Ski-U-Mah, Part Deux: A Minnesota Gophers Dynasty (NCAA 14)

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Top 25 Polls and Heisman Watch (2014: Week 3)

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 8, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State Buckeyes (35)	2	0	1499
2	2	Nebraska Cornhuskers (21)	2	0	1454
3	3	Alabama Crimson Tide (3)	2	0	1374
4	4	Florida State Seminoles (1)	1	0	1313
5	5	Texas A&M Aggies (1)	2	0	1253
6	6	Auburn Tigers	1	0	1195
7	7	Wisconsin Badgers	1	0	1137
8	8	Louisville Cardinals	1	0	1097
9	9	Stanford Cardinal	1	0	1041
10	11	USC Trojans	2	0	933
11	12	Miami (FL) Hurricanes	1	0	864
12	14	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1	0	762
13	15	Washington Huskies	1	0	713
14	16	Baylor Bears	1	0	664
15	17	Michigan State Spartans	1	0	631
16	18	Clemson Tigers	1	0	571
17	19	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1	0	539
18	20	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	1	438
19	22	Northern Illinois Huskies	1	0	408
20	24	Florida Gators	2	0	314
21	25	Michigan Wolverines	1	0	275
22	--	ECU Pirates	2	0	241
23	10	Ole Miss Rebels	1	1	193
24	--	Arizona State Sun Devils	1	0	164
25	--	Boise State Broncos	0	1	164

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 8, 2014
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M Aggies		40/55 for 641 Yards 7 TD's 1 Int; 20 Att for 122 Yards 1 TD
Mitch Leidner	QB	Minnesota Golden Gophers		2/7 for 28 Yards 0 TD's 2 Int's; 6 Att for 37 Yards
Tra Carson	RB	Texas A&M Aggies		32 Att for 232 Yards 4 TD's; 1 Rec for 9 Yards 1 TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State Buckeyes		32/62 for 340 Yards 4 TD's; 27 Att for 179 Yards 1 TD
Tommy Armstrong, Jr.	QB	Nebraska Cornhuskers		27/47 for 330 Yards 5 TD's 2 Int's; 23 Att for 92 Yards 2 TD's

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Matchup Preview *|* September 13, 2014
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#12 Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0, 1-0 Away)		#21 Michigan Wolverines (1-0, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 30.0 (#51) Points Per Game 17.0 (#92) 463.0 (#15) Total Offensive Yards 357.0 (#69) 218.0 (#32) Rushing Yards 153.0 (#81) 245.0 (#24) Passing Yards 204.0 (#47) Defensive Stats Comparison 238.0 (#16) Total Yards Allowed 283.0 (#29) 107.0 (#21) Rushing Yards Allowed 173.0 (#72) 131.0 (#29) Passing Yards Allowed 110.0 (#17)

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September 13th, 2014: Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines
Sep 13, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#12 Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0)	0	13	7	7	27
#21 Michigan Wolverines (1-1)	7	0	0	0	7

Team Stats Comparison
	MINN	MICH
Total Offense	386	178
Rushing Yards	136	49
Passing Yards	250	129
First Downs	25	12
Punt Return Yards	33	0
Kick Return Yards	0	0
Total Yards	419	178
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Converstion	4-11 (36%)	3-14 (21%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)	0-3 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-1 (100%)	0-0-0
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	21:28	14:32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MINN	MICH
5:38	(MICH) Brennen Beyer 61 Yard Fumble Return for TD	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MINN	MICH
7:34	(MINN) Ryan Santoso 35 Yard FG	3	7
3:49	(MINN) Mitch Leidner 2 Yard TD Pass to Drew Wolitarsky	10	7
0:00	(MINN) Ryan Santoso 50 Yard FG	13	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MINN	MICH
0:56	(MINN) Mitch Leidner 3 Yard TD Run	20	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MINN	MICH
2:39	(MINN) Mitch Leidner 5 Yard TD Pass to Adam Phillips	27	7

