| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 66 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Champaign won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 55 yards from the DEN30. Gary Zytniak returned the ball 15 yards to the CHM30. Tackled by Winston Hodgson. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (1Q: 14:35) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. Key block delivered by Jamie Hatcher. |
| 2-5-CHM35 (1Q: 13:58) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. |
| 3-3-CHM37 (1Q: 13:13) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Jeffrey Donovan for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Donovan gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM42 (1Q: 12:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Cochrane. Sandlin gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (1Q: 11:40) Jeffrey Donovan ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN43 (1Q: 11:30) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Grady Madison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-8-DEN31 (1Q: 11:02) J.R. Carpenter sacked by DE David Grillo for a loss of 6 yards. Grillo ran right past Leslie Kalu and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-14-DEN37 (1Q: 10:27) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Rufus Mularkey for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (1Q: 09:41) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by DE David Grillo. Key block delivered by R.J. Oliver. |
| 2-4-DEN13 (1Q: 08:55) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kelvin Ingram. |
| 3-1-DEN10 (1Q: 08:24) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Cary Chustz. Key block delivered by Jamie Hatcher. |
| 1-8-DEN08 (1Q: 07:57) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE David Grillo. |
| 2-12-DEN12 (1Q: 07:13) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Fred Lohr. ILB Scottie Harmon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-DEN12 (1Q: 07:08) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Champaign 6, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 07:08) Extra point by Brenden Winslett was good. Champaign 7, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 07:01) Brenden Winslett kicked off 74 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 07:01) Randal Heintz ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Zytniak. Key block delivered by Bob Kelley. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (1Q: 06:20) Randal Heintz ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Ben Banks. |
| 2-8-DEN35 (1Q: 05:47) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-DEN30 (1Q: 05:37) Randal Heintz ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Borders, assisted by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| 3-11-DEN32 (1Q: 04:51) Cory Sanders sacked by DE Ben Banks for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Corwin Yates. |
| 4-21-DEN22 (1Q: 04:12) Gabe Farley punted 48 yards. Amos Fletcher returned the kick 14 yards to the CHM44. Tackled by Devin Viera. |
| 1-10-CHM44 (1Q: 04:03) Corey Sybrowski ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Lincoln. |
| 2-13-CHM41 (1Q: 03:23) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR World Emmons. DE Kelvin Ingram hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-13-CHM41 (1Q: 03:17) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-CHM41 (1Q: 03:10) Brandon Baxter punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN18. |
| 1-10-DEN18 (1Q: 02:59) Cory Sanders pass completed to FB Jamal Kelley for 7 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. Kelley gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-DEN25 (1Q: 02:34) Rondell Farley ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ben Banks. |
| 3-2-DEN26 (1Q: 02:13) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Gabe Gerhardt for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Meier, assisted by OLB Marty Stephens. Gerhardt gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (1Q: 01:41) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. OLB Jared Shimada defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN47 (1Q: 01:34) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damon Stone. CB Gary Zytniak knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-DEN47 (1Q: 01:30) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Shane Buchans. CB Jason Vance defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DEN47 (1Q: 01:23) Gabe Farley punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (1Q: 01:18) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Rufus Mularkey for 45 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mularkey gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (1Q: 00:31) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN35 (1Q: 00:21) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN35 (1Q: 00:08) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Full of Mularkey. DT Bruce Peterson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DEN35 (1Q: 00:02) Brenden Winslett attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (2Q: 15:00) Rondell Farley ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines, assisted by OLB Marty Stephens. Key block delivered by Leland Conlan. |
| 2-5-DEN47 (2Q: 14:22) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howie Greene. OLB Tom Meier defended the pass. |
| 3-5-DEN47 (2Q: 14:18) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-DEN42 (2Q: 14:12) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. DE Ben Banks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DEN42 (2Q: 14:03) Gabe Farley punted 50 yards. Amos Fletcher returned the kick 9 yards to the CHM17. Tackled by Wendell Bleeck. |
| 1-10-CHM17 (2Q: 13:53) Corey Sybrowski ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Cary Chustz. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CHM22 (2Q: 13:43) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Emmons. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-CHM22 (2Q: 13:37) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Cochrane. |
