It had to be one of the most frustrating games I've played, so I'm happy that I've been able to recruit at 4* QB this year, and hopefully I can have him groomed well enough so that I will have another QB to take over, but it was a really tough game. Michigan's offense destroyed me.
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It had to be one of the most frustrating games I've played, so I'm happy that I've been able to recruit at 4* QB this year, and hopefully I can have him groomed well enough so that I will have another QB to take over, but it was a really tough game. Michigan's offense destroyed me. -
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Just started following this and have to say that is a very tough loss. Just beat PSU and I will be happy.Lets go Pens!
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Week 11 - vs. Northwestern
McKnight's Big Day Leads Gophers to Victory
Da Jon McKnight continues his stellar Heisman candidate year with this 64 Yd TD catch and run from MarQueis Gray.
Minneapolis, MN - The Gophers rebounded well after a disappointing loss to the Wolverines and took it to the Wildcats until the 4th quarter when the Wildcats made their move to try and tie it, but in the end, the 31 points the Gophers put up held up and they pulled off another big win. Da Jon McKnight had 7 receptions for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns and having MarQueis Gray back certainly helped going 20-53 397 yards and 3 touchdowns, but he also was somewhat inaccurate in which Gray threw 3 interceptions. It was a really sloppy game for the Gophers, they had 5 turnovers and will need to correct that for next week vs. Penn State.
Coach Kill comments: "I thought it was a decent game for the guys, they know that they need to correct the turnovers, but we have to stay focused for the whole 60 minutes, it shouldn't have been that close and our whole team kind of lethargic at the end. We have to have that fire throughout the entire game. Also, I was very unhappy with the 3-13 on 3rd down conversion, that is unacceptable."
Turning Point - Da Jon McKnight's catch and run (pictured above) for 64 yards really started off the rout for the Gophers. (which ended up being a much closer game than it should have been)
Nov 5, 2011 - NU at MIN TEAM 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT SCORE Northwestern Wildcats (4-7 (1-6)) 0 0 3 21 - 24 #7 Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-1 (5-1)) 7 10 7 7 - 31 Team Stats Comparison NU
MIN 360 Total Offense 546 26 Rushing Yards 156 334 Passing Yards 390 11 First Downs 20 13 Punt Return Yards 52 104 Kick Return Yards 61 477 Total Yards 659 2 Turnovers 5 6-16 3rd Down Converstion 3-13 0-0 4th Down Conversion 3-5 0-0 2-Point Conversion 0-0 2-1-1 Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals 4-1-0 2-15 Penalties 3-27 13:05 Posession Time 18:55 Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING NU MIN 0:00 (MIN) D. McKnight, 64 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (D. Orseske kick) 0 7 SECOND QUARTER SCORING NU MIN 2:45 (MIN) D. Orseske, 37 Yd FG 0 10 0:30 (MIN) D. McKnight, 8 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (D. Orseske kick) 0 17 THIRD QUARTER SCORING NU MIN 3:54 (MIN) D. McKnight, 52 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (D. Orseske kick) 0 24 0:00 (NU) S. Flaherty, 31 Yd FG 3 24 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING NU MIN 4:29 (NU) C. Brown, 10 Yd TD pass from D. Persa (S. Flaherty kick) 10 24 4:13 (MIN) D. Bennett, 79 Yd TD run (D. Orseske kick) 10 31 3:11 (NU) T. Jones, 51 Yd TD pass from D. Persa (S. Flaherty kick) 17 31 2:35 (NU) D. Moulton, 34 Yd TD pass from D. Persa (S. Flaherty kickc) 24 31
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Week 12 - A Look Around the League
TOP 25
NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 12, 2011 RK LW TEAM (VOTES) W L POINTS 1 1 Stanford (40) 10 0 1504 2 3 Boise State (21) 9 0 1280 3 4 Arkansas 10 1 1207 4 8 Florida State 8 2 1164 5 7 Minnesota 9 1 1106 6 2 Clemson 9 1 1068 7 11 Penn State 8 1 1061 8 9 Iowa 7 2 1028 9 12 Oklahoma 8 2 922 10 6 LSU 8 2 893 11 13 Michigan 8 2 884 12 14 Utah 8 1 865 13 17 Alabama 8 2 843 14 16 Miami 7 2 768 15 5 Texas 8 2 714 16 10 Wisconsin 7 3 661 17 19 Oklahoma State 7 3 643 18 21 West Virginia 7 3 641 19 20 Virginia Tech 7 3 614 20 15 Gerogia 9 2 383 21 -- TCU 9 2 325 22 18 Pittsburgh 6 3 304 23 -- Colorado 8 2 279 24 -- Rutgers 9 1 183 25 -- Missouri 6 4 123
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HEISMAN WATCH
Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 15, 2011 NAME POS SCHOOL SEASON STATS Da Jon McKnight WR Minnesota 88 Rec, 1703 Yds, 21 TD Griff Whalen WR Stanford 76 Rec, 1092 Yds, 14 TD Tyler Shoemaker WR Boise State 86 Rec, 1216 Yds, 14 TD Kyle Parker QB Clemson 206-317, 2591 Yds, 32 TD Jordan Jefferson QB LSU 205-311, 2826 Yds, 33 TD
Big Ten Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 15, 2011 TEAM REC PCT CONF PF PA STRK Penn State 8-1 0.880 6-0 264 69 W7 Minnesota 9-1 0.900 5-1 427 212 W1 Iowa 7-2 0.770 4-2 292 126 W3 Michigan State 6-3 0.660 4-2 244 193 W1 Michigan 8-2 0.800 4-2 345 187 W2 Wisconsin 7-3 0.700 3-3 262 196 L1 Ohio State 5-4 0.550 3-3 244 187 W3 Illinois 5-5 0.500 2-4 208 291 L1 Indiana 5-5 0.500 2-5 216 191 L3 Northwestern 4-7 0.360 1-6 270 254 L5 Purdue 3-7 0.300 0-6 188 294 L7
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Week 12 - vs. Penn State
Gophers Regain Title Hopes With Big Win
Eric Lair's 25 yard touchdown catch put the Gophers ahead mid-way through the 3rd quarter 17-10.
Minneapolis, MN - The Gophers knew that this was the big one, with a win here, they had a good shot at winning the Big Ten title, and not only that, to get their name thrown back into the National Championship picture. The #5 ranked Gophers battled the #7 Penn State Nittany Lions in a battle for the Governor's Victory Bell. The Nittany Lions had won it the past 4 times, but the Gophers would have none of it in the second quarter. It was a close game after one half in which the score was tied 10-10. The Gophers would proceed to score 31 unanswered points that sunk the Nittany Lions down to #13 this week in the updated polls. However, the Gophers found themselves back up to the #3 spot in the Coaches' Poll, and #4 in the BCS rankings. All that remains for the Gophers is the Hawkeyes and the Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale. If they are able to win that, the Rose Bowl is a for sure, and there may be a chance at the National Title game. It won't be easy though, it's in Iowa City and the Hawkeyes are ranked #8 going into the game. It should be a good one. Heisman candidate Da Jon McKnight had 9 receptions for 148 yards and 2 touchdowns, but the real hero today was MarQueis Gray who went 16-35 for 276 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Coach Kill's Comments - "This is a huge win for our organization. We played well the whole game, but I'm still concerned about our lack of 3rd down conversions (2-11) and we lost the turnover battle once again. We can't continuing doing that and expect to win. If we want to beat the Hawkeyes, we'll have to play much better than that. We'll be working very hard this week to HOLD ON TO THE BALL!"
Turning Point - Eric Lair's 25 yard touchdown catch from MarQueis Gray separated the two clubs and it was over from that point on.
