| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 26 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Daryl Riley kicked off 67 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 15:00) Robert Whitener pass completed to TE Ronald Nelson for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. |
| 2-14-DEN16 (1Q: 14:31) Robert Whitener scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Duffy. |
| 3-6-DEN24 (1Q: 13:45) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-DEN23 (1Q: 13:12) Aaron Pipkin punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CHM30. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (1Q: 13:02) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for -1 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-11-CHM29 (1Q: 12:38) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for TE Sammy Hopper and was intercepted by S Duane Carlson at the CHM32. Tackled by Sammy Hopper. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM32 (1Q: 12:26) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Jaramillo. OLB Marco Kemp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHM32 (1Q: 12:21) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-5-CHM05 (1Q: 11:35) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin. |
| 2-3-CHM03 (1Q: 10:54) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin, assisted by S Asher Hernandez. |
| 3-2-CHM02 (1Q: 10:33) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-CHM07 (1Q: 10:29) Robert Whitener scrambled for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 6, Champaign (IL) 0 |
| (1Q: 10:29) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 7, Champaign (IL) 0 |
| (1Q: 10:17) Ethan Compton kicked off 60 yards from the DEN35. Aiden Strickland returned the ball 14 yards to the CHM19. Tackled by Francisco Kilroy. |
| 1-10-CHM19 (1Q: 09:47) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo, assisted by CB Seth Wehmeyer. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 2-5-CHM24 (1Q: 09:11) Bucky Lincoln ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Cary Craig, assisted by CB Kendrick Myers. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-CHM33 (1Q: 08:38) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 2-4-CHM39 (1Q: 07:55) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Tommy Hanks for 7 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 1-10-CHM46 (1Q: 07:25) Irv Dupre ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 2-8-CHM48 (1Q: 07:03) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Key block delivered by Ethan Carpenter. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (1Q: 06:36) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge. |
| 2-13-DEN36 (1Q: 06:09) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers, assisted by OLB Donny Miller. |
| 3-10-DEN33 (1Q: 05:50) Irv Dupre ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 4-6-DEN29 (1Q: 05:28) Daryl Riley attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (1Q: 05:20) Avery Jeffries ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by CB Everett Bratzke. Denver's A.J. Hardy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-8-DEN38 (1Q: 04:36) Robert Whitener sacked by OLB Marco Kemp for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Mickey Upshaw. |
| 3-12-DEN34 (1Q: 04:03) Robert Whitener pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Francisco Kilroy. DE Freddie Gilmore blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-DEN34 (1Q: 03:55) Aaron Pipkin punted 52 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 5 yards to the CHM19. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CHM08 (1Q: 03:47) Irv Dupre ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 2-5-CHM13 (1Q: 03:08) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Cary Craig, assisted by CB Kendrick Myers. Key block delivered by Ethan Carpenter. |
| 1-10-CHM21 (1Q: 02:25) Bucky Lincoln ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Donny Miller. |
| 2-9-CHM22 (1Q: 01:49) Rusty Crownover sacked by OLB Frederic Moynihan for a loss of 14 yards. Sack allowed by Juan Warren. |
| 3-23-CHM08 (1Q: 01:25) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Sammy Hopper. CB Eddie Clements defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-23-CHM08 (1Q: 01:16) Renaldo Devine punted 38 yards. Nolan Davidds called for a fair catch at the CHM46. |
| 1-10-CHM46 (1Q: 01:06) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Asher Hernandez. Key block delivered by Ronald Nelson. |
| 2-3-CHM39 (1Q: 00:33) Avery Jeffries ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon, assisted by S Asher Hernandez. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-5-CHM41 (2Q: 15:00) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Devin Abreu for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CHM42 (2Q: 14:34) Aaron Pipkin punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (2Q: 14:28) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Donny Miller. Key block delivered by Ethan Carpenter. |
| 1-10-CHM43 (2Q: 14:01) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by RB Irv Dupre. |
| 2-10-CHM43 (2Q: 13:55) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by DE Clarence Carpenter. |
| 3-6-CHM47 (2Q: 13:20) Rusty Crownover sacked by OLB Irv Gheesling for a loss of 6 yards. Gheesling ran right past Liam Sanderson and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-12-CHM41 (2Q: 12:45) Renaldo Devine punted 33 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN26. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (2Q: 12:37) Avery Jeffries ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin, assisted by S Asher Hernandez. |
| 2-7-DEN29 (2Q: 12:01) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 3-1-DEN35 (2Q: 11:37) Jim Jaramillo ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garland. |
| 4-1-DEN35 (2Q: 11:14) Aaron Pipkin punted 44 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 9 yards to the CHM30. Tackled by Malcolm Inmon. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (2Q: 11:05) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by DE Jackie Castillo. |
| 2-7-CHM33 (2Q: 10:31) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. CB Austin Barber defended the pass. |
| 3-7-CHM33 (2Q: 10:22) Rusty Crownover pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-CHM33 (2Q: 10:16) Renaldo Devine punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DEN22. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (2Q: 10:05) Robert Whitener pass completed to FB Jim Jaramillo for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Jaramillo gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (2Q: 09:22) Cary Murack ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Duffy, assisted by DE Dwayne Alton. Key block delivered by Sammie Doyle. |
| 2-5-DEN45 (2Q: 08:49) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. DT Not Courtney Wheeler hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DEN45 (2Q: 08:42) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke, assisted by CB Kendrick Duffy. |
| 4-5-DEN45 (2Q: 08:03) Aaron Pipkin punted 47 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 9 yards to the CHM17. Tackled by Jim Jaramillo. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM Kenneth Middleton at the CHM17. |
| 1-10-CHM17 (2Q: 07:53) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Oscar Jarvis for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by CB Seth Wehmeyer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CHM23 (2Q: 07:21) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by DT Cary Craig. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (2Q: 06:40) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 2-1-CHM43 (2Q: 06:02) Rusty Crownover pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Irv Dupre. OLB Frederic Moynihan blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CHM43 (2Q: 05:53) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 38 yards. Tackled by OLB Donny Miller. Meier gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (2Q: 05:21) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Donny Miller. |
| 2-3-DEN12 (2Q: 05:00) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 3-2-DEN11 (2Q: 04:24) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. DE Jackie Castillo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DEN11 (2Q: 04:17) Daryl Riley attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 7, Champaign (IL) 3 |
| (2Q: 04:09) Daryl Riley kicked off 70 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 04:09) Jim Jaramillo ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider, assisted by CB Alan Seamster. |
| 2-7-DEN23 (2Q: 03:35) Avery Jeffries ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon. |
| 3-2-DEN28 (2Q: 03:00) Robert Whitener pass was intended for WR Dean Turnbull and was intercepted by S Asher Hernandez at the DEN34. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Dean Turnbull. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (2Q: 02:50) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. CB Kendrick Myers defended the pass. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN39 (2Q: 02:41) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 3 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by CB Kendrick Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-17-DEN36 (2Q: 02:24) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Jordan gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (2Q: 02:04) Rusty Crownover sacked by OLB Frederic Moynihan for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Juan Warren. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Al Jamison for 10 yards to the DEN35. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (2Q: 01:56) Cary Murack ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin. Key block delivered by Brayden Followay. |
| 2-2-DEN43 (2Q: 01:37) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Francisco Kilroy. DE Dwayne Alton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-DEN43 (2Q: 01:27) Cary Murack ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin. |
| 4-4-DEN41 (2Q: 00:49) Aaron Pipkin punted 46 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 5 yards to the CHM18. Tackled by Malcolm Inmon. |
| 1-10-CHM18 (2Q: 00:40) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. DE Brian Raymond drove right through Liam Sanderson to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM18 (2Q: 00:32) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-13-CHM15 (2Q: 00:20) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for TE Sammy Hopper and was intercepted by CB Eddie Clements at the CHM25. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Sammy Hopper. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM13 (2Q: 00:10) Robert Whitener pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Paxton Woodyard blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM13 (2Q: 00:02) Ethan Compton attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 10, Champaign (IL) 3 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ethan Compton kicked off 72 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (3Q: 15:00) Rodney Bauer ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Al Jamison. Key block delivered by Sammy Hopper. |
| 2-3-CHM27 (3Q: 14:19) Rusty Crownover scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (3Q: 13:44) Irv Dupre ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Cary Craig, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-8-CHM41 (3Q: 13:14) Irv Dupre ran around right end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Liam Sanderson. |
| 1-10-CHM49 (3Q: 12:38) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for 21 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge. Key block delivered by Ethan Carpenter. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (3Q: 11:53) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Donny Miller, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-10-DEN30 (3Q: 11:31) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Sammy Hopper. DT Cary Craig defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN30 (3Q: 11:24) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 4-3-DEN23 (3Q: 10:53) Daryl Riley attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 10, Champaign (IL) 6 |
| (3Q: 10:48) Daryl Riley kicked off 64 yards from the CHM35. Gerald Spain returned the ball 25 yards to the DEN26. Tackled by Tommy Hanks. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (3Q: 10:28) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster. |
| 2-7-DEN29 (3Q: 09:57) Avery Jeffries ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Mel Shapiro. |
| 3-10-DEN26 (3Q: 09:26) Devin Abreu ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. PENALTY: Denver was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 4-18-DEN18 (3Q: 09:18) Aaron Pipkin punted 52 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 70 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign (IL) 12, Denver 10 |
| (3Q: 09:18) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign (IL) 13, Denver 10 |
| (3Q: 09:07) Daryl Riley kicked off 72 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 09:07) Robert Whitener pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Malcolm Inmon. DE Dwayne Alton blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (3Q: 09:03) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (3Q: 08:26) Cary Murack ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Robert Whitener to the DEN33. |
| 2-9-DEN33 (3Q: 07:58) Robert Whitener pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Malcolm Inmon. |
| 3-9-DEN33 (3Q: 07:53) Devin Abreu ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Freddie Gilmore. |
| 4-11-DEN31 (3Q: 07:19) Aaron Pipkin punted 54 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 6 yards to the CHM21. Tackled by Jim Jaramillo. |
| 1-10-CHM21 (3Q: 07:12) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements. Jordan gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM42 (3Q: 06:35) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Bucky Lincoln for 1 yard. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-9-CHM43 (3Q: 06:14) Irv Dupre ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Teddy Marshall, assisted by DE Ben O'Neill. |
| 3-10-CHM42 (3Q: 05:43) Rodney Bauer ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge, assisted by DE Ben O'Neill. Key block delivered by Liam Sanderson. |
| 4-1-DEN49 (3Q: 05:08) Renaldo Devine punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DEN02. |
| 1-10-DEN02 (3Q: 04:58) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-DEN05 (3Q: 04:26) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mel Shapiro. |
| 3-6-DEN06 (3Q: 03:50) Robert Whitener pass completed to TE A.J. Hardy for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DEN09 (3Q: 03:08) Aaron Pipkin punted 42 yards. Bucky Lincoln called for a fair catch at the CHM49. |
| 1-10-CHM49 (3Q: 02:59) Rusty Crownover sacked by DE Brian Raymond for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Liam Sanderson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM Juan Warren on the CHM45. |
| 2-14-CHM45 (3Q: 02:15) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge, assisted by CB Kendrick Myers. |
| 3-12-CHM47 (3Q: 01:33) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 4-9-DEN50 (3Q: 01:06) Renaldo Devine punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN07. |
| 1-10-DEN07 (3Q: 00:59) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Malcolm Inmon. DT Not Courtney Wheeler hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN07 (3Q: 00:52) Cary Murack ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider, assisted by DT Max Wheeler. |
| 3-4-DEN13 (3Q: 00:32) Robert Whitener pass completed to TE A.J. Hardy for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Duffy, assisted by S Asher Hernandez. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-1-DEN16 (4Q: 15:00) Aaron Pipkin punted 48 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 15 yards to the DEN49. Tackled by Butch Farr. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (4Q: 14:53) Irv Dupre ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-10-DEN49 (4Q: 14:18) Irv Dupre ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Al Jamison. |
| 3-10-DEN49 (4Q: 13:54) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. OLB Donny Miller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DEN49 (4Q: 13:45) Renaldo Devine punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 13:40) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Malcolm Inmon. OLB Kendrick Snider defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (4Q: 13:34) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Duffy. Spain gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (4Q: 12:51) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. Key block delivered by Jim Jaramillo. Jaramillo ran over Alan Seamster to set up the play. |
| 2-5-DEN47 (4Q: 12:16) Robert Whitener pass completed to TE A.J. Hardy for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke, assisted by OLB Marco Kemp. Hardy gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (4Q: 11:46) Avery Jeffries ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Not Courtney Wheeler. |
| 2-8-CHM32 (4Q: 11:19) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Turnbull gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 16, Champaign (IL) 13 |
| (4Q: 11:19) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 17, Champaign (IL) 13 |
| (4Q: 11:04) Ethan Compton kicked off 59 yards from the DEN35. Aiden Strickland returned the ball 23 yards to the CHM29. Tackled by Butch Farr. |
| 1-10-CHM29 (4Q: 10:30) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 2-7-CHM32 (4Q: 09:49) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Cary Craig, assisted by CB Kendrick Myers. |
| 3-6-CHM33 (4Q: 09:05) Rusty Crownover pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Rodney Bauer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CHM33 (4Q: 09:01) Renaldo Devine punted 47 yards. Nolan Davidds called for a fair catch at the DEN20. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 08:51) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left tackle for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (4Q: 08:20) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Avery Jeffries for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Duffy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-CHM48 (4Q: 07:50) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Marco Kemp drove right through Sammie Doyle to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CHM48 (4Q: 07:44) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walter Barela, assisted by CB Alan Seamster. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-CHM46 (4Q: 07:03) Aaron Pipkin punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (4Q: 06:58) Irv Dupre ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-9-CHM21 (4Q: 06:33) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements. |
| 3-2-CHM28 (4Q: 06:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Teddy Marshall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CHM24 (4Q: 05:20) Renaldo Devine punted 41 yards. Nolan Davidds returned the kick 0 yards to the DEN35. Tackled by Bucky Lincoln. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (4Q: 05:12) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster. |
| 2-11-DEN34 (4Q: 04:27) Avery Jeffries ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin. |
| 3-14-DEN31 (4Q: 03:43) Cary Murack ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Max Wheeler. |
| 4-14-DEN31 (4Q: 02:58) Aaron Pipkin punted 49 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 6 yards to the CHM26. Tackled by Sammie Doyle. |
| 1-10-CHM26 (4Q: 02:50) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Austin Barber. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM47 (4Q: 02:24) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Meier gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (4Q: 02:00) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. DT Al Jamison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Champaign (IL)'s Earl Jordan was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-DEN31 (4Q: 01:53) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Tommy Hanks for 23 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge. Hanks gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-8-DEN08 (4Q: 01:25) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. CB Eddie Clements defended the pass. |
| 2-8-DEN08 (4Q: 01:17) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Oscar Jarvis. S Duane Carlson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-DEN08 (4Q: 01:08) Rusty Crownover pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. |
| 4-8-DEN08 (4Q: 01:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Sammy Hopper for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign (IL) 19, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 01:00) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign (IL) 20, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 00:52) Daryl Riley kicked off 74 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 00:52) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 39 yards. Tackled by S Asher Hernandez. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Spain gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-CHM41 (4Q: 00:45) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CHM46 (4Q: 00:45) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Inmon gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-CHM29 (4Q: 00:37) Robert Whitener pass completed to TE Ronald Nelson for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Nelson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 23, Champaign (IL) 20 |
| (4Q: 00:37) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 24, Champaign (IL) 20 |
| (4Q: 00:24) Ethan Compton kicked off 59 yards from the DEN35. Oscar Jarvis returned the ball 16 yards to the CHM22. Tackled by Malcolm Inmon. |
| 1-10-CHM22 (4Q: 00:19) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irv Dupre. S Morris Kinney defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM22 (4Q: 00:15) Rusty Crownover pass was dropped by WR Harvey Meier. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CHM22 (4Q: 00:10) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Deron Sawyer. DE Ben O'Neill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CHM22 (4Q: 00:01) Rusty Crownover scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by S Butch Farr. |
| Final Score: Denver Death 24, Champaign (IL) Flames 20 |