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 * 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 (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 (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) 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 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 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 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 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 . 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 . 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. HISTORY IN THE MAKINg A Gopher Victory would ... MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES • snap a six-game losing streak at Nebraksa and be the Gophers first win in Lincoln since a 26-14 victory on Sept. 24, The following is a look at the Gophers’ media availability sched - 1960. ule for the 2012 season: • be their second straight Big Ten road win, which is something Minnesota has not accomplished since 2008 Tuesday • be their seventh of the season, which would be the most for Minnesota since it won seven games in 2008 Head coach Jerry Kill holds a regularly-scheduled news confer - • be their third in Big Ten play, which would be the most for Minnesota since it won three Big Ten games in 2008 ence on Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news • improve Jerry Kill’s record at Minnesota to 10-13 conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football • improve Minnesota’s all-time record against Nebraska to 30-21-2 and to 9-9 on the road Complex, beginning at 11 a.m. with lunch. Kill will address the • be the program’s 653rd victory media beginning at 12 p.m., with requested players available at 12:30 p.m. To request players for the weekly news conference, A Gopher Loss would ... media should contact Paul Rovnak with requests by 8 a.m. • be Minnesota’s fifth of the season each preceding Monday via email at [email protected]. • be their 22nd all-time loss to Nebraska and seventh straight in Lincoln • be the program’s 466th loss Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Paul Rovnak for practice times and locations. The majority of Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field at the TALE OF THE TApE Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Practices during the regu - lar-season are closed to the media. Head coach Jerry Kill, MINNESOTA (6-4) Nebraska (8-2) Team Statistics UM OPP Team Statistics NU OPP offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover and requested players Points/Game 23.2 22.3 Points/Game 37.4 25.0 First Downs 188 178 First Downs 240 182 will be made available to the media following Tuesday prac - Rushing/Game 166.2 168.0 Rushing/Game 269.3 179.9 tices. Passing/Game 187.5 168.8 Passing/Game 213.1 164.4 Total Off./Gm 353.7 336.8 Total Off./Gm 482.4 344.3 Time of Poss. 31:59 28:01 Time of Poss. 30:30 29:30 Wednesday Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Paul Rovnak for practice times and locations. The majority of Kirkwood 182 819 4.5 5 81.9 Abdullah 182 942 5.2 8 94.2 Gray 54 320 5.9 3 40 Martinez 132 770 5.8 8 77.0 Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field at the Passing C-A-I TD YPG Passing C-A-I TD YPG Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Practices during the regu - Shortell 60-105-4 6 158.2 Martinez 166-265-8 19 211.2 lar season are closed to the media. Head coach Jerry Kill, Nelson 50-90-2 6 153.8 Kellogg III 3-5-1 1 6.3 Gray 33-55-2 5 92.8 defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys and requested players will Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG be made available to the media following Wednesday prac - Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Bell 35 653 18.7 6 65.3 Barker 30 577 19.2 7 72.1 Enunwa 29 335 11.6 1 33.5 tices. Fruechte 18 252 14.0 2 28.0 Defense U-A-TT TFL SKS INT Defense U-A-TT TFL SKS INT Compton 28-55-83 6.0 3.0 0 Thursday Stoudermire 45-18-63 3.5 00 Stafford 38-24-72 2.0 1.0 2 No media availability. Rallis 26-30-56 3.5 00 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS NCAA TEAM RANKINGS Category UM NU Category UM NU Friday Rush Off. 57 (166.20) 7 (269.30) Punt Returns 78 (7.44) 23 (11.48) Coaches Kill, defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys, offensive Pass Off. 100 (187.50) 83 (213.10) Kickoff Ret. 99 (18.83) 64 (21.41) coordinator Matt Limegrover and requested players are avail - Tot. Off. 96 (353.70) 17 (482.40) TO Marg. 64 (-.10) 102 (-.80) Scor. Off. 92 (23.20) 23 (37.40) Pass Def. 7 (168.80) 2 (164.40) able for network television pregame production packages only. Rush Def. 73 (168.00) 84 (179.90) Pass. Eff. 59 (135.00) 32 (146.68) Pass Eff. D 16 (108.75) 7 (100.60) Sacks 50 (2.10) 20 (2.70) Total Def. 25 (336.80) 28 (344.30) Tack/Loss 73 (5.30) 41 (6.30) Scoring Def. 30 (22.30) 50 (25.00) Sacks Allowed 38 (1.50) T70 (2.00) Net Punting 90 (35.48) 87 (35.68) Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska gETTINg DEFENSIvE u The Gophers pass defense has been pretty good this year. Minnesota has the seventh-best pass defense in the USA TODAY country (third in Big Ten) allowing only 168.80 yards per game. The Gophers are 16th nationally in pass efficiency TOp 25 - NOv. 11 defense (third in Big Ten) at 108.75 and 25th in total defense (fourth in Big Ten), allowing 336.80 yards per game. Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Oregon (44) 10-0 1460 u Through 10 games this year, Minnesota has been significant - 2. Kansas State (14) 10-0 1427 A YEAR DIFFERENCE... ly better on the defensive side of the ball. The Gophers have 3. Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1346 4. Georgia 9-1 1260 Category (through 10 games) 2011 2012 allowed 223 points this year after allowing 345 points in 10 5. Alabama 9-1 1243 Opp. Scoring 345 223 games last year, which means they are allowing only 22.3 6. Florida State 9-1 1143 Opp. First Downs 233 178 points per game compared to 34.5 points per game at this 7. Florida 9-1 1079 Opp. Points Per Game 34.5 22.3 time last year. The Gophers allowed 430.9 yards per game at 8. LSU 8-2 1040 Opp. Rush Ave. Per Game 200.3 168.0 this time last year and allow only 336.8 yards this season. 9. Clemson 9-1 1033 Opp. Rush TDs 20 18 Minnesota has also done a good job of controlling the clock 10. Texas A&M 8-2 967 Opp. Passing Ave. Per Game 230.6 168.8 this year. Last year, Minnesota’s opponents had the ball for 11. South Carolina 8-2 903 Opp. Passing TDs 21 10 an average of 31:35 through 10 games, but have had the ball 12. Oklahoma 7-2 799 Opp. Total Offense Per Game 430.9 336.8 for only 28:01 through 10 games this year. 13. Stanford 8-2 793 Opp. Total TDs 46 29 14. Nebraska 8-2 653 Opp. Third Down Conversion % 47% 39% u Minnesota has held three teams to 10 points or less this sea - 15. Texas 8-2 615 16. UCLA 8-2 494 Opp. Time Of Possession 31:35 28:01 son, as Illinois scored three points, New Hampshire seven Minn. Interceptions Made 39 17. Oregon State 7-2 490 and Syracuse 10. The last time Minnesota held three teams Minn. Sacks Made 12 21 18. Louisville 9-1 442 to 10 points or less in one season was 2008. It did not hap - 19. Louisiana Tech 9-1 413 pen at all in 2009 or 2010 and happened only once in 2011. 20. Rutgers 8-1 354 21. USC 7-3 343 u Ten players have contributed on a sack this year, led by senior D.L. Wilhite and his 7.5 sacks (tied for eighth all-time 22. Boise State 8-2 161 in one season at Minnesota). Wilhite now has 14.5 career sacks, which is sixth all-time in Minnesota history. 23. Michigan 7-3 144 Ra’Shede Hageman has 5.0 sacks this year, which is tied for the fourth most among NCAA interior lineman this year 24. Oklahoma State 6-3 111 (Arizona State’s has 10.5 sacks). Minnesota has surpassed its number of sacks from 2011 (19 sacks) and 25. Texas Tech 7-3 106 2010 (9 sacks) and needs one more sack to reach their 2009 total of 22. Minnesota had 34 sacks in 2008. Others Receiving Votes: Northern Illinois 105, Wisconsin 68, Kent State 39, Cincinnati 35, Mississippi State 32, Utah u Minnesota has forced 14 turnovers this year (nine interceptions and five recoveries) after forcing nine State 20, UCF 18, Northwestern 10, San Diego State 8, turnovers last year (four interceptions and five fumble recoveries). The last time Minnesota had more than nine inter - Tulsa 8, Washington 7, Fresno State 4, Middle Tennessee 2. ceptions in one season was also 2010, as the Gophers picked off 11 passes that year. Minnesota is 3-0 this year when it does not commit a turnover and are 5-0 under coach Kill all-time. The Gophers are 5-0 this year when they win the turnover battle and 7-0 all-time under coach Kill. u Michael Carter has 14 pass breakups this year, which ranks second in the Big Ten in all games (Ohio State’s Bradley Roby has 16). His nine pass breakups in Big Ten games place him third among league leaders. Carter’s 14 breakups ASSOCIATED pRESS this year rank tied for fourth all-time in one season in program history with Traye Simmons (2008). Carter is only four breakups shy of school single-season record-holder Willie Middlebrooks who had 18 in 1999. TOp 25 - NOv. 11 Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points pOINT IMpROvEMENT 1. Oregon (45) 10-0 1485 u Minnesota has scored 232 combined points after 10 games this season. Last year, Minnesota had 181 points after 2. Kansas State (14) 10-0 1451 10 games and ended the year with 221 points. 3. Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1382 4. Alabama 9-1 1259 u The Gophers have played 40 quarters in regulation this year and have scored in 27 of them (scored a touchdown in 5. Georgia 9-1 1223 6. Ohio State 10-0 1212 21 of them). Minnesota has also scored in all three overtime periods. Minnesota has outscored its opponents in every 7. Florida 9-1 1089 quarter this year except for the fourth. The Gophers best quarter this year has been the second, as they have scored 8. LSU 8-2 1046 72 of their 232 points in the second frame. 9. Texas A&M 8-2 1031 10. Florida State 9-1 1024 ON THE ROAD 11. Clemson 9-1 907 u Over the course of his career, coach Jerry Kill has had a knack for winning football games on the road. He has a 12. South Carolina 8-2 848 career record of 54-52 on the road, despite taking over teams that traditionally did not fare well on the road before his 13. Oklahoma 7-2 798 arrival. Saginaw Valley St. was a combined 18-8 away from home during the five years Kill was head coach. Emporia 14. Stanford 8-2 766 State was 2-3 on the road during both of Kill’s years at the school. At Southern Illinois, Kill’s squad lost its first 11 15. Oregon State 7-2 556 16. Nebraska 8-2 549 road games before going 21-10 away from home during the next five years. At Northern Illinois, the Huskies went 2-4 17. UCLA 8-2 541 in each of Kill’s first two years at the school. In his final year, they were 5-2 on the road, which included a 34-23 win 18. Texas 8-2 496 at Minnesota. The Gophers were 0-5 on the road last year, but are 2-2 away from home this season. 19. Louisiana Tech 9-1 374 20. Louisville 9-1 322 HISTORY LESSON 21. USC 7-3 297 u Minnesota won three games in 2011. This year, the Gophers have already won six. History told us this would hap - 22. Rutgers 8-1 179 pen, as all of the previous teams that Jerry Kill has coached improved their record from his first to second year at the 23. Michigan 7-3 135 school. While at Saginaw Valley St., Kill’s squad went 6-4 in his first year before going 7-3. Emporia State was 5-6 23. Texas Tech 7-3 135 during Kill’s first year, but improved to 6-5 the next year. Kill took a 1-10 Southern Illinois in his first year and then 25. Kent State 9-1 93 produced a 4-8 team. Most recently at Northern Illinois, Kill’s team was 6-7 in his first season, but improved to 7-6. Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State 79, Northern Illinois 77, Mississippi State 48, Wisconsin 26, UCF 16, Boise RETURN IT State 14, Cincinnati 6, Fresno State 6, Arizona 6, TCU 5, San u Senior Troy Stoudermire is the Big Ten record holder in kickoff return yards with 3,359. Stoudermire is just 158 yards Jose State 4, Tulsa 4, Utah State 4, San Diego State 3, shy of Tyron Carrier’s NCAA record. Carrier recorded 3,517 yards at Houston from 2008-11. Stoudermire recorded Northwestern 2, Washington 1, Toledo 1. 1,083 return yards in 2008 and 1,057 yards in 2009. In 2010, he had 789 yards and he had 173 yards last year before missing the final eight games with an injury. He has 257 return yards this year. Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska

RECORD WATCH STARTINg QB S u A look at selected Gopher records/charts where current The Gophers are one of eight schools who have started three different quarterbacks this season, as MarQueis Gray, Gophers could make an impact in 2012: and Philip Nelson have all started games for the Maroon and Gold. The Gophers join Southern Miss (have started four quarterbacks), Kentucky, Tulane, Colorado State, Utah, Maryland and Wisconsin in that category. Career Rushing Yardage Among those teams, the 6-4 Gophers and 7-3 Badgers are the only ones with a winning record. Nelson and Shortell 23. DeLeon Eskridge, 2008-10 1,754 have each thrown for six touchdowns this year, while Gray has thrown for five. Of the eight schools, Minnesota is the 24. Ernie Cook, 1969-71 1,680 only one that has at least five touchdown passes from each quarterback. 25. MarQueis Gray, 2009- 1,661 26. Terry Jackson II, 2001-03 1,660 KIRKWOOD CARRIES THE LOAD u Running back Donnell Kirkwood rushed for a career-high 152 yards Quarterback Career Rushing Yards last Saturday at Illinois (tied his career high with 28 carries). Kirkwood LEADINg BACKS 1. , 1984-87 2,150 had a 38-yard rush last Saturday, which was the longest of his career Year/Games Running Back Yards 2. MarQueis Gray, 2009- 1,661 and the second longest rush this year for a Gopher (MarQueis Gray 2012 (10) Donnell Kirkwood 819 2011 (12) Duane Bennette 639 75-yard touchdown against New Hampshire). Prior to Saturday, 2010 (12) DeLeon Eskridge 698 Career Kickoff Return Yards Kirkwood’s previous high was 134 yards, which came against Purdue 2009 (13) Duane Bennett 376 1. Troy Stoudermire, 2008- 3,359 on Oct. 27. Kirkwood’s 152 yards were the most by a Minnesota run - 2008 (13) DeLeon Eskridge 678 2. Melvin Anderson, 1983-86 1,965 ning back (this note is about running backs only, so it does not 2007 (10) Amir Pinnix 563 3. Tyrone Carter, 1996-99 1,459 include MarQueis Gray’s rushing accomplishments) since Duane 2006 (13) Amir Pinnix 1,272 Bennett ran for 187 yards in a win at Middle Tennessee State on Freshman Season Passing Records Sept. 24, 2010. Kirkwood’s 152 yards were the most for a Minnesota running back in a Big Ten game since Amir 1. Adam Weber, 2007 2,895 2. Schott Schaffner, 1988 1,234 Pinnix ran for 173 yards against Purdue on Sept. 23, 2006. 3. Rickey Foggie, 1984 1,036 u Kirkwood has rushed for 819 yards this year through 10 games. He has already surpassed Duane Bennett’s running Freshman Season Passing Touchdowns back performance from last year of 639 yards in 12 games. Kirkwood is the first Minnesota running back to reach 800 1. Adam Weber, 2007 24 yards in one season since Amir Pinnix ran for 1,272 yards in 2006. Kirkwood has a chance of becoming the first 2. Rickey Foggie, 1984 10 Gopher back to hit 1,000 yards since Pinnix as well. Kirkwood has three 100-yard rushing games this year, which 3. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000 7 makes him the first Gopher running back since Pinnix in 2006 to accomplish that feat. Pinnix had five that year.

Season Receiving Touchdowns NELSON DOINg FINE 1. Ron Johnson, 2000 11 u True freshman Philip Nelson started his fourth career game last Saturday at Illinois and earned his first career road Omar Douglas, 1993 11 win. The young signal-caller has a 2-2 record and has been impressive. In four games he has passed for 615 yards 3. Da’Jon McKnight, 2010 10 and six touchdowns. He has gone three straight games and 67 passes without an interception. One more passing 4. , 2007 9 touchdown will tie him with Asad Abdul-Khaliq for third all-time among freshmen with seven. Rickey Foggie is second on Ernie Wheelwright, 2007 9 the list with 10, while Adam Weber is untouchable with 24. Nelson has shown he is capable of making plays with his feet as Logan Payne, 2006 9 well, as he has been sacked only three times while rushing for 165 yards. Ron Johnson, 2001 9 Luke Leverson, 1998 9 SpREADINg IT OUT 9. Aaron Hosack, 2003 8 u Philip Nelson, Max Shortell and MarQueis Gray have done a good job of spreading the ball around, as 18 Gophers 10. Eric Decker, 2008 7 (which includes Gray and Nelson) have caught a pass this year. The 18 players are the most in Minnesota history Ernie Wheelwright, 2004 7 Ron Johnson, 1999 7 since complete season statistics have been kept. Minnesota ranks fourth in the Big Ten in passing efficiency at Elmer Bailey, 1979 7 135.00. Last year, only 11 players caught a pass all season. A.J. Barker, 2012 7 pLAYINg ON NOv. 17 gOpHERS ON NOv. 17 Year Opponent Result u Saturday will be the 18th time that Minnesota will play on Nov. 17. Season Quarterback Sacks 1894 at Wisconsin L, 0-6 1. Lamanzer Williams, 1997 18.5 The Gophers are 9-8 all-time on Nov. 17, but have lost three straight 1900 Northwestern W, 19-0 2. Karon Riley, 1999 16 games on Nov. 17. The last time the Gophers won on Nov. 10 was 1906 Carisle L, 0-17 3. Karon Riley, 2000 13 when they beat Iowa 23-17 in 1984. Saturday will be the first time that 1917 Chicago W, 33-0 4. Ben Mezera, 1999 12 Minnesota will face Nebraska on Nov. 17. 1923 Iowa W, 20-7 5. Willie VanDeSteeg, 2008 10.5 1928 Haskell W, 52-0 1934 Chicago W, 35-7 6. Willie VanDeSteeg, 2006 10 u Coach Kill is 1-1 in games played on Nov. 17. Both games were 1945 at Iowa L, 19-20 7. Tyrone Carter, 1998 8 played while he was coaching at Southern Illinois. His squad lost 36-6 1951 at Purdue L, 13-19 8. Darrell Reid, 2004 7.5 to Western Kentucky in 2001 and Hampton 45-27 in 2007. 1956 Michigan State W, 14-13 Dennis Capella, 1992 7.5 1962 Purdue W, 7-6 D.L. Wilhite, 2012 7.5 u Minnesota last played on Nov. 17 in 2007 when it fell 41-34 on the 1973 at Illinois W, 19-16 road at Wisconsin. Adam Weber passed for 352 yards and rushed for 1979 Wisconsin L, 37-42 1984 Iowa W, 23-17 Career Quarterback Sacks another 87 yards, combining for 439 yards of total offense (second 1. Karon Riley, 1999-2000 29 1990 at Michigan L, 18-35 best in program history). Two of Weber’s three touchdown passes 2. Lamanzer Williams, 1994-97 23.5 2001 at Iowa L, 24-42 were caught by Eric Decker, who had 125 yards receiving. 2007 Wisconsin L, 34-41 3. Ben Mezera, 1997-2000 22 4. Willie VanDeSteeg, 2005-08 21.5 5. Darrell Reid, 2001-04 16 LAST TIME OUT 6. D.L. Wilhite, 2009-12 14.5 u Minnesota won 17-3 at Illinois on Nov. 10. Minnesota is now 35-28-3 all-time against the Illini, which includes a 14- 16-1 mark in Champaign. The Gophers have now won four straight games at Illinois. Season Pass Breakups 1. Willie Middlebrooks, 1999 18 u The Gophers held Illinois to three points. It was the fewest amount of points a Big Ten opponent has scored against 2. Michael Lehan, 2001 16 Minnesota since the Gophers shut out Illinois 45-0 in 2004. The three points were the fewest points scored by any 3. Ukee Dozier, 2004 15 Minnesota opponent since the Gophers held Florida Atlantic to 3 in 2008. 4. Traye Simmons, 2008 14 Michael Carter, 2012 14 u Illinois is the first Big Ten team to be held without a touchdown by the Gophers since Purdue in 2008 (Minnesota won 17-6). Minnesota has held Illinois to a combined 10 points in its last two meetings. Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska BARKER LEADS THE WAY u Entering this season, receiver A.J. Barker had one career catch and that came in 2010. This season he leads the gOpHERS RECORD... Gophers with 30 catches (12 more than Isaac Fruechte), 577 receiving yards (325 more than Fruechte) and seven 2012 Under Kill touchdowns (three more than John Rabe). Barker, who has missed the last two games with an injury, is tied for tenth Overall 6-4 9-13 Big Ten 2-4 4-10 in program history for receiving touchdowns in one year with seven. He has three 100-yard games this year, which is Non-conference 4-0 5-3 the most in one season for a Gopher receiver since Eric Decker had four in 2009. Home 4-2 7-6 Away 2-2 2-7 u Barker, who also returns punts when healthy, caught three touchdowns earlier this year in a 28-23 win against Neutral 0-0 0-0 Western Michigan. He became the first receiver with three touchdowns in a game since Da’Jon McKnight had three Current overall streak Won 1 Won 1 touchdowns at Michigan State last year. He also became the tenth player in Minnesota history with three or more Current home streak Lost 1 Lost 1 touchdown receptions in a game. Barker is a graduate of De LaSalle High School in Minneapolis. He holds Current road streak Won 1 Won 1 Minnesota prep records for career receiving yardage (4,018) and receiving touchdowns (50). Current bowl streak Lost 4 --- Last win 17-3 at Illinois (11/10/12) Same Last loss 35-13, vs Michigan (11/3/12) Same UNLUCKY 13 Day game 4-4 7-12 u The Gophers have scored 13 points in four of their six Big Ten games this year. They are 0-4 when scoring 13 points Night game 2-0 2-1 or less in conference play and 2-0 when scoring more than 13 points. Minnesota beat Purdue 44-28 earlier this sea - TV game 6-4 9-13 son and beat Illinois 17-3 last Saturday. The last time Minnesota won when scoring 13 points or less was Nov. 21, ABC 0-0 0-2 2006 (beat North Dakota State 10-9). The last time it happened in Big Ten play was Oct. 12, 1991 (beat Purdue 6-3). ESPN 0-0 0-1 ESPN2 0-2 0-2 50 SHADES OF gRAY ESPNU 0-1 0-1 Big Ten Network 5-1 8-7 u MarQueis Gray has played in eight games this year. He played quarterback in the first three games of the year CBS Sports Network 1-0 1-0 before missing the Syracuse and Iowa games with an injury. Gray returned to competition on Oct. 13 against August 1-0 1-0 Northwestern and played both and quarterback. He was injured and left the game in the third quarter. September 3-1 4-4 Since returning he has played only receiver. Gray has caught passes in five games, but his 12 catches on the year October 1-2 2-5 are tied for the third most on the team. This year, Gray has passed November 1-1 2-4 gRAY ’S NUMBERS for 464 yards (five touchdowns), rushed for 320 yards (three touch - vs. FBS Top-25 teams 0-0 0-5 Year Rushing Passing Receiving Total downs) and has caught 12 passes for 121 yards. vs. FBS non-ranked teams 5-4 8-7 2009 265 62 0 327 vs. FCS 1-0 1-1 2010 110 24 587 721 u Gray has the highest rushing game for a quarterback in On artificial turf 6-4 9-9 On natural grass 0-0 0-4 2011 966 1495 58 2519 Minnesota history (171 yards versus Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 17, Indoors 0-0 0-0 2012 320 464 121 905 2011). He also ran for 167 yards against Illinois and 160 yards at Northwestern last year. Outdoors 6-4 9-13 TOTAL 1661 2045 766 4472 Scoring first 2-1 3-3 Opponent scores first 4-3 6-10 u Gray had a 75-yard touchdown run against New Hampshire this year. The run was the longest play of his career and Leading after 1st quarter 4-0 4-2 was the longest rush for the Gophers since Laurence Maroney's 93-yard run versus Wisconsin on October 15, 2005. Behind after 1st quarter 2-3 2-9 Tied after 1st quarter 0-1 3-2 u Gray led Minnesota in passing (1,495 yards) and rushing (966 yards, which is a record for a Minnesota quarterback) Leading at halftime 5-0 7-0 last year. He is the first quarterback to do that since Adam Weber in 2007 (2,895 passing, 617 rushing). Both players Behind at halftime 0-4 0-13 were first-year starters. Tied at halftime 1-0 2-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 5-0 7-1 u During his career, Gray has passed for 2,045 yards, rushed for 1,661 yards and caught 60 balls for 766 yards. He is Behind after 3rd quarter 1-4 2-12 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 0-0 the first FBS player with more than 1,900 passing yards, 1,500 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards since Michael Overtime 1-0 1-0 Robinson had 3,531 passing yards, 1,637 rushing yards, and 629 receiving yards for Penn State from 2002-2005. Scoring 0-14 points 0-4 0-8 Scoring 15-28 points 2-0 4-5 WEARINg NO. 51 Scoring 29+ points 4-0 5-0 Allowing 0-14 points 3-0 4-0 Each week a member of the Minnesota football team will wear No. 51 to Allowing 15-28 points 3-1 5-4 honor former linebacker Gary Tinsley, who passed away last April due to Allowing 29+ points 0-3 0-9 an enlarged heart. Tinsley was a senior on last year’s team and finished With 100-yd rusher 4-0 7-2 second on the team with 87 tackles. Maroon and white Minnesota jer - Allow 100-yard rusher 2-3 3-6 seys have each player’s name on the back of them. However, whoever With 300-yd passer 0-0 0-0 wears the No. 51 jersey will not have their name on the uniform. Gold Allow 300-yard passer 0-0 1-1 uniforms say Minnesota on the back. Two of Minnesota’s wins have Outgain opponent 5-1 6-3 added up to 51 points this year. The Gophers beat New Hampshire 44-7 Total offense 300+ yards 6-1 9-5 and Western Michigan 28-23. The last time that happened was a 27-24 Allow 300+ yards total offense 3-3 5-12 Total offense 400+ yards 3-0 3-2 win against Iowa in 2010. Below is a list of players who have worn Tinsley’s No. 51 jersey this year. Allow 400+ yards total offense 0-1 2-6 No turnovers 3-0 5-0 Date Opponent Player Notes Less than three turnovers 6-2 9-10 Aug. 30 at UNLV Keanon Cooper Game captain, made four tackles in 30-27 triple overtime win. Three or more turnovers 0-2 0-3 Sept. 8 New Hampshire Mike Rallis Four tackles (two solo) in 44-7 win. No takeaways 0-3 0-7 Sept. 15 Western Michigan Spencer Reeves Six tackles (five solo) in 28-23 win. Three or more takeaways 2-0 2-0 Sept. 22 Syracuse Aaron Hill Career-high 10 tackles (4 solo), one interception in 17-10 win Commit fewer turnovers 5-0 7-0 Sept. 29 at Iowa Joey Balthazor Made two tackles (one solo) in 31-13 loss Equal turnovers 0-1 1-4 Oct. 13 Northwestern Ryan Grant Saw action against Northwestern but did not record any statistics Commit more turnovers 1-3 1-9 Control time of possession 5-3 7-5 Oct. 20 at Wisconsin James Manuel Assisted on two tackles Opponent controls time of possession 1-1 2-8 Oct. 27 Purdue Brendan Beal Had thee tackles (one solo) in 44-28 win Games decided by 1-8 points 3-1 5-4 Nov. 3 Michigan Keanon Cooper Made two solo tackles Games decided by 9-19 points 2-1 2-3 Nov. 10 at Illinois Mike Rallis Made nine tackles (five solo) and forced a fumble in 17-3 win Games decided by 20 points or more 1-2 2-6 Nov. 17 at Nebraska Win Coin Toss 3-0 5-6 Nov. 24 Michigan State Lose Coin Toss 3-4 4-7 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska

2012 BIg TEN HEAD COACH JERRY KILL FOOTBALL Jerry Kill was named head coach of the football program on December Big Ten Standings 7, 2010. Legends Team Big Ten Overall The Gophers were 3-9 in Kill's first season, but are 6-4 this year giving him a 9-13 record as Nebraska 5-1 8-2 head coach at Minnesota. Michigan 5-1 7-3 Northwestern 3-3 7-3 Kill came to Minnesota after spending three seasons on the sidelines at Northern Illinois University. Kill led the Huskies to three consecutive bowl games during his tenure. He also Iowa 2-4 4-6 coached NIU to a berth the Mid-American Conference Championship game in 2010. Kill put Minnesota 2-4 6-4 together a 23-16 record in his three seasons with the Huskies. Michigan State 2-4 5-5 In three seasons, Kill coached two winners of the Mid-American Conference Vern Smith Leadership Award, given annually to Leaders the conference's top football player. Defensive end Larry English won the award in 2008, Kill's first season with the Huskies. Team Big Ten Overall Running back Chad Spann was honored as the conference's top player in 2010. English went on to be the No. 16 overall Ohio State 6-0 10-0 choice in the 2009 NFL Draft and currently plays for the San Diego Chargers. Wisconsin 4-2 7-3 Penn State 4-2 6-4 During 2010, Kill mentored six first-team All-MAC selections. In his three seasons, the Huskies earned 10 first-team all-MAC Indiana 2-4 4-6 honors. His 2010 squad ranked No. 7 in the nation in rushing offense, No. 12 in scoring offense, No. 19 in total offense, No. 14 Purdue 1-5 4-6 in scoring defense, No. 26 in total defense, No. 24 in rushing defense and No. 44 in passing defense. Following the 2010 sea - Illinois 0-6 2-8 son, Kill was named the National Coach of the Year by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

In 2009, Kill was presented with the National Football Foundation Courage Award by the Chicago Metro Chapter of the National UpCOMINg SCHEDULE Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.

Nov. 17 Kill's overall collegiate head coaching record is 136-86 in 19 seasons. In four previous stops as a head coach, he has never left Minnesota at Nebraska a school with a sub-.500 record. In three of his previous four head coaching positions, he took over a team with a losing record Indiana at Penn State and turned in a winning season in three years or less. Iowa at Michigan Northwestern at Michigan State KILL ’S RECORD Prior to serving as the head coach at Northern Illinois, Kill was in charge of the foot - Ohio State at Wisconsin Year School Record ball program at Southern Illinois University, an FCS (formerly Division I-AA) pro - Purdue at Illinois 1994 Saginaw Valley St. 6-4 gram in Carbondale, Ill. He spent seven years on the Saluki sideline and compiled a 1995 Saginaw Valley St. 7-3 55-32 record. Kill's record over his final five seasons with Southern Illinois was 50- Nov. 23 1996 Saginaw Valley St. 7-3 14 and included five consecutive NCAA FCS Playoff appearances. Nebraska at Iowa 1997 Saginaw Valley St. 9-2 1998 Saginaw Valley St. 9-2 Kill was the head coach at Emporia (Kan.) State for two seasons in 1999-2000. He Nov. 24 1999 Emporia State 5-6 went 11-11 with the Hornets, who play at the NCAA Division II level. Prior to coach - Michigan State at Minnesota 2000 Emporia State 6-5 ing at Emporia State, Kill was the head coach at NCAA Division II member Saginaw Michigan at Ohio State 2001 Southern Illinois 1-10 Valley State from 1994-1998. He compiled a 38-14 record with the Cardinals. Illinois at Northwestern 2002 Southern Illinois 4-8 Indiana at Purdue 2003 Southern Illinois 10-2 Kill served as defensive coordinator and offensive coordinator in two different stops Wisconsin at Penn State 2004 Southern Illinois 10-2 at Pittsburg (Kan.) State University. He helped lead the Gorillas to three NAIA play - 2005 Southern Illinois 9-4 off appearances in three years as the defensive coordinator from 1985-87. Kill 2006 Southern Illinois 9-4 returned to Pitt State as the offensive coordinator from 1990-93. In that four-year 2007 Southern Illinois 12-2 span, the Gorillas advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs four times, reaching 2008 Northern Illinois 6-7 the championship game twice and winning the 1991 national title. 2009 Northern Illinois 7-6 2010 Northern Illinois 10-3 Sandwiched in between his stints at Pittsburg State, Kill was the head coach at 2011 Minnesota 3-9 Webb City (Mo.) High School. He was 25-1 in two seasons at Webb City and won a 2012 Minnesota 6-4 state championship in 1989. Total 136-86

THE The Big Ten Conference is a 12-member NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and league. gOpHERS vS. B1g Legends Division BIg TEN The Gophers hold a 369-393-30 record against current and former members vs. Iowa 61-43-2 COMMUNICATIONS of the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota holds a winning record against seven vs. Michigan 24-72-3 of the other 11 current members of the conference. The Gophers have had vs. Michigan State 17-27-0 Scott Chipman - primary contact their most success against Northwestern (50-33-5). Minnesota has struggled vs. Northwestern 50-33-5 Assistant Commissioner for Communications the most with Ohio State (7-43-0). vs. Nebraska 29-21-2 Email: [email protected] Leaders Division Office: 847-696-1010 ext 141 Cell: 630-936-6005 vs. Illinois 35-28-3 With the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten Conference last year, the vs. Indiana 37-26-3 league was split into divisions and played a championship game for the first The weekly Big Ten teleconference will take place every vs. Ohio State 7-43-0 time. Minnesota is in the Legends Division. Tuesday during the season beginning at 11 a.m. CST. vs. Penn State 4-8-0 Each coach will be available for 10 minutes to preview vs. Purdue 34-32-3 the upcoming game. Coach Kill is scheduled from 12:50- Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid vs. Wisconsin 58-56-8 1 p.m. Media should contact the Big Ten for call-in infor - to more than 8,500 men and women student-athletes. Total 369-393-30 mation at 847-696-1010. Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska

BIg TEN pLAYERS OF THE WEEK gOpHER RADIO Each week the Big Ten conference honors an Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Freshman of the Week. Below is a list of Minnesota players who have been honored this year. NETWORK The Gopher Sports Network distributes its digital quality Player Date Award Notes Last audio stream via satellite to affiliates across the state of Derrick Wells Sept. 3 Defensive Made two interceptions and had Kim Royston (11/28/11) Minnesota. KFAN (100.3 FM) in the Twin Cities will serve as eight tackles in 3 OT win at UNLV. the flagship station.

Michael Carter Oct. 29 Defensive Tied a school record with six pass Derrick Wells (9/2/12) Mike Grimm is in his second season calling the Gophers’ breakups and returned an interception play-by-play. Darrell Thompson, the all-time leading rusher 43 yards for a touchdown. in school history, returns to the booth this season as the analyst. KFAN personality Justin Gaard will report from the sideline. Kevin Falness will host the pre-game show, while Philip Nelson Oct. 29 Freshman Was 15-of-22 for 246 yards and First ever Corbu Stathes will handle halftime and post-game. three touchdowns in first career home start. Added 37 yards rushing. Golden Gopher Radio Network Affiliates: Market Station Freq. Ada/Fargo KRJB-FM 106.5 Ada/Mahnomen KRJM-FM 101.5 FWAA /BRONKO NAgURSKI NATIONAL Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3 DEFENSIvE pLAYER OF THE WEEK Albert Lea KATE-AM 1450 Alexandria KULO-FM 94.3 Below is a list of Minnesota players who have received the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Austin KAUS AM/FM 1480/99.9 Week award this year. Bemidji KBUN-AM/FM 1450/94.9 Benson KSCR-FM 93.5 Player Date Award Notes Brainerd KBLB-FM 93.3 Derrick Wells Sept. 4 National Defensive Player of the Week Made two interceptions and had Buffalo KRWC-AM 1360 eight tackles in 3 OT win at UNLV. Crookston KROX-AM 1260 Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM 1340 Duluth WGEE-AM 970 Ely WELY-FM 94.5 Fairmont KSUM-AM 1370 COLLEgE FOOTBALL pERFORMANCE AWARDS Glencoe KTWN-AM 1310 Each week College Football Performance awards are bestowed upon student athletes who increased the overall effec - Glenwood/Alexandria KMGK-FM 107.1 tiveness of their teams. Below is a list of Minnesota players who have been honored this year. Grand Rapids KOZY-AM 1320 Little Falls KLTF-AM 960 Player Date Award Notes Mankato KMKO-FM 95.7 Derrick Wells Sept. 3 Defensive Back Performer of the Week Made two interceptions and had Marshall KMHL-AM 1400 eight tackles in 3 OT win at UNLV. Minneapolis/St. Paul KFAN-FM 100.3 Minneapolis/St. Paul KTLK-AM 1130 Montevideo KDMA-AM 1460 New Prague KRDS-FM 95.5 Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870 Pipestone KLOH-AM 1050 Preston KVGO-FM 104.3 Red Wing KCUE-AM 1250 Red Wing KWNG-FM 105.9 Rochester KROC-AM 1340 St. Cloud KXSS-AM 1390 Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230 Thief River Falls KKAQ-AM 1460 Walker KAKK-AM 1570 Wadena KVKK-AM 1070 Willmar KRVY-FM/KDJS-AM 97.3/1590 Windom KDOM-AM/FM 1580/94.3 Winona KWNO-AM 1230 Worthington KWOA-AM 730 gAME CApTAINS The Gophers do not have season captains. Game captains are chosen from a leadership council that represents all players on the team. Number in ( ) represents times player has been a captain this year. Game Captains at UNLV Keanon Cooper (1), Mike Rallis (1), John Rabe (1), MarQueis Gray (1) New Hampshire Ed Olson (1), Troy Stoudermire (1), Brandon Green (1), Ra’Shede Hageman (1) W. Michigan D.L. Wilhite (1), Ryan Grant (1), Donnell Kirkwood (1), David Schwerman (1) Syracuse Michael Carter (1), Ed Olson (2), Mike Rallis (2), Connor Cosgrove (1) at Iowa Troy Stoudermire (2), Keanon Cooper (2), Donnell Kirkwood (2), Ed Olson (3) Northwestern MarQueis Gray (2), Ra’Shede Hageman (2), Mike Rallis (3), John Rabe (2) at Wisconsin MarQueis Gray (3), Keanon Cooper (3), John Rabe (3), Michael Carter (2) Purdue Donnell Kirkwood (3), Keanon Cooper (4), Ryan Grant (2) Michigan Brandon Green (2), MarQueis Gray (4), Michael Carter (3), Mike Rallis (4) at Illinois Donnell Kirkwood (4), Mike Rallis (5), John Rabe (4), Ra’Shede Hageman (3) at Nebraska Michigan State Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska TCF BANK STADIUM SCHEDULE When the Gophers hosted the Air Force Academy on BREAKDOWN Sept. 12, 2009 it marked the first time since Nov. 21, 1981 that college football has been played on cam - Minnesota’s 2012 schedule features 12 games against pus at Minnesota. teams from five different conferences. The Gophers play eight Big Ten conference games, but do not face Indiana, Minnesota’s 16-13 win over South Dakota State Ohio State or Penn State this year. marked the final game of the inaugural season at Nine of Minnesota’s opponents had a winning record last TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota put together a 4-3 year, while Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin all record in its new home stadium in the inaugural sea - won 11 games. son. 2012 Minnesota Opponents TCF Bank Stadium was the first Big Ten Stadium Team 2011 2012 built in nearly 50 years. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) at UNLV 2-10 2-9 and Memorial Stadium (Indiana) were both built in Minnesota won its season-opening game 30-27 in triple 1960. At the time of its construction, TCF Bank Stadium was just the second new stadium built in the NCAA Football Bowl overtime at UNLV on Aug. 30, in the first-ever meeting Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and the first in a BCS conference since 1998. Akron has also recently christened a between the two schools. The Gophers out-gained the brand-new stadium. Rebels 478-275 and recorded three interceptions. New Hampshire 8-4 8-2 In May 2006, the Minnesota legislature made the stadium a reality, approving the $288.5 million facility. The stadium holds MarQueis Gray accounted for four touchdowns as the 50,805 fans and is an open-air facility. Construction began during the summer of 2007. Gophers routed New Hampshire 44-7. Gray ran for two scores and passed for two more as Minnesota began the TCF Bank Stadium Timeline season 2-0 for the first time since 2009. May, 2006 - Legislature approves new stadium Western Michigan 7-6 4-7 June, 2007 - Ground broken on TCF Bank Stadium Max Shortell replaced an injured MarQueis Gray and then January, 2008 - First steel rises from ground at stadium site tossed three touchdowns to lead Minnesota to a win. A.J. Barker added three touchdown catches (2 from Shortell, 1 April 7, 2008 - First brick laid at the stadium site from Gray) and Drew Goodger also had one touchdown. Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished Syracuse 5-7 5-5 Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished Donnell Kirkwood rushed 28 times for 99 yards and two May/June, 2009 - FieldTurf playing surface installed touchdowns, as Minnesota beat the Orange 17-10 in front July, 2009 - University takes occupancy of TCF Bank Stadium of a sold-out crowd. The Gophers forced four turnovers, Sept. 12, 2009 - First game at TCF Bank Stadium vs. Air Force. and quarterback Max Shortell was 16-of-30 for 231 yards. at Iowa 7-6 4-6 gOpHER vICTORY WALK Mark Weisman ran for 177 yards and one touchdown to The Golden Gopher football program saw a new tradition take shape in 2007, with the advent of the “Gopher Victory lead Iowa to a 31-13 win. Max Shortell passed for 197 Walk.” yards and two scores in defeat for Minnesota. Northwestern 6-7 7-3 Prior to each game, the entire Minnesota football team, led by the Minnesota Marching Band, will walk through the fans on Northwestern scored in the first 11 seconds of the game Oak Street and head into TCF Bank Stadium. after Minnesota fumbled the opening kickoff. The Wildcats won 21-13. MarQueis Gray returned from injury and Each Gopher Victory Walk will begin two hours and 15 minutes prior to kickoff. scored Minnesota’s lone touchdown. at Wisconsin 11-3 7-3 The Minnesota Football program is encouraging fans to participate in the Gopher Victory Walk throughout the season, by Minnesota trailed 24-13 entering the fourth quarter, but lining the entire path from the bus to the stadium and cheering for the players as they arrive on game day. could not recover an onside kick. The Badgers controlled the ball for 11:58 in the fourth quarter and pulled away for gOpHER CHAMpIONSHIpS a 38-13 win. Minnesota has won seven national championships and 18 Big Ten titles in the 128-year history of the Gopher football pro - Purdue 7-6 4-6 gram. Philip Nelson was 15-of-22 for 246 yards and three touch - downs in a 44-28 win. A.J. Barker caught two scores and Minnesota’s first national championship came in 1904 under the guidance of coach Henry L. Williams. The Gophers had a career high 135 yards on five catches, while Donnell Kirkwood rumbled for a career high 134 yards. outscored their opponents 725-12 en route to a 13-0 record. The only team to score on Minnesota that year was Michigan 11-2 7-3 Nebraska, as the Gophers downed the Huskers 16-12. Devin Gardner replaced the injured Denard Robinson and passed for 234 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-13 would lead Minnesota to national titles in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940 and 1941. The Gophers also won a Michigan win. Gardner also ran for one touchdown, as did national title in 1960 under . Thomas Rawls and Fitzgerald Toussaint. at Illinois 7-6 2-8 Minnesota won its first-ever Big Ten title in 1900. The Gophers have a total of 18 Big Ten Championships in their history: Donnell Kirkwood ran for a career high 152 yards and two 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967. touchdowns as Minnesota won 17-3 at Illinois. The win was the sixth of the season and secured bowl eligibility for UNIFORM COMBINATIONS the Gophers for the first time since 2009. Minnesota introduced new uniforms in 2012. Below is their record in each uniform combination. at Nebraska 9-4 8-2 Uniform Combination Home Road Overall The Big Ten’s newest member beat Minnesota 41-14 at White Jersey, White Pants --- 1-1 1-1 TCF Bank Stadium last year. The Gophers make their first White Jersey, Maroon Pants --- 0-1 0-1 trip to Nebraska this year since 1990. White Jersey, Gold Pants --- 1-0 1-0 Michigan State 11-3 5-5 Maroon Jersey, Gold Pants 1-1 --- 1-1 The Spartans played in the Big Ten championship game Gold Jersey, Maroon Pants 1-0 --- 1-0 last season, but the Gophers always play MSU tough. Maroon Jersey, Maroon pants 2-1 --- 2-1 Minnesota beat MSU 42-34 at home in 2009 and narrowly TOTAL 4-2 2-2 6-4 fell 31-24 on the road last year. Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska ALpHABETICAL NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER NO LAST NAME, FIRST NAME POSITION NO FIRST NAME, LAST NAME POSITION HT WT YR-EX HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 28 Alipate, Moses 1 Brendan Beal Linebacker 6-3 249 RS JR Bangor, Pa. (Florida) 98 Amaefula, Michael Defensive End 1 Brandon Green Wide Receiver 6-0 189 RS SR Chicago, Ill. (Robeson) 39 Anyanwu, Duke Tight End 2 Troy Stoudermire Defensive Back 5-10 195 SR Dallas, Texas (Skyline) 64 Bak, Caleb Offensive Lineman 3 Dexter Foreman Quarterback 6-1 219 RS FR Manvel, Texas (Manvel HS) 22 Baltazar, Jeremy Defensive Back 3 Martez Shabazz Defensive Back 5-11 168 JR DeSoto, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) 59 Balthazor, Joey Linebacker 4 Keanon Cooper Linebacker 6-0 220 RS SR Dallas, Texas (Skyline) 31 Banham, Cole Running Back 82 Barker, A.J. Wide Receiver 4 KJ Maye Running Back 5-10 190 FR Mobile, Ala. (Murphy HS) 47 Bauducco, Quinn Linebacker 5 MarQueis Gray Quarterback 6-4 250 SR , Ind. (Ben Davis) 1 Beal, Brendan Linebacker 6 Grayson Levine Defensive Back 5-11 202 SO Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 47 Bisch, Alex Tight End 7 Quarterback 6-4 226 FR Lakeville, Minn. (South HS) 73 Bjorklund, Joe Offensive Lineman 7 Damarius Travis Defensive Back 6-2 205 FR Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola HS) 67 Brian Bobek Offensive Lineman 8 Spencer Reeves Linebacker 6-2 234 SR Dallas, Texas (Skyline) 29 Boddy, Briean Defensive Back 8 Cameron Wilson Wide Receiver 6-3 211 RS SO Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall Heath HS) 46 Botticelli, Cameron Defensive Line 9 James Manuel Linebacker 6-2 210 JR Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) 42 Bronson, Gavin Defensive Line 9 Philip Nelson Quarterback 6-2 222 FR Mankato, Minn. (West HS) 77 Bush, Foster Offensive Lineman 11 Antonio Johnson Defensive Back 6-0 190 FR Cleveland, Ohio (Shaker Heights, Ohio) 65 Campion, Josh Offensive Lineman 23 Carter, Michael Defensive Back 11 Max Shortell Quarterback 6-6 237 SO Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege HS) 17 Cesario, C.J. Wide Receiver 12 Andre McDonald Wide Receiver 6-2 200 FR Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS) 63 Christenson, Jon Offensive Lineman 13 Derrick Wells Defensive Back 6-0 198 SO Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Lehigh HS) 27 Cobb, David Running Back 14 Connor Cosgrove Wide Receiver 6-0 175 RS SO Fitchburg, Wis. (St. Cloud State) 55 Cockran, Theiren Defensive End 14 Isaac Fruechte Wide Receiver 6-3 205 SO Caledonia, Minn. (Rochester CTC) 4 Cooper, Keanon Linebacker 15 Marcus Jones Wide Receiver 5-8 172 SO Wake Forest, N.C. (Wake Forest-Rolesville) 14 Cosgrove, Connor Wide Receiver 16 Jamel Harbison Wide Receiver 5-11 195 FR Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS) 80 Crawford-Tufts, Devin Wide Receiver 16 Steven Montgomery Defensive Back 5-10 206 RS FR Miramar, Fla. (Miramar HS) 19 Dicke, Cedric Defensive Back 17 C.J. Cesario Wide Receiver 5-10 186 RS SO Arlington Heights, Ill. (St. Viator HS) 32 Edwards, Lamonte Linebacker 17 Nick Rallis Linebacker 5-11 220 FR Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 97 Ekpe, Scott Defensive Tackle 38 Eldred, Christian Punter 18 Derrick Engel Wide Receiver 6-2 182 RS JR Chaska, Minn. (Winona State) 18 Engel, Derrick Wide Receiver 18 Peter Westerhaus Linebacker 6-3 230 RS FR Chanhassen, Minn. (Holy Family HS) 52 Epping, Zac Offensive Lineman 19 Cedric Dicke Defensive Back 6-3 200 FR Cannon Falls, Minn. (Cannon Falls HS) 48 Filkins, Jake Long Snapper 19 Kendall Gregory-McGhee Tight End 6-5 273 RS JR Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) 24 Fodness, Kyle Kicker 20 Donnell Kirkwood Running Back 5-10 219 RS SO Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic) 3 Foreman, Dexter Quarterback 21 James Gillum Running Back 5-11 204 JR Pearl River, La. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) 14 Fruechte, Isaac Wide Receiver 21 Brock Vereen Defensive Back 6-0 201 JR Valencia, Calif. (Valencia HS) 49 Garin, Matt Defensive End 22 Jeremy Baltazar Defensive Back 6-0 196 JR Corona, Calif. (Blinn College) 21 Gillum, James Running Back 23 Michael Carter Defensive Back 5-11 189 SR Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) 76 Gjere, Jimmy Offensive Lineman 23 Edward (EJ) Sardinha Wide Receiver 6-1 185 FR Wellington, Fla. (Palm Beach Central HS) 83 Goodger, Drew Tight End 43 Grant, Ryan Linebacker 24 Matt Kloss Wide Receiver 6-0 199 SR Coon Rapids, Minn. (Northern State (S.D.) 5 Gray, MarQueis Quarterback 24 Kyle Fodness Kicker 5-11 165 FR Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidgi HS) 1 Green, Brandon Wide Receiver 25 Devon Wright Running Back 6-0 191 RS SO Coral Springs, Fla. (Taravella HS) 19 Gregory-McGhee, Kendall Tight End 26 Mike Rallis Linebacker 6-2 245 RS SR Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 99 Hageman, Ra'Shede Defensive End 27 David Cobb Running Back 5-11 220 SO Killeen, Texas (Ellison HS) 16 Harbison, Jamel Wide Receiver 27 Cedric Thompson Defensive Back 5-10 199 SO Calipatria, Calif. (Calipatria HS) 42 Harper, JoJuan Running Back 28 Moses Alipate Tight End 6-5 297 RS JR Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS) 40 Hartman, Jared Long Snapper 28 Kenny Watkins Defensive Back 6-0 198 JR Detroit, Mich. (Brother Rice HS) 69 Hartmann, Tyler Defensive Lineman 29 Briean Boddy Defensive Back 5-11 185 SO Wilmington, Del. (Coffeyville CC) 36 Hawthorne, Chris Kicker 30 Mike Henry Fullback 6-1 238 RS JR Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi) 68 Hayes, Isaac Offensive Lineman 75 Heifort, Ernie Offensive Lineman 31 Cole Banham Running Back 5-9 187 RS SO Lakeville, Minn. (Minnesota State) 30 Henry, Mike Fullback 31 Eric Murray Defensive Back 6-0 178 FR Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside University HS) 57 Hill, Aaron Linebacker 32 Lamonte Edwards Linebacker 6-2 212 RS SO Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS) 45 Holcomb, Ben Defensive Back 33 John McKelvey Defensive Back 6-0 190 FR Hunting Valley, Ohio (University School) 89 Hutton, Logan Wide Receiver 34 Jephte Matilus Linebacker 6-1 232 RS FR Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic HS) 62 Jacques, Eric Defensive Line 35 Dominic Schultz Linebacker 6-1 225 RS FR Port Huron, Mich. (Port Huron HS) 11 Johnson, Antonio Defensive Back 35 Rodrick Williams Jr. Running Back 5-11 228 FR Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville HS) 36 Johnson, Cavonte Defensive Back 36 Chris Hawthorne Kicker 6-6 198 JR Raleigh, N.C. (North Carolina State) 92 Johnson, Roland Defensive Tackle 36 Cavonte Johnson Defensive Back 5-11 190 FR Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 15 Jones, Marcus Wide Receiver 38 Peter Mortell Punter 6-2 202 RS FR Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy) 84 Keise, Victor Wide Receiver 91 Keith, Alex Defensive End 38 David Schwerman Punter 6-0 190 RS SR Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS) 20 Kirkwood, Donnell Running Back 38 Christian Eldred Punter 6-3 190 SO Melbourne, Australia (Monash University) 24 Kloss, Matt Wide Receiver 38 Dan Orseske Punter 6-3 205 RS JR Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice HS) 78 Lauer, Ben Offensive Tackle 39 Duke Anyanwu Tight End 6-4 230 FR Blaine, Minn. (Blaine HS) 94 Legania, Harold Defensive Line 39 Jordan Wettstein Kicker 5-11 180 SR De Pere, Wis. (De Pere HS) 7 Leidner, Mitch Quarterback 40 Jared Hartman Long Snapper 6-3 225 RS FR Falcon Heights, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 74 Lenkiewicz, Marek Offensive Lineman 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett Defensive Back 6-1 205 RS SR Redwood Falls, Minn. 6 Levine, Grayson Defensive Back 42 Gavin Bronson Defensive Line 6-4 242 RS FR Burnsville, Minn. (Apple Valley HS) 50 Lynn, Jack Linebacker 42 JoJuan Harper Running Back 5-10 201 FR Columbia Heights, Minn. (North Dakota State School of Science) 9 Manuel, James Linebacker 34 Matilus, Jephte Linebacker 43 Ryan Grant Linebacker 6-2 226 RS SR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) 44 Gabe Mezzenga Tight End 6-4 247 RS SO Shoreview, Minn. (Totino-Grace HS) Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska

ALpHABETICAL NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER

NO LAST NAME, FIRST NAME POSITION NO FIRST NAME, LAST NAME POSITION HT WT YR-EX HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 4 Maye, KJ Running Back 45 Ben Holcomb Defensive Back 6-4 200 FR Germantown, Wis. (Germantown HS) 71 McAvoy, Kyle Offensive Lineman 46 Cameron Botticelli Defensive Line 6-5 284 RS SO Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette University HS) 66 McAvoy, Luke Offensive Lineman 47 Quinn Bauducco Linebacker 6-3 225 RS FR Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) 12 McDonald, Andre Wide Receiver 47 Alex Bisch Tight End 6-6 249 RS SO Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS) 33 McKelvey, John Defensive Back 48 Jake Filkins Long Snapper 6-2 236 JR Prescott, Wis. (Prescott HS) 44 Mezzenga, Gabe Tight End 90 Miller, Jackson Defensive End 49 Matt Garin Defensive End 6-4 249 JR Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) 16 Montgomery, Steven Defensive Back 50 Jack Lynn Linebacker 6-3 210 FR Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich HS) 38 Mortell, Peter Punter 52 Zac Epping Offensive Lineman 6-2 306 RS SO Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS) 62 Mottla, Zach Offensive Lineman 52 Yoshoub Timms Defensive Tackle 6-2 265 FR Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Fort Walton Beach HS) 86 Moulton, Malcolm Wide Receiver 53 Tommy Olson Offensive Lineman 6-4 298 SO Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 31 Murray, Eric Defensive Back 55 Theiren Cockran Defensive End 6-6 237 RS FR Homestead, Fla. (Homestead HS) 9 Nelson, Philip Quarterback 57 Aaron Hill Linebacker 6-2 228 RS JR St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran HS) 87 Ngekia, Sahr Tight End 58 Ed Olson Offensive Lineman 6-7 312 RS JR Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 58 Olson, Ed Offensive Lineman 59 Joey Balthazor Linebacker 6-3 233 RS JR Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS) 53 Olson, Tommy Offensive Lineman 60 Augustine Pupungatoa Offensive Lineman 6-6 265 FR River Falls, Wis. (River Falls HS) 38 Orseske, Dan Punter 93 Perry, Ben Defensive End 62 Eric Jacques Defensive Line 6-2 296 RS JR Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) 79 Pirsig, Jonah Offensive Tackle 62 Zach Mottla Offensive Lineman 6-2 287 RS JR Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 85 Plsek, Lincoln Tight End 63 Jon Christenson Offensive Lineman 6-4 288 RS FR Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka) 60 Pupungatoa, Augustine Offensive Lineman 64 Caleb Bak Offensive Lineman 6-3 294 RS SO Columbia Heights, Minn. (Concordia Academy) 81 Rabe, John Tight End 65 Josh Campion Offensive Lineman 6-5 309 RS FR Fergus Falls, Minn. (Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy) 26 Rallis, Mike Linebacker 66 Luke McAvoy Offensive Lineman 6-5 284 RS FR Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington HS) 17 Rallis, Nick Linebacker 67 Brian Bobek Offensive Lineman 6-2 285 SO Inverness, Ill. (Ohio State) 96 Ramlet, Dave Long Snapper 68 Isaac Hayes Offensive Lineman 6-2 275 FR Brooklyn Park, Minn. (St. Thomas) 8 Reeves, Spencer Linebacker 69 Tyler Hartmann Defensive Lineman 6-3 245 FR Andover, Minn. (Andover HS) 23 Sardinha, Edward (EJ) Wide Receiver 71 Kyle McAvoy Offensive Lineman 6-5 302 RS FR Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington HS) 35 Schultz, Dominic Linebacker 38 Schwerman, David Punter 73 Joe Bjorklund Offensive Lineman 6-5 293 RS FR Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount HS) 3 Shabazz, Martez Defensive Back 74 Marek Lenkiewicz Offensive Lineman 6-5 281 RS SO Tinley Park, Ill. (Victor J. Andrew HS) 11 Shortell, Max Quarterback 75 Ernie Heifort Offensive Lineman 6-5 273 RS FR Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji) 2 Stoudermire, Troy Defensive Back 76 Jimmy Gjere Offensive Lineman 6-7 323 RS SO New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS) 27 Thompson, Cedric Defensive Back 77 Foster Bush Offensive Lineman 6-5 303 RS FR Menasha, Wis. (Menasha HS) 52 Timms, Yoshoub Defensive Tackle 78 Ben Lauer Offensive Tackle 6-6 265 FR Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata HS) 40 Tow-Arnett, Nathan Defensive Back 79 Jonah Pirsig Offensive Tackle 6-9 295 FR Blue Earth, Minn. (Blue Earth Area HS) 7 Travis, Damarius Defensive Back 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts Wide Receiver 6-2 194 SO Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 21 Vereen, Brock Defensive Back 81 John Rabe Tight End 6-4 258 SR Iowa Falls, Iowa (Ellsworth CC) 28 Watkins, Kenny Defensive Back 82 A.J. Barker Wide Receiver 6-1 191 RS JR St. Paul, Minn. (De La Salle HS) 13 Wells, Derrick Defensive Back 18 Westerhaus, Peter Linebacker 83 Drew Goodger Tight End 6-5 255 SO Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Northwest HS) 39 Wettstein, Jordan Kicker 84 Victor Keise Wide Receiver 6-1 188 RS JR Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep) 95 Wilhite, D.L. Defensive End 85 Lincoln Plsek Tight End 6-4 245 FR Waco, Texas (Reicher HS) 35 Williams Jr., Rodrick Running Back 86 Malcolm Moulton Wide Receiver 5-11 183 JR Lawrenceville, Ga. (Fort Scott CC) 88 Williams, Maxx Tight End 87 Sahr Ngekia Tight End 6-4 245 RS JR Richfield, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels) 8 Wilson, Cameron Wide Receiver 88 Maxx Williams Tight End 6-4 235 FR Waconia, Minn. (Waconia HS) 25 Wright, Devon Running Back 89 Logan Hutton Wide Receiver 6-1 178 RS SO La Marque, Texas (La Marque HS) 90 Jackson Miiller Defensive End 6-5 230 FR Okemos, Mich. (Okemos HS) 91 Alex Keith Defensive End 6-3 230 FR Columbia, Mo. (Hickman HS) 92 Roland Johnson Defensive Tackle 6-1 295 JR Camden, S.C. (Butler County CC) 93 Ben Perry Defensive End 6-5 243 RS SO Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 94 Harold Legania Defensive Line 6-4 306 RS SO New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) 95 D.L. Wilhite Defensive End 6-3 244 RS SR Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station) 96 Dave Ramlet Long Snapper 6-2 237 RS SO Appleton, Wis. (Xavier HS) 97 Scott Ekpe Defensive Tackle 6-4 286 FR Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville HS) 98 Michael Amaefula Defensive End 6-2 242 SO Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 99 Ra'Shede Hageman Defensive End 6-6 301 RS JR Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS)

pRONUNCIATION gUIDE

Moses Alipate all-ih-PAH-tay Drew Goodger good-jer Zach Mottla MOTT-la Jordan Wettstein Wet-STINE Michael Amaefula ah-MEFF-uh-lah MarQueis Gray mar-KWEES Sahr Ngekia Saw Na-GECK-E-a Brock Vereen Ver-EEN Duke Anyanwu On-a-won-ew Ra’Shede Hageman Ra-SHEED Hayg-men Lincoln Plsek Plea-sheck Devon Wright DEH-vun Quinn Bauducco bow-duke-oh JoJuan Harper Juwan Dave Ramlet Ram-let Briean Boddy Bree-in Body Ernie Heifort HI-fur EJ Sardinha SAR-deen-a Theiren Cockran THEE-air-en Eric Jacques Jocks David Schwerman SCHWAR-man Cedric Dicke Dickey Victor Keise KEYS Max Shortell shore-TELL Lamonte Edwards luh-MON-tay Harold Legania Luh-GONE-yay Troy Stoudermire STEW-der-mire Scott Ekpe Ek-pay Grayson Levine LA-veen Yoshoub Timm Shoe-bee Isaac Fruechte FRICK-tee Marek Lenkiewicz MARE-eck LENK-uh-witz Nathan Tow-Arnett TAU r-NET Jimmy Gjere Jerry Jephte Matilus jeff-TAY muh-TILL-us Damarius Travis duh-MAIR-ee-us Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska

MINNESOTA DEpTH CHART (11 /8/12 )

OFFENSE DEFENSE Left Tackle 74 - Marek Lenkiewicz 6-5 281 R-So. Tinley Park, Ill. (Victor J. Andrew) End 58 - Ed Olson 6-7 312 R-Jr. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi) 98 - Michael Amaefula 6-2 242 So. Arlington, Texas (Bowie) Left Guard 93 - Ben Perry 6-5 243 R-So. Southlake, Texas (Carroll) 52 - Zac Epping 6-2 306 R-So. Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper) Tackle 53 - Tommy Olson 6-4 298 So. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi) 46 - Cameron Botticelli 6-5 284 R-So. Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette University HS) Center 92 - Roland Johnson 6-1 295 Jr. Camden, S.C. (Butler County CC) 63 - Jon Christenson 6-4 288 R-Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka) Nose OR 99 - Ra’Shede Hageman 6-6 301 R-Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn) 62 - Zach Mottla 6-2 287 R-Jr. Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 97 - Scott Ekpe 6-4 286 Fr. Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville) Right Guard End 64 - Caleb Bak 6-3 294 R-So. Columbia Heights, Minn. (Concordia Academy) 95 - D.L. Wilhite 6-3 244 Sr. Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station) 73 - Joe Bjorklund 6-5 293 R-Fr. Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount) 55 - Theiren Cockran 6-6 237 R-Fr. Homestead, Fla. (Homestead) Right Tackle Strongside Linebacker 65 - Josh Campion 6-5 309 R-Fr. Fergus Falls, Minn. (Fork Union Military Academy) 57 - Aaron Hill 6-2 228 R-Jr. St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran) 77 - Foster Bush 6-5 303 R-Fr. Menasha, Wis. (Menasha HS) OR Quarterback 32 - Lamonte Edwards 6-2 212 R-So. Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury) 9 - Philip Nelson 6-2 222 Fr. Mankato, Minn. (West) 8 - Spencer Reeves 6-2 234 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline) 11 - Max Shortell 6-6 237 So. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege) Middle Linebacker Tailback 26 - Mike Rallis 6-2 245 R-Sr. Edina, Minn. (Edina) 20 - Donnell Kirkwood 5-10 219 R-So. Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic) 1 - Brendan Beal 6-3 249 R-Jr. Bangor, Pa. (Florida) 35 - Rodrick Williams Jr. 5-11 228 Fr. Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville) Weakside Linebacker H-Back/Fullback 4 - Keanon Cooper 6-0 220 R-Sr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline) 81 - John Rabe 6-4 258 Sr. Iowa Falls, Iowa (Ellsworth CC) 9 - James Manuel 6-2 210 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) 30 - Mike Henry 6-1 238 R-Jr. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi) Y 2 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 195 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline) 83 - Drew Goodger 6-5 255 So. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Northwest) 22 - Jeremy Baltazar 6-0 196 Jr. Corona, Calif. (Blinn College) 85 - Lincoln Plsek 6-4 245 Fr. Waco, Texas (Reicher HS) Safety Z 13 - Derrick Wells 6-0 198 So. Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Lehigh) 14 - Isaac Fruechte 6-3 205 So. Caledonia, Minn. (Rochester CTC) 7 - Damarius Travis 6-2 205 Fr. Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola) 1 - Brandon Green 6-0 189 R-Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson) Safety X 27 - Cedric Thompson 5-10 199 So. Calipatria, Calif. (Calipatria) 5 - MarQueis Gray 6-5 250 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) OR 80 - Devin Crawford-Tufts 6-2 194 So. Edina, Minn. (Edina) 21 - Brock Vereen 6-0 201 Jr. Valencia, Calif. (Valencia) OR 6 - Grayson Levine 5-11 202 So. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) 12 - Andre McDonald 6-2 200 Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins) Cornerback H 23 - Michael Carter 5-11 189 Sr. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely) 15 - Marcus Jones 5-8 172 So. Wake Forest, N.C. (Wake Forest-Rolesville) 3 - Martez Shabazz 5-11 168 Jr. DeSoto, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) 84 - Victor Keise 6-1 188 R-Jr. Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep)

SpECIAL TEAMS INJURY REpORT Kicker 39 - Jordan Wettstein 5-11 180 Sr. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere) (AS OF NOv. 8 ) 36 - Chris Hawthorne 6-6 198 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (North Carolina State) Punter Player Position Status 38 - Christian Eldred 6-3 190 So. Melbourne, Australia (Monash University) Ed Olson OL Questionable Long Snapper 48 - Jake Filkins 6-2 236 Jr. Prescott, Wis. (Prescott) Cedric Thompson S Questionable 96 - Dave Ramlet 6-2 237 R-So. Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) A.J. Barker WR Out Holder Derrick Engel WR Out 38 - David Schwerman 6-0 195 Sr. Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine) Kick Returner 2 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 195 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline) 15 - Marcus Jones 5-8 172 So. Wake Forest, N.C. (Wake Forest-Rolesville) 4 - KJ Maye 5-10 190 Fr. Mobile, Ala. (Murphy) Punt Returner 15 - Marcus Jones 5-8 172 So. Wake Forest, N.C. (Wake Forest-Rolesville) Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska THE LAST TIME... MINNESOTA INDIvIDUAL gAME MINNESOTA TEAM

250+ yards rushing: 258, Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 100+ points: 146 vs. Grinnell (W, 146-0), 10/22/1904 200+ yards rushing: 206, Amir Pinnix vs. Michigan State, 11/12/05 80+ points: 81 vs. Butler (W, 81-0), 11/13/26 150+ yards rushing: 152, Donnell Kirkwood at Illinois, 11/10/12 60+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/06 100+ yards rushing: 152, Donnell Kirkwood at Illinois, 11/10/12 50+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/06 QB with 100+ yards rushing: 109, MarQueis Gray vs. New Hampshire, 9/8/12 40+ points: 44 vs. Purdue (44-28), 10/27/12 QB with 100 rushing/200 passing: 110 rush/211 pass, MarQueis Gray vs. NMSU, 9/10/11 30+ points: 44 vs. Purdue (44-28), 10/27/12 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: 160, MarQueis Gray and 127, Duane Bennett at . . . . . 0 points: at Michigan (L, 0-58), 10/1/11 Northwestern, 11/19/11 0 points on the road: at Michigan (L, 0-58), 10/1/11 Player with consecutive 100-yd games: 160 & 167, MarQueis Gray - at Northwestern, vs. . . . . 0 points at home: vs Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/0 Illinois - 11/19/11, 11/26/11 0 points in first half: at Iowa (L, 13-31), 9/29/12 50+ yard rush play: 75, MarQueis Gray vs. New Hampshire, 9/8/12 No TDs in first half: at Illinois (W, 17-3), 11/10/12 Four or more TDs rushing: 4, Marion Barber III at Ohio, 9/13/03 No offensive TDs in first half: at Illinois (W, 17-3), 11/10/12 Three or more TDs rushing: 3, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 11/13/10 Shut out an opponent: vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 Two or more TDs rushing: 2, Donnell Kirkwood at Illinois, 11/10/12 Shut out an opponent on the road: at Kent State (W 44-0), 8/31/06 25+ rushing attempts: 28, Donnell Kirkwood at Illinois, 11/10/12 Shut out an opponent at home: vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 30+ rushing attempts: 30, Duane Bennett at Middle Tennessee, 9/2/10 30+ first downs: 31 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 40+ rushing attempts: Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 <10 first downs: 9 vs. Wisconsin, 11/12/11 200+ yards receiving: 228, Ryan Thelwell vs. Ball State, 9/14/96 400+ rushing yards: 411 vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 100+ yards receiving: 135, A.J. Barker vs. Purdue, 10/27/12 300+ rushing yards: 306 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07 2 receivers with 100+ yards rcvg: 137, Logan Payne and 116, Ernie Wheelwright vs. . . . 200+ rushing yards: 231 at Illinois, 11/10/12 Indiana, 11/4/06 700+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 10 or more receptions: 10, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09 600+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 Five or more TDs receiving: 5, Omar Douglas vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 500+ total net yards: 505 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Four or more TDs receiving: 4, Logan Payne vs. Temple, 9/16/06 400+ total net yards: 458 vs. Purdue, 10/27/12 Three or more TDs receiving: 3, A.J. Barker vs. Western Michigan, 9/15/12 <200 total net yards: 156 vs. Wisconsin (11/12/11 Two or more TDs receiving: 2, A.J. Barker vs. Purdue, 10/27/12 100+ yards in penalties: 157 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 450+ yards passing: 478, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 Forced 4 or more turnovers: 4 vs. Syracuse, 11/22/12 400+ yards passing: 416, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Forced 3 or more fumbles: 5 (recovered 2) vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 350+ yards passing: 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 Committed 5 or more turnovers: 5 vs. Ohio State, 10/24/09 300+ yards passing: 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 Attempted an onside kick: vs. Michigan, 11/3/12 Consecutive 300-yard passing gms: 2, vs. Northwestern (303, 10/14/95) and . Recovered an onside kick: vs. Iowa, 10/29/11 Michigan St. (404, 10/21/95) Played an overtime game: at UNLV (W, 30-27 in 3 OT), 8/30/12 50+ yard pass play: 63, A.J. Barker vs. Purdue, 10/27/12 Won an overtime game: at UNLV (W, 30-27 in 3 OT), 8/30/12 Six or more TDs passing: 6, Scott Eckers vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 Lost an overtime game: at Northwestern (L 48-49 2 OT), 10/13/07 Five or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Won vs. Top 25 Team vs. No. 24 Iowa, 11/27/10 (W 27-24) Four or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Won vs. Top 25 Team On Road at No. 6 Ohio State, 10/14/2000 (W 29-17) Three or more TDs passing: 3, Philip Nelson vs. Purdue, 10/27/12 Attempted a fake field goal: vs. Michigan, 11/3/12 (did not convert) Two or more TDs passing: 3, Philip Nelson vs. Purdue, 10/27/12 30+ passing attempts: 33, Max Shortell at Iowa, 9/29/12 40+ passing attempts: 49, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 50+ passing attempts: 51, Adam Weber vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08 20+ completions: 20, Max Shortell at Iowa, 9/29/12 25+ completions: 26, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 30+ completions: 31, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 500+ yds. total offense: 536, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 (school record) 400+ yds. total offense: 411, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 300+ all-purpose yards: 333, Laurence Maroney vs. Purdue, 9/24/05 200+ all-purpose yards: 240, Troy Stoudermire vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Five or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02 Four or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02 Three or more field goals: 3, Jordan Wettstein at UNLV, 8/30/12 Two or more field goals: 2, Jordan Wettstein vs. Michigan, 11/3/12 Three or more interceptions: 3, Jeff Wright vs. Michigan St., 11/14/70 Two or more interceptions: 2, Derrick Wells at UNLV, 8/30/12 Blocked punt: Duane Bennett vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 Blocked punt return for TD: Duane Bennett vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 Blocked field goal: Lee Campbell vs. Purdue, 10/10/09 Blocked FG return for TD: Traye Simmons vs. Purdue (47 yds.), 10/10/09 Blocked PAT: Lee Campbell vs. Iowa, 11/21/09 PAT Return for Defensive PAT: Mario Reese at Wisconsin, 10/14/06 Int. return for TD: Michael Carter vs. Purdue (43 yards), 10/27/12 Punt return for TD: Tellis Redmon vs. Northwestern (83 yds.), 10/28/00 Kickoff return for TD: Duane Bennett (96 yds.) vs. Wisconsin, 11/12/11 Fumble return for TD: D.L. Wilhite (3 yds.) vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 Safety: New Hampshire’s punt snap went out of end zone, . . . 9/8/12 Made 2-pt. conversion: DeLeon Eskridge pass from Adam Weber, at Michigan State, 11/6/10 Missed 2-pt. conversion: Max Shortell pass was incomplete at Iowa, 9/29/12 Missed PAT: Jordan Wettstein vs. Wisconsin, 11/12/11 Defensive extra point: Mario Reese, interception return, at Wisconsin, ...... 10/14/06 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska THE LAST TIME... OppONENT INDIvIDUAL gAME OppONENT TEAM

