| Played in Champaign (IL), IL, weather: 30 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Daryl Riley kicked off 74 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 15:00) Avery Jeffries ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Duffy. Key block delivered by Stan Baker. |
| 2-5-DEN25 (1Q: 14:29) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ronald Nelson. CB Everett Bratzke simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DEN25 (1Q: 14:25) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Spain gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (1Q: 13:58) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. |
| 2-3-DEN41 (1Q: 13:23) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Inmon gained 8 yards after the catch. Denver's Gerald Spain was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CHM40 (1Q: 12:45) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Spain. DT Mel Shapiro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM40 (1Q: 12:35) Avery Jeffries ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by DT Max Wheeler. Key block delivered by Brayden Followay. |
| 1-10-CHM28 (1Q: 12:04) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. Key block delivered by Brayden Followay. |
| 2-4-CHM22 (1Q: 11:35) Robert Whitener pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Jim Jaramillo. |
| 3-4-CHM22 (1Q: 11:28) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Devin Abreu for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster. Abreu gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM14 (1Q: 10:58) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Avery Jeffries for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jeffries gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 6, Champaign (IL) 0 |
| (1Q: 10:58) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 7, Champaign (IL) 0 |
| (1Q: 10:52) Ethan Compton kicked off 73 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (1Q: 10:52) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-12-CHM18 (1Q: 10:25) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Tommy Hanks for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CHM20 (1Q: 09:58) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-6-CHM24 (1Q: 09:15) Renaldo Devine punted 36 yards. Nolan Davidds returned the kick 1 yard to the DEN41. Tackled by Tommy Hanks. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (1Q: 09:08) Avery Jeffries ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. |
| 2-14-DEN37 (1Q: 08:27) Robert Whitener pass completed to FB Jim Jaramillo for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 3-15-DEN36 (1Q: 07:56) Robert Whitener sacked by DT Mel Shapiro and ILB Hardy Stevens for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Stan Baker. |
| 4-19-DEN32 (1Q: 07:15) Aaron Pipkin punted 47 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 6 yards to the CHM27. Tackled by Francisco Kilroy. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (1Q: 07:04) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Donny Miller. |
| 2-7-CHM30 (1Q: 06:39) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. OLB Frederic Moynihan defended the pass. |
| 3-7-CHM30 (1Q: 06:32) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers. |
| 1-10-CHM37 (1Q: 05:58) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Key block delivered by Liam Sanderson. |
| 2-5-CHM42 (1Q: 05:32) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for 5 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 1-10-CHM47 (1Q: 05:03) Rusty Crownover sacked by DE Jackie Castillo for a loss of 6 yards. Castillo ran right past Liam Sanderson and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-16-CHM41 (1Q: 04:25) Irv Dupre ran a draw inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Brian Raymond, assisted by OLB Teddy Marshall. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-26-CHM31 (1Q: 04:19) Rusty Crownover sacked by DE Jackie Castillo and DE Ben O'Neill for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Ethan Carpenter. |
| 3-36-CHM21 (1Q: 03:48) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 44 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (1Q: 03:09) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for TE Sammy Hopper and was intercepted by OLB Donny Miller at the DEN23. The interception was returned 22 yards. Tackled by Sammy Hopper. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (1Q: 02:59) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. |
| 2-9-DEN46 (1Q: 02:20) Robert Whitener pass completed to FB Jim Jaramillo for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by CB Kendrick Duffy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-DEN47 (1Q: 01:34) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM39 (1Q: 01:11) Robert Whitener pass completed to TE Mo Lysne for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Duffy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lysne gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM17 (1Q: 00:38) Avery Jeffries ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Alan Herndon, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. Key block delivered by Stan Baker. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-3-CHM10 (2Q: 15:00) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Stevens. |
| 3-1-CHM08 (2Q: 14:27) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. Key block delivered by Jim Jaramillo. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-11-CHM18 (2Q: 14:20) Robert Whitener scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke and assisted by OLB Marco Kemp. |
| 4-7-CHM14 (2Q: 13:55) Ethan Compton attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 10, Champaign (IL) 0 |