| 3-5-CHM22 (2Q: 12:52) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR C.J. Emmons for 8 yards. Tackled by S Roman Coffey. Emmons gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (2Q: 12:08) Corey Sybrowski ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 2-6-CHM34 (2Q: 11:40) Jeffrey Donovan ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by OLB Eric Staple. Key block delivered by Irv Williamson. |
| 1-10-CHM41 (2Q: 11:03) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 2-11-CHM40 (2Q: 10:36) Corey Sybrowski ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE David Grillo, assisted by S Roman Coffey. |
| 3-10-CHM41 (2Q: 10:12) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith and assisted by CB Cary Chustz. |
| 4-7-CHM44 (2Q: 09:35) Brandon Baxter punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 09:30) Cory Sanders pass was intended for WR Omar Jacobs and was intercepted by OLB Tom Meier at the DEN38. The interception was returned 23 yards. Tackled by Jamal Kelley. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (2Q: 09:20) Corey Sybrowski ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Bruce Peterson, assisted by OLB Oliver Keith. DE David Grillo knocked down Jamie Hatcher to break up the play. |
| 2-12-DEN17 (2Q: 08:34) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Bruce Peterson. |
| 3-14-DEN19 (2Q: 07:58) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR World Emmons. DT Bruce Peterson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-DEN19 (2Q: 07:51) Brenden Winslett attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign 10, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 07:46) Brenden Winslett kicked off 61 yards from the CHM30. Junior Krykhtine returned the ball 40 yards to the DEN49. Tackled by Gerald Battle. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (2Q: 07:25) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Les Cortez. OLB Jared Shimada knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN49 (2Q: 07:15) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. S Amos Fletcher defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DEN49 (2Q: 07:05) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damon Stone. CB Jason Vance defended the pass. |
| 4-10-DEN49 (2Q: 06:57) Gabe Farley punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (2Q: 06:51) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR World Emmons. OLB Oliver Keith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM20 (2Q: 06:41) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum, assisted by S Matthew Erwin. |
| 3-10-CHM20 (2Q: 06:13) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Hastings. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (2Q: 05:29) Jeffrey Donovan ran a draw inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum. |
| 2-13-CHM27 (2Q: 05:00) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 3-8-CHM32 (2Q: 04:18) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Rufus Mularkey for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. Mularkey gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-CHM37 (2Q: 03:48) Brandon Baxter punted 44 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 10 yards to the DEN29. Tackled by Sam Bryant. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (2Q: 03:39) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Howie Greene for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Marty Stephens, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. Greene gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (2Q: 03:17) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Marty Stephens, assisted by S Rod Rockett. |
| 2-3-CHM43 (2Q: 03:00) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Gabe Gerhardt for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Vance. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CHM32 (2Q: 02:42) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Howie Greene for 29 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Greene gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-3-CHM03 (2Q: 02:25) Cory Sanders scrambled for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign 10, Denver 6 |
| (2Q: 02:25) Extra point by Jimmy O'Neill was good. Champaign 10, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 02:13) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 66 yards from the DEN30. Gerald Battle returned the ball 11 yards to the CHM15. Tackled by Les Cortez. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CHM15 (2Q: 02:00) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 2-10-CHM15 (2Q: 01:28) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Sam Hastings. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM31 (2Q: 01:19) Jeffrey Donovan ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Hastings, assisted by DE David Grillo. |
| 2-10-CHM31 (2Q: 00:39) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Michael Lincoln, assisted by S Rico Byrum. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-9-CHM32 (2Q: 00:29) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR World Emmons. DE David Grillo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-CHM32 (2Q: 00:19) Brandon Baxter punted 43 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 17 yards to the DEN42. Tackled by Alan Almon. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (2Q: 00:11) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Gabe Gerhardt. DE Walt Borders hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN42 (2Q: 00:01) Cory Sanders pass was intended for WR Omar Jacobs and was intercepted by CB Gary Zytniak at the CHM43. Tackled by Randal Schulz. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Brenden Winslett kicked off 56 yards from the CHM30. Junior Krykhtine returned the ball 28 yards to the DEN42. Tackled by Anthony Wheeler. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (3Q: 14:39) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Meier. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-CHM49 (3Q: 14:16) Cory Sanders pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. DE Ben Banks blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-CHM49 (3Q: 14:08) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Les Cortez for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Marty Stephens. |
