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University of Minnesota Athletics
FB: Notes and Quotes from Minnesota-Iowa
11/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Minnesota leads the all-time series vs. the Hawkeyes by a 58-38-2 margin. The Golden Gophers own a 35-14-1 record at home, including a 6-6 mark in games played at the Metrodome.
Iowa snapped Minnesota's seven-game home winning streak. It was the longest streak in Metrodome history.
In the battle for "Floyd of Rosedale", the Golden Gophers lead the series 38-30-2.
With Marion Barber's 167 yards today, he surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight season. He is the fourth Golden Gopher to have multiple seasons with 1,000 rushing yards.
Barber and Laurence Maroney are the first duo in NCAA history to each rush for 1,000 yards in two different seasons.
With 167 yards today, Barber surpassed the 3,000 yard career mark. He is in fifth place all-time with 3,089 yards, just five yards behind his father, Marion Barber.
Barber moved into third place all-time with the 13th 100-yard rushing game of his career. He is tied with Tellis Redmon (1999-2001).
Barber and Maroney rushed for 100 yards in the same game for the third time this season and the seventh time in their careers.
Maroney's 79-yard touchdown run in the second quarter is his third run this season of 75 yards or more. He also has a pair of 80-yard runs.
Maroney's 79-yard run was the ninth touchdown of 50 yards or more this season for Minnesota. By comparison, Iowa got its first play of 50 yards or more today.
Maroney's three touchdowns give him 22 rushing touchdowns for his career, moving him into seventh place on the Gophers' career rushing touchdowns list.
Maroney's 156 yards rushing gives him 2,364 yards rushing for his career, moving him into seventh place on the Gophers' career rushing list. Maroney moved past Francis "Pug" Lund's (1932-34) 2,264 yards and Garry White's 2,353 yards today.
Maroney earned his 12th career 100-yard rushing game of his career, tying him for fourth on the school's all-time list. He is tied with Marion Barber and Marion Barber III.
Maroney moved into a tie on the single-season list with his seventh 100-yard rushing game of the season. He is tied with Marion Barber III, Thomas Hamner, Tellis Redmon and Darrell Thompson.
With three touchdowns today, Maroney moved into a tie for fourth place on the single- season list with his 12 touchdowns this season. He is tied with Marion Barber (1979).
Maroney recorded a career-high three touchdowns in one game. It is his fourth career game with two or more touchdowns.
Maroney has had a run of 20 yards or more in 12 straight games and seven runs of 30 yards or more this season.
Of the six longest runs by the Golden Gophers since 1971, Maroney owns three of them.
Ernie Wheelwright's catch in the second quarter gave him at least one reception in every game this season.
Minnesota recorded a season-high four sacks. It is the most since the team had four in the Sun Bowl last year against Oregon.
Darrell Reid recorded his 15th career quarterback sack in the third quarter. Reid currently sits alone in fourth-place on the all-time career quarterback sacks list.
Reid's 6.5 sacks rank eighth on the school's single-season list.
Terrance Campbell recorded his first sack of the season and the seventh of his career in the fourth quarter. Keith Lipka recorded his first career sack in the fourth quarter and finished with four tackles. He entered the game with one tackle in seven games.
Anthony Montgomery recorded his second sack of the season and the fourth of his career.
Rhys Lloyd's 62-yard punt in the second quarter was one shy of his career-high. It is his second career punt over 60 yards.
The Gophers topped the 300-yard rushing mark for the fifth time this season.
Minnesota rushed for three or more touchdowns in a single game for the fifth time this season.
Minnesota has allowed an average of 32.7 yards rushing in its last three home games.
Minnesota has reached double-digits in 28 straight games. Ohio State held Minnesota to three points on Nov. 2, 2002.
Minnesota has scored 20 or more points in 34 of its last 38 games.
Minnesota has not been shut out in a school-record 83 games. The last time UM was blanked on the scoreboard was in a 31-0 loss at Iowa on Nov. 22, 1997.
MINNESOTA HEAD COACH GLEN MASON QUOTES
"We were so close and yet so far away. Your natural tendency is to look at the final play, the missed field goal, and that's wrong. We were in position to kick a 50-plus-yard field goal and Rhys Lloyd did not come through. But I've never been around a guy that cherishes those opportunities as much as he does. A lot of guys don't because of what happens if they don't come through. He's a guy that craves such a situation and can deal with lack of success and can then be ready to do it again."
On Minnesota's third down prior to the field goal:
"I've got to be honest with you, I didn't want to risk being knocked out of field goal range. That's why we ran the ball. We got stuffed on a zone play, the play before that. So I felt that a run was better to get into field goal range. I asked Rhys were we had to get to and he told me that he could hit it from there."
