Minnesota Game Notes vs. Air Force by University of Minnesota Athletics

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

SCHEDULE/RESULTS SEPTEMBER 5 12 19 26

at Syracuse (ESPN2) Air Force (BTN) California (ESPN2) at Northwestern*

OCTOBER

3 10 17 24 31

Wisconsin* Purdue [HC]* at Penn State* (ABC) at Ohio State* Michigan State* (BTN)

NOVEMBER

7 Illinois* 14 South Dakota State 21 at Iowa*

Date: Saturday, Sept. 12 Time: 6:02 p.m. (CT) Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 Series: First meeting

W 23-20 OT 6:02 p.m. CT 11 a.m. CT TBA

TBA 11 a.m. 3:30 p.m. ET Noon ET 7 p.m. CT

TBA TBA TBA

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

GOPHER COACHES TIM BREWSTER (SL) Head Coach JEDD FISCH (SL) Offensive Coordinator KEVIN COSGROVE (SL) Co-Defensive Coordinator RONNIE LEE (SL) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs JOHN BUTLER (SL) Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers TIM CROSS (SL) Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line TIM DAVIS (SL) Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line THOMAS HAMMOCK (SL) Running Backs RICHARD HIGHTOWER (SL) Wide Receivers DEREK LEWIS (PB) Tight Ends Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box

WEEK 2 SCHEDULE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 9-10 a.m................................. Brewster available for out of town media TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 11:15 a.m. ................................................................... Media Luncheon Noon........................................................Tim Brewster Press Conference 12:30-12:45 p.m.............................. Press Conference Player interviews 12:40 p.m....................................Big Ten Teleconference (Tim Brewster) 3:45-6:15 p.m. .............................Practice (players available following) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 3:45-6:15 p.m...................Practice (Coach, Players available following)

MINNESOTA

GOLDEN GOPHERS 1-0

AIR FORCE

FALCONS 1-0

GOPHERS, FALCONS TO CHRISTEN TCF BANK STADIUM

The Minnesota Golden Gophers play their first game in TCF Bank Stadium Saturday, welcoming the Air Force Falcons to Minneapolis. Kickoff is set for 6:02 p.m. (CDT). There will be great pomp and circumstance surrounding the contest, which will be the first collegiate football game to be played on campus at the University of Minnesota since 1981. It’s the first meeting between the United States Air Force Academy and Minnesota. Included among the festivities will be an Air Force F-16 fighter jet flyover prior to kickoff. For more information on the festivities surrounding the opening of TCF Bank Stadium, see Page 3. The Big Ten Network will televise the game. Wayne Larrivee will call the play-by-play with Chris Martin as the analyst in the booth. Charissa Thompson will report from the sidelines for the BTN.

BROADCAST INFORMATION Television Big Ten Network

Wayne Larrivee - Play-by-play Chris Martin - Analyst Charissa Thompson - Sideline

Radio Gopher Sports Network Dave Lee - Play-by-play Dave Mona - Color Darrell Thompson - Analyst

Internet www.GopherSports.com Gold Zone Audio

Tickets

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 3:45-6:15 p.m. ................................................ Practice (no availability) 7 p.m.................................Tim Brewster Show (Joe Senser’s - Roseville)

This Week’s Game - SOLD OUT Ticket Office: Mariucci Arena Phone: 1-800-UGOPHER Web: www.gophersports.com

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 .......................................................Available only for network television

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MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES Sunday

Head coach Tim Brewster will conduct a media briefing each Sunday in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex from 12-12:30 p.m.

Tuesday

Head coach Tim Brewster hosts a regularly scheduled news conference on Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex, beginning at 11:15 a.m. with lunch. Brewster will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), with requested players available at 12:40 p.m. To request players for the weekly news conference, media should contact Andy Seeley with requests by noon each preceding Monday at 612.626.0299 or via e-mail at aseeley@umn.edu. Practice schedules can change on a weekly basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field. Tuesday practices are open to the media for the first 30 minutes. Requested players will be made available to the media following Tuesday practices.

Wednesday

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

Thursday

No media availability.

Friday

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

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SCOUTING MINNESOTA Minnesota opened the 2009 campaign with a hard-fought, 23-20 overtime victory at Syracuse last week. The Gophers return 53 letterwinners from last season, including 18 starters (10 offense, 8 defense). In fact, the Gophers have more returning starters than any team in the Big Ten. Junior quarterback Adam Weber returns after taking nearly every snap for the last two seasons. Weber holds numerous school records and is on pace for even more. He set the Minnesota single-season records for passing yardage (2,895), TDs passing (24), completions (258) and attempts (449) in 2007. He is now just seven completions away from the career record. Senior wide receiver Eric Decker set a new Minnesota record for receptions for the second consecutive season, grabbing 84 in 2008. Decker was a Biletnikoff Award finalist and an All-Big Ten selection in 2008. Decker picked right up where he left off, grabbing nine receptions for 183 yards vs. Syracuse. Defensively, the Gophers were opportunistic last season, ranking No. 11 in the nation in turnovers, creating 31. Minnesota created a pair of takeaways in the season-opening victory at Syracuse. Up front, Eric Small and Garrett Brown will anchor the middle of the line. The linebacking corps includes returning starters Lee Campbell and Simoni Lawrence. The secondary returns three starters -- CBs Marcus Sherels and Traye Simmons and safety Kyle Theret.

SCOUTING AIR FORCE Air Force comes into TCF Bank Stadium sporting a 1-0 FALCONS SCHEDULE record after running up a 72-0 win over Nicholls State Sept. 5 Nicholls State in its season-opener. Both the Falcons’ 72 points scored Sept. 12 at Minnesota and 474 yards rushing were the most in the nation in Sept. 19 at New Mexico* games played through Saturday. Sept. 26 San Diego State* Air Force is coached by Troy Calhoun, who is in his third season after taking over the for the legendary Fisher DeBerry. Calhoun has taken the Falcons to back-to-back bowl games in his first two seasons at the helm.

at Navy TCU* Wyoming* at Utah* at Colorado State* Army UNLV* at Connecticut*

Air Force saw five different players rush for more than 50 yards in its blowout of Nicholls State last week. The Falcons were led by Connor Dietz, who went for 83 yards. Jared Tew scored three touchdowns for Air Force last week, ranking him in a tie for the third-most TDs in week one. The Falcon defense was paced by John Falgout, who made seven stops. Five different Air Force defenders made five tackles or more.

TALE OF THE TAPE (2009 Stats, Rankings) MINNESOTA (1-0/0-0 Big Ten) Team Statistics UM Points/Game 23.0 First Downs 16.0 Rushing/Game 112.0 Passing/Game 248.0 Total Off./Gm 360.0 Time of Poss. 29:31 Individual Leaders Rushing Att Net Bennett 16 78 Eskridge 8 29

OPP 20.0 15.0 90.0 167.0 257.0 30:29

Avg TD 4.9 1 3.6 0 TD 1

YPG 78.0 29.0

AIR FORCE (1-0/0-0 Mountain West) Team Statistics AF OPP Points/Game 72.0 0.0 First Downs 24.0 7.0 Rushing/Game 474.0 90.0 Passing/Game 102.0 61.0 Total Off./Gm 576.0 151.0 Time of Poss. 30:34 29:26 Individual Leaders Rushing Att Net Dietz 7 83 Walker 8 73

Avg TD 11.9 0 9.1 1

Passing Weber

C-A-I 19-42-1

YPG 248.0

Passing Jefferson

C-A-I 5-7-0

Receiving Decker Green

Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 9 183 20.3 0 183.0 3 28 9.3 0 28.0

Receiving Demerath Fogler

Rec Yds Avg TD 2 14 7.0 0 1 57 57.0 1

Defense Falgout Coley

U-A-TT 2-5-7 0-6-6

Defense U-A-TT Campbell 11-2-13 Lawrence 6-4-10

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Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

W 72-0 6:02 p.m. 5:30 p.m. MT Noon MT 3:30 p.m. ET 5:30 p.m. MT Noon MT 2 p.m. MT 2 p.m. MT 1:30 p.m. MT 4 p.m. MT Noon

TFL 1.5 1.0

Sacks 0.5 0.5

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TD 1

TFL 0 0.5

YPG 83.0 73.0 YPG 102.0 YPG 14.0 57.0 Sacks 0 0

NCAA TEAM RANKINGS Category UM Rush Off. 75 (112.0) Pass Off. 33 (248.0) Pass Eff. 89 (97.9) Tot. Off. 64 (360.0) Scor. Off. 64 (23.0) Rush Def. 43 (90.0) Pass Def. 44 (167.0) Pass Eff. D 51 (110.75) Tot. Def. 35 (257.0) Scor. Def. T60 (20.0) Net Punt 35 (39.8) Punt Ret. 7 (27.0) KO Ret. T26 (28.0) TO Marg. T43 (0.0) Sacks T17 (3.0) Sacks All. 63 (2.0) Tack/Loss T33 (7.0)

AF 1 (474.0) 106 (102.0) 2 (240.9) 8 (576.0) 1 (72.0) 43 (90.0) 7 (61.0) 34 (93.2) 9 (151.0) 1 (0.0) 26 (41.0) 9 (23.0) 109 (0.0) T2 (+4.0) T34 (2.0) T31 (1.0) 44 (6.0)

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QUICK HITTERS u After last week’s victory, Minnesota moved to 2-2 under Tim Brewster in overtime games (3-7 overall). u After allowing 20 points and 190 first half yards, the Gopher defense shut Syracuse out and allowed just 67 yards after halftime Saturday. u The Gophers went undefeated (4-0) in non-conference play in 2008. It was the first time Minnesota won all its regular-season non-conference games since 2005, when the Gophers went 3-0. u Minnesota trailed 20-14 at halftime against Syracuse and came back to take the victory. It was the first time under Brewster that the Gophers have won a game when they trailed at halftime (1-5). u Minnesota ranked No. 16 in turnover margin last season, creating 31 and losing just 18. The Gophers were even in turnover margin in last week’s victory over the Orange, creating two and allowing two.

GOPHERS OPEN TCF BANK STADIUM The University of Minnesota has plenty of ceremonies and events planned surrounding the opening of TCF Bank Stadium this weekend. The following is a look at many of the activities that will take place on Saturday. More than 400 former Gopher players will be in attendance at Saturday’s game. They will take part in a picnic at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex from 1-3 p.m. in the afternoon. Those former studentathletes will be on the field prior to the game and will be honored and acknowledged as the Gophers leave the field following pre-game warm-ups. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. at the TCF Bank Stadium Student Entrance. During the pre-game ceremonies, the Air Force Falcon and a bald eagle from the University of Minnesota Raptor Center will be on the field. As Air Force takes the field, a video tribute honoring the U.S. armed forces and featuring the Air Force, will air on the video boards. Following the National Anthem, four F-16 fighter jets will perform a fly-over. Nine Gopher legends will serve as honorary captains, while former head coach Murray Warmath will be the honorary coach. The following is a look at the honorary captains: Bernie Bierman (represented by James Bierman); Bobby Bell; Billy Bye (represented by Julianne Bye); Paul Giel (represented by Paul Giel Jr.); Bud Grant; Bob McNamara; Bronko Nagurski (represented by a family member); Bruce Smith (represented by son Bruce Smith); and Sandy Stephens (represented by Raymond Stephens). Also, legendary Minnesota broadcaster Ray Christensen will call the first Gopher offensive series of the second half.

LAST TIME OUT (Sept. 5, 2009) -- A 35-yard field goal by Eric Ellestad in the first overtime gave the University of Minnesota football team a 23-20 win over Syracuse University in the season opener for both teams. After going up 14-3 in the first quarter, the Golden Gophers saw their lead erased by 17 straight Orange points to close out the first half. Coming out of the break down 20-14, the Minnesota defense was stingy, shutting out Syracuse and allowing just 67 yards through the remainder of the contest. As the first to go on offense in overtime, the Orange drove down inside the 10-yard line, but on third down, a pass into the end zone by quarterback Greg Paulus was picked off by linebacker Nate Triplett, ending the threat. The Golden Gophers took over, moved the ball seven yards and set up the gamewinning field goal. Ellestad, who made a 26-yarder with 57 seconds to go in regulation to tie game at 20-20, easily knocked through the game-winner from 35-yards out. Minnesota wide receiver Eric Decker turned in a nine-reception, 183-yard day. Running back Duane Bennett rushed for 78 yards and a score in his first game back after a season-ending knee injury in 2008. Lee Campbell led the Gopher defense with 13 total tackles, including 11 solo stops.

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GOLDEN GOPHER HEAD COACH TIM BREWSTER In two short years as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota, Tim Brewster has taken some big steps toward getting Golden Gopher program back to its rightful place in the world of college football. Brewster has used his positive outlook and boundless energy to bring in two highly-regarded recruiting classes. On the field, the Gophers returned to postseason play in 2008 and were ranked as high as No. 17 in the nation for part of the season. In 2008, Brewster’s squad raced out to a 7-1 record to open the season. The Gophers were ranked No. 17 in the BCS at the end of October. Minnesota took part in the 2008 Insight Bowl, as Brewster led the Gophers to one of the biggest single-season turnarounds of the year. A renewed emphasis on recruiting may be the most visible phase of Brewster’s plan to help Minnesota football make history again. That was proven out in February of each of the past two seasons. Brewster and his staff signed a consensus top-25 recruiting class that some experts even rated among the nation’s top 15 in 2008. The significance of this accomplishment would be difficult to overstate at one the nation’s traditional recruiting powers let alone Minnesota, where the average Rivals ranking for the Gophers’ previous six recruiting classes was 54th. Brewster and his staff followed that up with a 2009 class that ranked in the top third of the nation. But recruiting is just one building block of a blueprint Brewster developed while helping Mack Brown turn North Carolina from ACC doormat into a national power and rebuild Texas into one of the country’s elite programs. Brewster came to Minnesota after spending the previous five years as an assistant coach in the National Football League, including the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the tight ends coach of the Denver Broncos. In addition to his productivity as a college recruiter, Brewster has also built a strong reputation for developing players during his 23-year coaching career. Last season, wide receiver Eric Decker and defensive end Willie VanDeSteeg both earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. Decker set a Minnesota record for receptions in a season for the second consecutive year and became just the third Gopher wideout to record a 1,000-yard receiving season. VanDeSteeg finished his career as the school’s alltime leader in tackles for loss and finished No. 4 all-time in sacks. It marked the first time the Gophers had multiple first-team All-Big Ten selections since 2005. VanDeSteeg’s honor was also the first time a Minnesota defender had been voted to the first team since 2004. In his first season at Minnesota, Brewster mentored then-freshman quarterback Adam Weber, who broke nearly all of the Gophers’ singleseason passing and total offense records during the 2007 season. Weber continued to improve in his sophomore campaign and was a 2008 second-team All-Big Ten selection. In all, Minnesota had six athletes earn all-conference accolades in 2008, the most since the Gophers had a half-dozen on the 2005 All-Big Ten squad. In 2007, Brewster helped coach safety Dominique Barber to secondteam All-Big Ten accolades and personally worked with punter Justin Kucek, expanding his repertoire with the effective and efficient flop punt and helping him evolve into one of the conferences top punters. Brewster was named Minnesota’s 26th head football coach on Jan. 17, 2007 after spending the previous five seasons as an assistant coach in the National Football League.

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CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN

USA TODAY TOP 25 - PRESEASON Team (1st-Place Votes) 1. Florida (53) 2. Texas (4) 3. Oklahoma (1) 4. USC (1) 5. Alabama 6. Ohio State 7. Virginia Tech 8. Penn State 9. LSU 10. Mississippi 11. Oklahoma State 12. California 13. Georgia 14. Oregon 15. Georgia Tech 16. Boise State 17. TCU 18. Utah 19. Florida State 20. North Carolina 21. Iowa 22. Nebraska 23. Notre Dame 24. BYU 25. Oregon State

Record 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

Points 1466 1386 1358 1321 1134 1126 1020 988 917 889 861 711 707 694 559 542 461 404 371 293 257 236 194 178 165

Others Receiving Votes: Kansas 138, Michigan State 136, Texas Tech 114, Cincinnati 90, Pittsburgh 64, West Virginia 55, Rutgers 51, Miami (FL) 46, Missouri 44, Illinois 38, Clemson 30, South Carolina 18, UCLA 14, Auburn 12, South Florida 11, Nevada 11, Kentucky 9, North Carolina State 7, Wisconsin 6, Arkansas 6, Northwestern 5, Southern Miss 4, Wake Forest 4, Arizona 3, Boston College 3, Central Michigan 3, East Carolina 3, Colorado 2, Maryland 2, Navy 2, Tennessee 2, Troy 1, Minnesota 1, Michigan 1, Houston 1.

Record 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

Points 1498 1424 1370 1313 1156 1113 1054 1047 989 989 914 746 714 659 593 587 521 307 289 267 261 229 225 207 134

Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 122, Illinois 105, Pittsburgh 103, Michigan State 100, Rutgers 83, Texas Tech 76, West Virginia 57, Cincinnati 44, Clemson 42, Miami (FL) 40, East Carolina 30, Tennessee 15, Arizona 13, North Carolina State 10, Boston College 9, Central Michigan 7, Auburn 7, UCLA 7, Northwestern 5, South Florida 3, Southern Miss 3, Vanderbilt 3, Missouri 3, South Carolina 2, Nevada 1, Arkansas 1, Houston 1, Troy 1, Tulsa 1.

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Saturday’s matchup with Air Force marks the first time the two teams have met. The Gophers have played a total of just seven games against current members of the Mountain West Conference. The Gophers most recent game against a member of the Mountain West was a 2005 meeting with Colorado State at the Metrodome. In that matchup, Laurence Maroney rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, while Gary Russell went for 66 yards and two scores. Minnesota also defeated the Rams 34-16 in Fort Collins, Colo.

GOPHERS vs. MTN WEST vs. Air Force vs. BYU vs. Colorado State vs. New Mexico vs. San Diego State vs. TCU vs. UNLV vs. Utah vs. Wyoming Totals

0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 5-2-0

Minnesota is 5-2-0 all-time against current members of the Mountain West. The Gophers have played two games each with San Diego State and Utah, while they have matched up once with Wyoming.

SERVICE, PLEASE While this is the first meeting with the United States Air Force Academy, Minnesota has played each of the other two service academies. The Gophers have faced both Navy and Army once each. Minnesota’s meeting with the Black Knights of the United States Military Academy (Army) came in 1963. The Gophers defeated Army 24-8 on Oct. 5 in Minneapolis. Minnesota is also 1-0 against Navy. The Gophers defeated the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen 21-0 on Oct. 6, 1962 at Memorial Stadium.

FALCON CONNECTIONS The United States Air Force Academy has four student-athletes on its roster who hail from the State of Minnesota. The following is a look at those four Falcons with Minnesota ties:

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 - PRESEASON Team (1st-Place Votes) 1. Florida (58) 2. Texas (2) 3. Oklahoma 4. USC 5. Alabama 6. Ohio State 7. Virginia Tech 8. Mississippi 9. Oklahoma State 9. Penn State 11. LSU 12. California 13. Georgia 14. Boise State 15. Georgia Tech 16. Oregon 17. TCU 18. Florida State 19. Utah 20. BYU 21. North Carolina 22. Iowa 23. Notre Dame 24. Nebraska 25. Kansas

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Senior defensive lineman Stephen Larson hails from Lakeville, Minn. and attended Apple Valley High School; Sophomore specialist Erik Soderberg is an Eden Prairie, Minn. native and is an Eden Prairie High School product; Jordan Waiwaiole is a sophomore linebacker from Spring Lake Park, Minn. and a graduate of Spring Lake Park High School; Junior defensive lineman Wylie Wikstrom hails from St. Paul and played his high school ball at Cretin-Derham Hall. Meanwhile, three Minnesota coaches have ties to the State of Colorado. Associate head coach Tim Cross was the head coach at Denver’s Thomas Jefferson High School, just 71 miles from the Air Force Academy. Co-defensive coordinators Ronnie Lee and Kevin Cosgrove both coached at Mountain West Conference rival Colorado State at one time in their careers.

