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Minnesota 35, Northwestern 24

8/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football

Sept. 26, 2009

Minnesota Gophers vs Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)


Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary (Final)
2008 Minnesota Football
Minnesota Gophers vs Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009 at Evanston, Ill.)

Minnesota Gophers (3-1,1-0) vs. Northwestern (2-2,0-1)

Date: Sep 26, 2009 • Site: Evanston, Ill. • Stadium: Ryan Field • Attendance: 22091

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Minnesota Gophers 7 7 7 14 35
Northwestern 3 7 14 0 24
SCORING SUMMARY MINN -NU
1st12:49MINNBennett, Duane 1 yd run (Ellestad, Eric kick)
5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 2:11 7 - 0
04:03NUDemos, Stefan 26 yd field goal
19 plays, 76 yards, TOP 8:46 7 - 3
2nd07:44MINNBennett, Duane 3 yd run (Ellestad, Eric kick)
4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 1:50 14 - 3
04:27NUFields, Arby 2 yd run (Demos, Stefan kick)
10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:17 14 - 10
3rd07:16MINNDecker, Eric 16 yd pass from Weber, Adam (Ellestad, Eric kick)
12 plays, 78 yards, TOP 6:51 21 - 10
04:43NUBrewer, Andrew 24 yd pass from Kafka, Mike (Demos, Stefan kick)
9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 2:33 21 - 17
00:06NUMitchell, B. 13 yd pass from Kafka, Mike (Demos, Stefan kick)
11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:02 21 - 24
4th08:35MINNBennett, Duane 4 yd run (Ellestad, Eric kick)
13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 6:31 28 - 24
01:43MINNDecker, Eric 1 yd pass from Weber, Adam (Ellestad, Eric kick)
3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 0:17 35 - 24
Kickoff time: 11:01 am • End of Game: 2:05 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:04
Referee: Dan Capron • Umpire: Jim Krogstad • Linesman: Jim Ryan • Line judge: Jeff Szink • Back judge: Dennis Morris • Field judge: Craig Jeffreys • Side judge: Terry Anderson • Scorer: Marc Grossman •
Temperature: 62 • Wind: WNW-8mph • Weather: Overcast

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
2008 Minnesota Football
Minnesota Gophers vs Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009 at Evanston, Ill.)
Team Totals MINN NU
FIRST DOWNS 2223
Rushing122
Passing1020
Penalty01
NET YARDS RUSHING 16664
Rushing Attempts4229
Average Per Rush4.02.2
Rushing Touchdowns31
Yards Gained Rushing178108
Yards Lost Rushing1244
NET YARDS PASSING 186309
Completions-Attempts-Int15-26-132-47-1
Average Per Attempt7.26.6
Average Per Completion12.49.7
Passing Touchdowns22
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 352373
Total offense plays6876
Average Gain Per Play5.24.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-03-2
Penalties: Number-Yards 1-143-15
PUNTS-YARDS 4-1614-163
Average Yards Per Punt40.240.8
Net Yards Per Punt38.235.2
Inside 2011
50+ Yards00
Touchbacks00
Fair catch13
KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-3745-324
Average Yards Per Kickoff62.364.8
Net Yards Per Kickoff46.738.6
Touchbacks00
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-22-02-8-0
Average Per Return22.04.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-131-06-94-0
Average Per Return26.215.7
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-01-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-00-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards 00
Possession Time 31:4528:15
1st Quarter3:4911:11
2nd Quarter8:066:54
3rd Quarter7:327:28
4th Quarter12:182:42
Third-Down Conversions 8 of 149 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 21 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-63-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-391-8
PAT Kicks 5-53-3
Field Goals 0-01-1

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
2008 Minnesota Football
Minnesota Gophers vs Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009 at Evanston, Ill.)
Minnesota Gophers Northwestern
RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg.
Bennett, Duane 21890893134.2
Gray, Marqueis5341330186.6
Whaley, Kevin5310310116.2
Hoese, Jon215015087.5
Eskridge, D1202022.0
Weber, Adam578-103-0.2
TEAM303-300-1.0
Totals...42178121663184.0
RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg.
Fields, Arby9441431174.8
Schmidt, Jacob620020053.3
Matthews, J.214014077.0
Kafka, Mike123043-1307-1.1
Totals...2910844641172.2
PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
Weber, Adam15-26-11862271
Totals...15-26-11862271
PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
Kafka, Mike32-47-13092244
Totals...32-47-13092244
RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg
Decker, Eric884221
Tow-Arnett, Ni565020
Green, Brandon 237027
Totals...15186227
RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg
Markshausen, Z.670022
Stewart, Sidney543016
Fields, D.443014
Mitchell, B.438113
Dunsmore, Drake437018
Brewer, Andrew344124
Schmidt, Jacob31008
Fields, Arby21206
Ebert, Jeremy112012
Totals...32309224
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Haudan, Blake416140.24410
Totals...416140.24410
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
Demos, Stefan416340.84410
Totals...416340.84410
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg
Carpenter, Hayo00012020000
Stoudermire, T000411137000
Allen, Bryant12222000000
Royston, Kim 000000100
Totals...12222513137100
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg
Concannon, S.000100000
McManis, S.000000100
Smith, Brendan287000000
Matthews, J.00059422000
Totals...28769422100
ALL PURPOSE Rush Rcv KR PR IR Total
Stoudermire, T0011100111
Bennett, Duane 89000089
Decker, Eric08400084
Tow-Arnett, Ni06500065
Green, Brandon 03700037
Gray, Marqueis33000033
Whaley, Kevin31000031
Allen, Bryant00022022
Carpenter, Hayo00200020
Hoese, Jon15000015
Eskridge, D200002
Weber, Adam-10000-1
TEAM-30000-3
Totals...166186131220505
ALL PURPOSE Rush Rcv KR PR IR Total
Matthews, J.1409400108
Markshausen, Z.07000070
Fields, Arby431200055
Brewer, Andrew04400044
Stewart, Sidney04300043
Fields, D.04300043
Mitchell, B.03800038
Dunsmore, Drake03700037
Schmidt, Jacob201000030
Ebert, Jeremy01200012
Smith, Brendan000808
Kafka, Mike-130000-13
Totals...643099480475
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
Demos, Stefan1st04:0326 yardsGood
KICKOFFS No. Yds TB OB Avg.
Ellestad, Eric63740062.3
KICKOFFS No. Yds TB OB Avg.
Demos, Stefan53240064.8
FUMBLES: Minnesota Gophers-None. Northwestern-Kafka, Mike 2-2; Smith, Brendan 1-0.

