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University of Minnesota Athletics
Game 2: Indiana State at Minnesota
9/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
| Indiana State (1-0) at Minnesota (1-0) | |
| Date | Saturday, Sept. 10 |
| Time | 11 a.m. Central |
| Tickets | Game Day Central |
| Location | TCF Bank Stadium (50,805 capacity) |
| Parking | Game Day Central |
| Metro Transit | Get to the Game |
| Television | ESPNews | WatchESPN |
| Radio | 100.3 KFAN | Gopher Radio Network |
| Internet | Listen Live | I Heart Radio App |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Indiana State |
| Social Media | @GopherFootball | Facebook | Instagram |
FIVE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW
1. Minnesota welcomes the Indiana State Sycamores to TCF Bank Stadium on Sept. 10, in a meeting of 1-0 teams. Minnesota topped Oregon State 30-23 on Thursday, Sept. 1 at home and Indiana State beat in-state rival Butler at home 41-25. This will be the third meeting between the Gophers and Sycamores. Minnesota leads the all-time series 2-0, posting home wins in 1989 (34-12) and 1993 (27-10). Indiana State plays in the competitive Missouri Valley Conference, which posted a 7-3 record in the first week of play. The conference's signature win in the first week came when Northern Iowa beat Iowa State 25-20. South Dakota State provided a challenge for No. 13 TCU before falling 59-41 on the road. Minnesota's last game against a Missouri Valley opponent was in 2013 when it beat Western Illinois 29-12 at home.
2. Minnesota is 1-0 this year after beating Oregon State 30-23 in the 50th game played at TCF Bank Stadium on Sept. 1 (Gophers are 27-23 at TCF Bank Stadium). The victory against Oregon State was Minnesota's first win against a team from the Pac-12 since Dec. 31, 2003, when the Gophers beat Oregon 31-30 in the Sun Bowl. The win was the first for the Gophers in the regular season against a Pac-12 opponent since they dropped California 32-23 on Sept. 19, 1987 (Gophers previously lost their last five regular season games against Pac-12). The win was also Minnesota's first against a non-conference power five school (snapped a four-game losing streak) since Sept. 22, 2012, when it beat Syracuse 17-10.
3. When head coach Tracy Claeys hired Jay Johnson to be his new offensive coordinator, he said he wanted more points out of his offense and that the minimum should be 28 point a game. He got the output he was looking for against Oregon State as the Gophers scored 30 in their first game running Johnson's offense. The 30 points is the most that Minnesota has scored in a non-conference game against a power five opponent since it hung 53 on Iowa State in 1997. In the eight qualifying games since, the most points Minnesota scored was 23 at Syracuse in 2009 in an overtime game.
4. Quarterback Mitch Leidner ran for two scores in Minnesota's win against Oregon State and now has 25 career rushing touchdowns, which is the most in program history for a signal-caller (fifth for any player). Rickey Foggie, who played from 1984-87 previously held the mark with 24. Leidner has rushed for 1,205 career yards, but has spanned only 113 yards in collecting his 25 scores. Eleven of his touchdowns have been 1-yard bursts and 18 have been five yards or less. The longest scoring run of his career is 24 yards.
5. The Gophers have senior leaders in Mitch Leidner, Damarius Travis and Jack Lynn, but also only have 13 seniors/grad students on its roster. Those 13 represent the third smallest group of seniors/grad students in major college football (Kentucky 11, Penn State, Baylor 12). Of those 13, only three play on offense side in quarterback Leidner, receiver Drew Wolitarsky and lineman Jonah Pirsig. Those three seniors represent the fewest number in major college football (Troy, Old Dominion, Florida and South Carolina have four).