126 YEARS AND COUNTING ... There’s little doubt that the University of Minnesota is one of the most historically significant programs in all of college football. The Golden Gophers are in their 126th season of collegiate football in 2009. The Golden Gophers enter the 2009 campaign with an all-time record of 634-456-44 (.578 winning 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 fact, by the end of 2009, only 21 schools in the nation will have completed at least 120 seasons of college football. Only four schools -- including Minnesota -- will have played 125 years of intercollegiate football by the end of this season.

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AYE, CAPTAIN!

2009 BIG TEN FOOTBALL

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

2009 BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Illinois

Weber was the first sophomore ever to serve as a team captain at the University of Minnesota last season and is now a two-time captain. Decker is also a two-time team captain. The Gophers have only had 13 players ever earn the distinction of captain twice in their career. Weber would be the first-ever three-year Gopher captain should he be voted as such next season.

FREE FOOTBALL For the second time in three years, Minnesota went to overtime in its season-opener. The Gophers dropped a 32-31 overtime decision to Bowling Green in the 2007 season-opener. In just 26 career games as a head coach, Tim Brewster is no stranger to overtime. The Gophers have played four games that went beyond regulation in Brewster’s tenure and are now 2-2 in those contests.

BAKING TURNOVERS One of the biggest factors in Minnesota’s impressive turnaround last season was the Gophers’ ability to cause turnovers. The Gophers created 31 turnovers last season (16 fumble recoveries, 15 interceptions) to rank No. 11 in the nation. Only Iowa created more turnovers in the Big Ten, ranking No. 10 in the nation with 32. The Gophers also ranked No. 16 in the nation in turnover margin (+0.92 avg.). The Minnesota offense had a big hand in that, taking care of the ball with nearly the same amount of success has the Gopher ‘D’ had taking it away. The Gophers turned it over just 19 times in 2008 (11 fumbles lost, eight INTs). Minnesota was even in the turnover battle in its season-opening victory over Syracuse. The Gophers and Orange each came up with a pair of turnovers.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES Minnesota had a great deal of success penetrating the offensive backfield in 2008. The Gophers ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 25 in the nation in tackles for loss, averaging 6.69 per game last season. They picked up where they left off from last season in last week’s victory over Syracuse. The Gophers racked up three sacks, which tied for No. 17 in games played through Saturday. Minnesota also tallied seven tackles for loss, which ranks tied for No. 33 in the nation after one week of play. Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week Lee Campbell led the way for Minnesota, notching 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Syracuse.

THE EARLY RETURNS The return game was a definite strength for the Gophers in 2008. Minnesota was the No. 2 team in the Big Ten and ranked No. 15 in the nation in average kickoff return yards. The Gophers averaged 24.04 yards per kickoff return last season. The longest kickoff return last season was turned in by Troy Stoudermire, who went 60 yards at the Insight Bowl vs. Kansas. The Gophers nearly doubled their punt-return average in 2008, averaging 9.94 yards per return. Minnesota ranked No. 5 in the Big Ten and No. 46 in the nation in punt returns. In last week’s first game of the 2009 season, the Gophers continued to improve in the return game. Minnesota returned just one punt against Syracuse, but Marcus Sherels ripped off a 27-yarder. Meanwhile, kickoff returner Troy Stoudermire’s first return of the season was a 54-yarder. He returned all five Syracuse kickoffs for an average of 28.0 yards per return.

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Overall 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, September 3 Indiana 19, Eastern Kentucky 13 Saturday, September 5 Minnesota 23, Syracuse 20 (OT) Iowa 17, Northern Iowa 16 Michigan State 44, Montana State 3 Northwestern 47, Towson 17 Ohio State 31, Navy 27 Penn State 31, Akron 7 Michigan 31, Western Michigan 7 Wisconsin 28, Northern Illinois 20 Missouri 37, Illinois 9 Saturday, September 12 Western Michigan at Indiana, 11 a.m. (BTN) Iowa at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (FSN) Central Michigan at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) Eastern Michigan at Northwestern, 11 a.m. (BTN) Syracuse at Penn State, 11 a.m. (BTN) Fresno State at Wisconsin, 11 a.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) Notre Dame at Michigan, 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Illinois State at Illinois, 6 p.m. (BTN) Air Force at Minnesota, 6 p.m. (BTN) Southern Cal at Ohio State, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Purdue at Oregon, 9:15 p.m. (FSN) BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Scott Chipman - primary contact Assistant Commissioner for Communications schipman@bigten.org Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 141 Cell: 630.936.6005 LaTonya Sadler - secondary contact Associate Director of Communications lsadler@bigten.org Office: 847.696.1010 ext. 143 Cell: 434.770.2004 Website: www.bigten.org 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 Brewster is scheduled from 12:40 to 12:50 p.m. Media should contact the Big Ten at (847) 696-1010 for call-in information. All times are Central.

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 2

GOPHERS’ RECORD... Overall 1-0 Big Ten 0-0 Non-conference 1-0 Home 0-0 Away 1-0 Neutral 0-0 Current overall streak Won 1 Current home streak Lost 3 Current road streak Won 1 Current neutral site streak Lost 2 Current bowl streak Lost 2 Last win 23-20 (OT), at Syracuse (9/5/09) Last loss 42-21, vs. Kansas (12/31/08 - Insight Bowl) Day game 1-0 Night game 0-0 TV game 0-0 ABC 0-0 ESPN 0-0 ESPN2 1-0 Big Ten Network 0-0 September 1-0 October 0-0 November 0-0 December 0-0 January 0-0 vs. Top-25 teams 0-0 vs. non-ranked teams 1-0 vs. FCS 0-0 On artificial turf 1-0 On natural grass 0-0 Indoors 1-0 Outdoors 0-0 Scoring first 1-0 Opponent scores first 0-0 Leading after 1st quarter 1-0 Behind after 1st quarter 0-0 Tied after 1st quarter 0-0 Leading at halftime 0-0 Behind at halftime 1-0 Tied at halftime 0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 0-0 Behind after 3rd quarter 1-0 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 Overtime 1-0 Scoring 0-14 points 0-0 Scoring 15-28 points 1-0 Scoring 28+ points 0-0 Allowing 0-14 points 0-0 Allowing 15-28 points 1-0 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 1-0 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 1-0 Three or more turnovers 0-0 No takeaways 0-0 Three or more takeaways 0-0 Commit fewer turnovers 0-0 Equal turnovers 1-0 Commit more turnovers 0-0 Control time of possession 0-0 Opponent controls time of possession 1-0 Games decided between 1-10 points 1-0 Games decided between 11-20 points 0-0 Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0

PG. 6

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

WEBER GRILLS UP RECORDS u Despite a somewhat shaky performance at times in last week’s season-opening victory at Syracuse, Gopher quarterback Adam Weber continues to climb the charts in the Minnesota record book. With 19 completions last week, Weber needs just nine completions to break the Gopher record for career completions. Weber set single-season records for passing yards (2,985), completions (258), attempts (449), touchdown passes (24) and total offensive yardage (3,512) in 2007. He now needs 1,542 yards to break the career mark for passing yardage and just 16 more touchdowns to break the career touchdown pass record.

QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK u Adam Weber is the only quarterback on the Minnesota roster who has ever taken a collegiate snap. u Weber was just 8-of-23 for 75 yards through three quarters last week. He completed 11-of-19 for 173 yards in the fourth quarter and overtime, leading the Gophers to game-tying and game-winning FGs. u Weber threw 19 interceptions in his first season as a starter in 2007. He significantly improved that total in 2008, throwing just eight picks. Weber only had one game with multiple interceptions in 2008 (2 vs. Iowa), compared with six such contests in 2007. He threw one pick last week at Syracuse. u Freshman MarQueis Gray will be Minnesota’s No. 2 quarterback. Gray was with the Gophers for a portion of preseason camp in 2008, but was unable to enroll in 2008. u Gray is a true freshman. He was rated as the No. 3 dual-threat QB in the nation coming out of Indianapolis Ben Davis High School. u Two other signal-callers are listed on Minnesota’s roster -- freshmen Moses Alipate and Adam Lueck.

BENNETT BACK IN THE BACKFIELD u Sophomore running back Duane Bennett (pronounced Doo-ON) started seven games for Minnesota as a freshman. He started the first two games of 2008, before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Bennett scored on his first touch of the 2009 season, taking a carry around right end for a 16-yard touchdown. Bennett rushed for 78 yards in his first game back since the knee injury, including an average of 5.0 yards per carry.

RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK u Sophomore DeLeon Eskridge was the workhorse of the Gopher backfield in 2008, after Bennett’s knee injury. Eskridge led the team with 678 yards rushing and seven TDs. He averaged 3.7 yards per carry and 52.2 yards per game. u Eskridge rushed for more than 100 yards twice in 2008, including a season-high 124 yards in Minnesota’s 27-20 win at Illinois. He also had three multiple-touchdown contests. u Sophomore Shady Salamon saw a good deal of action in 2008 as well. He played in 12 of 13 games last season, rushing for 181 yards (3.7 yards per carry). u Senior Jay Thomas has overcome two ACL reconstructions in his career. He had just seven carries last season, but was an important special teams contributor, returning nine kickoffs. u Red-shirt freshman Kevin Whaley is also expected to contribute in 2009. He made his first collegiate carry against Syracuse last week, going for no gain.

