| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jay Whitfield kicked off 62 yards from the CHM35. Avery Jeffries returned the ball 28 yards to the DEN31. Tackled by Cornell Rice. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (1Q: 14:27) J.T. Collier ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Hansen, assisted by S Alejandro Poole. |
| 2-6-DEN35 (1Q: 13:54) Claude Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Francisco Kilroy. OLB Kenny West hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Denver's J.T. Collier was hurt on the play. |
| 3-6-DEN35 (1Q: 13:46) Claude Newhart sacked by DT Not Courtney Wheeler for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Scott Sims. |
| 4-12-DEN29 (1Q: 13:01) Vince Ulbricht punted 51 yards. Cornell Rice returned the kick 4 yards to the CHM24. Tackled by Angel Grant. |
| 1-10-CHM24 (1Q: 12:52) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Bucky Lincoln for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Wehmeyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM24 (1Q: 12:31) Bucky Lincoln ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Barry Alcott. Lincoln made a great move on Diego Middleton. Key block delivered by Liam Sanderson. |
| 1-10-CHM38 (1Q: 12:02) Bucky Lincoln ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by S Morris Kinney. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 2-1-CHM47 (1Q: 11:32) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by OLB Teddy Marshall. Key block delivered by Juan Warren. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (1Q: 10:56) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Norm Osborne, assisted by ILB Luis Kirby. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (1Q: 10:31) Peyton Nixon ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge, assisted by CB Eddie Clements. |
| 2-6-DEN32 (1Q: 09:55) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. OLB Orlando McCaffrey simply tossed Liam Sanderson aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-6-DEN32 (1Q: 09:46) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Devonte Osborne. CB Eddie Clements defended the pass. |
| 4-6-DEN32 (1Q: 09:39) Jay Whitfield attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 3, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 09:34) Jay Whitfield kicked off 59 yards from the CHM35. Avery Jeffries returned the ball 36 yards to the DEN42. Tackled by Otis Durham. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (1Q: 09:12) Avery Jeffries ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin, assisted by DT Max Wheeler. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN32 (1Q: 09:02) Claude Newhart pass completed to TE Nate Shea for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. |
| 2-17-DEN35 (1Q: 08:30) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 43 yards. Tackled by S Bryce Elliott. Spain gained 36 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-27-DEN25 (1Q: 08:14) Claude Newhart pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Francisco Kilroy. DE Tyrell Garland blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-27-DEN25 (1Q: 08:05) Claude Newhart pass completed to RB Avery Jeffries for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. Jeffries gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-22-DEN30 (1Q: 07:44) Vince Ulbricht punted 42 yards. Cornell Rice called for a fair catch at the CHM28. |
| 1-10-CHM28 (1Q: 07:35) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. ILB Eugene Tollefson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHM28 (1Q: 07:29) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Ballew. S Morris Kinney defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CHM28 (1Q: 07:17) Bucky Lincoln ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Orlando McCaffrey, assisted by CB Diego Middleton. Key block delivered by Thurman Joppru. |
| 1-10-CHM38 (1Q: 06:36) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Devonte Osborne for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by CB Austin Barber. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (1Q: 06:06) Rusty Crownover pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Sammy Hopper. OLB Frederic Moynihan blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN44 (1Q: 05:56) Peyton Nixon ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ivan Wright. |
| 3-8-DEN42 (1Q: 05:34) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Sammy Hopper for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Hopper gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 04:54) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by S Morris Kinney. Key block delivered by Ralph Woodard. |
| 2-4-DEN14 (1Q: 04:21) Peyton Nixon ran a draw inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Orlando McCaffrey, assisted by DT Kendall Ogden. |
| 3-6-DEN16 (1Q: 03:59) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Sammy Hopper for 0 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge. |
| 4-6-DEN16 (1Q: 03:13) Jay Whitfield attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 6, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 03:06) Jay Whitfield kicked off 71 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 03:06) Avery Jeffries ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Not Courtney Wheeler. |
| 2-6-DEN24 (1Q: 02:42) Avery Jeffries ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kendrick Snider. |
| 3-10-DEN20 (1Q: 02:04) Claude Newhart 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. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Offsides. Champaign (IL)'s Kendrick Snider was hurt on the play. |
| 3-5-DEN25 (1Q: 01:58) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DEN29 (1Q: 01:28) Vince Ulbricht punted 29 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM42. |
| 1-10-CHM42 (1Q: 01:17) Rusty Crownover pass was intended for WR Devonte Osborne and was intercepted by CB Eddie Clements at the DEN47. Tackled by Devonte Osborne. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (1Q: 01:06) Avery Jeffries ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Hansen. |
