| Played in Champaign (IL), IL, weather: 29 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Geoff George kicked off 71 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN15 (1Q: 14:55) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 15 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (1Q: 14:25) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| 2-6-DEN34 (1Q: 13:47) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. DE Alan Herndon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-DEN34 (1Q: 13:37) Vincent Becker pass was dropped by WR J.J. Ondes. |
| 4-6-DEN34 (1Q: 13:30) Clay Yockey punted 40 yards. Glenn Cornish called for a fair catch at the CHM26. |
| 1-10-CHM26 (1Q: 13:21) PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CHM21 (1Q: 13:13) Irv Dupre ran a draw inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Al Jamison, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. Key block delivered by Rodney Bauer. |
| 2-7-CHM29 (1Q: 12:45) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. |
| 3-4-CHM32 (1Q: 12:24) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by S Neal Phillips. Key block delivered by Bryant Cunningham. |
| 1-10-CHM47 (1Q: 11:56) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 30 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. Key block delivered by Leslie Kalu. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (1Q: 11:14) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irv Dupre. DE Brian Raymond hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN23 (1Q: 11:09) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-DEN20 (1Q: 10:22) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irv Dupre. OLB Lionel Jizmejian defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-DEN20 (1Q: 10:18) Geoff George attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 3, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 10:11) Boy George kicked off 52 yards from the CHM35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 12 yards to the DEN25. Tackled by Brock Wolin. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (1Q: 09:38) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 15 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (1Q: 09:13) Lester Saffitz ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander, assisted by DE Ed Levesque. OLB Kendrick Snider knocked down Billy Francis to break up the play. |
| 2-11-DEN39 (1Q: 08:51) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 3 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-8-DEN42 (1Q: 08:26) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Ellis Pomeroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-DEN42 (1Q: 08:16) Clay Yockey punted 38 yards. Glenn Cornish returned the kick 19 yards to the CHM39. Tackled by Skip Ramirez. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (1Q: 08:06) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by DT Al Jamison. Barker gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (1Q: 07:27) Lester La Rosa ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Buddy McElroy, assisted by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Bryant Cunningham. Cunningham ran over Frederic Moynihan to set up the play. |
| 2-5-DEN37 (1Q: 07:03) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (1Q: 06:40) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. Key block delivered by Leslie Kalu. |
| 1-10-DEN17 (1Q: 06:03) Rusty Crownover pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Butch Bostic. |
| 2-10-DEN17 (1Q: 05:57) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 3-8-DEN15 (1Q: 05:26) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 1-6-DEN06 (1Q: 04:52) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-7-DEN07 (1Q: 04:26) Rusty Crownover pass completed to FB Rodney Bauer for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Champaign (IL) 9, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 04:26) Extra point by Boy George was good. Champaign (IL) 10, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 04:16) Geoff George kicked off 48 yards from the CHM35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 25 yards to the DEN42. Tackled by Deon Myers. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (1Q: 03:46) Pat Wynn ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie Baugh, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| 2-7-DEN45 (1Q: 03:15) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Levesque, assisted by OLB Joe Zgonina. |
| 3-8-DEN44 (1Q: 02:40) Vincent Becker pass was intended for TE Tommie Fannon and was intercepted by CB Alan Seamster at the CHM42. The interception was returned 21 yards. Tackled by Tommie Fannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (1Q: 02:28) Rodney Bauer ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. Zimmerman flattened Frederic Moynihan to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-2-DEN29 (1Q: 01:46) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-DEN18 (1Q: 01:14) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Leslie Kalu. Champaign (IL) 16, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 01:14) Extra point by Boy George was good. Champaign (IL) 17, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 00:57) Geoff George kicked off 59 yards from the CHM35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 23 yards to the DEN29. Tackled by Rodney Bauer. Denver's Neal Phillips was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor quadriceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (1Q: 00:22) Pat Wynn ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-9-DEN30 (2Q: 15:00) Pat Wynn ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Levesque, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| 3-7-DEN32 (2Q: 14:19) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mitch Brown, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (2Q: 13:33) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE J.B. Casarez. OLB Kendrick Snider knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN41 (2Q: 13:26) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Fannon gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-DEN49 (2Q: 13:06) Vincent Becker sacked by DE Alan Herndon for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Billy Francis. |
| 4-7-DEN44 (2Q: 12:38) Clay Yockey punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (2Q: 12:32) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 2-9-CHM21 (2Q: 11:54) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by WR Gabe Barker. |
| 3-9-CHM21 (2Q: 11:48) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by RB Irv Dupre. |
| 4-9-CHM21 (2Q: 11:40) Louis Beleford punted 51 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 1 yard to the DEN29. Tackled by Deon Myers. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (2Q: 11:31) Vincent Becker pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Ellis Pomeroy blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN29 (2Q: 11:24) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for -1 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 3-11-DEN28 (2Q: 10:42) Vincent Becker sacked by DE Alan Herndon for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Richard Tatum. |