Drive Chart

Drive Chart (Final)
2008 Minnesota Football
Minnesota Gophers vs Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009 at Evanston, Ill.)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP RZ
MINN1stM4215:00KickoffN0012:49*TOUCHDOWN5-582:11
MINN1stM2804:03KickoffM2302:25Punt3--51:38
MINN2ndM2014:54PuntN3310:34Interception9-474:20
MINN2ndM5009:34PuntN0007:44*TOUCHDOWN4-501:50
MINN2ndM2504:27KickoffM2903:20Punt3-41:07
MINN2ndM0200:49InterceptionM0600:00Downs4-40:49
MINN3rdM2214:07PuntN0007:16*TOUCHDOWN12-786:51
MINN3rdM4504:43KickoffM4504:08Punt3-00:35
MINN3rdM1700:06KickoffN0008:35*TOUCHDOWN13-836:31
MINN4thM1806:46PuntN4902:36Punt7-334:10
MINN4thN0302:00FumbleN0001:43*TOUCHDOWN3-30:17
MINN4thN1901:26FumbleN2200:00End of half2--31:26
NU1stN1612:49KickoffM0804:03*FIELD GOAL19-768:46
NU1stN3302:25PuntN4414:54Punt5-112:31
NU2ndN3210:34InterceptionN2809:34Punt3--41:00
NU2ndN2507:44KickoffM0004:27*TOUCHDOWN10-753:17
NU2ndN3503:20PuntM2000:49Interception8-452:31
NU2ndM0600:00DownsM0600:00End of half0-00:00
NU3rdN3415:00KickoffN3714:07Punt3-30:53
NU3rdN2107:16KickoffM0004:43*TOUCHDOWN9-792:33
NU3rdN2104:08PuntM0000:06*TOUCHDOWN11-794:02
NU4thN1908:35KickoffN4006:46Punt5-211:49
NU4thN1002:36PuntN0302:00Fumble3--70:36
NU4thN2501:43KickoffN1901:26Fumble1--60:17
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Minnesota Gophers Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
Time of possession03:4908:0607:3212:1811:5519:5031:45
3rd Down Conversions0/11/42/35/61/57/98/14
Average field positionM35M24M28N35M27M46M37
4th Down Conversions0/00/20/00/00/20/00/2
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Northwestern Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
Time of possession11:1106:5407:2802:4218:0510:1028:15
3rd Down Conversions5/72/42/40/27/112/69/17
Average field positionN24N30N25N18N28N21N24
4th Down Conversions0/00/01/10/00/01/11/1

Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP RZ
MINN1stM4215:00KickoffN0012:49*TOUCHDOWN5-582:11
NU1stN1612:49KickoffM0804:03*FIELD GOAL19-768:46
MINN1stM2804:03KickoffM2302:25Punt3--51:38
NU1stN3302:25PuntN4414:54Punt5-112:31
MINN2ndM2014:54PuntN3310:34Interception9-474:20
NU2ndN3210:34InterceptionN2809:34Punt3--41:00
MINN2ndM5009:34PuntN0007:44*TOUCHDOWN4-501:50
NU2ndN2507:44KickoffM0004:27*TOUCHDOWN10-753:17
MINN2ndM2504:27KickoffM2903:20Punt3-41:07
NU2ndN3503:20PuntM2000:49Interception8-452:31
MINN2ndM0200:49InterceptionM0600:00Downs4-40:49
NU2ndM0600:00DownsM0600:00End of half0-00:00
NU3rdN3415:00KickoffN3714:07Punt3-30:53
MINN3rdM2214:07PuntN0007:16*TOUCHDOWN12-786:51
NU3rdN2107:16KickoffM0004:43*TOUCHDOWN9-792:33
MINN3rdM4504:43KickoffM4504:08Punt3-00:35
NU3rdN2104:08PuntM0000:06*TOUCHDOWN11-794:02
MINN3rdM1700:06KickoffN0008:35*TOUCHDOWN13-836:31
NU4thN1908:35KickoffN4006:46Punt5-211:49
MINN4thM1806:46PuntN4902:36Punt7-334:10
NU4thN1002:36PuntN0302:00Fumble3--70:36
MINN4thN0302:00FumbleN0001:43*TOUCHDOWN3-30:17
NU4thN2501:43KickoffN1901:26Fumble1--60:17
MINN4thN1901:26FumbleN2200:00End of half2--31:26

