| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 21 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| Champaign won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ben Settles kicked off 72 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (1Q: 15:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. Barker gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM37 (1Q: 14:34) Lester La Rosa ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Bryant Cunningham. |
| 2-4-CHM43 (1Q: 14:01) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Joel Johann. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (1Q: 13:15) Irv Dupre ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by Rodney Bauer. |
| 2-5-DEN45 (1Q: 12:29) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. OLB Frederic Moynihan drove right through Bryant Cunningham to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-DEN45 (1Q: 12:22) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 1-10-DEN17 (1Q: 11:42) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell, assisted by OLB Aaron Mason. |
| 2-8-DEN15 (1Q: 10:57) Irv Dupre ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 3-9-DEN16 (1Q: 10:25) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Walker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN12 (1Q: 09:37) Daryl Riley attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign 3, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 09:30) Daryl Riley kicked off 72 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 09:30) Burt Evans ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Ed Levesque, assisted by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. Key block delivered by Casey Eastridge. |
| 2-4-DEN26 (1Q: 08:59) Pat Wynn ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Westbrook. Key block delivered by Monty Basinger. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (1Q: 08:24) Burt Evans ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (1Q: 07:56) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Lester Ramirez. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-DEN48 (1Q: 07:15) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Monty Basinger. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-DEN48 (1Q: 07:11) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. Ondes gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DEN50 (1Q: 06:24) Clay Yockey punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM06. |
| 1-10-CHM06 (1Q: 06:17) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for WR Harvey Meier and was intercepted by CB Rico Bradford at the CHM46. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Harvey Meier. |
| 1-10-CHM44 (1Q: 06:09) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CHM49 (1Q: 05:59) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. DE Ed Levesque drove right through Irving Gossett to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-15-CHM49 (1Q: 05:53) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider, assisted by S Clarence Lowe. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-CHM47 (1Q: 05:19) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CHM36 (1Q: 04:48) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 6 yards. Tackled by S Lester Ramirez. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (1Q: 04:01) Pat Wynn ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie Baugh. |
| 2-6-CHM26 (1Q: 03:32) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Dean Turnbull. |
| 1-8-CHM08 (1Q: 03:02) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Burt Evans. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-CHM08 (1Q: 02:56) Vincent Becker sacked by DE Ed Levesque and DT Kim Poulin for a loss of 5 yards. Levesque simply blew through Nicky Dunlap to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 3-13-CHM13 (1Q: 02:25) Vincent Becker scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Lester Ramirez. |
| 4-9-CHM09 (1Q: 01:58) Ben Settles attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 3, Champaign 3 |
| (1Q: 01:52) Ben Settles kicked off 64 yards from the DEN30. Junior Krykhtine returned the ball 20 yards to the CHM26. Tackled by Stan Braxton. |
| 1-10-CHM26 (1Q: 01:21) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 2-7-CHM29 (1Q: 00:54) Lester La Rosa ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Andre Gomez. |
| 3-4-CHM32 (1Q: 00:29) Lester La Rosa ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by CB Nolan Barton. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (2Q: 15:00) Lester La Rosa ran inside the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Phillip Overby. Key block delivered by zBuck Hate Me Baer. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (2Q: 14:29) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Lester La Rosa for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Walker. |
| 1-10-DEN17 (2Q: 14:02) Lester La Rosa ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Joel Johann. |
| 2-8-DEN15 (2Q: 13:26) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dupre gained 14 yards after the catch. Champaign 9, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 13:26) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign 10, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 13:18) Daryl Riley kicked off 68 yards from the CHM30. J.J. Ondes returned the ball 30 yards to the DEN32. Tackled by Rodney Bauer. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (2Q: 12:45) Pat Wynn ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Westbrook, assisted by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. OLB Kendrick Snider knocked down Nicky Dunlap to break up the play. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (2Q: 12:36) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Brady Stephenson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander, assisted by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. Stephenson gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-CHM44 (2Q: 11:59) Burt Evans ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Westbrook, assisted by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. |
| 3-1-CHM44 (2Q: 11:27) Pat Wynn ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. |
| 4-1-CHM44 (2Q: 10:50) Clay Yockey pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie Baugh. Fannon gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM42 (2Q: 10:17) Burt Evans ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. |
| 2-10-CHM42 (2Q: 09:47) Burt Evans ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Dean Turnbull. |
| 3-3-CHM35 (2Q: 09:01) Vincent Becker pass completed to C Casey Eastridge for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Dean Turnbull, assisted by CB Everett Bratzke. Eastridge gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-CHM35 (2Q: 08:13) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. OLB Kendrick Snider knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (2Q: 08:09) Rusty Crownover pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Bernard Knutzen. ILB Scottie Harmon blocked the pass. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CHM40 (2Q: 08:02) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-9-CHM41 (2Q: 07:24) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. Knutzen gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (2Q: 07:17) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Junior Krykhtine. CB Rico Bradford defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN34 (2Q: 07:06) Lester La Rosa ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| 3-5-DEN29 (2Q: 06:28) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for 9 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. Dupre gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 05:48) Irv Dupre ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Pinkerton. |
