Week 1, 2034

played in Champaign (IL), IL

78 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	3	0	0	0	-	3
Champaign (IL) Thunder	7	14	7	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 MIN - Freddie Bernard 43 field goal
1Q: 06:04 CHM - Irv Dupre 51 run (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 03:02 CHM - Rodney Bauer 2 pass from Rusty Crownover (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 00:24 CHM - Earl Jordan 7 pass from Rusty Crownover (Geoff George extra point)
3Q: 03:39 CHM - Irv Dupre 11 run (Geoff George extra point)
4Q: 09:02 CHM - Irv Dupre 25 run (Geoff George extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 MIN - Freddie Bernard 43 field goal
1Q: 06:04 CHM - Irv Dupre 51 run (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 03:02 CHM - Rodney Bauer 2 pass from Rusty Crownover (Geoff George extra point)
2Q: 00:24 CHM - Earl Jordan 7 pass from Rusty Crownover (Geoff George extra point)
3Q: 03:39 CHM - Irv Dupre 11 run (Geoff George extra point)
4Q: 09:02 CHM - Irv Dupre 25 run (Geoff George extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHM
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 8 11
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 271 486
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 4.44 7.59
Net Rushing Yards 117 273
- Rushing Attempts 26 32
- Yards per Rush 4.50 8.53
Net Passing Yards 154 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 1 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 158 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.40 6.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-7 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:42 32:18

Team Statistics	MIN	CHM
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	8	11
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	271	486
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	4.44	7.59
Net Rushing Yards	117	273
- Rushing Attempts	26	32
- Yards per Rush	4.50	8.53
Net Passing Yards	154	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 1	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	158	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.40	6.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-7	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:42	32:18

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:20	OWN 20	12	54	Field Goal
1	5:46	4:05	OWN 20	9	55	Missed FG
1	0:15	4:34	OWN 6	10	58	Punt
2	8:22	1:36	OWN 33	4	11	Punt
2	2:54	1:08	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 33	1	0	Half
3	13:04	2:52	OWN 31	7	22	Punt
3	3:29	3:21	OWN 33	6	28	Interception
4	8:48	1:28	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	2:43	2:43	OWN 5	7	43	Game

Champaign (IL) Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:40	2:54	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	1:41	1:26	OWN 32	4	7	Punt
2	10:41	2:19	OWN 20	7	54	Missed FG
2	6:46	3:52	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:32	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	10:12	6:43	OWN 4	13	96	Touchdown
3	0:08	6:20	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	7:20	4:37	OWN 30	6	15	Punt

Game MVP: Irv Dupre, Champaign (IL) Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chester Weitzel	13	42	3.23	14	3
Jumbo Francis	8	49	6.13	15	2
Donny Kemp	3	4	1.33	3	0
J.R. Carpenter	2	22	11.00	19	1

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Dupre	17	205	12.06	51	8	3
Lester La Rosa	11	51	4.64	12	1	0
Rodney Bauer	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Earl Jordan	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Luke Copeland	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	23	16	111	0/0	0	21	0	80.1
Donny Kemp	11	5	47	1/4	0	26	1	19.9

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	29	19	231	3/18	2	33	0	112.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Archie McConnell	7	10	42	6.00	14	12
WR Sean Pallansch	5	7	72	14.40	30	26
FB Rod Francis	2	2	12	6.00	2	6
RB Jumbo Francis	2	2	11	5.50	6	15
TE Gus Perkins	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
TE Joey Stickney	1	1	9	9.00	7	9
RB Chester Weitzel	1	1	4	4.00	2	4
RB Bryan Zedalis	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Easton Ellis	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Troy Wiggins	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ronald Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Irv Dupre	5	7	42	8.40	19	26	0
WR Earl Jordan	4	6	48	12.00	10	18	1
FB Rodney Bauer	4	4	64	16.00	63	33	1
TE Bernard Knutzen	3	4	49	16.33	26	21	0
WR Butch Bostic	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Vernon Feazell	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Gabe Barker	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign (IL)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Kyle Jeffries	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jumbo Francis	1	0	0	0
Rusty Gardner	0	1	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kyle Jeffries	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Szczupakiewicz	5	226	45.2	34.8	56	1

Champaign (IL)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louis Beleford	3	152	50.7	53.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Bernard	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	0/0

Champaign (IL)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Geoff George	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marco Ahmed	1	-7	-7.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Wolf	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	2	61	30.5	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	7	3	0.0	26	31
OLB Josh Rhodes	5	0	0.0	8	6
DT Will Springer	4	1	1.0	15	27
OLB Leo Kirk	4	2	0.5	30	26
OLB Rick Drake	4	1	0.0	26	30
CB Marco Ahmed	4	0	0.0	27	30
DE O.J. Kasica	3	0	1.5	22	19
S Albert Ferguson	3	0	0.0	27	27
OLB Josue Brewer	2	1	0.0	12	9
OLB Roderick Hickman	2	0	0.0	20	22
S Bucky Stevens	2	0	0.0	6	2
S Craig Winchester	2	0	0.0	6	4
CB Harvey Tanner	2	0	0.0	14	13
ILB Cris Prentice	1	3	0.0	17	20
DE T.J. Shapiro	1	1	0.0	22	17
DT Rico Douglas	1	0	0.0	10	15
WR Archie McConnell	1	0	---	---	---
S Roosevelt Starks	1	0	0.0	9	6
CB Mickey Paolillo	1	0	0.0	23	26

Champaign (IL)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clarence Lowe	6	3	0.0	26	33
OLB Kendrick Snider	5	2	0.0	23	33
CB Everett Bratzke	5	1	0.0	24	32
OLB Kyle Jeffries	4	3	0.0	23	27
CB Emmitt Alexander	4	1	0.0	11	13
CB Mitch Brown	4	1	0.0	14	20
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	3	4	0.0	21	28
DE Ed Levesque	3	1	0.0	20	28
S Luis Herndon	3	1	0.0	23	29
ILB J.C. Lucero	3	0	0.0	5	10
CB Alan Seamster	2	1	0.0	25	35
DE Tyrell Garland	1	0	1.0	4	7
S Erik Wolf	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Alan Herndon	1	0	0.0	15	19
DT Kim Poulin	1	0	0.0	15	21
CB Dean Turnbull	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Joe Zgonina	1	0	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE O.J. Kasica	1.5	0	0	0	19
DT Will Springer	1.0	0	0	1	27
OLB Leo Kirk	0.5	1	0	0	26
DE T.J. Shapiro	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Rodney Levine	0.0	0	1	0	8

Champaign (IL)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tyrell Garland	1.0	0	0	7
DT Kim Poulin	0.0	1	2	21
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	0.0	1	1	28
OLB Kendrick Snider	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	4	0	31
S Albert Ferguson	3	0	27
CB Harvey Tanner	3	0	13
OLB Leo Kirk	2	0	26
OLB Roderick Hickman	2	0	22
CB Marco Ahmed	2	0	30
CB Mickey Paolillo	1	2	26
OLB Josh Rhodes	1	0	6
OLB Josue Brewer	1	0	9

Champaign (IL)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Everett Bratzke	4	2	0	32
OLB Kendrick Snider	3	2	0	33
CB Emmitt Alexander	3	0	0	13
ILB J.C. Lucero	3	0	0	10
CB Mitch Brown	2	0	0	20
S Luis Herndon	1	1	0	29
DE Ed Levesque	1	0	0	28
S Clarence Lowe	1	0	0	33
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	1	0	0	28
CB Alan Seamster	1	0	0	35
OLB Joe Zgonina	1	0	0	5
OLB Kyle Jeffries	0	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darren Prior	2	4	24	0	30
Rusty Gardner	2	4	23	0	28
Charlie Conaty	2	3	25	0	33
Daniel Milloy	1	3	24	0	31
Rod Francis	1	3	15	0	12
Joseph Sanders	1	1	3	0	6
Stan Hastings	0	3	23	0	29
Cory Conyers	0	0	3	1	7

Champaign (IL)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Scottie Hitchcock	5	7	1	31	1	32
Butch Athanas	5	6	3	27	0	32
Leslie Kalu	3	5	3	28	0	32
Stanley Blackburn	2	4	0	29	2	32
Anthony Zimmerman	2	3	1	27	0	32
Brantley Lake	1	3	0	6	0	0
Rodney Bauer	1	2	0	20	0	20
Vernon Feazell	0	1	0	13	0	8
Ryan Darby	0	1	0	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Stickney	1	10
Jumbo Francis	1	6

Champaign (IL)	Tackles	STPlays
Lester La Rosa	1	17
Deon Myers	1	10
Luke Copeland	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marco Ahmed	---	---	27	30	6	63
Darren Prior	24	30	---	---	7	61
Charlie Conaty	25	33	---	---	1	59
Norman Haworth	---	---	26	31	1	58
Rick Drake	---	---	26	30	2	58
Leo Kirk	---	---	30	26	1	57
Albert Ferguson	---	---	27	27	2	56
Daniel Milloy	24	31	---	---	---	55
Stan Hastings	23	29	---	---	---	52
Rusty Gardner	23	28	---	---	---	51
Mickey Paolillo	---	---	23	26	1	50
Archie McConnell	23	24	---	---	---	47
Roderick Hickman	---	---	20	22	2	44
Sean Pallansch	10	23	---	---	10	43
Bernie Sweeney	19	24	---	---	---	43
O.J. Kasica	---	---	22	19	2	43
J.R. Carpenter	19	23	---	---	---	42
Will Springer	---	---	15	27	---	42
T.J. Shapiro	---	---	22	17	1	40
Harvey Tanner	---	---	14	13	13	40
Chester Weitzel	15	18	---	---	6	39
Josue Brewer	---	---	12	9	18	39
Cris Prentice	---	---	17	20	1	38
Gus Perkins	14	18	---	---	3	35
Troy Wiggins	11	14	---	---	7	32
Jumbo Francis	9	16	---	---	6	31
Lewis Parrish	---	---	15	14	1	30
Rod Francis	15	12	---	---	3	30
Bryan Zedalis	3	8	---	---	18	29
Rico Douglas	---	---	10	15	3	28
Rodney Levine	---	---	17	8	2	27
Roosevelt Starks	---	---	9	6	8	23
Easton Ellis	3	5	---	---	15	23
Joey Stickney	7	5	---	---	10	22
Ronald Nelson	1	8	---	---	13	22
Josh Rhodes	---	---	8	6	6	20
Donny Kemp	7	12	---	---	---	19
Cory Conyers	3	7	---	---	7	17
Joseph Sanders	3	6	---	---	7	16
Tyrell Herndon	3	6	---	---	7	16
Scottie Givens	2	5	---	---	6	13
Craig Winchester	---	---	6	4	2	12
Bucky Stevens	---	---	6	2	---	8
Jesse Szczupakiewicz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Freddie Bernard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcus Taylor	0	0	---	---	2	2