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics (Final)
2008 Minnesota Football
Minnesota Gophers vs Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009 at Evanston, Ill.)
## Minnesota Gophers Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QBH
32Triplett, Nate82101.0/2...2...
21Lawrence, S55100.5/1...1...
30Campbell, Lee5490.5/0...1..1
24Sherels, Marcus347........
4Carpenter, Hayo336........
3Royston, Kim 325...1-0....
98Small, Eric4.41.0/12.....1.0/121
93Onwuachi, D4.4........
27Theret, Kyle213........
55McKinley, C2131.0/911-0.1.1.0/9.
31Singletary, M2.2........
95Wilhite, D.L. 1121.0/711-0...1.0/7.
15Simmons, Traye112........
97Jacobs, Anthony1.11.0/11.....1.0/11.
43Grant, Ryan 1.1........
2Collado, Ryan1.1........
99Brown, Garrett1.1.......1
16Kuznia, Ben1.1........
25Dandridge, Tim1.1........
35Hoese, Jon1.1........
## Northwestern Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QBH
4Smith, Brendan7310........
41Davie, Quentin459.......3
24McManis, S.279...1-01...
17Phillips, Brad167....1...
10Peters, Brian415........
26Mabin, Jordan325........
35Johnson, Ben2350.5/0.......
94Browne, Vince.55.......1
57Williams, Nate314....1...
98Bryant, Corbin2241.0/8.....1.0/8.
79Hahn, Adam1120.5/1.......
99Wootton, Corey112.......1
51McNaul, Bryce.22........
67Thomas, M..22........
6Brown, Charles1.1........
22Dugar, D.1.1........
1Demos, Stefan1.1........
88Williams, Q..11........
42Watt, Kevin..........1

Participation Report

Participation Report (Final)
2008 Minnesota Football
Minnesota Gophers vs Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009 at Evanston, Ill.)
Minnesota Gophers
Pos ## Offense
WR7Decker, Eric
WR1Green, Brandon
TE48Tow-Arnett, Ni
LT79Stommes, Matt
LG6BBunders, Chris
C52Tow-Arnett, J
RG73Carufel, Matt
RT71Wills, Jeff
QB8Weber, Adam
RB22Bennett, Duane
FB35Hoese, Jon
Minnesota Gophers
Pos ## Defense
DE89Moen, Barrett
DT99Brown, Garrett
NT98Small, Eric
DE55McKinley, C
LB21Lawrence, S
LB30Campbell, Lee
LB32Triplett, Nate
CB15Simmons, Traye
S27Theret, Kyle
S3Royston, Kim
CB24Sherels, Marcus
Northwestern
Pos ## Offense
WR11Ebert, Jeremy
WR85Markshausen, Z.
LT75Netter, Al
LG76Taylor, Desmond
C65Burkett, Ben
RG64Bartels, Doug
RT78Mattes, Kurt
WR12Brewer, Andrew
WR8Fields, D.
QB13Kafka, Mike
RB39Schmidt, Jacob
Northwestern
Pos ## Defense
DE99Wootton, Corey
DT98Bryant, Corbin
DT67Thomas, M.
DE94Browne, Vince
OLB35Johnson, Ben
MLB57Williams, Nate
OLB41Davie, Quentin
CB24McManis, S.
FS4Smith, Brendan
SS17Phillips, Brad
CB26Mabin, Jordan
Minnesota Gophers: 1A-Carter, Michael, 2-Collado, Ryan, 3B-Haudan, Blake, 4-Carpenter, Hayo, 4A-Cooper, Keanon, 5-Gray, MarQueis, 5A-Johnson, Johnny, 6-Whaley, Kevin, 8A-Reeves, Spencer, 9G-Hughes, Curtis, 11-Stoudermire, T, 16-Kuznia, Ben, 20-Thomas, Jay, 23-Eskridge, D, 25-Dandridge, Tim, 29-Salamon, Shady, 31-Singletary, M, 33-Sharpe, Rex, 37-Ellestad, Eric, 43-Grant, Ryan, 45-Klitzke, Bryan, 47-Coleman, Ryan, 51-Tinsley, Gary, 53-Burris, D.J., 68-Edwards, Jewhan, 76-Alford, Dom, 78-Orton, Ryan, 81-Allen, Bryant, 83-McKnight, D, 85-Lair, Eric, 88-McGarry, Collin, 90-Henderson, R, 93-Onwuachi, D, 95-Wilhite, D.L., 97-Jacobs, Anthony.
Northwestern: 1A-Bates, Hunter, 1-Demos, Stefan, 3-Matthews, J., 5-Stewart, Sidney, 6-Brown, Charles, 7A-Deiters, Neal, 9-Dunsmore, Drake, 10-Peters, Brian, 19-Fields, Arby, 20-Concannon, S., 21-Bolden, Mike, 22-Dugar, D., 32-Arnold, David, 33-Nwabuisi, David, 42-Watt, Kevin, 44-Woodsum, Mark, 45-Petty, Kyle, 47-Weina, Ricky, 51-McNaul, Bryce, 58-Pace, J.H., 63-Grant, Keegan, 70-Ward, Patrick, 73-Armstrong, C., 79-Hahn, Adam, 80-Mitchell, B., 81-Frymire, Kevin, 88-Williams, Q., 89-Rooks, Josh, 90-DiNardo, Jack.

Play-by-Play Summary

Play-by-Play Summary
2008 Minnesota Football
Minnesota Gophers vs Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009 at Evanston, Ill.)

1st Quarter

NU wins toss-defers. Minn will receive and defend north goal.
Minn1-10at Minn30NU ball on NU30.
Demos, Stefan kickoff 65 yards to the MINN5, Stoudermire, T return 37 yards to the MINN42 (Demos, Stefan).
Minn1-10at Minn42Bennett, Duane rush for 7 yards to the MINN49 (Smith, Brendan).
Minn2-3at Minn49Whaley, Kevin rush for 9 yards to the NU42, 1ST DOWN MINN (Mabin, Jordan;Browne, Vince).
Minn1-10at Nu42Weber, Adam pass complete to Tow-Arnett, Ni for 20 yards to the NU22, 1ST DOWN MINN, out-of-bounds (Mabin, Jordan).
Minn1-10at Nu22Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 21 yards to the NU1, 1ST DOWN MINN (Johnson, Ben).
Minn1-Gat Nu01Bennett, Duane rush for 1 yard to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:49.
Ellestad, Eric kick attempt good.
Minnesota Gophers 7, Northwestern 0
Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 02:11
Ellestad, Eric kickoff 54 yards to the NU16, Concannon, S. return 0 yards to the NU16 (Kuznia, Ben).
Nu1-10at Nu16NORTHWESTERN drive start at 12:49.
Nu1-10at Nu16Schmidt, Jacob rush for 3 yards to the NU19 (Lawrence, S).
Nu2-7at Nu19Kafka, Mike pass complete to Schmidt, Jacob for 4 yards to the NU23, out-of-bounds (Theret, Kyle).
Nu3-3at Nu23Kafka, Mike pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 3 yards to the NU26, 1ST DOWN NU (Triplett, Nate).
Nu1-10at Nu26Kafka, Mike rush for 7 yards to the NU33.
Nu2-3at Nu33Kafka, Mike pass complete to Dunsmore, Drake for 2 yards to the NU35 (Triplett, Nate).
Nu3-1at Nu35Kafka, Mike pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 3 yards to the NU38, 1ST DOWN NU (Small, Eric).
Nu1-10at Nu38Fields, Arby rush for 2 yards to the NU40 (McKinley, C;Campbell, Lee).
Nu2-8at Nu40Kafka, Mike rush for 5 yards to the NU45 (Lawrence, S;Campbell, Lee).
Nu3-3at Nu45Kafka, Mike pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 6 yards to the MINN49, 1ST DOWN NU (Simmons, Traye).
Nu1-10at Minn49Fields, Arby rush for 1 yard to the MINN48, out-of-bounds (Campbell, Lee;Lawrence, S).
Nu2-9at Minn48Fields, Arby rush for 2 yards to the MINN46 (Campbell, Lee).
Nu3-7at Minn46Kafka, Mike pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 16 yards to the MINN30, 1ST DOWN NU ( Royston, Kim).
Nu1-10at Minn30Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Fields, D., QB hurry by Small, Eric.
Nu2-10at Minn30Kafka, Mike rush for 3 yards to the MINN27 (Carpenter, Hayo;Royston, Kim).
Nu3-7at Minn27Kafka, Mike pass complete to Fields, D. for 12 yards to the MINN15, 1ST DOWN NU (Sherels, Marcus).
Nu1-10at Minn15Matthews, J. rush for 7 yards to the MINN8 (Carpenter, Hayo).
Nu2-3at Minn08Kafka, Mike rush for 2 yards to the MINN6 (Triplett, Nate).
Nu3-1at Minn06Schmidt, Jacob rush for 2 yards to the MINN4 (Campbell, Lee;Royston, Kim), PENALTY NU holding (Mattes, Kurt) 10 yards to the MINN16, NO PLAY.
Nu3-11at Minn16Kafka, Mike pass complete to Schmidt, Jacob for 8 yards to the MINN8 (Carpenter, Hayo;Theret, Kyle).
Nu4-3at Minn08Demos, Stefan field goal attempt from 26 GOOD, clock 04:03.
Minnesota Gophers 7, Northwestern 3
Drive: 19 plays, 76 yards, TOP 08:46
Demos, Stefan kickoff 65 yards to the MINN5, Stoudermire, T return 23 yards to the MINN28 (Smith, Brendan).
Minn1-10at Minn28MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 04:03.
Minn1-10at Minn28Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Bennett, Duane.
Minn2-10at Minn28Bennett, Duane rush for 3 yards to the MINN31 (Davie, Quentin;Bryant, Corbin).
Minn3-7at Minn31Weber, Adam sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MINN23 (Bryant, Corbin).
Minn4-15at Minn23Haudan, Blake punt 44 yards to the NU33, fair catch by Smith, Brendan.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 01:38
Nu1-10at Nu33NORTHWESTERN drive start at 02:25.
Nu1-10at Nu33Kafka, Mike pass complete to Fields, Arby for 6 yards to the NU39.
Nu2-4at Nu39Fields, Arby rush for 14 yards to the MINN47, 1ST DOWN NU (Sherels, Marcus).
Nu1-10at Minn47Kafka, Mike sacked for loss of 12 yards to the NU41 (Small, Eric).
Nu2-22at Nu41Kafka, Mike pass complete to Schmidt, Jacob for loss of 2 yards to the NU39 (Triplett, Nate).
Nu3-24at Nu39Schmidt, Jacob rush for 5 yards to the NU44 ( Wilhite, D.L.;Lawrence, S).
Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, TOP 02:31
Minnesota Gophers 7, Northwestern 3
2nd Quarter
