| Played in Fargo (ND), ND, weather: 13 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Trent Halama kicked off 65 yards from the FAR30. Ernie Vertescher returned the ball 9 yards to the MIN14. Tackled by Joel Conerty. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (1Q: 14:28) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Matt Marshall. Key block delivered by Daniel Milloy. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (1Q: 14:02) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Brant Chandler. OLB Dan Thompson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (1Q: 13:55) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 12 yards. Tackled by S Tito Cahill. McConnell gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 13:19) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 46 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Matt Marshall. McConnell gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-FAR18 (1Q: 12:41) Darrell Rose ran inside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Nick Posavec. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. |
| 1-2-FAR02 (1Q: 12:00) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (1Q: 12:00) Extra point by Nathan Hampton was good. Minnesota 7, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (1Q: 11:51) Nathan Hampton kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-FAR20 (1Q: 11:51) Thomas Howe ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by DT Keith Emmons. |
| 2-8-FAR22 (1Q: 11:07) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Walt Chandler for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jamal Cox. Chandler gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR34 (1Q: 10:34) Thomas Howe ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry, assisted by CB Jamal Cox. |
| 2-10-FAR34 (1Q: 10:10) Thomas Howe ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier, assisted by DE Stephen Wilkerson. |
| 3-6-FAR38 (1Q: 09:33) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Marlon Gracia. S Norman Haworth simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-FAR38 (1Q: 09:26) Darnell Gillespie punted 50 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN12. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (1Q: 09:17) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan Walters. Key block delivered by Jason Benton. |
| 2-3-MIN19 (1Q: 08:44) Leonard Baxter ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lenny Austin. Key block delivered by Corwin Kotter. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (1Q: 07:58) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Marty Krause. Key block delivered by Korey Way. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 07:19) Darrell Rose ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tito Cahill. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. |
| 1-10-FAR45 (1Q: 06:48) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 4 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Nutter. |
| 2-6-FAR41 (1Q: 06:06) Leonard Baxter ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alfred Davison. |
| 3-3-FAR38 (1Q: 05:25) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Corwin Kotter for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Nick Posavec, assisted by OLB Ross Schneider. Kotter gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-FAR32 (1Q: 04:40) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Archie McConnell. |
| 2-10-FAR32 (1Q: 04:28) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Darrell Rose for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson, assisted by CB Matt Marshall. Rose gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-FAR28 (1Q: 04:03) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tito Cahill. McConnell gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-FAR22 (1Q: 03:18) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alfred Davison. |
| 2-7-FAR19 (1Q: 02:53) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 13, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (1Q: 02:53) Extra point by Nathan Hampton was good. Minnesota 14, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (1Q: 02:44) Nathan Hampton kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Rusty Kratzer returned the ball 22 yards to the FAR27. Tackled by Greg Underhill. |
| 1-10-FAR27 (1Q: 02:14) I shot the Sheriff ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-6-FAR31 (1Q: 01:39) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Nolan Starks for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chris Weber, assisted by ILB Cris Prentice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Starks gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-FAR47 (1Q: 00:59) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to RB Tony Sheriff for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Sheriff gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-MIN47 (1Q: 00:32) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Joel Conerty. DE Fred Bradford simply tossed Blaine Norris aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-4-MIN47 (1Q: 00:26) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Harvey Becker for 5 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Becker gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 15:00) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Robert Franklin. CB Chris Weber defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (2Q: 14:53) Thomas Howe ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier. |
| 3-7-MIN39 (2Q: 14:10) Thomas Howe ran a trap outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Graham Barnes. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 13:39) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to RB Thomas Howe for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Howe gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (2Q: 12:54) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Walt Chandler for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Chandler gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 14, Fargo (ND) 6 |
| (2Q: 12:54) Extra point by Trent Halama was good. Minnesota 14, Fargo (ND) 7 |
| (2Q: 12:44) Trent Halama kicked off 63 yards from the FAR30. Darrell Rose returned the ball 5 yards to the MIN12. Tackled by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (2Q: 12:21) Leonard Baxter ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Matt Marshall. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. Fargo (ND)'s Ross Schneider was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-MIN18 (2Q: 11:39) Darrell Rose ran inside the left guard for 19 yards. Tackled by S Tito Cahill, assisted by ILB Lenny Austin. Key block delivered by Daniel Milloy. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 11:06) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 34 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Nutter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sweeney gained 16 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN27 (2Q: 10:49) Leonard Baxter ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Matt Marshall. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 10:43) Darrell Rose ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Meyer. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. Givens ran over Alfred Davison to set up the play. |
| 1-10-FAR45 (2Q: 10:08) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-FAR50 (2Q: 10:02) Leonard Baxter ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lenny Austin. DE Quentin LeBlond knocked down Daniel Milloy to break up the play. |
| 2-14-FAR49 (2Q: 09:31) Darrell Rose ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson. |
| 3-14-FAR49 (2Q: 08:53) Darrell Rose ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Karl Peterson. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-FAR28 (2Q: 08:45) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Pollard, assisted by ILB Lenny Austin. Key block delivered by Corwin Kotter. |
| 2-4-FAR22 (2Q: 08:20) Leonard Baxter ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alfred Davison. S Bob Gibson knocked down J.B. Casarez to break up the play. |
| 3-1-FAR19 (2Q: 07:38) Darrell Rose ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Pollard, assisted by CB Bennie Meyer. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. |
| 1-10-FAR16 (2Q: 07:08) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE J.B. Casarez. OLB Jamie Perles hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-FAR16 (2Q: 07:02) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-FAR21 (2Q: 06:58) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Leonard Baxter for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tito Cahill. Baxter gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-11-FAR17 (2Q: 06:27) Darrell Rose ran around left end for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. Minnesota 20, Fargo (ND) 7 |
| (2Q: 06:27) Extra point by Nathan Hampton was good. Minnesota 21, Fargo (ND) 7 |
| (2Q: 06:09) Nathan Hampton kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Tony Sheriff returned the ball 30 yards to the FAR35. Tackled by Cris Prentice. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-FAR19 (2Q: 05:41) Thomas Howe ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Cary Buchholz. |
| 2-1-FAR28 (2Q: 05:01) Thomas Howe ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. Key block delivered by Wesley Rounds. |
| 1-10-FAR36 (2Q: 04:42) Thomas Howe ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by OLB Jackie Stevens. Key block delivered by Winston Van Pelt. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-FAR41 (2Q: 04:35) PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for a False Start. |
| 1-10-FAR36 (2Q: 04:26) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Nolan Starks for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB J.R. Dawson. Starks gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-FAR47 (2Q: 04:05) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Harvey Becker for 53 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Becker gained 38 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 21, Fargo (ND) 13 |
| (2Q: 04:05) Extra point by Trent Halama was good. Minnesota 21, Fargo (ND) 14 |
| (2Q: 03:50) Trent Halama kicked off 59 yards from the FAR30. Ernie Vertescher returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 03:34) Leonard Baxter ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Wile, assisted by CB Matt Marshall. Key block delivered by Rusty Gardner. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 03:08) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Gene Lynch. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. |
| 2-3-FAR49 (2Q: 02:28) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 23 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-FAR26 (2Q: 02:00) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 27, Fargo (ND) 14 |
| (2Q: 02:00) Extra point by Nathan Hampton was good. Minnesota 28, Fargo (ND) 14 |
| (2Q: 01:46) Nathan Hampton kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Tony Sheriff returned the ball 26 yards to the FAR32. Tackled by Greg Underhill. |
| 1-10-FAR32 (2Q: 01:36) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to RB Thomas Howe for 30 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. Howe gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 01:20) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Thomas Howe. DE Stephen Wilkerson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 01:12) Kenyon Gabree pass was dropped by WR Nolan Starks. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (2Q: 01:03) Kenyon Gabree pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dale Wang. DE Stephen Wilkerson blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN33 (2Q: 00:57) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Becker. DE Fred Bradford hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN33 (2Q: 00:50) Trent Halama attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 28, Fargo (ND) 17 |
| (2Q: 00:44) Trent Halama kicked off 76 yards from the FAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 00:44) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Corwin Kotter for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tito Cahill. |
| 2-11-MIN19 (2Q: 00:34) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. DT Claude Stokes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-MIN19 (2Q: 00:30) Darrell Rose ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Karl Peterson. The defense looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 4-5-MIN25 (2Q: 00:04) Jackie Scott punted 33 yards. Harvey Becker called for a fair catch at the FAR42. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Nathan Hampton kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. I shot the Sheriff returned the ball 26 yards to the FAR25. Tackled by Greg Underhill. |
| 1-10-FAR25 (3Q: 14:37) Thomas Howe ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. Key block delivered by Wesley Rounds. |
| 2-5-FAR30 (3Q: 14:14) Thomas Howe ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Cris Prentice, assisted by CB Chris Weber. Key block delivered by Rick Rodriguez. |
| 1-10-FAR38 (3Q: 13:38) Thomas Howe ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Cris Prentice. Key block delivered by Rick Rodriguez. |
| 2-1-FAR47 (3Q: 13:01) Thomas Howe ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Cris Prentice. Key block delivered by Graham Barnes. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 12:24) Thomas Howe ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by OLB Jackie Stevens. |
| 2-6-MIN41 (3Q: 11:52) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Walt Chandler for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. Chandler gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 11:05) Tony Sheriff ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 2-7-MIN28 (3Q: 10:31) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Dale Wang for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber, assisted by ILB Cris Prentice. Wang gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 09:45) Thomas Howe ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Graham Barnes. |
| 2-3-MIN13 (3Q: 09:17) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Becker. DE Fred Bradford hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN13 (3Q: 09:08) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dale Wang. OLB Jackie Stevens hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN13 (3Q: 08:58) Trent Halama attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 28, Fargo (ND) 20 |
| (3Q: 08:52) Trent Halama kicked off 68 yards from the FAR30. Ernie Vertescher returned the ball 12 yards to the MIN14. Tackled by Dale Wang. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (3Q: 08:22) Darrell Rose ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Pollard. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-17-MIN07 (3Q: 08:12) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Rivers. |
| 2-14-MIN10 (3Q: 07:36) Darrell Rose ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tito Cahill, assisted by ILB Lenny Austin. |
| 3-9-MIN15 (3Q: 06:57) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Schneider. McConnell gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 06:24) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Corwin Kotter for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Meyer. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Brant Chandler on the MIN36. |
| 2-4-MIN36 (3Q: 05:53) Leonard Baxter ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Schneider. Key block delivered by Corwin Kotter. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 05:10) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 32 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-FAR27 (3Q: 04:59) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 7 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Nutter. |
| 2-3-FAR20 (3Q: 04:28) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 34, Fargo (ND) 20 |
| (3Q: 04:28) Extra point by Nathan Hampton was good. Minnesota 35, Fargo (ND) 20 |
| (3Q: 04:17) Nathan Hampton kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-FAR20 (3Q: 04:17) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Harvey Becker for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by ILB Cris Prentice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-FAR23 (3Q: 03:38) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Nolan Starks for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher, assisted by ILB Cris Prentice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Starks gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-FAR26 (3Q: 02:58) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walt Chandler. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-FAR26 (3Q: 02:51) Darnell Gillespie punted 44 yards. Bernie Sweeney called for a fair catch at the MIN30. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 02:43) Leonard Baxter ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lenny Austin. |
| 2-7-MIN33 (3Q: 02:06) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Nutter. Key block delivered by Glenn Darlington. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 01:28) Darrell Rose ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Marty Krause. |
| 2-6-FAR50 (3Q: 00:51) Darrell Rose ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Perles. Key block delivered by Korey Way. |
| 1-10-FAR37 (3Q: 00:09) Leonard Baxter ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dan Thompson. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-FAR37 (4Q: 15:00) J.R. Carpenter pass was intended for WR Archie McConnell and was intercepted by S Shane Pennell at the FAR34. Tackled by Darrell Rose. |
| 1-10-FAR34 (4Q: 14:48) Thomas Howe ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Bradford, assisted by OLB Hardy Stansberry. ILB Brandon White crushed Blaine Norris to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-FAR36 (4Q: 14:03) Thomas Howe ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Keith Emmons, assisted by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-6-FAR38 (4Q: 13:32) Thomas Howe ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Craig Winchester, assisted by OLB J.R. Dawson. Key block delivered by Robert Franklin. |
