2012 SCHEDULE NEW HAMPSHIRE AT MINNESOTA Date: Sept. 8, 2012 Television: DATE/OPPONENT TIME TV RESULT Time: 11:01 a.m. CT Big Ten Network AUGUST Site: Minneapolis Matt Devlin (PXP) 30 at UNLV 10 p.m. CBS SN W, 30-27 (3OT) Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Glen Mason (Analyst) Surface: FieldTurf J Leman (Sideline) SEPTEMBER Capacity: 50,805 Radio : 8 New Hampshire 11 a.m. BTN Minnesota New Hampshire Series: 0-0 Gopher Sports Network 15 Western Michigan 11 a.m. BTN Golden Wildcats Last: N/A Mike Grimm (PXP) 22 Syracuse 7 p.m. BTN Gophers Darrell Thompson (Analyst) 29 at Iowa* 11 a.m. TBA Follow the Gophers on Twitter Justin Gaard (Sideline) 1-0 Overall 1-0 Overall @GopherFootball Audio: OCTOBER 0-0 Big Ten 0-0 Colonial GopherSports.com (free) Sirius: 117 / XM: 198 13 Northwestern*# 11 a.m. TBA Athletic Association 20 at Wisconsin* TBA TBA 27 Purdue* TBA TBA FIvE THINgS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOVEMBER 3 Michigan* TBA TBA Minnesota opens its home schedule of the 2012 college football season against the New Hampshire Wildcats. The 10 at Illinois* TBA TBA 1 Gophers, who beat UNLV 30-27 in triple overtime on the road on Aug. 30, have never faced the Wildcats. Prior to last 17 at Nebraska* TBA TBA Thursday, the Gophers had never played UNLV either. This is the first time since 2003 that Minnesota is beginning a 24 Michigan State* TBA TBA season playing two opponents it has never played before. The Gophers opened 2003 with home wins against Tulsa (49- 10) and Troy State (48-7). * - Big Ten game # - Homecoming All times Central Minnesota’s 30-27 triple overtime win at UNLV on Aug. 30 was Minnesota third overtime game to start a season in 2 the last six years. The Gophers posted a 23-20 overtime victory at Syracuse to begin 2009, but fell 32-31 at home MINNESOTA COACHES against Bowling Green in 2007. The last time Minnesota opened the season with two consecutive overtime games was 2007. After losing to Bowling Green to open the season, the Jerry Kill (SL) Head Coach Gophers bounced with a 41-35 triple overtime win against Miami Tracy Claeys (PB) Defensive Coordinator (Ohio) in the second week of the season. REMEMbERINg gT Matt Limegrover (PB) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Bill Miller (SL) Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach Senior quarterback MarQueis Gray accounted for 337 yards Minnesota will Brian Anderson (SL) Running Backs 3 of total offense (68 rushing, 269 passing) against UNLV. That remember former Jeff Phelps (SL) Defensive Line is the most yards for a Minnesota starting quarterback in the Gopher linebacker Pat Poore (SL) Wide Receivers first game of the season since Tim Schade racked up 536 total Gary Tinsley in Rob Reeves (SL) Tight Ends/H-Backs yards (58 rushing, 478 passing) in a 38-20 season-opening loss at numerous ways this Jay Sawvel (SL) Secondary/Special Teams No. 17 Penn State in 1993. Gray’s 68 rushing yards were the most year. The most visi - Jim Zebrowski (PB) Quarterbacks in the first game of the season for a Minnesota quarterback since ble will be the GT51 Adam Weber scampered for 72 yards in the 2007 overtime loss to patch the team will Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box Bowling Green. Gray’s 269 passing yards were the most by a wear on the front of Gopher quarterback in the first game of the season since Bryan their jerseys. The Cupito tossed for 279 yards in 63-21 win against Toledo in 2004. team also wears a GT51 sticker on the back of it WEEK 2 SCHEDULE helmets during practice. A large mural of Tinsley The Gophers had three interceptions at UNLV on Aug. 30 is visible upon entering Minnesota’s locker room Sept. 4 Coach Kill press conference (12 p.m.) after having four interceptions all of last season. The last time at its Gibson-Nagurski practice facility and there 4 is a new team award named in Tinsley’s honor MarQueis Gray and other selected players Minnesota picked off three passes in one game was Sept. 20, as well, which will be given to the player who available after press conference. Offensive 2008 (span of 59 games), when it made four interceptions in a 37- 3 win against Florida Atlantic. best exemplifies his “underdog” attitude. Tinsley coordinator Matt Limegrover and additional was a senior at Minnesota last year and finished players available after 3:50 p.m. practice Minnesota’s 30-27 triple overtime win at UNLV on Aug. 30 second on the team with 87 tackles. He passed Sept. 5 Coach Kill, defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys 5 was the first road win for the Gophers