Week 10, 2026

played in Fargo (ND), ND

22 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	7	13	7	3	-	30
Fargo (ND) Freeze	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:44 MIN - Stephen Dixon 3 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
1Q: 02:25 FAR - Brenden Ballard 34 field goal
2Q: 13:30 MIN - Irving Clemens 41 field goal
2Q: 11:16 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 42 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 03:07 MIN - Irving Clemens 49 field goal
3Q: 12:19 MIN - Roy Reynolds 24 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 02:44 FAR - Brenden Ballard 43 field goal
4Q: 06:11 MIN - Irving Clemens 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:44 MIN - Stephen Dixon 3 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
1Q: 02:25 FAR - Brenden Ballard 34 field goal
2Q: 13:30 MIN - Irving Clemens 41 field goal
2Q: 11:16 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 42 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 03:07 MIN - Irving Clemens 49 field goal
3Q: 12:19 MIN - Roy Reynolds 24 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 02:44 FAR - Brenden Ballard 43 field goal
4Q: 06:11 MIN - Irving Clemens 21 field goal

Team Statistics MIN FAR
Record 7-3 0-10
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 369 137
- Offensive Plays 60 49
- Yards per Play 6.15 2.80
Net Rushing Yards 128 53
- Rushing Attempts 33 17
- Yards per Rush 3.88 3.12
Net Passing Yards 241 84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 17 - 0 31 - 17 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 255 92
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.93 2.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-4 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/70 6/133
Interception Ret./Yards 5/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:03 24:57

Team Statistics	MIN	FAR
Record	7-3	0-10
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	369	137
- Offensive Plays	60	49
- Yards per Play	6.15	2.80
Net Rushing Yards	128	53
- Rushing Attempts	33	17
- Yards per Rush	3.88	3.12
Net Passing Yards	241	84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 17 - 0	31 - 17 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	255	92
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.93	2.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-4	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/70	6/133
Interception Ret./Yards	5/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:03	24:57

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	1:11	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
1	10:01	3:24	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
1	2:19	3:54	OWN 43	7	33	Field Goal
2	11:16	0:15	OPP 42	1	42	Touchdown
2	9:20	6:21	OWN 7	11	61	Field Goal
2	1:42	1:42	OWN 22	3	10	Half
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	8:12	0:56	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
3	2:38	2:38	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
4	13:37	1:45	OPP 27	3	6	Missed FG
4	10:14	4:09	OPP 47	8	43	Field Goal
4	3:58	3:42	OWN 38	5	18	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OPP 18	1	-1	Game

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 36	5	11	Punt
1	11:31	1:30	OWN 44	3	-1	Interception
1	6:37	4:18	OWN 31	7	52	Field Goal
2	13:25	2:09	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
2	11:01	1:41	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
2	2:59	1:17	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
3	12:07	3:55	OWN 41	6	19	Punt
3	7:16	4:38	OPP 44	7	18	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:23	OWN 12	4	17	Interception
4	11:52	1:38	OWN 28	3	10	Interception
4	6:05	2:07	OWN 25	4	16	Interception
4	0:16	0:09	OWN 19	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Ernie Vertescher, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stephen Dixon	17	59	3.47	12	2	1
Cole McCormick	14	67	4.79	11	1	0
Benjamin Lee	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gino Sullivan	11	20	1.82	7	0
Melvin Murray	5	32	6.40	17	1
Steve Lincoln	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	25	17	255	2/14	2	42	0	127.9

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Lincoln	31	17	92	1/8	0	12	5	20.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Pallansch	5	6	81	16.20	11	24	0
WR Troy Wiggins	4	6	44	11.00	22	18	0
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	6	83	41.50	52	42	1
WR Roy Reynolds	1	1	24	24.00	14	24	1
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Courtney Finch	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Brad Bensen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Steve Skuratovsky	3	5	18	6.00	4	11
WR Wes Schneider	3	5	16	5.33	0	8
TE Brock Reilly	3	4	26	8.67	4	12
RB Gino Sullivan	2	5	7	3.50	3	5
RB Melvin Murray	2	3	11	5.50	0	9
WR J.R. Murphy	2	3	9	4.50	0	6
WR Howie Greene	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
WR Dale Wang	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Hardy Camara	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	16	5.33
CB Percy Oliver	1	3	3.00
S Dean Tanner	1	0	0.00

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Benjamin Lee	1	0	0
James Gerhardt	0	1	0
Dustin Rhodes	0	0	1
Derek Holliday	0	0	1

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gino Sullivan	1	0	0
Patrick Dellinger	1	0	0
Thomas Meier	0	1	0
Dale Wang	0	1	0
Bubba Whitworth	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	4	161	40.3	37.3	49	2

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Randle	5	191	38.2	39.0	44	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	3/4	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Ballard	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Reynolds	1	-4	-4.0	0

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Dellinger	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	2	70	35.0	0

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Malone	5	121	24.2	0
Emmitt Bronson	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bo Tanner	7	0	0.0	12	27
S Norman Haworth	5	3	0.0	13	24
CB Ernie Vertescher	5	2	0.0	15	26
OLB Geoff Figley	3	0	1.0	14	25
CB Percy Oliver	2	2	0.0	14	31
DT Norbert Borders	2	2	0.0	12	20
S Marco Harp	2	2	0.0	12	23
CB Herb Newhart	2	1	0.0	8	21
OLB Jackie Stevens	2	1	0.0	8	1
S Emmanuel Ouellette	1	1	0.0	6	10
DE Derek Holliday	1	0	0.0	4	15
DT Billy Clayton	1	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Wayne Hines	1	0	0.0	6	8
S Dean Tanner	1	0	0.0	9	17
ILB Lorenzo White	0	1	0.0	10	24
DE Mitch Oxenby	0	1	0.0	13	17
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0	1	0.0	12	16
DE Tyrus Ragland	0	1	0.0	5	16

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deion Elliott	6	1	0.0	23	10
DT J.C. Upshaw	6	0	0.0	25	24
OLB Dave Stuart	5	1	0.0	26	23
S Kirk Adams	4	0	0.0	17	15
DE Renaldo Rhodes	3	0	1.0	30	16
OLB Jimmie Brackins	3	4	0.0	21	23
CB Emmitt Bronson	3	0	0.0	10	15
DE Rondell George	3	0	0.0	26	23
DE O.J. Kasica	2	0	1.0	1	10
S Patrick Dellinger	2	3	0.0	31	20
DT Warren Ramirez	2	2	0.0	20	16
S Sammy Sims	2	1	0.0	18	16
RB Melvin Murray	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Bubba Whitworth	2	0	0.0	14	12
CB Kenneth Malone	1	2	0.0	33	26
DT Rex Pollard	1	1	0.0	17	10
CB Mario Corbett	1	0	0.0	13	11
TE Brock Reilly	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ryan Sweeney	1	0	0.0	10	5
ILB Quinn Walton	1	0	0.0	4	1
WR J.R. Murphy	1	0	---	---	---
FB Hardy Camara	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Geoff Figley	1.0	3	5	25
DT Norbert Borders	0.0	1	0	20
DE Derek Holliday	0.0	1	0	15

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE O.J. Kasica	1.0	2	10
DE Renaldo Rhodes	1.0	1	16
DE Rondell George	0.0	1	23
DT Rex Pollard	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bo Tanner	5	0	0	27
CB Ernie Vertescher	4	1	3	26
S Marco Harp	2	1	0	23
CB Percy Oliver	2	0	1	31
S Emmanuel Ouellette	1	0	0	10
OLB Geoff Figley	1	0	0	25
CB Herb Newhart	1	0	0	21
DT Billy Clayton	1	0	0	12
S Norman Haworth	0	2	0	24
S Dean Tanner	0	0	1	17

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kenneth Malone	3	0	26
S Kirk Adams	3	0	15
CB Emmitt Bronson	2	1	15
OLB Dave Stuart	2	0	23
S Sammy Sims	2	0	16
ILB Deion Elliott	2	0	10
OLB Bubba Whitworth	1	1	12
CB Mario Corbett	1	0	11
OLB Jimmie Brackins	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Dennis	5	8	28	1	26
Courtney Finch	2	5	20	0	16
Billy Francis	1	3	18	1	9
Korey Way	1	3	20	0	19
Lester Baskey	1	2	22	0	14
James Gerhardt	0	5	29	0	24
Korey Westbrook	0	3	22	0	20
Dustin Rhodes	0	1	4	0	3
Stan Hastings	0	1	11	0	7

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Tyler	1	3	0	15	0	28
Thomas Meier	1	2	1	16	0	26
Nicky Perez	1	1	0	2	0	4
Wally Lynn	0	4	0	15	1	27
Wesley Rounds	0	4	0	17	0	30
Corwin Schultz	0	2	0	16	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Reynolds	2	20
Courtney Finch	2	18
Hardy Stansberry	2	14
Bernie Sweeney	1	13
Herb Jazynka	1	10
Dustin Rhodes	1	8

