| Played in Newark, NJ, weather: 45 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Champaign won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Edgar Swinford kicked off 68 yards from the NWK30. Emmitt Alexander returned the ball 33 yards to the CHM35. Tackled by Alan Finch. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (1Q: 14:37) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 38 yards. Tackled by S Robert Godfrey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bostic gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NWK27 (1Q: 13:55) Irv Dupre ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Devin Grismore. |
| 2-6-NWK23 (1Q: 13:26) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Fredrickson. Dupre gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NWK17 (1Q: 12:38) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Bostic. DE Jerald Hall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NWK17 (1Q: 12:29) Lester La Rosa ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Clyde Connell, assisted by S Devin Grismore. |
| 3-9-NWK16 (1Q: 12:01) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ryan Beyer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NWK09 (1Q: 11:17) Daryl Riley attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign 3, Newark 0 |
| (1Q: 11:10) Daryl Riley kicked off 78 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NWK20 (1Q: 11:10) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Jeffrey Linquist for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider, assisted by DE Alan Herndon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-NWK26 (1Q: 10:35) Carl Jones pass completed to TE Howie Li for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NWK36 (1Q: 09:49) Dan Young ran a trap outside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Burt Demers. Key block delivered by Damon Brock. |
| 1-10-NWK49 (1Q: 09:03) Dan Young ran inside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Burt Demers, assisted by DT Rich Westbrook. Key block delivered by Tom Donley. |
| 1-10-CHM37 (1Q: 08:35) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Jeffrey Linquist for 11 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Linquist gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM26 (1Q: 07:53) Alan Finch ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Pomeroy, assisted by DT Rich Westbrook. |
| 2-10-CHM26 (1Q: 07:31) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Howie Li. CB Emmitt Alexander defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CHM26 (1Q: 07:22) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeffrey Linquist. DE Ed Levesque hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CHM26 (1Q: 07:16) Edgar Swinford attempted a 43 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-CHM33 (1Q: 07:08) Irv Dupre ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by S J.T. Linkous. |
| 2-14-CHM29 (1Q: 06:38) Lester La Rosa ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jerald Hall, assisted by S J.T. Linkous. |
| 3-11-CHM32 (1Q: 06:06) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 32 yards. Tackled by S Devin Grismore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Knutzen gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NWK36 (1Q: 05:22) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. Champaign 9, Newark 0 |
| (1Q: 05:22) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign 10, Newark 0 |
| (1Q: 05:08) Daryl Riley kicked off 54 yards from the CHM30. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 15 yards to the NWK31. Tackled by Brock Wolin. |
| 1-10-NWK31 (1Q: 04:31) Dan Young ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. |
| 2-14-NWK27 (1Q: 04:00) Dan Young ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 3-12-NWK29 (1Q: 03:15) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeffrey Linquist. CB Alan Seamster defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-NWK29 (1Q: 03:09) Frank Worzella punted 60 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CHM11. |
| 1-10-CHM11 (1Q: 02:59) Lester La Rosa ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Clay Ruby. |
| 2-7-CHM14 (1Q: 02:15) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jon Penick, assisted by S J.T. Linkous. |
| 3-7-CHM14 (1Q: 01:41) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jamie Haag. |
| 4-6-CHM15 (1Q: 00:55) Louis Beleford punted 39 yards. Dan Young returned the kick -1 yards to the NWK45. Tackled by Everett Bratzke. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NWK Jamie Haag at the NWK45. |
| 1-10-NWK45 (1Q: 00:47) Dan Young ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. Key block delivered by Andrew Powell. |
| 2-4-CHM49 (1Q: 00:26) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamie Fincher. OLB Ellis Pomeroy defended the pass. |
| 3-4-CHM49 (1Q: 00:21) Carl Jones pass was dropped by WR Jeffrey Linquist. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-CHM49 (1Q: 00:14) Frank Worzella punted 37 yards. Emmitt Alexander called for a fair catch at the CHM12. |
| 1-10-CHM12 (1Q: 00:03) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jon Penick. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-CHM14 (2Q: 15:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Clyde Connell, assisted by OLB Thomas Everett. Barker gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Newark was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CHM29 (2Q: 14:51) PENALTY: Champaign was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CHM24 (2Q: 14:43) Lester La Rosa ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Rick Lieberman, assisted by S J.T. Linkous. |
| 2-11-CHM28 (2Q: 14:04) Irv Dupre ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Devin Grismore, assisted by OLB Dale Brandon. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-21-CHM18 (2Q: 13:55) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Clay Ruby. |
| 3-19-CHM20 (2Q: 13:10) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. DE Clay Ruby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-19-CHM20 (2Q: 13:02) Louis Beleford punted 38 yards. Skip Ramirez returned the kick -1 yards to the NWK41. Tackled by Bernard Knutzen. |
| 1-10-NWK41 (2Q: 12:53) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Dwight Swift for 28 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster. Swift gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM31 (2Q: 12:20) Carl Jones pass was intended for WR Gerald Battle and was intercepted by CB Alan Seamster at the CHM25. Tackled by Gerald Battle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM25 (2Q: 12:10) Lester La Rosa ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jerald Hall. |
| 2-8-CHM27 (2Q: 11:43) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irv Dupre. ILB Jamie Haag defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CHM27 (2Q: 11:39) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Devin Grismore. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 1-10-CHM36 (2Q: 11:16) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for WR Gabe Barker and was intercepted by S K.C. Cameron at the NWK37. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Gabe Barker. |
| 1-10-NWK45 (2Q: 11:07) Alan Finch ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Kim Poulin, assisted by S Rod Rockett. Key block delivered by Kent Blackwood. |
| 2-2-CHM47 (2Q: 10:23) Carl Jones sacked by DE Ed Levesque for a loss of 6 yards. Levesque ran right past Damon Brock and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-8-NWK47 (2Q: 09:56) Carl Jones pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeffrey Linquist. DT Kim Poulin blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-NWK47 (2Q: 09:48) Frank Worzella punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM06. |
| 1-10-CHM06 (2Q: 09:39) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. DT Rick Lieberman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHM06 (2Q: 09:31) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jerald Hall, assisted by S Devin Grismore. |
| 3-8-CHM08 (2Q: 08:58) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jorge Westbrook. |
| 4-2-CHM14 (2Q: 08:20) Louis Beleford punted 50 yards. Skip Ramirez returned the kick 2 yards to the NWK38. Tackled by Everett Bratzke. |
| 1-10-NWK38 (2Q: 08:09) Alan Finch ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Burt Demers. |
| 2-7-NWK41 (2Q: 07:47) Alan Finch ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. |
| 3-2-NWK46 (2Q: 07:02) Carl Jones pass was dropped by WR Gerald Battle. |
| 4-2-NWK46 (2Q: 06:55) Frank Worzella punted 54 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (2Q: 06:48) Rusty Crownover scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Fredrickson. |
| 1-10-CHM33 (2Q: 06:16) Rusty Crownover sacked by OLB Clyde Connell and DE Jerald Hall for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Leslie Kalu. |
| 2-15-CHM28 (2Q: 05:37) Irv Dupre ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Rick Lieberman. |
| 3-15-CHM28 (2Q: 04:56) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. DT Mel Shapiro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-CHM28 (2Q: 04:47) Louis Beleford punted 37 yards. Skip Ramirez returned the kick 13 yards to the NWK48. Tackled by Rod Rockett. |
| 1-10-NWK48 (2Q: 04:40) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamie Fincher. DE Ed Levesque hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NWK48 (2Q: 04:32) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Dwight Swift for 12 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM40 (2Q: 04:15) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Dan Young. CB Emmitt Alexander defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM40 (2Q: 04:10) Carl Jones pass was intended for WR Gerald Battle and was intercepted by CB Everett Bratzke at the CHM24. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Gerald Battle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM29 (2Q: 04:00) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by WR Gabe Barker. |
| 2-10-CHM29 (2Q: 03:54) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Rick Lieberman. |
| 3-7-CHM32 (2Q: 03:15) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Lester La Rosa for 23 yards. Tackled by S Devin Grismore, assisted by S K.C. Cameron. La Rosa gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NWK45 (2Q: 02:46) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 45 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bostic gained 16 yards after the catch. Champaign 16, Newark 0 |
| (2Q: 02:46) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign 17, Newark 0 |
| (2Q: 02:32) Daryl Riley kicked off 62 yards from the CHM30. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 17 yards to the NWK25. Tackled by Rod Rockett. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (2Q: 02:00) Daryl Riley kicked off 80 yards from the CHM25. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 23 yards to the NWK18. Tackled by Sedrick Blunt. |
| 1-10-NWK18 (2Q: 01:24) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Jeffrey Linquist for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster. Linquist gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-NWK26 (2Q: 00:50) Dan Young ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Lester Ramirez. |
| Champaign called a time out. |
| 3-4-NWK24 (2Q: 00:39) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Skip Ramirez for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NWK28 (2Q: 00:23) Carl Jones dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| 2-12-NWK26 (2Q: 00:02) Alan Finch ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Levesque. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Daryl Riley kicked off 73 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NWK20 (3Q: 15:00) Alan Finch ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Key block delivered by Damon Brock. |
| 2-2-NWK28 (3Q: 14:20) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamie Fincher. DT Rich Westbrook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-NWK28 (3Q: 14:11) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Dwight Swift for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NWK34 (3Q: 13:30) Dan Young ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon, assisted by OLB Brock Wolin. OLB Kendrick Snider knocked down Tom Donley to break up the play. |
| 2-9-NWK35 (3Q: 12:59) Carl Jones pass was dropped by WR Jeffrey Linquist. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-NWK35 (3Q: 12:54) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Skip Ramirez. DT Rich Westbrook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NWK35 (3Q: 12:45) Frank Worzella punted 34 yards. Emmitt Alexander returned the kick 10 yards to the CHM41. Tackled by Brad Newton. |
| 1-10-CHM41 (3Q: 12:34) Rusty Crownover sacked by ILB Jamie Haag for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Leslie Kalu. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NWK Clay Ruby for 15 yards to the CHM21. |
| 1-10-CHM21 (3Q: 12:19) Alan Finch ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. |
| 2-9-CHM20 (3Q: 11:37) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Gerald Battle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf, assisted by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-CHM17 (3Q: 10:51) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Jeffrey Linquist for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider, assisted by S Rod Rockett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-2-CHM02 (3Q: 10:05) Carl Jones scrambled for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign 17, Newark 6 |
| (3Q: 10:05) Extra point by Edgar Swinford was good. Champaign 17, Newark 7 |
| (3Q: 09:52) Edgar Swinford kicked off 59 yards from the NWK30. Emmitt Alexander returned the ball 25 yards to the CHM36. Tackled by Alan Finch. |
| 1-10-CHM36 (3Q: 09:18) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 55 yards. Tackled by CB Jorge Westbrook. Bostic gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-NWK09 (3Q: 08:49) PENALTY: Champaign was called for a False Start. |
| 1-14-NWK14 (3Q: 08:40) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Fredrickson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Krykhtine gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-NWK05 (3Q: 08:05) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign 23, Newark 7 |
| (3Q: 08:05) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign 24, Newark 7 |
| (3Q: 07:58) Daryl Riley kicked off 70 yards from the CHM30. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 21 yards to the NWK21. Tackled by Emmitt Alexander. |
| 1-10-NWK21 (3Q: 07:36) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Jamie Fincher for 8 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Fincher gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-NWK29 (3Q: 06:50) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Jamie Fincher for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster. Fincher gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NWK43 (3Q: 06:23) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamie Fincher. DE Ed Levesque drove right through Damon Brock to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NWK43 (3Q: 06:11) Carl Jones pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dwight Swift. DE Alan Herndon blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NWK43 (3Q: 06:05) Carl Jones pass was dropped by WR Jeffrey Linquist. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NWK43 (3Q: 05:59) Frank Worzella punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM03. Newark's Devin Grismore was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-CHM03 (3Q: 05:50) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Mel Shapiro. Key block delivered by Leslie Kalu. |
| 2-2-CHM11 (3Q: 05:26) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Clyde Connell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM Leslie Kalu to the CHM23. |
| 1-10-CHM23 (3Q: 04:58) Lester La Rosa ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S J.T. Linkous. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CHM13 (3Q: 04:52) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ryan Beyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-17-CHM16 (3Q: 04:22) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ryan Beyer, assisted by OLB Clyde Connell. |
| 3-12-CHM21 (3Q: 03:37) Rusty Crownover sacked by DE Clay Ruby for a loss of 3 yards. Ruby ran right past Bryant Cunningham and knocked down the quarterback. PENALTY: Newark was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-CHM26 (3Q: 03:25) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Rick Lieberman, assisted by S Robert Godfrey. |
| 2-10-CHM26 (3Q: 02:43) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jon Penick, assisted by S J.T. Linkous. |
| 3-5-CHM31 (3Q: 02:14) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Mel Shapiro, assisted by S J.T. Linkous. |
| 4-6-CHM30 (3Q: 01:43) Louis Beleford punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the NWK34. |
| 1-10-NWK34 (3Q: 01:34) Carl Jones pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jeffrey Linquist. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Newark's Tom Donley was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-NWK34 (3Q: 01:29) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamie Fincher. DT Rich Westbrook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NWK34 (3Q: 01:21) Carl Jones pass was dropped by WR Jamie Fincher. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NWK34 (3Q: 01:11) Frank Worzella punted 46 yards. Erik Wolf returned the kick 6 yards to the CHM26. Tackled by Brad Newton. |
| 1-10-CHM26 (3Q: 01:01) Lester La Rosa ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Clay Ruby, assisted by OLB Thomas Everett. |
| 2-7-CHM29 (3Q: 00:26) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jon Penick, assisted by OLB Clyde Connell. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-10-CHM26 (4Q: 15:00) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Bostic. OLB Clyde Connell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CHM26 (4Q: 14:56) Louis Beleford punted 45 yards. Skip Ramirez returned the kick -3 yards to the NWK26. Tackled by Everett Bratzke. |
| 1-10-NWK26 (4Q: 14:47) Dan Young ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lester Ramirez. |
| 2-7-NWK29 (4Q: 14:18) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Alan Finch. CB Alan Seamster defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NWK29 (4Q: 14:14) Carl Jones pass was dropped by WR Jeffrey Linquist. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-NWK29 (4Q: 14:05) Frank Worzella punted 49 yards. Emmitt Alexander returned the kick 17 yards to the CHM39. Tackled by Brad Newton. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (4Q: 13:56) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Clyde Connell. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 1-10-NWK38 (4Q: 13:28) Rusty Crownover pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Gabe Barker. OLB Carlton Pantin blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NWK38 (4Q: 13:17) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jon Penick, assisted by DT Mel Shapiro. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NWK48 (4Q: 13:09) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Robert Godfrey, assisted by OLB Clyde Connell. |
| 3-22-NWK50 (4Q: 12:41) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by WR Butch Bostic. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Newark was called for Offsides. |
| 3-17-NWK45 (4Q: 12:32) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by WR Butch Bostic. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-NWK45 (4Q: 12:23) Louis Beleford punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NWK20 (4Q: 12:17) Carl Jones pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dwight Swift. DE Ed Levesque blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NWK20 (4Q: 12:09) Carl Jones sacked by DE Ed Levesque and DT Kim Poulin for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Deion Harden. |
| 3-16-NWK14 (4Q: 11:27) Carl Jones pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Battle. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-NWK14 (4Q: 11:18) Frank Worzella punted 40 yards. Emmitt Alexander called for a fair catch at the CHM46. |
| 1-10-CHM46 (4Q: 11:11) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 49 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S J.T. Linkous. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bostic gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-NWK05 (4Q: 10:38) PENALTY: Champaign was called for a False Start. |
| 1-10-NWK10 (4Q: 10:31) Rusty Crownover sacked by OLB Clyde Connell for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Leslie Kalu. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NWK Jon Penick for 5 yards to the NWK21. |
| 1-10-NWK21 (4Q: 10:21) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeffrey Linquist. DE Ed Levesque hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NWK21 (4Q: 10:12) Carl Jones pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dwight Swift. DT Rich Westbrook blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NWK21 (4Q: 10:04) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Jamie Fincher for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Newark was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-NWK30 (4Q: 09:54) Frank Worzella punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM28. |
| 1-10-CHM28 (4Q: 09:44) Irv Dupre ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jamie Haag, assisted by S J.T. Linkous. |
| 2-11-CHM27 (4Q: 09:22) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Clyde Connell. Dupre made a great move on Ryan Beyer. |
| 3-5-CHM33 (4Q: 08:50) Lester La Rosa ran inside the left tackle for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Ryan Beyer. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-NWK34 (4Q: 08:07) Lester La Rosa ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlton Pantin, assisted by DE Jerald Hall. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM Leslie Kalu to the NWK30. |
| 2-6-NWK30 (4Q: 07:40) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jamie Haag. Barker gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NWK21 (4Q: 06:55) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Jorge Westbrook. Krykhtine gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-NWK05 (4Q: 06:09) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign 30, Newark 7 |
| (4Q: 06:09) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign 31, Newark 7 |
| (4Q: 06:03) Daryl Riley kicked off 76 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NWK20 (4Q: 06:03) Carl Jones pass was dropped by WR Jamie Fincher. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NWK20 (4Q: 05:56) PENALTY: Newark was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-NWK15 (4Q: 05:50) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeffrey Linquist. DT Rich Westbrook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-NWK15 (4Q: 05:44) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeffrey Linquist. DT Rich Westbrook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-NWK15 (4Q: 05:35) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeffrey Linquist. DE Alan Herndon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NWK15 (4Q: 05:28) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jamie Haag, assisted by OLB Dale Brandon. |
| 2-8-NWK13 (4Q: 04:43) Irv Dupre ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jon Penick. |
| 3-11-NWK16 (4Q: 03:59) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Clay Ruby, assisted by OLB Dale Brandon. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. Athanas ran over Ryan Beyer to set up the play. |
| 4-3-NWK08 (4Q: 03:15) Daryl Riley attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign 34, Newark 7 |
| (4Q: 03:08) Daryl Riley kicked off 72 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NWK20 (4Q: 03:08) Carl Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeffrey Linquist. DT Rich Westbrook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NWK20 (4Q: 03:00) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Dwight Swift for 41 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. Swift gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (4Q: 02:27) Carl Jones pass completed to RB Dan Young for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-5-CHM34 (4Q: 02:00) Dan Young ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. Key block delivered by Ernie Newcomb. |
| 1-10-CHM23 (4Q: 01:19) Alan Finch ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Ty Bennett, assisted by OLB Brock Wolin. |
| 2-14-CHM27 (4Q: 00:52) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Jamie Fincher for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CHM21 (4Q: 00:19) Carl Jones pass completed to WR Jeffrey Linquist for 20 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Linquist gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Champaign Thunder 34, Newark Red Dogs 7 |