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Week 1 College Football Scoreboard

Big 10 Week 1
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Minnesota def. Mid Tenn State (42-14)	D. Dasher (MTSU) 16-37, 271, 2 TD, 1 Int	D. Eskridge (Minn) 26 Car, 130 Yds, 2 TD	S. Blissard (MTSU), 4 Rec, 90 Yds
#2 Ohio State def. Marshall (41-14)	T. Pryor (Bucks) 23-32, 275 Yds, 4 TD	B. Saine (Bucks) 26 Car, 150 Yds, 0 TD	D. Posey (Bucks) 5 Rec, 68 Yds, TD
Indiana def. Indiana St (FCS NW) (52-0)	B. Chappel (IU) 16-31, 254 Yds, 3 TD, 1 Int	D. Willis (IU) 16 Car, 81 Yds, TD	M. Evans (IU) 4 Rec, 84 Yds, 3 TD
#10 Iowa def. Northern Iowa (FCS W) (31-6)	R. Stanzi (Iowa) 21-41, 234 Yds, 3 TD, 2 Int	A. Robinson (Iowa) 20 Car, 112 Yds, TD	A. Reisner (Iowa) 11 Rec, 110 Yds, TD
#18 Penn State def. Penn (FCS SE) (63-3)	K. Newsome (PSU) 14-19, 239 Yds, 2 TD	S. Green (PSU) 20 Car, 126 Yds, 2 TD	D. Moye (PSU) 5 Rec., 69 Yds, 2 TD
Missouri def. Illinois (41-10)	B. Gabbert (Miz) 25-34, 357 Yds, 4 TD	M. LeShoure (Illini) 23 Car, 58 Yds	R. Woodland (Miz) 5 Rec, 108 Yds, TD
Michigan State def. Western Michigan (24-3)	K. Cousins (MSU) 19-37, 205 Yds, 2 TD, 1 Int	L. Caper (MSU) 29 Car, 112 Yds, TD	B. Cunnigham (MSU) 6 Rec. 85 Yds
#11 Wisconsin def. UNLV (41-7)	S. Tolzien (Wisc) 11-20, 179 Yds	J. Clay (Wisc) 18 Car, 84 Yds, TD	I. Anderson (Wisc) 6 Rec, 98 Yds
Vanderbilt def. Northwestern (14-13)	D. Persa (NU) 19-42, 219 Yds, TD, 3 Int.	A. Fields (NU) 25 Car, 77 Yds	S. Stewart (NU), 4 Rec. 86 Yds
Michigan def. Connecticut (49-3)	T. Forcier (Mich) 6-23, 269 Yds, 3 TD, 1 Int	V. Smith (Mich) 22 Car, 108 Yds, 2 TD	K. Koger (Mich) 7 Rec, 146 Yds, 2 TD
Notre Dame def. Purdue (30-20)	D. Crist (ND) 18-46, 262, TD, 2 Int.	A. Allen Jr. (ND) 21 Car, 56 Yds, TD	A. Allen Jr. (ND) 4 Rec, 72 Yds, TD

Week 2 Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 27, 2010
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (32)	1	0	1496
2	2	Ohio State (26)	1	0	1426
3	3	Texas (1)	1	0	1379
4	4	Oregon (1)	1	0	1292
5	7	Virginia Tech (1)	1	0	1260
6	6	Florida	1	0	1164
7	8	TCU	1	0	1060
8	9	Nebraska	1	0	982
9	10	Iowa	1	0	925
10	11	Wisconsin	1	0	885
11	12	Georgia Tech	1	0	814
12	5	Boise State	0	1	802
13	13	USC	0	0	761
14	14	Miami	1	0	709
15	15	Oklahoma	1	0	658
16	18	Penn State	1	0	516
17	22	North Carolina	1	0	450
18	20	Arkansas	1	0	428
19	23	Utah	1	0	407
20	21	Florida State	1	0	387
21	24	Cincinnati	1	0	281
22	16	Pittsburgh	0	1	275
23	17	LSU	0	1	246
24	19	Oregon State	0	1	244
25	25	Houston	1	0	234