| 4-19-DEN20 (2Q: 10:13) Clay Yockey punted 40 yards. Glenn Cornish returned the kick 15 yards to the DEN45. Tackled by K.C. Kooistra. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (2Q: 10:03) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 10 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Jordan gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (2Q: 09:23) Rodney Bauer ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello, assisted by DT Al Jamison. |
| 2-11-DEN36 (2Q: 08:59) Rusty Crownover sacked by OLB Lionel Jizmejian for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 3-16-DEN41 (2Q: 08:16) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by WR Gabe Barker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-16-DEN41 (2Q: 08:10) Louis Beleford punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 08:03) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Inmon gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-DEN23 (2Q: 07:23) Pat Wynn ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kim Poulin, assisted by DE Ed Levesque. |
| 3-2-DEN28 (2Q: 06:41) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-DEN23 (2Q: 06:37) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke, assisted by CB Emmitt Alexander. Nobles gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (2Q: 05:53) Vincent Becker sacked by DT Kim Poulin for a loss of 1 yard. Sack allowed by Eugene Harwell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Rusty Lester on the DEN37. |
| 2-11-DEN37 (2Q: 05:33) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-DEN32 (2Q: 05:23) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. CB Alan Seamster defended the pass. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-26-DEN22 (2Q: 05:18) Lester Saffitz ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries, assisted by DE Ed Levesque. |
| 3-20-DEN28 (2Q: 04:55) J.R. Furrey ran inside the right guard for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster. Key block delivered by Billy Francis. |
| 4-2-DEN46 (2Q: 04:19) Clay Yockey punted 43 yards. Glenn Cornish returned the kick 12 yards to the CHM23. Tackled by Lester Saffitz. |
| 1-10-CHM23 (2Q: 04:10) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. S Kennedy McWilliams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM23 (2Q: 04:02) Irv Dupre ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 3-11-CHM22 (2Q: 03:31) Rusty Crownover scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. |
| 4-1-CHM32 (2Q: 02:44) Louis Beleford punted 50 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick -5 yards to the DEN13. Tackled by Rodney Bauer. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Duane Carlson at the DEN13. |
| 1-10-DEN13 (2Q: 02:36) Pat Wynn ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Hunter Hayakawa. |
| 2-8-DEN15 (2Q: 02:10) Pat Wynn ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries, assisted by DE Ed Levesque. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-DEN15 (2Q: 02:00) J.R. Furrey ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 4-8-DEN15 (2Q: 01:15) Clay Yockey punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM34. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (2Q: 01:04) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. Dupre gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (2Q: 00:58) Rusty Crownover scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. |
| Champaign (IL) called a time out. |
| 2-1-CHM48 (2Q: 00:49) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 26 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Jordan gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Champaign (IL) called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (2Q: 00:42) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Knutzen gained 8 yards after the catch. Champaign (IL) 23, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 00:42) Extra point by Geoff George was good. Champaign (IL) 24, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 00:27) Geoff George kicked off 58 yards from the CHM35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 27 yards to the DEN34. Tackled by Brock Wolin. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (2Q: 00:21) Vincent Becker pass was dropped by FB Monty Basinger. |
| 2-10-DEN34 (2Q: 00:17) Pat Wynn ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Erik Wolf, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ethan Compton kicked off 74 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (3Q: 15:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-6-CHM24 (3Q: 14:14) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 3-3-CHM27 (3Q: 13:51) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. Knutzen gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM41 (3Q: 13:20) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Knutzen gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (3Q: 12:37) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. |
| 2-14-DEN39 (3Q: 11:57) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. Dupre gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-DEN26 (3Q: 11:12) Rodney Bauer ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (3Q: 10:40) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 1-8-DEN08 (3Q: 10:02) Irv Dupre ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello. |
| 2-9-DEN09 (3Q: 09:19) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bernard Knutzen. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-DEN09 (3Q: 09:13) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign (IL) 30, Denver 0 |
| (3Q: 09:13) Extra point by Geoff George was good. Champaign (IL) 31, Denver 0 |
| (3Q: 09:03) Geoff George kicked off 60 yards from the CHM35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 28 yards to the DEN33. Tackled by Deon Myers. PENALTY: Denver was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (3Q: 08:32) Jason Palmer pass completed to RB Lester Saffitz for 1 yard. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. |
| 2-9-DEN17 (3Q: 08:08) Jason Palmer pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 39 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Nobles gained 39 yards after the catch. Denver's K.C. Kooistra was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CHM44 (3Q: 07:35) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. |
| 2-9-CHM43 (3Q: 07:13) Jason Palmer pass completed to TE J.B. Casarez for 6 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CHM37 (3Q: 06:50) Jason Palmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. DT Hunter Hayakawa hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-3-CHM37 (3Q: 06:44) Jason Palmer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. OLB Kendrick Snider defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CHM37 (3Q: 06:38) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. |
