SCHEDULE/RESULTS MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE SEPTEMBER 3 at No. 25 USC (ABC) L 19-17 Date: Saturday, Sept. 10 10 New Mexico State (BTN) 2:37 p.m. CT Time: 2:37 p.m. CT 17 Miami [Ohio] (BTN) 2:30 p.m. CT 24 North Dakota State (BTN) 6:00 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium OCTOBER Surface: Field Turf 1 at Michigan* TBA 8 at Purdue* TBA Capacity: 50,805 22 Nebraska* [HC] 2:30 p.m. CT Series: First meeting 29 Iowa* TBA

NOVEMBER 5 at Michigan State* TBA 12 Wisconsin* TBA 19 at Northwestern* TBA 26 Illinois* TBA MINNESOTA NEW MEXICO STATE

* - Big Ten Conference Game GOLDEN GOPHERS AGGIES [HC] - Homecoming 0-1 0-1 GOPHER COACHES GOPHERS SET TO MAKE FIRST JERRY KILL (SL) Head Coach TRACY CLAEYS (PB) Defensive Coordinator MATT LIMEGROVER (PB) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line HOME APPEARANCE VS. NMSU BILL MILLER (SL) Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers will play their first home game of the 2011 campaign Saturday BRIAN ANDERSON (SL) Running Backs at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota host New Mexico State University in the first-ever meeting between the JEFF PHELPS (SL) Defensive Line two schools, with kickoff set for 2:37 p.m. CT PAT POORE (SL) Wide Receivers ROB REEVES (SL) Tight Ends/H-Backs JAY SAWVEL (SL) Secondary/Special Teams Both teams enter the contest looking for their first victory. The Gophers are coming off a 19-17 loss to JIM ZEBROWSKI (PB) Quarterbacks nationally-ranked USC last Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Meanwhile, the Aggies fell Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box 44-24 at home in Las Cruces, N.M. to the Ohio University Bobcats last week.

Minnesota is 1-1 in home openers at TCF Bank Stadium. The Gophers christened their shiny new facility WEEK 2 SCHEDULE with a 20-13 win over Air Force in 2009, but fell 41-38 to South Dakota in the home opener last season. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 ...... Team Day Off No media availability BTN will televise the game, with Wayne Larrivee, Brett Basanez and Rebecca Haarlow on the broadcast.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 BROADCAST INFORMATION 11 a.m...... Media Luncheon Noon ...... Jerry Kill 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 Wayne Larrivee - Play-by-play Mike Grimm - Play-by-play All-Access Audio - Free WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 Brett Basanez - 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 1 Tickets 3:45 p.m...... Practice (no media availability) Ticket Office: Mariucci Arena Phone: 1-800-UGOPHER Web: www.gophersports.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 ...... Coaches, Selected Players Available to TV Broadcast Crew Only

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MEDIA SERVICES Minnesota Athletic Communications SCOUTING THE AGGIES 516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244 New Mexico State opened its 2011 season with a 44-24 NMSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS Minneapolis, MN 55455 loss at the hands of Ohio University Saturday night in Sept. 3 Ohio L 44-24 Sept. 10 at Minnesota Phone: 612.626.0299 Las Cruces, N.M. Sept. 17 UTEP* Fax: 612.625.0359 The Aggies are coached by DeWayne Walker, who is in Sept. 24 at San Jose State* his third season as the head coach at New Mexico State. Oct. 1 at New Mexico Andy Seeley, Associate Director/Primary Football Contact Oct. 15 Idaho* Walker played his collegiate football at Minnesota and e-mail: [email protected] Oct. 22 at Hawaii* mobile: 612.269.2706 was a two-year starter after transferring from Pasadena Oct. 29 Nevada* Garry Bowman, Director (Calif.) City College. Walker was the defensive coordina- Nov. 5 at Georgia e-mail: [email protected] tor at UCLA before taking over at New Mexico State. Nov. 12 Fresno State* Nov. 19 at BYU ON THE INTERNET New Mexico State rushed for just six yards vs. Ohio last Nov. 26 at Louisiana Tech* Minnesota’s athletics website, www.gophersports.com, provides the week, the second-worst performance of the week (not in- Dec. 3 Utah State* latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and coach and player cluding Sunday games). However, the Aggies passed for information is available. Recaps and statistics are updated after 362 yards, the 10th best total of the weekend. New Mexico State allowed 44 points and 452 yards to Ohio each game. last week. Those numbers ranked 102nd and 90th in the nation among week one totals. Ohio rushed for 245 yards vs. the Aggies, while passing for 211. 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 give head coach Jerry Kill his first win at the University of Minnesota. e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director u give Kill his second victory and keep him undefeated at TCF Bank Stadium. He defeated Minnesota in Andy Seeley at [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list. 2010 as head coach at Northern Illinois. u make Kill the 18th Minnesota head coach to win his home debut with the Gophers. MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES u improve Minnesota’s record at TCF Bank Stadium to 6-9. The following is a look at the Gophers’ media availabilty schedule for the 2011 season: u be give Minnesota 12 wins in its last 14 home openers. u be the program’s 644th victory. 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 make Kill the second consecutive Gopher head coach to lose in his home debut with Minnesota. with lunch. Kill will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), u mark Minnesota’s third loss to a Western Athletic Conference opponent. with requested players available at 12:30 p.m. To request players for u be the Gophers’ first 0-2 start to a season since Jim Wacker’s first year in 1992. 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 454th 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 (0-1) NEW MEXICO STATE (0-1) lace Field at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Tuesday practices Team Statistics MINN OPP Team Statistics NMSU OPP are open to the media for the first 20-30 minutes. Selected assistant Points/Game 17.0 19.0 Points/Game 24.0 44.0 coaches and selected players will be made available to the media First Downs 20 24 First Downs 16 22 following Tuesday practices. Coach Kill may be available after practice Rushing/Game 110.0 67.0 Rushing/Game 6.0 241.0 on Tuesdays, if needed. Passing/Game 192.0 304.0 Passing/Game 362.0 211.0 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS Total Off./Gm 302.0 371.0 Total Off./Gm 368.0 452.0 Category MINN NMSU Time of Poss. 27:16 32:44 Time of Poss. 28:23 31:37 Rush Off. 80 (110.0) 110 (6.0) Wednesday Pass Off. 73 (192.0) 10 (362.0) Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Pass Eff. 72 (120.83) 49 (139.09) Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Tot. Off. 85 (302.0) 67 (368.0) Wallace Field. Wednesday practices are open to the media for the Bennett 15 53 3.5 1 53.0 Turner 3 41 13.7 0 41.0 Scor. Off. 85 (17.0) 70 (24.0) first 20-30 minutes. Head coach Jerry Kill, selected assistant coaches Gray 16 47 2.9 0 47.0 Clay 10 14 1.4 0 14.0 Rush Def. 22 (67.0) 106 (241.0) Pass Def. 97 (304.0) 61 (211.0) and selected players will be made available to the media following Passing C-A-I TD YPG Passing C-A-I TD YPG Pass Eff. D 89 (154.35) 72 (131.11) Wednesday practices. Gray 7-12-0 0 94.0 Manley 22-41-1 2 362.0 Tot. Def. 66 (371.0) 90 (452.0) Shortell 7-13-1 1 98.0 Scor. Def. 51 (19.0) 102 (44.0) Thursday Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Net Punt 33 (40.5) 109 (22.6) Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Turner 7 93 13.3 0 93.0 Punt Ret. T84 (0.0) T84 (0.0) No media availability. Moulton 4 51 12.8 0 51.0 Lee 5 140 28.0 1 140.0 KO Ret. 52 (22.0) 3 (44.3) McKnight 4 48 12.0 0 48.0 TO Marg. T45 (0.00) 28 (+1.0) Friday Defense U-A-TT TFL INT Sacks T90 (0.00) T90 (0.00) Coaches Kill, Claeys and Limegrover, along with requested players are Defense U-A-TT TFL SKS Coleman 3-11-14 -- 1 Sacks All. T83 (3.00) T83 (3.00) Vereen 10-3-13 2.0 -- Bonilla 1-9-10 0.5 -- Tack/Loss 14 (9.0) 109 (1.0) available for network television pregame production packages only. Stoudermire 10-1-11 2.0 --

PG. 2 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE GOPHER GRID-BITS USA TODAY u Minnesota 8-2 in its last 10 home openers. The only losses in that span came in 2007 and 2010. TOP 25 - PRESEASON u Minnesota has never played a game against a school from New Mexico. After this game, the Gophers Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Oklahoma (42) 0-0 1454 will have never faced an FBS team from just seven states -- Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Massachu- 2. Alabama (13) 0-0 1414 setts, Nevada, New Jersey and West Virginia. 3. Oregon (2) 0-0 1309 4. LSU (2) 0-0 1296 u Minnesota has played 127 seasons of college football, coming into 2011. Only three other schools -- 5. Florida State 0-0 1116 Rutgers (141), Michigan (131) and Navy (130) have played more. 6. Stanford 0-0 1101 7. Boise State 0-0 1065 u Minnesota has held its last two opponents under 100 yards rushing (Iowa - 91, USC - 67). 8. Oklahoma State 0-0 933 u Minnesota came from behind in all six of its victories in 2009 and all three in 2010. The last time the 9. Texas A&M 0-0 885 10. Wisconsin 0-0 829 Gophers won a game without trailing was a 17-6 win at Purdue on Oct. 25, 2008. 11. Nebraska 0-0 814 12. South Carolina 0-0 779 13. Virginia Tech 0-0 767 14. Arkansas 0-0 750 THAT’S JUST WAC 15. TCU 0-0 687 Minnesota has only faced off on the gridiron against a Western Athletic Conference team seven times 16. Ohio State 0-0 631 17. Michigan State 0-0 536 prior to this week’s game with New Mexico State. It’s been so long since the Gophers have played a WAC 18. Notre Dame 0-0 440 opponent, the last one they played isn’t even in the WAC anymore. Minnesota’s last contest vs. a team 19. Auburn 0-0 329 from the Western Athletic Conference was in 2003, when the Gophers opened the season with a 49-10 20. Mississippi State 0-0 301 21. Missouri 0-0 266 win over Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane are now members of Conference-USA. 22. Georgia 0-0 260 23. Florida 0-0 240 24. Texas 0-0 162 LAST TIME OUT 24. Penn State 0-0 161

(Sept. 3, 2011 - Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Second half touchdowns from Duane Bennett and Brandon Green Others Receiving Votes: pulled Minnesota within two points late in the fourth quarter. But the Gophers couldn’t complete the rally Arizona State 158, West Virginia 149, Utah 50, Miami (FL) 49, Iowa 41, Northwestern 30, Arizona 28, UCF 22, Michigan 19, Air Force 15, to give first-year head coach Jerry Kill a victory over 25th-ranked Southern California in his first game at North Carolina 14, Houston 13, South Florida 9, Hawaii 8, Clemson 7, the helm as Minnesota fell to USC, 19-17. Tennessee 7, Southern Miss 6, Brigham Young 5, North Carolina State 4, NORTHERNIL 4, Oregon State 4, Pittsburgh 3, Washington 3, Nevada 1, Georgia Tech 1. The furious comeback saw the Gophers outscore USC 14-0 in the second half. Minnesota was even in a position to drive for the win after getting the ball back with 2:04 to play at it its own 9-yard line. The Gophers were able to move out to the 28, but Max Shortell, who came on to relieve Marqueis Gray, was ASSOCIATED PRESS intercepted by the Trojans Torin Harris at the Minnesota 42 to essentially ice the game. TOP 25 - PRESEASON Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points Shortell completed 7 of 13 for 98 yards in relief of starter Marqueis Gray, who left the game in the third 1. Oklahoma (36) 0-0 1464 quarter with cramps. Robert Woods caught a school-record 17 passes for 177 yards and three touch- 2. Alabama (17) 0-0 1439 3. Oregon (4) 0-0 1330 downs to lead the Trojans. Eleven of Woods receptions came in the first half, totaling 115 yards and the 4. LSU (1) 0-0 1286 trio of touchdowns. 5. Boise State (2) 0-0 1200 6. Florida State 0-0 1168 7. Stanford 0-0 1091 Matt Barkley completed a school-record 34 passes for 304 yards for the Trojans, who were held scoreless 8. Texas A&M 0-0 965 by the Gopher defense in the second half but still held on for the victory. 9. Oklahoma State 0-0 955 10. Nebraska 0-0 910 11. Wisconsin 0-0 900 In his first collegiate game, Shortell threw a 12-yard TD pass to Brandon Green with 8:03 to play to get 12. South Carolina 0-0 848 13. Virginia Tech 0-0 821 the Gophers within two points. Gray passed for 94 yards and rushed for 48 more in his first collegiate 14. TCU 0-0 690 start at quarterback. 15. Arkansas 0-0 686 16. Notre Dame 0-0 530 17. Michigan State 0-0 519 Duane Bennett rushed for 53 yards and a score for Minnesota, which hadn’t visited the Coliseum since 18. Ohio State 0-0 443 1979 and hasn’t won a game in California since 1964. 19. Georgia 0-0 369 20. Mississippi State 0-0 361 21. Missouri 0-0 258 When USC headed to the locker room with a 19-3 halftime lead, Kill gathered the Gophers around him 22. Florida 0-0 228 23. Auburn 0-0 219 on the sideline for a few pointed words before they went up the tunnel. Minnesota came out stronger in 24. West Virginia 0-0 207 the second half, stopping USC’s opening drive with a 32-yard loss when a fourth-down snap sailed over 25. USC 0-0 160

Barkley’s head, followed by a quick Gophers drive ending with Bennett’s 9-yard TD run. Others Receiving Votes: Texas 114, Penn State 75, Arizona State 67, Miami (FL) 32, Utah 25, The Gopher defense really came together after the break lead by the secondary. Brock Vereen, Kim Roy- Southern Miss 20, Iowa 19, Brigham Young 15, North Carolina State 15, Air Force 14, Houston 13, Pittsburgh 9, Michigan 7, Tennessee 5, ston and Troy Stoudermire each finished the game with double figures in tackles, lead by Vereen’s game UCF 5, NORIL 4, Hawaii 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona 2, Maryland 2, Nevada 1, and career high 13 total stops. Northwestern 1, Washington 1.

www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 3 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO 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 Iowa 0-0 1-0 vs. Iowa 59-42-2 Michigan 0-0 1-0 The Gophers hold a 365-383-30 record against current and vs. Michigan 24-70-3 Michigan State 0-0 1-0 former members of the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota holds a vs. Michigan State 17-25-0 Nebraska 0-0 1-0 winning record against seven of the other 11 current members vs. Northwestern 50-30-5 Northwestern 0-0 1-0 of the conference. The Gophers have had their most success vs. Nebraska 29-20-2 Minnesota 0-0 0-1 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 1-0 vs. Indiana 37-26-3 Ohio State 0-0 1-0 With the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten Conference, the vs. Ohio State 7-42-0 Penn State 0-0 1-0 league will be split into divisions and play a championship game vs. Penn State 4-7-0 Purdue 0-0 1-0 for the first time. Minnesota is in the Legends Division. vs. Purdue 33-30-3 Wisconsin 0-0 1-0 vs. Wisconsin 59-52-8 Indiana 0-0 0-1 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. Thursday, Sept. 1 Wisconsin 51, UNLV 17 HEAD COACH JERRY KILL Friday, Sept. 2 Michigan State 28, Youngstown State 6 Jerry Kill was named head coach of the University of Minnesota football program on December 7, 2010. Saturday, September 3 Northwestern 24, Boston College 17 Kill came to Minnesota after spending three seasons on the sidelines at Ohio State 42, Akron 0 Northern Illinois University. Kill led the Huskies to three consecutive bowl Penn State 41, Indiana State 7 games during his tenure. He also coached NIU to a berth the Mid-American Iowa 34, Tennessee Tech 7 Purdue 27, Middle Tennessee State 24 Conference Championship game in 2010. Kill put together a 23-16 record in USC 19, Minnesota 17 his three seasons with the Huskies. Michigan 34, Western Michigan 10 Nebraska 40, Chattanooga 7 In three seasons, Kill coached two winners of the Mid-American Confer- Illinois 33, Arkansas State 15 ence Vern Smith Leadership Award, given annually to the conference’s top Ball State 27, Indiana 20 football player. Defensive end Larry English won the award in 2008, Kill’s first season with the Huskies. Running back Chad Spann was honored as THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Saturday, September 10 the conference’s top player in 2010. English went on to be the No. 16 overall choice in the 2009 NFL Draft Iowa at Iowa State and currently plays for the San Diego Chargers. Florida Atlantic at Michigan State Toledo at Ohio State During the 2010 season, Kill mentored six first-team All-MAC selections. In his three seasons, the Hus- Oregon State at Wisconsin kies earned 10 first-team all-MAC honors. His 2010 squad ranked No. 7 in the nation in rushing offense, South Dakota State at Illinois No. 12 in scoring offense, No. 19 in total offense, No. 14 in scoring defense, No. 26 in total defense, No. Eastern Illinois at Northwestern 24 in rushing defense and No. 44 in passing defense. New Mexico State at Minnesota Alabama at Penn State Purdue at Rice Following the 2010 season, Kill was named the National Coach of the Year by the Fellowship of Christian Virginia at Indiana Athletes. In 2009, Kill was presented with the National Football Foundation Courage Award by the Chi- Fresno State at Nebraska cago Metro Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Notre Dame at Michigan Kill’s overall collegiate head coaching record stands at 127-73 in 17 seasons. In four stops as a head BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION coach, he has never left a school with a sub-.500 record. In three of his previous four head coaching Scott Chipman - primary contact Assistant Commissioner for Communications positions, he took over a team with a losing record and turned in a winning season in three years or less. [email protected] Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 141; Cell: 630.936.6005 Prior to serving as the head coach at Northern Illinois, Kill was head coach at Southern Illinois Univer- sity, an FCS program in Carbondale, Ill. He spent seven years on the Saluki sideline and compiled a Valerie Todryk-Krebs - secondary contact 55-32 record. Kill’s record over his final five seasons with Southern Illinois was 50-14 and included five Associate Director of Communications consecutive NCAA FCS Playoff appearances. Kill was the head coach at Emporia (Kan.) State for two [email protected]; seasons in 1999-2000. He went 11-11 with the Hornets, who play at the NCAA Division II level. Prior to Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 143 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. NEW MEXICO STATE KILLER LOYALTY GOPHERS’ RECORD... Overall 0-1 University of Minnesota head COACHING CONTINUITY Big Ten 0-0 Non-conference 0-1 coach Jerry Kill has an unbe- Assistant Coaches Combined Consecutive Years of Service lievably loyal staff. Of Kill’s Home 0-0 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 Lost 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 Frank 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 27-24, vs. Iowa (11/27/10) S. Illinois, N. Illinois, Minnesota There are only six NCAA Football Last loss 19-17, at USC (9/3/11) Day game 0-1 Bowl Subdivision head coaches Night game 0-0 with more combined consecutive years of service among their assistant coaches. TV game 0-1 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 Big Ten Network 0-0 five different head coaching stops -- Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), Emporia (Kan.) State, Southern Illi- September 0-1 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 0-0 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 0-0 On natural grass 0-1 Brian Anderson - 10; Pat Poore - 10; Jay Sawvel - 10; Jeff Phelps - 3; Jim Zebrowski - 1; Bill Miller - 0. Indoors 0-0 Outdoors 0-1 Scoring first 0-0 JERRY’S KIDS Opponent scores first 0-1 As the school year begins this week, Minnesota will add numerous players to its roster. The roster is Leading after 1st quarter 0-0 Behind after 1st quarter 0-1 expected to expand to 119 student-athletes. Of those 119 players, 78 of them (65.5 percent) are either Tied after 1st quarter 0-0 true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen or sophomores. Leading at halftime 0-0 Behind at halftime 0-1 The Gophers are only carrying 41 upperclassmen on the roster. Tied at halftime 0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 0-0 Behind after 3rd quarter 0-1 Here’s the full breakdown of each class for the Gophers: Freshmen - 53; Sophomores - 25; Juniors - 21; Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 Seniors - 20. Overtime 1-0 Scoring 0-14 points 0-0 Scoring 15-28 points 0-1 Scoring 28+ points 0-0 128 YEARS AND COUNTING ... Allowing 0-14 points 0-0 There’s little doubt that the University of Minnesota is one of the most historically significant programs Allowing 15-28 points 0-1 in all of college football. The Golden Gophers are in their 128th season of collegiate football in 2010. Allowing 28+ points 0-0 With 100-yd rusher 0-0 Allow 100-yard rusher 0-0 The Golden Gophers enter the 2010 campaign with an all-time record of 643-453-44 (.582 winning per- With 300-yd passer 0-0 centage). Minnesota has played the fourth-most seasons in the history of college football. Only Rutgers Allow 300-yard passer 0-1 (139), Michigan (129) and Navy (128) have played more. Outgain opponent 0-0 Total offense 300+ yards 0-1 Allow 300+ yards total offense 0-1 In addition, Minnesota and Wisconsin also take part in the most-played rivalry in college football. The Total offense 400+ yards 0-0 Gophers and Badgers will square off for the 121st time this fall. Allow 400+ yards total offense 0-0 No turnovers 0-0 Less than three turnovers 0-1 Three or more turnovers 0-0 GOPHER CHAMPIONSHIPS No takeaways 0-0 Minnesota has won six national championships and 18 Big Ten titles in the 126-year history of the Three or more takeaways 0-0 Gopher football program. Commit fewer turnovers 0-0 Equal turnovers 0-1 Commit more turnovers 0-0 Bernie Bierman led Minnesota to national titles in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940 and 1941. The Gophers also Control time of possession 0-0 won a national title in 1960 under Murray Warmath. Opponent controls time of possession 0-1 Games decided by 1-8 points 0-1 Games decided by 9-16 points 0-0 Minnesota won its first-ever Big Ten title in 1900. The Gophers have a total of 18 Big Ten Championships Games decided by 17+ points 0-0 in their history: 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967. Win Coin Toss 0-1 Lose Coin Toss 0-0

