Conference Semifinals, 2037

played in Champaign (IL), IL

18 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	3	3	10	3	-	19
Champaign (IL) Flames	14	7	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 FAR - Buddy Dolan 36 field goal
1Q: 04:29 CHM - Bucky Lincoln 6 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 00:50 CHM - Irv Dupre 22 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 07:47 CHM - Harvey Meier 10 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 02:00 FAR - Buddy Dolan 33 field goal
3Q: 09:14 FAR - Carl Zimmer 6 pass from Ron Arnold (Buddy Dolan extra point)
3Q: 03:47 FAR - Buddy Dolan 29 field goal
4Q: 12:22 CHM - Harvey Meier 19 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 04:57 FAR - Buddy Dolan 50 field goal
4Q: 02:29 CHM - Daryl Riley 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 FAR - Buddy Dolan 36 field goal
1Q: 04:29 CHM - Bucky Lincoln 6 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
1Q: 00:50 CHM - Irv Dupre 22 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 07:47 CHM - Harvey Meier 10 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 02:00 FAR - Buddy Dolan 33 field goal
3Q: 09:14 FAR - Carl Zimmer 6 pass from Ron Arnold (Buddy Dolan extra point)
3Q: 03:47 FAR - Buddy Dolan 29 field goal
4Q: 12:22 CHM - Harvey Meier 19 pass from Rusty Crownover (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 04:57 FAR - Buddy Dolan 50 field goal
4Q: 02:29 CHM - Daryl Riley 19 field goal

Team Statistics FAR CHM
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 317 374
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 5.11 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 121 155
- Rushing Attempts 25 37
- Yards per Rush 4.84 4.19
Net Passing Yards 196 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 0 22 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/29
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 8.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/27 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/114 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:51 31:09

Team Statistics	FAR	CHM
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	317	374
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	5.11	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	121	155
- Rushing Attempts	25	37
- Yards per Rush	4.84	4.19
Net Passing Yards	196	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 0	22 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/29
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	8.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/27	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/114	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:51	31:09

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 20	7	45	Punt
1	10:03	1:38	OPP 10	3	-9	Field Goal
1	4:19	1:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:37	1:21	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	7:38	5:44	OWN 23	10	61	Field Goal
3	12:15	3:11	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	7:36	3:57	OWN 26	8	62	Field Goal
4	12:11	2:58	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	7:08	2:17	OPP 45	6	12	Field Goal
4	2:22	2:10	OWN 34	9	36	Downs

Champaign (IL) Flames
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	1:18	OWN 20	3	1	Fumble
1	8:25	4:06	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	3:03	2:26	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	14:16	6:38	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 22	5	22	Half
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
3	9:04	1:28	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	3:39	6:28	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	9:13	2:05	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
4	4:51	2:29	OWN 35	6	63	Field Goal
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 30	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Rusty Crownover, Champaign (IL) Flames

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thomas Howe	16	71	4.44	20	2
Ron Arnold	5	23	4.60	9	0
Evan Roberts	4	27	6.75	8	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Dupre	24	111	4.63	22	5	1
Bucky Lincoln	8	37	4.63	14	2	1
Rodney Bauer	4	8	2.00	2	0	0
Rusty Crownover	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Arnold	34	18	213	3/17	1	29	0	82.1

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	22	15	248	3/29	2	32	0	136.2

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Zimmer	5	9	76	15.20	26	29	1
RB Thomas Howe	4	5	46	11.50	19	28	0
WR Leroy Bates	3	10	34	11.33	10	18	0
FB Howard McGee	2	2	16	8.00	10	17	0
RB Evan Roberts	2	2	13	6.50	0	14	0
WR Lawrence Webster	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Daniel Seignious	1	1	15	15.00	4	15	0
WR Skip Ramirez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Glenn Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Shawn Bryner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harvey Meier	4	5	55	13.75	12	19	2
TE Sammy Hopper	3	3	41	13.67	28	31	0
WR Earl Jordan	2	6	60	30.00	18	32	0
RB Irv Dupre	2	3	33	16.50	28	28	0
FB Rodney Bauer	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	0
WR Deron Sawyer	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Tommy Hanks	1	1	23	23.00	5	23	0
RB Bucky Lincoln	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign (IL)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sherman Winslett	0	1	0	0
Rodney Matthews	0	0	2	0

Champaign (IL)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Irv Dupre	1	1	0	0
Rusty Crownover	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horacio Bickler	4	188	47.0	34.5	58	1

Champaign (IL)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Devine	3	140	46.7	43.7	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Buddy Dolan	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Champaign (IL)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Ramirez	1	2	2.0	0
Lawrence Webster	1	7	7.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bucky Lincoln	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Ramirez	4	114	28.5	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Strickland	4	80	20.0	0
Walter Barela	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB C.J. Whittle	9	1	0.0	32	22
OLB Rodney Matthews	8	0	1.0	34	24
ILB Quinn Fitzgerald	8	1	0.0	31	20
ILB Deron Poppe	7	3	0.0	27	14
CB Rico Bradford	3	0	0.0	35	22
DE Jeremy Ackerman	2	0	1.0	14	13
CB Jim Terrell	2	3	0.0	36	22
OLB Josue Brewer	2	2	0.0	24	14
S Neal Phillips	2	1	0.0	7	2
DE Jack Replogle	2	0	0.0	23	14
DE Nicholas Pearson	2	0	0.0	8	5
OLB Alejandro Chukwuma	1	0	1.0	20	15
DT Gino McWilliams	1	2	0.0	26	19
S Junior Durham	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE Sherman Winslett	0	1	0.0	29	18
S Mike Blackburn	0	1	0.0	26	16

Champaign (IL)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cole Griffin	9	4	0.0	25	37
OLB Kendrick Snider	8	3	0.0	23	28
S Bryce Elliott	6	0	0.0	25	37
S Asher Hernandez	4	1	0.0	25	37
CB Everett Bratzke	3	1	0.0	25	37
DE Tyrell Garland	2	0	1.0	13	23
DT Mel Shapiro	2	1	0.5	15	28
DE Dwayne Alton	2	1	0.5	16	26
ILB Charlie Poloski	2	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Marco Kemp	2	1	0.0	21	26
CB Kendrick Duffy	2	1	0.0	25	37
ILB Hardy Stevens	1	0	1.0	4	6
CB Alan Seamster	1	0	0.0	2	14
OLB Paxton Woodyard	1	0	0.0	2	6
T Liam Sanderson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB J.J. Westbrook	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Alejandro Chukwuma	1.0	1	1	15
OLB Rodney Matthews	1.0	0	0	24
DE Jeremy Ackerman	1.0	0	0	13
DT Gino McWilliams	0.0	1	1	19
OLB Josue Brewer	0.0	1	0	14

Champaign (IL)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Hardy Stevens	1.0	1	0	0	6
DE Tyrell Garland	1.0	0	0	2	23
DT Mel Shapiro	0.5	1	1	0	28
DE Dwayne Alton	0.5	0	0	0	26
OLB Marco Kemp	0.0	1	4	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB C.J. Whittle	5	0	22
CB Jim Terrell	3	1	22
OLB Rodney Matthews	2	0	24
CB Rico Bradford	2	0	22
S Junior Durham	1	1	12
ILB Deron Poppe	1	0	14
OLB Josue Brewer	1	0	14
ILB Quinn Fitzgerald	0	1	20

Champaign (IL)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Cole Griffin	4	0	37
OLB Kendrick Snider	3	0	28
S Bryce Elliott	3	0	37
CB Everett Bratzke	2	1	37
CB Alan Seamster	2	0	14
OLB Paxton Woodyard	1	1	6
S Asher Hernandez	1	1	37
ILB Charlie Poloski	1	0	21
CB Kendrick Duffy	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richard Tatum	1	7	25	1	37
Winston Van Pelt	1	5	25	0	37
Geoff Rogers	1	3	25	2	37
Howard McGee	1	3	16	0	22
Greyson Bedard	1	3	25	0	37

Champaign (IL)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Zimmerman	4	9	1	37	0	25
Ethan Carpenter	2	7	1	37	0	25
Liam Sanderson	2	7	0	37	1	25
Butch Athanas	2	6	0	37	1	25
Tommy Hanks	1	1	0	8	0	6
Rodney Bauer	0	3	0	34	0	24
Sammy Hopper	0	2	0	34	0	24
Juan Warren	0	1	0	37	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Irwin	4	16
Travis Reinsch	1	12
Neal Phillips	1	12

Champaign (IL)	Tackles	STPlays
Sammy Hopper	2	17
Lester La Rosa	1	20
Walter Barela	1	16
Otis Durham	1	15
Tommy Hanks	1	15

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greyson Bedard	25	37	---	---	8	70
Ron Arnold	25	37	---	---	---	62
Richard Tatum	25	37	---	---	---	62
Winston Van Pelt	25	37	---	---	---	62
Geoff Rogers	25	37	---	---	---	62
Adam Harris	25	37	---	---	---	62
Rodney Matthews	---	---	34	24	1	59
Rico Bradford	---	---	35	22	2	59
Jim Terrell	---	---	36	22	1	59
Howard McGee	16	22	---	---	17	55
C.J. Whittle	---	---	32	22	1	55
Carl Zimmer	21	32	---	---	---	53
Quinn Fitzgerald	---	---	31	20	1	52
Leroy Bates	17	33	---	---	1	51
Thomas Howe	20	29	---	---	---	49
Daniel Seignious	17	17	---	---	15	49
Sherman Winslett	---	---	29	18	1	48
Josue Brewer	---	---	24	14	9	47
Gino McWilliams	---	---	26	19	1	46
Alejandro Chukwuma	---	---	20	15	11	46
Lawrence Webster	14	15	---	---	14	43
Deron Poppe	---	---	27	14	2	43
Mike Blackburn	---	---	26	16	---	42
Jack Replogle	---	---	23	14	2	39
Shawn Bryner	8	12	---	---	16	36
Junior Durham	---	---	9	12	12	33
Glenn Irwin	5	9	---	---	16	30
Jeremy Ackerman	---	---	14	13	---	27
Frankie Quinn	0	0	---	---	23	23
Travis Reinsch	---	---	5	5	12	22
Neal Phillips	---	---	7	2	12	21
Skip Ramirez	0	2	---	---	17	19
Hugh Zuleger	---	---	12	6	1	19
Orlando Meyer	---	---	8	10	1	19
Nicholas Pearson	---	---	8	5	5	18
Evan Roberts	5	8	---	---	4	17
Tommie Fannon	2	6	---	---	3	11
Buddy Dolan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eddie Bennit	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leslie McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.B. Surdyk	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trenton Matteson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ezekiel Fletcher	---	---	1	2	5	8
Horacio Bickler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Herb Henry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Clay Behrendt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign (IL)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammy Hopper	34	24	---	---	17	75
Asher Hernandez	---	---	25	37	5	67
Rodney Bauer	34	24	---	---	8	66
Everett Bratzke	---	---	25	37	4	66
Juan Warren	37	25	---	---	4	66
Cole Griffin	---	---	25	37	4	66
Bryce Elliott	---	---	25	37	4	66
Kendrick Duffy	---	---	25	37	4	66
Earl Jordan	37	24	---	---	1	62
Butch Athanas	37	25	---	---	---	62
Rusty Crownover	37	25	---	---	---	62
Anthony Zimmerman	37	25	---	---	---	62
Ethan Carpenter	37	25	---	---	---	62
Liam Sanderson	37	25	---	---	---	62
Kendrick Snider	---	---	23	28	5	56
Dwayne Alton	---	---	16	26	8	50
Charlie Poloski	---	---	20	21	8	49
Harvey Meier	31	18	---	---	---	49
Marco Kemp	---	---	21	26	1	48
Irv Dupre	28	19	---	---	---	47
Mel Shapiro	---	---	15	28	4	47
Alan Herndon	---	---	18	24	1	43
Tyrell Garland	---	---	13	23	3	39
Tommy Hanks	8	6	---	---	15	29
Bucky Lincoln	9	6	---	---	9	24
Alan Seamster	---	---	2	14	7	23
Max Wheeler	---	---	13	10	---	23
Walter Barela	---	---	0	6	16	22
Lester La Rosa	1	0	---	---	20	21
Deron Sawyer	3	3	---	---	14	20
J.J. Westbrook	---	---	3	2	11	16
Paxton Woodyard	---	---	2	6	8	16
Hardy Stevens	---	---	4	6	6	16
Otis Durham	---	---	0	0	15	15
Glenn Cornish	0	0	---	---	14	14
Aiden Strickland	---	---	0	2	11	13
Bob Whitfield	---	---	0	0	10	10
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Austin Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marvin Pierce	0	0	---	---	4	4
Everett Kromer	0	0	---	---	4	4
B.J. Horton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Renaldo Devine	0	0	---	---	3	3
Oscar Jarvis	0	1	---	---	---	1
Matt Bishop	0	0	---	---	1	1
Toby Small	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	46	7.7
Middle	16	69	4.3
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	53	4.1
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	7	39	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Arnold	34	18	3	1	3	3	5	2	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	22	15	5	0	1	3	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	22	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	29	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	34	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	82	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	104	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leroy Bates	10	3	1	34	0	33
WR Carl Zimmer	9	5	1	76	2	32
RB Thomas Howe	5	4	0	46	1	29
FB Howard McGee	2	2	0	16	0	22
RB Evan Roberts	2	2	0	13	0	8
WR Skip Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Lawrence Webster	1	1	0	13	0	15
WR Glenn Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Shawn Bryner	1	0	1	0	0	12
TE Daniel Seignious	1	1	0	15	0	17

Champaign (IL)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Jordan	6	2	1	60	2	24
WR Harvey Meier	5	4	0	55	0	18
RB Irv Dupre	3	2	0	33	1	19
TE Sammy Hopper	3	3	0	41	1	24
RB Bucky Lincoln	2	1	0	6	0	6
FB Rodney Bauer	1	1	0	15	0	24
WR Deron Sawyer	1	1	0	15	0	3
TE Tommy Hanks	1	1	0	23	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Howe	5	10	2.00	4.44

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Dupre	2	-1	-0.50	4.63
Bucky Lincoln	2	6	3.00	4.63
Rodney Bauer	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Arnold	4	2	13	3.25	6.26

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	3	3	34	11.33	11.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Zimmer	2	2	13	6.50	8.44
WR Leroy Bates	1	0	0	0.00	3.40
WR Skip Ramirez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Champaign (IL)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harvey Meier	2	2	29	14.50	11.00
RB Irv Dupre	1	1	5	5.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Howe	2	1
Evan Roberts	2	0
Ron Arnold	1	0

Champaign (IL)	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Dupre	4	2
Bucky Lincoln	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Arnold	9	6	5

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leroy Bates	3	1	1
WR Carl Zimmer	3	3	3
RB Thomas Howe	2	2	1
WR Skip Ramirez	1	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harvey Meier	2	1	1
WR Earl Jordan	1	1	1
RB Irv Dupre	1	1	1
RB Bucky Lincoln	1	0	0

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

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