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Minnesota Football Gopher Football 2008 Table of Contents Minnesota Football Contents Quick Facts THIS IS GOPHER NATION Kickoff Return Records 156 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Head Coach Tim Brewster 2 Punting Records 157 Location: Minneapolis, Minn. TCF Bank Stadium 6 Scoring Records 158 Gopher Game Day 10 Longest Plays 160 Enrollment: 50,402 State of Minnesota Football 12 Miscellaneous Records 160 Founded: 1851 Spread Coast Offense 14 Team Records 161 Colors: Maroon & Gold Attack & Swarm Defense 16 Attendance Records 163 Conference: Big Ten Player Development 18 Statistical Trends 164 Mascot: Goldy Gopher Stadium History 165 Why Train With Coach Hill? 20 University President: Robert H. Bruininks Golden Gophers In The NFL 22 All-Time Opponent Game-by-Game Records 166 Director of Athletics: Joel Maturi Minnesota Football Facilities 24 All-Time Opponents 166 Athletic Training 28 Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Richard Weinberg HISTORY Equipment 29 FOOTBALL STAFF Minnesota Football Tradition 30 1934/1935 National Champions 171 Minnesota’s All-Americans 32 1936/1940 National Champions 172 Head Coach: Tim Brewster (Illinois, 1983) Academics 34 1941/1960 National Champions 173 Career Record: 1-11 (0-8 Big Ten) The Little Brown Jug 174 Life Skills 36 Coaching Staff: National Exposure 38 Floyd of Rosedale 174 Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Mike Dunbar Big Ten Bowl Games 40 Paul Bunyan’s Axe 175 The University of Minnesota 42 Governor’s Victory Bell 175 Defensive Coordinator: Ted Roof University Campus 44 Retired Numbers 176 Linebackers/Special Teams: John Butler The Twin Cities 46 All-Time Letterwinners 176 Defensive Line/Associate Head Coach: Tim Cross Twin Cities Entertainment 48 All-Time Captains 181 Running Backs/Assistant Recruiting Coordinator: Thomas Hammock Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics 50 Professional Football Hall of Fame 181 Defensive Backs: Ronnie Lee Athletics Facilities 52 College Football Hall of Fame 182 Wide Receivers: George McDonald All-Americans 183 2008 TEAM INFORMATION All-Big Ten Selections 184 Offensive Line: Phil Meyer 2008 Roster 54 Team Awards 185 Tight Ends: Derek Lewis Roster Breakdown 56 Academic Awards 186 Head Strength and Conditioning : Mark Hill 2008 Opponents 58 Trophy Award Winners 186 Assistant Strength and Conditioning: Will Peoples Travel Information 59 NFL Draft History 187 Recruiting Coordinator: Dan Berezowitz Future Schedules 59 All-Time NFL Roster By Team 188 Director of Football Operations: Dan O’Brien All-Time NFL Roster By Player 190 Player Profiles 60 Football Office Phone: (612) 624-6004 Bowl Game Summaries 192 GOLDEN GOPHER STAFF Bowl Game Records 194 Football Office Email: [email protected] All-Time Coaching Records 195 Head Coach Tim Brewster 106 TEAM INFORMATION Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coord. Mike Dunbar 108 All-Time Scores 197 Primary Offense/Defense: Spread / 4-3 Defensive Coordinator Ted Roof 109 MEDIA/ADMINISTRATION Linebackers/Special Teams Coach John Butler 110 Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (64,172) Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach Tim Cross 111 University President Robert H. Bruininks 205 Surface: Field Turf Running Backs Coach Thomas Hammock 112 Athletics Director Joel Maturi 206 Defensive Backs Coach Ronnie Lee 113 Athletics Administration 206 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 36/21 Tight Ends Coach Derek Lewis 114 Twin Cities Media Outlets 207 Offense: 17/8 • Defense: 19/11 • Special Teams: 2/2 Wide Receivers Coach George McDonald 115 Golden Gopher Radio Network 207 Offensive Line Coach Phil Meyer 116 Athletics Communications 208 Starters Returning/Lost: 16/10 Strength & Conditioning Coach Mark Hill 117 Media Information 208 Offense: 7/4 • Defense: 7/5 • Special Teams: 2/1 Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach Will Peoples 118 TICKET INFORMATION First Year of Competition: 1882 • National Titles : 6 Director of Football Operations Dan O’Brien 119 All-Time Record: 627-450-44 • All-Time Big Ten Record: 316-341-28 Recruiting Coordinator Dan Berezowitz 120 Please call 1-800-U-GOPHER or 612-624-8080 or visit GO - Support Staff 121 PHERSPORTS .com The 2008 Minnesota Football Yearbook is published by University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Communications. Additional copies may be purchased for 2007 SEASON REVIEW GOPHERS ON THE WEB $20 (shipping & handling included) by sending a check made payable to the Uni - 2007 Season Results 126 Gophersports.com is the official source for all up-to-the- versity of Minnesota and mailing to: 2007 Minnesota Statistical Review 127 minute news and information on Golden Gopher Football University of Minnesota Athletic Communications 2007 Game Summaries 132 and all other athletic teams. Live statistics, audio and video 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building • 516 15th Ave. SE RECORDS clips, press releases, Head Coach Tim Brewster’s weekly Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 press conferences and all other University of Minnesota For more information, please contact the athletic communications office at: Rushing Records 138 Football information can be found on the home of Golden Phone: (612) 625-4090 Fax: (612) 625-0359 Passing Records 142 Gopher Athletics. Email: [email protected] Receiving Records 146 GOPHERSPORTS.com Total Offense Records 150 GOLDEN GOPHER ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT All-Purpose Records 151 To serve as a window to the University, in an environment of integrity and equity, that enables Defensive Records 152 student-athletes to achieve excellence in their academic and athletic pursuits. Interception Records 154 The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access Punt Return Records 155 to its programs, facilities and employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, handicap, age, veteran status or sexual orientation. [ 1 ] Minnesota Football 2008 Gopher Football 2008 Gopher Football 2008 “This class is phenomenal. Minnesota has to be one of the biggest stories nationally. I believe Tim is one of the Top 10 recruiters I’ve ever seen, and he’s showing why in the class. Recruiting is all about perception, and no - TSecionmd-Year HeBad Coraceh wster body does it better than Tim. I’ve been covering recruiting for over 30 years and this is by far the best class Minnesota has ever signed and may be the best ever in school history. Vince Young Tim has shown that you can recruit nationally by signing Alge Crumpler players from 16 different states.” Tom Lemming CSTV National Recruiting Advisor Chris Simms Recruiting ... Recruiting ... Recruiting • In his first season, signed the 14th- best recruiting class in the nation. About Brewster’s First Recruiting Class Class is rated as the best in school “Minnesota has proven with their 2008 class that their recruiting net is capable of reaching far and wide in areas they have not been to before with great suc - history. cess. This class is fast, athletic and could be one that Gophers fans look back • Proven college recruiter at North on and say this class is what helped us get over the hump. They have upgraded Carolina and Texas under head at significant positions of need at QB, offensive skill and defensive front seven players.” coach Mack Brown. Tom Luginbill • Inked the likes of future NFL stars ESPN Scouts Inc. Experience Vince Young, Alge Crumpler, Chris National Recruiting Director/College Football Analyst • 22-year coaching veteran "Tim worked with us for 13 years and is not only one of the best football • Served under coaching legends Mack Brown, Marty Schottenheimer and coaches I've ever coached with, but he's also a great friend. He's a high- Simms, Cedric Griffin and Bo “Even better news is the way Minnesota is recruiting. Brewster gives recruiting Mike Shanahan energy guy who has gained experience and been a part of winning pro - Scaife. the highest priority each and every day of the year. He and his staff work as hard grams at every level. He's had success as a high school head coach, as an as anyone, combing the country for future Gophers. To be successful, you need • Well-rounded coach with 15 years of collegiate coaching experience at assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator at two major college foot - Cedric Griffin to recruit well consistently over time and that’s exactly what he has in mind.” Minnesota, Texas, North Carolina and Purdue and seven years of NFL coach - ball programs and coached with two of the best NFL coaches ever in Mike Jamie Newberg ing with the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers Shanahan and Marty Schottenheimer.” National Recruiting Analyst – Mack Brown, Texas Head Coach Scout.com • Coached in 10 bowl games and played in two at Illinois • Position coach for NFL All-Pro Antonio Gates “He can do it all. From a football aspect, he’ll X and O with anybody, but “There’s no question that Minnesota’s class goes down as the biggest surprise what sets him apart is that he has a personality, he has a vision and he’s a in the nation for me. We knew he could recruit when he was at Texas and other guy who gets the most out of people. He’s smart on how he delegates and places, but the job that he did this season with the results on the field is amaz - Mike Shanahan , a former Go - he gets the big picture. He’s been around a lot of programs that have won, ing. He’s surrounded himself with great assistant coaches that work just as hard phers’ assistant coach (1979) re - and I think Minnesota will see in time not only will he recruit, he’ll do a as he does, and the end result is a class chock-full of impact guys that should turned to the U of M last year to visit great job with the Xs and Os as well.” Bo Scaife help them out right away.” his former Broncos assistant, Tim – Mike Shanahan, Denver Broncos Head Coach Jeremy Crabtree Brewster . National Recruiting Analyst “I think he’s a terrific football coach.
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