| (2Q: 13:47) Ethan Compton kicked off 53 yards from the DEN35. Aiden Strickland returned the ball 23 yards to the CHM35. Tackled by Teddy Marshall. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (2Q: 13:25) Irv Dupre ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 2-6-CHM24 (2Q: 12:42) Irv Dupre ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 3-2-CHM28 (2Q: 12:14) Irv Dupre ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by OLB Donny Miller. |
| 4-6-CHM24 (2Q: 11:49) Renaldo Devine punted 36 yards. Nolan Davidds called for a fair catch at the DEN40. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (2Q: 11:39) Avery Jeffries ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Stevens, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 2-10-DEN40 (2Q: 11:08) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Avery Jeffries for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin, assisted by DE Dwayne Alton. |
| 3-7-DEN43 (2Q: 10:31) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Barela. |
| 1-10-CHM44 (2Q: 09:45) Robert Whitener pass was dropped by WR Gerald Spain. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM44 (2Q: 09:32) Devin Abreu ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Not Courtney Wheeler. |
| 3-10-CHM44 (2Q: 09:09) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Devin Abreu for 10 yards. Tackled by S Asher Hernandez. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (2Q: 08:41) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CHM39 (2Q: 08:34) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Not Courtney Wheeler. |
| 2-13-CHM37 (2Q: 08:00) Robert Whitener scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. |
| 3-8-CHM32 (2Q: 07:25) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. Inmon gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM24 (2Q: 07:10) Robert Whitener sacked by DT Mel Shapiro and OLB Marco Kemp for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Brayden Followay. |
| 2-17-CHM31 (2Q: 06:44) Robert Whitener scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke and assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 3-12-CHM26 (2Q: 06:21) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-CHM31 (2Q: 06:15) Devin Abreu ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Stevens. |
| 4-5-CHM19 (2Q: 05:50) Ethan Compton attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-CHM14 (2Q: 05:44) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 16, Champaign (IL) 0 |
| (2Q: 05:44) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 17, Champaign (IL) 0 |
| (2Q: 05:34) Ethan Compton kicked off 58 yards from the DEN35. Aiden Strickland returned the ball 17 yards to the CHM24. Tackled by Eddie Clements. |
| 1-10-CHM24 (2Q: 04:56) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. DE Jackie Castillo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHM24 (2Q: 04:44) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (2Q: 04:22) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CHM45 (2Q: 04:02) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Bucky Lincoln for 5 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-5-CHM50 (2Q: 03:43) Rusty Crownover pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Oscar Jarvis. OLB Frederic Moynihan blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CHM50 (2Q: 03:35) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements. Meier gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (2Q: 03:11) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN42 (2Q: 02:58) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Teddy Marshall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Meier gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (2Q: 02:39) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. DT Cary Craig hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN27 (2Q: 02:29) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-9-DEN09 (2Q: 02:09) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Irv Dupre for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by CB Kendrick Myers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-1-DEN01 (2Q: 02:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Sammy Hopper for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 17, Champaign (IL) 6 |
| (2Q: 02:00) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Denver 17, Champaign (IL) 7 |
| (2Q: 01:51) Daryl Riley kicked off 74 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 01:51) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Avery Jeffries for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider, assisted by CB Alan Seamster. Jeffries gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (2Q: 01:16) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster, assisted by CB Kendrick Duffy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turnbull gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (2Q: 00:54) Robert Whitener sacked by DT Mel Shapiro for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Mickey Upshaw. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-16-DEN41 (2Q: 00:46) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Spain. OLB Kendrick Snider defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-16-DEN41 (2Q: 00:40) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Spain gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-CHM42 (2Q: 00:30) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Avery Jeffries for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider, assisted by ILB Cole Griffin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-7-CHM39 (2Q: 00:18) Ethan Compton attempted a 56 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-CHM46 (2Q: 00:13) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earl Jordan. CB Eddie Clements defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM46 (2Q: 00:07) Rusty Crownover pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Earl Jordan. OLB Frederic Moynihan blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ethan Compton kicked off 47 yards from the DEN35. Aiden Strickland returned the ball 10 yards to the CHM28. Tackled by Avery Jeffries. |
