SCHEDULE/RESULTS MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE SEPTEMBER 3 at No. 25 USC (ABC) L 19-17 Date: Saturday, Sept. 24 10 New Mexico State (BTN) L 28-21 Time: 6:07 p.m. CT 17 Miami [Ohio] (BTN) W 29-23 24 North Dakota State (BTN) 6:07 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium OCTOBER Surface: Field Turf 1 at Michigan* 11 a.m. 8 at Purdue* TBA Capacity: 50,805 22 Nebraska* [HC] 2:30 p.m. CT Series: Minnesota leads 7-1 29 Iowa* TBA Last Meeting: Oct. 20, 2007 NOVEMBER North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21 5 at Michigan State* TBA Minneapolis, Minn. 12 Wisconsin* TBA 19 at Northwestern* TBA Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 26 Illinois* TBA MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA STATE
* - Big Ten Conference Game GOLDEN GOPHERS BISON [HC] - Homecoming 1-2 2-0 GOPHER COACHES GOPHERS LOOK TO EVEN JERRY KILL (SL) Head Coach TRACY CLAEYS (PB) Defensive Coordinator MATT LIMEGROVER (PB) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line RECORD VS. BISON SATURDAY BILL MILLER (SL) Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers will wrap up their three-game homestand Saturday at TCF BRIAN ANDERSON (SL) Running Backs Bank Stadium. Minnesota hosts North Dakota State University, with kickoff set for 6:07 p.m. CT. This will be JEFF PHELPS (SL) Defensive Line the ninth meeting between the schools, with Minnesota holding a 7-1 lead in the series. PAT POORE (SL) Wide Receivers ROB REEVES (SL) Tight Ends/H-Backs JAY SAWVEL (SL) Secondary/Special Teams Minnesota enters the game looking to even its overall record at 2-2 after last week’s emotional, 29-23 win JIM ZEBROWSKI (PB) Quarterbacks over Miami (Ohio). North Dakota State is currently ranked No. 8/12 in the most recent Football Champi- Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box onship Subdivision rankings. The Bison are 2-0, but did not play last week. North Dakota State’s trip to Minneapolis will be its first game away from Fargo.
WEEK 4 SCHEDULE BTN will televise the game. Matt Devlin will call the play-by-play action. Former Gopher head coach Glen MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Mason will serve as the analyst in the booth. Rebecca Haarlow will provide reports from the TCF Bank ...... Team Day Off No media availability Stadium sidelines.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 BROADCAST INFORMATION 11 a.m...... Media Luncheon Noon ...... Press Conference Television Radio Audio 12:30-12:50 p.m...... Press Conference Player interviews 3:45 p.m...... Practice (media availability following) BTN Gopher Sports Network www.GopherSports.com Matt Devlin - Play-by-play Mike Grimm - Play-by-play All-Access Audio - Free WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Glen Mason - Analyst Darrell Thompson - Analyst Sirius/XM Satellite Radio 3:45 p.m...... Practice (media availability following) Rebecca Haarlow - Sideline Reporter Justin Gaard - Sideline Reporter Sirius Channel 117
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Tickets 3:45 p.m...... Practice (no media availability) Ticket Office: Mariucci Arena Phone: 1-800-UGOPHER Web: www.gophersports.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 ...... Coaches, Selected Players Available to TV Broadcast Crew Only
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MEDIA SERVICES Minnesota Athletic Communications SCOUTING THE BISON 516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244 NCAA Football Championship Subidivision (formerly Minneapolis, MN 55455 Division I-AA) powerhouse North Dakota State visits TCF NDSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS Sept. 3 Lafayette W 42-6 Phone: 612.626.0299 Bank Stadium this week. The Bison have defeated their Sept. 10 St. Francis W 56-3 first two opponents by an average score of 49-5. Sept. 24 at Minnesota Fax: 612.625.0359 Oct. 1 Illinois State* NDSU is coached by Craig Bohl, who is in his ninth Oct. 8 at Southern Illinois* Andy Seeley, Associate Director/Primary Football Contact Oct. 15 Missouri State* e-mail: [email protected] season as the head coach in Fargo. Bohl came to the Oct. 22 at South Dakota State* mobile: 612.269.2706 Bison after spending eight seasons at Nebraska. He is Garry Bowman, Director no stranger to the Big Ten, serving as linebackers coach Oct. 29 Northern Iowa* e-mail: [email protected] Nov. 5 at Indiana State* at Wisconsin in 1987 and 1988. He has also served as Nov. 12 Youngstown State* an assistant at Duke, Rice and Tulsa. ON THE INTERNET Nov. 19 at Western Illinois* Minnesota’s athletics website, www.gophersports.com, provides the North Dakota State is the top-ranked scoring offense in latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and coach and player FCS football. The Bison also boast the No. 22 rushing offense in FCS, averaging 206.5 yards per game information is available. Recaps and statistics are updated after on the ground. NDSU’s defense is also tops among FCS schools so far this season, as it pertains to scor- each game. ing, allowing an average of just 4.5 points per game. The Bison are No. 2 in the FCS rankings in total defense, allowing just 190 yards per contest. MEDIA RELEASES The Minnesota Athletic Communications Office e-mails its weekly football release on Mondays. Fax versions of the update are sent by MINNESOTA MINUTIAE request only. The release is also available on the Internet at www.go- A Gopher Victory would ... phersports.com in a PDF formats. The Gophers’ depth chart is updated on Thursdays. If you are interested in receiving the weekly release via u lift the Gophers’ record to .500 for the first time since they were 6-6 at the end of the 2009 regular e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director season. Andy Seeley at [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list. u be the eighth victory over NDSU in school history. u improve Minnesota’s record at TCF Bank Stadium to 7-10. MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES u up Minnesota’s record against current members of the Football Championship Subdivision to 53-3. The following is a look at the Gophers’ media availabilty schedule for the 2011 season: u be the program’s 645th victory. u improve head coach Jerry Kill’s overall head coaching record to 129-75. Tuesday Head coach Jerry Kill holds a regularly-scheduled news conference on A Gopher Loss would ... Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex, beginning at 11 a.m. u be just the fourth loss to a Football Championship Subdivision opponent. with lunch. Kill will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), u mark Minnesota’s second consecutive loss at the hands of NDSU. with requested players available at 12:30 p.m. To request players for u drop Minnesota to 6-11 overall at TCF Bank Stadium. the weekly news conference, media should contact Andy Seeley with requests by noon each preceding Monday at 612.626.0299 or via u be the 455th loss in the history of the program. e-mail at [email protected].
Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy TALE OF THE TAPE (2011 Stats, Rankings) Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wal- MINNESOTA (1-2) NORTH DAKOTA STATE (2-0) lace Field at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Tuesday practices Team Statistics MINN OPP Team Statistics MU OPP are open to the media for the first 20-30 minutes. Selected assistant Points/Game 22.3 23.3 Points/Game 49.0 4.5 coaches and selected players will be made available to the media First Downs 60 66 First Downs 35 23 following Tuesday practices. Coach Kill may be available after practice Rushing/Game 175.7 93.3 Rushing/Game 206.5 60.0 on Tuesdays, if needed. Passing/Game 197.7 305.7 Passing/Game 198.5 130.0 Total Off./Gm 373.3 399.0 Total Off./Gm 405.0 190.0 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (FBS / FCS) Time of Poss. 29:55 30:05 Time of Poss. 27:17 32:43 Category MINN NDSU Wednesday Rush Off. 48 (175.7) 22 (206.5) Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Pass Off. 83 (197.7) 70 (198.5) Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Pass Eff. 89 (114.93) 4 (176.29) Wallace Field. Wednesday practices are open to the media for the Gray 58 328 5.7 0 109.3 Ojuri 27 240 8.9 1 120.0 Tot. Off. 78 (373.3) 29 (405.0) first 20-30 minutes. Head coach Jerry Kill, selected assistant coaches Bennett 31 90 2.9 1 30.0 McNorton 13 80 6.2 3 80.0 Scor. Off. 88 (22.3) 1 (49.0) Rush Def. 91 (93.3) 6 (60.0) and selected players will be made available to the media following Passing C-A-I TD YPG Passing C-A-I TD YPG Pass Def. 112 (305.7) 9 (130.0) Wednesday practices. Gray 34-65-2 3 156.0 Brock 26-35-0 4 168.0 Pass Eff. D 99 (143.87) 24 (106.54) Shortell 9-20-1 1 41.7 Thorton 5-9-0 0 30.5 Tot. Def. 90 (399.0) 2 (190.0) Thursday Scor. Def. 58 (23.3) 1 (4.5) Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Net Punt 12 (42.0) 39 (36.4) No media availability. McKnight 16 221 13.8 1 73.7 Holloway 10 220 22.0 3 110.0 Punt Ret. 3 (30.0) 26 (12.45) Moulton 10 146 14.6 0 48.7 Gebhart 5 25 5.0 0 12.5 KO Ret. 99 (19.1) 6 (30.3) Friday TO Marg. T42 (+.33) 14 (+1.5) Coaches Kill, Claeys and Limegrover, along with requested players are Defense U-A-TT TFL INT Defense U-A-TT TFL INT Sacks T113 (0.33) 2 (5.0) Royston 22-8-30 0.0-0 0-0 Hinkel 7-2-9 -- -- Sacks All. T69 (2.0) T23 (1.0) available for network television pregame production packages only. Stoudermire 19-3-22 3.0-13 2-19 Harris 4-5-9 0.5 -- Tack/Loss T40 (7.0) 3 (11.0)
PG. 2 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE GOPHER GRID-BITS USA TODAY u Minnesota is 7-1 all-time against North Dakota State. The Bison defeated the Gophers 27-21 in the TOP 25 - WEEK 4 last meeting, back on Oct. 20, 2007. Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Oklahoma (50) 2-0 1463 u Through three weeks of the 2011 season, Minnesota’s rushing defense ranks No. 4 in the Big Ten 2. Alabama (4) 3-0 1402 Conference and No. 31 in the nation, allowing an average of just 93.3 yards per game. 3. LSU (5) 3-0 1373 4. Boise State 2-0 1212 u Punter Dan Orseske ranks No. 12 in the nation in punting average (45.73 yards per punt). 5. Stanford 3-0 1208 u Minnesota has come from behind in each of its last 10 victories. The last time the Gophers won a 6. Oklahoma State 3-0 1126 7. Wisconsin 3-0 1121 game without trailing was a 17-6 win at Purdue on Oct. 25, 2008. 8. Texas A&M 2-0 1033 u Minnesota had played 127 seasons of college football, coming into the 2011 season. Only three other 9. Nebraska 3-0 966 10. South Carolina 3-0 876 schools -- Rutgers (141), Michigan (131) and Navy (130) have played more. 11. Virginia Tech 3-0 852 12. Arkansas 3-0 851 13. Oregon 2-1 804 14. Florida State 2-1 801 DONE WITH THE DAKOTAS 15. Florida 3-0 670 This week’s matchup with North Dakota State will be the last meeting between the Gophers and one of 16. West Virginia 3-0 529 17. South Florida 3-0 485 their Dakota neighbors for a while. Minnesota has played a team from North or South Dakota in four of 18. Texas 3-0 464 the past five years. But the word Dakota does not appear on the Minnesota schedules again until 2015, 19. Baylor 2-0 391 when South Dakota State is slated to visit TCF Bank Stadium. 20. TCU 2-1 310 21. Michigan 3-0 243 22. Clemson 3-0 181 23. Michigan State 2-1 119 LAST TIME OUT 24. Georgia Tech 3-0 118 25. North Carolina 3-0 99 (Sept. 17, 2011) -- Coach Jerry Kill returned to the Minnesota sideline one week after suffering a seizure during a game and watched Marqueis Gray rack up 334 total yards in a 29-23 victory over Miami (Ohio). Others Receiving Votes: Gray threw for 163 yards and rushed for 171 more and Duane Bennett blocked a punt and returned it for Ohio State 92, Illinois 90, Houston 60, Miami (FL) 39, Iowa State 27, Missouri 22, California 21, Penn State 19, Utah 17, Arizona State 16, a TD to hand Kill his first victory as coach of the Golden Gophers. Auburn 14, San Diego State 14, Florida International 11, Vanderbilt 11, Mississippi State 8, Tennessee 5, Texas Tech 3, Notre Dame 3, Washington 3, Ohio 2, Northwestern 1. Zac Dysert threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns and Nick Harwell had 12 catches for 162 yards for the RedHawks. Miami drove the ball to the Minnesota 20 in the closing moments. With his hands on his ASSOCIATED PRESS knees, Kill watched Kim Royston breakup the final pass of the game, and the student section serenaded him with chants of “Jerry! Jerry!” as he walked off a winner for the first time in maroon and gold. TOP 25 - WEEK 4 Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points Kill made it through the game without incident, a big relief to Gophers fans and his players who watched 1. Oklahoma (37) 2-0 1471 2. LSU (14) 3-0 1424 him collapse at the end of last week’s loss to New Mexico State. He spent five days in the hospital and 3. Alabama (7) 3-0 1402 didn’t rejoin the team until Thursday. His first game back was no cake walk. 4. Boise State (2) 2-0 1309 5. Stanford 3-0 1212 6. Wisconsin 3-0 1170 The Gophers were clinging to a seven-point lead early in the fourth when Bennett came off the left edge 7. Oklahoma State 3-0 1092 and blocked Zac Murphy’s punt. The ball hung in the air and he plucked it out of the air just before fall- 8. Texas A&M 2-0 1043 9. Nebraska 3-0 911 ing into the end zone for the TD and a 29-16 lead. 10. Oregon 2-1 899 11. Florida State 2-1 896 12. South Carolina 3-0 891 Dysert drove Miami 80 yards in 2:34 on the next possession, scrambling and finding Dawan Scott wide 13. Virginia Tech 3-0 830 open in the end zone to keep it interesting. 14. Arkansas 3-0 781 15. Florida 3-0 669 16. West Virginia 3-0 579 17. Baylor 2-0 521 LAST TIME vs. NDSU 18. South Florida 3-0 496 (Oct. 20, 2007) -- Minnesota was defeated by North Dakota State, 27-21 in front of 63,088 fans at the 19. Texas 3-0 402 20. TCU 2-1 273 Metrodome. A decisive roughing the punter penalty against Minnesota with just under two minutes 21. Clemson 3-0 272 remaining in the game extended North Dakota State’s final drive and sealed the victory. 22. Michigan 3-0 266 23. USC 3-0 260 24. Illinois 3-0 106 Leading by six, the Bison offense took over with 5:40 remaining on the clock. The Gopher defense, which 25. Georgia Tech 3-0 59 had allowed 352 yards rushing at that point, held firm and forced the Bison into a punting situation. Others Receiving Votes: Dom Barber broke through and tried to block the punt but fell into the punter’s legs drawing the flag. Michigan State 42, Auburn 29, Houston 25, Miami (FL) 23, Iowa State 19, Utah 19, Ohio State 16, Maryland 15, Mississippi State 14, Missouri 10, Arizona State 9, San Diego State 8, Vanderbilt 8, Notre Minnesota collected 307 yards of total offense to North Dakota State’s 585. Bison junior running Tyler Dame 8, Georgia 7, Florida International 4, California 3, Navy 3, North Roehl was the star of the game, running for a school-record 263 yards on 22 carries. Adam Weber led the Carolina 2, Tennessee 2. Gophers with 162 yards passing and one touchdown.
Minnesota took its first lead of the second half with 1:23 left in the third quarter on a 32-yard screen pass to Duane Bennett. The Bison were not down for long, marching 75 yards in 10 plays to take a 24-21 lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 3 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 BIG TEN FOOTBALL THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE 2011 BIG TEN STANDINGS The Big Ten Conference is a 12-member NCAA Football Bowl GOPHERS vs. B1G Legends Division Subdivision and Bowl Championship Series league. Team Big Ten Overall LEGENDS DIVISION Nebraska 0-0 3-0 vs. Iowa 59-42-2 Michigan 0-0 3-0 The Gophers hold a 365-383-30 record against current and vs. Michigan 24-70-3 Iowa 0-0 2-1 former members of the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota holds a vs. Michigan State 17-25-0 Michigan State 0-0 2-1 winning record against seven of the other 11 current members vs. Northwestern 50-30-5 Northwestern 0-0 2-1 of the conference. The Gophers have had their most success vs. Nebraska 29-20-2 Minnesota 0-0 1-2 against Northwestern (50-31-5). Minnesota has struggled the most with Ohio State (7-43-0). LEADERS DIVISION Leaders Division vs. Illinois 32-28-3 Illinois 0-0 3-0 vs. Indiana 37-26-3 Wisconsin 0-0 3-0 With the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten Conference, the vs. Ohio State 7-42-0 Ohio State 0-0 2-1 league will be split into divisions and play a championship game vs. Penn State 4-7-0 Penn State 0-0 2-1 for the first time. Minnesota is in the Legends Division. vs. Purdue 33-30-3 Purdue 0-0 2-1 vs. Wisconsin 59-52-8 Indiana 0-0 1-2 The Big Ten was founded in 1896. Big Ten universities provide TOTAL 365-383-30 approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more than LAST WEEK’S RESULTS 8,500 men and women student-athletes. Saturday, September 17 Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 3 Penn State 14, Temple 10 HEAD COACH JERRY KILL Iowa 31, Pittsburgh 27 Purdue 59, Southeast Missouri State 0 Jerry Kill was named head coach of the University of Minnesota football Indiana 38, South Carolina State 21 program on December 7, 2010. Notre Dame 31, Michigan State 13 Minnesota 29, Miami (Ohio) 23 Kill came to Minnesota after spending three seasons on the sidelines at Nebraska 51, Washington 38 Northern Illinois University. Kill led the Huskies to three consecutive bowl Army 21, Northwestern 14 games during his tenure. He also coached NIU to a berth the Mid-American Wisconsin 49, Northern Illinois 7 Conference Championship game in 2010. Kill put together a 23-16 record in THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE his three seasons with the Huskies. Saturday, September 24 Central Michigan at Michigan State In three seasons, Kill coached two winners of the Mid-American Confer- San Diego State at Michigan ence Vern Smith Leadership Award, given annually to the conference’s top Eastern Michigan at Penn State football player. Defensive end Larry English won the award in 2008, Kill’s Louisiana-Monroe at Iowa first season with the Huskies. Running back Chad Spann was honored as Colorado at Ohio State South Dakota at Wisconsin the conference’s top player in 2010. English went on to be the No. 16 overall choice in the 2009 NFL Draft Western Michigan at Illinois and currently plays for the San Diego Chargers. North Dakota State at Minnesota Indiana at North Texas During the 2010 season, Kill mentored six first-team All-MAC selections. In his three seasons, the Hus- Nebraska at Wyoming kies earned 10 first-team all-MAC 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 in scoring defense, No. 26 in total defense, No. BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION 24 in rushing defense and No. 44 in passing defense. Scott Chipman - primary contact Assistant Commissioner for Communications [email protected] Following the 2010 season, Kill was named the National Coach of the Year by the Fellowship of Christian Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 141; Cell: 630.936.6005 Athletes. In 2009, Kill was presented with the National Football Foundation Courage Award by the Chi- cago Metro Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Valerie Todryk-Krebs - secondary contact Associate Director of Communications Kill’s overall collegiate head coaching record stood at 127-73 in 17 seasons coming into the 2011 cam- [email protected]; paign. In four stops as a head coach, he has never left a school with a sub-.500 record. In three of his Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 143 previous four head coaching positions, he took over a team with a losing record and turned in a winning The weekly Big Ten coaches teleconference call will take place every season in three years or less. Tuesday throughout the season beginning at 11 a.m. CST. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes to preview their upcoming game. Prior to serving as the head coach at Northern Illinois, Kill was head coach at Southern Illinois Univer- Coach Kill is scheduled from 11:50 a.m. to Noon. Media should contact sity, an FCS program in Carbondale, Ill. He spent seven years on the Saluki sideline and compiled a the Big Ten at (847) 696-1010 for call-in information. 55-32 record. Kill’s record over his final five seasons with Southern Illinois was 50-14 and included five consecutive NCAA FCS Playoff appearances. Kill was the head coach at Emporia (Kan.) State for two seasons in 1999-2000. He went 11-11 with the Hornets, who play at the NCAA Division II level. Prior to coaching at Emporia State, Kill was the head coach at NCAA Division II member Saginaw Valley State from 1994-1998. He compiled a 38-14 record with the Cardinals.
PG. 4 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE KILLER LOYALTY GOPHERS’ RECORD... Overall 1-2 University of Minnesota head COACHING CONTINUITY Big Ten 0-0 Non-conference 1-2 coach Jerry Kill has an unbe- Assistant Coaches Combined Consecutive Years of Service lievably loyal staff. Of Kill’s Home 1-1 Coach No. of HC Jobs Schools Total Years Away 0-1 nine full-time assistants and Joe Paterno 1 Penn State 173 Neutral 0-0 head strength and conditioning Gary Pinkel 2 Toledo, Missouri 120 Current overall streak Won 1 coach, the staff has a total of 94 Frank Beamer 2 Murray State, Virginia Tech 116 Current home streak Won 1 combined consecutive years of Jim Grobe 2 Elon, Wake Forest 111 Current road streak Lost 1 Current neutral site streak Lost 2 service under him. Kirk Ferentz 1 Iowa 99 Jerry Kill 5 Saginaw Valley St., Emporia St. 94 Current bowl streak Lost 2 Last win 29-23, vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/17/11) S. Illinois, N. Illinois, Minnesota There are only six NCAA Football Last loss 28-21, vs. New Mexico State (9/10/11) Day game 1-2 Bowl Subdivision head coaches Night game 0-0 with more combined consecutive years of service among their assistant coaches. TV game 0-2 ABC 0-1 Perhaps the most impressive statistic when comparing Kill’s staff to the five ranked ahead of it is the ESPN 0-0 ESPN2 0-0 number of different head coaching positions held by the respective coaches on the list. Kill has made BTN 1-1 five different head coaching stops -- Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), Emporia (Kan.) State, Southern Illi- September 1-2 nois, Northern Illinois and Minnesota. Of the other five, two of the head coaches have been at one school October 0-0 November 0-0 for their entire careers. The other three have only made two head coaching stops. vs. FBS Top-25 teams 0-1 vs. FBS non-ranked teams 1-1 The following is a look at each of Minnesota’s assistant coaches and their years of service under Jerry vs. FCS 0-0 Kill (not including this season): Eric Klein - 17; Tracy Claeys - 16; Rob Reeves - 15; Matt Limegrover - 12; On artificial turf 1-1 On natural grass 0-1 Brian Anderson - 10; Pat Poore - 10; Jay Sawvel - 10; Jeff Phelps - 3; Jim Zebrowski - 1; Bill Miller - 0. Scoring first 0-0 Opponent scores first 1-2 Leading after 1st quarter 0-0 JERRY’S KIDS Trailing after 1st quarter 0-1 With the school year beginning last week, Minnesota added numerous players to its roster. The roster Tied after 1st quarter 1-1 Leading at halftime 1-0 now includes 119 student-athletes. Of those 119 players, 78 of them (65.5 percent) are either true Trailing at halftime 0-2 freshmen, red-shirt freshmen or sophomores. Tied at halftime 0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 1-0 The Gophers are only carrying 41 upperclassmen on the roster. Trailing after 3rd quarter 0-2 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 Overtime 1-0 Here’s the full breakdown of each class for the Gophers: Freshmen - 53; Sophomores - 25; Juniors - 21; Scoring 0-14 points 0-0 Seniors - 20. Scoring 15-28 points 0-2 Scoring 28+ points 1-0 Allowing 0-14 points 0-0 Allowing 15-28 points 1-2 128 YEARS AND COUNTING ... Allowing 28+ points 0-0 There’s little doubt that the University of Minnesota is one of the most historically significant programs With 100-yd rusher 1-1 in all of college football. The Golden Gophers are in their 128th season of collegiate football in 2010. Allow 100-yard rusher 0-0 With 300-yd passer 0-0 Allow 300-yard passer 1-1 The Golden Gophers enter the 2011 campaign with an all-time record of 643-453-44 (.582 winning per- Outgain opponent 0-0 centage). Minnesota has played the fourth-most seasons in the history of college football. Only Rutgers Total offense 300+ yards 1-2 (139), Michigan (129) and Navy (128) have played more. Allow 300+ yards total offense 1-2 Total offense 400+ yards 0-1 Allow 400+ yards total offense 1-1 In addition, Minnesota and Wisconsin also take part in the most-played rivalry in college football. The No turnovers 1-0 Gophers and Badgers will square off for the 121st time this fall. Less than three turnovers 0-2 Three or more turnovers 0-0 No takeaways 0-0 Three or more takeaways 0-0 GOPHER CHAMPIONSHIPS Commit fewer turnovers 1-0 Minnesota has won six national championships and 18 Big Ten titles in the 127-year history of the Equal turnovers 0-2 Gopher football program. Commit more turnovers 0-0 Control time of possession 1-0 Opponent controls time of possession 0-2 Bernie Bierman led Minnesota to national titles in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940 and 1941. The Gophers also Games decided by 1-8 points 1-2 won a national title in 1960 under Murray Warmath. Games decided by 9-16 points 0-0 Games decided by 17+ points 0-0 Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0 Minnesota won its first-ever Big Ten title in 1900. The Gophers have a total of 18 Big Ten Championships Win Coin Toss 1-1 in their history: 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, Lose Coin Toss 0-1 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967.
www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 5 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE RECORD WATCH GRAY MATTERS The following is a look at selected Gopher records/charts where current Gophers could make an impact in 2011: u MarQueis Gray set a Minnesota record for single-game rushing by a quarterback last week vs. Miami (Ohio) with 171 yards. It was his second consecutive week with 100 yards rushing. The last Minnesota CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE QB to rush for 100+ in back-to-back games was Billy Cockerham in 1999. Two weeks ago, Gray passed 1. Darrell Thompson, 1986-89 4,654 2. Laurence Maroney, 2003-05 3,993 for 211 yards and rushed for 110 more. It was the first time a Gopher passed and rushed for 100 or more 3. Thomas Hamner, 1996-99 3,810 since Cockerham did it vs. Iowa in 1999. Cockerham was also the last Gopher QB to pass for 200+ and 4. Marion Barber III, 2001-04 3,276 rush for 100+ (218, 156 vs. Illinois St., Sept. 18, 1999). 5. Chris Darkins, 1992-95 3,235 6. Marion Barber, 1977-80 3,094 7. Tellis Redmon, 1999-2001 2,481 8. Amir Pinnix, 2004-07 2,439 QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK 9. Garry White, 1977-80 2,353 10. Francis “Pug” Lund, 1932-34 2,264 u Gray is the No. 3 rusher in the Big Ten, averaging 109.3 yards per game. In fact, the top three rushers 11. Paul Giel, 1951-53 2,188 in the Big Ten are all signal-callers (T. Martinez, Nebraska, 128.0, D. Robinson, Michigan, 117.3). 12. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 2,150 13. Wayne “Red Williams”, 1942-45 1,999 u Gray recorded career-high marks for completions (16), attempts (32), yards (211), touchdowns (2) 14. Thomas Tapeh, 2000-03 1,958 and interceptions (2) two weeks ago vs. New Mexico State. 15. Herb Joesting, 1925-27 1,850 u For his career, Gray has now thrown 88 passes, with 42 completions for 554 yards with four touch- 26. Duane Bennett, 2007-present 1,577 downs and three interceptions. QUARTERBACK SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS u Gray hauled in 42 receptions for 587 yards and five touchdowns last season as a wide receiver. 1. Billy Cockerham, 1999 831 u Gray signed with Minnesota as one of the most highly-touted members of the 2008 recruiting class. 2. Rickey Foggie, 1984 647 3. Adam Weber, 2007 617 and enrolled at Minnesota in January 2009. He was the No. 3 dual-threat QB in the ’08 recruiting class. 4. Sandy Stephens, 1961 534 u True freshman Max Shortell was 7-of-13 with one interception and one touchdown, while throwing for 5. Tony Dungy, 1974 417 98 yards at USC in his college debut at USC. He was 2-of-7 for 27 yards last week vs. NMSU. MarQueis Gray, 2011 328 u The only other quarterback on the roster to see game action is Adam Lueck. However, the junior has CAREER RECEIVING YARDS only been on the field as a holder for point-after-touchdown and field goal attempts. 1. Eric Decker, 2006-09 3,119 2. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 2,989 3. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 2,640 4. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 2,434 BENNETT’S BIG BLOCK 5. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 2,232 u Starting running back Duane Bennett was held to just 12 yards on seven carries vs. Miami (Ohio). He 6. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 2,054 7. Luke Leverson, 1996-99 1,843 saw backup tailback Donnell Kirkwood rush 13 times for 55 yards vs. the RedHawks. But he still man- 8. Omar Douglas, 1990-93 1,681 aged to contribute to the victory. Bennett’s blocked punt and return for a TD accounted for the winning 9. Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 1,627 margin and earned him Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors. 10. Aaron Osterman, 19990-94 1,598 13. Da’Jon McKnight, 2008-present 1,320 RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 1. Eric Dekcer, 2006-09 11 u Kirkwood made his backfield debut against Miami. His first two carries went for four yards each, with Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 11 the first accounting for a first down and the second a touchdown. He averaged 4.2 yards per carry. 3. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 9 u Kirkwood is a freshman, but played in Minnesota’s first four games last season, rushing for 112 4. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 8 5. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 6 yards on 27 carries. He was granted a medical red-shirt after an injury saw him miss the rest of 2010. Jared Ellerson, 2002-05 6 u Bennett scored the Gophers’ first touchdown of the 2011 season, rumbling in from nine yards out in Omar Douglas, 1990-93 6 the third quarter at USC in the season opener. It was his 15th career rushing TD and 20th TD overall. 8. Aaron Hosack, 2002-03 5 Luke Leverson, 1996-99 5 u Bennett topped the century mark in two games last season, giving him three total for his career. He Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 5 rushed for a career-best 187 in the 2010 season-opener at Middle Tennessee St. He also has two 100- 11. Logan Payne, 2003-06 4 yard receiving games (121, Oct. 31, 2009 vs. Michigan St. and 100, Sept. 6, 2008 at Bowling Green). Chester Cooper, 1978-81 4 Da’Jon McKnight, 2008-present 4 u The only other tailback to carry the ball for Minesota in the first three weeks has been red-shirt fresh- man Lamonte Edwards. He has eight carries for 11 yards and one touchdown. SEASON KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. Troy Stoudermire, 2008 1,083 2. Troy Stoudermire, 2009 1,057 3. Troy Stoudermire, 2010 789 MALCOLM NOT IN THE MIDDLE 4. Dominic Jones, 2006 786 u Sophomore wide receiver Malcolm Moulton got things started for the Minnesota offense last week vs. 5. Tutu Atwell, 1997 776 Miami (Ohio) and he did it on the edge of the defense, despite his reputation for making receptions over CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS the middle. Moulton took a quick pass from Gray out near the Minnesota sideline and raced 59 yards to 1. Troy Stoudermire, 2008-present* 3,102 the Miami 25-yard line. That play led to a Gopher field goal, tying the game at 3-3 and giving Minnesota 2. Melvin Anderson, 1983-86 1,965 a score on its first possession for the first time this season. Moulton finished the day as the Gophers’ 3. Tyrone Carter, 1996-99 1,459 4. Chris Gaiters, 1987-89 1,418 leading receiver with four catches for 72 yards. 5. Rishon Early, 1993-95 1,265 * - Also a Big Ten record