www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 5 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE RECORD WATCH THERE’S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING The following is a look at selected Gopher records/charts where current Gophers could make an impact in 2011: u Former Gopher quarterback Adam Weber entered the 2010 season as one of the most experienced quarterbacks in the nation. He ended up his career by starting every game for four years straight and CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE set a Big Ten record for starts and consecutive starts by a QB with 50. In last week’s season-opener, two 1. Darrell Thompson, 1986-89 4,654 2. Laurence Maroney, 2003-05 3,993 Gophers had firsts under center. Junior signal-callerMarQueis Gray made his first collegiate start as a 3. Thomas Hamner, 1996-99 3,810 quarterback, after earning six starts over the previous two seasons at wide receiver. True freshman Max 4. Marion Barber III, 2001-04 3,276 Shortell took his first collegiate snap and played the fourth quarter, when Gray left with cramps. 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 In his first action as a starting quarterback, Gray completed 7-of-12 pass attempts for 94 yards. He 11. Paul Giel, 1951-53 2,188 added 47 yards with his legs to account for 141 of Minnesota’s 302 yards last week. 12. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 2,150 13. Wayne “Red Williams”, 1942-45 1,999 u Gray hauled in 42 receptions for 587 yards and five touchdowns last season as a wide receiver. He 14. Thomas Tapeh, 2000-03 1,958 also saw some action as a Wildcat quarterback, rushing 23 times for 110 yards and a TD. 15. Herb Joesting, 1925-27 1,850 u For his career, Gray has now thrown 35 passes, with 15 completions for 180 yards with one touch- 26. Duane Bennett, 2007-present 1,540 down and one interception. QUARTERBACK SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS u Gray came to Minnesota as one of the most highly-touted members of the 2008 recruiting class. 1. Billy Cockerham, 1999 831 However, he didn’t enroll at Minnesota until the January 2009. He was ranked as the No. 3 dual-threat 2. Rickey Foggie, 1984 647 3. Adam Weber, 2007 617 quarterback in the 2008 recruiting class by Rivals.com and was a U.S. Army High School All-American. 4. Sandy Stephens, 1961 534 u Shortell was 7-of-13 with one interception and one touchdown, while throwing for 98 yards last week 5. Tony Dungy, 1974 417 in his college debut. CAREER RECEIVING YARDS u The only other quarterback on the roster to see game action is Adam Lueck. However, the junior has 1. Eric Decker, 2006-09 3,119 only been on the field as a holder for point-after-touchdown and field goal attempts. 2. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 2,989 3. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 2,640 4. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 2,434 5. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 2,232 BENNETT’S BACK 6. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 2,054 u After sharing carries with now-departed DeLeon Eskridge last season, it looks as though Duane Ben- 7. Luke Leverson, 1996-99 1,843 8. Omar Douglas, 1990-93 1,681 nett could be the Gophers’ featured back in 2011. Bennett led the team in rushing in the 2009 season 9. Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 1,627 after coming off an ACL injury in 2008. He was second on the team with 529 rushing yards and three 10. Aaron Osterman, 19990-94 1,598 touchdowns last season. Last week, he led the Gophers with 53 yards on the ground and a touchdown. 19. Da’Jon McKnight, 2008-present 1,147 CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK 1. Eric Dekcer, 2006-09 11 Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 11 u Bennett scored the Gophers’ first touchdown of the 2011 season, rumbling in from nine yards out in 3. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 9 the third quarter last week at USC. It was his 15th career rushing TD and 20th TD overall. 4. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 8 u Bennett topped the century mark in a pair of games last season, giving him three total for his career. 5. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 6 Jared Ellerson, 2002-05 6 He rushed for a career-best 187 in the 2010 season-opener at Middle Tennessee State. Omar Douglas, 1990-93 6 u Bennett also has two 100-yard receiving games (121, Oct. 31, 2009 vs. Michigan State and 100, 8. Aaron Hosack, 2002-03 5 Sept. 6, 2008 at Bowling Green). That contest against Bowling Green was where he suffered the ACL Luke Leverson, 1996-99 5 Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 5 tear. Bennett received a medical hardship waiver for the 2008 season, after playing in just two games. 11. Logan Payne, 2003-06 4 u The only other tailback to carry the ball for Minesota last week was red-shirt freshman Lamonte Chester Cooper, 1978-81 4 Edwards. His lone carry went for no gain. 13. Da’Jon McKnight, 2008-present 3 u Edwards also saw action on defense at USC. He was inserted as a rush-end in a passing situation. SEASON KICKOFF RETURN YARDS u Mike Henry is the leading candidate to see time in a fullback/H-Back role for the Gophers in 2011. 1. Troy Stoudermire, 2008 1,083 2. Troy Stoudermire, 2009 1,057 3. Troy Stoudermire, 2010 789 4. Dominic Jones, 2006 786 McKNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR 5. Tutu Atwell, 1997 776 u Senior Da’Jon McKnight is the most accomplished wide receiver returning for the Gophers. McKnight is on the Biletnikoff Award watch list. He hauled in 10 receiving touchdowns last season, nearly tying CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. Troy Stoudermire, 2008-present 3,001 the school record of 11 for that category. McKnight was No. 75 in the nation and No. 9 in the Big Ten last 2. Melvin Anderson, 1983-86 1,965 season, averaging 62.5 receiving yards per game. He turned in career-best marks of eight receptions 3. Tyrone Carter, 1996-99 1,459 and three touchdowns vs. Penn State last season. With 48 yards receiving on four catches last week at 4. Chris Gaiters, 1987-89 1,418 5. Rishon Early, 1993-95 1,265 USC, McKnight became the 19th Golden Gopher to reach 1,100 career receiving yards. He needs just 451 yards to crack the school’s all-time top 10 list.

