Week 9, 2043

played in Champaign (IL), IL

55 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen	3	14	0	0	-	17
Champaign (IL) Flames	14	0	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 CHM - Terrance Farley 98 kickoff return (Ernest Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 09:12 MIN - Buddy Dolan 29 field goal
1Q: 04:40 CHM - Alexis Blackburn 2 pass from Rusty Crownover (Ernest Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 05:59 MIN - Dillon Woods 12 pass from Trenton Wolfe (Buddy Dolan extra point)
2Q: 00:45 MIN - Jumbo Clayton 7 pass from Trenton Wolfe (Buddy Dolan extra point)
3Q: 07:08 CHM - Alexis Blackburn 7 pass from Rusty Crownover (Ernest Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 05:07 CHM - Alexis Blackburn 34 pass from Rusty Crownover (Ernest Blanchard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 CHM - Terrance Farley 98 kickoff return (Ernest Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 09:12 MIN - Buddy Dolan 29 field goal
1Q: 04:40 CHM - Alexis Blackburn 2 pass from Rusty Crownover (Ernest Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 05:59 MIN - Dillon Woods 12 pass from Trenton Wolfe (Buddy Dolan extra point)
2Q: 00:45 MIN - Jumbo Clayton 7 pass from Trenton Wolfe (Buddy Dolan extra point)
3Q: 07:08 CHM - Alexis Blackburn 7 pass from Rusty Crownover (Ernest Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 05:07 CHM - Alexis Blackburn 34 pass from Rusty Crownover (Ernest Blanchard extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHM
Record 1-7 8-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 11 7
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 351 352
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 5.16 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 145 136
- Rushing Attempts 37 28
- Yards per Rush 3.92 4.86
Net Passing Yards 206 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 206 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.65 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/26 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/146
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:27 28:33

Team Statistics	MIN	CHM
Record	1-7	8-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	11	7
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	351	352
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	5.16	6.40
Net Rushing Yards	145	136
- Rushing Attempts	37	28
- Yards per Rush	3.92	4.86
Net Passing Yards	206	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	206	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.65	8.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/26	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/146
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:27	28:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:44	2:39	OWN 23	4	10	Punt
1	11:58	2:54	OPP 27	4	15	Field Goal
1	4:32	3:44	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
2	14:06	1:20	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
2	11:23	5:32	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
2	2:26	1:49	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 31	5	15	Punt
3	6:59	4:54	OWN 37	8	27	Punt
4	14:09	3:24	OWN 5	7	31	Punt
4	4:56	1:13	OWN 20	6	36	Downs
4	2:33	1:08	OWN 16	7	25	Downs

Champaign (IL) Flames
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	0:07	OWN 22	1	5	Fumble
1	9:04	4:32	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
1	0:48	1:42	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
2	12:46	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	5:51	3:25	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 29	3	9	Interception
3	11:30	4:31	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
3	2:05	2:56	OWN 20	5	40	Punt
4	10:45	5:49	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
4	3:43	1:10	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OPP 41	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Rusty Crownover, Champaign (IL) Flames

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Taylor Donovan	29	106	3.66	15	3
Trenton Wolfe	4	21	5.25	7	0
Van Vanderhaak	3	11	3.67	7	0
Dillon Woods	1	7	7.00	7	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carl Briel	21	90	4.29	14	4
Rusty Crownover	2	8	4.00	9	0
Peyton Nixon	2	14	7.00	16	1
Claude Madigan	2	8	4.00	4	0
Ricardo Raymond	1	16	16.00	16	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trenton Wolfe	31	21	206	0/0	2	30	0	107.7

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Crownover	27	20	216	0/0	3	40	1	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Taylor Donovan	8	8	42	5.25	19	18	0
WR Dillon Woods	4	7	52	13.00	20	19	1
WR Rickey Osieja	2	3	20	10.00	1	10	0
WR Dean Benson	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Cristian Brewer	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Rich Barrett	1	3	14	14.00	8	14	0
TE Lukas McIntyre	1	3	25	25.00	13	25	0
WR Carlos Salomon	1	1	30	30.00	0	30	0
FB Jumbo Clayton	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1

Champaign (IL)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alexis Blackburn	9	10	135	15.00	79	34	3
TE Stanley Branch	4	4	24	6.00	0	10	0
RB Carl Briel	4	5	9	2.25	6	13	0
WR Darien Falls	2	6	47	23.50	5	40	0
TE Ricardo Raymond	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Benjamin Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cesar Lundgren	1	1	1.00	0

Champaign (IL)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
James Robinson	1	0
Bentley Hegamin	0	1
Bo Marone	0	1

Champaign (IL)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carl Briel	2	0	0	0
Rusty Crownover	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Ulbricht	6	260	43.3	37.0	51	3

Champaign (IL)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Clinton	5	201	40.2	39.2	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Buddy Dolan	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Champaign (IL)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Blanchard	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Woods	1	5	5.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frederick Westbrook	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Vanderhaak	3	67	22.3	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Farley	2	122	61.0	1
Donny Dole	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bo Marone	9	3	28	27
OLB Bentley Hegamin	5	0	16	11
CB Ellis Clemons	5	0	27	24
CB Walter Barela	4	2	11	16
OLB Kim Winslett	4	1	21	17
S Russell Skudris	3	2	27	27
CB Alfred Quinn	3	1	25	21
DT Noah Thompson	3	0	19	21
DT Frankie Riley	2	2	16	11
S James Robinson	1	2	27	26
DT Terrance Pena	1	1	19	21
OLB Kenyon Zellers	1	0	2	1
OLB Bart Campbell	1	0	7	10
DE Ted Watkins	1	0	21	23

Champaign (IL)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lonnie Braxton	10	2	0.0	37	31
ILB Alfred Rodstrom	9	0	0.0	37	30
OLB Marvin Jones	8	2	0.0	32	16
ILB Efrain Sherp	6	4	0.0	22	4
OLB Kelvin Armstrong	6	1	0.0	34	29
S Braden Horste	5	2	0.0	36	31
CB Brock Ott	3	1	0.0	14	22
DE Caden Shotwell	3	0	0.0	17	17
S Frederick Westbrook	2	0	0.0	1	9
DT Corbin Sutton	1	2	0.0	23	18
DE Gerald Mason	1	1	0.0	29	25
CB Isaiah Lewis	1	1	0.0	31	26
DE Carlos Duncan	1	1	0.0	20	14
WR Darien Falls	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bentley Hegamin	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE David Hutton	0.0	1	0	0	23

Champaign (IL)	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kelvin Armstrong	1	1	1	29
CB Benjamin Driver	0	1	0	31
DT Corbin Sutton	0	1	0	18
DE Gerald Mason	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ellis Clemons	5	0	24
ILB Bo Marone	4	0	27
OLB Kim Winslett	3	0	17
CB Alfred Quinn	2	0	21
S James Robinson	2	0	26
OLB Bentley Hegamin	1	0	11
CB Walter Barela	1	0	16
S Russell Skudris	1	0	27
DE David Hutton	1	0	23
CB Cesar Lundgren	0	1	1

Champaign (IL)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Marvin Jones	4	0	16
CB Isaiah Lewis	3	0	26
S Braden Horste	3	0	31
CB Brock Ott	3	0	22
OLB Kelvin Armstrong	2	2	29
ILB Alfred Rodstrom	2	0	30
ILB Efrain Sherp	1	0	4
S Lonnie Braxton	1	0	31
DE Gerald Mason	1	0	25
S Frederick Westbrook	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Darien Leal	4	10	2	37	31
Robbie McAllister	3	10	0	37	31
Jumbo Clayton	3	4	0	35	19
Mackenzie Marlowe	2	3	0	37	31
Howard Preston	1	2	0	37	31
Lukas McIntyre	1	1	0	14	10
Rich Barrett	0	2	0	32	16
Clay Horn	0	2	0	37	31

Champaign (IL)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ronald Meyer	3	7	1	28	27
Lucas Tatum	3	7	0	28	27
Eduardo Dennis	1	4	0	28	27
Todd Dawson	1	3	1	28	27
Stanley Branch	1	2	0	25	26
Andy Austin	0	3	0	28	27

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Douglas Skrepenak	2	10
Taylor Donovan	1	15

Champaign (IL)	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Branch	2	14
Ricardo Raymond	1	14
Herman Grier	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Taylor Donovan	34	28	---	---	15	77
Howard Preston	37	31	---	---	7	75
Dillon Woods	36	31	---	---	5	72
Jumbo Clayton	35	19	---	---	15	69
Trenton Wolfe	37	31	---	---	---	68
Darien Leal	37	31	---	---	---	68
Mackenzie Marlowe	37	31	---	---	---	68
Robbie McAllister	37	31	---	---	---	68
Clay Horn	37	31	---	---	---	68
James Robinson	---	---	27	26	4	57
Bo Marone	---	---	28	27	---	55
Russell Skudris	---	---	27	27	---	54
Rich Barrett	32	16	---	---	6	54
David Hutton	---	---	28	23	---	51
Ellis Clemons	---	---	27	24	---	51
Walter Barela	---	---	11	16	19	46
Alfred Quinn	---	---	25	21	---	46
Ted Watkins	---	---	21	23	---	44
Noah Thompson	---	---	19	21	4	44
Rickey Osieja	23	18	---	---	1	42
Terrance Pena	---	---	19	21	1	41
Kim Winslett	---	---	21	17	---	38
Lukas McIntyre	14	10	---	---	14	38
Bart Campbell	---	---	7	10	18	35
Bentley Hegamin	---	---	16	11	6	33
Cristian Brewer	4	14	---	---	14	32
Frankie Riley	---	---	16	11	---	27
Van Vanderhaak	3	3	---	---	21	27
Dean Benson	4	13	---	---	4	21
Chris Booker	---	---	9	7	5	21
Douglas Skrepenak	---	---	3	7	10	20
Arturo Gaines	---	---	2	3	9	14
Carlos Salomon	0	3	---	---	10	13
Bennie Acker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Liam Burks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Damian Morgenstern	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cornell Quinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenyon Zellers	---	---	2	1	3	6
Vince Ulbricht	0	0	---	---	6	6
Buddy Dolan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Austin Bauer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cesar Lundgren	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jeff Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Duane Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bucky Belzer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Champaign (IL)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Driver	---	---	37	31	3	71
Alfred Rodstrom	---	---	37	30	3	70
Lonnie Braxton	---	---	37	31	1	69
Braden Horste	---	---	36	31	1	68
Stanley Branch	25	26	---	---	14	65
Kelvin Armstrong	---	---	34	29	1	64
Eduardo Dennis	28	27	---	---	5	60
Isaiah Lewis	---	---	31	26	1	58
Rusty Crownover	28	27	---	---	---	55
Todd Dawson	28	27	---	---	---	55
Lucas Tatum	28	27	---	---	---	55
Andy Austin	28	27	---	---	---	55
Ronald Meyer	28	27	---	---	---	55
Gerald Mason	---	---	29	25	1	55
Darien Falls	27	27	---	---	---	54
Carl Briel	25	23	---	---	4	52
Marvin Jones	---	---	32	16	---	48
Alexis Blackburn	23	20	---	---	5	48
Corbin Sutton	---	---	23	18	2	43
Carlos Duncan	---	---	20	14	8	42
Brock Ott	---	---	14	22	1	37
Christopher Perry	---	---	6	9	21	36
Caden Shotwell	---	---	17	17	2	36
Frederick Westbrook	---	---	1	9	23	33
Ricardo Raymond	10	8	---	---	14	32
Tyrone Parker	---	---	15	13	2	30
Demetrius Borczon	10	7	---	---	12	29
Claude Madigan	12	15	---	---	2	29
Efrain Sherp	---	---	22	4	2	28
Peyton Nixon	3	4	---	---	20	27
Gavin Herr	---	---	6	5	12	23
Benjamin Lane	0	2	---	---	14	16
Rob Burton	---	---	8	6	---	14
Terrance Farley	0	0	---	---	13	13
Brett Watson	---	---	1	4	7	12
Donny Dole	5	3	---	---	4	12
Herman Grier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bennett Newman	---	---	1	1	3	5
Burt Clinton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leonard Fox	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lamar Gilmore	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ernest Blanchard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alonzo Leslie	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Barnes	---	---	0	0	---	0
Sam Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neal Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	24	96	4.0
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	76	7.6
Middle	13	44	3.4
Right	4	17	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trenton Wolfe	31	21	2	2	1	2	4	1	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Crownover	27	20	4	1	3	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	80	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	91	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	30	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	103	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	17	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	65	32.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Taylor Donovan	8	8	0	42	0	28
WR Dillon Woods	7	4	0	52	0	31
WR Rickey Osieja	3	2	1	20	0	18
TE Rich Barrett	3	1	0	14	0	16
WR Dean Benson	3	2	0	12	0	13
TE Lukas McIntyre	3	1	0	25	1	10
WR Cristian Brewer	2	1	0	4	0	14
WR Carlos Salomon	1	1	0	30	1	3
FB Jumbo Clayton	1	1	0	7	0	19

Champaign (IL)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexis Blackburn	10	9	0	135	3	20
WR Darien Falls	6	2	2	47	1	27
RB Carl Briel	5	4	0	9	0	23
TE Stanley Branch	4	4	0	24	0	26
WR Benjamin Lane	1	0	1	0	0	2
TE Ricardo Raymond	1	1	0	1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Van Vanderhaak	1	2	2.00	3.67
Taylor Donovan	1	4	4.00	3.66

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carl Briel	3	5	1.67	4.29
Rusty Crownover	1	9	9.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trenton Wolfe	3	3	23	7.67	6.65

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rusty Crownover	3	3	18	6.00	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dillon Woods	1	1	12	12.00	7.43
WR Dean Benson	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
FB Jumbo Clayton	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Champaign (IL)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alexis Blackburn	2	2	9	4.50	13.50
TE Stanley Branch	1	1	9	9.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Taylor Donovan	4	2
Trenton Wolfe	1	1

Champaign (IL)	Rushes	Conversions
Carl Briel	4	3
Rusty Crownover	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trenton Wolfe	8	3	1

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Crownover	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dillon Woods	2	0	0
WR Dean Benson	2	1	0
WR Rickey Osieja	1	1	1
TE Rich Barrett	1	0	0
RB Taylor Donovan	1	1	0
TE Lukas McIntyre	1	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexis Blackburn	3	3	2
WR Darien Falls	3	2	1
TE Ricardo Raymond	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)