University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, September 10
Huntington Bank Stadium
11:00 AM
University of Minnesota
vs
Western Illinois
Players Mentioned
RB
/ Football
Photo by: Brad Rempel
Game 2: Minnesota vs. Western Illinois
9/6/2022 12:34:00 PM | Football
THE ESSENTIALS
Date/Time: Sept. 10, 2022 / 11 a.m. CT
Site: Minneapolis
Stadium: Huntington Bank Stadium
Surface: FieldTurf
Capacity: 50,805
Series Overall: Minnesota Leads 1-0
Streak: Minnesota Won 1
Series in MN: Minnesota Leads 1-0
Streak: Minnesota Won 1
Last Meeting: Minnesota won 29-12 in Minneapolis (9/14/13)
Television: BTN // Jason Ross, Jr. (PXP), Brock Vereen (Analyst), Michelle McMahon (Reporter)
Radio: KFAN | SiriusXM: 133 or 195 | SXM App: 957 // Mike Grimm (PXP), Darrell Thompson (Analyst), Justin Gaard (Reporter), Tanner Hoops (Host), Dan Rowbotham (Engineer)
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
1. The University of Minnesota football team continues the non-conference portion of its schedule Saturday as it hosts Western Illinois at Huntington Bank Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. with a national TV audience on BTN.
2. Minnesota is coming off of a 38-0 win over New Mexico State in the team's season opener on Sept. 1. It was the first home shutout for the Gophers since a 62-0 win over Temple on Sept. 16, 2006. It was also the first shutout in a season opener for Minnesota since it opened that same 2006 campaign with a 44-0 triumph at Kent State. Coupled with a 30-0 shutout at Colorado last year, Minnesota joins Georgia (3), Penn State (2), Texas A&M (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2) as the only Power 5 programs with multiple shutouts since the start of the 2021 season.
3. Minnesota's defense put up some truly impressive numbers in the opener against New Mexico State. The Aggies were held to only 33 plays on the night, the fewest ever by a Minnesota opponent. The previous mark was 40, set by Nebraska in 1960 and matched by Middle Tennessee State in 2010. NMSU gained 91 yards (53 passing, 38 rushing), the fewest by an FBS team so far this season. The Golden Gophers also held the Aggies to just six first downs, matching the fewest allowed in the P.J. Fleck era (two off the modern school record) and the lowest total in the FBS this year.
4. Playing in his first game since suffering a season-ending injury in the 2021 opener, Mohamed Ibrahim picked up right where he left off as he extended his school record to 10 straight games with at least 100 yards rushing, the longest active streak in the country. Ibrahim, who reached the milestone in the first half and did not play beyond the team's opening drive of the second half, finished with 21 rushes for 132 yards and two touchdowns, his 11th career multi-touchdown game. His two rushing touchdowns gave him 35 for his career, tying the late Marion Barber III for second-most all-time at Minnesota.
5. The 2022 campaign is the sixth for head coach P.J. Fleck at Minnesota, where he holds a record of 36-23. He is already sixth in program history for wins and Big Ten wins (21), and seventh in games coached (59). His .610 win percentage is third best among the 11 Minnesota coaches with at least 45 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50). Through his first five years at Minnesota, only Williams (55, 1900-04) had more wins than Fleck's 35. In his 10th season overall as a college head coach, Fleck is 66-45 (.595).
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.
Date/Time: Sept. 10, 2022 / 11 a.m. CT
Site: Minneapolis
Stadium: Huntington Bank Stadium
Surface: FieldTurf
Capacity: 50,805
Series Overall: Minnesota Leads 1-0
Streak: Minnesota Won 1
Series in MN: Minnesota Leads 1-0
Streak: Minnesota Won 1
Last Meeting: Minnesota won 29-12 in Minneapolis (9/14/13)
Television: BTN // Jason Ross, Jr. (PXP), Brock Vereen (Analyst), Michelle McMahon (Reporter)
Radio: KFAN | SiriusXM: 133 or 195 | SXM App: 957 // Mike Grimm (PXP), Darrell Thompson (Analyst), Justin Gaard (Reporter), Tanner Hoops (Host), Dan Rowbotham (Engineer)
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
1. The University of Minnesota football team continues the non-conference portion of its schedule Saturday as it hosts Western Illinois at Huntington Bank Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. with a national TV audience on BTN.
2. Minnesota is coming off of a 38-0 win over New Mexico State in the team's season opener on Sept. 1. It was the first home shutout for the Gophers since a 62-0 win over Temple on Sept. 16, 2006. It was also the first shutout in a season opener for Minnesota since it opened that same 2006 campaign with a 44-0 triumph at Kent State. Coupled with a 30-0 shutout at Colorado last year, Minnesota joins Georgia (3), Penn State (2), Texas A&M (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2) as the only Power 5 programs with multiple shutouts since the start of the 2021 season.
3. Minnesota's defense put up some truly impressive numbers in the opener against New Mexico State. The Aggies were held to only 33 plays on the night, the fewest ever by a Minnesota opponent. The previous mark was 40, set by Nebraska in 1960 and matched by Middle Tennessee State in 2010. NMSU gained 91 yards (53 passing, 38 rushing), the fewest by an FBS team so far this season. The Golden Gophers also held the Aggies to just six first downs, matching the fewest allowed in the P.J. Fleck era (two off the modern school record) and the lowest total in the FBS this year.
4. Playing in his first game since suffering a season-ending injury in the 2021 opener, Mohamed Ibrahim picked up right where he left off as he extended his school record to 10 straight games with at least 100 yards rushing, the longest active streak in the country. Ibrahim, who reached the milestone in the first half and did not play beyond the team's opening drive of the second half, finished with 21 rushes for 132 yards and two touchdowns, his 11th career multi-touchdown game. His two rushing touchdowns gave him 35 for his career, tying the late Marion Barber III for second-most all-time at Minnesota.
5. The 2022 campaign is the sixth for head coach P.J. Fleck at Minnesota, where he holds a record of 36-23. He is already sixth in program history for wins and Big Ten wins (21), and seventh in games coached (59). His .610 win percentage is third best among the 11 Minnesota coaches with at least 45 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50). Through his first five years at Minnesota, only Williams (55, 1900-04) had more wins than Fleck's 35. In his 10th season overall as a college head coach, Fleck is 66-45 (.595).
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.
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