2015 SCHEDULE MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN DATE/OPPONENT TIME TV RESULT Date: Oct. 3, 2015 Television: Big Ten Network SEPTEMBER (3-1) Time: 11 a.m. CT Scott Graham (Play by Play) 3 No. 2 TCU 8 p.m. ESPN L, 23-17 Site: Evanston, Ill. Glen Mason (Analyst) 12 at Colorado State 2:30 p.m. CBSSN W, 23-20 (OT) Stadium: Ryan Field J Leman (Sideline) 19 Kent State 11 a.m. BTN W, 10-7 Surface: Natural Grass Radio : KFAN 100.3 26 Ohio # 2:30 p.m. BTN W, 27-24 Capacity: 47,130 Mike Grimm (Play by Play) OCTOBER Minnesota No. 16 Northwestern Series: Minnesota 52-33-5 Darrell Thompson (Analyst) 3 at No. 16 Northwestern * 11 a.m. BTN 3-1 Overall 4-0 Overall Streak Minnesota W2 Justin Gaard (Sideline) 10 at Purdue * 2:30 p.m. ESPN / ESPN2 0-0 B1G 0-0 B1G Last: Minnesota won 24-17 Kevin Falness (Host) 17 Nebraska * TBA at TCF Bank Stadium Corbu Stathes (Host) 31 Michigan * 7 p.m. ABC / ESPN / ESPN2 @GopherFootball #Gophers in Minneapolis on Audio: NOVEMBER Oct. 11, 2014 GopherSports.com 7 at No. 1 Ohio State * 6 / 7 p.m. ABC / ESPN / ESPN2 /GopherFootball Sirius / XM: 81 / 81 14 at Iowa * 7 p.m. BTN 21 Illinois * TBA Five things you need to know 28 No. 22 Wisconsin * TBA 1 Minnesota opens Big Ten play at Northwestern on Saturday. The Gophers lead the all-time series 52-33-5 and have * Big Ten game # Homecoming All times won the last two meetings between the teams (24-17 in Minneapolis last season and 20-17 in Evanston in 2013). The Central last time that Minnesota won three straight games in the series was from 2002-04 when it won 45-42 in 2002 at home, 42- 17 in 2003 on the road and 43-17 at home in 2004. The Gophers last won two straight games at Ryan Field in 1989 and MINNESOTA COACHES 1993. Minnesota topped the Wildcats 20-18 in 1989 and won 28-26 in its next visit to Evanston in 1993. Minnesota has nine separate three-game (or more) winning streaks in its history against Nothwestern. The Gophers longest winning Jerry Kill (SL) Head Coach streak against the Wildcats is seven games and spanned from 1975-81. Saturday’s game also marks the second straight Tracy Claeys (PB) Associate Head Coach season that Minnesota will open Big Ten play on the road, as it won at Michigan 30-14 last season on Sept. 27. Matt Limegrover (PB) Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Brian Anderson (SL) Wide Receivers 2 Northwestern enters Saturday’s game ranked No. 16 in the AP poll. The Wildcats will be the second ranked team that Jeff Phelps (SL) Defensive Line Minnesota will play this season, as the Gophers opened the season hosting No. 2 TCU. Dating back to last season - Pat Poore (SL) Running Backs and including Saturday’s game against Northwestern - Minnesota will play six of nine games against ranked teams. The Rob Reeves (SL) Tight Ends/H-Backs Gophers ended last year with four straight games against ranked foes in No. 8 Ohio State, No. 21 Nebraska, No. 14 Jay Sawvel (SL) Secondary/Special Teams Wisconsin and No. 16 Missouri. The last time Minnesota faced six ranked teams in a shorter span dates back to the 1990 Mike Sherels (SL) Linebackers and 1991 seasons. The Gophers ended 1990 with three straight games against No. 24 Michigan State, No. 16 Michigan Jim Zebrowski (SL) Quarterbacks and No. 13 Iowa. They started 1991 against San Jose State and then played ranked opponents in No. 19 Colorado, No. 18 Pittsburgh and No. 22 Illinois. Minnesota’s win against a ranked team on the road was 28-24 at Nebraksa last season. Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box 3 Minnesota closed out its non-conference schedule with a 27-24 win against Ohio last Saturday. The Gophers went 3- 1 in non-conference play with their lone loss being a 23-17 setback to No. 2 TCU to start the season. Minnesota is GAME 5 SCHEDULE now 15-5 in non-conference games in coach Jerry Kill’s five seasons. In addition to finishing non-conference play, Sept. 29 11:48 a.m. Coach Kill weekly Big Ten Minnesota also played its last game in September for the sea - teleconference (please contact the B1G for son. They finished the month with a 3-1 mark and are now 13-7 leading GOPHERS in September games under Kill. The Gophers