11/8/1997 — Omaha, NE (Al Caniglia Field)
Attendance: 3500 • Duration: 2:45 • Weather: Overcast, 37°, S 5-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside (0-10) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Nebraska-Omaha (8-2) | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 09:28 |
Nebraska-Omaha
— Jeff Herdzina 9 yd pass from Ed Thompson.
( Paul Kosel kick
is good).
Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards in 5:32. |
0 - 7 |
| 01:50 |
Nebraska-Omaha
— Ed Thompson 50 yd run.
( Paul Kosel kick
is good).
Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards in 1:34. |
0 - 14 | |
| 2nd | 09:42 |
Nebraska-Omaha
— Ed Thompson 2 yd run.
( Paul Kosel kick
is good).
Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards in 6:03. |
0 - 21 |
| 05:39 |
Morningside
— Chad Kramer 78 yd run.
( Costa Tsiobanos kick
is good).
Drive: 1 plays, 78 yards in 0:10. |
7 - 21 | |
| 02:14 |
Nebraska-Omaha
— Paul Kosel 31 yd field goal.
Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards in 3:18. |
7 - 24 | |
| 4th | 14:21 |
Nebraska-Omaha
— Melvin McPhaull 3 yd run.
( Paul Kosel kick
is good).
Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards in 6:37. |
7 - 31 |
| 00:21 |
Morningside
— David Fielder 4 yd pass from J.J. White.
( Costa Tsiobanos kick
is good).
Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards in . |
14 - 31 |
| Morningside | Nebraska-Omaha | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | FIRST DOWNS | 23 |
| 3 | Rushing | 21 |
| 3 | Passing | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty | 0 |
| 92 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 408 |
| 18 | Attempts | 75 |
| 5.1 | Avg. Per Rush | 5.4 |
| 1 | Rushing TDs | 3 |
| 118 | Yards Gained | 439 |
| 26 | Yards Lost | 31 |
| 120 | NET YARDS PASSING | 68 |
| 12- 26- 2 | Comp.-Att.-Int. | 6- 13- 1 |
| 4.6 | Avg. / Att. | 5.2 |
| 10.0 | Avg. / Comp. | 11.3 |
| 1 | TDs | 1 |
| 212 | TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 476 |
| 44 | Plays | 88 |
| 4.8 | Avg. / Play | 5.4 |
| 0- 0 | Fumbles-Lost | 1- 0 |
| 9- 69 | Penalties-Yards | 13- 103 |
| 8- 272 | Punts-Yards | 3- 124 |
| 34.0 | Avg. / Punt | 41.3 |
| 0 | Inside 20 | 0 |
| 0 | Touchbacks | 0 |
| 1 | Fair Catch | 1 |
| 2- 100 | Kickoffs-Yards | 6- 355 |
| 50.0 | Avg. / Kickoff | 59.2 |
| 0 | Touchbacks | 3 |
| 1- -3- 0 | Punt Returns: No-Yds-TD | 4- 23- 0 |
| -3.0 | Avg. / Return | 5.8 |
| 2- 59- 0 | Kickoff Returns: No-Yds-TD | 2- 38- 0 |
| 29.5 | Avg. / Return | 19.0 |
| 1- 35- 0 | Int Returns: No-Yds-TD | 2- -2- 0 |
| 0- 0- 0 | Fumble Returns: No-Yds-TD | 0- 0- 0 |
| 15:52 | POSSESSION TIME | 41:37 |
| 8% (1 of 12) | Third-Down Conversions | 50% (9 of 18) |
| 100% (1 of 1) | Fourth-Down Conversions | 75% (3 of 4) |
| 0- 0 | Red Zone: Scores-Chances | 4- 5 |
| 0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
| 2- 15 | Sacks: Number-Yards | 3- 18 |
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | J.J. White | 15 | 10 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 66 |
| 12 | Kent Ackmann | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 26 | 12 | 2 | 120 | 1 | ||
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adam Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Curtis Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ed Thompson | 9 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 22 |
| Totals | 13 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 1 | ||
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Chad Kramer | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 1 | 78 |
| 12 | Kent Ackmann | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 30 | Jake Fisher | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Josh McIntire | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Rory Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | J.J. White | 7 | -7 | -1.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 1 | ||
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ed Thompson | 25 | 198 | 7.9 | 2 | 50 |
| 33 | Melvin McPhaull | 21 | 101 | 4.8 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Adam Wright | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | 23 |
| 44 | Micky Koory | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Jeff Herdzina | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Curtis Miller | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 31 | Gary Barrineau | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 75 | 408 | 5.4 | 3 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Mitch Allner | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | David Fielder | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 66 |
| 44 | Chad Kramer | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 88 | Jay Simms | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Brad Sitzmann | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 120 | 10.0 | 1 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ed Thompson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 21 | Tony Kreis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Jeff Herdzina | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 9 |
| 88 | Pete Coniglio | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Adam Wright | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 1 | ||
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Costa Tsiobanos | 2 | 2 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | Lg | PAT-A | PAT-M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Paul Kosel | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Joel Cushing | 9 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Matt Walker | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Mike Marra | 7 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 34 | Joe Soukup | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Mike Mollet | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | Chris Butler | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Steve Griebel | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 13 | C. Burgmeier | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 36 | Gary Green | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 59 | August Farkas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Nick Flynn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 71 | Jon Friessen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 92 | Jason Cheever | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 96 | Jason Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 38 | Nick Hagerty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 44 | Chad Kramer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 55 | Alphonso Carter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 86 | Daniel Kanuch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 87 | Andy Heidl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 95 | Jim Vance | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | PD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Cedric Welch | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 16 | Ben Titus | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Terrell Spears | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | Jamar Anderson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | Nathan Tate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 42 | D. Richards | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 54 | Jason Morris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 90 | Brent Neben | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Chris Cooper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | Robert Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | Brooks Tapp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 12 | Ed Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 14 | Paul Kosel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 20 | Nate Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 35 | C. Diffendaffer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 97 | Henk deBoer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 98 | Steve Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 40 | Ahmad Austin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 29 | Nick Kucera | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mike Mollet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 36 | Gary Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | 2 | 15 | |||
| Player | Solo | Ast | Total | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Cedric Welch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 54 | Jason Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 94 | Chris Cooper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | 3 | 18 | |||
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Matt Walker | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| Totals | 1 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Player | No | Yds | TD | Lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Jamar Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | D. Richards | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | -2 | 0 | ||
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| None. | |||
| Player | No | Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Melvin McPhaull | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | |