Week 1, 2029

played in Minnesota, MN

82 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	7	20	0	7	-	34
Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	9	0	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 FAR - Thomas Howe 6 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 14:05 FAR - Harvey Lindblad 6 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 08:53 MIN - Irving Clemens 20 field goal
2Q: 05:24 FAR - Thomas Howe 3 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 03:40 FAR - Trent Halama 37 field goal
2Q: 02:10 MIN - Sean Pallansch 41 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point failed)
2Q: 00:30 FAR - Trent Halama 42 field goal
4Q: 15:00 FAR - Thomas Howe 1 run (Trent Halama extra point)
4Q: 00:02 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 5 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 FAR - Thomas Howe 6 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 14:05 FAR - Harvey Lindblad 6 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 08:53 MIN - Irving Clemens 20 field goal
2Q: 05:24 FAR - Thomas Howe 3 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 03:40 FAR - Trent Halama 37 field goal
2Q: 02:10 MIN - Sean Pallansch 41 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point failed)
2Q: 00:30 FAR - Trent Halama 42 field goal
4Q: 15:00 FAR - Thomas Howe 1 run (Trent Halama extra point)
4Q: 00:02 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 5 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)

Team Statistics FAR MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 306 345
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 4.64 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 127 145
- Rushing Attempts 36 30
- Yards per Rush 3.53 4.83
Net Passing Yards 179 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 28 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 198 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.97 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 5/126
Interception Ret./Yards 3/74 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:06 27:54

Team Statistics	FAR	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	306	345
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	4.64	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	127	145
- Rushing Attempts	36	30
- Yards per Rush	3.53	4.83
Net Passing Yards	179	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	28 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	198	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.97	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	5/126
Interception Ret./Yards	3/74	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:06	27:54

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
1	9:10	0:06	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
1	7:15	2:03	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	3:48	4:52	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	8:48	3:33	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	5:08	1:36	OPP 27	5	7	Field Goal
2	2:00	0:57	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
2	0:57	0:34	OPP 37	3	12	Field Goal
3	13:54	1:57	OPP 41	5	14	Missed FG
3	8:38	2:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	3:42	3:48	OPP 44	8	44	Touchdown
4	12:56	3:31	OWN 39	6	19	Punt
4	7:34	2:21	OWN 45	3	0	Punt

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	2:12	OWN 1	4	12	Fumble
1	9:04	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	5:12	1:24	OWN 27	2	-9	Punt
2	13:56	5:08	OWN 21	10	76	Field Goal
2	3:32	1:32	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
2	1:03	0:06	OWN 35	1	2	Fumble
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 26	2	4	Interception
3	11:57	3:19	OWN 34	6	17	Punt
3	6:29	2:47	OWN 17	5	54	Interception
4	14:54	1:58	OWN 34	3	10	Interception
4	9:25	1:51	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:13	5:13	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Thomas Howe, Fargo (ND) Freeze

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Howe	29	102	3.52	16	3	3
Cedric Reeves	6	21	3.50	12	1	0
Harvey Becker	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cole McCormick	18	95	5.28	40	3
Mel Stokes	6	34	5.67	23	1
Benjamin Lee	5	18	3.60	8	0
Brant Chandler	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	27	19	198	3/19	1	27	0	103.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	28	16	200	0/0	2	43	3	63.7

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harvey Lindblad	5	11	61	12.20	19	27	1
RB Thomas Howe	3	3	17	5.67	5	7	0
FB Howard McGee	3	3	27	9.00	18	13	0
WR Harvey Becker	3	4	36	12.00	7	19	0
WR Floyd Horton	2	2	18	9.00	2	13	0
TE Joel Conerty	2	3	32	16.00	23	23	0
WR Kenny Samuels	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Sweeney	5	9	80	16.00	21	43	1
WR Sean Pallansch	3	6	56	18.67	34	41	1
RB Mel Stokes	2	2	13	6.50	4	9	0
TE Lester Baskey	2	3	17	8.50	9	12	0
WR Rusty Rice	2	5	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Corwin Kotter	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB Cole McCormick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Matt Marshall	2	30	15.00	0
CB Jesse McKeefry	1	44	44.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Recov	Force
Johnny Emley	1	1
Stan Walters	1	0
Tito Cahill	1	0
Joel Speed	0	1
Bob Gibson	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mel Stokes	1	0	0	0
Sean Pallansch	1	0	0	0
Cole McCormick	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	6	301	50.2	39.5	56	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	4	176	44.0	36.5	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Halama	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Horton	2	10	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Rodgers	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Samuels	2	40	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	5	126	25.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deion Elliott	7	2	26	23
S Tito Cahill	6	3	28	21
OLB Joel Speed	6	2	24	26
S Bob Gibson	6	0	26	27
DT Ellis Owens	4	0	24	19
CB Jesse McKeefry	2	2	16	14
ILB Bob McGuire	2	1	6	8
OLB Ross Schneider	2	1	24	23
ILB Junior Bush	2	1	6	6
OLB Stan Walters	2	0	12	8
CB Johnny Emley	1	1	21	15
S Preston Virgadamo	1	0	8	5
DT Rex Pollard	1	0	19	12
CB Matt Marshall	1	0	16	20
DT Bubba Carlton	0	2	20	21
CB J.R. Hicks	0	2	25	21
DE Neal McIntyre	0	1	20	20

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	11	4	0.0	34	29
OLB Hardy Stansberry	8	0	1.0	22	26
OLB Jackie Stevens	5	0	0.0	14	4
OLB Bo Tanner	4	3	0.0	25	15
ILB Lorenzo White	4	2	0.0	26	17
S Dean Tanner	4	0	0.0	27	25
CB Norbert Irwin	3	2	0.0	12	16
CB Christian Roderick	3	1	0.0	17	20
S Marco Harp	3	0	0.0	8	12
CB Percy Oliver	2	1	0.0	32	24
ILB Brandon White	2	0	0.0	18	15
DE Stephen Wilkerson	2	0	0.0	22	17
DE Derek Holliday	1	1	1.0	22	22
DT Norbert Borders	1	0	1.0	17	13
OLB Scottie Hayes	1	1	0.0	10	6
WR Rusty Rice	1	0	---	---	---
QB Benjamin Lee	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
TE Corwin Kotter	1	0	---	---	---
CB Larry Warkentien	0	3	0.0	29	26
DE Mitch Oxenby	0	2	0.0	24	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Joel Speed	1	26
DE Neal McIntyre	1	20
DT Rex Pollard	1	12

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Hardy Stansberry	1.0	1	2	26
DT Norbert Borders	1.0	0	0	13
DE Derek Holliday	1.0	0	0	22
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0.0	0	1	17
OLB Jackie Stevens	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Joel Speed	4	0	0	26
S Tito Cahill	3	0	0	21
OLB Ross Schneider	2	1	0	23
S Bob Gibson	2	1	0	27
CB Matt Marshall	2	0	2	20
ILB Deion Elliott	2	0	0	23
S Preston Virgadamo	1	0	0	5
CB Jesse McKeefry	0	0	1	14

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dean Tanner	4	1	25
S Norman Haworth	3	1	29
ILB Lorenzo White	3	0	17
CB Percy Oliver	2	0	24
CB Norbert Irwin	2	0	16
CB Christian Roderick	2	0	20
OLB Bo Tanner	1	0	15
OLB Scottie Hayes	1	0	6
S Marco Harp	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Halsey	3	4	13	0	9
Wesley Rounds	2	8	32	0	23
Danny Tiessen	2	3	12	0	7
Corwin Schultz	1	6	30	1	26
Cary Buchholz	1	5	27	0	25
Deion Harden	1	4	31	0	28
Winston Van Pelt	1	3	24	2	23
Howard McGee	0	2	27	0	16
Wally Lynn	0	1	11	0	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Korey Way	2	5	29	27
Brent Dennis	2	5	25	25
Rusty Gardner	1	4	28	25
Conrad Powell	1	3	18	8
John Morris	0	3	10	6
Glenn Darlington	0	2	20	22
Daniel Milloy	0	2	14	22
Corwin Kotter	0	1	21	18

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Walters	3	25
Bob Gibson	2	11
Johnny Emley	1	21
Wesley Rounds	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Brant Chandler	2	15
Larry Warkentien	2	10

