Conference Semifinals, 2038

played in Champaign (IL), IL

22 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Death	7	14	10	6	-	37
Champaign (IL) Flames	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 CHM - Devonte Osborne 25 pass from Rusty Crownover (Jay Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 02:18 DEN - Avery Jeffries 2 run (Ethan Compton extra point)
2Q: 13:38 DEN - Gerald Spain 37 pass from Robert Whitener (Ethan Compton extra point)
2Q: 06:43 DEN - Gerald Spain 16 pass from Robert Whitener (Ethan Compton extra point)
3Q: 14:08 DEN - Dean Turnbull 5 pass from Robert Whitener (Ethan Compton extra point)
3Q: 02:55 DEN - Ethan Compton 46 field goal
4Q: 12:16 DEN - Ethan Compton 33 field goal
4Q: 05:44 CHM - Jay Whitfield 33 field goal
4Q: 01:14 DEN - Ethan Compton 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 CHM - Devonte Osborne 25 pass from Rusty Crownover (Jay Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 02:18 DEN - Avery Jeffries 2 run (Ethan Compton extra point)
2Q: 13:38 DEN - Gerald Spain 37 pass from Robert Whitener (Ethan Compton extra point)
2Q: 06:43 DEN - Gerald Spain 16 pass from Robert Whitener (Ethan Compton extra point)
3Q: 14:08 DEN - Dean Turnbull 5 pass from Robert Whitener (Ethan Compton extra point)
3Q: 02:55 DEN - Ethan Compton 46 field goal
4Q: 12:16 DEN - Ethan Compton 33 field goal
4Q: 05:44 CHM - Jay Whitfield 33 field goal
4Q: 01:14 DEN - Ethan Compton 51 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CHM
Record 13-5 13-4
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 379 337
- Offensive Plays 63 60
- Yards per Play 6.02 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 148 182
- Rushing Attempts 35 29
- Yards per Rush 4.23 6.28
Net Passing Yards 231 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 23 - 0 29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.25 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/23 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 6/126
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:34 27:27

Team Statistics	DEN	CHM
Record	13-5	13-4
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	379	337
- Offensive Plays	63	60
- Yards per Play	6.02	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	148	182
- Rushing Attempts	35	29
- Yards per Rush	4.23	6.28
Net Passing Yards	231	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 23 - 0	29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.25	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/23	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	6/126
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:34	27:27

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:08	OWN 20	1	1	Fumble
1	12:52	1:11	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
1	7:42	5:30	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
1	0:03	1:41	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	10:33	3:59	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	3:52	3:01	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
3	14:53	0:51	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
3	11:06	4:46	OWN 20	9	42	Punt
3	4:31	1:44	OPP 35	3	6	Field Goal
3	1:47	4:38	OWN 36	8	48	Field Goal
4	5:39	2:56	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	1:42	0:35	OPP 37	3	3	Field Goal

Champaign (IL) Flames
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:52	2:00	OPP 14	3	5	Missed FG
1	11:41	3:59	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	2:12	2:09	OWN 22	4	49	Fumble
2	13:22	2:49	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	6:34	2:42	OWN 29	7	37	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	3	30	Half
3	14:02	2:56	OWN 30	6	26	Punt
3	6:20	1:49	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
3	2:47	1:00	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	12:09	6:30	OWN 27	11	57	Field Goal
4	2:43	1:01	OWN 35	4	2	Downs
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 35	3	33	Game

Game MVP: Robert Whitener, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Avery Jeffries	24	110	4.58	18	4	1
J.T. Collier	11	38	3.45	9	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bucky Lincoln	14	77	5.50	23	2
Irv Dupre	11	88	8.00	17	5
Ralph Woodard	3	9	3.00	3	0
Peyton Nixon	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Whitener	27	23	235	1/4	3	37	0	140.0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	29	14	169	2/14	1	27	1	63.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Spain	9	11	115	12.78	65	37	2
WR Dean Turnbull	5	5	38	7.60	6	14	1
TE Ronald Nelson	2	3	23	11.50	11	12	0
RB Avery Jeffries	2	2	3	1.50	0	7	0
FB Jim Jaramillo	2	3	16	8.00	9	14	0
WR Francisco Kilroy	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	0
RB J.T. Collier	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Colton Ashley	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Champaign (IL)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harvey Meier	4	10	38	9.50	1	22	0
TE Sammy Hopper	2	2	21	10.50	0	14	0
WR Oscar Jarvis	2	6	47	23.50	48	27	0
RB Bucky Lincoln	2	3	11	5.50	0	10	0
RB Irv Dupre	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Dana Pettit	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	0
WR Devonte Osborne	1	2	25	25.00	13	25	1
WR Irving Ballew	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sam Dodge	1	31	31.00	0