300+ yards rushing: 301, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02 400+ yards rushing: 448, at Illinois, 11/3/07 250+ yards rushing: 252, Marcus Coker, Iowa, 10/29/11 300+ yards rushing: 337, at Wisconsin, 10/20/12 200+ yards rushing: 252, Marcus Coker, Iowa, 10/29/11 200+ yards rushing: 337, at Wisconsin, 10/20/12 150+ yards rushing: 175, James White, at Wisconsin, 10/20/12 < 100 yards rushing: 68, New Hampshire, 9/8/12 100+ yards rushing: 175, James White, at Wisconsin, 10/20/12 400+ yards passing: 462, at Illinois, 10/11/08 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: 175, James White, at Wisconsin, and 300+ yards passing: 325, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 171, Montee Ball, at Wisconsin 10/20/12 <100 yards passing: 67, Northwestern, 10/13/12 Three or more TDs rushing: 3, James White, at Wisconsin, 10/20/12 600+ total net yards: 655, at Illinois, 11/3/07 50+ yard rush play: 55, Mikel LeShoure, Illinois, 11/13/10 500+ total net yards: 515, Nebraska, 10/22/11 25+ rushing attempts: 29, Dareyon Chance, Western Michigan, 9/15/12 400+ total net yards: 443, at Wisconsin, 10/20/12 30+ rushing attempts: 32, Marcus Coker, Iowa, 10/29/11 300+ total net yards: 381, vs. Purdue, 10/27/12 40+ rushing attempts: 45, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02 < 200 total net yards: 171, at Iowa, 11/21/09 400+ yards passing: 462, Juice Williams, at Illinois, 10/11/08 30+ first downs: 30, Wisconsin 10/9/10 300+ yards passing: 325, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 <10 first downs: 7, Temple, 9/16/06 200+ yards passing: 234, Devin Gardner, Michigan, 11/3/12 60+ points: 63, Oklahoma, (W, 63-0), 9/20/86 50+ yard pass play: 69, Kirk Cousins to BJ Cunningham, at Michigan . . . 50+ points: 58, Michigan (W, 58-0), 10/1/11 State, 11/5/11 40+ points: 42, Wisconsin (W 42-13), 11/12/11 30+ pass attempts: 31, James Vandenberg, at Iowa, 9/29/12 30+ points: 35, vs. Michigan (W, 35-13) 11/3/12 40+ pass attempts: 44, Alex Carder, Western Michigan, 9/15/12 0 points: Temple, (L, 0-62), 9/16/06 50+ pass attempts: 58, C.J. Bacher, Northwestern, 10/13/07 Safety: Penn State (W 33-21), 10/23/10 20+ completions: 21, Ryan Nassib, Syracuse, 9/22/12 100+ yards in penalties: 110, Michigan State, 10/31/09 25+ completions: 27, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 No penalties Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 30+ completions: 35, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 4+ TD passes: 4, Russell Wilson, Wisconsin, 11/12/11 150+ yards receiving: 162, Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 100+ yards receiving: 106, Alec Lemon, Syracuse, 9/22/12 10+ receptions: 10, Jaime Wilson, Western Michigan, 9/15/12 3+ TD receptions: 3, Robert Woods, USC, 9/3/11 Four+ field goals: 5, K.C. Lopata, Michigan, 11/8/08 Blocked a punt: Jon Newsome, Ohio State, 10/30/10 Blocked a field goal: Matt Kalil, USC, 9/3/11 Missed PAT: Stefan Demos, Northwestern, 10/2/10 Blocked PAT: Usama Young, Kent State, 8/31/06 Made 2-pt. conversion: Tyler Sheehan to Marques Parks, Bowling Green, . . 9/1/07 Missed 2-pt. conversion: Alex Carder pass incomplete, Western Michigan, . . . 9/15/12 Punt return for TD: Nick Dugas (68 yds.), UL-Lafayette, 9/7/02 Blocked punt ret. for TD: Zach Domicone (rec. in end zone), Ohio State, . . . . . 10/30/10 Kickoff return for TD: Derrel Johnson-Koulianous, 88 yards, Iowa, 11/27/10 Int. return for TD: Christian Kirksey, 68 yards, at Iowa, 9/29/12 Two Int. returns for TD: Marcus Williams (52, 40 yards), North Dakota State, . 9/24/11 Fumble return for TD: Austin Cassidy (11 yds.), Nebraska, 10/22/11 Fumble recovered for TD: Richard Willock (rec. in end zone), Iowa, 11/23/96 Safety: Devon Still, Penn State, 10/23/10 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 MINNESOTA SCORINg DRIvES Time of Time Opponent Plays-Yds Possession Qtr. Remaining Scoring Play at UNLV 6-80 2:28 2 9:26 James Gillum 16-yard run at UNLV 6-47 2:58 4 8:55 Jordan Wettstein 32-yard field goal at UNLV 5-20 2:23 4 5:40 Jordan Wettstein 21-yard field goal at UNLV 3-25 ---- OT ---- MarQueis Gray 10-yard pass to John Rabe at UNLV 1-25 ---- OT ---- MarQueis Gray 25-yard pass to John Rabe at UNLV 4-9 ---- OT ---- Jordan Wettstein 32-yard field goal New Hampshire ------1 10:12 Punt snap went through the end zone for a safety New Hampshire 1-27 0:18 1 9:54 MarQueis Gray 27-yard pass to Isaac Fruechte New Hampshire 1-75 0:11 1 0:23 MarQueis Gray 75-yard run New Hampshire 8-67 4:04 2 6:50 MarQueis Gray 2-yard pass to John Rabe New Hampshire 3-18 1:12 2 4:56 MarQueis Gray 11-yard run New Hampshire 16-85 8:16 3 3:11 Donnell Kirkwood 2-yard run New Hampshire 12-86 5:53 4 6:40 Max Shortell 19-yard pass to A.J. Barker Western Michigan 3-8 1:15 1 2:00 MarQueis Gray 8-yard pass to A.J. Barker Western Michigan 6-75 2:38 2 1:59 Max Shortell 9-yard pass to A.J. Barker Western Michigan 3-45 0:45 2 0:30 Max Shortell 53-yard pass to A.J. Barker Western Michigan 10-66 3:41 3 7:13 Max Shortell 9-yard pass to Drew Goodger Syracuse 5-58 2:38 1 6:59 Donnell Kirkwood 2-yard run Syracuse 12-87 4:47 3 10:13 Donnell Kirkwood 1-yard run Syracuse 9-36 4:56 4 3:20 Jordan Wettstein 43-yard field goal at Iowa 10-79 5:22 3 7:12 Max Shortell 9-yard pass to Isaac Fruechte at Iowa 11-80 4:34 4 0:41 Max Shortell 1-yard pass to Drew Goodger Northwestern 13-76 5:41 1 9:08 Jordan Wettstein 31-yard field goal Northwestern 10-71 5:15 2 14:53 MarQueis Gray 25-yard run Northwestern 9-30 4:27 3 8:47 Jordan Wettstein 38-yard field goal at Wisconsin 6-65 3:07 1 6:14 Philip Nelson 16-yard pass to Brandon Green at Wisconsin 9-66 5:03 3 0:12 Philip Nelson 12-yard pass to A.J. Braker Purdue 10-72 5:16 1 6:06 Philip Nelson 34-yard pass to Derrick Engel Purdue 5-64 2:22 1 2:43 Rodrick Williams 4-yard run Purdue 3-60 0:55 2 14:11 Philip Nelson 38-yard pass to A.J. Barker Purdue 2-80 0:42 2 10:34 Philip Nelson 63-yard pass to A.J. Barker Purdue 7-16 3:29 2 5:48 Jordan Wettstein 40-yard field goal Purdue 9-59 3:05 2 0:00 Jordan Wettstein 35-yard field goal Purdue ------3 14:03 Michael Carter 43-yard interception return Purdue 4-0 0:54 3 11:20 Jordan Wettstein 44-yard field goal Michigan 6-43 2:42 2 14:55 Philip Nelson 10-yard pass to John Rabe Michigan 13-69 6:15 4 13:50 Jordan Wettstein 26-yard field goal Michigan 13-69 4:14 4 5:17 Jordan Wettstein 19-yard field goal at Illinois 10-65 4:32 2 3:30 Jordan Wettstein 20-yard field goal at Illinois 11-51 6:05 3 2:31 Donnell Kirkwood 3-yard run at Illinois 3-19 0:57 4 1:34 Donnell Kirkwood 12-yard run Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 OppONENT SCORINg DRIvES Time of Time Team Plays-Yds Possession Qtr. Remaining Scoring Play at UNLV 7-22 2:29 1 9:13 Nolan Kohorst 39-yard field goal at UNLV 5-33 2:32 3 1:52 Tim Cornett 1-yard run at UNLV 7-57 2:54 4 2:46 Nolan Kohorst 35-yard field goal at UNLV 3-25 ---- OT ---- Tim Cornett 18-yard run at UNLV 6-25 ---- OT ---- Nick Sherry 6-yard pass to Devante Davis New Hampshire 8-76 2:58 1 0:34 Chris Setian 5-yard run Western Michigan 11-62 3:35 1 6:07 Andrew Haldeman 35-yard field goal Western Michigan 4-18 0:53 2 4:37 Chance Dareyon 6-yard run Western Michigan 11-71 4:06 3 10:54 Antoin Scriven 1-yard run Western Michigan 5-66 1:32 4 4:18 Alex Carder 10-yard pass to Jaime Wilson Syracuse 13-67 5:05 1 1:54 Ross Krautman 33-yard field goal Syracuse 9-83 2:34 4 0:46 Ryan Nassib 14-yard pass to Marcus Sales at Iowa 6-49 2:25 1 12:35 Mike Meyer 44-yard field goal at Iowa 6-84 3:06 2 14:55 Mark Weisman 8-yard run at Iowa 1-47 0:09 2 13:03 James Vandenberg 47-yard pass to Jordan Cotton at Iowa 6-52 2:50 2 8:50 James Vandenberg 1-yard run at Iowa ------4 5:15 Christian Kirksey 68-yard interception return off Max Shortell Northwestern 1-26 0:07 1 14:49 Venric Mark 26-yard run Northwestern 8-75 4:00 1 5:08 Kain Colter 2-yard run Northwestern 2-57 0:37 2 12:50 Venric Mark 48-yard run at Wisconsin 3-59 1:02 1 9:21 James White 14-yard run at Wisconsin 5-70 2:01 2 1:49 James White 34-yard run at Wisconsin 6-21 2:03 3 7:43 Kyle French 33-yard field goal at Wisconsin 4-59 1:20 3 5:22 James White 48-yard run at Wisconsin 11-60 4:13 4 10:57 Montee Ball 14-yard run at Wisconsin 3-44 1:24 4 9:21 Montee Ball 44-yard run Purdue 5-46 2:14 1 11:28 Caleb TerBush 1-yard pass to Brandon Cottom Purdue 10-75 3:41 3 7:39 Robert Marve 10-yard pass to Dolapo Macarthy Purdue 15-77 5:02 3 1:19 Robert Marve 7-yard pass to Antavian Edison Purdue 7-72 2:12 4 2:57 Rob Henry 25-yard pass to Danny Anthrop Michigan 12-91 7:05 2 7:50 Devin Gardner 45-yard pass to Dew Dileo Michigan 13-90 5:05 2 0:45 Thomas Rawls 2-yard run Michigan 7-86 3:13 3 5:05 Devin Gardner 10-yard pass to Jeremy Gallon Michigan 8-79 4:19 4 9:31 Devn Gardner 2-yard run Michigan 4-50 2:12 4 3:05 Fitzgerald Toussaint 41-yard run at Illinois 9-89 3:49 1 7:48 Nick Immekus 20-yard field goal Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska MINNESOTA STARTINg LINEUpS OFFENSE

Opponent WR WR/FB/HB WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB at UNLV Crawford-Tufts Jones Harbison E. Olson T. Olson Mottla Epping Campion Rabe Gray Kirkwood New Hampshire Crawford-Tufts Jones Green E. Olson T. Olson Mottla Epping Campion Rabe Gray Kirkwood Western Michigan Crawford-Tufts Jones Fruechte E. Olson T. Olson Epping Bak Campion Rabe Gray Kirkwood Syracuse Crawford-Tufts Henry (FB) Fruechte E. Olson T. Olson Epping Bak Campion Goodger Shortell Kirkwood at Iowa Crawford-Tufts Rabe (HB) Fruechte E. Olson Christenson Epping Bak Campion Goodger Shortell Kirkwood Northwestern Crawford-Tufts Henry (FB) Fruechte E. Olson Christenson Epping Bak Campion Goodger Shortell Kirkwood at Wisconsin Barker Rabe (HB) Gray Lenkiewicz Epping Mottla Bak Campion Goodger Nelson Kirkwood Purdue Crawford-Tufts Williams (RB) Fruechte Lenkiewicz Epping Christenson Bak Campion Goodger Nelson Kirkwood Michigan Maye Gray Fruechte Lenkiewicz Epping Christenson Bak Campion Goodger Nelson Kirkwood at Illinois Gray Henry (FB) Fruechte Lenkiewicz Epping Christenson Bak Campion Goodger Nelson Kirkwood at Nebraska Michigan State

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Opponent DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB SSCB at UNLV Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Wilhite Hill Rallis Cooper Carter Wells Thompson Stoudermire New Hampshire Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Wilhite Edwards Rallis Cooper Carter Wells Thompson Stoudermire Western Michigan Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Wilhite Hill Rallis Cooper Carter Wells Thompson Stoudermire Syracuse Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Wilhite Hill Rallis Cooper Carter Wells Thompson Stoudermire at Iowa Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Wilhite Hill Rallis Cooper Carter Wells Thompson Stoudermire Northwestern Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Wilhite Hill Manuel Baltazar (DB ) Carter Wells Vereen Stoudermire at Wisconsin Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Wilhite Hill Rallis Cooper Carter Wells Thompson Stoudermire Purdue Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Perry Hill Rallis Cooper Carter Vereen Thompson Stoudermire Michigan Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Wilhite Hill Rallis Cooper Carter Vereen Thompson Stoudermire at Illinois Amaefula Hageman Botticelli Wilhite Hill Rallis Cooper Carter Wells Vereen Stoudermire at Nebraska Michigan State

MINNESOTA RANKINgS (WHERE THE gOpHERS RANK IN THE B1g TEN ) TEAM INDIVIDUAL Category B1G Rank Category Player B1G Rank Scoring Offense 9 (23.2) Rushing Kirkwood 9 (81.9 ave) Scoring Defense 6 (22.3) Passing Average/Game ------Total Offense 10 (353.7) Pass Efficiency Gray 2 (153.6) Total Defense 4 (336.8) Receptions/Game ------Rushing Offense 6 (166.2) Receiving Yards/Game Barker 3 (72.1 ave) Rushing Defense 8 (168.0) Total Offense ------Pass Offense 9 (187.5) Scoring ------Pass Defense 3 (168.8) Scoring (TDs) ------Pass Efficiency 4 (135.0) Scoring (Kick) Wettstein T8 (62 points / 6.2 ave) Pass Defense Efficiency 3 (108.7) Punt Return Average Barker 4 (7.1 ave) Kickoff Returns 10 (18.8) Kick Return Average Stoudermire 8 (21.4 ave) Punt Return Average 7 (7.4) All Purpose ------Interceptions 4 (9) Punting Eldred 9 (38.5) Punting 9 (35.5) Field Goals Wettstein T5 (1.20 ave) Kickoff Coverage 1 (40.8) Field Goal Percentage Wettstein 3 (12/20 for 60.0%) Field Goals 11 (12/20 for 60.0%) PAT Kicking Percentage Wettstein 8 (26/27 for 96.3%) PAT Kicking 9 (26/27 for 96.3%) Tackles Stoudermire T28 (63 for 6.3 ave) Sacks By 5 (2.10 ave) Rallis 27 (56 for 5.6 ave) Sacks Against 5 (1.50 ave) Hill T40 (53 for 5.3 ave) First Downs 10 (18.8 ave) Wells T42 (52 for 5.2 ave) Opponents First Downs 3 (17.8 ave) Cooper 44 (51 for 5.1 ave) Third-Down Conversions 9 (50/136 for 36.8%) Sacks Wilhite T1 (7.5 for .75 ave) Opponent Third-Down Conversions 7 (57/145 for 39.3%) Hageman T4 (5.0 for .50 ave) Fourth-Down Conversions 9 (7/15 for 46.7%) Tackles For Loss Wilhite 8 (10.0 for 1.00 ave) Opponent Fourth-Down Conversions T2 (5/15 for 33.3%) Passes Defended Carter 2 (16 for 1.60 ave) Penalties 6 (69/522 for 52.2 ave) Wells T7 (10 for 1.00) Opponent Penalties 2 (72/607 for 60.7 ave) Interceptions Wells T7 (2 for .20 ave) Time Of Possession 3 (31:59 ave) Carter T7 (2 for .20 ave) Turnover Margin 8 (-.10) Thompson T7 (2 for .20 ave) Red Zone Offense 9 (26/33 for 78.8%) Fumbles Forced ------Red Zone Defense 9 (22/26 for 84.6%) Fumbles Recovered Amaefula T7 (2 for .20 ave) On-Side Kicks By T3 (0/3 for 0.0%) On-Side Kicks Against T1 (0.0% success rate) Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 2012 STATS Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska 25 + YARD PLAYS

Yards Type Player(s) Opponent 75* Rush Gray, MarQueis New Hampshire 63* Pass Barker, A.J. from Nelson, Philip Purdue 53* Pass Barker, A.J. from Shortell, Max Western Michigan 48 KR Stoudermire, Troy New Hampshire 45 KR Maye, KJ Michigan 43* INT Return Carter, Michael Purdue 40 PR Stoudermire, Troy at UNLV 40 Pass Barker, A.J. from Gray, MarQueis at UNLV 40 Pass Crawford-Tufts from Shortell, Max Syracuse 39 Pass Barker, A.J. from Gray, MarQueis at UNLV 38* Pass Barker, A.J. from Nelson, Philip Purdue 38 Rush Kirkwood, Donnell at Illinois 34 Pass Fruechte, Isaac from Shortell, Max Syracuse 34* Pass Engel, Derrick from Nelson, Philip Purdue 33 Pass Engel, Derrick from Gray, MarQueis at UNLV 33 Pass Rabe, John from Gray, MarQueis New Hampshire 33 Pass Gray, MarQueis from Nelson, Philip Purdue 32 Pass Engel, Derrick from Shortell, Max Western Michigan 32 Pass Engel, Derrick from Nelson, Philip Michigan 28 KR Stoudermire, Troy at Wisconsin 28 KR Maye, K.J. Purdue 27* Pass Fruechte, Isaac from Gray, MarQueis New Hampshire 27 Pass Henry, Mike from Shortell, Max at Iowa 27 PR Carter, Michael Northwestern 26 Pass Fruechte, Isaac from Gray, MarQueis New Hampshire 26 KR Stoudermire, Troy New Hampshire 26 Rush Kirkwood, Donnell Western Michigan 26 KR Stoudermire, Troy Michigan 25* Pass Rabe, John from Gray, MarQueis at UNLV 25 Pass Fruechte, Isaac from Shortell, Max Western Michigan 25* Rush Gray, MarQueis Northwestern 25 Rush Nelson, Philip Purdue * play resulted in a touchdown Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska GOPHERS 30 , UNLV 27 (3OT ) Aug. 30, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234OT OT OT Final Las Vegas, Sam Boyd Stadium Minnesota 07067 7 3 30 Attendance: 16,013 UNLV 30737 7 0 27 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska GOPHERS 44 , NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 Sept. 8, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234Final Minneapolis, TCF Bank Stadium New Hampshire 70007 Attendance: 47,022 Minnesota 16 14 77 44 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska GOPHERS 28 , WESTERN MICHIGAN 23 Sept. 15, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234Final Minneapolis, TCF Bank Stadium Western Michigan 377623 Attendance: 44,921 Minnesota 7 14 70 28 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska GOPHERS 17 , SYRACUSE 10 Sept. 22, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234Final Minneapolis, TCF Bank Stadium Syracuse 300710 Attendance: 50,805 Minnesota 707317 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska IOWA 31 , GOPHERS 13 Sept. 29, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234Final Iowa City, Kinnick Stadium Minnesota 007613 Attendance: 70,585 Iowa 3 21 07 31 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska NORTHWESTERN 21 , GOPHERS 13 Oct. 13, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234Final Minneapolis, TCF Bank Stadium Northwestern 14 70021 Attendance: 49,651 Minnesota 373013 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska WISCONSIN 38 , GOPHERS 13 Oct. 20, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234Final Madison, Wis., Camp Randall Minnesota 607013 Attendance: 80,587 Wisconsin 7710 14 38 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska GOPHERS 44 , PURDUE 28 Oct. 27, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234Final Minneapolis, TCF Bank Stadium Purdue 7014 7 28 Attendance: 41,062 Minnesota 14 20 10 0 44 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska MICHIGAN 35 , GOPHERS 13 Nov. 3, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234Final Minneapolis, TCF Bank Stadium Michigan 0 14 7 14 35 Attendance: 48,801 Minnesota 070613 Gopher Football Nov. 17, 2012: Minnesota at Nebraska GOPHERS 17 , ILLINOIS 3 Nov. 10, 2012 Score By Quarters 1234Final Champaign, Ill., Memorial Stadium Minnesota 037717 Attendance: 46,912 Illinois 30003