PG. 6 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE RECEIVER NOTEBOOK GOPHER RADIO NETWORK u Senior has four 100-yard receiving games to his credit, including week two vs. New The Gopher Sports Network pre- Da’Jon McKnight sented by AlarmForce distributes Mexico State (career-best 146 yards). Two of those four were back-to-back last season, when he had 123 its digital quality audio stream via yards at Purdue and 103 yards vs. Penn State on Oct. 16 and Oct. 23, respectively. satellite to affiliates across the state of Minnesota. KFAN (100.3 u McKnight’s other century-mark-topping output came in the 2009 Insight Bowl, when he turned in a FM) in the Twin Cities will serve as seven-reception, then-career-best 124-yard outing vs. Iowa State. McKnight is on the Biletnikoff Watch List. the flagship station. u Prior to this season, Brandon Green hadn’t caught a pass in a game since Nov. 14, 2009. His lone Mike Grimm will be in his first season calling the Gophers’ play-by-play. reception vs. USC was big, a 12-yard TD that pulled the Gophers within two in the fourth quarter. He added Darrell Thompson, the all-time leading rusher in school history, returs two more receptions for 24 yards vs. NMSU and one for eight yards vs. Miami (Ohio). to the booth this season as the analyst. KFAN personality Justin Gaard will report from the sideline. Kevin Falness will host the pre-game u Moulton and true freshman Marcus Jones each made their first career receptions in the opener at show, while Corbu Stathes will handle halftime and post-game. USC. Moulton now has 10 receptions for 146 yards. Jones has five for 70. Golden Gopher Radio Network Affiliates: u Senior TE Eric Lair is is on the watch list for the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end. After Market Station Freq. being shut out by New Mexico State, he came back with a two-reception, 55-yard performance vs. Miami. Ada/Fargo KRJB-FM 106.5 His 43-yard reception early in the second quarter was one yard shy of a career-long. Ada/Mahnomen KRJM-FM 101.5 Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3 u Junior transfer tight end John Rabe made his first career reception a big one. It was a one-yarder Albert Lea KATE-AM 1450 from Gray for a touchdown to put the Gophers on top 23-16 vs. Miami last week. Alexandria KULO-FM 94.3 Albert Lea KATE-AM 1450 Austin KAUS-AM 1480 Austin KAUS-FM 99.9 EXPERIENCE UP FRONT Bemidji KBUN-AM 1450 u Four of Minnesota’s starting five on the offensive line have a good deal of experience. Three of those Benson KSCR-FM 93.5 Brainerd KBLB-FM 93.3 linemen are fifth-year seniors -- left guardChris Bunders, right guard Ryan Orton and center Ryan Buffalo KRWC-AM 1360 Wynn. Sophomore left tackle Ed Olson has now started 11 games at that position. Bunders is by far the Crookston KROX-AM 1260 most experienced with 31 career starts after last week’s game. Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM 1340 Duluth WGEE-AM 970 Ely WELY-FM 94.5 Fairmont KSUM-AM 1370 OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK Glenwood KMGK-FM 107.1 u Minnesota has a combined 62 starts among all its offensive linemen returning from the 2010 season. Grand Rapids KOZY-AM 1320 All of those starts come from the four aforementioned players. Wynn now has 17 career starts, while Little Falls KLTF-AM 960 Marshall KMHL-AM 1400 Orton has been in the starting lineup 13 times. Minneapolis/St. Paul KFAN-FM 100.3 u Wynn started 13 straight games as a red-shirt freshman. He missed all of 2009 with a back injury Minneapolis/St. Paul KTLK-AM 1130 and saw limited action last season. Montevideo KDMA-AM 1460 New Prague KRDS-FM 95.5 u Only three of the 13 starts for Orton came last season. Six of his starts were tallied when he was a Owatonna/Mankato KOWZ-FM 100.9 red-shirt freshman in 2008. Owatonna/Waseca KOWZ-AM 1170 u Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gjere made his first career start at right tackle at USC. Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870 Pipestone KLOH-AM 1050 u Backup and true freshman lineman Tommy Olson now has three kickoff returns this season. Preston KVGO-FM 104.3 u Red-shirt freshman Zac Epping saw his first action on the offensive line last week in relief of Orton. Red Wing KCUE-AM 1250 Redwood Falls KLGR-AM 1490 Rochester KROC-AM 1340 St. Cloud KXSS-AM 1390 DROUGHT OVER Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230 u True freshman Michael Amaefula picked up the Gophers’ first sack of the season early in the second Thief River Falls KKAQ-AM 1460 Wadena KVKK-AM 1070 quarter vs. Miami (Ohio). Minnesota ranked dead last (No. 120 out of 120 FBS schools) in sacks for the Walker KAKK-AM 1570 2010 season, tallying just nine. They had been shut out through the first two games this season. The Willmar KDJS-AM 1590 Gophers had gone without a sack in eight of their previous 14 games before Saturday. Amaefula was an Willmar KRVY-FM 97.3 Windom KDOM-AM 1580 All-District and All-Metroplex selection coming out of Arlington (Texas) Bowie High School. Windom KDOM-FM 94.3 Winona KWNO-AM 1230 DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK Worthington KWOA-AM 730 u Amaefula picked up his first career start vs. Miami (Ohio), as well. Teamed with red-shirt freshman Ben Perry, the Gophers started two freshmen vs. the RedHawks. u Amaefula is now tied with Brandon Kirksey as the top tacklers on the line with five stops each. u Anthony Jacobs was the top tackler among the defensive linemen last season, tallying 41 stops. His 6.5 tackles for loss ranked third on the team in 2011. u Senior defensive tackle Brandon Kirksey has 10.5 tackles for loss in his career. u Wilhite was named Freshman All-Big Ten by The Sporting News following the 2009 season. He fin- ished the year with three sacks, three tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. u The Gophers now have 11 different defensive linemen who have seen action in 2011. Kevin Falness, Darrell Thompson, Corbu Stathes, Mike Grimm, Justin Gaard
www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 7 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE GOPHERS’ 2011 SCHEDULE HANGIN’ WITH MR. COOPER AMONG NATION’S BEST u Junior linebacker Keanon Cooper turned in nine tackles,the second-most on the team last week vs. Miami (Ohio). Cooper, who is playing with a cast on an injured wrist, leads the Gopher linebackers with Minnesota’s 2011 schedule has been ranked by numerous experts as one of the tougher schedules in the nation. According to Phil Steele, 22 total tackles this season, which is tied second-most on the squad. Cooper has also turned in two Minnesota has the No. 21 toughest schedule among all 120 FBS teams. tackles-for-loss and forced a fumble so far this season. For his career, Cooper has seen action in 28 • Seven of Minnesota’s 11 FBS opponents are either ranked or receiving games with 13 starts. He has racked up 133 tackles as a Gopher, including nine tackles-for-loss. votes in either the Associated Press Top 25 or the USA Today Top 25. Four of those opponents are in the Top 25 in one or both of those polls. LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK • Eight of Minnesota’s 11 FBS opponents played in bowl games last season. u Junior Mike Rallis has been bitten by the injury bug throughout his career. But despite playing in just nine 2010 games, Rallis ranked fourth on the team in TFL (6.0) and led the team in interceptions (3). • Five of Minnesota’s six FBS opponents that will visit TCF Bank Stadium played in a bowl game last season. u Rallis is currently fifth on the team with 20 total tackles. He made two key fourth-quarter pass break- ups in last week’s victory over Miami. • Four teams (Miami, Nebraska, Michigan State, Wisconsin) on Minne- sota’s 2011 schedule are coming off seasons with 10 wins or more. Two u Senior Gary Tinsley is the Gophers’ starting middle linebacker. He has 13 total tackles, 1.5 tackles- of those teams (Michigan State and Wisconsin) had 11-win seasons. for-loss and two pass break-ups this year. He will also line up on the end of the line in nickel packages.
• Minnesota’s 2011 opponents averaged nearly eight victories in 2010. u Junior Ryan Grant has a good football bloodline. His grandfather Bud was a legendary Gopher athlete and long-time Vikings head coach. His father Mike has coached six state championship teams at Eden 2011 Minnesota Opponents Prairie High School. He has seen action in all three games this season. Team 2010 Record 2011 Record USC 8-5 3-0 u Linebacker may be the deepest position on the Gopher squad. Minnesota had eight linebackers record Notes: QB Matt Barkley and WR Robert Woods set records for tackles during 2010 and all eight return to the team. However, two linebackers expected to contribute in completions and receptions, but the Trojans barely hung on to defeat 2011 -- Brendan Beal and Aaron Hill -- have not played in 2011 due to injury. Minnesota by a 19-17 tally. New Mexico State 2-10 1-2 Notes: New Mexico State took an early 21-7 lead and then held on for a 28-21 victory in the Gophers’ home opener. Gopher QB MarQueis Gray KIM-POSSIBLE passed for 211 and rushed for 110 in the loss. u Senior safety Kim Royston wasn’t even supposed to be on the 2011 version of the Gopher football Miami (Ohio) 10-4 0-2 team. He thought his career might be over when he suffered a gruesome compound fracture of his lower Notes: The Gophers picked up their first win of the season and the Jerry Kill era vs. Miami, despite 325 yards passing from RedHawks leg. His initial recovery went well enough that he thought he would play in 2010. But the recovery saw a quarterback Zac Dysert. setback derail his senior season. However, the NCAA granted him a sixth year of eligibility. North Dakota State 9-5 2-0 Notes: The Bison advanced to the quarters of the NCAA FCS Playoffs last year. NDSU defeated Kansas 6-3 last year. The Bison have played an FBS opponent five straight years, going 2-3. SECONDARY NOTEBOOK Michigan 7-6 3-0 u Royston has made exactly 10 tackles in each of Minnesota’s first three games to lead the team with Notes: Minnesota has not faced the Wolverines since the 2008 season 30 stops. His lone pass breakup this season came on the last play vs. Miami to preserve a victory. at the Metrodome, when Michigan won 29-6. The Little Brown Jug game will now be annual, with both teams in the Legends Division. u Senior cornerback Troy Stoudermire has a pair of interceptions already this season, which is tied for Purdue 4-8 2-1 eighth in the nation. He also has two pass breakups and leads the team with three tackles-for-loss. Notes: The Boilermakers lost starting quarterback Rob Henry to an ACL u Stoudermire is a converted wide receiver and the Big Ten’s all-time leader in kick return yardage. tear just more than a week prior to the season-opener. Purdue’s wins last year were over W. Illinois, Ball State, Minnesota and Indiana. u Senior defensive back Christyn Lewis picked up his first start of the season vs. Miami last week. Nebraska 10-4 3-0 u Senior safety Shady Salamon is also a conversion project from the offensive side of the ball. He came Notes: The Huskers advanced to the Big 12 Championship game for the to Minnesota as a running back and started two games as a true freshman. second straight year in 2010. NU fell to Washington 19-7 in the Holiday Bowl after beating UW 56-21 in the regular season. u Sophomore CB Brock Vereen recorded his first career INT vs. New Mexico State. Iowa 8-5 2-1 u Vereen leads the team with four pass break-ups. His 13 tackles vs. USC are a Gopher season-high. Notes: The Hawkeyes rebounded from a regular-season-ending loss to Minnesota to defeat Missouri 27-24 at the Insight Bowl. Iowa returns nine starters from last year’s squad. BOOK ’EM DAN O. Michigan State 11-2 2-1 Notes: The Spartans won a share of their first Big Ten title since 1990 u After averaging 36.1 yards per punt last season to rank No. 94 in the nation, sophomore Dan Orseske last year, falling only to Iowa in the regular season and to Alabama in has rebounded in a big way through the first three games of the 2011 season. Orseske has punted 11 the Capital One Bowl. Wisconsin 11-2 3-0 times for an average of 45.7 yards. Orseske’s punting has helped lead Minnesota to a No. 12 ranking in Notes: The Badgers made their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 2000, net punting through the first three games of the season, averaging 42 yards of field position per punt. but fell in Pasadena to TCU. Wisconsin returns 12 starters and 56 lettermen from last year’s team. Northwestern 7-6 2-1 SPECIALIST NOTEBOOK Notes: The Wildcats lost just 14 lettermen from last season’s team and have 56 returning. Northwestern fell 45-38 in the Ticket City Bowl to u Orseske ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 12 in the nation. He has three punts of 50-plus yards and Texas Tech at the end of last season. three which have been downed inside the 20-yard line. Illinois 7-6 3-0 Notes: The Illini rolled to a 38-14 victory over Baylor at the Texas Bowl u Sophomore long snapper Jake Filkins has seen action in 12 career games as a long snapper. He has to wrap up last season. Illinois’ 67-65, three-overtime loss to Michigan converted 26-of-26 good long snaps so far this season (11 punts, 7 field goals, 8 PATs). may have been the most entertaining game of 2010. u Junior quarterback Adam Lueck has served as the Gophers’ placekick holder for the last two seasons.
PG. 8 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE TAKE IT TO THE BANK TCF BANK STADIUM FACTS When the Gophers hosted the Air • TCF Bank Stadium was designed as an open-air, horseshoe-shaped bowl with a collegiate look and feel. The stadium is oriented to take Force Academy on Sept. 12, 2009 it advantage of the views of downtown Minneapolis. marked the first time since Nov. 21, 1981 that college football has been • The brick façade and arches resemble that of Minnesota’s previous played on campus at Minnesota. on-campus football venue, Memorial Stadium, which hosted its final game on Nov. 21, 1981.
Minnesota’s 16-13 win over South • The University exceeded its initial fund-raising goal of $86 million. Dakota State marked the final game • Construction began on TCF Bank Stadium on July 11, 2007. It took of the inaugural season at TCF Bank over 1.3 million work hours to complete the project by July , 2009. Stadium. Minnesota put together a 4-3 record in its new home stadium • The main high definition video measures approximately 48 feet high in the inaugural season. by 108 feet wide and boasts Daktronics HD-16 technology.
• The main high definition video board is the third largest in all of TCF Bank Stadium was the first Big college athletics in terms of square footage. Only Texas and Mississippi Ten Stadium built in nearly 50 years. State have larger boards. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) and • The main video board screen is made up of more than four million Memorial Stadium (Indiana) were LED lights that if placed end to end would extend for 47.5 miles. both built in 1960. At the time of its construction, TCF Bank Stadium • At the project’s peak, 750 construction workers were working on TCF was just the second new stadium built in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and Bank Stadium. the first in a BCS conference since 1998. Akron also christened a brand-new stadium last season. • The site of TCF Bank Stadium covers 1,194,645 SF or approximately 27.4 acres. In May 2006, the Minnesota legislature made the stadium a reality, approving the $288.5 million facility. • The playing surface is FieldTurf and covers 92,132 SF or approxi- The stadium holds 50,805 fans and is an open-air facility. Construction began during the summer of mately 2.1 acres. 2007. • The home locker room at TCF Bank Stadium is 60 yards long by 25 TCF Bank Stadium Timeline yards wide. It contains 120 cherry wood lockers and is the largest in both professional and college football. May, 2006 - Legislature approves new stadium June, 2007 - Ground broken on TCF Bank Stadium • The design of TCF Bank Stadium allows for expansion to 80,000. January, 2008 - First steel rises from ground at stadium site April 7, 2008 - First brick laid at the stadium site • There are approximately 25,000 seats with permanent chairbacks. All Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished seats between the goal lines have permanent chairbacks. Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished • TCF Bank Stadium includes 1,000 handicap accessible and Spring/Summer, 2009 - companion seats. May/June, 2009 - FieldTurf playing surface installed July, 2009 - University takes occupancy of TCF Bank Stadium • There are 37 premium suites, 57 loge boxes, 259 seats in the indoor Sept. 12, 2009 - First game at TCF Bank Stadium vs. Air Force. club and 1,250 seats in the outdoor club at TCF Bank Stadium.
• There are 113 restrooms in TCF Bank Stadium, which include 625 GOPHER VICTORY WALK toilets and 268 urinals. The Golden Gopher football program saw a new tradition take shape in 2007, with the advent of the • TCF Bank Stadium has 10 network TV camera positions and seating for 165 members of the media. “Gopher Victory Walk.” • Populous (formerly HOK Sport) served as the primary architect for the Prior to each game, the entire Minnesota football team, led by the Minnesota Marching Band, will walk building, while Mortensen Construction was the general contractor. through the fans on Oak Street and head into TCF Bank Stadium. • In excess of 8,800 tons of structural steel was used in the project, with 97 percent recycled steel. Each Gopher Victory Walk will begin two hours and 15 minutes prior to kickoff. • TCF Bank Stadium contains 24,000 yards of cast-in-place concrete, which is enough concrete to pour a four-inch thick, five-foot wide The Minnesota Football program is encouraging fans to participate in the Gopher Victory Walk through- sidewalk from Minneapolis to Rochester, Minn. (74 miles). out the season, by lining the entire path from the bus to the stadium and cheering for the players as they arrive on game day. • The masonry includes 525,000 units of concrete block and 760,000 units of full and thin brick.
• There is 72,753 SF or approximately 1.7 acres of glass in TCF Bank Stadium, enough to cover more than 1.25 football fields.
• There are 9,185 Minnesota Block “M”s in TCF Bank Stadium.
• The foundation of TCF Bank Stadium is supported by 2,133 drilled piles, which is equivalent to 15.5 miles of piles.
www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 9 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 2011 NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Yr. # Name Pos Ht Wt Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 12 Moses Alipate QB So.* 1 Brendan Beal LB 6-3 245 So.* Bangor, Pa. (Florida) 98 Michael Amaefula DE Fr. 1 Brandon Green WR 6-0 186 Jr.* Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS) 31 Cole Banham RB Fr.* 2 Ge’Shun Harris WR 6-3 215 Jr. Corona, Calif. (Arizona Western College) 64 Caleb Bak OL Fr.* 3 Dexter Foreman QB 6-1 223 Fr. Manvel, Texas (Manvel HS) 59 Joey Balthazor LB So.* 3 Kim Royston DB 5-11 200 Sr.** Minneapolis, Minn. (Wisconsin) 82 A.J. Barker WR Jr.* 4 Keanon Cooper LB 6-0 212 Jr.* Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 47 Quinn Bauducco LB Fr. 5 MarQueis Gray QB 6-4 240 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS) 1 Brendan Beal LB So.* 5 Johnny Johnson DB 5-9 198 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS) 22 Duane Bennett RB Sr.* 6 Michael Carter CB 5-11 185 Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) 47 Alex Bisch TE Fr.* 6 Da’Jon McKnight WR 6-3 211 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 73 Joe Bjorklund OL Fr. 7 Tyrone Bouie DB 6-0 170 Fr.* Sanford, Fla. (Seminole HS) 46 Cameron Botticelli DL Fr.* 7 Chris Hawthorne K 6-4 198 So. Raleigh, N.C. (North Carolina State) 7 Tyrone Bouie CB Fr.* 8 Spencer Reeves LB 6-2 223 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 42 Gavin Bronson DL Fr. 8 Cameron Wilson WR 6-3 213 Fr.* Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall Heath HS) 68 Chris Bunders OL Sr.* 9 Christyn Lewis DB 6-2 170 Sr. Fontana, Calif. (Citrus College) 77 Foster Bush OL Fr. 11 Max Shortell QB 6-6 226 Fr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege HS) 65 Josh Campion OL Fr. 11 Troy Stoudermire CB 5-10 196 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 6 Michael Carter CB Jr. 12 Moses Alipate QB 6-5 276 So.* Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson HS) 17 C.J. Cesario WR Fr. 13 J.D. Pride WR 6-1 202 Fr.* Bloomington, Minn. (Totino Grace HS) 63 Jon Christenson OL Fr. 13 Derrick Wells DB 6-0 191 Fr. Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Lehigh HS) 27 David Cobb RB Fr. 14 Kyle Henderson DB 5-11 185 Sr.* Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato) 55 Thieren Cockran DE Fr. 14 Matt Kloss WR 6-0 197 Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn. (Northern State) 4 Keanon Cooper LB Jr.* 15 Marcus Jones WR 5-8 170 Fr. Wake Forest, N.C. (Rolesville HS) Connor Cosgrove WR So.* 16 Steven Montgomery DB 5-10 195 Fr. Miramar, Fla. (Miramar HS) 44 Ed Cotton FB Jr.* 16 Tom Parish QB 6-3 206 Fr.* Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS) 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts WR Fr. 17 C.J. Cesario WR 5-10 181 Fr.* Arlington Heights, Ill. (St. Victor HS) 89 Curran Delaney DT Jr.* 17 Dwayne Mitchell LB 6-2 210 Fr.* New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) 32 Lamonte Edwards RB Fr.* 18 Peter Westerhaus LB 6-3 220 Fr. Chanhassen, Minn. (Holy Family HS) 52 Zac Epping OL Fr.* 19 Adam Lueck QB 6-0 194 Jr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 70 Sean Ferguson OL Fr.* 20 Donnell Kirkwood RB 5-10 215 Fr.* Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic HS) 48 Jake Filkins LS So. 21 Brock Vereen DB 6-0 182 So. Valencia, Calif. (Valencia HS) 3 Dexter Foreman QB Fr. 22 Duane Bennett RB 5-9 205 Sr.* Fairview Heights, Ill. (O’Fallon Township HS) 49 Matt Garin DE So.* 23 Grayson Levine DB 5-11 205 Fr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 33 Cameron Gatling RB Jr. 23 Luke Trucilla WR 6-0 175 Fr. Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep) 76 Jimmy Gjere OL Fr.* 24 James Manuel DB 6-2 214 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) 69 Jacob Glickstein DL Jr.* 25 Devon Wright RB 6-0 194 Fr.* Coral Springs, Fla. (Taravella HS) 83 Drew Goodger TE Fr. 26 Mike Rallis LB 6-2 231 Jr.* Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 43 Ryan Grant LB Jr.* 27 David Cobb RB 5-11 212 Fr. Killeen, Texas (Ellison HS) 5 MarQueis Gray QB Jr. 27 Cedric Thompson CB 5-10 196 Fr. Calipatria, Calif. (Calipatria HS) 1 Brandon Green WR Jr.* 28 Kenny Watkins DB 6-0 191 So.* Detroit, Mich. (Brother Rice HS) 91 Kendall Gregory-McGee DE So.* 29 Shady Salamon DB 5-11 202 Sr. S. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 99 Ra’Shede Hageman DL So.* 30 Mike Henry FB 6-1 237 So. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 90 Austin Hahn DT Jr.* 31 Cole Banham RB 5-9 177 Fr.* Lakeville, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato) 2 Ge’Shun Harris WR Jr. 31 David Platner K 6-0 167 Fr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 40 Jared Hartman LS Fr. 32 Lamonte Edwards RB 6-2 210 Fr.* Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS) 36 Chase Haviland DB So.* 33 Cameron Gatling RB 5-10 202 Jr. San Antonio, Texas (University of Mary) 7 Chris Hawthorne K So. 34 Jephte Matilus LB 6-1 240 Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic HS) 42 Ernie Heifort TE Fr. 35 Dominic Schultz LB 6-1 219 Fr. Port Huron, Mich. (Port Huron HS) 14 Kyle Henderson DB Sr.* 36 Chase Haviland DB 5-9 185 So.* Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS) 30 Mike Henry FB So. 37 Peter Mortell P 6-2 194 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy) 57 Aaron Hill LB So.* 38 David Schwerman K 6-0 195 Sr.* Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS) 89 Logan Hutton WR Fr.* 39 Gabe Mezzenga LB 6-4 235 Fr.* Shoreview, Minn. (Totino Grace HS) 97 Anthony Jacobs DL Sr.* 39 Jordan Wettstein K 5-11 186 Jr. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere HS) 62 Eric Jacques DL So.* 40 Jared Hartman LS 6-3 230 Fr. Falcon Heights, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 15 Marcus Jones WR Fr. 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB 6-1 211 Sr.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Falls HS) 5 Johnny Johnson DB Sr. 41 Dan Orseske P 6-3 206 So.* Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice HS) 84 Victor Keise WR So.* 42 Gavin Bronson DL 6-4 230 Fr. Burnsville, Minn. (Apple Valley HS) 96 Brandon Kirksey DT Sr. 42 Ernie Heifort TE 6-5 233 Fr. Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS) 20 Donnell Kirkwood RB Fr.* 43 Ryan Grant LB 6-2 230 Jr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 45 Bryan Klitzke DB Sr.* 44 Ed Cotton FB 6-1 210 Jr.* Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS) 14 Matt Kloss WR Jr. 44 Brent Singleton LB 6-1 214 So.* Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS) 85 Eric Lair TE Sr. 45 Bryan Klitzke DB 6-1 210 Sr.* Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS) 94 Harold Legania DL Fr.* 46 Cameron Botticelli DL 6-5 274 Fr.* Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette University HS) 74 Marek Lenkiewicz OL Fr.* 47 Quinn Bauducco LB 6-3 230 Fr. Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS)
PG. 10 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 47 Alex Bisch TE 6-6 237 Fr.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS) 23 Grayson Levine DB Fr. 48 Jake Filkins LS 6-2 230 So. Prescott, Wis. (Prescott HS) 9 Christyn Lewis DB Sr. 48 Judd Paffrath DL 6-2 225 Fr.* Alexandria, Minn. (Alexandria HS) 19 Adam Lueck QB Jr.* 49 Matt Garin DE 6-4 252 So.* Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) 24 James Manuel DB So. 50 Patrick Sveum LB 6-1 231 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Century HS) 34 Jephte Matilus LB Fr. 51 Gary Tinsley LB 6-1 232 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS) 71 Kyle McAvoy OL Fr. 52 Zac Epping OL 6-2 297 Fr.* Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS) 66 Luke McAvoy OL Fr. 53 Tommy Olson OL 6-4 289 Fr. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 88 Collin McGarry TE Sr.* 55 Thieren Cockran DE 6-6 221 Fr. Homestead, Fla. (Homestead HS) 6 Da’Jon McKnight WR Sr. 57 Aaron Hill LB 6-2 225 So.* St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran HS) 39 Gabe Mezzenga TE Fr.* 58 Ed Olson OL 6-7 300 So.* Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 17 Dwayne Mitchell LB Fr.* 59 Joey Balthazor LB 6-3 230 So.* Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS) 16 Steven Montgomery DB Fr. 60 Ryan Wynn OL 6-5 305 Sr.* Plymouth, Minn. (Maple Grove HS) 37 Peter Mortell P Fr. 62 Eric Jacques DL 6-2 289 So.* Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) 86 Malcolm Moulton WR So. 62 Zach Mottla OL 6-2 290 So.* Edina, Minn. (Certin-Derham Hall HS) 62 Zach Mottla OL So.* 63 Jon Christenson OL 6-4 266 Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS) 87 Sahr Ngekia TE So.* 64 Caleb Bak OL 6-3 296 Fr.* Columbia Heights, Minn. (Concordia Academy) 58 Ed Olson OL So.* 65 Josh Campion OL 6-5 310 Fr. Fergus Falls, Minn. (Fork Union Military) 53 Tommy Olson OL Fr. 66 Luke McAvoy OL 6-5 281 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington HS) 41 Dan Orseske P So.* 67 David Stommes DL 6-4 240 So.* Eden Valley, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS) 78 Ryan Orton OL Sr.* 68 Chris Bunders OL 6-3 292 Sr.* Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS) 48 Judd Paffrath DL Fr.* 69 Jacob Glickstein DL 6-3 270 Jr.* New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS) 16 Tom Parish QB Fr.* 70 Sean Ferguson OL 6-6 296 Fr.* Philadelphia, Pa. (The Hun School) 93 Ben Perry DE Fr.* 71 Kyle McAvoy OL 6-5 296 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington HS) 31 David Platner K Fr. 73 Joe Bjorklund OL 6-5 281 Fr. Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount HS) 13 J.D. Pride WR Fr.* 74 Marek Lenkiewicz OL 6-5 270 Fr.* Tinley Park, Ill. (Victor J. Andrew HS) 81 John Rabe TE Jr. 76 Jimmy Gjere OL 6-7 315 Fr.* New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS) 26 Mike Rallis LB Jr.* 77 Foster Bush OL 6-5 275 Fr. Menasha, Wis. (Menasha HS) 96 Dave Ramlet LS Fr.* 78 Ryan Orton OL 6-4 290 Sr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 8 Spencer Reeves LB Jr. 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts WR 6-2 191 Fr. Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 3 Kim Royston DB Sr.** 81 John Rabe TE 6-4 252 Jr. Iowa Falls, Iowa (Ellsworth CC) 29 Shady Salamon DB Sr. 82 A.J. Barker WR 6-1 190 Jr.* St. Paul, Minn. (De La Salle HS) 35 Dominic Schultz LB Fr. 83 Drew Goodger TE 6-5 249 Fr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Northwest HS) 38 David Schwerman K Sr.* 84 Victor Keise WR 6-1 180 So.* Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep HS) 11 Max Shortell QB Fr. 85 Eric Lair TE 6-3 232 Sr. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) 92 Leston Simpson DE Jr. 86 Malcolm Moulton WR 5-11 186 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Fort Scott CC) 44 Brent Singleton LB So.* 87 Sahr Ngekia TE 6-4 229 So.* Richfield, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels) 67 David Stommes DL So.* 88 Collin McGarry TE 6-4 261 Sr.* Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS) 11 Troy Stoudermire CB Sr. 89 Logan Hutton WR 6-1 175 Fr.* LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque HS) 50 Patrick Sveum LB Sr.* 89 Curran Delaney DT 6-1 290 Jr.* Victoria, Minn. (Holy Family HS) 27 Cedric Thompson CB Fr. 90 Austin Hahn DT 6-4 290 Jr.* Hartford, Wis. (Hartford HS) 51 Gary Tinsley LB Sr. 91 Kendall Gregory-McGee DE 6-5 255 So.* Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB Sr.* 92 Leston Simpson DE 6-3 244 Jr. Springfield Garden, N.Y. (Lackawanna College) 23 Luke Trucilla WR Fr. 93 Ben Perry DE 6-5 241 Fr.* Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 21 Brock Vereen DB So. 94 Harold Legania DL 6-4 292 Fr.* New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) 28 Kenny Watkins DB So.* 95 D.L. Wilhite DE 6-4 245 Jr.* Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS) 13 Derrick Wells DB Fr. 96 Brandon Kirksey DT 6-2 294 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East HS) 18 Peter Westerhaus LB Fr. 96 Dave Ramlet LS 6-2 230 Fr.* Appleton, Wis. (Xavier HS) 39 Jordan Wettstein K Jr. 97 Anthony Jacobs DL 6-2 291 Sr.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS) 95 D.L. Wilhite DE Jr.* 98 Michael Amaefula DE 6-2 235 Fr. Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 8 Cameron Wilson WR Fr.* 99 Ra’Shede Hageman DL 6-6 302 So.* Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS) 25 Devon Wright RB Fr.* Connor Cosgrove WR 6-0 175 So.* Madison, Wis. (St. Cloud State) 60 Ryan Wynn OL Jr.* *indicates player has taken a redshirt season; ** indicates player is in sixth year of eligibility PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUN GUIDE Michael Amaefula ...... ah-MEFF-uh-lah MarQueis Gray ...... mar-KWEES Max Shortell ...... shore-TELL Quinn Bauducco ...... bow-duke-oh Ra’Shede Hageman ...... Ra-SHEED Patrick Sveum ...... SVAY-um Moses Alipate ...... all-ih-PAH-tay Victor Keise ...... KEYS Nathan Tow-Arnett ...... TAU r-NET Duane Bennett ...... doo-WAN Harold Legania ...... Luh-GONE-yay Devon Wright ...... DEH-vun Tyrone Bouie ...... BOO-ee Marek Lenkiewicz ...... MARE-eck LENK-uh-witz Ryan Wynn ...... WIN Thieren Cockran ...... thee-ERR-un Grayson Levine ...... leh-VEEN Lamonte Edwards ...... luh-MON-tay Christyn Lewis ...... Christian Jimmy Gjere ...... Jerry Adam Lueck ...... LOO-eck Jacob Glickstein ...... GLICK-steen Jephte Matilus ...... jeff-TAY muh-TILL-us Drew Goodger ...... good-JER Da’Jon McKnight ...... day-ZHON
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PG. 18 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE THE START CHART 2011 Career 2011 Career No. Name Pos. Yr. Starts/Gms Starts/Gms No. Name Pos. Yr. Starts/Gms Starts/Gms 1 Brendan Beal LB So.* 0/0 0/0 48 Jake Filkins LS So. 0/3 0/12 1 Brandon Green WR Jr.* 0/3 10/29 48 Judd Paffrath DL Fr.* 0/0 0/0 2 Ge’Shun Harris WR Jr. 0/1 0/1 49 Matt Garin DE So. 0/3 5/13 3 Dexter Foreman QB Fr. 0/0 0/0 50 Patrick Sveum LB Sr.* 0/3 0/12 3 Kim Royston DB Sr.** 3/3 16/16 51 Gary Tinsley LB Sr. 3/3 15/35 4 Keanon Cooper LB Jr.* 3/3 13/29 52 Zac Epping OL Fr. 0/3 0/3 5 Johnny Johnson DB Sr. 0/3 2/32 53 Tommy Olson OL Fr. 0/3 0/3 5 MarQueis Gray QB Jr. 3/3 10/28 55 Thieren Cockran DE Fr. 0/0 0/0 6 Michael Carter DB Jr. 0/0 6/19 57 Aaron Hill LB So.* 0/0 1/12 6 Da’Jon McKnight WR Sr. 3/3 21/37 58 Ed Olson OL So.* 3/3 11/13 7 Tyrone Bouie DB Fr.* 0/0 0/0 59 Joey Balthazor LB So.* 0/3 0/10 7 Chris Hawthorne K So. 0/3 0/3 60 Ryan Wynn OL Sr.* 3/3 17/19 8 Spencer Reeves LB Jr. 0/2 2/21 62 Eric Jacques DL So.* 0/3 0/4 8 Cameron Wilson WR Fr.* 0/0 0/0 62 Zach Mottla OL So.* 0/3 0/3 9 Christyn Lewis DB Sr. 1/3 6/15 63 Jon Christenson OL Fr. 0/0 0/0 11 Max Shortell QB Fr. 0/3 0/3 64 Caleb Bak OL Fr.* 0/0 0/0 11 Troy Stoudermire CB Sr. 3/3 19/40 65 Josh Campion OL Fr. 0/0 0/0 12 Moses Alipate QB So.* 0/0 0/0 66 Luke McAvoy OL Fr. 0/0 0/0 13 JD Pride WR Fr.* 0/0 0/0 67 David Stommes DE So.* 0/0 0/0 13 Derrick Wells DB Fr. 0/2 0/2 68 Chris Bunders OL Sr.* 3/3 31/35 14 Kyle Henderson DB Sr.* 0/3 2/14 69 Jacob Glickstein DL Jr.* 0/0 0/0 15 Marcus Jones WR Fr. 3/3 3/3 70 Sean Ferguson OL Fr.* 0/3 0/3 16 Tom Parish QB So.* 0/0 0/0 71 Kyle McAvoy OL Fr. 0/0 0/0 17 CJ Cesario WR Fr.* 0/0 0/0 73 Joe Bjorklund OL Fr. 0/0 0/0 17 Dwayne Mitchell LB Fr.* 0/0 0/0 74 Marek Lenkiewicz OL Fr.* 0/0 0/0 18 Peter Westerhaus LB Fr. 0/0 0/0 76 Jimmy Gjere OL Fr.* 3/3 3/3 19 Adam Lueck QB Jr.* 0/3 0/15 77 Foster Bush OL Fr. 0/0 0/0 20 Donnell Kirkwood RB Fr.* 0/3 0/7 78 Ryan Orton OL Sr. 3/3 13/33 21 Brock Vereen DB So. 3/3 7/11 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts WR Fr. 0/0 0/0 22 Duane Bennett RB Sr.* 3/3 26/40 81 John Rabe TE Jr. 2/3 2/3 23 Grayson Levine DB Fr. 0/0 0/0 82 A.J. Barker WR So.* 0/0 0/3 23 Luke Trucilla WR Fr. 0/0 0/0 83 Drew Goodger TE Fr. 0/2 0/2 24 James Manuel DB So. 0/3 3/15 84 Victor Keise WR So.* 0/2 0/7 25 Devon Wright RB Fr.* 0/1 0/1 85 Eric Lair TE Sr. 1/3 12/37 26 Mike Rallis DB Jr.* 3/3 10/28 86 Malcolm Moulton WR So. 0/3 0/3 27 David Cobb RB Fr. 0/0 0/0 87 Sahr Ngekia TE So.* 0/0 0/0 27 Cedric Thompson DB Fr. 0/0 0/0 88 Collin McGarry TE Sr.* 3/3 3/22 28 Kenny Watkins DB So.* 0/0 0/4 89 Curran Delaney DL Jr.* 0/0 0/0 29 Shady Salamon DB Sr. 2/3 4/38 89 Logan Hutton WR Fr.* 0/0 0/0 30 Mike Henry HB So.* 0/3 0/6 90 Austin Hahn DL Jr.* 0/0 1/7 31 Cole Banham RB Fr. 0/0 0/0 91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE So.* 0/2 1/13 31 David Platner K Fr. 0/0 0/0 92 Leston Simpson DE Jr. 0/2 0/14 32 Lamonte Edwards RB Fr.* 0/3 0/3 93 Ben Perry DE Fr.* 3/3 3/3 33 Cameron Gatling RB Jr. 0/0 0/0 94 Harold Legania DL Fr.* 0/0 0/0 34 Jephte Matilus LB Fr. 0/0 0/0 95 D.L. Wilhite DE Jr.* 2/3 11/27 35 Dominic Schultz LB Fr. 0/0 0/0 96 Brandon Kirksey DL Sr. 3/3 14/37 36 Chase Haviland DB So.* 0/3 0/3 96 Dave Ramlet LS Fr. 0/0 0/0 37 Peter Mortell P Fr. 0/0 0/0 97 Anthony Jacobs DL Sr. 3/3 16/37 38 David Schwerman P Sr.* 0/0 0/7 98 Michael Amaefula DE Fr. 1/3 1/3 39 Gabe Mezzenga TE Fr.* 0/0 0/0 99 Ra’Shede Hageman DL So.* 0/3 0/10 40 Jared Hartman LS Fr. 0/0 0/0 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB Sr.* 0/0 0/0 41 Dan Orseske P So.* 0/3 0/17 42 Ernie Heifort TE Fr. 0/0 0/0 43 Ryan Grant LB Jr.* 0/3 4/27 44 Brent Singleton LB Fr.* 0/0 0/2 44 Ed Cotton HB So.* 0/0 0/3 45 Gavin Bronson DL Fr. 0/0 0/0 45 Bryan Klitzke DB Sr.* 0/2 0/27 46 Cameron Botticelli DL Fr.* 0/3 0/3 47 Quinn Bauducco LB Fr. 0/0 0/0 47 Alexander Bisch TE Fr.* 0/0 0/0
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Missed 2-pt. conversion: Adam Weber pass attempt failed at Purdue, 10/16/10 MINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL GAME Missed PAT: Chris Hawthorne vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 250+ yards rushing: 258, Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 Defensive extra point: Mario Reese, interception return, at Wisconsin, 10/14/06 200+ yards rushing: 206, Amir Pinnix vs. Michigan State, 11/12/05 150+ yards rushing: 171, MarQueis Gray vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 MINNESOTA TEAM 100+ yards rushing: 171, MarQueis Gray vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 100 points: 146 vs. Grinnell (W, 146-0), 10/22/1904 QB with 100+ yards rushing: 171, MarQueis Gray vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 80 points: 81 vs. Butler (W, 81-0), 11/13/26 QB with 100 rushing/200 passing: 110 rush/211 pass, MarQueis Gray vs. NMSU, 9/10/11 60+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/06 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: 155, Alex Daniels and 114, Amir Pinnix at Kent State, 8/31/06 50+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/06 Player with consecutive 100-yd games: MarQueis Gray (110, 171 - NMSU, Miami - 9/10/11, 9/17/11 40+ points: 42 vs. Michigan State (W 42-34), 10/31/09 50+ yard rush play: 61, Duane Bennett vs. Northern Illinois, 8/30/08 30+ points: 38 at Illinois (W 38-34), 11/13/10 Four or more TDs rushing: 4, Marion Barber III at Ohio, 9/13/03 0 points: at Iowa (L, 0-12), 11/21/09 Three or more TDs rushing: 3, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 11/13/10 0 points on the road: at Iowa (L, 0-12), 11/21/09 Two or more TDs rushing: 3, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 11/13/10 0 points at home: vs Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/09 25+ rushing attempts: 25, MarQueis Gray vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 0 points in first half: at Michigan State (L, 8-31), 11/6/10 30+ rushing attempts: 30, Duane Bennett at Middle Tennessee, 9/2/10 No TDs in first half: at USC (L, 17-19), 9/3/11 40+ rushing attempts: Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 No offensive TDs in first half: at USC (L, 17-19), 9/3/11 200+ yards receiving: 228, Ryan Thelwell vs. Ball State, 9/14/96 Shut out an opponent: vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 100+ yards receiving: 146, Da’Jon McKnight vs. New Mexico State, 9/10/11 Shut out an opponent on the road: at Kent State (W 44-0), 8/31/06 2 receivers with 100+ yards rcvg: 137, Logan Payne and 116, Ernie Wheelwright vs. Indiana, 11/4/06 Shut out an opponent at home: vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 10 or more receptions: 10, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09 30+ first downs: 31 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 Five or more TDs receiving: 5, Omar Douglas vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 <10 first downs: 7 at Penn State, 10/17/09 Four or more TDs receiving: 4, Logan Payne vs. Temple, 9/16/06 400+ rushing yards: 411 vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 Three or more TDs receiving: 3, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 300+ rushing yards: 306 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07 Two or more TDs receiving: 3, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 200+ rushing yards: 236 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 450+ yards passing: 478, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 700+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 400+ yards passing: 416, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 600+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 350+ yards passing: 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 500+ total net yards: 505 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 300+ yards passing: 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 400+ total net yards: 419 vs. New Mexico State, 9/10/11 Consecutive 300-yard passing gms: 2, Cory Sauter vs. Northwestern (303, 10/14/95) and <200 total net yards: 138 at Penn State, 10/17/09 Michigan St. (404, 10/21/95) 100+ yards in penalties: 157 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 50+ yard pass play: 59, MarQueis Gray to Malcolm Moulton vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 Forced 5 or more turnovers: 7 vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 Six or more TDs passing: 6, Scott Eckers vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 Forced 3 or more fumbles: 5 vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 Five or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Committed 5 or more turnovers: 5 vs. Ohio State, 10/24/09 Four or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Recovered an onside kick: vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 Three or more TDs passing: 3, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 Played an overtime game: at Syracuse (W 23-20), 9/15/09 Two or more TDs passing: 2, MarQueis Gray vs. New Mexico State, 9/10/11 Won an overtime game: at Syracuse (W 23-20), 9/15/09 30+ passing attempts: 32, MarQueis Gray vs. New Mexico State, 9/10/11 Lost an overtime game: at Northwestern (L 48-49), 10/13/07 40+ passing attempts: 49, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 Won vs. Top 25 Team vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 (W 27-24) 50+ passing attempts: 51, Adam Weber vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08 20+ completions: 20, Adam Weber at Illinois, 11/13/10 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, Chris Hawthorne vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 Two or more field goals: 3, Chris Hawthorne vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 Three or more interceptions: 3, Jeff Wright vs. Michigan St., 11/14/70 Two or more interceptions: 2, Kyle Theret vs. Iowa State, 12/31/09 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: Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern (23 yds.), 11/1/08 Punt return for TD: Tellis Redmon vs. Northwestern (83 yds.), 10/28/00 Kickoff return for TD: Jay Thomas (91 yds.) at Florida Atlantic, 9/15/07 Fumble return for TD: D.L. Wilhite (3 yds.) vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 Safety: UL-Monroe’s punt snap went out of end zone, 9/2/00 Made 2-pt. conversion: DeLeon Eskridge pass from Adam Weber, at Michigan State, 11/6/10
PG. 20 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 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: 250, Zach Brown, Wisconsin, 11/17/07 300+ yards rushing: 325, Wisconsin, 11/17/07 200+ yards rushing: 223, Chad Spann, Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 200+ yards rushing: 201, Illinois, 11/13/10 150+ yards rushing: 179, Edwin Baker, Michigan State, 11/6/10 < 100 yards rushing: 67, USC, 9/3/11 100+ yards rushing: 141, Mikel LeShoure, Illinois, 11/13/10 400+ yards passing: 462, at Illinois, 10/11/08 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: 118, James White, Wisconsin and 300+ yards passing: 325, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 111, John Clay, Wisconsin 10/9/10 <100 yards passing: 81, Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 Three or more TDs rushing: 4, Edwin Baker, Michigan State, 11/6/10 600+ total net yards: 655, at Illinois, 11/3/07 50+ yard rush play: 55, Mikel LeShoure, Illinois, 11/13/10 500+ total net yards: 509, Ohio State, 10/24/09 25+ rushing attempts: 27, Edwin Baker, Michigan State, 11/6/10 400+ total net yards: 405, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 30+ rushing attempts: 32, John Clay, Wisconsin, 10/3/09 300+ total net yards: 405, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 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: 325, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 60+ points: 63, Oklahoma, (W, 63-0), 9/20/86 50+ yard pass play: 66, Zac Dysert to Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 50+ points: 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/08 30+ pass attempts: 47, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 40+ points: 41, Wisconsin (W 41-23), 10/9/10 40+ pass attempts: 47, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 30+ points: 34, Illinois (L 38-34), 11/13/10 50+ pass attempts: 58, C.J. Bacher, Northwestern, 10/13/07 0 points: Temple, (L, 0-62), 9/16/06 20+ completions: 27, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 Safety: Penn State (W 33-21), 10/23/10 25+ completions: 27, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 100+ yards in penalties: 110, Michigan State, 10/31/09 30+ completions: 35, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 No penalties Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 150+ yards receiving: 162, Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 100+ yards receiving: 162, Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 10+ receptions: 12, Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 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: Rhett Ellison rush failed, USC, 9/3/11 Matt Barkley pass failed, USC, 9/3/11 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: Derek Domino, 22 yards, South Dakota State, 11/14/09 Fumble return for TD: Jordan Hall (16 yds.), Wisconsin, 10/30/10 Fumble recovered for TD: Richard Willock (rec. in end zone), Iowa, 11/23/96 Safety: Devon Still, Penn State, 10/23/10
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MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART (9/15/11) OFFENSE DEFENSE Left Tackle End 58 - Ed Olson 6-7 300 So.* 93 - Ben Perry 6-5 241 Fr.* 74 - Marek Lenkiewicz 6-5 270 Fr.* 91 - Kendall Gregory-McGhee 6-5 255 So.* OR Left Guard 49 - Matt Garin 6-4 252 So.* 68 - Chris Bunders 6-3 292 Sr.* Tackle 53 - Tommy Olson 6-4 289 Fr. 97 - Anthony Jacobs 6-2 291 Sr.* Center 62 - Eric Jacques 6-2 289 So.* OR 60 - Ryan Wynn 6-5 305 Sr.* OR 94 - Harold Legania 6-4 292 Fr.* 62 - Zach Mottla 6-2 290 So.* Nose Right Guard 96 - Brandon Kirksey 6-2 294 Sr. 78 - Ryan Orton 6-4 290 Sr.* 46 - Cameron Botticelli 6-5 274 Fr.* OR 52 - Zac Epping 6-2 297 Fr.* 99 - RaShede Hageman 6-6 302 So.* Right Tackle End 76 - Jimmy Gjere 6-7 315 Fr.* 95 - D.L. Wilhite 6-4 245 Jr.* 70 - Sean Ferguson 6-6 296 Fr.* OR 98 - Michael Amaefula 6-2 235 Fr. OR 77 - Foster Bush 6-5 275 Fr. 92 - Leston Simpson 6-3 244 Jr. Quarterback Outside Linebacker 5 - MarQueis Gray 6-4 240 Jr. 26 - Mike Rallis 6-2 231 Jr.* 11 - Max Shortell 6-6 226 Fr. 8 - Spencer Reeves 6-2 223 Jr. Tailback 50 - Pat Sveum 6-1 231 Sr. 22 - Duane Bennett 5-9 205 Sr.* Middle Linebacker 32 - Lamonte Edwards 6-2 210 Fr.* 51 - Gary Tinsley 6-1 232 Sr. 20 - Donnell Kirkwood 5-10 215 Fr.* 43 - Ryan Grant 6-2 230 Jr.* H-Back/Fullback Outside Linebacker 85 - Eric Lair 6-3 232 Sr. 4 - Keanon Cooper 6-0 212 Jr.* 30 - Mike Henry 6-1 237 So. 59 - Joey Balthazor 6-3 230 So.* Y 17 - Dwayne Mitchell 6-2 210 Fr.* 88 - Collin McGarry 6-4 261 Sr.* Cornerback 81 - John Rabe 6-4 252 Jr. 21 - Brock Vereen 6-0 182 So. 83 - Drew Goodger 6-5 249 Fr. 14 - Kyle Henderson 5-11 185 Sr.* X 5 - Johnny Johnson 5-9 198 Sr. 6 - Da’Jon McKnight 6-3 211 Sr. Safety 84 - Victor Keise 6-1 180 So.* 29 - Shady Salamon 5-11 202 Sr. 80 - Devin Crawford-Tufts 6-2 191 Fr. 24 - James Manuel 6-2 214 So. OR Z 36 - Chase Haviland 5-9 185 So.* 86 - Malcolm Moulton 5-11 186 So. 23 - Grayson Levine 5-11 205 Fr. 15 - Marcus Jones 5-8 170 Fr. Safety 2 - Ge’Shun Harris 6-3 215 Jr. OR 3 - Kim Royston 5-11 200 Sr.** 1 - Brandon Green 6-0 186 Jr.* 9 - Christyn Lewis 6-2 170 Sr. V 27 - Cedric Thompson 5-11 196 Fr. 86 - Malcolm Moulton 5-11 186 So. Cornerback 15 - Marcus Jones 5-8 170 Fr. 11 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 196 Sr. 6 - Michael Carter 5-11 185 Jr. SPECIALISTS 13 - Derrick Wells 6-0 191 Fr. Kicker 7 - Chris Hawthorne 6-4 198 So. 39 - Jordan Wettstein 6-0 195 Sr.* Punter 41 - Dan Orseske 6-3 206 So.* 38 - David Schwerman 6-0 195 Sr.* Long Snapper 48 - Jake Filkins 6-2 230 So. OR 96 - Dave Ramlet 6-2 230 Fr.* PG. 22 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 MINNESOTA SCORING DRIVES Time of Time Opponent Plays-Yds Possession Qtr. Remaining Scoring Play USC 10-64 5:11 2 4:07 Chris Hawthorne 21-yard field goal USC 3-33 0:59 3 9:37 Duane Bennett 9-yard run (Chris Hawthorne PAT) USC 9-83 2:27 4 8:03 Brandon Green 12-yard pass from Max Shortell (Chris Hawthorne PAT) New Mexico State 10-88 4:29 1 4:17 Lamonte Edwards 4-yard run (Chris Hawthorne PAT) New Mexico State 6-69 0:43 2 0:08 Collin McGarry 10-yard pass from MarQueis Gray (Chris Hawthorne PAT) New Mexico State 10-68 3:44 4 11:47 Da’Jon McKnight 4-yard pass from MarQueis Gray (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Miami (Ohio) 6-69 3:25 1 8:37 Chris Hawthorne 33-yard field goal Miami (Ohio) 10-80 4:34 2 14:31 Donnell Kirkwood 4-yard run (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Miami (Ohio) 8-57 4:02 2 9:30 Chris Hawthorne 19-yard field goal Miami (Ohio) 13-66 6:28 3 8:32 Chris Hawthorne 26-yard field goal Miami (Ohio) 12-60 6:01 4 14:23 John Rabe 1-yard pass from MarQueis Gray (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Miami (Ohio) -- -- 4 10:23 Duane Bennett 4-yard blocked punt return (PAT missed)
www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 23 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES Time of Time Opponent Plays-Yds Possession Qtr. Remaining Scoring Play USC 13-66 5:14 1 5:52 Robert Woods 7-yard pass from Matt Barkley (rush failed) USC 3-54 0:47 2 9:25 Robert Woods 49-yard pass from Matt Barkley (pass failed) USC 9-65 3:12 2 0:49 Robert Woods 2-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Heidari PAT) New Mexico State 6-60 2:59 1 12:01 Taveon Rogers 26-yard pass from Andrew Manley (Tyler Stampler PAT) New Mexico State 3-80 1:18 2 12:11 Taveon Rogers 41-yard pass from Andrew Manley (Tyler Stampler PAT) New Mexico State 8-58 3:40 2 6:53 David Quiroga 4-yard pass from Andrew Manley (Tyler Stampler PAT) New Mexico State 10-94 4:29 3 0:31 Robert Clay 2-yard run (Tyler Stampler kick) Miami (Ohio) 7-75 2:58 1 2:58 Mason Krysinski 22-yard field goal Miami (Ohio) 12-65 4:27 2 0:19 Erik Finklea 1-yard run (Mason Krysinski PAT) Miami (Ohio) 7-77 3:08 3 5:24 Chris Givens 7-yard pass from Zac Dysert (PAT failed, snap mishandled) Miami (Ohio) 8-80 2:34 4 7:49 Dawan Scott 26-yard pass from Zac Dysert (Mason Krysinski PAT)
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MINNESOTA STARTING LINEUPS - OFFENSE Opponent WR WR TE/HB LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB at USC McKnight Jones Lair Olson Bunders Wynn Orton Gjere McGarry Gray Bennett New Mexico St. McKnight Jones Rabe Olson Bunders Wynn Orton Gjere McGarry Gray Bennett Miami (Ohio) McKnight Jones Rabe Olson Bunders Wynn Orton Gjere McGarry Gray Bennett North Dakota State at Michigan at Purdue Nebraska Iowa at Michigan State Wisconsin at Northwestern Illinois
MINNESOTA STARTING LINEUPS - DEFENSE Opponent DE DT NT DE OLB MLB OLB CB SS FS CB at USC Perry Jacobs Kirksey Wilhite Rallis Tinsley Cooper Vereen Salamon Royston Stoudermire New Mexico State Perry Jacobs Kirksey Wilhite Rallis Tinsley Cooper Vereen Salamon Royston Stoudermire Miami (Ohio) Perry Jacobs Kirksey Amaefula Rallis Tinsley Cooper Vereen Lewis Royston Stoudermire North Dakota State at Michigan at Purdue Nebraska Iowa at Michigan State Wisconsin at Northwestern Illinois
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Gm 1 USC 19, Minnesota 17 Gm 2 NMSU 28, Minnesota 21 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Minnesota 0 3 7 7 17 New Mexico State 7 14 7 0 28 USC 6 13 0 0 19 Minnesota 7 7 0 7 21
Box Score (Final) 2011 Minnesota Football Minnesota vs #25 USC (Sep 03, 2011 at Los Angeles, Calif.)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Minnesota 037717 USC 6 13 0 0 19
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 05:52 USC - Woods, Robert 7 yd pass from Barkley, Matt (Ellison, Rhett rush failed) 2nd 09:25 USC - Woods, Robert 43 yd pass from Barkley, Matt (Barkley, Matt pass failed) 04:07 MINN - Hawthorne,Chris 21 yd field goal 00:49 USC - Woods, Robert 2 yd pass from Barkley, Matt (Heidari, Andre kick) 3rd 09:37 MINN - Bennett, Duane 9 yd run (Hawthorne,Chris kick) 4th 08:03 MINN - Green, Brandon 12 yd pass from Shortell, Max (Hawthorne,Chris kick)
MINN USC FIRST DOWNS 20 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-110 28-67 PASSING YDS (NET) 192 304 Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-14-1 45-34-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-302 73-371 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-3 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-19 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-88 4-73 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-45.2 4-37.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 8-44 8-75 Possession Time 27:16 32:44 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-12 RUSHING: Minnesota-Bennett, Duane 15-53; Gray, MarQueis 16-47; Shortell, Max 2-10; Edwards,Lamonte 1-0. USC-Morgan, D.J. 18-70; McNeal, Curtis 6-33; Woods, Robert 1-minus 2; Team 3-minus 34. PASSING: Minnesota-Shortell, Max 7-13-1-98; Gray, MarQueis 7-12-0-94; TEAM 0-1-0-0. USC-Barkley, Matt 34-45-0-304. RECEIVING: Minnesota-Moulton,Malcolm 4-51; McKnight, DaJon 4-48; Jones, Marcus 3-51; Lair, Eric 2-30; Green, Brandon 1-12. USC-Woods, Robert 17-177; Lee, Marqise 5-32; Butler, Brice 3-27; Ellison, Rhett 3-22; Carswell, B. 2-23; Telfer, Randall 2-19; Baxter, Dillon 1-3; Grimble, Xavier 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota-None. USC-Harris, Torin 1-0.
