minnesota notes - vs. wisconsin

SCHEDULE/RESULTSSEPTEMBER5 at Syracuse (ESPN2) W 23-20 OT12 Air Force (BTN) W 20-1319 No. 7/8 California (ESPN) L 35-2126 at Northwestern* (BTN) W 35-24

OCTOBER3 Wisconsin* 11:02 a.m.10 Purdue [HC]* 11 a.m.17 at Penn State* (ABC) 3:30 p.m. ET24 at Ohio State* Noon ET31 Michigan State* (BTN) 7 p.m. CT

NOVEMBER7 Illinois* TBA14 South Dakota State TBA21 at Iowa* TBA

All times local to site* - Big Ten Conference Game[HC] - Homecoming

GOPHER COACHESTIM BREWSTER (SL) Head CoachJEDD FISCH (SL) Offensive CoordinatorKEVIN COSGROVE (SL) Co-Defensive CoordinatorRONNIE LEE (PB) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive BacksJOHN BUTLER (SL) Special Teams Coordinator/LinebackersTIM CROSS (SL) Associate Head Coach/Defensive LineTIM DAVIS (SL) Running Game Coordinator/Offensive LineTHOMAS HAMMOCK (SL) Running BacksRICHARD HIGHTOWER (SL) Wide ReceiversDEREK LEWIS (PB) Tight Ends

Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box

WEEK 5 SCHEDULEMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 289-10 a.m. ............................... Brewster available for out of town media TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2911:15 a.m. ................................................................... Media LuncheonNoon .......................................................Tim Brewster Press Conference12:30-12:45 p.m. ............................ Press Conference Player interviews12:40 p.m....................................Big Ten Teleconference (Tim Brewster)3-5:15 p.m. .................................Practice (players available following)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 303-5:15 p.m. ......................Practice (Coach, Players available following)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13-5:15 p.m. .................................................... Practice (no availability)7 p.m.................................Tim Brewster Show (Joe Senser’s - Roseville)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2.......................................................Available for network television only

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MINNESOTA vs. WISCONSINDate: Saturday, Oct. 3Time: 11:02 a.m. (CT)Site: Minneapolis, Minn.Stadium: TCF Bank StadiumSurface: FieldTurfCapacity: 50,805Series: Minnesota leads 59-51-8Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2008Wisconsin 35, Minnesota 32Madison, Wis.

MINNESOTAGOLDEN GOPHERS3-1, 1-0 BIG TEN

WISCONSINBADGERS4-0, 1-0 BIG TEN

BROADCAST INFORMATIONRadioTelevision Internet/Satellite

ESPNBob Wischusen - Play-by-playBob Griese - AnalystChris Spielman - Analyst

Gopher Sports NetworkDave Lee - Play-by-playDave Mona - ColorDarrell Thompson - Analyst

www.GopherSports.comGold Zone Audio

Satellite RadioSirius 161, XM 197

TicketsTickets for this game are SOLD OUT!Ticket Office: Mariucci ArenaPhone: 1-800-UGOPHERWeb: www.gophersports.com

GOPHERS, BADGERS FACE OFF IN BORDER BATTLE SATURDAY

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will look to go 2-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since 2004 Saturday. The Gophers will play host to their Border Battle rivals to the east, the Wisconsin Badgers, at TCF Bank Stadium. The Minnesota-Wisconsin series is the most-played in NCAA FBS history.

Minnesota has lost its last five decisions to Wisconsin, including a 35-32 setback last season in Madison, Wis. The Gophers led last season’s matchup 21-7 at halftime, but saw the Badgers come back to win.

It’s the 119th meeting between Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Golden Gophers lead the series by a 59-51-8 count.

ESPN will televise the game. Bob Wischusen will call the play-by-play with Bob Griese and Chris Spielman serving as analysts in the booth.

MINNESOTA vs. WISCONSINMINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 5

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MEDIA SERVICESMinnesota Athletic Communications516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612.626.0299

Fax: 612.625.0359

Andy Seeley, Associate Director/Primary Football Contact e-mail: [email protected] mobile: 612.269.2706Garry Bowman, Director e-mail: [email protected]

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WEEKLY RELEASEThe Minnesota Athletic Communications Office e-mails its weekly football release on Mondays. Fax versions of the update are sent by request only. The release is also available on the Internet at www.gophersports.com in both text and PDF formats. If you are interested in receiving the weekly release via e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director Andy Seeley at [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIESSundayHead coach Tim Brewster will conduct a media briefing each Sunday at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.

TuesdayHead coach Tim Brewster hosts a regularly scheduled news conference on Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex, beginning at 11:15 a.m. with lunch. Brewster will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), with requested players available at 12:40 p.m. To request players for the weekly news conference, media should contact Andy Seeley with requests by noon each preceding Monday at 612.626.0299 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Practice schedules can change on a weekly basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field. Tuesday practices are open to the media for the first 30 minutes. Requested players will be made available to the media following Tuesday practices.

WednesdayPractice schedules can change on a weekly basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field. Wednesday practices are open to the media for the first 30 minutes. Coach Brewster and requested players will be made available to the media following Wednesday practices.

ThursdayNo media availability.

FridayCoach Brewster and requested players are available for network television pregame production packages only.

SCOUTING MINNESOTAMinnesota has opened the 2009 campaign with four straight hard-fought contests. The Gophers defeated Syracuse 23-20 in overtime, came from behind to defeat Air Force 20-13 and pulled away from Northwestern late in a 35-24 win last week. Minnesota’s loss was a 35-21 setback to nationally-ranked California in a game that was tied 21-21 midway through the fourth quarter.

Quarterback Adam Weber returns after taking nearly every snap for the past two-plus seasons. He set the Minnesota single-season records for passing yardage (2,895), TDs passing (24), completions (258) and attempts (449) in 2007. Earlier this season, he became the Gophers’ career completions leader and currently has a total of 588. Wide receiver Eric Decker set a Minnesota record for career receptions vs. Cal and currently has 212. He set a single-season receptions record last season for the second consecu-tive year, grabbing 84. Decker was a Biletnikoff Award finalist and an All-Big Ten selection in 2008.

Defensively, Minnesota is allowing 23 points per game. The Gophers rank No. 59 in the nation in scoring defense. The Gopher linebacking corps has had at least one double-digit tackler in each game this season. Nate Triplett, Lee Campbell and Simoni Lawrence are the starters at LB. Up front, Eric Small (12 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks) and Cedric McKinley (11 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 FR) lead the way. The secondary returns three starters -- CBs Marcus Sherels and Traye Simmons and safety Kyle Theret.

SCOUTING WISCONSINWisconsin enters the Border Battle sporting an unblem-ished 4-0 mark. The Badgers aren’t untested, however. Three of their wins have come by a combined total of 19 points, including a double-overtime victory over Fresno State.

Wisconsin is coached by Bret Bielema, who is in his fourth season as the head coach in Madison. He is in his sixth season on the Wisconsin staff. Bielema has taken the Badgers to bowl games in each of his first three seasons at the helm of the program.

