Minnesota Game Notes vs. California by University of Minnesota Athletics

MINNESOTA vs. NO. 7/8 CAL

SCHEDULE/RESULTS SEPTEMBER 5 12 19 26

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

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. 19 Time: 11:02 a.m. (CT) Site: Minneapolis, Minn. Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 Series: California leads 3-2 Last Meeting: Sept. 9, 2006 California 42, Minnesota 17 Berkeley, Calif.

W 23-20 OT W 20-13 11:02 a.m. CT 11:02 a.m. CT

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 (PB) 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 14 9-10 a.m................................. Brewster available for out of town media TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 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) 2:45-5:15 p.m. .............................Practice (players available following) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 2:45-5:15 p.m...................Practice (Coach, Players available following)

MINNESOTA

GOLDEN GOPHERS 2-0

CALIFORNIA

GOLDEN BEARS 2-0

GOLDEN MATCHUP: GOPHERS, BEARS SQUARE OFF SATURDAY

The Minnesota Golden Gophers host the No. 7/8 California Golden Bears at TCF Bank Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is set for 11:02 a.m. (CDT).

California, which is ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 8 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, will be the first ranked opponent to visit TCF Bank Stadium. The last time Minnesota faced a Top 10-ranked non-conference opponent was Sept. 22 at No. 8 Nebraska. It’s the sixth meeting between California and Minnesota. The Golden Bears lead the series by a 3-2 count, including a 42-17 win in Berkeley in the last meeting, which took place on Sept. 9, 2006. ESPN will televise the game. Dave Pasch will call the play-by-play with Bob Griese and Chris Spielman serving as the game analysts.

BROADCAST INFORMATION Television ESPN

Dave Pasch - Play-by-play Bob Griese - Analyst Chris Spielman - Analyst

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 17 2:45-5:15 p.m. ................................................ Practice (no availability) 7 p.m.................................Tim Brewster Show (Joe Senser’s - Roseville)

Ticket Office: Mariucci Arena Phone: 1-800-UGOPHER Web: www.gophersports.com

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 .......................................................Available only for network television

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MINNESOTA vs. CAL

SCOUTING MINNESOTA Minnesota has opened the 2009 campaign with a pair of hard-fought victories. The Gophers got a 23-20 overtime victory at Syracuse in Week 1 and came from behind again to defeat Air Force last week. Junior quarterback Adam Weber returns after taking nearly every snap for the last two seasons. Weber holds numerous school records and set another last week. He set the Minnesota single-season records for passing yardage (2,895), TDs passing (24), completions (258) and attempts (449) in 2007. Last week, he became the Gophers’ career completions leader with 552. 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 already has 19 receptions for 148 yards per game this season, both numbers rank No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 3 in the nation. 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. They got a huge turnover vs. Air Force, as Nate Triplett returned a fumble 52 yards for a tie-breaking touchdown. Up front, Eric Small and Garrett Brown 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 CALIFORNIA California comes into TCF Bank Stadium sporting a 2-0 record and averaging 55.5 points per game. The Golden Bears are allowing an average of just 10 points per game. Cal has rolled up 52-13 and 59-7 wins over Maryland and Eastern Washington, respectively.

GOLDEN BEARS SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Dec. 5

Maryland Eastern Washington at Minnesota at Oregon* USC* at UCLA* Washington State* at Arizona State* Oregon State* Arizona* at Stanford* at Washington*

W 52-13 W 59-7 11:02 a.m. CT 12:30 p.m. PT 5 p.m. PT TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 3:30 p.m. PT

Sunday

Cal is coached by Jeff Tedford, who is in his eighth season in Berkeley. Tedford has taken the Golden Bears to to bowl games in six consecutive seasons.

Tuesday

Offensively, the Bears are led by running back Jahvid Best, who is averaging 140.5 yards per game, which ranks No. 6 in the nation and No. 2 in the Pac-10 Conference. Cal quarterback Kevin Riley currently ranks No. 8 in the nation in pass efficiency. Defensively, the Bears are No. 36 in the nation in total defense and No. 18 in scoring defense. Mychal Kendricks is tied for No. 5 in the nation and is No. 1 in the Pac-10 in tackles, averaging 13.0 per game.

Head coach Tim Brewster will conduct a media briefing each Sunday in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.

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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TALE OF THE TAPE (2009 Stats, Rankings) MINNESOTA (2-0/0-0 Big Ten) Team Statistics UM Points/Game 21.5 First Downs 30 Rushing/Game 110.0 Passing/Game 233.5 Total Off./Gm 353.5 Time of Poss. 28:15 Individual Leaders Rushing Att Net Bennett 23 105 Eskridge 15 82 Passing Weber

Avg TD 4.6 1 5.5 1

C-A-I 39-71-1

TD 1

OPP 16.5 39 175.5 146.0 321.5 31:45

CAL (2-0/0-0 Pac-10) Team Statistics Points/Game First Downs Rushing/Game Passing/Game Total Off./Gm Time of Poss.

YPG 52.5 41.0

Individual Leaders Rushing Att Net Best 27 281 DeBoskie 20 151

OPP 10.0 30 75.0 194.0 269.0 32:39

Avg TD YPG 10.4 3 140.5 7.3 1 73.0

Passing Riley

C-A-I 30-46-0

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Decker 19 296 15.6 0 148.0 Stoudermire 7 56 8.0 1 28.0

Receiving Jones Vereen

Rec Yds Avg TD 6 103 17.2 1 4 52 13.0 1

Defense U-A-TT Triplett 17-9-26 Campbell 17-7-24

Defense U-A-TT Kendricks 12-14-26 Holt 5-8-13

TFL 1.0 3.0

YPG 233.5

Cal 55.5 52 293.0 231.5 524.5 27:21

Sacks 0 0.5

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TFL 2.0 0.5

YPG 223.0 YPG 51.5 26.0 Sacks 0 0

NCAA TEAM RANKINGS Category UM Rush Off. 91 (110.0) Pass Off. 50 (233.5) Pass Eff. 90 (111.98) Tot. Off. 81 (343.5) Scor. Off. 91 (21.5) Rush Def. 92 (175.5) Pass Def. 27 (146.0) Pass Eff. D 65 (121.08) Tot. Def. 52 (321.5) Scor. Def. 42 (16.5) Net Punt 14 (40.8) Punt Ret. 7 (27.0) KO Ret. 19 (28.6) TO Marg. T59 (0.0) Sacks T42 (2.0) Sacks All. T47 (1.5) Tack/Loss T66 (5.5)

CAL 6 (293.0) 52 (231.5) 9 (180.0) 10 (524.5) 3 (55.5) 28 (75.0) 56 (194.0) 63 (120.77) 36 (269.0) 18 (10.0) 41 (38.2) 30 (12.7) 52 (22.2) T15 (+1.5) 6 (4.5) 47 (1.5) 11 (9.5)

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3

QUICK HITTERS u Minnesota has now won six consecutive regular-season games vs. non-conference opponents. u Minnesota has come from behind in both of its victories to open the 2009 season. The Gophers trailed Syracuse 20-14 at halftime and Air Force 10-3 in the fourth quarter. 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 The Gophers performed in front of a sellout crowd of 50,805 in their first game at TCF Bank Stadium last week. u Minnesota ranks No. 14 in the nation in net punting, with an average of 40.78 net yards per punt. u The Gophers have had the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week each of the first two weeks in 2009.

THE CAL SERIES Saturday’s game will be just the sixth gridiron meeting between the University of Minnesota and California. California leads the series 3-2, including a 42-17 victory in the last meeting, back on Sept. 9, 2006. Minnesota’s two wins in the series came in 1964 and 1987. The Gophers won 26-20 on the road in 1964 and 32-23 in Minneapolis during the 1987 season. Minnesota is 1-1 at home and 1-2 on the road in this series.

LAST TIME VS. CALIFORNIA (Sept. 9, 2006 - Berkeley, Calif.) -- California shut Minnesota out in the second half, en route to a 42-17 victory over the Gophers. Minnesota led 7-0 early in the contest and it was tied 7-7 after one quarter of play. The Gophers were tied 14-14 after a 99-yard kickoff return in the second quarter. But Cal scored a pair of touchdowns to go on top 28-14. Minnesota kicked a 34-yard field goal on the last play of the first half to pull within 11, 28-17. But the Gophers were unable to generate any offense in the second half, while Cal put up a pair of scores to pull away to a 42-17 victory. Minnesota QB Bryan Cupito was 21-of-33 for 243 yards and Matt Spaeth led the Gopher receiving corps with six catches for 91 yards. Alex Daniels rushed for 78 yards on 21 carries for Minnesota. DeSean Jackson had three touchdown catches and Marshawn Lynch rushed for 139 yards and two scores to lead California.

LAST TIME OUT (Sept. 12, 2009) -- The opening night of TCF Bank Stadium had everything. Perfect football weather. A sellout crowd. But, most importantly, a Gopher victory. A 17-point fourth quarter propelled the Gophers to a 20-13 win over Air Force. Trailing 10-3 in early in the fourth quarter, DeLeon Eskridge got Minnesota into the end zone for the first time with a 7-yard score. However, the turning point in the game was on the ensuing Falcon possession. Brandon Kirksey stripped Falcon quarterback Tim Jefferson at the Gopher 48-yard line and Nate Triplett scooped up the loose ball and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown. It was one of many huge plays by Triplett who was the Gophers’ star of the game, recording 17 tackles, a key pass breakup and the gamewinning defensive score. Eskridge capped a 9-play, 72-yard drive with the Gophers’ first touchdown. Eric Decker was the key player on the drive, snagging three passes from Adam Weber for 57 yards. Weber had a solid day for the Gophers, completing 20-of-29 passes for 219 yards. Decker was his favorite target, catching 10 passes for 113 yards, his third straight 100-yard game and ninth of his career. Air Force outgained the Gophers 386-327 including 261 yards on the ground.

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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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PAC-ING IT IN

USA TODAY TOP 25 - WEEK 3 Team (1st-Place Votes) 1. Florida (56) 2. Texas 3. USC (3) 4. Alabama 5. Penn State 6. Mississippi 7. LSU 7. California 9. BYU 10. Boise State 11. Ohio State 12. Oklahoma 13. Georgia Tech 14. Virginia Tech 15. TCU 16. Utah 17. Oklahoma State 18. Nebraska 19. North Carolina 20. Georgia 21. Cincinnati 22. Miami (Fla.) 23. Kansas 24. Oregon State 25. Missouri

Record 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0

Points 1472 1399 1368 1277 1216 1060 1051 1051 941 913 855 794 771 709 648 533 485 471 341 333 328 291 195 118 104

Others Receiving Votes: Michigan 84, Houston 69, Texas Tech 68, Pittsburgh 40, Notre Dame 32, Auburn 30, Iowa 27, Florida State 19, Oregon 16, West Virginia 16, UCLA 13, South Florida 13, Kentucky 9, Arizona 4, CENTRL MICHIGAN 2, Colorado State 2, Minnesota 2, Northwestern 2, Arkansas 1, Tulsa 1, South Carolina 1.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 - WEEK 3 Team (1st-Place Votes) 1. Florida (56) 2. Texas (1) 3. USC (1) 4. Alabama (2) 5. Mississippi 5. Penn State 7. BYU 8. California 9. LSU 10. Boise State 11. Ohio State 12. Oklahoma 13. Virginia Tech 14. Georgia Tech 15. TCU 16. Oklahoma State 17. Cincinnati 18. Utah 19. Nebraska 20. Miami (Fla.) 21. Houston 22. Kansas 23. Georgia 24. North Carolina 25. Michigan

MINNESOTA vs. CAL

Record 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0

Points 1491 1404 1396 1328 1145 1145 1122 1058 951 945 840 835 749 683 609 445 407 405 365 364 341 271 260 250 169

Saturday’s matchup with California is the sixth in the series with the Golden Bears. The Golden Gophers have a good history with members of the Pacific-10 Conference, having faced every member of the league at least once. The Gophers most recent game against a member of the Pac10 was a 2006 meeting with California in Berkeley, Calif. The last meeting with another Pac-10 school was a 31-30 victory over Oregon at the 2003 Sun Bowl. Minnesota is 24-22-2 all-time against current members of the Pac-10. The Gophers’ most-played series with a Pac-10 team is with Washington. Minnesota has faced off with the Huskies a total of 17 times, with the Gophers holding a 10-7 advantage.

GOPHERS vs. PAC-10 vs. Arizona vs. Arizona State vs. California vs. Oregon vs. Oregon State vs. Stanford vs. UCLA vs. USC vs. Washington vs. Washington State Totals

1-0-0 0-1-0 2-3-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-0 1-4-1 10-7-0 2-3-0 24-22-2

Minnesota holds a .521 winning percentage in games with Pac-10 teams. The Gophers have a winning record against five teams in the west coast league and are dead even with Stanford at 1-1-1.

CAL CONNECTIONS While none of Minnesota’s coaches have been on staff at Cal, a handful of the Gopher staff has Pac-10 or State of California ties. Co-defensive coordinator Ronnie Lee spent two seasons as the defensive coordinator at San Jose State, which is less than 50 miles away from the University of California. Minnesota running game coordinator/ offensive line coach Tim Davis coached just down the coast at USC from 2002 through 2004. Strength and Conditioning Coach Mark Hill was at Arizona from 2004-06, while Recruiting Coordinator Dan Berezowitz also worked with the Wildcats from 2001-06. The Gopher roster also has some members from the State of California. DeLeon Eskridge hails from San Francisco, Kyle Theret’s hometown is Murietta, Logan U’u is from Oakland and Derrick Onwuachi calls Newhall home.

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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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3

O CAPTAIN! MY 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 Minnesota Northwestern Penn State Wisconsin Illinois Michigan State Ohio State Purdue

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.

NOTHIN’ BUT NET Through the first two games of the season, Minnesota’s net punting average (punt yardage-minus return yards/touchbacks) ranks No. 14 in the nation. The Gophers’ net punting average is 40.78 yards per punt. Freshman punter Dan Orseske has hit nine punts. Only four of them have been returned and Minnesota opponents are averaging just 3.5 yards on those returns.

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 took turned it over just 19 times in 2008 (11 fumbles lost, eight INTs). Minnesota is even in the turnover battle through its first two games. However, the turnovers Minnesota has created have been huge. Linebacker Nate Triplett intercepted a pass in overtime at Syracuse and returned a fumble 52 yards for a score against Air Force last week.

NO PASSING FAD Minnesota has been solid against the opposition’s aerial attack so far in 2009. The Gophers rank No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 27 in the nation in pass defense. Minnesota allowed just 167 yards in the air in the season-opener at Syracuse. The Gophers allowed just 125 yards passing last week vs. Air Force. Included in that total vs. the Falcons was a total of just two yards allowed in the first half. For the season, Gopher opponents are averaging 146.0 yards passing per game. For comparison, Minnesota is No. 7 in the Big Ten in passing offense, putting up 233.5 yards per game.

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. So far in the 2009 season, the Gophers continued to improve in the return game. Minnesota has returned just one punt this season, but Marcus Sherels ripped off a 27-yarder. Meanwhile, kickoff returner Troy Stoudermire’s first return of the season was a 54-yarder. He also had a 36-yarder against Air Force last week. Stoudermire is averaging 28.9 yards per return.

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Big Ten 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Saturday, September 12 Central Michigan 29, Michigan State 27 Northwestern 27, Eastern Michigan 24 Indiana 23, Western Michigan 19 Penn State 28, Syracuse 7 Wisconsin 34, Fresno State 31 (OT) Iowa 35, Iowa State 3 Minnesota 20, Air Force 13 Illinois 45, Illinois State 17 Southern California 18, Ohio State 15 Oregon 38, Purdue 36 Saturday, September 19 Cal at Minnesota, 11 a.m. Eastern Michigan at Michigan, 11 a.m. Northern Illinois at Purdue, 11 a.m. Temple at Penn State, 11 a.m. Wofford at Wisconsin, 11 a.m. Indiana at Akron, 2:30 p.m. Michigan State at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Ohio State vs. Toledo, 3 p.m. - Cleveland, Ohio Arizona at Iowa, 3:35 p.m. Northwestern at Syracuse, 6 p.m. 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 listed are Central.

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3

GOPHERS’ RECORD... Overall 2-0 Big Ten 0-0 Non-conference 2-0 Home 1-0 Away 1-0 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 20-13, vs. Air Force (9/12/09) Last loss 42-21, vs. Kansas (12/31/08 - Insight Bowl) Day game 1-0 Night game 1-0 TV game 2-0 ABC 0-0 ESPN 0-0 ESPN2 1-0 Big Ten Network 1-0 September 2-0 October 0-0 November 0-0 December 0-0 January 0-0 vs. Top-25 teams 0-0 vs. non-ranked teams 2-0 vs. FCS 0-0 On artificial turf 2-0 On natural grass 0-0 Indoors 1-0 Outdoors 1-0 Scoring first 2-0 Opponent scores first 0-0 Leading after 1st quarter 2-0 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 1-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 0-0 Behind after 3rd quarter 2-0 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 Overtime 1-0 Scoring 0-14 points 0-0 Scoring 15-28 points 2-0 Scoring 28+ points 0-0 Allowing 0-14 points 1-0 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 2-0 Allow 300+ yards total offense 1-0 Total offense 400+ yards 0-0 Allow 400+ yards total offense 0-0 No turnovers 0-0 Less than three turnovers 2-0 Three or more turnovers 0-0 No takeaways 0-0 Three or more takeaways 0-0 Commit fewer turnovers 0-0 Equal turnovers 2-0 Commit more turnovers 0-0 Control time of possession 0-0 Opponent controls time of possession 2-0 Games decided between 1-10 points 2-0 Games decided between 11-20 points 0-0 Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0

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MINNESOTA vs. CAL

WEBER GRILLS UP RECORDS u Gopher quarterback Adam Weber continues to re-write the Minnesota record book. With 39 completions in the first two weeks of the season, Weber now holds the Gopher record for career completions. His total is 552. The previous record of 539 completions was held by Cory Sauter (1994-97). 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 1,323 yards to break the career mark for passing yardage (Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 - 7,446) and just 16 more touchdowns (Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 - 55) to break the career touchdown pass record.

QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK u Adam Weber is the only quarterback on the Minnesota roster who has ever thrown a collegiate pass. u Weber is 31-of-48 (64.6 percent) for 392 yards since the fourth quarter of the season-opener. He was 8-of-23 (34.8 percent) for 75 yards in the first three quarters vs. Syracuse. u Weber threw 19 interceptions in his first season as a starter in 2007. He significantly improved that total in 2008, throwing just eight picks. Weber only had one game with multiple interceptions in 2008 (2 vs. Iowa), compared with six such contests in 2007. He has only thrown one INT in 2009. u Freshman MarQueis Gray is Minnesota’s No. 2 quarterback. Gray took three snaps last week vs. Air Force, rushing for 15 yards on two carries. He did have a fumble that Air Force turned into a field goal. 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.

ESKRIDGE’S EXCELLENCE u Sophomore DeLeon Eskridge was the workhorse of the Gopher backfield in 2008, after Duane Bennett went down with a knee injury. Eskridge led the team with 678 yards rushing and seven TDs. He averaged 3.7 yards per carry and 52.2 yards per game. Last week vs. Air Force, Eskridge scored the first-ever rushing touchdown in TCF Bank Stadium, tying the game at 10-10 with a 7-yard scamper early in the fourth quarter. Eskridge led the team with 53 yards on seven carries for a 7.6-yard average vs. the Falcons

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

DECK’S ALL HANDS u Senior wide receiver Eric Decker was a semi-finalist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver in 2008. For the second consecutive season, Decker set the Minnesota single-season record for receptions. He hauled in 67 passes in 2007 and smashed that record with 84 receptions last season. Decker became just the fourth Gopher receiver ever to compile a 1,000-yard season in 2008, finishing with 1,074 yards to rank No. 2 on the school single-season chart. 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 3

RECEIVER NOTEBOOK

MINNESOTA vs. CAL

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’s 9.5 receptions and 148 yards per game both rank No. 3 in the nation through two games. u Decker has hauled in at least one reception in 28 consecutive games, ranking No. 6 in the nation. u Decker caught 32.2 percent of Minnesota’s completed passes and his 1,074 yards receiving was 37.7 percent of the team’s total. This season, Decker is at 48.7 percent and 63.4 percent, respectively. u Sophomore wide receiver Troy Stoudermire ranks No. 2 on the squad with seven receptions. u Stoudermire has the only receiving touchdown this season (vs. Syracuse). It is his first career score. u Senior tight end Nick Tow-Arnett is the squad’s top tight end. He has just two receptions this season. But both receptions have kept fourth-quarter, game-tying scoring drives alive. u Junior wide receiver Hayo Carpenter was rated as the top junior-college player in the country last season by Scout.com. Carpenter hasn’t recorded a catch, but returned a kickoff last week vs. Air Force. u Carpenter had 93 receptions for 1,675 yards and 16 TDs last season at College of the Canyons. u Sophomore wide receiver Da’Jon McKnight has not tallied a reception in 2009. But he made a big catch last week, recovering an onside kick with 1:03 remaining to preserve the victory over Air Force.

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

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 healthy after competing on a torn ACL in six of his starts and seven of his games played last year. He has made every offensive snap this season. u Two offensive line starters for Minnesota did not play for the Gophers last season. Juco transfer Jeff Wills, a 6-7, 365-pounder starred at Lackawanna College in 2008. Notre Dame transfer Matt Carufel practiced with Minnesota, but sat out due to NCAA transfer rules in 2008. u Junior left tackle Dom Alford started his first game of the season vs. Air Force. He took over early in the Syracuse game when starter Matt Stommes went down with an ankle injury. u Sophomore left guard Chris Bunders has started each of the first two games this season.

CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER u Senior Cedric McKinley led all the Gophers’ defensive linemen with six total tackles, including one tackle-for-loss, in last week’s victory over Air Force. The total number of stops was a career-best performance for McKinley, who tallied just seven tackles in all of 2008. McKinley has matched his tackle total from last season in just two outings this season.

DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK u Senior defensive tackles Garrett Brown and Eric Small team up to provide a formidable force in the middle of the Gopher defense. Small tallied four tackles, including a sack last week, while Brown notched three stops. u Brown and Small have more-than-capable backups behind them in the middle of the Minnesota defensive line. Sophomore Brandon Kirksey forced the fumble that went back for a TD last week. Meanwhile, sophomore Jewhan Edwards shared a tackle-for-loss vs. Air Force. u Senior defensive end Barrett Moen came to Minnesota as a walk-on offensive lineman. But he worked his way into the rotation in 2008 and is now a starter. He has a pair of stops in 2009. u Sophomore DE Anthony Jacobs matched a career-best four tackles (including three solo) vs. Air Force.

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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 6,123 5,279 5,162 4,792 3,986 3,515 3,483

CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS 1. Adam Weber, 2007- 2. Cory Sauter, 1994-97 3. 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

552 539 513 481 465 392 322 311 278 274

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. Eric Decker, 2006- 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, 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 2,657 2,640 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 3

MINNESOTA vs. CAL

GOPHER RADIO NETWORK

NATE’S GREAT NIGHT

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 Nate Triplett has had back-to-back career-high tackle marks in the first two games of the season. His 17 total tackles, a 52-yard fumble return for a touchdown and a pass break-up were enough to earn him Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week. It’s the second such honor in as many weeks for the Gopher linebacking corps, as Lee Campbell won the award in Week One.

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 Triplett’s career night also earned him Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week honors and a nomination for AT&T’s All-America Player of the Week. u Triplett has two of Minnesota’s three turnovers gained this season. In addition to last week’s fumble recovery, he grabbed an interception in overtime at Syracuse in Week One. u The 17 tackles recorded by Triplett (including 12 solo tackles) were the most by a Gopher defender since Nov. 23, 2002 when Eli Ward tallied 23 stops at Wisconsin. u Triplett was one of Minnesota’s special teams aces over the past two years. He has won the Bobby Bell Award as the team’s top special teams player each of the last two seasons. u All three of Minnesota’s starting linebackers were in double digits for tackles vs. Air Force. Senior Lee Campbell tallied 11 stops (including 1.5 TFL), while senior Simoni Lawrence recorded 10 tackles. u Campbell and Triplett each have 17 unassisted tackles this season. Their averages of 8.5 solo stops are tied for No. 4 in the nation.

THERET’S THERE u Junior safety Kyle Theret has appeared in all 27 games of his Gopher career, along with 21 starts. He has been in the starting lineup for both games this season. He has led the Minnesota defensive backs in both contests, tallying seven stops in the season-opener at Syracuse and nine last week vs. Air Force. 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 the Week One 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 and was unable to compete due to Big Ten transfer rules. He has 10 stops, including eight last week vs. Air Force. u Junior CB Ryan Collado started in place of the injured Marcus Sherels last week. He recorded four solo tackles.

EAZY-E u Junior placekicker Eric Ellestad made it look easy again this week. In his first collegiate contest at Syracuse, Ellestad hit a 26-yard field goal with 57 seconds remaining to force overtime and then hit a game-winning 35-yarder in the extra period. He scored the first points ever in TCF Bank Stadium last week with a first-quarter 35-yard field goal. Ellestad’s 39-yarder in the fourth iced the win over Air Force.

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 has delivered 11 successful long snaps through two games this season (9 punt, 6 FG, 4 PAT). Coleman made 128 snaps in 2008, with only one bad snap. u Freshman Dan Orseske is averaging 44.6 yards per punt (ranking No. 14 in the nation) and has yet to hit one clean. He had two punts of 50-plus yards last week vs. Air Force.

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3

MINNESOTA at SYRACUSE

TAKE IT TO THE BANK

TCF BANK STADIUM FACTS

Last Saturday, when the Gophers hosted the Air Force Academy, 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.

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

• 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 3

MINNESOTA vs. CAL

WEEK 3 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - OFFENSE Left Tackle

76 - Dom Alford 79 - Matt Stommes

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

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

6-3 6-7

336 312

Jr. Sr.

Made his 11th career start last week against Air Force Made 2nd career start vs. Syracuse in the opener, before suffering an ankle injury

6-3 6-5

322 290

So. Sr.

Made his fifth career start against Air Force 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 two games as a Gopher; Three career starts at Notre Dame Appeared in 24 of 25 games in 2007 and 2008, with 20 starts

6-7 6-4

365 296

Jr. So.

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

6-3 6-4

221 222

Jr. Fr.

Set Minnesota career record for completions (552) last week Took his first snaps as a collegiate quarterback last week vs. Air Force

5-9 203 5-11 198

So. So.

Scored a TD on his first carry since going down in Week 2 last season with ACL injury Scored the first rushing touchdown in TCF Bank Stadium history last week

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 3 receptions to break Gopher career receptions record (current record - 198) Played just one season of high school football; Caught one pass in 2008, a TD

5-10 183 6-0 167

So. Fr.

Team’s second-leading receiver with seven catches for 56 yards Plans to walk-on to Tubby Smith’s Gopher basketball team this winter

6-0 183 5-11 174

So. Jr.

Averaging 10.8 yards per reception on five catches this season Top junior college recruit in the nation in 2009, according to Scout.com

6-3 6-3

Sr. So.

Both catches this season have each been for big first downs in late-game situations Has appeared in 14 games in his first two seasons with the Gophers

248 230

WEEK 3 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.

5-of-6 on field goals this season; One miss was tipped at the line of scrimmage Walk-on who red-shirted last season; All-state in 2007 at Kettle Moraine HS

6-1 6-3

210 199

Sr. Fr.

10 good holds in his first collegiate action the last 2 weeks (4 PATs, 6 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 3

WEEK 3 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; Only career starts have come this season Made four stops in a backup role last week; Has now played in 12 career games

6-2 6-2

310 295

Sr. So.

Has started 21 straight games; 4th on team in tackles-for-loss in 2008 with 7.0 Forced fumble that was returned for game-winning TD in 4th Quarter last week

6-2 6-2

306 333

Sr. So.

Has started 21 games; Seven tackles and one sack so far this season Has played in 14 games in his Gopher career; recorded eight total stops in 2008

6-6 6-5

282 263

Sr. Sr.

Tallied a career-high six tackles last week vs. Air Force, including one TFL Recorded his first career sack in the season-opener at Syracuse

6-1 6-1

221 231

Sr. Sr.

Scored two defensive TDs in 2008; Career-high 10 tackles each game this year Has appeared in 12 games during his Gopher career

6-3 6-1

246 220

Sr. So.

Back-to-back double-digit tackles outings (13 vs. Syracuse, 11 vs. Air Force) Has seen action in nine career games, mostly on special teams

6-3 6-0

247 210

Sr. Fr.

Big Ten, Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week Red-shirt freshman has seen action in each of first two games this season

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 21st game of his career, tallied nine tackles vs. Air Force Came to Minnesota as a walk-on, earned scholarship in 2008 preseason camp

5-11 193 6-1 185

Jr. So.

Transferred from Wisconsin; Made eight stops vs. Air Force last week Has seen action in 14 career games as a Gopher

5-11 172 5-9 175

Sr. Jr.

Converted wide receiver also returns punts; Missed last week with injury Has played in all 27 games, including 11 starts, in his two+ seasons with Gophers

WEEK 3 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTS Punter

41 - Dan Orseske 38 - Blake Haudan

Punt Return

24 - Marcus Sherels 81 - Bryant Allen

Kickoff Return

11 - Troy Stoudermire 81 - Bryant Allen 20 - Jay Thomas

6-3 6-1

199 210

Fr. Sr.

One-third of his nine punts this season have been downed inside the 20-yard line Has not punted in a collegiate game; Also the Gophersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; starting placekick holder

5-11 172 6-0 167

Sr. Fr.

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

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

So. Fr. Sr.

Averaging 28.9 yards per return this season, ranking No. 22 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 3

MINNESOTA vs. CAL

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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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

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Gm 1

Minnesota 23, Syracuse 20 (OT)

SCORE BY QUARTERS Minnesota Syracuse

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

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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.

Gm 2

Minnesota 20, Air Force 13

SCORE BY QUARTERS Air Force Minnesota

Scoring Summary 1st 04:45 MINN 2nd 05:26 AFA 3rd 02:28 AFA 4th 13:18 MINN 11:45 MINN 05:13 MINN 01:03 AFA

1 0 3

2 3 0

3 7 0

4 3 17

TOTAL 13 20

Ellestad 34 yd field goal, 10-65 3:52, AFA 0 - MINN 3 Soderberg 20 yd field goal, 5-28 1:58, AFA 3 - MINN 3 Fogler 37 yd pass from Jefferson (Soderberg kick), 8-76 2:10, AFA 10 - MINN 3 Eskridge 7 yd run (Ellestad kick), 9-72 4:10, AFA 10 - MINN 10 Triplett 52 yd fumble return (Ellestad kick), AFA 10 - MINN 17 Ellestad 39 yd field goal, 9-64 5:03, AFA 10 - MINN 20 Soderberg 31 yd field goal, 20-67 4:10, AFA 13 - MINN 20

AFA 24 66-261 125 17-10-0 83-386 0-0 0-0 3-90 0-0 4-39.5 2-1 2-15 33:01 12 of 21 2 of 3 2-3 1-7

MINN 14 24-108 219 29-20-0 53-327 1-52 0-0 3-89 0-0 4-47.0 1-1 8-69 26:59 4 of 11 0 of 0 2-2 1-6

RUSHING: Air Force Falcons-Clark 12-90; Tew 16-56; Warzeka 10-42; Jefferson 17-35; Stephens 5-23; Getz 1-7; Walker 4-5; Hunter 1-3. Minnesota Gophers-Eskridge 7-53; Bennett 7-27; Gray 2-15; Hoese 3-14; Weber, Adam 2-2; TEAM 3-minus 3. PASSING: Air Force Falcons-Jefferson 10-17-0-125. Minnesota Gophers-Weber 20-29-0-219.

RECEIVING: 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 3

2009 STATISTICS

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

2009 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 W

Score 23-20 (OT) 20-13

Site Syracuse, N.Y. TCF Bank Stadium

Score By Quarters Minnesota Opponents

MINNESOTA 43 21.5 30 8 21 1 220 249 29 56 3.9 110.0 2 467 39-71-1 6.6 12.0 233.5 1 687 127 5.4 343.5 8-229 1-27 1-0 28.6 27.0 0.0 2-2 18-130 65.0 9-401 44.6 40.8 28:15 9/28 32% 0/1 0% 4-25 0 4 5-6 0-0 7-7 100% 3-7 43% 4-4 100% 50805

1st 17 10

2nd 0 13

RUSHING

Player Bennett, Duane Eskridge, DeLeon Hoese, Jon Gray, MarQueis Stoudermire, Troy Whaley, Kevin TEAM 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 MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE

Attend. 48617 50805

Opponents 33 16.5 39 25 11 3 351 399 48 100 3.5 175.5 1 292 29-48-1 6.1 10.1 146.0 2 643 148 4.3 321.5 8-244 4-14 1-0 30.5 3.5 0.0 4-2 10-83 41.5 12-525 43.8 36.5 31:45 13/33 39% 2/3 67% 3-13 0 3 4-4 0-1 4-6 67% 1-6 17% 3-3 100% 48617 3rd 3 7

4th 20 3

OT 3 0

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

GP 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2

G 2 2 2

RECEIVING

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

G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Att. 23 15 5 2 2 1 3 5 56 100

Effic. 112.01 112.01 121.10

No. 19 7 5 4 2 2 39 29

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

G 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2

Plays 76 23 15 5 2 2 3 127 148

Gain 109 83 24 15 9 0 0 9 249 399

Loss 4 1 0 0 6 0 3 15 29 48

Net 105 82 24 15 3 0 -3 -6 220 351

Avg. 4.6 5.5 4.8 7.5 1.5 0.0 -1.0 -1.2 3.9 3.5

TD 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Long 16 25 10 8 9 0 0 9 25 25

YPG 52.5 41.0 12.0 7.5 1.5 0.0 -3.0 -3.0 110.0 175.5

Att-Cmp-Int 39-71-1 39-71-1 29-48-1

Pct. 54.9 54.9 60.4

Yards 467 467 292

TD 1 1 2

Long 53 53 37

Avg/G 233.5 233.5 146.0

Yds 296 56 54 5 37 19 467 292

Avg 15.6 8.0 10.8 1.2 18.5 9.5 12.0 10.1

TD 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2

Long 53 19 21 3 25 13 53 37

Avg/G 148.0 28.0 27.0 2.5 18.5 9.5 233.5 146.0

Rush -6 105 82 24 15 3 -3 220 351

Pass 467 0 0 0 0 0 0 467 292

Total 461 105 82 24 15 3 -3 687 643

Avg/G 230.5 52.5 41.0 12.0 7.5 1.5 -3.0 343.5 321.5

Total 43 33

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SCORING

Player TD FGs Ellestad, Eric 0 5-6 Eskridge, DeLeon 1 0-0 Bennett, Duane 1 0-0 Stoudermire, Troy 1 0-0 Triplett, Nate 1 0-0 Total.......... 4 5-6 Opponents...... 3 4-4

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

No. 1 1 4

Yds 27 27 14

|----------------------PATs-----------------------| Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP 4-4 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 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0

Avg 27.0 27.0 3.5

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

No. 7 1 8 8

Yds 202 27 229 244

Avg 28.9 27.0 28.6 30.5

TD 0 0 0

Long 27 27 7

No. 1 1 1

Yds 0 0 0

Avg 0.0 0.0 0.0

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

PG. 16

No. 1 1 0

Yds 52 52 0

Avg 52.0 52.0 0.0

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts. 19 6 6 6 6 43 33

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

PUNTING TD 0 0 0 0

Long 54 27 54 79

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

MINNESOTA vs. CAL

TD 0 0 0

Long 0 0 0

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

Long 52 52 0

Rush 0 3 105 82 0 24 0 0 0 15 -3 -6 220 351

Rec 296 56 5 0 54 19 37 0 0 0 0 0 467 292

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

KOR 0 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 229 244

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

Tot 296 261 110 82 54 43 37 27 27 15 -3 -6 943 901

Avg/G 148.0 130.5 55.0 41.0 27.0 21.5 18.5 13.5 27.0 7.5 -3.0 -3.0 471.5 450.5

No. 9 9 12

Yds 401 401 525

Avg 44.6 44.6 43.8

Long 53 53 59

TB 1 1 3

FC 2 2 3

I20 3 3 6

Blkd 0 0 0

Yds 662 662 518

Avg 66.2 66.2 64.8

TB 2 2 0

OB 0 0 0

Retn

Net

YdLn

244 229

37.8 36.1

32 33

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

No. 10 10 8

FIELD GOALS Player Ellestad, Eric

TD 1 1 0

G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2

FGM-FGA 5-6

Pct 83.3

01-19 0-0

20-29 2-2

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE

30-39 3-3

40-49 0-1

50+ 0-0

Minnesota Syracuse (26),47,(26),(35) Air Force (34),(39) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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Lg 39

Blk 1

Opponents (23),(42) (20),(31)

MINNESOTA vs. CAL

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES â&#x20AC;˘ GAME 3

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Player 32 - Triplett, Nate 30 - Campbell, Lee 21 - Lawrence, Simoni 27 - Theret, Kyle 3 - Royston, Kim 55 - McKinley, Cedric 98 - Small, Eric 15 - Simmons, Traye 26 - Rallis, Mike 2A - Collado, Ryan 97 - Jacobs, Anthony 45 - Klitzke, Bryan 96 - Kirksey, Brandon 90 - Henderson, Raymond 99 - Brown, Garrett 89 - Moen, Barrett 37 - Ellestad, Eric 24 - Sherels, Marcus 33 - Sharpe, Rex 20 - Thomas, Jay 95 - Wilhite, D.L. 4A - Cooper, Keanon 68 - Edwards, Jewhan Total.......... Opponents......

GP 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-2 2-2 2-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0

Solo 17 17 13 9 7 2 4 4 5 5 4 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 . . 105 71

Ast 9 7 7 7 3 5 3 3 1 . 1 2 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 56 42

Total 26 24 20 16 10 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 161 113

TFL/Yds 1.0-1 3.0-7 1.0-5 0.5-0 . 1.0-2 1.0-6 1.0-3 . . . . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . 1.0-9 . 0.5-1 11-37 10.0-28

Sacks . 0.5-3 0.5-4 . . . 1.0-6 . . . . . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . 1.0-9 . . 4-25 3-13

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

PBU 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 5 9

FR 1-52 . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52 2-0

FF . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 2 2

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

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

PG. 17

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES â&#x20AC;˘ GAME 3

MINNESOTA vs. CAL

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: 113, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09 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: 10, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09 300+ 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: 2, Eric Ellestad vs. Air Force, 9/12/09 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: Nate Triplett (52 yds.) vs. Air Force, 9/12/09 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. Air Force (W, 20-13), 9/12/09 vs. Air Force (W, 20-13), 9/12/09 411 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, 11/17/07 261, Air Force, 9/12/09 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, 11/22/08 386, Air Force, 9/12/09 157, 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