Champaign (IL)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alan Seamster	---	---	25	35	8	68
Stanley Blackburn	29	32	---	---	4	65
Scottie Hitchcock	31	32	---	---	1	64
Rusty Crownover	32	32	---	---	---	64
Clarence Lowe	---	---	26	33	3	62
Bernard Knutzen	26	25	---	---	11	62
Leslie Kalu	28	32	---	---	---	60
Butch Athanas	27	32	---	---	---	59
Anthony Zimmerman	27	32	---	---	---	59
Kendrick Snider	---	---	23	33	2	58
Everett Bratzke	---	---	24	32	2	58
Luis Herndon	---	---	23	29	6	58
Gabe Barker	24	31	---	---	---	55
Earl Jordan	23	28	---	---	2	53
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	23	27	3	53
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	21	28	2	51
Rodney Bauer	20	20	---	---	11	51
Ed Levesque	---	---	20	28	2	50
Irv Dupre	20	27	---	---	---	47
Mitch Brown	---	---	14	20	7	41
Kim Poulin	---	---	15	21	3	39
Reggie Baugh	---	---	13	16	7	36
Alan Herndon	---	---	15	19	2	36
Lester La Rosa	12	5	---	---	17	34
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	11	13	5	29
Vernon Feazell	13	8	---	---	6	27
Hunter Hayakawa	---	---	11	14	2	27
Butch Bostic	9	12	---	---	2	23
J.C. Lucero	---	---	5	10	7	22
Joe Zgonina	---	---	5	5	12	22
Dean Turnbull	---	---	3	7	10	20
Harvey Meier	4	3	---	---	13	20
Erik Wolf	---	---	3	6	5	14
Glenn Cornish	5	0	---	---	9	14
Luke Copeland	4	1	---	---	9	14
Deon Myers	---	---	2	2	10	14
Tyrell Garland	---	---	4	7	---	11
Ryan Darby	6	0	---	---	4	10
Wayne Brock	6	0	---	---	4	10
Brantley Lake	6	0	---	---	3	9
Geoff George	0	0	---	---	7	7
Austin Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Louis Beleford	0	0	---	---	3	3
Julian Brelsford	0	0	---	---	1	1
Toby Small	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paxton Woodyard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	20	88	4.4
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	117	11.7
Middle	16	107	6.7
Right	6	49	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	23	16	1	0	1	3	1	0	0
Donny Kemp	11	5	1	0	0	2	3	0	1

Champaign (IL)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	29	19	3	3	2	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	103	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	51	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	60	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	103	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie McConnell	10	7	0	42	0	24
WR Sean Pallansch	7	5	0	72	2	23
WR Troy Wiggins	3	0	0	0	0	14
TE Gus Perkins	3	1	1	5	0	18
FB Rod Francis	2	2	0	12	0	12
RB Jumbo Francis	2	2	0	11	0	16
WR Easton Ellis	2	1	0	2	0	5
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	24
TE Joey Stickney	1	1	0	9	0	5
RB Chester Weitzel	1	1	0	4	0	18
RB Bryan Zedalis	1	1	0	1	0	8
TE Ronald Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	8

Champaign (IL)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Irv Dupre	7	5	0	42	1	27
WR Earl Jordan	6	4	0	48	0	28
FB Rodney Bauer	4	4	0	64	1	20
TE Bernard Knutzen	4	3	0	49	1	25
WR Gabe Barker	4	1	1	7	0	31
WR Butch Bostic	2	1	0	15	0	12
TE Vernon Feazell	2	1	1	6	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Dupre	2	16	8.00	12.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	6	4	21	3.50	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Champaign (IL)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Jordan	2	1	7	3.50	8.00
RB Irv Dupre	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
FB Rodney Bauer	1	1	2	2.00	16.00
TE Vernon Feazell	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jumbo Francis	2	0
J.R. Carpenter	1	1
Donny Kemp	1	0

Champaign (IL)	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Dupre	4	3
Lester La Rosa	2	1
Rodney Bauer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	6	4	3
Donny Kemp	4	3	2

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie McConnell	3	3	2
WR Sean Pallansch	2	1	1
WR Troy Wiggins	2	0	0
FB Rod Francis	1	1	1
RB Jumbo Francis	1	1	1
WR Easton Ellis	1	1	0

Champaign (IL)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Rodney Bauer	2	2	2
WR Earl Jordan	1	1	1
RB Irv Dupre	1	1	1
TE Bernard Knutzen	1	0	0
WR Gabe Barker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (21,800)
End Zone 14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,300 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (21,800)
End Zone	14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,300 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)