| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 52 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Champaign won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 60 yards from the DEN30. Gerald Battle returned the ball 25 yards to the CHM35. Tackled by Matthew Erwin. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (1Q: 14:30) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR C.J. Emmons. |
| 2-10-CHM35 (1Q: 14:22) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Grady Madison, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CHM42 (1Q: 13:36) Corey Sybrowski ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by S Rico Byrum. |
| 4-4-CHM41 (1Q: 12:56) Brandon Baxter punted 49 yards. Matthew Erwin returned the kick 9 yards to the DEN19. Tackled by Corey Sybrowski. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (1Q: 12:48) Cory Sanders sacked by DE Ben Banks for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Bob Kelley. |
| 2-18-DEN11 (1Q: 12:21) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Randal Schulz for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| 3-11-DEN18 (1Q: 11:53) Rondell Farley ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| 4-4-DEN25 (1Q: 11:24) Gabe Farley punted 43 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 14 yards to the CHM46. Tackled by Richard Tatum. |
| 1-10-CHM46 (1Q: 11:17) Corey Sybrowski ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith, assisted by DE Michael Lincoln. |
| 2-6-DEN50 (1Q: 10:49) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Jessie Sullivan, assisted by DE Terry Desjardins. Key block delivered by Butch Athanas. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (1Q: 10:24) Jeffrey Donovan ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by Mitch Howe. |
| 2-4-DEN38 (1Q: 09:55) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-14-DEN48 (1Q: 09:47) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-DEN48 (1Q: 09:42) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rufus Mularkey. S Rico Byrum defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-DEN48 (1Q: 09:33) Brandon Baxter punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN01. |
| 1-10-DEN01 (1Q: 09:24) Rondell Farley ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Borders, assisted by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| 2-10-DEN01 (1Q: 08:39) Otis Canada ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines. Key block delivered by Corwin Yates. |
| 3-2-DEN09 (1Q: 08:13) Cory Sanders pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Randal Schulz. DE Walt Borders blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-DEN09 (1Q: 08:07) Gabe Farley punted 36 yards. Kirk Nobles called for a fair catch at the DEN45. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (1Q: 07:56) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. DE Kelvin Ingram hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN45 (1Q: 07:49) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Corey Sybrowski for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Cochrane. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-DEN43 (1Q: 07:02) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by TE Ross Deskins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-DEN43 (1Q: 06:57) Brandon Baxter punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 06:50) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randal Schulz. DT David Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (1Q: 06:43) Rondell Farley ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. |
| 3-11-DEN19 (1Q: 05:59) Cory Sanders scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Vance. |
| 4-8-DEN22 (1Q: 05:21) Gabe Farley punted 55 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 8 yards to the CHM31. Tackled by Otis Canada. |
| 1-10-CHM31 (1Q: 05:10) J.R. Carpenter pass was intended for WR Rufus Mularkey and was intercepted by S Rico Byrum at the DEN42. Tackled by Full of Mularkey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (1Q: 04:57) Randal Heintz ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Banks, assisted by DT Rich Westbrook. |
| 2-8-DEN44 (1Q: 04:16) Cory Sanders pass completed to RB Randal Heintz for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. |
| 3-1-CHM49 (1Q: 03:31) Rondell Farley ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Anthony Wheeler. |
| 4-1-CHM49 (1Q: 02:45) Gabe Farley punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (1Q: 02:38) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rico Byrum. |
| 2-9-CHM21 (1Q: 02:09) Corey Sybrowski ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum, assisted by OLB Grady Madison. |
| 3-10-CHM20 (1Q: 01:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Jeffrey Donovan for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by S Rico Byrum. Donovan gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM36 (1Q: 00:56) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Emmons. CB Cary Chustz defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM36 (1Q: 00:46) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR C.J. Emmons for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus DeWoody. Emmons gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-CHM45 (1Q: 00:04) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-1-CHM45 (2Q: 15:00) Brandon Baxter punted 41 yards. Matthew Erwin called for a fair catch at the DEN14. |
| 1-10-DEN14 (2Q: 14:53) Randal Heintz ran a trap outside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Marion. Key block delivered by Corwin Yates. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (2Q: 14:14) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Randal Schulz for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Vance. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Schulz gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-DEN34 (2Q: 13:28) Rondell Farley ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Vance, assisted by OLB Jared Shimada. Key block delivered by Bob Kelley. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (2Q: 12:42) Otis Canada ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Borders, assisted by CB Jason Vance. Key block delivered by Bob Kelley. |
| 2-2-DEN49 (2Q: 12:15) Cory Sanders kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. Key block delivered by D.J. Peterson. |
