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2020 SCHEDULE MINNESOTA AT WISCONSIN DATE/OPPONENT TIME TV RESULT Television: BTN OCTOBER (0-2) Date: Nov. 28, 2020 Brandon Gaudin (PXP) 24 No. 18 Michigan 6:30 p.m. ABC L, 49-24 Time: 1:00 p.m. CT Matt Millen (Analyst) 30 at Maryland 6:30 p.m. ESPN L, 45-44 (OT) Site: Madison, Wis. Rick Pizzo (Reporter) NOVEMBER (2-1) Stadium: Camp Randall Radio: KFAN 7 at Illinois 2:30 p.m. BTN W, 41-14 Surface: FieldTurf Mike Grimm (Play by Play) 13 Iowa 6:00 p.m. FS1 L, 35-7 Minnesota Wisconsin Capacity: 80,321 Darrell Thompson (Analyst) 20 Purdue 6:30 p.m. BTN W, 34-31 2-3 Overall, 2-3 B1G 2-1 Overall, 2-1 B1G Series: Wisconsin 61-60-8 Justin Gaard (Reporter) 28 at Wisconsin 1:00 p.m. BTN HC P.J. Fleck HC Paul Chryst Streak: Wisconsin W1 Corbu Stathes (Host) DECEMBER HC Record (NCAA): 55-40 HC Record (NCAA): 73-36 Last: Wisconsin won 38-17 HC at Minnesota: 25-18 HC at Wisconsin: 54-19 Dan Rowbotham (Engineer) 5 Northwestern TBA on Nov. 30, 2019 in Streak: Won 1 Streak: Lost 1 XM: 389 12 at Nebraska TBA Minneapolis. Offense: 30.0 ppg Offense: 33.6 ppg Last U win: 37-15 on Nov. 24, Internet: 979 19 East Division TBD TBA Defense: 34.8 ppg Defense: 11.6 ppg All Big Ten games // All times Central 2018 at Wisconsin MINNESOTA COACHES SIX THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW P.J. Fleck (SL) Head Coach Joe Rossi (PB) Defensive Coord. / Linebackers 1 Minnesota heads to Wisconsin this week for a Border Battle against the Badgers. Wisconsin leads the all-time series Mike Sanford Jr. (PB) Offensive Coord. / Quarterbacks 61-60-8 and the teams have traded road wins in the last two matchups. Minnesota won 37-15 in 2018 at Wisconsin Kenni Burns (SL) Asst. Head Coach / Running Backs and the Badgers prevailed 38-17 in Minneapolis last season. Minnesota’s 2018 win was its first in the series since 2003 Brian Callahan (SL) Offensive Line / Run Game Coord. and first in Madison since 1994. The teams play for Paul Bunyan’s Axe after previously playing for the Slab of Bacon. Joe Harasymiak (SL) Defensive Backs / Safeties / Co-DC Tanner Morgan did not throw a touchdown in Minnesota’s 34-31 win against Purdue (Gophers rushed for five Paul Haynes (SL) Cornerbacks 2 scores), ending his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass at 18. Morgan’s 18 straight games with Clay Patterson (SL) Tight Ends a touchdown pass is a school record and spanned from Dec. 26, 2018 to Nov. 13, 2020. Morgan threw 36 touchdowns Matt Simon (PB) Wide Receivers / Co-OC during the steak and Minnesota was 13-5 during that time. Rob Wenger (SL) Special Teams Coord. / Rush Ends Chad Wilt (SL) Defensive Line 3 Mohamed Ibrahim is averaging 170.3 rushing yards per game, which ranks second in the nation and first for anyone Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box who has played at least five games. He ranks 10th the nation in rushing yards (817) despite playing in only five games. The nine people above him have all played in eight or more games and the next closest individual who has played MEDIA SCHEDULE in only five games is D’vonte Price of FIU, who is ranked 39th with 581 yards. Ibrahim ranks tied for fourth nationally in Nov. 23 11:40 a.m. Coach Fleck live on KFAN rushing touchdowns (13) and everyone ahead of him or tied with him has played in at least seven games. 12:40 p.m. Coach Fleck Zoom press conference Mohamed Ibrahim has 11 career 100-yard rushing games, which includes a current streak of six in a row (rushed Nov. 24 12:00 p.m.Gopher Football Weekly with P.J. 4 for 140 yards or more in 2020 Outback Bowl and first five games of the 2020 season). Ibrahim’s six-game streak is Fleck live on KFAN tied for the second-longest in program history with Laurence Post Practice: Student-athletes via Zoom Maroney (11/13/04 - 9/24/05). Maroney is the school record LEADING GOPHERS Nov. 25 Post Practice: Coordinators via Zoom holder as well, rushing for 100 yards or more in seven straight Offense Nov. 26 No availability games from 12/31/03 - 10/9/04. Total offense Tanner Morgan (998) Nov. 27 No availability Passing completions Tanner Morgan (76) Passing attempts Tanner Morgan (128) Nov. 28 1:00 p.m. at Wisconsin on BTN 5 Mohamed Ibrahim leads the Big Ten in rushing attempts (155), rushing yards (817), rushing touchdowns (13) Passing yards Tanner Morgan (1,033) UPDATED BIOS, STATS and scoring (78). Ibrahim’s 13 touchdowns have covered a Passing touchdowns Tanner Morgan (4) Rushing attempts Mohamed Ibrahim (155) Please