| 2-10-DEN47 (1Q: 00:41) Avery Jeffries ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-7-DEN50 (2Q: 15:00) Claude Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Spain. OLB Kenny West hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-DEN50 (2Q: 14:50) Vince Ulbricht punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (2Q: 14:43) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Bucky Lincoln for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Orlando McCaffrey. Lincoln gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM40 (2Q: 14:11) Bucky Lincoln ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Austin Barber, assisted by S Sam Dodge. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (2Q: 13:46) Peyton Nixon ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-7-DEN45 (2Q: 13:21) Peyton Nixon ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Austin Barber, assisted by S Morris Kinney. |
| 3-1-DEN39 (2Q: 12:43) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. OLB Orlando McCaffrey knocked down Anthony Zimmerman to break up the play. |
| 4-1-DEN39 (2Q: 12:04) Bucky Lincoln ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Norm Osborne, assisted by DE Ben O'Neill. Key block delivered by Anthony Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (2Q: 11:20) Peyton Nixon ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Austin Barber, assisted by S Sam Dodge. Key block delivered by Thurman Joppru. |
| 2-3-DEN30 (2Q: 10:46) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by OLB Orlando McCaffrey. |
| 3-4-DEN31 (2Q: 10:17) Bucky Lincoln ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Orlando McCaffrey. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (2Q: 09:37) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Orlando McCaffrey, assisted by DE Ben O'Neill. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN33 (2Q: 09:30) Rusty Crownover sacked by DE Jackie Castillo for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Thurman Joppru. |
| 2-26-DEN39 (2Q: 08:48) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge, assisted by DT Kendall Ogden. |
| 3-16-DEN29 (2Q: 08:10) Peyton Nixon ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by ILB Jerome Murphy. |
| 4-9-DEN22 (2Q: 07:35) Jay Whitfield attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 9, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 07:27) Jay Whitfield kicked off 74 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 07:27) Avery Jeffries ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Bryce Elliott, assisted by ILB Richie Barber. |
| 2-13-DEN17 (2Q: 06:53) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Foster. Turnbull gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (2Q: 06:27) Avery Jeffries ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garland. |
| 2-6-DEN36 (2Q: 05:45) Claude Newhart pass was intended for WR Colton Ashley and was intercepted by CB Walter Barela at the CHM49. Tackled by Colton Ashley. |
| 1-10-CHM49 (2Q: 05:33) Bucky Lincoln ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by S Morris Kinney. Key block delivered by Juan Warren. |
| 2-5-DEN46 (2Q: 05:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Sammy Hopper for 24 yards. Tackled by S Morris Kinney. Hopper gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (2Q: 04:24) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Ben O'Neill, assisted by DE Jackie Castillo. |
| 2-10-DEN22 (2Q: 03:43) Bucky Lincoln ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Barry Alcott, assisted by ILB Jerome Murphy. |
| 3-8-DEN20 (2Q: 03:04) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-8-DEN20 (2Q: 02:32) Jay Whitfield attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 12, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 02:26) Jay Whitfield kicked off 68 yards from the CHM35. Angel Grant returned the ball 33 yards to the DEN30. Tackled by Devonte Gerhardt. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (2Q: 02:02) Avery Jeffries ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Alejandro Poole, assisted by S Bryce Elliott. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-DEN34 (2Q: 01:56) Avery Jeffries ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Foster, assisted by DE Nolan Hanks. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM ILB Shannon Foster to the DEN36. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (2Q: 01:48) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Meier gained 29 yards after the catch. Champaign (IL) 18, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 01:48) Extra point by Jay Whitfield was good. Champaign (IL) 19, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 01:37) Jay Whitfield kicked off 65 yards from the CHM35. Avery Jeffries returned the ball 22 yards to the DEN22. Tackled by Bob Whitfield. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (2Q: 01:31) Claude Newhart pass completed to FB Jim Jaramillo for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Barela, assisted by S Bryce Elliott. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-DEN26 (2Q: 00:57) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Foster. 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. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (2Q: 00:49) Claude Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Spain. S Alejandro Poole defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN40 (2Q: 00:39) Claude Newhart pass was intended for WR Francisco Kilroy and was intercepted by CB Everett Bratzke at the CHM34. Tackled by Francisco Kilroy. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (2Q: 00:31) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Bucky Lincoln for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo, assisted by S Sam Dodge. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lincoln gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Champaign (IL) called a time out. |
| 2-2-CHM42 (2Q: 00:20) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Devonte Gerhardt for 8 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge. |
| Champaign (IL) called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (2Q: 00:09) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Wehmeyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Donny Foster kicked off 74 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (3Q: 15:00) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerome Murphy, assisted by S Morris Kinney. Key block delivered by Thurman Joppru. |
| 2-5-CHM25 (3Q: 14:28) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harvey Meier. CB Seth Wehmeyer defended the pass. |