Offensively, Wisconsin is one of the more prolific teams in the Big Ten and the nation. The Badgers are No. 27 in the nation in total offense, No. 30 in rushing and No. 49 in passing. They are averaging 22 points per game, ranking No. 22. On the flip side, Wisconsin is 78th in total defense and 68th in scoring defense, allowing 23.75 points per game.

Sept. 5 Northern Illinois W 28-20Sept. 12 Fresno State W 34-31 (2OT)Sept. 19 Wofford W 44-14Sept. 26 Michigan State* W 38-30Oct. 3 at Minnesota* 11:02 a.m.Oct. 10 at Ohio State* TBAOct. 17 Iowa* 11 a.m.Oct. 31 Purdue* 11 a.m.Nov. 7 at Indiana* TBANov. 14 Michigan* TBANov. 21 at Northwestern* TBADec. 5 at Hawaii TBA

BADGER SCHEDULE

TALE OF THE TAPE (2009 Stats, Rankings)

MINNESOTA (3-1/1-0 Big Ten)Team Statistics UM OPPPoints/Game 24.8 23.0First Downs 66 80Rushing/Game 105.8 144.5Passing/Game 221.5 213.2Total Off./Gm 327.2 357.8Time of Poss. 28:42 31:18

Individual LeadersRushing Att Net Avg TD YPGBennett 51 210 4.1 4 52.5Eskridge 23 105 4.6 1 26.2

Passing C-A-I TD YPGWeber 75-129-5 5 219.8

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPGDecker 35 499 14.3 4 124.8Green 10 130 13.0 0 32.5

Defense U-A-TT TFL PBUTriplett 33-14-47 2.0 3Campbell 27-13-40 3.0 2

WISCONSIN (4-0/1-0 Big Ten)Team Statistics UW OPPPoints/Game 36.0 23.75First Downs 83 79Rushing/Game 197.8 145.8Passing/Game 230.2 226.0Total Off./Gm 428.0 371.8Time of Poss. 30:38 29:22

Individual LeadersRushing Att Net Avg TD YPGClay 80 398 5.0 4 99.5Brown 46 172 3.7 3 43.0

Passing C-A-I TD YPGTolzien 66-99-2 8 221.0

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPGToon 18 236 13.1 2 59.0Graham 16 200 12.5 4 50.0

Defense U-A-TT TFL SacksTaylor 15-15-30 5.0 1.0McFadden 16-14-30 3.0 1.0

NCAA TEAM RANKINGSCategory UM UWRush Off. 95 (105.8) 30 (197.8)Pass Off. 58 (221.5) 49 (230.3)Pass Eff. 72 (122.29) 12 (161.71)Tot. Off. 94 (327.3) 27 (428.0)Scor. Off. 79 (24.8) 22 (36.0)Rush Def. 70 (144.5) 73 (145.8)Pass Def. 64 (213.3) 76 (226.0)Pass Eff. D 77 (131.58) 80 (132.51)Tot. Def. 69 (357.8) 78 (371.8)Scor. Def. 59 (23.0) 68 (23.75)Net Punt 14 (40.25) 89 (34.47)Punt Ret. 10 (19.0) 72 (7.5)KO Ret. 25 (26.5) 97 (19.4)TO Marg. 75 (-0.25) T13 (+1.25)Sacks 31 (2.5) 42 (2.25)Sacks All. T59 (1.75) T1 (0.5)Tack/Loss 43 (6.3) 39 (6.5)


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GOLDEN GOPHER HEAD COACH TIM BREWSTERIn two short years as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota, Tim Brewster has taken some big steps toward getting Golden Gopher program back to its rightful place in the world of college football.

Brewster has used his positive outlook and boundless energy to bring in two highly-regarded recruiting classes.

On the field, the Gophers returned to postseason play in 2008 and were ranked as high as No. 17 in the nation for part of the season.

In 2008, Brewster’s squad raced out to a 7-1 record to open the sea-son. The Gophers were ranked No. 17 in the BCS at the end of October. Minnesota took part in the 2008 Insight Bowl, as Brewster led the Gophers to one of the biggest single-season turnarounds of the year.

A renewed emphasis on recruiting may be the most visible phase of Brewster’s plan to help Minnesota football make history again.That was proven out in February of each of the past two seasons. Brewster and his staff signed a consensus top-25 recruiting class that some experts even rated among the nation’s top 15 in 2008. The significance of this accomplishment would be difficult to overstate at one the nation’s traditional recruiting powers let alone Minnesota, where the average Rivals ranking for the Gophers’ previous six recruit-ing classes was 54th. Brewster and his staff followed that up with a 2009 class that ranked in the top third of the nation.

But recruiting is just one building block of a blueprint Brewster devel-oped while helping Mack Brown turn North Carolina from ACC doormat into a national power and rebuild Texas into one of the country’s elite programs.

Brewster came to Minnesota after spending the previous five years as an assistant coach in the National Football League, including the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the tight ends coach of the Denver Broncos. In addition to his productivity as a college recruiter, Brewster has also built a strong reputation for developing players during his 23-year coaching career.

Last season, wide receiver Eric Decker and defensive end Willie VanDeSteeg both earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. Decker set a Minnesota record for receptions in a season for the second consecutive year and became just the third Gopher wideout to record a 1,000-yard receiving season. VanDeSteeg finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in tackles for loss and finished No. 4 all-time in sacks.

It marked the first time the Gophers had multiple first-team All-Big Ten selections since 2005. VanDeSteeg’s honor was also the first time a Minnesota defender had been voted to the first team since 2004.In his first season at Minnesota, Brewster mentored then-freshman quarterback Adam Weber, who broke nearly all of the Gophers’ single-season passing and total offense records during the 2007 season. Weber continued to improve in his sophomore campaign and was a 2008 second-team All-Big Ten selection.

In all, Minnesota had six athletes earn all-conference accolades in 2008, the most since the Gophers had a half-dozen on the 2005 All-Big Ten squad.

In 2007, Brewster helped coach safety Dominique Barber to second-team All-Big Ten accolades and personally worked with punter Justin Kucek, expanding his repertoire with the effective and efficient flop punt and helping him evolve into one of the conferences top punters.

Brewster was named Minnesota’s 26th head football coach on Jan. 17, 2007 after spending the previous five seasons as an assistant coach in the National Football League.

QUICK HITTERS

LAST TIME OUT

u Minnesota hasn't started started 2-0 in Big Ten play since 2004.u Minnesota ranks No. 10 in the nation in punt return average, going for 19.0 yards per return.u The Gophers are No. 14 in the nation in net punting, averaging 40.25 yards of field position.u The Gophers have performed in front of two straight sellout crowds of 50,805 in their first two games at TCF Bank Stadium.u Minnesota’s 35 points last week were its most in 13 games, -- since scoring 37 vs. Florida Atlantic last season.u The Gophers’ 166 yards rushing vs. Northwestern were also their most since going for 206 vs. Florida Atlantic in 2008.

(Sept. 26, 2009) -- Duane Bennett ran for three touchdowns and Adam Weber passed for two scores to lead Minnesota to a 35-24 victory over Northwestern.

The Golden Gophers finally held on against Northwestern after losing to the Wildcats in the final seconds the two previous years. Minnesota trailed briefly, 24-21, after Northwestern’s Mike Kafka hit a leaping Brendan Mitchell with a 13-yard touchdown pass in the closing seconds of the third quarter.