PG. 6 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE RECEIVER NOTEBOOK GOPHER RADIO NETWORK u has three 100-yard receiving games to his credit. Two of those three games were back-to- The Gopher Sports Network pre- McKnight sented by AlarmForce distributes back last season, when he had 123 yards at Purdue and 103 yards vs. Penn State on Oct. 16 and Oct. its digital quality audio stream via 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, career-best 124-yard outing vs. Iowa State. the flagship station. u Junior wide receiver Brandon Green is the only other wide receiver on the Gopher roster with more than Mike Grimm will be in his first season calling the Gophers’ play-by-play. one reception. He has 42 receptions (21 each in 2008, 2009) for 599 yards and two TDs in his career. Darrell Thompson, the all-time leading rusher in school history, returs u Prior to last week’s game at USC, hadn’t caught a pass in a game since Nov. 14, 2009. His lone to the booth this season as the analyst. KFAN personality Justin Gaard Green will report from the sideline. Kevin Falness will host the pre-game reception vs. the Trojans was big, a 12-yard TD that pulled the Gophers within two in the fourth quarter. show, while Corbu Stathes will handle halftime and post-game. u Converted cornerback senior Troy Stoudermire has more career receptions (35) than all the Gopher Golden Gopher Radio Network Affiliates: wideouts not named McKnight or Green combined (9). Market Station Freq. u Sophomore transfer Malcolm Moulton and true freshman Marcus Jones each made their first career Ada/Fargo KRJB-FM 106.5 receptions last week at USC. The duo tied for the team-high receiving yardage mark with 51 each. Ada/Mahnomen KRJM-FM 101.5 Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3 u Tight end Eric Lair is is on the watch list for the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end. He was Albert Lea KATE-AM 1450 No. 2 among all tight ends in the Big Ten last season in receptions per game with 3.25. 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 nine games at that position. Bunders is by far Crookston KROX-AM 1260 the most experienced with 29 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 52 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 15 career starts, while Little Falls KLTF-AM 960 Marshall KMHL-AM 1400 Orton has been in the starting lineup 11 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 11 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 last week. Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870 Pipestone KLOH-AM 1050 u Backup and true freshman linemen Tommy Olson may have set a school record last week. With a 16- Preston KVGO-FM 104.3 yard return of a squib kick, the 289-pounder may be the heaviest Gopher ever to return a kickoff. Red Wing KCUE-AM 1250 Redwood Falls KLGR-AM 1490 Rochester KROC-AM 1340 St. Cloud KXSS-AM 1390 PAPER OR PLASTIC? Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230 u The truthful answer? The Gopher defensive line doesn’t care, just so long as they get some sacks ... Thief River Falls KKAQ-AM 1460 Wadena KVKK-AM 1070 and soon. Minnesota ranked dead last (No. 120 out of 120 FBS schools) in sacks for the 2010 season, Walker KAKK-AM 1570 tallying just nine. Current Gopher defensive linemen have combined for just 9.5 career sacks with 4.5 Willmar KDJS-AM 1590 coming from senior defensive tackle Anthony Jacobs and 4.0 belonging to junior defensive end D.L. Willmar KRVY-FM 97.3 Windom KDOM-AM 1580 Wilhite. Minnesota was shut out in that department in the season-opener at USC last week. Windom KDOM-FM 94.3 Winona KWNO-AM 1230 DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK Worthington KWOA-AM 730 u The Gophers have gone without a sack in seven of their last 13 games. u Minnesota now has 13 defensive linemen who have seen action in at least one game. u Red-shirt freshman DE Ben Perry added to the above list with his first career start last week. Also seeing their first collegiate action at USC were Cameron Botticelli, Eric Jacques and Michael Amaefula. u 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. u Twenty percent of tackles by senior DT Brandon Kirksey in his career are for loss (10.5 of 54). 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. Kevin Falness, Darrell Thompson, Corbu Stathes, Mike Grimm, Justin Gaard

www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 7 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE GOPHERS’ 2011 SCHEDULE GT = HIGH PERFORMANCE AMONG NATION’S BEST u In the automotive world, GT stands for grand tourer or gran turismo in Italian. They are high-perfor- mance luxury automobiles. On the Gopher defense, GT stands for senior linebacker Gary Tinsley, who Minnesota’s 2011 schedule has been ranked by numerous experts as one of the tougher schedules in the nation. According to Phil Steele, plays with a fast motor and often turns in high-performance results. Tinsley led the Minnesota defense Minnesota has the No. 21 toughest schedule among all 120 FBS teams. with 90 total tackles in 2010, while starting all 12 games. Tinsley was tops among the Gopher lineback- • Seven of Minnesota’s 11 FBS opponents are either ranked or receiving ing corps at USC last week, turning in seven total tackles, including one tackle-for-loss. He also turned votes in either the Associated Press Top 25 or the USA Today Top 25. in a team-best two pass break-ups. Four of those opponents are in the Top 25 in one or both of those polls.

• Eight of Minnesota’s 11 FBS opponents played in bowl games last season. LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK • Five of Minnesota’s six FBS opponents that will visit TCF Bank u Linebacker may be the deepest position on the Gopher squad. Minnesota had eight linebackers record Stadium played in a bowl game last season. tackles during 2010 and all eight return to the team. • Four teams (Miami, Nebraska, Michigan State, Wisconsin) on Minne- u Senior Keanon Cooper tallied 68 stops to rank No. 3 on the team last season. sota’s 2011 schedule are coming off seasons with 10 wins or more. Two u Junior Mike Rallis has been bitten by the injury bug throughout his career. But despite playing in just of those teams (Michigan State and Wisconsin) had 11-win seasons. nine 2010 games, Rallis ranked fourth on the team in TFL (6.0) and led the team in interceptions (3). • Minnesota’s 2011 opponents averaged nearly eight victories in 2010. u Rallis recovered a fumble after a bad shotgun snap at the USC 30-yard line last week, accounting for the Gophers’ first turnover gained of 2011 and setting up Minnesota’s first touchdown of the season. 2011 Minnesota Opponents Team 2010 Record 2011 Record u Junior Ryan Grant has a good football bloodline. His grandfather Bud was a legendary Gopher athlete USC 8-5 1-0 and long-time Vikings head coach. His father Mike has coached six state championship teams at Eden Notes: QB Matt Barkley and WR Robert Woods set records for Prairie High School. Grant recorded one solo stop last week at USC. completions and receptions, but the Trojans barely hung on to defeat Minnesota by a 19-17 tally. New Mexico State 2-10 0-1 Notes: The Aggies’ two victories in 2010 came over New Mexico and San STOUDERMIRE’S SWITCH Jose State. NMSU is coached by Minnesota alum DeWayne Walker. UM alum McKinley Boston is the Aggies’ Director of Athletics. u Senior cornerback Troy Stoudermire made a successful transition from wide receiver to cornerback Miami (Ohio) 10-4 0-1 in mid-season last year. He was suspended for the Northern Illinois game (Game 4). When he returned Notes: The Redhawks won the MAC East Division and the MAC Champi- to the team, he was moved to the secondary. By the end of the season, he ranked No. 6 on the team in onship game, defeating Jerry Kill’s Northern Illinois squad 26-21. They finished 2010 with a 35-21 win over MTSU in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. tackles (37), first in pass break-ups (5) and added two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. North Dakota State 9-5 1-0 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 SECONDARY NOTEBOOK an FBS opponent five straight years, going 2-3. Michigan 7-6 1-0 u Stoudermire picked up where he left off, recording 11 tackles, one TFL and a pass break-up at USC. Notes: Minnesota has not faced the Wolverines since the 2008 season u Senior safety Kim Royston is finally healthy. After missing the 2010 season with a broken leg suffered at the Metrodome, when Michigan won 29-6. The Little Brown Jug game in the spring of 2010, it looked like Royston’s career might be over. But he was granted a sixth year of will now be annual, with both teams in the Legends Division. Purdue 4-8 1-0 eligibility by the NCAA. He turned in his fourth career double-digit tackle performance with 10 last week. Notes: The Boilermakers lost starting quarterback Rob Henry to an ACL u Senior safety Shady Salamon is also a conversion project from the offensive side of the ball. He came tear just more than a week prior to the season-opener. Purdue’s wins to Minnesota as a RB and started two games as a true freshman. He moved to safety prior to the 2009 last year were over W. Illinois, Ball State, Minnesota and Indiana. Nebraska 10-4 1-0 Insight Bowl. Salamon made his first start at safety at USC and recorded four tackles. Notes: The Huskers advanced to the Big 12 Championship game for the u Sophomore Brock Vereen made his first career start vs. USC as a true freshman last season. He second straight year in 2010. NU fell to Washington 19-7 in the Holiday started last week vs. USC as well, recording a game-high and career-best 13 tackles, 2 TFL and 1 FF. Bowl after beating UW 56-21 in the regular season. Iowa 8-5 1-0 u Senior cornerback Kyle Henderson saw a fair amount of action last week, tallying two solo stops. 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. NOTHIN’ BUT NET Michigan State 11-2 1-0 Notes: The Spartans won a share of their first Big Ten title since 1990 u The Univeristy of Minnesota ranked dead last (120th of 120) in net punting in all of the NCAA Division last year, falling only to Iowa in the regular season and to Alabama in I Football Bowl Subdivision last season. But the Gophers turned that around in a big way during the first the Capital One Bowl. Wisconsin 11-2 1-0 week of 2011. Minnesota’s net average of 40.5 yards per punt attempt ranked No. 33 in the nation after Notes: The Badgers made their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 2000, the round of games this season. but fell in Pasadena to TCU. Wisconsin returns 12 starters and 56 lettermen from last year’s team. Northwestern 7-6 1-0 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 Sophomore long snapper Jake Filkins saw action in nine games last season, primarily snapping on Texas Tech at the end of last season. punts. He delivered nine good long snaps last week (4 punts, 3 field goals, 2 PATs). Illinois 7-6 1-0 Notes: The Illini rolled to a 38-14 victory over Baylor at the Texas Bowl u Junior quarterback Adam Lueck returns after serving as the placekick holder last season. to wrap up last season. Illinois’ 67-65, three-overtime loss to Michigan u Sophomore Dan Orseske averaged 36.1 yards per punt last season. He punted four times for a 45.2- may have been the most entertaining game of 2010. yard average last week at USC, including a 53-yarder that was one yard shy of his career-long.