Champaign (IL)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Avery Jeffries	1	0	0
J.T. Collier	1	0	0
Mo Lysne	0	1	1
Dean Turnbull	0	1	0
Duane Carlson	0	1	0
Sam Dodge	0	0	1
Norman Henderson	0	0	1

Champaign (IL)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Harvey Meier	1	1	0
Sammy Hopper	1	0	0
Aiden Strickland	1	0	0
Shannon Foster	0	1	0
Scott Lefkowitz	0	0	1
Kenny West	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Ulbricht	4	155	38.8	27.3	43	0

Champaign (IL)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Devine	4	174	43.5	31.3	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ethan Compton	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	4/4

Champaign (IL)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Whitfield	1/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Grant	1	9	9.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bucky Lincoln	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Spain	1	27	27.0	0
J.T. Collier	1	26	26.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Strickland	5	108	21.6	0
Devonte Osborne	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eugene Tollefson	6	3	0.0	24	27
S Duane Carlson	6	1	0.0	23	24
OLB Orlando McCaffrey	5	0	1.0	21	21
S Butch Farr	5	0	0.0	18	19
DT Norm Osborne	4	3	1.0	24	20
CB Seth Wehmeyer	3	0	0.0	24	27
S Sam Dodge	2	1	0.0	22	22
CB Eddie Clements	2	1	0.0	27	30
S Morris Kinney	2	1	0.0	9	10
ILB Luis Kirby	2	0	0.0	3	6
ILB Norman Henderson	2	0	0.0	5	4
DE Brian Raymond	1	1	0.0	12	15
OLB Everett Henson	1	0	0.0	5	4
DT Barry Alcott	1	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Irv Gheesling	1	0	0.0	9	14
FB Jim Jaramillo	1	0	---	---	---
CB Diego Middleton	1	0	0.0	25	23
DE Jackie Castillo	0	2	0.0	17	21
DE Clarence Carpenter	0	1	0.0	13	12

Champaign (IL)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scott Lefkowitz	11	11	0.0	35	28
ILB Cole Griffin	7	3	0.0	23	20
CB Kendrick Duffy	6	0	0.0	30	28
S Asher Hernandez	4	2	0.0	30	21
CB Alan Seamster	4	1	0.0	32	27
OLB Kenny West	4	1	0.0	14	21
ILB Shannon Foster	4	0	0.0	25	13
OLB Artie Mathews	3	1	1.0	31	19
S Bryce Elliott	3	0	0.0	31	28
CB Walter Barela	2	2	0.0	8	8
DT Max Wheeler	2	1	0.0	23	11
DE Liam Clayton	2	0	0.0	15	6
ILB Richie Barber	1	1	0.0	12	4
DE Dwayne Alton	1	1	0.0	13	16
S Aiden Strickland	1	1	0.0	3	7
WR Harvey Meier	1	0	---	---	---
WR Devonte Osborne	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrell Garland	0	1	0.0	20	22
DE Nolan Hanks	0	1	0.0	22	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Norm Osborne	1.0	1	1	0	20
OLB Orlando McCaffrey	1.0	0	0	1	21
DE Clarence Carpenter	0.0	1	2	0	12
DE Jackie Castillo	0.0	0	2	0	21

Champaign (IL)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Artie Mathews	1.0	0	0	19
DE Tyrell Garland	0.0	1	3	22
OLB Kenny West	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Eugene Tollefson	4	0	0	27
CB Eddie Clements	2	2	0	30
CB Seth Wehmeyer	2	1	0	27
ILB Norman Henderson	2	0	0	4
S Sam Dodge	1	0	1	22
S Butch Farr	1	0	0	19
OLB Irv Gheesling	1	0	0	14
CB Diego Middleton	1	0	0	23
S Duane Carlson	0	1	0	24
ILB Luis Kirby	0	1	0	6