| 2-11-CHM36 (3Q: 05:59) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Lester La Rosa for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Jamal Harper. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. La Rosa gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (3Q: 05:19) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by CB Rico Bradford. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. Champaign (IL)'s Butch Athanas was hurt on the play. |
| 2-5-DEN38 (3Q: 04:40) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 3-4-DEN37 (3Q: 03:57) Lester La Rosa ran outside the right tackle for 15 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by ILB Jamal Harper. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. Zimmerman ran over Rico Bradford to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (3Q: 03:17) Rusty Crownover sacked by OLB Lionel Jizmejian and DE Brian Raymond for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Stanley Blackburn. |
| 2-17-DEN29 (3Q: 02:56) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by WR Butch Bostic. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-17-DEN29 (3Q: 02:48) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM Irv Dupre to the DEN25. |
| 4-13-DEN25 (3Q: 02:06) Boy George attempted a 42 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (3Q: 02:00) Lester Saffitz ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. OLB Kendrick Snider knocked down Tommie Fannon to break up the play. |
| 2-7-DEN35 (3Q: 01:23) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-DEN30 (3Q: 01:16) Jason Palmer sacked by DE Reggie Baugh for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by K.C. Kooistra. |
| 3-22-DEN20 (3Q: 00:29) Jason Palmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Skip Ramirez. CB Alan Seamster defended the pass. Champaign (IL)'s Reggie Baugh was hurt on the play. |
| 4-22-DEN20 (3Q: 00:23) Clay Yockey punted 41 yards. Glenn Cornish called for a fair catch at the CHM39. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (3Q: 00:12) Lester La Rosa ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-CHM42 (4Q: 15:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 58 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bostic gained 20 yards after the catch. Champaign (IL) 37, Denver 0 |
| (4Q: 15:00) Extra point by Geoff George was good. Champaign (IL) 38, Denver 0 |
| (4Q: 14:43) Geoff George kicked off 47 yards from the CHM35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 26 yards to the DEN44. Tackled by Rodney Bauer. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (4Q: 14:13) Jason Palmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. OLB Ellis Pomeroy drove right through Preston Brady to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DEN44 (4Q: 14:04) Lester Saffitz ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries, assisted by CB Mitch Brown. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. |
| 3-2-CHM48 (4Q: 13:22) Jason Palmer pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries, assisted by S Luis Herndon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN49 (4Q: 12:42) Clay Yockey punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (4Q: 12:37) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. Key block delivered by Bryant Cunningham. |
| 2-5-CHM25 (4Q: 12:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Lester La Rosa for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| 3-5-CHM25 (4Q: 11:13) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 1-10-CHM32 (4Q: 10:47) Lester La Rosa ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by CB Rico Bradford. Key block delivered by Bryant Cunningham. |
| 2-5-CHM37 (4Q: 10:13) Lester La Rosa ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| 3-5-CHM37 (4Q: 09:40) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Tommie Berdys. |
| 4-3-CHM39 (4Q: 09:14) Louis Beleford punted 34 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 0 yards to the DEN27. Tackled by Rodney Bauer. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Kirk Nobles at the DEN27. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (4Q: 09:07) Jason Palmer pass completed to WR Skip Ramirez for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-8-DEN29 (4Q: 08:24) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-DEN24 (4Q: 08:15) Jason Palmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Malcolm Inmon. DE Tyrell Garland drove right through K.C. Kooistra to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-13-DEN24 (4Q: 08:08) Jason Palmer pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for 13 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-DEN37 (4Q: 07:34) Lester Saffitz ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Hunter Hayakawa. CB Alan Seamster knocked down Timothy Dixon to break up the play. |
| 2-13-DEN34 (4Q: 07:11) Jason Palmer sacked by DE Tyrell Garland for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by K.C. Kooistra. |
| 3-19-DEN28 (4Q: 06:25) Jason Palmer sacked by DE Alan Herndon for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Mickey Upshaw. |
| 4-25-DEN22 (4Q: 05:39) Clay Yockey punted 36 yards. Glenn Cornish returned the kick 9 yards to the DEN49. Tackled by Skip Ramirez. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (4Q: 05:28) Lester La Rosa ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jamal Harper, assisted by DT Jamie Lyon. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Denver was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-5-DEN44 (4Q: 05:18) Ezekiel Dietz ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Key block delivered by Brantley Lake. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (4Q: 04:35) Irv Dupre ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jamal Harper. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-DEN37 (4Q: 03:52) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 3-4-DEN32 (4Q: 03:44) Lester La Rosa ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford, assisted by DE Buddy McElroy. Key block delivered by Stanley Blackburn. Champaign (IL)'s Earl Jordan was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (4Q: 03:01) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (4Q: 02:14) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jamal Harper. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN26 (4Q: 02:04) Lester La Rosa ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jamie Lyon. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-20-DEN26 (4Q: 01:56) Lester La Rosa ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jamie Lyon, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| 3-17-DEN23 (4Q: 01:09) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by ILB Jamal Harper. |
| 4-16-DEN22 (4Q: 00:23) Geoff George attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 41, Denver 0 |
| (4Q: 00:18) Boy George kicked off 64 yards from the CHM35. Rico Bradford returned the ball 27 yards to the DEN28. Tackled by Harvey Meier. |
| 1-10-DEN28 (4Q: 00:10) Lester Saffitz ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf, assisted by DE Alan Herndon. |
| Final Score: Champaign (IL) Thunder 41, Denver Death 0 |