2020 SCHEDULE MINNESOTA AT NEBRASKA DATE/OPPONENT TIME TV RESULT Television: FS1 OCTOBER (0-2) Date: Dec. 12, 2020 Eric Collins (PXP) 24 No. 18 Michigan 6:30 p.m. ABC L, 49-24 Time: 11:00 a.m. CT Ben Leber (Analyst) 30 at Maryland 6:30 p.m. ESPN L, 45-44 (OT) Site: Lincoln, Neb. NOVEMBER (2-1) Stadium: Memorial Stadium Radio: KFAN 7 at Illinois 2:30 p.m. BTN W, 41-14 Surface: FieldTurf Mike Grimm (Play by Play) 13 Iowa 6:00 p.m. FS1 L, 35-7 Minnesota Nebraska Capacity: 90,000 Darrell Thompson (Analyst) 20 Purdue 6:30 p.m. BTN W, 34-31 2-3 Overall, 2-3 B1G 2-4 Overall, 2-4 B1G Series: Minnesota 33-25-2 Justin Gaard (Reporter) 28 at No. 18 Wisconsin1:00 p.m. BTN Canceled HC P.J. Fleck HC Scott Frost Streak: Minnesota W1 Corbu Stathes (Host) DECEMBER HC Record (NCAA): 55-40 HC Record (NCAA): 30-26 Last: Minnesota won 34-7 HC at Minnesota: 25-18 HC at Nebraska: 11-19 Dan Rowbotham (Engineer) 5 Northwestern 11 a.m. FS1 Canceled on Oct. 12, 2019, at Streak: Won 1 Streak: Won 1 12 at Nebraska 11 a.m. FS1 TCF Bank Stadium Offense: 30.0 ppg Offense: 23.3 ppg in Minneapolis XM: 381 19 B1G Champions Week Defense: 34.8 ppg Defense: 31.6 ppg All Big Ten games // All times Central Internet: 971 MINNESOTA COACHES FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW P.J. Fleck (SL) Head Coach Joe Rossi (PB) Defensive Coord. / Linebackers 1 Minnesota heads to Nebraska this week for a game against the Cornhuskers. The Dec. 12 date will represent the Mike Sanford Jr. (PB) Offensive Coord. / Quarterbacks latest regular-season game in the history of Minnesota football. The Gophers, who did not play the last two weeks Kenni Burns (SL) Asst. Head Coach / Running Backs as the program responded to positive COVID-19 cases, lead the all-time series 33-25-2. Both teams most recently played Brian Callahan (SL) Offensive Line / Run Game Coord. Purdue. Minnesota beat the Boilers 34-31 on Nov. 20 and Nebraska beat Purdue 37-27 on Dec. 5. Minnesota paused all team activities on Nov. 24 after 15 individuals (9 student-athletes; 6 staff members) tested positive for COVID-19 from Joe Harasymiak (SL) Defensive Backs / Safeties / Co-DC Nov. 19-23. From Nov. 19-Dec. 3, Minnesota had 49 individuals (23 student-athletes; 26 staff members) test positive for Paul Haynes (SL) Cornerbacks COVID-19. In a return to football – and under guidance of medical experts – team members started light acclimatization Clay Patterson (SL) Tight Ends workouts on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The team held a walkthrough on Saturday, Dec. 5 and practiced on Sunday, Dec. 6. Matt Simon (PB) Wide Receivers / Co-OC Rob Wenger (SL) Special Teams Coord. / Rush Ends 2 Tanner Morgan did not throw a touchdown in Minnesota’s 34-31 win against Purdue (Gophers rushed for five Chad Wilt (SL) Defensive Line scores), ending his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass at 18. Morgan’s 18 straight games with a Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box touchdown pass is a school record and spanned from Dec. 26, 2018 (Quick Lane Bowl win against Georgia Tech) to Nov. 13, 2020 (Purdue). Morgan threw 36 touchdowns during the steak and Minnesota was 13-5 during that time. MEDIA SCHEDULE Dec. 7 11:40 a.m. Coach Fleck live on KFAN 3 Mohamed Ibrahim is averaging 163.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks first in the nation for anyone who has 12:45 p.m. Coach Fleck Zoom press conference played in at least five games. He ranks 17th in the nation in rushing yards (817) despite playing in only five games. Everyone above him (except Buffalo’s Jaret Patterson) has played in at least eight games. Ibrahim ranks tied for sixth Dec. 8 12:00 p.m.Gopher Football Weekly with P.J. nationally in rushing touchdowns (13). Fleck live on KFAN Post Practice: Student-athletes via Zoom 4 Mohamed Ibrahim has 11 career 100-yard rushing LEADING GOPHERS Dec. 9 Post Practice: Student-athletes via Zoom games, which includes a current streak of six in a row Offense (Rashod Bateman opted out on Nov. 25, 2020) Dec. 10 Post Practice: Coordinators via Zoom (rushed for 140 yards or more in 2020 Outback Bowl and first Total offense Tanner Morgan (998) Dec. 11 No availability five games of the 2020 season). Ibrahim’s six-game streak is Passing completions Tanner Morgan (76) Passing attempts Tanner Morgan (128) Dec. 12 11 a.m. at Nebraska tied for the second-longest in program history with Laurence Maroney (11/13/04 - 9/24/05). Maroney is the school record Passing yards Tanner Morgan (1,033) Passing touchdowns Tanner Morgan (4) UPDATED BIOS, STATS holder as well, rushing for 100 yards or more in seven straight games