2• UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 2006 GOPHER FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS

THIS IS GOLDEN GOPHER FOOTBALL Miscellaneous Records ...... 154 Team Records ...... 155 The Mason Era ...... 4 Metrodome Records ...... 157 Minnesota Football Tradition ...... 6 Statistical Trends ...... 158 TCF Bank Stadium ...... 8 H.H.H. Metrodome ...... 160 Minnesota Football Facilities ...... 10 Memorial Stadium ...... 161 Pro Timing Day ...... 14 Greater Northrop Field ...... 161 H.H.H. Metrodome ...... 15 Year-by-Year Records ...... 162 Golden Gophers In The NFL ...... 16 All-Time Opponent Game-by-Game Records ...... 162 Minnesota’s All-Americans ...... 18 All-Time Opponents ...... 166 National Exposure ...... 20 Gopher Game Day ...... 22 HISTORY Big Ten Bowl Games ...... 24 1934/1935 National Champions ...... 167 Academics ...... 26 1936/1940 National Champions ...... 168 Student-Athlete Development ...... 28 1941/1960 National Champions ...... 169 Strength & Conditioning ...... 30 The Little Brown Jug ...... 170 Home Grown In Minnesota ...... 32 Floyd of Rosedale ...... 170 Walk-On Success ...... 34 Paul Bunyan’s Axe ...... 171 The ...... 36 Governor’s Victory Bell ...... 171 University Campus ...... 38 Retired Numbers ...... 172 The Twin Cities ...... 40 All-Time Letterwinners ...... 173 Twin Cities Sports & Entertainment ...... 42 All-Time Captains ...... 179 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics ...... 44 Professional Football Hall of Fame ...... 179 Athletics Facilities ...... 46 Hall of Fame ...... 180 2006 TEAM INFORMATION All-Americans ...... 181 All-Big Ten Selections ...... 182 2006 Roster ...... 48 Team Awards ...... 183 2006 Preseason Depth Chart ...... 50 Academic Awards ...... 184 Roster Breakdown ...... 51 Trophy Award Winners ...... 184 Returning Player Profiles ...... 52 NFL Draft History ...... 185 Newcomer Player Profiles ...... 88 All-Time NFL Roster ...... 187 Bowl Game Summaries ...... 190 GOLDEN GOPHER STAFF Bowl Game Records ...... 192 Head Coach ...... 91 All-Time Coaching Records ...... 194 Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Mitch Browning ...... 102 All-Time Scores ...... 194 Defensive Coordinator David Lockwood ...... 103 Running Backs Coach Vic Adamle ...... 104 MEDIA/ADMINISTRATION Defensive Line Coach Carey Bailey ...... 105 University President Robert H. Bruininks ...... 202 Defensive Secondary Coach Craig Bray ...... 106 Athletics Director Joel Maturi ...... 203 Linebackers Coach Mark Criner ...... 107 Athletics Administration ...... 203 Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Tony Petersen ...... 108 Twin Cities Media Outlets ...... 204 Guards and Centers Coach Gordon Shaw ...... 109 Golden Gopher Radio Network ...... 204 Wide Receivers Coach Luke Tressel ...... 110 2006 Opponents ...... 205 Asst. Athletics Director For Football Operations Tim Allen ...... 111 2006 Travel Information ...... 206 Strength & Conditioning Coach Dwayne Chandler ...... 112 Future Schedules ...... 206 Asst. Director of Football Operations Shannon Bertram ...... 113 Media Information ...... 207 Support Staff ...... 114 Athletics Communications ...... 208 2005 SEASON REVIEW 2005 Season Results ...... 118 TICKET INFORMATION 2005 Minnesota Statistical Review ...... 119 Please call 1-800-U-GOPHER or 612-624-8080 or visit GOPHERSPORTS.com 2005 Game Summaries ...... 125 RECORDS GOPHERS ON THE WEB Rushing Records ...... 132 Gophersports.com is the official source for all up-to-the-minute news and information on Passing Records ...... 136 Golden Gopher Football and all other athletic teams. Live statistics, audio and video Receiving Records ...... 140 clips, press releases, Head Coach Glen Mason’s weekly press conferences and all Total Offense Records ...... 144 other University of Minnesota Football information can be found on the home of Golden All-Purpose Records ...... 145 Gopher Athletics. Defensive Records ...... 146 Interception Records ...... 148 The University of Minnesota football program would like to express it’s Punt Return Records ...... 149 deepest sympathies to the family of Northwestern University head football Kickoff Return Records ...... 150 coach Randy Walker and the entire Northwestern community on the passing Punting Records ...... 151 of Coach Walker on June 29. Scoring Records ...... 152 Longest Plays ...... 154 3• UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006