| 2-11-DEN21 (2Q: 05:16) Irv Dupre ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Orlando Jamison, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 3-10-DEN20 (2Q: 04:40) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 1-7-DEN07 (2Q: 04:05) Irv Dupre ran a draw inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Pinkerton. |
| 2-9-DEN09 (2Q: 03:29) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Barker gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-DEN01 (2Q: 02:41) Irv Dupre ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Leslie Kalu. Champaign's Irv Dupre was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Champaign 16, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 02:41) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign 17, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 02:34) Daryl Riley kicked off 70 yards from the CHM30. J.J. Ondes returned the ball 25 yards to the DEN25. Tackled by Sedrick Blunt. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (2Q: 02:11) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 3 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. Basinger gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-DEN28 (2Q: 02:00) Burt Evans ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Burt Demers. OLB Ellis Pomeroy knocked down Irving Gossett to break up the play. |
| 3-5-DEN30 (2Q: 01:39) Burt Evans ran a trap outside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe, assisted by CB Everett Bratzke. Key block delivered by Irving Gossett. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (2Q: 01:18) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Dean Turnbull. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turnbull gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-20-DEN30 (2Q: 01:07) Vincent Becker pass was dropped by C Casey Eastridge. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-DEN30 (2Q: 01:01) Vincent Becker pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. DE Ed Levesque blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-20-DEN30 (2Q: 00:55) Vincent Becker pass was dropped by WR Dean Turnbull. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-20-DEN30 (2Q: 00:51) Clay Yockey punted 33 yards. Erik Wolf called for a fair catch at the CHM37. |
| 1-10-CHM37 (2Q: 00:41) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 12 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Daryl Riley kicked off 68 yards from the CHM30. J.J. Ondes returned the ball 18 yards to the DEN20. Tackled by Junior Krykhtine. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 14:28) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. S Clarence Lowe defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (3Q: 14:20) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Burt Evans. DE Ed Levesque hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DEN20 (3Q: 14:14) Vincent Becker pass was intended for WR Leland Whiting and was intercepted by OLB Randal Thomas at the DEN27. The interception was returned 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Champaign 23, Denver 3 |
| (3Q: 14:14) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign 24, Denver 3 |
| (3Q: 14:05) Daryl Riley kicked off 61 yards from the CHM30. J.J. Ondes returned the ball 21 yards to the DEN30. Tackled by Lester La Rosa. PENALTY: Denver was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DEN09 (3Q: 13:42) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Brady Stephenson. CB Emmitt Alexander defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN09 (3Q: 13:35) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 9 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf, assisted by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. Basinger gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-DEN18 (3Q: 12:47) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Pat Wynn for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. |
| 4-2-DEN17 (3Q: 12:00) Clay Yockey punted 51 yards. Erik Wolf returned the kick 7 yards to the CHM39. Tackled by Stan Braxton. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (3Q: 11:51) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bernard Knutzen. CB Nolan Barton defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CHM39 (3Q: 11:45) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-CHM29 (3Q: 11:38) Lester La Rosa ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by CB Nolan Barton. |
| 3-18-CHM31 (3Q: 11:10) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. DE Orlando Jamison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-18-CHM31 (3Q: 10:58) Louis Beleford punted 44 yards. Phillip Overby returned the kick 7 yards to the DEN32. Tackled by Rodney Bauer. PENALTY: Champaign was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (3Q: 10:47) Burt Evans ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Westbrook, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 2-7-DEN35 (3Q: 10:02) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Stan Braxton for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander, assisted by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Denver's Brady Stephenson was hurt on the play. |
| 3-4-DEN38 (3Q: 09:30) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Dean Turnbull. Whiting gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM46 (3Q: 08:54) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ellis Pomeroy, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CHM40 (3Q: 08:15) Pat Wynn ran a draw inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Levesque. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 1-10-CHM33 (3Q: 07:45) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Sandlin gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM15 (3Q: 07:19) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CHM12 (3Q: 06:55) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Sanders. S Erik Wolf defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-6-CHM06 (3Q: 06:48) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CHM05 (3Q: 06:23) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CHM05 (3Q: 06:16) Vincent Becker pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. DT Rich Westbrook blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CHM05 (3Q: 06:12) Ben Settles attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign 24, Denver 6 |
| (3Q: 06:06) Ben Settles kicked off 59 yards from the DEN30. Junior Krykhtine returned the ball 19 yards to the CHM30. Tackled by Andre Gomez. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (3Q: 05:35) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Joel Johann. |
| 2-7-CHM33 (3Q: 05:02) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CHM26 (3Q: 04:54) Irv Dupre ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 2-13-CHM23 (3Q: 04:20) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 3-13-CHM23 (3Q: 03:43) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by WR Butch Bostic. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-CHM23 (3Q: 03:30) Louis Beleford punted 36 yards. Phillip Overby called for a fair catch at the DEN41. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (3Q: 03:20) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 44 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Basinger gained 33 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM15 (3Q: 02:37) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. CB Everett Bratzke defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CHM10 (3Q: 02:30) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Burt Evans. DE Reggie Baugh hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM10 (3Q: 02:23) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-CHM04 (3Q: 01:36) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dustin Thomas, assisted by CB Emmitt Alexander. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-CHM02 (3Q: 01:07) Ben Settles attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign 24, Denver 9 |