| 1-10-CHM49 (2Q: 11:49) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN46 (2Q: 11:40) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Randal Schulz for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines. |
| 2-8-CHM47 (2Q: 11:15) Rondell Farley ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Banks. |
| 3-8-CHM47 (2Q: 10:44) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. CB Carlos Hines defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-CHM47 (2Q: 10:34) Gabe Farley punted 31 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 6 yards to the CHM22. Tackled by Lee Fountaine. |
| 1-10-CHM22 (2Q: 10:27) Jeffrey Donovan ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Cochrane, assisted by OLB Lee Fountaine. Key block delivered by Mitch Howe. |
| 2-4-CHM28 (2Q: 09:54) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. OLB Eric Staple hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-CHM28 (2Q: 09:42) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Ross Deskins for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus DeWoody. Deskins gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM35 (2Q: 09:00) Jeffrey Donovan ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mario Cochrane. |
| 2-7-CHM38 (2Q: 08:25) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR C.J. Emmons. OLB Eric Staple blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-CHM38 (2Q: 08:19) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ross Deskins. CB Cary Chustz defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CHM38 (2Q: 08:13) Brandon Baxter punted 48 yards. Matthew Erwin returned the kick 21 yards to the DEN35. Tackled by Carlton Di Pietro. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (2Q: 08:03) Randal Heintz ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Heath Warren, assisted by OLB Kyle Jeffries. |
| 2-8-DEN37 (2Q: 07:25) Otis Canada ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. |
| 3-6-DEN39 (2Q: 06:59) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Richmond. DT Rich Westbrook hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-DEN39 (2Q: 06:53) Gabe Farley punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM07. |
| 1-10-CHM07 (2Q: 06:43) Corey Sybrowski ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Kelvin Ingram, assisted by S Rico Byrum. Key block delivered by R.J. Oliver. |
| 2-5-CHM12 (2Q: 06:00) Jeffrey Donovan ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Cochrane. |
| 3-2-CHM15 (2Q: 05:30) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon and assisted by S Rico Byrum. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (2Q: 05:06) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 2-14-CHM23 (2Q: 04:34) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Bostic. OLB Eric Staple hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-CHM23 (2Q: 04:28) Jeffrey Donovan ran a trap outside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. Key block delivered by Jamie Hatcher. |
| 4-1-CHM36 (2Q: 04:06) Brandon Baxter punted 41 yards. Matthew Erwin called for a fair catch at the DEN23. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (2Q: 03:58) Rondell Farley ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada. Key block delivered by D.J. Peterson. |
| 2-2-DEN31 (2Q: 03:19) Jamal Kelley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jeff Marion, assisted by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| 3-1-DEN32 (2Q: 02:37) Rondell Farley ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by S Jeff Marion. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-2-DEN31 (2Q: 02:00) Gabe Farley punted 55 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 10 yards to the CHM24. Tackled by Richard Tatum. |
| 1-10-CHM24 (2Q: 01:50) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus DeWoody, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by J.C. Nichols. |
| 1-10-CHM34 (2Q: 01:07) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Corey Sybrowski for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by CB Cary Chustz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CHM37 (2Q: 00:39) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Fred Lohr. S Kennedy McWilliams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CHM37 (2Q: 00:31) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Emmons. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-CHM37 (2Q: 00:25) Brandon Baxter punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DEN17. |
| 1-10-DEN17 (2Q: 00:18) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. Jacobs gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Sam Linquist kicked off 73 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 15:00) Rondell Farley ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. Key block delivered by Corwin Yates. |
| 2-4-DEN26 (3Q: 14:30) Otis Canada ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT David Jackson, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM DT David Jackson to the DEN34. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 14:21) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR C.J. Emmons. |
| 2-10-DEN34 (3Q: 14:13) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR C.J. Emmons for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Cary Chustz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-7-DEN07 (3Q: 13:37) PENALTY: Champaign was called for a False Start. |
| 1-12-DEN12 (3Q: 13:27) Corey Sybrowski ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE David Grillo. |
| 2-13-DEN13 (3Q: 12:54) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Bostic. OLB Eric Staple hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-DEN13 (3Q: 12:49) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR C.J. Emmons for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Champaign 6, Denver 0 |
| (3Q: 12:49) Extra point by Sam Linquist was good. Champaign 7, Denver 0 |
