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University of Minnesota Athletics
Game 10: Ohio State at Minnesota
11/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
| Minnesota (7-2, 4-1) vs. Ohio State (8-1, 5-0) | |
| Date | Saturday, November 15 |
| Time | 11 a.m. Central |
| Tickets | Game Day Central |
| Location | TCF Bank Stadium |
| Parking | Game Day Central |
| Metro Transit | Get to the Game |
| Television | ABC / WatchESPN |
| Radio | KFAN 100.3 / Gopher Radio Network |
| Internet | Listen Live / I Heart Radio App |
| Live Blog | Gophersports.com |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Ohio State l Gophers Host Epilepsy Awareness Game |
| Social Media | @GopherFootball | Facebook |
Five Things You Need To Know
1. Minnesota welcomes Ohio State to TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday for an 11 a.m. game (Gophers are 8-2 in their last 10 games played at 11 a.m.). Ohio State leads the series 43-7-0 and has won eight straight against the Gophers. Minnesota's last win was a 29-17 victory on Oct. 14, 2000, in Columbus. The last time Minnesota beat Ohio State in Minneapolis was 1981, when the Gophers triumphed 35-31 at Memorial Stadium.
2. Saturday is the final home game for a number of players. Prior to the game, the Gophers will honor 24 players who will be playing in their final home game at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota will recognize seniors Michael Amaefula, Cole Banham, Alex Bisch, Cameron Botticelli, David Cobb, Christian Eldred, Zac Epping, Isaac Fruechte, Drew Goodger, Logan Hutton, Marcus Jones, Donnell Kirkwood, Harold Legania, Marek Lenkiewicz, Grayson Levine, Tommy Olson, Ben Perry, Dave Ramlet, Cedric Thompson, Derrick Wells, Damien Wilson and Devon Wright. Redshirt juniors Luke McAvoy and Kyle McAvoy will also be playing in their final home game at TCF Bank Stadium and will partake in the pregame festivities.
3. The Gophers are 8-3 in their last 11 Big Ten games, as they have posted home wins against Iowa (2014), Purdue (2014), Northwestern (2014) Nebraska (2013) and Penn State (2013) and road wins at Michigan (2014), Northwestern (2013) and Indiana (2013). Minnesota's three defeats came on the road this year at Illinois, and last year at home against Wisconsin and on the road at Michigan State. The 8-3 mark is the best record for Minnesota in an 11-game conference stretch since it also went 8-3 from Nov. 4, 1967 - Nov. 23, 1968. Minnesota beat Indiana (twice), Wisconsin (twice), Iowa, Illinois, Michigan State and Purdue, while it lost to Purdue, Michigan and Iowa in that span.
4. A win on Saturday would give Minnesota an 8-2 record. More importantly a win would give the Gophers a 5-1 record in Big Ten play. The last time Minnesota was 5-1 in the Big Ten was 1967, when the Gophers started the season 4-0 with wins against Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State and Iowa. Minnesota dropped a game at Purdue before finishing the season 6-1 in the league with wins against Indiana and Wisconsin. Minnesota has won 5 or more Big Ten games in a season 18 different times (only five times since 1969) with the most recent coming in 2003 when it went 5-3 in the league.
5. Minnesota is 6-0 at home this year. The last time Minnesota won six home games in a season was 1977 when it beat Western Michigan, UCLA, Washington, Northwestern, No. 1 Michigan and Wisconsin. The last time Minnesota won seven home games in a season was 1931 when it topped North Dakota State, Ripon, Oklahoma A&M, Iowa, Wisconsin, Cornell (Iowa) and Ohio State (beat the Buckeyes 19-7 to end the season). The last time Minnesota won all of its home games was 1967 when the Gophers went 6-0 at Memorial Stadium, beating Utah, SMU, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin.