On a possible bowl appearance:
"Our season did not go as we would have liked, but it has not dampened my spirit about this club. I hope we have a opportunity to play in a post-season bowl game. If we get what we deserve, whatever bowl is fine."
On Minnesota's rushing record:
"It's an accomplishment for those two guys and our entire line. It's something that has never been done and now set by two of the greatest kids to be around. They have just gotten better and better. What you see is what you get."
MINNESOTA PLAYER QUOTES
Kicker Rhys Lloyd
"I missed it. I didn't kick it well. There were no doubts in my mind before the kick. I just missed it. I can't do anything about it now. Everything was good. I just missed."
"He (Mason) had confidence in me and I had confidence in myself as well as the team. It's just one of those things that happens. I can't dwell on it."
"I let the team down. I hold the whole loss on me. I think that's what most guys would do. That's just the way I am. Of course I'm disappointed but it's not the end of the world. I can still go home tonight and spend time with my family and move on."
Running back Laurence Maroney
"(The offensive line) blocked awesome. My line came out and gave it their all and the running backs gave it their all as well. That's what happens when we come out to play and bring our A game."
"It's real tough to lose like this with such high expectations from the beginning of the season. From here, you just have to move on. There's nothing to do about it now. I'm not going to stand here and point fingers. As a team, we just lost.
"We deserve what we get. I don't know where we are going. If we do go to a bowl game, we are going to treat it like any other game.
"It's important but its not. You have to put your team goals ahead of your personal ones. You know it's a good side to this game and we can say we gave it our best. We just didn't finish it."
"Nothing. It happened. You miss, you miss. We aren't going to look at Rhys any differently."
Running back Marion Barber III
"We were still very confident. We took a few bumps and bruises but it's nothing we couldn't overcome. It's been a total team effort all year and they guys up front helped us achieve (the 1,000-yard seasons).
"We'll get a bowl game. I think so. I don't know what will happen over the next few weeks but I don't mind at all where we play. We just have to get our minds right for the next game."
"I don't think of it (1,000-yard seasons) as important. We didn't win the game. I look at it as playing hard and getting it done. If we would have won the game, I probably would have felt better about it."
Offensive tackle Rian Melander
"I think we just got back to the nitty-gritty fundamentals. We just worked a lot harder."
"Our team is really resilient. We battled back and played hard. No one wants to lose the trophy at home."
" We have great confidence in Rhys Lloyd. He has made kicks like that before. We have full confidence in Rhys."
"It means a lot to us that our backs ran really well. It also means that our line was blocking well and that makes us feel good."
Linebacker Kyle McKenzie
"Our offense still gave us a chance. They gave us a chance. We as a defense just have to get off the field."
"We have to make plays on defense. I'm more disappointed in myself than anything and I don't put the blame on anyone."
IOWA HEAD COACH KIRK FERENTZ QUOTES
"I told the guys after the game that we're not a statistical team. Points, turnovers and penalties are the big things that we are focusing on right now, and obviously wins and losses. It's just one of those years that we just have to find a way to get the job done. This was another example of guys stepping up today."
"Credit Minnesota, I thought they played especially hard. In the second half the game could have gone either way, but they outplayed us in the second half and we were fortunate to come away with a win. "
"I don't know the statistics, but they (Minnesota) had success running the football. But somehow, some way we are sitting here with three wins and they can't take them back and we're taking Floyd home with us. We are the first team to beat them at home, and they are very tough at home. I'm proud of that."
On Iowa's third down conversions:
"I think it's a combination of our protection being solid for the most part, and (Drew) Tate continues to quarterback well and their receivers have really stepped up."
IOWA PLAYER QUOTES
Quarterback Drew Tate
"We did a lot of good things on offense. We converted on third down, which helped us keep drives alive. I think we play well as a unit. With two new linemen in there and Sam (Brownlee) coming out, we were trying to help our defense out and keep them off the field."
On the third down success:
"Coach (O'Keefe) did a good job calling the plays and the line did a good job of giving me time and the receivers did a good job getting open.
On the Iowa defense:
"Our defense played great. We know that they have been carrying us all year. We knew that with their (Minnesota) running backs and playing up here, that it would be a tough game. We knew that we would needed to help them out as much as we could and come up with as many points as we could."
Wide Receiver Clinton Solomon
On the third down success:
"We've got to make big plays when the time comes, whether it's in the passing game or the running game. When it's the running game we have to come up with big blocks and when it's the passing game, we have to make sure to catch it."
Free Safety Sean Considine
On the turnovers:
"We had three today in a game that ends 29-27. Obviously every turnover you can get is a big time factor. I don't know if we did a good job or they just had an unlucky day. Either way, we'll take it regardless."