| (3Q: 12:43) Sam Linquist kicked off 52 yards from the CHM30. Matthew Erwin returned the ball 27 yards to the DEN45. Tackled by Ross Deskins. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (3Q: 12:10) Rondell Farley ran a draw inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. Key block delivered by Corwin Yates. Denver's Bob Kelley was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-5-DEN50 (3Q: 11:31) Cory Sanders sacked by DE Walt Borders and DT Kelvin Mealey for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Irving Gossett. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHM Kyle Jeffries on the DEN45. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (3Q: 11:19) PENALTY: Champaign was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN50 (3Q: 11:08) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR C.J. Emmons for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. |
| 1-10-DEN21 (3Q: 10:35) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Butch Bostic for 11 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN10 (3Q: 09:53) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR World Emmons for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello, assisted by CB Cary Chustz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-DEN04 (3Q: 09:13) Jeffrey Donovan ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE David Grillo. |
| 3-4-DEN04 (3Q: 08:43) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Champaign 13, Denver 0 |
| (3Q: 08:43) Extra point by Sam Linquist was good. Champaign 14, Denver 0 |
| (3Q: 08:34) Sam Linquist kicked off 60 yards from the CHM30. Matthew Erwin returned the ball 31 yards to the DEN41. Tackled by Carlton Di Pietro. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (3Q: 08:15) Rondell Farley ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada, assisted by DE Ben Banks. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Illegal Block Below the Waist. |
| 1-25-DEN26 (3Q: 08:09) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. Jacobs gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-19-DEN32 (3Q: 07:24) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Jim Richmond for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Junior Krykhtine for 5 yards to the DEN41. |
| 3-10-DEN41 (3Q: 06:41) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Heath Warren. |
| 1-10-CHM49 (3Q: 05:59) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Vance, assisted by OLB Jared Shimada. Jacobs gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM36 (3Q: 05:24) Randal Heintz ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett, assisted by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| 2-8-CHM34 (3Q: 04:47) Cory Sanders scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines. |
| 3-4-CHM30 (3Q: 04:12) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-CHM35 (3Q: 04:05) Cory Sanders pass was intended for WR Junior Krykhtine and was intercepted by S Rod Rockett at the CHM17. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Les Cortez. |
| 1-10-CHM30 (3Q: 03:52) Corey Sybrowski ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 2-10-CHM30 (3Q: 03:21) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 3-11-CHM29 (3Q: 02:56) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Butch Bostic. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-CHM29 (3Q: 02:49) Brandon Baxter punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN25. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (3Q: 02:41) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Les Cortez for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (3Q: 02:07) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Randal Schulz for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-DEN38 (3Q: 01:38) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. DE Walt Borders simply tossed Wendell Bleeck aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-DEN38 (3Q: 01:28) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Les Cortez for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DEN42 (3Q: 01:01) Gabe Farley punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the CHM11. |
| 1-10-CHM11 (3Q: 00:51) J.R. Carpenter pass was intended for WR World Emmons and was intercepted by OLB Grady Madison at the CHM26. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Jeffrey Donovan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM16 (3Q: 00:39) Randal Heintz ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT David Jackson. |
| 2-7-CHM13 (3Q: 00:07) Randal Heintz ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rod Rockett, assisted by DE Ben Banks. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-6-CHM06 (4Q: 15:00) Rondell Farley ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by DT David Jackson. |
| 2-10-CHM10 (4Q: 14:17) Rondell Farley ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Westbrook. |
| 3-7-CHM07 (4Q: 13:49) Cory Sanders pass was intended for WR Jim Richmond and was intercepted by CB Carlos Hines at the CHM01. The interception was returned 99 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign 20, Denver 0 |
| (4Q: 13:49) Extra point by Sam Linquist was good. Champaign 21, Denver 0 |
| (4Q: 13:39) Sam Linquist kicked off 65 yards from the CHM30. Matthew Erwin returned the ball 29 yards to the DEN34. Tackled by Ross Deskins. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (4Q: 13:13) Jamal Kelley ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Banks, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. DE Ben Banks knocked down Irving Gossett to break up the play. |
| 2-11-DEN33 (4Q: 12:32) Otis Canada ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries, assisted by DE Walt Borders. Key block delivered by D.J. Peterson. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (4Q: 12:04) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 55 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jacobs gained 33 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Champaign 21, Denver 6 |
| (4Q: 12:04) Extra point by Jimmy O'Neill was good. Champaign 21, Denver 7 |
| (4Q: 11:49) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 71 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (4Q: 11:49) Jeffrey Donovan ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Eric Staple, assisted by S Rico Byrum. |
| 2-6-CHM24 (4Q: 11:15) Jeffrey Donovan ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus DeWoody, assisted by DT Nolan Grunow. |