2006 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TV TIME QUICK FACTS Aug. 31 at Kent State Kent, Ohio ESPN 360 6:30 p.m. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Sept. 9 at California Berkeley, Calif. TBS 6 p.m. Location: , Minn. Sept. 16 TEMPLE Metrodome 1 p.m. Enrollment: 48,150 (27,108 undergraduate) Founded: Sept. 23 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 11 a.m. 1851 Colors: Maroon & Gold Sept. 30 MICHIGAN Metrodome ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. Conference: Big Ten Oct. 7 PENN STATE Metrodome TBA Mascot: Goldy Gopher Oct. 14 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 11 a.m. University President: Robert H. Bruininks Faculty Athletics Representative: Oct. 21 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Metrodome ESPN Regional 2:30 p.m. Dr. Richard Weinberg Director of Athletics: Joel Maturi Oct. 28 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio ABC/ESPN 2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 INDIANA (Homecoming) Metrodome 2:30 p.m. FOOTBALL STAFF Nov. 11 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. TBA Head Coach: Glen Mason (Ohio State, 1972) Nov. 18 IOWA Metrodome TBA Career Record: 117-114-1 (20 years) All times Central • schedule subject to change Record at Minnesota: 58-50 (nine years) Coaching Staff: Mitch Browning, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator GOPHERSPORTS.com David Lockwood, Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Vic Adamle, Running Backs The 2006 Minnesota Football Yearbook is published by University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Carey Bailey, Defensive Line Athletic Communications. Additional copies may be purchased for $20 (shipping & handling included) Craig Bray, Defensive Secondary by sending a check made payable to the University of Minnesota and mailing to: Mark Criner, Linebackers University of Minnesota Athletic Communications Tony Petersen, Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building Gordon Shaw, Guards and Centers 516 15th Ave. SE Luke Tressel, Wide Receivers Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 Dan Sapanaro & Cory Sauter, Graduate Assistants Jeremiah Carter & Warren Miller, Quality Control For more information, please contact the athletic communications office at: Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Dwayne Chandler Phone: (612) 625-4090 Fax: (612) 625-0359 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Blake Cundiff Email: [email protected] Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Laube © 2006 University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. The information contained in this publication was compiled by the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Communications office and is provided as a courtesy to our Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations: Tim Allen fans and the media and may be used for personal or editorial purposes only. Any commercial use of this information Assistant Director of Football Operations/Recruiting Coordinator: Shannon Bertram is prohibited without the consent of University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. Head Football Trainer: Ed Lochrie Head Equipment Manager: GOLDEN GOPHER ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT Jason Nance Director of Video Services: Mike Schaaf To serve as a window to the University, in an environment of integrity and equity, that enables student-athletes to achieve excellence in their academic and athletic pursuits. Football Office Phone: (612) 624-6004 The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, Football Office Email: [email protected] facilities and employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, handicap, age, veteran status or sexual orientation. TEAM INFORMATION CREDITS Lettermen Returning/Lost: 31/22 Offense: 12/11 • Defense: 15/11 • Specialists: 4/0 Executive Editor/Design and Layout: Jeff Keiser Editors: Shane Sandersfeld, Mike Lockrem, Tory Kukowski Starters Returning/Lost: 17/10 Contributors: Kyle Coughlin, John Romo Offense: 7/5 • Defense: 7/5 • Specialists: 3/0 Photography: Alicia Jerome, Eric Miller, Jerry Lee, Brad Person Additional photography by Patrick O’Leary, Marlin Levison, Mark Selders, Michelle King, Greg Primary Offense/Defense: Multiple/4-3 Ellis and Wendell Vandersluis. Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (64,172) Other photographs provided by Sean Smuda, Scott Dobry, the American Football Coaches Surface: Field Turf Association, Arizona Cardinals (Gene Lower), Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens (Phil First Year of Competition: 1882 Hoffmann), Chicago Bears (Bill Smith), Cleveland Browns (John H. Reid III), Dallas Cowboys, National Titles: 6 Denver Broncos (Rich Clarkson & Associates), Detroit Lions (Tom Albert), Indianapolis Colts All-Time Record: 620-432-44 (Don Larson, A.J. Macht), Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Timberwolves (David All-Time Big Ten Record: 313-328-28 Sherman), Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings (Rick Kolodziej), Minnesota Wild (Bruce Kluckhohn), New England Patriots, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers/Mike ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Fabus, Pro Football Hall of Fame, San Francisco 49ers (Terrell Lloyd), Seattle Seahawks, Director of Athletic Communications: Mike Lockrem Greater Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association. Associate Athletic Communications Director/Football Contact: Shane Sandersfeld Office Phone: (612) 625-4090 Printing: University of Minnesota Printing Services Email: [email protected] Special thanks to Bob Swoverland and the staff at University of Minnesota Printing Services Fax: (612) 625-0359 Web site: www.gophersports.com NCAA legislation passed in June 2005 imposed a 208-page limit on all NCAA institutional media Address: guides. For more Golden Gopher historical information, please log onto gophersports.com. 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 4• UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 5• UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 6• UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 7• UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 8• UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 9• UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006