| (3Q: 01:01) Ben Settles kicked off 63 yards from the DEN30. Junior Krykhtine returned the ball 25 yards to the CHM32. Tackled by Andre Gomez. |
| 1-10-CHM32 (3Q: 00:26) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-6-CHM36 (4Q: 15:00) Lester La Rosa ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 3-1-CHM41 (4Q: 14:28) Lester La Rosa ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Andre Gomez, assisted by ILB Quinn Pinkerton. ILB Scottie Harmon knocked down zBuck Hate Me Baer to break up the play. |
| 4-2-CHM40 (4Q: 13:44) Louis Beleford punted 48 yards. Phillip Overby returned the kick 3 yards to the DEN15. Tackled by Bernard Knutzen. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (4Q: 13:34) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. CB Emmitt Alexander knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-17-DEN08 (4Q: 13:29) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. Turnbull gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-11-DEN14 (4Q: 12:49) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider, assisted by CB Emmitt Alexander. Ondes gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (4Q: 12:43) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN26 (4Q: 12:39) Burt Evans ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Burt Demers. DE Reggie Baugh knocked down Mickey Upshaw to break up the play. |
| 3-8-DEN28 (4Q: 12:16) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 12 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. Ondes gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (4Q: 11:34) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. Basinger gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-DEN43 (4Q: 11:03) Vincent Becker pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (4Q: 10:55) Vincent Becker pass was intended for WR J.J. Ondes and was intercepted by CB Everett Bratzke at the CHM23. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by J.J. Ondes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM28 (4Q: 10:47) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for WR Butch Bostic and was intercepted by ILB Quinn Pinkerton at the CHM46. Tackled by Butch Bostic. |
| 1-10-CHM46 (4Q: 10:39) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. DT Burt Demers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM46 (4Q: 10:33) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Pat Wynn. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-CHM46 (4Q: 10:26) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Sanders. OLB Ellis Pomeroy knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CHM46 (4Q: 10:22) Clay Yockey punted 38 yards. Gabe Barker called for a fair catch at the CHM08. |
| 1-10-CHM08 (4Q: 10:14) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell, assisted by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Jumbo Baer. Baer flattened Eugene Tollefson to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-2-CHM16 (4Q: 09:32) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 32 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Meier gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM48 (4Q: 08:52) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 52 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bostic gained 6 yards after the catch. Champaign 30, Denver 9 |
| (4Q: 08:52) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign 31, Denver 9 |
| (4Q: 08:35) Daryl Riley kicked off 79 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 08:35) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leland Whiting. CB Everett Bratzke defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (4Q: 08:29) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. Turnbull gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (4Q: 08:11) Vincent Becker pass completed to C Casey Eastridge for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (4Q: 07:52) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (4Q: 07:31) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leland Whiting. CB Emmitt Alexander defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (4Q: 07:24) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Dean Turnbull. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM13 (4Q: 07:06) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. CB Everett Bratzke simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM13 (4Q: 07:00) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. DT Rich Westbrook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CHM13 (4Q: 06:53) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CHM13 (4Q: 06:46) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. CB Emmitt Alexander defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CHM13 (4Q: 06:36) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell, assisted by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 1-10-CHM25 (4Q: 06:02) Dexter Poliska pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bernard Knutzen. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHM25 (4Q: 05:53) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Pinkerton. Key block delivered by zBuck Hate Me Baer. |
| 1-10-CHM40 (4Q: 05:07) Dexter Poliska pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Junior Krykhtine. |
| 2-10-CHM40 (4Q: 04:58) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Joel Johann, assisted by ILB K.C. Cuviello. |
| 3-12-CHM38 (4Q: 04:11) Dexter Poliska pass was intended for WR Gabe Barker and was intercepted by OLB Aaron Mason at the DEN50. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Gabe Barker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM41 (4Q: 03:58) Vincent Becker pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Leland Whiting. DT Kim Poulin blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM41 (4Q: 03:52) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Pat Wynn for 9 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Wynn gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CHM32 (4Q: 03:32) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Brock Wolin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (4Q: 03:10) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. DT Kim Poulin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM27 (4Q: 03:02) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lester Saffitz. CB Everett Bratzke defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CHM27 (4Q: 02:57) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Sanders. OLB Kendrick Snider defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CHM27 (4Q: 02:47) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Kendrick Snider defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (4Q: 02:38) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. Key block delivered by Leslie Kalu. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-3-CHM34 (4Q: 02:28) Lester La Rosa ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell, assisted by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Leslie Kalu. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (4Q: 02:18) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by DT Jamie Lyon. Key block delivered by Bernard Knutzen. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-4-CHM45 (4Q: 02:08) Irv Dupre ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-CHM44 (4Q: 02:00) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by DT Jamie Lyon. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-CHM49 (4Q: 01:16) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jermaine Austin. |
| 2-8-DEN49 (4Q: 00:30) Dexter Poliska dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Champaign Thunder 31, Denver Death 9 |