Nu4-19at Nu44Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Nu4-19at Nu44Demos, Stefan punt 36 yards to the MINN20, fair catch by Allen, Bryant.
Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, TOP 02:31
Minn1-10at Minn20MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 14:54.
Minn1-10at Minn20Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 10 yards to the MINN30, 1ST DOWN MINN (Smith, Brendan;Mabin, Jordan).
Minn1-10at Minn30Weber, Adam rush for 2 yards to the MINN32 (Mabin, Jordan).
Minn2-8at Minn32Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 7 yards to the MINN39 (McManis, S.).
Minn3-1at Minn39Timeout Minnesota Gophers, clock 13:00.
Minn3-1at Minn39Eskridge, D rush for 2 yards to the MINN41, 1ST DOWN MINN (Smith, Brendan).
Minn1-10at Minn41Gray, Marqueis at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn1-10at Minn41Gray, Marqueis rush for 18 yards to the NU41, 1ST DOWN MINN (Smith, Brendan).
Minn1-10at Nu41Gray, Marqueis rush for 3 yards to the NU38, out-of-bounds (Williams, Nate).
Minn2-7at Nu38Weber, Adam at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn2-7at Nu38Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 5 yards to the NU33 (Smith, Brendan).
Minn3-2at Nu33Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Decker, Eric, QB hurry by Wootton, Corey.
Play reversed on review. Origially complete to NU 11.
Minn4-2at Nu33Timeout Northwestern, clock 10:39.
Minn4-2at Nu33Weber, Adam pass intercepted by McManis, S. at the NU32, McManis, S. return 0 yards to the NU32.
Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 04:20
Nu1-10at Nu32NORTHWESTERN drive start at 10:34.
Nu1-10at Nu32Matthews, J. rush for 7 yards to the NU39 (Lawrence, S;Simmons, Traye).
Nu2-3at Nu39Kafka, Mike sacked for loss of 11 yards to the NU28 ( Jacobs, Anthony), PENALTY NU intentional grounding (Kafka, Mike) 0 yards to the NU28.
Nu3-14at Nu28Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Schmidt, Jacob (Lawrence, S).
Nu4-14at Nu28Demos, Stefan punt 44 yards to the MINN28, Allen, Bryant return 22 yards to the 50 yardline (Smith, Brendan).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:00
Minn1-10at Minn50MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 09:34, 1st and 10.
Minn1-10at Minn50Whaley, Kevin rush for 11 yards to the NU39, 1ST DOWN MINN (Phillips, Brad;McManis, S.).
Minn1-10at Nu39Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 20 yards to the NU19, 1ST DOWN MINN, out-of-bounds (Smith, Brendan).
Minn1-10at Nu19Weber, Adam pass complete to Tow-Arnett, Ni for 16 yards to the NU3, 1ST DOWN MINN (McNaul, Bryce;Johnson, Ben).
Minn1-Gat Nu03Bennett, Duane rush for 3 yards to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:44.
Ellestad, Eric kick attempt good.
Minnesota Gophers 14, Northwestern 3
Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 01:50
Ellestad, Eric kickoff 67 yards to the NU3, Matthews, J. return 22 yards to the NU25 (Dandridge, Tim).
Nu1-10at Nu25NORTHWESTERN drive start at 07:44.
Nu1-10at Nu25Schmidt, Jacob rush for 2 yards to the NU27 (Small, Eric).
Nu2-8at Nu27Kafka, Mike pass complete to Dunsmore, Drake for 18 yards to the NU45, 1ST DOWN NU ( Royston, Kim).
Nu1-10at Nu45Kafka, Mike pass complete to Brewer, Andrew for 10 yards to the MINN45, 1ST DOWN NU (Theret, Kyle).
Nu1-10at Minn45Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Dunsmore, Drake (Triplett, Nate).
Nu2-10at Minn45Kafka, Mike pass complete to Fields, Arby for 6 yards to the MINN39 (Triplett, Nate).
Nu3-4at Minn39Kafka, Mike pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 12 yards to the MINN27, 1ST DOWN NU ( Royston, Kim).
Nu1-10at Minn27Kafka, Mike rush for 5 yards to the MINN22 (Campbell, Lee).
Nu2-5at Minn22Fields, Arby rush for 17 yards to the MINN5, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Onwuachi, D).
Nu1-Gat Minn05Kafka, Mike rush for 3 yards to the MINN2 (Brown, Garrett).
Nu2-Gat Minn02Fields, Arby rush for 2 yards to the MINN0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:27.
Demos, Stefan kick attempt good.
Minnesota Gophers 14, Northwestern 10
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:17
Demos, Stefan kickoff 65 yards to the MINN5, Carpenter, Hayo return 20 yards to the MINN25 (Peters, Brian).
Minn1-10at Minn25MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 04:27.
Minn1-10at Minn25Whaley, Kevin rush for 4 yards to the MINN29 (Williams, Q.;Johnson, Ben).
Minn2-6at Minn29Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Green, Brandon (McManis, S.).
Minn3-6at Minn29Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Eskridge, D, QB hurry by Davie, Quentin.
