University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota 31, Northern Illinois 27
8/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 30, 2008
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008)
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Scoring Summary |
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)
1st Quarter| | | | Minnesota wins toss and receives. NIU defends north end zone. |
| | | | SALERNO, Mike kickoff 67 yards to the MINN3, Thomas return 17 yards to the MINN20 (SOBOL, Mike), PENALTY MINN holding (Triplett) 10 yards to the MINN10, 1st and 10, MINN ball on MINN10. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn10 | Weber pass complete to Decker for 6 yards to the MINN16 (HANSON, Cory). |
| Minn | 2-4 | at Minn16 | Weber pass complete to Decker for 5 yards to the MINN21, 1ST DOWN MINN (PRUITT, Bradley). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn21 | Bennett rush for 5 yards to the MINN26 (McCARTHY, Tim). |
| Minn | 2-5 | at Minn26 | Weber pass complete to Bennett for no gain to the MINN26 (PIRKLE, D.J.;ALLEN, Josh). |
| Minn | 3-5 | at Minn26 | Weber pass complete to Decker for 7 yards to the MINN33, 1ST DOWN MINN (GEORGE, Patrick). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn33 | Bennett rush for 1 yard to the MINN34 (HANSON, Cory;ENGLISH, Larry). |
| Minn | 2-9 | at Minn34 | Weber pass complete to Decker for 13 yards to the MINN47, 1ST DOWN MINN, out-of-bounds (SOBOL, Mike). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn47 | Weber pass incomplete to Simmons,J. |
| Minn | 2-10 | at Minn47 | Weber rush for 14 yards to the NIU39, 1ST DOWN MINN (BRYANT, David). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Niu39 | Bennett rush for 5 yards to the NIU34 (SOBOL, Mike). |
| Minn | 2-5 | at Niu34 | Weber pass complete to Decker for 3 yards to the NIU31 (ALLEN, Josh). |
| Minn | 3-2 | at Niu31 | Weber rush for 3 yards to the NIU28, 1ST DOWN MINN (ENGLISH, Larry). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Niu28 | Weber rush for 3 yards to the NIU25 (PIRKLE, D.J.). |
| Minn | 2-7 | at Niu25 | Bennett rush for 1 yard to the NIU24 (RUSCH, Craig). |
| Minn | 3-6 | at Niu24 | Weber pass complete to Tow-Arnett,Ni for 15 yards to the NIU9, 1ST DOWN MINN (McCARTHY, Tim). |
| Minn | 1-G | at Niu09 | Weber rush for 3 yards to the NIU6 (ALLEN, Josh). |
| Minn | 2-G | at Niu06 | Bennett rush for 3 yards to the NIU3 (BRYANT, David). |
| Minn | 3-G | at Niu03 | PENALTY MINN false start (Spry) 5 yards to the NIU8. |
| Minn | 3-G | at Niu08 | Weber pass complete to Decker for 8 yards to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:03. |
| | | | Monroe kick attempt good. |
| | | | Minnesota 7, Northern Illinois 0 |
| | | | Drive: 18 plays, 90 yards, TOP 08:57 |
| | | | Monroe kickoff 70 yards to the NIU0, BROWN, Me'co return 21 yards to the NIU21 (Rallis). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu21 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:58. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu21 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for 1 yard to the NIU22 (VanDeSteeg). |
| Niu | 2-9 | at Niu22 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for 2 yards to the NIU24 (Campbell). |
| Niu | 3-7 | at Niu24 | Timeout Minnesota, clock 04:35. |
| Niu | 3-7 | at Niu24 | HARNISH, Chand. rush for 13 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN NIU (Theret). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu37 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for 5 yards to the NIU42 (Hightower;Campbell). |
| Niu | 2-5 | at Niu42 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU41 (Onwuachi). |
| Niu | 3-6 | at Niu41 | CRIDER, Ricky rush for no gain to the NIU41 (Brock). |
| Niu | 4-6 | at Niu41 | DITTBENNER, A. punt 42 yards to the MINN17, fair catch by Sherels. |
| | | | Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 03:55 |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn17 | MINNESOTA drive start at 02:03. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn17 | Bennett rush for 4 yards to the MINN21 (KRUTSCH, Alex). |
| Minn | 2-6 | at Minn21 | Bennett rush for 2 yards to the MINN23 (KRUTSCH, Alex;McCARTHY, Tim). |
| Minn | 3-4 | at Minn23 | Weber pass incomplete to Kuznia. |
| Minn | 4-4 | at Minn23 | Kucek punt 51 yards to the NIU26, fair catch by BROWN, Me'co. |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:24 |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu26 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:39. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu26 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for 12 yards to the NIU38, 1ST DOWN NIU (Onwuachi). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu38 | PENALTY NIU false start (OLSON, Trevor) 5 yards to the NIU33. |
| | | | Drive: 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 04:54 |
| | | | Minnesota 7, Northern Illinois 0 |
| Niu | 1-15 | at Niu33 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Niu | 1-15 | at Niu33 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to DAVIS, Britt for 11 yards to the NIU44 (Hightower). |
| Niu | 2-4 | at Niu44 | HARNISH, Chand. rush for 5 yards to the NIU49, 1ST DOWN NIU (Sherels). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu49 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to DAVIS, Britt for 9 yards to the MINN42 (Theret). |
| Niu | 2-1 | at Minn42 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for 7 yards to the MINN35, 1ST DOWN NIU (Sherels). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Minn35 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 26 yards to the MINN9, 1ST DOWN NIU (Brock). |
| Niu | 1-G | at Minn09 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for 3 yards to the MINN6 (Edwards). |
| Niu | 2-G | at Minn06 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SKARB, Kyle for 4 yards to the MINN2 (Theret). |
| Niu | 3-G | at Minn02 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for 2 yards to the MINN0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:45. |
| | | | SALERNO, Mike kick attempt good. |
| | | | Northern Illinois 7, Minnesota 7 |
| | | | Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 04:54 |
| | | | SALERNO, Mike kickoff 68 yards to the MINN2, Thomas return 35 yards to the MINN37 ( Rice, Melvin). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn37 | MINNESOTA drive start at 10:36. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn37 | Weber pass incomplete to Simmons,J (BRYANT, David). |
| Minn | 2-10 | at Minn37 | Weber pass incomplete to Bennett (BICE, Brandon). |
| Minn | 3-10 | at Minn37 | Weber pass complete to Spry for 9 yards to the MINN46, out-of-bounds ( Rice, Melvin). |
| Minn | 4-1 | at Minn46 | Kucek punt 27 yards to the NIU27, out-of-bounds. |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:19 |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu27 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:17. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu27 | CLANTON, M. rush for 2 yards to the NIU29 (Onwuachi). |
| Niu | 2-8 | at Niu29 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to COX, Landon for 5 yards to the NIU34, out-of-bounds (Simmons,T). |
| Niu | 3-3 | at Niu34 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to CUNNINGHAM, R. for 17 yards to the MINN49, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (Simmons,T). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Minn49 | CLANTON, M. rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU49, fumble forced by Lawrence, fumble by CLANTON, M. recovered by MINN Brown at NIU49. |
| | | | Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, TOP 01:46 |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Niu49 | MINNESOTA drive start at 08:31, MINN ball on NIU49. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Niu49 | PENALTY MINN false start (Brinkhaus) 5 yards to the MINN46, NO PLAY. |
| Minn | 1-15 | at Minn46 | Weber rush for 12 yards to the NIU42 (KUBE, Alex;KRUTSCH, Alex). |
| Minn | 2-3 | at Niu42 | Bennett rush for 5 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN MINN (BRYANT, David). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Niu37 | Weber pass complete to Simmons,J for 13 yards to the NIU24, 1ST DOWN MINN (BRYANT, David). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Niu24 | Weber pass complete to Bennett for 1 yard to the NIU23 (KUBE, Alex;SOBOL, Mike). |
| Minn | 2-9 | at Niu23 | Weber pass incomplete to Decker. |
| Minn | 3-9 | at Niu23 | Weber pass incomplete to Decker. |
| | | | Previous play being reviewed; play stood as called |
| Minn | 4-9 | at Niu23 | Monroe field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 06:02. |
| | | | Minnesota 10, Northern Illinois 7 |
| | | | Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, TOP 02:29 |
| | | | Monroe kickoff 69 yards to the NIU1, BROWN, Me'co return 23 yards to the NIU24 (Collado). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu24 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:56. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu24 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for 5 yards to the NIU29 (Brock). |
| Niu | 2-5 | at Niu29 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for loss of 2 yards to the NIU27 (Hightower;Theret). |
| Niu | 3-7 | at Niu27 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt. |
| Niu | 4-7 | at Niu27 | DITTBENNER, A. punt 39 yards to the MINN34, fair catch by Sherels. |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:39 |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn34 | MINNESOTA drive start at 04:17. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn34 | Bennett rush for 4 yards to the MINN38 (KUBE, Alex). |
| Minn | 2-6 | at Minn38 | Weber rush for loss of 2 yards to the MINN36 (McCARTHY, Tim). |
| Minn | 3-8 | at Minn36 | Weber pass incomplete to Kuznia. |
| Minn | 4-8 | at Minn36 | Kucek punt BLOCKED, recovered by NIU WILSON, Tracy at MINN27 (blocked by SPANN, Chad). |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:37 |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Minn27 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 02:40. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Minn27 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to SIMON, Matt (Simmons,T). |
| Niu | 2-10 | at Minn27 | HARNISH, Chand. rush for 4 yards to the MINN23 (Lawrence). |
| Niu | 3-6 | at Minn23 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to DAVIS, Britt for 1 yard to the MINN22 (Theret). |
| Niu | 4-5 | at Minn22 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:00. |
| Niu | 4-5 | at Minn22 | SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 39 GOOD, clock 00:55. |
| | | | Northern Illinois 10, Minnesota 10 |
| | | | Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:45 |
| | | | SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the MINN0, Thomas return 16 yards to the MINN16 (WILSON, Tracy). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn16 | MINNESOTA drive start at 00:52. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn16 | Weber rush for 3 yards to the MINN19 (KRAUSE, Mike). |
| Minn | 2-7 | at Minn19 | Bennett rush for 2 yards to the MINN21 (McCARTHY, Tim). |
| Minn | 3-5 | at Minn21 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| | | | Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:52 |
| | | | Northern Illinois 10, Minnesota 10 |
| Minn | 3-5 | at Minn21 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, MINN ball on MINN30. |
| | | | Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:52 |
| | | | Monroe kickoff 65 yards to the NIU5, BROWN, Me'co return 18 yards to the NIU23 (Triplett). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu23 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 15:00. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu23 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for 1 yard to the NIU24 (Campbell). |
| Niu | 2-9 | at Niu24 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to DAVIS, Britt for 3 yards to the NIU27 (Sherels). |
| Niu | 3-6 | at Niu27 | HARNISH, Chand. rush for loss of 4 yards to the NIU23 (VanDeSteeg). |
| Niu | 4-10 | at Niu23 | DITTBENNER, A. punt 41 yards to the MINN36, downed. |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 02:18 |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn36 | MINNESOTA drive start at 12:42. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn36 | Eskridge rush for 5 yards to the MINN41 (SOBOL, Mike). |
| Minn | 2-5 | at Minn41 | Weber pass complete to Decker for 6 yards to the MINN47, 1ST DOWN MINN. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn47 | Weber pass complete to Simmons,J for 53 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN MINN, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:25. |
| | | | Monroe kick attempt good. |
| | | | Minnesota 17, Northern Illinois 10 |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:17 |
| | | | Monroe kickoff 62 yards to the NIU8, BROWN, Me'co return 20 yards to the NIU28 (U'u). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu28 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 11:25. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu28 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for no gain to the NIU28 (Hightower). |
| Niu | 2-10 | at Niu28 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 15 yards to the NIU43, 1ST DOWN NIU. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu43 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SKARB, Kyle for 9 yards to the MINN48 (Lawrence). |
| Niu | 2-1 | at Minn48 | CLANTON, M. rush for 15 yards to the MINN33, 1ST DOWN NIU (Davis). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Minn33 | CLANTON, M. rush for 1 yard to the MINN32 (Davis). |
| Niu | 2-9 | at Minn32 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete. |
| Niu | 3-9 | at Minn32 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt (Sherels). |
| Niu | 4-9 | at Minn32 | Timeout Minnesota, clock 08:32. |
| Niu | 4-9 | at Minn32 | SALERNO, Mike field goal attempt from 49 GOOD, clock 08:27. |
| | | | Minnesota 17, Northern Illinois 13 |
| | | | Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, TOP 02:58 |
| | | | SALERNO, Mike kickoff 70 yards to the MINN0, Stoudermire return 39 yards to the MINN39 (TRANCHITELLA). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn39 | MINNESOTA drive start at 08:27. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn39 | Bennett rush for 61 yards to the NIU0, 1ST DOWN MINN, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:07. |
| | | | Monroe kick attempt good. |
| | | | Minnesota 24, Northern Illinois 13 |
| | | | Drive: 1 plays, 61 yards, TOP 00:20 |
| | | | Monroe kickoff 66 yards to the NIU4, BROWN, Me'co return 14 yards to the NIU18 (Eskridge), PENALTY NIU illegal block (SKARB, Kyle) 9 yards to the NIU9, 1st and 10, NIU ball on NIU9. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu09 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 08:07. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu09 | BROWN, Me'co rush for no gain to the NIU9 (Edwards). |
| Niu | 2-10 | at Niu09 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt (Davis). |
| Niu | 3-10 | at Niu09 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:11. |
| Niu | 3-10 | at Niu09 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 91 yards to the MINN0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:59. |
| | | | SALERNO, Mike kick attempt good. |
| | | | Minnesota 24, Northern Illinois 20 |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, TOP 01:08 |
| | | | SALERNO, Mike kickoff 60 yards to the MINN10, Stoudermire return 35 yards to the MINN45 (CARTER, Chase;SOBOL, Mike). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn45 | MINNESOTA drive start at 06:59. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn45 | Bennett rush for loss of 3 yards to the MINN42 (ENGLISH, Larry). |
| Minn | 2-13 | at Minn42 | Weber pass complete to Tow-Arnett,Ni for 11 yards to the NIU47 (HANSON, Cory;DANIELS, Kiaree). |
| Minn | 3-2 | at Niu47 | Weber pass incomplete. |
| Minn | 4-2 | at Niu47 | Kucek punt 39 yards to the NIU8, out-of-bounds. |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:38 |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu08 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:21. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu08 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to CUNNINGHAM, R. for 18 yards to the NIU26, 1ST DOWN NIU (Sherels). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu26 | BROWN, Me'co rush for 3 yards to the NIU29 (Small). |
| Niu | 2-7 | at Niu29 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to SIMON, Matt for 8 yards to the NIU37, 1ST DOWN NIU (Davis). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu37 | BROWN, Me'co rush for 9 yards to the NIU46 (Brock). |
| Niu | 2-1 | at Niu46 | BROWN, Me'co rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU45 (Davis). |
| Niu | 3-2 | at Niu45 | HARNISH, Chand. sacked for loss of 12 yards to the NIU33 (Moen). |
| Niu | 4-14 | at Niu33 | DITTBENNER, A. punt 41 yards to the MINN26, fair catch by Sherels. |
| | | | Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, TOP 03:56 |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn26 | MINNESOTA drive start at 01:25. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn26 | Weber pass complete to Decker for 13 yards to the MINN39, 1ST DOWN MINN, out-of-bounds (ALLEN, Josh). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn39 | Weber sacked for loss of 11 yards to the MINN28 (BICE, Brandon), PENALTY MINN holding declined. |
| Minn | 2-21 | at Minn28 | Weber pass complete to Bennett for 18 yards to the MINN46 (HANSON, Cory). |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:25 |
| | | | Minnesota 24, Northern Illinois 20 |
| Minn | 3-3 | at Minn46 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Minn | 3-3 | at Minn46 | Weber pass incomplete to Decker ( Rice, Melvin). |
| Minn | 4-3 | at Minn46 | Kucek punt 54 yards to the NIU0, touchback. |
| | | | Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:25 |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 15:00. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | HARNISH, Chand. rush for 3 yards to the NIU23 (Mannion). |
| Niu | 2-7 | at Niu23 | ANDERSON, Just. rush for loss of 1 yard to the NIU22 (Hightower). |
| Niu | 3-8 | at Niu22 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt (Sherels). |
| Niu | 4-8 | at Niu22 | DITTBENNER, A. punt 46 yards to the MINN32, fair catch by Sherels. |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:53 |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn32 | MINNESOTA drive start at 13:07. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn32 | Bennett rush for loss of 1 yard to the MINN31 (McCARTHY, Tim). |
| Minn | 2-11 | at Minn31 | Weber pass incomplete to Decker. |
| Minn | 3-11 | at Minn31 | Weber pass complete to Decker for 28 yards to the NIU41, 1ST DOWN MINN (BRYANT, David). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Niu41 | Weber sacked for loss of 9 yards to the 50 yardline (ENGLISH, Larry). |
| Minn | 2-19 | at Minn50 | Weber rush for 5 yards to the NIU45 (ALLEN, Josh). |
| Minn | 3-14 | at Niu45 | Weber pass incomplete to Decker. |
| Minn | 4-14 | at Niu45 | Kucek punt 45 yards to the NIU0, touchback. |
| | | | Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:55 |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 10:12. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | HARNISH, Chand. sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NIU16 (Moen;Campbell). |
| Niu | 2-14 | at Niu16 | HARNISH, Chand. rush for 5 yards to the NIU21, out-of-bounds (Brock). |
| Niu | 3-9 | at Niu21 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 27 yards to the NIU48, 1ST DOWN NIU (Simmons,T). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu48 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete (Small). |
| Niu | 2-10 | at Niu48 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to COX, Landon. |
| Niu | 3-10 | at Niu48 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to PALMER, Nathan for 52 yards to the MINN0, 1ST DOWN NIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:09. |
| | | | SALERNO, Mike kick attempt good. |
| | | | Northern Illinois 27, Minnesota 24 |
| | | | Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:03 |
| | | | SALERNO, Mike kickoff 35 yards to the MINN35, fair catch by Tow-Arnett,Ni. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn35 | MINNESOTA drive start at 08:09. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn35 | Bennett rush for loss of 2 yards to the MINN33 (HANSON, Cory). |
| Minn | 2-12 | at Minn33 | Weber pass incomplete. |
| Minn | 3-12 | at Minn33 | Weber pass complete to Simmons,J for 11 yards to the MINN44 (CARTER, Chase). |
| Minn | 4-1 | at Minn44 | Weber rush for 2 yards to the MINN46, 1ST DOWN MINN (WERTZ, Jake). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn46 | Weber pass incomplete to Decker. |
| Minn | 2-10 | at Minn46 | Weber pass complete to Spry for 16 yards to the NIU38, fumble forced by BRYANT, David, fumble by Spry recovered by NIU ENGLISH, Larry at NIU38. |
| | | | Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:53 |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu38 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 06:16. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu38 | CLANTON, M. rush for 1 yard to the NIU39 (Brown). |
| Niu | 2-9 | at Niu39 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete. |
| Niu | 3-9 | at Niu39 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:25. |
| Niu | 3-9 | at Niu39 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt. |
| Niu | 4-9 | at Niu39 | DITTBENNER, A. punt 35 yards to the MINN26, fair catch by Sherels. |
| | | | Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:01 |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn26 | MINNESOTA drive start at 05:15. |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn26 | Weber pass complete to Decker for no gain to the MINN26 (CARTER, Chase). |
| Minn | 2-10 | at Minn26 | Weber pass complete to Kuznia for 16 yards to the MINN42, 1ST DOWN MINN (SOBOL, Mike). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Minn42 | Weber pass complete to Bennett for 6 yards to the MINN48 (McCARTHY, Tim). |
| Minn | 2-4 | at Minn48 | Weber pass complete to Tow-Arnett,Ni for 17 yards to the NIU35, 1ST DOWN MINN (McCARTHY, Tim;SOBOL, Mike). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Niu35 | Weber pass complete to Tow-Arnett,Ni for 23 yards to the NIU12, 1ST DOWN MINN (DANIELS, Kiaree). |
| Minn | 1-10 | at Niu12 | Bennett rush for 1 yard to the NIU11 (BRYANT, David). |
| Minn | 2-9 | at Niu11 | Weber rush for 7 yards to the NIU4 (TRANCHITELLA). |
| Minn | 3-2 | at Niu04 | Bennett rush for 1 yard to the NIU3 (TRANCHITELLA). |
| Minn | 4-1 | at Niu03 | Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:38. |
| Minn | 4-1 | at Niu03 | Bennett rush for 2 yards to the NIU1, 1ST DOWN MINN (KUBE, Alex). |
| Minn | 1-G | at Niu01 | Bennett rush for 1 yard to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22. |
| | | | Monroe kick attempt good. |
| | | | Minnesota 31, Northern Illinois 27 |
| | | | Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 04:53 |
| | | | Monroe kickoff 53 yards to the NIU17, out-of-bounds, NIU ball on NIU40. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu40 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:22. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu40 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to CRIDER, Ricky for 12 yards to the MINN48, 1ST DOWN NIU (Triplett). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Minn48 | TEAM pass incomplete. |
| Niu | 2-10 | at Minn48 | HARNISH, Chand. pass complete to CRIDER, Ricky for 18 yards to the MINN30, 1ST DOWN NIU (Triplett). |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Minn30 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:08. |
| Niu | 1-10 | at Minn30 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete to DAVIS, Britt (Sherels). |
| Niu | 2-10 | at Minn30 | HARNISH, Chand. pass incomplete (Decker). |
| Niu | 3-10 | at Minn30 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
| | | | Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 00:22 |
| | | | FINAL SCORE |
| | | | Minnesota 31, Northern Illinois 27 |
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| Northern Illinois: 8-BROWN, Me'co, 10-CLARK, Willie, 16-SALERNO, Mike, 17-TURNER, Greg, 18-DITTBENNER, A., 20-CLANTON, M., 22-CRIDER, Ricky, 23-DANIELS, Kiaree, 25-WILSON, Tracy, 27-WILLIAMSON, S., 28-SPANN, Chad, 29-SCHILLER, Pat, 33-GEORGE, Patrick, 36-CARTER, Chase, 37-KUBE, Alex, 42-TRANCHITELLA, 43-GRIFFIN, T.J., 46-PRATT, David, 48-KRITIKOS, Mike, 49-ANTONACCI, A., 52-BROWN, Phil, 55-OWEN, Nolan, 56-BICE, Brandon, 64-WERTZ, Jake, 65-ONYEBUAGU, J., 72-PAWLAK, Joe, 80-COX, Landon, 81-PALMER, Nathan, 84-CLASEY, Tyler, 87-SCHEPLER, Jason, 88-BEAL, Brandon, 93-COLEMAN, Adam, 98-PIRKLE, D.J.. |
