Minnesota Game Notes - at Northwestern

SCHEDULE/RESULTSSEPTEMBER5 at Syracuse (ESPN2) W 23-20 OT12 Air Force (BTN) W 20-1319 No. 7/8 California (ESPN) L 35-2126 at Northwestern* (BTN) 11:02 a.m. CT

OCTOBER3 Wisconsin* TBA10 Purdue [HC]* 11 a.m.17 at Penn State* (ABC) 3:30 p.m. ET24 at Ohio State* Noon ET31 Michigan State* (BTN) 7 p.m. CT

NOVEMBER7 Illinois* TBA14 South Dakota State TBA21 at Iowa* TBA

All times local to site* - Big Ten Conference Game[HC] - Homecoming

GOPHER COACHESTIM BREWSTER (SL) Head CoachJEDD FISCH (SL) Offensive CoordinatorKEVIN COSGROVE (SL) Co-Defensive CoordinatorRONNIE LEE (PB) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive BacksJOHN BUTLER (SL) Special Teams Coordinator/LinebackersTIM CROSS (SL) Associate Head Coach/Defensive LineTIM DAVIS (SL) Running Game Coordinator/Offensive LineTHOMAS HAMMOCK (SL) Running BacksRICHARD HIGHTOWER (SL) Wide ReceiversDEREK LEWIS (PB) Tight Ends

Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box

WEEK 2 SCHEDULEMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 219-10 a.m. ............................... Brewster available for out of town media TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2211:15 a.m. ................................................................... Media LuncheonNoon .......................................................Tim Brewster Press Conference12:30-12:45 p.m. ............................ Press Conference Player interviews12:40 p.m....................................Big Ten Teleconference (Tim Brewster)3-5:15 p.m. .................................Practice (players available following)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 233-5:15 p.m. ......................Practice (Coach, Players available following)7 p.m.................................Tim Brewster Show (Joe Senser’s - Roseville)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 243-5:15 p.m. .................................................... Practice (no availability)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25..................................................................... Travel day (no availability)

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MINNESOTA at NORTHWESTERNDate: Saturday, Sept. 26Time: 11:0 a.m. (CT)Site: Evanston, Ill.Stadium: Ryan FieldSurface: GrassCapacity: 47,130Series: Minnesota leads 49-30-5Last Meeting: Nov. 1, 2008Northwestern 24, Minnesota 17Minneapolis, Minn.

MINNESOTAGOLDEN GOPHERS2-1, 0-0 BIG TEN

NORTHWESTERNWILDCATS2-1, 0-0 BIG TEN

BROADCAST INFORMATIONRadioTelevision Internet

Big Ten NetworkWayne Larrivee - Play-by-playChris Martin - AnalystCharissa Thompson - Sideline Reporter

Gopher Sports NetworkDave Lee - Play-by-playDave Mona - ColorDarrell Thompson - Analyst

www.GopherSports.comGold Zone Audio

TicketsTicket Office: Mariucci ArenaPhone: 1-800-UGOPHERWeb: www.gophersports.com

GOPHERS OPEN BIG TEN PLAY AT NORTHWESTERN SATURDAY

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will look to rebound from 35-21 loss at the hands of nationally-ranked Cal Saturday, when they travel to Evanston, Ill. to open Big Ten play against the Northwestern Wildcats.

Minnesota has lost its last two outings vs. Northwestern, by an average of four points. The Gophers fell 49-48 in double overtime at Northwestern in 2007 and dropped a 24-17 decision last season at the Metrodome on a Wildcat interception return for a touchdown in the final minute of the game.

It’s the 84th meeting between Northwestern and Minnesota. The Golden Gophers lead the series by a 49-30-5 count. Prior to losing the previous two meetings, Minnesota had won three straight vs. the Wildcats.

The Big Ten Network will televise the game. Wayne Larrivee will call the play-by-play with Chris Martin as the analyst in the booth. Charissa Thompson will file reports from the sideline.

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 4 MINNESOTA at NORTHWESTERN

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MEDIA SERVICESMinnesota Athletic Communications516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612.626.0299

Fax: 612.625.0359

Andy Seeley, Associate Director/Primary Football Contact e-mail: [email protected] mobile: 612.269.2706Garry Bowman, Director e-mail: [email protected]

ON THE INTERNETMinnesota’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.

WEEKLY RELEASEThe 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 both text and PDF formats. If you are interested in receiving the weekly release via e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director Andy Seeley at [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIESSundayHead coach Tim Brewster will conduct a media briefing each Sunday at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.

TuesdayHead coach Tim Brewster hosts 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 11:15 a.m. with lunch. Brewster will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), with requested players available at 12:40 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 [email protected].

Practice schedules can change on a weekly basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field. Tuesday practices are open to the media for the first 30 minutes. Requested players will be made available to the media following Tuesday practices.

WednesdayPractice schedules can change on a weekly 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 30 minutes. Coach Brewster and requested players will be made available to the media following Wednesday practices.

ThursdayNo media availability.

FridayCoach Brewster and requested players are available for network television pregame production packages only.

SCOUTING MINNESOTAMinnesota opened the 2009 campaign with a pair of hard-fought victories and was in another hard-fought contest last week. The Gophers were tied 21-21 in the fourth quarter with nationally-ranked California, before falling 35-21.

Junior quarterback Adam Weber returns after taking nearly every snap for the past two-plus seasons. He set the Minnesota single-season records for passing yardage (2,895), TDs passing (24), completions (258) and attempts (449) in 2007. Two weeks ago, he became the Gophers’ career completions leader and currently has a total of 573. Senior wide receiver Eric Decker set a Minnesota record for career receptions last week and currently has 204. He set a new single-season receptions record last season for the second consecutive year, grabbing 84 in 2008. Decker was a Biletnikoff Award finalist and an All-Big Ten selection in 2008.

Defensively, Minnesota is allowing just less than 23 points per game. The Gophers rank No. 68 in the nation in total defense. Up front, Eric Small (8 total tackles) and Garrett Brown (6 total tackles) anchor the middle of the line. The linebacking corps has had at least one double-digit tackler in each game this season. Nate Triplett, Lee Campbell and Simoni Lawrence are the starters at LB. The secondary returns three starters -- CBs Marcus Sherels and Traye Simmons and safety Kyle Theret.

SCOUTING NORTHWESTERNNorthwestern opens the Big Ten slate with a 2-1 non-conference record and is coming off a 37-34 loss at Syracuse. The Wildcats racked up 47 points in their season-opening win over Towson, while getting a last-second field goal to top Eastern Michigan.

Northwestern is coached by Pat Fitzgerald, who is in his fifth season as the head coach in Evanston. He is in his 10th season on the Wildcat staff. Fitzgerald has taken Northwestern to three bowls in his four years as head coach.

Offensively, Northwesterern is having a great deal of success through the air. The Wildcats are No. 17 in the nation in passing offense, led by Mike Kafka’s 246.7 yards per game. Defensively, the Wildcats are No. 74 in the nation in scoring defense and No. 53 in total defense. Quentin Davie leads the Northwestern defense, averaging 7.0 stops per game.

Sept. 5 Towson W 47-14Sept. 12 Eastern Michigan W 27-24Sept. 19 at Syracuse L 37-34Sept. 26 Minnesota* 11:02 a.m.Oct. 3 at Purdue* 11 a.m.Oct. 10 Miami (Ohio) 11 a.m.Oct. 17 at Michigan State* 11 a.m.Oct. 24 Indiana* 11 a.m.Oct. 31 Penn State* 3:30 p.m.Nov. 7 at Iowa* TBANov. 14 at Illinois* TBANov. 21 Wisconsin* TBA

WILDCAT SCHEDULE

TALE OF THE TAPE (2009 Stats, Rankings)

MINNESOTA (2-1/0-0 Big Ten)Team Statistics UM OPPPoints/Game 21.3 22.7First Downs 44 57Rushing/Game 85.7 171.3Passing/Game 233.3 181.3Total Off./Gm 319.0 352.7Time of Poss. 27:41 32:19

Individual LeadersRushing Att Net Avg TD YPGBennett 30 121 4.0 1 40.3Eskridge 22 103 4.7 1 34.3

Passing C-A-I TD YPGWeber 60-103-4 3 231.0

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPGDecker 27 415 15.4 2 138.3Stoudermire 10 75 7.5 1 25.0

Defense U-A-TT TFL SacksTriplett 24-12-36 1.0 0Campbell 22-9-31 3.5 0.5

NORTHWESTERN (2-1/0-0 Pac-10)Team Statistics NU OPPPoints/Game 36.0 25.0First Downs 69 52Rushing/Game 152.7 120.7Passing/Game 278.7 211.3Total Off./Gm 431.3 332.0Time of Poss. 29:25 30:35

Individual LeadersRushing Att Net Avg TD YPGSimmons 31 150 4.8 2 75.0Schmidt 27 108 4.0 1 36.0

Passing C-A-I TD YPGKafka 64-86-2 3 246.7

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPGDunsmore 14 162 11.6 1 54.0Markshausen 13 154 11.8 0 51.3

Defense U-A-TT TFL SacksKendricks 12-14-26 2.0 0Holt 5-8-13 0.5 0

NCAA TEAM RANKINGSCategory UM NURush Off. 109 (85.7) 60 (152.7)Pass Off. 46 (233.3) 17 (278.7)Pass Eff. 86 (119.05) 12 (164.9)Tot. Off. 96 (319.0) 33 (431.3)Scor. Off. 93 (21.3) 27 (36.0)Rush Def. 93 (171.3) 52 (120.7)Pass Def. 41 (181.3) 64 (211.3)Pass Eff. D 82 (130.05) 75 (126.84)Tot. Def. 68 (352.7) 53 (332.0)Scor. Def. 63 (22.7) 74 (25.0)Net Punt T11 (40.75) 92 (33.4)Punt Ret. 34 (11.7) 91 (4.2)KO Ret. 24 (26.7) 74 (21.0)TO Marg. 98 (-1.0) 80 (-0.33)Sacks T48 (2.0) T38 (2.3)Sacks All. T68 (2.0) T68 (2.0)Tack/Loss T41 (6.3) T74 (5.0)


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GOLDEN GOPHER HEAD COACH TIM BREWSTERIn two short years as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota, Tim Brewster has taken some big steps toward getting Golden Gopher program back to its rightful place in the world of college football.

Brewster has used his positive outlook and boundless energy to bring in two highly-regarded recruiting classes.

On the field, the Gophers returned to postseason play in 2008 and were ranked as high as No. 17 in the nation for part of the season.

In 2008, Brewster’s squad raced out to a 7-1 record to open the sea-son. The Gophers were ranked No. 17 in the BCS at the end of October. Minnesota took part in the 2008 Insight Bowl, as Brewster led the Gophers to one of the biggest single-season turnarounds of the year.

A renewed emphasis on recruiting may be the most visible phase of Brewster’s plan to help Minnesota football make history again.That was proven out in February of each of the past two seasons. Brewster and his staff signed a consensus top-25 recruiting class that some experts even rated among the nation’s top 15 in 2008. The significance of this accomplishment would be difficult to overstate at one the nation’s traditional recruiting powers let alone Minnesota, where the average Rivals ranking for the Gophers’ previous six recruit-ing classes was 54th. Brewster and his staff followed that up with a 2009 class that ranked in the top third of the nation.

But recruiting is just one building block of a blueprint Brewster devel-oped while helping Mack Brown turn North Carolina from ACC doormat into a national power and rebuild Texas into one of the country’s elite programs.

Brewster came to Minnesota after spending the previous five years as an assistant coach in the National Football League, including the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the tight ends coach of the Denver Broncos. In addition to his productivity as a college recruiter, Brewster has also built a strong reputation for developing players during his 23-year coaching career.

Last season, wide receiver Eric Decker and defensive end Willie VanDeSteeg both earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. Decker set a Minnesota record for receptions in a season for the second consecutive year and became just the third Gopher wideout to record a 1,000-yard receiving season. VanDeSteeg finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in tackles for loss and finished No. 4 all-time in sacks.

It marked the first time the Gophers had multiple first-team All-Big Ten selections since 2005. VanDeSteeg’s honor was also the first time a Minnesota defender had been voted to the first team since 2004.In his first season at Minnesota, Brewster mentored then-freshman quarterback Adam Weber, who broke nearly all of the Gophers’ single-season passing and total offense records during the 2007 season. Weber continued to improve in his sophomore campaign and was a 2008 second-team All-Big Ten selection.

In all, Minnesota had six athletes earn all-conference accolades in 2008, the most since the Gophers had a half-dozen on the 2005 All-Big Ten squad.

In 2007, Brewster helped coach safety Dominique Barber to second-team All-Big Ten accolades and personally worked with punter Justin Kucek, expanding his repertoire with the effective and efficient flop punt and helping him evolve into one of the conferences top punters.

Brewster was named Minnesota’s 26th head football coach on Jan. 17, 2007 after spending the previous five seasons as an assistant coach in the National Football League.

QUICK HITTERS

LAST TIME OUT

u Minnesota saw a streak of six consecutive regular-season wins vs. non-conference opponents snapped last week in its 35-21 loss to Cal.u The Gophers have lost three consecutive Big Ten openers. Minnesota lost to Ohio State on the road last season and fell to the Buckeyes at home in 2007. In 2006, the Gophers fell at Purdue. The last Min-nesota victory to open Big Ten play came on Sept. 24, 2005 and was a 42-35 2OT win over Purdue.u The Gophers have performed in front of two straight sellout crowds of 50,805 in their first two games at TCF Bank Stadium.u Minnesota ranks No. 11 in the nation in net punting, with an average of 40.75 net yards per punt.u The Gophers had the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in each of the first two weeks in 2009.

(Sept. 19, 2009) -- Jahvid Best ran for a career-high five TDs to lead No. 7/8 California to a 35-21 victory over Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota’s Eric Decker caught eight passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another, but it wasn’t enough for the Gophers.

Cal jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead just seven minutes into the game on touchdown runs of 33 and 2 yards by Best. But Adam Weber found Decker in the front corner of the end zone and Decker absorbed a crushing blow but managed to keep his left foot in bounds and extend the ball over the goal line.

Cal extended its lead to 21-7 with a Best 27-yard scoring scamper with 3:47 left on the clock. The Gophers answered just before the half when Decker caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Weber with 40 seconds left. The Gophers knotted the game at 21-21 just before the end of the third quarter when Decker took a Weber handoff and passed to MarQueis Gray in the corner of the endzone.

Cal regained the lead with 7:14 left on a Best 2-yard run. On the ensuing drive, Weber was picked off by Mike Mohamed at the Minnesota 44. Cal drove it eight plays for another score to put the game away. Best scored his fifth touchdown of the day from two yards to account for the final score.

THE NORTHWESTERN SERIES

LAST TIME VS. NORTHWESTERN

Saturday’s game will be the 85th gridiron meeting between the University of Minnesota and Northwest-ern. Minnesota leads the series 49-30-5, but have lost the last two.

The 84 games played to date vs. the Golden Gophers and Wildcats make the Minnesota-Northwestern se-ries the fourth-most played series in the Minnesota history books. The Gophers and Wildcats are charter members of the Big Ten Conference.

(Nov. 1, 2008 - Minneapolis) -- Northwestern scored the game-winning touchdown on a 48-yard inter-ception return with 12 seconds left to play handing No. 20 Minnesota a heartbreaking 24-17 loss.

Wildcat safety Brandon Smith collected a tipped Adam Weber pass and darted 48 yards to tally the win-ning score. While Smith made the play of the game, it was junior backup quarterback Mike Kafka who was Northwestern’s difference maker. Kafka rushed for 217 yards and accounted for 360 of Northwest-ern’s 363 yards of total offense.

Weber passed for 327 yards, his fourth career game with 300 or more yards passing. He tossed a career-high 51 attempts, tying his best with 31 receptions. Ben Kuznia pulled down seven catches for 98 yards.

The teams battled to a 17-17 halftime tie. Traye Simmons gave the Gophers their first lead of the game at 14-10, when he jumped the route, made a clean pick and returned the INT 23 yards for a TD. North-western regained the lead with 6:03 remaining in the half. Kafka escaped from the pocket for a 53-yard run down the left sideline, then connected with Josh Rooks for a 2-yard scoring strike.



USA TODAYTOP 25 - WEEK 4Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Florida (59) 3-0 1475 2. Texas 3-0 1412 3. Alabama 3-0 1355 4. Penn State 3-0 1274 5. Mississippi 2-0 1182 6. California 3-0 1149 7. LSU 3-0 1122 8. Boise State 3-0 976 9. Oklahoma 2-1 917 10. USC 2-1 905 11. Ohio State 2-1 905 12. Virginia Tech 2-1 853 13. Miami (Fla.) 2-0 724 14. TCU 2-0 701 15. Cincinnati 3-0 580 16. Oklahoma State 2-1 576 17. Georgia 2-1 457 18. North Carolina 3-0 445 19. Kansas 3-0 381 20. BYU 2-1 279 21. Missouri 3-0 214 22. Michigan 3-0 205 23. Houston 2-0 160 24. Nebraska 2-1 158 25. Florida State 2-1 154

Others Receiving Votes:Georgia Tech 148, Pittsburgh 68, Utah 63, Auburn 62, Iowa 58, Washington 42, Notre Dame 38, UCLA 38, Oregon 34, Texas Tech 22, Kentucky 16, South Florida 12, South Carolina 7, Oregon State 6, Colorado State 4, Wisconsin 2, Minnesota 1.

ASSOCIATED PRESSTOP 25 - WEEK 4Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Florida (55) 3-0 1488 2. Texas (2) 3-0 1428 3. Alabama (3) 3-0 1390 4. Mississippi 2-0 1213 5. Penn State 3-0 1212 6. California 3-0 1169 7. LSU 3-0 1120 8. Boise State 3-0 1038 9. Miami (Fla.) 2-0 920 10. Oklahoma 2-1 862 11. Virginia Tech 2-1 852 12. USC 2-1 825 13. Ohio State 2-1 810 14. Cincinnati 3-0 739 15. TCU 2-0 674 16. Oklahoma State 2-1 478 17. Houston 2-0 455 18. Florida State 2-1 363 19. BYU 2-1 349 20. Kansas 3-0 347 21. Georgia 2-1 318 22. North Carolina 3-0 271 23. Michigan 3-0 247 24. Washington 2-1 194 25. Nebraska 2-1 132

Others Receiving Votes:Missouri 115, Georgia Tech 102, Auburn 100, Pittsburgh 91, UCLA 62, Iowa 39, Oregon 30, Texas Tech 19, Notre Dame 16, Utah 12, Clemson 11, Colorado State 4, Oregon State 4, South Florida 1.

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The Big Ten Conference is an 11-member NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and Bowl Championship Series league.

The Gophers hold a 331-352-28 record against current and former members of the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota holds a winning record against six of the other 10 current members of the conference. The Gophers have had their most success against Northwestern (49-30-5). Minnesota has struggled the most with Ohio State (7-41-0).

This season, Minnesota will play Northwestern, Wisconsin, Pur-due, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois and Iowa. The Gophers will not face Michigan or Indiana in the 2009 Big Ten Conference schedule

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 who compete for 25 championships, 12 for men and 13 for women.

vs. Illinois 32-27-3vs. Indiana 37-26-3vs. Iowa 59-41-2vs. Michigan 24-70-3vs. Michigan State 16-25-0vs. Northwestern 49-30-5vs. Ohio State 7-41-0vs. Penn State 4-6-0vs. Purdue 32-30-3vs. Wisconsin 59-51-8

GOPHERS vs. BIG TEN

126 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 126th season of collegiate football in 2009. The Golden Gophers enter the 2009 campaign with an all-time record of 634-456-44 (.578 winning percent-age).

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 fact, by the end of 2009, only 21 schools in the nation will have completed at least 120 seasons of college football. Only four schools -- including Min-nesota -- will have played 125 years of intercollegiate football by the end of this season.

’CAT CONNECTIONSWhile none of Minnesota’s coaches have been on staff at Northwestern, a handful of the Gopher staff has State of Illinois and Big Ten ties in former positions.

Head coach Tim Brewster played at the University of Illinois. Co-defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove coached at Wisconsin, Illinois and Illinois State. Co-defensive coordinator Ronnie Lee coached against Northwestern at Michigan and Wisconsin. Offensive line coach Tim Davis coached at Wisconsin. Running backs coach Thomas Hammock played and coached at Northern Illinois.

The Gopher roster also has numerous members from the State of Illinois. Brandon Green is from Chicago, as are Johnny Johnson and Dan Orseske. Curtis Hughes is from Naperville. and Eric Small hails from Joliet.

Northwestern has a handful of connections to Minnesota, as well. Assistant coach Jerry Brown has been on the Minnesota Vikings’ staff. Wildcat offensive coordinator Mick McCall was the head coach at Kyle Theret’s high school alma mater -- J.K. Mullen High School in Denver, Colo. -- from 1994-2000. Mean-while, red-shirt defensive end Brian Arnfelt (Lake Elmo) and sophomore linebacker Bryce McNaul (Eden Prairie) both call the State of Minnesota home.



2009 BIG TEN FOOTBALL2009 BIG TEN STANDINGSTeam Big Ten OverallIndiana 0-0 3-0Iowa 0-0 3-0Michigan 0-0 3-0Penn State 0-0 3-0Wisconsin 0-0 3-0Minnesota 0-0 2-1Northwestern 0-0 2-1Ohio State 0-0 2-1Illinois 0-0 1-1Michigan State 0-0 1-2Purdue 0-0 1-2

LAST WEEK’S RESULTSSaturday, September 19No. 8 California 35, Minnesota 21Indiana 38, Akron 21Iowa 27, Arizona 17No. 25 Michigan 45, Eastern Michigan 17Notre Dame 33, Michigan State 30Syracuse 37, Northwestern 34No. 5 Penn State 31, Temple 6Northern Illinois 28, Purdue 0No. 11 Ohio State 38, Toledo 0Wisconsin 44, Wofford 14

Saturday, September 26Minnesota at Northwestern, 11 a.m. Indiana at Michigan, 11 a.m.Michigan State at Wisconsin, 11 a.m.Illinois at Ohio State, 2:30 p.m.Notre Dame at Purdue, 7 p.m.Iowa at Penn State, 7:05 p.m.

BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATIONScott Chipman - primary contactAssistant Commissioner for [email protected]: 847.696.1010 ext. 141Cell: 630.936.6005

LaTonya Sadler - secondary contactAssociate Director of [email protected]: 847.696.1010 ext. 143Cell: 434.770.2004

Website: www.bigten.org

WEEKLY BIG TEN TELECONFERENCEThe 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 Brewster is scheduled from 12:40 to 12:50 p.m. Media should contact the Big Ten at (847) 696-1010 for call-in information.

All times listed are Central.

AYE, CAPTAIN!

NOTHIN’ BUT NET

BAKING TURNOVERS

The Golden Gophers elected six captains prior to the 2009 season. Seniors Garrett Brown, Lee Campbell, Eric Decker, Simoni Lawrence and Eric Small join junior Adam Weber with that distinction this season.

Weber was the first sophomore ever to serve as a team captain at the University of Minnesota last season and is now a two-time captain. Decker is also a two-time team captain.

The Gophers have only had 13 players ever earn the distinction of captain twice in their career. Weber would be the first-ever three-year Gopher captain should he be voted as such next season.

Through the first three games of the season, Minnesota’s net punting average (punt yardage-minus return yards/touchbacks) ranks No. 11 in the nation. The Gophers’ net punting average is 40.75 yards per punt. The Gophers have punted 16 times with three punts of 50-plus yards and five downed inside the 20-yard line. Opponents are averaging just 3.4 yards per return against the Minnesota punt cover-age team.

One of the biggest factors in Minnesota’s impressive turnaround last season was the Gophers’ ability to cause turnovers. The Gophers created 31 turnovers last season (16 fumble recoveries, 15 interceptions) to rank No. 11 in the nation. Only Iowa created more turnovers in the Big Ten with 32.

The Gophers also ranked No. 16 in the nation in turnover margin (+0.92 avg.). The Minnesota offense took turned it over just 19 times in 2008 (11 fumbles lost, eight INTs).

Minnesota is minus-three in the turnover battle through its first three games. However, two of the turn-overs Minnesota has created have been huge. Linebacker Nate Triplett intercepted a pass in overtime at Syracuse and returned a fumble 52 yards for a score against Air Force last week.

THE EARLY RETURNSThe return game was a definite strength for the Gophers in 2008. Minnesota was the No. 2 team in the Big Ten and ranked No. 15 in the nation in average kickoff return yards. The Gophers averaged 24.04 yards per kickoff return last season. The longest kickoff return last season was turned in by Troy Stoud-ermire, who went 60 yards at the Insight Bowl vs. Kansas.

The Gophers nearly doubled their punt-return average in 2008, averaging 9.94 yards per return. Min-nesota ranked No. 5 in the Big Ten and No. 46 in the nation in punt returns.

So far in the 2009 season, the Gophers continued to improve in the return game. Minnesota ranks No. 34 in the country and No. 3 in the Big Ten with an average punt return of 11.7 yards. Kickoff returner Troy Stoudermire’s first return of the season was a 54-yarder. As a team, the Gophers are averaging 26.7 yards per kickoff return, which ranks No. 24 in the nation and No. 3 in the conference.

SEEING REDMinnesota is 9-of-9 in the red zone (inside the opponents’ 20-yard line) this season. The Gophers have scored five touchdowns in the red zone and kicked four field goals.

The Gophers are one of only 16 teams remaining in the nation who have scored on every trip inside the red zone this season. Pittsburgh leads the nation at 16-of-16. Only nine of the teams who are 100 percent successful in the red zone this season have double-digit scores and attempts.

The Gophers were 36-of-41 (88 percent) in the red-zone during the 2008 season.



GOPHERS’ RECORD... WEBER GRILLS UP RECORDS

QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK

ESKRIDGE EXPRESS

RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK

DECKER’S A RECORD-WRECKER

u Gopher quarterback Adam Weber continues to re-write the Minnesota record book. In Week 2, he set the Minnesota record for career completions (his total is now 573). The previous record of 539 completions was held by Cory Sauter (1994-97). Last week, he set the Gopher career record for passing attempts (his total is now 962). Weber set single-season records for passing yards (2,985), completions (258), attempts (449), touchdown passes (24) and total offensive yardage (3,512) in 2007. He now needs 1,097 yards to break the career mark for passing yardage (Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 - 7,446) and just 14 more touchdowns (Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 - 55) to break the career touchdown pass record.

u Adam Weber is the only quarterback on the Minnesota roster who has ever thrown a collegiate pass.u Weber is 52-of-80 (65.0 percent) for 618 yards since the beginning of the fourth quarter of the season-opener. He was 8-of-23 (34.8 percent) for 75 yards in the first three quarters vs. Syracuse.u Weber threw 19 interceptions in his first season as a starter in 2007. He significantly improved that total in 2008, throwing just eight picks. Weber only had one game with multiple interceptions in 2008. He tossed three picks last week, but two were in desperation at the end of the game.u Freshman MarQueis Gray is Minnesota’s No. 2 QB. Gray has taken four snaps at quarterback. u Gray scored his first collegiate touchdown vs. Cal last week on a 7-yard pass from Eric Decker. u Gray is a true freshman. He was rated as the No. 3 dual-threat QB in the nation coming out of India-napolis Ben Davis High School. u Two other signal-callers are listed on Minnesota’s roster -- freshmen Moses Alipate and Adam Lueck.

u Sophomore DeLeon Eskridge was the workhorse of the Gopher backfield in 2008, after Duane Bennett went down with a knee injury. Eskridge led the team with 678 yards rushing and seven TDs. He averaged 3.7 yards per carry and 52.2 yards per game. Two weeks ago vs. Air Force, Eskridge scored the first-ever rushing touchdown in TCF Bank Stadium, tying the game at 10-10 with a 7-yard scamper in the fourth quarter. Eskridge leads the team with 4.7 yards per carry and has the team’s longest rush (25 yds).

u Sophomore Duane Bennett started seven games for Minnesota as a freshman. He started the first two games of 2008, before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Bennett scored on his first touch of the 2009 season, taking a carry around right end for a 16-yard touchdown at Syracuse. Bennett rushed for 78 yards in his first game back since the knee injury, including an average of 5.0 yards per carry.u Eskridge rushed for more than 100 yards twice in 2008, including a season-high 124 yards in Min-nesota’s 27-20 win at Illinois. He also had three multiple-touchdown contests.u Sophomore Shady Salamon rushed for 181 yards (3.7 yards per carry) in 2008.u Senior Jay Thomas has overcome two ACL reconstructions. He had just seven carries last season.u Red-shirt freshman Kevin Whaley is also expected to contribute in 2009.u Junior fullback Jon Hoese is a former walk-on. He scored on two of his first three career carries at the Insight Bowl last season. He is averaging 4.8 yards per carry so far this season.

u Senior wide receiver Eric Decker was a semi-finalist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver in 2008. For the second consecutive season, Decker set the Minnesota single-season record for receptions. He hauled in 67 passes in 2007 and smashed that record with 84 receptions last season. Decker became just the fourth Gopher receiver ever to compile a 1,000-yard season in 2008, finishing with 1,074 yards to rank No. 2 on the school single-season chart. Last week, Decker became Minnesota’s career receptions leader when he hauled in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Adam Weber in the second quarter vs. Cal. He also recorded his fourth straight 100-yard receiving game (dating back to the 2008 Insight Bowl), which is also a school record.

Overall 2-1Big Ten 0-0Non-conference 2-1Home 1-1Away 1-0Neutral 0-0Current overall streak Lost 1Current home streak Lost 1Current road streak Won 1Current neutral site streak Lost 2Current bowl streak Lost 2Last win 20-13, vs. Air Force (9/12/09)Last loss 35-21, vs. California (9/19/09)Day game 1-1Night game 1-0TV game 2-1 ABC 0-0 ESPN 0-1 ESPN2 1-0 Big Ten Network 1-0September 2-1October 0-0November 0-0December 0-0January 0-0vs. Top-25 teams 0-1vs. non-ranked teams 2-0vs. FCS 0-0On artificial turf 2-1On natural grass 0-0Indoors 1-0Outdoors 1-1Scoring first 2-0Opponent scores first 0-1Leading after 1st quarter 2-0Behind after 1st quarter 0-1Tied after 1st quarter 0-0Leading at halftime 0-0Behind at halftime 1-1Tied at halftime 1-0Leading after 3rd quarter 0-0Behind after 3rd quarter 2-0Tied after 3rd quarter 0-1Overtime 1-0Scoring 0-14 points 0-0Scoring 15-28 points 2-1Scoring 28+ points 0-0Allowing 0-14 points 1-0Allowing 15-28 points 1-0Allowing 28+ points 0-1With 100-yd rusher 0-0Allow 100-yard rusher 0-1With 300-yd passer 0-0Allow 300-yard passer 0-0Outgain opponent 1-0Total offense 300+ yards 2-0Allow 300+ yards total offense 1-0Total offense 400+ yards 0-0Allow 400+ yards total offense 0-1No turnovers 0-0Less than three turnovers 2-0Three or more turnovers 0-1No takeaways 0-0Three or more takeaways 0-0Commit fewer turnovers 0-0Equal turnovers 2-0Commit more turnovers 0-1Control time of possession 0-0Opponent controls time of possession 2-1Games decided between 1-10 points 2-0Games decided between 11-20 points 0-1Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0



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u Eric Decker was a consensus All-Big Ten selection and an honorable mention All-America selection by SI.com in 2008. He was chosen as a 2009 Preseason All-American by ESPN’s Ivan Maisel.u Decker’s 138.3 yards and 9.0 receptions per game rank No. 3 and No. 4 in the nation, respectively.u Decker has hauled in at least one reception in 29 consecutive games, ranking No. 7 in the nation.u Decker caught 32.2 percent of Minnesota’s completed passes and his 1,074 yards receiving was 37.7 percent of the team’s total. This season, Decker is at 44.3 percent and 59.3 percent, respectively.u Sophomore wide receiver Troy Stoudermire ranks No. 2 on the squad with 10 receptions.u Stoudermire tallied his first career score with a TD reception in the season-opener at Syracuse.u Senior tight end Nick Tow-Arnett is the squad’s top tight end. He has five receptions this season. He’s averaging 12.6 yards per reception.u Junior wide receiver Hayo Carpenter was rated as the top junior-college player in the country last season by Scout.com. Carpenter made his first career catch vs. California last week.u Carpenter had 93 receptions for 1,675 yards and 16 TDs last season at College of the Canyons.u Sophomore wide receiver Da’Jon McKnight has not tallied a reception in 2009. But he made a big catch two weeks ago, recovering an onside kick with 1:03 remaining to preserve the win over Air Force.

u Of the 10 offensive linemen listed on the Gophers’ two-deep and expected to see action in 2009, seven are 6-foot 3-inches or taller and five top the 300-pound mark. The average height and weight of the top 10 Minnesota offensive linemen is 6-4, 308 pounds. Senior tackle Matt Stommes and junior tackle Jeff Wills are both 6-7. Wills is the heaviest Gopher, tipping the scales at 365 pounds.

u Minnesota returned a combined 44 starts among all its offensive linemen from 2008 this season. That number would jump to 57 if Ryan Wynn was included. Wynn’s status for 2009 has yet to be deter-mined after back surgery he underwent on August 24. The Gophers lost only Jason Meinke’s eight starts. u Senior center Jeff Tow-Arnett returns healthy after competing on a torn ACL in six of his starts and seven of his games played last year. He has made every offensive snap this season.u Two offensive line starters for Minnesota did not play for the Gophers last season. Juco transfer Jeff Wills, a 6-7, 365-pounder starred at Lackawanna College in 2008. Notre Dame transfer Matt Carufel practiced with Minnesota, but sat out due to NCAA transfer rules in 2008.u Junior left tackle Dom Alford started the last two contests at left tackle. He took over early in the Syracuse game when Matt Stommes went down with an ankle injury.u Sophomore left guard Chris Bunders has started each of the first three games this season.

u Sophomore backup defensive tackle Brandon Kirksey led all the Gophers’ defensive linemen with five total tackles, including two tackles-for-loss, in last week’s loss to California. The total number of stops was a career-best performance for Kirksey, who tallied just eight tackles in all of 2008. With a total of nine stops, Kirksey has already bested his season total from last year.

u Senior starting defensive tackles Garrett Brown and Eric Small team up to provide a formidable force in the middle of the Gopher defense. Small picked up his second sack in as many weeks vs. Cal last week. Brown made three stops vs. the Bears.u Brown and Small have more-than-capable backups behind them in the middle of the Minnesota defensive line. In addition to his career-best outing last week, Kirksey forced the fumble that went back for a TD vs. Air Force. Meanwhile, sophomore Jewhan Edwards notched a pair of stops vs. Cal.u Senior defensive end Barrett Moen came to Minnesota as a walk-on offensive lineman. But he worked his way into the rotation in 2008 and is now a starter. He has five stops in 2009.u Senior DE Cedric McKinley had one stop last week, but it was his second tackle-for-loss this year.

CLIMBING THE CHARTSThe following is a look at selected statistical categories where current Gophers have the opportunity to climb the career leader chart over the course of the season:

CAREER PASSING YARDAGE1. Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 7,4462. Cory Sauter, 1994-97 6,8343. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000-03 6,6604. Adam Weber, 2007- 6,3495. Marquel Fleetwood, 1989-92 5,2796. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 5,1627. Mike Hohensee, 1981-82 4,7928. Tim Schade, 1993-94 3,9869. Tony Dungy, 1973-76 3,51510. Billy Cockerham, 1996-99 3,483

CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS1. Adam Weber, 2007- 5732. Cory Sauter, 1994-97 5393. Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 5134. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000-03 4815. Marquel Fleetwood, 1989-92 4656. Mike Hohensee, 1981-82 3927. Tim Schade, 1993-94 3228. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 3119. Scott Schaffner, 1987-91 27810. Tony Dungy, 1973-76 274

CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS1. Bryan Cupito (2003-06) 55 Asad Abdul-Khaliq (2000-03) 553. Adam Weber (2007-present) 42 Cory Sauter (1994-97) 405. Rickey Foggie (1984-87) 346. Mike Hohensee (1981-82) 337. Billy Cockerham (1996-99) 298. Tony Dungy (1973-76) 259. Tim Schade, 1993-94 22 Scott Schaffner, 1987-91 22

CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE1. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 2,9892. Eric Decker, 2006- 2,7763. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 2,6404. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 2,4345. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 2,2326. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 2,0547. Luke Leverson, 1996-99 1,8438. Omar Douglas, 1990-93 1,6819. Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 1,62710. Aaron Osterman, 1990-94 1,598

CAREER TOUCDOWN RECEPTIONS1. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 312. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 263. Eric Decker, 2006- 214. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 175. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 15 Ben Utecht, 2000-03 15 Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 158. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 14 Omar Douglas, 1990-93 1410. Elmer Bailey, 1977-79 12 Matt Spaeth, 2003-2006 12



THERET’S THERE

SECONDARY NOTEBOOK

BLAKE’S BANG-UP JOB

SPECIALIST NOTEBOOK

GOPHER RADIO NETWORKThe Gopher Sports Network distributes its digital quality audio stream via satellite to 44 affiliates across the state of Minnesota. WCCO (830 AM) in the Twin Cities will serve as the flagship station for its 86th season in 2009.

Dave Lee will return behind the mic for his ninth season calling the Gophers’ play-by-play. Dave Mona is back as the network’s color com-mentator, with Darrell Thompson, the all-time leading rusher in school history, returning to the booth this season as the broadcast’s analyst. Mike Grimm will handle the studio duties including the pre- and post-game shows.

Golden Gopher Radio Network Affiliates:Market Station Freq.Alexandria KULO-FM 94.3Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3Albert Lea KATE-AM 1450Austin KAUS-AM 1480Austin KAUS-FM 99.9Bemidji KBUN-AM 1450Benson KSCR-FM 93.5Brainerd KBLB-FM 93.3Crookston KROX-AM 1260Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM 1340Duluth WGEE-AM 970Ely WELY-FM 94.5Fairmont KSUM-AM 1370Fargo/Moorhead, ND KQWB-AM 1660Glenwood KMGK-FM 107.1Grand Rapids KOZY-AM 1320Hutchinson KARP-FM 106.9Little Falls KLTF-AM 960Marshall KMHL-AM 1400Minneapolis/St. Paul KBEM-FM 88.5Minneapolis/St. Paul WCCO-AM 830 (HD)Minneapolis/St. Paul WLTE-FM-HD2 102.9-2 (HD)Montevideo KDMA-AM 1460New Prague KRDS-FM 95.5Owatonna/Mankato KOWZ-FM 100.9Owatonna/Waseca KOWZ-AM 1170Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870Pipestone KLOH-AM 1050Red Wing KCUE-AM 1250Redwood Falls KLGR-AM 1490Rochester KROC-AM 1340Roseau KCAJ-FM 102.1Roseau KRWB-AM 1410St. Cloud KXSS-AM 1390Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230Wadena KVKK-AM 1070Walker KAKK-AM 1570Windom KDOM-AM 1580Windom KDOM-FM 94.3Winona KWNO-AM 1230Worthington KWOA-AM 730Yankton, SD KYNT-AM 1450

NATE’S GREAT

LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK

u Senior linebacker Nate Triplett has had back-to-back double-digit tackle numbers in his last two games. His 17 total tackles, a 52-yard fumble return for a touchdown and a PBU vs. Air Force were enough to earn him Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Triplett registered a game-high 10 tackles last week vs. California, leads the team and ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten with 36 total tackles.

u Triplett’s career night vs. Air Force also earned him Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defen-sive Player of the Week honors and a nomination for AT&T’s All-America Player of the Week. u Triplett has two of Minnesota’s four turnovers gained this season. In addition to the fumble return vs. Air Force, he grabbed an interception in overtime at Syracuse in Week One.u The 17 tackles recorded by Triplett (including 12 solo tackles) vs. Air Force were the most by a Gopher defender since Nov. 23, 2002 when Eli Ward tallied 23 stops at Wisconsin.u Triplett was one of Minnesota’s special teams aces over the past two years. He has won the Bobby Bell Award as the team’s top special teams player each of the last two seasons. u Backup linebacker Keanon Cooper tallied a career-best seven stops last week in the first extended action of his career. u Lee Campbell and Simoni Lawrence are No. 2 and 3, respectively, on the team in total tackles. Campbell has 31 stops and a team-high 3.5 TFL. Lawrence has 25 stops on the season.

u Junior safety Kyle Theret has appeared in all 28 games of his Gopher career, along with 22 starts. He has been in the starting lineup for all three games this season. He has led the Minnesota defensive backs in each contest, tallying seven stops at Syracuse, nine vs. Air Force and seven more vs. California. Theret was tops among the DBs in tackles last season (and No. 2 on the team) with 78 stops.

u Opposing offenses will have to pick their poison with the Gopher cornerbacks. Marcus Sherels ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 25th in the nation with 13 passes defended (2 INT, 11 PBU) in 2008. Traye Simmons was a 2nd-team All-Big Ten selection in 2008, ranking No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 5 in the nation in passes defended (4 INT, 14 PBU). u Simmons has already broken up three passes this season.u Theret was No. 2 on the team with three INTs and No. 3 on the squad with eight pass PBUs in 2008. u Junior safety Kim Royston transferred from Wisconsin in 2008, had to walk-on and was unable to compete due to Big Ten transfer rules. He has 12 stops, including eight two weeks ago vs. Air Force.u Junior CB Ryan Collado started in place of the injured Marcus Sherels the last two weeks. He has responded well, with 10 total tackles, including a tackle-for-loss in those two outings.

u Senior punter Blake Haudan found it he was going to be punting vs. California last Saturday about 12 hours before the game. Freshman Dan Orseske found out he was ill with mononucleosis the night before the game, pressing Haudan into duty. His first career punt pinned Cal inside its own 20-yard line. He averaged 42.1 yards per punt, had two of more than 50 yards and two inside the 20.

u Junior long snapper Ryan Coleman has been very consistent since taking over the long-snapping duties last season. He has delivered 21 successful long snaps through two games this season (16 punt, 6 FG, 7 PAT). Coleman made 128 snaps in 2008, with only one bad snap.u Junior placekicker Eric Ellestad remained perfect on PATs (7-7), hitting all three attempts last week. He is 5-of-6 on field goals, with the lone miss being tipped at the line on a missed assignment up front. Dave Mona, Dave Lee, Darrell Thompson, Mike Grimm

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 4


MINNESOTA at SYRACUSE

TCF BANK STADIUM FACTS• 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.

• 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.

• The University exceeded its initial fund-raising goal of $86 million.

• 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.

• 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.

• The playing surface is FieldTurf and covers 92,132 SF or approxi-mately 2.1 acres.

• 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.

• 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.

GOPHER VICTORY WALKThe 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 at the McNamara Alumni Center, cross Oak Street and head into TCF Bank Stadium.

Each Gopher Victory Walk will begin approximately two hours prior to kickoff.

The Minnesota Football program is encouraging fans to participate in the Gopher Victory Walk through-out the season, by lining the entire path from the McNamara Alumni Center to the stadium and greeting the players as they arrive on game day.

TAKE IT TO THE BANKWhen the Gophers hosted the Air Force Academy on Sept. 12, it marked the first time since Nov. 21, 1981 that college football has been played on campus at Minnesota.

TCF Bank Stadium is the first Big Ten Stadium built in nearly 50 years. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) and Memorial Stadium (Indiana) were both built in 1960. TCF Bank Stadium will be 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 this season.

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.

TCF Bank Stadium TimelineMay, 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.



WEEK 4 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - OFFENSELeft Tackle76 - Dom Alford 6-3 336 Jr. Made his 12th career start last week against California79 - Matt Stommes 6-7 312 Sr. Made 2nd career start vs. Syracuse in the opener, before suffering an ankle injuryLeft Guard68 - Chris Bunders 6-3 322 So. Made his sixth career start vs. California last week74 - Ryan Ruckdashel 6-5 290 Sr. Experienced, versatile lineman has played in 24 games, both at guard and tackleCenter52 - Jeff Tow-Arnett 6-2 288 Sr. 14 starts to his credit, including six while playing on a torn ACL in 200861 - Trey Davis 6-2 281 So. Appeared in 10 games, including five starts, as a red-shirt freshman last seasonRight Guard73 - Matt Carufel 6-5 302 Jr. Started his first three games as a Gopher; Three career starts at Notre Dame53 - D.J. Burris 6-2 290 Jr. Appeared in 24 of 25 games in 2007 and 2008, with 20 startsRight Tackle71 - Jeff Wills 6-7 365 Jr. Largest player on the Gophers’ roster; Started his first three games as a Gopher78 - Ryan Orton 6-4 296 So. Saw action in all 13 games, with six starts, as a red-shirt freshman last seasonQuarterback8 - Adam Weber 6-3 221 Jr. Passed for 226 yards and two touchdowns last week, his 9th career multi-TD game5 - MarQueis Gray 6-4 222 Fr. Caught a 7-yard TD pass from Eric Decker last week, his first career scoreRunning Back22 - Duane Bennett 5-9 203 So. Scored a TD on his first carry since going down in Week 2 last season with ACL injury23 - DeLeon Eskridge 5-11 198 So. Scored the first rushing touchdown in TCF Bank Stadium history vs. Air ForceFullback35 - Jon Hoese 6-2 233 Jr. Former walk-on; Converted safety; Scored on 2 of first 3 career carries (12/31/08) 42 - Logan U’u 5-10 230 Sr. Converted linebacker; Saw action in three games in 2008, before suffering leg injuryWide Receiver7 - Eric Decker 6-3 220 Sr. Currently on a streak of 4 100-yard receiving games, dating back to ’08 Insight Bowl83 - Da’Jon McKnight 6-3 200 So. Played just one season of high school football; Caught one pass in 2008, a TDWide Receiver11 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 183 So. Team’s second-leading receiver with 10 catches for 75 yards81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Plans to walk-on to Tubby Smith’s Gopher basketball team this winterWide Receiver1 - Brandon Green 6-0 183 So. Averaging 11.6 yards per reception on eight catches this season4 - Hayo Carpenter 5-11 174 Jr. Made his first career reception last week vs. CaliforniaTight End48 - Nick Tow-Arnett 6-3 248 Sr. Averaging 12.6 yards on five receptions this season85 - Eric Lair 6-3 230 So. Has appeared in 17 games in his first two seasons with the Gophers

WEEK 4 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTSPlacekicker37 - Eric Ellestad 6-3 204 Jr. 5-of-6 on field goals this season; One miss was tipped at the line of scrimmage43 - David Schwerman 6-0 202 So. Walk-on who red-shirted last season; All-state in 2007 at Kettle Moraine HSHolder38 - Blake Haudan 6-1 210 Sr. 13 good holds in his first collegiate action the last 3 weeks (7 PATs, 6 FG attempts)Long Snapper47 - Ryan Coleman 6-1 225 Jr. Has handled every field goal, PAT and punt snap since beginning of last season



WEEK 4 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTSPunter38 - Blake Haudan 6-1 210 Sr. Punted in a collegiate game for the first time last week vs. CaliforniaPunt Return81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Returned one punt for eight yards last week vs. California24 - Marcus Sherels 5-11 172 Sr. Returned one punt for 27 yards in season-opener at SyracuseKickoff Return11 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 183 So. Averaging 25.7 yards per return this season, ranking No. 39 in the nation81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Two-time first-team all-state performer at Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS20 - Jay Thomas 6-0 209 Sr. 25 career kickoff returns (22.8 avg); 91-yd KO return for TD at Fla. Atlantic in 2007

WEEK 4 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - DEFENSEDefensive End89 - Barrett Moen 6-3 282 Sr. Former walk-on came to UM as a guard; 3 career starts have all come this season93 - Derrick Onwuachi 6-5 262 Sr. Coming back from knee injury suffered on first day of preseason campDefensive Tackle99 - Garrett Brown 6-2 310 Sr. Has started 22 straight games; Six total tackles this season96 - Brandon Kirksey 6-2 295 So. Leads all Gopher defensive linemen with 9 tackles; also 2.0 TFL and a forced fumbleNose98 - Eric Small 6-2 306 Sr. Has started 22 games; Two sacks so far this season is tops on the team68 - Jewhan Edwards 6-2 333 So. Has played in 15 games in his Gopher career; has three total stops this seasonDefensive End55 - Cedric McKinley 6-6 282 Sr. Tallied a career-high six tackles vs. Air Force, including one TFL90 - Ray Henderson 6-5 263 Sr. Recorded his first career sack in the season-opener at SyracuseLinebacker21 - Simoni Lawrence 6-1 221 Sr. Forced a fumble, recorded a tackle-for-loss and half a sack last week vs. California33 - Rex Sharpe 6-1 231 Sr. Has appeared in 13 games during his Gopher careerLinebacker30 - Lee Campbell 6-3 246 Sr. Ranks second on the team in total tackles (31) and solo tackles (22)51 - Gary Tinsley 6-1 220 So. Has seen action in 10 career games, mostly on special teamsLinebacker32 - Nate Triplett 6-3 247 Sr. Leads team with 36 total tackles and 24 unassisted stops4 - Keanon Cooper 6-0 210 Fr. Red-shirt freshman made a career-best seven tackles (6 solo) last week vs. CalCornerback15 - Traye Simmons 5-11 180 Sr. Leads team with three pass break-ups so far this season1 - Michael Carter 5-11 163 Fr. Nephew of former Gopher All-American and Super Bowl Champion Tyrone CarterSafety27 - Kyle Theret 5-10 193 Jr. Started 22nd game of his career, tallied seven tackles vs. California28 - Kenny Watkins 6-0 187 Fr. Was the No. 42 safety in the nation in the 2009 class, according to Rivals.comSafety3 - Kim Royston 5-11 193 Jr. Transferred from Wisconsin; Ranks fifth on the team with 12 tackles25 - Tim Dandridge 6-1 185 So. Has seen action in 15 career games as a GopherCornerback24 - Marcus Sherels 5-11 172 Sr. Converted wide receiver also returns punts; Missed last two weeks with injury2 - Ryan Collado 5-9 175 Jr. Has played in all 28 games, including 12 starts, in his two+ seasons with Gophers



2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER# Name Pos Ht Wt Ltr Yr. (*-RS) Hometown (Previous School)

1 Michael Carter DB 5-11 163 0 Fr. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS)

1 Brandon Green WR 6-0 183 1 So. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS)

2 Ryan Collado CB 5-9 175 2 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Hills Christian HS)

3 Kim Royston DB 5-11 193 0 Jr.* Minneapolis, Minn. (Wisconsin)

4 Hayo Carpenter WR 5-11 174 0 Jr. Lawndale, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

4 Keanon Cooper LB 6-0 210 0 Fr.* Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

5 MarQueis Gray QB 6-4 222 0 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS)

5 Johnny Johnson DB 5-9 189 1 So. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS)

6 Kerry Lewis DB 5-9 179 0 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Lancaster HS)

6 Kevin Whaley RB 5-9 179 0 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem HS)

7 Eric Decker WR 6-3 220 3 Sr.* Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori HS)

8 Spencer Reeves LB 6-2 221 0 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

8 Adam Weber QB 6-3 221 2 Jr.* Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS)

9 David Pittman WR 5-11 190 1 Sr. Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena City College)

11 Troy Stoudermire WR 5-10 183 1 So. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

12 Moses Alipate QB 6-5 230 0 Fr. Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson HS)

13 Michael McKelton DB 5-10 183 1 Sr.* Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach HS)

14 Damola Ogundipe DB 5-7 187 0 Jr.* New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS)

15 Traye Simmons DB 5-11 180 1 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (College of the Sequoias)

16 Ben Kuznia WR 6-0 186 1 Sr.* Olivia, Minn. (Bold HS)

17 Sam Maresh LB 6-3 247 0 Fr. Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS)

18 R.J. Buckner RB 5-11 202 1 Jr.* Keller, Texas (Harvest Christian Academy)

19 Adam Lueck QB 6-0 187 0 Fr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

20 Jay Thomas RB 6-0 209 3 Sr.* Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan HS)

21 Simoni Lawrence LB 6-1 221 1 Sr. Upper Darby, Pa. (Valley Forge Military Acad.)

22 Duane Bennett RB 5-9 203 1 So.* Fairview Heights, Ill. (O’Fallon Township HS)

23 DeLeon Eskridge RB 5-11 198 1 So. San Francisco, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS)

24 Marcus Sherels CB 5-11 172 3 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS)

25 Tim Dandridge DB 6-1 185 1 So. Detroit, Mich. (Highland Park HS)

26 Mike Rallis DB 6-2 210 1 So. Edina, Minn. (Edina HS)

27 Kyle Theret DB 5-10 193 2 Jr. Murrieta, Calif. (J.K. Mullen HS)

28 Kenny Watkins DB 6-0 187 0 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Brother Rice HS)

29 Shady Salamon RB 5-11 203 1 So. S. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)

30 Lee Campbell LB 6-3 246 3 Sr.* Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast HS)

31 Marcus Singletary DB 6-0 188 0 Sr.* Hinesville, Ga. (Rainy River CC)

32 Nathan Triplett LB 6-3 247 2 Sr.* Maple Plain, Minn. (Delano HS)

33 Rex Sharpe LB 6-1 231 1 Sr.* Fairfield, Ala. (Arizona Western College)

34 Kyle Henderson DB 5-11 167 0 So. Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato)

35 Jon Hoese FB 6-2 233 2 Jr. Glencoe, Minn. (Glencoe-Silver Lake HS)

36 Chase Haviland DB 5-9 177 0 Fr. Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS)

36 Nick Rengel FB 6-3 225 0 Fr. Sartell, Minn. (Sartell HS)

37 Eric Ellestad K 6-3 204 0 Jr.* Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Armstrong HS)

37 Willie Schneider FB 5-11 216 0 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

38 Blake Haudan P 6-1 210 0 Sr.* Toledo, Ohio (St. John’s Jesuit HS)

38 Nicholas Stommes DB 6-0 205 0 Sr. Owen, Wis. (Owen-Withee HS)

40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB 6-1 199 0 So.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Falls HS)

41 Dan Orseske P 6-3 199 0 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice HS)

42 Logan U’u FB 5-10 230 0 Sr. Oakland, Calif. (Laney College [Calif.])

43 Ryan Grant LB 6-2 219 0 Fr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

43 David Schwerman K 6-0 202 0 So.* Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS)

44 Ed Cotton FB 6-0 219 0 Fr. Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS)

44 Brent Singleton LB 6-1 213 0 Fr. Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS)

45 Bryan Klitzke DB 6-1 210 0 So.* Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS)

46 Chris Severson DL 6-5 225 0 Fr. Wanaukee, Wis. (Wanaukee HS)

47 Ryan Coleman LS 6-1 225 1 Jr.* Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield East HS)

48 Nick Tow-Arnett TE 6-3 248 2 Sr.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER# Name Pos Yr

12 Moses Alipate QB Fr.

76 Dominic Alford OL Jr.

81 Bryant Allen WR Fr.

59 Joey Balthazor LB Fr.

82 A.J. Barker WR Fr.

22 Duane Bennett RB So.

80 Xzavian Brandon WR So.

63 Andy Brinkhaus OL Jr.

99 Garrett Brown DT Sr.

18 R.J. Buckner RB Jr.

53 D.J. Burris OL Jr.

68 Chris Bunders OL So.

30 Lee Campbell LB Sr.

4 Hayo Carpenter WR Jr.

1 Michael Carter DB Fr.

73 Matt Carufel OL Jr.

47 Ryan Coleman LS Jr.

2 Ryan Collado CB Jr.

4 Keanon Cooper LB Fr.

44 Ed Cotton FB Fr.

25 Tim Dandridge DB So.

61 Trey Davis OL So.

7 Eric Decker WR Sr.

92 Kyle Dykstra DL Fr.

68 Jewhan Edwards DT So.

37 Eric Ellestad K Jr.

23 DeLeon Eskridge RB So.

49 Matt Garin DE Fr.

69 Jacob Glickstein DL Fr.

43 Ryan Grant LB Fr.

5 MarQueis Gray QB Fr.

1 Brandon Green WR So.

91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE Fr.

86 Ra’Shede Hageman TE Fr.

64 Austin Hahn OL Fr.

38 Blake Haudan P Sr.

36 Ben Haviland DB Fr.

90 Raymond Henderson DE Sr.

34 Kyle Henderson DB So.

57 Aaron Hill LB Fr.

35 Jon Hoese FB Jr.

96 Curtis Hughes TE Jr.

97 Anthony Jacobs DE So.

94 Eric Jacques DL Fr.

5 Johnny Johnson DB So.

84 Victor Keise WR Fr.

96 Brandon Kirksey DT So.

48 Bryan Klitzke DB So.

16 Ben Kuznia WR Sr.

85 Eric Lair TE So.

21 Simoni Lawrence LB Sr.

6 Kerry Lewis DB Fr.

19 Adam Lueck QB Fr.

17 Sam Maresh LB Fr.

88 Collin McGarry TE Jr.

13 Michael McKelton DB Sr.



# Name Pos Ht Wt Ltr Yr. Hometown (Previous School)

49 Matt Garin DE 6-4 220 0 Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)

50 Patrick Sveum LB 6-1 214 0 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Century HS)

51 Gary Tinsley LB 6-1 220 1 So. Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS)

52 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL 6-2 288 2 Sr.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS)

53 D.J. Burris OL 6-2 290 2 Jr.* Kenton, Ohio (Kenton HS)

55 Cedric McKinley DE 6-6 282 1 Sr. Demopolis, Ala. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)

57 Aaron Hill LB 6-2 210 0 Fr. St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran HS)

58 Ed Olson OL 6-7 288 0 Fr. Mathomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS)

59 Joey Balthazor LB 6-3 207 0 Fr. Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS)

60 Ryan Wynn OL 6-5 296 1 So.* Plymouth, Minn. (Maple Grove HS)

61 Trey Davis OL 6-2 281 1 So.* Farmington, Minn. (Farmington HS)

62 Zach Mottla OL 6-2 274 0 Fr. Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

63 Andy Brinkhaus OL 6-3 276 0 Jr.* Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS)

64 Austin Hahn OL 6-4 275 0 Fr.* Hartford, Wis. (Hartford HS)

66 Nedward Tavale OL 6-2 334 3 Sr.* St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

67 David Stommes DL 6-6 210 0 Fr. Eden Valley, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS)

68 Chris Bunders OL 6-3 322 1 So.* Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS)

68 Jewhan Edwards DT 6-2 333 1 So. Philadelphia, Pa. (Roman Catholic HS)

69 Jacob Glickstein DL 6-3 268 0 Fr.* New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS)

71 Jeff Wills OL 6-7 365 O Jr. Laurelton, N.Y. (Lackawanna College)

73 Matt Carufel OL 6-5 302 0 Jr.* Forest Lake, Minn. (Notre Dame)

74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL 6-5 290 3 Sr.* Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)

75 Brooks Michel OL 6-7 295 0 Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS)

76 Dominic Alford OL 6-3 336 2 Jr.* Cleveland, Ohio (Shaker Heights HS)

78 Ryan Orton OL 6-4 296 1 So.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

79 Matt Stommes OL 6-7 312 2 Sr.* Richmond, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS)

80 Xzavian Brandon WR 6-3 188 0 So. Duluth, Ga. (Northfield HS)

81 Bryant Allen WR 6-0 167 0 Fr. Maplewood, Mo. (Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS)

82 A.J. Barker WR 6-1 178 0 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS)

83 Da’Jon McKnight WR 6-3 200 1 So. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

84 Victor Keise WR 6-0 176 0 Fr. Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep HS)

85 Eric Lair TE 6-3 230 1 So. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS)

86 Ra’Shede Hageman TE 6-6 272 0 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS)

87 Sahr Ngekia WR 6-4 213 0 Fr. Richfield, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)

88 Collin McGarry TE 6-4 235 0 Jr. Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS)

89 Barrett Moen DL 6-3 282 2 Sr.* Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS)

90 Raymond Henderson DE 6-5 263 1 Sr.* Oak Creek, Wis (Tennessee)

91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE 6-5 241 0 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS)

92 Kyle Dykstra DL 6-4 241 0 Fr. Princeton, Minn. (Princeton HS)

93 Derrick Onwuachi DE 6-5 262 2 Sr.* Newhall, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

94 Eric Jacques DL 6-2 283 0 Fr. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS)

95 D.L. Wilhite DE 6-4 233 0 Fr.* Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS)

96 Curtis Hughes TE 6-4 249 1 Jr.* Chicago, Ill. (Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep)

96 Brandon Kirksey DT 6-2 295 1 So. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East HS)

97 Anthony Jacobs DE 6-2 289 1 So.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS)

98 Eric Small DT 6-2 306 2 Sr.* Naperville, Ill. (Joliet JC [Ill.])

99 Garrett Brown DT 6-2 310 3 Sr.* New Haven, Conn. (Fairfield College Prep)

2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER# Name Pos Yr

55 Cedric McKinley DE Sr.

83 Da’Jon McKnight WR So.

75 Brooks Michel OL Fr.

89 Barrett Moen DL Sr.

62 Zach Mottla OL Fr.

87 Sahr Ngekia WR Fr.

14 Damola Ogundipe DB Jr.

58 Ed Olson OL Fr.

93 Derrick Onwuachi DE Sr.

41 Dan Orseske P Fr.

78 Ryan Orton OL So.

9 David Pittman WR Sr.

26 Mike Rallis DB So.

8 Spencer Reeves LB Fr.

36 Nick Rengel FB Fr.

3 Kim Royston DB Jr.

74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL Sr.

29 Shady Salamon RB So.

37 Willie Schneider FB Fr.

43 David Schwerman K So.

46 Chris Severson DL Fr.

33 Rex Sharpe LB Sr.

24 Marcus Sherels CB Jr.

15 Traye Simmons CB Sr.

31 Marcus Singletary DB Sr.

44 Brent Singleton LB Fr.

67 David Stommes DL Fr.

79 Matt Stommes OL Sr.

38 Nicholas Stommes DB Sr.

11 Troy Stoudermire WR So.

98 Eric Small DT Sr.

50 Patrick Sveum LB Sr.

66 Nedward Tavale OL Sr.

27 Kyle Theret DB Jr.

20 Jay Thomas RB Sr.

51 Gary Tinsley LB So.

52 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL Sr.

40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB So.

48 Nick Tow-Arnett TE Sr.

32 Nathan Triplett LB Sr.

42 Logan U’u FB Sr.

28 Kenny Watkins DB Fr.

8 Adam Weber QB Jr.

95 D.L. Wilhite DE Fr.

6 Kevin Whaley RB Fr.

71 Jeff Wills OL Jr.

60 Ryan Wynn OL So.

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUN GUIDEMoses Alipate .................................................................. all-ih-PAH-tay Duane Bennett ........................................................................... doo-ON Xzavian Brandon .................................................................. ZAY-vee-un Andy Brinkhaus ................................................................. BRINK-house Hayo Carpenter............................................................................HEY-oh Matt Carufel ..................................................................... CARE-you-fell Ryan Collado ..................................................................... cuh-LAH-doh Jewhan Edwards....................................................................... juh-WAN DeLeon Eskridge ....................................................................DAY-lee-on Jacob Glickstein ..................................................................glick-STEEN MarQueis Gray ....................................................................mar-KWEESS

Ra’Shede Hageman ................................................................Ra-SHEED Jon Hoese ..................................................................................HAZE-ee Victor Keise ....................................................................................KEYS Ben Kuznia ......................................................................COOZ-knee-ah Simoni Lawrence ...............................................................suh-MOE-nee Adam Lueck...............................................................................LOO-eck Da’Jon McKnight..................................................................... day-ZHON Brooks Michel .............................................................................MIKE-ul Damola Ogundipe........................................................ oh-GUN-duh-pay Derrick Onwuachi ..............................................................un-WATCH-ee Marcus Sherels...................................................................... SHARE-uls

Matt/Nick Stommes ................................................................. STUM-iss Patrick Sveum ..........................................................................SVAY-um Nedward Tavale ...................................................................tuh-VALL-ay Kyle Theret...............................................................................THARE-ut Jeff/Nathan/Nick Tow-Arnett................................................... TAU r-NET Logan U’u ..................................................................................... OO-oo Adam Weber ............................................................................... WEB-ur Ryan Wynn........................................................................................WIN



Gm 1 Minnesota 23, Syracuse 20 (OT)SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT TOTALMinnesota 14 0 3 3 3 23Syracuse 10 10 0 0 0 20

Scoring Summary1st 14:41 MINN Bennett 16 yd run (Ellestad, Eric kick), 2-16 0:10, MINN 7 - SYR 0 13:01 SYR Lichtenstein 23 yd field goal, 4-9 1:40, MINN 7 - SYR 3 11:48 MINN Stoudermire 7 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 4-43 1:13, MINN 14 - SYR 3 00:32 SYR Williams 29 yd pass from Paulus (Lichtenstein kick), 6-63 1:53, MINN 14 - SYR 102nd 07:26 SYR Lichtenstein 42 yd field goal, 8-34 3:18, MINN 14 - SYR 13 01:39 SYR Carter 1 yd run (Lichtenstein kick), 8-67 3:44, MINN 14 - SYR 203rd 08:03 MINN Ellestad 26 yd field goal, 8-33 3:02, MINN 17 - SYR 204th 00:57 MINN Ellestad 26 yd field goal, 14-79 3:48, MINN 20 - SYR 20OT MINN Ellestad 35 yd field goal, 4-7 0:00, MINN 23 - SYR 20

MINN SYRFIRST DOWNS 16 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-112 34-90PASSING YDS (NET) 248 167Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-19-1 31-19-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-360 65-257Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-27 4-14Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-140 5-154Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-42.6 8-45.9Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 10-61 8-68Possession Time 29:31 30:29Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 1 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 2-6

RUSHING: Minnesota Gophers-Bennett 16-78; Eskridge 8-29; Hoese 2-10; Stoudermire 2-3; Whaley 1-0; We-ber 3-minus 8. Syracuse-Carter 23-88; Bailey 5-31; Davis 1-minus 3; Paulus 4-minus 12; Team 1-minus 14.

PASSING: Minnesota Gophers-Weber 19-42-1-248. Syracuse-Paulus 19-31-1-167.

RECEIVING: Minnesota Gophers-Decker 9-183; Stoudermire 4-22; Green 3-28; Bennett 2-3; Tow-Arnett 1-12. Syracuse-Williams 7-94; Lemon 5-17; Owen 2-18; Provo 2-8; Bailey 1-15; Davis 1-11; Lobdell 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota Gophers-Triplett 1-0. Syracuse-Holmes 1-0.

FUMBLES: Minnesota Gophers-Weber 1-1. Syracuse-Team 1-1; Davis 1-0.

Stadium: Carrier Dome Attendance: 48617Kickoff time: 12:02 pm End of Game: 3:45 pm Total elapsed time: 3:43

SACKS (UA-A): Minnesota Gophers-Henderson 1-0; Lawrence 0-1; Wilhite 1-0; Campbell 0-1. Syracuse-Sharpe 1-0; Smith 0-1; Perkins 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Minnesota Gophers-Campbell 11-2; Lawrence 6-4; Triplett 5-4; Theret 5-2; Simmons 2-2; Small 3-0; Klitzke 1-2; Henderson 2-0; Sharpe 2-0; Rallis 2-0; Sherels 1-1; Royston 0-2; Ellestad 1-0; Col-lado 1-0; Jacobs 1-0; Wilhite 1-0; Kirksey 1-0; Cooper 0-1; McKinley 0-1; Thomas 0-1. Syracuse-Holmes 3-5; Gillum 5-1; Smith 3-3; Scott 4-1; Jones 4-1; Scott 4-0; Hogue 2-2; Suter 2-2; Jones 2-2; Lewis 2-1;Thomas 2-1; McKinnon 2-1; Owen 1-0; Sharpe 1-0; Catalina 1-0; Carter 1-0; Mayes 0-1; Perkins 0-1.

Gm 2 Minnesota 20, Air Force 13SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALAir Force 0 3 7 3 13Minnesota 3 0 0 17 20

Scoring Summary1st 04:45 MINN Ellestad 34 yd field goal, 10-65 3:52, AFA 0 - MINN 32nd 05:26 AFA Soderberg 20 yd field goal, 5-28 1:58, AFA 3 - MINN 33rd 02:28 AFA Fogler 37 yd pass from Jefferson (Soderberg kick), 8-76 2:10, AFA 10 - MINN 34th 13:18 MINN Eskridge 7 yd run (Ellestad kick), 9-72 4:10, AFA 10 - MINN 10 11:45 MINN Triplett 52 yd fumble return (Ellestad kick), AFA 10 - MINN 17 05:13 MINN Ellestad 39 yd field goal, 9-64 5:03, AFA 10 - MINN 20 01:03 AFA Soderberg 31 yd field goal, 20-67 4:10, AFA 13 - MINN 20

AFA MINNFIRST DOWNS 24 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 66-261 24-108PASSING YDS (NET) 125 219Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-10-0 29-20-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 83-386 53-327Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-52Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-90 3-89Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-39.5 4-47.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 2-15 8-69Possession Time 33:01 26:59Third-Down Conversions 12 of 21 4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-6

RUSHING: Air Force Falcons-Clark 12-90; Tew 16-56; Warzeka 10-42; Jefferson 17-35; Stephens 5-23; Getz 1-7; Walker 4-5; Hunter 1-3. Minnesota Gophers-Eskridge 7-53; Bennett 7-27; Gray 2-15; Hoese 3-14; Weber, Adam 2-2; TEAM 3-minus 3.

PASSING: Air Force Falcons-Jefferson 10-17-0-125. Minnesota Gophers-Weber 20-29-0-219.

RECEIVING: Air Force Falcons-Warzeka 3-44; Fogler 2-56; Tew 1-8; Quintana 1-6; Cousins 1-5; Demerath 1-4; Clark 1-2. Minnesota Gophers-Decker 10-113; Stoudermire 3-34; Green 2-26; Hoese 2-19; Bennett 2-2; Tow-Arnett 1-25.

INTERCEPTIONS: Air Force Falcons-None. Minnesota Gophers-None.

FUMBLES: Air Force Falcons-Jefferson 2-1. Minnesota Gophers-Gray 1-1.

Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 50805Kickoff time: 6:07 pm End of Game: 9:11 pm Total elapsed time: 3:04

SACKS (UA-A): Air Force Falcons-Garland 1-0. Minnesota Gophers-Small 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Air Force Falcons-Morris 6-3; Wright 5-2; Moore 4-3; Garland 2-3; Hennessey 1-4; Davis 4-0; Lamendola 1-3; Adeiji-Paul 3-0; Hall 2-1; Ricketts 1-1; Wikstrom 1-0; Thomas 1-0; Morales 1-0. Minne-sota Gophers-Triplett 12-5; Campbell 6-5; Lawrence 7-3; Theret 4-5; Royston 7-1; McKinley 2-4; Collado 4-0; Jacobs 3-1; Rallis 3-1; Small 1-3; Brown 2-1; Simmons 2-1; Kirksey 2-1; Henderson 2-0; Moen 1-1; Thomas 1-0; Klitzke 1-0; Ellestad 0-1; Edwards 0-1.



Gm 3 No. 7/8 Cal 35, Minnesota 21SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALCalifornia 14 7 0 14 35Minnesota 0 14 7 0 21

Scoring Summary1st 09:51 CAL Best 33 yd run (D’Amato kick), 9-80 5:09, CAL 7 - MINN 0 07:09 CAL Best 2 yd run (D’Amato kick), 3-86 1:05, CAL 14 - MINN 02nd 14:52 MINN Decker 26 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 7-54 3:54, CAL 14 - MINN 7 03:47 CAL Best 27 yd run (D’Amato kick), 10-74 4:36, CAL 21 - MINN 7 00:40 MINN Decker 12 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 2-29 0:31, CAL 21 - MINN 143rd 00:29 MINN Gray 7 yd pass from Decker (Ellestad kick), 7-77 3:42, CAL 21 - MINN 214th 07:14 CAL Best 2 yd run (D’Amato kick), 8-72 3:45, CAL 28 - MINN 21 02:59 CAL Best 2 yd run (D’Amato kick), 8-44 4:02, CAL 35 - MINN 21

CAL MINNFIRST DOWNS 18 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-163 21-37PASSING YDS (NET) 252 233Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-16-0 34-22-3TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-415 55-270Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-10 2-8Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-58 4-91Interception Returns-Yards 3-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.7 7-42.1Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 4-45 3-34Possession Time 33:26 26:34Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 2-12

RUSHING: Cal-Best 26-131; Vereen 8-27; Ross 1-7; Sofele 1-2; Riley 6-1; TEAM 2-minus 5. Minnesota-Eskridge 7-21; Carpenter 2-17; Bennett 7-16; Gray 1-2; Weber 4-minus 19.

PASSING: Cal-Riley 16-25-0-252. Minnesota-Weber 21-32-3-226; Decker 1-2-0-7.

RECEIVING: Cal Bears-Tucker 3-78; Ross 3-73; Best 3-17; Boateng 2-30; Vereen 2-17; Miller 1-25; Curran 1-11; Jones 1-1. Minnesota-Decker 8-119; Green 3-39; Tow-Arnett 3-26; Stoudermire 3-19; Hoese 2-5; Carpenter 1-18; Gray 1-7; Bennett 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Cal-Mohamed 2-0; Hill 1-0. Minnesota-None.

FUMBLES: Cal-Thompson 1-0; Satchell 1-1; Riley 1-0. Minnesota-Carpenter 1-1.

Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 50805Kickoff time: 11:02 am End of Game: 2:20 Total elapsed time: 3:18

SACKS (UA-A): Cal-Alualu 2-0; Bishop 1-0. Minnesota-Small 1-0; Lawrence 0-1; Moen 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Cal-Thompson 6-2; Mohamed 7-0; Alualu 4-2; Ezeff 1-4; Holt 3-1; Kendricks 3-1; Hagan 3-0; Young 2-0; Campbell 2-0; Bishop 1-1; Johnson 0-2; Cattouse 1-0; Jordan 1-0; Amadi 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Conte 0-1. Minnesota-Triplett 7-3; Cooper 6-1; Theret 5-2; Campbell 5-2; Collado 4-2; Kirksey 3-2; Lawrence 3-2; Simmons 2-1; Brown 2-1; Moen 1-2; Edwards 1-1; Royston 1-1; Thomas 1-0; McKinley 1-0; Klitzke 1-0; Small 1-0; Green 1-0; Salamon 1-0; Carter 0-1; Hoese 0-1.



2009 RESULTS/ATTENDANCEDate Opponent W/L Score Site Attend.Sep 05, 2009 at Syracuse W 23-20 (OT) Syracuse, N.Y. 48617Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE W 20-13 TCF Bank Stadium 50805Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA L 21-35 TCF Bank Stadium 50805Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern*Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN*Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE*Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State*Oct 24, 2009 at Ohio State*Oct 31, 2009 MICHIGAN STATE*Nov 07, 2009 ILLINOIS*Nov 14, 2009 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE*Nov 21, 2009 at Iowa** indicates conference game

TEAM STATISTICS MINNESOTA OpponentsSCORING 64 68 Points Per Game 21.3 22.7FIRST DOWNS 44 57 Rushing 10 33 Passing 32 21 Penalty 2 3RUSHING YARDAGE 257 514 Yards gained rushing 311 596 Yards lost rushing 54 82 Rushing Attempts 77 144 Average Per Rush 3.3 3.6 Average Per Game 85.7 171.3 TDs Rushing 2 6PASSING YARDAGE 700 544 Comp-Att-Int 61-105-4 45-73-1 Average Per Pass 6.7 7.5 Average Per Catch 11.5 12.1 Average Per Game 233.3 181.3 TDs Passing 4 2TOTAL OFFENSE 957 1058 Total Plays 182 217 Average Per Play 5.3 4.9 Average Per Game 319.0 352.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-320 11-302PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-35 7-24INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 4-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.7 27.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 17.5 3.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 3-3 7-3PENALTIES-Yards 21-164 14-128 Average Per Game 54.7 42.7PUNTS-Yards 16-696 18-775 Average Per Punt 43.5 43.1 Net punt average 40.8 37.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:41 32:193RD-DOWN Conversions 13/40 20/48 3rd-Down Pct 32% 42%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/2 3/4 4th-Down Pct 0% 75%SACKS BY-Yards 6-37 6-33MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 8FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-6 4-5ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES 9-9 100% 7-9 78%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 5-9 56% 4-9 44%PAT-ATTEMPTS 7-7 100% 8-8 100%ATTENDANCE 101610 48617 Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMinnesota 17 0 3 20 3 43Opponents 10 13 7 3 0 33

2009 STATISTICS RECORD: 2-1 (HOME 1-1, ROAD 1-0, NEUTRAL 0-0); BIG TEN: 0-0 (HOME 0-0; ROAD 0-0)

RUSHINGPlayer GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long YPGBennett, Duane 3 30 129 8 121 4.0 1 16 40.3Eskridge, DeLeon 3 22 105 2 103 4.7 1 25 34.3Hoese, Jon 3 5 24 0 24 4.8 0 10 8.0Gray, MarQueis 3 3 17 0 17 5.7 0 8 5.7Carpenter, Hayo 2 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 11 8.5Stoudermire, Troy 3 2 9 6 3 1.5 0 9 1.0Whaley, Kevin 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0TEAM 1 3 0 3 -3 -1.0 0 0 -3.0Weber, Adam 3 9 10 35 -25 -2.8 0 9 -8.3Total.......... 3 77 311 54 257 3.3 2 25 85.7Opponents...... 3 144 596 82 514 3.6 6 33 171.3

PASSINGPlayer G Effic. Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/GWeber, Adam 3 116.61 60-103-4 58.3 693 3 53 231.0Decker, Eric 3 244.40 1-2-0 50.0 7 1 7 2.3Total.......... 3 119.05 61-105-4 58.1 700 4 53 233.3Opponents...... 3 130.54 45-73-1 61.6 544 2 59 181.3

RECEIVINGPlayer G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GDecker, Eric 3 27 415 15.4 2 53 138.3Stoudermire, Troy 3 10 75 7.5 1 19 25.0Green, Brandon 3 8 93 11.6 0 21 31.0Tow-Arnett, Nick 3 5 63 12.6 0 25 21.0Bennett, Duane 3 5 5 1.0 0 3 1.7Hoese, Jon 3 4 24 6.0 0 13 8.0Carpenter, Hayo 2 1 18 18.0 0 18 9.0Gray, MarQueis 3 1 7 7.0 1 7 2.3Total.......... 3 61 700 11.5 4 53 233.3Opponents...... 3 45 544 12.1 2 59 181.3

TOTAL OFFENSEPlayer G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GWeber, Adam 3 112 -25 693 668 222.7Bennett, Duane 3 30 121 0 121 40.3Eskridge, DeLeon 3 22 103 0 103 34.3Hoese, Jon 3 5 24 0 24 8.0Gray, MarQueis 3 3 17 0 17 5.7Carpenter, Hayo 2 2 17 0 17 8.5Decker, Eric 3 2 0 7 7 2.3Stoudermire, Troy 3 2 3 0 3 1.0TEAM 1 3 -3 0 -3 -3.0Total.......... 3 182 257 700 957 319.0Opponents...... 3 217 514 544 1058 352.7



SCORING |----------------------PATs-----------------------|Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts.Ellestad, Eric 0 5-6 7-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 22Decker, Eric 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Stoudermire, Troy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Bennett, Duane 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Gray, MarQueis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Eskridge, DeLeon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Triplett, Nate 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 7 5-6 7-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 64Opponents...... 8 4-5 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 68

PUNT RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongSherels, Marcus 1 27 27.0 0 27Allen, Bryant 1 8 8.0 0 8Total.......... 2 35 17.5 0 27Opponents...... 7 24 3.4 0 10

KICKOFF RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongStoudermire, Troy 9 231 25.7 0 54Carpenter, Hayo 2 68 34.0 0 41Thomas, Jay 1 21 21.0 0 21Total.......... 12 320 26.7 0 54Opponents...... 11 302 27.5 0 79

INTERCEPTION RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongTriplett, Nate 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 1 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 4 0 0.0 0 0

FUMBLE RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongTriplett, Nate 1 52 52.0 1 52Total.......... 1 52 52.0 1 52Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGEPlayer G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GDecker, Eric 3 0 415 0 0 0 415 138.3Stoudermire, Troy 3 3 75 0 231 0 309 103.0Bennett, Duane 3 121 5 0 0 0 126 42.0Eskridge, DeLeon 3 103 0 0 0 0 103 34.3Carpenter, Hayo 2 17 18 0 68 0 103 51.5Green, Brandon 3 0 93 0 0 0 93 31.0Tow-Arnett, Nick 3 0 63 0 0 0 63 21.0Hoese, Jon 3 24 24 0 0 0 48 16.0Sherels, Marcus 2 0 0 27 0 0 27 13.5Gray, MarQueis 3 17 7 0 0 0 24 8.0Thomas, Jay 3 0 0 0 21 0 21 7.0Allen, Bryant 2 0 0 8 0 0 8 4.0TEAM 1 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -3.0Weber, Adam 3 -25 0 0 0 0 -25 -8.3Total.......... 3 257 700 35 320 0 1312 437.3Opponents...... 3 514 544 24 302 0 1384 461.3

PUNTINGPlayer No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdOrseske, Dan 9 401 44.6 53 1 2 3 0Haudan, Blake 7 295 42.1 54 0 4 2 0Total.......... 16 696 43.5 54 1 6 5 0Opponents...... 18 775 43.1 60 3 5 8 0

KICKOFFSPlayer No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnEllestad, Eric 14 910 65.0 3 0 Total.......... 14 910 65.0 3 0 302 39.1 30Opponents...... 14 844 60.3 1 1 320 36.0 34

FIELD GOALSPlayer FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg BlkEllestad, Eric 5-6 83.3 0-0 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-0 39 1

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Minnesota OpponentsSyracuse (26),47,(26),(35) (23),(42)Air Force (34),(39) (20),(31)California -- 47Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.



DEFENSIVE STATISTICSPlayer GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds PBU FR FF Blk Saf32 Triplett, Nate 3-3 24 12 36 1.0-1 . 1-0 1 1-52 . . .30 Campbell, Lee 3-3 22 9 31 3.5-8 0.5-3 . 1 . . . .21 Lawrence, Simoni 3-3 16 9 25 2.0-11 1.0-10 . . . 1 . .27 Theret, Kyle 3-3 14 9 23 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . .3 Royston, Kim 3-3 8 4 12 . . . 1 . . . .2 Collado, Ryan 3-1 9 2 11 1.0-4 . . . . . . .15 Simmons, Traye 3-3 6 4 10 1.0-3 . . 3 . . . .96 Kirksey, Brandon 3-0 6 3 9 2.0-7 . . . . 1 . .55 McKinley, Cedric 3-3 3 5 8 2.0-4 . . . 1-0 . . .98 Small, Eric 3-3 5 3 8 2.0-7 2.0-7 . . . . . .4A Cooper, Keanon 3-0 6 2 8 1.0-3 . . . . . . .26 Rallis, Mike 3-0 5 1 6 . . . . . 1 . .99 Brown, Garrett 3-3 4 2 6 . . . . . . . .89 Moen, Barrett 3-3 2 3 5 0.5-5 0.5-5 . . . . . .45 Klitzke, Bryan 3-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . .97 Jacobs, Anthony 3-0 4 1 5 . . . . . . . .90 Henderson, Raymond 3-0 4 . 4 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . . . .68 Edwards, Jewhan 3-0 1 2 3 0.5-1 . . . . . . .20 Thomas, Jay 3-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .33 Sharpe, Rex 3-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .24 Sherels, Marcus 2-1 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . .37 Ellestad, Eric 3-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . .1 Green, Brandon 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .29 Salamon, Shady 2-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .35 Hoese, Jon 3-3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .1A Carter, Michael 2-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .95 Wilhite, D.L. 2-0 1 . 1 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . . . .48 Tow-Arnett, Nick 3-3 . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .Total.......... 3-0 151 78 229 19-66 6-37 1-0 8 3-52 3 . .Opponents...... 3-0 107 56 163 16.0-53 6-33 4-0 12 3-0 3 1 .



THE LAST TIME ...MINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL GAME250+ yards rushing: 258, Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05200+ yards rushing: 206, Amir Pinnix vs. Michigan State, 11/12/05150+ yards rushing: 178, Amir Pinnix vs. Bowling Green, 9/1/07100+ yards rushing: 124, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 10/11/082 players with 100+ yards rushing: 155, Alex Daniels and 114, Amir Pinnix at Kent State, 8/31/06200+ yards receiving: 228, Ryan Thelwell vs. Ball State, 9/14/96100+ yards receiving: 119, Eric Decker vs. California, 9/19/092 receivers with 100+ yards rcvg: 137, Logan Payne and 116, Ernie Wheelwright vs. Indiana, 11/4/0650+ yard rush play: 61, Duane Bennett vs. Northern Illinois, 8/30/0850+ yard pass play: 53, Adam Weber to Eric Decker at Syracuse, 9/5/0910 or more receptions: 10, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09300+ all-purpose yards: 333, Laurence Maroney vs. Purdue, 9/24/05200+ all-purpose yards: 290, Troy Stoudermire vs. Iowa, 11/22/08450+ yards passing: 478, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93400+ yards passing: 404, Cory Sauter vs. Michigan St., 10/21/95350+ yards passing: 378, Bryan Cupito vs. Indiana, 11/4/06300+ yards passing: 327, Adam Weber vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08Consecutive 300-yard passing gms: 2, Cory Sauter vs. Northwestern (303, 10/14/95) and Michigan St. (404, 10/21/95)Four or more TDs rushing: 4, Marion Barber III at Ohio, 9/13/03Three or more TDs rushing: 3, DeLeon Eskridge vs. Montana State, 9/13/08Two or more TDs rushing: 2, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 10/11/08Five or more TDs receiving: 5, Omar Douglas vs. Purdue, 10/9/93Four or more TDs receiving: 4, Logan Payne vs. Temple, 9/16/06Three or more TDs receiving: 3, Ernie Wheelwright at Northwestern, 10/13/07Two or more TDs receiving: 2, Eric Decker vs. California, 9/19/09Six or more TDs passing: 6, Scott Eckers vs. Purdue, 10/9/93Five or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 10/13/07Four or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 10/13/07Three or more TDs passing: 3, Adam Weber at Wisconsin, 11/15/08Two or more TDs passing: 2, Adam Weber vs. California, 9/19/09500+ yds. total offense: 536, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 (school record)400+ yds. total offense: 439, Adam Weber vs. Wisconsin, 11/17/07Five or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02Four or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02Three or more field goals: 3, Eric Ellestad at Syracuse, 9/5/09Two or more field goals: 2, Eric Ellestad vs. Air Force, 9/12/09Three or more interceptions: 3, Jeff Wright vs. Michigan St., 11/14/70Two or more interceptions: 2, Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08Blocked punt: Dom Barber vs. Colorado State, 9/10/05Blocked punt return for TD: Alex Daniels vs. Colorado State, 9/10/05Blocked field goal: Willie VanDeSteeg vs. Montana State, 9/13/08Blocked FG return for TD: Fred Foggie vs. Indiana (98 yds.), 10/21/89Blocked PAT: Nathan Triplett vs. Montana State, 9/13/08PAT Return: Mario Reese at Wisconsin, 10/14/06Int. return for TD: Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern (23 yds.), 11/1/08Punt return for TD: Tellis Redmon vs. Northwestern (83 yds.), 10/28/00Kickoff return for TD: Jay Thomas (91 yds.) at Florida Atlantic, 9/15/07Fumble return for TD: Nate Triplett (52 yds.) vs. Air Force, 9/12/09Safety: UL-Monroe’s punt snap went out of end zone, 9/2/00Made 2-pt. conversion: Shady Salamon run, at Wisconsin, 11/15/08Missed 2-pt. conversion: Adam Weber pass attempt failed at Iowa, 11/10/07Missed PAT: Joel Monroe at Illinois, 10/11/08

MINNESOTA TEAM100 points: 146 vs. Grinnell (W, 146-0), 10/22/190480 points: 81 vs. Butler (W, 81-0), 11/13/2660+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/0650+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/0640+ points: 48 vs. Northwestern (L, 48-49), 10/13/0740+ points: 42 at Bowling Green (W, 42-17), 9/6/08

30+ points: 32 at Wisconsin (L 35-32), 11/15/080 points: vs. Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/080 points in first half: vs. Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/08No TDs in first half: vs. Air Force (W, 20-13), 9/12/09No offensive TDs in first half: vs. Air Force (W, 20-13), 9/12/09400+ rushing yards: 411 vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05300+ rushing yards: 306 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07200+ rushing yards: 239 at Northwestern, 10/13/07700+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04600+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04500+ total net yards: 501 vs. Wisconsin, 11/17/07400+ total net yards: 441 vs. Florida Atlantic, 9/20/08

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME400+ yards passing: 462, Juice Williams, Illinois, 10/11/08300+ yards passing: 462, Juice Williams, Illinois, 10/11/08200+ yards passing: 252, Kevin Riley, California, 9/19/09300+ yards rushing: 301, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02250+ yards rushing: 250, Zach Brown, Wisconsin, 11/17/07200+ yards rushing: 217, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/08150+ yards rushing: 217, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/08100+ yards rushing: 131, Jahvid Best, California, 9/19/092 players with 100+ yards rushing: 203, R. Mendenhall, Illinois and 133, I. Williams, Illinois, 11/3/07150+ yards receiving: 181, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa, 11/22/08100+ yards receiving: 181, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa, 11/22/0850+ yard rush play: 53, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/0850+ yard pass play: 59, Kevin Riley to Verran Tucker, California, 9/19/09Four+ field goals: 5, K.C. Lopata, Michigan, 11/8/08Blocked a punt: Chad Spann, Northern Illinois, 8/30/08Blocked a field goal: Anthony Perkins, Syracuse, 9/5/09Missed PAT: Trevor Cook, Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07Blocked PAT: Usama Young, Kent State, 8/31/06Made 2-pt. conversion: Tyler Sheehan to Marques Parks, Bowling Green, 9/1/07Missed 2-pt. conversion: Mike Kokal pass failed, Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07Punt return for TD: Nick Dugas (68 yds.), UL-Lafayette, 9/7/02Blocked punt ret. for TD: Kiel Beltinck (rec. in end zone), Michigan State, 11/11/06Kickoff return for TD: Demetrius Crawford, 100 yards, Montana St., 9/13/08Int. return for TD: Amari Spievey, 57 yards, Iowa, 11/22/08Fumble return for TD: Jack Ikeguonu (50 yds.), Wisconsin, 10/14/06Fumble recovered for TD: Richard Willock (rec. in end zone), Iowa, 11/23/96Safety: Mike Newkirk, Wisconsin, 11/15/08

OPPONENT TEAM400+ yards rushing: 448, Illinois, 11/3/07300+ yards rushing: 325, Wisconsin, 11/17/07200+ yards rushing: 261, Air Force, 9/12/09< 100 yards rushing: 90, Syracuse, 9/5/09400+ yards passing: 462, Illinois, 10/11/08300+ yards passing: 462, Illinois, 10/11/08<100 yards passing: 96, Temple, 9/16/06600+ total net yards: 655, Illinois, 11/3/07500+ total net yards: 550, Illinois, 10/11/08400+ total net yards: 415, California, 9/19/09300+ total net yards: 415, California, 9/19/09< 200 total net yards: 157, Temple, 9/16/0660+ points: 63, Oklahoma, (W, 63-0), 9/20/8650+ points: 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/0840+ points: 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/0830+ points: 35, California (W, 35-21), 9/19/090 points: Temple, (L, 0-62), 9/16/06Safety: Wisconsin (two), (W 35-32), 11/15/08



THE START CHART Career GamesNo. Name Pos. Yr. Starts Played1 Brandon Green WR So. 5 151 Michael Carter DB Fr. 0 32 Ryan Collado CB Jr. 11 273 Kim Royston DB Jr. 3 34 Hayo Carpenter WR Jr. 0 24 Keanon Cooper LB Fr. 0 3 5 Johnny Johnson DB So. 0 115 MarQueis Gray QB Fr. 0 36 Kerry Lewis DB Fr. 0 06 Kevin Whaley RB Fr. 0 17 Eric Decker WR Sr. 29 398 Adam Weber QB Jr. 28 288 Spencer Reeves LB Fr. 0 19 David Pittman WR Sr. 1 1011 Troy Stoudermire WR So. 4 1612 Moses Alipate QB Fr. 0 013 Michael McKelton DB Sr. 0 1414 Damola Ogundipe DB Jr. 0 515 Traye Simmons CB Sr. 14 1516 Ben Kuznia WR Sr. 12 2017 Sam Maresh LB Fr. 0 018 R.J. Buckner RB Jr. 0 519 Adam Lueck QB Fr. 0 020 Jay Thomas RB Sr. 1 3721 Simoni Lawrence LB Sr. 8 1622 Duane Bennett RB So. 11 1523 DeLeon Eskridge RB So. 9 1624 Marcus Sherels CB Jr. 13 2925 Tim Dandridge DB So. 0 1526 Mike Rallis DB So. 1 1627 Kyle Theret DB Jr. 21 2728 Kenny Watkins DB Fr. 0 029 Shady Salamon RB So. 2 1430 Lee Campbell LB Sr. 27 3831 Marcus Singletary DB Sr. 0 232 Nathan Triplett LB Sr. 4 2933 Rex Sharpe LB Sr. 0 1434 Kyle Henderson DB So. 0 035 Jon Hoese FB Jr. 4 2136 Ben Haviland DB Fr. 0 036 Nick Rengel FB Fr. 0 037 Eric Ellestad K Jr. 0 037 Willie Schneider FB Fr. 0 038 Blake Haudan P Sr. 0 338 Nicholas Stommes DB Sr. 0 040 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB So. 0 041 Dan Orseske P Fr. 0 342 Logan U’u FB Sr. 0 443 David Schwerman K So. 0 043 Ryan Grant LB Fr. 0 344 Brent Singleton LB Fr. 0 044 Ed Cotton FB Fr. 0 046 Chris Severson DL Fr. 0 047 Ryan Coleman LS Jr. 0 1648 Bryan Klitzke DB So. 0 348 Nick Tow-Arnett TE Sr. 5 2949 Matt Garin DE Fr. 0 050 Patrick Sveum LB Sr. 0 051 Gary Tinsley LB So. 0 1052 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL Sr. 14 2353 D.J. Burris OL Jr. 20 2455 Cedric McKinley DE Sr. 3 15

Career GamesNo. Name Pos. Yr. Starts Played57 Aaron Hill LB Fr. 0 058 Ed Olson OL Fr. 0 059 Joey Balthazor LB Fr. 0 060 Ryan Wynn OL So. 13 1361 Trey Davis OL So. 5 1062 Zach Mottla OL Fr. 0 063 Andy Brinkhaus OL Jr. 0 064 Austin Hahn OL Fr. 0 066 Nedward Tavale OL Sr. 27 3467 David Stommes DL Fr. 0 068 Jewhan Edwards DT So. 0 1568 Chris Bunders OL So. 6 1069 Jacob Glickstein DL Fr. 0 071 Jeff Wills OL Jr. 3 373 Matt Carufel OL Jr. 3 3 74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL Sr. 0 2475 Brooks Michel OL Fr. 0 076 Dominic Alford OL Jr. 12 2378 Ryan Orton OL So. 6 1579 Matt Stommes OL Sr. 2 1480 Xzavian Brandon WR So. 0 481 Bryant Allen WR Fr. 0 282 A.J. Barker WR Fr. 0 083 Da’Jon McKnight WR So. 0 1284 Victor Keise WR Fr. 0 085 Eric Lair TE So. 0 1586 Ra’Shede Hageman TE Fr. 0 087 Sahr Ngekia WR Fr. 0 088 Collin McGarry TE Jr. 0 389 Barrett Moen DL Sr. 3 2690 Raymond Henderson DE Sr. 0 1391 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE Fr. 0 092 Kyle Dykstra DL Fr. 0 093 Derrick Onwuachi DE Sr. 13 2194 Eric Jacques DL Fr. 0 095 D.L. Wilhite DE Fr. 0 296 Brandon Kirksey DT So. 0 1496 Curtis Hughes TE Jr. 0 1397 Anthony Jacobs DE So. 0 1398 Eric Small DT Sr. 21 2899 Garrett Brown DT Sr. 22 36

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