Minnesota started the fourth quarter with an 83-yard scoring drive, getting a 10-yard pass from Weber to Brandon Green on third down at the Wildcat 23 before Bennett ran it in from the 4 to make it 28-24.

Any chance Northwestern had at a comeback ended when Cedric McKinley stripped Kafka and recovered the fumble. That led to a 1-yard TD from Weber to Eric Decker, making it 35-24. The Gophers’ D.L. Wilhite then stripped Kafka again and recovered the fumble with 1:26 to play.

Bennett ran for 89 yards and Weber threw for 186. He was intercepted once and threw both touchdowns to Eric Decker, who caught eight passes for 84 yards.

THE WISCONSIN SERIES

LAST TIME VS. WISCONSIN

Saturday’s game will be the 119th gridiron meeting between the University of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Minnesota leads the series 59-51-8, but has lost the last five and 12 of the last 14.

The 118 games played to date vs. the Badgers make the Minnesota-Wisconsin series the most-played series in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) history. The Gophers and Badgers are charter members of the Big Ten Conference.

(Nov. 15, 2008 - Minneapolis) -- Minnesota led 21-7 at halftime and 24-17 after three quarters but couldn’t hold on over the final 15 minutes as Wisconsin used a huge rally to claim Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the fifth straight season.

After a sterling second quarter that saw the Golden Gophers reel off three straight touchdowns, the Bad-gers outscored Minnesota 28-10 over the final 30 minutes. Wisconsin capped a second-half rally with a pair of safeties and a touchdown off a Minnesota turnover in the fourth quarter, beating the Gophers 35-32 at Camp Randall Stadium.

The Badgers fell behind 21-7 at halftime, but rallied to tie the game at 24 on a 1-yard touchdown run by P.J. Hill. The ensuing kickoff was fumbled by Minnesota’s Troy Stoudermire and the ball trickled out of the end zone for a safety to give the Badgers a 26-24 lead. Minnesota had third-and-16 at its own 1-yard line on its next possession. Wisconsin’s sacked Weber in the end zone, giving the Badgers a 28-24 lead.Things continued to slide for the Gophers as a fubmle was recovered by Wisconsin at the Minnesota 11. Wisconsin’s John Clay scored on a 5-yard run two plays later, extending the lead to 35-24.



USA TODAYTOP 25 - WEEK 5Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Florida (58) 4-0 1474 2. Texas (1) 4-0 1410 3. Alabama 4-0 1364 4. LSU 4-0 1226 5. Boise State 4-0 1144 6. Virginia Tech 3-1 1091 7. USC 3-1 1081 8. Oklahoma 2-1 1055 9. Ohio State 3-1 1036 10. TCU 3-0 928 11. Cincinnati 4-0 848 12. Oklahoma State 3-1 665 13. Penn State 3-1 627 14. Georgia 3-1 616 15. Houston 3-0 539 16. Kansas 4-0 508 17. Iowa 4-0 462 18. Mississippi 2-1 424 19. California 3-1 356 20. Michigan 4-0 304 21. Miami (Fla.) 2-1 298 21. BYU 3-1 298 23. Missouri 4-0 295 24. Nebraska 3-1 242 25. Oregon 3-1 198

Others Receiving Votes:Georgia Tech 186, South Florida 117, Auburn 103, South Carolina 92, Wisconsin 53, Utah 40, UCLA 27, Notre Dame 23, Stanford 20, North Carolina State 8, North Carolina 7, Florida State 4, Minnesota 2, Arizona 2, Rutgers 1, Texas A&M 1.

ASSOCIATED PRESSTOP 25 - WEEK 5Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Florida (55) 4-0 1490 2. Texas (1) 4-0 1420 3. Alabama (4) 4-0 1400 4. LSU 4-0 1225 5. Boise State 4-0 1203 6. Virginia Tech 3-1 1190 7. USC 3-1 998 8. Oklahoma 2-1 979 9. Ohio State 3-1 957 10. Cincinnati 4-0 946 11. TCU 3-0 896 12. Houston 3-0 844 13. Iowa 4-0 788 14. Oklahoma State 3-1 591 15. Penn State 3-1 470 16. Oregon 3-1 462 17. Miami (Fla.) 2-1 452 18. Kansas 4-0 418 18. Georgia 3-1 418 20. BYU 3-1 349 21. Mississippi 2-1 340 22. Michigan 4-0 271 23. Nebraska 3-1 256 24. California 3-1 206 25. Georgia Tech 3-1 185

Others Receiving Votes:Missouri 175, Auburn 171, South Carolina 154, South Florida 145, UCLA 41, Utah 25, Wisconsin 20, Notre Dame 7, Arizona State 4, Stanford 2, North Carolina 2.

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The Big Ten Conference is an 11-member NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and Bowl Championship Series league.

The Gophers hold a 331-352-28 record against current and former members of the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota holds a winning record against six of the other 10 current members of the conference. The Gophers have had their most success against Northwestern (49-30-5). Minnesota has struggled the most with Ohio State (7-41-0).

This season, Minnesota will play Northwestern, Wisconsin, Pur-due, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois and Iowa. The Gophers will not face Michigan or Indiana in the 2009 Big Ten Conference schedule

The Big Ten was founded in 1896. Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships, 12 for men and 13 for women.

vs. Illinois 32-27-3vs. Indiana 37-26-3vs. Iowa 59-41-2vs. Michigan 24-70-3vs. Michigan State 16-25-0vs. Northwestern 49-30-5vs. Ohio State 7-41-0vs. Penn State 4-6-0vs. Purdue 32-30-3vs. Wisconsin 59-51-8

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BATTLE FOR BUNYAN’S AXEAt 118 games and counting, the series between Minnesota and Wisconsin ranks as the longest in Division 1-A football. “Paul Bunyan’s Axe” has the history of one of college football’s fiercest rivalries emblazoned on its six-foot long handle.

The first game in the series, a 63-0 Gopher victory in 1890, is printed on the handle near the axe’s head. The results of every successive game line the handle in red ink. There have been so many games that the scores scroll up and down the width of both sides of the handle, and school officials have now resorted to writing scores on the narrow edges of the six-foot shaft.

By 1930, “Paul Bunyan’s Axe” wasn’t even created, although the rivalry had already reached feverish levels. The 1906 game was canceled by President Theodore Roosevelt, who had decided to cool off heated college football rivalries, because of injuries and deaths on the field. In 1914, Minnesota faced the Badgers for the Gophers’ first Homecoming game; likewise, Wisconsin hosted Minnesota for the Badgers’ first in 1919. Between the years 1923 and 1925, the teams battled to three straight ties.

To symbolically capture the amazing atmosphere of the annual match-up, Dr. R.B. Fouch of Minneapolis fashioned a bacon slab out of black walnut to serve as a traveling trophy. The “Slab of Bacon,” first played for in 1930, had a football carved on top inscribed with an “M” or “W”, depending on how you held it. The idea was that the winning team would “bring home the bacon.”