from 12/31/03 - 10/9/04. Rushing attempts Mohamed Ibrahim (155) Please visit GopherSports.com for updated bios, season Rushing yards Mohamed Ibrahim (817) stats and career stats. Rushing touchdowns Mohamed Ibrahim (13) Despite playing in only five games, Mohamed Ibrahim 5 Receptions Rashod Bateman (36) TABLE OF CONTENTS leads the Big Ten in rushing attempts (155), rushing Receiving yards Rashod Bateman (472) Pages 2-3 Coach Fleck yards (817), rushing touchdowns (13) and scoring (78). Receiving touchdowns Rashod Bateman (2) Ibrahim’s 13 touchdowns have covered a collective 41 yards Pages 4-5 Notes Defense (longest of the year is 16 yards and he has seven 1-yard Tackles Nubin / Sori-Marin (29) Pages 6-7 Roster touchdowns). His 29 career touchdowns rank tied for sixth in Solo tackles Tyler Nubin (22) Pages 8-9 Single Game Career Highs school history with Rodney Smith. The school single-season Assisted tackles Mariano Sori-Marin (12) Pages 10-11 Last Time record for rushing touchdowns is 18 and was set by Gary Tackles-for-loss Boye Mafe (3.5) Pages 12-13 Scoring Drives Russell in 2005 (12 games played). Ibrahim’s 13 touchdowns Sacks Boye Mafe (3.5) Pages 14-15 Career Starts, Starting Lineups ranks tied for fourth in school single-season history with David Interceptions Aune / Carter / Willis (1) Pass breakups Coney Durr (4) Pages 16-30 Stats, Box Scores Cobb (2014), Darrell Thompson (1987) and Jim Perkins (1976). Ibrahim is averaging a touchdown every 11.9 rushes Forced fumbles Dew-Treadway / Mafe / Nubin (1) this season. Fumbles recovered Justus Harris (1) MINNESOTA FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Population: 413,651 Founded: 1851 Joined Big Ten: 1896 (charter member) First Year of Big Ten Football: 1896 Enrollment: 47,568 Nickname: Golden Gophers Colors: Maroon and Gold Marching Band: University of Minnesota Marching Band President: Joan T.A. Gabel Director of Athletics: Mark Coyle Faculty Representatives: Frances Homans, Perry Leo Ticket Office Phone: 612-624-8080 P.J. FLECK Website: GopherSports.com HEAD COACH // FOURTH SEASON TEAM INFORMATION P.J. Fleck was named head football coach at Minnesota on January 6, 2017. Fleck, 39, is the 30th head coach in the program’s history. He has a career record of 55-40 and is 25-18 at Minnesota. Offensive Formation: Multiple In 2019, Fleck led Minnesota to unprecedented heights as the Gophers won 11 games for the first time since 1904. Minnesota also won seven Big Defensive Formation: 4-3 Ten games for the first time in school history, beat two top-10 teams, won a Jan. 1 bowl game and ended the season ranked No. 10. Fleck was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year by his fellow conference head coaches and was named AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year. He was Letterwinners returning: also named a finalist for the George Munger Award, Dodd Trophy, Eddie Robinson Award, Bear Bryant Award and AFCA National Coach of the Year. 63 (29 offense, 29 defense, 5 specialist) Minnesota won four Big Ten games by at least 20 points for the first time since 1934 and beat No. 5 Penn State at home and No. 9 Auburn in the Outback Bowl. This was the first time that Minnesota beat two top 10 teams in the same season since 1956. It was also the first time that Minnesota won Letterwinners lost: a Jan. 1 bowl game since 1962. 21 (7 offense, 12 defense, 2 specialists) The Penn State win was Minnesota’s first win against a top-five team since it beat No. 2 Penn State on the road in 1999. It was Minnesota’s first Starters Returning: home win against a top-five team since it beat No. 1 Michigan 16-0 in 1977. The Outback Bowl victory against Auburn was Minnesota’s best ranked nonconference win in school history. 17 (9 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialst) The Gophers ascended to No. 7 in the AP Poll, which was the team’s highest ranking since it was No. 5 on Nov. 19, 1962. Minnesota was also Starters Lost: ranked No. 8 in the College Football Playoffs, which is its highest CFP ranking in school history. The Gophers ended the year ranked No. 10, which was their best ranking to end a season since 1962. 8 (2 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialists) Minnesota averaged 34.1 points per game, which was the third most in school history. The Gopher defense allowed only 306.6 yards per game, which was the fewest since 1977. Minnesota was led on offense by quarterback Tanner Morgan (All-Big Ten Second Team), running back Rodney Smith (All-Big Ten Second Team) TEAM HISTORY and receivers Tyler Johnson (All-Big Ten First Team) and Rashod Bateman (All-Big Ten First Team).