| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 15 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| Champaign won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Irving Clemens kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Carlton Di Pietro returned the ball 24 yards to the CHM40. Tackled by Brad Bensen. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM Morris Gordon on the CHM40. |
| 1-10-CHM40 (1Q: 14:27) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher, assisted by DE Stephen Wilkerson. Key block delivered by Clay Ramsey. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (1Q: 13:46) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. ILB Lorenzo White defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN50 (1Q: 13:36) Phillip Farley ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Oxenby, assisted by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-10-MIN50 (1Q: 13:10) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR C.J. Emmons for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Emmons gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 12:33) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by DE Derek Holliday. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (1Q: 11:51) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Jeffrey Donovan for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (1Q: 11:06) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 2-11-MIN12 (1Q: 10:22) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher, assisted by S Marco Harp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Marco Harp was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-1-MIN02 (1Q: 09:44) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Irv Williamson. Champaign 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:44) Extra point by Sam Linquist was good. Champaign 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:36) Sam Linquist kicked off 60 yards from the CHM30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Morris Gordon. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 09:16) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Stephen Dixon. CB Gary Zytniak defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (1Q: 09:11) Benjamin Lee sacked by DE Ben Banks for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Korey Way. |
| 3-19-MIN23 (1Q: 08:38) Stephen Dixon ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett, assisted by DE Heath Warren. PENALTY: Champaign was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 08:30) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (1Q: 07:46) Mel Stokes ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT David Jackson. |
| 3-10-MIN43 (1Q: 07:13) Stephen Dixon ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada, assisted by DE Ben Banks. |
| 4-6-MIN47 (1Q: 06:42) Jackie Scott punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CHM11. |
| 1-10-CHM11 (1Q: 06:31) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Emmanuel Ouellette. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-CHM18 (1Q: 05:48) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Derek Holliday. |
| 3-5-CHM16 (1Q: 05:08) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Geoff Figley. Key block delivered by Jamie Hatcher. |
| 1-10-CHM40 (1Q: 04:24) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-12-CHM38 (1Q: 03:53) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lohr gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-CHM47 (1Q: 03:13) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Rufus Mularkey for 32 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Marco Harp. Mularkey gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 02:27) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Morris Gordon for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. |
| 2-7-MIN18 (1Q: 01:42) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Wayne Hines, assisted by CB Larry Warkentien. Lohr gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (1Q: 01:05) Phillip Farley ran around left end for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Irv Williamson. Champaign 13, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 01:05) Extra point by Sam Linquist was good. Champaign 14, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 00:57) Sam Linquist kicked off 54 yards from the CHM30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 32 yards to the MIN48. Tackled by Kirk Nobles. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (1Q: 00:27) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-9-MIN49 (2Q: 15:00) Mel Stokes ran around right end for -6 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Mealey, assisted by CB Carlos Hines. |
| 3-15-MIN43 (2Q: 14:24) Stephen Dixon ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Banks, assisted by S Rod Rockett. |
| 4-7-CHM49 (2Q: 13:45) Jackie Scott punted 40 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 5 yards to the CHM14. Tackled by Dustin Rhodes. |
| 1-10-CHM14 (2Q: 13:36) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM14 (2Q: 13:30) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by CB Percy Oliver. Lohr gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM36 (2Q: 13:02) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Jeffrey Donovan. OLB Geoff Figley blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM36 (2Q: 12:55) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver, assisted by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| 3-7-CHM39 (2Q: 12:20) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Jeffrey Donovan for 31 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Donovan gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 11:46) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. Sandlin gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 11:09) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Bostic. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN19 (2Q: 11:00) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 3-7-MIN16 (2Q: 10:31) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN11 (2Q: 10:04) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (2Q: 09:17) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR World Emmons. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-MIN04 (2Q: 09:10) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Sedrick Blunt for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Champaign 20, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 09:10) Extra point by Sam Linquist was good. Champaign 21, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 09:03) Sam Linquist kicked off 64 yards from the CHM30. Marcus Rodgers returned the ball 33 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Phillip Farley. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 08:29) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Jeff Marion. OLB Jared Shimada crushed Korey Westbrook to wreck the play. |
| 2-11-MIN38 (2Q: 07:51) Stephen Dixon ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. |