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Week 2 Preview

Matchup Preview *|* September 4, 2010
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North Dakota Fighting Sioux (N/A, N/A Away)		Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison N/A Points Per Game 42.0 (#24) N/A Total Offensive Yards 370 (#86) N/A Rushing Yards 135 (#59) N/A Passing Yards 235 (#62) Defensive Stats Comparison N/A Total Yards Allowed 317 (#72) N/A Rushing Yards Allowed 46 (#29) N/A Passing Yards Allowed 271 (#89) Injury Report HB D. Bennett (3W) Game Notes This should be an easy win for the Golden Gophers, especially at home. The Gophers are better in every aspect of the game and should win handily. Minnesota- 38 North Dakota- 3

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Backups Rock as the Gophers Roll
Eskridge and Gray combine for 600 yards of offense as Minnesota wins 49-14


Eskridge ran for nearly 300 yards Saturday

(AP) Minneapolis-St. Paul- "I think they [Gray and Esridge] really surprised everyone today," Garner said in the post-game press conference this afternoon. "They weren't second string by much, and the fact that the huge numbers they put up showed the Big 10 who to watch out for."

Minnesota entered the North Dakota game without starting runningback Duane Bennett, who was out with a pectoral injury for three weeks. The Gophers looked to rely on quarterback Adam Weber to attack through the air, but on a late hit from a North Dakota defensive lineman in the first quarter, Weber had to be helped off the field. So, Coach Garner and his staff had to improvise, sending out sophomore back up QB Marqueis Gray, telling him to run hard, and pass infrequently.

Gray threw for 311 yards and 2 TDs in the rout.

Then they saw Gray throw. The Gophers immediately switched back to their original plan, and let the offense loose on this FCS defense. Gray went 15-20, 311 yards and 2 touchdowns, but the real shining moment was for Eskridge, who put up a Gopher record 296 rushing yards and met the end zone 3 times.

"We just ran our plays real good," Eskridge quoted after the game. "Our offensive line blocked like perfection, and I was able to find the holes they made. Marqueis [Gray] also threw well to the recievers and tight ends, who stayed open almost all game."

Other Gophers shined as well, including tight end Eric Lair, who caught 4 passes for 111 yards, and a 51 yard touchdown, the longest of the game. On the defensive side, sophomore end DL Wilhite had 2.5 sacks, and safety Kim Royston had a pick. Along with Weber's injury, WR Brandon Green is also out for nine weeks with a broken tailbone.

"Our guys are smacking everyone around like its nobody's business. I have a feeling a certain Pac-10 team is shaking in their boots." Garner joked.

The Gophers do face a real test next weekend at home against the 13th ranked USC Trojans

North Dakota Fighting Sioux at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sep 4, 2010	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (N/A)	7	0	7	0	14
Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0)	14	21	7	7	49

Team Stats Comparison
	UND	MINN
Total Offense	302	652
Rushing Yards	92	308
Passing Yards	210	344
First Downs	15	25
Punt Return Yards	4	34
Kick Return Yards	121	36
Total Yards	427	722
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	2-12 (16%)	6-10 (60%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1 (0%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0 (100%)	6-5-0 (83%
Penalties	2-15	4-48
Posession Time	14:29	17:21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UND	MINN
2:32	(MINN) TD Minn: L.Edwards 20 Yd run (E. Ellestad kick)	0	7
1:24	(UND) TD FCS W: TE #83 47 Yd pass from QB #6 (K #26 kick)	7	7
0:12	(MINN) TD Minn: E. Lair 51 Yd pass from M. Gray (E. Ellestad kick)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UND	MINN
5:52	(MINN) TD Minn: D. Eskridge 1 Yd run (El. Ellestad kick)	7	21
2:17	(MINN) TD Minn: J. Hoese 27 Yd pass from M. Gray (E. Ellestad kick)	7	28
0:18	(MINN) TD Minn: D. Eskridge 3 Yd run (E. Ellestad kick)	7	35
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UND	MINN
6:25	(UND) TD FCS W: WR #9 9 Yd pass from QB #18 (K #26 kick)	14	35
3:19	(MINN) TD Minn: M. Gray 1 Yd run (E. Ellestad kick)	14	42
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UND	MINN
0:32	(MINN) TD Minn: D. Eskridge 13 Yd run (E. Ellestad kick)	14	49

