Week 1, 2046

played in Champaign (IL), IL

70 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen	7	0	3	7	-	17
Champaign (IL) Flames	0	10	10	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 MIN - Butch Tatum 3 pass from Deon Shepard (James Gannon extra point)
2Q: 11:11 CHM - Stan Winstead 6 pass from J.J. Marsh (Roger Oliver extra point)
2Q: 02:48 CHM - Roger Oliver 48 field goal
3Q: 10:47 CHM - Roger Oliver 44 field goal
3Q: 05:44 CHM - Alfredo Lacasse 2 run (Roger Oliver extra point)
3Q: 00:46 MIN - James Gannon 28 field goal
4Q: 09:28 CHM - Mel Wilcox 22 run (Roger Oliver extra point)
4Q: 06:10 CHM - Roger Oliver 37 field goal
4Q: 04:19 MIN - Jumbo Clayton 4 pass from Emmitt Tatum (James Gannon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 MIN - Butch Tatum 3 pass from Deon Shepard (James Gannon extra point)
2Q: 11:11 CHM - Stan Winstead 6 pass from J.J. Marsh (Roger Oliver extra point)
2Q: 02:48 CHM - Roger Oliver 48 field goal
3Q: 10:47 CHM - Roger Oliver 44 field goal
3Q: 05:44 CHM - Alfredo Lacasse 2 run (Roger Oliver extra point)
3Q: 00:46 MIN - James Gannon 28 field goal
4Q: 09:28 CHM - Mel Wilcox 22 run (Roger Oliver extra point)
4Q: 06:10 CHM - Roger Oliver 37 field goal
4Q: 04:19 MIN - Jumbo Clayton 4 pass from Emmitt Tatum (James Gannon extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHM
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 286 338
- Offensive Plays 60 61
- Yards per Play 4.77 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 63 177
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 3.50 5.06
Net Passing Yards 223 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 0 26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:41 33:19

Team Statistics	MIN	CHM
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	286	338
- Offensive Plays	60	61
- Yards per Play	4.77	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	63	177
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	3.50	5.06
Net Passing Yards	223	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 0	26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:41	33:19

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:02	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	6:43	2:46	OWN 43	5	19	Downs
1	0:24	1:19	OWN 3	5	13	Punt
2	11:00	1:50	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
2	7:05	1:28	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
2	2:42	1:34	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
3	10:39	1:09	OWN 25	4	-1	Punt
3	5:35	4:54	OWN 30	11	59	Field Goal
4	13:11	2:58	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
4	9:13	0:51	OWN 25	4	1	Downs
4	6:04	1:55	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown

Champaign (IL) Flames
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:58	2:15	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
1	3:57	3:33	OWN 38	6	23	Punt
2	14:05	3:05	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
2	9:10	2:05	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	5:37	2:55	OWN 5	8	64	Field Goal
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	2	10	Half
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 25	8	48	Field Goal
3	9:30	3:55	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
3	0:41	2:30	OWN 33	4	13	Punt
4	10:13	1:00	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
4	8:22	2:18	OPP 26	3	6	Field Goal
4	4:09	4:09	OWN 25	9	47	Game

Game MVP: J.J. Marsh, Champaign (IL) Flames

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Denzel Burnett	10	25	2.50	11	1
QB Deon Shepard	4	26	6.50	10	1
FB Jumbo Clayton	4	12	3.00	8	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alfredo Lacasse	19	112	5.89	33	4	1
RB Mel Wilcox	14	61	4.36	22	3	1
QB J.J. Marsh	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deon Shepard	37	24	197	2/17	1	28	0	87.3
Emmitt Tatum	3	3	43	0/0	1	29	0	158.3

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Marsh	26	20	161	0/0	1	30	0	104.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Esquivel	10	14	100	10.00	39	22	0
WR Butch Tatum	5	9	13	2.60	6	13	1
TE Terrell Tiller	4	6	45	11.25	22	29	0
FB Jumbo Clayton	3	3	23	7.67	10	14	1
RB Denzel Burnett	3	3	28	9.33	17	17	0
WR Dillon Woods	2	4	31	15.50	23	28	0
TE Leo Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Arnold Kurzeja	7	8	28	4.00	0	11	0
WR Colin Gwinn	3	3	26	8.67	15	16	0
RB Mel Wilcox	3	4	41	13.67	38	23	0
WR Wade Ingram	2	4	15	7.50	0	12	0
RB Alfredo Lacasse	2	2	7	3.50	1	8	0
TE Ricardo Raymond	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Stan Winstead	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	1
WR Colby Kieta	1	3	30	30.00	23	30	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign (IL)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Champaign (IL)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Giovanni Taylor	6	202	33.7	29.0	53	2

Champaign (IL)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ike Koss	4	155	38.8	35.8	43	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Gannon	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Champaign (IL)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Oliver	3/3	2/2	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Woods	1	12	12.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Wilcox	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaylen West	2	36	18.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levon Patterson	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ernie Debussy	9	0	33	23
ILB Bo Marone	7	3	32	23
S Harvey Richardson	6	0	35	26
DE David Hutton	4	3	35	26
CB Ellis Clemons	4	0	26	25
DT Noah Thompson	3	1	27	22
OLB Shaun Tilley	3	0	12	12
CB Dillon Tate	3	0	19	10
CB Cesar Lundgren	2	1	23	20
S Julio Paterno	2	1	34	26
DT Charles Lathon	2	1	23	23
DE Darryl Sanderson	1	3	34	26
ILB Kaden Hopper	1	1	3	3
S Jaylen West	1	0	7	3
CB Giovanni Burke	1	0	20	9
DE Chris Booker	1	0	3	0
CB Billy Southrey	1	0	0	2
DE Dana Toth	0	1	18	7

Champaign (IL)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brock Ott	7	0	1.0	17	35
S Drake Van Pelt	5	1	0.0	18	42
OLB Clayton Hamilton	5	1	0.0	18	42
OLB Rufus Roenicke	5	0	0.0	8	15
ILB C.J. Bates	4	1	0.0	17	40
CB Seth Giles	3	1	0.0	10	27
DT Dan Horn	3	0	0.0	16	26
S R.J. Burkhart	3	0	0.0	16	34
DE Lee Glenn	2	1	1.0	17	37
S Lonnie Braxton	2	1	0.0	2	11
CB Evan Beckles	2	1	0.0	14	30
DE Joel Irwin	2	0	0.0	16	34
DE Darius Gillham	1	2	0.0	16	29
CB Dominic Harden	1	0	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE David Hutton	1	0	26
ILB Bo Marone	0	1	23
DT Noah Thompson	0	1	22
DE Darryl Sanderson	0	1	26

Champaign (IL)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Brock Ott	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Lee Glenn	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Joel Irwin	0.0	1	1	0	34
OLB Clayton Hamilton	0.0	1	0	0	42
ILB C.J. Bates	0.0	1	0	0	40
ILB Noah Wight	0.0	0	1	0	4
DT Leonardo Tate	0.0	0	1	0	20
S R.J. Burkhart	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE Darius Gillham	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ernie Debussy	5	0	23
CB Ellis Clemons	4	0	25
OLB Shaun Tilley	2	1	12
CB Giovanni Burke	2	0	9
S Harvey Richardson	2	0	26
ILB Bo Marone	1	0	23
CB Dillon Tate	1	0	10
CB Cesar Lundgren	1	0	20
CB Billy Southrey	1	0	2
ILB Kaden Hopper	1	0	3

Champaign (IL)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brock Ott	6	1	35
OLB Rufus Roenicke	4	0	15
OLB Clayton Hamilton	4	0	42
S R.J. Burkhart	3	0	34
S Drake Van Pelt	2	0	42
CB Seth Giles	2	0	27
ILB C.J. Bates	1	1	40
CB Evan Beckles	1	1	30
S Lonnie Braxton	1	0	11
DT Dan Horn	1	0	26
DE Darius Gillham	1	0	29
CB Dominic Harden	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Robbie McAllister	2	5	18	0	42
T Mackenzie Marlowe	2	3	18	0	42
G Darien Leal	0	5	18	0	42
T Clay Horn	0	1	18	1	42
C Jackson Holko	0	0	18	1	42

Champaign (IL)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Rickey Davidson	5	8	35	26
C Cooper DeJesus	3	9	35	26
T Bob Craig	3	5	35	26
G Logan Picard	3	4	35	26
T Dwayne Macpherson	1	4	35	26
TE Lamar Lincoln	1	1	2	1
FB Claude Madigan	0	1	6	6
TE Ricardo Raymond	0	1	7	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Latham	1	13
Ellis Clemons	1	12
Ronnie Esquivel	1	10
Harvey Richardson	1	5

Champaign (IL)	Tackles	STPlays
Ricardo Raymond	1	24
Mel Wilcox	1	24
Lamar Lincoln	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Dillon Woods	18	42	---	---	15	75
G Darien Leal	18	42	---	---	7	67
T Mackenzie Marlowe	18	42	---	---	7	67
T Clay Horn	18	42	---	---	7	67
C Jackson Holko	18	42	---	---	7	67
S Harvey Richardson	---	---	35	26	5	66
DE David Hutton	---	---	35	26	3	64
CB Ellis Clemons	---	---	26	25	12	63
WR Ronnie Esquivel	16	37	---	---	10	63
DE Darryl Sanderson	---	---	34	26	3	63
S Julio Paterno	---	---	34	26	2	62
C Robbie McAllister	18	42	---	---	---	60
TE Terrell Tiller	17	42	---	---	---	59
OLB Ernie Debussy	---	---	33	23	3	59
CB Cesar Lundgren	---	---	23	20	15	58
QB Deon Shepard	18	39	---	---	---	57
ILB Bo Marone	---	---	32	23	1	56
DT Noah Thompson	---	---	27	22	1	50
DT Charles Lathon	---	---	23	23	2	48
RB Denzel Burnett	14	32	---	---	1	47
OLB Shaun Tilley	---	---	12	12	22	46
WR Butch Tatum	11	29	---	---	1	41
CB Giovanni Burke	---	---	20	9	11	40
TE Rich Barrett	5	9	---	---	22	36
FB Jumbo Clayton	7	11	---	---	16	34
CB Dillon Tate	---	---	19	10	2	31
DE Dana Toth	---	---	18	7	2	27
RB Donnell Marsh	1	1	---	---	17	19
WR Louie D'Eramo	1	3	---	---	15	19
ILB Kaden Hopper	---	---	3	3	13	19
S Jaylen West	---	---	7	3	8	18
S Zack Latham	---	---	0	0	13	13
DE Chris Booker	---	---	3	0	5	8
C Dusty Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Giovanni Taylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Billy Southrey	---	---	0	2	4	6
K James Gannon	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Burt Middleton	---	---	1	0	4	5
TE Leo Spencer	0	4	---	---	---	4
QB Emmitt Tatum	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Austin Bauer	0	0	---	---	1	1
T Peyton Crowley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ted Watkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Heath Enman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Harvey Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Conner Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign (IL)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Rickey Davidson	35	26	---	---	7	68
T Dwayne Macpherson	35	26	---	---	7	68
G Logan Picard	35	26	---	---	7	68
T Bob Craig	35	26	---	---	7	68
S Drake Van Pelt	---	---	18	42	2	62
C Cooper DeJesus	35	26	---	---	---	61
OLB Clayton Hamilton	---	---	18	42	1	61
QB J.J. Marsh	35	26	---	---	---	61
TE Arnold Kurzeja	29	24	---	---	7	60
RB Mel Wilcox	16	19	---	---	24	59
ILB C.J. Bates	---	---	17	40	1	58
DE Lee Glenn	---	---	17	37	1	55
CB Seth Giles	---	---	10	27	18	55
WR Stan Winstead	28	15	---	---	11	54
CB Brock Ott	---	---	17	35	1	53
WR Colby Kieta	30	19	---	---	4	53
RB Alfredo Lacasse	19	8	---	---	24	51
WR Wade Ingram	28	17	---	---	5	50
DE Joel Irwin	---	---	16	34	---	50
S R.J. Burkhart	---	---	16	34	---	50
CB Evan Beckles	---	---	14	30	6	50
DE Darius Gillham	---	---	16	29	---	45
OLB Rufus Roenicke	---	---	8	15	21	44
DT Dan Horn	---	---	16	26	---	42
TE Ricardo Raymond	7	7	---	---	24	38
DT Leonardo Tate	---	---	5	20	7	32
WR Levon Patterson	7	4	---	---	19	30
S Frederick Westbrook	---	---	2	10	17	29
ILB Don Sullivan	---	---	2	11	11	24
S Lonnie Braxton	---	---	2	11	1	14
TE Lamar Lincoln	2	1	---	---	11	14
WR Colin Gwinn	3	10	---	---	---	13
FB Claude Madigan	6	6	---	---	---	12
K Roger Oliver	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Lewis Lynn	---	---	0	9	1	10
CB Dominic Harden	---	---	3	6	---	9
C Tito Ioane	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Victor Harding	---	---	0	0	6	6
ILB Noah Wight	---	---	1	4	---	5
P Ike Koss	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Trenton Wolfe	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Trenton Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Grant Besmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Eduardo Dennis	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Ray Tosi	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Lincoln de Leon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	69	11.5
Middle	18	51	2.8
Right	10	58	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deon Shepard	37	24	2	2	1	3	4	1	0
Emmitt Tatum	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Marsh	26	20	2	0	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	20	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	141	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	79	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	32	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	93	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	36	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Esquivel	14	10	0	100	1	37
WR Butch Tatum	9	5	0	13	0	29
TE Terrell Tiller	6	4	0	45	1	42
WR Dillon Woods	4	2	0	31	1	42
FB Jumbo Clayton	3	3	0	23	0	11
RB Denzel Burnett	3	3	0	28	0	32
TE Leo Spencer	1	0	1	0	0	4

Champaign (IL)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Arnold Kurzeja	8	7	0	28	0	24
RB Mel Wilcox	4	3	0	41	1	19
WR Wade Ingram	4	2	0	15	0	17
WR Colin Gwinn	3	3	0	26	0	10
WR Colby Kieta	3	1	1	30	1	19
RB Alfredo Lacasse	2	2	0	7	0	8
TE Ricardo Raymond	1	1	0	8	0	7
WR Stan Winstead	1	1	0	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Jumbo Clayton	1	4	4.00	3.00
RB Denzel Burnett	1	1	1.00	2.50

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mel Wilcox	2	-2	-1.00	4.36
RB Alfredo Lacasse	2	2	1.00	5.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deon Shepard	3	2	1	0.33	5.32
Emmitt Tatum	2	2	14	7.00	14.33

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Marsh	6	4	29	4.83	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Tatum	2	2	1	0.50	1.44
FB Jumbo Clayton	1	1	4	4.00	7.67
WR Ronnie Esquivel	1	1	10	10.00	7.14
TE Terrell Tiller	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Champaign (IL)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Arnold Kurzeja	3	2	18	6.00	3.50
WR Colin Gwinn	1	1	5	5.00	8.67
WR Stan Winstead	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Colby Kieta	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Deon Shepard	2	0
RB Denzel Burnett	1	0

Champaign (IL)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mel Wilcox	1	0
QB J.J. Marsh	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deon Shepard	10	8	4

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Marsh	10	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terrell Tiller	3	2	2
WR Dillon Woods	2	2	1
WR Butch Tatum	2	2	0
WR Ronnie Esquivel	2	2	1
TE Leo Spencer	1	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Mel Wilcox	3	2	1
TE Arnold Kurzeja	3	3	2
WR Wade Ingram	2	2	0
TE Ricardo Raymond	1	1	0
WR Stan Winstead	1	1	1

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)