9/27/1997 — Sioux City, Ia (Roberts STadium)
Attendance: 1300 • Duration: 2:49 • Weather: sunny, 77°, s 17mph
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota (3-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Morningside (0-4) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14:12 |
North Dakota
— Jim Kleinsasser 34 yd pass from Kevin Klancher.
( Shane Allen kick
is good).
Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards in 0:48. |
7 - 0 |
| 07:44 | Morningside — Chris Butler 95 yd fumble return. ( Costa Tsiobanos kick is good). | 7 - 7 | |
| 03:35 |
Morningside
— Josh McIntire 25 yd run.
( Costa Tsiobanos kick
is good).
Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards in 1:31. |
7 - 14 | |
| 2nd | 04:23 |
North Dakota
— Dan Graf 24 yd pass from Kevin Klancher.
( Shane Allen kick
is good).
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 4:55. |
14 - 14 |
| 4th | 06:28 |
North Dakota
— Phillip Moore 1 yd run.
( Shane Allen kick
is good).
Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards in 4:57. |
21 - 14 |
| 01:51 |
North Dakota
— Phillip Moore 6 yd run.
( Shane Allen kick
is good).
Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards in 3:22. |
28 - 14 |
| North Dakota | Morningside | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | FIRST DOWNS | 19 |
| 14 | Rushing | 7 |
| 9 | Passing | 9 |
| 2 | Penalty | 3 |
| 242 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 148 |
| 52 | Attempts | 36 |
| 4.7 | Avg. Per Rush | 4.1 |
| 2 | Rushing TDs | 1 |
| 260 | Yards Gained | 170 |
| 18 | Yards Lost | 22 |
| 205 | NET YARDS PASSING | 176 |
| 11- 17- 1 | Comp.-Att.-Int. | 17- 32- 1 |
| 12.1 | Avg. / Att. | 5.5 |
| 18.6 | Avg. / Comp. | 10.4 |
| 2 | TDs | 0 |
| 447 | TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 324 |
| 69 | Plays | 68 |
| 6.5 | Avg. / Play | 4.8 |
| 3- 3 | Fumbles-Lost | 1- 1 |
| 6- 45 | Penalties-Yards | 8- 75 |
| 3- 128 | Punts-Yards | 6- 194 |
| 42.7 | Avg. / Punt | 32.3 |
| 0 | Inside 20 | 0 |
| 0 | Touchbacks | 1 |
| 1 | Fair Catch | 4 |
| 5- 302 | Kickoffs-Yards | 3- 170 |
| 60.4 | Avg. / Kickoff | 56.7 |
| 2 | Touchbacks | 1 |
| 0- 0- 0 | Punt Returns: No-Yds-TD | 2- 12- 0 |
| - | Avg. / Return | 6.0 |
| 1- 24- 0 | Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD | 2- 23- 0 |
| 24.0 | Avg. / Return | 11.5 |
| 1- -3- 0 | Int Returns: No-Yds-TD | 1- 0- 0 |
| 1- 32- 0 | Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD | 3- 112- 0 |
| 29:50 | POSSESSION TIME | 30:10 |
| 40% (4 of 10) | Third-Down Conversions | 40% (6 of 15) |
| 100% (2 of 2) | Fourth-Down Conversions | 0% (0 of 2) |
| 2- 3 | Red Zone: Scores-Chances | 1- 4 |
| 0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
| 2- 12 | Sacks: Number-Yards | 2- 13 |
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Kevin Klancher | 17 | 11 | 1 | 205 | 2 | 44 |
| Totals | 17 | 11 | 1 | 205 | 2 | ||
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Kent Ackmann | 32 | 17 | 1 | 176 | 0 | 45 |
| Totals | 32 | 17 | 1 | 176 | 0 | ||
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Phillip Moore | 35 | 188 | 5.4 | 2 | 22 |
| 39 | Mike Hoefs | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 34 | Chad Faul | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Kevin Klancher | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 52 | 242 | 4.7 | 2 | ||
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Kent Ackmann | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Josh McIntire | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 1 | 25 |
| 30 | Jake Fisher | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Brad Sitzmann | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Mitch Allner | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 148 | 4.1 | 1 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Steve Sedlacek | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 0 | 44 |
| 82 | Jim Kleinsasser | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 1 | 34 |
| 81 | Dan Graf | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 24 |
| 39 | Mike Hoefs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 11 | 205 | 18.6 | 2 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Chad Kramer | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Josh McIntire | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 21 |
| 88 | Jay Simms | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 87 | Andy Heidl | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | Mitch Allner | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | David Fielder | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 30 | Jake Fisher | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 17 | 176 | 10.4 | 0 | ||
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shane Allen | 4 | 4 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Costa Tsiobanos | 2 | 2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | M. Mannausau | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1 | Mike Henneberg | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Brent Grimes | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 48 | Wes Atkinson | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 44 | Jason Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 32 | Mike George | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Kelly Howe | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Jason Wagner | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 21 | Tibyasa Matovu | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 97 | Donovan Dawson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Shane Allen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Erik Gunderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 | Danny Lawson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 98 | Scott Schultz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 99 | Bryan Lage | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Chris Schrantz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Kevin Klancher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | Brian Giesinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 45 | Rick Packowaski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 90 | Grant Schlosser | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 94 | Alex Starcevic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Joe Soukup | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Matt Walker | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Mike Marra | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 5 | Joel Cushing | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 71 | Jon Friessen | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 21 | Chris Butler | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Gary Green | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 20 | Mike Mollet | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 55 | Alphonso Carter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Nick Flynn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | C. Burgmeier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Kent Ackmann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | David Fielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 50 | Steve Griebel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 95 | Jim Vance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 96 | Jason Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Jason Wagner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 48 | Wes Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 2 | 12 | |||
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Mike Marra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 55 | Alphonso Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | 2 | 13 | |||
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kelly Howe | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | -3 | 0 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Chris Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Phillip Moore | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Chad Faul | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | |
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Jake Fisher | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | |