky	5	3	0	46	2	33
RB Gino Sullivan	4	3	0	9	0	22
WR Josh Frieswyk	4	3	0	35	0	16
WR Wes Schneider	4	0	2	0	0	12
RB Melvin Murray	1	1	0	6	0	12
FB Hardy Camara	1	1	0	-1	0	16

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney	6	5	0	92	2	12
TE Lester Baskey	3	2	0	15	0	10
FB Courtney Finch	1	1	0	11	0	12
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	0	11	0	8
WR Troy Wiggins	1	1	0	16	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gino Sullivan	8	13	1.63	2.79

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stephen Dixon	3	4	1.33	4.86
Mel Stokes	2	2	1.00	6.31
Benjamin Lee	1	-1	-1.00	17.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Gabree	3	2	18	6.00	6.32

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	1	1	9	9.00	11.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ty Langford	1	1	1	1.00	4.40
TE Steve Skuratovsky	1	0	0	0.00	9.20
WR Josh Frieswyk	1	1	17	17.00	8.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	9	9.00	15.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Gino Sullivan	3	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Stokes	7	2
Benjamin Lee	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	10	6	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	3	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ty Langford	2	1	1
TE Steve Skuratovsky	2	1	1
RB Gino Sullivan	2	1	0
WR Howie Greene	1	1	0
WR Josh Frieswyk	1	1	1
WR Wes Schneider	1	0	0
FB Hardy Camara	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	1
WR Troy Wiggins	1	1	1
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,900 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (21,000)
End Zone 10,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 4,900 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,900 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (21,000)
End Zone	10,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	4,900 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (2,700)