| Minnesota: 2-Collado, 11-Stoudermire, 20-Thomas, 21-Lawrence, 23-Eskridge, 26-Rallis, 32-Triplett, 35-Hoese, 36-Monroe, 41-Kucek, 42-U'u, 45-Hennessey, 46-Ferris, 47-Coleman, 48-Tow-Arnett,Ni, 53-Burris, 55-McKinley, 56-Davis, 68-Edwards, 73-Meinke, 84-Thompson, 89-Moen, 92-Brody, 96-Kirksey. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)
| ## | Northern Illinois | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
| 53 | McCARTHY, Tim | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2.0/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 38 | SOBOL, Mike | 5 | 3 | 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 4 | BRYANT, David | 7 | . | 7 | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| 9 | ALLEN, Josh | 4 | 1 | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 26 | HANSON, Cory | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 51 | ENGLISH, Larry | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.0/12 | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | 1.0/9 | . |
| 37 | KUBE, Alex | 2 | 2 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 42 | TRANCHITELLA | 3 | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 36 | CARTER, Chase | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 69 | KRUTSCH, Alex | 1 | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 2 | Rice, Melvin | 2 | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| 23 | DANIELS, Kiaree | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 98 | PIRKLE, D.J. | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 99 | RUSCH, Craig | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 58 | KRAUSE, Mike | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 64 | WERTZ, Jake | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 25 | WILSON, Tracy | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 56 | BICE, Brandon | 1 | . | 1 | 1.0/11 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1.0/11 | . |
| 33 | GEORGE, Patrick | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 24 | PRUITT, Bradley | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 28 | SPANN, Chad | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| ## | Minnesota | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
| 1 | Brock, Tramaine | 5 | . | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 27 | Theret, Kyle | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 44 | Hightower, Deon | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.5/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 24 | Sherels, Marcus | 4 | . | 4 | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . |
| 56 | Davis, Steve | 4 | . | 4 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| 30 | Campbell, Lee | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.5/2 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/2 | . |
| 21 | Lawrence, Simoni | 3 | . | 3 | 1.0/2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 15 | Simmons, Traye | 3 | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| 93 | Onwuachi, Derrick | 3 | . | 3 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 32 | Triplett, Nate | 3 | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 68 | Edwards, Jewhan | 2 | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 91 | VanDeSteeg, Willie | 2 | . | 2 | 1.0/4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 89 | Moen, Barrett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5/14 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.5/14 | . |
| 23 | Eskridge, DeLeon | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 99 | Brown, Garrett | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . |
| 28 | Mannion, Kevin | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 26 | Rallis, Mike | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 42 | U'u, Logan | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 98 | Small, Eric | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| 2 | Collado, Ryan | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 7 | Decker, Eric | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)
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| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ |
| NIU | 1st | N21 | 05:58 | Kickoff | N41 | 02:03 | | Punt | 6-20 | 3:55 | |
| NIU | 1st | N26 | 00:39 | Punt | M00 | 10:45 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-74 | 4:54 | # |
| NIU | 2nd | N27 | 10:17 | Punt | N49 | 08:31 | | Fumble | 4-22 | 1:46 | |
| NIU | 2nd | N24 | 05:56 | Kickoff | N27 | 04:17 | | Punt | 3-3 | 1:39 | |
| NIU | 2nd | M27 | 02:40 | Punt | M22 | 00:55 | * | FIELD GOAL | 4-5 | 1:45 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N23 | 15:00 | Kickoff | N23 | 12:42 | | Punt | 3-0 | 2:18 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N28 | 11:25 | Kickoff | M32 | 08:27 | * | FIELD GOAL | 8-40 | 2:58 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N09 | 08:07 | Kickoff | M00 | 06:59 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-91 | 1:08 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N08 | 05:21 | Punt | N33 | 01:25 | | Punt | 6-25 | 3:56 | |
