SCHEDULE/RESULTS MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE SEPTEMBER 3 at No. 25 USC (ABC) L 19-17 Date: Saturday, Sept. 24 10 New Mexico State (BTN) L 28-21 Time: 6:07 p.m. CT 17 Miami [Ohio] (BTN) W 29-23 24 North Dakota State (BTN) 6:07 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium OCTOBER Surface: Field Turf 1 at Michigan* 11 a.m. 8 at Purdue* TBA Capacity: 50,805 22 Nebraska* [HC] 2:30 p.m. CT Series: Minnesota leads 7-1 29 Iowa* TBA Last Meeting: Oct. 20, 2007 NOVEMBER North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21 5 at Michigan State* TBA Minneapolis, Minn. 12 Wisconsin* TBA 19 at Northwestern* TBA Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 26 Illinois* TBA MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA STATE * - Big Ten Conference Game GOLDEN GOPHERS BISON [HC] - Homecoming 1-2 2-0 GOPHER COACHES GOPHERS LOOK TO EVEN JERRY KILL (SL) Head Coach TRACY CLAEYS (PB) Defensive Coordinator MATT LIMEGROVER (PB) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line RECORD VS. BISON SATURDAY BILL MILLER (SL) Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers will wrap up their three-game homestand Saturday at TCF BRIAN ANDERSON (SL) Running Backs Bank Stadium. Minnesota hosts North Dakota State University, with kickoff set for 6:07 p.m. CT. This will be JEFF PHELPS (SL) Defensive Line the ninth meeting between the schools, with Minnesota holding a 7-1 lead in the series. PAT POORE (SL) Wide Receivers ROB REEVES (SL) Tight Ends/H-Backs JAY SAWVEL (SL) Secondary/Special Teams Minnesota enters the game looking to even its overall record at 2-2 after last week’s emotional, 29-23 win JIM ZEBROWSKI (PB) Quarterbacks over Miami (Ohio). North Dakota State is currently ranked No. 8/12 in the most recent Football Champi- Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box onship Subdivision rankings. The Bison are 2-0, but did not play last week. North Dakota State’s trip to Minneapolis will be its first game away from Fargo. WEEK 4 SCHEDULE BTN will televise the game. Matt Devlin will call the play-by-play action. Former Gopher head coach Glen MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Mason will serve as the analyst in the booth. Rebecca Haarlow will provide reports from the TCF Bank .........................................................................................Team Day Off No media availability Stadium sidelines. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 BROADCAST INFORMATION 11 a.m. ........................................................................ Media Luncheon Noon ...........................................................................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 Matt Devlin - Play-by-play Mike Grimm - Play-by-play All-Access Audio - Free WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Glen Mason - 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 22 Tickets 3:45 p.m. ..............................................Practice (no media availability) Ticket Office: Mariucci Arena Phone: 1-800-UGOPHER Web: www.gophersports.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 ............ Coaches, Selected Players Available to TV Broadcast Crew Only www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE MEDIA SERVICES Minnesota Athletic Communications SCOUTING THE BISON 516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244 NCAA Football Championship Subidivision (formerly Minneapolis, MN 55455 Division I-AA) powerhouse North Dakota State visits TCF NDSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS Sept. 3 Lafayette W 42-6 Phone: 612.626.0299 Bank Stadium this week. The Bison have defeated their Sept. 10 St. Francis W 56-3 first two opponents by an average score of 49-5. Sept. 24 at Minnesota Fax: 612.625.0359 Oct. 1 Illinois State* NDSU is coached by Craig Bohl, who is in his ninth Oct. 8 at Southern Illinois* Andy Seeley, Associate Director/Primary Football Contact Oct. 15 Missouri State* e-mail: [email protected] season as the head coach in Fargo. Bohl came to the Oct. 22 at South Dakota State* mobile: 612.269.2706 Bison after spending eight seasons at Nebraska. He is Garry Bowman, Director no stranger to the Big Ten, serving as linebackers coach Oct. 29 Northern Iowa* e-mail: [email protected] Nov. 5 at Indiana State* at Wisconsin in 1987 and 1988. He has also served as Nov. 12 Youngstown State* an assistant at Duke, Rice and Tulsa. ON THE INTERNET Nov. 19 at Western Illinois* Minnesota’s athletics website, www.gophersports.com, provides the North Dakota State is the top-ranked scoring offense in latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and coach and player FCS football. The Bison also boast the No. 22 rushing offense in FCS, averaging 206.5 yards per game information is available. Recaps and statistics are updated after on the ground. NDSU’s defense is also tops among FCS schools so far this season, as it pertains to scor- each game. ing, allowing an average of just 4.5 points per game. The Bison are No. 2 in the FCS rankings in total defense, allowing just 190 yards per contest. 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 lift the Gophers’ record to .500 for the first time since they were 6-6 at the end of the 2009 regular e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director season. Andy Seeley at [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list. u be the eighth victory over NDSU in school history. u improve Minnesota’s record at TCF Bank Stadium to 7-10. MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES u up Minnesota’s record against current members of the Football Championship Subdivision to 53-3. The following is a look at the Gophers’ media availabilty schedule for the 2011 season: u be the program’s 645th victory. u improve head coach Jerry Kill’s overall head coaching record to 129-75. 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 be just the fourth loss to a Football Championship Subdivision opponent. with lunch. Kill will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), u mark Minnesota’s second consecutive loss at the hands of NDSU. with requested players available at 12:30 p.m. To request players for u drop Minnesota to 6-11 overall at TCF Bank Stadium. 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 455th 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 (1-2) NORTH DAKOTA STATE (2-0) lace Field at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Tuesday practices Team Statistics MINN OPP Team Statistics MU OPP are open to the media for the first 20-30 minutes. Selected assistant Points/Game 22.3 23.3 Points/Game 49.0 4.5 coaches and selected players will be made available to the media First Downs 60 66 First Downs 35 23 following Tuesday practices. Coach Kill may be available after practice Rushing/Game 175.7 93.3 Rushing/Game 206.5 60.0 on Tuesdays, if needed. Passing/Game 197.7 305.7 Passing/Game 198.5 130.0 Total Off./Gm 373.3 399.0 Total Off./Gm 405.0 190.0 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (FBS / FCS) Time of Poss. 29:55 30:05 Time of Poss. 27:17 32:43 Category MINN NDSU Wednesday Rush Off. 48 (175.7) 22 (206.5) Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Pass Off. 83 (197.7) 70 (198.5) Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG Pass Eff. 89 (114.93) 4 (176.29) Wallace Field. Wednesday practices are open to the media for the Gray 58 328 5.7 0 109.3 Ojuri 27 240 8.9 1 120.0 Tot. Off. 78 (373.3) 29 (405.0) first 20-30 minutes. Head coach Jerry Kill, selected assistant coaches Bennett 31 90 2.9 1 30.0 McNorton 13 80 6.2 3 80.0 Scor. Off. 88 (22.3) 1 (49.0) Rush Def. 91 (93.3) 6 (60.0) and selected players will be made available to the media following Passing C-A-I TD YPG Passing C-A-I TD YPG Pass Def. 112 (305.7) 9 (130.0) Wednesday practices. Gray 34-65-2 3 156.0 Brock 26-35-0 4 168.0 Pass Eff. D 99 (143.87) 24 (106.54) Shortell 9-20-1 1 41.7 Thorton 5-9-0 0 30.5 Tot. Def. 90 (399.0) 2 (190.0) Thursday Scor. Def. 58 (23.3) 1 (4.5) Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Net Punt 12 (42.0) 39 (36.4) No media availability. McKnight 16 221 13.8 1 73.7 Holloway 10 220 22.0 3 110.0 Punt Ret.