9/20/1997 — Sioux City, Ia (Roberts Stadium)
Attendance: 800 • Duration: 2:39 • Weather: Sunny, 59°, NE 10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cloud State (2-1) | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Morningside (0-3) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11:25 |
St. Cloud State
— Neil Fish 27 yd field goal.
Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards in 3:35. |
3 - 0 |
| 01:11 |
St. Cloud State
— Mike McKinney 69 yd pass from Jon Miller.
( Neil Fish kick
failed).
Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards in 3:12. |
9 - 0 | |
| 2nd | 00:45 |
Morningside
— Josh McIntire 32 yd pass from Kent Ackmann.
( Costa Tsiobanos kick
is good).
Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards in 1:17. |
9 - 7 |
| 3rd | 09:43 |
St. Cloud State
— Jerry Reitan 31 yd run.
( Neil Fish kick
is good).
Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards in 3:25. |
16 - 7 |
| 4th | 13:02 |
Morningside
— Kent Ackmann 1 yd run.
( Costa Tsiobanos kick
failed).
Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards in 6:14. |
16 - 13 |
| St. Cloud State | Morningside | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | FIRST DOWNS | 17 |
| 4 | Rushing | 6 |
| 7 | Passing | 10 |
| 1 | Penalty | 1 |
| 96 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 46 |
| 34 | Attempts | 41 |
| 2.8 | Avg. Per Rush | 1.1 |
| 1 | Rushing TDs | 1 |
| 147 | Yards Gained | 109 |
| 51 | Yards Lost | 63 |
| 220 | NET YARDS PASSING | 265 |
| 15- 22- 1 | Comp.-Att.-Int. | 16- 32- 2 |
| 10.0 | Avg. / Att. | 8.3 |
| 14.7 | Avg. / Comp. | 16.6 |
| 1 | TDs | 1 |
| 316 | TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 311 |
| 56 | Plays | 73 |
| 5.6 | Avg. / Play | 4.3 |
| 4- 1 | Fumbles-Lost | 1- 0 |
| 9- 69 | Penalties-Yards | 6- 64 |
| 5- 233 | Punts-Yards | 6- 246 |
| 46.6 | Avg. / Punt | 41.0 |
| 0 | Inside 20 | 0 |
| 0 | Touchbacks | 0 |
| 0 | Fair Catch | 2 |
| 4- 237 | Kickoffs-Yards | 3- 155 |
| 59.3 | Avg. / Kickoff | 51.7 |
| 0 | Touchbacks | 0 |
| 3- -8- 0 | Punt Returns: No-Yds-TD | 4- 25- 0 |
| -2.7 | Avg. / Return | 6.3 |
| 3- 105- 0 | Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD | 4- 77- 0 |
| 35.0 | Avg. / Return | 19.3 |
| 2- 25- 0 | Int Returns: No-Yds-TD | 1- 0- 0 |
| 0- 0- 0 | Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD | 1- 0- 0 |
| 28:26 | POSSESSION TIME | 31:34 |
| 44% (7 of 16) | Third-Down Conversions | 33% (6 of 18) |
| 100% (1 of 1) | Fourth-Down Conversions | 100% (1 of 1) |
| 1- 2 | Red Zone: Scores-Chances | 1- 4 |
| 0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
| 5- 57 | Sacks: Number-Yards | 3- 29 |
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jon Miller | 22 | 15 | 1 | 220 | 1 | 69 |
| Totals | 22 | 15 | 1 | 220 | 1 | ||
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | J.C. Pfeister | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Kent Ackmann | 23 | 13 | 1 | 247 | 1 | 38 |
| Totals | 32 | 16 | 2 | 265 | 1 | ||
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jerry Reitan | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | Chad Stiernagle | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Tom Stark | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Nick Kelvie | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Jon Miller | 7 | -13 | -1.9 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 34 | 96 | 2.8 | 1 | ||
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Jake Fisher | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | David Fielder | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Josh McIntire | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Kent Ackmann | 12 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 11 |
| 28 | Rory Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | J.C. Pfeister | 8 | -4 | -0.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 41 | 46 | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike McKinney | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 1 | 69 |
| 21 | Jerry Reitan | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 45 |
| 82 | John Derlein | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| 83 | Eli Blosser | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Chad Stiernagle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 86 | Stephen Turner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 15 | 220 | 14.7 | 1 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Mitch Allner | 7 | 122 | 17.4 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Josh McIntire | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 32 |
| 14 | David Fielder | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 |
| 44 | Chad Kramer | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 30 |
| 88 | Jay Simms | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 84 | Eric Fischer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 16 | 265 | 16.6 | 1 | ||
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Neil Fish | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Costa Tsiobanos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | John DesRoches | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.5 | ||
| 37 | Jeremy Sinz | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | ||
| 43 | L. Horozewski | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.5 | ||
| 90 | Corey Peters | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 29 | Larry Miller II | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 47 | Jim Louis | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 55 | Jason Sell | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 98 | Brent Graunke | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 36 | Jeremy Mikla | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 44 | Greg Gronski | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Jay Hanson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Tom Stark | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Casey Fraher | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | Brian Skoog | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Scott Hentges | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Mark Dean | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | Justin Wedeking | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 39 | Matt Greiman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Jeremy Burros | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 34 | Jeff Mueller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 35 | Mike Regner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | C. Burgmeier | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Joel Cushing | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 71 | Jon Friessen | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 95 | Jim Vance | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.5 | ||
| 17 | Matt Walker | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.5 | ||
| 50 | Steve Griebel | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | Mike Marra | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 34 | Joe Soukup | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | Chris Butler | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 36 | Gary Green | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 20 | Mike Mollet | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 38 | Nick Hagerty | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | Jud Eastman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Costa Tsiobanos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | David Fielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | Jake Fisher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 44 | Chad Kramer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 92 | Jason Cheever | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Scott Hentges | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 29 | Larry Miller II | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 90 | Corey Peters | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 98 | Brent Graunke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Totals | 5 | 57 | |||
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mike Mollet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 21 | Chris Butler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 50 | Steve Griebel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Totals | 3 | 29 | |||
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Larry Miller II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Jim Louis | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Totals | 2 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Matt Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tom Stark | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Casey Fraher | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jon Miller | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | |
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Chris Butler | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | |