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2012 SCHEDULE MINNESOTA AT NEBRASKA Date: Nov. 17, 2012 Television: DATE/OPPONENT TIME TV RESULT Time: 2:42 p.m. CT Big Ten Network AUGUST (1-0) Site: Lincoln, Neb. Eric Collins (PXP) 30 at UNLV 10 p.m. CBS SN W, 30-27 (3OT) Stadium: Memorial Stadium Derek Rackley (Analyst) Surface: Field Turf Jon Jansen (Sideline) SEPTEMBER (3-1) Capacity: 81,091 Radio : 8 New Hampshire 11 a.m. BTN W, 44-7 Minnesota Golden Nebraska Series: Minnesota, 29-21-2 Gopher Sports Network 15 Western Michigan 11 a.m. BTN W, 28-23 Gophers Cornhuskers Last: 41-14 Nebraska Mike Grimm (PXP) 22 Syracuse 7 p.m. BTN W, 17-10 road win on Darrell Thompson (Analyst) 29 at Iowa* 11 a.m. ESPN2 L, 13-31 6-4 Overall 8-2 Overall Oct. 22, 2011 Justin Gaard (Sideline) 2-4 Big Ten 5-1 Big Ten Last U win: 26-14 road win on Audio: OCTOBER (1-2) Sept. 24, 1960 GopherSports.com (free) 13 Northwestern*# 11 a.m. ESPN2 L, 13-21 Follow the Gophers on Twitter @GopherFootball Sirius: 113 / XM: 193 20 at Wisconsin* 11 a.m. ESPNU L, 13-38 27 Purdue* 2:30 p.m. BTN W, 44-28 FIvE THINgS YOU NEED TO KNOW Minnesota heads to Nebraska this weekend as the Gophers battle the Cornhuskers. This will be Minnesota’s first trip NOVEMBER (1-1) 1 to Nebraska with the Cornhuskers being a member of the Big Ten. The Gophers lead the overall series 29-21-2, but 3 Michigan* 11 a.m. BTN L, 13-35 have lost 15 straight to the Cornhuskers, which includes a 41-14 home setback last season. The Gophers are 8-9 all- 10 at Illinois* 2:30 p.m. BTN W, 17-3 time at Lincoln’s Memorial Stadium, and their most recent win was a 26-14 victory in 1960. Since then the Gophers have 17 at Nebraska* 2:30 p.m. BTN dropped six straight games at Nebraska, with a 56-0 result being the most recent in 1990. 24 Michigan State* 2:30 p.m. BTN The Gophers improved to 6-4 on the season last Saturday after a 17-3 win at Illinois. Minnesota had six wins com - * - Big Ten game # - Homecoming bined in 2010 and 2011. The win made Minnesota bowl eligible for the first time since 2009. Minnesota will compete All times Central 2 in its 15th bowl game at the end of the season. The specific bowl and opponent will be announced in the future. The Gophers are 5-9 all-time in bowl games, with their most recent being a 14-13 loss to Iowa State on Dec. 31 in the 2009 MINNESOTA COACHES Insight Bowl. Minnesota’s last bowl win was a 20-16 victory against Alabama on Dec. 31 in the 2004 Music City Bowl. Jerry Kill (SL) Head Coach Minnesota’s 17-3 win at Illinois last Saturday snapped a six-game Big Ten road losing streak. It was Minnesota’s first Tracy Claeys (PB) Defensive Coordinator 3 Big Ten road win since the Gophers topped Illinois, 38-34, on Nov. 13, 2010. The Gophers have now won four Matt Limegrover (PB) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line straight games at Illinois. It is the first time that Minnesota has had a four-game Big Ten road winning streak since it Bill Miller (PB) Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach won four straight at Northwestern from 1985-1993. Minnesota is 2-2 on the road this year and a win on Saturday would Brian Anderson (SL) Running Backs give Minnesota a winning record on the road for the first time since Jeff Phelps (SL) Defensive Line 2008. That year the Gophers went 3-2 on the road as they won at Pat Poore (SL) Wide Receivers Bowling Green, Illinois and Purdue and lost at Ohio State and REMEMBERINg gT Rob Reeves (SL) Tight Ends/H-Backs Wisconsin. Minnesota was 0-5 on the road last season. Minnesota will remem - Jay Sawvel (SL) Secondary/Special Teams ber former Gopher Jim Zebrowski (SL) Quarterbacks Eleven different players have scored a touchdown for linebacker Gary 4 Minnesota this season (same as last season), as A.J. Barker Tinsley in numerous Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box (7 touchdowns), Donnell Kirkwood (5), John Rabe (4), ways this year. The MarQueis Gray (3), Isaac Fruechte (2), Drew Goodger (2), Derrick most visible will be the Engel (1), Brandon Green (1), Rodrick Williams (1), James Gillum GT51 patch the team THIS WEEK ’S SCHEDULE (1) and Michael Carter (1) have all scored. Seven of those players - will wear on the front Barker, Fruechte, Goodger, Engel, Williams, Gillum and Carter - of their jerseys. The Nov. 13 Coach Kill press conference (12 p.m.) scored their first career touchdowns this year. That number is tied team also wears a GT51 sticker on the back of it Selected players available after