Conference Semifinals, 2033

played in Champaign, IL

43 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	0	3	7	-	10
Champaign Thunder	21	7	10	3	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 CHM - Rodney Bauer 1 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 08:49 CHM - Gabe Barker 20 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 01:46 CHM - Butch Bostic 6 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 05:31 CHM - Gabe Barker 2 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 12:14 CHM - Daryl Riley 22 field goal
3Q: 06:46 MIN - Freddie Bernard 47 field goal
3Q: 04:53 CHM - Junior Krykhtine 9 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 09:40 MIN - Archie McConnell 5 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Freddie Bernard extra point)
4Q: 02:10 CHM - Daryl Riley 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 CHM - Rodney Bauer 1 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 08:49 CHM - Gabe Barker 20 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 01:46 CHM - Butch Bostic 6 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 05:31 CHM - Gabe Barker 2 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
3Q: 12:14 CHM - Daryl Riley 22 field goal
3Q: 06:46 MIN - Freddie Bernard 47 field goal
3Q: 04:53 CHM - Junior Krykhtine 9 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 09:40 MIN - Archie McConnell 5 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Freddie Bernard extra point)
4Q: 02:10 CHM - Daryl Riley 35 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHM
Record 11-7 15-2
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 247 384
- Offensive Plays 64 54
- Yards per Play 3.86 7.11
Net Rushing Yards 68 114
- Rushing Attempts 21 31
- Yards per Rush 3.24 3.68
Net Passing Yards 179 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 2 23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.16 11.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/47
Kick Returns/Yards 4/119 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 44
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35

Team Statistics	MIN	CHM
Record	11-7	15-2
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	247	384
- Offensive Plays	64	54
- Yards per Play	3.86	7.11
Net Rushing Yards	68	114
- Rushing Attempts	21	31
- Yards per Rush	3.24	3.68
Net Passing Yards	179	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 2	23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.16	11.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/47
Kick Returns/Yards	4/119	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 44
Time of Possession	29:25	30:35

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 20	5	18	Fumble
1	10:40	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	8:32	2:54	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	1:39	1:48	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	12:44	3:32	OWN 2	6	18	Punt
2	7:04	1:18	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
2	5:20	3:05	OWN 18	6	27	Interception
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 20	3	14	Half
3	12:08	5:27	OWN 24	9	46	Field Goal
3	4:45	1:28	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
3	3:06	1:17	OWN 42	3	-8	Punt
4	14:55	5:24	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:02	0:56	OPP 45	4	7	Downs

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	2:38	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
1	10:30	1:58	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
1	5:38	3:59	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	14:51	2:07	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
2	9:12	2:08	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	5:46	0:26	OPP 28	3	28	Touchdown
2	2:15	1:31	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 36	4	59	Field Goal
3	6:41	1:56	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
3	3:17	0:11	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
3	1:49	1:54	OWN 41	4	22	Punt
4	9:31	7:29	OWN 29	9	53	Field Goal
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 38	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Rusty Crownover, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bryan Zedalis	11	31	2.82	11	1
Lionel Ursini	8	22	2.75	8	0
J.R. Carpenter	2	15	7.50	15	1

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Dupre	20	62	3.10	15	2	0
Lester La Rosa	8	39	4.88	20	1	0
Rusty Crownover	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
Rodney Bauer	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	43	24	179	0/0	1	22	2	54.3

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	23	15	270	0/0	4	52	1	126.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Archie McConnell	7	15	75	10.71	36	22	1
WR Bernie Sweeney	5	9	35	7.00	12	11	0
WR D.J. Westbrook	3	6	25	8.33	9	14	0
WR Sean Pallansch	2	5	15	7.50	0	12	0
TE Daniel Seignious	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
RB Bryan Zedalis	2	2	6	3.00	0	5	0
TE J.B. Casarez	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
RB Ronnie Sonnier	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Bennie Sellers	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Junior Krykhtine	6	6	120	20.00	25	52	1
WR Gabe Barker	4	8	54	13.50	6	21	2
WR Butch Bostic	3	4	75	25.00	9	45	1
WR Harvey Meier	2	2	21	10.50	5	13	0
RB Irv Dupre	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bernard Knutzen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Albert Ferguson	1	2	2.00	0

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rod Rockett	1	0	0.00	0
CB Dean Turnbull	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bryan Zedalis	1	0	0	0
Lewis Parrish	0	0	1	0

Champaign	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irv Dupre	1	0	0
Butch Bostic	0	1	0
Everett Bratzke	0	1	0
Ellis Pomeroy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnell Rodriguez	6	254	42.3	34.5	58	1

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louis Beleford	4	195	48.8	38.8	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Bernard	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Wolf	4	35	8.8	0
Harvey Meier	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	3	96	32.0	0
Alan Davison	1	23	23.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Krykhtine	2	43	21.5	0
Harvey Meier	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	6	4	0.0	25	22
OLB Rick Drake	6	0	0.0	25	15
ILB Cris Prentice	5	1	0.0	18	14
OLB Hardy Stansberry	4	1	0.0	26	20
S Craig Winchester	4	1	0.0	20	8
DE Lewis Parrish	4	0	0.0	27	18
CB Mickey Paolillo	3	1	0.0	23	14
ILB Wendell Wood	2	3	0.0	7	9
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	1	0.0	13	13
WR Archie McConnell	1	0	---	---	---
DE O.J. Kasica	1	0	0.0	16	8
CB Alan Davison	1	0	0.0	19	15
DT Anthony Manning	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Randal Westbrook	1	0	0.0	15	15
CB Nicky Elliott	1	0	0.0	30	22
RB Bryan Zedalis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Will Springer	0	2	0.0	23	17
S Albert Ferguson	0	1	0.0	25	18

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	7	1	0.0	15	36
S Rod Rockett	6	4	0.0	17	38
OLB Kendrick Snider	6	1	0.0	19	37
S Clarence Lowe	5	1	0.0	17	31
DT Rich Westbrook	5	0	0.0	16	35
CB Everett Bratzke	3	0	0.0	21	40
ILB J.C. Lucero	3	0	0.0	6	7
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	0	0.0	17	34
DT Kim Poulin	2	0	0.0	13	24
CB Dean Turnbull	2	0	0.0	17	33
DT Burt Demers	1	2	0.0	10	19
S Erik Wolf	1	0	0.0	8	17
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	0.0	9	20
TE Bernard Knutzen	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lewis Parrish	1	0	0	18
DT Will Springer	0	1	1	17
OLB Jackie Stevens	0	1	0	13
DE Randal Westbrook	0	1	0	15

Champaign	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie Baugh	1	0	1	30
DT Burt Demers	1	0	0	19
DT Rich Westbrook	0	1	0	35
DE Ed Levesque	0	1	0	34
DE Alan Herndon	0	1	0	20
DT Kim Poulin	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	4	0	22
OLB Rick Drake	3	0	15
CB Mickey Paolillo	2	0	14
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	0	13
CB Alan Davison	1	0	15
ILB Wendell Wood	1	0	9
ILB Cris Prentice	1	0	14
S Craig Winchester	1	0	8
DE Randal Westbrook	1	0	15
S Albert Ferguson	0	1	18

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kendrick Snider	5	1	0	37
S Rod Rockett	4	0	1	38
S Clarence Lowe	4	0	0	31
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	3	1	0	36
CB Everett Bratzke	3	1	0	40
DT Rich Westbrook	2	0	0	35
S Erik Wolf	1	1	0	17
CB Emmitt Alexander	1	0	0	34
ILB J.C. Lucero	1	0	0	7
CB Dean Turnbull	0	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bennie Sellers	2	3	0	8	20
Daniel Milloy	1	6	0	13	34
Scottie Givens	1	3	1	18	35
Darren Prior	0	2	0	13	29
Lamont McCormick	0	2	0	8	14
Stan Hastings	0	1	0	16	40
Rusty Gardner	0	1	0	19	35
J.B. Casarez	0	1	0	6	21
Jeremy Hojnacki	0	1	0	5	3

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Butch Athanas	1	6	0	31	23
Leslie Kalu	1	4	1	25	21
Rodney Bauer	1	4	0	25	18
Bernard Knutzen	1	2	1	14	15
Brenden Jamison	1	2	0	13	9
Anthony Zimmerman	0	5	0	27	22
Bryant Cunningham	0	3	0	21	16
Scottie Hitchcock	0	2	0	28	21
Sedrick Blunt	0	1	0	17	9

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Dejesus	2	18
Lionel Ursini	2	18
Craig Winchester	1	20
J.B. Casarez	1	16
D.J. Westbrook	1	15
Arnold Quinn	1	11