But in the early ’40s, the Slab of Bacon became the “Missing Slab of Bacon.” Peg Watrous, who was the president of Wisconsin women students at the time, relates that she and her counterpart from Minnesota were to have a symbolic exchange after the game, whereby the trophy would be awarded to the winning team. Min-nesota won, but in characteristic fashion, a postgame melee broke out on the field, with students and specta-tors running crazy over the field. Watrous couldn’t find her counterpart, and was left “holding the bacon,” as it were. “I have no memory of what happened after that…The whole thing was a dud, as I feared it would be,” Watrous remembered good-humoredly, “and someone in charge probably hid the bacon.”

But the two teams had to play for something, so in 1948 the Wisconsin W Club instituted “Paul Bunyan’s Axe” as a trophy more befitting the grand rivalry between the two schools. The annual battles have survived so long that in the ’60s the teams started to print the games’ final scores smaller and smaller, scrunching the letters in order to avoid reaching the end of the axe’s shaft. But the series continued to roll, and the last game to be painted on the broad face of the handle was in 1980. The subsequent games appear on the narrow side.

The Slab of Bacon was back in the news in the summer of 1994, when the long-lost trophy was found after a Camp Randall Stadium storage room was cleaned out. Wisconsin officials estimated that it had been missing since 1945; yet the scores of every game from 1930-70 were printed on the back of the slab. It is one of those mysteries that remains unexplained, and contributes to the legend of the “Border Battle” rivalry.



2009 BIG TEN FOOTBALL2009 BIG TEN STANDINGSTeam Big Ten OverallIowa 1-0 4-0Michigan 1-0 4-0Wisconsin 1-0 4-0Minnesota 1-0 3-1Ohio State 1-0 3-1Purdue 0-0 1-3Indiana 0-1 3-1Penn State 0-1 3-1Northwestern 0-1 2-2Illinois 0-1 1-2Michigan State 0-1 1-3

LAST WEEK’S RESULTSSaturday, September 26Michigan 36, Indiana 33Minnesota 35, Northwestern 24Wisconsin 38, Michigan State 30Ohio State 30, Illinois 0Iowa 21, Penn State 10Notre Dame 24, Purdue 21

Saturday, October 3Arkansas State at Iowa, 11 a.m. Michigan at Michigan State, 11 a.m.Northwestern at Purdue, 11 a.m.Wisconsin at Minnesota, 11 a.m.Penn State at Illinois, 2:30 p.m.Ohio State at Indiana, 6 p.m.

BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATIONScott Chipman - primary contactAssistant Commissioner for [email protected]: 847.696.1010 ext. 141Cell: 630.936.6005

LaTonya Sadler - secondary contactAssociate Director of [email protected]: 847.696.1010 ext. 143Cell: 434.770.2004

Website: www.bigten.org

WEEKLY BIG TEN TELECONFERENCEThe weekly Big Ten coaches teleconference call will take place every Tuesday throughout the season beginning at 11 a.m. CST. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes to preview their upcoming game. Coach Brewster is scheduled from 12:40 to 12:50 p.m. Media should contact the Big Ten at (847) 696-1010 for call-in information.

All times listed are Central.

AYE, CAPTAIN!

NOTHIN’ BUT NET

The Golden Gophers elected six captains prior to the 2009 season. Seniors Garrett Brown, Lee Campbell, Eric Decker, Simoni Lawrence and Eric Small join junior Adam Weber with that distinction this season.

Weber was the first sophomore ever to serve as a team captain at the University of Minnesota last season and is now a two-time captain. Decker is also a two-time team captain.

The Gophers have only had 13 players ever earn the distinction of captain twice in their career. Weber would be the first-ever three-year Gopher captain should he be voted as such next season.

Through the first four games of the 2009 season, Minnesota’s net punting average (punt yardage-minus return yards/touchbacks) ranks No. 14 in the nation. The Gophers’ net punting average is 40.25 yards per punt. The Gophers have punted 20 times with three punts of 50-plus yards and six downed inside the 20-yard line. Opponents are averaging just 3.6 yards per return against the Minnesota punt cover-age team.

RETURN TO SENDERThe return game was a definite strength for the Gophers in 2008. Minnesota was the No. 2 team in the Big Ten and ranked No. 15 in the nation in average kickoff return yards. The Gophers averaged 24.04 yards per kickoff return last season. The longest kickoff return last season was turned in by Troy Stoud-ermire, who went 60 yards at the Insight Bowl vs. Kansas.

The Gophers nearly doubled their punt-return average in 2008, averaging 9.94 yards per return. Min-nesota ranked No. 5 in the Big Ten and No. 46 in the nation in punt returns.

So far in the 2009 season, the Gophers have continued to improve in the return game. Minnesota ranks No. 10 in the country and No. 1 in the Big Ten with an average punt return of 19.0 yards. Kickoff returner Troy Stoudermire’s first return of the season was a 54-yarder. As a team, the Gophers are averaging 26.5 yards per kickoff return, which ranks No. 25 in the nation and No. 3 in the conference.

GO BIG REDMinnesota is 14-of-15 (93 percent) scoring when in the red zone (inside the opponents’ 20-yard line) this season. The Gophers have scored 10 touchdowns in the red zone and kicked four field goals.

The Gophers are tied for No. 23 in the nation at 93 percent success in the red zone. Twelve teams are still flawless in the red zone this season, including this week’s opponent. Wisconsin is 16-of-16 with 14 TDs and two field goals when they get inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.

The Gophers were 36-of-41 (88 percent) in the red-zone during the 2008 season.

BAKING TURNOVERSOne of the biggest factors in Minnesota’s impressive turnaround last season was the Gophers’ ability to cause turnovers. The Gophers created 31 turnovers last season (16 fumble recoveries, 15 interceptions) to rank No. 11 in the nation. Only Iowa created more turnovers in the Big Ten with 32.

The Gophers also ranked No. 16 in the nation in turnover margin (+0.92 avg.). The Minnesota offense took turned it over just 19 times in 2008 (11 fumbles lost, eight INTs).

Minnesota was minus-three in the turnover battle through its first three games. However, the Gophers finished with a plus-two turnover ratio last week at Northwestern, getting an interception and two fumble recoveries. The Gophers currently rank 75th in the nation (-0.25/game) in turnover margin.



GOPHERS’ RECORD... WEBER GRILLS UP RECORDS

QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK

CAN-DU ATTITUDE

RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK

STACKING THE DECK

u Gopher quarterback Adam Weber continues to re-write the Minnesota record book. In Week 2, he set the Minnesota record for career completions (his total is now 588). The previous record of 539 comple-tions was held by Cory Sauter (1994-97). Two weeks ago, he set the Gopher career record for passing attempts (his total is now 988). Weber set single-season records for passing yards (2,985), completions (258), attempts (449), touchdown passes (24) and total offensive yardage (3,512) in 2007. He now needs 911 yards to break the career mark for passing yardage (Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 - 7,446) and just 12 more touchdowns (Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 - 55) to break the career touchdown pass record.

u Adam Weber is the only quarterback on the Minnesota roster who has ever thrown a collegiate pass.u Weber is 67-of-106 (63.2 percent) for 804 yards since the beginning of the fourth quarter of the season-opener. He was 8-of-23 (34.8 percent) for 75 yards in the first three quarters vs. Syracuse.u Weber threw 19 interceptions in his first season as a starter in 2007. He significantly improved that total in 2008, throwing just eight picks. Weber has had only two games with multiple interceptions since the 2007 season.u Freshman MarQueis Gray is Minnesota’s No. 2 QB. He rushed for 33 yards on five carries last week. u Gray scored his first collegiate touchdown vs. Cal two weeks ago on a 7-yard pass from Eric Decker. u Gray is a true freshman. He was rated as the No. 3 dual-threat QB in the nation coming out of India-napolis Ben Davis High School. u Two other signal-callers are listed on Minnesota’s roster -- freshmen Moses Alipate and Adam Lueck.

u Sophomore Duane Bennett scored a career-best three touchdowns Saturday at Northwestern. He hit paydirt twice from one yard out and once from four yards. Bennett rushed for 89 yards on 21 carries last week. The 21 carries were also a career-high for Bennett. His rushing total was the third most in his Gopher career. He ran for 106 vs. Michigan as a freshman in 2007. He went for 92 in the season-opener vs. Northern Illinois in 2008, before going down with a season-ending knee injury in Game Two.

u Duane Bennett scored on his first touch of the 2009 season, taking a carry around right end for a 16-yard touchdown at Syracuse. Bennett rushed for 78 yards in his first game back since the knee injury.u Bennett is the first Gopher to score three touchdowns in a game since DeLeon Eskridge accom-plished that feat vs. Montana State on Sept. 13, 2008.u Eskridge, a sophomore, rushed for more than 100 yards twice in 2008, including a season-high 124 yards in Minnesota’s 27-20 win at Illinois. He also had three multiple-touchdown contests.u Red-shirt freshman Kevin Whaley saw the first extended action of his career last week. He carried five times for 31 yards vs. Northwestern.u Junior fullback Jon Hoese is a former walk-on. He scored on two of his first three career carries at the Insight Bowl last season. He is averaging 7.5 yards per carry so far this season.u Sophomore Shady Salamon rushed for 181 yards (3.7 yards per carry) in 2008.

u Senior wide receiver Eric Decker became Minnesota’s career receptions leader two weeks ago when he hauled in a 12-yard TD pass from Adam Weber in the second quarter vs. Cal. He also recorded his fourth straight 100-yard receiving game (dating back to the 2008 Insight Bowl), which is also a school record. The 100-yard games streak came to an end last week at Northwestern. Decker was a semi-final-ist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver in 2008. For two straight seasons, Decker set the Minnesota single-season record for receptions. He hauled in 67 passes in 2007 and smashed that record with 84 receptions last season. Decker became just the fourth Gopher receiver ever to compile a 1,000-yard season in 2008, finishing with 1,074 yards to rank No. 2 on the school single-season chart.

Overall 3-1Big Ten 1-0Non-conference 2-1Home 1-1Away 2-0Neutral 0-0Current overall streak Won 1Current home streak Lost 1Current road streak Won 2Current neutral site streak Lost 2Current bowl streak Lost 2Last win 35-24, at Northwestern (9/12/09)Last loss 35-21, vs. California (9/19/09)Day game 2-1Night game 1-0TV game 2-1 ABC 0-0 ESPN 0-1 ESPN2 1-0 Big Ten Network 2-0September 3-1October 0-0November 0-0December 0-0January 0-0vs. Top-25 teams 0-1vs. non-ranked teams 3-0vs. FCS 0-0On artificial turf 2-1On natural grass 1-0Indoors 1-0Outdoors 2-1Scoring first 3-0Opponent scores first 0-1Leading after 1st quarter 3-0Behind after 1st quarter 0-1Tied after 1st quarter 0-0Leading at halftime 1-0Behind at halftime 1-1Tied at halftime 1-0Leading after 3rd quarter 0-0Behind after 3rd quarter 3-0Tied after 3rd quarter 0-1Overtime 1-0Scoring 0-14 points 0-0Scoring 15-28 points 2-1Scoring 28+ points 1-0Allowing 0-14 points 1-0Allowing 15-28 points 2-0Allowing 28+ points 0-1With 100-yd rusher 0-0Allow 100-yard rusher 0-1With 300-yd passer 0-0Allow 300-yard passer 1-0Outgain opponent 1-0Total offense 300+ yards 3-0Allow 300+ yards total offense 2-0Total offense 400+ yards 0-0Allow 400+ yards total offense 0-1No turnovers 0-0Less than three turnovers 3-0Three or more turnovers 0-1No takeaways 0-0Three or more takeaways 1-0Commit fewer turnovers 1-0Equal turnovers 2-0Commit more turnovers 0-1Control time of possession 1-0Opponent controls time of possession 2-1Games decided between 1-10 points 2-0Games decided between 11-20 points 1-1Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0



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u Eric Decker put together his second multi-score game in as many weeks at Northwestern last week. He now has four career games with multiple touchdowns.u Decker’s 124.8 yards and 8.75 receptions per game both No. 6 in the nation.u Decker has hauled in at least one reception in 30 consecutive games, ranking No. 7 in the nation.u Decker caught 32.2 percent of Minnesota’s completions and his 1,074 yards receiving was 37.7 percent of the team’s 2008 total. This season, Decker is at 46.1 percent and 56.3 percent, respectively.u Wide receivers Troy Stoudermire and Brandon Green and tight end Nick Tow-Arnett each have 10 receptions so far this season.u Green caught two passes vs. Northwestern last week. Both were third-down conversions in the Gophers’ 13-play, 83-yard, fourth-quarter, game-winning touchdown drive.u Tow-Arnett is the squad’s top tight end. His five receptions last week at Northwestern were a career-best.u Stoudermire tallied his first career score with a TD reception in the season-opener at Syracuse.u Junior wide receiver Hayo Carpenter was rated as the top juco player in the country last season by Scout.com. He had 93 receptions for 1,675 yards and 16 TDs last season at College of the Canyons.

u Of the 10 offensive linemen listed on the Gophers’ two-deep and expected to see action in 2009, seven are 6-foot 3-inches or taller and five top the 300-pound mark. The average height and weight of the top 10 Minnesota offensive linemen is 6-4, 308 pounds. Senior tackle Matt Stommes and junior tackle Jeff Wills are both 6-7. Wills is the heaviest Gopher, tipping the scales at 365 pounds.

u Minnesota returned a combined 44 starts among all its offensive linemen from 2008 this season. That number would jump to 57 if Ryan Wynn was included. Wynn’s status for 2009 has yet to be deter-mined after back surgery he underwent on August 24. The Gophers lost only Jason Meinke’s eight starts. u Senior center Jeff Tow-Arnett returns healthy after competing on a torn ACL in six of his starts and seven of his games played last year. He has made every offensive snap this season.u Junior guard D.J. Burris started at right guard in place of Matt Carufel last week at Northwestern. Burris made his 21st career start. He was a Freshman All-Big Ten selection in 2007 by The Sporting News, after starting 11 games that season.u Senior Matt Stommes returned to the starting lineup for the first time since the season-opener last week at Northwestern. He left the Syracuse game with an ankle injury.u Sophomore left guard Chris Bunders has started each of the first three games this season.

u Freshman defensive end D.L. Wilhite has three tackles in three games. But he’s made the most of his opportunities. Wilhite recorded a sack at Syracuse in the season-opener for his first collegiate tackle. Last week at Northwestern, one of his two stops was another sack. Late in the fourth quarter, he got to Wildcat quarterback Mike Kafka, stripped him and recovered the fumble to help salt away the victory.

u Senior starting defensive tackles Garrett Brown and Eric Small team up to provide a formidable force in the middle of the Gopher defense. They have a combined 19 stops this season.u Small picked up his third sack in as many weeks vs. Northwestern. He’s tied for the Big Ten lead in sacks.u Brown and Small have more-than-capable backups behind them in the middle of the Minnesota defensive line. Brandon Kirksey missed last week’s game with a foot injury, but still has nine tackles. Sophomore Jewhan Edwards notched a pair of stops vs. Cal two weeks ago.u Senior DE Barrett Moen came to Minnesota as a walk-on offensive lineman. He has 5 stops in 2009.u Senior DE Derrick Onwuachi saw his first action of 2009 at Northwestern, after suffering a knee injury on the first day of preseason camp. He tallied four solo tackles to lead the defensive line last week.

CLIMBING THE CHARTSThe following is a look at selected statistical categories where current Gophers have the opportunity to climb the career leader chart over the course of the season:

CAREER PASSING YARDAGE1. Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 7,4462. Cory Sauter, 1994-97 6,8343. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000-03 6,6604. Adam Weber, 2007- 6,5355. Marquel Fleetwood, 1989-92 5,2796. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 5,1627. Mike Hohensee, 1981-82 4,7928. Tim Schade, 1993-94 3,9869. Tony Dungy, 1973-76 3,51510. Billy Cockerham, 1996-99 3,483

CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS1. Adam Weber, 2007- 5882. Cory Sauter, 1994-97 5393. Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 5134. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000-03 4815. Marquel Fleetwood, 1989-92 4656. Mike Hohensee, 1981-82 3927. Tim Schade, 1993-94 3228. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 3119. Scott Schaffner, 1987-91 27810. Tony Dungy, 1973-76 274

CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS1. Bryan Cupito (2003-06) 55 Asad Abdul-Khaliq (2000-03) 553. Adam Weber (2007-present) 444. Cory Sauter (1994-97) 405. Rickey Foggie (1984-87) 346. Mike Hohensee (1981-82) 337. Billy Cockerham (1996-99) 298. Tony Dungy (1973-76) 259. Tim Schade, 1993-94 22 Scott Schaffner, 1987-91 22

CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE1. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 2,9892. Eric Decker, 2006- 2,8603. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 2,6404. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 2,4345. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 2,2326. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 2,0547. Luke Leverson, 1996-99 1,8438. Omar Douglas, 1990-93 1,6819. Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 1,62710. Aaron Osterman, 1990-94 1,598

CAREER TOUCDOWN RECEPTIONS1. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 312. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 263. Eric Decker, 2006- 234. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 175. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 15 Ben Utecht, 2000-03 15 Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 158. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 14 Omar Douglas, 1990-93 1410. Elmer Bailey, 1977-79 12 Matt Spaeth, 2003-2006 12



FEELING SURE WITH SHERELS

SECONDARY NOTEBOOK

A FINE HAU(DAN) YOU DO

SPECIALIST NOTEBOOK

GOPHER RADIO NETWORKThe Gopher Sports Network distributes its digital quality audio stream via satellite to 44 affiliates across the state of Minnesota. WCCO (830 AM) in the Twin Cities will serve as the flagship station for its 86th season in 2009.

Dave Lee will return behind the mic for his ninth season calling the Gophers’ play-by-play. Dave Mona is back as the network’s color com-mentator, with Darrell Thompson, the all-time leading rusher in school history, returning to the booth this season as the broadcast’s analyst. Mike Grimm will handle the studio duties including the pre- and post-game shows.

Golden Gopher Radio Network Affiliates:Market Station Freq.Alexandria KULO-FM 94.3Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3Albert Lea KATE-AM 1450Austin KAUS-AM 1480Austin KAUS-FM 99.9Bemidji KBUN-AM 1450Benson KSCR-FM 93.5Brainerd KBLB-FM 93.3Crookston KROX-AM 1260Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM 1340Duluth WGEE-AM 970Ely WELY-FM 94.5Fairmont KSUM-AM 1370Fargo/Moorhead, ND KQWB-AM 1660Glenwood KMGK-FM 107.1Grand Rapids KOZY-AM 1320Hutchinson KARP-FM 106.9Little Falls KLTF-AM 960Marshall KMHL-AM 1400Minneapolis/St. Paul KBEM-FM 88.5Minneapolis/St. Paul WCCO-AM 830 (HD)Minneapolis/St. Paul WLTE-FM-HD2 102.9-2 (HD)Montevideo KDMA-AM 1460New Prague KRDS-FM 95.5Owatonna/Mankato KOWZ-FM 100.9Owatonna/Waseca KOWZ-AM 1170Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870Pipestone KLOH-AM 1050Red Wing KCUE-AM 1250Redwood Falls KLGR-AM 1490Rochester KROC-AM 1340Roseau KCAJ-FM 102.1Roseau KRWB-AM 1410St. Cloud KXSS-AM 1390Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230Wadena KVKK-AM 1070Walker KAKK-AM 1570Windom KDOM-AM 1580Windom KDOM-FM 94.3Winona KWNO-AM 1230Worthington KWOA-AM 730Yankton, SD KYNT-AM 1450

NATE’S GREAT

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u Senior linebacker Nate Triplett has had back-to-back double-digit and team-high tackle numbers in his last three games. His 17 total tackles, a 52-yard fumble return for a touchdown and a PBU vs. Air Force made him Big Ten and National Player of the Week. Triplett registered a game-high 11 tackles last week at Northwestern. He leads the team, the Big Ten and the nation with 33 solo tackles.

u Triplett ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten in total tackles. His 47 total stops are second to 52 for Greg Jones of Michigan State. Triplett also ranks No. 8 in the nation in total stops.u The 17 tackles recorded by Triplett (including 12 solo tackles) vs. Air Force were the most by a Gopher defender since Nov. 23, 2002 when Eli Ward tallied 23 stops at Wisconsin.u Triplett was one of Minnesota’s special teams aces over the past two years. He has won the Bobby Bell Award as the team’s top special teams player each of the last two seasons. u Senior linebacker Lee Campbell is No. 2 on the team, No. 5 in the Big Ten and No. 21 in the nation in total tackles, recording 40 so far this season. u Senior linebacker Simoni Lawrence is No. 3 on the team, recording 35 so far this season. That total is good for No. 7 in the Big Ten.u Backup linebacker Keanon Cooper tallied a career-best seven stops vs. Cal in the first extended ac-tion of his career. He backed that up with six stops at Northwestern last week.

u Senior cornerback Marcus Sherels made his first appearance and first start since the season-opener last week at Northwestern. He made an immediate impact in his return to the lineup. Sherels tal-lied seven tackles vs. the Wildcats. He ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten and No. 25 in the nation in passes defended last season, with 11 pass break-ups and two interceptions.

