11/1/1997 — Sioux City, IA (Roberts Stadium)
Attendance: 600 • Duration: 2:40 • Weather: Partly Sunny, 54°, NW 23-29
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado (7-2) | 0 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Morningside (0-9) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 07:39 |
Northern Colorado
— Billy Holmes 1 yd run.
( Mike Schauer kick
is good).
Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards in 3:22. |
7 - 0 |
| 04:10 |
Northern Colorado
— Billy Holmes 38 yd run.
( Mike Schauer kick
is good).
Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards in 0:45. |
14 - 0 | |
| 03:47 |
Morningside
— Chad Kramer 75 yd pass from J.J. White.
( Costa Tsiobanos kick
is good).
Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards in 0:13. |
14 - 7 | |
| 00:34 |
Northern Colorado
— Mike Schauer 37 yd field goal.
Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards in 2:57. |
17 - 7 | |
| 3rd | 11:58 |
Northern Colorado
— Andy Haase 2 yd pass from Corte McGuffey.
( Mike Schauer kick
is good).
Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards in 0:54. |
24 - 7 |
| 05:41 |
Northern Colorado
— Mike Schauer 24 yd field goal.
Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards in 2:36. |
27 - 7 | |
| 4th | 11:39 |
Northern Colorado
— Jason Heinrich 7 yd run.
( Mike Schauer kick
is good).
Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards in 3:21. |
34 - 7 |
| 04:44 |
Northern Colorado
— Mark Chicarelli 93 yd run.
( Corte McGuffey kick
is good).
Drive: 2 plays, 93 yards in 0:22. |
41 - 7 |
| Northern Colorado | Morningside | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | FIRST DOWNS | 6 |
| 16 | Rushing | 0 |
| 8 | Passing | 6 |
| 3 | Penalty | 0 |
| 359 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 14 |
| 53 | Attempts | 25 |
| 6.8 | Avg. Per Rush | 0.6 |
| 4 | Rushing TDs | 0 |
| 390 | Yards Gained | 50 |
| 31 | Yards Lost | 36 |
| 136 | NET YARDS PASSING | 183 |
| 14- 26- 0 | Comp.-Att.-Int. | 14- 23- 1 |
| 5.2 | Avg. / Att. | 8.0 |
| 9.7 | Avg. / Comp. | 13.1 |
| 1 | TDs | 1 |
| 495 | TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 197 |
| 79 | Plays | 48 |
| 6.3 | Avg. / Play | 4.1 |
| 1- 0 | Fumbles-Lost | 2- 1 |
| 5- 36 | Penalties-Yards | 7- 68 |
| 4- 158 | Punts-Yards | 8- 269 |
| 39.5 | Avg. / Punt | 33.6 |
| 0 | Inside 20 | 0 |
| 1 | Touchbacks | 0 |
| 0 | Fair Catch | 0 |
| 8- 421 | Kickoffs-Yards | 2- 118 |
| 52.6 | Avg. / Kickoff | 59.0 |
| 1 | Touchbacks | 0 |
| 5- 23- 0 | Punt Returns: No-Yds-TD | 0- 0- 0 |
| 4.6 | Avg. / Return | - |
| 2- 60- 0 | Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD | 6- 117- 0 |
| 30.0 | Avg. / Return | 19.5 |
| 1- 0- 0 | Int Returns: No-Yds-TD | 0- 0- 0 |
| 1- 0- 0 | Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD | 0- 0- 0 |
| 35:33 | POSSESSION TIME | 24:27 |
| 40% (6 of 15) | Third-Down Conversions | 0% (0 of 11) |
| 50% (1 of 2) | Fourth-Down Conversions | 0% (0 of 2) |
| 5- 7 | Red Zone: Scores-Chances | 0- 1 |
| 0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
| 3- 17 | Sacks: Number-Yards | 2- 13 |
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Dean Grable | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Corte McGuffey | 19 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 1 | 17 |
| Totals | 26 | 14 | 0 | 136 | 1 | ||
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | J.C. Pfeister | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | J.J. White | 20 | 13 | 0 | 163 | 1 | 75 |
| 14 | David Fielder | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 23 | 14 | 1 | 183 | 1 | ||
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Billy Holmes | 28 | 201 | 7.2 | 2 | 38 |
| 44 | Mark Chicarelli | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 1 | 93 |
| 32 | Jason Heinrich | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Corte McGuffey | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Dean Grable | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 359 | 6.8 | 4 | ||
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Jake Fisher | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Josh McIntire | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | J.C. Pfeister | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | J.J. White | 7 | -9 | -1.3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Brad Sitzmann | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 14 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Mark Chicarelli | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 82 | Brian Lusk | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 83 | Omar Zuniga | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 87 | Andy Haase | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Cliff Casco | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 32 | Jason Heinrich | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 81 | Dillon Micus | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Keith Grable | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Billy Holmes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 14 | 136 | 9.7 | 1 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Chad Kramer | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 |
| 19 | Mitch Allner | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | David Fielder | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | Josh McIntire | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 88 | Jay Simms | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Brad Sitzmann | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Jake Fisher | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 14 | 183 | 13.1 | 1 | ||
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Schauer | 3 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Corte McGuffey | 3 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Costa Tsiobanos | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dirk Johnson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1.5 | ||
| 48 | S. Zimmerman | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |
| 46 | Brian Scott | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 80 | Jamie Heiner | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 96 | Matt Markley | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 2 | Marin Jones | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 11 | Brad Bunting | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 52 | Brian Heil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 58 | Lenny Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 99 | Don Plutt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Chad Niesent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kunta Duncan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Noland Eastin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Dominic Pallone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Matt Walker | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | Mike Marra | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Joel Cushing | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.5 | ||
| 13 | C. Burgmeier | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.5 | ||
| 95 | Jim Vance | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | ||
| 20 | Mike Mollet | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| 34 | Joe Soukup | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Chris Butler | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| 50 | Steve Griebel | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| 8 | Nick Flynn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| 23 | Jonathon Blum | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| 38 | Nick Hagerty | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 44 | Chad Kramer | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 36 | Gary Green | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 59 | August Farkas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 96 | Jason Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 1 | Jud Eastman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 32 | Corey Cain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 42 | Ed Vonnahme | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 55 | Alphonso Carter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 92 | Jason Cheever | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | S. Zimmerman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 52 | Brian Heil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | 3 | 17 | |||
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mike Mollet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 96 | Jason Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 2 | 13 | |||
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Lenny Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None. | |||||
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Dean Grable | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | J.C. Pfeister | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Jay Simms | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | |