University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota-Michigan Game Notes
10/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
POSTGAME NOTES
Michigan (7-2, 5-0 Big Ten) 34, Minnesota (1-8, 0-5 Big Ten) 10
October 20, 2007 Attendance: 109,432
Minnesota Series/Specialty Notes
Today’s game marked the 96th meeting between Minnesota and Michigan dating to 1892. Michigan now leads the all-time series 69-24-3 and has won 26 of the last 28 meetings.
With today’s game, Minnesota and Michigan have now played for the “Little Brown Jug” 90 times. The Wolverines now hold a 65-22-3 edge in the battle for the “Jug”.
Minnesota has two trophy games remaining in 2007. The Gophers will battle Iowa for the “Floyd of Rosedale” trophy on Nov. 10 in Iowa City, then take on Wisconsin for “Paul Bunyan’s Axe” on Nov. 17 at the Metrodome.
Minnesota’s loss to Michigan today was the Gophers’ first in Ann Arbor since 2004 and dropped Minnesota to 12-38-1 all time in Ann Arbor.
Today’s crowd of 109,432 at Michigan Stadium was the largest to witness a Gophers’ game this season and the biggest since Minnesota played in front of 111,117 at Michigan on 10/8/05.
Minnesota Team Notes
Minnesota’s defense held Michigan to just one first down on its opening drive and forced the Wolverines to punt from the Gophers’ 46... It marked just the third time this season that the Gophers have held on their opponent’s opening possession (Miami-Ohio and Northwestern were the others).
Minnesota took an early 3-0 lead on a 29-yard field goal by Joel Monroe... It marked the second straight week that the Gophers have drawn first blood but just the third time this season that Minnesota has scored first... The Miami-Ohio and North Dakota State games were the other two.
Minnesota’s 3-0 lead at the end of the first quarter marked just the second time this season that the Gophers have led after the opening 15 minutes (Miami-Ohio was the other)... With Michigan scratching back for a 13-10 edge at the break the Gophers have now trailed at intermission in 7 of 9 games this season.
Dom Barber’s 46-yard fumble recover for a touchdown during the second quarter was the Gopher’s first defensive touchdown of the season and just the second non-offensive score of the year for Minnesota... The last time Minnesota returned a fumble for a touchdown was at Michigan State last season, when Steve Davis return a Spartan fumble 48 yards for a score.
Duane Bennett’s 106 yards rushing today marked the fourth time Minnesota has had a 100-yard rusher in a game this season... Bennett is the third different Gopher to do it, joining Amir Pinnix and Jay Thomas.
Minnesota was held without an offensive touchdown today... It is the first time this season and the first time since the Gophers were shutout last year at Ohio State, 44-0, that Minnesota has failed to score an offensive touchdown, snapping a string of 12 straight games with a least one offensive TD.
Minnesota Individual Notes
Dom Barber’s 46-yard fumble return for a touchdown on the opening play of the second quarter was his third fumble recovery of the season and the third straight game he has recovered a fumble... Barber now has four career fumble recoveries... It was also his second career touchdown... Barber’s first career TD came on a 45-yard interception return vs. Indiana last season.
Steve Davis’ forced fumble in the first quarter was the second of his career and marked the first the time the junior has forced a fumble since doing so at Ohio State in 2006... The fumble was recovered by freshman Kyle Theret and was his first career fumble recovery.
Steve Davis finished with 10 tackles, including seven solo tackles ... Davis recorded one tackle for loss in the game, just his second this season.
Sophomore Derrick Onwuachi’s sack of Ryan Mallett late in the second quarter was the first of his career.
Freshman Duane Bennett rushed for 106 yards on 20 carries... It marked his first career 100-yard rushing game and the first time a Minnesota true freshman has rushed for 100 yards since Laurence Maroney did it five times in 2003.
Adam Weber completed 14 of 30 passes for 99 yards... He now ranks 12th on Minnesota’s season records list with 2,155 passing yards ... He ranks seventh on Minnesota’s single season passing attempts list with 340 ... Ranks fifth in completions in a season with 195.
With 128 yards of total offense today, Adam Weber moved into fourth place on Minnesota’s single-season total offense chart with 2,585 yards.
Eric Decker finished today’s game with three receptions for 40 yards... He now has 56 catches on the season and needs just seven more to break Tutu Atwell’s school single-season record of 62 set in 1996.
Ernie Wheelwright had six receptions for 40 yards... Wheelwright now has at least one reception in 42 of 26 career games... Wheelwright now has 139 career catches and ranks third on Minnesota’s all-time receptions list.
Joel Monroe’s 29-yard first-quarter field goal was just the fourth of the season by the Gophers and Minnesota’s first since Monroe connected on a 34 yarder vs. Purdue... The kick improved Monroe to 3-for-5 on the season and 6-for-9 for his career.
Sophomore defensive end Ray Henderson made his first career start... Weak linebacker Kevin Mannion made his first start of the season, his first career start at linebacker and the fourth of his career... Today’s start against Michigan was Mannion’s first appearance in the Gophers’ opening lineup since her started at strong safety against Texas Tech in the 2006 Insight Bowl.
Michigan (7-2, 5-0 Big Ten) 34, Minnesota (1-8, 0-5 Big Ten) 10
October 20, 2007 Attendance: 109,432
Minnesota Series/Specialty Notes
Today’s game marked the 96th meeting between Minnesota and Michigan dating to 1892. Michigan now leads the all-time series 69-24-3 and has won 26 of the last 28 meetings.
With today’s game, Minnesota and Michigan have now played for the “Little Brown Jug” 90 times. The Wolverines now hold a 65-22-3 edge in the battle for the “Jug”.
Minnesota has two trophy games remaining in 2007. The Gophers will battle Iowa for the “Floyd of Rosedale” trophy on Nov. 10 in Iowa City, then take on Wisconsin for “Paul Bunyan’s Axe” on Nov. 17 at the Metrodome.
Minnesota’s loss to Michigan today was the Gophers’ first in Ann Arbor since 2004 and dropped Minnesota to 12-38-1 all time in Ann Arbor.
Today’s crowd of 109,432 at Michigan Stadium was the largest to witness a Gophers’ game this season and the biggest since Minnesota played in front of 111,117 at Michigan on 10/8/05.
Minnesota Team Notes
Minnesota’s defense held Michigan to just one first down on its opening drive and forced the Wolverines to punt from the Gophers’ 46... It marked just the third time this season that the Gophers have held on their opponent’s opening possession (Miami-Ohio and Northwestern were the others).
Minnesota took an early 3-0 lead on a 29-yard field goal by Joel Monroe... It marked the second straight week that the Gophers have drawn first blood but just the third time this season that Minnesota has scored first... The Miami-Ohio and North Dakota State games were the other two.
Minnesota’s 3-0 lead at the end of the first quarter marked just the second time this season that the Gophers have led after the opening 15 minutes (Miami-Ohio was the other)... With Michigan scratching back for a 13-10 edge at the break the Gophers have now trailed at intermission in 7 of 9 games this season.
Dom Barber’s 46-yard fumble recover for a touchdown during the second quarter was the Gopher’s first defensive touchdown of the season and just the second non-offensive score of the year for Minnesota... The last time Minnesota returned a fumble for a touchdown was at Michigan State last season, when Steve Davis return a Spartan fumble 48 yards for a score.
Duane Bennett’s 106 yards rushing today marked the fourth time Minnesota has had a 100-yard rusher in a game this season... Bennett is the third different Gopher to do it, joining Amir Pinnix and Jay Thomas.
Minnesota was held without an offensive touchdown today... It is the first time this season and the first time since the Gophers were shutout last year at Ohio State, 44-0, that Minnesota has failed to score an offensive touchdown, snapping a string of 12 straight games with a least one offensive TD.
Minnesota Individual Notes
Dom Barber’s 46-yard fumble return for a touchdown on the opening play of the second quarter was his third fumble recovery of the season and the third straight game he has recovered a fumble... Barber now has four career fumble recoveries... It was also his second career touchdown... Barber’s first career TD came on a 45-yard interception return vs. Indiana last season.
Steve Davis’ forced fumble in the first quarter was the second of his career and marked the first the time the junior has forced a fumble since doing so at Ohio State in 2006... The fumble was recovered by freshman Kyle Theret and was his first career fumble recovery.
Steve Davis finished with 10 tackles, including seven solo tackles ... Davis recorded one tackle for loss in the game, just his second this season.
Sophomore Derrick Onwuachi’s sack of Ryan Mallett late in the second quarter was the first of his career.
Freshman Duane Bennett rushed for 106 yards on 20 carries... It marked his first career 100-yard rushing game and the first time a Minnesota true freshman has rushed for 100 yards since Laurence Maroney did it five times in 2003.
Adam Weber completed 14 of 30 passes for 99 yards... He now ranks 12th on Minnesota’s season records list with 2,155 passing yards ... He ranks seventh on Minnesota’s single season passing attempts list with 340 ... Ranks fifth in completions in a season with 195.
With 128 yards of total offense today, Adam Weber moved into fourth place on Minnesota’s single-season total offense chart with 2,585 yards.
Eric Decker finished today’s game with three receptions for 40 yards... He now has 56 catches on the season and needs just seven more to break Tutu Atwell’s school single-season record of 62 set in 1996.
Ernie Wheelwright had six receptions for 40 yards... Wheelwright now has at least one reception in 42 of 26 career games... Wheelwright now has 139 career catches and ranks third on Minnesota’s all-time receptions list.
Joel Monroe’s 29-yard first-quarter field goal was just the fourth of the season by the Gophers and Minnesota’s first since Monroe connected on a 34 yarder vs. Purdue... The kick improved Monroe to 3-for-5 on the season and 6-for-9 for his career.
Sophomore defensive end Ray Henderson made his first career start... Weak linebacker Kevin Mannion made his first start of the season, his first career start at linebacker and the fourth of his career... Today’s start against Michigan was Mannion’s first appearance in the Gophers’ opening lineup since her started at strong safety against Texas Tech in the 2006 Insight Bowl.
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