| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 33 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Champaign (IL) won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ethan Compton kicked off 59 yards from the DEN35. Glenn Cornish returned the ball 12 yards to the CHM18. Tackled by Lester Saffitz. |
| 1-10-CHM18 (1Q: 14:19) Lester La Rosa ran a draw inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton, assisted by DE Jackie Castillo. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. Zimmerman ran over Rico Bradford to set up the play. |
| 2-4-CHM24 (1Q: 13:59) Lester La Rosa ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Jamie Lyon, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-CHM31 (1Q: 13:29) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by WR Butch Bostic. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM31 (1Q: 13:23) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Lester La Rosa for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. La Rosa gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CHM39 (1Q: 12:42) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for WR Butch Bostic and was intercepted by CB Nolan Barton at the CHM44. The interception was returned 44 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 6, Champaign (IL) 0 |
| (1Q: 12:42) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 7, Champaign (IL) 0 |
| (1Q: 12:29) Ethan Compton kicked off 66 yards from the DEN35. Glenn Cornish returned the ball 15 yards to the CHM14. Tackled by Skip Ramirez. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CHM06 (1Q: 12:03) Rodney Bauer ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Buddy McElroy, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-9-CHM07 (1Q: 11:30) PENALTY: Denver was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-4-CHM12 (1Q: 11:21) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by S Neal Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CHM15 (1Q: 10:58) Rusty Crownover pass completed to FB Rodney Bauer for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by CB Gino Forbes. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-CHM15 (1Q: 10:47) Louis Beleford punted 39 yards. Kirk Nobles called for a fair catch at the DEN46. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (1Q: 10:37) Pat Wynn ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Key block delivered by Steve Unverzagt. |
| 2-2-CHM46 (1Q: 10:03) Pat Wynn ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon. |
| 3-2-CHM46 (1Q: 09:21) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Pat Wynn for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-12-DEN44 (1Q: 09:11) J.R. Furrey ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Joe Zgonina, assisted by S Erik Wolf. |
| 4-7-DEN49 (1Q: 08:43) Clay Yockey punted 36 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CHM15. Denver's Steve Unverzagt was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-CHM15 (1Q: 08:36) Lester La Rosa ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 2-3-CHM22 (1Q: 08:09) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. S Neal Phillips defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CHM22 (1Q: 07:56) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Lester La Rosa for 26 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Neal Phillips. La Rosa gained 26 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM48 (1Q: 07:26) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 33 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Knutzen gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (1Q: 06:50) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Lester La Rosa for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. |
| 2-12-DEN21 (1Q: 06:03) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 3-16-DEN25 (1Q: 05:18) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Barker gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Denver 7, Champaign (IL) 6 |
| (1Q: 05:18) Extra point by Geoff George was good. Denver 7, Champaign (IL) 7 |
| (1Q: 05:07) Geoff George kicked off 67 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 05:07) Lester Saffitz ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (1Q: 04:30) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE J.B. Casarez for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (1Q: 03:51) Lester Saffitz ran around right end for -6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. |
| 2-16-DEN28 (1Q: 03:14) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander, assisted by CB Everett Bratzke. |
| 3-10-DEN34 (1Q: 02:47) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. DE Ed Levesque drove right through Rusty Lester to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-10-DEN34 (1Q: 02:39) Clay Yockey punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM27. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (1Q: 02:31) Rodney Bauer ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello, assisted by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 2-12-CHM25 (1Q: 02:03) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bernard Knutzen. CB Rico Bradford defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-CHM25 (1Q: 01:54) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (1Q: 01:20) Dale Putzier ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Tommie Berdys, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-8-DEN40 (1Q: 00:38) Lester La Rosa ran around right end for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. Zimmerman ran over Rico Bradford to set up the play. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DEN11 (2Q: 15:00) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bernard Knutzen. ILB Jamal Harper defended the pass. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-6-DEN06 (2Q: 14:54) Rusty Crownover pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. |
| 2-6-DEN06 (2Q: 14:50) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Champaign (IL) 13, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 14:50) Extra point by Boy George was good. Champaign (IL) 14, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 14:43) Geoff George kicked off 69 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. Denver's Nolan Barton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 14:43) Vincent Becker pass was dropped by TE J.B. Casarez. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (2Q: 14:34) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| 3-11-DEN19 (2Q: 13:57) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (2Q: 13:18) Pat Wynn ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. |
| 2-12-DEN29 (2Q: 12:50) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (2Q: 12:07) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries, assisted by DT Kim Poulin. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. |
| 2-5-DEN48 (2Q: 11:35) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Skip Ramirez. S Erik Wolf defended the pass. |
| 3-5-DEN48 (2Q: 11:30) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. CB Alan Seamster defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN48 (2Q: 11:20) Clay Yockey punted 33 yards. Glenn Cornish called for a fair catch at the CHM19. |
| 1-10-CHM19 (2Q: 11:13) Lester La Rosa ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 2-3-CHM26 (2Q: 10:44) Lester La Rosa ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by DE Brian Raymond. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-CHM37 (2Q: 10:10) Lester La Rosa ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Brian Raymond. Key block delivered by Leslie Kalu. |
| 2-3-CHM44 (2Q: 09:40) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 11 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by CB Gino Forbes. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (2Q: 09:06) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for WR Earl Jordan and was intercepted by CB Rico Bradford in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 08:53) Lester Saffitz ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 2-3-DEN27 (2Q: 08:22) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster, assisted by CB Emmitt Alexander. |
| 3-4-DEN26 (2Q: 07:45) Vincent Becker sacked by DE Ed Levesque for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rusty Lester. |
| 4-11-DEN19 (2Q: 07:08) Clay Yockey punted 46 yards. Glenn Cornish called for a fair catch at the CHM35. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (2Q: 06:59) Rodney Bauer ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Jamal Harper. Key block delivered by Bernard Knutzen. Knutzen ran over Rico Bradford to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CHM48 (2Q: 06:33) Rusty Crownover pass completed to FB Rodney Bauer for 4 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-DEN48 (2Q: 06:00) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bernard Knutzen. CB Nolan Barton defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-DEN48 (2Q: 05:56) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for WR Gabe Barker and was intercepted by CB Rico Bradford at the DEN37. Tackled by Bernard Knutzen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (2Q: 05:45) Pat Wynn ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster, assisted by DE Tyrell Garland. Key block delivered by Billy Francis. |
| 2-2-DEN45 (2Q: 05:09) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Pat Wynn for 18 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Wynn gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM37 (2Q: 04:25) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. DE Ed Levesque hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHM37 (2Q: 04:18) Lester Saffitz ran a trap outside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Key block delivered by J.B. Casarez. |
| 1-10-CHM22 (2Q: 03:54) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 9 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe, assisted by CB Emmitt Alexander. Fannon gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-CHM13 (2Q: 03:12) Pat Wynn ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe, assisted by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 1-10-CHM12 (2Q: 02:42) Vincent Becker scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster. |
| 2-1-CHM03 (2Q: 02:17) Vincent Becker scrambled for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign (IL) 14, Denver 13 |
| (2Q: 02:17) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 14, Champaign (IL) 14 |
| (2Q: 02:05) Ethan Compton kicked off 58 yards from the DEN35. Glenn Cornish returned the ball 16 yards to the CHM23. Tackled by Lester Saffitz. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CHM23 (2Q: 01:57) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 40 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Barker gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (2Q: 01:11) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 37 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Barker gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Champaign (IL) 20, Denver 14 |
| (2Q: 01:11) Extra point by Geoff George was good. Champaign (IL) 21, Denver 14 |
| (2Q: 00:56) Boy George kicked off 59 yards from the CHM35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 21 yards to the DEN27. Tackled by Brock Wolin. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (2Q: 00:50) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon. |
| 2-7-DEN30 (2Q: 00:13) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Malcolm Inmon. OLB Ellis Pomeroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-DEN30 (2Q: 00:08) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Geoff George kicked off 57 yards from the CHM35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 32 yards to the DEN40. Tackled by Lester La Rosa. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (3Q: 14:24) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Malcolm Inmon. DE Ed Levesque hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN40 (3Q: 14:17) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. OLB Kendrick Snider knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-DEN40 (3Q: 14:12) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 5 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. |
| 4-5-DEN45 (3Q: 13:32) Clay Yockey punted 38 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CHM17. |
| 1-10-CHM17 (3Q: 13:21) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (3Q: 12:35) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. S Kennedy McWilliams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM27 (3Q: 12:26) Lester La Rosa ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Buddy McElroy. Key block delivered by Leslie Kalu. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (3Q: 11:47) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. DE Buddy McElroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM39 (3Q: 11:41) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bernard Knutzen. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CHM39 (3Q: 11:37) Rodney Bauer ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 4-5-CHM44 (3Q: 11:04) Louis Beleford punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN11. |
| 1-10-DEN11 (3Q: 10:57) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Monty Basinger. OLB Kendrick Snider simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-10-DEN11 (3Q: 10:53) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. OLB Ellis Pomeroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DEN11 (3Q: 10:47) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB J.R. Furrey. OLB Kendrick Snider defended the pass. |
| 4-10-DEN11 (3Q: 10:43) Clay Yockey punted 32 yards. Glenn Cornish called for a fair catch at the DEN43. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (3Q: 10:35) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for WR Earl Jordan and was intercepted by S Duane Carlson at the DEN25. The interception was returned 75 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign (IL) 21, Denver 20 |
| (3Q: 10:35) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 21, Champaign (IL) 21 |
| (3Q: 10:23) Ethan Compton kicked off 61 yards from the DEN35. Glenn Cornish returned the ball 14 yards to the CHM18. Tackled by Malcolm Inmon. |
| 1-10-CHM18 (3Q: 09:54) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 1-10-CHM37 (3Q: 09:23) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (3Q: 08:59) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN49 (3Q: 08:49) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. S Kennedy McWilliams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN49 (3Q: 08:39) Rusty Crownover scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 4-2-DEN41 (3Q: 08:02) Louis Beleford punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 07:55) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turnbull gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (3Q: 07:10) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. OLB Kendrick Snider defended the pass. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN40 (3Q: 07:03) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries, assisted by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-DEN49 (3Q: 06:18) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ellis Pomeroy. |
| 3-10-DEN50 (3Q: 05:34) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (3Q: 04:54) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE J.B. Casarez for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander, assisted by CB Alan Seamster. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-CHM30 (3Q: 04:16) Pat Wynn ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf, assisted by DE Ed Levesque. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (3Q: 03:36) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. DE Alan Herndon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CHM27 (3Q: 03:26) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander, assisted by CB Alan Seamster. |
| 3-10-CHM27 (3Q: 02:40) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. DT Kim Poulin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-CHM27 (3Q: 02:34) Ethan Compton attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (3Q: 02:29) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CHM34 (3Q: 02:21) Lester La Rosa ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 3-7-CHM37 (3Q: 01:52) Rodney Bauer ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. Bauer looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 4-9-CHM35 (3Q: 01:20) Louis Beleford punted 54 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 11 yards to the DEN22. Tackled by Deon Myers. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (3Q: 01:09) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB J.R. Furrey. DE Tyrell Garland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN22 (3Q: 01:02) Lester Saffitz ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander. |
| 3-5-DEN27 (3Q: 00:27) Vincent Becker sacked by DE Ed Levesque for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Rusty Lester. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-11-DEN21 (4Q: 15:00) Clay Yockey punted 44 yards. Glenn Cornish called for a fair catch at the CHM35. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (4Q: 14:49) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-CHM39 (4Q: 14:18) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Lester La Rosa for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. La Rosa gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-CHM43 (4Q: 13:33) Rusty Crownover pass completed to FB Rodney Bauer for 0 yards. Tackled by S Neal Phillips. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CHM43 (4Q: 13:05) Louis Beleford punted 57 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 12:59) Pat Wynn ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Hunter Hayakawa, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| 2-12-DEN18 (4Q: 12:27) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Ellis Pomeroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-12-DEN18 (4Q: 12:21) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Ellis Pomeroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-12-DEN18 (4Q: 12:15) Clay Yockey punted 48 yards. Glenn Cornish returned the kick 5 yards to the CHM39. Tackled by Skip Ramirez. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM Glenn Cornish at the CHM39. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (4Q: 12:05) Lester La Rosa ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-6-CHM43 (4Q: 11:36) Rodney Bauer ran a draw inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. Key block delivered by Bryant Cunningham. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (4Q: 11:10) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. |
| 2-6-DEN44 (4Q: 10:23) Lester La Rosa ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| 3-3-DEN41 (4Q: 09:46) Rusty Crownover sacked by OLB Frederic Moynihan for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Bryant Cunningham. |
| 4-7-DEN45 (4Q: 09:20) Louis Beleford punted 33 yards. Kirk Nobles called for a fair catch at the DEN12. |
| 1-10-DEN12 (4Q: 09:12) Lester Saffitz ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. Key block delivered by Mickey Upshaw. |
| 2-4-DEN18 (4Q: 08:33) Pat Wynn ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider, assisted by S Erik Wolf. |
| 3-3-DEN19 (4Q: 07:48) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE J.B. Casarez for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Luis Herndon. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (4Q: 07:11) Vincent Becker scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garland and assisted by S Erik Wolf. |
| 2-6-DEN29 (4Q: 06:40) Lester Saffitz ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. |
| 3-8-DEN27 (4Q: 05:58) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. Fannon gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (4Q: 05:11) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Pat Wynn for 8 yards. Tackled by S Erik Wolf. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-DEN50 (4Q: 04:29) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. Key block delivered by Eugene Harwell. |
| 1-10-CHM46 (4Q: 03:54) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (4Q: 03:43) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. CB Everett Bratzke defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CHM35 (4Q: 03:35) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. DE Tyrell Garland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Champaign (IL)'s Kendrick Snider was hurt on the play. |
| 3-10-CHM35 (4Q: 03:26) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-CHM40 (4Q: 03:17) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 21 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. Turnbull gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM19 (4Q: 02:51) Lester Saffitz ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 2-5-CHM14 (4Q: 02:34) Pat Wynn ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon. |
| 3-1-CHM10 (4Q: 02:13) Pat Wynn ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Alexander, assisted by S Clarence Lowe. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-7-CHM07 (4Q: 02:00) Lester Saffitz ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Deon Myers. |
| 2-3-CHM03 (4Q: 01:51) Lester Saffitz ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon. |
| 3-3-CHM03 (4Q: 01:26) Pat Wynn ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Hunter Hayakawa. |
| 4-5-CHM05 (4Q: 01:06) Ethan Compton attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 24, Champaign (IL) 21 |
| (4Q: 01:01) Ethan Compton kicked off 62 yards from the DEN35. Glenn Cornish returned the ball 16 yards to the CHM19. Tackled by Neal Phillips. |
| 1-10-CHM19 (4Q: 00:55) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Bernard Knutzen for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CHM25 (4Q: 00:47) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Gabe Barker for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-9-CHM20 (4Q: 00:47) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. OLB Lionel Jizmejian defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-CHM20 (4Q: 00:39) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Barker. DT Al Jamison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Tripping. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-9-CHM20 (4Q: 00:31) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 11 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jordan gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Champaign (IL) called a time out. |
| 1-10-CHM31 (4Q: 00:22) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jordan gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Champaign (IL) called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (4Q: 00:11) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for WR Earl Jordan and was intercepted by CB Rico Bradford at the DEN38. The interception was returned 62 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Denver 30, Champaign (IL) 21 |
| (4Q: 00:11) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 31, Champaign (IL) 21 |
| Final Score: Denver Death 31, Champaign (IL) Thunder 21 |