| 1-10-CHM46 (3Q: 13:25) Rondell Farley ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett, assisted by DE Walt Borders. |
| 2-12-CHM48 (3Q: 12:47) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. DT Rich Westbrook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-CHM48 (3Q: 12:40) Cory Sanders scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. |
| 4-8-CHM44 (3Q: 12:01) Gabe Farley punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (3Q: 11:54) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Hastings, assisted by OLB Eric Staple. Key block delivered by Jamie Hatcher. |
| 2-5-CHM25 (3Q: 11:20) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. OLB Eric Staple hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-CHM25 (3Q: 11:12) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Charlie Boyd for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Cochrane, assisted by CB Cary Chustz. Boyd gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (3Q: 10:37) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Bostic. DT Bruce Peterson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHM34 (3Q: 10:27) Jeffrey Donovan ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Kelvin Ingram, assisted by OLB Grady Madison. |
| 3-9-CHM35 (3Q: 09:51) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CHM35 (3Q: 09:41) Brandon Baxter punted 48 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 12 yards to the DEN29. Tackled by Anthony Wheeler. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (3Q: 09:32) Rondell Farley ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Meier, assisted by DT Robbie Wooden. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 09:22) Rondell Farley ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Vance, assisted by DE Heath Warren. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Randal Schulz to the DEN43. |
| 2-1-DEN43 (3Q: 08:45) Randal Heintz ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. Key block delivered by Irving Gossett. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (3Q: 08:17) Rondell Farley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Borders, assisted by OLB Tom Meier. |
| 2-8-DEN47 (3Q: 07:42) Rondell Farley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Meier. |
| 3-6-DEN49 (3Q: 07:05) Cory Sanders pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. |
| 4-6-DEN49 (3Q: 07:01) Gabe Farley punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (3Q: 06:55) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Michael Lincoln. |
| 2-10-CHM20 (3Q: 06:16) Corey Sybrowski ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Michael Lincoln, assisted by DT Nolan Grunow. |
| 3-9-CHM21 (3Q: 05:30) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Cary Chustz. |
| 4-5-CHM25 (3Q: 05:02) Brandon Baxter punted 51 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 12 yards to the DEN36. Tackled by Gerald Battle. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (3Q: 04:51) Randal Heintz ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Banks, assisted by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| 2-6-DEN40 (3Q: 04:20) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. CB Jason Vance defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-DEN40 (3Q: 04:12) Rondell Farley ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| 4-10-DEN36 (3Q: 03:44) Gabe Farley punted 43 yards. Amos Fletcher called for a fair catch at the CHM21. |
| 1-10-CHM21 (3Q: 03:33) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bruce Peterson. |
| 2-9-CHM22 (3Q: 02:59) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Fred Lohr. CB Mario Cochrane defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CHM22 (3Q: 02:55) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Corey Sybrowski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CHM22 (3Q: 02:51) Brandon Baxter punted 51 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 11 yards to the DEN38. Tackled by Gerald Battle. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM Corey Sybrowski for 11 yards to the DEN27.. Tackled by Winston Hodgson. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (3Q: 02:44) Corey Sybrowski ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE David Grillo. |
| 2-7-DEN24 (3Q: 02:03) Jeffrey Donovan ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum, assisted by DE Kelvin Ingram. |
| 3-7-DEN24 (3Q: 01:30) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 8 yards. Tackled by S Roman Coffey. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (3Q: 00:53) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Cochrane. |
| 2-6-DEN12 (3Q: 00:23) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Emmons. DT Bruce Peterson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-DEN12 (3Q: 00:16) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Lohr gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Champaign 16, Denver 7 |
| (3Q: 00:16) Extra point by Brenden Winslett was good. Champaign 17, Denver 7 |
| (3Q: 00:10) Brenden Winslett kicked off 56 yards from the CHM30. Otis Canada returned the ball 35 yards to the DEN49. Tackled by Butch Bostic. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (4Q: 15:00) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by WR Omar Jacobs. |
| 2-10-DEN49 (4Q: 14:54) Cory Sanders scrambled for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Zytniak and assisted by OLB Tom Meier. |
| 3-10-DEN49 (4Q: 14:11) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. DE Walt Borders hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-DEN49 (4Q: 14:04) Gabe Farley punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM14. |