u Junior safety Kyle Theret has seen action in all 29 games of his Gopher career. He has started 23 games in his career, including each of the last 22.u Theret was No. 2 on the team with 78 total tackles last season. He ranks fourth this season with 26. He also made three interceptions in 2008, to rank No. 10 in the Big Ten.u Junior safety Kim Royston, who transferred from Wisconsin in 2008, had to walk-on and was unable to compete due to Big Ten transfer rules. He has 17 stops, including five last week at Northwestern.u Royston picked up his first Gopher interception last week at Northwestern, thwarting a potential Wildcat scoring drive at the Minnesota 2-yard line. His only other career pick was vs. Minnesota in 2007.u Freshman cornerback Michael Carter saw the first extended action of his career last week.u Senior CB Traye Simmons has broken up three passes to tie for the team lead in 2009.

u Senior punter Blake Haudan found it he was going to be punting vs. California two weeks ago about 12 hours before the game. It was discovered Dan Orseske had mononucleosis the night before the game, pressing Haudan into duty. His first career punt pinned Cal inside its own 20-yard line. In two games as a punter, Haudan is averaging 41.5 yards per punt with five fair catches and three downed inside the 20.

u Junior long snapper Ryan Coleman has been very consistent since taking over the long-snapping duties last season. He has delivered 30 successful long snaps through two games this season (20 punt, 6 FG, 12 PAT). Coleman made 128 snaps in 2008, with only one bad snap.u Junior placekicker Eric Ellestad remained perfect on PATs (12-12), hitting all 5 attempts last week. He is 5-of-6 on field goals, with the lone miss being tipped at the line on a missed assignment up front. Dave Mona, Dave Lee, Darrell Thompson, Mike Grimm

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 5


MINNESOTA at SYRACUSE

TCF BANK STADIUM FACTS• TCF Bank Stadium was designed as an open-air, horseshoe-shaped bowl with a collegiate look and feel. The stadium is oriented to take advantage of the views of downtown Minneapolis.

• The brick façade and arches resemble that of Minnesota’s previous on-campus football venue, Memorial Stadium, which hosted its final game on Nov. 21, 1981.

• The University exceeded its initial fund-raising goal of $86 million.

• Construction began on TCF Bank Stadium on July 11, 2007. It took over 1.3 million work hours to complete the project by July , 2009.

• The main high definition video measures approximately 48 feet high by 108 feet wide and boasts Daktronics HD-16 technology.

• The main high definition video board is the third largest in all of college athletics in terms of square footage. Only Texas and Mississippi State have larger boards.

• The main video board screen is made up of more than four million LED lights that if placed end to end would extend for 47.5 miles.

• At the project’s peak, 750 construction workers were working on TCF Bank Stadium.

• The site of TCF Bank Stadium covers 1,194,645 SF or approximately 27.4 acres.

• The playing surface is FieldTurf and covers 92,132 SF or approxi-mately 2.1 acres.

• The home locker room at TCF Bank Stadium is 60 yards long by 25 yards wide. It contains 120 cherry wood lockers and is the largest in both professional and college football.

• The design of TCF Bank Stadium allows for expansion to 80,000.

• There are approximately 25,000 seats with permanent chairbacks. All seats between the goal lines have permanent chairbacks.• TCF Bank Stadium includes 1,000 handicap accessible and companion seats.

• There are 37 premium suites, 57 loge boxes, 259 seats in the indoor club and 1,250 seats in the outdoor club at TCF Bank Stadium.

• There are 113 restrooms in TCF Bank Stadium, which include 625 toilets and 268 urinals.

• TCF Bank Stadium has 10 network TV camera positions and seating for 165 members of the media.

• Populous (formerly HOK Sport) served as the primary architect for the building, while Mortensen Construction was the general contractor.

• In excess of 8,800 tons of structural steel was used in the project, with 97 percent recycled steel.

• TCF Bank Stadium contains 24,000 yards of cast-in-place concrete, which is enough concrete to pour a four-inch thick, five-foot wide sidewalk from Minneapolis to Rochester, Minn. (74 miles).

• The masonry includes 525,000 units of concrete block and 760,000 units of full and thin brick.

• There is 72,753 SF or approximately 1.7 acres of glass in TCF Bank Stadium, enough to cover more than 1.25 football fields.

• There are 9,185 Minnesota Block “M”s in TCF Bank Stadium.

• The foundation of TCF Bank Stadium is supported by 2,133 drilled piles, which is equivalent to 15.5 miles of piles.

GOPHER VICTORY WALKThe Golden Gopher football program saw a new tradition take shape in 2007, with the advent of the “Gopher Victory Walk.” Prior to each game, the entire Minnesota football team, led by the Minnesota Marching Band, will walk through the fans at the McNamara Alumni Center, cross Oak Street and head into TCF Bank Stadium.

Each Gopher Victory Walk will begin approximately two hours prior to kickoff.

The Minnesota Football program is encouraging fans to participate in the Gopher Victory Walk through-out the season, by lining the entire path from the McNamara Alumni Center to the stadium and greeting the players as they arrive on game day.

TAKE IT TO THE BANKWhen the Gophers hosted the Air Force Academy on Sept. 12, it marked the first time since Nov. 21, 1981 that college football has been played on campus at Minnesota.

TCF Bank Stadium is the first Big Ten Stadium built in nearly 50 years. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) and Memorial Stadium (Indiana) were both built in 1960. TCF Bank Stadium will be just the second new stadium built in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and the first in a BCS conference since 1998. Akron also christened a brand-new stadium this season.

In May 2006, the Minnesota legislature made the stadium a reality, approving the $288.5 million facility. The stadium holds 50,805 fans and is an open-air facility. Construction began during the summer of 2007.

TCF Bank Stadium TimelineMay, 2006 - Legislature approves new stadium.

June, 2007 - Ground broken on TCF Bank Stadium.

January, 2008 - First steel rises from ground at stadium site.

April 7, 2008 - First brick laid at the stadium site.

Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished.

Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished.

May/June, 2009 - FieldTurf playing surface installed.

July, 2009 - University takes occupancy of TCF Bank Stadium.

Sept. 12, 2009 - First game at TCF Bank Stadium vs. Air Force.



