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MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS SEPTEMBER 3 10 17 24 at No. 25 USC (ABC) New Mexico State (BTN) Miami [Ohio] (BTN) North Dakota State (BTN) OCTOBER 1 8 22 29 at Michigan* at Purdue* Nebraska* [HC] Iowa* 11 a.m. TBA 2:30 p.m. CT TBA NOVEMBER 5 12 19 26 Date: Saturday, Sept. 24 Time: 6:07 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Surface: Field Turf Capacity: 50,805 Series: Minnesota leads 7-1 Last Meeting: Oct. 20, 2007 North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21 Minneapolis, Minn. Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome L 19-17 L 28-21 W 29-23 6:07 p.m. CT at Michigan State* Wisconsin* at Northwestern* Illinois* TBA TBA TBA TBA MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA STATE 1-2 2-0 GOLDEN GOPHERS * - Big Ten Conference Game [HC] - Homecoming GOPHERS LOOK TO EVEN RECORD VS. BISON SATURDAY GOPHER COACHES JERRY KILL (SL) TRACY CLAEYS (PB) MATT LIMEGROVER (PB) BILL MILLER (SL) BRIAN ANDERSON (SL) JEFF PHELPS (SL) PAT POORE (SL) ROB REEVES (SL) JAY SAWVEL (SL) JIM ZEBROWSKI (PB) Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach Running Backs Defensive Line Wide Receivers Tight Ends/H-Backs Secondary/Special Teams Quarterbacks Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box WEEK 4 SCHEDULE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 ......................................................................................... Team Day Off No media availability TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 11 a.m. ........................................................................ Media Luncheon Noon . ..........................................................................Press Conference 12:30-12:50 p.m.............................. Press Conference Player interviews 3:45 p.m. ................................... Practice (media availability following) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 3:45 p.m. ................................... Practice (media availability following) BISON The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers will wrap up their three-game homestand Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota hosts North Dakota State University, with kickoff set for 6:07 p.m. CT. This will be the ninth meeting between the schools, with Minnesota holding a 7-1 lead in the series. Minnesota enters the game looking to even its overall record at 2-2 after last week’s emotional, 29-23 win over Miami (Ohio). North Dakota State is currently ranked No. 8/12 in the most recent Football Championship 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. BTN will televise the game. Matt Devlin will call the play-by-play action. Former Gopher head coach Glen Mason will serve as the analyst in the booth. Rebecca Haarlow will provide reports from the TCF Bank Stadium sidelines. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television BTN Matt Devlin - Play-by-play Glen Mason - Analyst Rebecca Haarlow - Sideline Reporter Radio Gopher Sports Network Mike Grimm - Play-by-play Darrell Thompson - Analyst Justin Gaard - Sideline Reporter Audio www.GopherSports.com All-Access Audio - Free Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Sirius Channel 117 Tickets THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 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 MEDIA SERVICES Minnesota Athletic Communications 516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244 Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: 612.626.0299 MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE SCOUTING THE BISON NCAA Football Championship Subidivision (formerly NDSU SCHEDULE/RESULTS Division I-AA) powerhouse North Dakota State visits TCF Sept. 3 Lafayette W 42-6 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 Andy Seeley, Associate Director/Primary Football Contact e-mail: aseeley@umn.edu mobile: 612.269.2706 Garry Bowman, Director e-mail: gbowman@umn.edu ON THE INTERNET Minnesota’s athletics website, www.gophersports.com, provides the latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and coach and player information is available. Recaps and statistics are updated after each game. MEDIA RELEASES The Minnesota Athletic Communications Office e-mails its weekly football release on Mondays. Fax versions of the update are sent by request only. The release is also available on the Internet at www.gophersports.com in a PDF formats. The Gophers’ depth chart is updated on Thursdays. If you are interested in receiving the weekly release via e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director Andy Seeley at aseeley@umn.edu to be placed on the distribution list. MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES The following is a look at the Gophers’ media availabilty schedule for the 2011 season: Tuesday Head coach Jerry Kill holds a regularly-scheduled news conference on Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex, beginning at 11 a.m. with lunch. Kill will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), with requested players available at 12:30 p.m. To request players for the weekly news conference, media should contact Andy Seeley with requests by noon each preceding Monday at 612.626.0299 or via e-mail at aseeley@umn.edu. Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Tuesday practices are open to the media for the first 20-30 minutes. Selected assistant coaches and selected players will be made available to the media following Tuesday practices. Coach Kill may be available after practice on Tuesdays, if needed. Wednesday Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field. Wednesday practices are open to the media for the first 20-30 minutes. Head coach Jerry Kill, selected assistant coaches and selected players will be made available to the media following Wednesday practices. Thursday No media availability. Friday Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 NDSU is coached by Craig Bohl, who is in his ninth season as the head coach in Fargo. Bohl came to the Bison after spending eight seasons at Nebraska. He is no stranger to the Big Ten, serving as linebackers coach at Wisconsin in 1987 and 1988. He has also served as an assistant at Duke, Rice and Tulsa. Illinois State* at Southern Illinois* Missouri State* at South Dakota State* Northern Iowa* at Indiana State* Youngstown State* at Western Illinois* North Dakota State is the top-ranked scoring offense in FCS football. The Bison also boast the No. 22 rushing offense in FCS, averaging 206.5 yards per game on the ground. NDSU’s defense is also tops among FCS schools so far this season, as it pertains to scoring, 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. MINNESOTA MINUTIAE A Gopher Victory would ... u lift the Gophers’ record to .500 for the first time since they were 6-6 at the end of the 2009 regular season. u be the eighth victory over NDSU in school history. u improve Minnesota’s record at TCF Bank Stadium to 7-10. u up Minnesota’s record against current members of the Football Championship Subdivision to 53-3. u be the program’s 645th victory. u improve head coach Jerry Kill’s overall head coaching record to 129-75. A Gopher Loss would ... u be just the fourth loss to a Football Championship Subdivision opponent. u mark Minnesota’s second consecutive loss at the hands of NDSU. u drop Minnesota to 6-11 overall at TCF Bank Stadium. u be the 455th loss in the history of the program. TALE OF THE TAPE (2011 Stats, Rankings) MINNESOTA (1-2) Team Statistics Points/Game First Downs Rushing/Game Passing/Game Total Off./Gm Time of Poss. Individual Leaders Rushing Att Net Gray 58 328 Bennett 31 90 OPP 23.3 66 93.3 305.7 399.0 30:05 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (2-0) Team Statistics MU Points/Game 49.0 First Downs 35 Rushing/Game 206.5 Passing/Game 198.5 Total Off./Gm 405.0 Time of Poss. 27:17 YPG 109.3 30.0 Individual Leaders Rushing Att Net Ojuri 27 240 McNorton 13 80 YPG 156.0 41.7 Passing Brock Thorton C-A-I 26-35-0 5-9-0 TD 1 0 YPG 73.7 48.7 Receiving Holloway Gebhart Rec Yds 10 220 5 25 TFL 0.0-0 3.0-13 INT 0-0 2-19 Defense Hinkel Harris U-A-TT 7-2-9 4-5-9 MINN 22.3 60 175.7 197.7 373.3 29:55 Avg 5.7 2.9 Passing Gray Shortell C-A-I 34-65-2 9-20-1 Receiving McKnight Moulton Rec Yds 16 221 10 146 TD 0 1 TD 3 1 Avg 13.8 14.6 Coaches Kill, Claeys and Limegrover, along with requested players are available for network television pregame production packages only. Defense U-A-TT Royston 22-8-30 Stoudermire 19-3-22 PG. 2 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com OPP 4.5 23 60.0 130.0 190.0 32:43 Avg 8.9 6.2 TD 1 3 TD 4 0 Avg 22.0 5.0 TFL -0.5 YPG 120.0 80.0 YPG 168.0 30.5 TD YPG 3 110.0 0 12.5 INT --- NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (FBS / FCS) Category MINN NDSU Rush Off. 48 (175.7) 22 (206.5) Pass Off. 83 (197.7) 70 (198.5) Pass Eff. 89 (114.93) 4 (176.29) Tot. Off. 78 (373.3) 29 (405.0) Scor. Off. 88 (22.3) 1 (49.0) Rush Def. 91 (93.3) 6 (60.0) Pass Def. 112 (305.7) 9 (130.0) Pass Eff. D 99 (143.87) 24 (106.54) Tot. Def. 90 (399.0) 2 (190.0) Scor. Def. 58 (23.3) 1 (4.5) Net Punt 12 (42.0) 39 (36.4) Punt Ret. 3 (30.0) 26 (12.45) KO Ret. 99 (19.1) 6 (30.3) TO Marg. T42 (+.33) 14 (+1.5) Sacks T113 (0.33) 2 (5.0) Sacks All. T69 (2.0) T23 (1.0) Tack/Loss T40 (7.0) 3 (11.0) 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE GOPHER GRID-BITS u Minnesota is 7-1 all-time against North Dakota State. The Bison defeated the Gophers 27-21 in the last meeting, back on Oct. 20, 2007. u Through three weeks of the 2011 season, Minnesota’s rushing defense ranks No. 4 in the Big Ten Conference and No. 31 in the nation, allowing an average of just 93.3 yards per game. u Punter Dan Orseske ranks No. 12 in the nation in punting average (45.73 yards per punt). u Minnesota has come from behind in each of its last 10 victories. The last time the Gophers won a game without trailing was a 17-6 win at Purdue on Oct. 25, 2008. u Minnesota had played 127 seasons of college football, coming into the 2011 season. Only three other schools -- Rutgers (141), Michigan (131) and Navy (130) have played more. DONE WITH THE DAKOTAS This week’s matchup with North Dakota State will be the last meeting between the Gophers and one of their Dakota neighbors for a while. Minnesota has played a team from North or South Dakota in four of the past five years. But the word Dakota does not appear on the Minnesota schedules again until 2015, when South Dakota State is slated to visit TCF Bank Stadium. LAST TIME OUT (Sept. 17, 2011) -- Coach Jerry Kill returned to the Minnesota sideline one week after suffering a seizure during a game and watched Marqueis Gray rack up 334 total yards in a 29-23 victory over Miami (Ohio). Gray threw for 163 yards and rushed for 171 more and Duane Bennett blocked a punt and returned it for a TD to hand Kill his first victory as coach of the Golden Gophers. Zac Dysert threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns and Nick Harwell had 12 catches for 162 yards for the RedHawks. Miami drove the ball to the Minnesota 20 in the closing moments. With his hands on his knees, Kill watched Kim Royston breakup the final pass of the game, and the student section serenaded him with chants of “Jerry! Jerry!” as he walked off a winner for the first time in maroon and gold. Kill made it through the game without incident, a big relief to Gophers fans and his players who watched him collapse at the end of last week’s loss to New Mexico State. He spent five days in the hospital and didn’t rejoin the team until Thursday. His first game back was no cake walk. The Gophers were clinging to a seven-point lead early in the fourth when Bennett came off the left edge and blocked Zac Murphy’s punt. The ball hung in the air and he plucked it out of the air just before falling into the end zone for the TD and a 29-16 lead. Dysert drove Miami 80 yards in 2:34 on the next possession, scrambling and finding Dawan Scott wide open in the end zone to keep it interesting. LAST TIME vs. NDSU (Oct. 20, 2007) -- Minnesota was defeated by North Dakota State, 27-21 in front of 63,088 fans at the Metrodome. A decisive roughing the punter penalty against Minnesota with just under two minutes remaining in the game extended North Dakota State’s final drive and sealed the victory. Leading by six, the Bison offense took over with 5:40 remaining on the clock. The Gopher defense, which had allowed 352 yards rushing at that point, held firm and forced the Bison into a punting situation. Dom Barber broke through and tried to block the punt but fell into the punter’s legs drawing the flag. Minnesota collected 307 yards of total offense to North Dakota State’s 585. Bison junior running Tyler Roehl was the star of the game, running for a school-record 263 yards on 22 carries. Adam Weber led the Gophers with 162 yards passing and one touchdown. USA TODAY TOP 25 - WEEK 4 Team (1st-Place Votes) 1. Oklahoma (50) 2. Alabama (4) 3. LSU (5) 4. Boise State 5. Stanford 6. Oklahoma State 7. Wisconsin 8. Texas A&M 9. Nebraska 10. South Carolina 11. Virginia Tech 12. Arkansas 13. Oregon 14. Florida State 15. Florida 16. West Virginia 17. South Florida 18. Texas 19. Baylor 20. TCU 21. Michigan 22. Clemson 23. Michigan State 24. Georgia Tech 25. North Carolina Record 2-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 Points 1463 1402 1373 1212 1208 1126 1121 1033 966 876 852 851 804 801 670 529 485 464 391 310 243 181 119 118 99 Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State 92, Illinois 90, Houston 60, Miami (FL) 39, Iowa State 27, Missouri 22, California 21, Penn State 19, Utah 17, Arizona State 16, Auburn 14, San Diego State 14, Florida International 11, Vanderbilt 11, Mississippi State 8, Tennessee 5, Texas Tech 3, Notre Dame 3, Washington 3, Ohio 2, Northwestern 1. ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 - WEEK 4 Team (1st-Place Votes) 1. Oklahoma (37) 2. LSU (14) 3. Alabama (7) 4. Boise State (2) 5. Stanford 6. Wisconsin 7. Oklahoma State 8. Texas A&M 9. Nebraska 10. Oregon 11. Florida State 12. South Carolina 13. Virginia Tech 14. Arkansas 15. Florida 16. West Virginia 17. Baylor 18. South Florida 19. Texas 20. TCU 21. Clemson 22. Michigan 23. USC 24. Illinois 25. Georgia Tech Record 2-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 Points 1471 1424 1402 1309 1212 1170 1092 1043 911 899 896 891 830 781 669 579 521 496 402 273 272 266 260 106 59 Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State 42, Auburn 29, Houston 25, Miami (FL) 23, Iowa State 19, Utah 19, Ohio State 16, Maryland 15, Mississippi State 14, Missouri 10, Arizona State 9, San Diego State 8, Vanderbilt 8, Notre Dame 8, Georgia 7, Florida International 4, California 3, Navy 3, North Carolina 2, Tennessee 2. Minnesota took its first lead of the second half with 1:23 left in the third quarter on a 32-yard screen pass to Duane Bennett. The Bison were not down for long, marching 75 yards in 10 plays to take a 24-21 lead they wouldn’t relinquish. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 3 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 BIG TEN FOOTBALL THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE 2011 BIG TEN STANDINGS Legends Division Team Nebraska Michigan Iowa Michigan State Northwestern Minnesota The Big Ten Conference is a 12-member NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and Bowl Championship Series league. Leaders Division Illinois Wisconsin Ohio State Penn State Purdue Indiana Big Ten 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Overall 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Saturday, September 17 Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 3 Penn State 14, Temple 10 Iowa 31, Pittsburgh 27 Purdue 59, Southeast Missouri State 0 Indiana 38, South Carolina State 21 Notre Dame 31, Michigan State 13 Minnesota 29, Miami (Ohio) 23 Nebraska 51, Washington 38 Army 21, Northwestern 14 Wisconsin 49, Northern Illinois 7 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Saturday, September 24 Central Michigan at Michigan State San Diego State at Michigan Eastern Michigan at Penn State Louisiana-Monroe at Iowa Colorado at Ohio State South Dakota at Wisconsin Western Michigan at Illinois North Dakota State at Minnesota Indiana at North Texas Nebraska at Wyoming BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Scott Chipman - primary contact Assistant Commissioner for Communications schipman@bigten.org Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 141; Cell: 630.936.6005 Valerie Todryk-Krebs - secondary contact Associate Director of Communications vtodryk@bigten.org; Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 143 The weekly Big Ten coaches teleconference call will take place every Tuesday throughout the season beginning at 11 a.m. CST. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes to preview their upcoming game. Coach Kill is scheduled from 11:50 a.m. to Noon. Media should contact the Big Ten at (847) 696-1010 for call-in information. PG. 4 The Gophers hold a 365-383-30 record against current and former members of the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota holds a winning record against seven of the other 11 current members of the conference. The Gophers have had their most success against Northwestern (50-31-5). Minnesota has struggled the most with Ohio State (7-43-0). With the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten Conference, the league will be split into divisions and play a championship game for the first time. Minnesota is in the Legends Division. The Big Ten was founded in 1896. Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,500 men and women student-athletes. GOPHERS vs. B1G LEGENDS DIVISION vs. Iowa vs. Michigan vs. Michigan State vs. Northwestern vs. Nebraska 59-42-2 24-70-3 17-25-0 50-30-5 29-20-2 LEADERS DIVISION vs. Illinois vs. Indiana vs. Ohio State vs. Penn State vs. Purdue vs. Wisconsin TOTAL 32-28-3 37-26-3 7-42-0 4-7-0 33-30-3 59-52-8 365-383-30 HEAD COACH JERRY KILL Jerry Kill was named head coach of the University of Minnesota football program on December 7, 2010. Kill came to Minnesota after spending three seasons on the sidelines at Northern Illinois University. Kill led the Huskies to three consecutive bowl games during his tenure. He also coached NIU to a berth the Mid-American Conference Championship game in 2010. Kill put together a 23-16 record in his three seasons with the Huskies. In three seasons, Kill coached two winners of the Mid-American Conference Vern Smith Leadership Award, given annually to the conference’s top football player. Defensive end Larry English won the award in 2008, Kill’s first season with the Huskies. Running back Chad Spann was honored as the conference’s top player in 2010. English went on to be the No. 16 overall choice in the 2009 NFL Draft and currently plays for the San Diego Chargers. During the 2010 season, Kill mentored six first-team All-MAC selections. In his three seasons, the Huskies earned 10 first-team all-MAC honors. His 2010 squad ranked No. 7 in the nation in rushing offense, No. 12 in scoring offense, No. 19 in total offense, No. 14 in scoring defense, No. 26 in total defense, No. 24 in rushing defense and No. 44 in passing defense. Following the 2010 season, Kill was named the National Coach of the Year by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. In 2009, Kill was presented with the National Football Foundation Courage Award by the Chicago Metro Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Kill’s overall collegiate head coaching record stood at 127-73 in 17 seasons coming into the 2011 campaign. In four stops as a head coach, he has never left a school with a sub-.500 record. In three of his previous four head coaching positions, he took over a team with a losing record and turned in a winning season in three years or less. Prior to serving as the head coach at Northern Illinois, Kill was head coach at Southern Illinois University, an FCS program in Carbondale, Ill. He spent seven years on the Saluki sideline and compiled a 55-32 record. Kill’s record over his final five seasons with Southern Illinois was 50-14 and included five consecutive NCAA FCS Playoff appearances. Kill was the head coach at Emporia (Kan.) State for two seasons in 1999-2000. He went 11-11 with the Hornets, who play at the NCAA Division II level. Prior to coaching at Emporia State, Kill was the head coach at NCAA Division II member Saginaw Valley State from 1994-1998. He compiled a 38-14 record with the Cardinals. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE KILLER LOYALTY GOPHERS’ RECORD... University of Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill has an unbelievably loyal staff. Of Kill’s nine full-time assistants and head strength and conditioning coach, the staff has a total of 94 combined consecutive years of service under him. COACHING CONTINUITY Assistant Coaches Combined Consecutive Years of Service Coach No. of HC Jobs Joe Paterno 1 Gary Pinkel 2 Frank Beamer 2 Jim Grobe 2 Kirk Ferentz 1 Jerry Kill 5 Schools Total Years Penn State 173 Toledo, Missouri 120 Murray State, Virginia Tech 116 Elon, Wake Forest 111 Iowa 99 Saginaw Valley St., Emporia St. 94 S. Illinois, N. Illinois, Minnesota There are only six NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches with more combined consecutive years of service among their assistant coaches. Perhaps the most impressive statistic when comparing Kill’s staff to the five ranked ahead of it is the number of different head coaching positions held by the respective coaches on the list. Kill has made five different head coaching stops -- Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), Emporia (Kan.) State, Southern Illinois, Northern Illinois and Minnesota. Of the other five, two of the head coaches have been at one school for their entire careers. The other three have only made two head coaching stops. The following is a look at each of Minnesota’s assistant coaches and their years of service under Jerry Kill (not including this season): Eric Klein - 17; Tracy Claeys - 16; Rob Reeves - 15; Matt Limegrover - 12; Brian Anderson - 10; Pat Poore - 10; Jay Sawvel - 10; Jeff Phelps - 3; Jim Zebrowski - 1; Bill Miller - 0. JERRY’S KIDS With the school year beginning last week, Minnesota added numerous players to its roster. The roster now includes 119 student-athletes. Of those 119 players, 78 of them (65.5 percent) are either true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen or sophomores. The Gophers are only carrying 41 upperclassmen on the roster. Here’s the full breakdown of each class for the Gophers: Freshmen - 53; Sophomores - 25; Juniors - 21; Seniors - 20. 128 YEARS AND COUNTING ... There’s little doubt that the University of Minnesota is one of the most historically significant programs in all of college football. The Golden Gophers are in their 128th season of collegiate football in 2010. The Golden Gophers enter the 2011 campaign with an all-time record of 643-453-44 (.582 winning percentage). Minnesota has played the fourth-most seasons in the history of college football. Only Rutgers (139), Michigan (129) and Navy (128) have played more. In addition, Minnesota and Wisconsin also take part in the most-played rivalry in college football. The Gophers and Badgers will square off for the 121st time this fall. GOPHER CHAMPIONSHIPS Minnesota has won six national championships and 18 Big Ten titles in the 127-year history of the Gopher football program. Bernie Bierman led Minnesota to national titles in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940 and 1941. The Gophers also won a national title in 1960 under Murray Warmath. Minnesota won its first-ever Big Ten title in 1900. The Gophers have a total of 18 Big Ten Championships in their history: 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com Overall 1-2 Big Ten 0-0 Non-conference 1-2 Home 1-1 Away 0-1 Neutral 0-0 Current overall streak Won 1 Current home streak Won 1 Current road streak Lost 1 Current neutral site streak Lost 2 Current bowl streak Lost 2 Last win 29-23, vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/17/11) Last loss 28-21, vs. New Mexico State (9/10/11) Day game 1-2 Night game 0-0 TV game 0-2 ABC 0-1 ESPN 0-0 ESPN2 0-0 BTN 1-1 September 1-2 October 0-0 November 0-0 vs. FBS Top-25 teams 0-1 vs. FBS non-ranked teams 1-1 vs. FCS 0-0 On artificial turf 1-1 On natural grass 0-1 Scoring first 0-0 Opponent scores first 1-2 Leading after 1st quarter 0-0 Trailing after 1st quarter 0-1 Tied after 1st quarter 1-1 Leading at halftime 1-0 Trailing at halftime 0-2 Tied at halftime 0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 1-0 Trailing after 3rd quarter 0-2 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 Overtime 1-0 Scoring 0-14 points 0-0 Scoring 15-28 points 0-2 Scoring 28+ points 1-0 Allowing 0-14 points 0-0 Allowing 15-28 points 1-2 Allowing 28+ points 0-0 With 100-yd rusher 1-1 Allow 100-yard rusher 0-0 With 300-yd passer 0-0 Allow 300-yard passer 1-1 Outgain opponent 0-0 Total offense 300+ yards 1-2 Allow 300+ yards total offense 1-2 Total offense 400+ yards 0-1 Allow 400+ yards total offense 1-1 No turnovers 1-0 Less than three turnovers 0-2 Three or more turnovers 0-0 No takeaways 0-0 Three or more takeaways 0-0 Commit fewer turnovers 1-0 Equal turnovers 0-2 Commit more turnovers 0-0 Control time of possession 1-0 Opponent controls time of possession 0-2 Games decided by 1-8 points 1-2 Games decided by 9-16 points 0-0 Games decided by 17+ points 0-0 Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0 Win Coin Toss 1-1 Lose Coin Toss 0-1 PG. 5 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE RECORD WATCH The following is a look at selected Gopher records/charts where current Gophers could make an impact in 2011: CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE 1. Darrell Thompson, 1986-89 2. Laurence Maroney, 2003-05 3. Thomas Hamner, 1996-99 4. Marion Barber III, 2001-04 5. Chris Darkins, 1992-95 6. Marion Barber, 1977-80 7. Tellis Redmon, 1999-2001 8. Amir Pinnix, 2004-07 9. Garry White, 1977-80 10. Francis “Pug” Lund, 1932-34 11. Paul Giel, 1951-53 12. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 13. Wayne “Red Williams”, 1942-45 14. Thomas Tapeh, 2000-03 15. Herb Joesting, 1925-27 26. Duane Bennett, 2007-present QUARTERBACK SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS 1. Billy Cockerham, 1999 2. Rickey Foggie, 1984 3. Adam Weber, 2007 4. Sandy Stephens, 1961 5. Tony Dungy, 1974 MarQueis Gray, 2011 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 1. Eric Decker, 2006-09 2. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 3. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 4. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 5. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 6. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 7. Luke Leverson, 1996-99 8. Omar Douglas, 1990-93 9. Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 10. Aaron Osterman, 19990-94 13. Da’Jon McKnight, 2008-present CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 1. Eric Dekcer, 2006-09 Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 3. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 4. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 5. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 Jared Ellerson, 2002-05 Omar Douglas, 1990-93 8. Aaron Hosack, 2002-03 Luke Leverson, 1996-99 Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 11. Logan Payne, 2003-06 Chester Cooper, 1978-81 Da’Jon McKnight, 2008-present SEASON KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. Troy Stoudermire, 2008 2. Troy Stoudermire, 2009 3. Troy Stoudermire, 2010 4. Dominic Jones, 2006 5. Tutu Atwell, 1997 CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. Troy Stoudermire, 2008-present* 2. Melvin Anderson, 1983-86 3. Tyrone Carter, 1996-99 4. Chris Gaiters, 1987-89 5. Rishon Early, 1993-95 * - Also a Big Ten record PG. 6 4,654 3,993 3,810 3,276 3,235 3,094 2,481 2,439 2,353 2,264 2,188 2,150 1,999 1,958 1,850 1,577 831 647 617 534 417 328 3,119 2,989 2,640 2,434 2,232 2,054 1,843 1,681 1,627 1,598 1,320 11 11 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 1,083 1,057 789 786 776 3,102 1,965 1,459 1,418 1,265 GRAY MATTERS u MarQueis Gray set a Minnesota record for single-game rushing by a quarterback last week vs. Miami (Ohio) with 171 yards. It was his second consecutive week with 100 yards rushing. The last Minnesota QB to rush for 100+ in back-to-back games was Billy Cockerham in 1999. Two weeks ago, Gray passed for 211 yards and rushed for 110 more. It was the first time a Gopher passed and rushed for 100 or more since Cockerham did it vs. Iowa in 1999. Cockerham was also the last Gopher QB to pass for 200+ and rush for 100+ (218, 156 vs. Illinois St., Sept. 18, 1999). QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK u Gray is the No. 3 rusher in the Big Ten, averaging 109.3 yards per game. In fact, the top three rushers in the Big Ten are all signal-callers (T. Martinez, Nebraska, 128.0, D. Robinson, Michigan, 117.3). u Gray recorded career-high marks for completions (16), attempts (32), yards (211), touchdowns (2) and interceptions (2) two weeks ago vs. New Mexico State. u For his career, Gray has now thrown 88 passes, with 42 completions for 554 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions. u Gray hauled in 42 receptions for 587 yards and five touchdowns last season as a wide receiver. u Gray signed with Minnesota as one of the most highly-touted members of the 2008 recruiting class. and enrolled at Minnesota in January 2009. He was the No. 3 dual-threat QB in the ’08 recruiting class. u True freshman Max Shortell was 7-of-13 with one interception and one touchdown, while throwing for 98 yards at USC in his college debut at USC. He was 2-of-7 for 27 yards last week vs. NMSU. u The only other quarterback on the roster to see game action is Adam Lueck. However, the junior has only been on the field as a holder for point-after-touchdown and field goal attempts. BENNETT’S BIG BLOCK u Starting running back Duane Bennett was held to just 12 yards on seven carries vs. Miami (Ohio). He saw backup tailback Donnell Kirkwood rush 13 times for 55 yards vs. the RedHawks. But he still managed to contribute to the victory. Bennett’s blocked punt and return for a TD accounted for the winning margin and earned him Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors. RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK u Kirkwood made his backfield debut against Miami. His first two carries went for four yards each, with the first accounting for a first down and the second a touchdown. He averaged 4.2 yards per carry. u Kirkwood is a freshman, but played in Minnesota’s first four games last season, rushing for 112 yards on 27 carries. He was granted a medical red-shirt after an injury saw him miss the rest of 2010. u Bennett scored the Gophers’ first touchdown of the 2011 season, rumbling in from nine yards out in the third quarter at USC in the season opener. It was his 15th career rushing TD and 20th TD overall. u Bennett topped the century mark in two games last season, giving him three total for his career. He rushed for a career-best 187 in the 2010 season-opener at Middle Tennessee St. He also has two 100yard receiving games (121, Oct. 31, 2009 vs. Michigan St. and 100, Sept. 6, 2008 at Bowling Green). u The only other tailback to carry the ball for Minesota in the first three weeks has been red-shirt freshman Lamonte Edwards. He has eight carries for 11 yards and one touchdown. MALCOLM NOT IN THE MIDDLE u Sophomore wide receiver Malcolm Moulton got things started for the Minnesota offense last week vs. Miami (Ohio) and he did it on the edge of the defense, despite his reputation for making receptions over the middle. Moulton took a quick pass from Gray out near the Minnesota sideline and raced 59 yards to the Miami 25-yard line. That play led to a Gopher field goal, tying the game at 3-3 and giving Minnesota a score on its first possession for the first time this season. Moulton finished the day as the Gophers’ leading receiver with four catches for 72 yards. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL RECEIVER NOTEBOOK GOPHER RADIO NETWORK u Senior Da’Jon McKnight has four 100-yard receiving games to his credit, including week two vs. New Mexico State (career-best 146 yards). Two of those four were back-to-back last season, when he had 123 yards at Purdue and 103 yards vs. Penn State on Oct. 16 and Oct. 23, respectively. u McKnight’s other century-mark-topping output came in the 2009 Insight Bowl, when he turned in a seven-reception, then-career-best 124-yard outing vs. Iowa State. McKnight is on the Biletnikoff Watch List. u Prior to this season, Brandon Green hadn’t caught a pass in a game since Nov. 14, 2009. His lone reception vs. USC was big, a 12-yard TD that pulled the Gophers within two in the fourth quarter. He added two more receptions for 24 yards vs. NMSU and one for eight yards vs. Miami (Ohio). u Moulton and true freshman Marcus Jones each made their first career receptions in the opener at USC. Moulton now has 10 receptions for 146 yards. Jones has five for 70. u Senior TE Eric Lair is is on the watch list for the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end. After being shut out by New Mexico State, he came back with a two-reception, 55-yard performance vs. Miami. His 43-yard reception early in the second quarter was one yard shy of a career-long. u Junior transfer tight end John Rabe made his first career reception a big one. It was a one-yarder from Gray for a touchdown to put the Gophers on top 23-16 vs. Miami last week. The Gopher Sports Network presented by AlarmForce distributes its digital quality audio stream via satellite to affiliates across the state of Minnesota. KFAN (100.3 FM) in the Twin Cities will serve as the flagship station. EXPERIENCE UP FRONT u Four of Minnesota’s starting five on the offensive line have a good deal of experience. Three of those linemen are fifth-year seniors -- left guard Chris Bunders, right guard Ryan Orton and center Ryan Wynn. Sophomore left tackle Ed Olson has now started 11 games at that position. Bunders is by far the most experienced with 31 career starts after last week’s game. OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK u Minnesota has a combined 62 starts among all its offensive linemen returning from the 2010 season. All of those starts come from the four aforementioned players. Wynn now has 17 career starts, while Orton has been in the starting lineup 13 times. u Wynn started 13 straight games as a red-shirt freshman. He missed all of 2009 with a back injury and saw limited action last season. u Only three of the 13 starts for Orton came last season. Six of his starts were tallied when he was a red-shirt freshman in 2008. u Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gjere made his first career start at right tackle at USC. u Backup and true freshman lineman Tommy Olson now has three kickoff returns this season. u Red-shirt freshman Zac Epping saw his first action on the offensive line last week in relief of Orton. DROUGHT OVER u True freshman Michael Amaefula picked up the Gophers’ first sack of the season early in the second quarter vs. Miami (Ohio). Minnesota ranked dead last (No. 120 out of 120 FBS schools) in sacks for the 2010 season, tallying just nine. They had been shut out through the first two games this season. The Gophers had gone without a sack in eight of their previous 14 games before Saturday. Amaefula was an All-District and All-Metroplex selection coming out of Arlington (Texas) Bowie High School. DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK Mike Grimm will be in his first season calling the Gophers’ play-by-play. Darrell Thompson, the all-time leading rusher in school history, returs to the booth this season as the analyst. KFAN personality Justin Gaard will report from the sideline. Kevin Falness will host the pre-game show, while Corbu Stathes will handle halftime and post-game. Golden Gopher Radio Network Affiliates: Market Station Ada/Fargo KRJB-FM Ada/Mahnomen KRJM-FM Aitkin KKIN-FM Albert Lea KATE-AM Alexandria KULO-FM Albert Lea KATE-AM Austin KAUS-AM Austin KAUS-FM Bemidji KBUN-AM Benson KSCR-FM Brainerd KBLB-FM Buffalo KRWC-AM Crookston KROX-AM Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM Duluth WGEE-AM Ely WELY-FM Fairmont KSUM-AM Glenwood KMGK-FM Grand Rapids KOZY-AM Little Falls KLTF-AM Marshall KMHL-AM Minneapolis/St. Paul KFAN-FM Minneapolis/St. Paul KTLK-AM Montevideo KDMA-AM New Prague KRDS-FM Owatonna/Mankato KOWZ-FM Owatonna/Waseca KOWZ-AM Park Rapids KPRM-AM Pipestone KLOH-AM Preston KVGO-FM Red Wing KCUE-AM Redwood Falls KLGR-AM Rochester KROC-AM St. Cloud KXSS-AM Thief River Falls KTRF-AM Thief River Falls KKAQ-AM Wadena KVKK-AM Walker KAKK-AM Willmar KDJS-AM Willmar KRVY-FM Windom KDOM-AM Windom KDOM-FM Winona KWNO-AM Worthington KWOA-AM Freq. 106.5 101.5 94.3 1450 94.3 1450 1480 99.9 1450 93.5 93.3 1360 1260 1340 970 94.5 1370 107.1 1320 960 1400 100.3 1130 1460 95.5 100.9 1170 870 1050 104.3 1250 1490 1340 1390 1230 1460 1070 1570 1590 97.3 1580 94.3 1230 730 u Amaefula picked up his first career start vs. Miami (Ohio), as well. Teamed with red-shirt freshman Ben Perry, the Gophers started two freshmen vs. the RedHawks. u Amaefula is now tied with Brandon Kirksey as the top tacklers on the line with five stops each. u Anthony Jacobs was the top tackler among the defensive linemen last season, tallying 41 stops. His 6.5 tackles for loss ranked third on the team in 2011. u Senior defensive tackle Brandon Kirksey has 10.5 tackles for loss in his career. u Wilhite was named Freshman All-Big Ten by The Sporting News following the 2009 season. He finished the year with three sacks, three tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. u The Gophers now have 11 different defensive linemen who have seen action in 2011. Kevin Falness, Darrell Thompson, Corbu Stathes, Mike Grimm, Justin Gaard www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 7 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL GOPHERS’ 2011 SCHEDULE AMONG NATION’S BEST Minnesota’s 2011 schedule has been ranked by numerous experts as one of the tougher schedules in the nation. According to Phil Steele, Minnesota has the No. 21 toughest schedule among all 120 FBS teams. • Seven of Minnesota’s 11 FBS opponents are either ranked or receiving votes in either the Associated Press Top 25 or the USA Today Top 25. Four of those opponents are in the Top 25 in one or both of those polls. • Eight of Minnesota’s 11 FBS opponents played in bowl games last season. • Five of Minnesota’s six FBS opponents that will visit TCF Bank Stadium played in a bowl game last season. • Four teams (Miami, Nebraska, Michigan State, Wisconsin) on Minnesota’s 2011 schedule are coming off seasons with 10 wins or more. Two of those teams (Michigan State and Wisconsin) had 11-win seasons. • Minnesota’s 2011 opponents averaged nearly eight victories in 2010. 2011 Minnesota Opponents Team 2010 Record 2011 Record USC 8-5 3-0 Notes: QB Matt Barkley and WR Robert Woods set records for completions and receptions, but the Trojans barely hung on to defeat Minnesota by a 19-17 tally. New Mexico State 2-10 1-2 Notes: New Mexico State took an early 21-7 lead and then held on for a 28-21 victory in the Gophers’ home opener. Gopher QB MarQueis Gray passed for 211 and rushed for 110 in the loss. Miami (Ohio) 10-4 0-2 Notes: The Gophers picked up their first win of the season and the Jerry Kill era vs. Miami, despite 325 yards passing from RedHawks quarterback Zac Dysert. North Dakota State 9-5 2-0 Notes: The Bison advanced to the quarters of the NCAA FCS Playoffs last year. NDSU defeated Kansas 6-3 last year. The Bison have played an FBS opponent five straight years, going 2-3. Michigan 7-6 3-0 Notes: Minnesota has not faced the Wolverines since the 2008 season at the Metrodome, when Michigan won 29-6. The Little Brown Jug game will now be annual, with both teams in the Legends Division. Purdue 4-8 2-1 Notes: The Boilermakers lost starting quarterback Rob Henry to an ACL tear just more than a week prior to the season-opener. Purdue’s wins last year were over W. Illinois, Ball State, Minnesota and Indiana. Nebraska 10-4 3-0 Notes: The Huskers advanced to the Big 12 Championship game for the second straight year in 2010. NU fell to Washington 19-7 in the Holiday Bowl after beating UW 56-21 in the regular season. Iowa 8-5 2-1 Notes: The Hawkeyes rebounded from a regular-season-ending loss to Minnesota to defeat Missouri 27-24 at the Insight Bowl. Iowa returns nine starters from last year’s squad. Michigan State 11-2 2-1 Notes: The Spartans won a share of their first Big Ten title since 1990 last year, falling only to Iowa in the regular season and to Alabama in the Capital One Bowl. Wisconsin 11-2 3-0 Notes: The Badgers made their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 2000, but fell in Pasadena to TCU. Wisconsin returns 12 starters and 56 lettermen from last year’s team. Northwestern 7-6 2-1 Notes: The Wildcats lost just 14 lettermen from last season’s team and have 56 returning. Northwestern fell 45-38 in the Ticket City Bowl to Texas Tech at the end of last season. Illinois 7-6 3-0 Notes: The Illini rolled to a 38-14 victory over Baylor at the Texas Bowl to wrap up last season. Illinois’ 67-65, three-overtime loss to Michigan may have been the most entertaining game of 2010. PG. 8 MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE HANGIN’ WITH MR. COOPER u Junior linebacker Keanon Cooper turned in nine tackles,the second-most on the team last week vs. Miami (Ohio). Cooper, who is playing with a cast on an injured wrist, leads the Gopher linebackers with 22 total tackles this season, which is tied second-most on the squad. Cooper has also turned in two tackles-for-loss and forced a fumble so far this season. For his career, Cooper has seen action in 28 games with 13 starts. He has racked up 133 tackles as a Gopher, including nine tackles-for-loss. LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK u Junior Mike Rallis has been bitten by the injury bug throughout his career. But despite playing in just nine 2010 games, Rallis ranked fourth on the team in TFL (6.0) and led the team in interceptions (3). u Rallis is currently fifth on the team with 20 total tackles. He made two key fourth-quarter pass breakups in last week’s victory over Miami. u Senior Gary Tinsley is the Gophers’ starting middle linebacker. He has 13 total tackles, 1.5 tacklesfor-loss and two pass break-ups this year. He will also line up on the end of the line in nickel packages. u Junior Ryan Grant has a good football bloodline. His grandfather Bud was a legendary Gopher athlete and long-time Vikings head coach. His father Mike has coached six state championship teams at Eden Prairie High School. He has seen action in all three games this season. u Linebacker may be the deepest position on the Gopher squad. Minnesota had eight linebackers record tackles during 2010 and all eight return to the team. However, two linebackers expected to contribute in 2011 -- Brendan Beal and Aaron Hill -- have not played in 2011 due to injury. KIM-POSSIBLE u Senior safety Kim Royston wasn’t even supposed to be on the 2011 version of the Gopher football team. He thought his career might be over when he suffered a gruesome compound fracture of his lower leg. His initial recovery went well enough that he thought he would play in 2010. But the recovery saw a setback derail his senior season. However, the NCAA granted him a sixth year of eligibility. SECONDARY NOTEBOOK u Royston has made exactly 10 tackles in each of Minnesota’s first three games to lead the team with 30 stops. His lone pass breakup this season came on the last play vs. Miami to preserve a victory. u Senior cornerback Troy Stoudermire has a pair of interceptions already this season, which is tied for eighth in the nation. He also has two pass breakups and leads the team with three tackles-for-loss. u Stoudermire is a converted wide receiver and the Big Ten’s all-time leader in kick return yardage. u Senior defensive back Christyn Lewis picked up his first start of the season vs. Miami last week. u Senior safety Shady Salamon is also a conversion project from the offensive side of the ball. He came to Minnesota as a running back and started two games as a true freshman. u Sophomore CB Brock Vereen recorded his first career INT vs. New Mexico State. u Vereen leads the team with four pass break-ups. His 13 tackles vs. USC are a Gopher season-high. BOOK ’EM DAN O. u After averaging 36.1 yards per punt last season to rank No. 94 in the nation, sophomore Dan Orseske has rebounded in a big way through the first three games of the 2011 season. Orseske has punted 11 times for an average of 45.7 yards. Orseske’s punting has helped lead Minnesota to a No. 12 ranking in net punting through the first three games of the season, averaging 42 yards of field position per punt. SPECIALIST NOTEBOOK u Orseske ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 12 in the nation. He has three punts of 50-plus yards and three which have been downed inside the 20-yard line. u Sophomore long snapper Jake Filkins has seen action in 12 career games as a long snapper. He has converted 26-of-26 good long snaps so far this season (11 punts, 7 field goals, 8 PATs). u Junior quarterback Adam Lueck has served as the Gophers’ placekick holder for the last two seasons. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL TAKE IT TO THE BANK TCF BANK STADIUM FACTS When the Gophers hosted the Air Force Academy on Sept. 12, 2009 it marked the first time since Nov. 21, 1981 that college football has been played on campus at Minnesota. • TCF Bank Stadium was designed as an open-air, horseshoe-shaped bowl with a collegiate look and feel. The stadium is oriented to take advantage of the views of downtown Minneapolis. Minnesota’s 16-13 win over South Dakota State marked the final game of the inaugural season at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota put together a 4-3 record in its new home stadium in the inaugural season. • The University exceeded its initial fund-raising goal of $86 million. • The brick façade and arches resemble that of Minnesota’s previous on-campus football venue, Memorial Stadium, which hosted its final game on Nov. 21, 1981. • Construction began on TCF Bank Stadium on July 11, 2007. It took over 1.3 million work hours to complete the project by July , 2009. • The main high definition video measures approximately 48 feet high by 108 feet wide and boasts Daktronics HD-16 technology. TCF Bank Stadium was the first Big Ten Stadium built in nearly 50 years. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) and Memorial Stadium (Indiana) were both built in 1960. At the time of its construction, TCF Bank Stadium was just the second new stadium built in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and the first in a BCS conference since 1998. Akron also christened a brand-new stadium last season. • The main high definition video board is the third largest in all of college athletics in terms of square footage. Only Texas and Mississippi State have larger boards. • The main video board screen is made up of more than four million LED lights that if placed end to end would extend for 47.5 miles. • At the project’s peak, 750 construction workers were working on TCF Bank Stadium. • The site of TCF Bank Stadium covers 1,194,645 SF or approximately 27.4 acres. In May 2006, the Minnesota legislature made the stadium a reality, approving the $288.5 million facility. The stadium holds 50,805 fans and is an open-air facility. Construction began during the summer of 2007. • The playing surface is FieldTurf and covers 92,132 SF or approximately 2.1 acres. TCF Bank Stadium Timeline • The home locker room at TCF Bank Stadium is 60 yards long by 25 yards wide. It contains 120 cherry wood lockers and is the largest in both professional and college football. May, 2006 - Legislature approves new stadium June, 2007 - Ground broken on TCF Bank Stadium January, 2008 - First steel rises from ground at stadium site April 7, 2008 - First brick laid at the stadium site Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished May/June, 2009 - FieldTurf playing surface installed July, 2009 - University takes occupancy of TCF Bank Stadium Sept. 12, 2009 - First game at TCF Bank Stadium vs. Air Force. GOPHER VICTORY WALK The Golden Gopher football program saw a new tradition take shape in 2007, with the advent of the “Gopher Victory Walk.” Prior to each game, the entire Minnesota football team, led by the Minnesota Marching Band, will walk through the fans on Oak Street and head into TCF Bank Stadium. Each Gopher Victory Walk will begin two hours and 15 minutes prior to kickoff. The Minnesota Football program is encouraging fans to participate in the Gopher Victory Walk throughout the season, by lining the entire path from the bus to the stadium and cheering for the players as they arrive on game day. • The design of TCF Bank Stadium allows for expansion to 80,000. • There are approximately 25,000 seats with permanent chairbacks. All seats between the goal lines have permanent chairbacks. • TCF Bank Stadium includes 1,000 handicap accessible and companion seats. • There are 37 premium suites, 57 loge boxes, 259 seats in the indoor club and 1,250 seats in the outdoor club at TCF Bank Stadium. • There are 113 restrooms in TCF Bank Stadium, which include 625 toilets and 268 urinals. • TCF Bank Stadium has 10 network TV camera positions and seating for 165 members of the media. • Populous (formerly HOK Sport) served as the primary architect for the building, while Mortensen Construction was the general contractor. • In excess of 8,800 tons of structural steel was used in the project, with 97 percent recycled steel. • TCF Bank Stadium contains 24,000 yards of cast-in-place concrete, which is enough concrete to pour a four-inch thick, five-foot wide sidewalk from Minneapolis to Rochester, Minn. (74 miles). • The masonry includes 525,000 units of concrete block and 760,000 units of full and thin brick. • There is 72,753 SF or approximately 1.7 acres of glass in TCF Bank Stadium, enough to cover more than 1.25 football fields. • There are 9,185 Minnesota Block “M”s in TCF Bank Stadium. • The foundation of TCF Bank Stadium is supported by 2,133 drilled piles, which is equivalent to 15.5 miles of piles. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 9 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # 12 98 31 64 59 82 47 1 22 47 73 46 7 42 68 77 65 6 17 63 27 55 4 44 80 89 32 52 70 48 3 49 33 76 69 83 43 5 1 91 99 90 2 40 36 7 42 14 30 57 89 97 62 15 5 84 96 20 45 14 85 94 74 Name Moses Alipate Michael Amaefula Cole Banham Caleb Bak Joey Balthazor A.J. Barker Quinn Bauducco Brendan Beal Duane Bennett Alex Bisch Joe Bjorklund Cameron Botticelli Tyrone Bouie Gavin Bronson Chris Bunders Foster Bush Josh Campion Michael Carter C.J. Cesario Jon Christenson David Cobb Thieren Cockran Keanon Cooper Connor Cosgrove Ed Cotton Devin Crawford-Tufts Curran Delaney Lamonte Edwards Zac Epping Sean Ferguson Jake Filkins Dexter Foreman Matt Garin Cameron Gatling Jimmy Gjere Jacob Glickstein Drew Goodger Ryan Grant MarQueis Gray Brandon Green Kendall Gregory-McGee Ra’Shede Hageman Austin Hahn Ge’Shun Harris Jared Hartman Chase Haviland Chris Hawthorne Ernie Heifort Kyle Henderson Mike Henry Aaron Hill Logan Hutton Anthony Jacobs Eric Jacques Marcus Jones Johnny Johnson Victor Keise Brandon Kirksey Donnell Kirkwood Bryan Klitzke Matt Kloss Eric Lair Harold Legania Marek Lenkiewicz PG. 10 Pos. QB DE RB OL LB WR LB LB RB TE OL DL CB DL OL OL OL CB WR OL RB DE LB WR FB WR DT RB OL OL LS QB DE RB OL DL TE LB QB WR DE DL DT WR LS DB K TE DB FB LB WR DL DL WR DB WR DT RB DB WR TE DL OL Yr. So.* Fr. Fr.* Fr.* So.* Jr.* Fr. So.* Sr.* Fr.* Fr. Fr.* Fr.* Fr. Sr.* Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.* So.* Jr.* Fr. Jr.* Fr.* Fr.* Fr.* So. 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Cesario Dwayne Mitchell Peter Westerhaus Adam Lueck Donnell Kirkwood Brock Vereen Duane Bennett Grayson Levine Luke Trucilla James Manuel Devon Wright Mike Rallis David Cobb Cedric Thompson Kenny Watkins Shady Salamon Mike Henry Cole Banham David Platner Lamonte Edwards Cameron Gatling Jephte Matilus Dominic Schultz Chase Haviland Peter Mortell David Schwerman Gabe Mezzenga Jordan Wettstein Jared Hartman Nathan Tow-Arnett Dan Orseske Gavin Bronson Ernie Heifort Ryan Grant Ed Cotton Brent Singleton Bryan Klitzke Cameron Botticelli Quinn Bauducco Pos LB WR WR QB DB LB QB DB CB WR DB K LB WR DB QB CB QB WR DB DB WR WR DB QB WR LB LB QB RB DB RB DB WR DB RB LB RB CB DB DB FB RB K RB RB LB LB DB P K LB K LS DB P DL TE LB FB LB DB DL LB www.GOPHERSPORTS.com Ht 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-4 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-6 5-10 6-5 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-3 Wt 245 186 215 223 200 212 240 198 185 211 170 198 223 213 170 226 196 276 202 191 185 197 170 195 206 181 210 220 194 215 182 205 205 175 214 194 231 212 196 191 202 237 177 167 210 202 240 219 185 194 195 235 186 230 211 206 230 233 230 210 214 210 274 230 Yr. So.* Jr.* Jr. Fr. Sr.** Jr.* Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr.* So. Jr. Fr.* Sr. Fr. Sr. So.* Fr.* Fr. Sr.* Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.* Fr.* Fr.* Fr. Jr.* Fr.* So. Sr.* Fr. Fr. So. Fr.* Jr.* Fr. Fr. So.* Sr. So. Fr.* Fr. Fr.* Jr. Fr. Fr. So.* Fr. Sr.* Fr.* Jr. Fr. Sr.* So.* Fr. Fr. Jr.* Jr.* So.* Sr.* Fr.* Fr. Hometown (Previous School) Bangor, Pa. (Florida) Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS) Corona, Calif. (Arizona Western College) Manvel, Texas (Manvel HS) Minneapolis, Minn. (Wisconsin) Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS) Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS) Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Sanford, Fla. (Seminole HS) Raleigh, N.C. (North Carolina State) Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall Heath HS) Fontana, Calif. (Citrus College) Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege HS) Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson HS) Bloomington, Minn. (Totino Grace HS) Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Lehigh HS) Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato) Coon Rapids, Minn. (Northern State) Wake Forest, N.C. (Rolesville HS) Miramar, Fla. (Miramar HS) Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS) Arlington Heights, Ill. (St. Victor HS) New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) Chanhassen, Minn. (Holy Family HS) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic HS) Valencia, Calif. (Valencia HS) Fairview Heights, Ill. (O’Fallon Township HS) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep) Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) Coral Springs, Fla. (Taravella HS) Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) Killeen, Texas (Ellison HS) Calipatria, Calif. (Calipatria HS) Detroit, Mich. (Brother Rice HS) S. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) Lakeville, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS) San Antonio, Texas (University of Mary) Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic HS) Port Huron, Mich. (Port Huron HS) Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS) Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy) Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS) Shoreview, Minn. (Totino Grace HS) De Pere, Wis. (De Pere HS) Falcon Heights, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Falls HS) Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice HS) Burnsville, Minn. (Apple Valley HS) Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS) Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS) Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS) Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette University HS) Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2011 NUMERICAL ROSTER 47 48 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 57 58 59 60 62 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 96 97 98 99 Alex Bisch TE 6-6 237 Fr.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS) Jake Filkins LS 6-2 230 So. Prescott, Wis. (Prescott HS) Judd Paffrath DL 6-2 225 Fr.* Alexandria, Minn. (Alexandria HS) Matt Garin DE 6-4 252 So.* Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) Patrick Sveum LB 6-1 231 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Century HS) Gary Tinsley LB 6-1 232 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS) Zac Epping OL 6-2 297 Fr.* Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS) Tommy Olson OL 6-4 289 Fr. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) Thieren Cockran DE 6-6 221 Fr. Homestead, Fla. (Homestead HS) Aaron Hill LB 6-2 225 So.* St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran HS) Ed Olson OL 6-7 300 So.* Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) Joey Balthazor LB 6-3 230 So.* Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS) Ryan Wynn OL 6-5 305 Sr.* Plymouth, Minn. (Maple Grove HS) Eric Jacques DL 6-2 289 So.* Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) Zach Mottla OL 6-2 290 So.* Edina, Minn. (Certin-Derham Hall HS) Jon Christenson OL 6-4 266 Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS) Caleb Bak OL 6-3 296 Fr.* Columbia Heights, Minn. (Concordia Academy) Josh Campion OL 6-5 310 Fr. Fergus Falls, Minn. (Fork Union Military) Luke McAvoy OL 6-5 281 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington HS) David Stommes DL 6-4 240 So.* Eden Valley, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS) Chris Bunders OL 6-3 292 Sr.* Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS) Jacob Glickstein DL 6-3 270 Jr.* New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS) Sean Ferguson OL 6-6 296 Fr.* Philadelphia, Pa. (The Hun School) Kyle McAvoy OL 6-5 296 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington HS) Joe Bjorklund OL 6-5 281 Fr. Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount HS) Marek Lenkiewicz OL 6-5 270 Fr.* Tinley Park, Ill. (Victor J. Andrew HS) Jimmy Gjere OL 6-7 315 Fr.* New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS) Foster Bush OL 6-5 275 Fr. Menasha, Wis. (Menasha HS) Ryan Orton OL 6-4 290 Sr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Devin Crawford-Tufts WR 6-2 191 Fr. Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) John Rabe TE 6-4 252 Jr. Iowa Falls, Iowa (Ellsworth CC) A.J. Barker WR 6-1 190 Jr.* St. Paul, Minn. (De La Salle HS) Drew Goodger TE 6-5 249 Fr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Northwest HS) Victor Keise WR 6-1 180 So.* Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep HS) Eric Lair TE 6-3 232 Sr. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) Malcolm Moulton WR 5-11 186 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Fort Scott CC) Sahr Ngekia TE 6-4 229 So.* Richfield, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels) Collin McGarry TE 6-4 261 Sr.* Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS) Logan Hutton WR 6-1 175 Fr.* LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque HS) Curran Delaney DT 6-1 290 Jr.* Victoria, Minn. (Holy Family HS) Austin Hahn DT 6-4 290 Jr.* Hartford, Wis. (Hartford HS) Kendall Gregory-McGee DE 6-5 255 So.* Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) Leston Simpson DE 6-3 244 Jr. Springfield Garden, N.Y. (Lackawanna College) Ben Perry DE 6-5 241 Fr.* Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) Harold Legania DL 6-4 292 Fr.* New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) D.L. Wilhite DE 6-4 245 Jr.* Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS) Brandon Kirksey DT 6-2 294 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East HS) Dave Ramlet LS 6-2 230 Fr.* Appleton, Wis. (Xavier HS) Anthony Jacobs DL 6-2 291 Sr.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS) Michael Amaefula DE 6-2 235 Fr. Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) Ra’Shede Hageman DL 6-6 302 So.* Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS) Connor Cosgrove WR 6-0 175 So.* Madison, Wis. (St. Cloud State) *indicates player has taken a redshirt season; ** indicates player is in sixth year of eligibility ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 23 9 19 24 34 71 66 88 6 39 17 16 37 86 62 87 58 53 41 78 48 16 93 31 13 81 26 96 8 3 29 35 38 11 92 44 67 11 50 27 51 40 23 21 28 13 18 39 95 8 25 60 Grayson Levine Christyn Lewis Adam Lueck James Manuel Jephte Matilus Kyle McAvoy Luke McAvoy Collin McGarry Da’Jon McKnight Gabe Mezzenga Dwayne Mitchell Steven Montgomery Peter Mortell Malcolm Moulton Zach Mottla Sahr Ngekia Ed Olson Tommy Olson Dan Orseske Ryan Orton Judd Paffrath Tom Parish Ben Perry David Platner J.D. Pride John Rabe Mike Rallis Dave Ramlet Spencer Reeves Kim Royston Shady Salamon Dominic Schultz David Schwerman Max Shortell Leston Simpson Brent Singleton David Stommes Troy Stoudermire Patrick Sveum Cedric Thompson Gary Tinsley Nathan Tow-Arnett Luke Trucilla Brock Vereen Kenny Watkins Derrick Wells Peter Westerhaus Jordan Wettstein D.L. Wilhite Cameron Wilson Devon Wright Ryan Wynn DB DB QB DB LB OL OL TE WR TE LB DB P WR OL TE OL OL P OL DL QB DE K WR TE LB LS LB DB DB LB K QB DE LB DL CB LB CB LB DB WR DB DB DB LB K DE WR RB OL Fr. Sr. Jr.* So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr.* Sr. Fr.* Fr.* Fr. Fr. So. So.* So.* So.* Fr. So.* Sr.* Fr.* Fr.* Fr.* Fr. Fr.* Jr. Jr.* Fr.* Jr. Sr.** Sr. Fr. Sr.* Fr. Jr. So.* So.* Sr. Sr.* Fr. Sr. Sr.* Fr. So. So.* Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr.* Fr.* Fr.* Jr.* PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUN GUIDE Michael Amaefula ................................................. ah-MEFF-uh-lah Quinn Bauducco . ............................................................. bow-duke-oh Moses Alipate . .............................................................. all-ih-PAH-tay Duane Bennett .......................................................................doo-WAN Tyrone Bouie ............................................................................ BOO-ee Thieren Cockran .................................................................thee-ERR-un Lamonte Edwards ..............................................................luh-MON-tay Jimmy Gjere . ...............................................................................Jerry Jacob Glickstein ...........................................................GLICK-steen Drew Goodger ....................................................................... good-JER MarQueis Gray . ..................................................................mar-KWEES Ra’Shede Hageman . .......................................................Ra-SHEED Victor Keise .................................................................................KEYS Harold Legania . ............................................................. Luh-GONE-yay Marek Lenkiewicz ......................................MARE-eck LENK-uh-witz Grayson Levine ....................................................................... leh-VEEN Christyn Lewis . ...................................................................... Christian Adam Lueck ......................................................................... LOO-eck Jephte Matilus . ....................................................jeff-TAY muh-TILL-us Da’Jon McKnight .................................................................... day-ZHON www.GOPHERSPORTS.com Max Shortell .......................................................................shore-TELL Patrick Sveum ........................................................................SVAY-um Nathan Tow-Arnett ........................................................... TAU r-NET Devon Wright . ....................................................................... DEH-vun Ryan Wynn ................................................................................. WIN PG. 11 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE RECORD: 1-2 (HOME 1-1, ROAD 0-1, NEUTRAL 0-0); BIG TEN: 0-0 (HOME 0-0; ROAD 0-0) 2011 STATISTICS PG. 12 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 13 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PG. 14 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 15 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 SUPERLATIVES GOPHER INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS PG. 16 GOPHER TEAM GAME HIGHS www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2011 SUPERLATIVES OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 17 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2010 MINNESOTA LONG PLAYS PG. 18 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL THE START CHART No. Name Pos. Yr. 1 Brendan Beal LB So.* 1 Brandon Green WR Jr.* 2 Ge’Shun Harris WR Jr. 3 Dexter Foreman QB Fr. 3 Kim Royston DB Sr.** 4 Keanon Cooper LB Jr.* 5 Johnny Johnson DB Sr. 5 MarQueis Gray QB Jr. 6 Michael Carter DB Jr. 6 Da’Jon McKnight WR Sr. 7 Tyrone Bouie DB Fr.* 7 Chris Hawthorne K So. 8 Spencer Reeves LB Jr. 8 Cameron Wilson WR Fr.* 9 Christyn Lewis DB Sr. 11 Max Shortell QB Fr. 11 Troy Stoudermire CB Sr. 12 Moses Alipate QB So.* 13 JD Pride WR Fr.* 13 Derrick Wells DB Fr. 14 Kyle Henderson DB Sr.* 15 Marcus Jones WR Fr. 16 Tom Parish QB So.* 17 CJ Cesario WR Fr.* 17 Dwayne Mitchell LB Fr.* 18 Peter Westerhaus LB Fr. 19 Adam Lueck QB Jr.* 20 Donnell Kirkwood RB Fr.* 21 Brock Vereen DB So. 22 Duane Bennett RB Sr.* 23 Grayson Levine DB Fr. 23 Luke Trucilla WR Fr. 24 James Manuel DB So. 25 Devon Wright RB Fr.* 26 Mike Rallis DB Jr.* 27 David Cobb RB Fr. 27 Cedric Thompson DB Fr. 28 Kenny Watkins DB So.* 29 Shady Salamon DB Sr. 30 Mike Henry HB So.* 31 Cole Banham RB Fr. 31 David Platner K Fr. 32 Lamonte Edwards RB Fr.* 33 Cameron Gatling RB Jr. 34 Jephte Matilus LB Fr. 35 Dominic Schultz LB Fr. 36 Chase Haviland DB So.* 37 Peter Mortell P Fr. 38 David Schwerman P Sr.* 39 Gabe Mezzenga TE Fr.* 40 Jared Hartman LS Fr. 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB Sr.* 41 Dan Orseske P So.* 42 Ernie Heifort TE Fr. 43 Ryan Grant LB Jr.* 44 Brent Singleton LB Fr.* 44 Ed Cotton HB So.* 45 Gavin Bronson DL Fr. 45 Bryan Klitzke DB Sr.* 46 Cameron Botticelli DL Fr.* 47 Quinn Bauducco LB Fr. 47 Alexander Bisch TE Fr.* 2011 Starts/Gms 0/0 0/3 0/1 0/0 3/3 3/3 0/3 3/3 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/3 0/2 0/0 1/3 0/3 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/3 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/3 3/3 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/1 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/3 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/3 0/0 0/0 Career Starts/Gms 0/0 10/29 0/1 0/0 16/16 13/29 2/32 10/28 6/19 21/37 0/0 0/3 2/21 0/0 6/15 0/3 19/40 0/0 0/0 0/2 2/14 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/15 0/7 7/11 26/40 0/0 0/0 3/15 0/1 10/28 0/0 0/0 0/4 4/38 0/6 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0 0/7 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/17 0/0 4/27 0/2 0/3 0/0 0/27 0/3 0/0 0/0 No. Name Pos. Yr. 48 Jake Filkins LS So. 48 Judd Paffrath DL Fr.* 49 Matt Garin DE So. 50 Patrick Sveum LB Sr.* 51 Gary Tinsley LB Sr. 52 Zac Epping OL Fr. 53 Tommy Olson OL Fr. 55 Thieren Cockran DE Fr. 57 Aaron Hill LB So.* 58 Ed Olson OL So.* 59 Joey Balthazor LB So.* 60 Ryan Wynn OL Sr.* 62 Eric Jacques DL So.* 62 Zach Mottla OL So.* 63 Jon Christenson OL Fr. 64 Caleb Bak OL Fr.* 65 Josh Campion OL Fr. 66 Luke McAvoy OL Fr. 67 David Stommes DE So.* 68 Chris Bunders OL Sr.* 69 Jacob Glickstein DL Jr.* 70 Sean Ferguson OL Fr.* 71 Kyle McAvoy OL Fr. 73 Joe Bjorklund OL Fr. 74 Marek Lenkiewicz OL Fr.* 76 Jimmy Gjere OL Fr.* 77 Foster Bush OL Fr. 78 Ryan Orton OL Sr. 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts WR Fr. 81 John Rabe TE Jr. 82 A.J. Barker WR So.* 83 Drew Goodger TE Fr. 84 Victor Keise WR So.* 85 Eric Lair TE Sr. 86 Malcolm Moulton WR So. 87 Sahr Ngekia TE So.* 88 Collin McGarry TE Sr.* 89 Curran Delaney DL Jr.* 89 Logan Hutton WR Fr.* 90 Austin Hahn DL Jr.* 91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE So.* 92 Leston Simpson DE Jr. 93 Ben Perry DE Fr.* 94 Harold Legania DL Fr.* 95 D.L. Wilhite DE Jr.* 96 Brandon Kirksey DL Sr. 96 Dave Ramlet LS Fr. 97 Anthony Jacobs DL Sr. 98 Michael Amaefula DE Fr. 99 Ra’Shede Hageman DL So.* www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 Starts/Gms 0/3 0/0 0/3 0/3 3/3 0/3 0/3 0/0 0/0 3/3 0/3 3/3 0/3 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/3 0/0 3/3 0/0 2/3 0/0 0/2 0/2 1/3 0/3 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/2 3/3 0/0 2/3 3/3 0/0 3/3 1/3 0/3 Career Starts/Gms 0/12 0/0 5/13 0/12 15/35 0/3 0/3 0/0 1/12 11/13 0/10 17/19 0/4 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 31/35 0/0 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/3 0/0 13/33 0/0 2/3 0/3 0/2 0/7 12/37 0/3 0/0 3/22 0/0 0/0 1/7 1/13 0/14 3/3 0/0 11/27 14/37 0/0 16/37 1/3 0/10 PG. 19 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE THE LAST TIME ... MINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL GAME 250+ yards rushing: 200+ yards rushing: 150+ yards rushing: 100+ yards rushing: QB with 100+ yards rushing: QB with 100 rushing/200 passing: 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: Player with consecutive 100-yd games: 50+ yard rush play: Four or more TDs rushing: Three or more TDs rushing: Two or more TDs rushing: 25+ rushing attempts: 30+ rushing attempts: 40+ rushing attempts: 200+ yards receiving: 100+ yards receiving: 2 receivers with 100+ yards rcvg: 10 or more receptions: Five or more TDs receiving: Four or more TDs receiving: Three or more TDs receiving: Two or more TDs receiving: 450+ yards passing: 400+ yards passing: 350+ yards passing: 300+ yards passing: Consecutive 300-yard passing gms: 50+ yard pass play: Six or more TDs passing: Five or more TDs passing: Four or more TDs passing: Three or more TDs passing: Two or more TDs passing: 30+ passing attempts: 40+ passing attempts: 50+ passing attempts: 20+ completions: 25+ completions: 30+ completions: 500+ yds. total offense: 400+ yds. total offense: 300+ all-purpose yards: 200+ all-purpose yards: Five or more field goals: Four or more field goals: Three or more field goals: Two or more field goals: Three or more interceptions: Two or more interceptions: Blocked punt: Blocked punt return for TD: Blocked field goal: Blocked FG return for TD: Blocked PAT: PAT Return for Defensive PAT: Int. return for TD: Punt return for TD: Kickoff return for TD: Fumble return for TD: Safety: Made 2-pt. conversion: PG. 20 258, Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 206, Amir Pinnix vs. Michigan State, 11/12/05 171, MarQueis Gray vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 171, MarQueis Gray vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 171, MarQueis Gray vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 110 rush/211 pass, MarQueis Gray vs. NMSU, 9/10/11 155, Alex Daniels and 114, Amir Pinnix at Kent State, 8/31/06 MarQueis Gray (110, 171 - NMSU, Miami - 9/10/11, 9/17/11 61, Duane Bennett vs. Northern Illinois, 8/30/08 4, Marion Barber III at Ohio, 9/13/03 3, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 11/13/10 3, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 11/13/10 25, MarQueis Gray vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 30, Duane Bennett at Middle Tennessee, 9/2/10 Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 228, Ryan Thelwell vs. Ball State, 9/14/96 146, Da’Jon McKnight vs. New Mexico State, 9/10/11 137, Logan Payne and 116, Ernie Wheelwright vs. Indiana, 11/4/06 10, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09 5, Omar Douglas vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 4, Logan Payne vs. Temple, 9/16/06 3, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 3, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 478, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 416, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 2, Cory Sauter vs. Northwestern (303, 10/14/95) and Michigan St. (404, 10/21/95) 59, MarQueis Gray to Malcolm Moulton vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 6, Scott Eckers vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 3, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 2, MarQueis Gray vs. New Mexico State, 9/10/11 32, MarQueis Gray vs. New Mexico State, 9/10/11 49, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 51, Adam Weber vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08 20, Adam Weber at Illinois, 11/13/10 26, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 31, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 536, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 (school record) 411, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 333, Laurence Maroney vs. Purdue, 9/24/05 240, Troy Stoudermire vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02 3, Chris Hawthorne vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 3, Chris Hawthorne vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 3, Jeff Wright vs. Michigan St., 11/14/70 2, Kyle Theret vs. Iowa State, 12/31/09 Duane Bennett vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 Duane Bennett vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 Lee Campbell vs. Purdue, 10/10/09 Traye Simmons vs. Purdue (47 yds.), 10/10/09 Lee Campbell vs. Iowa, 11/21/09 Mario Reese at Wisconsin, 10/14/06 Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern (23 yds.), 11/1/08 Tellis Redmon vs. Northwestern (83 yds.), 10/28/00 Jay Thomas (91 yds.) at Florida Atlantic, 9/15/07 D.L. Wilhite (3 yds.) vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 UL-Monroe’s punt snap went out of end zone, 9/2/00 DeLeon Eskridge pass from Adam Weber, at Michigan State, 11/6/10 Missed 2-pt. conversion: Missed PAT: Defensive extra point: Adam Weber pass attempt failed at Purdue, 10/16/10 Chris Hawthorne vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 Mario Reese, interception return, at Wisconsin, 10/14/06 MINNESOTA TEAM 100 points: 80 points: 60+ points: 50+ points: 40+ points: 30+ points: 0 points: 0 points on the road: 0 points at home: 0 points in first half: No TDs in first half: No offensive TDs in first half: Shut out an opponent: Shut out an opponent on the road: Shut out an opponent at home: 30+ first downs: <10 first downs: 400+ rushing yards: 300+ rushing yards: 200+ rushing yards: 700+ total net yards: 600+ total net yards: 500+ total net yards: 400+ total net yards: <200 total net yards: 100+ yards in penalties: Forced 5 or more turnovers: Forced 3 or more fumbles: Committed 5 or more turnovers: Recovered an onside kick: Played an overtime game: Won an overtime game: Lost an overtime game: Won vs. Top 25 Team www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 146 vs. Grinnell (W, 146-0), 10/22/1904 81 vs. Butler (W, 81-0), 11/13/26 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/06 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/06 42 vs. Michigan State (W 42-34), 10/31/09 38 at Illinois (W 38-34), 11/13/10 at Iowa (L, 0-12), 11/21/09 at Iowa (L, 0-12), 11/21/09 vs Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/09 at Michigan State (L, 8-31), 11/6/10 at USC (L, 17-19), 9/3/11 at USC (L, 17-19), 9/3/11 vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 at Kent State (W 44-0), 8/31/06 vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 31 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 7 at Penn State, 10/17/09 411 vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 306 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07 236 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 505 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 419 vs. New Mexico State, 9/10/11 138 at Penn State, 10/17/09 157 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 7 vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 5 vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 5 vs. Ohio State, 10/24/09 vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 at Syracuse (W 23-20), 9/15/09 at Syracuse (W 23-20), 9/15/09 at Northwestern (L 48-49), 10/13/07 vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 (W 27-24) MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL THE LAST TIME ... OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME 300+ yards rushing: 250+ yards rushing: 200+ yards rushing: 150+ yards rushing: 100+ yards rushing: 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: Three or more TDs rushing: 50+ yard rush play: 25+ rushing attempts: 30+ rushing attempts: 40+ rushing attempts: 400+ yards passing: 300+ yards passing: 200+ yards passing: 50+ yard pass play: 30+ pass attempts: 40+ pass attempts: 50+ pass attempts: 20+ completions: 25+ completions: 30+ completions: 150+ yards receiving: 100+ yards receiving: 10+ receptions: 3+ TD receptions: Four+ field goals: Blocked a punt: Blocked a field goal: Missed PAT: Blocked PAT: Made 2-pt. conversion: Missed 2-pt. conversion: Punt return for TD: Blocked punt ret. for TD: Kickoff return for TD: Int. return for TD: Fumble return for TD: Fumble recovered for TD: Safety: 301, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02 250, Zach Brown, Wisconsin, 11/17/07 223, Chad Spann, Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 179, Edwin Baker, Michigan State, 11/6/10 141, Mikel LeShoure, Illinois, 11/13/10 118, James White, Wisconsin and 111, John Clay, Wisconsin 10/9/10 4, Edwin Baker, Michigan State, 11/6/10 55, Mikel LeShoure, Illinois, 11/13/10 27, Edwin Baker, Michigan State, 11/6/10 32, John Clay, Wisconsin, 10/3/09 45, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02 462, Juice Williams, at Illinois, 10/11/08 325, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 325, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 66, Zac Dysert to Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 47, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 47, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 58, C.J. Bacher, Northwestern, 10/13/07 27, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 27, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 35, Matt Barkley, USC, 9/3/11 162, Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 162, Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 12, Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 3, Robert Woods, USC, 9/3/11 5, K.C. Lopata, Michigan, 11/8/08 Jon Newsome, Ohio State, 10/30/10 Matt Kalil, USC, 9/3/11 Stefan Demos, Northwestern, 10/2/10 Usama Young, Kent State, 8/31/06 Tyler Sheehan to Marques Parks, Bowling Green, 9/1/07 Rhett Ellison rush failed, USC, 9/3/11 Matt Barkley pass failed, USC, 9/3/11 Nick Dugas (68 yds.), UL-Lafayette, 9/7/02 Zach Domicone (rec. in end zone), Ohio State, 10/30/10 Derrel Johnson-Koulianous, 88 yards, Iowa, 11/27/10 Derek Domino, 22 yards, South Dakota State, 11/14/09 Jordan Hall (16 yds.), Wisconsin, 10/30/10 Richard Willock (rec. in end zone), Iowa, 11/23/96 Devon Still, Penn State, 10/23/10 OPPONENT TEAM 400+ yards rushing: 300+ yards rushing: 200+ yards rushing: < 100 yards rushing: 400+ yards passing: 300+ yards passing: <100 yards passing: 600+ total net yards: 500+ total net yards: 400+ total net yards: 300+ total net yards: < 200 total net yards: 30+ first downs: <10 first downs: 60+ points: 50+ points: 40+ points: 30+ points: 0 points: Safety: 100+ yards in penalties: No penalties www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 448, at Illinois, 11/3/07 325, Wisconsin, 11/17/07 201, Illinois, 11/13/10 67, USC, 9/3/11 462, at Illinois, 10/11/08 325, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 81, Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 655, at Illinois, 11/3/07 509, Ohio State, 10/24/09 405, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 405, Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 171, at Iowa, 11/21/09 30, Wisconsin 10/9/10 7, Temple, 9/16/06 63, Oklahoma, (W, 63-0), 9/20/86 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/08 41, Wisconsin (W 41-23), 10/9/10 34, Illinois (L 38-34), 11/13/10 Temple, (L, 0-62), 9/16/06 Penn State (W 33-21), 10/23/10 110, Michigan State, 10/31/09 Miami (Ohio), 9/17/11 PG. 21 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART (9/15/11) OFFENSE Left Tackle 58 - Ed Olson 74 - Marek Lenkiewicz 6-7 6-5 300 270 So.* Fr.* 68 - Chris Bunders 53 - Tommy Olson 6-3 6-4 292 289 Sr.* Fr. 60 - Ryan Wynn 62 - Zach Mottla 6-5 6-2 305 290 Sr.* OR So.* 78 - Ryan Orton 52 - Zac Epping 6-4 6-2 290 297 76 - Jimmy Gjere 70 - Sean Ferguson 77 - Foster Bush 6-7 6-6 6-5 5 - MarQueis Gray 11 - Max Shortell DEFENSE End 93 - Ben Perry 91 - Kendall Gregory-McGhee 49 - Matt Garin 6-5 6-5 6-4 241 255 252 Fr.* So.* So.* OR 97 - Anthony Jacobs 62 - Eric Jacques 94 - Harold Legania 6-2 6-2 6-4 291 289 292 Sr.* So.* Fr.* OR Sr.* Fr.* 96 - Brandon Kirksey 46 - Cameron Botticelli 99 - RaShede Hageman 6-2 6-5 6-6 294 274 302 Sr. Fr.* So.* OR 315 296 275 Fr.* Fr.* OR Fr. 95 - D.L. Wilhite 98 - Michael Amaefula 92 - Leston Simpson 6-4 6-2 6-3 245 235 244 Jr.* Fr. Jr. OR 6-4 6-6 240 226 Jr. Fr. 26 - Mike Rallis 8 - Spencer Reeves 50 - Pat Sveum 231 223 231 Jr.* Jr. Sr. 22 - Duane Bennett 32 - Lamonte Edwards 20 - Donnell Kirkwood 5-9 6-2 5-10 205 210 215 Sr.* Fr.* Fr.* Middle Linebacker 6-2 6-2 6-1 51 - Gary Tinsley 43 - Ryan Grant 6-1 6-2 232 230 Sr. Jr.* 85 - Eric Lair 30 - Mike Henry 6-3 6-1 232 237 Sr. So. 4 - Keanon Cooper 59 - Joey Balthazor 17 - Dwayne Mitchell 212 230 210 Jr.* So.* Fr.* 88 - Collin McGarry 81 - John Rabe 83 - Drew Goodger 6-4 6-4 6-5 261 252 249 Sr.* Jr. Fr. Cornerback 6-0 6-3 6-2 21 - Brock Vereen 14 - Kyle Henderson 5 - Johnny Johnson 182 185 198 So. Sr.* Sr. 6 - Da’Jon McKnight 84 - Victor Keise 80 - Devin Crawford-Tufts 6-3 6-1 6-2 211 180 191 Sr. So.* Fr. Safety 6-0 5-11 5-9 86 - Malcolm Moulton 15 - Marcus Jones 2 - Ge’Shun Harris 1 - Brandon Green 5-11 5-8 6-3 6-0 186 170 215 186 So. Fr. Jr. Jr.* 29 - Shady Salamon 24 - James Manuel 36 - Chase Haviland 23 - Grayson Levine 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-11 202 214 185 205 Sr. So. So.* Fr. 3 - Kim Royston 9 - Christyn Lewis 27 - Cedric Thompson 5-11 6-2 5-11 200 170 196 Sr.** Sr. Fr. 86 - Malcolm Moulton 15 - Marcus Jones 5-11 5-8 186 170 So. Fr. 11 - Troy Stoudermire 6 - Michael Carter 13 - Derrick Wells 5-10 5-11 6-0 196 185 191 Sr. Jr. Fr. 7 - Chris Hawthorne 39 - Jordan Wettstein 6-4 6-0 198 195 So. Sr.* 41 - Dan Orseske 38 - David Schwerman 6-3 6-0 206 195 So.* Sr.* 48 - Jake Filkins 96 - Dave Ramlet 6-2 6-2 230 230 So. Fr.* Left Guard Center Right Guard Right Tackle Quarterback Tailback H-Back/Fullback Y X Z V SPECIALISTS Kicker Punter Long Snapper PG. 22 Tackle Nose End Outside Linebacker Outside Linebacker OR Safety Cornerback OR www.GOPHERSPORTS.com OR MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2011 MINNESOTA SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays-Yds USC 10-64 USC 3-33 USC 9-83 New Mexico State 10-88 New Mexico State 6-69 New Mexico State 10-68 Miami (Ohio) 6-69 Miami (Ohio) 10-80 Miami (Ohio) 8-57 Miami (Ohio) 13-66 Miami (Ohio) 12-60 Miami (Ohio) -- Time of Possession Qtr. 5:11 2 0:59 3 2:27 4 4:29 1 0:43 2 3:44 4 3:25 1 4:34 2 4:02 2 6:28 3 6:01 4 -4 Time Remaining 4:07 9:37 8:03 4:17 0:08 11:47 8:37 14:31 9:30 8:32 14:23 10:23 Scoring Play Chris Hawthorne 21-yard field goal Duane Bennett 9-yard run (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Brandon Green 12-yard pass from Max Shortell (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Lamonte Edwards 4-yard run (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Collin McGarry 10-yard pass from MarQueis Gray (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Da’Jon McKnight 4-yard pass from MarQueis Gray (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Chris Hawthorne 33-yard field goal Donnell Kirkwood 4-yard run (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Chris Hawthorne 19-yard field goal Chris Hawthorne 26-yard field goal John Rabe 1-yard pass from MarQueis Gray (Chris Hawthorne PAT) Duane Bennett 4-yard blocked punt return (PAT missed) www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 23 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays-Yds USC 13-66 USC 3-54 USC 9-65 New Mexico State 6-60 New Mexico State 3-80 New Mexico State 8-58 New Mexico State 10-94 Miami (Ohio) 7-75 Miami (Ohio) 12-65 Miami (Ohio) 7-77 Miami (Ohio) 8-80 PG. 24 Time of Possession Qtr. 5:14 1 0:47 2 3:12 2 2:59 1 1:18 2 3:40 2 4:29 3 2:58 1 4:27 2 3:08 3 2:34 4 Time Remaining 5:52 9:25 0:49 12:01 12:11 6:53 0:31 2:58 0:19 5:24 7:49 Scoring Play Robert Woods 7-yard pass from Matt Barkley (rush failed) Robert Woods 49-yard pass from Matt Barkley (pass failed) Robert Woods 2-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Heidari PAT) Taveon Rogers 26-yard pass from Andrew Manley (Tyler Stampler PAT) Taveon Rogers 41-yard pass from Andrew Manley (Tyler Stampler PAT) David Quiroga 4-yard pass from Andrew Manley (Tyler Stampler PAT) Robert Clay 2-yard run (Tyler Stampler kick) Mason Krysinski 22-yard field goal Erik Finklea 1-yard run (Mason Krysinski PAT) Chris Givens 7-yard pass from Zac Dysert (PAT failed, snap mishandled) Dawan Scott 26-yard pass from Zac Dysert (Mason Krysinski PAT) www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA STARTING LINEUPS - OFFENSE Opponent at USC New Mexico St. Miami (Ohio) North Dakota State at Michigan at Purdue Nebraska Iowa at Michigan State Wisconsin at Northwestern Illinois WR McKnight McKnight McKnight WR Jones Jones Jones TE/HB Lair Rabe Rabe LT Olson Olson Olson LG Bunders Bunders Bunders C Wynn Wynn Wynn MINNESOTA STARTING LINEUPS - DEFENSE Opponent at USC New Mexico State Miami (Ohio) North Dakota State at Michigan at Purdue Nebraska Iowa at Michigan State Wisconsin at Northwestern Illinois DE Perry Perry Perry DT Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs NT Kirksey Kirksey Kirksey DE Wilhite Wilhite Amaefula OLB Rallis Rallis Rallis RG Orton Orton Orton MLB Tinsley Tinsley Tinsley OLB Cooper Cooper Cooper www.GOPHERSPORTS.com RT Gjere Gjere Gjere CB Vereen Vereen Vereen TE McGarry McGarry McGarry SS Salamon Salamon Lewis QB Gray Gray Gray FS Royston Royston Royston RB Bennett Bennett Bennett CB Stoudermire Stoudermire Stoudermire PG. 25 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL Gm 1 MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE Gm 2 USC 19, Minnesota 17 SCORE BY QUARTERS Minnesota USC 1 0 6 2 3 13 3 7 0 4 7 0 TOTAL 17 19 NMSU 28, Minnesota 21 SCORE BY QUARTERS New Mexico State Minnesota Qtr 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Time 05:52 09:25 04:07 00:49 09:37 08:03 1 0 6 2 3 13 3 7 0 4 7 0 Total 17 19 Scoring play USC - Woods, Robert 7 yd pass from Barkley, Matt (Ellison, Rhett rush failed) USC - Woods, Robert 43 yd pass from Barkley, Matt (Barkley, Matt pass failed) MINN - Hawthorne,Chris 21 yd field goal USC - Woods, Robert 2 yd pass from Barkley, Matt (Heidari, Andre kick) MINN - Bennett, Duane 9 yd run (Hawthorne,Chris kick) MINN - Green, Brandon 12 yd pass from Shortell, Max (Hawthorne,Chris kick) FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards MINN 20 34-110 192 26-14-1 60-302 1-3 0-0 4-88 0-0 4-45.2 1-0 8-44 27:16 6 of 14 1 of 1 3-3 0-0 USC 24 28-67 304 45-34-0 73-371 0-0 2-19 4-73 1-0 4-37.2 2-1 8-75 32:44 6 of 12 0 of 2 2-3 3-12 2 14 7 PASSING: Minnesota-Shortell, Max 7-13-1-98; Gray, MarQueis 7-12-0-94; TEAM 0-1-0-0. USC-Barkley, Matt 34-45-0-304. RECEIVING: Minnesota-Moulton,Malcolm 4-51; McKnight, DaJon 4-48; Jones, Marcus 3-51; Lair, Eric 2-30; Green, Brandon 1-12. USC-Woods, Robert 17-177; Lee, Marqise 5-32; Butler, Brice 3-27; Ellison, Rhett 3-22; Carswell, B. 2-23; Telfer, Randall 2-19; Baxter, Dillon 1-3; Grimble, Xavier 1-1. 4 0 7 TOTAL 28 21 RUSHING: Minnesota-Bennett, Duane 15-53; Gray, MarQueis 16-47; Shortell, Max 2-10; Edwards,Lamonte 1-0. USC-Morgan, D.J. 18-70; McNeal, Curtis 6-33; Woods, Robert 1-minus 2; Team 3-minus 34. 3 7 0 Box Score (Final) 2011 Minnesota Football Minnesota vs #25 USC (Sep 03, 2011 at Los Angeles, Calif.) Score by Quarters Minnesota USC 1 7 7 INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota-None. USC-Harris, Torin 1-0. FUMBLES: Minnesota-Gray, MarQueis 1-0. USC-Woods, Robert 1-0; Team 1-1. Minnesota (0-1) vs. USC (1-0) Date: Sep 03, 2011 • Site: Los Angeles, Calif. • Stadium: LA Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 68273 Kickoff time: 12:36 pm • End of Game: 3:45 • Total elapsed time: 3:09 Officials: Referee: Michael Batlan; Umpire: R. DiBernardo; Linesman: Edwin Walker; Line judge: Tim Messuri; Back judge: Joe Johnston; Field judge: Jeffery Yock; Side judge: Brad Glenn; Scorer: Stan Granch; Temperature: 74 • Wind: 2 WNW • Weather: sunny PG. 26 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL Gm 3 Minnesota 29, Miami (Ohio) 23 SCORE BY QUARTERS Miami (Ohio) Minnesota 1 3 3 2 7 10 3 6 3 4 7 13 TOTAL 23 29 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 27 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE BIO UPDATES - OFFENSE 1 - Brandon Green - Jr. - WR Caught his first pass since 2009 in the season-opener at USC, which went for a touchdown • has hauled in four catches for 44 yards and one touchdown this season. Game-by-Game: Had the lone Gophers receiving touchdown in the seasonopener at Southern California (9/3) for 12 yards • caught two balls for 24 yards against New Mexico State (9/10) • recorded one catch for eight yards in the first victory of the season against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Career Statistics Year G/GS 2008 12/5 2009 12/5 2010 2/0 2011 3/0 Totals 29/10 Rec. 21 21 0 4 46 Yds. 306 293 0 44 655 Game Bests Receptions Receiving Yards Long Reception Touchdowns 5 100 71 1 Three times at Purdue, 10-25-2008 at Purdue, 10-25-2008 Three times Avg. 14.6 14.0 0 11.0 14.3 TD 1 1 0 1 3 Lg 71 37 0 14 71 5 - MarQueis Gray - Jr. - QB Named the starting quarterback after splitting time between wide receiver and quarterback in his Gopher career • set the school-record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a game with 171 on 25 carries • is 34-of-65 for 468 yards with three touchdowns this season and has carried the ball 58 times for a team high 328 yards. Game-by-Game: made his first career start under center in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • was 7-of-12 for 94 yards in the air • ran 16 times for a team high 65 yards against the Trojans • recorded a career high 211 yards passing after completing 16-of-32 passes against New Mexico State (9/10) • threw two touchdowns against the Aggies • lead the team in rushing after carrying the ball 17 times for 110 yards • broke the school-record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 171 on 25 carries in the Gophers first win of the season against Miami (Ohio) • was 11-of-21 passing for 163 yards and one touchdown against the Red Hawks (9/17). Career Statistics RushingReceiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long 2009 13/1 47 277 5.6 0 28 6 58 1 21 2010 12/5 23 110 4.8 1 14 42 587 5 37 2011 3/3 58 328 5.7 0 37 0 0 0 0 Total 28/9 128 715 5.6 1 37 48 645 6 37 Passing Year G/GS 2009 13/1 2010 12/5 2011 3/3 Total 28/9 PG. 28 Comp. 6 2 34 42 Att. 15 8 65 88 Pct. 40.0 25.0 53.0 47.7 Yds. 62 24 468 554 TD 1 0 3 4 Int. 1 0 2 3 Game Offensive Bests Carries Rushing Yards Long Rush Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving Touchdowns Long Reception Passing Attempts Passing Completions Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns 25 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 171 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 37 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 12 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 117 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 1 5x, last at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 37 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 32 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 16 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 211 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 2vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 6 - Da’Jon McKnight - Sr. - WR Made his 15th consecutive start at receiver for the Gophers last week against Miami (Ohio) • caught two passes for 27 yards in the Gophers first win of 2011 • has hauled in 15 catches for 221 yards and one touchdown this season Game-by-Game: hauled in four catches for 48 yards in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • recorded a career high in both catches (9) and yards (149) against New Mexico State (9/10) • caught his first touchdown of the season against the Aggies • had two catches for 27 yards in the Gophers first win of 2011 against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Career Statistics Year G/GS 2008 9/0 2009 13/6 2010 12/12 2011 3/3 Totals 37/21 Rec. 3 17 48 15 83 Game Bests Receptions Receiving Yards Long Reception Touchdowns 9 146 53 3 Yds. 38 311 750 221 1370 Avg. 12.7 18.3 15.6 15.0 16.5 TD 1 0 10 1 12 Lg 22 53 40 35 53 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 vs. Michigan State, 10-31-2009 vs. Penn State, 10-23-2010 11 - Max Shortell - Fr. - QB Saw action in his first collegiate game as a true freshman at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum vs. nationally-ranked USC and responded by nearly leading the Gophers to a fourth-quarter comeback • started the second half against New Mexico State in the Gophers home opener • saw action as a reserve in the Gophers first victory of 2011 against Miami (Ohio). Game-by-game: saw action against Southern California in the season-opener (9/3) • completed 7-of-13 passes for 98 yards • threw his first career touchdown pass to Brandon Green for 12 yards against the Trojans • ran twice for 10 yards • came in against New Mexico State (9/10) and ran one time for 22 yards • was 2-of-7 passing against the Aggies • appeared in two plays in the Gophers first win of 2011 against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL Career Statistics Passing Year G/GS Comp. 2011 3/0 9 Att. 20 Pct. 45.0 Yds. 125 TD 1 Int. 1 15 - Marcus Jones - Fr. - WR Made his first career start in his first collegiate game as a true freshman at USC • has hauled in five catches for 70 yards this season. Game-by-Game: hauled in three catches for 51 yards in his collegiate debut in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • longest reception was 27 yards against the Trojans • had two receptions for 19 yards against New Mexico State (9/10) • started against Miami (Ohio) (9/17) but did not record any statistics. Career Statistics Year G/GS 2011 3/3 Rec. 5 Yds. 70 Avg. 14.0 TD 0 Lg 23 Career Statistics Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. 2007 10/7 107 442 4.1 3 44 18 2008 2/2 32 140 4.4 2 61 12 2009 13/8 98 395 3.8 6 29 16 2010 12/7 123 529 4.3 3 32 33 2011 3/3 31 90 2.9 1 25 0 Total 40/27 391 1577 4.0 15 61 79 Game Offensive Bests Carries Rushing Yards Rushing TD’s Long Rush Receptions Receiving Yards Long Reception 30 189 3 61 8 121 62 Yds. Avg. 145 8.1 125 10.4 194 14.9 319 9.7 0 0 783 9.9 TD Long 1 35 1 34 2 62 1 45 0 0 5 62 at Middle Tennessee State. 9-2-2010 at Middle Tennessee State. 9-2-2010 at Northwestern, 9-29-2009 vs. Northern Illinois, 8-30-2008 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008 vs. Michigan State, 10-31-2009 vs. Michigan State, 10-31-2009 19- Adam Lueck - Jr. - QB Has handled the holding duties on the PAT/field goal unit. Game-by-Game: Has seen action as the holder on the PAT/field goal unit. 30-Mike Henry – So. - FB Has seen action in all three games this season, playing as a reserve H-Back and seeing time on special teams. 22 – Donnell Kirkwood - Fr. - RB Made his first appearance in the backfield during the Gophers’ win against Miami (Ohio) • rushed the ball 13 times for 55 yards against the Red Hawks • has carried the ball 13 times for 55 yards this season. Game-by-Game: earned playing time in week one at USC (9/3) • saw action in week two against New Mexico State (9/10) • saw action as a reserve against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Game-by-Game: Saw action on special teams against USC (9/3) and New Mexico State (9/10), but did not record any statistics • saw his first action in the backfield as a reserve against Miami (Ohio) with 13 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown (9/17). Career Statistics Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. 2010 4/0 27 107 4.0 0 18 0 0 0 2011 3/0 13 57 4.2 0 16 0 0 0 Total 7/0 40 164 4.1 0 18 0 0 0 Game Offensive Bests Carries 13 Rushing Yards 57 TD Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-16-2011 22 - Duane Bennett - Jr. - RB Made his 25th career start at running back for the Gophers in the 2011 season-opener at USC • rushed the ball seven times for 12 yards against Miami (Ohio) • had a 4-yard blocked punt return touchdown against the Red Hawks • has carried the ball 31 times for 90 yards this season with one touchdown on the ground. Game-by-Game: started in the backfield in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • carried the ball 15 times for 56 yards and the Gophers only rushing touchdown against the Trojans • ran the ball nine times for 25 yards against New Mexico State (9/10) • carried the ball seven times for 12 yards in the Gophers first win of 2011 against Miami (Ohio) • recorded a 4-yard blocked punt return for the game winning touchdown against the Red Hawks (9/17). 32-Lamonte Edwards - Fr. - RB Made his first career appearance in week one, playing both at tailback and rush end on one down in a passing situation • saw action at running back in the home opener against New Mexico State • has eight carries for 11 yards and one touchdown this season. Game-by-Game: had one carry in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • also saw one snap on defensive side of the ball as a pass rusher vs. the Trojans • saw action at running back in the home opener against New Mexico State and had eight carries for 11 yards with one touchdown • saw action against Miami (Ohio) (9/17), but did not record any statistics. Career Statistics Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. 2011 3/0 8 11 1.4 1 7 0 0 0 TD Long 0 0 52- Zac Epping - Fr. - OL Saw action in the first two games of the season on special teams • received playing time in the second half of Minnesota’s home victory over Miami (Ohio). Game-by-Game: saw action on special teams at USC (9/3) and vs. New Mexico State (9/10) • saw action as a reserve offensive lineman against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 53- Tommy Olson - Fr. - OL Has seen action in all three games this season as a true freshman. Game-by-Game: saw action on special teams at USC (9/3), returning a kickoff for 16 yards • saw special teams action vs. NMSU (9/10) • saw action on the special teams against Miami (Ohio) (9/17) • returned two kicks for 21 yards. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 29 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 58 - Ed Olson - So. - OL Made his 11th career start at left tackle in week three • has started every game at left tackle this season. Game-by-Game: started at left tackle in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • helped produce an offense which averaged five yards per play against the Trojans • started at left tackle against New Mexico State (9/10) and helped lead the way for the Gophers 419 yards of total offense •helped pave the way for the Gophers 236 yards rushing against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 60 - Ryan Wynn - Sr. - OL Made his 17th-career start last week • has started all three games at center this season. Game-by-Game: got the nod at center in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • guided an offensive line which averaged five yards per play against the Trojans one • lead an offensive that gained 200 yards rushing against New Mexico State (9/10) • anchored the line in the Gophers win against Miami (Ohio) which recorded 399 yards of total offense. 62 - Zach Mottla - So. - OL Made his first appearance in week one. Game-by-Game: saw action as reserve in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3). 68 - Chris Bunders - Sr. - OL Started in his 31st-career game as a Gopher last week vs. Miami (Ohio) • has started all three games this season at left guard. Game-by-Game: started at left guard for the Gophers in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • helped anchor an offensive line which averaged five yards per play against the Trojans • guided an offense that gained over 400 yards of offense against New Mexico State (9/10) • helped make room for the Gophers 236 yards rushing in week three against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 70 - Sean Ferguson - Fr. - OL Has made an appearance in all three games this season. Game-by-Game: saw action as a reserve in season-opener at Southern California (9/3) •appeared in the home opener against New Mexico State (9/10) • saw action as a reserve against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 76 - Jimmy Gjere - Fr. - OL Made his collegiate debut starting at right tackle in week one • has started in all three games at right tackle this season. Game-by-Game: started as a true freshman at right tackle for the Gophers in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • helped guide an offensive line which gained 20 first downs against the Trojans • helped guide an offense that recorded 399 yards of total offense in week three against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 78 - Ryan Orton - Sr. - OL Made his 12th career start along the offensive line last week • has started all three games at right guard this season. PG. 30 Game-by-Game: made his first start at right guard for the Gophers in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • helped anchor an offensive line which gained 20 first downs against the Trojans • started his second game of the season against New Mexico State (9/10) at right guard • helped make holes for the running game against Miami (Ohio) that gained 236 yards rushing (9/17). 81 - John Rabe - Jr. - TE Made his first appearance of the season in week one as a reserve • started his second consecutive game at H-back against Miami (Ohio) • hauled in his first career touchdown on his first career catch against the Red Hawks • has one catch for one yard and one touchdown on the season. Game-by-game: saw action as a reserve in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • started at H-back against New Mexico State (9/10) • started in week three and recorded his first career touchdown on his first career catch for the Gophers against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 83 - Drew Goodger - Fr. - TE Has seen action as a reserve tight end in each game so far this season. Game-by-game: saw action as a reserve in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • made an appearance against New Mexico State (9/10) • saw action in week three against Miami (Ohio) (9/17), but did not recorded any statistics. 84 - Victor Keise - So. - WR Has seen action in all three games so far this season as a reserve wide receiver. Game-by-game: saw action as a reserve in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • made an appearance against New Mexico State (9/10) • saw action vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 85 - Eric Lair - Sr. - TE Made his 14th career start at tight end last week • four receptions for 85 yards this season. Game-by-Game: started at tight end in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • hauled in two catches for 30 yards against the Trojans • saw action as a reserve against New Mexico (9/10) • caught two passes for 55 yards with one being 43 yards against Miami (Ohio). Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yds. 2009 8/0 1 12 2010 12/11 39 526 2011 3/1 4 85 Total 23/12 44 623 Game Offensive Bests Receptions Receiving Yards Long Reception Receiving Touchdowns www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 7 94 44 2 Avg. 12.0 13.5 21.0 14.1 TD 0 2 0 2 Long 12 44 43 44 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 vs. Northern Illinois, 09-25-2010 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 86 - Malcom Moulton - So. - WR Hauled in a 59-yard pass for the longest of his career vs. Miami (Ohio) • caught four balls for 72 yards against Miami (Ohio) last week • has appeared in three games and has 10 catches for 74 yards this season. Game-by-Game: had a team high four catches for 51 yards in is Gopher debut in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • pulled down two receptions for 23 yards vs. New Mexico State (9/10) • caught four passes for 72 yards with a long of 59 yards vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. 2011 3/2 10 146 14.6 TD 0 Long 59 88 - Collin McGarry - Sr. - TE Has appeared in 22 games as a Gopher • made his first career start in the season-opener at Southern California • has played in all three games this season and has three catches for 26 yards and one touchdown this season. Game-by-Game: made his first career start in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • started against New Mexico State (9/10) and had a career high three catches for 26 yards and his first collegiate touchdown • started in week three against Miami (Ohio) (9/17), but did not record any statistics. Career Statistics Year G/GS 2007 3/0 2009 9/0 2010 7/0 2011 3/2 Total 22/2 Rec. 0 0 2 3 5 Yds. 0 0 14 26 40 Game Offensive Bests Receptions Receiving Yards Long Reception Receiving Touchdowns 3 26 10 1 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 Avg. 0.0 0.0 7.0 8.6 8.0 TD 0 0 0 1 1 Long 0 0 9 10 10 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 31 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE BIO UPDATES - DEFENSE 3 – Kim Royston – Sr. – DB Started at safety in first three games • has recorded 30 tackles (22 solo, eight assisted) • has one pass break-up in 2011. Game-by-Game: Third on the team with 10 tackles (seven solo, three assists) in the season opener at USC (9/3) • second on the team with 10 tackles (seven solo, three assists) in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • led the Gophers with 10 tackles (eight solo, two assists) and brokeup the final pass play in the 29-23 victory over Miami (Ohio (9/17). Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT 2009 13/13 53 33 86 1.5-17 1 2011 3/3 22 8 30 0-0 0 Total 16/16 75 41 116 1.5-17 1 Game Defensive Bests Tackles Solo Tackles Tackles for Loss Sacks Interceptions Pass Break-ups 15 13 1 1 1 1 PBU 6 1 7 FR 0 0 0 FF 1 0 1 Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0 Game-by-Game: Notched four tackles (one solo, three assisted), with one for a loss in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Third on the team with nine tackles (four solo, five assists), had one tackle for loss and forced a fumble in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Second on the team with nine tackles (four solo, five assists) in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 10 6 2.5 1 PBU 1 1 0 2 FR 0 0 0 0 FF 1 0 1 1 Sacks 1.0-3 0.5-6 0-0 1.5-9 Twice Four times vs. South Dakota, 9-11-10 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-11 5 – Johnny Johnson – Sr. – DB Appeared in the first three games • has recorded three tackles (two solo, one assist) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied one tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded a solo tackle in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Notched a solo tackle in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). PG. 32 PBU 0 0 0 0 0 FR 0 0 0 0 0 FF 0 0 0 0 0 Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Didn’t play in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • saw action vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2009 9/0 0 1 1 2010 11/2 13 10 23 2011 2/0 0 0 0 Total 23/2 13 11 24 4 – Keanon Cooper – Jr. - LB Started at outside linebacker in the first three games • has recorded 22 tackles (nine solo, 13 assisted) • also has recorded two tackles for loss • has forced one fumble in 2011. Game Defensive Bests Tackles Solo Tackles Tackles for Loss Forced Fumbles TFL INT 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 8 – Spencer Reeves – Jr. – LB Has appeared in two games in 2011. vs. Iowa State, 12-31-2009 vs. Iowa State, 12-31-2009 at Iowa, 11-21-2009 at Iowa, 11-21-2009 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009 Seven times Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT 2009 13/0 22 21 43 2.5-9 0 2010 12/10 40 28 68 4.5-13 0 2011 3/3 9 13 22 2.0-2 0 Total 28/13 71 62 133 9.0-24 0 Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2008 10/0 3 1 4 2009 7/0 0 2 2 2010 12/2 5 7 12 2011 3/0 2 1 3 Total 31/2 10 11 21 Game Defensive Bests Tackles 7 Solo Tackles 5 TFL INT 0 0 2.0-6 0 0-0 0 2.0-6 0 PBU 0 0 0 0 FR 0 0 0 0 FF 0 0 0 0 Sacks 0 0 0 0 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 9 – Christyn Lewis – Sr. – DB Appeared in the first two games and then started against Miami (Ohio) • has recorded seven tackles (six solo, one assist) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied one tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded two solo tackles in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Notched four solo tackles in his first start of the 2011 season versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2010 12/5 18 13 31 2011 3/1 6 1 9 Total 15/6 24 14 38 Game Defensive Bests Tackles Solo Tackles Forced Fumbles Fumbles Recovered Pass Breakups 7 6 1 1 1 TFL INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 PBU 1 1 2 FR 1 0 1 FF 1 0 1 Sacks 0 0 0 Twice vs. Northern Illinois, 9-25-2010 vs. Northern Illinois, 9-25-2010 vs. Northern Illinois, 9-25-2010 Twice 11 – Troy Stoudermire – Sr. – DB Started at cornerback in the first three games • has recorded 22 tackles (19 solo, three assisted) • also has recorded three tackles for a loss • has grabbed two interceptions • has broken up two passes in 2011. Game-by-Game: Second on the team with 11 tackles (10 solo, one assist) and broke up one pass in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Notched six solo www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL tackles with one being for a loss, broke up one pass, grabbed an interception and also broke the all-time Big Ten return yards record by gaining 65 yards on four kick returns in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Recorded five tackles (three solo, two assists) and snagged an interception in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Kickoff Returns Year KR 2008 42 2009 43 2010 29 2011 9 Total 123 Yds. 1083 1057 789 173 3102 Defense Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2008 13/1 2 0 2 2009 13/9 3 1 4 2010 11/6 28 9 37 2011 3/3 19 3 22 Total 40/19 52 13 65 Game Defensive Bests Tackles Solo Tackles Tackles for Loss Interceptions 11 10 2 1 Avg. 25.8 24.6 27.2 24.0 25.2 TFL INT 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-2 1 3-13 2 5-15 3 TD 0 0 0 0 0 PBU 0 0 5 2 7 Game-by-Game: Led the team with 13 tackles (10 solo, three assists) in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Tallied three tackles (two solo, one assist) with 0.5 being for a loss while also breaking up one pass and grabbing an interception in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Tallied five tackles (three solo, two assists) and broke-up a team high three passes in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Long 60 71 90 25 90 FR 0 0 2 0 2 FF 0 0 2 0 2 Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 at USC, 9-3-2011 at USC, 9-3-2011 Twice Three times Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Notched first career tackle with an assist in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). TFL INT 0 0 PBU 0 FR 0 FF 0 Sacks 0 14 – Kyle Henderson – Jr. – DB Appeared in the first three games • has recorded four tackles (four solo) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Recorded a pair of solo tackles in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Broke up one pass in the 2011 season opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Tallied two solo tackles in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2010 12/2 22 11 33 2011 3/0 4 0 2 Total 15/2 26 11 35 Game Defensive Bests Tackles 11 Solo Tackles 5 Pass Break-ups 2 TFL INT 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 PBU 2 1 3 FR 0 0 0 Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2010 9/4 7 3 10 2011 3/3 15 6 21 Total 12/7 22 9 31 Game Defensive Bests Tackles Solo Tackles Tackles for Loss Pass Break-ups Interceptions Forced Fumbles 13 10 2 3 1 1 TFL INT 0-0 0 2.5-4 1 2.5-4 1 PBU 0 4 4 FR 0 0 0 FF 0 1 1 Sacks 0 0 0 at USC, 9-3-2011 at USC, 9-3-2011 at USC, 9-3-2011 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-17-2011 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 at USC, 9-3-2011 24 – James Manuel – So. – DB Appeared in the first three games • has recorded three solo tackles in 2011. 13 – Derrick Wells – Fr. – DB Appeared in the first three games • has one assisted tackle in 2011. Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2011 3/0 0 1 1 21 – Brock Vereen – So. – DB Started at cornerback in the first three games • has recorded 21 tackles (15 solo, six assisted) • also has made 2.5 tackles for a loss • has forced one fumble • has grabbed one interception • has four pass break-up in 2011. FF 0 0 0 at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 Three times vs. Northwestern, 10-2-10 Sacks 0 0 0 Game-by-Game: Recorded a solo tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Tallied two solo tackles in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2010 12/3 14 15 29 2011 3/0 3 0 3 Total 15/3 17 15 32 Game Defensive Bests Tackles Solo Tackles Interceptions Forced fumbles Fumbles recovered 7 3 1 1 1 TFL INT 0 1 0 0 0 1 PBU 1 0 1 FR 1 0 1 FF 1 0 1 Sacks 0 0 0 at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 Twice vs. USC, 09-18-2010 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 vs. USC, 09-18-2010 26 – Mike Rallis – Jr. – LB Started at outside linebacker in the first three games • has recorded 20 tackles (16 solo, four assisted) • also has two tackles for a loss • has broken-up two passes in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied three tackles (two solo, one assist) with one for a loss in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Led the team with 13 tackles (12 solo, one assist) with one tackle for loss in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Recorded four tackles (two solo, two assists) and brokeup a pair of passes in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 33 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2008 13/0 14 6 20 2009 3/0 5 1 6 2010 9/6 23 14 37 2011 3/3 16 4 7 Total 27/9 58 25 83 Game Defensive Bests Tackles Solo Tackles Forced Fumbles Interceptions Pass Break-ups 13 12 1 1 2 TFL INT 1-1 0 0-0 0 6-20 3 0-0 0 8-23 3 MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE PBU 0 0 0 2 2 FR 0 0 0 1 1 FF 0 1 0 0 0 Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 vs. New Mexico State, 9-10-2011 vs. Air Force, 9-12-2009 Three times vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-17-2011 29 – Shady Salamon – Sr. – DB Started on the defensive side of the ball for two of the first three games after having two starts at running back as a freshman • has recorded five tackles (four solo, one assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied four tackles (three solo, one assist) in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded a solo tackle in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2008 12/2 0 0 0 2009 12/0 3 3 6 2010 12/0 0 0 0 2011 3/2 4 1 5 Total 39/4 7 4 11 TFL INT 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 PBU 0 0 0 0 0 FR 0 0 0 0 0 FF 0 0 0 0 0 Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 36 – Chase Haviland – Sr. – DB Appeared in the first three games in 2011. Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Game-by-Game: Did not see action versus USC (9/3) • Did not see action versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in first career game in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 43 – Ryan Grant – Jr. – LB Appeared in the first three games • has recorded one solo tackle in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied a solo tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2009 11/0 1 0 1 2010 12/4 12 9 21 2011 2/0 1 0 1 Total 25/4 14 9 23 PG. 34 TFL INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PBU 0 0 0 0 FR 0 0 0 0 FF 0 0 0 0 Sacks 0 0 0 0 45 – Bryan Klitzke – Sr. – DB Appeared in two games in 2011. Game-by-Game: Did not see action in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 46 – Cameron Botticelli – RS Fr. – DL Appeared in the first three games • has recorded three tackles (one solo, two assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded one solo tackle in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Tallied two assisted tackles in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 49 – Matt Garin – RS So. – DE Appeared in two games • has recorded one solo tackle in 2011. Game-by-Game: Did not see action in season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded a solo tackle in 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 50 – Pat Sveum – Sr. – LB Appeared in the first three games • has recorded three tackles (one solo, two assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied three tackles (one solo, two assists) in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 51 – Gary Tinsley – Sr. – LB Started at middle linebacker in the first three games • has recorded 18 tackles (nine solo, nine assisted) • also has 1.5 tackles for a loss • has broken up two passes in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied seven tackles (four solo, three assists) with one for a loss and broke up two passes in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded six tackles (four solo, two assists) with 0.5 tackles going for a loss in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Notched five tackles (one solo, four assists) in the 29-23 victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT 2008 7/0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 13/0 9 12 21 2.5-9 0 2010 12/12 47 43 90 9.5-27 1 2011 3/3 9 9 18 1.5-2 0 Total 35/15 65 64 129 13.5-38 1 Game Defensive Bests Tackles Solo Tackles Sacks Pass Breakups www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 14 7 1 2 PBU 0 0 2 2 4 FR 0 0 0 0 0 FF 0 0 1 0 0 Sacks 0-0 1.0-7 1.5-11 0-0 2.5-18 at Wisconsin, 10-09-2010 vs. Northwestern, 10-02-2010 at Iowa, 11-21-2009 at USC, 9-3-2011 MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 59 – Joey Balthazor – So. – LB Appeared in the first three games • has made two tackles in 2011. Game-by-Game: Recorded an assist on a tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Tallied a solo tackle in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 62 – Eric Jacques – So. – DL Appeared in the first three games • has assisted on two tackles in 2011. Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Tallied two assists in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 91 – Kendall McGhee-Gregory – So. – DL Appeared in the season opener in 2011. Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Did not see action versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Did not see action versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2010 12/1 3 1 4 2011 1/0 0 0 0 Totals 13/1 3 1 4 TFL INT 1-11 0 0-0 0 1-11 0 PBU 1 0 1 FR 0 0 0 FF 0 0 0 Sacks 1-11 0-0 1-11 92 – Leston Simpson – Jr. – DL Appeared in the first two games in 2011. Game-by-Game: Appeared in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Did not see action versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 93 – Ben Perry – RS Fr. – DL Started at defensive end in the first three games • has recorded two tackles (one solo, one assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Notched first career start and tallied one tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Started in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Recorded an assisted tackle in the 29-23 home victory against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2011 3/3 1 1 2 TFL INT 0 0 PBU 0 FR 0 FF 0 Sacks 0 95 – D.L. Wilhite – Jr. – DE Started at defensive end in two of the first three games • has recorded four tackles (three solo, one assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Recorded a pair of solo tackles in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Started in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Came off the bench to tally two tackles (one solo, one assist) in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT 2009 11/0 3 1 4 3.0-26 0 2010 12/8 10 4 14 2.5-5 0 2011 3/2 3 1 4 0-0 0 Totals 26/10 16 6 22 5.5-31 0 Game Defensive Bests Tackles 4 Solo Tackles 4 Sacks 1 PBU 0 0 0 0 FR 2 0 0 2 FF 1 0 0 1 Sacks 3.0-26 1.0-3 0-0 4.0-29 vs. Penn State, 10-23-10 vs. Penn State, 10-23-10 Four times 96 – Brandon Kirksey – Sr. – DL Started the first three games at nose tackle • has recorded five tackles (three solo, two assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied two tackles in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Recorded two solo tackles in the 2011 home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Notched an assist in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Defense Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT 2008 11/0 6 2 8 2.0-7 0 2009 11/0 11 5 16 3.0-11 0 2010 11/11 15 13 28 5.5-8 0 2011 3/3 3 2 4 0-0 0 Totals 36/14 35 22 56 10.5-26 0 Game Defensive Bests Tackles 5 Solo Tackles 3 Tackles for Loss 2 PBU 0 0 0 0 0 FR 0 0 0 0 0 FF 0 1 1 0 1 Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Twice Three times Three times 97 – Anthony Jacobs – Sr. – DL Started at defensive tackle in the first three games • has recorded four tackles (one solo, three assisted) in 2011. Game-by-Game: Tallied three tackles (one solo, two assists) in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Started in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Recorded an assist in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT 2008 10/0 3 4 7 1.0-3 0 2009 13/4 10 9 19 4.0-28 0 2010 12/10 21 20 41 6.5-23 0 2011 3/3 1 3 4 0-0 0 Totals 38/17 35 36 71 11.5-54 0 Game Defensive Bests Tackles 8 Solo Tackles 4 Tackles for Loss 2.5 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PBU 0 0 0 0 0 FR 0 1 0 0 1 FF 0 0 0 0 0 Sacks 0.5-2 2.0-20 2.0-12 0-0 4.5-34 at Illinois, 11-13-10 Twice vs. Purdue, 10-10-09 PG. 35 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 98 – Michael Amaefula – Fr. – DE Appeared in the first two games and had first career start versus Miami (Ohio) • has recorded five tackles (two solo, three assisted) • has one sack in 2011. Game-by-Game: Appeared in first collegiate game and recorded three tackles (one solo, two assists) in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Recorded his first career start with two tackles (one solo, one assist) and a sack in the 29-23 home victory over Miami (Ohio) (9/17). Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2011 3/1 2 3 5 TFL INT 1-4.0 0 PBU 0 FR 0 FF 0 Sacks 1 BIO UPDATES - SPECIAL TEAMS 7 - Chris Hawthorne - So. - K Made his first appearance for the Gophers in week one at USC • has handled all the Gophers’ placekicking duties through the first three weeks of the season. Game-by-Game: was a perfect 2-of-2 on PAT’s in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • was 1-of-3 on field goals, making one from 21 yards out • attempted one field goal from 39 yards against New Mexico State (9/10) • had four kickoffs for 232 yards, with an average of 58.0 yards and one touchback •conecetd on all three field goal attempts against Miami (Ohio) • hit a career high 33 yard field goal against the Red Hawks (9/17). 99 – RaShede Hageman – So. – DL Appeared in the first three games • has recorded one solo tackle in 2011. Field Goals Year M-A Pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 2011 4-7 .570 1-1 2-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 Game-by-Game: Made a solo tackle in the season opener at USC (9/3) • Appeared in the home opener versus New Mexico State (9/10) • Appeared in the 29-23 home victory versus Miami (Ohio) (9/17). 41 - Dan Orseske - So. - P Appeared in his 17th game as a Gopher last week • averaging 45.7 yards per punt this season. Career Statistics Year G/GS Solo Asst Total 2010 1/0 1 2 3 2011 2/0 1 0 1 Totals 3/0 2 2 4 Game-by-Game: totaled four punts for 181 yards, with an average of 45.2 yards in the season-opener at Southern California (9/3) • punted four times for 184 yards, with an average of 46.0 yards against New Mexico State (9/10) • had a career long of 64 yards against the Aggies • punted three times for 138 yards with a average of 46 yards against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). TFL INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 PBU 0 0 0 FR 0 0 0 FF 0 0 0 Sacks 0 0 0 Punting Year 2009 2010 2011 Total No. Yards 9 401 49 1771 11 503 69 2675 Avg. 44.6 36.1 45.7 38.7 Long 53 54 64 64 TB 10 3 1 14 FC 2 16 0 18 I20 3 15 3 21 Long 33 50+ 2 3 3 8 Blk 1 Blk 0 2 0 2 48 - Jake Filkins - So. - LS Has now appeared in 12 games as the Gophers’ long snapper • has handled all punt and PAT/FG snaps so far this season. Game-by-Game: successfully converted all nine of his snaps in the seasonopener at Southern California (9/3) • converted all eight snaps against New Mexico State on (9/10) • snapped the ball perfectly on all nine of his snaps against Miami (Ohio) (9/17). PG. 36 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com