DOUBLE DECKER u Senior wide receiver Eric Decker was a semi-finalist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver in 2008. For the second consecutive season, Decker set a new Minnesota single-season record for receptions. He hauled in 67 passes in 2007 and smashed that record with 84 receptions last season. Decker became just the fourth Gopher receiver ever to compile a 1,000-yard season in 2008, finishing with 1,074 yards to rank No. 2 on the school single-season chart. Decker missed spring football in 2008 and 2009, while playing baseball for the Gophers. He batted .319 with 13 doubles, three triples and four home runs in just his second season of collegiate baseball. Decker was an all-tournament selection at the 2009 Big Ten Baseball Tournament and was drafted in the 27th round of the MLB Entry Draft.

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 2

RECEIVER NOTEBOOK

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

CLIMBING THE CHARTS

u Eric Decker was a consensus All-Big Ten selection and an honorable mention All-America selection by SI.com in 2008. He was chosen as a 2009 Preseason All-American by ESPN’s Ivan Maisel. u Decker caught nearly one-third (32.6 percent) of Minnesota’s completed passes in 2008. His 1,074 yards receiving accounted for 37.7 percent of the team’s receiving yardage. u Decker’s 183 yards receiving last week ranked No. 3 in the nation in games played through Saturday. u Decker has hauled in at least one reception in 27 straight games, ranking No. 6 in the nation. u Sophomore wide receiver Brandon Green caught 21 passes and scored one touchdown in 11 games of action in 2008. His 71-yard catch at Purdue was the longest of the regular season for the Gophers. u Senior tight end Nick Tow-Arnett will be the squad’s top tight end. Tow-Arnett caught 10 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown in 2008, backing up Jack Simmons, who is now with the New York Jets. u Sophomore wide receiver Troy Stoudermire caught four passes last week, including his first career TD. u Junior wide receiver Hayo Carpenter is expected to add to Minnesota’s receiver corps this season. Carpenter was rated as the top junior-college player in the country last season by Scout.com. He was rated as the No. 13 juco player in the country by Rivals.com. u Carpenter had 93 receptions for 1,675 yards and 16 TDs last season at College of the Canyons.

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

OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK u Minnesota returned a combined 44 starts among all its offensive linemen from 2008 this season. That number would jump to 57 if Ryan Wynn was included. Wynn’s status for 2009 has yet to be determined after back surgery he underwent on August 24. The Gophers lost only Jason Meinke’s eight starts. u Senior center Jeff Tow-Arnett returns after competing on a torn ACL in six of his starts and seven of his games played last year. He made every offensive snap vs. Syracuse last week. u Two offensive line starters for Minnesota played the first games of their Gopher careers last week. Juco transfer Jeff Wills, a 6-7, 365-pounder starred at Lackawanna College in 2008. Notre Dame transfer Matt Carufel practiced with Minnesota, but sat out due to NCAA transfer rules, in 2008. u Senior left tackle Matt Stommes made the first start of his career at the Insight Bowl last year. Stommes came to Minnesota as a defensive lineman, but transitioned to the offensive side in 2008. u Junior tackle Dom Alford saw a great deal of action last week when Stommes went out with an injury.

NO SMALL CONTRIBUTION u Senior Eric Small led all the Gophers’ defensive linemen with three solo tackles in last week’s victory over Syracuse. Small is Minnesota’s starting nose tackle. He made 25 stops last season, including 14 solo tackles. He also recovered a pair of fumbles and forced one last season, while recording 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.

DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK u Senior defensive tackle Garrett Brown teams with Eric Small to provide a formidable force in the middle of the Gopher defense. Brown had 34 stops last season, including 7 TFL and 3 fumble recoveries. u With defensive end Willie VanDeSteeg and his 10.5 sacks and 19.0 tackles for loss gone to the NFL, the Gophers need someone to step up on the edge. Backup defensive ends Ray Henderson and D.L. Wilhite each tallied a sack last week. u Senior defensive end Barrett Moen came to Minnesota as a walk-on offensive lineman. But he worked his way into the rotation on the defensive line in 2008 and is now a starter. u Others in the defensive line rotation include sophomore DTs Brandon Kirksey and Jewhan Edwards. Sophomore DE Anthony Jacobs will see action as well.

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The following is a look at selected statistical categories where current Gophers have the opportunity to climb the career leader chart over the course of the season: CAREER PASSING YARDAGE 1. Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 2. Cory Sauter, 1994-97 3. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000-03 4. Adam Weber, 2007- 5. Marquel Fleetwood, 1989-92 6. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 7. Mike Hohensee, 1981-82 8. Tim Schade, 1993-94 9. Tony Dungy, 1973-76 10. Billy Cockerham, 1996-99

7,446 6,834 6,660 5,904 5,279 5,162 4,792 3,986 3,515 3,483

CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS 1. Cory Sauter, 1994-97 2. Adam Weber, 2007- Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 4. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000-03 5. Marquel Fleetwood, 1989-92 6. Mike Hohensee, 1981-82 7. Tim Schade, 1993-94 8. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 9. Scott Schaffner, 1987-91 10. Tony Dungy, 1973-76

539 532 513 481 465 392 322 311 278 274

CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 1. Bryan Cupito (2003-06) Asad Abdul-Khaliq (2000-03) 3. Adam Weber (2007-present) Cory Sauter (1994-97) 5. Rickey Foggie (1984-87) 6. Mike Hohensee (1981-82) 7. Billy Cockerham (1996-99) 8. Tony Dungy (1973-76) 9. Tim Schade, 1993-94 Scott Schaffner, 1987-91

55 55 40 40 34 33 29 25 22 22

CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE 1. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 2. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 3. Eric Decker, 2006- 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, 1990-94 CAREER TOUCDOWN RECEPTIONS 1. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 2. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 3. Eric Decker, 2006- Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 5. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 Ben Utecht, 2000-03 Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 8. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 Omar Douglas, 1990-93 10. Elmer Bailey, 1977-79 Matt Spaeth, 2003-2006

2,989 2,640 2,544 2,434 2,232 2,054 1,843 1,681 1,627 1,598

31 26 19 17 15 15 15 14 14 12 12

PG. 7

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 2

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

GOPHER RADIO NETWORK

CAMPBELL’S MMM MMM GOOD

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

u Senior linebacker Lee Campbell led the team in tackling in 2008, recording 80 tackles. In last week’s season-opener, Campbell recorded a career-high 13 tackles, including 11 solo stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack. He also broke up a pass. That effort earned Campbell his first career Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor.

Dave Lee will return behind the mic for his ninth season calling the Gophers’ play-by-play. Dave Mona is back as the network’s color commentator, with Darrell Thompson, the all-time leading rusher in school history, returning to the booth this season as the broadcast’s analyst. Mike Grimm will handle the studio duties including the pre- and postgame shows. Golden Gopher Radio Network Affiliates: Market Station Alexandria KULO-FM Aitkin KKIN-FM Albert Lea KATE-AM Austin KAUS-AM Austin KAUS-FM Bemidji KBUN-AM Benson KSCR-FM Brainerd KBLB-FM Crookston KROX-AM Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM Duluth WGEE-AM Ely WELY-FM Fairmont KSUM-AM Fargo/Moorhead, ND KQWB-AM Glenwood KMGK-FM Grand Rapids KOZY-AM Hutchinson KARP-FM Little Falls KLTF-AM Marshall KMHL-AM Minneapolis/St. Paul KBEM-FM Minneapolis/St. Paul WCCO-AM Minneapolis/St. Paul WLTE-FM-HD2 Montevideo KDMA-AM New Prague KRDS-FM Owatonna/Mankato KOWZ-FM Owatonna/Waseca KOWZ-AM Park Rapids KPRM-AM Pipestone KLOH-AM Red Wing KCUE-AM Redwood Falls KLGR-AM Rochester KROC-AM Roseau KCAJ-FM Roseau KRWB-AM St. Cloud KXSS-AM Thief River Falls KTRF-AM Wadena KVKK-AM Walker KAKK-AM Windom KDOM-AM Windom KDOM-FM Winona KWNO-AM Worthington KWOA-AM Yankton, SD KYNT-AM

Freq. 94.3 94.3 1450 1480 99.9 1450 93.5 93.3 1260 1340 970 94.5 1370 1660 107.1 1320 106.9 960 1400 88.5 830 (HD) 102.9-2 (HD) 1460 95.5 100.9 1170 870 1050 1250 1490 1340 102.1 1410 1390 1230 1070 1570 1580 94.3 1230 730 1450

LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK u All three of Minnesota’s starting linebackers recorded career-high tackle totals in Saturday’s win at Syracuse. Lee Campbell notched 13 tackles, while Simoni Lawrence was also in double digits with 10. Nate Triplett tallied nine stops. u In addition to a career-high number of tackles Saturday, Triplett picked an opportune time for his first career interception. His overtime pick of Orange QB Greg Paulus put Minnesota in position to win. u Lawrence got his hands on the ball twice last season and took it to the house both times. He tallied a 50-yard interception return for a score against Florida Atlantic and brought a fumble back nine yards to paydirt at Illinois. u In addition to Campbell’s 13 total tackles, he recorded 11 solo stops. Campbell came out of week one tied for the national lead in unassisted tackles. u Triplett is also one of Minnesota’s special teams aces. He has won the Bobby Bell Award as the team’s top special teams player each of the last two seasons.

THERET’S ALWAYS THERE u Junior safety Kyle Theret has appeared in all 26 games of his Gopher career, along with 20 starts. He was in the starting lineup again last week at Syracuse, where he led the Minnesota defensive backs with a total of seven tackles. Theret was tops among the DBs in tackles last season (and No. 2 on the team) with 78 stops.

SECONDARY NOTEBOOK u Opposing offenses will have to pick their poison with the Gopher cornerbacks. Marcus Sherels ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 25th in the nation with 13 passes defended (2 INT, 11 PBU) in 2008. Traye Simmons was a 2nd-team All-Big Ten selection in 2008, ranking No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 5 in the nation in passes defended (4 INT, 14 PBU). u Sherels and Simmons each broke up a pass in last week’s win over Syracuse. u Theret was No. 2 on the team with three INTs and No. 3 on the squad with eight pass PBUs in 2008. u Junior safety Kim Royston transferred from Wisconsin in 2008, had to walk-on was unable to compete due to Big Ten transfer rules. In his first start as a Gopher, he assisted on two tackles. u Junior CB Ryan Collado and freshman CB Michael Carter both saw action in the season-opener, as did sophomore safety Mike Rallis.

EAZY-E u Junior placekicker Eric Ellestad made it look easy with the pressure on last week at Syracuse. Playing in his first collegiate contest, Ellestad hit a 26-yard field goal with 57 seconds remaining to force overtime. He then hit a game-winning 35-yarder in the extra period. He also made a 26-yarder earlier in the second half. Ellestad earned Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his efforts.

SPECIALIST NOTEBOOK

Dave Mona, Dave Lee, Darrell Thompson, Mike Grimm

PG. 8

u Junior long snapper Ryan Coleman has been very consistent since taking over the long-snapping duties last season. He delivered 11 successful long snaps at Syracuse Saturday (5 punt, 4 FG, 2 PAT). Coleman made 128 snaps in 2008, with only one bad snap. u Freshman Dan Orseske saw the first action of his collegiate career Saturday. He averaged 42.6 yards on five punts, with a long of 46 yards. He also had one punt downed inside the 20-yard line.

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 2

MINNESOTA at SYRACUSE

TAKE IT TO THE BANK

TCF BANK STADIUM FACTS

Saturday, when the Gophers host the Air Force Academy, it will mark 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.

TCF Bank Stadium will be the first Big Ten Stadium built in nearly 50 years. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) and Memorial Stadium (Indiana) were both built in 1960. TCF Bank Stadium will be just the second new stadium built in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and the first in a BCS conference since 1998. Akron is also on schedule to open a new stadium this 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. • 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.

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.

• 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.

TCF Bank Stadium Timeline

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

June, 2007 - Ground broken on TCF Bank Stadium.

• 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.

January, 2008 - First steel rises from ground at stadium site.

• The design of TCF Bank Stadium allows for expansion to 80,000.

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.

• 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.

July, 2009 - University takes occupancy of TCF Bank Stadium.

• TCF Bank Stadium has 10 network TV camera positions and seating for 165 members of the media.

Sept. 12, 2009 - First game at TCF Bank Stadium vs. Air Force.

GOPHER VICTORY WALK

• Populous (formerly HOK Sport) served as the primary architect for the building, while Mortensen Construction was the general contractor.

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

• In excess of 8,800 tons of structural steel was used in the project, with 97 percent recycled steel.

Each Gopher Victory Walk will begin approximately two hours prior to kickoff. The Minnesota Football program is encouraging fans to participate in the Gopher Victory Walk throughout the season, by lining the entire path from the McNamara Alumni Center to the stadium and greeting the players as they arrive on game day.

• 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.

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PG. 9

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 2

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

WEEK 2 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - OFFENSE Left Tackle

79 - Matt Stommes 76 - Dom Alford

Left Guard

68 - Chris Bunders 74 - Ryan Ruckdashel

Center

52 - Jeff Tow-Arnett 61 - Trey Davis

Right Guard

73 - Matt Carufel 53 - D.J. Burris

Right Tackle

71 - Jeff Wills 78 - Ryan Orton

Quarterback

8 - Adam Weber 5 - MarQueis Gray

Running Back

22 - Duane Bennett 23 - DeLeon Eskridge 6 - Kevin Whaley

Fullback

35 - Jon Hoese 42 - Logan U’u

Wide Receiver

7 - Eric Decker 83 - Da’Jon McKnight

Wide Receiver

11 - Troy Stoudermire 2 - Bryant Allen

Wide Receiver

1 - Brandon Green 4 - Hayo Carpenter

Tight End

48 - Nick Tow-Arnett 85 - Eric Lair

6-7 6-3

312 336

Sr. Jr.

Made his second career start vs. Syracuse last week Saw extensive action in last week’s season-opener at Syracuse

6-3 6-5

322 290

So. Sr.

Made his fourth career start at Syracuse last week Experienced, versatile lineman has played in 24 games, both at guard and tackle

6-2 6-2

288 281

Sr. So.

Former walk-on started eight games in ’08, including six while playing on a torn ACL Appeared in 10 games, including five starts, as a red-shirt freshman last season

6-5 6-2

302 290

Jr. Jr.

Started his first game as a Gopher last week; Three career starts at Notre Dame Has appeared in 24 of 25 games in last two seasons, with 20 starts

6-7 6-4

365 296

Jr. So.

Largest player on the Gophers’ roster; Started his first game as a Gopher last week Saw action in all 13 games, with six starts, as a red-shirt freshman last season

6-3 6-4

221 222

Jr. Fr.

Ranks No. 2 in Gopher career completions (532), No. 4 in passing yards (5,904) Saw action as a wide receiver vs. Syracuse last week, his first collegiate action

5-9 203 5-11 198 5-9 179

So. So. Fr.

Scored a TD on his first carry since going down in Week 2 last season with ACL injury Rushed for 714 yards and made nine starts as a true freshman last season Red-shirted last season; Ran for 6,301 yards and 85 TDs in his high school career

6-2 233 5-10 230

Jr. Sr.

Former walk-on; Converted safety; Scored on 2 of first 3 career carries (12/31/08) Converted linebacker; Saw action in three games in 2008, before suffering leg injury

6-3 6-3

220 200

Sr. So.

Needs 13 receptions and 446 yards to set Gopher career receptions, yardage records Played just one season of high school football; Caught one pass in 2008, a TD

5-10 183 6-0 167

So. Fr.

Grabbed four receptions for 22 yards, rushed twice for three yards at Syracuse Plans to walk-on to Tubby Smith’s Gopher basketball team this winter

6-0 183 5-11 174

So. Jr.

All three receptions last week came in 4th-quarter, game-tying drive Top junior college recruit in the nation in 2009, according to Scout.com

6-3 6-3

Sr. So.

Made third career start last week; Lone catch came during game-tying drive last wk. Has appeared in 13 games, seeing extensive action at tight end at Syracuse

248 230

WEEK 2 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTS Placekicker

37 - Eric Ellestad 43 - David Schwerman

Holder

38 - Blake Haudan 41 - Dan Orseske

Long Snapper

47 - Ryan Coleman

PG. 10

6-3 6-0

204 202

Jr. So.

Hit game-tying FG with 57 sec. left and game-winner in OT last week; Big Ten POW Walk-on who red-shirted last season; All-state in 2007 at Kettle Moraine HS

6-1 6-3

210 199

Sr. Fr.

Six good holds in his first-ever collegiate action last week (2 PATs, 4 FG attempts) Will be Minnesota’s starting punter; All-state at Brother Rice (Chicago) last season

6-1

225

Jr.

Has handled every field goal, PAT and punt snap since beginning of last season

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES â&#x20AC;˘ GAME 2

WEEK 2 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - DEFENSE Defensive End

89 - Barrett Moen 97 - Anthony Jacobs

Defensive Tackle

99 - Garrett Brown 96 - Brandon Kirksey

Nose

98 - Eric Small 68 - Jewhan Edwards

Defensive End

55 - Cedric McKinley 90 - Ray Henderson

Linebacker

21 - Simoni Lawrence 33 - Rex Sharpe

Linebacker

30 - Lee Campbell 51 - Gary Tinsley

Linebacker

32 - Nate Triplett 4 - Keanon Cooper

Cornerback

15 - Traye Simmons 1 - Michael Carter

Safety

27 - Kyle Theret 26 - Mike Rallis

Safety

3 - Kim Royston 25 - Tim Dandridge

Cornerback

24 - Marcus Sherels 2 - Ryan Collado

6-3 6-2

282 289

Sr. So.

Former walk-on came to UM as a guard; First career start last week Recorded one solo tackle last week; Has now played in 11 career games

6-2 6-2

310 295

Sr. So.

Has started 20 straight games; 4th on team in tackles-for-loss in 2008 with 7.0 One solo stop last week at Syracuse; Has now played in 12 career games

6-2 6-2

306 333

Sr. So.

Has started 20 games; Led defensive line with three tackles (all solo) last week Has played in 13 games in his Gopher career; recorded eight total stops in 2008

6-6 6-5

282 263

Sr. Sr.

Recovered a fumble on the first play from scrimmage last week at Syracuse Recorded his first career sack last week at Syracuse

6-1 6-1

221 231

Sr. Sr.

Scored two defensive TDs in 2008; Career-high 10 tackles at Syracuse last week Has now appeared in 12 games during his Gopher career; Two solo tackles last wk.

6-3 6-1

246 220

Sr. So.

Big Ten POW with career-high 13 tackles (11 solo), 0.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL and a PBU Has now seen action in eight career games, mostly on special teams

6-3 6-0

247 210

Sr. Fr.

Two-time Gopher special teams player of year; Career-best 9 tackles at Syracuse Saw his first collegiate action at Syracuse last week, after red-shirting in 2008

5-11 180 5-11 163

Sr. Fr.

2nd-team All-Big Ten, No. 5 in nation in passes defended (18) in 2008 Nephew of former Gopher All-American and Super Bowl Champion Tyrone Carter

5-10 193 6-2 210

Jr. So.

Started 20th game of his career, tallied seven tackles and 0.5 TFL last week Came to Minnesota as a walk-on, earned scholarship in 2008 preseason camp

5-11 193 6-1 185

Jr. So.

Transferred from Wisconsin; Played in 24 games for Badgers in 2006, 2007 Played in 12 games, recording two tackles in 2008

5-11 172 5-9 175

Sr. Jr.

Has now Started 13 games at CB; converted wide receiver also returns punts Has played in all 26 games, including 10 starts, in his two+ seasons with Gophers

WEEK 2 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTS Punter

41 - Dan Orseske 38 - Blake Haudan

Punt Return

24 - Marcus Sherels 11 - Troy Stoudermire

Kickoff Return

11 - Troy Stoudermire 2 - Bryant Allen 20 - Jay Thomas

6-3 6-1

199 210

Fr. Sr.

