Week 1, 2053

played in Champaign (IL), IL

79 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Death	6	17	3	6	-	32
Champaign (IL) Flames	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 DEN - Leo Drozd 3 run (Carlton Momberg extra point failed)
1Q: 05:14 CHM - Pedro McDonald 3 pass from Sean Bounds (Wesley Clemons extra point)
2Q: 10:26 DEN - Carlton Momberg 50 field goal
2Q: 03:05 CHM - Tom Heath 38 interception return (Wesley Clemons extra point)
2Q: 00:51 DEN - Jason Vonnegut 1 run (Carlton Momberg extra point)
2Q: 00:10 DEN - Trevor Cole 44 interception return (Carlton Momberg extra point)
3Q: 08:06 DEN - Carlton Momberg 29 field goal
3Q: 03:57 CHM - Wesley Clemons 41 field goal
4Q: 11:43 DEN - Carlton Momberg 34 field goal
4Q: 02:15 DEN - Carlton Momberg 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 DEN - Leo Drozd 3 run (Carlton Momberg extra point failed)
1Q: 05:14 CHM - Pedro McDonald 3 pass from Sean Bounds (Wesley Clemons extra point)
2Q: 10:26 DEN - Carlton Momberg 50 field goal
2Q: 03:05 CHM - Tom Heath 38 interception return (Wesley Clemons extra point)
2Q: 00:51 DEN - Jason Vonnegut 1 run (Carlton Momberg extra point)
2Q: 00:10 DEN - Trevor Cole 44 interception return (Carlton Momberg extra point)
3Q: 08:06 DEN - Carlton Momberg 29 field goal
3Q: 03:57 CHM - Wesley Clemons 41 field goal
4Q: 11:43 DEN - Carlton Momberg 34 field goal
4Q: 02:15 DEN - Carlton Momberg 39 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CHM
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 358 258
- Offensive Plays 70 60
- Yards per Play 5.11 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 149 91
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 4.81 4.33
Net Passing Yards 209 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 233 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 4.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/22 9/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/44 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:11 26:49

Team Statistics	DEN	CHM
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	358	258
- Offensive Plays	70	60
- Yards per Play	5.11	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	149	91
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	4.81	4.33
Net Passing Yards	209	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	233	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	4.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/22	9/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/44	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:11	26:49

Drive Charts

Denver Death
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:49	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	12:23	3:26	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
1	5:05	2:55	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
2	14:19	4:01	OWN 20	9	47	Field Goal
2	7:56	0:52	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
2	5:14	2:22	OWN 11	6	24	Interception
2	2:52	2:09	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	12:26	4:26	OWN 7	8	81	Field Goal
3	3:49	1:05	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
3	1:02	4:25	OWN 47	8	36	Field Goal
4	8:57	6:48	OWN 17	11	61	Field Goal
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 31	1	-1	Game

Champaign (IL) Flames
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:11	1:48	OWN 12	3	-9	Punt
1	8:57	3:52	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	2:10	2:51	OWN 19	6	26	Punt
2	10:18	2:22	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	7:04	1:50	50	3	2	Punt
2	0:43	0:41	OWN 25	2	13	Interception
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 25	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 25	5	3	Punt
3	8:00	4:11	OWN 25	8	51	Field Goal
3	2:44	1:42	OWN 45	4	8	Downs
4	11:37	2:40	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
4	2:09	2:05	OWN 25	10	44	Downs

Game MVP: Grady Knoll, Denver Death

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leo Drozd	21	114	5.43	25	5	1
QB Jason Vonnegut	4	6	1.50	4	0	1
RB Lionel Howe	4	17	4.25	12	1	0
RB Irving Atkins	2	12	6.00	10	1	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Derek Meadows	7	39	5.57	16	2
RB Colby Watkins	6	15	2.50	9	0
RB Hayden Gruber	4	14	3.50	13	1
QB Sean Bounds	4	23	5.75	15	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Vonnegut	36	23	233	3/24	0	31	1	70.7

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Bounds	36	19	183	3/16	1	28	1	64.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wade Ingram	4	5	54	13.50	26	20
TE Brady Sanderson	4	5	37	9.25	1	15
TE Kenny Bensen	3	5	17	5.67	6	10
RB Irving Atkins	3	5	24	8.00	8	10
WR Jordan Preston	3	8	41	13.67	4	17
WR Donovan Torres	2	2	30	15.00	24	31
TE Todd Stevens	2	3	12	6.00	0	6
RB Leo Drozd	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Alfred Henson	1	1	17	17.00	16	17

Champaign (IL)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Ena	6	10	50	8.33	3	13	0
WR Pedro McDonald	6	13	59	9.83	33	26	1
WR Lincoln Tepper	3	4	11	3.67	2	10	0
WR Omar Gaines	3	6	61	20.33	25	28	0
TE Ken Boyer	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Donnie Gellings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Trevor Cole	1	44	44.00	1

Champaign (IL)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tom Heath	1	38	38.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Alfred Henson	1	0	0	0
WR Wade Ingram	0	1	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Tre Luxmore	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jon Hines	4	174	43.5	41.3	49	1

Champaign (IL)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jameson Estermeyer	6	275	45.8	40.5	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Momberg	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	2/3

Champaign (IL)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wesley Clemons	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Torres	2	12	6.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Omar Gaines	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Howe	1	14	14.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Parrish	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Cooper Page	8	0	0.0	18	35
OLB Louis Grant	7	2	0.0	18	33
DE Grady Knoll	4	0	2.0	11	20
S Tony Jarvis	4	1	0.0	21	39
CB Arnie Barginski	4	0	0.0	10	20
DE Brayden Newsome	3	1	0.5	17	29
CB Tyrus Conway	3	2	0.0	21	37
CB Phillip King	2	1	0.0	21	35
CB Julio Rossel	2	0	0.0	13	21
OLB Freddie Hennessey	1	1	0.5	19	28
DE Lawrence Capriglione	1	2	0.0	21	36
ILB Trevor Cole	1	1	0.0	13	23
CB Morris Joyner	1	0	0.0	10	15
DE Gary Clinton	1	0	0.0	6	18
OLB Blaine Mapes	0	3	0.0	8	17

Champaign (IL)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mitch Tucker	8	3	0.0	29	30
CB Deron Weaver	6	2	0.0	30	37
S Tom Heath	5	2	0.0	31	39
DT Tre Luxmore	4	1	0.5	27	32
OLB Ernie Galloway	4	0	0.0	23	25
OLB DeAndre Mount	3	1	0.5	8	11
S Wayne Parrish	3	2	0.0	21	19
CB Toby Grant	3	2	0.0	30	37
CB Joseph Peay	3	1	0.0	14	26
CB Fred Wenthold	3	0	0.0	20	25
DT Greg Robb	2	0	1.0	14	21
ILB Dean Bradford	2	3	0.0	31	39
DE Demetrius Loper	2	1	0.0	27	32
DE Sebastian Duffy	2	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Tanner Lowe	1	0	1.0	8	14
DT Brody Gunn	1	0	0.0	8	5
DE Lewis Lynn	1	0	0.0	3	9
OLB Damon McElroy	1	0	0.0	2	8
S Rex May	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grady Knoll	2.0	0	0	20
OLB Freddie Hennessey	0.5	2	0	28
DE Brayden Newsome	0.5	1	0	29
DE Lawrence Capriglione	0.0	1	3	36
DE Cooper Page	0.0	1	1	35
CB Julio Rossel	0.0	1	0	21
DE Gary Clinton	0.0	1	0	18

Champaign (IL)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Greg Robb	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Tanner Lowe	1.0	0	0	14
DT Tre Luxmore	0.5	1	0	32
OLB DeAndre Mount	0.5	0	0	11
DE Demetrius Loper	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Arnie Barginski	4	0	0	20
DE Cooper Page	3	0	0	35
OLB Louis Grant	3	0	0	33
CB Tyrus Conway	3	0	0	37
S Tony Jarvis	2	2	0	39
CB Phillip King	2	1	0	35
DE Lawrence Capriglione	1	0	0	36
CB Julio Rossel	1	0	0	21
OLB Freddie Hennessey	0	1	0	28
ILB Trevor Cole	0	0	1	23

Champaign (IL)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Deron Weaver	3	1	0	37
CB Joseph Peay	3	0	0	26
CB Toby Grant	2	2	0	37
ILB Mitch Tucker	2	1	0	30
S Wayne Parrish	2	1	0	19
CB Fred Wenthold	2	1	0	25
DE Demetrius Loper	2	0	0	32
OLB DeAndre Mount	2	0	0	11
S Tom Heath	1	0	1	39
DT Tre Luxmore	1	0	0	32
OLB Damon McElroy	1	0	0	8
OLB Ernie Galloway	1	0	0	25
S Rex May	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Eduardo Reiss	5	8	0	31	1	39
C Brady Zelenka	3	10	1	31	1	39
G Andy Fredrickson	3	3	1	31	1	39
T Julian Wagner	1	4	0	31	0	39
T Dwayne Macpherson	1	3	0	31	0	39

Champaign (IL)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gino Tobeck	2	5	21	0	39
C Dakota Zwillinger	2	3	21	0	39
T Morris Blackburn	1	4	21	2	39
G Warren Everson	1	4	21	0	39
FB Donnie Gellings	0	1	13	0	21
TE Ken Boyer	0	1	16	0	34
RB Derek Meadows	0	0	10	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Bensen	1	26
Antoine Franz	1	18
Cooper Page	1	13

Champaign (IL)	Tackles	STPlays
Hayden Gruber	1	23
Omar Gaines	1	17
Harvey Duncan	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Eduardo Reiss	31	39	---	---	8	78
T Dwayne Macpherson	31	39	---	---	8	78
T Julian Wagner	31	39	---	---	8	78
G Andy Fredrickson	31	39	---	---	8	78
QB Jason Vonnegut	31	39	---	---	---	70
RB Leo Drozd	24	20	---	---	26	70
C Brady Zelenka	31	39	---	---	---	70
WR Wade Ingram	21	25	---	---	22	68
WR Donovan Torres	26	30	---	---	10	66
WR Jordan Preston	30	36	---	---	---	66
DE Cooper Page	---	---	18	35	13	66
S Tony Jarvis	---	---	21	39	1	61
ILB Trevor Cole	---	---	13	23	23	59
DE Lawrence Capriglione	---	---	21	36	1	58
CB Tyrus Conway	---	---	21	37	---	58
CB Phillip King	---	---	21	35	1	57
TE Brady Sanderson	24	28	---	---	---	52
OLB Louis Grant	---	---	18	33	---	51
OLB Freddie Hennessey	---	---	19	28	1	48
TE Kenny Bensen	7	14	---	---	26	47
DE Brayden Newsome	---	---	17	29	---	46
CB Julio Rossel	---	---	13	21	6	40
RB Irving Atkins	4	12	---	---	16	32
CB Arnie Barginski	---	---	10	20	1	31
DE Gary Clinton	---	---	6	18	7	31
DE Grady Knoll	---	---	11	20	---	31
CB Antoine Franz	---	---	3	8	18	29
WR Alfred Henson	7	10	---	---	12	29
RB Lionel Howe	5	8	---	---	16	29
OLB Blaine Mapes	---	---	8	17	1	26
CB Morris Joyner	---	---	10	15	---	25
S Ronald Murphy	---	---	0	4	18	22
ILB Kenny LaFountain	---	---	1	3	11	15
TE Todd Stevens	6	8	---	---	---	14
K Carlton Momberg	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Cary Anthony	---	---	0	6	6	12
P Jon Hines	0	0	---	---	8	8
C R.J. Wiggin	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Tyrus Webb	1	4	---	---	---	5
CB Phil Reichard	---	---	0	2	1	3
QB Russell Parrish	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Carter Singleton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brady Houston	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Brendan Knight	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Shawn Wannstedt	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Todd Wheeler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Champaign (IL)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Dean Bradford	---	---	31	39	26	96
S Tom Heath	---	---	31	39	4	74
CB Deron Weaver	---	---	30	37	3	70
CB Toby Grant	---	---	30	37	3	70
G Gino Tobeck	21	39	---	---	7	67
G Warren Everson	21	39	---	---	7	67
G Nicky Branch	21	39	---	---	7	67
T Morris Blackburn	21	39	---	---	7	67
ILB Mitch Tucker	---	---	29	30	3	62
DE Demetrius Loper	---	---	27	32	3	62
DT Tre Luxmore	---	---	27	32	2	61
C Dakota Zwillinger	21	39	---	---	---	60
CB Joseph Peay	---	---	14	26	20	60
QB Sean Bounds	21	39	---	---	---	60
WR Pedro McDonald	19	39	---	---	1	59
S Wayne Parrish	---	---	21	19	14	54
OLB Ernie Galloway	---	---	23	25	2	50
TE Ken Boyer	16	34	---	---	---	50
WR Omar Gaines	13	17	---	---	17	47
CB Fred Wenthold	---	---	20	25	---	45
RB Derek Meadows	10	12	---	---	19	41
WR Edwin Ena	11	30	---	---	---	41
RB Hayden Gruber	5	10	---	---	23	38
DT Greg Robb	---	---	14	21	1	36
OLB Tanner Lowe	---	---	8	14	14	36
FB Donnie Gellings	13	21	---	---	---	34
RB Colby Watkins	6	17	---	---	11	34
WR Jermaine Tatangelo	5	5	---	---	16	26
DE Vince Phan	---	---	9	13	3	25
TE Riley Ham	1	0	---	---	23	24
OLB DeAndre Mount	---	---	8	11	2	21
S Rex May	---	---	1	2	17	20
DE Lewis Lynn	---	---	3	9	6	18
DT Brody Gunn	---	---	8	5	4	17
TE Harvey Duncan	2	4	---	---	10	16
OLB Damon McElroy	---	---	2	8	2	12
DE Sebastian Duffy	---	---	5	5	1	11
WR Lincoln Tepper	4	6	---	---	---	10
P Jameson Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dale Pritchett	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Wesley Clemons	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Avery Danek	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marquis Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ashton Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Adam Johnston	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	36	9.0
Middle	20	72	3.6
Right	6	42	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Vonnegut	36	23	2	2	2	6	1	0	1