PG. 8 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO 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. NEW MEXICO 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. NEW MEXICO 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

www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 11 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE 2011 Minnesota Football Minnesota Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2011) 2011 STATISTICS RECORD: 0-1 (HOMEAll 0-0, games ROAD 0-1, NEUTRAL 0-0); BIG TEN: 0-0 (HOME 0-0; ROAD 0-0)

Team Statistics MINN OPP SCORING 17 19 Points Per Game 17.0 19.0 FIRST DOWNS 20 24 R u s h in g 6 8 P a s s in g 12 14 P e n a l ty 2 2 RUSHING YARDAGE 110 67 Yards gained rushing 131 111 Yards lost rushing 21 44 Rushing Attempts 34 28 Average Per Rush 3.2 2.4 Average Per Game 110.0 67.0 TDs Rushing 1 0 PASSING YARDAGE 192 304 C o m p - A tt - In t 14-26-1 34-45-0 Average Per Pass 7.4 6.8 Average Per Catch 13.7 8.9 Average Per Game 192.0 304.0 TDs Passing 1 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 302 371 Total Plays 60 73 Average Per Play 5.0 5.1 Average Per Game 302.0 371.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 4-88 4-73 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 2-19 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.0 18.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 9.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 2-1 PENALTIES-Yards 8-44 8-75 Average Per Game 44.0 75.0 PUNTS-Yards 4-181 4-149 Average Per Punt 45.2 37.2 Net punt average 40.5 37.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 1 6 3 2 : 4 4 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/14 6/12 3rd-Down Pct 43% 50% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 0/2 4th-Down Pct 100% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 0-0 3-12 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 2 3 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-3 0-0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES 3-3 100% 2-3 67% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 2-3 67% 2-3 67% PAT-ATTEMPTS 2-2 100% 1-1 100% ATTENDANCE 0 68273 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 1/68273 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Minnesota 0 3 7 7 0 17 Opponents 6 13 0 0 0 19

PG. 12 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2011 Minnesota FootballMINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE Minnesota Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2011) 2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Bennett, Duane 1 - 1 15 56 3 53 3.5 1 25 53.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Gray, MarQueis 1 - 1 16 65 18 47 2.9 0 18 47.0 Opponents 2 19 9.5 0 11 Shortell, Max 1 - 0 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 9 10.0 Edwards,Lamonte 1 - 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Total 1 34 131 21 110 3.2 1 25 110.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 1 28 111 44 67 2.4 0 27 67.0 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Shortell, Max 1 - 0 127.17 7-13-1 53.8 98 1 23 98.0 Stoudermire, Troy 3 72 24.0 0 25 Gray, MarQueis 1 - 1 124.13 7-12-0 58.3 94 0 17 94.0 Olson, Tommy 1 16 16.0 0 16 TEAM 1 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 4 88 22.0 0 25 Total 1 120.88 14-26-1 53.8 192 1 23 192.0 Opponents 4 73 18.2 0 35 Opponents 1 154.30 34-45-0 75.6 304 3 43 304.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Rallis, Mike 1 3 3.0 0 3 Moulton,Malcolm 1 - 0 4 51 12.8 0 16 51.0 Total 1 3 3.0 0 3 McKnight, DaJon 1 - 1 4 48 12.0 0 17 48.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Jones, Marcus 1 - 1 3 51 17.0 0 23 51.0 Lair, Eric 1 - 1 2 30 15.0 0 17 30.0 Green, Brandon 1 - 0 1 12 12.0 1 12 12.0 Total 1 14 192 13.7 1 23 192.0 Opponents 1 34 304 8.9 3 43 304.0

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PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Bennett, Duane 1 ------6 Gray, MarQueis 1 28 47 94 141 141.0 Green, Brandon 1 ------6 Shortell, Max 1 15 10 98 108 108.0 Hawthorne,Chris - 1-3 2-2 - - - - - 5 Bennett, Duane 1 15 53 0 53 53.0 Total 2 1-3 2-2 - - - - - 17 Total 1 60 110 192 302 302.0 Opponents 3 - 1-1 0-1 - 0-1 - - 19 Opponents 1 73 67 304 371 371.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Hawthorne,Chris 1-3 33.3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 21 1 Orseske, Dan 4 181 45.2 53 0 0 0 1 0 Total 4 181 45.2 53 0 0 0 1 0 FG Sequence Minnesota Opponents Opponents 4 149 37.2 46 0 2 4 0 0 USC 51,(21),42 - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Hawthorne,Chris 4 245 61.2 0 0 Total 4 245 61.2 0 0 18.2 43.0 27 Opponents 4 239 59.8 0 0 22.0 37.8 32

PG. 14 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2011 Minnesota Football MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE Minnesota Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2011) 2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS All games Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 21 Vereen, Brock 1-1 10 3 13 2.0-3 . . . . . 1 . . 11 Stoudermire, Troy 1-1 10 1 11 2.0-5 . . 1 . . . . . 3 Royston, Kim 1-1 7 3 10 ...... 51 Tinsley, Gary 1-1 4 3 7 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . . 4 Cooper, Keanon 1-1 1 3 4 1.0-2 ...... 29 Salamon, Shady 1-1 3 1 4 ...... 97 Jacobs, Anthony 1-1 1 2 3 ...... TM TEAM 1-0 3 . 3 3.0-34 ...... 26 Rallis, Mike 1-1 2 1 3 . . . . . 1-3 . . . 50 Sveum, Pat 1-0 1 2 3 ...... 98 Amaefula, Michael 1-0 1 2 3 ...... 96 Kirksey,Brandon 1-1 1 1 2 ...... 14 Henderson, Kyle 1-0 2 . 2 ...... 95 Wilhite, D.L. 1-1 2 . 2 ...... 24 Manuel, James 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 5A Johnson, Johnny 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 99 Hageman, RaShede 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 93 Perry, Ben 1-1 . 1 1 ...... 43 Grant, Ryan 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 59 Balthazor, Joey 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 6 McKnight, DaJon 1-1 1 . 1 ...... 20 Kirkwood, Donnell 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 7 Hawthorne,Chris 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 9 Lewis, Christyn 1-0 ...... 1 . . . . . Total 1 53 26 79 9-45 0-0 . 4 . 1-3 1 . . Opponents 1 33 34 67 8-21 3-12 1-0 2 . . 1 1 .

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GOPHER INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS GOPHER TEAM GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 16 Gray, MarQueis at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Rushes 34 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Rushing 53 Bennett, Duane at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Rushing 110 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) TD Rushes 1 Bennett, Duane at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Per Rush 3.2 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Rush 25 Bennett, Duane at USC (Sep 03, 2011) TD Rushes 1 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Pass attempts 13 Shortell, Max at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Pass attempts 26 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Pass completions 7 Shortell, Max at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Pass completions 14 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) 7 Gray, MarQueis at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Passing 192 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Passing 98 Shortell, Max at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Per Pass 7.4 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) TD Passes 1 Shortell, Max at USC (Sep 03, 2011) TD Passes 1 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Pass 23 Shortell, Max at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Total Plays 60 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Receptions 4 McKnight, DaJon at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Total Offense 302 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) 4 Moulton,Malcolm at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Per Play 5.0 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Receiving 51 Jones, Marcus at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Points 17 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) 51 Moulton,Malcolm at USC (Sep 03, 2011) First Downs 20 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) TD Receptions 1 Green, Brandon at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Penalties 8 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Reception 23 Jones, Marcus at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Penalty Yards 44 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Field Goals 1 Hawthorne,Chris at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Turnovers 1 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Field Goal 21 Hawthorne,Chris at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Punts 4 Orseske, Dan at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Punting Avg 45.2 Orseske, Dan at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Punt 53 Orseske, Dan at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Kickoff Return 25 Stoudermire, Troy at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Tackles 13 Vereen, Brock at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Tackles For Loss 3.0 TEAM at USC (Sep 03, 2011)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAMEOPPONENT HIGHS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSOPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 18 Morgan, D.J., at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Rushes 28 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Rushing 70 Morgan, D.J., at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Rushing 67 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Rush 27 McNeal, Curtis, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Per Rush 2.4 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Pass attempts 45 Barkley, Matt, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Pass attempts 45 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Pass completions 34 Barkley, Matt, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Pass completions 34 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Passing 304 Barkley, Matt, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Passing 304 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) TD Passes 3 Barkley, Matt, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Per Pass 6.8 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Pass 43 Barkley, Matt, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) TD Passes 3 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Receptions 17 Woods, Robert, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Total Plays 73 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Receiving 177 Woods, Robert, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Total Offense 371 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) TD Receptions 3 Woods, Robert, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Yards Per Play 5.1 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Reception 43 Woods, Robert, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Points 19 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Punts 4 Negrete, Kyle, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Sacks By 3 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Punting Avg 37.2 Negrete, Kyle, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) First Downs 24 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Punt 46 Negrete, Kyle, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Penalties 8 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Punt Return 11 Robey, Nickell, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Penalty Yards 75 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Long Kickoff Return 35 Woods, Robert, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Turnovers 1 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Tackles 8 McDonald, T.J., at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Interceptions By 1 at USC (Sep 03, 2011) 8 Pullard, Hayes, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Sacks 1.5 Galippo, Chris, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Galippo, Chris, at USC (Sep 03, 2011) Interceptions 1 Harris, Torin, at USC (Sep 03, 2011)

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2011 Minnesota Football 2010 MINNESOTA LONG PLAYSMinnesota - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 25 KR Stoudermire, Troy USC 100+ 0 0 25 Rush Bennett, Duane USC 90-99 0 0 24 KR Stoudermire, Troy USC 80-89 0 0 23 Pass Jones, Marcus from Shortell, Max USC 70-79 0 0 23 KR Stoudermire, Troy USC 60-69 0 0 22 Pass Jones, Marcus from Shortell, Max USC 50-59 0 0 40-49 0 0 * touchdown scored on play 30-39 0 0 20-29 6 0

Long Plays By Type No. TD Rushing 1 0 Passing 2 0 Punt returns 0 0 Kick returns 3 0 Interceptions 0 0 Fumble returns 0 0 Other 0 0 TOTAL 6 0

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Stoudermire, Troy 3 0 003000 Jones, Marcus 2 0 020000 Bennett, Duane 1 0 100000 TOTAL 6 0 123000 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 25 Bennett, Duane vs USC (9/3/2011) Rushing Touchdown 9 Bennett, Duane vs USC (9/3/2011) Passing 23 Jones, Marcus from Shortell, Max vs USC (9/3/2011) Passing Touchdown 12 Green, Brandon from Shortell, Max vs USC (9/3/2011) Punt Return None Kick Return 25 Stoudermire, Troy vs USC (9/3/2011) Interception Return None Fumble Return 3 Rallis, Mike vs USC (9/3/2011) Punt 53 Orseske, Dan vs USC (9/3/2011) Field Goal 21 Hawthorne,Chris vs USC (9/3/2011)

