Minnesota Gophers (NCAA 13)

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Matchup Preview | September 29, 2012
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Minnesota Golden Gophers 2-2 (0-0)		Iowa Hawkeyes 4-0 (0-0)
Offensive Stats Comparison 17.7 (#112) Points Per Game 37.0 (#20) 275.0 (#117) Total Offensive Yards 482.2 (#10) 96.7 (#118) Rushing Yards 208.0 (#40) 178.2 (#72) Passing Yards 274.2 (#11) Defensive Stats Comparison 247.5 (#18) Total Yards Allowed 241.5 (#15) 79.5 (#2) Rushing Yards Allowed 85.7 (#3) 168.0 (#54) Passing Yards Allowed 155.7 (#40) -7 (#122) Turnover Difference -1 (#86) Injury Report DT Ra'shede Hageman (78 OVR) Torn pectoral (7 weeks) No Injuries Game Notes This is the conference opener for both teams and a very important game. Iowa comes in with an undefeated record and on the brink of being ranked. Minnesota comes in fighting to keep the train from going off the rails. Both teams have played very tough defensively and it will really be a matter of whose offense can get more steam. Iowa has a much better offense overall and they hold on to the ball, so expect them to come out with the victory.

[Matt10]

Big test coming up. Tough, tough loss against 'Cuse - but looks like you had some good things to take out of it.

Good luck against the Hawkeyes!

[jct32]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3) @ Iowa Hawkeyes (5-0)
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
September 29th, 2012

Senior Marquis Gray once again had to lead the Minnesota offense and Gray's performance wasn't terrible. However, the Golden Gophers fell short once again losing by a field goal to Iowa. The Hawkeyes would drive down the field and put a kick through the uprights with about 2 minutes left in the game and Minnesota's offense would fail to score.

Offensively Gray lead the team once again this time throwing for 88 yards on 11 completions and 21 attempts with 1 touchdown and interception. Rushing would be split between the top two running backs and Gray as James Gillum had 11 rushes for 43 yards, Gray had 11 for 48 and a touchdown, David Cobb had 12 for 55 yards. Malcolm Moulton would be the leading receiver catching 4 balls for 54 yards and a touchdown.

Defensively the Golden Gophers played really well and were anchored again by linebacker Mike Rallis who picked up 14 total tackles this game. The defensive didn't play too stellar otherwise and the only other noteworthy play is Safety Cedric Thompson who tallied 8 total tackles.

The Gophers have a bye week next and then will follow up with with a game at home against Northwestern on October 13th.

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes
Sep 29, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3)	6	0	8	0	14
Iowa Hawkeyes (5-0)	7	0	0	10	17

Team Stats Comparison
	MINN	IOWA
Total Offense	239	278
Rushing Yards	151	65
Passing Yards	88	213
First Downs	14	17
Punt Return Yards	21	11
Kick Return Yards	55	76
Total Yards	315	365
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	6/15	3/12
4th Down Conversion	0/1	0/0
2-Point Conversion	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1/0	4/1/1
Penalties	0-0	2-15
Posession Time	16:54	15:06

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MINN	IOWA
7:23	(MINN) M. Gray, 79 Yd run (missed kick)	6	0
4:00	(IOWA) K. Davis, 7 Yd pass from J. Vandenberg (M. Meyer kick)	6	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MINN	IOWA
4:13	(MINN) M. Moulton, 3 Yd pass from M. Gray (2-Pt)	14	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MINN	IOWA
7:50	(IOWA) C. Fiedorowicz, 73 Yd pass from J. Vandenberg (M. Meyer kick)	14	14
2:28	(IOWA) M. Meyer, 27 Yd FG	14	17

Minnesota Golden Gophers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Gray 11/21 88 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Cobb 12 55 4.5 0 J. Gillum 11 43 3.9 0 M. Gray 11 48 4.3 1 D. Kirkwood 2 5 2.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Moulton 4 54 13.5 1 J. Rabe 2 26 13.0 0 D. Cobb 2 -13 -6.5 0 J. Gillum 1 8 8.0 0 M. Williams 1 8 8.0 0 I. Fruechte 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK T. Olson 1 1 J. Rabe 1 0 Z. Epping 1 1 J. Gjere 1 1 Z. Mottla 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Rallis 14 0 0 0 C. Thompson 8 0 0 0 A. Hill 6 0 0 0 B. Vereen 5 0 0 0 D. Wells 4 0 0 0 K. Cooper 4 0 0 0 M. Shabazz 3 0 0 0 B. Perry 3 0 0 0 R. Johnson 3 0 0 0 T. Stoudermire 2 0 0 0 K. Watkins 2 0 0 0 D. Wilhite 2 0 0 0 J. Manuel 1 0 0 0 J. Gjere 1 0 0 0 M. Henry 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG C. Hawthorne 0/0 0/1 0 N/A PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Hawthorne 8 280 35.0 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Moulton 2 55 27.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Moulton 2 21 10.5 0

