| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 78 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Trent Halama kicked off 76 yards from the FAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Nick Posavec. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-MIN29 (1Q: 14:21) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Meyer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 13:38) Leonard Baxter ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson, assisted by OLB Rodney Matthews. |
| 2-6-MIN43 (1Q: 12:58) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Casey Wooden. DT Karl Peterson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-MIN43 (1Q: 12:53) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Matthews, assisted by CB Marty Krause. Sweeney gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Substitution. |
| 3-11-MIN38 (1Q: 12:43) Jose Willis pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Archie McConnell. OLB Kevin Forbes blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Fargo (ND)'s Claude Stokes was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-11-MIN38 (1Q: 12:37) Jackie Scott punted 27 yards. Darrin Jones called for a fair catch at the FAR35. |
| 1-10-FAR35 (1Q: 12:27) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Harvey Becker for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. Becker gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-FAR40 (1Q: 12:21) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to RB Thomas Howe for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Roderick. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Howe gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-FAR48 (1Q: 11:48) Thomas Howe ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier, assisted by ILB Cris Prentice. |
| 3-2-FAR48 (1Q: 11:03) Kenyon Gabree sacked by ILB Cris Prentice for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Brock Kennedy. |
| 4-8-FAR42 (1Q: 10:31) Andre Stargell punted 43 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick 0 yards to the MIN15. Tackled by Rick Rodriguez. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (1Q: 10:20) Jose Willis pass was dropped by WR Archie McConnell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN15 (1Q: 10:12) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 39 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Nutter. Sweeney gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR46 (1Q: 09:33) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. CB Nick Posavec defended the pass. |
| 2-10-FAR46 (1Q: 09:25) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 11 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Nutter. |
| 1-10-FAR35 (1Q: 08:56) Leonard Baxter ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Forbes, assisted by S Bob Gibson. |
| 2-8-FAR33 (1Q: 08:27) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Corwin Kotter. S Donovan Nutter defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-FAR33 (1Q: 08:19) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Meyer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-FAR27 (1Q: 07:32) Freddie Bernard attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (1Q: 07:26) Freddie Bernard kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-FAR20 (1Q: 07:26) I shot the Sheriff ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Will Springer. Key block delivered by Cary Buchholz. |
| 2-3-FAR27 (1Q: 06:50) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to RB Thomas Howe for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. |
| 1-10-FAR32 (1Q: 06:22) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Mercury Hibbs for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-FAR41 (1Q: 05:53) Thomas Howe ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica, assisted by ILB Cris Prentice. Key block delivered by Geoff Rogers. |
| 1-10-FAR42 (1Q: 05:08) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Dale Wang for 37 yards. Tackled by ILB Cris Prentice. Wang gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 04:30) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Dale Wang for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-MIN15 (1Q: 03:59) Thomas Howe ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. |
| 3-2-MIN13 (1Q: 03:19) Kenyon Gabree sacked by DT Will Springer and OLB Jackie Stevens for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Wesley Rounds. |
| 4-7-MIN18 (1Q: 02:34) Trent Halama attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Fargo (ND) 3 |
| (1Q: 02:27) Trent Halama kicked off 72 yards from the FAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 02:27) Brant Chandler ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan Walters. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (1Q: 01:42) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bennie Meyer, assisted by DE Richie Brennan. |
| 3-2-MIN28 (1Q: 01:11) Jose Willis pass completed to FB Brant Chandler for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Matthews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Chandler gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 00:42) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. OLB Dan Thompson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (1Q: 00:33) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. S Donovan Nutter defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN41 (1Q: 00:26) Jose Willis pass was intended for FB Brant Chandler and was intercepted by CB Bennie Meyer at the MIN49. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Brant Chandler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 00:13) I shot the Sheriff ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by FAR Walt Chandler to the MIN33. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-MIN33 (2Q: 15:00) Thomas Howe ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber, assisted by OLB Jackie Stevens. |
| 3-1-MIN28 (2Q: 14:28) Thomas Howe ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by DE O.J. Kasica. Key block delivered by Cary Buchholz. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (2Q: 13:56) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Rusty Kratzer for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Cris Prentice. |
| 2-5-MIN16 (2Q: 13:18) Howard McGee ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. Fargo (ND)'s Maurice Johnstone was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-4-MIN15 (2Q: 12:37) Thomas Howe ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Robert Franklin. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (2Q: 12:09) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Walt Chandler for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Keith Emmons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (2Q: 11:30) Tony Sheriff ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by DT Will Springer. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (2Q: 11:03) Kenyon Gabree sacked by CB Jamal Cox for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Geoff Rogers. |
| 4-8-MIN08 (2Q: 10:40) Trent Halama attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Fargo (ND) 6, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 10:34) Trent Halama kicked off 71 yards from the FAR30. Ernie Vertescher returned the ball 15 yards to the MIN14. Tackled by Bob Gibson. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (2Q: 10:00) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. DE Richie Brennan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 09:50) Leonard Baxter ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Claude Stokes. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-19-MIN10 (2Q: 09:41) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson. |
| 2-17-MIN12 (2Q: 09:08) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Meyer, assisted by DE Alan Wile. Baxter made a great move on Marty Krause. Key block delivered by Rusty Gardner. |
| 3-1-MIN28 (2Q: 08:30) Leonard Baxter ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Matthews. |
| 4-1-MIN28 (2Q: 08:05) Jackie Scott punted 27 yards. The ball was downed at the FAR45. |
| 1-10-FAR45 (2Q: 07:58) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Walt Chandler for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by ILB Cris Prentice. |
| 2-10-FAR45 (2Q: 07:14) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to RB Tony Sheriff for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Keith Emmons, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 06:29) Robert Franklin ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 2-8-MIN43 (2Q: 05:43) I shot the Sheriff ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. OLB Hardy Stansberry knocked down Rick Rodriguez to break up the play. |
| 3-6-MIN41 (2Q: 05:11) I shot the Sheriff ran a draw inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Brock Kennedy. Kennedy ran over Christian Roderick to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 04:43) Thomas Howe ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. Key block delivered by Cary Buchholz. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (2Q: 04:02) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to FB Howard McGee for 3 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 2-7-MIN15 (2Q: 03:23) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Becker. DE Stephen Wilkerson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-MIN10 (2Q: 03:15) Thomas Howe ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by FAR Maurice Johnstone to the MIN10. |
| 3-2-MIN10 (2Q: 02:53) Thomas Howe ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. |
| 4-1-MIN09 (2Q: 02:36) Trent Halama attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Fargo (ND) 9, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 02:28) Trent Halama kicked off 73 yards from the FAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:28) Leonard Baxter ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Rex Pollard, assisted by DE Alan Wile. S Bob Gibson crushed Conrad Yaw to wreck the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (2Q: 02:00) Jose Willis pass completed to TE J.B. Casarez for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Meyer, assisted by OLB Gary Scott. Casarez gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 01:21) Jose Willis pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE J.B. Casarez. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-FAR44 (2Q: 01:15) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan Walters. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-FAR36 (2Q: 00:53) Jose Willis pass was dropped by WR Archie McConnell. |
| 3-2-FAR36 (2Q: 00:46) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. CB Nick Posavec defended the pass. |
| 4-2-FAR36 (2Q: 00:36) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Forbes. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. |
| 1-10-FAR32 (2Q: 00:14) Jose Willis pass was intended for TE J.B. Casarez and was intercepted by S Tito Cahill in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR20 (2Q: 00:03) Kenyon Gabree pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Walt Chandler. DE O.J. Kasica blocked the pass. Minnesota's Chris Weber was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Freddie Bernard kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-FAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Geoff Roberson. OLB Jackie Stevens hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-FAR20 (3Q: 14:56) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Krusty Kratzer for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jamal Cox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-FAR34 (3Q: 14:12) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Walt Chandler for 7 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-FAR41 (3Q: 13:27) Thomas Howe ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica, assisted by DE Stephen Wilkerson. Key block delivered by Winston Van Pelt. Van Pelt ran over The Claw Christopher to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 12:41) Thomas Howe ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Cris Prentice. Key block delivered by Geoff Rogers. |
| 2-5-MIN40 (3Q: 11:57) Thomas Howe ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Lewis Parrish. Key block delivered by Geoff Rogers. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (3Q: 11:31) I shot the Sheriff ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by DE O.J. Kasica. |
| 2-7-MIN25 (3Q: 11:04) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to WR Rusty Kratzer for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Fargo (ND) 15, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 11:04) Extra point by Trent Halama was good. Fargo (ND) 16, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 10:47) Trent Halama kicked off 73 yards from the FAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 10:47) Jose Willis pass was intended for TE Corwin Kotter and was intercepted by CB Bennie Meyer at the MIN29. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Corwin Kotter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 10:38) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Walt Chandler for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier, assisted by ILB Frankie Cleevely. |
| 2-4-MIN16 (3Q: 09:54) Thomas Howe ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. Key block delivered by Robert Franklin. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (3Q: 09:32) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to FB Howard McGee for 6 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 2-4-MIN06 (3Q: 08:50) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to RB Tony Sheriff for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Fargo (ND) 22, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 08:50) Extra point by Trent Halama was good. Fargo (ND) 23, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 08:43) Trent Halama kicked off 76 yards from the FAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 08:43) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Scott, assisted by DT Rex Pollard. Sweeney gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 08:08) Jose Willis scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Matt Marshall. |
| 2-5-MIN48 (3Q: 07:39) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Brant Chandler. OLB Dan Thompson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN48 (3Q: 07:32) Jose Willis scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Nick Posavec. |
| 1-10-FAR47 (3Q: 06:47) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 14 yards. Tackled by S Tito Cahill. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR33 (3Q: 06:12) Leonard Baxter ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Matthews. |
| 2-8-FAR31 (3Q: 05:29) Jose Willis scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Nick Posavec. |
| 3-6-FAR29 (3Q: 05:03) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson, assisted by OLB Dan Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR21 (3Q: 04:33) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Wile. Sweeney gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-FAR15 (3Q: 03:59) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Scott. Sweeney gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-9-FAR09 (3Q: 03:53) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Fargo (ND) 23, Minnesota 9 |
| (3Q: 03:53) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Fargo (ND) 23, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 03:46) Freddie Bernard kicked off 53 yards from the MIN30. Tony Sheriff returned the ball 28 yards to the FAR45. Tackled by Jamal Cox. |
| 1-10-FAR45 (3Q: 03:10) Howard McGee ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Christian Roderick. |
| 2-9-FAR46 (3Q: 02:35) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to TE Mercury Hibbs for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry, assisted by OLB Sedrick Collier. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Too Many Men on the Field. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (3Q: 02:29) Thomas Howe ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. |
| 2-6-MIN40 (3Q: 02:06) Thomas Howe ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-2-MIN36 (3Q: 01:32) Thomas Howe ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 4-2-MIN36 (3Q: 01:07) Thomas Howe ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by CB Christian Roderick. Key block delivered by Wesley Rounds. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 00:35) Thomas Howe ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-12-MIN36 (4Q: 15:00) Kenyon Gabree pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Robert Franklin. CB Christian Roderick defended the pass. |
| 3-12-MIN36 (4Q: 14:53) Kenyon Gabree sacked by DE O.J. Kasica for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Geoff Rogers. |
| 4-19-MIN43 (4Q: 14:28) Andre Stargell punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN01. |
| 1-10-MIN01 (4Q: 14:21) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Pollard. |
| 2-6-MIN05 (4Q: 13:57) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Nick Posavec. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (4Q: 13:13) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson. |
| 2-6-MIN23 (4Q: 12:38) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Matthews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sweeney gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR47 (4Q: 11:59) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. CB Nick Posavec defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-FAR47 (4Q: 11:51) Jose Willis pass was dropped by WR Troy Wiggins. |
| 3-10-FAR47 (4Q: 11:45) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Marty Krause. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pallansch gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-FAR40 (4Q: 11:11) Jackie Scott punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-FAR20 (4Q: 11:04) Thomas Howe ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-7-FAR23 (4Q: 10:33) Thomas Howe ran outside the right tackle for 29 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Cary Buchholz. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 09:50) Kenyon Gabree pass completed to RB Thomas Howe for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Frankie Cleevely, assisted by CB Jamal Cox. |
| 2-6-MIN44 (4Q: 09:12) Thomas Howe ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 09:06) Tony Sheriff ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Brock Kennedy. |
| 2-2-MIN21 (4Q: 08:25) Thomas Howe ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. Key block delivered by Walt Chandler. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (4Q: 07:43) Thomas Howe ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier. |
| 2-11-MIN15 (4Q: 06:56) Thomas Howe ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-11-MIN15 (4Q: 06:11) Thomas Howe ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier, assisted by DT Keith Emmons. Key block delivered by Cary Buchholz. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (4Q: 05:23) Thomas Howe ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Lewis Parrish. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-4-MIN04 (4Q: 04:39) Thomas Howe ran around left end for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Walt Chandler. Fargo (ND) 29, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 04:39) Extra point by Trent Halama was good. Fargo (ND) 30, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 04:30) Trent Halama kicked off 70 yards from the FAR30. Ernie Vertescher returned the ball 12 yards to the MIN12. Tackled by Marty Krause. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (4Q: 04:21) Jose Willis pass was dropped by TE Corwin Kotter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN12 (4Q: 04:15) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. S Donovan Nutter defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN12 (4Q: 04:06) Jose Willis pass completed to WR J.R. Murphy for 1 yard. Tackled by S Donovan Nutter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN13 (4Q: 03:47) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Scott. McConnell gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 03:26) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Matt Marshall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 03:09) Jose Willis pass was intended for WR Bernie Sweeney and was intercepted by CB Matt Marshall at the FAR38. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Bernie Sweeney. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 03:01) Thomas Howe ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Claude Christopher. |
| 2-6-MIN40 (4Q: 02:15) Robert Franklin ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (4Q: 02:08) Thomas Howe ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-5-MIN39 (4Q: 02:01) Trent Halama attempted a 56 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 01:55) Jose Willis sacked by DT Claude Stokes for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Scottie Givens. |
| 2-18-MIN38 (4Q: 01:36) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Nick Posavec. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN45 (4Q: 01:14) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 31 yards. Tackled by S Bob Gibson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR24 (4Q: 00:54) Jose Willis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. CB Marty Krause defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-FAR24 (4Q: 00:47) Jose Willis pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Sweeney gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Fargo (ND) 30, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 00:47) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Fargo (ND) 30, Minnesota 17 |
| (4Q: 00:30) Freddie Bernard kicked off 50 yards from the MIN30. Rusty Kratzer returned the ball 24 yards to the FAR44. Tackled by Brant Chandler. |
| 1-10-FAR44 (4Q: 00:22) Kenyon Gabree dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-11-FAR43 (4Q: 00:15) Kenyon Gabree dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Fargo (ND) Freeze 30, Minnesota Golden Hawks 17 |