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TOP 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Week 6
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State (34)	6	0	1498
2	3	Iowa (24)	5	0	1454
3	2	Virginia Tech (2)	6	0	1356
4	6	Georgia Tech (1)	6	0	1185
5	4	TCU	6	0	1174
6	5	Alabama	5	1	1108
7	10	Florida State	6	0	1030
8	8	Texas	4	1	968
9	9	Boise State	4	1	927
10	11	Nebraska	4	1	858
11	13	Utah	5	0	815
12	12	Penn State	5	1	808
13	15	Florida	4	2	679
14	7	USC	4	1	673
15	19	West Virginia	5	0	654
16	16	Arkansas	4	1	646
17	17	Oklahoma	4	1	607
18	21	Clemson	5	0	587
19	20	Tennessee	5	1	520
20	--	Stanford	5	1	392
21	23	Oregon	4	2	378
22	25	Michigan State	5	1	320
23	14	Wisconsin	3	2	315
24	--	Pittsburgh	3	2	232
25	18	Houston	4	1	190

TOP 25 NOTABLE SCORES

Minnesota 21, #14 Wisconsin 19
#18 Houston 6, Mississippi State 15
#24 LSU 13, #15 Florida 38
Stanford 39, #7 USC 25

HEISMAN WATCH

Heisman Watch - Updated: Week 6
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State		143-212, 1871 Passing Yds, 23 Total TD's
Tyrod Taylor	QB	Virigina Tech		13/198, 1812 Passing Yds, 22 Total TD's
Terelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State		111-180, 1423 Passing Yds, 20 Total TD's
Joshua Nesbitt	QB	Georgia Tech		98-145, 1240 Passing Yds, 19 Total TD's
Andy Dalton	QB	TCU		127-188, 1741 Passing Yds, 19 Total TD's

League Leaders

NCAA Football Leaders - Updated: Week 6
Passing Leaders	YDS	Rushing Leaders	YDS
1. A. Weber	1908	1. M. Ingram	788
2. G. McElroy	1876	2. D. Carter	783
3. C. Ponder	1871	3. R. Elliott	751
4. T. Taylor	1812	4. N. Devine	737
5. A. Dalton	1741	5. B. Pierce	732
Receiving Leaders	YDS	Tackle Leaders	TKL
1. D. McKnight	846	1. K. Cooper	38
2. J. Brooks	654	2. L. Wilson	33
3. K. Brey	622	3. S. Reeves	30
4. J. Jones	617	4. P. Schiller	29
5. J. Cleveland	574	5. M. Sisson	28
Sack Leaders	SCK	Interception Leaders	INT
1. A. Jacobs	7.5	1. B. Smith	5
2. J. Edwards	7.0	2. R. Sands	4
3. J. Biezuns	6.0	3. C. Nwachukwu	4
4. A. Okafor	6.0	4. C. Whitlock	4
5. T. Nielsen	6.5	5. J. Vaughn	4

I have quite a few guys in the league leaders which is really surprising. It starts to get hard here in a few weeks, so we'll see if I can keep it up.

Big Ten Conference Standings - Updated: Week 6
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Iowa	5-0	1.000	1-0	154	23	W5
Ohio State	6-0	1.000	2-0	255	62	W6
Minnesota	5-1	0.830	2-0	223	149	W3
Michigan State	5-1	0.830	2-0	177	46	W3
Purdue	4-1	0.800	1-0	144	76	W4
Penn State	5-1	0.830	1-1	186	53	W1
Michigan	4-2	0.660	1-1	171	77	L1
Wisconsin	3-2	0.600	0-2	158	69	L2
Indiana	3-2	0.600	0-2	164	133	L2
Illinois	3-2	0.600	0-2	111	88	L2
Northwestern	3-3	0.500	0-2	143	114	L3

[mnwildgophers]

Gophers Win in Shootout

Adam Weber continues his torrid pace, but with throwing all these balls, there's bound to be interceptions. Weber threw 5 touchdowns to help the Gophers achieve the win, but he also threw 3 interceptions which we all know are killers. That being said, just a great effort by the Gophers today. They were down by 14 points multiple occasions and somehow found a way to win.

The last drive to put the Gophers ahead 42-35 had to be one of the best of the season for the Gophers as they were able to mix in a good amount of run and pass to finally culminate in a 21 Yd Duane Bennett touchdown run. Purdue scored enough points to win, but weren't able to hold the Gopher's offense off the board.

The Gophers play next week at home vs Penn State. They hope to keep it going next week.

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Week 6 - MIN at PUR
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-1 (3-0))	7	7	21	7	-	42
Purdue Boilermakers (4-2 (1-1))	7	14	14	0	-	35

Team Stats Comparison
MIN		PUR
569	Total Offense	431
127	Rushing Yards	83
442	Passing Yards	348
17	First Downs	14
53	Punt Return Yards	35
112	Kick Return Yards	128
734	Total Yards	594
3	Turnovers	0
7-15	3rd Down Converstion	4-14
1-2	4th Down Conversion	0-2
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
2-1-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0
1-9	Penalties	0-0
16:20	Posession Time	15:40

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIN	PUR
7:25	(PUR) K. Smith, 60 Yd TD pass from C. Terbush (C. Wiggs kick)	0	7
6:03	(MIN) T. Eure, 18 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIN	PUR
5:16	(PUR) C. Smith, 23 Yd TD pass from C. Terbush (C. Wiggs kick)	7	14
2:20	(MIN) B. Green, 58 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	14	14
1:24	(PUR) R. Bolden, 27 Yd TD run (C. Wiggs kick)	14	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIN	PUR
6:53	(PUR) J. Crank, 20 Yd TD pass from C. Terbush (C. Wiggs kick)	14	28
5:48	(MIN) B. Allen, 50 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	21	28
3:53	(PUR) G. Holmes, 3 Yd TD pass from C. Terbush (C. Wiggs kick)	21	35
1:42	(MIN) D. McKnight, 81 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	28	35
0:09	(MIN) B. Green, 74 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	35	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIN	PUR
2:18	(MIN) D. Bennett, 21 Yd TD run (E. Ellestad kick)	42	35

Minnesota Golden Gophers Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
A. Weber	152.8	18/43	442	5/3	24.5
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. Bennett	23	109	4.7	1	21
D. Eskridge	2	14	7.0	0	11
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. McKnight	6	149	24.8	1	71
E. Lair	4	25	6.2	0	10
B. Green	4	174	43.5	2	74
T. Eure	2	31	15.5	1	18
T. Stoudermire	1	13	13.0	0	13
B. Allen	1	50	50.0	1	50
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
E. Ellestad	0/0	0	0	6/6	6
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
D. Orseske	4	190	47.5	0	0
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
T. Stoudermire	4	90	22.5	32	0
B. Allen	1	22	22.0	22	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
B. Allen	7	53	7.5	14	0

Purdue Boilermakers Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
C. Terbush	163.5	23/40	348	4/0	15.1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
R. Bolden	18	76	4.2	1	27
C. Terbush	6	3	0.5	0	24
J. Crank	2	4	2.0	0	3
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
K. Smith	6	135	22.5	1	60
R. Bolden	5	66	13.2	0	37
C. Smith	4	57	14.2	1	23
K. Adams	3	28	9.3	0	16
K. Carlos	2	20	10.0	0	12
J. Crank	2	39	19.5	1	20
G. Holmes	1	3	3.0	1	3
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
C. Wiggs	0/1	0	0	5/5	5
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
C. Wiggs	7	310	44.2	3	0
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
R. Bolden	6	111	18.5	23	0
K. Smith	1	17	17.0	17	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
K. Smith	4	35	8.7	10	0

[mnwildgophers]