GOPHERS WILL BE BRAND NEW With the scheduled opening of the new Gopher Football stadium on campus in 2009, Minnesota will become the first Big Ten program in nearly 50 years to have a brand new on-campus stadium. While many of them have undergone significant renova- tions, Minnesota will be the only Big Ten institution with a completely new facility.

TCF Bank Stadium will also be the first Division I stadium built from scratch since Stanford opened a new stadium in 2006 and Pittsburgh and Connecticut added new off-campus stadiums in 2001. Only two on-campus stadiums will have been built by a BCS Conference school since West Virginia and Syracuse constructed new fields in 1980. Louisville built Papa John’s Stadium on-cam- pus in 1998 while it was a member of the non-BCS Conference USA.

BIG TEN STADIUMS Yr. Built Stadium School 2009 TCF Bank Minnesota 1960 Beaver Penn State 1960 Memorial Indiana 1929 Kinnick Iowa 1927 Michigan Michigan 1926 Ryan Northwestern 1924 Ross-Ade Purdue 1923 Memorial Illinois 1923 Spartan Michigan State 1922 Ohio Ohio State 1917 Camp Randall Wisconsin

NEWEST DIVISION I-A STADIUMS Yr. Built Stadium School 2009 TCF Bank Minnesota 2006 Stanford Stanford 2003 Rentschler Connecticut 2003 Lincoln Financial Temple 2001 Heinz Pittsburgh 2000 Ford Southern Methodist 1998 Raymond James South Florida 1998 Papa John’s Louisville 1995 FIU* Florida International 1991 Edwards Marshall 1980 Carrier Dome Syracuse 1980 Bulldog Fresno State 1978 Aggie Memorial New Mexico State 1978 Malone UL Monroe *stadium built before FIU added Division I football

NEWEST BCS CONFERENCE ON-CAMPUS STADIUMS Yr. Built Stadium School 2009 TCF Bank Minnesota 2006 Stanford Stanford 1998 Papa John’s* Louisville 1980 Mountaineer West Virginia 1980 Carrier Dome Syracuse 1975 Jack Trice Iowa State 1972 Martin Washington State 1968 Groves Wake Forest 1968 Snyder Family Kansas State 1967 Autzen Oregon 1966 Carter-Finley North Carolina State 1965 Lane Virginia Tech *stadium built while a member of Conference USA 10 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 11 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 12 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 13 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 14 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 15 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 16 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 17 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 18 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 19 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 20 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 21 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 22 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 23 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 24 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 25 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006