| 3-9-CHM21 (4Q: 10:32) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Fred Lohr. OLB Eric Staple blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CHM21 (4Q: 10:26) Brandon Baxter punted 46 yards. Matthew Erwin returned the kick 15 yards to the DEN48. Tackled by Gerald Battle. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (4Q: 10:15) Cory Sanders pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Randal Schulz. DE Walt Borders blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN48 (4Q: 10:09) Randal Heintz ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| 3-7-CHM49 (4Q: 09:34) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Randal Schulz for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Schulz gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM41 (4Q: 09:08) Otis Canada ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Westbrook. |
| 2-8-CHM39 (4Q: 08:35) Rondell Farley ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Zytniak, assisted by S Jeff Marion. |
| 3-1-CHM32 (4Q: 08:00) Rondell Farley ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines. Key block delivered by Bob Kelley. |
| 1-10-CHM31 (4Q: 07:29) Randal Heintz ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Heath Warren, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Randal Heintz for 6 yards to the CHM21. Tackled by Charlie Poloski. |
| 1-10-CHM21 (4Q: 06:43) Rondell Farley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Rich Westbrook. |
| 2-9-CHM20 (4Q: 06:13) Rondell Farley ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Hines, assisted by DE Walt Borders. |
| 3-5-CHM16 (4Q: 05:33) Cory Sanders pass completed to RB Otis Canada for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Kyle Jeffries. Canada gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHM11 (4Q: 05:03) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Les Cortez for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Champaign 21, Denver 13 |
| (4Q: 05:03) Extra point by Jimmy O'Neill was good. Champaign 21, Denver 14 |
| (4Q: 04:57) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 79 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHM20 (4Q: 04:57) Corey Sybrowski ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Grunow. |
| 2-12-CHM18 (4Q: 04:11) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rufus Mularkey. DE David Grillo blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-CHM18 (4Q: 04:06) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. S Matthew Erwin defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-CHM18 (4Q: 03:56) Brandon Baxter punted 46 yards. Matthew Erwin returned the kick 9 yards to the DEN45. Tackled by Ross Deskins. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (4Q: 03:49) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN40 (4Q: 03:39) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Vance. Jacobs gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (4Q: 03:08) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| 1-10-CHM17 (4Q: 02:41) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randal Schulz. DE Ben Banks drove right through Marvin Fulcher to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-CHM17 (4Q: 02:32) Rondell Farley ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT David Jackson. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-12-CHM19 (4Q: 02:04) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Omar Jacobs for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jacobs gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Champaign 21, Denver 20 |
| (4Q: 02:04) Extra point by Jimmy O'Neill was good. Denver 21, Champaign 21 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (4Q: 01:56) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 50 yards from the DEN30. Gary Zytniak returned the ball 16 yards to the CHM36. Tackled by Otis Canada. |
| 1-10-CHM36 (4Q: 01:46) Corey Sybrowski ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 2-9-CHM37 (4Q: 01:07) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bennie Sandlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CHM37 (4Q: 01:00) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Full of Mularkey for 7 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CHM44 (4Q: 00:25) Brandon Baxter punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DEN09. |
| 1-10-DEN09 (4Q: 00:16) Cory Sanders scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Shimada. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-3-DEN16 (4Q: 00:04) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-DEN11 (4Q: 00:04) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Omar Jacobs. DE Heath Warren hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Denver won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Sam Linquist kicked off 72 yards from the CHM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (OT: 15:00) Rondell Farley ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Marion, assisted by ILB Charlie Poloski. OLB Jared Shimada crushed Marvin Fulcher to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-DEN22 (OT: 14:25) Junior Krykhtine ran a reverse around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rod Rockett. PENALTY: Champaign was called for Offsides. |
| 2-3-DEN27 (OT: 14:15) Rondell Farley ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Borders. Key block delivered by D.J. Peterson. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (OT: 13:29) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Les Cortez for 27 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Marion. |
| 1-10-CHM40 (OT: 12:46) Cory Sanders pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Jamal Kelley. DE Walt Borders blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHM40 (OT: 12:39) Rondell Farley ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Poloski, assisted by DE Ben Banks. |
| 3-4-CHM34 (OT: 12:01) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Jim Richmond for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Meier, assisted by CB Gary Zytniak. |
| 1-10-CHM27 (OT: 11:20) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Jim Richmond for 23 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Marion. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-4-CHM04 (OT: 10:41) Rondell Farley ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Mealey. |
| 2-4-CHM04 (OT: 10:16) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 24, Champaign 21 |
| Final Score: Denver Death 24, Champaign Thunder 21 |