| 1-10-CHM28 (3Q: 14:28) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements. Meier gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (3Q: 13:48) Irv Dupre ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Al Jamison, assisted by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Liam Sanderson. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (3Q: 13:21) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (3Q: 12:46) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Sammy Hopper. CB Austin Barber defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DEN15 (3Q: 12:37) Irv Dupre ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements. |
| 3-3-DEN08 (3Q: 11:56) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 6 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-2-DEN02 (3Q: 11:26) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-3-DEN03 (3Q: 10:50) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Oscar Jarvis for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-8-DEN08 (3Q: 10:40) Rodney Bauer ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by DE Clarence Carpenter. |
| 3-7-DEN07 (3Q: 09:58) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Oscar Jarvis for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 17, Champaign (IL) 13 |
| (3Q: 09:58) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Denver 17, Champaign (IL) 14 |
| (3Q: 09:49) Daryl Riley kicked off 73 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 09:49) Avery Jeffries ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. |
| 2-11-DEN19 (3Q: 09:26) Avery Jeffries ran around the left tackle for 45 yards. Tackled by OLB Marco Kemp. Key block delivered by Brayden Followay. Followay ran over Asher Hernandez to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CHM36 (3Q: 08:45) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Marco Kemp, assisted by S Asher Hernandez. |
| 2-7-CHM33 (3Q: 08:17) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Francisco Kilroy for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. |
| 1-10-CHM24 (3Q: 07:47) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Devin Abreu for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alan Seamster, assisted by ILB Cole Griffin. |
| 1-9-CHM09 (3Q: 07:08) Robert Whitener pass completed to RB Avery Jeffries for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Jeffries gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-19-CHM19 (3Q: 06:58) Robert Whitener pass was dropped by RB Devin Abreu. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-19-CHM19 (3Q: 06:51) Robert Whitener pass completed to FB Jim Jaramillo for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Marco Kemp. |
| 3-20-CHM20 (3Q: 06:25) Robert Whitener pass was intended for TE Ronald Nelson and was intercepted by OLB Kendrick Snider at the CHM02. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Francisco Kilroy. |
| 1-10-CHM11 (3Q: 06:12) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by S Sam Dodge. |
| 2-11-CHM10 (3Q: 05:33) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 3-3-CHM18 (3Q: 04:56) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Wehmeyer, assisted by OLB Donny Miller. Key block delivered by Ethan Carpenter. Carpenter ran over Frederic Moynihan to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CHM24 (3Q: 04:12) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Ben O'Neill, assisted by CB Eddie Clements. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-14-CHM20 (3Q: 03:39) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Oscar Jarvis. ILB Scottie Harmon defended the pass. Denver's Scottie Harmon was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-14-CHM20 (3Q: 03:29) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. DE Ben O'Neill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-CHM20 (3Q: 03:22) Renaldo Devine punted 45 yards. Nolan Davidds called for a fair catch at the DEN35. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (3Q: 03:11) Jim Jaramillo ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 2-7-DEN38 (3Q: 02:27) Avery Jeffries ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Asher Hernandez, assisted by CB Alan Seamster. |
| 3-7-DEN38 (3Q: 01:59) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Dwayne Alton, assisted by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (3Q: 01:28) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. CB Alan Seamster defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN46 (3Q: 01:18) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Avery Jeffries. ILB Cole Griffin knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-DEN46 (3Q: 01:13) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Barela. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turnbull gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (3Q: 00:47) Robert Whitener pass completed to TE Ronald Nelson for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. Nelson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM24 (3Q: 00:21) Avery Jeffries ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by ILB Cole Griffin. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-8-CHM22 (4Q: 15:00) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CHM23 (4Q: 14:27) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Barela. |
| 4-2-CHM16 (4Q: 14:06) Ethan Compton attempted a 33 yard field goal and it was blocked by Tyrell Garland. DEN Ethan Compton recovered the ball at the CHM30. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (4Q: 14:00) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by Ethan Carpenter. |
| 2-3-CHM37 (4Q: 13:21) Bucky Lincoln ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-CHM42 (4Q: 13:13) PENALTY: Denver was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-CHM47 (4Q: 13:03) Rusty Crownover pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. |