2006-07 BOWL SCHEDULE

BOWL GAME LOCATION DATE TIE-INS NETWORK LAST SEASON’S RESULT BOWL GAME LOCATION DATE TIE-INS NETWORK LAST SEASON’S RESULT Poinsettia San Diego, Calif. Dec. 19 Mountain West ESPN2 Navy 51 Cotton Dallas, Texas Jan. 1 SEC FOX Alabama 13 Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) At-large Colorado State 30 Cotton Bowl (68,252) Big 12 Texas Tech 10 GMAC Mobile, Ala. Dec. 20 Conference USA ESPN Toledo 45 Outback Tampa, Fla. Jan. 1 SEC ESPN Florida 31 Ladd Peebles Stadium (42,000) MAC UTEP 13 Raymond James Stadium (65,005) Big Ten Iowa 24 Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 21 Mountain West ESPN California 35 Capital One Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1 SEC ABC Wisconsin 24 Sam Boyd Stadium (40,000) Pac-10 BYU 28 Citrus Bowl (70,000) Big Ten Auburn 10 New Orleans New Orleans, La. Dec. 22 Sun Belt ESPN Southern Miss 31 Rose Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 1 BCS ABC Texas 41 Louisiana Superdome (75,000) Conference USA Arkansas State 19 Rose Bowl (93,000) BCS USC 38 New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 23 Mountain West ESPN Inaugural Game Tostitos Fiesta Tempe, Ariz. Jan. 1 BCS FOX Ohio State 34 University Stadium (46,000) WAC Sun Devil Stadium (73,471) BCS Notre Dame 20 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 23 Conference USA ESPN2 Inaugural Game FedEx Orange Miami, Fla. Jan. 2 BCS FOX Penn State 26 Legion Field Big East/MAC Pro Player Stadium (75,192) BCS Florida St. 23 (OT) Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 23 Mountain West ESPN Kansas 42 Nokia Sugar New Orleans, La. Jan. 3 BCS FOX West Virginia 38 Amon Carter Stadium (46,000) Conference USA Houston 13 Louisiana Superdome (75,000) BCS Georgia 35 Sheraton Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Dec. 24 Pac-10 ESPN Nevada 49 International Toronto, Ontario Jan. 6 MAC ESPN Inaugural game Aloha Stadium (50,000) WAC UCF 48 (OT) Rogers Centre (xxx) Big East Motor City Pontiac, Mich. Dec. 26 Big Ten ESPN Memphis 38 BCS Title Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 8 BCS No. 1 FOX Inaugural game Ford Field (80,000) MAC Akron 31 Cardinals Stadium BCS No. 2 Emerald San Francisco, Calif. Dec. 27 ACC ESPN Utah 38 All times Central. Pacific Bell Park (41,059) Pac-10 Georgia Tech 10 Independence Shreveport, La. Dec. 27 SEC ESPN Missouri 38 Independence Stadium (50,459) Big 12 South Carolina 31 Pacific Life Holiday San Diego, Calif. Dec. 28 Big 12 ESPN Oklahoma 17 Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) Pac-10 Oregon 14 MPC Computers Boise, Idaho Dec. 28 WAC ESPN Boston College 27 Bronco Stadium (30,000) ACC Boise State 21 Champs Sports Orlando, Fla. Dec. 29 Big Ten ESPN Clemson 19 Citrus Bowl (70,000) ACC Colorado 10 Music City Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 29 ACC ESPN Virginia 34 The Coliseum (67,000) SEC Minnesota 31 Sun El Paso, Texas Dec. 29 Big 12/Big East CBS UCLA 50 (51,171) Pac-10 Northwestern 38 Insight Phoenix, Ariz. Dec. 29 Big Ten ESPN Arizona State 45 Bank One Ballpark (50,000) Big 12 Rutgers 40 Mastercard Alamo San Antonio, Texas Dec. 30 Big Ten ESPN Nebraska 32 Alamodome (65,000) Big 12 Michigan 28 Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 30 Conference USA ESPN Tulsa 31 Liberty Bowl Stadium (62,291) SEC Iowa State 24 Meineke Car Care Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 30 Big East ESPN2 N.C. State 14 Ericsson Stadium (72,000) ACC South Florida 0 Chick-Fil-A Peach Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 30 SEC ESPN LSU 40 Georgia Dome (71,228) ACCa Miami 3 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1 ACC NBC Virginia Tech 35 Alltel Stadium (76,940) Big East Louisville 24 26 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 27 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 28 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 29 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 30 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 31 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 32 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 33 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 34 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 35 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 36 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 37 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 38 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 39 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 40 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 41 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 42 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 43 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 44 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 45 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 46 • UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006