| 3-5-CHM25 (3Q: 14:22) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Devonte Gerhardt for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by OLB Orlando McCaffrey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CHM21 (3Q: 13:47) Kaleb Fike punted 47 yards. Angel Grant returned the kick 12 yards to the DEN44. Tackled by Alexander Anwar. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (3Q: 13:37) Claude Newhart pass completed to RB Avery Jeffries for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin, assisted by S Bryce Elliott. Jeffries gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-DEN50 (3Q: 12:53) Avery Jeffries ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Griffin, assisted by DE Tyrell Garland. |
| 3-8-DEN46 (3Q: 12:17) Claude Newhart pass completed to TE Ronald Nelson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bob Whitfield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN49 (3Q: 11:39) Vince Ulbricht punted 37 yards. Cornell Rice returned the kick 6 yards to the CHM20. Tackled by Angel Grant. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (3Q: 11:31) Bucky Lincoln ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo, assisted by CB Eddie Clements. Key block delivered by Juan Warren. |
| 2-3-CHM27 (3Q: 10:51) Peyton Nixon ran around the left tackle for 31 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Key block delivered by Sammy Hopper. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (3Q: 10:19) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Kendall Ogden. |
| 2-10-DEN42 (3Q: 09:48) Rusty Crownover scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerome Murphy. |
| 3-2-DEN34 (3Q: 09:11) Rusty Crownover pass completed to TE Tommy Hanks for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerome Murphy. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (3Q: 08:30) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Key block delivered by Liam Sanderson. |
| 2-2-DEN22 (3Q: 08:04) Peyton Nixon ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Morris Kinney, assisted by DT Barry Alcott. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DEN12 (3Q: 07:54) Peyton Nixon ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Luis Kirby. |
| 2-13-DEN15 (3Q: 07:24) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerome Murphy. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-13-DEN15 (3Q: 06:53) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Devonte Osborne for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Osborne gained 5 yards after the catch. Champaign (IL) 25, Denver 0 |
| (3Q: 06:53) Extra point by Jay Whitfield was good. Champaign (IL) 26, Denver 0 |
| (3Q: 06:42) Jay Whitfield kicked off 63 yards from the CHM35. Avery Jeffries returned the ball 31 yards to the DEN33. Tackled by Aiden Strickland. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (3Q: 06:17) Avery Jeffries ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Nolan Hanks. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. |
| 2-4-DEN39 (3Q: 05:37) Claude Newhart pass was dropped by WR Archie Libby. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-DEN39 (3Q: 05:30) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 3 yards. Tackled by S Alejandro Poole. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DEN42 (3Q: 04:58) Vince Ulbricht punted 50 yards. Bucky Lincoln returned the kick 9 yards to the CHM17. Tackled by Brock Belcher. |
| 1-10-CHM17 (3Q: 04:47) Rusty Crownover pass completed to FB Ralph Woodard for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Teddy Marshall, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Woodard gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (3Q: 04:02) Rusty Crownover pass completed to RB Aaron Brady for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Wehmeyer. Brady gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-10-CHM27 (3Q: 03:34) Bucky Lincoln ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Irv Gheesling, assisted by S Morris Kinney. |
| 3-9-CHM28 (3Q: 03:08) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements, assisted by S Sam Dodge. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-8-CHM29 (3Q: 02:36) Kaleb Fike punted 42 yards. Angel Grant returned the kick 4 yards to the DEN33. Tackled by Alexander Anwar. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (3Q: 02:28) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Francisco Kilroy for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garland. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-12-DEN31 (3Q: 01:54) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 6 yards. Tackled by S Aiden Strickland. |
| 3-6-DEN37 (3Q: 01:18) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Colton Ashley for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bob Whitfield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DEN40 (3Q: 00:56) Vince Ulbricht punted 40 yards. Cornell Rice returned the kick 11 yards to the CHM31. Tackled by Morris Kinney. |
| 1-10-CHM31 (3Q: 00:45) Bucky Lincoln ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Morris Kinney. |
| 2-10-CHM31 (3Q: 00:08) Peyton Nixon ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-6-CHM35 (4Q: 15:00) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Devonte Gerhardt for 3 yards. Tackled by S Morris Kinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-CHM38 (4Q: 14:15) Kaleb Fike punted 39 yards. Angel Grant called for a fair catch at the DEN23. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (4Q: 14:07) Avery Jeffries ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Hansen, assisted by DT Max Wheeler. PENALTY: Champaign (IL) was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (4Q: 14:01) Claude Newhart pass was dropped by TE Gavin Sweeney. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN42 (4Q: 13:56) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DEN37 (4Q: 13:50) Claude Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Colton Ashley. DT Max Wheeler hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-DEN37 (4Q: 13:46) Claude Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Nate Shea. S Alejandro Poole defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-DEN37 (4Q: 13:38) Vince Ulbricht punted 31 yards. Cornell Rice called for a fair catch at the CHM32. |
| 1-10-CHM32 (4Q: 13:28) Peyton Nixon ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Irv Gheesling. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CHM32 (4Q: 13:02) Aaron Brady ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Barry Alcott, assisted by DE Ivan Wright. |
| 3-10-CHM32 (4Q: 12:28) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Ballew. OLB Irv Gheesling hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CHM32 (4Q: 12:18) Kaleb Fike punted 56 yards. Angel Grant returned the kick 4 yards to the DEN16. Tackled by Alexander Anwar. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (4Q: 12:09) Avery Jeffries ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Hansen. |
| 2-7-DEN19 (4Q: 11:28) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-DEN14 (4Q: 11:21) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bob Whitfield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-17-DEN09 (4Q: 11:13) Claude Newhart pass was dropped by WR Dean Turnbull. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-17-DEN09 (4Q: 11:06) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Angel Grant for 91 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Grant gained 67 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Champaign (IL) 26, Denver 6 |
| (4Q: 11:06) Extra point by Donny Foster was good. Champaign (IL) 26, Denver 7 |
| (4Q: 10:52) Donny Foster kicked off 65 yards from the DEN35. Aiden Strickland returned the ball 16 yards to the CHM16. Tackled by Jim Jaramillo. |
| 1-10-CHM16 (4Q: 10:23) Bucky Lincoln ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Barry Alcott. |
| 2-11-CHM15 (4Q: 09:41) Rusty Crownover pass completed to WR Harvey Meier for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 3-5-CHM21 (4Q: 09:01) Bucky Lincoln ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 4-5-CHM21 (4Q: 08:21) Kaleb Fike punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN23. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (4Q: 08:12) Claude Newhart sacked by DE Nolan Hanks and OLB Kenny West for a loss of 1 yard. Sack allowed by Scott Sims. |
| 2-11-DEN22 (4Q: 07:50) Claude Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Avery Jeffries. OLB Kenny West drove right through Brayden Followay to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-DEN22 (4Q: 07:40) Claude Newhart sacked by OLB Kenny West for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Scott Sims. |
| 4-15-DEN18 (4Q: 07:13) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (4Q: 07:02) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sam Dodge. |
| 2-6-DEN21 (4Q: 06:19) Rusty Crownover pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Sammy Hopper. DE Ben O'Neill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-DEN21 (4Q: 06:12) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ben O'Neill, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 4-3-DEN18 (4Q: 05:27) Jay Whitfield attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Champaign (IL) 29, Denver 7 |
| (4Q: 05:21) Jay Whitfield kicked off 73 yards from the CHM35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 05:21) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Bryce Elliott, assisted by S Alejandro Poole. Turnbull gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (4Q: 04:58) Claude Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Colton Ashley. OLB Kenny West hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN33 (4Q: 04:52) Claude Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Libby. OLB Kenny West hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN33 (4Q: 04:45) Claude Newhart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Colton Ashley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DEN33 (4Q: 04:39) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Gerald Spain for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Alexander Anwar. Spain gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (4Q: 04:18) Claude Newhart pass was intended for WR Angel Grant and was intercepted by CB Otis Durham at the CHM21. Tackled by Angel Grant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM21 (4Q: 04:05) Peyton Nixon ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Eddie Clements. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-CHM20 (4Q: 03:18) Bucky Lincoln ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Morris Kinney. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-CHM20 (4Q: 02:35) Aaron Brady ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Irv Gheesling, assisted by OLB Teddy Marshall. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CHM36 (4Q: 02:25) Bucky Lincoln ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ivan Wright, assisted by ILB Jerome Murphy. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-9-CHM37 (4Q: 02:15) Bucky Lincoln ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Ivan Wright, assisted by OLB Teddy Marshall. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-10-CHM36 (4Q: 02:07) Peyton Nixon ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerome Murphy. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-6-CHM40 (4Q: 02:00) Kaleb Fike punted 42 yards. Angel Grant returned the kick 7 yards to the DEN25. Tackled by Ralph Woodard. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (4Q: 01:50) Claude Newhart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN25 (4Q: 01:44) Claude Newhart pass completed to WR Colton Ashley for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Everett Bratzke. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 2-20-DEN15 (4Q: 01:34) Claude Newhart pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Angel Grant. DE Nolan Hanks blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-20-DEN15 (4Q: 01:26) Claude Newhart pass was dropped by WR Angel Grant. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-20-DEN15 (4Q: 01:18) Claude Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Spain. DE Nolan Hanks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (4Q: 01:09) Peyton Nixon ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Teddy Marshall, assisted by S Morris Kinney. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-8-DEN13 (4Q: 00:59) Rusty Crownover dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 3-9-DEN14 (4Q: 00:14) Rusty Crownover dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Champaign (IL) Flames 29, Denver Death 7 |