| 1-10-CHM14 (4Q: 13:53) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus DeWoody. |
| 2-4-CHM20 (4Q: 13:07) Jeffrey Donovan ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. |
| 3-4-CHM20 (4Q: 12:22) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Lohr gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (4Q: 11:51) Jeffrey Donovan ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bruce Peterson. |
| 2-8-CHM36 (4Q: 11:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Ross Deskins for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Cary Chustz, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CHM41 (4Q: 10:43) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Full of Mularkey for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mularkey gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (4Q: 10:08) Corey Sybrowski ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Cary Chustz, assisted by DE David Grillo. Key block delivered by Quentin King. |
| 2-4-DEN40 (4Q: 09:42) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR C.J. Emmons for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus DeWoody. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN28 (4Q: 09:16) Jeffrey Donovan ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith, assisted by CB Rufus DeWoody. |
| 2-6-DEN24 (4Q: 08:34) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by S Rico Byrum. |
| 3-1-DEN19 (4Q: 07:54) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-DEN19 (4Q: 07:08) Brenden Winslett attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign 20, Denver 7 |
| (4Q: 07:01) Brenden Winslett kicked off 78 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 07:01) Cory Sanders pass completed to RB Randal Heintz for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-DEN26 (4Q: 06:35) Cory Sanders sacked by DT David Jackson for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Marvin Fulcher. |
| 3-11-DEN19 (4Q: 05:51) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Winston Hodgson. DE Walt Borders hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-DEN19 (4Q: 05:47) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randal Schulz. DE Ben Banks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (4Q: 05:41) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN19 (4Q: 05:31) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Cochrane. Key block delivered by Irv Williamson. |
| 3-1-DEN10 (4Q: 04:44) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kelvin Ingram. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-DEN10 (4Q: 04:00) Brenden Winslett attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign 23, Denver 7 |
| (4Q: 03:54) Brenden Winslett kicked off 64 yards from the CHM30. Junior Krykhtine returned the ball 27 yards to the DEN33. Tackled by Alan Wolf. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (4Q: 03:47) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Howie Greene for 16 yards. Tackled by S Amos Fletcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Greene gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (4Q: 03:27) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Les Cortez for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Heath Warren. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CHM48 (4Q: 03:07) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Randal Schulz for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. Schulz gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM41 (4Q: 02:49) Cory Sanders sacked by DT David Jackson and DE Ben Banks for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Trent Snyder. |
| 2-16-CHM47 (4Q: 02:32) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. OLB Jared Shimada defended the pass. |
| 3-16-CHM47 (4Q: 02:23) Cory Sanders sacked by DE Ben Banks and DE Walt Borders for a loss of 6 yards. Banks simply blew through Marvin Fulcher to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 4-22-DEN47 (4Q: 02:04) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Zytniak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CHM37 (4Q: 01:57) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Grunow, assisted by OLB Grady Madison. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-8-CHM39 (4Q: 01:49) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum. OLB Oliver Keith knocked down Quentin King to break up the play. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-CHM29 (4Q: 01:41) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Bruce Peterson. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-18-CHM29 (4Q: 01:30) Charlie Boyd ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Grady Madison, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 4-13-CHM34 (4Q: 01:20) Brandon Baxter punted 39 yards. Otis Canada called for a fair catch at the DEN27. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (4Q: 01:12) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Howie Greene for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Vance. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (4Q: 00:56) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by WR Howie Greene. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-DEN34 (4Q: 00:46) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Les Cortez. DE Walt Borders simply tossed Wendell Bleeck aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-DEN34 (4Q: 00:38) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 66 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jacobs gained 52 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Champaign 23, Denver 13 |
| (4Q: 00:38) Cory Sanders passed to Randal Schulz for the successful two-point conversion. Champaign 23, Denver 15 |
| (4Q: 00:22) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off (onside) from the DEN30. CHM Corey Sybrowski recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (4Q: 00:15) J.R. Carpenter dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Champaign Thunder 23, Denver Death 15 |