FUMBLES: Minnesota-Gray, MarQueis 1-0. USC-Woods, Robert 1-0; Team 1-1. Minnesota (0-1) vs. USC (1-0) Date: Sep 03, 2011 • Site: Los Angeles, Calif. • Stadium: LA Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 68273 Kickoff time: 12:36 pm • End of Game: 3:45 • Total elapsed time: 3:09 Officials: Referee: Michael Batlan; Umpire: R. DiBernardo; Linesman: Edwin Walker; Line judge: Tim Messuri; Back judge: Joe Johnston; Field judge: Jeffery Yock; Side judge: Brad Glenn; Scorer: Stan Granch; Temperature: 74 • Wind: 2 WNW • Weather: sunny
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Gm 3 Minnesota 29, Miami (Ohio) 23 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Miami (Ohio) 3 7 6 7 23 Minnesota 3 10 3 13 29
www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 27 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE BIO UPDATES - OFFENSE 1 - Brandon Green - Jr. - WR Game Offensive Bests Caught his first pass since 2009 in the season-opener at USC, which went for Carries 25 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 a touchdown • has hauled in four catches for 44 yards and one touchdown Rushing Yards 171 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 this season. Long Rush 37 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 Receptions 12 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 Game-by-Game: Had the lone Gophers receiving touchdown in the season- Receiving Yards 117 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 opener at Southern California (9/3) for 12 yards • caught two balls for 24 Receiving Touchdowns 1 5x, last at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 yards against New Mexico State (9/10) • recorded one catch for eight yards in Long Reception 37 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 the first victory of the season against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Passing Attempts 32 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 Passing Completions 16 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 Career Statistics Passing Yards 211 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Passing Touchdowns 2 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 2008 12/5 21 306 14.6 1 71 2009 12/5 21 293 14.0 1 37 6 - Da’Jon McKnight - Sr. - WR 2010 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 Made his 15th consecutive start at receiver for the Gophers last week against 2011 3/0 4 44 11.0 1 14 Miami (Ohio) • caught two passes for 27 yards in the Gophers first win of Totals 29/10 46 655 14.3 3 71 2011 • has hauled in 15 catches for 221 yards and one touchdown this season Game Bests Receptions 5 Three times Game-by-Game: hauled in four catches for 48 yards in the season-opener at Receiving Yards 100 at Purdue, 10-25-2008 Southern California (9/3) • recorded a career high in both catches (9) and Long Reception 71 at Purdue, 10-25-2008 yards (149) against New Mexico State (9/10) • caught his first touchdown of Touchdowns 1 Three times the season against the Aggies • had two catches for 27 yards in the Gophers first win of 2011 against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 5 - MarQueis Gray - Jr. - QB Named the starting quarterback after splitting time between wide receiver Career Statistics and quarterback in his Gopher career • set the school-record for rushing Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg yards by a quarterback in a game with 171 on 25 carries • is 34-of-65 for 468 2008 9/0 3 38 12.7 1 22 yards with three touchdowns this season and has carried the ball 58 times for 2009 13/6 17 311 18.3 0 53 a team high 328 yards. 2010 12/12 48 750 15.6 10 40 2011 3/3 15 221 15.0 1 35 Game-by-Game: made his first career start under center in the season-opener Totals 37/21 83 1370 16.5 12 53 at Southern California (9/3) • was 7-of-12 for 94 yards in the air • ran 16 times for a team high 65 yards against the Trojans • recorded a career high Game Bests 211 yards passing after completing 16-of-32 passes against New Mexico Receptions 9 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 State (9/10) • threw two touchdowns against the Aggies • lead the team in Receiving Yards 146 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 rushing after carrying the ball 17 times for 110 yards • broke the school-re- Long Reception 53 vs. Michigan State, 10-31-2009 cord for rushing yards by a quarterback with 171 on 25 carries in the Gophers Touchdowns 3 vs. Penn State, 10-23-2010 first win of the season against Miami (Ohio) • was 11-of-21 passing for 163 yards and one touchdown against the Red Hawks (9/17). 11 - Max Shortell - Fr. - QB Saw action in his first collegiate game as a true freshman at the Los Angeles Career Statistics Memorial Coliseum vs. nationally-ranked USC and responded by nearly Rushing Receiving leading the Gophers to a fourth-quarter comeback • started the second half Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long against New Mexico State in the Gophers home opener • saw action as a 2009 13/1 47 277 5.6 0 28 6 58 1 21 reserve in the Gophers first victory of 2011 against Miami (Ohio). 2010 12/5 23 110 4.8 1 14 42 587 5 37 2011 3/3 58 328 5.7 0 37 0 0 0 0 Game-by-game: saw action against Southern California in the season-opener Total 28/9 128 715 5.6 1 37 48 645 6 37 (9/3) • completed 7-of-13 passes for 98 yards • threw his first career touch- down pass to Brandon Green for 12 yards against the Trojans • ran twice for Passing 10 yards • came in against New Mexico State (9/10) and ran one time for 22 Year G/GS Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. yards • was 2-of-7 passing against the Aggies • appeared in two plays in the 2009 13/1 6 15 40.0 62 1 1 Gophers first win of 2011 against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 2010 12/5 2 8 25.0 24 0 0 2011 3/3 34 65 53.0 468 3 2 Total 28/9 42 88 47.7 554 4 3
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Career Statistics Career Statistics Passing Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2011 3/0 9 20 45.0 125 1 1 2007 10/7 107 442 4.1 3 44 18 145 8.1 1 35 2008 2/2 32 140 4.4 2 61 12 125 10.4 1 34 15 - Marcus Jones - Fr. - WR 2009 13/8 98 395 3.8 6 29 16 194 14.9 2 62 Made his first career start in his first collegiate game as a true freshman at 2010 12/7 123 529 4.3 3 32 33 319 9.7 1 45 USC • has hauled in five catches for 70 yards this season. 2011 3/3 31 90 2.9 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 Total 40/27 391 1577 4.0 15 61 79 783 9.9 5 62 Game-by-Game: hauled in three catches for 51 yards in his collegiate debut in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • longest reception was Game Offensive Bests 27 yards against the Trojans • had two receptions for 19 yards against New Carries 30 at Middle Tennessee State. 9-2-2010 Mexico State (9/10) • started against Miami (Ohio) (9/17) but did not record Rushing Yards 189 at Middle Tennessee State. 9-2-2010 any statistics. Rushing TD’s 3 at Northwestern, 9-29-2009 Long Rush 61 vs. Northern Illinois, 8-30-2008 Career Statistics Receptions 8 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008 Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Receiving Yards 121 vs. Michigan State, 10-31-2009 2011 3/3 5 70 14.0 0 23 Long Reception 62 vs. Michigan State, 10-31-2009
19- Adam Lueck - Jr. - QB 30-Mike Henry – So. - FB Has handled the holding duties on the PAT/field goal unit. Has seen action in all three games this season, playing as a reserve H-Back Game-by-Game: Has seen action as the holder on the PAT/field goal unit. and seeing time on special teams.
22 – Donnell Kirkwood - Fr. - RB Game-by-Game: earned playing time in week one at USC (9/3) • saw action in Made his first appearance in the backfield during the Gophers’ win against week two against New Mexico State (9/10) • saw action as a reserve against Miami (Ohio) • rushed the ball 13 times for 55 yards against the Red Hawks Miami (Ohio) (9/17). • has carried the ball 13 times for 55 yards this season. 32-Lamonte Edwards - Fr. - RB Game-by-Game: Saw action on special teams against USC (9/3) and New Made his first career appearance in week one, playing both at tailback and Mexico State (9/10), but did not record any statistics • saw his first action in rush end on one down in a passing situation • saw action at running back in the backfield as a reserve against Miami (Ohio) with 13 carries for 55 yards the home opener against New Mexico State • has eight carries for 11 yards and a touchdown (9/17). and one touchdown this season.
Career Statistics Game-by-Game: had one carry in the season-opener at Southern California Rushing Receiving (9/3) • also saw one snap on defensive side of the ball as a pass rusher vs. Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long the Trojans • saw action at running back in the home opener against New 2010 4/0 27 107 4.0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 Mexico State and had eight carries for 11 yards with one touchdown • saw 2011 3/0 13 57 4.2 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 action against Miami (Ohio) (9/17), but did not record any statistics. Total 7/0 40 164 4.1 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 Career Statistics Game Offensive Bests Rushing Receiving Carries 13 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rushing Yards 57 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 2011 3/0 8 11 1.4 1 7 0 0 0 0 0
22 - Duane Bennett - Jr. - RB 52- Zac Epping - Fr. - OL Made his 25th career start at running back for the Gophers in the 2011 Saw action in the first two games of the season on special teams • received season-opener at USC • rushed the ball seven times for 12 yards against playing time in the second half of Minnesota’s home victory over Miami (Ohio). Miami (Ohio) • had a 4-yard blocked punt return touchdown against the Red Hawks • has carried the ball 31 times for 90 yards this season with one Game-by-Game: saw action on special teams at USC (9/3) and vs. New touchdown on the ground. Mexico State (9/10) • saw action as a reserve offensive lineman against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Game-by-Game: started in the backfield in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • carried the ball 15 times for 56 yards and the Gophers only 53- Tommy Olson - Fr. - OL rushing touchdown against the Trojans • ran the ball nine times for 25 yards Has seen action in all three games this season as a true freshman. against New Mexico State (9/10) • carried the ball seven times for 12 yards in the Gophers first win of 2011 against Miami (Ohio) • recorded a 4-yard Game-by-Game: saw action on special teams at USC (9/3), returning a kickoff blocked punt return for the game winning touchdown against the Red Hawks for 16 yards • saw special teams action vs. NMSU (9/10) • saw action on the (9/17). special teams against Miami (Ohio) (9/17) • returned two kicks for 21 yards.
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58 - Ed Olson - So. - OL Game-by-Game: made his first start at right guard for the Gophers in the Made his 11th career start at left tackle in week three • has started every season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • helped anchor an offensive line game at left tackle this season. which gained 20 first downs against the Trojans • started his second game of the season against New Mexico State (9/10) at right guard • helped make Game-by-Game: started at left tackle in the season-opener at Southern Cali- holes for the running game against Miami (Ohio) that gained 236 yards fornia (9/3) • helped produce an offense which averaged five yards per play rushing (9/17). against the Trojans • started at left tackle against New Mexico State (9/10) and helped lead the way for the Gophers 419 yards of total offense •helped 81 - John Rabe - Jr. - TE pave the way for the Gophers 236 yards rushing against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Made his first appearance of the season in week one as a reserve • started his second consecutive game at H-back against Miami (Ohio) • hauled in his 60 - Ryan Wynn - Sr. - OL first career touchdown on his first career catch against the Red Hawks • has Made his 17th-career start last week • has started all three games at center one catch for one yard and one touchdown on the season. this season. Game-by-game: saw action as a reserve in the season-opener at Southern Game-by-Game: got the nod at center in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • started at H-back against New Mexico State (9/10) • California (9/3) • guided an offensive line which averaged five yards per play started in week three and recorded his first career touchdown on his first against the Trojans one • lead an offensive that gained 200 yards rushing career catch for the Gophers against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). against New Mexico State (9/10) • anchored the line in the Gophers win against Miami (Ohio) which recorded 399 yards of total offense. 83 - Drew Goodger - Fr. - TE Has seen action as a reserve tight end in each game so far this season.
62 - Zach Mottla - So. - OL Game-by-game: saw action as a reserve in the season-opener at Southern Made his first appearance in week one. California (9/3) • made an appearance against New Mexico State (9/10) • saw action in week three against Miami (Ohio) (9/17), but did not recorded Game-by-Game: saw action as reserve in the season-opener at Southern any statistics. California (9/3). 84 - Victor Keise - So. - WR 68 - Chris Bunders - Sr. - OL Has seen action in all three games so far this season as a reserve wide Started in his 31st-career game as a Gopher last week vs. Miami (Ohio) • has receiver. started all three games this season at left guard. Game-by-game: saw action as a reserve in the season-opener at Southern Game-by-Game: started at left guard for the Gophers in the season-opener at California (9/3) • made an appearance against New Mexico State (9/10) • Southern California (9/3) • helped anchor an offensive line which averaged saw action vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/17). five yards per play against the Trojans • guided an offense that gained over 400 yards of offense against New Mexico State (9/10) • helped make room for 85 - Eric Lair - Sr. - TE the Gophers 236 yards rushing in week three against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Made his 14th career start at tight end last week • four receptions for 85 yards this season. 70 - Sean Ferguson - Fr. - OL Has made an appearance in all three games this season. Game-by-Game: started at tight end in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • hauled in two catches for 30 yards against the Trojans • Game-by-Game: saw action as a reserve in season-opener at Southern Cali- saw action as a reserve against New Mexico (9/10) • caught two passes for fornia (9/3) •appeared in the home opener against New Mexico State (9/10) • 55 yards with one being 43 yards against Miami (Ohio). saw action as a reserve against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Receiving 76 - Jimmy Gjere - Fr. - OL Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Made his collegiate debut starting at right tackle in week one • has started in 2009 8/0 1 12 12.0 0 12 all three games at right tackle this season. 2010 12/11 39 526 13.5 2 44 2011 3/1 4 85 21.0 0 43 Game-by-Game: started as a true freshman at right tackle for the Gophers in Total 23/12 44 623 14.1 2 44 the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • helped guide an offensive line which gained 20 first downs against the Trojans • helped guide an Game Offensive Bests offense that recorded 399 yards of total offense in week three against Miami Receptions 7 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 (Ohio) (9/17). Receiving Yards 94 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 Long Reception 44 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 78 - Ryan Orton - Sr. - OL Receiving Touchdowns 2 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 Made his 12th career start along the offensive line last week • has started all three games at right guard this season.
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86 - Malcom Moulton - So. - WR Hauled in a 59-yard pass for the longest of his career vs. Miami (Ohio) • caught four balls for 72 yards against Miami (Ohio) last week • has appeared in three games and has 10 catches for 74 yards this season.
Game-by-Game: had a team high four catches for 51 yards in is Gopher debut in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • pulled down two recep- tions for 23 yards vs. New Mexico State (9/10) • caught four passes for 72 yards with a long of 59 yards vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/17).
Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2011 3/2 10 146 14.6 0 59
88 - Collin McGarry - Sr. - TE Has appeared in 22 games as a Gopher • made his first career start in the season-opener at Southern California • has played in all three games this season and has three catches for 26 yards and one touchdown this season.
Game-by-Game: made his first career start in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • started against New Mexico State (9/10) and had a career high three catches for 26 yards and his first collegiate touchdown • started in week three against Miami (Ohio) (9/17), but did not record any statistics.
Career Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2007 3/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2009 9/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2010 7/0 2 14 7.0 0 9 2011 3/2 3 26 8.6 1 10 Total 22/2 5 40 8.0 1 10
Game Offensive Bests Receptions 3 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 Receiving Yards 26 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 Long Reception 10 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 Receiving Touchdowns 1 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011
www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 31 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE BIO UPDATES - DEFENSE 3 – Kim Royston – Sr. – DB Started at safety in first three games • has recorded 30 tackles (22 solo, Defense eight assisted) • has one pass break-up in 2011. Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2008 10/0 3 1 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Game-by-Game: Third on the team with 10 tackles (seven solo, three assists) 2009 7/0 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 in the season opener at USC (9/3) • second on the team with 10 tackles 2010 12/2 5 7 12 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 (seven solo, three assists) in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State 2011 3/0 2 1 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 (9/10) • led the Gophers with 10 tackles (eight solo, two assists) and broke- Total 31/2 10 11 21 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 up the final pass play in the 29-23 victory over Miami (Ohio (9/17). 8 – Spencer Reeves – Jr. – LB Career Statistics Has appeared in two games in 2011. Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2009 13/13 53 33 86 1.5-17 1 6 0 1 0-0 Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Didn’t play 2011 3/3 22 8 30 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0 in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • saw action vs. Miami Total 16/16 75 41 116 1.5-17 1 7 0 1 0-0 (Ohio) (9/17).
