2012 SCHEDULE NORTHWESTERN AT MINNESOTA Date: Oct. 13, 2012 Television: DATE/OPPONENT TIME TV RESULT Time: 11:01 a.m. CT ESPN2 AUGUST (1-0) Site: Minneapolis Beth Mowins (PXP) 30 at UNLV 10 p.m. CBS SN W, 30-27 (3OT) Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Joey Galloway (Analyst) Surface: Field Turf Heather Mitts (Sideline) SEPTEMBER (3-1) Capacity: 50,805 Radio : 8 New Hampshire 11 a.m. BTN W, 44-7 Northwestern Minnesota Golden Series: Minnesota 50-32-5 Gopher Sports Network 15 Western Michigan 11 a.m. BTN W, 28-23 Wildcats Gophers Last: 28-13 road loss on Mike Grimm (PXP) 22 Syracuse 7 p.m. BTN W, 17-10 11/19/12 Darrell Thompson (Analyst) 29 at Iowa* 11 a.m. ESPN2 L, 13-31 5-1 Overall 4-1 Overall Last U win: 35-24 road win on Justin Gaard (Sideline) 1-1 Big Ten 0-1 Big Ten 9/26/09 Audio: OCTOBER GopherSports.com (free) 13 Northwestern*# 11 a.m. ESPN2 Follow the Gophers on Twitter @GopherFootball Sirius: 113 / XM: 196 20 at Wisconsin* 11 a.m. ESPNU 27 Purdue* TBA TBA FIvE THINgS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOVEMBER Minnesota returns to Big Ten action on Saturday when it hosts Northwestern. The Gophers have dropped two straight 3 Michigan* TBA TBA 1 overall to the Wildcats and are looking for their first win against Northwestern since a 35-24 road win on Sept. 26, 10 at Illinois* TBA TBA 2009. Minnesota’s longest losing streak ever to Northwestern is three games, which has happened twice (1982-84 17 at Nebraska* TBA TBA and 1994-96). The Gophers have also lost two straight to Northwestern at home. Minnesota’s last home win against 24 Michigan State* TBA TBA Northwestern was a 43-17 triumph on Sept. 25, 2004. The Gophers lead the overall series 50-32-5. * - Big Ten game # - Homecoming A win today would be the fourth this year for the Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium (team is 3-0 at home this year), All times Central 2 which would equal their most homes wins in one season at their new stadium. The Gophers also won four games at TCF Bank Stadium in 2009 (were 4-3 at home), which was the first year of the new facility. Minnesota won one game MINNESOTA COACHES at TCF Bank Stadium in 2010 and three at home last year. The last time Minnesota won more than four games at home was 2004. That year, the Gophers, who ended the season 7-5 overall, were 5-1 at the Metrodome. Jerry Kill (SL) Head Coach Tracy Claeys (PB) Defensive Coordinator Minnesota celebrates homecoming this week when it welcomes Northwestern to TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday. Matt Limegrover (PB) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line The Wildcats are a familiar homecoming foe for the Gophers, Bill Miller (SL) Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach 3 as this will be the 18th time that Minnesota has hosted Brian Anderson (SL) Running Backs REMEMbERINg gT Northwestern for a homecoming game. The Gophers hold an 8-7-2 Jeff Phelps (SL) Defensive Line record against Northwestern on homecoming. The Gophers have Minnesota will Pat Poore (SL) Wide Receivers dropped two straight homecoming games, including a 29-28 loss to remember former Rob Reeves (SL) Tight Ends/H-Backs Northwestern in 2010. Minnesota’s last homecoming win was a 35- Gopher linebacker Jay Sawvel (SL) Secondary/Special Teams 20 triumph in 2009 against Purdue. The Gophers’ last homecoming Gary Tinsley in Jim Zebrowski (PB) Quarterbacks win against Northwestern was a 45-42 victory in 2002. numerous ways this year. The most visi - Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box The Gophers are looking to get back into the win column after ble will be the GT51 4 suffering their first loss of the season on Sept. 29. A Minnesota patch the team will THIS WEEK ’S SCHEDULE win would mark the first time that the Gophers ended a losing wear on the front of streak at only one game since 2009. Following a win against their jerseys. The team also wears a GT51 sticker on the back of it Oct. 9 Coach Kill press conference (12 p.m.) Michigan State, the Gophers lost to Illinois on Nov. 7, 2009, but then helmets during practice. A large mural of Tinsley Selected players available after press won the following week against South Dakota State. That was the last time Minnesota lost only one game between wins. is visible upon entering Minnesota’s locker room conference. Offensive coordinator Matt at its Gibson-Nagurski practice facility and there Limegrover and additional players available after Minnesota scored only 13 points on Sept. 29 in a 31-13 loss at is a new team award named in Tinsley’s honor 3:40 p.m. practice 5 Iowa. It was the 22nd time that a team led by coach Kill scored as well, which will be given to the