golden gophers set to open kill era at no. 25 usc
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golden gophers set to open kill era at no. 25 usc
MINNESOTA at No. 25 USC SCHEDULE/RESULTS SEPTEMBER 3 10 17 24 at No. 25 USC (ABC) New Mexico State (BTN) Miami [Ohio] (BTN) North Dakota State (BTN) OCTOBER 1 8 22 29 at Michigan* at Purdue* Nebraska* [HC] Iowa* TBA TBA 2:30 p.m. CT TBA NOVEMBER 5 12 19 26 at Michigan State* Wisconsin* at Northwestern* Illinois* TBA TBA TBA TBA MINNESOTA USC 0-0 0-0 GOLDEN GOPHERS * - Big Ten Conference Game [HC] - Homecoming GOPHER COACHES JERRY KILL (SL) TRACY CLAEYS (PB) MATT LIMEGROVER (PB) BILL MILLER (SL) BRIAN ANDERSON (SL) JEFF PHELPS (SL) PAT POORE (SL) ROB REEVES (SL) JAY SAWVEL (SL) JIM ZEBROWSKI (PB) Date: Saturday, Sept. 3 Time: 12:36 p.m. (PT)/2:36 p.m. (CT) Site: Los Angeles, Calif. Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Surface: Natural grass Capacity: 93,607 Series: USC leads 1-5-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 18, 2010 USC 32, Minnesota 21 Minneapolis, Minn. TCF Bank Stadium 12:36 p.m. PT 2:30 p.m. CT 2:30 p.m. CT 6:00 p.m. CT Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Linebackers/Assistant Head Coach Running Backs Defensive Line Wide Receivers Tight Ends/H-Backs Secondary/Special Teams Quarterbacks Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box WEEK 1 SCHEDULE MONDAY, AUGUST 29 3:45 p.m. .................................................................................. Practice No media availability TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 11 a.m. ........................................................................ Media Luncheon Noon . ............................................................Jerry Kill Press Conference 12:30-12:50 p.m.............................. Press Conference Player interviews 3:45 p.m. ................................... Practice (media availability following) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 3:45 p.m. ................................... Practice (media availability following) TROJANS GOLDEN GOPHERS SET TO OPEN KILL ERA AT NO. 25 USC The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers will open their 128th season of intercollegiate football with a trip to Los Angeles. Minnesota will play its first game under head coach Jerry Kill at USC Saturday, Sept. 3 in a 12:36/2:36 p.m. PT/CT matchup. The Gophers were 3-9 last season, but won their final two games under interim head coach Jeff Horton. USC was 8-5 in 2010, including a 32-21 victory over Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota is opening the season on the road for the third straight year. The Gophers lifted the lid on 2009 at Syracuse with a 23-20 OT win and won 24-17 at Middle Tennessee to open the 2010 campaign. They have won 14 of their last 16 season-openers and four straight when opening the season on the road. ABC will televise the game, with Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard and Shelley Smith on the broadcast. BROADCAST INFORMATION Television ABC Carter Blackburn - Play-by-play Brock Huard - Analyst Shelley Smith - Sideline Reporter Radio Gopher Sports Network Mike Grimm - Play-by-play Darrell Thompson - Analyst Justin Gaard - Sideline Reporter Audio www.GopherSports.com All-Access Audio - Free Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Channel 85 Tickets THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 10:20 a.m. ............................................Practice (no media availability) Ticket Office: Mariucci Arena Phone: 1-800-UGOPHER Web: www.gophersports.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 ..........................................Travel to Los Angeles (no media availability) www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Minnesota Athletic Communications 516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244 Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: 612.626.0299 Fax: 612.625.0359 Andy Seeley, Associate Director/Primary Football Contact e-mail: [email protected] mobile: 612.269.2706 Garry Bowman, Director e-mail: [email protected] ON THE INTERNET Minnesota’s athletics website, www.gophersports.com, provides the latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and coach and player information is available. Recaps and statistics are updated after each game. MEDIA RELEASES The Minnesota Athletic Communications Office e-mails its weekly football release on Mondays. Fax versions of the update are sent by request only. The release is also available on the Internet at www.gophersports.com in a PDF formats. The Gophers’ depth chart is updated on Thursdays. If you are interested in receiving the weekly release via e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director Andy Seeley at [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list. MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES The following is a look at the Gophers’ media availabilty schedule for the 2011 season: Tuesday Head coach Jerry Kill holds a regularly-scheduled news conference on Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex, beginning at 11 a.m. with lunch. Kill will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), with requested players available at 12:30 p.m. To request players for the weekly news conference, media should contact Andy Seeley with requests by noon each preceding Monday at 612.626.0299 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Tuesday practices are open to the media for the first 20-30 minutes. Head coach Jerry Kill, selected assistant coaches and selected players will be made available to the media following Tuesday practices. Wednesday Practice schedules can change on a daily basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field. Wednesday practices are open to the media for the first 20-30 minutes. Head coach Jerry Kill, selected assistant coaches and selected players will be made available to the media following Wednesday practices. MINNESOTA at USC SCOUTING USC USC is coming off an 8-5 campaign in 2010. The Trojans TROJAN SCHEDULE were not eligible for postseason play last season due to Sept. 3 Minnesota NCAA probation for NCAA-reported violations. Sept. 10 Utah* MINNESOTA MINUTIAE A Gopher Victory would ... u give head coach Jerry Kill his first win at the University of Minnesota. u make Jerry Kill the first Minnesota head coach to win his debut since John Gutekunst in 1986. u make Kill the 19th Minnesota head coach to win his debut with the Gophers. u mark the third straight season the Gophers have won on the road to open the season. u give Minnesota its first three-game winning streak since October 2008. u give Minnesota back-to-back wins over ranked teams for the first time since 2000. u be the program’s 644th victory. A Gopher Loss would ... u make Kill the fourth consecutive Gopher head coach to lose in his debut with Minnesota. u make Kill the eighth Gopher head man to lose in his first game at the school. u mark the Gophers’ fourth straight defeat at the hands of a Pac-12 opponent. u be the program’s 453rd loss. TALE OF THE TAPE (2010 Stats, Rankings) MINNESOTA (3-9) Team Statistics Points/Game First Downs Rushing/Game Passing/Game Total Off./Gm Time of Poss. Individual Leaders Rushing Att Net Eskridge 193 698 Bennett 123 529 UM 23.2 239 135.2 226.1 361.3 31:54 OPP 33.0 229 191.4 200.8 392.2 28:06 Avg TD 3.6 7 4.3 3 Individual Leaders Rushing Att Net Tyler 171 913 Bradford 110 794 Receiving McKnight Gray Coaches Kill, Claeys and Limegrover, along with requested players are available for network television pregame production packages only. Defense Tinsley Theret PG. 2 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com Friday TD 20 YPG 58.2 44.1 USC (8-5) Team Statistics Points/Game First Downs Rushing/Game Passing/Game Total Off./Gm Time of Poss. C-A-I 205-368-9 No media availability. Syracuse at Arizona State* Arizona* at California* at Notre Dame Stanford* at Colorado* Washington* at Oregon* UCLA* Offensively, USC ranked No. 26 in the nation in total offense and No. 37 in scoring offense last season. The Trojans racked up more than 431 yards and scored 31 points per game in 2010. USC was the No. 84 total defense and the No. 63 scoring defense in the country last season, allowing more than 400 yards and nearly 27 points per game. The Trojans were good on special teams, ranking No. 7 in the country in punt returns and No. 17 in kickoff returns. Passing Weber Thursday Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 13 Oct. 22 Nov. 29 Nov. 4 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 USC is coached by Lane Kiffin, who is in his second season as the head coach of the Trojans. Kiffin was previously the head coach at Tennessee for one season and has also been the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. His overall collegiate coaching record is 15-11. USC 31.0 301 189.3 242.2 431.5 31:52 OPP 26.7 281 140.5 259.5 400.0 28:08 Avg TD 5.3 9 7.2 5 YPG 223.2 Passing Barkley C-A-I 236-377-12 Rec Yds Avg TD 48 750 15.6 10 42 587 14.0 5 YPG 62.5 48.9 Receiving Woods Johnson Rec Yds Avg TD 65 792 12.2 6 64 692 10.8 8 U-A-TT 47-43-90 49-23-72 SKS 1.5 -- Defense U-A-TT McDonald 54-35-89 Smith 46-32-78 TFL 9.5 2.0 TD 26 TFL 3.0 8.0 YPG 70.2 66.2 YPG 232.6 YPG 60.9 53.2 SKS 1.0 1.0 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS Category UM Rush Off. 86 (135.3) Pass Off. 57 (226.1) Pass Eff. 60 (129.16) Tot. Off. 77 (361.3) Scor. Off. 89 (23.2) Rush Def. 98 (191.4) Pass Def. 33 (200.8) Pass Eff. D 113 (154.16) Tot. Def. 76 (392.2) Scor. Def. 98 (33.0) Net Punt 120 (30.9) Punt Ret. 66 (7.6) KO Ret. 62 (21.9) TO Marg. 45 (+0.17) Sacks 120 (0.67) Sacks All. 29 (1.42) Tack/Loss 89 (5.17) USC 25 (189.3) 41 (242.2) 45 (134.63) 26 (431.5) 37 (31.0) 49 (140.5) 109 (259.5) 83 (135.85) 84 (400.1) 63 (26.7) 43 (37.2) 7 (14.6) 17 (24.5) 36 (+0.31) T47 (2.15) 26 (1.38) 46 (6.31) 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA at USC GOPHER GRID-BITS u Minnesota is 89-32-6 all-time in season-openers for a winning percentage of .724. u The Golden Gophers have outscored their last seven season-opening opponents by an average score of 37.6-17.1 That includes a 23-20 overtime win in 2009 and a 24-17 victory last year. u Minnesota has played 127 seasons of college football, coming into 2011. Only three other schools -Rutgers (141), Michigan (131) and Navy (130) have played more. u The Gophers are 25-27 all-time vs. current members of the Pac-12. Minnesota had a winning record vs. the league prior to this year. But an 0-3 mark vs. Colorado pushed the Gophers under .500. u Minnesota came from behind in all six of its victories in 2009 and all three in 2010. The last time the Gophers won a game without trailing was a 17-6 win at Purdue on Oct. 25, 2008. GOING BACK TO CALI The University of Minnesota doesn’t have a ton of experience playing on the west coast or in the State of California. The Gophers are 2-8-1 all-time in California. The two victories both came in the 1960s -- 21-3 over UCLA in the 1962 Rose Bowl and 26-20 over California in the 1964 season. Included in the 2-8-1 record in California is an 0-2-1 record at USC. Minnesota’s last trip to the Golden State was in 2006, when the Gophers fell to California 42-17. LAST TIME Minnesota and USC faced off last season at TCF Bank Stadium, with the Trojans taking a 32-21 victory. Minnesota struck first and led 7-0 in the first quarter. But the Trojans came back to take a 13-7 lead at halftime. The Gophers grabbed a 14-13 lead late in the third quarter when Da’Jon McKnight made a beautiful catch of an Adam Weber aerial for a 31-yard touchdown. But Robert Woods took the ensuing kickoff back 97 yards for a score for the Trojans, who went on to take a 32-14 lead, before the Gophers got in the end zone in the final seconds of the game. USC held the Gophers to just 83 yards on the ground in the contest and out-gained Minnesota 408-307 in total offense. MarQueis Gray tallied four receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown, while McKnight added three catches for 53 yards and a score. Gary Tinsley led the Minnesota defense with 10 tackles, while Keanon Cooper chipped in with eight stops. LAST TIME OUT (Nov. 27, 2010 - TCF Bank Stadium) -- The University of Minnesota football team ended its 2010 season with a 27-24 win over Iowa. The Golden Gophers claimed the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, leading for a majority of the game and making several key plays late in the fourth quarter to seal the win. With 7:36 remaining and Minnesota trailing 24-20, Adam Weber led the Gophers on a six-play, 77-yard scoring drive that featured a 19-yard completion to Gray and a 40-yard connection with Da’Jon McKnight. The game-winning drive was capped off by a six-yard touchdown run by Duane Bennett. Troy Stoudermire helped ice the victory as he forced a Marcus Coker fumble that was recovered by Ryan Collado with 4:14 remaining. The Gophers picked up a pair of first downs to run out the clock. Offensively, Minnesota outgained Iowa 382 to 218 and held the ball for 36:06 compared to 23:54. On the ground, the Gophers were able to rush for a total of 216 yards, the most the Hawkeyes gave up all season. Weber, in his 50th-consecutive and final career start for the Gophers, threw for 164 yards on 13-of-25 passing. The game began with the Gophers pulling out all the stops. After an Eric Ellestad 26-yard field goal on their opening possession, interim head coach Jeff Horton got aggressive. Ellestad recovered his own onside kick. The Minnesota offense once again made its way down the field, but this time punched it into the end zone on a 14-yard run by Gray. USA TODAY TOP 25 - PRESEASON Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Oklahoma (42) 0-0 1454 2. Alabama (13) 0-0 1414 3. Oregon (2) 0-0 1309 4. LSU (2) 0-0 1296 5. Florida State 0-0 1116 6. Stanford 0-0 1101 7. Boise State 0-0 1065 8. Oklahoma State 0-0 933 9. Texas A&M 0-0 885 10. Wisconsin 0-0 829 11. Nebraska 0-0 814 12. South Carolina 0-0 779 13. Virginia Tech 0-0 767 14. Arkansas 0-0 750 15. TCU 0-0 687 16. Ohio State 0-0 631 17. Michigan State 0-0 536 18. Notre Dame 0-0 440 19. Auburn 0-0 329 20. Mississippi State 0-0 301 21. Missouri 0-0 266 22. Georgia 0-0 260 23. Florida 0-0 240 24. Texas 0-0 162 24. Penn State 0-0 161 Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 158, West Virginia 149, Utah 50, Miami (FL) 49, Iowa 41, Northwestern 30, Arizona 28, UCF 22, Michigan 19, Air Force 15, North Carolina 14, Houston 13, South Florida 9, Hawaii 8, Clemson 7, Tennessee 7, Southern Miss 6, Brigham Young 5, North Carolina State 4, NORTHERNIL 4, Oregon State 4, Pittsburgh 3, Washington 3, Nevada 1, Georgia Tech 1. ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 - PRESEASON Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Oklahoma (36) 0-0 1464 2. Alabama (17) 0-0 1439 3. Oregon (4) 0-0 1330 4. LSU (1) 0-0 1286 5. Boise State (2) 0-0 1200 6. Florida State 0-0 1168 7. Stanford 0-0 1091 8. Texas A&M 0-0 965 9. Oklahoma State 0-0 955 10. Nebraska 0-0 910 11. Wisconsin 0-0 900 12. South Carolina 0-0 848 13. Virginia Tech 0-0 821 14. TCU 0-0 690 15. Arkansas 0-0 686 16. Notre Dame 0-0 530 17. Michigan State 0-0 519 18. Ohio State 0-0 443 19. Georgia 0-0 369 20. Mississippi State 0-0 361 21. Missouri 0-0 258 22. Florida 0-0 228 23. Auburn 0-0 219 24. West Virginia 0-0 207 25. USC 0-0 160 Others Receiving Votes: Texas 114, Penn State 75, Arizona State 67, Miami (FL) 32, Utah 25, Southern Miss 20, Iowa 19, Brigham Young 15, North Carolina State 15, Air Force 14, Houston 13, Pittsburgh 9, Michigan 7, Tennessee 5, UCF 5, NORIL 4, Hawaii 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona 2, Maryland 2, Nevada 1, Northwestern 1, Washington 1. The Gophers already had a 10-0 lead before the Hawkeyes offense ever got a chance to take the field. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 3 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA at USC 2011 BIG TEN FOOTBALL THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE 2010 BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Ohio State Michigan State Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Penn State Michigan Northwestern Purdue Minnesota Indiana The Big Ten Conference is a 12-member NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and Bowl Championship Series league. Big Ten 7-1 7-1 7-1 4-4 4-4 4-4 3-5 3-5 2-6 2-6 1-7 Overall 12-1 11-2 11-2 8-5 7-6 7-6 7-6 7-6 4-8 3-9 5-7 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Thursday, Sept. 1 UNLV at Wisconsin Friday, Sept. 2 Youngstown State at Michigan State Saturday, September 3 Northwestern at Boston College Akron at Ohio State Indiana State at Penn State Tennessee Tech at Iowa Middle Tennessee State at Purdue Minnesota at USC Western Michigan at Michigan Chattanooga at Nebraska Arkansas State at Illinois Ball State at Indiana Saturday, September 10 Iowa at Iowa State Florida Atlantic at Michigan State Toledo at Ohio State Oregon State at Wisconsin South Dakota State at Illinois Eastern Illinois at Northwestern New Mexico State at Minnesota Alabama at Penn State Purdue at Rice Virginia at Indiana Fresno State at Nebraska Notre Dame at Michigan BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Scott Chipman - primary contact Assistant Commissioner for Communications [email protected] Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 141; Cell: 630.936.6005 Valerie Todryk-Krebs - secondary contact Associate Director of Communications [email protected]; Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 143 WEEKLY BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE The weekly Big Ten coaches teleconference call will take place every Tuesday throughout the season beginning at 11 a.m. CST. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes to preview their upcoming game. Coach Kill is scheduled from 12:50 to 1 p.m. Media should contact the Big Ten at (847) 696-1010 for call-in information. PG. 4 The Gophers hold a 365-383-30 record against current and former members of the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota holds a winning record against seven of the other 11 current members of the conference. The Gophers have had their most success against Northwestern (50-31-5). Minnesota has struggled the most with Ohio State (7-43-0). With the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten Conference, the league will be split into divisions and play a championship game for the first time. Minnesota is in the Legends Division. The Big Ten was founded in 1896. Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,500 men and women student-athletes. GOPHERS vs. B1G LEGENDS DIVISION vs. Iowa vs. Michigan vs. Michigan State vs. Northwestern vs. Nebraska 59-42-2 24-70-3 17-25-0 50-30-5 29-20-2 LEADERS DIVISION vs. Illinois vs. Indiana vs. Ohio State vs. Penn State vs. Purdue vs. Wisconsin TOTAL 32-28-3 37-26-3 7-42-0 4-7-0 33-30-3 59-52-8 365-383-30 HEAD COACH JERRY KILL Jerry Kill was named head coach of the University of Minnesota football program on December 7, 2010. Kill came to Minnesota after spending three seasons on the sidelines at Northern Illinois University. Kill led the Huskies to three consecutive bowl games during his tenure. He also coached NIU to a berth the Mid-American Conference Championship game in 2010. Kill put together a 23-16 record in his three seasons with the Huskies. In three seasons, Kill coached two winners of the Mid-American Conference Vern Smith Leadership Award, given annually to the conference’s top football player. Defensive end Larry English won the award in 2008, Kill’s first season with the Huskies. Running back Chad Spann was honored as the conference’s top player in 2010. English went on to be the No. 16 overall choice in the 2009 NFL Draft and currently plays for the San Diego Chargers. During the 2010 season, Kill mentored six first-team All-MAC selections. In his three seasons, the Huskies earned 10 first-team all-MAC honors. His 2010 squad ranked No. 7 in the nation in rushing offense, No. 12 in scoring offense, No. 19 in total offense, No. 14 in scoring defense, No. 26 in total defense, No. 24 in rushing defense and No. 44 in passing defense. Following the 2010 season, Kill was named the National Coach of the Year by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. In 2009, Kill was presented with the National Football Foundation Courage Award by the Chicago Metro Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Kill’s overall collegiate head coaching record stands at 127-73 in 17 seasons. In four stops as a head coach, he has never left a school with a sub-.500 record. In three of his previous four head coaching positions, he took over a team with a losing record and turned in a winning season in three years or less. Prior to serving as the head coach at Northern Illinois, Kill was head coach at Southern Illinois University, an FCS program in Carbondale, Ill. He spent seven years on the Saluki sideline and compiled a 55-32 record. Kill’s record over his final five seasons with Southern Illinois was 50-14 and included five consecutive NCAA FCS Playoff appearances. Kill was the head coach at Emporia (Kan.) State for two seasons in 1999-2000. He went 11-11 with the Hornets, who play at the NCAA Division II level. Prior to coaching at Emporia State, Kill was the head coach at NCAA Division II member Saginaw Valley State from 1994-1998. He compiled a 38-14 record with the Cardinals. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA at USC 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL KILLER LOYALTY University of Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill has an unbelievably loyal staff. Of Kill’s nine full-time assistants and head strength and conditioning coach, the staff has a total of 94 combined consecutive years of service under him. GOPHERS’ RECORD... COACHING CONTINUITY Assistant Coaches Combined Consecutive Years of Service Coach No. of HC Jobs Joe Paterno 1 Gary Pinkel 2 Frank Beamer 2 Frank Grobe 2 Kirk Ferentz 1 Jerry Kill 5 Schools Total Years Penn State 173 Toledo, Missouri 120 Murray State, Virginia Tech 116 Elon, Wake Forest 111 Iowa 99 Saginaw Valley St., Emporia St. 94 S. Illinois, N. Illinois, Minnesota There are only six NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches with more combined consecutive years of service among their assistant coaches. Perhaps the most impressive statistic when comparing Kill’s staff to the five ranked ahead of it is the number of different head coaching positions held by the respective coaches on the list. Kill has made five different head coaching stops -- Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), Emporia (Kan.) State, Southern Illinois, Northern Illinois and Minnesota. Of the other five, two of the head coaches have been at one school for their entire careers. The other three have only made two head coaching stops. The following is a look at each of Minnesota’s assistant coaches and their years of service under Jerry Kill (not including this season): Eric Klein - 17; Tracy Claeys - 16; Rob Reeves - 15; Matt Limegrover - 12; Brian Anderson - 10; Pat Poore - 10; Jay Sawvel - 10; Jeff Phelps - 3; Jim Zebrowski - 1; Bill Miller - 0. JERRY’S KIDS While the Gophers currently only have the NCAA-allotted 105 student-athletes in camp, they have 119 on their roster, as the other 14 are expected to join the program once the school year begins. Of those 119 players, 78 of them (65.5 percent) are either true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen or sophomores. The Gophers are only carrying 41 upperclassmen on the roster. Here’s the full breakdown of each class for the Gophers: Freshmen - 53; Sophomores - 25; Juniors - 21; Seniors - 20. 128 YEARS AND COUNTING ... There’s little doubt that the University of Minnesota is one of the most historically significant programs in all of college football. The Golden Gophers are in their 128th season of collegiate football in 2010. The Golden Gophers enter the 2010 campaign with an all-time record of 643-452-44 (.583 winning percentage). Minnesota has played the fourth-most seasons in the history of college football. Only Rutgers (139), Michigan (129) and Navy (128) have played more. In addition, Minnesota and Wisconsin also take part in the most-played rivalry in college football. The Gophers and Badgers will square off for the 121st time this fall. GOPHER CHAMPIONSHIPS Minnesota has won six national championships and 18 Big Ten titles in the 126-year history of the Gopher football program. Bernie Bierman led Minnesota to national titles in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940 and 1941. The Gophers also won a national title in 1960 under Murray Warmath. Minnesota won its first-ever Big Ten title in 1900. The Gophers have a total of 18 Big Ten Championships in their history: 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com Overall 0-0 Big Ten 0-0 Non-conference 0-0 Home 0-0 Away 0-0 Neutral 0-0 Current overall streak Won 2 Current home streak Won 1 Current road streak Won 1 Current neutral site streak Lost 2 Current bowl streak Lost 2 Last win 27-24, vs. Iowa (11/27/10) Last loss 31-8, at Michigan State State (11/6/10) Day game 0-0 Night game 0-0 TV game 0-0 ABC 0-0 ESPN 0-0 ESPN2 0-0 Big Ten Network 0-0 September 0-0 October 0-0 November 0-0 vs. FBS Top-25 teams 0-0 vs. FBS non-ranked teams 0-0 vs. FCS 0-0 On artificial turf 0-0 On natural grass 0-0 Indoors 0-0 Outdoors 0-0 Scoring first 0-0 Opponent scores first 0-0 Leading after 1st quarter 0-0 Behind after 1st quarter 0-0 Tied after 1st quarter 0-0 Leading at halftime 0-0 Behind at halftime 0-0 Tied at halftime 0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 0-0 Behind after 3rd quarter 0-0 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 Overtime 1-0 Scoring 0-14 points 0-0 Scoring 15-28 points 0-0 Scoring 28+ points 0-0 Allowing 0-14 points 0-0 Allowing 15-28 points 0-0 Allowing 28+ points 0-0 With 100-yd rusher 0-0 Allow 100-yard rusher 0-0 With 300-yd passer 0-0 Allow 300-yard passer 0-0 Outgain opponent 0-0 Total offense 300+ yards 0-0 Allow 300+ yards total offense 0-0 Total offense 400+ yards 0-0 Allow 400+ yards total offense 0-0 No turnovers 0-0 Less than three turnovers 0-0 Three or more turnovers 0-0 No takeaways 0-0 Three or more takeaways 0-0 Commit fewer turnovers 0-0 Equal turnovers 0-0 Commit more turnovers 0-0 Control time of possession 0-0 Opponent controls time of possession 0-0 Games decided by 1-10 points 0-0 Games decided by 11-20 points 0-0 Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0 Win Coin Toss 0-0 Lose Coin Toss 0-0 PG. 5 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA at USC RECORD WATCH The following is a look at selected Gopher records/charts where current Gophers could make an impact in 2011: CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE 1. Darrell Thompson, 1986-89 2. Laurence Maroney, 2003-05 3. Thomas Hamner, 1996-99 4. Marion Barber III, 2001-04 5. Chris Darkins, 1992-95 6. Marion Barber, 1977-80 7. Tellis Redmon, 1999-2001 8. Amir Pinnix, 2004-07 9. Garry White, 1977-80 10. Francis “Pug” Lund, 1932-34 11. Paul Giel, 1951-53 12. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 13. Wayne “Red Williams”, 1942-45 14. Thomas Tapeh, 2000-03 15. Herb Joesting, 1925-27 26. Duane Bennett, 2007-present QUARTERBACK SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS 1. Billy Cockerham, 1999 2. Rickey Foggie, 1984 3. Adam Weber, 2007 4. Sandy Stephens, 1961 5. Tony Dungy, 1974 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 1. Eric Decker, 2006-09 2. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 3. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 4. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 5. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 6. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 7. Luke Leverson, 1996-99 8. Omar Douglas, 1990-93 9. Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 10. Aaron Osterman, 19990-94 22. Da’Jon McKnight, 2008-present CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 1. Eric Dekcer, 2006-09 Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 3. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 4. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 5. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 Jared Ellerson, 2002-05 Omar Douglas, 1990-93 8. Aaron Hosack, 2002-03 Luke Leverson, 1996-99 Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 11. Logan Payne, 2003-06 Chester Cooper, 1978-81 13. Da’Jon McKnight, 2008-present 4,654 3,993 3,810 3,276 3,235 3,094 2,481 2,439 2,353 2,264 2,188 2,150 1,999 1,958 1,850 1,487 831 647 617 534 417 3,119 2,989 2,640 2,434 2,232 2,054 1,843 1,681 1,627 1,598 999 11 11 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 SEASON KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. Troy Stoudermire, 2008 2. Troy Stoudermire, 2009 3. Troy Stoudermire, 2010 4. Dominic Jones, 2006 5. Tutu Atwell, 1997 1,083 1,057 789 786 776 CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. Troy Stoudermire, 2008-present 2. Melvin Anderson, 1983-86 3. Tyrone Carter, 1996-99 4. Chris Gaiters, 1987-89 5. Rishon Early, 1993-95 2,929 1,965 1,459 1,418 1,265 PG. 6 GRAY MATTERS u Former Gopher quarterback Adam Weber entered the 2010 season as one of the most experienced quarterbacks in the nation. He ended up his career by starting every game for four years straight and set a Big Ten record for starts and consecutive starts by a QB with 50. In 2011, enter MarQueis Gray. Gray is the only signal-caller on the Minnesota roster who has ever taken a snap at quarterback in a collegiate football game. He has six starts in his career, but all were as a wide receiver. He has not been a starting quarterback since his senior year in high school. QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK u Gray hauled in 42 receptions for 587 yards and five touchdowns last season as a wide receiver. He also saw some action as a Wildcat quarterback, rushing 23 times for 110 yards and a TD. u For his career, Gray has thrown just 23 passes, with eight completions for 86 yards with one touchdown and one interception. u Gray came to Minnesota as one of the most highly-touted members of the 2008 recruiting class. However, he didn’t enroll at Minnesota until the January 2009. He was ranked as the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback in the 2008 recruiting class by Rivals.com and was a U.S. Army High School All-American. u The only other quarterback on the roster to see game action is Adam Lueck. However, the junior has only been on the field as a holder for point-after-touchdown and field goal attempts. u The Gophers also list four other QBs on the roster -- sophomore Moses Alipate, red-shirt freshman Tom Parish and true freshmen Max Shortell and Dexter Foreman. u Minnesota is one of just 22 NCAA FBS teams who will have a quarterback making his first start during the 2011 season. BENNETT’S BACK u After sharing carries with now-departed DeLeon Eskridge last season, it looks as though Duane Bennett could be the Gophers’ featured back in 2011. Bennett led the team in rushing in the 2009 season after coming off an ACL injury in 2008. He was second on the team with 529 rushing yards and three touchdowns last season. RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK u Bennett topped the century mark in a pair of games last season, giving him three total for his career. He rushed for a career-best 187 in the 2010 season-opener at Middle Tennessee State. u Bennett also has two 100-yard receiving games (121, Oct. 31, 2009 vs. Michigan State and 100, Sept. 6, 2008 at Bowling Green). That contest against Bowling Green was where he suffered the ACL tear. Bennett received a medical hardship waiver for the 2008 season, after playing in just two games. u Red-shirt freshman Donnell Kirkwood is the only other Gopher to have carried the ball in a collegiate football game. He saw action in four games last season, before going down with a leg injury and being granted a medical hardship waiver. He rushed for 107 yards on 27 carries before the injury. u Three other freshmen -- Lamonte Edwards, David Cobb and Devon Wright -- are also on the roster. Cobb is a true freshman while the other two are red-shirt frosh. u Mike Henry is the leading candidate to see time in a fullback/H-Back role for the Gophers in 2011. McKNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR u Senior Da’Jon McKnight is the most accomplished wide receiver returning for the Gophers. McKnight is on the Biletnikoff Award watch list. He hauled in 10 receiving touchdowns last season, nearly tying the school record of 11 for that category. McKnight was No. 75 in the nation and No. 9 in the Big Ten last season, averaging 62.5 receiving yards per game. He turned in career-best marks of eight receptions and three touchdowns vs. Penn State last season. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA at USC 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL RECEIVER NOTEBOOK GOPHER RADIO NETWORK u McKnight has three 100-yard receiving games to his credit. Two of those three games were back-toback last season, when he had 123 yards at Purdue and 103 yards vs. Penn State on Oct. 16 and Oct. 23, respectively. u McKnight’s other century-mark-topping output came in the 2009 Insight Bowl, when he turned in a seven-reception, career-best 124-yard outing vs. Iowa State. u Junior wide receiver Brandon Green is the only other wide receiver on the Gopher roster with more than one reception. He has caught 42 passes (21 each in 2008 and 2009) for 599 yards and two touchdowns in his career. u Senior converted cornerback Troy Stoudermire has more career receptions (35) than all the other Gopher wideouts combined. u Tight end Eric Lair is is on the watch list for the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end. He was No. 2 among all tight ends in the Big Ten last season in receptions per game with 3.25. u Lair caught 39 balls for 526 yards and two scores last season. Three of his career-best marks (94 yards, seven receptions, long of 44 yards) all came against Jerry Kill’s Northern Illinois squad last year. u Senior tight end Collin McGarry and junior-college transfer John Rabe should also see plenty of time. The Gopher Sports Network presented by AlarmForce distributes its digital quality audio stream via satellite to affiliates across the state of Minnesota. KFAN (100.3 FM) in the Twin Cities will serve as the flagship station. EXPERIENCE UP FRONT u Four of Minnesota’s probable starting five on the offensive line have a good deal of experience. Three of those linemen are fifth-year seniors -- left guard Chris Bunders, right guard Ryan Orton and center Ryan Wynn. Left tackle Ed Olson started eight games at that position in 2010. Bunders is by far the most experienced with 28 career starts coming into the season. OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK u Minnesota returns a combined 47 starts among all its offensive linemen returning from the 2010 season. All of those starts come from the three aforementioned players. Wynn has 14 career starts, while Orton has been in the starting lineup 10 times. u Wynn started 13 straight games as a red-shirt freshman. He missed all of 2009 with a back injury and saw limited action last season. u Orton has made 10 starts, but only three of those came last season. Six of his starts came when he was a red-shirt freshman in 2008. u Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gjere has the inside track to be the starter at right tackle. u Head coach Jerry Kill has been very complimentary of true freshman linemen Tommy Olson (brother of Ed Olson) and Foster Bush. Both may see significant playing time in 2011. PAPER OR PLASTIC? u The truthful answer? The Gopher defensive line doesn’t care, just so long as they get some sacks. Minnesota ranked dead last (No. 120 out of 120 FBS schools) in sacks for the 2010 season, tallying just nine. Current Gopher defensive linemen have combined for just 9.5 career sacks with 4.5 coming from senior defensive tackle Anthony Jacobs and 4.0 belonging to junior defensive end D.L. Wilhite. The other sack belongs to sophomore defensive end Kendall Gregory-McGhee. DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK u While the Gopher defensive line may be short on sacks, it is not light on experience. Minnesota has nine defensive linemen who have seen action in at least one game. Six of them have played in 12 or more. They combine for 133 games played and 41 starts. u Jacobs was the top tackler among the defensive linemen last season, tallying 41 stops. His 6.5 tackles for loss ranked third on the team. u More than 20 percent of tackles by senior DT Brandon Kirksey are for loss (10.5 of 52). u Wilhite was named a Freshman All-Big Ten selection by The Sporting News following the 2009 season. He finished the year with three sacks, three tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries (including one for a score) and one forced fumble. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com Mike Grimm will be in his first season calling the Gophers’ play-by-play. Darrell Thompson, the all-time leading rusher in school history, returs to the booth this season as the analyst. KFAN personality Justin Gaard will report from the sideline. Kevin Falness will host the pre-game show, while Corbu Stathes will handle halftime and post-game. Golden Gopher Radio Network Affiliates: Market Station Ada/Fargo KRJB-FM Ada/Mahnomen KRJM-FM Aitkin KKIN-FM Albert Lea KATE-AM Alexandria KULO-FM Albert Lea KATE-AM Austin KAUS-AM Austin KAUS-FM Bemidji KBUN-AM Benson KSCR-FM Brainerd KBLB-FM Buffalo KRWC-AM Crookston KROX-AM Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM Duluth WGEE-AM Ely WELY-FM Fairmont KSUM-AM Glenwood KMGK-FM Grand Rapids KOZY-AM Little Falls KLTF-AM Marshall KMHL-AM Minneapolis/St. Paul KFAN-FM Minneapolis/St. Paul KTLK-AM Montevideo KDMA-AM New Prague KRDS-FM Owatonna/Mankato KOWZ-FM Owatonna/Waseca KOWZ-AM Park Rapids KPRM-AM Pipestone KLOH-AM Preston KVGO-FM Red Wing KCUE-AM Redwood Falls KLGR-AM Rochester KROC-AM St. Cloud KXSS-AM Thief River Falls KTRF-AM Thief River Falls KKAQ-AM Wadena KVKK-AM Walker KAKK-AM Willmar KDJS-AM Willmar KRVY-FM Windom KDOM-AM Windom KDOM-FM Winona KWNO-AM Worthington KWOA-AM Freq. 106.5 101.5 94.3 1450 94.3 1450 1480 99.9 1450 93.5 93.3 1360 1260 1340 970 94.5 1370 107.1 1320 960 1400 100.3 1130 1460 95.5 100.9 1170 870 1050 104.3 1250 1490 1340 1390 1230 1460 1070 1570 1590 97.3 1580 94.3 1230 730 Kevin Falness, Darrell Thompson, Corbu Stathes, Mike Grimm, Justin Gaard PG. 7 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL GOPHERS’ 2011 SCHEDULE AMONG NATION’S BEST Minnesota’s 2011 schedule has been ranked by numerous experts as one of the tougher schedules in the nation. According to Phil Steele, Minnesota has the No. 21 toughest schedule among all 120 FBS teams. • Seven of Minnesota’s 11 FBS opponents are either ranked or receiving votes in either the Associated Press Top 25 or the USA Today Top 25. Four of those opponents are in the Top 25 in one or both of those polls. • Eight of Minnesota’s 11 FBS opponents played in bowl games last season. • Five of Minnesota’s six FBS opponents that will visit TCF Bank Stadium played in a bowl game last season. • Four teams (Miami, Nebraska, Michigan State, Wisconsin) on Minnesota’s 2011 schedule are coming off seasons with 10 wins or more. Two of those teams (Michigan State and Wisconsin) had 11-win seasons. • Minnesota’s 2011 opponents averaged nearly eight victories in 2010. 2011 Minnesota Opponents Team 2010 Record 2011 Record USC 8-5 0-0 Notes: USC played 13 games last year, including an exempt contest at Hawaii. The Trojans were ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions. New Mexico State 2-10 0-0 Notes: The Aggies’ two victories in 2010 came over New Mexico and San Jose State. NMSU is coached by Minnesota alum DeWayne Walker. UM alum McKinley Boston is the Aggies’ Director of Athletics. Miami (Ohio) 10-4 0-0 Notes: The Redhawks won the MAC East Division and the MAC Championship game, defeating Jerry Kill’s Northern Illinois squad 26-21. They finished 2010 with a 35-21 win over MTSU in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. North Dakota State 9-5 0-0 Notes: The Bison advanced to the quarters of the NCAA FCS Playoffs last year. NDSU defeated Kansas 6-3 last year. The Bison have played an FBS opponent five straight years, going 2-3. Michigan 7-6 0-0 Notes: Minnesota has not faced the Wolverines since the 2008 season at the Metrodome, when Michigan won 29-6. The Little Brown Jug game will now be annual, with both teams in the Legends Division. Purdue 4-8 0-0 Notes: The Boilermakers lost starting quarterback Rob Henry to an ACL tear just more than a week prior to the season-opener. Purdue’s wins last year were over W. Illinois, Ball State, Minnesota and Indiana. Nebraska 10-4 0-0 Notes: The Huskers advanced to the Big 12 Championship game for the second straight year in 2010. NU fell to Washington 19-7 in the Holiday Bowl after beating UW 56-21 in the regular season. Iowa 8-5 0-0 Notes: The Hawkeyes rebounded from a regular-season-ending loss to Minnesota to defeat Missouri 27-24 at the Insight Bowl. Iowa returns nine starters from last year’s squad. Michigan State 11-2 0-0 Notes: The Spartans won a share of their first Big Ten title since 1990 last year, falling only to Iowa in the regular season and to Alabama in the Capital One Bowl. Wisconsin 11-2 0-0 Notes: The Badgers made their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 2000, but fell in Pasadena to TCU. Wisconsin returns 12 starters and 56 lettermen from last year’s team. Northwestern 7-6 0-0 Notes: The Wildcats lost just 14 lettermen from last season’s team and have 56 returning. Northwestern fell 45-38 in the Ticket City Bowl to Texas Tech at the end of last season. Illinois 7-6 0-0 Notes: The Illini rolled to a 38-14 victory over Baylor at the Texas Bowl to wrap up last season. Illinois’ 67-65, three-overtime loss to Michigan may have been the most entertaining game of 2010. PG. 8 MINNESOTA at USC GT = HIGH PERFORMANCE u In the automotive world, GT stands for grand tourer or gran turismo in Italian. They are high-performance luxury automobiles. On the Gopher defense, GT stands for senior linebacker Gary Tinsley, who plays with a fast motor and often turns in high-performance results. Tinsley led the Minnesota defense with 90 total tackles in 2010, while starting all 12 games. He recorded career-bests for tackles (14 vs. Wisconsin) and solo tackles (7 vs. Northwestern) last season. Tinsley had five games with double-digit tackle numbers last season to give him six for his career. LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK u Linebacker may be the deepest position on the Gopher squad. Minnesota had eight linebackers record tackles during 2010 and all eight return to the team. u Senior Keanon Cooper tallied 68 stops to rank No. 3 on the team last season. u Junior Mike Rallis has been bitten by the injury bug throughout his career. Despite playing in just nine 2010 games, Rallis ranked fourth on the team in TFL (6.0) and led the team in interceptions (3). u Sophomore Brendan Beal had to sit out last year after transferring from Florida. Beal was a Parade All-American coming out of Liberty High in Bangor, Pa. u Junior Ryan Grant has a good football bloodline. His grandfather Bud was a legendary Gopher athlete and long-time Vikings head coach. His father Mike has coached six state championship teams at Eden Prairie High School. STOUDERMIRE’S SWITCH u Senior cornerback Troy Stoudermire made a successful transition from wide receiver to cornerback in mid-season last year. He was suspended for the Northern Illinois game (Game 4). When he returned to the team, he was moved to the secondary. By the end of the season, he ranked No. 6 on the team in tackles (37), first in pass break-ups (5) and added two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. SECONDARY NOTEBOOK u Senior safety Kim Royston is finally healthy. After missing the 2010 season with a broken leg suffered in the spring of 2010, it looked like Royston’s career might be over. But he was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. Royston ranked No. 3 on the team with 86 stops in 2009. u Senior safety Shady Salamon is also a conversion project from the offensive side of the ball. He came to Minnesota as a running back and started two games as a true freshman. He moved to safety prior to the 2009 Insight Bowl. Salamon has never started a game on defense, but should be in the mix in 2011. u Sophomore Brock Vereen made his first career start vs. USC as a true freshman last season. His brother Shane played running back for Cal and is now on the roster of the NFL’s New England Patriots. u Senior cornerback Kyle Henderson started 2 games and tallied 33 tackles last season. u Junior CB Michael Carter played in just 8 games in 2010, but still had 2 of the Gophers’ 9 INTs. GETTING HIS KICKS u Sophomore kicker Chris Hawthorne was the backup at North Carolina State last year. He saw action in three games for the Wolfpack last season, going 5-of-5 on PATs and adding a field goal against Wake Forest. He kicked off 17 times with one touchback. Hawthorne was a non-recruited walk-on at NC State and is therefore, eligible immediately at Minnesota. SPECIALIST NOTEBOOK u Sophomore long snapper Jake Filkins saw action in nine games last season, primarily snapping on punts. He is also a member of the Gopher wrestling squad. u Junior quarterback Adam Lueck returns after serving as the placekick holder last season. u Sophomore Dan Orseske returns after holding down the number-one punting spot last season. He averaged 36.1 yards per punt last season, while dropping 15 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA at USC 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL TAKE IT TO THE BANK TCF BANK STADIUM FACTS When the Gophers hosted the Air Force Academy on Sept. 12, 2009 it marked the first time since Nov. 21, 1981 that college football has been played on campus at Minnesota. • TCF Bank Stadium was designed as an open-air, horseshoe-shaped bowl with a collegiate look and feel. The stadium is oriented to take advantage of the views of downtown Minneapolis. Minnesota’s 16-13 win over South Dakota State marked the final game of the inaugural season at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota put together a 4-3 record in its new home stadium in the inaugural season. • The University exceeded its initial fund-raising goal of $86 million. • The brick façade and arches resemble that of Minnesota’s previous on-campus football venue, Memorial Stadium, which hosted its final game on Nov. 21, 1981. • Construction began on TCF Bank Stadium on July 11, 2007. It took over 1.3 million work hours to complete the project by July , 2009. • The main high definition video measures approximately 48 feet high by 108 feet wide and boasts Daktronics HD-16 technology. TCF Bank Stadium was the first Big Ten Stadium built in nearly 50 years. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) and Memorial Stadium (Indiana) were both built in 1960. At the time of its construction, TCF Bank Stadium was just the second new stadium built in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and the first in a BCS conference since 1998. Akron also christened a brand-new stadium last season. • The main high definition video board is the third largest in all of college athletics in terms of square footage. Only Texas and Mississippi State have larger boards. • The main video board screen is made up of more than four million LED lights that if placed end to end would extend for 47.5 miles. • At the project’s peak, 750 construction workers were working on TCF Bank Stadium. • The site of TCF Bank Stadium covers 1,194,645 SF or approximately 27.4 acres. In May 2006, the Minnesota legislature made the stadium a reality, approving the $288.5 million facility. The stadium holds 50,805 fans and is an open-air facility. Construction began during the summer of 2007. • The playing surface is FieldTurf and covers 92,132 SF or approximately 2.1 acres. TCF Bank Stadium Timeline • The home locker room at TCF Bank Stadium is 60 yards long by 25 yards wide. It contains 120 cherry wood lockers and is the largest in both professional and college football. May, 2006 - Legislature approves new stadium June, 2007 - Ground broken on TCF Bank Stadium January, 2008 - First steel rises from ground at stadium site April 7, 2008 - First brick laid at the stadium site Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished May/June, 2009 - FieldTurf playing surface installed July, 2009 - University takes occupancy of TCF Bank Stadium Sept. 12, 2009 - First game at TCF Bank Stadium vs. Air Force. GOPHER VICTORY WALK The Golden Gopher football program saw a new tradition take shape in 2007, with the advent of the “Gopher Victory Walk.” Prior to each game, the entire Minnesota football team, led by the Minnesota Marching Band, will walk through the fans on Oak Street and head into TCF Bank Stadium. Each Gopher Victory Walk will begin two hours and 15 minutes prior to kickoff. The Minnesota Football program is encouraging fans to participate in the Gopher Victory Walk throughout the season, by lining the entire path from the bus to the stadium and cheering for the players as they arrive on game day. • The design of TCF Bank Stadium allows for expansion to 80,000. • There are approximately 25,000 seats with permanent chairbacks. All seats between the goal lines have permanent chairbacks. • TCF Bank Stadium includes 1,000 handicap accessible and companion seats. • There are 37 premium suites, 57 loge boxes, 259 seats in the indoor club and 1,250 seats in the outdoor club at TCF Bank Stadium. • There are 113 restrooms in TCF Bank Stadium, which include 625 toilets and 268 urinals. • TCF Bank Stadium has 10 network TV camera positions and seating for 165 members of the media. • Populous (formerly HOK Sport) served as the primary architect for the building, while Mortensen Construction was the general contractor. • In excess of 8,800 tons of structural steel was used in the project, with 97 percent recycled steel. • TCF Bank Stadium contains 24,000 yards of cast-in-place concrete, which is enough concrete to pour a four-inch thick, five-foot wide sidewalk from Minneapolis to Rochester, Minn. (74 miles). • The masonry includes 525,000 units of concrete block and 760,000 units of full and thin brick. • There is 72,753 SF or approximately 1.7 acres of glass in TCF Bank Stadium, enough to cover more than 1.25 football fields. • There are 9,185 Minnesota Block “M”s in TCF Bank Stadium. • The foundation of TCF Bank Stadium is supported by 2,133 drilled piles, which is equivalent to 15.5 miles of piles. www.GOPHERSPORTS.com PG. 9 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA at USC ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # 12 98 31 64 59 82 47 1 22 47 73 46 7 42 68 77 65 6 17 63 27 55 4 44 80 89 32 52 70 48 3 49 33 76 69 83 43 5 1 91 99 90 2 40 36 7 42 14 30 57 89 97 62 15 5 84 96 20 45 14 85 94 74 Name Moses Alipate Michael Amaefula Cole Banham Caleb Bak Joey Balthazor A.J. Barker Quinn Bauducco Brendan Beal Duane Bennett Alex Bisch Joe Bjorklund Cameron Botticelli Tyrone Bouie Gavin Bronson Chris Bunders Foster Bush Josh Campion Michael Carter C.J. Cesario Jon Christenson David Cobb Thieren Cockran Keanon Cooper Connor Cosgrove Ed Cotton Devin Crawford-Tufts Curran Delaney Lamonte Edwards Zac Epping Sean Ferguson Jake Filkins Dexter Foreman Matt Garin Cameron Gatling Jimmy Gjere Jacob Glickstein Drew Goodger Ryan Grant MarQueis Gray Brandon Green Kendall Gregory-McGee Ra’Shede Hageman Austin Hahn Ge’Shun Harris Jared Hartman Chase Haviland Chris Hawthorne Ernie Heifort Kyle Henderson Mike Henry Aaron Hill Logan Hutton Anthony Jacobs Eric Jacques Marcus Jones Johnny Johnson Victor Keise Brandon Kirksey Donnell Kirkwood Bryan Klitzke Matt Kloss Eric Lair Harold Legania Marek Lenkiewicz PG. 10 Pos. QB DE RB OL LB WR LB LB RB TE OL DL CB DL OL OL OL CB WR OL RB DE LB WR FB WR DT RB OL OL LS QB DE RB OL DL TE LB QB WR DE DL DT WR LS DB K TE DB FB LB WR DL DL WR DB WR DT RB DB WR TE DL OL Yr. So.* Fr. Fr.* Fr.* So.* Jr.* Fr. So.* Sr.* Fr.* Fr. Fr.* Fr.* Fr. Sr.* Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.* So.* Jr.* Fr. Jr.* Fr.* Fr.* Fr.* So. Fr. So.* Jr. Fr.* Jr.* Fr. Jr.* Jr. Jr.* So.* So.* Jr.* Jr. Fr. So.* So. Fr. Sr.* So. So.* Fr.* Sr.* So.* Fr. Sr. So.* Sr. Fr.* Sr.* Jr. Sr. Fr.* Fr.* 2011 NUMERICAL ROSTER # 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 39 40 40 41 42 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 Name Brendan Beal Brandon Green Ge’Shun Harris Dexter Foreman Kim Royston Keanon Cooper MarQueis Gray Johnny Johnson Michael Carter Da’Jon McKnight Tyrone Bouie Chris Hawthorne Spencer Reeves Cameron Wilson Christyn Lewis Max Shortell Troy Stoudermire Moses Alipate J.D. Pride Derrick Wells Kyle Henderson Matt Kloss Marcus Jones Steven Montgomery Tom Parish C.J. Cesario Dwayne Mitchell Peter Westerhaus Adam Lueck Donnell Kirkwood Brock Vereen Duane Bennett Grayson Levine Luke Trucilla James Manuel Devon Wright Mike Rallis David Cobb Cedric Thompson Kenny Watkins Shady Salamon Mike Henry Cole Banham David Platner Lamonte Edwards Cameron Gatling Jephte Matilus Dominic Schultz Chase Haviland Peter Mortell David Schwerman Gabe Mezzenga Jordan Wettstein Jared Hartman Nathan Tow-Arnett Dan Orseske Gavin Bronson Ernie Heifort Ryan Grant Ed Cotton Brent Singleton Bryan Klitzke Cameron Botticelli Quinn Bauducco Pos LB WR WR QB DB LB QB DB CB WR DB K LB WR DB QB CB QB WR DB DB WR WR DB QB WR LB LB QB RB DB RB DB WR DB RB LB RB CB DB DB FB RB K RB RB LB LB DB P K LB K LS DB P DL TE LB FB LB DB DL LB www.GOPHERSPORTS.com Ht 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-4 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-6 5-10 6-5 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-3 Wt 245 186 215 223 200 212 240 198 185 211 170 198 223 213 170 226 196 276 202 191 185 197 170 195 206 181 210 220 194 215 182 205 205 175 214 194 231 212 196 191 202 237 177 167 210 202 240 219 185 194 195 235 186 230 211 206 230 233 230 210 214 210 274 230 Yr. So.* Jr.* Jr. Fr. Sr.** Jr.* Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr.* So. Jr. Fr.* Sr. Fr. Sr. So.* Fr.* Fr. Sr.* Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.* Fr.* Fr.* Fr. Jr.* Fr.* So. Sr.* Fr. Fr. So. Fr.* Jr.* Fr. Fr. So.* Sr. So. Fr.* Fr. Fr.* Jr. Fr. Fr. So.* Fr. Sr.* Fr.* Jr. Fr. Sr.* So.* Fr. Fr. Jr.* Jr.* So.* Sr.* Fr.* Fr. Hometown (Previous School) Bangor, Pa. (Florida) Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS) Corona, Calif. (Arizona Western College) Manvel, Texas (Manvel HS) Minneapolis, Minn. (Wisconsin) Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS) Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS) Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Sanford, Fla. (Seminole HS) Raleigh, N.C. (North Carolina State) Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall Heath HS) Fontana, Calif. (Citrus College) Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege HS) Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson HS) Bloomington, Minn. (Totino Grace HS) Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Lehigh HS) Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato) Coon Rapids, Minn. (Northern State) Wake Forest, N.C. (Rolesville HS) Miramar, Fla. (Miramar HS) Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS) Arlington Heights, Ill. (St. Victor HS) New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) Chanhassen, Minn. (Holy Family HS) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic HS) Valencia, Calif. (Valencia HS) Fairview Heights, Ill. (O’Fallon Township HS) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep) Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) Coral Springs, Fla. (Taravella HS) Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) Killeen, Texas (Ellison HS) Calipatria, Calif. (Calipatria HS) Detroit, Mich. (Brother Rice HS) S. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) Lakeville, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS) San Antonio, Texas (University of Mary) Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic HS) Port Huron, Mich. (Port Huron HS) Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS) Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy) Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS) Shoreview, Minn. (Totino Grace HS) De Pere, Wis. (De Pere HS) Falcon Heights, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Falls HS) Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice HS) Burnsville, Minn. (Apple Valley HS) Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS) Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS) Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS) Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette University HS) Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) MINNESOTA at USC 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2011 NUMERICAL ROSTER 47 Alex Bisch TE 6-6 237 Fr.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS) 48 Jake Filkins LS 6-2 230 So. Prescott, Wis. (Prescott HS) 48 Judd Paffrath DL 6-2 225 Fr.* Alexandria, Minn. (Alexandria HS) 49 Matt Garin DE 6-4 252 So.* Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) 50 Patrick Sveum LB 6-1 231 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Century HS) 51 Gary Tinsley LB 6-1 232 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS) 52 Zac Epping OL 6-2 297 Fr.* Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS) 53 Tommy Olson OL 6-4 289 Fr. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 55 Thieren Cockran DE 6-6 221 Fr. Homestead, Fla. (Homestead HS) 57 Aaron Hill LB 6-2 225 So.* St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran HS) 58 Ed Olson OL 6-7 300 So.* Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 59 Joey Balthazor LB 6-3 230 So.* Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS) 60 Ryan Wynn OL 6-5 305 Sr.* Plymouth, Minn. (Maple Grove HS) 62 Eric Jacques DL 6-2 289 So.* Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS) 62 Zach Mottla OL 6-2 290 So.* Edina, Minn. (Certin-Derham Hall HS) 63 Jon Christenson OL 6-4 266 Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS) 64 Caleb Bak OL 6-3 296 Fr.* Columbia Heights, Minn. (Concordia Academy) 65 Josh Campion OL 6-5 310 Fr. Fergus Falls, Minn. (Fork Union Military) 66 Luke McAvoy OL 6-5 281 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington HS) 67 David Stommes DL 6-4 240 So.* Eden Valley, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS) 68 Chris Bunders OL 6-3 292 Sr.* Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS) 69 Jacob Glickstein DL 6-3 270 Jr.* New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS) 70 Sean Ferguson OL 6-6 296 Fr.* Philadelphia, Pa. (The Hun School) 71 Kyle McAvoy OL 6-5 296 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington HS) 73 Joe Bjorklund OL 6-5 281 Fr. Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount HS) 74 Marek Lenkiewicz OL 6-5 270 Fr.* Tinley Park, Ill. (Victor J. Andrew HS) 76 Jimmy Gjere OL 6-7 315 Fr.* New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS) 77 Foster Bush OL 6-5 275 Fr. Menasha, Wis. (Menasha HS) 78 Ryan Orton OL 6-4 290 Sr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts WR 6-2 191 Fr. Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 81 John Rabe TE 6-4 252 Jr. Iowa Falls, Iowa (Ellsworth CC) 82 A.J. Barker WR 6-1 190 Jr.* St. Paul, Minn. (De La Salle HS) 83 Drew Goodger TE 6-5 249 Fr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Northwest HS) 84 Victor Keise WR 6-1 180 So.* Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep HS) 85 Eric Lair TE 6-3 232 Sr. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) 86 Malcolm Moulton WR 5-11 186 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Fort Scott CC) 87 Sahr Ngekia TE 6-4 229 So.* Richfield, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels) 88 Collin McGarry TE 6-4 261 Sr.* Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS) 89 Logan Hutton WR 6-1 175 Fr.* LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque HS) 89 Curran Delaney DT 6-1 290 Jr.* Victoria, Minn. (Holy Family HS) 90 Austin Hahn DT 6-4 290 Jr.* Hartford, Wis. (Hartford HS) 91 Kendall Gregory-McGee DE 6-5 255 So.* Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) 92 Leston Simpson DE 6-3 244 Jr. Springfield Garden, N.Y. (Lackawanna College) 93 Ben Perry DE 6-5 241 Fr.* Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) 94 Harold Legania DL 6-4 292 Fr.* New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) 95 D.L. Wilhite DE 6-4 245 Jr.* Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS) 96 Brandon Kirksey DT 6-2 294 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East HS) 96 Dave Ramlet LS 6-2 230 Fr.* Appleton, Wis. (Xavier HS) 97 Anthony Jacobs DL 6-2 291 Sr.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS) 98 Michael Amaefula DE 6-2 235 Fr. Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) 99 Ra’Shede Hageman DL 6-6 302 So.* Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS) Connor Cosgrove WR 6-0 175 So.* Madison, Wis. (St. Cloud State) *indicates player has taken a redshirt season; ** indicates player is in sixth year of eligibility ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 23 9 19 24 34 71 66 88 6 39 17 16 37 86 62 87 58 53 41 78 48 16 93 31 13 81 26 96 8 3 29 35 38 11 92 44 67 11 50 27 51 40 23 21 28 13 18 39 95 8 25 60 Grayson Levine Christyn Lewis Adam Lueck James Manuel Jephte Matilus Kyle McAvoy Luke McAvoy Collin McGarry Da’Jon McKnight Gabe Mezzenga Dwayne Mitchell Steven Montgomery Peter Mortell Malcolm Moulton Zach Mottla Sahr Ngekia Ed Olson Tommy Olson Dan Orseske Ryan Orton Judd Paffrath Tom Parish Ben Perry David Platner J.D. Pride John Rabe Mike Rallis Dave Ramlet Spencer Reeves Kim Royston Shady Salamon Dominic Schultz David Schwerman Max Shortell Leston Simpson Brent Singleton David Stommes Troy Stoudermire Patrick Sveum Cedric Thompson Gary Tinsley Nathan Tow-Arnett Luke Trucilla Brock Vereen Kenny Watkins Derrick Wells Peter Westerhaus Jordan Wettstein D.L. Wilhite Cameron Wilson Devon Wright Ryan Wynn DB DB QB DB LB OL OL TE WR TE LB DB P WR OL TE OL OL P OL DL QB DE K WR TE LB LS LB DB DB LB K QB DE LB DL CB LB CB LB DB WR DB DB DB LB K DE WR RB OL Fr. Sr. Jr.* So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr.* Sr. Fr.* Fr.* Fr. Fr. So. So.* So.* So.* Fr. So.* Sr.* Fr.* Fr.* Fr.* Fr. Fr.* Jr. Jr.* Fr.* Jr. Sr.** Sr. Fr. Sr.* Fr. Jr. So.* So.* Sr. Sr.* Fr. Sr. Sr.* Fr. So. So.* Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr.* Fr.* Fr.* Jr.* PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUN GUIDE Michael Amaefula ................................................. ah-MEFF-uh-lah Quinn Bauducco . ............................................................. bow-duke-oh Moses Alipate . .............................................................. all-ih-PAH-tay Duane Bennett .......................................................................doo-WAN Tyrone Bouie ............................................................................ BOO-ee Thieren Cockran .................................................................thee-ERR-un Lamonte Edwards ..............................................................luh-MON-tay Jimmy Gjere . ...............................................................................Jerry Jacob Glickstein ...........................................................GLICK-steen Drew Goodger ....................................................................... good-JER MarQueis Gray . ..................................................................mar-KWEES Ra’Shede Hageman . .......................................................Ra-SHEED Victor Keise .................................................................................KEYS Harold Legania . ............................................................. Luh-GONE-yay Marek Lenkiewicz ......................................MARE-eck LENK-uh-witz Grayson Levine ....................................................................... leh-VEEN Christyn Lewis . ...................................................................... Christian Adam Lueck ......................................................................... LOO-eck Jephte Matilus . ....................................................jeff-TAY muh-TILL-us Da’Jon McKnight .................................................................... day-ZHON www.GOPHERSPORTS.com Max Shortell .......................................................................shore-TELL Patrick Sveum ........................................................................SVAY-um Nathan Tow-Arnett ........................................................... TAU r-NET Devon Wright . ....................................................................... DEH-vun Ryan Wynn ................................................................................. WIN PG. 11 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2010 MINNESOTA at USC 2010 Minnesota Football Minnesota Overall Team Statistics (Final 2010 Statistics) STATISTICS RECORD: 3-9 (HOME ROAD 1-4, NEUTRAL 0-0); BIG TEN: 2-6 (HOME 1-3; ROAD 1-3) All1-6, games Team Statistics MINN SCORING 278 Points Per Game 23.2 FIRST DOWNS 239 Rushing 93 Passing 118 Penalty 28 RUSHING YARDAGE 1623 Yards gained rushing 1887 Yards lost rushing 264 Rushing Attempts 447 Average Per Rush 3.6 Average Per Game 135.2 TDs Rushing 14 PASSING YARDAGE 2713 Comp-Att-Int 209-378-9 Average Per Pass 7.2 Average Per Catch 13.0 Average Per Game 226.1 TDs Passing 21 TOTAL OFFENSE 4336 Total Plays 825 Average Per Play 5.3 Average Per Game 361.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 57-1248 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-99 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-123 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.9 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.2 FUMBLES-LOST 15-8 PENALTIES-Yards 67-517 Average Per Game 43.1 PUNTS-Yards 53-1822 Average Per Punt 34.4 Net punt average 30.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:54 3RD-DOWN Conversions 67/171 3rd-Down Pct 39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/25 4th-Down Pct 48% SACKS BY-Yards 9-59 MISC YARDS 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 35 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-4 RED-ZONE SCORES 31-37 84% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 22-37 59% PAT-ATTEMPTS 31-32 97% ATTENDANCE www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 346593 PG. 12 Games/Avg Per Game 7/49513 Neutral Site Games OPP 396 33.0 229 109 105 15 2297 2517 220 436 5.3 191.4 29 2409 182-280-11 8.6 13.2 200.8 21 4706 716 6.6 392.2 43-977 8-122 9-134 22.7 15.2 14.9 15-8 68-621 51.8 43-1809 42.1 38.8 28:06 61/131 47% 7/9 78% 17-124 0 54 8-13 0-0 39-43 91% 32-43 74% 46-48 96% 280232 5/56046 0/0 2010 Minnesota Football MINNESOTA at USC Minnesota Overall Individual Statistics (Final 2010 Statistics) All games 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2010 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Eskridge,DeLeon Bennett, Duane Weber, Adam Gray, MarQueis Kirkwood,Donnel Hoese, Jon Lair, Eric Allen, Bryant TEAM Total Opponents Passing gp-gs 12-5 12-7 12-12 12-7 4- 0 11-7 12-11 9- 3 7- 0 12 12 gp-gs Weber, Adam Gray, MarQueis Bennett, Duane Total Opponents 12-12 12-7 12-7 12 12 Receiving gp-gs McKnight,Da'Jon Gray, MarQueis Lair, Eric Bennett, Duane Allen, Bryant Hoese, Jon Stoudermire, T Eskridge,DeLeon Eure, Tiree McGarry, Collin Barker, A.J. Weber, Adam Keise, Victor Carpenter, Hayo Total Opponents att gain loss net avg td 193 746 48 698 3.6 7 123 560 31 529 4.3 3 52 288 132 156 3.0 0 23 119 9 110 4.8 1 27 112 5 107 4.0 0 19 53 0 53 2.8 3 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 8 0 39 -39 -4.9 0 447 1887 264 1623 3.6 14 436 2517 220 2297 5.3 29 effic comp-att-int pct lg avg/g 26 32 29 14 18 8 9 0 0 32 61 yds td 129.90 205-368-9 55.7 2679 20 50.20 2-8-0 25.0 24 0 307.00 2-2-0 100.0 10 1 129.15 209-378-9 55.3 2713 21 154.16 182-280-11 65.0 2409 21 no. yds 12-12 48 750 12-7 42 587 12-11 39 526 12-7 33 319 9-3 16 202 11-7 12 97 11-6 6 114 12-5 4 37 11-0 3 47 7- 0 2 14 4- 0 1 17 12-12 1 2 6- 0 1 1 5- 0 1 0 12 209 2713 12 182 2409 avg 15.6 14.0 13.5 9.7 12.6 8.1 19.0 9.2 15.7 7.0 17.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 13.0 13.2 td 10 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 lg avg/g 40 37 44 45 60 22 49 15 32 9 17 2 1 0 60 61 62.5 48.9 43.8 26.6 22.4 8.8 10.4 3.1 4.3 2.0 4.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 226.1 200.8 58.2 44.1 13.0 9.2 26.8 4.8 0.8 0.0 -5.6 135.2 191.4 lg avg/g 60 223.2 15 2.0 8 0.8 60 226.1 61 200.8 Punt Returns no. 4 4 2 2 1 13 8 37 49 9 4 0 99 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 30 9 4 0 30 70 Interceptions no. 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 11 9 yds avg td 11 7 20 9 52 24 0 123 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 lg 8 7 16 9 50 24 0 50 58 Kick Returns no. yds avg td 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 lg 90 35 57 14 35 20 10 6 90 97 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Green, Brandon Allen, Bryant Stoudermire, T Collado, Ryan TEAM Total Opponents Rallis, Mike Carter, Michael Collado, Ryan Theret, Kyle Tinsley, Gary Stoudermire, T Manuel, James Total Opponents Stoudermire, T Bennett, Duane Collado, Ryan Lair, Eric Johnson, Johnny Eskridge,DeLeon Buckner, R.J. Hughes, Curtis Total Opponents Stoudermire, T Total Opponents www.GOPHERSPORTS.com yds avg td 9.2 12.2 4.5 2.0 0.0 7.6 15.2 3.7 3.5 10.0 9.0 52.0 24.0 0.0 11.2 14.9 29 789 27.2 9 148 16.4 7 178 25.4 5 29 5.8 3 52 17.3 2 36 18.0 1 10 10.0 1 6 6.0 57 1248 21.9 43 977 22.7 1 1 1 4 4.0 4 4.0 30 30.0 0 0 1 lg 4 4 30 PG. 13 2010 Minnesota Football MINNESOTA at USC Minnesota Overall Individual Statistics (Final 2010 Statistics) All games 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2010 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Scoring Ellestad, Eric McKnight,Da'Jon Eskridge,DeLeon Gray, MarQueis Bennett, Duane Hoese, Jon Lair, Eric Allen, Bryant Eure, Tiree Stoudermire, T Weber, Adam Total Opponents Field Goals Ellestad, Eric FG Sequence Middle Tennessee South Dakota Southern California Northern Illinois Northwestern Wisconsin Purdue Penn State Ohio State Michigan State Illinois Iowa td fg - 11-17 10 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - 35 11-17 54 8-13 fg kick 31-32 31-32 46-48 PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf 0-2 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 2-3 2 2-3 - 0-4 - pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 11-17 64.7 0-0 Minnesota 39,40,(20) (27),48 (28),42,(42),(21) (24) (35) 35,(33) 32 (45) (26),(35) 6-6 3-6 2-5 Opponents (31) 48 (21),(35) (27) 49 18 (49),37 (23),21 (24) (35) 0-0 pts Total Offense - 64 - 60 - 44 - 38 - 24 - 18 - 12 6 6 6 0 - 278 1 396 lg blk 45 0 rush pass total avg/g 12 12 12 12 4 11 12 7 12 12 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn Orseske, Dan TEAM Schwerman,David Total Opponents Ellestad, Eric Schwerman,David Orseske, Dan Total Opponents Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. PG. 14 g plays Weber, Adam Eskridge,DeLeon Bennett, Duane Gray, MarQueis Kirkwood,Donnel Hoese, Jon Lair, Eric TEAM Total Opponents www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 420 156 2679 2835 236.2 193 698 0 698 58.2 125 529 10 539 44.9 31 110 24 134 11.2 27 107 0 107 26.8 19 53 0 53 4.8 1 9 0 9 0.8 8 -39 0 -39 -5.6 825 1623 2713 4336 361.3 716 2297 2409 4706 392.2 49 1771 3 20 1 31 53 1822 43 1809 38 2409 16 864 1 65 55 3338 73 4391 36.1 6.7 31.0 34.4 42.1 63.4 54.0 65.0 60.7 60.2 54 20 31 54 62 6 0 0 6 9 3 16 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 15 3 2 11 19 11 2 1 0 3 0 net ydln 4 0 0 4 22.7 40.7 2 21.9 40.6 29 29 2010 Minnesota Football MINNESOTA at USC Minnesota Overall Defensive Statistics (Final 2010 Statistics) All games 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2010 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ## 51 27 4 2 97 11 26 14 9 24 68 96 6 8A 43 95 57 49 5A 21 28 99 45 91 TM 18 20 90 22 50 5 35 41 4P 23 86 59 71 Defensive Leaders Tinsley, Gary Theret, Kyle Cooper, Keanon Collado, Ryan Jacobs, Anthony Stoudermire, T Rallis, Mike Henderson, Kyle Lewis, Christyn Manuel, James Edwards, Jewhan Kirksey,Brandon Carter, Michael Reeves, Spencer Grant, Ryan Wilhite, D.L. Hill, Aaron Garin, Matt Johnson, Johnny Vereen, Brock Watkins, Kenny Hageman, Ra'She Klitzke, Bryan Gregory-McGhee TEAM Buckner, R.J. Kirkwood,Donnel Hahn, Austin Bennett, Duane Sveum, Patrick Gray, MarQueis Hoese, Jon Orseske, Dan Schwerman,David Eskridge,DeLeon Eure, Tiree Balthazor, Joey Wills, Jeff Total Opponents gp-gs 12-12 10-10 12-10 12-12 12-10 11-6 9-6 12-2 12-5 12-3 12-11 11-11 8-4 11-2 12-4 12-8 12-2 12-6 12-2 9-4 3-0 8-0 11-0 12-1 7-0 12-0 4-0 7-1 12-7 8-0 12-7 11-7 12-0 7-0 12-5 11-0 7-0 12-12 12 12 ua 47 49 40 42 21 28 23 22 18 14 17 15 22 13 12 10 10 5 5 7 3 1 2 3 3 . 3 1 2 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 445 498 Tackles a tot 43 23 28 18 20 9 14 11 13 15 12 13 2 10 9 4 4 8 7 3 2 4 2 1 . 3 . 2 1 2 1 1 . . . . 1 . 286 328 90 72 68 60 41 37 37 33 31 29 29 28 24 23 21 14 14 13 12 10 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 731 826 tfl/yds 9.5-27 2.0-5 4.5-13 5.5-26 6.5-23 2.0-2 6.0-20 . . . 11.0-39 5.5-8 1.0-1 2.0-6 . 2.5-5 . 1.0-3 . . 0.5-1 . . 1.0-11 1.0-4 . . 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . . . 62-195 63-243 Sacks no-yds 1.5-11 . 0.5-6 . 2.0-12 . . . . . 3.0-16 . . . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . . 1.0-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59 17-124 Pass defense int-yds brup qbh 1-52 1-9 . 2-20 . 1-24 3-11 . . 1-0 . . 2-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-123 9-134 www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2 2 1 4 . 5 . 2 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 20 35 . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 Fumbles rcv-yds . . . 2-0 . 2-4 . . 1-0 1-0 . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 8-4 8-30 ff 1 1 . . . 2 . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 11 7 blkd kick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 saf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PG. 15 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA at USC 2010 Minnesota Football Minnesota Game Superlatives (Final 2010 Statistics) All games 2010 Minnesota Football Minnesota Game Superlatives (Final 2010 Statistics) All games 2010 SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS GOPHER INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS GOPHER TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions PG. 16 30 187 3 3 32 49 31 373 3 3 3 60 9 123 3 60 3 45 7 38.7 54 30 90 14 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bennett, Duane at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) Bennett, Duane at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) Hoese, Jon at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) Eskridge,DeLeon at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) Bennett, Duane at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) Weber, Adam vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Weber, Adam vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) Weber, Adam vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) Weber, Adam vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Weber, Adam at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) Weber, Adam vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Weber, Adam at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) Gray, MarQueis vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) McKnight,Da'Jon at Purdue (Oct 16, 2010) McKnight,Da'Jon vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Allen, Bryant at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) Ellestad, Eric vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) Ellestad, Eric at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) Orseske, Dan vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) Orseske, Dan vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) Orseske, Dan vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) Allen, Bryant vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Stoudermire, T at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) Tinsley, Gary at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) Edwards, Jewhan vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Gregory-McGhee vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) Wilhite, D.L. vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) Jacobs, Anthony vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Tinsley, Gary at Michigan State (Nov 06, 2010) Edwards, Jewhan at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) Jacobs, Anthony at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) Edwards, Jewhan vs Iowa (Nov 27, 2010) Edwards, Jewhan vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Rallis, Mike at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) Carter, Michael vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Rallis, Mike vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Manuel, James vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) Theret, Kyle vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) Carter, Michael vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) Tinsley, Gary at Purdue (Oct 16, 2010) Collado, Ryan vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Collado, Ryan vs Ohio State (Oct 30, 2010) Rallis, Mike at Michigan State (Nov 06, 2010) Stoudermire, T at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 67 281 5.4 3 3 3 49 31 373 10.0 3 3 3 3 84 84 470 6.7 38 38 3 27 9 70 3 3 3 2 2 TEAM GAME HIGHS at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) vs Iowa (Nov 27, 2010) vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) at Middle Tennessee (Sep 2, 2010) vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) at Purdue (Oct 16, 2010) vs Ohio State (Oct 30, 2010) vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) MINNESOTA at USC 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL 2010 Minnesota Football Minnesota Game Superlatives (Final 2010 Statistics) All games 2010 Minnesota Football Minnesota Game Superlatives (Final 2010 Statistics) All games 2010 SUPERLATIVES OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Rushes Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions 27 223 4 61 30 30 23 352 3 61 8 156 2 2 61 2 49 6 6 53.7 62 70 97 15 1.5 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Baker, Edwin, at Michigan State (Nov 06, 2010) SPANN, Chad, vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) Baker, Edwin, at Michigan State (Nov 06, 2010) SPANN, Chad, vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) Warren,Dante, vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Persa, Dan, vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) Persa, Dan, vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) Warren,Dante, vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Warren,Dante, vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Warren,Dante, vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Powell,Will, vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Powell,Will, vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Powell,Will, vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Moye, Derek, vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Powell,Will, vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) CKLAMOVSKI, M, vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) Wagner, Collin, vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Fera, Anthony, vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Santella, A., at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) Zwiefelhofer,C, vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) Donahue, Ryan, vs Iowa (Nov 27, 2010) Hall, Jordan, vs Ohio State (Oct 30, 2010) Woods, Robert, vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) Wilson, Martez, at Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) Rolle, Brian, vs Ohio State (Oct 30, 2010) Taylor, Mike, at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) Starling, J., vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) Galippo, Chris, vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) GEORGE, Patrick, vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) Johnson, Ben, vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) Charlot, Max, at Purdue (Oct 16, 2010) Link, Logan, at Purdue (Oct 16, 2010) Lynn, D'Anton, vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) Chekwa, Chimdi, vs Ohio State (Oct 30, 2010) Hyde, Marcus, at Michigan State (Nov 06, 2010) Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 46 46 297 10.6 5 30 30 23 352 11.7 3 3 73 507 8.4 52 5 30 10 90 3 3 2 2 at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) at Purdue (Oct 16, 2010) vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) vs South Dakota (Sep 11, 2010) vs Penn State (Oct 23, 2010) vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) vs Ohio State (Oct 30, 2010) vs Northern Illinois (Sep 25, 2010) vs Ohio State (Oct 30, 2010) vs Ohio State (Oct 30, 2010) at Wisconsin (Oct 09, 2010) vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) at Purdue (Oct 16, 2010) vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) vs Northwestern (Oct 2, 2010) vs Southern California (Sep 18, 2010) at Purdue (Oct 16, 2010) PG. 17 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA at USC 2010 Minnesota Football Minnesota - Long Plays 2010 MINNESOTA LONG PLAYS 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS Yds Type Player(s) 90 KR Stoudermire, T 60 Pass Allen, Bryant from Weber, Adam 57 KR Collado, Ryan 50 INT Tinsley, Gary 49* Pass Stoudermire, T from Weber, Adam 47 KR Stoudermire, T 47 KR Stoudermire, T 45 Pass Bennett, Duane from Weber, Adam 44 Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 44 KR Stoudermire, T 43 KR Stoudermire, T 42 Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 42 KR Stoudermire, T 40 Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 38* Pass Bennett, Duane from Weber, Adam 38 KR Stoudermire, T 37 Pass Gray, MarQueis from Weber, Adam 36 Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 35 Pass Gray, MarQueis from Weber, Adam 35 KR Bennett, Duane 35 KR Johnson, Johnny 34 Pass Bennett, Duane from Weber, Adam 34 Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 33 Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 33 KR Stoudermire, T 33 Pass Gray, MarQueis from Weber, Adam 33 Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 32 Pass Eure, Tiree from Weber, Adam 32 Rush Bennett, Duane 31* Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 31* Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 30 PR Allen, Bryant 30 KR Stoudermire, T 30 KR Stoudermire, T 29 Rush Weber, Adam 29* Pass Gray, MarQueis from Weber, Adam 29* Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 29* Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 28 KR Stoudermire, T 27 KR Collado, Ryan 27 Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 27 Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 27 Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 27 Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 26 Rush Eskridge,DeLeon 26* Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 26 KR Bennett, Duane 25 KR Collado, Ryan 25 Rush Bennett, Duane 25* Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 25 Pass Bennett, Duane from Weber, Adam 25 KR Stoudermire, T 25 Rush Bennett, Duane 25 Pass Gray, MarQueis from Weber, Adam 25 Rush Bennett, Duane 24 INT Stoudermire, T 24 Pass Gray, MarQueis from Weber, Adam 24 Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 24* Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 23 Pass Stoudermire, T from Weber, Adam 22 Pass Bennett, Duane from Weber, Adam 22* Pass Gray, MarQueis from Weber, Adam 22 Pass Gray, MarQueis from Weber, Adam 22 KR Stoudermire, T 22 KR Collado, Ryan 22 KR Stoudermire, T 22 Pass Hoese, Jon from Weber, Adam 22 Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 22 Pass Gray, MarQueis from Weber, Adam 22* Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 21 Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 21 Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 21 KR Collado, Ryan 21 KR Stoudermire, T 21 KR Stoudermire, T 20 KR Stoudermire, T 20* Pass McKnight,Da'Jon from Weber, Adam 20 Pass Lair, Eric from Weber, Adam 20 KR Eskridge,DeLeon 20 R h E k id D L PG. 18 Opponent Illinois Wisconsin Northern Illinois Purdue South Dakota Middle Tennessee Wisconsin Penn State Northern Illinois South Dakota Michigan State Northwestern Michigan State Iowa Northwestern Ohio State Southern California Ohio State Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Purdue Wisconsin Ohio State Ohio State Purdue Ohio State Middle Tennessee Purdue Southern California Penn State Southern California Ohio State Illinois Northern Illinois Wisconsin Penn State Wisconsin Northern Illinois Michigan State Wisconsin Illinois Northwestern Illinois South Dakota Ohio State Penn State South Dakota Northwestern Illinois Ohio State Middle Tennessee Penn State South Dakota Illinois Northern Illinois Middle Tennessee Illinois Middle Tennessee Michigan State Southern California Middle Tennessee Illinois Northern Illinois South Dakota Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Penn State Wisconsin Penn State Northern Illinois Northwestern Michigan State Southern California Southern California Northern Illinois Southern California Southern California Ohi St t LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Long Plays By Yards No. TD 100+ 0 0 90-99 1 0 80-89 0 0 70-79 0 0 60-69 1 0 50-59 2 0 40-49 10 1 30-39 20 3 20-29 48 9 Long Plays By Type Rushing Passing Punt returns Kick returns Interceptions Fumble returns Other TOTAL No. 8 45 1 26 2 0 0 82 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD Stoudermire, T 20 1 McKnight,Da'Jon 15 8 Bennett, Duane 11 1 Gray, MarQueis 10 2 Lair, Eric 10 1 Collado, Ryan 5 0 Eskridge,DeLeon 3 0 Allen, Bryant 2 0 Weber, Adam 2 0 Hoese, Jon 1 0 Johnson, Johnny 1 0 Tinsley, Gary 1 0 Eure, Tiree 1 0 TOTAL 82 13 TD 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 R 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 P KR PR IR FR 2 17 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 26 1 2 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 32 Bennett, Duane vs Middle Tennessee (9/2/2010) Rushing Touchdown 14 Gray, MarQueis vs Iowa (11/27/2010) Passing 60 Allen, Bryant from Weber, Adam vs Wisconsin (10/9/2010) Passing Touchdown 49 Stoudermire, T from Weber, Adam vs South Dakota (9/11/2010) Punt Return 30 Allen, Bryant vs Penn State (10/23/2010) Kick Return 90 Stoudermire, T vs Illinois (11/13/2010) Interception Return 50 Tinsley, Gary vs Purdue (10/16/2010) Fumble Return 4 Stoudermire, T vs Purdue (10/16/2010) Punt 54 Orseske, Dan vs Southern California (9/18/2010) Field Goal 45 Ellestad, Eric vs Illinois (11/13/2010) www.GOPHERSPORTS.com MINNESOTA at USC 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL THE START CHART No. Name Pos. Yr. 1 Brendan Beal LB So.* 1 Brandon Green WR Jr.* 2 Ge’Shun Harris WR Jr. 3 Dexter Foreman QB Fr. 3 Kim Royston DB Sr.** 4 Keanon Cooper LB Jr.* 5 Johnny Johnson DB Sr. 5 MarQueis Gray QB Jr. 6 Michael Carter DB Jr. 6 Da’Jon McKnight WR Sr. 7 Tyrone Bouie DB Fr.* 7 Chris Hawthorne K So. 8 Spencer Reeves LB Jr. 8 Cameron Wilson WR Fr.* 9 Christyn Lewis DB Sr. 11 Max Shortell QB Fr. 11 Troy Stoudermire CB Sr. 12 Moses Alipate QB So.* 13 JD Pride WR Fr.* 13 Derrick Wells DB Fr. 14 Kyle Henderson DB Sr.* 15 Marcus Jones WR Fr. 16 Tom Parish QB So.* 17 CJ Cesario WR Fr.* 17 Dwayne Mitchell LB Fr.* 18 Peter Westerhaus LB Fr. 19 Adam Lueck QB Jr.* 20 Donnell Kirkwood RB Fr.* 21 Brock Vereen DB So. 22 Duane Bennett RB Sr.* 23 Grayson Levine DB Fr. 23 Luke Trucilla WR Fr. 24 James Manuel DB So. 25 Devon Wright RB Fr.* 26 Mike Rallis DB Jr.* 27 David Cobb RB Fr. 27 Cedric Thompson DB Fr. 28 Kenny Watkins DB So.* 29 Shady Salamon DB Sr. 30 Mike Henry HB So.* 31 Cole Banham RB Fr. 31 David Platner K Fr. 32 Lamonte Edwards RB Fr.* 33 Cameron Gatling RB Jr. 34 Jephte Matilus LB Fr. 35 Dominic Schultz LB Fr. 36 Chase Haviland DB So.* 37 Peter Mortell P Fr. 38 David Schwerman P Sr.* 39 Gabe Mezzenga TE Fr.* 40 Jared Hartman LS Fr. 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB Sr.* 41 Dan Orseske P So.* 42 Ernie Heifort TE Fr. 43 Ryan Grant LB Jr.* 44 Brent Singleton LB Fr.* 44 Ed Cotton HB So.* 45 Gavin Bronson DL Fr. 45 Bryan Klitzke DB Sr.* 46 Cameron Botticelli DL Fr.* 47 Quinn Bauducco LB Fr. 47 Alexander Bisch TE Fr.* 2011 Starts/Gms 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Career Starts/Gms 0/0 10/26 0/0 0/0 13/13 10/26 2/29 7/25 6/19 18/34 0/0 0/0 2/19 0/0 5/12 0/0 16/37 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/11 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/12 0/4 4/8 23/37 0/0 0/0 3/12 0/0 7/25 0/0 0/0 0/4 2/35 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/7 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/14 0/0 4/24 0/2 0/3 0/0 0/24 0/0 0/0 0/0 No. Name Pos. Yr. 48 Jake Filkins LS So. 48 Judd Paffrath DL Fr.* 49 Matt Garin DE So. 50 Patrick Sveum LB Sr.* 51 Gary Tinsley LB Sr. 52 Zac Epping OL Fr. 53 Tommy Olson OL Fr. 55 Thieren Cockran DE Fr. 57 Aaron Hill LB So.* 58 Ed Olson OL So.* 59 Joey Balthazor LB So.* 60 Ryan Wynn OL Sr.* 62 Eric Jacques DL So.* 62 Zach Mottla OL So.* 63 Jon Christenson OL Fr. 64 Caleb Bak OL Fr.* 65 Josh Campion OL Fr. 66 Luke McAvoy OL Fr. 67 David Stommes DE So.* 68 Chris Bunders OL Sr.* 69 Jacob Glickstein DL Jr.* 70 Sean Ferguson OL Fr.* 71 Kyle McAvoy OL Fr. 73 Joe Bjorklund OL Fr. 74 Marek Lenkiewicz OL Fr.* 76 Jimmy Gjere OL Fr.* 77 Foster Bush OL Fr. 78 Ryan Orton OL Sr. 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts WR Fr. 81 John Rabe TE Jr. 82 A.J. Barker WR So.* 83 Drew Goodger TE Fr. 84 Victor Keise WR So.* 85 Eric Lair TE Sr. 86 Malcolm Moulton WR So. 87 Sahr Ngekia TE So.* 88 Collin McGarry TE Sr.* 89 Curran Delaney DL Jr.* 89 Logan Hutton WR Fr.* 90 Austin Hahn DL Jr.* 91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE So.* 92 Leston Simpson DE Jr. 93 Ben Perry DE Fr.* 94 Harold Legania DL Fr.* 95 D.L. Wilhite DE Jr.* 96 Brandon Kirksey DL Sr. 96 Dave Ramlet LS Fr. 97 Anthony Jacobs DL Sr. 98 Michael Amaefula DE Fr. 99 Ra’Shede Hageman DL So.* www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 2011 Starts/Gms 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Career Starts/Gms 0/9 0/0 5/10 0/9 12/32 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/12 8/10 0/7 14/16 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 28/32 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 10/30 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0 0/5 11/34 0/0 0/0 0/19 0/0 0/0 1/7 1/11 0/12 0/0 0/0 9/24 11/34 0/0 13/34 0/0 0/7 PG. 19 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA at USC THE LAST TIME ... MINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL GAME 250+ yards rushing: 258, Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 200+ yards rushing: 206, Amir Pinnix vs. Michigan State, 11/12/05 150+ yards rushing: 187, Duane Bennett at Middle Tennessee, 9/2/10 100+ yards rushing: 111, DeLeon Eskridge vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: 155, Alex Daniels and 114, Amir Pinnix at Kent State, 8/31/06 Player with consecutive 100-yd games: Duane Bennett (187, 104 - MTSU, USD - 9/2/10, 9/11/10 50+ yard rush play: 61, Duane Bennett vs. Northern Illinois, 8/30/08 Four or more TDs rushing: 4, Marion Barber III at Ohio, 9/13/03 Three or more TDs rushing: 3, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 11/13/10 Two or more TDs rushing: 3, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 11/13/10 25+ rushing attempts: 26, DeLeon Eskridge vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 30+ rushing attempts: 30, Duane Bennett at Middle Tennessee, 9/2/10 40+ rushing attempts: Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 200+ yards receiving: 228, Ryan Thelwell vs. Ball State, 9/14/96 100+ yards receiving: 103, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 2 receivers with 100+ yards rcvg: 137, Logan Payne and 116, Ernie Wheelwright vs. Indiana, 11/4/06 10 or more receptions: 10, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09 Five or more TDs receiving: 5, Omar Douglas vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 Four or more TDs receiving: 4, Logan Payne vs. Temple, 9/16/06 Three or more TDs receiving: 3, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 Two or more TDs receiving: 3, Da’Jon McKnight vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 450+ yards passing: 478, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 400+ yards passing: 416, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 350+ yards passing: 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 300+ yards passing: 373, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 Consecutive 300-yard passing gms: 2, Cory Sauter vs. Northwestern (303, 10/14/95) and Michigan St. (404, 10/21/95) 50+ yard pass play: 60, Adam Weber to Bryant Allen at Wisconsin, 10/9/10 Six or more TDs passing: 6, Scott Eckers vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 Five or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Four or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Three or more TDs passing: 3, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 Two or more TDs passing: 2, Adam Weber at Illinois, 11/13/10 30+ passing attempts: 36, Adam Weber at Illinois, 11/13/10 40+ passing attempts: 49, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 50+ passing attempts: 51, Adam Weber vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08 20+ completions: 20, Adam Weber at Illinois, 11/13/10 25+ completions: 26, Adam Weber vs. Penn State, 10/23/10 30+ completions: 31, Adam Weber vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 500+ yds. total offense: 536, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 (school record) 400+ yds. total offense: 411, Adam Weber vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 300+ all-purpose yards: 333, Laurence Maroney vs. Purdue, 9/24/05 200+ all-purpose yards: 240, Troy Stoudermire vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 Five or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02 Four or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02 Three or more field goals: 3, Eric Ellestad vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 Two or more field goals: 2, Eric Ellestad vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 Three or more interceptions: 3, Jeff Wright vs. Michigan St., 11/14/70 Two or more interceptions: 2, Kyle Theret vs. Iowa State, 12/31/09 Blocked punt: Keanon Cooper vs. Illinois, 11/7/09 Blocked punt return for TD: Ben Kuznia vs. Illinois, 11/7/09 Blocked field goal: Lee Campbell vs. Purdue, 10/10/09 Blocked FG return for TD: Traye Simmons vs. Purdue (47 yds.), 10/10/09 Blocked PAT: Lee Campbell vs. Iowa, 11/21/09 PAT Return for Defensive PAT: Mario Reese at Wisconsin, 10/14/06 Int. return for TD: Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern (23 yds.), 11/1/08 Punt return for TD: Tellis Redmon vs. Northwestern (83 yds.), 10/28/00 Kickoff return for TD: Jay Thomas (91 yds.) at Florida Atlantic, 9/15/07 Fumble return for TD: D.L. Wilhite (3 yds.) vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 Safety: UL-Monroe’s punt snap went out of end zone, 9/2/00 Made 2-pt. conversion: DeLeon Eskridge pass from Adam Weber, at Michigan State, 11/6/10 Missed 2-pt. conversion: Adam Weber pass attempt failed at Purdue, 10/16/10 Missed PAT: Eric Ellestad at Wisconsin, 10/9/10 Defensive extra point: Mario Reese, interception return, at Wisconsin, 10/14/06 PG. 20 MINNESOTA TEAM 100 points: 80 points: 60+ points: 50+ points: 40+ points: 30+ points: 0 points: 0 points on the road: 0 points at home: 0 points in first half: No TDs in first half: No offensive TDs in first half: Shut out an opponent: Shut out an opponent on the road: Shut out an opponent at home: 30+ first downs: <10 first downs: 400+ rushing yards: 300+ rushing yards: 200+ rushing yards: 700+ total net yards: 600+ total net yards: 500+ total net yards: 400+ total net yards: <200 total net yards: 100+ yards in penalties: Forced 5 or more turnovers: Forced 3 or more fumbles: Committed 5 or more turnovers: Recovered an onside kick: Played an overtime game: Won an overtime game: Lost an overtime game: Won vs. Top 25 Team www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 146 vs. Grinnell (W, 146-0), 10/22/1904 81 vs. Butler (W, 81-0), 11/13/26 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/06 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/06 42 vs. Michigan State (W 42-34), 10/31/09 38 at Illinois (W 38-34), 11/13/10 at Iowa (L, 0-12), 11/21/09 at Iowa (L, 0-12), 11/21/09 vs Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/09 at Michigan State (L, 8-31), 11/6/10 at Michigan State (L, 8-31), 11/6/10 at Michigan State (L, 8-31), 11/6/10 vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 at Kent State (W 44-0), 8/31/06 vs. Temple (W, 62-0), 9/16/06 31 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 7 at Penn State, 10/17/09 411 vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 306 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07 216 vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 505 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 470 vs. Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 138 at Penn State, 10/17/09 157 vs. Michigan State, 10/31/09 7 vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 5 vs. South Dakota State, 11/14/09 5 vs. Ohio State, 10/24/09 vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 at Syracuse (W 23-20), 9/15/09 at Syracuse (W 23-20), 9/15/09 at Northwestern (L 48-49), 10/13/07 vs. Iowa, 11/27/10 (W 27-24) MINNESOTA at USC 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL THE LAST TIME ... OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME 300+ yards rushing: 301, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02 250+ yards rushing: 250, Zach Brown, Wisconsin, 11/17/07 200+ yards rushing: 223, Chad Spann, Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 150+ yards rushing: 179, Edwin Baker, Michigan State, 11/6/10 100+ yards rushing: 141, Mikel LeShoure, Illinois, 11/13/10 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: 118, James White, Wisconsin and 111, John Clay, Wisconsin 10/9/10 Three or more TDs rushing: 4, Edwin Baker, Michigan State, 11/6/10 50+ yard rush play: 55, Mikel LeShoure, Illinois, 11/13/10 25+ rushing attempts: 27, Edwin Baker, Michigan State, 11/6/10 30+ rushing attempts: 32, John Clay, Wisconsin, 10/3/09 40+ rushing attempts: 45, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02 400+ yards passing: 462, Juice Williams, at Illinois, 10/11/08 300+ yards passing: 309, Dan Persa, Northwestern, 10/2/10 200+ yards passing: 222, Terrellle Pryror, Ohio State, 10/30/10 50+ yard pass play: 51, Rob Henry to OJ Ross, Purdue, 10/16/10 30+ pass attempts: 30, Dan Persa, Northwestern, 10/2/10 40+ pass attempts: 47, Joey Elliott, Purdue, 10/10/09 50+ pass attempts: 58, C.J. Bacher, Northwestern, 10/13/07 20+ completions: 23, Dan Persa, Northwestern, 10/2/10 25+ completions: 25, Joey Elliott, Purdue, 10/10/09 30+ completions: 32, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 9/26/09 150+ yards receiving: 156, Will Powell, South Dakota, 9/11/10 100+ yards receiving: 137, AJ Jenkins, Illinois, 11/13/10 10+ receptions: 14, Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas, 12/31/08 10, Kerry Meier, Kansas, 12/31/08 Four+ field goals: 5, K.C. Lopata, Michigan, 11/8/08 Blocked a punt: Jon Newsome, Ohio State, 10/30/10 Blocked a field goal: Anthony Perkins, Syracuse, 9/5/09 Missed PAT: Stefan Demos, Northwestern, 10/2/10 Blocked PAT: Usama Young, Kent State, 8/31/06 Made 2-pt. conversion: Tyler Sheehan to Marques Parks, Bowling Green, 9/1/07 Missed 2-pt. conversion: Anthony Santella pass failed, Illinois 11/13/10 Punt return for TD: Nick Dugas (68 yds.), UL-Lafayette, 9/7/02 Blocked punt ret. for TD: Zach Domicone (rec. in end zone), Ohio State, 10/30/10 Kickoff return for TD: Derrel Johnson-Koulianous, 88 yards, Iowa, 11/27/10 Int. return for TD: Derek Domino, 22 yards, South Dakota State, 11/14/09 Fumble return for TD: Jordan Hall (16 yds.), Wisconsin, 10/30/10 Fumble recovered for TD: Richard Willock (rec. in end zone), Iowa, 11/23/96 Safety: Devon Still, Penn State, 10/23/10 OPPONENT TEAM 400+ yards rushing: 300+ yards rushing: 200+ yards rushing: < 100 yards rushing: 400+ yards passing: 300+ yards passing: <100 yards passing: 600+ total net yards: 500+ total net yards: 400+ total net yards: 300+ total net yards: < 200 total net yards: 30+ first downs: <10 first downs: 60+ points: 50+ points: 40+ points: 30+ points: 0 points: Safety: 100+ yards in penalties: www.GOPHERSPORTS.com 448, at Illinois, 11/3/07 325, Wisconsin, 11/17/07 201, Illinois, 11/13/10 91, Iowa, 11/27/10 462, at Illinois, 10/11/08 309, Northwestern, 10/2/10 81, Northern Illinois, 9/25/10 655, at Illinois, 11/3/07 509, Ohio State, 10/24/09 410, Illinois, 11/13/10 410, Illinois, 11/13/10 171, at Iowa, 11/21/09 30, Wisconsin 10/9/10 7, Temple, 9/16/06 63, Oklahoma, (W, 63-0), 9/20/86 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/08 41, Wisconsin (W 41-23), 10/9/10 34, Illinois (L 38-34), 11/13/10 Temple, (L, 0-62), 9/16/06 Penn State (W 33-21), 10/23/10 110, Michigan State, 10/31/09 PG. 21 2011 GOPHER FOOTBALL MINNESOTA at USC MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART (8/29/11) OFFENSE Left Tackle DEFENSE End 58 - Ed Olson 74 - Marek Lenkiewicz 6-7 6-5 300 270 So.* Fr.* 68 - Chris Bunders 53 - Tommy Olson 6-3 6-4 292 289 Sr.* Fr. 60 - Ryan Wynn 62 - Zach Mottla 6-5 6-2 305 290 Sr.* OR So.* 78 - Ryan Orton 52 - Zac Epping 6-4 6-2 290 297 76 - Jimmy Gjere 70 - Sean Ferguson 77 - Foster Bush 6-7 6-6 6-5 5 - MarQueis Gray 11 - Max Shortell 6-4 6-6 22 - Duane Bennett 32 - Lamonte Edwards 20 - Donnell Kirkwood 5-9 205 6-2 210 5-10 215 Sr.* Fr.* Fr.* Middle Linebacker 85 - Eric Lair 30 - Mike Henry 6-3 6-1 232 237 Sr. So. Outside Linebacker 88 - Collin McGarry 81 - John Rabe 83 - Drew Goodger 6-4 6-4 6-5 261 252 249 Sr.* Jr. Fr. 6 - Da’Jon McKnight 84 - Victor Keise 80 - Devin Crawford-Tufts 6-3 6-1 6-2 211 180 191 Sr. So.* Fr. 86 - Malcolm Moulton 15 - Marcus Jones 2 - Ge’Shun Harris 1 - Brandon Green 5-11 5-8 6-3 6-0 186 170 215 186 So. Fr. Jr. Jr.* 86 - Malcolm Moulton 15 - Marcus Jones 5-11 186 5-8 170 Left Guard Center Right Guard Right Tackle Quarterback Tailack H-Back/Fullback Y X Z V SPECIALISTS Kicker 93 - Ben Perry 91 - Kendall Gregory-McGhee 49 - Matt Garin 6-5 6-5 6-4 241 255 252 Fr.* So.* So.* OR 97 - Anthony Jacobs 62 - Eric Jacques 94 - Harold Legania 6-2 6-2 6-4 291 289 292 Sr.* So.* Fr.* OR Sr.* Fr.* 96 - Brandon Kirksey 46 - Cameron Botticelli 99 - RaShede Hageman 6-2 6-5 6-6 294 274 302 Sr. Fr.* So.* OR 315 296 275 Fr.* Fr.* OR Fr. 95 - D.L. Wilhite 98 - Michael Amaefula 92 - Leston Simpson 6-4 6-2 6-3 245 235 244 Jr.* Fr. Jr. OR 240 226 Jr. Fr. 26 - Mike Rallis 8 - Spencer Reeves 50 - Pat Sveum 6-2 6-2 6-1 231 223 231 Jr.* Jr. Sr. 51 - Gary Tinsley 1 - Brendan Beal 43 - Ryan Grant 6-1 6-3 6-2 232 245 230 Sr. So.* Jr.* 4 - Keanon Cooper 57 - Aaron Hill 59 - Joey Balthazor 17 - Dwayne Mitchell 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 212 225 230 210 Jr.* So.* So.* Fr.* 21 - Brock Vereen 14 - Kyle Henderson 5 - Johnny Johnson 6-0 182 5-11 185 5-9 198 So. Sr.* Sr. 29 - Shady Salamon 24 - James Manuel 36 - Chase Haviland 23 - Grayson Levine 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-11 202 214 185 205 Sr. So. So.* Fr. 3 - Kim Royston 9 - Christyn Lewis 27 - Cedric Thompson 5-11 200 6-2 170 5-11 196 Sr.** Sr. Fr. 11 - Troy Stoudermire 6 - Michael Carter 13 - Derrick Wells 5-10 196 5-11 185 6-0 191 Sr. Jr. Fr. 6-4 6-0 198 195 So. Sr.* 41 - Dan Orseske 38 - David Schwerman 6-3 6-0 206 195 So.* Sr.* 48 - Jake Filkins 96 - Dave Ramlet 6-2 6-2 230 230 So. Fr.* Long Snapper PG. 22 Nose End Outside Linebacker Cornerback Safety OR So. Fr. 7 - Chris Hawthorne 39 - Jordan Wettstein Punter Tackle Safety Cornerback OR www.GOPHERSPORTS.com OR OR