Averaged 42.6 yards on five punts in his first collegiate game last week Has not punted in a collegiate game; Also the Gophersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; starting placekick holder

5-11 172 5-10 183

Sr. So.

Returned one punt for 27 yards last week at Syracuse Lined up in punt return formation last week, but did not have to field a punt

5-10 183 6-0 167 6-0 209

So. Fr. Sr.

Averaged 28.0 yards per kick return last week, ranking No. 20 in the nation Two-time first-team all-state performer at Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS 25 career kickoff returns (22.8 avg); 91-yd KO return for TD at Fla. Atlantic in 2007

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PG. 11

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 2

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Pos

Name

Pos

Ltr

Yr.

Hometown (Previous School)

12 Moses Alipate

Fr.

Michael Carter

5-11

163

Fr.

Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS)

76 Dominic Alford

Jr.

Brandon Green

6-0

183

So.

81 Bryant Allen

Fr.

Ryan Collado

5-9

175

Jr.

59 Joey Balthazor

Fr.

Kim Royston

5-11

193

Jr.

Minneapolis, Minn. (Wisconsin)

82 A.J. Barker

Fr.

Hayo Carpenter

5-11

174

Jr.

Lawndale, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

Name

Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Hills Christian HS)

22 Duane Bennett

So.

Keanon Cooper

6-0

210

Fr.

Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

80 Xzavian Brandon

So.

MarQueis Gray

6-4

222

Fr.

Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS)

63 Andy Brinkhaus

Jr.

Johnny Johnson

5-9

189

So.

Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS)

99 Garrett Brown

Sr.

Kerry Lewis

5-9

179

Fr.

Dallas, Texas (Lancaster HS)

18 R.J. Buckner

Jr.

Kevin Whaley

5-9

179

Fr.

Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem HS)

53 D.J. Burris

Jr.

Eric Decker

6-3

220

Sr.

Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori HS)

68 Chris Bunders

So.

Spencer Reeves

6-2

221

Fr.

Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

30 Lee Campbell

Sr.

Adam Weber

6-3

221

Jr.

Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS) Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena City College)

Hayo Carpenter

Jr.

David Pittman

5-11

190

Sr.

Michael Carter

Fr.

Troy Stoudermire

5-10

183

So.

Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

73 Matt Carufel

Jr.

Moses Alipate

6-5

230

Fr.

Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson HS)

47 Ryan Coleman

Jr.

Michael McKelton

5-10

183

Sr.

Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach HS)

Ryan Collado

Jr.

Damola Ogundipe

5-7

187

Jr.

New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS)

Keanon Cooper

Fr.

Traye Simmons

5-11

180

Sr.

Marietta, Ga. (College of the Sequoias)

44 Ed Cotton

Fr.

Ben Kuznia

6-0

186

Sr.

Olivia, Minn. (Bold HS)

25 Tim Dandridge

So.

Sam Maresh

6-3

247

Fr.

Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS)

61 Trey Davis

So.

R.J. Buckner

5-11

202

Jr.

Keller, Texas (Harvest Christian Academy)

Sr.

Adam Lueck

6-0

187

Fr.

Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

92 Kyle Dykstra

Fr.

Jay Thomas

6-0

209

Sr.

Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan HS)

68 Jewhan Edwards

So.

Simoni Lawrence

6-1

221

Sr.

Upper Darby, Pa. (Valley Forge Military Acad.)

37 Eric Ellestad

Jr.

Duane Bennett

5-9

203

So.

Fairview Heights, Ill. (O’Fallon Township HS)

23 DeLeon Eskridge

So.

DeLeon Eskridge

5-11

198

So.

San Francisco, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS)

49 Matt Garin

Fr.

Marcus Sherels

5-11

172

Sr.

Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS)

69 Jacob Glickstein

Fr.

Tim Dandridge

6-1

185

So.

Detroit, Mich. (Highland Park HS)

43 Ryan Grant

Fr.

Mike Rallis

6-2

210

So.

MarQueis Gray

Fr.

Kyle Theret

5-10

193

Jr.

Brandon Green

Eric Decker

Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) Murrieta, Calif. (J.K. Mullen HS)

So.

Kenny Watkins

6-0

187

Fr.

Detroit, Mich. (Brother Rice HS)

91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee

Fr.

Shady Salamon

5-11

203

So.

S. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)

86 Ra’Shede Hageman

Fr.

Lee Campbell

6-3

246

Sr.

Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast HS)

64 Austin Hahn

Fr.

Nathan Triplett

6-3

247

Sr.

Maple Plain, Minn. (Delano HS)

38 Blake Haudan

Sr.

Rex Sharpe

6-1

231

Sr.

Fairfield, Ala. (Arizona Western College)

36 Ben Haviland

Fr.

Kyle Henderson

5-11

167

So.

Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato)

90 Raymond Henderson

Sr.

Jon Hoese

6-2

233

Jr.

Glencoe, Minn. (Glencoe-Silver Lake HS)

34 Kyle Henderson

So.

Chase Haviland

5-9

177

Fr.

Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS)

57 Aaron Hill

Fr.

Nick Rengel

6-3

225

Fr.

Sartell, Minn. (Sartell HS)

35 Jon Hoese

Jr.

Eric Ellestad

6-3

204

Jr.

Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Armstrong HS)

96 Curtis Hughes

Jr.

Willie Schneider

5-11

216

Fr.

St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

97 Anthony Jacobs

So.

Blake Haudan

6-1

210

Sr.

Toledo, Ohio (St. John’s Jesuit HS)

94 Eric Jacques

Fr.

Nicholas Stommes

6-0

205

Sr.

Owen, Wis. (Owen-Withee HS)

So.

Marcus Singletary

6-0

188

Sr.

Hinesville, Ga. (Rainy River CC) Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Falls HS)

Johnny Johnson

84 Victor Keise

Fr.

Nathan Tow-Arnett

6-1

199

So.

96 Brandon Kirksey

So.

Dan Orseske

6-3

199

Fr.

Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice HS)

48 Bryan Klitzke

So.

Logan U’u

5-10

230

Sr.

Oakland, Calif. (Laney College [Calif.])

16 Ben Kuznia

Sr.

Ryan Grant

6-2

219

Fr.

Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

85 Eric Lair

So.

David Schwerman

6-0

202

So.

Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS)

21 Simoni Lawrence

Sr.

Ed Cotton

6-0

219

Fr.

Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS)

Fr.

Brent Singleton

6-1

213

Fr.

Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS)

19 Adam Lueck

Fr.

Chris Severson

6-5

225

Fr.

Wanaukee, Wis. (Wanaukee HS)

17 Sam Maresh

Fr.

Ryan Coleman

6-1

225

Jr.

Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield East HS)

Kerry Lewis

88 Collin McGarry

Jr.

Bryan Klitzke

6-1

210

So.

Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS)

13 Michael McKelton

Sr.

Nick Tow-Arnett

6-3

248

Sr.

Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS)

55 Cedric McKinley

Sr.

Name

Pos

Ltr

Yr.

Hometown (Previous School)

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 2

2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Pos

83 Da’Jon McKnight

So.

75 Brooks Michel

Fr.

89 Barrett Moen

Sr.

Kenton, Ohio (Kenton HS)

62 Zach Mottla

Fr.

Demopolis, Ala. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)

87 Sahr Ngekia

Fr.

14 Damola Ogundipe

Jr.

58 Ed Olson

Fr.

93 Derrick Onwuachi

Sr.

41 Dan Orseske

Fr.

78 Ryan Orton

So.

Matt Garin

6-4

220

Fr.

Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)

Patrick Sveum

6-1

214

Sr.

Rochester, Minn. (Century HS)

Gary Tinsley

6-1

220

So.

Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS)

Jeff Tow-Arnett

6-2

288

Sr.

Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS)

D.J. Burris

6-2

290

Jr.

Cedric McKinley

6-6

282

Sr.

Aaron Hill

6-2

210

Fr.

St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran HS)

Ed Olson

6-7

288

Fr.

Mathomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS)

Joey Balthazor

6-3

207

Fr.

Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS)

Ryan Wynn

6-5

296

So.

Plymouth, Minn. (Maple Grove HS)

Trey Davis

6-2

281

So.

Farmington, Minn. (Farmington HS)

Zach Mottla

6-2

274

Fr.

Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

Andy Brinkhaus

6-3

276

Jr.

Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS)

Austin Hahn

6-4

275

Fr.

Hartford, Wis. (Hartford HS)

Nedward Tavale

6-2

334

Sr.

St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

David Stommes

6-6

210

Fr.

Eden Valley, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS)

Chris Bunders

6-3

322

So.

Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS)

Jewhan Edwards

6-2

333

So.

Philadelphia, Pa. (Roman Catholic HS)

Jacob Glickstein

6-3

268

Fr.

New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS)

Jeff Wills

6-7

365

Jr.

Laurelton, N.Y. (Lackawanna College)

Matt Carufel

6-5

302

Jr.

Forest Lake, Minn. (Notre Dame)

Ryan Ruckdashel

6-5

290

Sr.

Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)

Brooks Michel

6-7

295

Fr.

Dominic Alford

6-3

336

Jr.

78 Ryan Orton

6-4

296

So.

Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

Matt Stommes

6-7

312

Sr.

Richmond, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS)

Xzavian Brandon

6-3

188

So.

Duluth, Ga. (Northfield HS)

Bryant Allen

6-0

167

Fr.

Maplewood, Mo. (Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS)

A.J. Barker

6-1

178

Fr.

St. Paul, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS)

Da’Jon McKnight

6-3

200

So.

Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

Victor Keise

6-0

176

Fr.

Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep HS)

Eric Lair

6-3

230

So.

Houston, Texas (Lamar HS)

Ra’Shede Hageman

6-6

272

Fr.

Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS)

Sahr Ngekia

6-4

213

Fr.

Collin McGarry

6-4

235

Barrett Moen

6-3

282

6-5

263

90 Raymond Henderson

Name

Sr.

26 Mike Rallis

David Pittman

So.

Fr.

36 Nick Rengel

Spencer Reeves

Fr.