TOP 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Week 7
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State (36)	7	0	1500
2	2	Iowa (23)	6	0	1436
3	3	Virginia Tech(1)	7	0	1277
4	4	Georgia Tech (1)	7	0	1234
5	7	Florida State	7	0	1108
6	5	TCU	7	0	1098
7	6	Alabama	6	1	1018
8	10	Nebraska	5	1	969
9	9	Boise State	5	1	908
10	11	Utah	6	0	868
11	15	West Virginia	6	0	788
12	12	Penn State	5	1	779
13	13	Florida	5	2	731
14	14	USC	5	1	702
15	18	Clemson	6	0	674
16	8	Texas	4	2	659
17	16	Arkansas	5	1	656
18	17	Oklahoma	5	1	590
19	19	Tennessee	5	1	517
20	20	Stanford	5	1	481
21	21	Oregon	4	2	433
22	25	Houston	5	1	316
23	--	Oregon State	4	2	206
24	23	Wisconsin	3	3	135
25	--	LSU	4	3	122

TOP 25 NOTABLE SCORES

#8 Texas 20, #10 Nebraska 34



HEISMAN WATCH

Heisman Watch - Updated: Week 7
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Tyrod Taylor	QB	Virigina Tech		158-222, 2294 Total Yds ,26 Total TD's
Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State		168-251, 2356 Total Yds ,26 Total TD's
Terelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State		130-201, 1866 Total Yds, 23 Total TD's
Noel Devine	HB	West Virginia		167 Car, 1196 Total Yds, 15 Total TD's
Joshua Nesbitt	QB	Georgia Tech		108-160, 1905 Total Yds, 22 Total TD's

Big Ten Conference Standings - Updated: Week 7
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Iowa	6-0	1.000	2-0	177	43	W6
Ohio State	7-0	1.000	3-0	289	72	W7
Minnesota	6-1	0.850	3-0	265	184	W4
Michigan State	5-2	0.710	2-1	197	80	L1
Penn State	5-1	0.830	1-1	186	53	W1
Purdue	4-2	0.660	1-1	179	118	L1
Illinois	4-2	0.660	1-2	145	108	W1
Michigan	4-3	0.570	1-2	191	100	L2
Indiana	4-2	0.660	0-2	195	136	W1
Northwestern	3-3	0.500	0-2	143	114	L3
Wisconsin	3-3	0.500	0-3	168	103	L3

Recruiting Update

The Gophers were able to land 3 new recruits this week bringing in 3 3* recruits. Most of them were brought in to fill positions of need, but all of them being quality players will help fill out the overall depth of the team. Coach Jeff Horton is getting a good long, look at being the long-term coach with his start. He has 9 more players on his radar, so we'll see if he can pull them all in.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Recruiting - 2010
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
James Robinson	SS	HS	Frostproof, FL	6'2"	195
Shannon Burns	WR	HS	Shorewood, WI	6'2"	175
Rico Fenner	DT	HS	Beloit, WI	6'1"	294
T. Gaither	HB	HS	Crystal, MN	5'11"	198
Ricky Williams	P	HS	White Bear Lake, MN	6'3"	211
J. Johnson	FB	HS	Port Orange, FL	6'0"	223

[DerkontheOS]

Damn that was a shoot out and a half.

[mnwildgophers]

Gophers' INT's End Streak

The Gophers held a 17-3 lead at one point, but eventually would fall to Penn State in a 31-17 heart-wrenching loss. Adam Weber threw 5 INT's and when he was replaced by Marqueis Gray who proceeded to throw 2 INT's and let the Nittany Lions gain the win.

It's a gut-wrenching loss for the Gophers since beating Wisconsin, they have gone on to lose another 2 in a row, but you have to be excited with where the Gophers are at. They need to get back to the run and need to make better throws. Throwing 7 INT's is not a recipe for success.

The Gophers play host to the #1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in which 9 recruits will be visiting.