| 3-10-MIN39 (2Q: 07:12) Stephen Dixon ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by OLB Jared Shimada. Key block delivered by Claude Oshiro. |
| 4-2-MIN47 (2Q: 06:37) Jackie Scott punted 34 yards. Kirk Nobles called for a fair catch at the CHM19. |
| 1-10-CHM19 (2Q: 06:27) Phillip Farley ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| 2-12-CHM17 (2Q: 06:04) Jeffrey Donovan ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| 3-10-CHM19 (2Q: 05:22) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Rufus Mularkey for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Derek Holliday, assisted by ILB Brandon White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CHM38 (2Q: 05:14) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Wayne Hines. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CHM44 (2Q: 04:40) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR World Emmons for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 04:02) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Oxenby, assisted by CB Percy Oliver. |
| 2-12-MIN40 (2Q: 03:29) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by ILB Brandon White. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN DE Derek Holliday to the MIN38. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 03:19) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. S Carlton Di Pietro defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (2Q: 03:13) Mel Stokes ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Borders, assisted by DT David Jackson. Key block delivered by Glenn Darlington. |
| 3-1-MIN47 (2Q: 02:40) Benjamin Lee pass completed to FB Courtney Finch for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. Finch gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM48 (2Q: 02:18) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (2Q: 02:01) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. S Jeff Marion defended the pass. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-CHM34 (2Q: 01:53) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. CB Gary Zytniak defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CHM34 (2Q: 01:43) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Meier, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-CHM26 (2Q: 01:22) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jason Vance, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CHM26 (2Q: 01:16) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rufus Mularkey. OLB Bo Tanner defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM26 (2Q: 01:11) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Lohr gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-CHM32 (2Q: 00:30) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR C.J. Emmons for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien, assisted by S Dean Tanner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Sam Linquist kicked off 67 yards from the CHM30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Horace Nelson. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 14:41) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 71 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pallansch gained 28 yards after the catch. Champaign 21, Minnesota 6 |
| (3Q: 14:41) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Champaign 21, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 14:27) Irving Clemens kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Gary Zytniak returned the ball 32 yards to the CHM41. Tackled by Dean Tanner. |
| 1-10-CHM41 (3Q: 14:02) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM41 (3Q: 13:52) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Bostic. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CHM41 (3Q: 13:47) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. |
| 4-9-CHM42 (3Q: 13:18) Brandon Baxter punted 42 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick 17 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Leslie Kalu. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 13:08) Benjamin Lee pass completed to FB Courtney Finch for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Korey Way was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-8-MIN35 (3Q: 12:35) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Mel Stokes. S Rod Rockett knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-8-MIN35 (3Q: 12:30) Courtney Finch ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by DE Ben Banks. |
| 4-2-MIN41 (3Q: 12:08) Jackie Scott punted 37 yards. Kirk Nobles called for a fair catch at the CHM22. |
| 1-10-CHM22 (3Q: 12:00) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. |
| 2-10-CHM22 (3Q: 11:53) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CHM25 (3Q: 11:15) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sandlin gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (3Q: 10:44) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. |
| 2-9-CHM36 (3Q: 10:19) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. Key block delivered by Clay Ramsey. |
| 1-10-CHM47 (3Q: 09:43) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Emmons. DE Stephen Wilkerson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM47 (3Q: 09:35) Jeffrey Donovan ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-11-CHM46 (3Q: 09:04) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Emmons. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. |
| 4-11-CHM46 (3Q: 08:56) Brandon Baxter punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN08. |
| 1-10-MIN08 (3Q: 08:48) Stephen Dixon ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. Key block delivered by Claude Oshiro. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-14-MIN04 (3Q: 08:39) Stephen Dixon ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Meier, assisted by S Rod Rockett. Key block delivered by Billy Francis. |
| 2-9-MIN09 (3Q: 08:07) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Heath Warren. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (3Q: 07:33) Stephen Dixon ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Rich Westbrook, assisted by DE Ben Banks. |
| 2-9-MIN22 (3Q: 07:00) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Brad Bensen for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN28 (3Q: 06:17) Stephen Dixon ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada, assisted by S Rod Rockett. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-MIN29 (3Q: 06:11) Jackie Scott punted 45 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 5 yards to the CHM31. Tackled by Cole McCormick. |
| 1-10-CHM31 (3Q: 06:03) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR C.J. Emmons. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM31 (3Q: 05:59) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Emmons. OLB Jackie Stevens hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CHM31 (3Q: 05:52) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Full of Mularkey. OLB Geoff Figley drove right through R.J. Oliver to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-CHM31 (3Q: 05:45) Brandon Baxter punted 54 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Leslie Kalu. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 05:38) Benjamin Lee sacked by DE Walt Borders for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Dustin Rhodes. |
| 2-14-MIN27 (3Q: 05:13) Stephen Dixon ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| 3-13-MIN28 (3Q: 04:40) Mel Stokes ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| 4-8-MIN33 (3Q: 04:01) Jackie Scott punted 42 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 8 yards to the CHM33. Tackled by Mel Stokes. |
| 1-10-CHM33 (3Q: 03:50) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Fred Lohr. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM33 (3Q: 03:46) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CHM36 (3Q: 03:01) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by CB Ernie Vertescher. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-7-CHM36 (3Q: 02:20) Brandon Baxter punted 56 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick 2 yards to the MIN10. Tackled by Phillip Farley. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (3Q: 02:12) Mel Stokes ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Banks, assisted by DE Heath Warren. Key block delivered by James Gerhardt. |
| 2-2-MIN18 (3Q: 01:47) Benjamin Lee scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett and assisted by S Carlton Di Pietro. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 01:01) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Borders, assisted by OLB Tom Meier. |
| 2-8-MIN29 (3Q: 00:31) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Brad Bensen for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Mealey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5-MIN32 (4Q: 15:00) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Marion. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 14:15) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Brad Bensen for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-MIN40 (4Q: 13:31) Stephen Dixon ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Borders, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. Key block delivered by Glenn Darlington. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-MIN30 (4Q: 13:21) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Baskey gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-13-MIN35 (4Q: 12:50) Stephen Dixon ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Westbrook. |
| 4-5-MIN43 (4Q: 12:13) Jackie Scott punted 41 yards. Kirk Nobles called for a fair catch at the CHM16. |
| 1-10-CHM16 (4Q: 12:04) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-7-CHM19 (4Q: 11:40) Jeffrey Donovan ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-5-CHM21 (4Q: 11:16) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CHM21 (4Q: 11:11) Brandon Baxter punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN40. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 11:02) Stephen Dixon ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Kelvin Mealey. Dixon looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 2-9-MIN41 (4Q: 10:25) Mel Stokes ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. |
| 3-11-MIN39 (4Q: 09:58) Stephen Dixon ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett, assisted by DT David Jackson. |
| 4-8-MIN42 (4Q: 09:19) Jackie Scott punted 47 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 21 yards to the CHM32. Tackled by Hardy Stansberry. |
| 1-10-CHM32 (4Q: 09:09) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. Key block delivered by Clay Ramsey. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 08:29) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR C.J. Emmons for 22 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Emmons gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 07:44) Phillip Farley ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp. Key block delivered by J.C. Nichols. |
| 2-5-MIN18 (4Q: 06:56) Jeffrey Donovan ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-1-MIN14 (4Q: 06:12) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. Key block delivered by Fred Lohr. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-11-MIN24 (4Q: 06:02) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Oxenby. Key block delivered by Jamie Hatcher. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (4Q: 05:17) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign 27, Minnesota 7 |
| (4Q: 05:17) Extra point by Sam Linquist was good. Champaign 28, Minnesota 7 |
| (4Q: 05:07) Sam Linquist kicked off 52 yards from the CHM30. Marcus Rodgers returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN44. Tackled by Carlton Di Pietro. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 04:45) Benjamin Lee pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN44 (4Q: 04:36) PENALTY: Champaign was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-MIN49 (4Q: 04:29) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Zytniak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CHM48 (4Q: 03:58) Mel Stokes ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rod Rockett, assisted by S Carlton Di Pietro. |
| 4-1-CHM47 (4Q: 03:24) Jackie Scott punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (4Q: 03:18) Phillip Farley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 2-8-CHM22 (4Q: 03:12) Jeffrey Donovan ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Wayne Hines. |
| 3-8-CHM22 (4Q: 02:27) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-8-CHM22 (4Q: 02:19) Brandon Baxter punted 42 yards. Roy Reynolds returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN44. Tackled by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 02:08) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 15 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Marion. Wiggins gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CHM41 (4Q: 02:00) Benjamin Lee pass was intended for FB Courtney Finch and was intercepted by CB Jason Vance at the CHM37. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Lester Baskey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 01:51) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-8-MIN43 (4Q: 01:43) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Herb Jazynka. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-8-MIN43 (4Q: 01:31) Phillip Farley ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| 4-6-MIN41 (4Q: 00:46) Brandon Baxter punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 00:39) Benjamin Lee pass was dropped by WR Troy Wiggins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (4Q: 00:32) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. DE Walt Borders drove right through Stan Hastings to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (4Q: 00:26) Benjamin Lee scrambled for 24 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 00:09) Benjamin Lee sacked by DE Heath Warren for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Claude Oshiro. |
| Final Score: Champaign Thunder 28, Minnesota Golden Hawks 7 |