Champaign (IL)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Bounds	36	19	3	2	2	4	7	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	8	54	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	111	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	51	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	17	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	46	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	67	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	44	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Preston	8	3	1	41	0	36
WR Wade Ingram	5	4	0	54	1	25
TE Kenny Bensen	5	3	0	17	0	14
RB Irving Atkins	5	3	1	24	0	12
TE Brady Sanderson	5	4	0	37	0	28
TE Todd Stevens	3	2	0	12	0	8
WR Donovan Torres	2	2	0	30	1	30
RB Leo Drozd	2	1	0	1	0	20
WR Alfred Henson	1	1	0	17	0	10

Champaign (IL)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pedro McDonald	13	6	2	59	1	39
WR Edwin Ena	10	6	0	50	0	30
WR Omar Gaines	6	3	0	61	2	17
WR Lincoln Tepper	4	3	0	11	0	6
FB Donnie Gellings	1	0	0	0	0	21
TE Ken Boyer	1	1	0	2	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leo Drozd	3	16	5.33	5.43
QB Jason Vonnegut	1	1	1.00	1.50

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Vonnegut	2	1	6	3.00	6.47

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Bounds	4	2	14	3.50	5.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kenny Bensen	1	0	0	0.00	3.40
TE Todd Stevens	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Champaign (IL)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pedro McDonald	2	1	3	1.50	4.54
WR Omar Gaines	1	0	0	0.00	10.17
WR Edwin Ena	1	1	11	11.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Irving Atkins	2	1
QB Jason Vonnegut	1	0
RB Lionel Howe	1	1

Champaign (IL)	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sean Bounds	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Vonnegut	10	6	4

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Bounds	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Preston	5	2	2
RB Irving Atkins	3	2	0
WR Donovan Torres	1	1	1
WR Wade Ingram	1	1	1

Champaign (IL)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Omar Gaines	4	3	2
WR Edwin Ena	3	2	1
WR Pedro McDonald	3	1	0
WR Lincoln Tepper	1	1	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)