PG. 18 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO 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. 0/1 0/10 1 Brandon Green WR Jr.* 0/1 10/27 48 Judd Paffrath DL Fr.* 0/0 0/0 2 Ge’Shun Harris WR Jr. 0/0 0/0 49 Matt Garin DE So. 0/1 5/11 3 Dexter Foreman QB Fr. 0/0 0/0 50 Patrick Sveum LB Sr.* 0/1 0/10 3 Kim Royston DB Sr.** 1/1 14/14 51 Gary Tinsley LB Sr. 1/1 13/33 4 Keanon Cooper LB Jr.* 1/1 11/27 52 Zac Epping OL Fr. 0/1 0/1 5 Johnny Johnson DB Sr. 0/1 2/30 53 Tommy Olson OL Fr. 0/1 0/1 5 MarQueis Gray QB Jr. 1/1 8/26 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. 1/1 19/35 58 Ed Olson OL So.* 1/1 9/11 7 Tyrone Bouie DB Fr.* 0/0 0/0 59 Joey Balthazor LB So.* 0/1 0/8 7 Chris Hawthorne K So. 0/1 0/1 60 Ryan Wynn OL Sr.* 1/1 15/17 8 Spencer Reeves LB Jr. 0/1 2/20 62 Eric Jacques DL So.* 0/1 0/2 8 Cameron Wilson WR Fr.* 0/0 0/0 62 Zach Mottla OL So.* 0/1 0/1 9 Christyn Lewis DB Sr. 0/1 5/13 63 Jon Christenson OL Fr. 0/0 0/0 11 Max Shortell QB Fr. 0/1 0/1 64 Caleb Bak OL Fr.* 0/0 0/0 11 Troy Stoudermire CB Sr. 1/1 17/38 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. 0/0 0/0 68 Chris Bunders OL Sr.* 1/1 29/33 14 Kyle Henderson DB Sr.* 0/1 2/12 69 Jacob Glickstein DL Jr.* 0/0 0/0 15 Marcus Jones WR Fr. 1/1 1/1 70 Sean Ferguson OL Fr.* 0/1 0/1 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.* 1/1 1/1 19 Adam Lueck QB Jr.* 0/1 0/13 77 Foster Bush OL Fr. 0/0 0/0 20 Donnell Kirkwood RB Fr.* 0/1 0/5 78 Ryan Orton OL Sr. 1/1 11/31 21 Brock Vereen DB So. 1/1 5/9 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts WR Fr. 0/0 0/0 22 Duane Bennett RB Sr.* 1/1 24/38 81 John Rabe TE Jr. 0/1 0/1 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. 0/1 0/1 24 James Manuel DB So. 0/1 3/13 84 Victor Keise WR So.* 0/1 0/6 25 Devon Wright RB Fr.* 0/0 0/0 85 Eric Lair TE Sr. 1/1 12/35 26 Mike Rallis DB Jr.* 1/1 8/26 86 Malcolm Moulton WR So. 0/1 0/1 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.* 1/1 1/20 28 Kenny Watkins DB So.* 0/0 0/4 89 Curran Delaney DL Jr.* 0/0 0/0 29 Shady Salamon DB Sr. 1/1 3/36 89 Logan Hutton WR Fr.* 0/0 0/0 30 Mike Henry HB So.* 0/1 0/4 90 Austin Hahn DL Jr.* 0/0 1/7 31 Cole Banham RB Fr. 0/0 0/0 91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE So.* 0/1 1/12 31 David Platner K Fr. 0/0 0/0 92 Leston Simpson DE Jr. 0/1 0/13 32 Lamonte Edwards RB Fr.* 0/1 0/1 93 Ben Perry DE Fr.* 1/1 1/1 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.* 1/1 10/25 35 Dominic Schultz LB Fr. 0/0 0/0 96 Brandon Kirksey DL Sr. 1/1 12/35 36 Chase Haviland DB So.* 0/1 0/1 96 Dave Ramlet LS Fr. 0/0 0/0 37 Peter Mortell P Fr. 0/0 0/0 97 Anthony Jacobs DL Sr. 1/1 14/35 38 David Schwerman P Sr.* 0/0 0/7 98 Michael Amaefula DE Fr. 0/1 0/1 39 Gabe Mezzenga TE Fr.* 0/0 0/0 99 Ra’Shede Hageman DL So.* 0/1 0/8 40 Jared Hartman LS Fr. 0/0 0/0 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB Sr.* 0/0 0/0 41 Dan Orseske P So.* 0/1 0/15 42 Ernie Heifort TE Fr. 0/0 0/0 43 Ryan Grant LB Jr.* 0/1 4/25 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.* 0/0 0/24 46 Cameron Botticelli DL Fr.* 0/1 0/1 47 Quinn Bauducco LB Fr. 0/0 0/0 47 Alexander Bisch TE Fr.* 0/0 0/0

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MINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL GAME MINNESOTA TEAM 250+ yards rushing: 258, Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 100 points: 146 vs. Grinnell (W, 146-0), 10/22/1904 200+ yards rushing: 206, Amir Pinnix vs. Michigan State, 11/12/05 80 points: 81 vs. Butler (W, 81-0), 11/13/26 150+ yards rushing: 187, Duane Bennett at Middle Tennessee, 9/2/10 60+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/06 100+ yards rushing: 111, DeLeon Eskridge vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 50+ 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 40+ points: 42 vs. Michigan State (W 42-34), 10/31/09 Player with consecutive 100-yd games: Duane Bennett (187, 104 - MTSU, USD - 9/2/10, 9/11/10 30+ points: 38 at Illinois (W 38-34), 11/13/10 50+ yard rush play: 61, Duane Bennett vs. Northern Illinois, 8/30/08 0 points: at Iowa (L, 0-12), 11/21/09 Four or more TDs rushing: 4, Marion Barber III at Ohio, 9/13/03 0 points on the road: at Iowa (L, 0-12), 11/21/09 Three or more TDs rushing: 3, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 11/13/10 0 points at home: vs Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/09 Two or more TDs rushing: 3, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 11/13/10 0 points in first half: at Michigan State (L, 8-31), 11/6/10 25+ rushing attempts: 26, DeLeon Eskridge vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 No TDs in first half: at USC (L, 17-19), 9/3/11 30+ rushing attempts: 30, Duane Bennett at Middle Tennessee, 9/2/10 No offensive TDs in first half: at USC (L, 17-19), 9/3/11 40+ rushing attempts: Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 Shut out an opponent: vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 200+ yards receiving: 228, Ryan Thelwell vs. Ball State, 9/14/96 Shut out an opponent on the road: at Kent State (W 44-0), 8/31/06 100+ yards receiving: 103, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 Shut out an opponent at home: vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 2 receivers with 100+ yards rcvg: 137, Logan Payne and 116, Ernie Wheelwright vs. Indiana, 11/4/06 30+ first downs: 31 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 10 or more receptions: 10, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09 <10 first downs: 7 at Penn State, 10/17/09 Five or more TDs receiving: 5, Omar Douglas vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 400+ rushing yards: 411 vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 Four or more TDs receiving: 4, Logan Payne vs. Temple, 9/16/06 300+ rushing yards: 306 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07 Three or more TDs receiving: 3, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 200+ rushing yards: 216 vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 Two or more TDs receiving: 3, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 700+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 450+ yards passing: 478, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 600+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 400+ yards passing: 416, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 500+ total net yards: 505 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 350+ yards passing: 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 400+ total net yards: 470 vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 300+ yards passing: 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 <200 total net yards: 138 at Penn State, 10/17/09 Consecutive 300-yard passing gms: 2, Cory Sauter vs. Northwestern (303, 10/14/95) and 100+ yards in penalties: 157 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Michigan St. (404, 10/21/95) Forced 5 or more turnovers: 7 vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 50+ yard pass play: 60, Adam Weber to Bryant Allen at Wisconsin, 10/9/10 Forced 3 or more fumbles: 5 vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 Six or more TDs passing: 6, Scott Eckers vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 Committed 5 or more turnovers: 5 vs. Ohio State, 10/24/09 Five or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Recovered an onside kick: vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 Four or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Played an overtime game: at Syracuse (W 23-20), 9/15/09 Three or more TDs passing: 3, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 Won an overtime game: at Syracuse (W 23-20), 9/15/09 Two or more TDs passing: 2, Adam Weber at Illinois, 11/13/10 Lost an overtime game: at Northwestern (L 48-49), 10/13/07 30+ passing attempts: 36, Adam Weber at Illinois, 11/13/10 Won vs. Top 25 Team vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 (W 27-24) 40+ passing attempts: 49, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 50+ passing attempts: 51, Adam Weber vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08 20+ completions: 20, 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, Eric Ellestad vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 Two or more field goals: 2, Eric Ellestad vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 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: Keanon Cooper vs. Illinois, 11/7/09 Blocked punt return for TD: Ben Kuznia vs. Illinois, 11/7/09 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 Missed 2-pt. conversion: Adam Weber pass attempt failed at Purdue, 10/16/10 Missed PAT: Eric Ellestad at Wisconsin, 10/9/10 Defensive extra point: Mario Reese, interception return, at Wisconsin, 10/14/06 PG. 20 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO 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: 304, USC, 9/3/11 111, 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: 410, Illinois, 11/13/10 30+ rushing attempts: 32, John Clay, Wisconsin, 10/3/09 300+ total net yards: 371, USC, 9/3/11 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: 304, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 <10 first downs: 7, Temple, 9/16/06 200+ yards passing: 304, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 60+ points: 63, Oklahoma, (W, 63-0), 9/20/86 50+ yard pass play: 51, Rob Henry to OJ Ross, Purdue, 10/16/10 50+ points: 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/08 30+ pass attempts: 45, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 40+ points: 41, Wisconsin (W 41-23), 10/9/10 40+ pass attempts: 45, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 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: 35, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 Safety: Penn State (W 33-21), 10/23/10 25+ completions: 35, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 100+ yards in penalties: 110, Michigan State, 10/31/09 30+ completions: 35, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 150+ yards receiving: 177, Robert Woods, USC, 9/3/11 100+ yards receiving: 177, Robert Woods, USC, 9/3/11 10+ receptions: 17, Robert Woods, USC, 9/3/11 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 (9/1/11) 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. NEW MEXICO 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 (Hawthorne PAT) USC 9-83 2:27 4 8:03 Brandon Green 12-yard pass from Max Shortell (Hawthorne 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. Miami (Ohio) 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 Miami (Ohio) 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 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Minnesota 0 3 7 7 17 USC 6 13 0 0 19

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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Game-by-Game: Had the lone Gophers receiving touchdown in the season- Game-by-Game: hauled in four catches for 48 yards in the season-opener opener at Southern California (9/3) for 12 yards. at Southern California (9/3).