North Dakota Fighting Sioux PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Marqueis Gray 15-20 311 2 0 Adam Weber 3-5 33 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Deleon Eskridge 36 296 8.0 3 Marqueis Gray 4 -3 -0.7 1 Lamonte Edwards 1 20 20.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Dajon McKnight 4 69 13.8 0 Eric Lair 4 111 27.7 1 Bryant Allen 2 38 17.0 0 Hayo Carpenter 2 48 24.0 0 Troy Stoudermire 2 24 12.0 0 Xzavian Brandon 1 23 23.0 0 Deleon Eskridge 1 20 20.0 0 Jon Hoyes 1 21 21.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Keanon Cooper 6 0.0 0 0 Micheal Carter 6 0.0 0 0 Jehwan Edwards 5 1.0 0 0 Gary Tinsley 6 1.0 0 0 DL Whilhite 4 2.5 0 0 Kim Royston 3 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Eric Ellestad 0-2 7-7 7 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Dan Orseske 1 49 49.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Bryant Allen 1 17 17.0 0 Troy Stoudermire 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Bryant Allen 5 36 5.1 0

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(My apologies for the individual stat goof up. Just pretend those stats are under Minnesota)

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Week 3 Preview

Matchup Preview *|* September 11, 2010
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#12 USC Trojans (1-0, 0-0 Away)		Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 19 (#93) Points Per Game 45.5 (#13) 315 (#118) Total Offensive Yards 1022 (#25) 117 (#107) Rushing Yards 443 (#7) 198 (#115 Passing Yards 579 (#21) Defensive Stats Comparison 159 (#2) Total Yards Allowed 619 (#78) 66 (#4) Rushing Yards Allowed 138 (#42) 93 (#2) Passing Yards Allowed 481 (#91) Injury Report HB D. Bennett (2W) QB A. Weber (3W) WR B. Green (9W) Game Notes Both teams head into this game looking for momentum heading into conference play. USC is coming off a bye week, while Minnesota a 49-14 win against North Dakota. Both teams are offensive powerhouses with mediocre defenses. Many wondered if Minnesota's injuries would hamper them, but it appears that they won't. However, USC is coming in the better team by a decent margin, and they will score much more often on this weak Minnesota passing defense. USC- 35 Minnesota- 24

Other Big 10 Games

Indiana: (1-0) Western Kentucky: (0-2) Corso/Herbstreit: Indiana


Iowa: (2-0) Arizona: (1-1) Corso/Herbstreit: Iowa


Northwestern: (1-1) Rice: (0-2) Corso/Herbstreit: Northwestern


Ball State: (1-1) Purdue: (1-1) Corso/Herbstreit: Purdue


Northern Illinois: (1-1) Illinois: (1-1) Corso/Herbstreit: Illinois


Kent State: (0-2) #20 Penn State: (1-1) Corso/Herbstreit: Penn State


Arizona State: (2-0) #10 Wisconsin: (2-0) Corso/Herbstreit: Wisconsin


Ohio: (2-0)(1-0) #2 Ohio State: (2-0) Corso/Herbstreit: Ohio State


Michigan State: (2-0) Notre Dame: (2-0) Corso/Herbstreit: Notre Dame