| NIU | 4th | N20 | 15:00 | Punt | N22 | 13:07 | | Punt | 3-2 | 1:53 | |
| NIU | 4th | N20 | 10:12 | Punt | M00 | 08:09 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-80 | 2:03 | |
| NIU | 4th | N38 | 06:16 | Fumble | N39 | 05:15 | | Punt | 3-1 | 1:01 | |
| NIU | 4th | N40 | 00:22 | Kickoff | M30 | 00:00 | | End of half | 5-30 | 0:22 | |
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| MINN | 1st | M10 | 15:00 | Kickoff | N00 | 06:03 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 18-90 | 8:57 | # |
| MINN | 1st | M17 | 02:03 | Punt | M23 | 00:39 | | Punt | 3-6 | 1:24 | |
| MINN | 2nd | M37 | 10:36 | Kickoff | M46 | 10:17 | | Punt | 3-9 | 0:19 | |
| MINN | 2nd | N49 | 08:31 | Fumble | N23 | 06:02 | * | FIELD GOAL | 7-26 | 2:29 | |
| MINN | 2nd | M34 | 04:17 | Punt | M36 | 02:40 | | Punt | 3-2 | 1:37 | |
| MINN | 2nd | M16 | 00:52 | Kickoff | M21 | 00:00 | | End of half | 2-5 | 0:52 | |
| MINN | 3rd | M36 | 12:42 | Punt | N00 | 11:25 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-64 | 1:17 | |
| MINN | 3rd | M39 | 08:27 | Kickoff | N00 | 08:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-61 | 0:20 | |
| MINN | 3rd | M45 | 06:59 | Kickoff | N47 | 05:21 | | Punt | 3-8 | 1:38 | |
| MINN | 3rd | M26 | 01:25 | Punt | M46 | 15:00 | | Punt | 4-20 | 1:25 | |
| MINN | 4th | M32 | 13:07 | Punt | N45 | 10:12 | | Punt | 6-23 | 2:55 | |
| MINN | 4th | M35 | 08:09 | Kickoff | N38 | 06:16 | | Fumble | 6-27 | 1:53 | |
| MINN | 4th | M26 | 05:15 | Punt | N00 | 00:22 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-74 | 4:53 | # |
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | | 1st | 2nd | | |
| Northern Illinois | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | | Half | Half | | Total |
| Time of possession | 04:39 | 09:31 | 10:20 | 05:19 | | 14:10 | 15:39 | | 29:49 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 1/2 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 2/4 | | 3/6 | 3/8 | | 6/14 |
| Average field position | N23 | N41 | N17 | N29 | | N34 | N23 | | N27 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | | 0/0 | 0/0 | | 0/0 |
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| Minnesota | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | | Half | Half | | Total |
| Time of possession | 10:21 | 05:29 | 04:40 | 09:41 | | 15:50 | 14:21 | | 30:11 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4/5 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 1/5 | | 4/8 | 1/6 | | 5/14 |
| Average field position | M13 | M34 | M36 | M31 | | M27 | M34 | | M31 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | | 0/0 | 2/2 | | 2/2 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
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| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ |
| MINN | 1st | M10 | 15:00 | Kickoff | N00 | 06:03 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 18-90 | 8:57 | # |
| NIU | 1st | N21 | 05:58 | Kickoff | N41 | 02:03 | | Punt | 6-20 | 3:55 | |
| MINN | 1st | M17 | 02:03 | Punt | M23 | 00:39 | | Punt | 3-6 | 1:24 | |
| NIU | 1st | N26 | 00:39 | Punt | M00 | 10:45 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-74 | 4:54 | # |
| MINN | 2nd | M37 | 10:36 | Kickoff | M46 | 10:17 | | Punt | 3-9 | 0:19 | |
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| NIU | 2nd | N27 | 10:17 | Punt | N49 | 08:31 | | Fumble | 4-22 | 1:46 | |
| MINN | 2nd | N49 | 08:31 | Fumble | N23 | 06:02 | * | FIELD GOAL | 7-26 | 2:29 | |
| NIU | 2nd | N24 | 05:56 | Kickoff | N27 | 04:17 | | Punt | 3-3 | 1:39 | |
| MINN | 2nd | M34 | 04:17 | Punt | M36 | 02:40 | | Punt | 3-2 | 1:37 | |
| NIU | 2nd | M27 | 02:40 | Punt | M22 | 00:55 | * | FIELD GOAL | 4-5 | 1:45 | |
| MINN | 2nd | M16 | 00:52 | Kickoff | M21 | 00:00 | | End of half | 2-5 | 0:52 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N23 | 15:00 | Kickoff | N23 | 12:42 | | Punt | 3-0 | 2:18 | |
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| MINN | 3rd | M36 | 12:42 | Punt | N00 | 11:25 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-64 | 1:17 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N28 | 11:25 | Kickoff | M32 | 08:27 | * | FIELD GOAL | 8-40 | 2:58 | |
| MINN | 3rd | M39 | 08:27 | Kickoff | N00 | 08:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-61 | 0:20 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N09 | 08:07 | Kickoff | M00 | 06:59 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-91 | 1:08 | |
| MINN | 3rd | M45 | 06:59 | Kickoff | N47 | 05:21 | | Punt | 3-8 | 1:38 | |
| NIU | 3rd | N08 | 05:21 | Punt | N33 | 01:25 | | Punt | 6-25 | 3:56 | |
| MINN | 3rd | M26 | 01:25 | Punt | M46 | 15:00 | | Punt | 4-20 | 1:25 | |
| NIU | 4th | N20 | 15:00 | Punt | N22 | 13:07 | | Punt | 3-2 | 1:53 | |
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| MINN | 4th | M32 | 13:07 | Punt | N45 | 10:12 | | Punt | 6-23 | 2:55 | |
| NIU | 4th | N20 | 10:12 | Punt | M00 | 08:09 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-80 | 2:03 | |