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Nov 15, 2011 - PSU at MIN TEAM 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT SCORE #7 Penn State Nittany Lions (8-2 (6-1)) 7 3 0 0 - 10 #5 Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-1 (6-1)) 3 7 14 17 - 41 Team Stats Comparison PSU MIN 227 Total Offense 408 126 Rushing Yards 132 101 Passing Yards 276 9 First Downs 15 9 Punt Return Yards 75 172 Kick Return Yards 66 408 Total Yards 549 1 Turnovers 2 1-14 3rd Down Converstion 2-11 1-1 4th Down Conversion 2-3 0-0 2-Point Conversion 0-0 1-0-1 Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals 4-2-1 1-15 Penalties 1-10 14:39 Posession Time 17:21 Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING PSU MIN 4:32 (MIN) D. Orseske, 47 Yd FG 0 3 2:56 (PSU) S. Green, 70 Yd TD run (J. Hall kick) 7 3 SECOND QUARTER SCORING PSU MIN 6:59 (MIN) T. Stoudermire, 32 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (D. Orseske kick) 7 10 0:01 (PSU) J. Hall, 20 Yd FG 10 10 THIRD QUARTER SCORING PSU MIN 4:27 (MIN) E. Lair, 25 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (D. Orseske kick) 10 17 1:54 (MIN) D. McKnight, 3 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (D. Orseske kick) 10 24 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING PSU MIN 7:04 (MIN) D. Bennett, 6 Yd TD run (D. Orseske kick) 10 31 6:10 (MIN) D. McKnight, 35 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (D. Orseske kick) 10 38 1:53 (MIN) D. Orseske, 42 Yd FG 10 41
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Week 13 - A Look Around the League
TOP 25
NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 19, 2011 RK LW TEAM (VOTES) W L POINTS 1 1 Stanford (33) 10 0 1497 2 2 Boise State (28) 10 0 1242 3 5 Minnesota 10 1 1177 4 3 Arkansas 10 1 1151 5 4 Florida State 8 2 1104 6 6 Clemson 9 1 1036 7 8 Iowa 8 2 1004 8 9 Oklahoma 9 2 929 9 10 LSU 9 2 892 10 11 Michigan 9 2 855 11 12 Utah 9 1 813 12 13 Alabama 9 2 798 13 7 Penn State 8 2 762 14 14 Miami 8 2 733 15 15 Texas 9 2 709 16 17 Oklahoma State 8 3 620 17 18 West Virginia 8 2 600 18 19 Viriginia Tech 8 3 559 19 20 Georgia 9 2 520 20 21 TCU 9 2 485 21 -- Michigan State 7 3 427 22 23 Colorado 9 2 415 23 24 Rutgers 9 1 386 24 -- USC 6 4 306 25 -- South Carolina 7 4 230
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HEISMAN WATCH
Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 19, 2011 NAME POS SCHOOL SEASON STATS Da Jon McKnight WR Minnesota 97 Rec, 1851 Yds, 23 TD Tyler Shoemaker WR Boise State 93 Rec, 1327 Yds, 15 TD Jordan Jefferson QB LSU 222-339, 3095 Yds, 36 TD Kellen Moore QB Boise State 283-395, 3431, 36 TD Griff Whalen WR Stanford 76 Rec, 1092 Yds, 14 TD
Big Ten Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 19, 2011 TEAM REC PCT CONF PF PA STRK #3 Minnesota 10-1 0.900 6-1 468 222 W2 #13 Penn State 8-2 0.800 6-1 274 110 L1 #7 Iowa 8-2 0.800 5-2 323 150 W4 #21 Michigan State 7-3 0.700 5-2 274 193 W2 #10 Michigan 9-2 0.810 5-2 383 201 W3 Wisconsin 7-4 0.630 3-4 262 226 L2 Ohio State 5-5 0.500 3-4 268 218 L1 Indiana 5-5 0.500 2-5 216 191 L3 Illinois 5-6 0.450 2-5 235 320 L2 Purdue 4-7 0.360 1-6 217 321 W1 Northwestern 4-8 0.330 1-7 284 292 L6
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Week 13 - @ Iowa
Gophers Clinch Big Ten Title in Exciting Finish
Jewhan Edwards (#68) sacks James Vadenberg (#16).
Iowa City, IA - The Gophers thought that they had this one locked up, but a returned interception followed by a returned fumble put the Hawkeyes up 31-30 late in the 2nd half, but on the ensuing kickoff Michael Carter continued his stellar day with a kick-off return for a touchdown. He also had 3 interceptions on the day. The Gophers' defense would stand tall and they were able to run the clock out. A huge win that saw them move up to #2 in the Coaches' Poll and BCS standings. They have two byes and no championship game, so they'll just have to wait and see if they get a bid to the National Championship game, but otherwise, they have the Big Ten title locked up.
Coach Kill's Comments - "I'm so proud of this team, we fought our hearts out this game and Michael's runback meant everything to this team. To be honest with you, I didn't think that we would be able to win a big title in such a short time, but the guys in that room deserve all of the credit. They were very good and now we just hope that we'll get a shot at playing for the National Title."
Turning Point - How can you say anything besides Michael Carter's kickoff return for a touchdown. It basically won the game for the Gophers.
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Nov 19, 2011 - MINN at IOWA TEAM 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT SCORE #3 Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-1 (7-1)) 14 9 7 6 - 36 #7 Iowa Hawkeyes (8-3 (5-3)) 7 10 0 14 - 31 Team Stats Comparison MINN IOWA 386 Total Offense 378 174 Rushing Yards 89 212 Passing Yards 289 15 First Downs 17 2 Punt Return Yards 6 227 Kick Return Yards 62 615 Total Yards 446 4 Turnovers 4 1-5 3rd Down Converstion 6-14 0-0 4th Down Conversion 0-2 0-1 2-Point Conversion 0-0 2-0-0 Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals 2-1-1 1-10 Penalties 0-0 12:40 Posession Time 19:20 Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING MINN IOWA 7:04 (MINN) D. McKnight, 29 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (D. Orseske kick) 7 0 1:38 (IOWA) A. Robinson, 14 Yd TD pass from J. Vandenberg (T. Mossbrucker kick) 7 7 0:34 (MINN) D. Bennett, 28 Yd TD run (D. Orseske kick) 14 7 SECOND QUARTER SCORING MINN IOWA 6:36 (MINN) M. Carter, returned interception 72 Yds (D. Orseske kick) 21 7 5:37 (MINN) J. Edwards Safety 23 7 1:12 (IOWA) K. Martin Manley, 51 Yd TD pass from J. Vandenberg (T. Mossbrucker kick) 23 14 THIRD QUARTER SCORING MINN IOWA 0:27 (IOWA) T. Mossbrucker, 31 Yd FG 23 17 1:35 (MINN) B. Allen, 67 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (D. Orseske kick) 30 17 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING MINN IOWA 6:43 (IOWA) T. Nielsen, returned interception 29 Yds (T. Mossbrucker kick) 30 24 1:54 (IOWA) M. Daniels, returned fumble 69 Yds (T. Mossbrucker kick) 30 31 1:44 (MINN) M. Carter, returned kickoff 97 Yds (2-Pt failed) 36 31
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Heisman Winner, Other Winners, and Gopher All-Americans
HEISMAN WINNER
Winner: Da Jon McKnight - Minnesota - WR
102 Rec, 1937 Yds, 24 TD
1st – 440
2nd – 227
3rd – 98
Total – 1872
2nd: Tyler Shoemaker - Boise State - WR
110 Rec, 1579 Yds, 18 TD
1st – 113
2nd – 213
3rd – 211
Total – 978
3rd: Kellen Moore - Boise State - QB
348-479, 4233 Passing Yds, 43 Total TD
1st – 80
2nd – 140
3rd – 178
Total – 698
4th: Kyle Parker - Clemson - QB
252-382, 3233 Passing Yds, 143 Car, 585 Rush Yds, 40 Total Td
1st – 80
2nd – 103
3rd – 152
Total – 598
5th: Jordan Jefferson - LSU - QB
239-373, 3350 Passing Yds, 156 Car, 416 Rush Yds, 39 TD
1st – 60
2nd – 81
3rd – 115
Total - 457
Maxwell: Da Jon McKnight - Minnesota - WR
Walter Camp: Da Jon McKnight - Minnesota - WR
Bednarik: Jerico Nelson - Arkansas - LOLB
Nagurski: Jaydan Bird - Oklahoma - ROLB
O'Brien: Kellen Moore - Boise State - QB
Walker: Travis Miller - Oklahoma State - HB
Biletnikoff: Da Jon McKnight - Minnesota - WR
Mackey: Beau Reliford - Florida State - TE
Outland: Phil Smith - Georgia Tech - RT
Rimington: Ty Howle - Penn State - C
Lombardi: Jake Bequette - Arkansas - LE
Best LB: Jerico Nelson - Arkansas - LOLB
Thorpe: Michael Carter - Minnesota - CB
Groza: Ross Evans - TCU - K
Guy: David Soldner - Penn State - P
Best Ret: Deonte Thompson - Florida - WR
GOPHER ALL-AMERICANS
1st Team All-NCAA, 1st Team All-Big Ten WR Da Jon McKnight
1st Team All-NCAA, 1st Team All-Big Ten DT Jewhan Edwards
1st Team All-NCAA, 1st Team All-Big Ten CB Michael Carter
1st Team All-NCAA, 1st Team All-Big Ten Mike Rallis
2nd Team All-NCAA, 1st Team All-Big Ten DT Brandon Kirksey
2nd Team All-NCAA, 1st Team All-Big Ten CB Johnny Johnson
1st Team All-Big Ten QB MarQueis Gray
1st Team All-Big Ten LE Anthony Jacobs
1st Team All-Big Ten MLB Spencer Reeves
2nd Team All-Big Ten HB Duane Bennett
2nd Team All-Big Ten RE DL Wilhite
2nd Team All-Big Ten ROLB Keanon Cooper
2nd Team All-Big Ten FS Nathan Tow-Arnett
2nd Team All-Big Ten P Dan Orseske
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BCS National Championship Game - vs. #1 Boise State
ONE OF THE BEST GAMES EVER
Duane Bennett (#22) converts from 1 yard out to win it for the Gophers in OT to cap off an amazing Championship game.
