Week 1, 2052

played in Champaign (IL), IL

61 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen	0	10	0	6	-	16
Champaign (IL) Flames	14	7	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 CHM - Lincoln Tepper 14 pass from Sean Bounds (Roger Oliver extra point)
1Q: 08:24 CHM - Leonard Dunham 53 pass from Sean Bounds (Roger Oliver extra point)
2Q: 13:07 MIN - James Gannon 30 field goal
2Q: 02:50 MIN - Ronnie Esquivel 9 pass from Alex Harrison (James Gannon extra point)
2Q: 01:27 CHM - Lincoln Tepper 2 pass from Sean Bounds (Roger Oliver extra point)
4Q: 14:13 MIN - James Gannon 47 field goal
4Q: 04:09 MIN - James Gannon 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 CHM - Lincoln Tepper 14 pass from Sean Bounds (Roger Oliver extra point)
1Q: 08:24 CHM - Leonard Dunham 53 pass from Sean Bounds (Roger Oliver extra point)
2Q: 13:07 MIN - James Gannon 30 field goal
2Q: 02:50 MIN - Ronnie Esquivel 9 pass from Alex Harrison (James Gannon extra point)
2Q: 01:27 CHM - Lincoln Tepper 2 pass from Sean Bounds (Roger Oliver extra point)
4Q: 14:13 MIN - James Gannon 47 field goal
4Q: 04:09 MIN - James Gannon 35 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHM
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 348 320
- Offensive Plays 83 62
- Yards per Play 4.19 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 141 38
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 4.55 1.58
Net Passing Yards 207 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 25 - 0 37 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 228 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 3.98 7.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/22 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 7/51
Punt Returns/Yards 4/52 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 1/38
Interception Ret./Yards 2/34 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 35:04 24:56

Team Statistics	MIN	CHM
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	348	320
- Offensive Plays	83	62
- Yards per Play	4.19	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	141	38
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	4.55	1.58
Net Passing Yards	207	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 25 - 0	37 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	228	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	3.98	7.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/22	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	7/51
Punt Returns/Yards	4/52	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	1/38
Interception Ret./Yards	2/34	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	35:04	24:56

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	1:47	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	8:09	3:16	OWN 15	6	15	Punt
1	2:07	4:06	OWN 31	9	56	Field Goal
2	11:03	3:01	OWN 21	6	14	Punt
2	6:20	3:37	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	1:19	0:54	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
3	8:38	3:47	OWN 33	8	32	Missed FG
3	3:48	4:43	OWN 30	9	40	Field Goal
4	13:15	1:27	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
4	9:50	5:48	OWN 20	14	62	Field Goal
4	1:47	1:30	OWN 28	6	9	Downs

Champaign (IL) Flames
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	8:56	0:47	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
1	4:53	2:46	OWN 44	6	5	Interception
2	13:01	1:58	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	8:02	1:42	OWN 47	7	27	Fumble
2	2:43	1:24	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 35	2	0	Half
3	13:18	4:40	OWN 6	10	38	Interception
3	4:51	1:03	OWN 42	3	-4	Punt
4	14:05	0:50	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	11:48	1:58	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
4	4:02	2:15	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 37	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Alex Harrison, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jacob Maumau	16	52	3.25	17	1
QB Alex Harrison	10	79	7.90	14	1
RB Brent Wright	3	2	0.67	2	0
RB Desmond Drake	2	8	4.00	9	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Hayden Gruber	15	26	1.73	11	1
RB Colby Watkins	5	3	0.60	4	0
QB Sean Bounds	2	2	1.00	4	0
FB Donnie Gellings	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Harrison	49	25	228	3/21	1	39	0	70.8

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Bounds	37	25	285	1/3	3	53	2	95.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamie Gorse	7	12	104	14.86	36	39	0
TE Terrell Tiller	6	9	53	8.83	15	15	0
WR Carlos Rayburn	4	7	17	4.25	9	10	0
WR Ronnie Esquivel	3	9	30	10.00	2	15	1
RB Desmond Drake	2	2	15	7.50	5	10	0
WR Bill Rivers	2	5	9	4.50	1	13	0
RB Jacob Maumau	1	2	0	0.00	3	0	0
TE Abraham Hoffman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Julio Shields	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leonard Dunham	9	10	122	13.56	55	53	1
WR Lincoln Tepper	7	12	101	14.43	71	50	2
FB Donnie Gellings	4	6	33	8.25	24	14	0
RB Hayden Gruber	3	4	19	6.33	3	8	0
TE Ken Boyer	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Kristopher Bernius	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Colby Watkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lenny Baker	1	28	28.00	0
CB Rico Diaz	1	6	6.00	0

Champaign (IL)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Kelvin Bowes	0	1	1	0

Champaign (IL)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Sean Bounds	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Pittard	6	231	38.5	29.3	48	1

Champaign (IL)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jameson Estermeyer	5	248	49.6	35.2	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Gannon	3/4	1/2	0/1	47	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Maumau	4	52	13.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Wenthold	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Williamson	2	37	18.5	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colby Watkins	1	38	38.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lucas Greene	9	1	0.0	24	38
OLB Dixon Hernandez	7	4	0.0	24	34
DT Kris Sandoval	5	1	0.5	17	21
CB Rico Diaz	5	0	0.0	22	35
S Francisco Naylor	4	4	0.0	23	30
CB Ashton Alcott	4	0	0.0	22	32
OLB Shaun Snipes	3	1	0.0	9	23
DE Myron Knight	3	0	0.0	23	36
DT Cary Anthony	2	2	0.5	24	38
ILB Kaden Hopper	1	1	0.0	14	10
ILB Dennis Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	2	7
ILB Nate Hyatt	1	0	0.0	8	21
DE Lee Glenn	0	1	0.0	23	34

Champaign (IL)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Deron Weaver	10	1	0.0	31	52
ILB Mitch Tucker	9	1	0.0	27	33
S Tom Heath	8	4	0.0	30	51
CB Nicolas Herndon	5	2	0.0	31	48
OLB Brock Mathews	5	0	0.0	30	44
S Wayne Parrish	3	2	0.0	21	33
CB Toby Grant	3	0	0.0	8	18
DT Tre Luxmore	2	1	0.5	27	37
DE Jeremiah Lindsay	2	5	0.0	28	41
DT Brody Gunn	2	0	0.0	12	26
CB Joseph Peay	2	0	0.0	19	33
OLB Ernie Galloway	2	0	0.0	4	19
DE Sebastian Duffy	1	1	1.0	8	20
DE Lewis Lynn	1	1	0.5	21	25
OLB Damon McElroy	1	1	0.0	4	12
S R.J. Burkhart	1	0	0.0	4	5
WR Lincoln Tepper	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kristopher Bernius	1	0	---	---	---
CB Fred Wenthold	1	0	0.0	4	17
DE Donovan Corbett	0	3	1.0	19	26
ILB Harold Richardson	0	1	0.0	7	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kris Sandoval	0.5	0	1	0	21
DT Cary Anthony	0.5	0	0	0	38
DE Lee Glenn	0.0	1	0	1	34
OLB Dixon Hernandez	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE Howard Grubbs	0.0	0	1	0	23

Champaign (IL)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sebastian Duffy	1.0	0	1	1	20
DE Donovan Corbett	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Lewis Lynn	0.5	1	0	0	25
DT Tre Luxmore	0.5	0	0	0	37
DE Demetrius Loper	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Jeremiah Lindsay	0.0	0	1	0	41
OLB Damon McElroy	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rico Diaz	5	0	1	35
S Lucas Greene	5	0	0	38
CB Ashton Alcott	4	1	0	32
S Francisco Naylor	2	1	0	30
ILB Dennis Gonzalez	2	0	0	7
OLB Shaun Snipes	2	0	0	23
OLB Dixon Hernandez	2	0	0	34
ILB Nate Hyatt	1	1	0	21
DT Cary Anthony	1	0	0	38
DE Myron Knight	1	0	0	36
CB Lenny Baker	0	0	1	5

Champaign (IL)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Deron Weaver	5	2	52
CB Nicolas Herndon	5	1	48
ILB Mitch Tucker	4	0	33
S Tom Heath	3	2	51
CB Toby Grant	3	0	18
CB Joseph Peay	2	0	33
DT Brody Gunn	1	0	26
OLB Damon McElroy	1	0	12
OLB Ernie Galloway	1	0	19
OLB Brock Mathews	0	3	44
ILB Harold Richardson	0	1	10
CB Fred Wenthold	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kim Kaplan	2	8	31	1	52
C Alexander Stokes	2	6	31	0	52
G Dwayne Hicks	1	5	31	1	52
G Rick Anderson	0	2	31	0	52
T Gary Emmons	0	0	31	1	52

Champaign (IL)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chance Kredell	2	5	24	0	38
G Eduardo Dennis	1	6	24	0	38
C Marquis Buchanan	1	6	24	0	38
T Avery Danek	1	4	24	0	38
FB Donnie Gellings	0	1	15	0	22
G Warren Everson	0	0	24	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Grubbs	3	16
Abraham Hoffman	1	24

Champaign (IL)	Tackles	STPlays
Hayden Gruber	2	14
Harvey Duncan	1	20
Colby Watkins	1	20
Tre Luxmore	1	11
Nicky Breaux	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rick Anderson	31	52	---	---	10	93
T Kim Kaplan	31	52	---	---	10	93
G Dwayne Hicks	31	52	---	---	10	93
T Gary Emmons	31	52	---	---	10	93
WR Ronnie Esquivel	31	52	---	---	4	87
QB Alex Harrison	31	52	---	---	---	83
C Alexander Stokes	31	52	---	---	---	83
TE Terrell Tiller	30	50	---	---	---	80
WR Bill Rivers	27	39	---	---	4	70
RB Jacob Maumau	21	37	---	---	11	69
DT Cary Anthony	---	---	24	38	---	62
S Lucas Greene	---	---	24	38	---	62
DE Myron Knight	---	---	23	36	---	59
OLB Dixon Hernandez	---	---	24	34	---	58
DE Lee Glenn	---	---	23	34	---	57
CB Rico Diaz	---	---	22	35	---	57
CB Ashton Alcott	---	---	22	32	---	54
WR Jamie Gorse	21	32	---	---	---	53
S Francisco Naylor	---	---	23	30	---	53
DE Howard Grubbs	---	---	9	23	16	48
TE Abraham Hoffman	8	9	---	---	24	41
CB Kelvin Bowes	---	---	17	18	5	40
DT Kris Sandoval	---	---	17	21	---	38
RB Desmond Drake	5	6	---	---	24	35
OLB Shaun Snipes	---	---	9	23	---	32
RB Brent Wright	6	8	---	---	18	32
WR Carlos Rayburn	4	18	---	---	9	31
ILB Nate Hyatt	---	---	8	21	---	29
WR Jack Williamson	1	7	---	---	18	26
ILB Kaden Hopper	---	---	14	10	---	24
S Conrad Hickman	---	---	1	7	14	22
CB Lenny Baker	---	---	1	5	14	20
OLB Jaden Winters	---	---	0	0	20	20
ILB Dennis Gonzalez	---	---	2	7	9	18
C Dusty Andrews	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Darrell Pittard	0	0	---	---	10	10
K James Gannon	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Eduardo Quillen	---	---	0	1	5	6
CB Francisco Sikkenga	---	---	1	5	---	6
TE Julio Shields	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Kenyon Brower	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Charles Carr	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Josiah Lane	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Connor Hoffmann	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Vince Caldwell	---	---	0	0	---	0
T James Sievers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign (IL)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Brock Mathews	---	---	30	44	24	98
CB Nicolas Herndon	---	---	31	48	18	97
CB Deron Weaver	---	---	31	52	4	87
S Tom Heath	---	---	30	51	3	84
DT Tre Luxmore	---	---	27	37	11	75
DE Jeremiah Lindsay	---	---	28	41	3	72
C Marquis Buchanan	24	38	---	---	5	67
S Wayne Parrish	---	---	21	33	12	66
ILB Mitch Tucker	---	---	27	33	3	63
G Eduardo Dennis	24	38	---	---	---	62
G Chance Kredell	24	38	---	---	---	62
T Avery Danek	24	38	---	---	---	62
CB Joseph Peay	---	---	19	33	10	62
QB Sean Bounds	24	38	---	---	---	62
G Warren Everson	24	38	---	---	---	62
WR Lincoln Tepper	24	37	---	---	---	61
WR Leonard Dunham	22	34	---	---	5	61
RB Hayden Gruber	16	25	---	---	14	55
DE Lewis Lynn	---	---	21	25	6	52
TE Ken Boyer	17	28	---	---	5	50
DT Brody Gunn	---	---	12	26	9	47
DE Donovan Corbett	---	---	19	26	1	46
RB Colby Watkins	8	13	---	---	20	41
FB Donnie Gellings	15	22	---	---	---	37
WR Kristopher Bernius	12	15	---	---	8	35
CB Fred Wenthold	---	---	4	17	14	35
DE Sebastian Duffy	---	---	8	20	3	31
DE Demetrius Loper	---	---	6	22	3	31
ILB Harold Richardson	---	---	7	10	13	30
TE Harvey Duncan	2	8	---	---	20	30
CB Toby Grant	---	---	8	18	2	28
OLB Ernie Galloway	---	---	4	19	1	24
OLB Damon McElroy	---	---	4	12	2	18
WR Omar Gaines	0	0	---	---	11	11
S R.J. Burkhart	---	---	4	5	1	10
RB Derek Meadows	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Edwin Ena	2	4	---	---	---	6
TE Benjamin Fox	2	4	---	---	---	6
P Jameson Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Nicky Breaux	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Gino Tobeck	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Nicky Branch	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Roger Oliver	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Dakota Zwillinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB DeAndre Mount	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ashton Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	15	95	6.3
Right	14	45	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	13	16	1.2
Right	3	12	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Harrison	49	25	1	3	5	10	3	1	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Bounds	37	25	2	0	3	3	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	9	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	10	80	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	139	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	37	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	165	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	30	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	53	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Gorse	12	7	0	104	1	32
WR Ronnie Esquivel	9	3	1	30	0	52
TE Terrell Tiller	9	6	1	53	0	50
WR Carlos Rayburn	7	4	1	17	0	18
WR Bill Rivers	5	2	2	9	0	39
RB Desmond Drake	2	2	0	15	0	6
RB Jacob Maumau	2	1	0	0	0	37
TE Abraham Hoffman	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Julio Shields	1	0	0	0	0	2