Minnesota Golden Gophers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mitch Leidner 16/20 161 2 1 Chris Streveler 8/12 78 0 0 Donovahn Jones 3/3 11 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD David Cobb 16 66 4.1 0 Mitch Leidner 10 57 5.7 1 Donnell Kirkwood 4 19 4.7 0 Donovahn Jones 1 -2 -2.0 0 Chris Streveler 8 -4 -0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Isaac Fruechte 3 77 25.6 0 K.J. Maye 6 47 7.8 0 Andre McDonald 3 41 13.6 0 Drew Wolitarsky 7 34 4.8 1 Maxx Williams 2 21 10.5 0 David Cobb 3 19 6.3 0 Drew Goodger 1 9 9.0 0 Adam Phillips 1 5 5.0 1 Donnell Kirkwood 1 -3 -3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Josh Campion 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Damien Wilson 8 2.0 0 0 Nick Rallis 8 1.0 0 0 Ben Perry 6 1.0 0 0 Kory Ellis 4 2.0 0 0 Theiren Cockran 4 1.0 0 0 Derrick Wells 4 0.0 0 0 Cameron Botticelli 3 1.0 0 0 Briean Boddy-Calhoun 3 0.0 0 0 Cedric Thompson 3 0.0 0 0 De'Vondre Campbell 2 0.0 0 0 Jalen Myrick 2 0.0 0 0 Eric Murray 0 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ryan Santoso 2/2 3/3 9 50 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Christian Eldred 3 148 49.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marcus Jones 4 33 8.2 0

Michigan Wolverines PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Devin Gardner 14/22 129 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Derrick Green 16 51 3.1 0 Drake Johnson 5 20 4.0 0 Devin Gardner 12 -22 -1.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Amara Darboh 1 46 46.0 0 Derrick Green 5 26 5.2 0 Dennis Norfleet 4 25 6.2 0 Jehu Chesson 2 18 9.0 0 Devin Funchess 2 14 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Erik Magnuson 0 2 Graham Glasgow 0 1 Kyle Bosch 0 1 Ben Braden 0 1 Chris Bryant 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jarrod Wilson 12 0.0 1 0 Terry Richardson 9 0.0 0 0 Josh Furman 8 0.0 0 0 James Ross III 8 0.0 0 0 Brennen Beyer 5 1.0 0 1 Blake Countess 5 0.0 0 0 Channing Stribling 5 0.0 0 0 Desmond Morgan 3 1.0 0 0 Henry Poggi 2 0.0 0 0 Mario Ojemudia 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tommy Lawson 0/0 1/1 1 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Matt Wile 6 260 43.3 2

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Top 25 Polls and Heisman Watch (2014: Week 4)

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 15, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State Buckeyes (36)	2	0	1500
2	2	Nebraska Cornhuskers (22)	3	0	1457
3	3	Alabama Crimson Tide (2)	3	0	1379
4	4	Florida State Seminoles (1)	2	0	1321
5	5	Texas A&M Aggies	3	0	1280
6	7	Wisconsin Badgers	1	0	1149
7	9	Stanford Cardinal	2	0	1112
8	8	Louisville Cardinals	2	0	1093
9	10	USC Trojans	3	0	1000
10	12	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	0	944
11	11	Miami (FL) Hurricanes	2	0	931
12	14	Baylor Bears	1	0	775
13	15	Michigan State Spartans	2	0	725
14	16	Clemson Tigers	1	0	675
15	6	Auburn Tigers	1	1	652
16	17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2	0	641
17	18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	1	547
18	--	Mississippi State Bulldogs	3	0	529
19	13	Washington Huskies	1	1	517
20	20	Florida Gators	3	0	515
21	25	Boise State Broncos	1	1	235
22	--	Oregon Ducks	1	1	182
23	21	Michigan Wolverines	1	1	182
24	--	South Carolina Gamecocks	1	1	142
25	--	Oklahoma Sooners	2	0	142

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 15, 2014
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Tra Carson	RB	Texas A&M Aggies		51 Att for 317 Yards 7 TD's; 2 Rec for 10 Yards 2 TD's
Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska Cornhuskers		68 Att for 423 Yards 3 TD's; 3 Rec for 15 Yards 1 TD
Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State Seminoles		36/60 for 544 Yards 5 TD's 2 Int's; 35 Att for 83 Yards 3 TD's
Tre Madden	RB	USC Trojans		55 Att for 311 Yards 4 TD's
Mitch Leidner	QB	Minnesota Golden Gophers		18/27 for 189 Yards 2 TD's 3 Int's; 16 Att for 94 Yards 1 TD