New Orleans, LA - In the game that the whole world was watching, the #2 Minnesota Gophers 11-1 (7-1) and the #1 Boise State Broncos 12-0 (8-0) did not disappoint. The game was really sloppy by both sides in which we saw the turn the ball over 4 times and MarQueis Gray was incredibly inaccurate. Dan Orseske only went 2/5 on FG attempts and 2 of the three missed were less than 30 yards out. On Boise's side, K Albert Griffith (True FR) missed all 3 of his FG attempts and missed an extra point kick. The biggest miss for young Griffith came in OT. Kellen Moore was excellent and went 21-33, 389 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception.
We all thought going into this game, it was going to be all about Da Jon McKnight. McKnight still had a good game coming up with 6 receptions for 78 yards with no touchdowns. The real hero of the game was Duane Bennett. He had 101 yards on 23 carries and scored twice including the game-winning touchdown in overtime.
I'll start off in the 4th quarter when the Gophers scored on a 2-yard touchdown run from Duane Bennett put the Gophers up for the first time by a score of 13-6. It was a bit of back and forth, but Boise eventually got the ball back. A 66 yard pitch and catch from Moore to Burroughs knotted the score at 13-13. MarQueis Gray threw another interception and the Broncos took over at about their own 45. Moore methodically moved them down the field to set up a field goal with 3 ticks left. Griffith missed right, and we headed to OT.
In OT, the Gophers won the toss and decided to play defense first. Once again, Kellen Moore threw a pass that should have been caught for a touchdown, but young kicker Griffith missed a chip shot from 25 yards out. Coach Kill knew that with a great kicker in Orseske, he didn't have to do much in order to win this game starting at the 25 yard line. He handed the ball off the Bennett repeatedly and was rewarded ultimately with a 1 yard run for the touchdown and the win for the national title.
Coach Kill's Comments - "I'm so proud of the guys, they gave up that big play at the end of the game, but just didn't break. Gray didn't have a great game, but other guys were there to pick him up. That's what this season was all about for the guys. It wasn't an undefeated season, but we reached our ultimate goal. I'm so proud of every guy on that locker room. They really put their hearts and souls into this and we came out with the win. I can't say enough about these guys. It was a truly magical season and we're going to enjoy it!"
Turning Point - There was so many in this game. There were so many different points in the game that swung momentum either way. It was a great game to see.
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Jan 10, 2012 - MIN at BSU TEAM 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT SCORE #2 Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-1 (7-1)) 0 3 3 7 6 19 #1 Boise State Broncos (12-1 (8-0)) 0 6 0 7 0 13 Team Stats Comparison MIN BSU 399 Total Offense 466 216 Rushing Yards 80 183 Passing Yards 386 23 First Downs 14 21 Punt Return Yards 0 52 Kick Return Yards 61 472 Total Yards 527 4 Turnovers 2 6-14 3rd Down Converstion 5-14 0-0 4th Down Conversion 1-4 0-0 2-Point Conversion 0-0 7-2-2 Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals 4-0-0 2-23 Penalties 2-15 16:10 Posession Time 15:50 Scoring Summary SECOND QUARTER SCORING MIN BSU 3:05 (BSU) K. Moore, 55 Yd TD pass from K. Moore (missed kick) 0 6 1:08 (MIN) D. Orseske, 24 Yd FG 3 6 THIRD QUARTER SCORING MIN BSU 1:58 (MIN) D. Orseske, 31 Yd FG 6 6 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING MIN BSU 4:32 (MIN) D. Bennett, 2 Yd TD run (D. Orseske kick) 13 6 0:57 (BSU) M. Burroughs, 66 Yd TD pass from K. Moore (A. Griffith kick) 13 13 OVERTIME SCORING MIN BSU -- (MIN) D. Bennett, 1 Yd TD run 19 13
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