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenyon Gabree	36	30	---	---	---	66
Bob Gibson	---	---	26	27	11	64
Wesley Rounds	32	23	---	---	6	61
Corwin Schultz	30	26	---	---	3	59
Harvey Lindblad	30	29	---	---	---	59
Deion Harden	31	28	---	---	---	59
Cary Buchholz	27	25	---	---	6	58
Johnny Emley	---	---	21	15	21	57
Joel Conerty	27	21	---	---	4	52
Howard McGee	27	16	---	---	9	52
Harvey Becker	26	23	---	---	3	52
Joel Speed	---	---	24	26	1	51
Deion Elliott	---	---	26	23	1	50
Thomas Howe	30	19	---	---	1	50
Tito Cahill	---	---	28	21	1	50
Ross Schneider	---	---	24	23	1	48
J.R. Hicks	---	---	25	21	1	47
Winston Van Pelt	24	23	---	---	---	47
Bubba Carlton	---	---	20	21	5	46
Stan Walters	---	---	12	8	25	45
Ellis Owens	---	---	24	19	---	43
J.T. Whiting	14	9	---	---	18	41
Neal McIntyre	---	---	20	20	1	41
Cedric Reeves	6	11	---	---	22	39
Floyd Horton	9	15	---	---	14	38
Matt Marshall	---	---	16	20	1	37
Rex Pollard	---	---	19	12	4	35
Jesse McKeefry	---	---	16	14	1	31
Tony Halsey	13	9	---	---	7	29
Wally Lynn	11	9	---	---	8	28
Danny Tiessen	12	7	---	---	9	28
Lamar Harriman	5	5	---	---	17	27
Junior Bush	---	---	6	6	10	22
Preston Virgadamo	---	---	8	5	7	20
Karl Peterson	---	---	7	12	1	20
Bob McGuire	---	---	6	8	2	16
Dale Wang	2	1	---	---	13	16
Kenny Samuels	4	1	---	---	6	11
Trent Halama	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sean Burroughs	---	---	1	7	---	8
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerome Alvarado	---	---	0	0	4	4
Oliver Batts	0	0	---	---	3	3
Nolan Starks	0	0	---	---	1	1
Andrew Bennett	---	---	1	0	---	1
Don Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Oliver	---	---	32	24	17	73
Norman Haworth	---	---	34	29	3	66
Larry Warkentien	---	---	29	26	10	65
Korey Way	29	27	---	---	5	61
Bernie Sweeney	23	26	---	---	11	60
Benjamin Lee	30	28	---	---	1	59
Dean Tanner	---	---	27	25	6	58
Rusty Gardner	28	25	---	---	5	58
Brent Dennis	25	25	---	---	5	55
Brant Chandler	23	17	---	---	15	55
Derek Holliday	---	---	22	22	9	53
Corwin Kotter	21	18	---	---	14	53
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	22	26	4	52
Lorenzo White	---	---	26	17	4	47
Christian Roderick	---	---	17	20	10	47
Will Springer	---	---	25	21	1	47
Brandon White	---	---	18	15	13	46
Cole McCormick	22	23	---	---	1	46
Sean Pallansch	19	17	---	---	8	44
Glenn Darlington	20	22	---	---	---	42
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	24	17	1	42
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	22	17	2	41
Bo Tanner	---	---	25	15	---	40
Norbert Borders	---	---	17	13	8	38
Norbert Irwin	---	---	12	16	10	38
Daniel Milloy	14	22	---	---	---	36
Scottie Hayes	---	---	10	6	19	35
Rusty Rice	9	8	---	---	16	33
Conrad Powell	18	8	---	---	5	31
Lester Baskey	8	8	---	---	15	31
Troy Wiggins	15	13	---	---	---	28
Mel Stokes	8	7	---	---	12	27
Marco Harp	---	---	8	12	3	23
Jackie Stevens	---	---	14	4	4	22
Marcus Rodgers	2	3	---	---	12	17
John Morris	10	6	---	---	---	16
Herb Jazynka	---	---	10	4	1	15
Scottie Givens	4	2	---	---	5	11
Stan Hastings	2	3	---	---	---	5
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	4	4
Norbert Hammond	---	---	2	1	1	4
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	1	1
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stephen Dixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryant Kohberger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	47	2.5
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	7	60	8.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	60	6.7
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	12	57	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	27	19	3	1	0	2	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	28	16	2	0	4	2	3	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	78	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	46	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	68	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	80	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	43	8.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Lindblad	11	5	61	2	29
WR Harvey Becker	4	3	36	0	23
TE Joel Conerty	3	2	32	1	21
RB Thomas Howe	3	3	17	0	19
FB Howard McGee	3	3	27	0	16
WR Floyd Horton	2	2	18	0	15
WR Kenny Samuels	1	1	7	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Sweeney	9	5	0	80	1	26
WR Sean Pallansch	6	3	2	56	1	17
WR Rusty Rice	5	2	1	17	0	8
TE Lester Baskey	3	2	1	17	0	8
RB Mel Stokes	2	2	0	13	0	7
WR Marcus Rodgers	1	1	0	6	0	3
RB Cole McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	23
TE Corwin Kotter	1	1	0	11	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Howe	9	19	2.11	3.52

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	1	5	5.00	3.60
Cole McCormick	1	3	3.00	5.28

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Gabree	4	3	23	5.75	7.33

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	7	3	28	4.00	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harvey Lindblad	2	1	6	3.00	5.55
RB Thomas Howe	1	1	4	4.00	5.67
FB Howard McGee	1	1	13	13.00	9.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rusty Rice	2	1	14	7.00	3.40
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	1	5	2.50	8.89
RB Mel Stokes	1	1	9	9.00	6.50
WR Sean Pallansch	1	0	0	0.00	9.33
RB Cole McCormick	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Howe	3	1
Cedric Reeves	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Cole McCormick	2	1
Benjamin Lee	1	1
Brant Chandler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	6	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harvey Lindblad	3	1	0
WR Harvey Becker	2	1	1
WR Floyd Horton	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Pallansch	3	2	2
WR Bernie Sweeney	3	1	1
RB Mel Stokes	1	1	0
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,600 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,000)
End Zone 10,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,300 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,600 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,000)
End Zone	10,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,300 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (2,700)