Career Statistics Career Statistics Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg 2008 12/5 21 306 14.6 1 71 2008 9/0 3 38 12.7 1 22 2009 12/5 21 293 14.0 1 37 2009 13/6 17 311 18.3 0 53 2010 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 12/12 48 750 15.6 10 40 2011 1/0 1 12 12.0 1 12 2011 1/1 4 48 12.0 0 17 Totals 27/10 43 611 14.2 3 71 Totals 35/19 72 1197 16.6 11 53

Game Bests Game Bests Receptions 5 Three times Receptions 8 vs. Penn State, 10-23-2010 Receiving Yards 100 at Purdue, 10-25-2008 Receiving Yards 123 at Purdue, 10-16-2010 Long Reception 71 at Purdue, 10-25-2008 Long Reception 53 vs. Michigan State, 10-31-2009 Touchdowns 1 Three times Touchdowns 3 vs. Penn State, 10-23-2010

5 - MarQueis Gray - Jr. - QB 11 - Max Shortell - Fr. - QB Named the starting quarterback after splitting time between wide receiver Saw action in his first collegiate game as a true freshman at the Los Ange- and quarterback in his Gopher career. les Memorial Coliseum vs. nationally-ranked USC and responded by nearly leading the Gophers to a fourth-quarter comeback. Game-by-Game: made his first career start under center in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • was 7-of-12 for 94 yards in the air • ran 16 Game-by-game: saw action against Southern California in the season- times for a team high 65 yards against the Trojans. opener (9/3) • completed 7-of-13 passes for 98 yards • threw his first career touchdown pass to Brandon Green for 12 yards against the Trojans • Career Statistics ran twice for 10 yards. Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long Career Statistics 2009 13/1 47 277 5.6 0 28 6 58 1 21 Passing 2010 12/5 23 110 4.8 1 14 42 587 5 37 Year G/GS Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. 2011 1/1 16 47 2.9 0 18 0 0 0 0 2011 1/0 7 13 53.8 98 1 1 Total 26/7 86 422 4.9 1 28 48 645 6 37 15 - Marcus Jones - Fr. - WR Passing Made his first career start in his first collegiate game as a true freshman Year G/GS Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. at USC. 2009 13/1 6 15 40.0 62 1 1 2010 12/5 2 8 25.0 24 0 0 Game-by-Game: hauled in three catches for 51 yards in his collegiate debut 2011 1/1 7 12 58.3 94 0 0 in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • longest reception was Total 26/7 15 35 42.9 180 1 1 27 yards against the Trojans.

Game Offensive Bests Career Statistics Carries 16 at USC, 9-3-2011 Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Rushing Yards 81 at Ohio State, 10-24-2009 2011 1/1 3 51 17.0 0 23 Long Rush 28 vs. Iowa State, 12-31-2009 Receptions 12 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 Receiving Yards 117 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 Receiving Touchdowns 1 5x, last at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 Long Reception 37 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 Passing Attempts 12 at USC, 9-3-2011 Passing Completions 7 at USC, 9-3-2011 Passing Yards 94 at USC, 9-3-2011 Passing Touchdowns 1 at Ohio State, 10-24-2009

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22 - Duane Bennett - Jr. - RB 68 - Chris Bunders - Sr. - OL Made his 25th career start at running back for the Gophers in the 2011 Made his 29th-career start in week one. Game-by-Game: started at left guard season-opener at USC. for the Gophers in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • helped anchor an offensive line which averaged five yards per play against the Game-by-Game: started in the backfield in the season-opener at Southern Trojans. California (9/3) • carried the ball 15 times for 56 yards and the Gophers only rushing touchdown against the Trojans. 70 - Sean Ferguson - Fr. - OL Made his first appearance of the season in week one. Career Statistics Rushing Receiving Game-by-Game: saw action as a reserve in season-opener at Southern Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long California (9/3). 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 76 - Jimmy Gjere - Fr. - OL 2009 13/8 98 395 3.8 6 29 16 194 14.9 2 62 Made his collegiate debut starting at right tackle in week one. 2010 12/7 123 529 4.3 3 32 33 319 9.7 1 45 2011 1/1 15 53 3.5 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 Game-by-Game: started as a true freshman are right tackle for the Gophers Total 38/25 375 1540 4.1 15 61 79 783 9.9 5 62 in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • helped guide an offensive line which gained 20 first downs against the Trojans. Game Offensive Bests Carries 30 at Middle Tennessee State. 9-2-2010 78 - Ryan Orton - Sr. - OL Rushing Yards 189 at Middle Tennessee State. 9-2-2010 Made his 10th career start along the offensive line in week one. Game-by- Rushing TD’s 3 at Northwestern, 9-29-2009 Game: made his first start at right guard for the Gophers in the season-open- Long Rush 61 vs. Northern Illinois, 8-30-2008 er at Southern California (9/3) • helped anchor an offensive line which gained Receptions 8 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008 20 first downs against the Trojans. Receiving Yards 121 vs. Michigan State, 10-31-2009 Long Reception 62 vs. Michigan State, 10-31-2009 81 - John Rabe - Jr. - TE Made his first appearance of the season in week one. 32-Lamonte Edwards - Fr. - RB Made his first career appearance in week one, playing both at tailback and Game-by-game: saw action as a reserve in the season-opener at Southern rush end on one down in a passing situation. California (9/3).

Game-by-Game: had one carry in the season-opener at Southern California 83 - Drew Goodger - Fr. - TE (9/3) • also saw one snap on defensive side of the ball as a pass rusher vs. Made his first appearance of his career as a true freshman in week one. the Trojans. Game-by-game: saw action as a reserve in the season-opener at Southern Career Statistics California (9/3). Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 84 - Victor Keise - So. - WR 2011 1/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Made his first appearance of the season in week one.

58 - Ed Olson - So. - OL Game-by-game: saw action as a reserve in the season-opener at Southern Made his ninth-career start at left tackle in week one. Game-by-Game: start- California (9/3). ed at left tackle in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • helped produce an offense which averaged five yards per play against the Trojans.

60 - Ryan Wynn - Sr. - OL Made his 15th-career start in week one. Game-by-Game: got the nod at center in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • guided an offensive line which averaged five yards per play against the Trojans.

62 - Zach Mottla - So. - OL Made his first appearance in week one. Game-by-Game: saw action as reserve in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3).

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85 - Eric Lair - Sr. - TE Made his 12th career start at tight end at USC in week one.

Game-by-Game: started at tight end in the season-opener at Southern Cali- fornia (9/3) • hauled in two catches for 30 yards against the Trojans.

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2009 8/0 1 12 12.0 0 12 2010 12/11 39 526 13.5 2 44 2011 1/1 2 30 15.0 0 17 Total 33/12 42 568 14.2 2 44

Game Offensive Bests Receptions 7 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 Receiving Yards 94 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 Long Reception 44 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 Receiving Touchdowns 2 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010

86 - Malcom Moulton - So. - WR Made his first career appearance in week one.

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).

88 - Collin McGarry - Sr. - TE Has appeared in 17 games as a Gopher. Game-by-Game: made his first career start in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3).

www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 29 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE BIO UPDATES - DEFENSE 3 – Kim Royston – Sr. – DB 8 – Spencer Reeves – Jr. – LB Started at safety in the season opener • has recorded 10 tackles (seven solo, Appeared in the season opener in 2011. three assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3). Game-by-Game: Third on the team with 10 tackles (seven solo, three assists) in the season opener at USC (9/3). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Defense 2009 9/0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2010 11/2 13 10 23 2.0-6 0 0 0 0 0 2009 13/13 53 33 86 1.5-17 1 6 0 1 0-0 2011 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13/13 53 33 86 1.5-17 1 6 0 1 0-0 Total 21/2 13 11 24 2.0-6 0 0 0 0 0

Game Defensive Bests Game Defensive Bests Tackles 15 vs. Iowa State, 12-31-2009 Tackles 7 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 Solo Tackles 13 vs. Iowa State, 12-31-2009 Solo Tackles 5 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 Tackles for Loss 1 at Iowa, 11-21-2009 Sacks 1 at Iowa, 11-21-2009 9 – Christyn Lewis – Sr. – DB Interceptions 1 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009 Appeared in the season opener • has recorded one assist on a tackle in 2011. Pass Break-ups 1 Six times Game-by-Game: Tallied one tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3). 4 – Keanon Cooper – Jr. - LB Started at outside linebacker in the season opener • has recorded four tackles Defense (one solo, three assisted) • also has recorded one tackle for loss in 2011. Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2010 12/5 18 13 31 0 0 1 1 1 0 Game-by-Game: Notched four tackles (one solo, three assisted), with one for a 2011 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 loss in the season opener at USC (9/3). Total 13/5 18 13 31 0 0 2 1 1 0

Defense Game Defensive Bests Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Tackles 7 Twice 2009 13/0 22 21 43 2.5-9 0 1 0 1 1.0-3 Solo Tackles 6 vs. Northern Illinois, 9-25-2010 2010 12/10 40 28 68 4.5-13 0 1 0 0 0.5-6 Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Northern Illinois, 9-25-2010 2011 1/1 1 3 4 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0-0 Fumbles Recovered 1 vs. Northern Illinois, 9-25-2010 Total 26/11 63 52 115 8.0-24 0 2 0 1 1.5-9 Pass Breakups 1 Twice

Game Defensive Bests 11 – Troy Stoudermire – Sr. – DB Tackles 10 Twice Started at cornerback in the season opener • has recorded 11 tackles (10 Solo Tackles 6 Four times solo, one assisted) • also has recorded two tackles for a loss • has broken up Tackles for Loss 2.5 vs. South Dakota, 9-11-10 one pass in 2011.