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Matchup Preview *|* September 20, 2014
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#13 Michigan State Spartans (2-0, 1-0 Away)		#10 Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 35.5 (#19) Points Per Game 28.5 (#57) 423.0 (#33) Total Offensive Yards 424.5 (#31) 235.5 (#24) Rushing Yards 177.0 (#55) 187.5 (#65) Passing Yards 247.5 (#26) Defensive Stats Comparison 324.0 (#41) Total Yards Allowed 208.0 (#3) 142.5 (#44) Rushing Yards Allowed 78.0 (#5) 181.5 (#62) Passing Yards Allowed 130.0 (#14) Injury Report Chris Streveler (Foot Fracture) 7 Weeks

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September 20th, 2014: Michigan State Spartans at Minnesota Golden Gophers

Michigan State Spartans at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sep 20, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#13 Michigan State Spartans (2-1)	0	3	0	7	10
#10 Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-0)	7	7	10	21	45

Team Stats Comparison
	MSU	MINN
Total Offense	278	414
Rushing Yards	76	219
Passing Yards	202	195
First Downs	15	21
Punt Return Yards	0	66
Kick Return Yards	54	31
Total Yards	332	511
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-15 (33%)	7-13 (53%)
4th Down Conversion	1-4 (25%)	2-2 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-1 (100%)	5-5-0 (100%)
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	15:28	20:32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MSU	MINN
0:44	(MINN) Mitch Leidner 8 Yard TD Pass to Drew Wolitarsky	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MSU	MINN
4:15	(MINN) David Cobb 1 Yard TD Run	0	14
0:20	(MSU) Michael Geiger 25 Yard FG	3	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MSU	MINN
6:29	(MINN) Mitch Leidner 26 Yard TD Pass to Drew Wolitarsky	3	21
1:42	(MINN) Ryan Santoso 48 Yard FG	3	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MSU	MINN
8:08	(MINN) Mitch Leidner 3 Yard TD Run	3	31
5:06	(MINN) David Cobb 5 Yard TD Run	3	38
2:16	(MSU) Connor Cook 5 Yard TD Pass to Aaron Burbridge	10	38
0:32	(MINN) Donnell Kirkwood 3 Yard TD Run	10	45

Michigan State Spartans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Connor Cook 24/42 202 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jeremy Langford 20 81 4.0 0 Trevon Pendleton 1 -2 -2.0 0 Connor Cook 5 -3 -0.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD MacGarrett Kings, Jr. 5 58 11.6 0 Tony Lippett 4 41 10.2 0 R.J. Shelton 4 40 10.0 0 Jeremy Langford 5 25 5.0 0 Andrew Gleichert 2 15 7.5 0 Aaron Burbridge 3 13 4.3 1 Trevon Pendleton 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Paul Lang 1 0 Travis Jackson 0 1 Jack Conklin 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kurtis Drummond 12 0.0 0 0 R.J. Williamson 10 0.0 1 0 Trae Waynea 7 1.0 0 0 Ezra Robinson 6 0.0 0 0 Jon Reschke 6 0.0 0 0 Marcus Rush 4 1.0 0 0 Joel Heath 4 1.0 0 0 Mylan Hicks 3 0.0 0 0 Darien Harris 3 0.0 0 0 Lawrence Thomas 2 0.0 0 0 Aaron Burbridge 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Michael Geiger 1/1 1/1 4 25 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mike Sadler 5 244 48.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Nick Hill 2 54 27.0 0

Minnesota Golden Gophers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mitch Leidner 16/25 195 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD David Cobb 23 90 3.9 2 Mitch Leidner 15 73 4.8 1 Donovahn Jones 4 41 10.2 0 Donnell Kirkwood 4 11 2.7 1 Adam Phillips 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Drew Wolitarsky 5 91 18.2 2 Maxx Williams 7 42 6.0 0 K.J. Maye 3 41 13.6 0 Isaac Fruechte 1 21 21.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Caleb Bak 2 0 Josh Campion 1 1 Alex Mayes 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Damien Wilson 6 0.0 0 0 De'Vondre Campbell 6 0.0 0 0 Theiren Cockran 5 1.0 0 0 Cedric Thompson 5 0.0 0 0 Derrick Wells 4 0.0 0 0 Cameron Botticelli 3 1.0 0 0 Briean Boddy-Calhoun 3 0.0 0 0 Eric Murray 3 0.0 0 0 Nick Rallis 3 0.0 0 0 Marcus Jones 2 0.0 1 0 Ben Perry 2 0.0 0 0 Jalen Myrick 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ryan Santoso 1/2 6/6 9 48 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Christian Eldred 2 97 48.5 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K.J. Maye 1 26 26.0 0 Donnell Kirkwood 1 5 5.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marcus Jones 4 66 16.5 0