Champaign (IL)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lincoln Tepper	12	7	0	101	1	37
WR Leonard Dunham	10	9	0	122	1	34
FB Donnie Gellings	6	4	0	33	0	22
RB Hayden Gruber	4	3	1	19	0	25
TE Ken Boyer	2	1	1	4	0	28
WR Kristopher Bernius	2	1	0	6	0	15
RB Colby Watkins	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alex Harrison	1	7	7.00	7.90

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Harrison	4	1	9	2.25	4.65

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Bounds	4	4	31	7.75	7.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Gorse	2	0	0	0.00	8.67
WR Ronnie Esquivel	1	1	9	9.00	3.33
WR Bill Rivers	1	0	0	0.00	1.80

Champaign (IL)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lincoln Tepper	2	2	16	8.00	8.42
RB Hayden Gruber	1	1	6	6.00	4.75
WR Leonard Dunham	1	1	9	9.00	12.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Harrison	5	4

Champaign (IL)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Colby Watkins	2	1
RB Hayden Gruber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Harrison	17	9	5

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Bounds	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Gorse	6	4	2
WR Ronnie Esquivel	3	1	1
TE Terrell Tiller	3	3	2
WR Bill Rivers	3	0	0
RB Desmond Drake	1	1	0
WR Carlos Rayburn	1	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lincoln Tepper	4	0	0
WR Leonard Dunham	2	2	2
FB Donnie Gellings	2	2	2
RB Colby Watkins	1	0	0
WR Kristopher Bernius	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (20,300)
End Zone 14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (20,300)
End Zone	14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)