5 – Johnny Johnson – Sr. – DB Game-by-Game: Second on the team with 11 tackles (10 solo, one assist) and Appeared in the season opener • has recorded one assist on a tackle in 2011. broke up one pass in the season opener at USC (9/3).

Game-by-Game: Tallied one tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3). Kickoff Returns Year KR Yds. Avg. TD Long Defense 2008 42 1083 25.8 0 60 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2009 43 1057 24.6 0 71 2008 10/0 3 1 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2010 29 789 27.2 0 90 2009 7/0 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2011 3 72 24.0 0 25 2010 12/2 5 7 12 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Total 117 3001 25.6 0 90 2011 1/0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Total 30/2 8 11 19 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Defense Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2008 13/1 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 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 2011 1/1 10 1 11 2-5 0 1 0 0 0 Total 38/17 43 11 54 4-7 1 6 2 2 0

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Game Defensive Bests 24 – James Manuel – So. – DB Tackles 11 at USC, 9-3-2011 Appeared in the season opener • has recorded one solo tackle in 2011. Solo Tackles 10 at USC, 9-3-2011 Tackles for Loss 2 Twice Game-by-Game: Recorded a solo tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3). Interceptions 1 at Illinois, 11-13-10 Defense 13 – Derrick Wells – Fr. – DB Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Appeared in the season opener in 2011. 2010 12/3 14 15 29 0 1 1 1 1 0 2011 1/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3). Total 13/3 15 15 30 0 1 1 1 1 0

Defense Game Defensive Bests Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Tackles 7 at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 2011 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solo Tackles 3 Twice Interceptions 1 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 14 – Kyle Henderson – Jr. – DB Forced fumbles 1 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 Appeared in the season opener • has recorded two tackles (two solo) in 2011. Fumbles recovered 1 vs. USC, 09-18-2010

Game-by-Game: Recorded a pair of solo tackles in the season opener at USC 26 – Mike Rallis – Jr. – LB (9/3). Started at outside linebacker in the season opener • has recorded three tackles (two solo, one assisted) • also has one tackle for loss in 2011. Defense Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Game-by-Game: Tallied three tackles (two solo, one assist) with one for a 2010 12/2 22 11 33 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 loss in the season opener at USC (9/3). 2011 1/0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13/2 24 11 35 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Game Defensive Bests 2008 13/0 14 6 20 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Tackles 11 at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 2009 3/0 5 1 6 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Solo Tackles 5 Three times 2010 9/6 23 14 37 6-20 3 0 0 0 0 Pass Break-ups 2 vs. Northwestern, 10-2-10 2011 1/1 2 1 3 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 26/8 44 22 66 7-21 3 0 1 0 0 21 – Brock Vereen – So. – DB Started at cornerback in the season opener • has recorded 13 tackles (10 Game Defensive Bests solo) • also has made two tackles for a loss • has forced one fumble in Tackles 9 vs. South Dakota, 09-11-2010 2011. Solo Tackles 6 Twice Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Air Force, 9-12-2009 Game-by-Game: Led the team with 13 tackles (10 solo, three assists) in the Interceptions 1 Three times season opener at USC (9/3). 29 – Shady Salamon – Sr. – DB Defense Stats Started on the defensive side of the ball for the first time in his career in the Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks season opener (two starts at running back as a freshman) • has recorded 2010 9/4 7 3 10 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 four tackles (three solo, one assisted) in 2011. 2011 1/1 10 3 13 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 Total 10/5 17 6 23 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 Game-by-Game: Tallied four tackles (three solo, one assist) in the season opener at USC (9/3). Game Defensive Bests Tackles 13 at USC, 9-3-2011 Defense Solo Tackles 10 at USC, 9-3-2011 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Tackles for Loss 2 at USC, 9-3-2011 2008 12/2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Forced Fumbles 1 at USC, 9-3-2011 2009 12/0 3 3 6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 12/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 1/1 3 1 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 37/3 6 4 10 0-0 0 0 0 0 0

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36 – Chase Haviland – Sr. – DB 62 – Eric Jacques – So. – DL Appeared in the season opener in 2011. Appeared in the season opener in 2011.

Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3). Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3).

43 – Ryan Grant – Jr. – LB 91 – Kendall McGhee-Gregory – So. – DL Appeared in the season opener • has recorded one solo tackle in 2011. Appeared in the season opener in 2011.

Game-by-Game: Tallied a solo tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3). Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3).

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 11/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 12/1 3 1 4 1-11 0 1 0 0 1-11 2010 12/4 12 9 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2011 1/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 13/1 3 1 4 1-11 0 1 0 0 1-11 Total 24/4 14 9 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 – Leston Simpson – Jr. – DL 46 – Cameron Botticelli – RS Fr. – DL Appeared in the season opener in 2011. Appeared in the season opener in 2011. Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3). Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3). 93 – Ben Perry – RS Fr. – DL 50 – Pat Sveum – Sr. – LB Started at defensive end in the season opener • has recorded one tackle in Appeared in season opener • has recorded three tackles (one solo, two as- 2011. sisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Notched first career start and tallied one tackle in the Game-by-Game: Tallied three tackles (one solo, two assists) in the season season opener at USC (9/3). opener at USC (9/3). Defense 51 – Gary Tinsley – Sr. – LB Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Started at middle linebacker in the season opener • has recorded seven tack- 2011 1/1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 les (four solo, three assisted) • also has one tackle for a loss • has broken up two passes in 2011. 95 – D.L. Wilhite – Jr. – DE Started at defensive end for the season opener • has recorded two tackles Game-by-Game: Tallied seven tackles (four solo, three assists) with one for a (two solo) in 2011. loss and broke up two passes in the season opener at USC (9/3). Game-by-Game: Recorded a pair of solo tackles in the season opener at USC Defense (9/3). Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2008 7/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Defense 2009 13/0 9 12 21 2.5-9 0 0 0 0 1.0-7 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2010 12/12 47 43 90 9.5-27 1 2 0 1 1.5-11 2009 11/0 3 1 4 3.0-26 0 0 2 1 3.0-26 2011 1/1 4 3 7 1.0-1 0 2 0 0 0-0 2010 12/8 10 4 14 2.5-5 0 0 0 0 1.0-3 Total 33/13 60 58 118 13-37 1 4 0 0 2.5-18 2011 1/1 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 24/9 15 5 20 5.5-31 0 0 2 1 4.0-29 Game Defensive Bests Tackles 14 at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 Game Defensive Bests Solo Tackles 7 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 Tackles 4 vs. Penn State, 10-23-10 Sacks 1 at Iowa, 11-21-2009 Solo Tackles 4 vs. Penn State, 10-23-10 Pass Breakups 2 at USC, 9-3-2011 Sacks 1 Four times

59 – Joey Balthazor – So. – LB Appeared in the season opener • has made one tackle in 2011.

Game-by-Game: Recorded an assist on a tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3).

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96 – Brandon Kirksey – Sr. – DL Appeared in the season opener • has recorded one solo tackle in 2011. Started the season opener at nose tackle • has recorded two tackles (one solo, one assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Made a solo tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3).

Game-by-Game: Tallied two tackles in the season opener at USC (9/3). Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks Defense 2010 1/0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2011 1/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 11/0 6 2 8 2.0-7 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 2/0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 11/0 11 5 16 3.0-11 0 0 0 1 0-0 2010 11/11 15 13 28 5.5-8 0 0 0 1 0-0 2011 1/1 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 34/12 33 21 54 10.5-26 0 0 0 1 0-0

Game Defensive Bests Tackles 5 Twice Solo Tackles 3 Three times Tackles for Loss 2 Three times

97 – Anthony Jacobs – Sr. – DL Started at defensive tackle in the season opener • has recorded three tackles (one solo, two assisted) in 2011.

Game-by-Game: Tallied three tackles (one solo, two assists) in the season opener at USC (9/3).

Career Statistics 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 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 2011 1/1 1 2 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 36/15 35 35 70 11.5-54 0 0 1 0 4.5-34

Game Defensive Bests Tackles 8 at Illinois, 11-13-10 Solo Tackles 4 Twice Tackles for Loss 2.5 vs. Purdue, 10-10-09

98 – Michael Amaefula – Fr. – DE Appeared in the season opener • has recorded three tackles (one solo, two assisted) in 2011.

Game-by-Game: Appeared in first collegiate game and recorded three tackles (one solo, two assists) in the season opener at USC (9/3).

Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks 2011 1/0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

99 – RaShede Hageman – So. – DL

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Game-by-Game: was a perfect 2-of-2 on PAT’s in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • was 1-of-3 on field goals, making one from 21 yards out.

Field Goals Year M-A Pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk 2011 1-3 .333 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 21 1

41 - Dan Orseske - So. - PA Appeared in his 15th game as a Gopher in week one.

Game-by-Game: totaled four punts for 181 yards, with an average of 45.2 yards in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3).

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 4 181 45.2 53 0 0 0 1 0 Total 62 2353 38.0 54 13 18 18 6 2

48 - Jake Filkins - So. - LS Appeared in his 10th game snapping for the Gophers in week one.

Game-by-Game: successfully converted all nine of his snaps in the season- opener at Southern California (9/3).

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