are 6-7 all-time call-in information) Offense under Kill in October games, but are 4-2 in their last six. 12 p.m. Coach Kill press conference Total offense Mitch Leidner (985 yards) 12:15 p.m. Coach Claeys press conference Passing yards Mitch Leidner (878 yards) 4 Minnesota is 9-5 in its last 14 Big Ten games, which is the Passing touchdowns Mitch Leidner (4) 12:25 p.m. Coach Limegrover press conference fourth best mark in the league during that span. Ohio Passing attempts Mitch Leidner (138) 12:35 p.m. Selected player availability State in 14-0, Michigan State is 13-1 and Wisconsin is 12-2 Passing completions Mitch Leidner (81) Sept. 30 4:15 p.m. practice. Coach Kill and requested Rushing yards Rodney Smith (363) (doesn’t include B1G title games). If Minnesota beats Rushing touchdowns Shannon Brooks (2) player availability after practice Northwestern and improves to 10-5 it would be the school’s Rushing attempts Rodney Smith (83) Oct. 1 12 p.m. Gopher Football Weekly with Jerry Kill best 15-game league stretch since it went 10-5 from 11/11/72 Receiving yards Drew Wolitarsky (222) on KFAN to 10/26/74 (beat Northwestern, Wisconsin and Iowa twice and Receiving touchdowns KJ Maye (3) Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue and Illinois once, while losing Receptions KJ Maye (17) Oct. 2 No availability Defense Oct. 3 11 a.m. at Northwestern twice to Ohio State and Michigan and to Indiana once). Tackles Cody Poock (28) Solo tackles Cody Poock (19) UPDATED BIOS, STATS 5 The Gophers accumulated 468 yards (204 rushing and Assisted tackles Antonio Johnson (12) 264 passing) of total offense against Ohio. Five freshmen Tackles-for-loss Steven Richardson (4.5) Please visit GopherSports.com for updated bios, season - Rodney Smith (94 rushing, 58 receiving), Shannon Brooks Sacks Steven Richardson (2.5) Interceptions Murray/Boddy-Calhoun/Myrick (1) stats and career stats. (82 rushing), Isaiah Gentry (36 receiving), Rashad Still (24 Pass breakups Eight Players (2) receiving) and Melvin Holland (3 receiving) - were responsible Forced fumbles Poock/Richardson/Murray (1) for 297 of those yards (63%). On the season, freshmen are Fumbles recovered Richardson/Johnson/S. Ekpe (1) responsible for 42% of the team’s total offense (631 of 1510). Minnesota at Northwestern // Oct. 3, 2015 GOPHERS VS. NORTHWESTERN FACTS GOPHERS VS. NORTHWESTERN (ALL-TIME) Last Gopher Home Win . .10/11/14 (Minnesota 24, Northwestern 17) Overall: 52-33-5 Last Gopher Road Win . .10/19/13 (Minnesota 20, Northwestern 17) Home: 29-14-3 Away: 23-19-2 Neutral: 0-0 Last Northwestern Home Win . .11/19/11 (Northwestern 28, Minnesota 13) w w Last Northwestern Road Win . .10/13/13 (Northwestern 21, Minnesota 13) 1892 11/8 W 16-12 A 1978 10/21 W 38-14 A 1893 10/30 W 16-0 A 1979 9/29 W 38-8 H COACHES (record at current school only) 1898 11/12 W 17-6 H 1980 10/4 W 49-21 A Jerry Kill vs. Northwestern . .2-2 1899 11/4 L 5-11 H 1981 10/10 W 35-23 H Pat Fitzgerald vs. Minnesota . .5-3 1900 11/12 W 21-0 H 1982 10/9 L 21-31 A 1901 11/23 W 16-0 A 1983 10/22 L 8-19 A GOPHERS’ LONGEST STREAKS 1904 11/19 W 17-0 A 1984 10/20 L 28-31 H Current Streak . .Won 2 1905 11/25 W 72-6 H 1985 10/12 W 21-10 A Wins Overall . .7 (Nov. 8, 1975-Oct. 10, 1981) 1920 10/9 L 0-17 A 1986 10/11 W 44-23 H Losses Overall . .3 (3 times, last Oct. 2, 2010-Oct. 13, 2012) 1921 10/9 W 28-0 H 1987 10/10 W 45-33 A Home Wins . .5 (Nov. 12, 1898-Nov. 3, 1923) 1922 10/21 T 7-7 A 1988 10/8 T 28-28 H Home Losses . .3 (twice, last Nov. 1, 2008-Oct. 13, 2012) 1923 11/3 W 34-14 H 1989 10/14 W 20-18 A Away Wins . .4 (3 times, last Oct. 12, 1985-Oct. 16, 1993) 1928 11/3 L 9-10 A 1990 10/13 W 35-25 H Away Losses . .4 (Oct. 30, 1943-Oct. 14, 1950) 1929 10/19 W 26-14 A 1993 10/16 W 28-26 A 1930 11/1 L 6-27 H 1994 10/15 L 31-37 H MISC. 1931 11/7 L 14-32 A 1995 10/14 L 17-27 H Most Gophers Points - Win . .72 (72-6, Nov. 25, 1905) 1932 10/29 W 7-0 H 1996 10/12 L 24-26 A Fewest Gophers Points - Win . .7 (3 times, last 7-0, Oct. 8, 1960) 1933 11/14 T 0-0 A 1999 10/2 W 33-14 A Most Gophers Points - Loss . .48 (49-48 (2OT), Oct. 13, 2007) 1935 10/26 W 21-13 H 2000 10/28 L 35-41 H Most Northwestern Points - Win .