Champaign (IL)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kendrick Duffy	6	0	28
ILB Scott Lefkowitz	3	1	28
CB Alan Seamster	3	0	27
ILB Shannon Foster	3	0	13
CB Walter Barela	2	0	8
S Bryce Elliott	2	0	28
OLB Kenny West	2	0	21
ILB Cole Griffin	1	0	20
S Aiden Strickland	1	0	7
OLB Artie Mathews	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rusty Lester	4	11	0	35	0	28
Brayden Followay	4	8	1	35	0	28
Zachary Rose	4	6	0	31	0	28
Scott Sims	2	4	0	32	0	28
Jim Jaramillo	2	2	0	22	0	19
Mickey Upshaw	0	3	0	33	1	28
Stan Baker	0	1	0	4	0	0

Champaign (IL)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Juan Warren	6	8	0	24	0	23
Thurman Joppru	4	8	0	29	1	28
Butch Athanas	2	5	0	23	0	28
Sammy Hopper	1	2	1	26	0	25
Liam Sanderson	1	2	1	24	0	22
Marvin Pierce	1	1	0	8	0	9
B.J. Horton	0	1	0	7	1	10
Anthony Zimmerman	0	1	0	23	0	25
Stanley Thao	0	1	0	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Lysne	3	18
Nate Shea	2	15
Dean Turnbull	2	13
Francisco Kilroy	1	12

Champaign (IL)	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Woodard	1	19
Tommy Hanks	1	17
Sammy Hopper	1	12
Austin Hutton	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brayden Followay	35	28	---	---	2	65
Rusty Lester	35	28	---	---	1	64
Zachary Rose	31	28	---	---	5	64
Robert Whitener	35	28	---	---	---	63
Dean Turnbull	25	25	---	---	13	63
Mickey Upshaw	33	28	---	---	2	63
Gerald Spain	30	27	---	---	3	60
Scott Sims	32	28	---	---	---	60
Eddie Clements	---	---	27	30	3	60
Jim Jaramillo	22	19	---	---	13	54
Eugene Tollefson	---	---	24	27	2	53
Seth Wehmeyer	---	---	24	27	1	52
Barry Alcott	---	---	21	25	6	52
Butch Farr	---	---	18	19	14	51
Diego Middleton	---	---	25	23	2	50
Duane Carlson	---	---	23	24	1	48
Avery Jeffries	24	22	---	---	2	48
Sam Dodge	---	---	22	22	1	45
Norm Osborne	---	---	24	20	1	45
Orlando McCaffrey	---	---	21	21	1	43
J.T. Collier	11	6	---	---	23	40
Ronald Nelson	18	16	---	---	5	39
Jackie Castillo	---	---	17	21	1	39
Francisco Kilroy	13	13	---	---	12	38
Nate Shea	14	5	---	---	15	34
Morris Kinney	---	---	9	10	11	30
Mo Lysne	8	3	---	---	18	29
Everett Henson	---	---	5	4	19	28
Brian Raymond	---	---	12	15	1	28
Irv Gheesling	---	---	9	14	5	28
Clarence Carpenter	---	---	13	12	1	26
Angel Grant	5	0	---	---	19	24
Frederic Moynihan	---	---	10	8	2	20
Austin Barber	---	---	7	8	5	20
Norman Henderson	---	---	5	4	5	14
Luis Kirby	---	---	3	6	4	13
Brock Belcher	5	0	---	---	7	12
Ethan Compton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Stan Baker	4	0	---	---	6	10
Colton Ashley	5	4	---	---	---	9
Vince Lane	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sammie Doyle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vince Ulbricht	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.C. Barton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Miguel Mazrui	---	---	0	1	2	3
Claude Newhart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign (IL)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Lefkowitz	---	---	35	28	3	66
Sammy Hopper	26	25	---	---	12	63
Alan Seamster	---	---	32	27	3	62
Bryce Elliott	---	---	31	28	3	62
Kendrick Duffy	---	---	30	28	3	61
Rusty Crownover	29	31	---	---	---	60
Thurman Joppru	29	28	---	---	1	58
Kenny West	---	---	14	21	23	58
Artie Mathews	---	---	31	19	4	54
Asher Hernandez	---	---	30	21	3	54
Juan Warren	24	23	---	---	5	52
Butch Athanas	23	28	---	---	---	51
Ralph Woodard	14	17	---	---	19	50
Anthony Zimmerman	23	25	---	---	---	48
Liam Sanderson	24	22	---	---	---	46
Cole Griffin	---	---	23	20	3	46
Irving Ballew	14	18	---	---	14	46
Tyrell Garland	---	---	20	22	3	45
Shannon Foster	---	---	25	13	2	40
Bucky Lincoln	15	14	---	---	11	40
Tommy Hanks	10	12	---	---	17	39
Harvey Meier	19	18	---	---	---	37
Max Wheeler	---	---	23	11	3	37
Nolan Hanks	---	---	22	12	3	37
Devonte Osborne	14	13	---	---	8	35
Mel Shapiro	---	---	13	17	2	32
Walter Barela	---	---	8	8	14	30
Dwayne Alton	---	---	13	16	1	30
Richie Barber	---	---	12	4	13	29
Irv Dupre	11	12	---	---	5	28
Dana Pettit	6	7	---	---	14	27
Liam Clayton	---	---	15	6	5	26
Marvin Pierce	8	9	---	---	6	23
B.J. Horton	7	10	---	---	6	23
Stanley Thao	7	10	---	---	6	23
Aiden Strickland	---	---	3	7	12	22
Peyton Nixon	7	9	---	---	4	20
Oscar Jarvis	9	10	---	---	---	19
Otis Durham	---	---	5	0	12	17
Austin Hutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jay Whitfield	0	0	---	---	5	5
Renaldo Devine	0	0	---	---	4	4
George Ottesen	---	---	0	0	3	3
Matt Bishop	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bob Whitfield	---	---	0	0	1	1
Toby Small	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	70	7.8
Middle	19	56	2.9
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	51	4.6
Middle	12	99	8.3
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Whitener	27	23	2	1	0	2	1	4	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	29	14	4	1	1	5	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	162	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	71	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	28	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	38	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	81	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gerald Spain	11	9	115	2	27
WR Dean Turnbull	5	5	38	0	25
TE Ronald Nelson	3	2	23	0	16
FB Jim Jaramillo	3	2	16	0	19
RB Avery Jeffries	2	2	3	0	22
WR Francisco Kilroy	1	1	17	0	13
RB J.T. Collier	1	1	13	0	6
WR Colton Ashley	1	1	10	0	4

Champaign (IL)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Meier	10	4	1	38	1	18
WR Oscar Jarvis	6	2	0	47	2	10
RB Bucky Lincoln	3	2	0	11	0	14
WR Irving Ballew	3	1	0	10	0	18
RB Irv Dupre	2	1	0	1	0	12
TE Sammy Hopper	2	2	0	21	0	25
WR Devonte Osborne	2	1	0	25	1	13
WR Dana Pettit	1	1	0	16	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Avery Jeffries	6	17	2.83	4.58
J.T. Collier	1	9	9.00	3.45

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bucky Lincoln	4	15	3.75	5.50
Irv Dupre	1	0	0.00	8.00
Peyton Nixon	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Robert Whitener	5	4	35	7.00	8.70

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ronald Nelson	2	1	12	6.00	7.67
WR Dean Turnbull	1	1	5	5.00	7.60
WR Gerald Spain	1	1	16	16.00	10.45
FB Jim Jaramillo	1	1	2	2.00	5.33

Champaign (IL)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Oscar Jarvis	1	0	0	0.00	7.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
J.T. Collier	2	0
Avery Jeffries	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Whitener	9	9	4

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Turnbull	3	3	1
WR Gerald Spain	2	2	0
FB Jim Jaramillo	1	1	0
WR Francisco Kilroy	1	1	1
RB J.T. Collier	1	1	1
WR Colton Ashley	1	1	1

Champaign (IL)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Oscar Jarvis	3	1	1
WR Harvey Meier	2	1	1
RB Bucky Lincoln	1	1	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)