with Jerry Kill as their away from an enlarged heart on April 6. Tinsley and requested players available after 3:50 p.m. head coach. Minnesota was 0-5 on the road last year under received his degree posthumously last May. In practice Kill. It was also the Gophers first road win since a 38-34 victory at addition, one player will wear the No. 51 jersey Sept. 6 3:40 p.m. practice (No availability) Illinois on Nov. 13, 2010. each game to honor Tinsley. See note later on in Sept. 7 3:40 p.m. practice (No availability) release for a list of players who have worn No. Sept. 8 11 a.m. New Hampshire vs. Minnesota 51. Gopher Football Sept 8, 2012: New Hampshire at Minnesota MEDIA SERvICES AbOUT THE WILDCATS Minnesota Athletic Communications New Hampshire enters this weekend’s tilt at Minnesota with a 1-0 516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244 UNH 2012 SCHEDULE record after recording a 38-17 win at Holy Cross on Aug. 30. The Minneapolis, MN 55455 Aug. 30 at Holy Cross W, 38-17 Wildcats controlled the ball for 34:10 and outgained Holy Cross 531- Sept. 8 at Minnesota Phone: 612.626.0299 346. Sept. 15 Central Connecticut State * Fax: 612.625.0359 Sept. 22 at Old Dominion * New Hampshire was paced by redshirt freshman quarterback Sean Sept. 29 Delaware * Paul Rovnak, Associate Director Goldrich, who threw 193 yards and two touchdowns. He also led the Oct. 6 at Georgia State * e-mail: [email protected] team in rushing with 71 yards on 10 carries. Goldrich, who was named Oct. 13 Richmond * office: 612-625-9379 CAA Rookie of the Week, completed 21 of 31 passes as he became the Oct. 20 at Maine * mobile: 651-592-5741 first redshirt freshman to start a season opener in UNH history. Oct. 27 at Rhode Island * Nov. 3 William & Mary * ON THE INTERNET Receivers R.J. Harris (12 catches) and Joey Orlando (seven catches) Nov. 17 Towson * Minnesota’s athletics website, GopherSports.com, provides the each recorded 102 yards. Orlando found the end zone twice, while latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game Harris scored one touchdown. On defense, cornerback Chris Beranger * Colonial Athletic Association game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and and linebacker Matt Evans each added nine tackles. coach and player information is available. The site is also updated after each game. The Wildcats are coached alum Sean McDonnell, who is in his 14th season. He has a 97-62 career record and New Hampshire has qualified for the NCAA Division I FCS postseason for eight straight seasons, which is the longest MEDIA RELEASES streak in the nation. The Wildcats have been ranked in the Top 25 for 113 consecutive polls (streak dates to 9/13/04). The Minnesota Athletic Communications Office e-mails its weekly football release on Mondays. The release is also avail - able on the Internet at GopherSports.com in a PDF format. The Gophers’ depth chart is updated on Thursdays. If you are inter - HISTORY IN THE MAKINg ested in receiving the weekly release via e-mail, please contact A Gopher Victory would ... Associate Athletic Communications Director Paul Rovnak at • the team’s ninth win all-time at TCF Bank Stadium. [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list. • be Minnesota’s second ever win at a home opener at TCF Bank Stadium (other was a 20-13 win against Air Force on Sept. 12, 2009). MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES The following is a look at the Gophers’ media availability sched - • improve Jerry Kill’s record at TCF Bank Stadium to 4-4. ule for the 2012 season: • be Minnesota’s second straight win at home (Gophers ended 2011 with a 27-7 home win against Illinois). • snap a two-game losing streak to Division I FCS teams. Tuesday • get the team off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2009. Head coach Jerry Kill holds a regularly-scheduled news confer - • be the program’s 648th victory. ence on Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football A Gopher Loss would ... Complex, beginning at 11 a.m. with lunch. Kill will address the • be Minnesota’s first of the season. media beginning at 12 p.m., with requested players available at • mark the third straight year that Minnesota lost its home opener (2011 lost to New Mexico State 28-21 and in 2010 12:30 p.m. To request players for the weekly news conference, lost to South Dakota 41-38. media should contact Paul Rovnak with requests by 8 a.m. • be Minnesota’s third straight to a Division I FCS team (2011 lost to North Dakota State 37-24 and in 2010 lost to each preceding Monday via email at [email protected].