| 1-10-FAR44 (4Q: 13:08) Thomas Howe ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jamal Cox. Key block delivered by Graham Barnes. |
| 2-4-FAR50 (4Q: 12:25) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dale Wang. S Albert Ferguson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-FAR50 (4Q: 12:16) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to FB Robert Franklin for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Roderick. Franklin gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-MIN47 (4Q: 12:06) Darnell Gillespie punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 11:59) Darrell Rose ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Karl Peterson. |
| 2-12-MIN18 (4Q: 11:24) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. DT Karl Peterson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-MIN18 (4Q: 11:13) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Corwin Kotter for 16 yards. Tackled by S Shane Pennell, assisted by ILB Lenny Austin. Kotter gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 10:34) Leonard Baxter ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Pollard. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. Hastings ran over Lenny Austin to set up the play. |
| 2-5-MIN39 (4Q: 09:50) Leonard Baxter ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alfred Davison. |
| 3-2-MIN42 (4Q: 09:21) Darrell Rose ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Claude Stokes. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 08:50) Leonard Baxter ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. |
| 2-4-FAR47 (4Q: 08:19) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Nutter, assisted by CB Ralph Rivers. |
| 3-8-MIN49 (4Q: 07:52) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Darrell Rose for 15 yards. Tackled by S Tito Cahill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rose gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-FAR36 (4Q: 07:04) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Schneider, assisted by DE Quentin LeBlond. Key block delivered by Corwin Kotter. |
| 2-5-FAR31 (4Q: 06:20) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Karl Peterson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-10-FAR36 (4Q: 06:11) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. OLB Ross Schneider blocked the pass. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-FAR31 (4Q: 06:05) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. S Donovan Nutter defended the pass. |
| 3-5-FAR31 (4Q: 05:58) Darrell Rose ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Pollard. |
| 4-2-FAR28 (4Q: 05:12) Nathan Hampton attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-FAR35 (4Q: 05:04) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Becker. OLB Jackie Stevens drove right through Blaine Norris to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-FAR35 (4Q: 04:58) Kenyon Gabree pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Howard McGee. DE Rod Bennett blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-FAR35 (4Q: 04:53) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nolan Starks. CB Chris Weber knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-FAR35 (4Q: 04:44) Kenyon Gabree pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Harvey Becker. OLB J.R. Dawson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-FAR35 (4Q: 04:34) Darrell Rose ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Schneider, assisted by S Bob Gibson. |
| 2-8-FAR33 (4Q: 03:47) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Alfred Davison. |
| 3-1-FAR26 (4Q: 03:01) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. |
| 4-1-FAR26 (4Q: 02:55) Nathan Hampton attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 38, Fargo (ND) 20 |
| (4Q: 02:47) Nathan Hampton kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Tony Sheriff returned the ball 23 yards to the FAR31. Tackled by Archie McConnell. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-FAR12 (4Q: 02:38) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Harvey Becker for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. Becker gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-FAR32 (4Q: 02:38) Kenyon Gabree pass was dropped by WR Nolan Starks. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-FAR32 (4Q: 02:25) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Joel Conerty for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR44 (4Q: 02:14) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Becker. OLB Jackie Stevens hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-FAR44 (4Q: 02:05) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Joel Conerty for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-FAR45 (4Q: 01:57) Kenyon Gabree pass was dropped by WR Krusty Kratzer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 4-24-FAR30 (4Q: 01:48) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Rusty Kratzer for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. Kratzer gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 01:26) PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-FAR49 (4Q: 01:26) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to RB Thomas Howe for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Howe gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Albert Ferguson for 6 yards to the MIN36. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 01:11) Leonard Baxter ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Nick Posavec, assisted by DE Gene Lynch. |
| Fargo (ND) called a time out. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (4Q: 01:00) Darrell Rose ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Perles. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-FAR47 (4Q: 00:52) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alfred Davison. |
| Fargo (ND) called a time out. |
| 2-7-FAR44 (4Q: 00:42) J.R. Carpenter dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Fargo (ND) called a time out. |
| 3-8-FAR45 (4Q: 00:35) J.R. Carpenter dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Golden Hawks 38, Fargo (ND) Freeze 20 |