Minn4-6at Minn29Haudan, Blake punt 37 yards to the NU34, Smith, Brendan return 0 yards to the NU34, fumble by Smith, Brendan recovered by NU Arnold, David at NU35.
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:07
Nu1-10at Nu35NORTHWESTERN drive start at 03:20, NU ball on NU35.
Nu1-10at Nu35Fields, Arby rush for 1 yard to the NU36 (Campbell, Lee).
Nu2-9at Nu36Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Brewer, Andrew, dropped pass.
Nu3-9at Nu36Kafka, Mike pass complete to Fields, D. for 14 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN NU (Lawrence, S).
Nu1-10at Nu50Kafka, Mike pass complete to Fields, D. for 6 yards to the MINN44 (Triplett, Nate).
Nu2-4at Minn44Kafka, Mike pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 22 yards to the MINN22, 1ST DOWN NU (Sherels, Marcus).
Nu1-10at Minn22Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Ebert, Jeremy.
Nu2-10at Minn22Schmidt, Jacob rush for 2 yards to the MINN20 (Onwuachi, D).
Nu3-8at Minn20Kafka, Mike pass intercepted by Royston, Kim at the MINN2, Royston, Kim return 0 yards to the MINN2.
Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:31
Minn1-10at Minn02MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 00:49.
Minn1-10at Minn02Weber, Adam rush for 1 yard to the MINN3 (Hahn, Adam).
Minn2-9at Minn03TEAM rush for no gain to the MINN3.
Minn3-9at Minn03Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:07.
Minn3-9at Minn03Bennett, Duane rush for 3 yards to the MINN6 (Browne, Vince;Davie, Quentin).
Minn4-6at Minn06Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:03.
Minn4-6at Minn06Weber, Adam pass incomplete, QB hurry by Davie, Quentin.
Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:49
Nu1-Gat Minn06NORTHWESTERN drive start at 00:00.
Nu1-Gat Minn06End of half, clock 00:00.
Minnesota Gophers 14, Northwestern 10
3rd Quarter
Nu1-Gat Minn06Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, MINN ball on MINN30.
Ellestad, Eric kickoff 57 yards to the NU13, Matthews, J. return 21 yards to the NU34 (Hoese, Jon).
Nu1-10at Nu34NORTHWESTERN drive start at 15:00.
Nu1-10at Nu34Schmidt, Jacob rush for 3 yards to the NU37 (Small, Eric).
Nu2-7at Nu37Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Dunsmore, Drake, dropped pass.
Nu3-7at Nu37Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Stewart, Sidney.
Nu4-7at Nu37Demos, Stefan punt 41 yards to the MINN22, fair catch by Allen, Bryant.
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:53
Minn1-10at Minn22MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 14:07.
Minn1-10at Minn22Weber, Adam rush for 3 yards to the MINN25 (Wootton, Corey).
Minn2-7at Minn25Bennett, Duane rush for 5 yards to the MINN30 (Phillips, Brad).
Minn3-2at Minn30Bennett, Duane rush for 6 yards to the MINN36, 1ST DOWN MINN (Williams, Nate).
Minn1-10at Minn36Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 4 yards to the MINN40.
Minn2-6at Minn40Whaley, Kevin rush for 4 yards to the MINN44 (Browne, Vince;Williams, Nate).
Minn3-2at Minn44Bennett, Duane rush for 4 yards to the MINN48, 1ST DOWN MINN (McManis, S.;Phillips, Brad).
Minn1-10at Minn48Gray, Marqueis at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn1-10at Minn48Gray, Marqueis rush for loss of 1 yard to the MINN47 (Hahn, Adam;Johnson, Ben).
Minn2-11at Minn47Weber, Adam at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn2-11at Minn47Weber, Adam pass complete to Tow-Arnett, Ni for 14 yards to the NU39, 1ST DOWN MINN (Peters, Brian).
Minn1-10at Nu39Bennett, Duane rush for 13 yards to the NU26, 1ST DOWN MINN (McManis, S.;Peters, Brian).
Minn1-10at Nu26Weber, Adam pass complete to Tow-Arnett, Ni for 3 yards to the NU23 (McManis, S.;McNaul, Bryce).
Minn2-7at Nu23Bennett, Duane rush for 7 yards to the NU16, 1ST DOWN MINN (Johnson, Ben).
Minn1-10at Nu16Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 16 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN MINN, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:16.
Ellestad, Eric kick attempt good.
Minnesota Gophers 21, Northwestern 10
Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, TOP 06:51
Ellestad, Eric kickoff 68 yards to the NU2, Matthews, J. return 19 yards to the NU21 (Collado, Ryan).
Nu1-10at Nu21NORTHWESTERN drive start at 07:16.
Nu1-10at Nu21Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Markshausen, Z..
Nu2-10at Nu21Kafka, Mike pass complete to Dunsmore, Drake for 12 yards to the NU33, 1ST DOWN NU (Singletary, M).
Nu1-10at Nu33Kafka, Mike pass complete to Mitchell, B. for 12 yards to the NU45, 1ST DOWN NU (Campbell, Lee).
Nu1-10at Nu45Kafka, Mike rush for 4 yards to the NU49 (McKinley, C).
Nu2-6at Nu49Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Dunsmore, Drake (Campbell, Lee).
Nu3-6at Nu49Kafka, Mike pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 16 yards to the MINN35, 1ST DOWN NU (Triplett, Nate).
Nu1-10at Minn35Kafka, Mike rush for 1 yard to the MINN34 (Onwuachi, D).
Nu2-9at Minn34Kafka, Mike pass complete to Brewer, Andrew for 10 yards to the MINN24, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Lawrence, S).
Nu1-10at Minn24Kafka, Mike pass complete to Brewer, Andrew for 24 yards to the MINN0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:43.
Demos, Stefan kick attempt good.
Minnesota Gophers 21, Northwestern 17
Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 02:33
Demos, Stefan kickoff 61 yards to the MINN9, Stoudermire, T return 36 yards to the MINN45 (Dugar, D.).
Minn1-10at Minn45MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 04:43.
Minn1-10at Minn45Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Tow-Arnett, Ni, QB hurry by Watt, Kevin.
Minn2-10at Minn45Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Decker, Eric, QB hurry by Browne, Vince.
Minn3-10at Minn45Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Decker, Eric (Williams, Nate), QB hurry by Davie, Quentin.
Minn4-10at Minn45Haudan, Blake punt 41 yards to the NU14, Smith, Brendan return 7 yards to the NU21 ( Grant, Ryan).
Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:35
Nu1-10at Nu21NORTHWESTERN drive start at 04:08.
Nu1-10at Nu21Fields, Arby rush for 5 yards to the NU26 (Carpenter, Hayo).
Nu2-5at Nu26Kafka, Mike pass complete to Fields, D. for 11 yards to the NU37, 1ST DOWN NU ( Royston, Kim;Sherels, Marcus).
Nu1-10at Nu37PENALTY NU false start 5 yards to the NU32.
Nu1-15at Nu32Kafka, Mike pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 11 yards to the NU43 (Carpenter, Hayo;Sherels, Marcus).
Nu2-4at Nu43Kafka, Mike pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 6 yards to the NU49, 1ST DOWN NU (Triplett, Nate).
Nu1-10at Nu49Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Dunsmore, Drake.
Play stands after review
Nu2-10at Nu49Kafka, Mike pass complete to Mitchell, B. for 4 yards to the MINN47, out-of-bounds (Sherels, Marcus;Triplett, Nate).
Nu3-6at Minn47Kafka, Mike pass complete to Ebert, Jeremy for 12 yards to the MINN35, 1ST DOWN NU.
Nu1-10at Minn35Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Stewart, Sidney (Sherels, Marcus), PENALTY MINN pass interference (Sherels, Marcus) 14 yards to the MINN21, 1ST DOWN NU, NO PLAY.
Nu1-10at Minn21Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Markshausen, Z. (McKinley, C).
Nu2-10at Minn21Kafka, Mike pass complete to Mitchell, B. for 9 yards to the MINN12 (Onwuachi, D).
Nu3-1at Minn12Fields, Arby rush for loss of 1 yard to the MINN13 (Lawrence, S;Campbell, Lee), PENALTY NU holding declined.
Play stands after review
Nu4-2at Minn13Kafka, Mike pass complete to Mitchell, B. for 13 yards to the MINN0, 1ST DOWN NU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:06.
Demos, Stefan kick attempt good.
Northwestern 24, Minnesota Gophers 21
Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:02
Demos, Stefan kickoff 68 yards to the MINN2, Stoudermire, T return 15 yards to the MINN17 (Brown, Charles).
Minn1-10at Minn17MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 00:06.
Northwestern 24, Minnesota Gophers 21
4th Quarter
Minn1-10at Minn17Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Minn1-10at Minn17Whaley, Kevin rush for 3 yards to the MINN20 (Davie, Quentin).
Minn2-7at Minn20Gray, Marqueis at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn2-7at Minn20Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Decker, Eric.
Minn3-7at Minn20Weber, Adam at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn3-7at Minn20Weber, Adam pass complete to Green, Brandon for 27 yards to the MINN47, 1ST DOWN MINN (Phillips, Brad;Smith, Brendan).
Minn1-10at Minn47Bennett, Duane rush for 8 yards to the NU45 (Browne, Vince;McManis, S.).
Minn2-2at Nu45Bennett, Duane rush for 4 yards to the NU41, 1ST DOWN MINN (Davie, Quentin).
Minn1-10at Nu41Gray, Marqueis at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn1-10at Nu41Gray, Marqueis rush for 9 yards to the NU32 (Phillips, Brad;Browne, Vince).
Minn2-1at Nu32Weber, Adam at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn2-1at Nu32Hoese, Jon rush for 7 yards to the NU25, 1ST DOWN MINN (Davie, Quentin).
Minn1-10at Nu25Weber, Adam pass incomplete to Tow-Arnett, Ni (Phillips, Brad).
Minn2-10at Nu25Bennett, Duane rush for 2 yards to the NU23, out-of-bounds (Mabin, Jordan).
Minn3-8at Nu23Weber, Adam pass complete to Green, Brandon for 10 yards to the NU13, 1ST DOWN MINN (McManis, S.).
Minn1-10at Nu13Bennett, Duane rush for 5 yards to the NU8 (Phillips, Brad;McManis, S.).
Minn2-5at Nu08Gray, Marqueis at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn2-5at Nu08Gray, Marqueis rush for 4 yards to the NU4 (Williams, Nate).
Minn3-1at Nu04Weber, Adam at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn3-1at Nu04Bennett, Duane rush for 4 yards to the NU0, 1ST DOWN MINN, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:35.
Ellestad, Eric kick attempt good.
Minnesota Gophers 28, Northwestern 24
Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 06:31
Ellestad, Eric kickoff 64 yards to the NU6, Matthews, J. return 13 yards to the NU19 (Carpenter, Hayo).
Nu1-10at Nu19NORTHWESTERN drive start at 08:35.
Nu1-10at Nu19Schmidt, Jacob rush for 5 yards to the NU24 (Lawrence, S).
Nu2-5at Nu24Kafka, Mike pass complete to Markshausen, Z. for 11 yards to the NU35, 1ST DOWN NU, out-of-bounds (Lawrence, S).
Nu1-10at Nu35Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Stewart, Sidney.
Nu2-10at Nu35Kafka, Mike pass complete to Dunsmore, Drake for 5 yards to the NU40 (Campbell, Lee).
Nu3-5at Nu40Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Markshausen, Z. (Triplett, Nate), QB hurry by Campbell, Lee.
Nu4-5at Nu40Demos, Stefan punt 42 yards to the MINN18, fair catch by Allen, Bryant.
Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, TOP 01:49
Minn1-10at Minn18MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 06:46.
Minn1-10at Minn18Bennett, Duane rush for 6 yards to the MINN24 (Bryant, Corbin).
Minn2-4at Minn24Bennett, Duane rush for 2 yards to the MINN26 (Davie, Quentin).
Minn3-2at Minn26Hoese, Jon rush for 8 yards to the MINN34, 1ST DOWN MINN (Peters, Brian).
Minn1-10at Minn34Weber, Adam pass complete to Tow-Arnett, Ni for 12 yards to the MINN46, 1ST DOWN MINN (Peters, Brian).
Minn1-10at Minn46Bennett, Duane rush for no gain to the MINN46 (Wootton, Corey;Davie, Quentin).
Minn2-10at Minn46Bennett, Duane rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Davie, Quentin;McManis, S.).
Minn3-6at Minn50Gray, Marqueis at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn3-6at Minn50Timeout Minnesota Gophers, clock 02:54.
Minn3-6at Minn50Weber, Adam at QB for Minnesota Gophers.
Minn3-6at Minn50Weber, Adam rush for 1 yard to the NU49 (Phillips, Brad;Bryant, Corbin).
Minn4-5at Nu49Timeout Northwestern, clock 02:45.
Minn4-5at Nu49Haudan, Blake punt 39 yards to the NU10, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 04:10
Nu1-10at Nu10NORTHWESTERN drive start at 02:36.
Nu1-10at Nu10Kafka, Mike pass incomplete to Schmidt, Jacob, QB hurry by Brown, Garrett.
Nu2-10at Nu10Kafka, Mike pass complete to Stewart, Sidney for 7 yards to the NU17 (Sherels, Marcus;Triplett, Nate).
Nu3-3at Nu17Kafka, Mike sacked for loss of 9 yards to the NU8 (McKinley, C), fumble by Kafka, Mike recovered by MINN McKinley, C at NU3.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 00:36
Minn1-Gat Nu03MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 02:00.
Minn1-Gat Nu03Bennett, Duane rush for 1 yard to the NU2 (Davie, Quentin;Thomas, M.).
Minn2-Gat Nu02Timeout Northwestern, clock 01:55.
Minn2-Gat Nu02Bennett, Duane rush for 1 yard to the NU1 (Thomas, M.;Smith, Brendan).
Minn3-Gat Nu01Timeout Northwestern, clock 01:48.
Minn3-Gat Nu01Weber, Adam pass complete to Decker, Eric for 1 yard to the NU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:43.
Ellestad, Eric kick attempt good.
Minnesota Gophers 35, Northwestern 24
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:17
Ellestad, Eric kickoff 64 yards to the NU6, Matthews, J. return 19 yards to the NU25 (Singletary, M).
Nu1-10at Nu25NORTHWESTERN drive start at 01:43.
Nu1-10at Nu25Kafka, Mike sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NU18 ( Wilhite, D.L.), fumble by Kafka, Mike recovered by MINN Wilhite, D.L. at NU19.
Drive: 1 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 00:17
Minn1-10at Nu19MINNESOTA GOPHERS drive start at 01:26.
Minn1-10at Nu19TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the NU20.
Minn2-11at Nu20TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the NU22.
Minn3-13at Nu22End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:26
FINAL SCORE
Minnesota Gophers 35, Northwestern 24






























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