Kim Royston

Jr.

74 Ryan Ruckdashel

Sr.

29 Shady Salamon

So.

37 Willie Schneider

Fr.

43 David Schwerman

So.

46 Chris Severson

Fr.

33 Rex Sharpe

Sr.

Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS)

24 Marcus Sherels

Jr.

Cleveland, Ohio (Shaker Heights HS)

15 Traye Simmons

Sr.

39 Marcus Singletary

Sr.

44 Brent Singleton

Fr.

67 David Stommes

Fr.

79 Matt Stommes

Sr.

38 Nicholas Stommes

Sr.

11 Troy Stoudermire

So.

98 Eric Small

Sr.

50 Patrick Sveum

Sr.

66 Nedward Tavale

Sr.

Richfield, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)

27 Kyle Theret

Jr.

Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS)

20 Jay Thomas

Sr.

Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS)

So.

Sr.

Oak Creek, Wis (Tennessee) Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS)

51 Gary Tinsley

52 Jeff Tow-Arnett

Sr.

40 Nathan Tow-Arnett

So.

Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE

6-5

241

Fr.

Kyle Dykstra

6-4

241

Fr.

Princeton, Minn. (Princeton HS)

48 Nick Tow-Arnett

Sr.

Derrick Onwuachi

6-5

262

Sr.

Newhall, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

32 Nathan Triplett

Sr.

Eric Jacques

6-2

283

Fr.

Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS)

42 Logan U’u

Sr.

D.L. Wilhite

6-4

233

Fr.

Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS)

28 Kenny Watkins

Fr.

Curtis Hughes

6-4

249

Jr.

Chicago, Ill. (Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep)

Jr.

Brandon Kirksey

6-2

295

So.

St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East HS)

95 D.L. Wilhite

Fr.

Anthony Jacobs

6-2

289

So.

Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS)

Fr.

Eric Small

6-2

306

Sr.

Naperville, Ill. (Joliet JC [Ill.])

Garrett Brown

6-2

310

Sr.

New Haven, Conn. (Fairfield College Prep)

Adam Weber Kevin Whaley

71 Jeff Wills

Jr.

60 Ryan Wynn

So.

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

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

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

PG. 13

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES â&#x20AC;˘ GAME 2

Gm 1

Minnesota 23, Syracuse 20 (OT)

SCORE BY QUARTERS Minnesota Minnesota

Scoring Summary 1st 14:41 MINN 13:01 SYR 11:48 MINN 00:32 SYR 2nd 07:26 SYR 01:39 SYR 3rd 08:03 MINN 4th 00:57 MINN OT MINN

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

1 14 10

2 0 10

3 3 0

4 3 0

OT 3 0

TOTAL 23 20

Bennett 16 yd run (Ellestad, Eric kick), 2-16 0:10, MINN 7 - SYR 0 Lichtenstein 23 yd field goal, 4-9 1:40, MINN 7 - SYR 3 Stoudermire 7 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 4-43 1:13, MINN 14 - SYR 3 Williams 29 yd pass from Paulus (Lichtenstein kick), 6-63 1:53, MINN 14 - SYR 10 Lichtenstein 42 yd field goal, 8-34 3:18, MINN 14 - SYR 13 Carter 1 yd run (Lichtenstein kick), 8-67 3:44, MINN 14 - SYR 20 Ellestad 26 yd field goal, 8-33 3:02, MINN 17 - SYR 20 Ellestad 26 yd field goal, 14-79 3:48, MINN 20 - SYR 20 Ellestad 35 yd field goal, 4-7 0:00, MINN 23 - SYR 20

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

MINN 16 32-112 248 42-19-1 74-360 0-0 1-27 5-140 1-0 5-42.6 1-1 10-61 29:31 5 of 17 0 of 1 5-5 3-19

SYR 15 34-90 167 31-19-1 65-257 0-0 4-14 5-154 1-0 8-45.9 2-1 8-68 30:29 1 of 12 0 of 0 2-3 2-6

RUSHING: Minnesota Gophers-Bennett 16-78; Eskridge 8-29; Hoese 2-10; Stoudermire 2-3; Whaley 1-0; Weber 3-minus 8. Syracuse-Carter 23-88; Bailey 5-31; Davis 1-minus 3; Paulus 4-minus 12; Team 1-minus 14. PASSING: Minnesota Gophers-Weber 19-42-1-248. Syracuse-Paulus 19-31-1-167. RECEIVING: Minnesota Gophers-Decker 9-183; Stoudermire 4-22; Green 3-28; Bennett 2-3; Tow-Arnett 1-12. Syracuse-Williams 7-94; Lemon 5-17; Owen 2-18; Provo 2-8; Bailey 1-15; Davis 1-11; Lobdell 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota Gophers-Triplett 1-0. Syracuse-Holmes 1-0. FUMBLES: Minnesota Gophers-Weber 1-1. Syracuse-Team 1-1; Davis 1-0. Stadium: Carrier Dome Attendance: 48617 Kickoff time: 12:00 pm End of Game: 3:45 Total elapsed time: 3:45 SACKS (UA-A): Minnesota Gophers-Henderson 1-0; Lawrence 0-1; Wilhite 1-0; Campbell 0-1. SyracuseSharpe 1-0; Smith 0-1; Perkins 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Minnesota Gophers-Campbell 11-2; Lawrence 6-4; Triplett 5-4; Theret 5-2; Simmons 2-2; Small 3-0; Klitzke 1-2; Henderson 2-0; Sharpe 2-0; Rallis 2-0; Sherels 1-1; Royston 0-2; Ellestad 1-0; Collado 1-0; Jacobs 1-0; Wilhite 1-0; Kirksey 1-0; Cooper 0-1; McKinley 0-1; Thomas 0-1. Syracuse-Holmes 3-5; Gillum 5-1; Smith 3-3; Scott 4-1; Jones 4-1; Scott 4-0; Hogue 2-2; Suter 2-2; Jones 2-2; Lewis 2-1; Thomas 2-1; McKinnon 2-1; Owen 1-0; Sharpe 1-0; Catalina 1-0; Carter 1-0; Mayes 0-1; Perkins 0-1.

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 2

2009 STATISTICS

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

2008 RESULTS/ATTENDANCE

Date Opponent Sep 05, 2009 at Syracuse Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern* Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN* Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE* Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State* Oct 24, 2009 at Ohio State* Oct 31, 2009 MICHIGAN STATE* Nov 07, 2009 ILLINOIS* Nov 14, 2009 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* Nov 21, 2009 at Iowa* * indicates conference game

W/L W

Score 23-20 (OT)

Site Syracuse, N.Y.

Score By Quarters Minnesota Opponents

MINNESOTA 23 23.0 16 5 10 1 112 130 18 32 3.5 112.0 1 248 19-42-1 5.9 13.1 248.0 1 360 74 4.9 360.0 5-140 1-27 1-0 28.0 27.0 0.0 1-1 10-61 61.0 5-213 42.6 39.8 29:31 5/17 29% 0/1 0% 3-19 2 3-4 0-0 5-5 100% 2-5 40% 2-2 100% 0

1st 14 10

RUSHING

Player Bennett, Duane Eskridge, DeLeon Hoese, Jon Stoudermire, Troy Whaley, Kevin Weber, Adam Total.......... Opponents......

PASSING

TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE

Attend. 48617

2nd 0 10

Opponents 20 20.0 15 7 6 2 90 128 38 34 2.6 90.0 1 167 19-31-1 5.4 8.8 167.0 1 257 65 4.0 257.0 5-154 4-14 1-0 30.8 3.5 0.0 2-1 8-68 68.0 8-367 45.9 37.5 30:29 1/12 8% 0/0 0% 2-6 2 2-2 0-0 2-3 67% 1-3 33% 2-2 100% 48617 3rd 3 0

4th 3 0

OT 3 0

Player Weber, Adam Total.......... Opponents......

GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Att. 16 8 2 2 1 3 32 34

G 1 1 1

Effic. 97.93 97.93 110.74

RECEIVING

Player Decker, Eric Stoudermire, Troy Green, Brandon Bennett, Duane Tow-Arnett, Nick Total.......... Opponents......

G 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

No. 9 4 3 2 1 19 19

TOTAL OFFENSE Player Weber, Adam Bennett, Duane Eskridge, DeLeon Hoese, Jon Stoudermire, Troy Total.......... Opponents......

G 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Plays 45 16 8 2 2 74 65

Gain 81 30 10 9 0 0 130 128

Loss 3 1 0 6 0 8 18 38

Net 78 29 10 3 0 -8 112 90

Avg. 4.9 3.6 5.0 1.5 0.0 -2.7 3.5 2.6

TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Long 16 14 10 9 0 0 16 16

YPG 78.0 29.0 10.0 3.0 0.0 -8.0 112.0 90.0

Att-Cmp-Int 19-42-1 45.2 19-42-1 45.2 19-31-1 61.3

Pct. 248 248 167

Yards 1 1 1

TD 53 53 29

Long 248.0 248.0 167.0

Avg/G

Yds 183 22 28 3 12 248 167

Avg 20.3 5.5 9.3 1.5 12.0 13.1 8.8

TD 0 1 0 0 0 1 1

Long 53 9 11 3 12 53 29

Avg/G 183.0 22.0 28.0 3.0 12.0 248.0 167.0

Rush -8 78 29 10 3 112 90

Pass 248 0 0 0 0 248 167

Total 240 78 29 10 3 360 257

Avg/G 240.0 78.0 29.0 10.0 3.0 360.0 257.0

Total 23 20

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SCORING

Player TD FGs Ellestad, Eric 0 3-4 Bennett, Duane 1 0-0 Stoudermire, Troy 1 0-0 Total.......... 2 3-4 Opponents...... 2 2-2

PUNT RETURNS Player Sherels, Marcus Total.......... Opponents......

No. 1 1 4

Yds 27 27 14

|----------------------PATs-----------------------| Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0

Avg 27.0 27.0 3.5

KICKOFF RETURNS Player Stoudermire, Troy Total.......... Opponents......