player who Oct. 10 Coach Kill, defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys 13 or fewer points with games remaining on the schedule. best exemplifies his “underdog” attitude. Tinsley and requested players available after 3:40 p.m. Twenty of the previous 21 times, coach Kill’s teams bounced back was a senior at Minnesota last year and finished practice and scored more than 13 points the next game (teams have actually second on the team with 87 tackles. He passed Oct. 11 No availability averaged 18 more points the next game after scoring 13 or less). away from an enlarged heart on April 6. Tinsley received his degree posthumously last May. In Oct. 12 No availability The one game where Minnesota failed to score more than 13 points addition, one player will wear the No. 51 jersey Oct. 13 11 a.m. Northwestern at Minnesota was last season. The Gophers scored 13 points against Wisconsin and then scored 13 points against Northwestern. each game to honor Tinsley. Gopher Football Oct. 13, 2012: Northwestern at Minnesota MEDIA SERvICES AbOUT THE WILDCATS Minnesota Athletic Communications Northwestern enters this weekend’s contest with a 5-1 record. The 516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244 NU SCHEDULE Wildcats raced out to a 5-0 record before stumbling last week at Penn Minneapolis, MN 55455 Sept. 1 at Syracuse W, 42-41 State. A win this Saturday would make the Wildcats bowl eligible. Sept. 8 Vanderbilt W, 23-13 Phone: 612.626.0299 Northwestern will be playing its third road game of the season on Sept. 15 Boston College W, 22-13 Fax: 612.625.0359 Saturday. The Wildcats opened the year with a 42-41 road win at Sept. 22 South Dakota W, 38-7 Syracuse before falling 39-28 at Penn State last Saturday. Sept. 29 Indiana* W, 44-29 Paul Rovnak, Associate Director Oct. 6 at Penn State* L, 28-39 e-mail: [email protected] Northwestern is coached by Pat Fitzgerald, who is in his seventh sea - Oct. 13 at Minnesota* office: 612-625-9379 son leading the Wildcats. Fitzgerald, who was a star linebacker for the Oct. 20 Nebraska* mobile: 651-592-5741 Wildcats in the 1990s, has led Northwestern to four straight bowl Oct. 27 Iowa* games. Nov. 10 at Michigan* ON THE INTERNET Nov. 17 at Michigan State* Minnesota’s athletics website, GopherSports.com, provides the The Wildcats’ explosive offense is paced by the athletic and versatile Nov. 24 Illinois* latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game Kain Colter. The junior, who can play quarterback as well, has account - * Big Ten game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and ed for nine touchdowns this year. Colter has rushed for 395 yards and coach and player information is available. The site is also seven touchdowns. He has also passed for 369 yards and two touchdowns and has caught 12 passes for 148 yards. updated after each game. Junior linebacker Damien Proby and sophomore linebacker Chi Chi Ariguzo lead the Northwestern defense. Proby has MEDIA RELEASES 53 tackles this year, while Ariguzo has 51. Ariguzo also has 6.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, one interception and two The Minnesota Athletic Communications Office e-mails its fumble recoveries on the year. weekly football release on Mondays. The release is also avail - able on the Internet at GopherSports.com in a PDF format. The Gophers’ depth chart is updated on Thursdays. If you are inter - ested in receiving the weekly release via e-mail, please contact HISTORY IN THE MAKINg Associate Athletic Communications Director Paul Rovnak at A Gopher Victory would ... [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list. • give Minnesota a 5-1 season start for the first time since 2008 (Gophers started 5-1 that year) • be the team’s fourth home win this year, which would equal its most homes wins in one season at TCF Bank Stadium MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES (also won four games at TCF Bank Stadium in 2009) The following is a look at the Gophers’ media availability sched - • be their fifth of the season, giving Minnesota five wins in a season for the first time since 2009 ule for the 2012 season: • improve the team to 6-1 in their last seven games overall, dating back to last season Tuesday • improve Jerry Kill’s record at Minnesota to 8-10 Head coach Jerry Kill holds a regularly-scheduled news confer - • snap a two-game losing streak to Northwestern ence on Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news • be the team’s first win against Northwestern at home since a 43-17 win in 2004 (lost at home in 2008 and 2010) conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football • be the program’s 651st victory Complex, beginning at 11 a.m.