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Alexander	2	12
Sedrick Blunt	1	16
Dan Senter	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Carpenter	21	43	---	---	---	64
Nicky Elliott	---	---	30	22	10	62
Norman Haworth	---	---	25	22	10	57
Stan Hastings	16	40	---	---	---	56
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	26	20	10	56
Rusty Gardner	19	35	---	---	---	54
Scottie Givens	18	35	---	---	---	53
Archie McConnell	15	37	---	---	---	52
Lewis Parrish	---	---	27	18	3	48
Darren Prior	13	29	---	---	6	48
Craig Winchester	---	---	20	8	20	48
Daniel Milloy	13	34	---	---	---	47
Alan Davison	---	---	19	15	12	46
Albert Ferguson	---	---	25	18	2	45
Bernie Sweeney	17	27	---	---	---	44
J.B. Casarez	6	21	---	---	16	43
Rick Drake	---	---	25	15	2	42
Sean Pallansch	10	20	---	---	11	41
Lionel Ursini	8	15	---	---	18	41
D.J. Westbrook	7	19	---	---	15	41
Will Springer	---	---	23	17	---	40
Daniel Seignious	15	14	---	---	11	40
Mickey Paolillo	---	---	23	14	2	39
Jackie Stevens	---	---	13	13	12	38
Randal Westbrook	---	---	15	15	6	36
Cris Prentice	---	---	18	14	1	33
Bennie Sellers	8	20	---	---	4	32
Ray Mikell	---	---	16	13	2	31
Lamont McCormick	8	14	---	---	7	29
Bryan Zedalis	12	16	---	---	---	28
O.J. Kasica	---	---	16	8	---	24
Wendell Wood	---	---	7	9	8	24
Levon Perez	3	8	---	---	12	23
Walt Dejesus	0	4	---	---	18	22
Arnold Quinn	3	7	---	---	11	21
Rodney Levine	---	---	9	6	5	20
Gino Wynn	3	8	---	---	7	18
Stanley Blackburn	8	9	---	---	1	18
Jeremy Hojnacki	5	3	---	---	7	15
Ronnie Sonnier	1	7	---	---	4	12
Anthony Manning	---	---	4	6	---	10
Trevor Newland	2	8	---	---	---	10
Donnell Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Freddie Bernard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brett Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sedrick Burton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	17	34	12	63
Rodney Bauer	25	18	---	---	20	63
Everett Bratzke	---	---	21	40	1	62
Butch Athanas	31	23	---	---	5	59
Rod Rockett	---	---	17	38	1	56
Kendrick Snider	---	---	19	37	---	56
Ed Levesque	---	---	17	34	3	54
Rusty Crownover	31	23	---	---	---	54
Alan Seamster	---	---	8	24	22	54
Rich Westbrook	---	---	16	35	2	53
Butch Bostic	25	22	---	---	5	52
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	15	36	1	52
Irv Dupre	23	19	---	---	10	52
Dean Turnbull	---	---	17	33	1	51
Reggie Baugh	---	---	16	30	4	50
Scottie Hitchcock	28	21	---	---	---	49
Clarence Lowe	---	---	17	31	1	49
Anthony Zimmerman	27	22	---	---	---	49
Leslie Kalu	25	21	---	---	---	46
Junior Krykhtine	16	13	---	---	16	45
Bernard Knutzen	14	15	---	---	16	45
Sedrick Blunt	17	9	---	---	16	42
Kim Poulin	---	---	13	24	4	41
Bryant Cunningham	21	16	---	---	3	40
Lester La Rosa	8	4	---	---	23	35
Alan Herndon	---	---	9	20	4	33
Burt Demers	---	---	10	19	3	32
Erik Wolf	---	---	8	17	5	30
Gabe Barker	18	12	---	---	---	30
Brenden Jamison	13	9	---	---	3	25
Randal Thomas	---	---	2	6	11	19
J.C. Lucero	---	---	6	7	6	19
Harvey Meier	8	3	---	---	5	16
Dan Senter	1	0	---	---	14	15
Jumbo Baer	6	2	---	---	6	14
Brock Wolin	---	---	1	1	11	13
Ryan Darby	4	1	---	---	6	11
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Danny Castillo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Louis Beleford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Monty Glendon	---	---	2	3	---	5
Dustin Thomas	---	---	0	2	2	4
Ty Bennett	---	---	0	2	---	2
Dexter Poliska	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kenny Herndon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	19	66	3.5
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	58	6.4
Middle	17	51	3.0
Right	5	5	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	43	24	1	4	3	4	4	1	2

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	23	15	6	0	3	0	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	61	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	64	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	54	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	41	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	6	180	22.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie McConnell	15	7	2	75	1	37
WR Bernie Sweeney	9	5	0	35	0	27
WR D.J. Westbrook	6	3	0	25	0	19
WR Sean Pallansch	5	2	1	15	0	20
TE Daniel Seignious	3	2	0	10	0	14
RB Bryan Zedalis	2	2	0	6	0	16
TE J.B. Casarez	1	1	0	8	0	21
RB Ronnie Sonnier	1	1	0	6	0	7
FB Bennie Sellers	1	1	0	-1	0	20

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Barker	8	4	3	54	2	12
WR Junior Krykhtine	6	6	0	120	2	13
WR Butch Bostic	4	3	0	75	2	22
RB Irv Dupre	2	0	0	0	0	19
WR Harvey Meier	2	2	0	21	0	3
TE Bernard Knutzen	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryan Zedalis	1	0	0.00	2.82

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Dupre	5	20	4.00	3.10
Lester La Rosa	1	2	2.00	4.88
Rodney Bauer	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	2	2	19	9.50	4.16

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	5	4	37	7.40	11.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Archie McConnell	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR D.J. Westbrook	1	1	14	14.00	4.17

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Bostic	2	1	6	3.00	18.75
WR Gabe Barker	2	2	22	11.00	6.75
WR Junior Krykhtine	1	1	9	9.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	1	1

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Dupre	5	0
Lester La Rosa	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	14	8	5

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie McConnell	4	1	1
WR Bernie Sweeney	4	4	3
WR Sean Pallansch	3	2	1
WR D.J. Westbrook	3	1	0

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Barker	3	2	2
WR Harvey Meier	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (21,800)
End Zone 14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (21,800)
End Zone	14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (6,200)