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Week 7 - PSU at MIN
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#12 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1 (2-1))	0	3	7	21	-	31
Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2 (3-1))	14	0	3	0	-	17

Team Stats Comparison
PSU		MIN
277	Total Offense	389
134	Rushing Yards	129
143	Passing Yards	260
7	First Downs	18
0	Punt Return Yards	47
63	Kick Return Yards	181
340	Total Yards	617
0	Turnovers	7
3-12	3rd Down Converstion	5-12
1-2	4th Down Conversion	3-4
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
2-1-1	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-0
1-14	Penalties	0-0
14:03	Posession Time	17:57

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PSU	MIN
7:49	(MIN) T. Stoudermire, returned kickoff 93 Yds (E. Ellestad kick)	0	7
0:00	(MIN) B. Green, 8 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PSU	MIN
4:27	(PSU) C. Wagner, 21 Yd FG	3	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PSU	MIN
4:21	(MIN) E. Ellestad, 46 Yd FG	3	17
1:14	(PSU) S. Green, 4 Yd TD run (C. Wagner kick)	10	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PSU	MIN
7:00	(PSU) G. Zug, 53 Yd TD pass from P. Jones (C. Wagner kick)	17	17
5:30	(PSU) D. Lynn, returned interception 38 Yds (C. Wagner kick)	24	17
3:10	(PSU) S. Green, 62 Yd TD run (C. Wagner kick)	31	17

Penn State Nittany Lions Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
P. Jones	151.2	13/18	130	1/0	10.0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
S. Green	18	123	6.8	2	62
E. Royster	4	14	3.5	0	8
P. Jones	3	-12	-4.0	0	0
B. Beachum	1	6	6.0	0	6
G. Zug	1	1	1.0	0	1
J. Suhey	1	2	2.0	0	2
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
C. Powell	3	28	9.3	0	12
C. Drake	2	5	2.5	0	4
D. Moye	2	6	3.0	0	8
G. Zug	2	67	33.5	1	53
A. Szczerba	1	16	16.0	0	16
S. Green	1	9	9.0	0	9
Z. Zwinak	1	12	12.0	0	12
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
C. Wagner	1/1	100	22	4/4	7
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
D. Soldner	6	265	44.1	2	0
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
S. Green	4	63	15.7	20	0

Minnesota Golden Gophers Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
A. Weber	78.3	10/25	194	1/5	19.4
M. Gray	32.6	4/17	66	0/2	16.5
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. Bennett	20	72	3.6	0	12
A. Weber	3	24	8.0	0	11
M. Gray	3	37	12.3	0	25
J. Hoese	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
D. Eskridge	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
E. Lair	5	84	16.8	0	27
D. McKnight	4	68	17.0	0	23
B. Green	3	52	17.3	1	24
T. Stoudermire	2	56	28.0	0	47
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
E. Ellestad	1/2	50	46	2/2	5
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
T. Stoudermire	3	130	43.3	93	1
B. Allen	3	51	17.0	18	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
B. Allen	6	47	7.8	14	0

[mnwildgophers]

Quote: Originally Posted by DerkontheOS

Damn that was a shoot out and a half.

Yeah, I got lucky to win that game.

As you can see, Weber finally caught up to his normal self with 5 INT's that was such a bad game. It's going to be a hard one this week vs. the Buckeyes.

[Deuce2223]

I have had several 5-6 INT games in my career. It's crazy. Halliday started out the year throwing 9 TD's to just 1 INT in the first 3 games, now he has 5 TD's and 3 INT in the past 2 games.

[mnwildgophers]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

I have had several 5-6 INT games in my career. It's crazy. Halliday started out the year throwing 9 TD's to just 1 INT in the first 3 games, now he has 5 TD's and 3 INT in the past 2 games.

It was crazy everything I threw they were always there to jump in the way and pick it off, it was a really frustrating game, but I suppose every team goes through hot and cold streaks.

I think I haven't been picking the best guys to throw to all the time.