Gophers Set to Make First Home Appearance Vs. Nmsu
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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 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO STATE 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.