Iowa Hawkeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Vandenberg 17/24 213 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Bullock 22 67 3.0 0 J. Vandenberg 1 -2 -2.0 0 K. Davis 1 -2 -2.0 0 J. Canzeri 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Davis 5 46 9.2 1 C. Fiedorowicz 5 101 20.2 1 D. Bullock 3 28 9.3 0 D. Shumpert 1 16 16.0 0 Z. Derby 1 1 1.0 0 K. Martin Manley 1 6 6.0 0 B. Rogers 1 15 15.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Tobin 7 0 C. Fiedorowicz 5 0 A. Blythe 4 0 Z. Derby 4 0 B. Scherff 4 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Morris 14 0 0 0 T. Miller 7 0 0 0 G. Castillo 5 0 0 0 N. Law 4 0 0 0 C. Kirksey 4 0 0 0 A. Hitchens 4 0 0 0 B. Lowery 4 0 0 0 R. McMinn 4 3 0 0 J. Lomax 3 0 0 0 D. Cooper 3 1 0 0 Q. Alston 3 0 0 0 R. Hamilton 1 0 0 0 M. Hyde 1 0 1 0 C. Sleeper 1 0 0 0 S. Bigach 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Meyer 1/2 2/2 5 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Mullings 7 305 43.5 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Davis 3 76 25.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Davis 3 11 3.6 0

[jct32]

Week 5

Crashing the party
Nebraska jumps to #12 after defeating Wisconsin 31-17

SEC showdown
Bulldogs take care of SEC opponent Tennessee 38-23

True test
The SEC game of the week pits #7 South Carolina giants #4 Georgia

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 30, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	USC (39)	4	0	1503
2	2	Oklahoma (21)	3	0	1438
3	3	Arkansas (1)	5	0	1393
4	4	Georgia	5	0	1320
5	5	West Virginia	4	0	1264
6	6	Clemson	5	0	1209
7	7	South Carolina	5	0	1150
8	8	LSU	4	1	1051
9	9	Virginia Tech	5	0	1018
10	11	Florida State	4	1	902
11	12	Alabama	3	2	813
12	17	Nebraska	5	0	726
13	14	Kansas State	3	1	726
14	15	Boise State	4	0	717
15	16	Michigan	3	1	629
16	19	Michigan State	4	1	629
17	10	Wisconsin	4	1	599
18	20	Texas	4	0	483
19	13	Ohio State	4	1	472
20	22	Stanford	3	1	382
21	24	Auburn	3	1	285
22	21	Baylor	3	1	229
23	25	Notre Dame	2	2	229
24	23	Tennessee	4	1	183
25	--	Purdue	4	0	158

Dropped Out:
Oregon (#18)
Others Receiving Votes:
Florida (107)
Utah (91)
Iowa (59)
North Carolina (29)
Houston (1)

New Top Dog
Burkhead's running leads to a Nebraska win and helps his Heisman candidacy

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 30, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		LAST GAME
Rex Burkhead	HB	Neb		31 Car, 163 Yds, 3 TD
Giovani Bernard	HB	UNC		20 Car, 132 Yds, 2 TD, 4 Rec, 55 Yds
Spencer Ware	HB	LSU		20 Car, 147 Yds, 3 Rec, 48 Yds
Kenny Miles	HB	S Car		31 Car, 160 Yds, 3 TD, 10 Rec Yds
Carlos Hyde	HB	Ohio St		8 Car, 58 Yds

Big 10 (Legends) Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 30, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#12 Nebraska	5-0	1.000	1-0	158	67	W5
Iowa	5-0	1.000	1-0	162	82	W5
Northwestern	4-1	0.800	1-0	193	122	W2
#16 Michigan State	4-1	0.800	1-0	157	75	W4
#15 Michigan	3-1	0.750	0-0	128	68	L1
Minnesota	2-3	0.400	0-1	85	81	L2

Big 10 (Leaders) Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 30, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Penn State	3-2	0.600	1-0	100	84	W1
#25 Purdue	4-0	1.000	0-0	152	83	W4
#19 Ohio State	4-1	0.800	0-1	164	79	L1
#17 Wisconsin	4-1	0.800	0-1	197	50	L1
Illinois	3-2	0.600	0-1	147	91	L1
Indiana	2-2	0.500	0-1	126	113	L2

Minnesota Golden Gophers Recruiting - 2012
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Kevin Church	TE	HS	Brooklyn Park, MN	6'4"	221
Adam Brantley	HB	HS	Shenandoah, IA	6'0"	211
Tavares Strickland	CB	JUCO Jr	Stevens Point, WI	6'0"	180

[WWF80sKid]

Tough losses. Keep it up though man.