press with Colorado for the seventh-most in college football this season. helmets during practice. A large mural of Tinsley is visible upon entering Minnesota’s locker room conference. Offensive coordinator Matt Navy leads with 14 players scoring their first career touchdown this season and is followed by Colorado State (11), Marshall (10), TCU at its Gibson-Nagurski practice facility and there Limegrover and additional players available after (10), Tennessee (10) and Georgia Tech (8). is a new team award named in Tinsley’s honor 3:40 p.m. practice as well, which will be given to the player who Nov. 14 Coach Kill, defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys Philip Nelson passed for 78 yards in Minnesota’s 17-3 win last best exemplifies his “underdog” attitude. Tinsley and requested players available after 3:40 p.m. 5 Saturday at Illinois. He was 9-for-15 and did not thrown an was a senior at Minnesota last year and finished practice interception or a touchdown. Nelson had previously thrown for second on the team with 87 tackles. He passed Nov. 15 No availability a touchdown in his first three starts as a Gopher. The last time away from an enlarged heart on April 6. Tinsley Minnesota won a game while passing for less than 78 yards was received his degree posthumously last May. In Nov. 16 No availability Nov. 10, 2010, against Purdue. On that day Adam Weber was 5-for- addition, one player will wear the No. 51 jersey Nov. 17 2:30 p.m. Minnesota at Illinois 9 and passed for 74 yards. MarQueis Gray was 0-for-1, as each game to honor Tinsley. Minnesota beat the Boilermakers 35-20 at home. Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska MEDIA SERvICES ABOUT THE CORNHUSKERS Minnesota Athletic Communications 516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244 Nebraska enters Saturday’s contest with an 8-2 overall record and a 5- NEBRASKA SCHEDULE Minneapolis, MN 55455 1 mark in Big Ten play. Since suffering a 63-28 loss at Ohio State on Sept. 1 Southern Miss W, 49-20 Oct. 6, the Huskers have beaten Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan Sept. 8 at UCLA L, 30-36 Phone: 612.626.0299 State and Penn State. Nebraska is 6-0 at home this year. Sept. 15 Arkansas State W, 42-13 Fax: 612.625.0359 Sept. 22 Idaho State W, 73-7 Bo Pelini is in his fifth season as head coach of the Huskers. He has led Sept. 29 Wisconsin* W, 30-27 Paul Rovnak, Associate Director them to four straight nine-win seasons and to berths in two Holiday Oct. 6 at Ohio State* L, 38-63 e-mail: [email protected] Bowls, one Gator Bowl and one Capital One Bowl. Oct. 20 at Northwestern* W, 29-28 office: 612-625-9379 Oct. 27 Michigan* W, 23-9 mobile: 651-592-5741 Nebraska, which has scored 374 points in 10 games this year, is led by Nov. 3 at Michigan State* W, 28-24 dual-threat quarterback Taylor Martinez. The junior has passed for Nov. 10 Penn State* W, 32-23 ON THE INTERNET 2,112 yards and 19 touchdowns this year and has also rushed for 770 Nov. 17 Minnesota* Minnesota’s athletics website, GopherSports.com, provides the Nov. 23 at Iowa* yards and eight scores. Ameer Abdullah has paced Nebraska with 942 latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game * Big Ten game rushing yards and eight touchdowns, while Rex Burkhead, who is com - notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and coach and player information is available. The site is also ing off an injury, has added 405 yards and three scores. Kenny Bell has updated after each game. been Martinez’s favorite target this year, as he has caught 35 balls for 653 yards and six touchdowns. MEDIA RELEASES The Nebraska defense is anchored by senior linebacker Will Compton and senior safety Daimion Stafford. Comptom The Minnesota Athletic Communications Office e-mails its has 83 tackles (28 solo) this year and has also recovered three fumbles. Stafford has 72 tackles (38 solo) and has weekly football release on Mondays. The release is also avail - also recovered two fumbles and made two interceptions. As a unit, the Husker defense has picked off seven passes able on the Internet at GopherSports.com in a PDF format. The and recovered 10 fumbles. They have also sacked the opposing quarterback 27 times and recorded 75 tackles-for- Gophers’ depth chart is updated on Thursdays. If you are inter - loss. ested in receiving the weekly release via e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director Paul Rovnak at [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list.