Golden Gophers Set to Open Kill Era at No. 25
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS MINNESOTA at No. 25 USC SEPTEMBER 3 at No. 25 USC (ABC) 12:36 p.m. PT Date: Saturday, Sept. 3 10 New Mexico State (BTN) 2:30 p.m. CT Time: 12:36 p.m. (PT)/2:36 p.m. (CT) 17 Miami [Ohio] (BTN) 2:30 p.m. CT 24 North Dakota State (BTN) 6:00 p.m. CT Site: Los Angeles, Calif. Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum OCTOBER Surface: Natural grass 1 at Michigan* TBA 8 at Purdue* TBA Capacity: 93,607 22 Nebraska* [HC] 2:30 p.m. CT Series: USC leads 1-5-1 29 Iowa* TBA Last Meeting: Sept. 18, 2010 NOVEMBER USC 32, Minnesota 21 5 at Michigan State* TBA Minneapolis, Minn. 12 Wisconsin* TBA 19 at Northwestern* TBA TCF Bank Stadium 26 Illinois* TBA MINNESOTA USC * - Big Ten Conference Game GOLDEN GOPHERS TROJANS [HC] - Homecoming 0-0 0-0 GOPHER COACHES GOLDEN GOPHERS SET TO OPEN JERRY KILL (SL) Head Coach TRACY CLAEYS (PB) Defensive Coordinator MATT LIMEGROVER (PB) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line KILL ERA AT NO. 25 USC BILL MILLER (SL) Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers will open their 128th season of intercollegiate football with a BRIAN ANDERSON (SL) Running Backs trip to Los Angeles. Minnesota will play its first game under head coach Jerry Kill at USC Saturday, Sept. 3 JEFF PHELPS (SL) Defensive Line in a 12:36/2:36 p.m. PT/CT matchup. PAT POORE (SL) Wide Receivers ROB REEVES (SL) Tight Ends/H-Backs JAY SAWVEL (SL) Secondary/Special Teams The Gophers were 3-9 last season, but won their final two games under interim head coach Jeff Horton. JIM ZEBROWSKI (PB) Quarterbacks USC was 8-5 in 2010, including a 32-21 victory over Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium. Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box Minnesota is opening the season on the road for the third straight year. The Gophers lifted the lid on 2009 at Syracuse with a 23-20 OT win and won 24-17 at Middle Tennessee to open the 2010 campaign. They WEEK 1 SCHEDULE have won 14 of their last 16 season-openers and four straight when opening the season on the road. MONDAY, AUGUST 29 3:45 p.m. ..................................................................................Practice No media availability ABC will televise the game, with Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard and Shelley Smith on the broadcast. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 BROADCAST INFORMATION 11 a.m. ........................................................................ Media Luncheon Noon .............................................................Jerry Kill Press Conference Television Radio Audio 12:30-12:50 p.m. ............................ Press Conference Player interviews 3:45 p.m. ...................................Practice (media availability following) ABC Gopher Sports Network www.GopherSports.com Carter Blackburn - Play-by-play Mike Grimm - Play-by-play All-Access Audio - Free WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 Brock Huard - Analyst Darrell Thompson - Analyst Sirius/XM Satellite Radio 3:45 p.m. ...................................Practice (media availability following) Shelley Smith - Sideline Reporter Justin Gaard - Sideline Reporter Channel 85 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Tickets 10:20 a.m. ............................................Practice (no media availability) Ticket Office: Mariucci Arena Phone: 1-800-UGOPHER Web: www.gophersports.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 ..........................................Travel to Los Angeles (no media availability) www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA at USC MEDIA SERVICES Minnesota Athletic Communications SCOUTING USC 516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244 USC is coming off an 8-5 campaign in 2010. The Trojans TROJAN SCHEDULE Minneapolis, MN 55455 were not eligible for postseason play last season due to NCAA probation for NCAA-reported violations. Sept. 3 Minnesota Phone: 612.626.0299 Sept. 10 Utah* Sept. 17 Syracuse Fax: 612.625.0359 USC is coached by Lane Kiffin, who is in his second Sept. 24 at Arizona State* season as the head coach of the Trojans. Kiffin was pre- Oct. 1 Arizona* Andy Seeley, Associate Director/Primary Football Contact Oct. 13 at California* e-mail: [email protected] viously the head coach at Tennessee for one season and mobile: 612.269.2706 has also been the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of Oct. 22 at Notre Dame Garry Bowman, Director the NFL. His overall collegiate coaching record is 15-11. Nov. 29 Stanford* e-mail: [email protected] Nov. 4 at