[jct32]

Week 6

Start Bragging
Gamecocks triumph over #4 Georgia 49-21 in their rivalry game

Downed!
Texas Tech's upset of Oklahoma raises some eyebrows around the league

A Mule Kicking!
Florida State's 37-12 loss to unranked NC State is a shocker

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 7, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	USC (38)	5	0	1502
2	5	West Virginia (22)	5	0	1473
3	7	South Carolina (1)	6	0	1412
4	6	Clemson	6	0	1327
5	9	Virginia Tech	6	0	1180
6	12	Nebraska	6	0	1091
7	8	LSU	5	1	996
8	14	Boise State	5	0	817
9	4	Georgia	5	1	809
10	3	Arkansas	5	1	800
11	11	Alabama	3	2	776
12	2	Oklahoma	3	1	757
13	13	Kansas State	4	1	703
14	16	Michigan State	5	1	589
15	17	Wisconsin	5	1	535
16	--	Texas Tech	5	0	509
17	25	Purdue	5	0	509
18	21	Auburn	4	1	487
19	20	Stanford	4	1	413
20	10	Florida State	4	2	398
21	--	Iowa	5	0	355
22	--	NC State	5	1	351
23	22	Baylor	3	1	334
24	18	Texas	4	1	331
25	15	Michigan	3	2	319

Dropped Out:
Ohio State (#19)
Notre Dame (#23)
Tennessee (#24)
Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame (288)
Tennessee (267)
Ohio State (239)
Utah (76)
Florida (56)
Temple (51)
Washington (48)
Ohio (9)

LSU's Pride
Ware helps his Heisman candidacy with a big win against Florida

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 7, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		LAST GAME
Rex Burkhead	HB	Neb		27 Car, 230 Yds, 3 TD, 2 Rec, 23 Yds, TD
Spencer Ware	HB	LSU		29 Car, 149 Yds, TD, Rec TD
Marcus Lattimore	HB	S Carr		19 Car, 112 Yds, 2 TD, 2 Rec, 39 Yds, TD
Giovani Bernard	HB	UNC		10 Car, 49 Yds
Geno Smith	QB	WVU		14-30, 178 Yds, 13 Car, 197 Yds, 5 Total TD

Big 10 (Legends) Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 7, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#21 Iowa	5-0	1.000	1-0	165	82	W5
#6 Nebraska	6-0	1.000	2-0	196	98	W6
Northwestern	5-1	0.830	2-0	213	136	W3
#14 Michigan State	5-1	0.830	2-0	201	82	W5
Michigan	3-2	0.600	0-1	154	96	L2
Minnesota	2-3	0.400	0-1	85	81	L2

Big 10 (Leaders) Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 7, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#17 Purdue	5-0	1.000	1-0	180	109	W5
#15 Wisconsin	5-1	0.830	1-1	249	64	W1
Penn State	3-3	0.500	1-1	114	104	L1
Ohio Stae	4-2	0.660	0-2	196	116	L2
Illinoise	3-3	0.500	0-2	161	143	L2
Indiana	2-3	0.400	0-2	133	157	L3

Minnesota Golden Gophers Recruiting - 2012
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Adam Brantley	HB	HS	Shenandoah, IA	6'0"	211
Tavares Strickland	CB	JUCO Jr	Stevens Point, WI	6'0"	180
Kevin Church	TE	HS	Brooklyn Park, MN	6'4"	221
John Harris	WR	HS	Longwood, FL	6'1"	171
Jason Childress	CB	HS	Azle, TX	6'0"	160
Mike Edmonds	MLB	HS	Palmetto Estates, FL	6'4"	232

[jct32]

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Matchup Preview | October 13, 2012
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Northwestern Wildcats (5-1, 2-0 Conference)		Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3, 0-1 Conference)
Offensive Stats Comparison 35.5 (#16) Points Per Game 17.0 (#117) 464.6 (#8) Total Offensive Yards 267.8 (#121) 255.0 (#11) Rushing Yards 107.6 (#118) 209.6 (#44) Passing Yards 160.2 (#96) Defensive Stats Comparison 284.0 (#24) Total Yards Allowed 253.6 (#10) 138.0 (#30) Rushing Yards Allowed 76.6 (#1) 146.0 (#30) Passing Yards Allowed 177.0 (#61) -1 (#85) Turnover Margin -8 (#120) Injury Report LG Brian Mulroe [85 OVR] ACL sprain (Probable) DT Ra'shede Hageman [78 OVR] Torn pectoral (5 weeks) WR Demetrius Fields [85 OVR] Broken collarbone (3 weeks) HB James Gillum [76 OVR] Bruised shoulder (Probable) Game Notes The upcoming game against Northwestern will be a true test for Minnesota. The Wildcats have only lost one game this year and are currently undefeated in conference play. Will key injuries to players like DT Ra'shede Hageman and HB James Gillum the Gophers will need others to step up and make big plays. However, if Northwestern is playing well don't expect Minnesota to get the upset.