No. 5 5 5

Yds 140 140 154

Avg 28.0 28.0 30.8

TD 0 0 0

Long 27 27 7

Long 54 54 79

INTERCEPTION RETURNS Player Triplett, Nate Total.......... Opponents......

No. 1 1 1

Yds 0 0 0

Avg 0.0 0.0 0.0

FUMBLE RETURNS Player Total.......... Opponents......

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No. 0 0

Yds 0 0

Avg 0.0 0.0

TD 0 0 0

Long 0 0 0

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE Saf 0 0 0 0 0

Pts. 11 6 6 23 20

Player Decker, Eric Stoudermire, Troy Bennett, Duane Eskridge, DeLeon Green, Brandon Sherels, Marcus Tow-Arnett, Nick Hoese, Jon Weber, Adam Total.......... Opponents......

PUNTING Player Orseske, Dan Total.......... Opponents......

Long 0 0

Rush 0 3 78 29 0 0 0 10 -8 112 90

Rec 183 22 3 0 28 0 12 0 0 248 167

PR 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 27 14

KOR 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 154

IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 183 165 81 29 28 27 12 10 -8 527 425

Avg/G 183.0 165.0 81.0 29.0 28.0 27.0 12.0 10.0 -8.0 527.0 425.0

No. 5 5 8

Yds 213 213 367

Avg 42.6 42.6 45.9

Long 46 46 59

TB 0 0 2

FC 1 1 2

I20 1 1 3

Blkd 0 0 0

Yds 314 314 329

Avg 62.8 62.8 65.8

TB 0 0 0

OB 0 0 0

Retn

Net

YdLn

154 140

32.0 37.8

38 32

KICKOFFS Player Ellestad, Eric Total.......... Opponents......

No. 5 5 5

FIELD GOALS Player Ellestad, Eric

TD 0 0

G 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

FGM-FGA 3-4

Pct 75.0

01-19 0-0

20-29 2-2

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE

30-39 1-1

40-49 0-1

50+ 0-0

Minnesota Syracuse (26),47,(26),(35) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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Lg 35

Blk 1

Opponents (23),(42)

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES â&#x20AC;˘ GAME 2

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Player 30 Campbell, Lee 21 Lawrence, Simoni 32 Triplett, Nate 27 Theret, Kyle 15 Simmons, Traye 4B Klitzke, Bryan 98 Small, Eric 33 Sharpe, Rex 90 Henderson, Raymond 26 Rallis, Mike 24 Sherels, Marcus 3 Royston, Kim 37 Ellestad, Eric 4A Cooper, Keanon 20 Thomas, Jay 55 McKinley, Cedric 95 Wilhite, D.L. 96 Kirksey, Brandon 97 Jacobs, Anthony 2A Collado, Ryan Total.......... Opponents......

GP 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0

Solo 11 6 5 5 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 1 1 45 39

Ast 2 4 4 2 2 2 . . . . 1 2 . 1 1 1 . . . . 22 22

Total 13 10 9 7 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 67 61

TFL/Yds 1.5-6 1.0-5 1.0-1 0.5-0 1.0-3 . . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . . 1.0-9 . . . 7-27 7.0-17

Sacks 0.5-3 0.5-4 . . . . . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . . 1.0-9 . . . 3-19 2-6

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Int-Yds . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1-0

PBU 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 4 7

FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . 1-0 1-0

FF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Blk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Saf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PG. 17

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES â&#x20AC;˘ GAME 2

MINNESOTA vs. AIR FORCE

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: 178, Amir Pinnix vs. Bowling Green, 9/1/07 100+ yards rushing: 124, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 10/11/08 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: 155, Alex Daniels and 114, Amir Pinnix at Kent State, 8/31/06 200+ yards receiving: 228, Ryan Thelwell vs. Ball State, 9/14/96 100+ yards receiving: 183, Eric Decker at Syracuse, 9/5/09 2 receivers with 100+ yards rcvg: 137, Logan Payne and 116, Ernie Wheelwright vs. Indiana, 11/4/06 50+ yard rush play: 61, Duane Bennett vs. Northern Illinois, 8/30/08 50+ yard pass play: 53, Adam Weber to Eric Decker at Syracuse, 9/5/09 10 or more receptions: 13, Eric Decker vs. Indiana, 10/4/08 300+ all-purpose yards: 333, Laurence Maroney vs. Purdue, 9/24/05 200+ all-purpose yards: 290, Troy Stoudermire vs. Iowa, 11/22/08 450+ yards passing: 478, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 400+ yards passing: 404, Cory Sauter vs. Michigan St., 10/21/95 350+ yards passing: 378, Bryan Cupito vs. Indiana, 11/4/06 300+ yards passing: 327, Adam Weber vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08 Consecutive 300-yard passing gms: 2, Cory Sauter vs. Northwestern (303, 10/14/95) and Michigan St. (404, 10/21/95) Four or more TDs rushing: 4, Marion Barber III at Ohio, 9/13/03 Three or more TDs rushing: 3, DeLeon Eskridge vs. Montana State, 9/13/08 Two or more TDs rushing: 2, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 10/11/08 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, Ernie Wheelwright at Northwestern, 10/13/07 Two or more TDs receiving: 3, Ernie Wheelwright at Northwestern, 10/13/07 Six or more TDs passing: 6, Scott Eckers vs. Purdue, 10/9/93 Five or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 10/13/07 Four or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 10/13/07 Three or more TDs passing: 3, Adam Weber at Wisconsin, 11/15/08 Two or more TDs passing: 3, Adam Weber at Wisconsin, 11/15/08 500+ yds. total offense: 536, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 (school record) 400+ yds. total offense: 439, Adam Weber vs. Wisconsin, 11/17/07 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 at Syracuse, 9/5/09 Two or more field goals: 3, Eric Ellestad at Syracuse, 9/5/09 Three or more interceptions: 3, Jeff Wright vs. Michigan St., 11/14/70 Two or more interceptions: 2, Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08 Blocked punt: Dom Barber vs. Colorado State, 9/10/05 Blocked punt return for TD: Alex Daniels vs. Colorado State, 9/10/05 Blocked field goal: Willie VanDeSteeg vs. Montana State, 9/13/08 Blocked FG return for TD: Fred Foggie vs. Indiana (98 yds.), 10/21/89 Blocked PAT: Nathan Triplett vs. Montana State, 9/13/08 PAT Return: 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: Simoni Lawrence (9 yds.) at Illinois, 10/11/08 Safety: UL-Monroeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s punt snap went out of end zone, 9/2/00 Made 2-pt. conversion: Shady Salamon run, at Wisconsin, 11/15/08 Missed 2-pt. conversion: Adam Weber pass attempt failed at Iowa, 11/10/07 Missed PAT: Joel Monroe at Illinois, 10/11/08

MINNESOTA TEAM 100 points: 80 points: 60+ points: 50+ points: 40+ points: 40+ points:

PG. 18

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 48 vs. Northwestern (L, 48-49), 10/13/07 42 at Bowling Green (W, 42-17), 9/6/08

30+ points: 0 points: 0 points in first half: No TDs in first half: No offensive TDs in first half: 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:

32 at Wisconsin (L 35-32), 11/15/08 vs. Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/08 vs. Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/08 vs. Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/08 vs. Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/08 411 vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05 306 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07 239 at Northwestern, 10/13/07 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04 501 vs. Wisconsin, 11/17/07 441 vs. Florida Atlantic, 9/20/08

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME

400+ yards passing: 462, Juice Williams, Illinois, 10/11/08 300+ yards passing: 462, Juice Williams, Illinois, 10/11/08 200+ yards passing: 255, Ricky Stanzi, Iowa, 11/22/08 300+ yards rushing: 301, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02 250+ yards rushing: 250, Zach Brown, Wisconsin, 11/17/07 200+ yards rushing: 217, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/08 150+ yards rushing: 217, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/08 100+ yards rushing: 144, Shonn Greene, Iowa, 11/22/08 2 players with 100+ yards rushing: 203, R. Mendenhall, Illinois and 133, I. Williams, Illinois, 11/3/07 150+ yards receiving: 181, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa, 11/22/08 100+ yards receiving: 181, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa, 11/22/08 50+ yard rush play: 53, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/08 50+ yard pass play: 50, Ricky Stanzi to D. Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa, 11/22/08 Four+ field goals: 5, K.C. Lopata, Michigan, 11/8/08 Blocked a punt: Chad Spann, Northern Illinois, 8/30/08 Blocked a field goal: Anthony Perkins, Syracuse, 9/5/09 Missed PAT: Trevor Cook, Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07 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: Mike Kokal pass failed, Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07 Punt return for TD: Nick Dugas (68 yds.), UL-Lafayette, 9/7/02 Blocked punt ret. for TD: Kiel Beltinck (rec. in end zone), Michigan State, 11/11/06 Kickoff return for TD: Demetrius Crawford, 100 yards, Montana St., 9/13/08 Int. return for TD: Amari Spievey, 57 yards, Iowa, 11/22/08 Fumble return for TD: Jack Ikeguonu (50 yds.), Wisconsin, 10/14/06 Fumble recovered for TD: Richard Willock (rec. in end zone), Iowa, 11/23/96 Safety: Mike Newkirk, Wisconsin, 11/15/08

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: 60+ points: 50+ points: 40+ points: 30+ points: 0 points: Safety:

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448, Illinois, 11/3/07 325, Wisconsin, 11/17/07 222, Iowa, 11/22/08 90, Syracuse, 9/5/09 462, Illinois, 10/11/08 462, Illinois, 10/11/08 96, Temple, 9/16/06 655, Illinois, 11/3/07 550, Illinois, 10/11/08 483, Iowa, 11/22/08 483, Iowa, 11/22/08 157, Temple, 9/16/06 63, Oklahoma, (W, 63-0), 9/20/86 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/08 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/08 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/08 Temple, (L, 0-62), 9/16/06 Wisconsin (two), (W 35-32), 11/15/08