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Corbett	2	16
Bubba Whitworth	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Sweeney	31	22	---	---	13	66
Brent Dennis	28	26	---	---	6	60
Benjamin Lee	33	27	---	---	---	60
Percy Oliver	---	---	14	31	12	57
Courtney Finch	20	16	---	---	18	54
James Gerhardt	29	24	---	---	---	53
Glenn Darlington	29	24	---	---	---	53
Lester Baskey	22	14	---	---	16	52
Korey Way	20	19	---	---	6	45
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	15	26	2	43
Geoff Figley	---	---	14	25	4	43
Sean Pallansch	21	18	---	---	4	43
Korey Westbrook	22	20	---	---	---	42
Bo Tanner	---	---	12	27	2	41
Norman Haworth	---	---	13	24	3	40
Troy Wiggins	14	14	---	---	10	38
Lorenzo White	---	---	10	24	3	37
Brad Bensen	11	12	---	---	14	37
Herb Newhart	---	---	8	21	8	37
Dean Tanner	---	---	9	17	11	37
Marco Harp	---	---	12	23	1	36
Cole McCormick	14	13	---	---	9	36
Norbert Borders	---	---	12	20	3	35
Billy Francis	18	9	---	---	8	35
Stephen Dixon	19	14	---	---	---	33
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	13	17	2	32
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	12	16	2	30
Herb Jazynka	---	---	6	12	10	28
Roy Reynolds	3	4	---	---	20	27
Tyrus Ragland	---	---	5	16	5	26
Wayne Hines	---	---	6	8	12	26
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	3	7	14	24
Marcus Rodgers	6	8	---	---	9	23
Stan Hastings	11	7	---	---	4	22
Derek Holliday	---	---	4	15	2	21
Billy Clayton	---	---	5	12	2	19
Emmanuel Ouellette	---	---	6	10	---	16
Dustin Rhodes	4	3	---	---	8	15
Claude Oshiro	4	3	---	---	8	15
Jackie Stevens	---	---	8	1	3	12
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gabe Mueller	4	0	---	---	2	6
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	4	4
Leroy Austin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenneth Malone	---	---	33	26	18	77
Dave Stuart	---	---	26	23	9	58
Patrick Dellinger	---	---	31	20	7	58
Rondell George	---	---	26	23	7	56
Steve Skuratovsky	17	32	---	---	7	56
Wesley Rounds	17	30	---	---	7	54
J.C. Upshaw	---	---	25	24	4	53
Renaldo Rhodes	---	---	30	16	6	52
Steve Lincoln	17	32	---	---	---	49
Wally Lynn	15	27	---	---	7	49
Thomas Meier	16	26	---	---	7	49
Gino Sullivan	12	17	---	---	18	47
Jimmie Brackins	---	---	21	23	3	47
Mickey Lockley	---	---	23	19	4	46
Deion Elliott	---	---	23	10	12	45
Kirk Adams	---	---	17	15	13	45
Ricky Tyler	15	28	---	---	---	43
Melvin Murray	14	27	---	---	---	41
Corwin Schultz	16	25	---	---	---	41
Howie Greene	11	25	---	---	4	40
Mario Corbett	---	---	13	11	16	40
Brock Reilly	11	12	---	---	16	39
Emmitt Bronson	---	---	10	15	13	38
Sammy Sims	---	---	18	16	4	38
Warren Ramirez	---	---	20	16	1	37
Bubba Whitworth	---	---	14	12	9	35
Wes Schneider	6	26	---	---	1	33
Hardy Camara	12	7	---	---	14	33
Rex Pollard	---	---	17	10	4	31
J.R. Murphy	2	10	---	---	12	24
Ryan Sweeney	---	---	10	5	4	19
Dale Wang	0	4	---	---	14	18
Horace Stolowitz	1	7	---	---	7	15
Blake Broyles	2	5	---	---	7	14
O.J. Kasica	---	---	1	10	1	12
Quinn Walton	---	---	4	1	6	11
Emmitt Trepanier	1	6	---	---	---	7
Nicky Perez	2	4	---	---	---	6
Brenden Ballard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Aaron Randle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Toby Sanderson	---	---	1	2	1	4
Howie Pirker	0	2	---	---	---	2
Edgar McCormick	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donnie Parsons	---	---	0	0	---	0
Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	16	69	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	6	7	1.2
Right	6	19	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	25	17	4	0	1	2	5	0	0

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Lincoln	31	17	0	0	0	4	5	5	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	140	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	73	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	21	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	22	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Pallansch	6	5	1	81	1	18
WR Troy Wiggins	6	4	0	44	0	14
WR Bernie Sweeney	6	2	0	83	2	22
WR Marcus Rodgers	3	2	0	9	0	8
WR Roy Reynolds	1	1	0	24	1	4
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	0	4	0	14
FB Courtney Finch	1	1	0	4	0	16
TE Brad Bensen	1	1	0	6	0	12

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
TE Steve Skuratovsky	5	3	18	32
RB Gino Sullivan	5	2	7	17
WR Wes Schneider	5	3	16	26
TE Brock Reilly	4	3	26	12
WR Howie Greene	3	1	2	25
RB Melvin Murray	3	2	11	27
WR J.R. Murphy	3	2	9	10
FB Hardy Camara	2	0	0	7
WR Dale Wang	1	1	3	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stephen Dixon	2	2	1.00	3.47
Benjamin Lee	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gino Sullivan	1	0	0.00	1.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	6	4	27	4.50	10.20

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Lincoln	1	0	0	0.00	2.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	0	0	0.00	13.83
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Brad Bensen	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	14	14.00	13.50

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gino Sullivan	1	0	0	0.00	1.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Cole McCormick	5	4
Stephen Dixon	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Gino Sullivan	1	0
Melvin Murray	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	7	3	1

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Lincoln	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Sweeney	3	0	0
WR Troy Wiggins	2	2	0
TE Brad Bensen	1	1	1
WR Sean Pallansch	1	0	0

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howie Greene	2	0	0
RB Gino Sullivan	2	1	0
WR Wes Schneider	1	1	1
RB Melvin Murray	1	0	0
WR Dale Wang	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,900 (19,600)
End Zone 9,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,900 (19,600)
End Zone	9,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,000)