Game Defensive Bests Defense Tackles 15 vs. Iowa State, 12-31-2009 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Solo Tackles 13 vs. Iowa State, 12-31-2009 2009 9/0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tackles for Loss 1 at Iowa, 11-21-2009 2010 11/2 13 10 23 2.0-6 0 0 0 0 0 Sacks 1 at Iowa, 11-21-2009 2011 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Interceptions 1 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009 Total 23/2 13 11 24 2.0-6 0 0 0 0 0 Pass Break-ups 1 Seven times Game Defensive Bests 4 – Keanon Cooper – Jr. - LB Tackles 7 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 Started at outside linebacker in the first three games • has recorded 22 Solo Tackles 5 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 tackles (nine solo, 13 assisted) • also has recorded two tackles for loss • has forced one fumble in 2011. 9 – Christyn Lewis – Sr. – DB Appeared in the first two games and then started against Miami (Ohio) • has Game-by-Game: Notched four tackles (one solo, three assisted), with one for a recorded seven tackles (six solo, one assist) in 2011. loss in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Third on the team with nine tackles (four solo, five assists), had one tackle for loss and forced a fumble in the Game-by-Game: Tallied one tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Second on the team with Recorded two solo tackles in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State nine tackles (four solo, five assists) in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (9/10) • Notched four solo tackles in his first start of the 2011 season versus (Ohio) (9/17). Miami (Ohio) (9/17).
Defense Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2009 13/0 22 21 43 2.5-9 0 1 0 1 1.0-3 2010 12/5 18 13 31 0 0 1 1 1 0 2010 12/10 40 28 68 4.5-13 0 1 0 0 0.5-6 2011 3/1 6 1 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 2011 3/3 9 13 22 2.0-2 0 0 0 1 0-0 Total 15/6 24 14 38 0 0 2 1 1 0 Total 28/13 71 62 133 9.0-24 0 2 0 1 1.5-9 Game Defensive Bests Game Defensive Bests Tackles 7 Twice Tackles 10 Twice Solo Tackles 6 vs. Northern Illinois, 9-25-2010 Solo Tackles 6 Four times Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Northern Illinois, 9-25-2010 Tackles for Loss 2.5 vs. South Dakota, 9-11-10 Fumbles Recovered 1 vs. Northern Illinois, 9-25-2010 Forced Fumbles 1 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-11 Pass Breakups 1 Twice
5 – Johnny Johnson – Sr. – DB 11 – Troy Stoudermire – Sr. – DB Appeared in the first three games • has recorded three tackles (two solo, one Started at cornerback in the first three games • has recorded 22 tackles assist) in 2011. (19 solo, three assisted) • also has recorded three tackles for a loss • has grabbed two interceptions • has broken up two passes in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied one tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Re- corded a solo tackle in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) Game-by-Game: Second on the team with 11 tackles (10 solo, one assist) • Notched a solo tackle in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). and broke up one pass in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Notched six solo
PG. 32 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE tackles with one being for a loss, broke up one pass, grabbed an interception 21 – Brock Vereen – So. – DB and also broke the all-time Big Ten return yards record by gaining 65 yards Started at cornerback in the first three games • has recorded 21 tackles (15 on four kick returns in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) solo, six assisted) • also has made 2.5 tackles for a loss • has forced one • Recorded five tackles (three solo, two assists) and snagged an interception fumble • has grabbed one interception • has four pass break-up in 2011. in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Game-by-Game: Led the team with 13 tackles (10 solo, three assists) in the Kickoff Returns season opener at USC (9/3) • Tallied three tackles (two solo, one assist) with Year KR Yds. Avg. TD Long 0.5 being for a loss while also breaking up one pass and grabbing an inter- 2008 42 1083 25.8 0 60 ception in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Tallied five 2009 43 1057 24.6 0 71 tackles (three solo, two assists) and broke-up a team high three passes in the 2010 29 789 27.2 0 90 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 2011 9 173 24.0 0 25 Total 123 3102 25.2 0 90 Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Defense Stats 2010 9/4 7 3 10 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2011 3/3 15 6 21 2.5-4 1 4 0 1 0 2008 13/1 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 12/7 22 9 31 2.5-4 1 4 0 1 0 2009 13/9 3 1 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 11/6 28 9 37 2-2 1 5 2 2 0 Game Defensive Bests 2011 3/3 19 3 22 3-13 2 2 0 0 0 Tackles 13 at USC, 9-3-2011 Total 40/19 52 13 65 5-15 3 7 2 2 0 Solo Tackles 10 at USC, 9-3-2011 Tackles for Loss 2 at USC, 9-3-2011 Game Defensive Bests Pass Break-ups 3 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-17-2011 Tackles 11 at USC, 9-3-2011 Interceptions 1 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 Solo Tackles 10 at USC, 9-3-2011 Forced Fumbles 1 at USC, 9-3-2011 Tackles for Loss 2 Twice Interceptions 1 Three times 24 – James Manuel – So. – DB Appeared in the first three games • has recorded three solo tackles in 2011. 13 – Derrick Wells – Fr. – DB Appeared in the first three games • has one assisted tackle in 2011. Game-by-Game: Recorded a solo tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Tallied two solo tackles in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Notched first career tackle with an assist in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Defense 2010 12/3 14 15 29 0 1 1 1 1 0 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2011 3/0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 3/0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 15/3 17 15 32 0 1 1 1 1 0
14 – Kyle Henderson – Jr. – DB Game Defensive Bests Appeared in the first three games • has recorded four tackles (four solo) in Tackles 7 at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 2011. Solo Tackles 3 Twice Interceptions 1 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 Game-by-Game: Recorded a pair of solo tackles in the season opener at USC Forced fumbles 1 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 (9/3) • Broke up one pass in the 2011 season opener versus New Mexico Fumbles recovered 1 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 State (9/10) • Tallied two solo tackles in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 26 – Mike Rallis – Jr. – LB Started at outside linebacker in the first three games • has recorded 20 tack- Defense les (16 solo, four assisted) • also has two tackles for a loss • has broken-up Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks two passes in 2011. 2010 12/2 22 11 33 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 2011 3/0 4 0 2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Game-by-Game: Tallied three tackles (two solo, one assist) with one for a Total 15/2 26 11 35 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 loss in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Led the team with 13 tackles (12 solo, one assist) with one tackle for loss in the 2011 home opener versus New Game Defensive Bests Mexico State (9/10) • Recorded four tackles (two solo, two assists) and broke- Tackles 11 at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 up a pair of passes in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Solo Tackles 5 Three times Pass Break-ups 2 vs. Northwestern, 10-2-10
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Defense 45 – Bryan Klitzke – Sr. – DB Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Appeared in two games in 2011. 2008 13/0 14 6 20 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2009 3/0 5 1 6 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Game-by-Game: Did not see action in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Ap- 2010 9/6 23 14 37 6-20 3 0 0 0 0 peared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 2011 3/3 16 4 7 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Total 27/9 58 25 83 8-23 3 2 1 0 0 46 – Cameron Botticelli – RS Fr. – DL Game Defensive Bests Appeared in the first three games • has recorded three tackles (one solo, two Tackles 13 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 assisted) in 2011. Solo Tackles 12 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Air Force, 9-12-2009 Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded Interceptions 1 Three times one solo tackle in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Pass Break-ups 2 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-17-2011 Tallied two assisted tackles in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 29 – Shady Salamon – Sr. – DB Started on the defensive side of the ball for two of the first three games after 49 – Matt Garin – RS So. – DE having two starts at running back as a freshman • has recorded five tackles Appeared in two games • has recorded one solo tackle in 2011. (four solo, one assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Did not see action in season opener at USC (9/3) • Re- Game-by-Game: Tallied four tackles (three solo, one assist) in the season corded a solo tackle in 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded a solo tackle in the 2011 home opener versus Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 50 – Pat Sveum – Sr. – LB Appeared in the first three games • has recorded three tackles (one solo, two Defense assisted) in 2011. Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2008 12/2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Game-by-Game: Tallied three tackles (one solo, two assists) in the season 2009 12/0 3 3 6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State 2010 12/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 2011 3/2 4 1 5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 39/4 7 4 11 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 51 – Gary Tinsley – Sr. – LB Started at middle linebacker in the first three games • has recorded 18 tack- 36 – Chase Haviland – Sr. – DB les (nine solo, nine assisted) • also has 1.5 tackles for a loss • has broken Appeared in the first three games in 2011. up two passes in 2011.
Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in Game-by-Game: Tallied seven tackles (four solo, three assists) with one for a the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 loss and broke up two passes in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). six tackles (four solo, two assists) with 0.5 tackles going for a loss in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Notched five tackles Game-by-Game: Did not see action versus USC (9/3) • Did not see action (one solo, four assists) in the 29-23 victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in first career game in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 43 – Ryan Grant – Jr. – LB 2008 7/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Appeared in the first three games • has recorded one solo tackle in 2011. 2009 13/0 9 12 21 2.5-9 0 0 0 0 1.0-7 2010 12/12 47 43 90 9.5-27 1 2 0 1 1.5-11 Game-by-Game: Tallied a solo tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • 2011 3/3 9 9 18 1.5-2 0 2 0 0 0-0 Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in Total 35/15 65 64 129 13.5-38 1 4 0 0 2.5-18 the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Game Defensive Bests Defense Tackles 14 at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Solo Tackles 7 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 2009 11/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sacks 1 at Iowa, 11-21-2009 2010 12/4 12 9 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass Breakups 2 at USC, 9-3-2011 2011 2/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 25/4 14 9 23 0 0 0 0 0 0
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59 – Joey Balthazor – So. – LB Defense Appeared in the first three games • has made two tackles in 2011. Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2009 11/0 3 1 4 3.0-26 0 0 2 1 3.0-26 Game-by-Game: Recorded an assist on a tackle in the season opener at USC 2010 12/8 10 4 14 2.5-5 0 0 0 0 1.0-3 (9/3) • Tallied a solo tackle in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico 2011 3/2 3 1 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) Totals 26/10 16 6 22 5.5-31 0 0 2 1 4.0-29 (9/17). Game Defensive Bests 62 – Eric Jacques – So. – DL Tackles 4 vs. Penn State, 10-23-10 Appeared in the first three games • has assisted on two tackles in 2011. Solo Tackles 4 vs. Penn State, 10-23-10 Sacks 1 Four times Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Tallied two assists in the 96 – Brandon Kirksey – Sr. – DL 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Started the first three games at nose tackle • has recorded five tackles (three solo, two assisted) in 2011. 91 – Kendall McGhee-Gregory – So. – DL Appeared in the season opener in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied two tackles in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded two solo tackles in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Did not see (9/10) • Notched an assist in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) action versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Did not see action versus Miami (9/17). (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2008 11/0 6 2 8 2.0-7 0 0 0 0 0-0 2010 12/1 3 1 4 1-11 0 1 0 0 1-11 2009 11/0 11 5 16 3.0-11 0 0 0 1 0-0 2011 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2010 11/11 15 13 28 5.5-8 0 0 0 1 0-0 Totals 13/1 3 1 4 1-11 0 1 0 0 1-11 2011 3/3 3 2 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 36/14 35 22 56 10.5-26 0 0 0 1 0-0 92 – Leston Simpson – Jr. – DL Appeared in the first two games in 2011. Game Defensive Bests Tackles 5 Twice Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in Solo Tackles 3 Three times the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Did not see action versus Tackles for Loss 2 Three times Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 97 – Anthony Jacobs – Sr. – DL 93 – Ben Perry – RS Fr. – DL Started at defensive tackle in the first three games • has recorded four Started at defensive end in the first three games • has recorded two tackles tackles (one solo, three assisted) in 2011. (one solo, one assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied three tackles (one solo, two assists) in the season Game-by-Game: Notched first career start and tallied one tackle in the opener at USC (9/3) • Started in the home opener versus New Mexico State season opener at USC (9/3) • Started in the home opener versus New Mexico (9/10) • Recorded an assist in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) State (9/10) • Recorded an assisted tackle in the 29-23 home victory against (9/17). Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Career Statistics Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2008 10/0 3 4 7 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 0.5-2 2011 3/3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 13/4 10 9 19 4.0-28 0 0 1 0 2.0-20 2010 12/10 21 20 41 6.5-23 0 0 0 0 2.0-12 95 – D.L. Wilhite – Jr. – DE 2011 3/3 1 3 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Started at defensive end in two of the first three games • has recorded four Totals 38/17 35 36 71 11.5-54 0 0 1 0 4.5-34 tackles (three solo, one assisted) in 2011. Game Defensive Bests Game-by-Game: Recorded a pair of solo tackles in the season opener at USC Tackles 8 at Illinois, 11-13-10 (9/3) • Started in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Came Solo Tackles 4 Twice off the bench to tally two tackles (one solo, one assist) in the 29-23 home Tackles for Loss 2.5 vs. Purdue, 10-10-09 victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17).
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98 – Michael Amaefula – Fr. – DE Appeared in the first two games and had first career start versus Miami BIO UPDATES - SPECIAL TEAMS (Ohio) • has recorded five tackles (two solo, three assisted) • has one sack 7 - Chris Hawthorne - So. - K in 2011. Made his first appearance for the Gophers in week one at USC • has handled all the Gophers’ placekicking duties through the first three weeks of the Game-by-Game: Appeared in first collegiate game and recorded three tackles season. (one solo, two assists) in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Recorded his first career start Game-by-Game: was a perfect 2-of-2 on PAT’s in the season-opener at South- with two tackles (one solo, one assist) and a sack in the 29-23 home victory ern California (9/3) • was 1-of-3 on field goals, making one from 21 yards over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). out • attempted one field goal from 39 yards against New Mexico State (9/10) • had four kickoffs for 232 yards, with an average of 58.0 yards and one Career Statistics touchback •conecetd on all three field goal attempts against Miami (Ohio) • Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks hit a career high 33 yard field goal against the Red Hawks (9/17). 2011 3/1 2 3 5 1-4.0 0 0 0 0 1 Field Goals 99 – RaShede Hageman – So. – DL Year M-A Pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk Appeared in the first three games • has recorded one solo tackle in 2011. 2011 4-7 .570 1-1 2-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 33 1
Game-by-Game: Made a solo tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Ap- 41 - Dan Orseske - So. - P peared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the Appeared in his 17th game as a Gopher last week • averaging 45.7 yards per 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). punt this season.
Career Statistics Game-by-Game: totaled four punts for 181 yards, with an average of 45.2 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks yards in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • punted four times 2010 1/0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 for 184 yards, with an average of 46.0 yards against New Mexico State (9/10) 2011 2/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 • had a career long of 64 yards against the Aggies • punted three times for Totals 3/0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 yards with a average of 46 yards against Miami (Ohio) (9/17).
Punting Year No. Yards Avg. Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk 2009 9 401 44.6 53 10 2 3 2 0 2010 49 1771 36.1 54 3 16 15 3 2 2011 11 503 45.7 64 1 0 3 3 0 Total 69 2675 38.7 64 14 18 21 8 2
48 - Jake Filkins - So. - LS Has now appeared in 12 games as the Gophers’ long snapper • has handled all punt and PAT/FG snaps so far this season.
Game-by-Game: successfully converted all nine of his snaps in the season- opener at Southern California (9/3) • converted all eight snaps against New Mexico State on (9/10) • snapped the ball perfectly on all nine of his snaps against Miami (Ohio) (9/17).
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