| MINN | 4th | M35 | 08:09 | Kickoff | N38 | 06:16 | | Fumble | 6-27 | 1:53 | |
| NIU | 4th | N38 | 06:16 | Fumble | N39 | 05:15 | | Punt | 3-1 | 1:01 | |
| MINN | 4th | M26 | 05:15 | Punt | N00 | 00:22 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-74 | 4:53 | # |
| NIU | 4th | N40 | 00:22 | Kickoff | M30 | 00:00 | | End of half | 5-30 | 0:22 | |
Defensive Statistics |
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)
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| FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-CLANTON, M. 1-1. Minnesota-Spry, Ralph 1-1. |
Drive Chart |
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)
| Team Totals | NIU | MINN |
| FIRST DOWNS | 15 | 18 |
| Rushing | 5 | 6 |
| Passing | 10 | 12 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 72 | 127 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 31 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 99 | 155 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 27 | 28 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 326 | 298 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 17-30-0 | 24-37-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 10.9 | 8.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 19.2 | 12.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 398 | 425 |
| Total offense plays | 61 | 68 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-14 | 3-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-244 | 6-216 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.7 | 36.0 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 40.7 | 27.8 |
| Inside 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 50+ Yards | 0 | 2 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 2 |
| Fair catch | 5 | 1 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 6-370 | 6-385 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 61.7 | 64.2 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 38.0 | 48.2 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-9-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 5-96-0 | 5-142-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.2 | 28.4 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 29:49 | 30:11 |
| 1st Quarter | 4:39 | 10:21 |
| 2nd Quarter | 9:31 | 5:29 |
| 3rd Quarter | 10:20 | 4:40 |
| 4th Quarter | 5:19 | 9:41 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 6 of 14 | 5 of 14 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 2 of 2 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-20 | 2-16 |
| PAT Kicks | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 2-2 | 1-1 |
Individual Statistics |
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)
Northern Illinois (0-1) vs. Minnesota (1-0)
Date: Aug 30, 2008 • Site: Minneapolis, Minn. • Stadium: Metrodome • Attendance: 44029
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| SCORING SUMMARY | NIU -MINN | |||
| 1st | 06:03 | MINN | Decker, Eric 8 yd pass from Weber, Adam (Monroe, Joel kick) | |
| | | | 18 plays, 90 yards, TOP 8:57 | 0 - 7 |
| 2nd | 10:45 | NIU | ANDERSON, Just. 2 yd run (SALERNO, Mike kick) | |
| | | | 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:54 | 7 - 7 |
| | 06:02 | MINN | Monroe, Joel 40 yd field goal | |
| | | | 7 plays, 26 yards, TOP 2:29 | 7 - 10 |
| | 00:55 | NIU | SALERNO, Mike 39 yd field goal | |
| | | | 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:45 | 10 - 10 |
| 3rd | 11:25 | MINN | Simmons, Jack 53 yd pass from Weber, Adam (Monroe, Joel kick) | |
| | | | 3 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:17 | 10 - 17 |
| | 08:27 | NIU | SALERNO, Mike 49 yd field goal | |
| | | | 8 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:58 | 13 - 17 |
| | 08:07 | MINN | Bennett, Duane 61 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick) | |
| | | | 1 play, 61 yards, TOP 0:20 | 13 - 24 |
| | 06:59 | NIU | PALMER, Nathan 91 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand. (SALERNO, Mike kick) | |
| | | | 3 plays, 91 yards, TOP 1:08 | 20 - 24 |
| 4th | 08:09 | NIU | PALMER, Nathan 52 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand. (SALERNO, Mike kick) | |
| | | | 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:03 | 27 - 24 |
| | 00:22 | MINN | Bennett, Duane 1 yd run (Monroe, Joel kick) | |
| | | | 10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:53 | 27 - 31 |
| Kickoff time: 6:03 pm • End of Game: 9:13 • Total elapsed time: 3:10 Referee: Mike Cannon • Umpire: Fred Bryan • Linesman: Jeff Meslow • Line judge: Rick Kruger • Back judge: Steve Thielen • Field judge: Matt Kukar • Side judge: Jon Lucivansky • Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Indoors |
Team Statistics |
2008 Golden Gopher Football
Northern Illinois vs Minnesota (Aug 30, 2008 at Minneapolis, Minn.)
Players Mentioned
Gopher Football at the Barn
Wednesday, February 18
Speed is Strength | Winter Workouts
Tuesday, February 17
Winter Workouts Week Two
Monday, February 09
Winter Workouts Begin
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