visit GopherSports.com for updated bios, season collective 41 yards (longest of the year is 16 yards and he has seven 1-yard touchdown runs). His 29 career touchdowns Rushing yards Mohamed Ibrahim (817) stats and career stats. Rushing touchdowns Mohamed Ibrahim (13) (9 in 2018, 7 in 2019 and 13 in 2020) rank tied for sixth in Receptions Rashod Bateman (36) TABLE OF CONTENTS school history with Rodney Smith. The school single-season Receiving yards Rashod Bateman (472) Pages 2-3 Coach Fleck record for rushing touchdowns is 18 and was set by Gary Receiving touchdowns Rashod Bateman (2) Russell in 2005 when Minnesota played 12 games. Ibrahim’s Pages 4-5 Notes Defense 13 touchdowns ranks tied for fourth in school single-season Tackles Nubin / Sori-Marin (29) Pages 6-7 Roster history with David Cobb (2014), Darrell Thompson (1987) and Solo tackles Tyler Nubin (22) Pages 8-9 Single Game Career Highs Jim Perkins (1976). Ibrahim has 155 rushes this year, which Assisted tackles Mariano Sori-Marin (12) Pages 10-11 Last Times means he is averaging a touchdwon every 11.9 rushes. Tackles-for-loss Boye Mafe (3.5) Pages 12-13 Scoring Drives Sacks Boye Mafe (3.5) Pages 14-15 Career Starts, Starting Lineups 6 Minnesota has attempted only two field goals this year. Interceptions Aune / Carter / Willis (1) Pass breakups Coney Durr (4) Pages 16-30 Stats, Box Scores Brock Walker was good from 29 yards vs. Michigan and 25 yards at Maryland. Minnesota opponents have made only 2 Forced fumbles Dew-Treadway / Mafe / Nubin (1) of 8 FGs this year (Michigan 0-3, Maryland 1-2, Purdue 1-3). Fumbles recovered Justus Harris (1) Ski-U-Mah // Row The Boat Minnesota at Wisconsin // Nov. 28, 2020 MINNESOTA FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Population: 413,651 Founded: 1851 Joined Big Ten: 1896 (charter member) First Year of Big Ten Football: 1896 Enrollment: 47,568 Nickname: Golden Gophers Colors: Maroon and Gold Marching Band: University of Minnesota Marching Band President: Joan T.A. Gabel Director of Athletics: Mark Coyle Faculty Representatives: Frances Homans, Perry Leo Ticket Office Phone: 612-624-8080 P.J. FLECK Website: GopherSports.com HEAD COACH // FOURTH SEASON TEAM INFORMATION P.J. Fleck was named head football coach at Minnesota on January 6, 2017. Fleck, 39, is the 30th head coach in the program’s history. He has a career record of 55-40 and is 25-18 at Minnesota. Offensive Formation: Multiple In 2019, Fleck led Minnesota to unprecedented heights as the Gophers won 11 games for the first time since 1904. Minnesota also won seven Big Defensive Formation: 4-3 Ten games for the first time in school history, beat two top-10 teams, won a Jan. 1 bowl game and ended the season ranked No. 10. Fleck was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year by his fellow conference head coaches and was named AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year. He was Letterwinners returning: also named a finalist for the George Munger Award, Dodd Trophy, Eddie Robinson Award, Bear Bryant Award and AFCA National Coach of the Year. 63 (29 offense, 29 defense, 5 specialist) Minnesota won four Big Ten games by at least 20 points for the first time since 1934 and beat No. 5 Penn State at home and No. 9 Auburn in the Outback Bowl. This was the first time that Minnesota beat two top 10 teams in the same season since 1956. It was also the first time that Minnesota won Letterwinners lost: a Jan. 1 bowl game since 1962. 21 (7 offense, 12 defense, 2 specialists) The Penn State win was Minnesota’s first win against a top-five team since it beat No. 2 Penn State on the road in 1999. It was Minnesota’s first Starters Returning: home win against a top-five team since it beat No. 1 Michigan 16-0 in 1977. The Outback Bowl victory against Auburn was Minnesota’s best ranked nonconference win in school history. 17 (9 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialst) The Gophers ascended to No. 7 in the AP Poll, which was the team’s highest ranking since it was No. 5 on Nov. 19, 1962. Minnesota was also Starters Lost: ranked No. 8 in the College Football Playoffs, which is its highest CFP ranking in school history. The Gophers ended the year ranked No. 10, which was their best ranking to end a season since 1962. 8 (2 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialists) Minnesota averaged 34.1 points per game, which was the third most in school history. The Gopher defense allowed only 306.6 yards per game, which was the fewest since 1977.