Colorado* Nov. 12 Washington* Offensively, USC ranked No. 26 in the nation in total Nov. 19 at Oregon* ON THE INTERNET offense and No. 37 in scoring offense last season. The Nov. 26 UCLA* Minnesota’s athletics website, www.gophersports.com, provides the Trojans racked up more than 431 yards and scored latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and coach and player 31 points per game in 2010. USC was the No. 84 total information is available. Recaps and statistics are updated after defense and the No. 63 scoring defense in the country last season, allowing more than 400 yards and each game. nearly 27 points per game. The Trojans were good on special teams, ranking No. 7 in the country in punt returns and No. 17 in kickoff returns. MEDIA RELEASES The Minnesota Athletic Communications Office e-mails its weekly football release on Mondays. Fax versions of the update are sent by MINNESOTA MINUTIAE request only. The release is also available on the Internet at www.go- A Gopher Victory would ... phersports.com in a PDF formats. The Gophers’ depth chart is updated on Thursdays. If you are interested in receiving the weekly release via u give head coach Jerry Kill his first win at the University of Minnesota. e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director u make Jerry Kill the first Minnesota head coach to win his debut since John Gutekunst in 1986. Andy Seeley at [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list. u make Kill the 19th Minnesota head coach to win his debut with the Gophers. u mark the third straight season the Gophers have won on the road to open the season. MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES u give Minnesota its first three-game winning streak since October 2008. The following is a look at the Gophers’ media availabilty schedule for the 2011 season: u give Minnesota back-to-back wins over ranked teams for the first time since 2000. u be the program’s 644th victory. Tuesday Head coach Jerry Kill holds a regularly-scheduled news conference on A Gopher Loss would ... Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex, beginning at 11 a.m. u make Kill the fourth consecutive Gopher head coach to lose in his debut with Minnesota. with lunch. Kill will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), u make Kill the eighth Gopher head man to lose in his first game at the school. with requested players available at 12:30 p.m. To request players for u mark the Gophers’ fourth straight defeat at the hands of a Pac-12 opponent. the weekly news conference, media should contact Andy Seeley with requests by noon each preceding Monday at 612.626.0299 or via u be the program’s 453rd loss. e-mail at [email protected]. Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy TALE OF THE TAPE (2010 Stats, Rankings) Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wal- MINNESOTA (3-9) USC (8-5) lace Field at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Tuesday practices Team Statistics UM OPP Team Statistics USC OPP are open to the media for the first 20-30 minutes. Head coach Jerry Points/Game 23.2 33.0 Points/Game 31.0 26.7 Kill, selected assistant coaches and selected players will be made First Downs 239 229 First Downs 301 281 available to the media following Tuesday practices. Rushing/Game 135.2 191.4 Rushing/Game 189.3 140.5 Passing/Game 226.1 200.8 Passing/Game 242.2 259.5 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS Total Off./Gm 361.3 392.2 Total Off./Gm 431.5 400.0 Category UM USC Wednesday Time of Poss. 31:54 28:06 Time of Poss. 31:52 28:08 Rush Off. 86 (135.3) 25 (189.3) Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy Pass Off. 57 (226.1) 41 (242.2) Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Pass Eff. 60 (129.16) 45 (134.63) Wallace Field. Wednesday practices are open to the media for the Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Tot. Off. 77 (361.3) 26 (431.5) first 20-30 minutes. Head coach Jerry Kill, selected assistant coaches Eskridge 193 698 3.6 7 58.2 Tyler 171 913 5.3 9 70.2 Scor. Off. 89 (23.2) 37 (31.0) and selected players will be made available to the media following Bennett 123 529 4.3 3 44.1 Bradford 110 794 7.2 5 66.2 Rush Def. 98 (191.4) 49 (140.5) Pass Def. 33 (200.8) 109 (259.5) Wednesday practices. Passing C-A-I TD YPG Passing C-A-I TD YPG Pass Eff. D 113 (154.16) 83 (135.85) Weber 205-368-9 20 223.2 Barkley 236-377-12 26 232.6 Tot. Def. 76 (392.2) 84 (400.1) Thursday Scor. Def. 98 (33.0) 63 (26.7) No media availability. Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Net Punt 120 (30.9) 43 (37.2) McKnight 48 750 15.6 10 62.5 Woods 65 792 12.2 6 60.9 Punt Ret.