| 2-5-CHM47 (4Q: 12:57) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Donny Miller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jordan gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (4Q: 12:29) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Sammy Hopper for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Wehmeyer. Hopper gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 12:09) Rusty Crownover scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements. |
| 1-10-DEN10 (4Q: 11:26) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Oscar Jarvis for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-DEN05 (4Q: 10:40) Irv Dupre ran around the left tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Juan Warren. Champaign (IL) 20, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 10:40) Extra point by Daryl Riley was good. Champaign (IL) 21, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 10:31) Daryl Riley kicked off 74 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 10:31) Devin Abreu ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin. |
| 2-8-DEN22 (4Q: 10:08) Avery Jeffries ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by OLB Marco Kemp. |
| 3-5-DEN25 (4Q: 09:39) Devin Abreu ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin, assisted by CB Alan Seamster. |
| 4-4-DEN26 (4Q: 09:13) Aaron Pipkin punted 54 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 8 yards to the CHM28. Tackled by Jim Jaramillo. |
| 1-10-CHM28 (4Q: 09:03) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Sammy Hopper for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Hopper gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM45 (4Q: 08:28) Irv Dupre ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Brian Raymond, assisted by S Sam Dodge. |
| 2-11-CHM44 (4Q: 08:01) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irv Dupre. DT Cary Craig hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-CHM44 (4Q: 07:57) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Sammy Hopper for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by CB Austin Barber. Hopper gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (4Q: 07:30) Rusty Crownover pass completed to FB Rodney Bauer for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-14-DEN42 (4Q: 06:47) Rusty Crownover pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Sammy Hopper. DE Jackie Castillo blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (4Q: 06:38) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 37 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Meier gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN47 (4Q: 06:20) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Earl Jordan for 22 yards. Tackled by S Butch Farr, assisted by CB Seth Wehmeyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jordan gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (4Q: 05:36) Irv Dupre ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ben O'Neill, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-7-DEN22 (4Q: 04:51) Irv Dupre ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 3-4-DEN19 (4Q: 04:08) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Tommy Hanks for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers. Hanks gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DEN16 (4Q: 03:24) Daryl Riley attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 24, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 03:16) Daryl Riley kicked off 74 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 03:16) Avery Jeffries ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Asher Hernandez. Key block delivered by Mickey Upshaw. |
| 2-1-DEN29 (4Q: 02:54) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Spain. CB Everett Bratzke defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-1-DEN29 (4Q: 02:47) Robert Whitener pass was dropped by WR Dean Turnbull. |
| 4-1-DEN29 (4Q: 02:39) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Jaramillo. CB Everett Bratzke defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (4Q: 02:34) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Irv Gheesling. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. Athanas ran over Brian Raymond to set up the play. |
| 2-1-DEN20 (4Q: 02:28) Irv Dupre ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Brian Raymond. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-2-DEN21 (4Q: 02:16) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. Key block delivered by Liam Sanderson. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN17 (4Q: 02:05) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by S Sam Dodge. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-DEN14 (4Q: 01:56) Irv Dupre ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-9-DEN16 (4Q: 01:45) Irv Dupre ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 4-6-DEN13 (4Q: 01:02) Daryl Riley attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 27, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 00:56) Daryl Riley kicked off 71 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 00:56) Robert Whitener pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Spain. DE Tyrell Garland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (4Q: 00:46) Robert Whitener pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 42 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kendrick Duffy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Spain gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM38 (4Q: 00:12) Ethan Compton attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 27, Denver 20 |
| (4Q: 00:05) Ethan Compton kicked off (onside) from the DEN35. DEN Jessie Brubaker recovered the kick. |
| Final Score: Champaign (IL) Flames 27, Denver Death 20 |