WEEK 5 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - OFFENSELeft Tackle79 - Matt Stommes 6-7 312 Sr.* Returned to starting lineup vs. Northwestern, after suffering ankle injury in opener76 - Dom Alford 6-3 336 Jr.* Has started 12 games in his career, including two this seasonLeft Guard68 - Chris Bunders 6-3 322 So.* Made his seventh career start at Northwestern last week74 - Ryan Ruckdashel 6-5 290 Sr.* Experienced, versatile lineman has played in 24 games, both at guard and tackleCenter52 - Jeff Tow-Arnett 6-2 288 Sr.* 15 starts to his credit, including six while playing on a torn ACL in 200861 - Trey Davis 6-2 281 So.* Appeared in 10 games, including five starts, as a red-shirt freshman last seasonRight Guard73 - Matt Carufel 6-5 302 Jr.* Started his first three games as a Gopher; Three career starts at Notre Dame53 - D.J. Burris 6-2 290 Jr.* First appearance of season was a start last week; 21 career startsRight Tackle71 - Jeff Wills 6-7 365 Jr. Largest player on the Gophers’ roster; Started his first four games as a Gopher78 - Ryan Orton 6-4 296 So.* Saw action in all 13 games, with six starts, as a red-shirt freshman last seasonQuarterback8 - Adam Weber 6-3 221 Jr.* Passed for 186 yards and two touchdowns last week, his 10th career multi-TD game5 - MarQueis Gray 6-4 222 Fr. Rushed for 33 yards on five carries last week at NorthwesternRunning Back22 - Duane Bennett 5-9 203 So.* Scored a career-high three TDs and had a career-best 21 carries last week at NW23 - DeLeon Eskridge 5-11 198 So. Scored the first rushing touchdown in TCF Bank Stadium history vs. Air ForceFullback35 - Jon Hoese 6-2 233 Jr.* Former walk-on; Converted safety; Ran twice for 15 yards (both 1st downs) last wk.42 - Logan U’u 5-10 230 Sr. Converted linebacker; Saw action in three games in 2008, before suffering leg injuryWide Receiver7 - Eric Decker 6-3 220 Sr.* Second consecutive multi-touchdown game at Northwestern last week (2 TDs)83 - Da’Jon McKnight 6-3 200 So. Played just one season of high school football; Caught one pass in 2008, a TDWide Receiver11 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 183 So. Caught first touchdown pass of the season in season-opener at Syracuse81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Plans to walk-on to Tubby Smith’s Gopher basketball team this winterWide Receiver1 - Brandon Green 6-0 183 So. Two huge receptions (both for first downs) on game-winning drive at Northwestern4 - Hayo Carpenter 5-11 174 Jr. Made his first career reception two weeks ago vs. CaliforniaTight End48 - Nick Tow-Arnett 6-3 248 Sr.* Career-best five receptions last week for 65 yards85 - Eric Lair 6-3 230 So. Has appeared in 18 games in his first two seasons with the Gophers

WEEK 5 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTSPlacekicker37 - Eric Ellestad 6-3 204 Jr.* 5-of-6 on field goals this season; One miss was tipped at the line of scrimmage43 - David Schwerman 6-0 202 So.* Walk-on who red-shirted last season; All-state in 2007 at Kettle Moraine HSHolder38 - Blake Haudan 6-1 210 Sr.* 18 good holds in his first collegiate action the last 3 weeks (12 PATs, 6 FG attempts)Long Snapper47 - Ryan Coleman 6-1 225 Jr.* Has handled every field goal, PAT and punt snap since beginning of last season



WEEK 5 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTSPunter38 - Blake Haudan 6-1 210 Sr.* Has forced five fair catches in 11 total punts this seasonPunt Return81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Returned one punt for 22 yards last week at Northwestern24 - Marcus Sherels 5-11 172 Sr. Returned one punt for 27 yards in season-opener at SyracuseKickoff Return11 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 183 So. Averaging 26.3 yards per return this season, ranking No. 34 in the nation20 - Jay Thomas 6-0 209 Sr.* 26 career kickoff returns (22.6 avg); 91-yd KO return for TD at Fla. Atlantic in 2007 81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Two-time first-team all-state performer at Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS

WEEK 5 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - DEFENSEDefensive End89 - Barrett Moen 6-3 282 Sr.* Former walk-on came to UM as a guard; 4 career starts have all come this season93 - Derrick Onwuachi 6-5 262 Sr.* Four solo stops last week in first action since injuring knee on first day of campDefensive Tackle99 - Garrett Brown 6-2 310 Sr. Has started 23 straight games; Seven total tackles this season96 - Brandon Kirksey 6-2 295 So. Leads all Gopher interior linemen with 9 tackles; also 2.0 TFL and a forced fumbleNose98 - Eric Small 6-2 306 Sr.* Has started 23 games; Three sacks this season is tops on the team68 - Jewhan Edwards 6-2 333 So. Has played in 16 games in his Gopher career; has three total stops this seasonDefensive End97 - Anthony Jacobs 6-2 289 So.* Has seen action in each game this season with six total stops and one sack90 - Ray Henderson 6-5 263 Sr.* Recorded his first career sack in the season-opener at SyracuseLinebacker21 - Simoni Lawrence 6-1 221 Sr. Ranks No. 3 on the team with 35 total tackles33 - Rex Sharpe 6-1 231 Sr.* Has appeared in 14 games during his Gopher careerLinebacker30 - Lee Campbell 6-3 246 Sr.* Leads team in tackles for loss (4.0); Ranks No. 2 on team in total stops (40)51 - Gary Tinsley 6-1 220 So. Has seen action in 11 career games, mostly on special teamsLinebacker32 - Nate Triplett 6-3 247 Sr.* Leads nation with 33 solo tackles; Tied for team lead with three pass break-ups4 - Keanon Cooper 6-0 210 Fr.* Red-shirt freshman has had solid games back-to-back (7 tackles vs. Cal, 6 vs. NW)Cornerback15 - Traye Simmons 5-11 180 Sr. Tied for team lead with three pass break-ups this season1 - Michael Carter 5-11 163 Fr. Nephew of former Gopher All-American and Super Bowl Champion Tyrone CarterSafety27 - Kyle Theret 5-10 193 Jr. Started 23rd game of his career, tallied three tackles at Northwestern28 - Kenny Watkins 6-0 187 Fr. Was the No. 42 safety in the nation in the 2009 class, according to Rivals.comSafety3 - Kim Royston 5-11 193 Jr.* Transferred from Wisconsin; No. 5 on team with 17 tackles; 1st Gopher INT last week2 - Ryan Collado 5-9 175 Jr. Has played in all 29 games, including 12 starts in Gopher career; Usually plays CBCornerback24 - Marcus Sherels 5-11 172 Sr. Converted WR (prior to 2008 season); Returned to lineup last week with seven stops13 - Michael McKelton 5-10 182 Sr.* Has seen action in 14 games during his career; Has not played in 2009



2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER# Name Pos Ht Wt Ltr Yr. (*-RS) Hometown (Previous School)

1 Michael Carter DB 5-11 163 0 Fr. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS)

1 Brandon Green WR 6-0 183 1 So. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS)

2 Ryan Collado CB 5-9 175 2 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Hills Christian HS)

3 Kim Royston DB 5-11 193 0 Jr.* Minneapolis, Minn. (Wisconsin)

4 Hayo Carpenter WR 5-11 174 0 Jr. Lawndale, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

4 Keanon Cooper LB 6-0 210 0 Fr.* Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

5 MarQueis Gray QB 6-4 222 0 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS)

5 Johnny Johnson DB 5-9 189 1 So. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS)

6 Kerry Lewis DB 5-9 179 0 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Lancaster HS)

6 Kevin Whaley RB 5-9 179 0 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem HS)

7 Eric Decker WR 6-3 220 3 Sr.* Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori HS)

8 Spencer Reeves LB 6-2 221 0 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

8 Adam Weber QB 6-3 221 2 Jr.* Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS)

9 David Pittman WR 5-11 190 1 Sr. Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena City College)

11 Troy Stoudermire WR 5-10 183 1 So. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

12 Moses Alipate QB 6-5 230 0 Fr. Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson HS)

13 Michael McKelton DB 5-10 183 1 Sr.* Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach HS)

14 Damola Ogundipe DB 5-7 187 0 Jr.* New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS)

15 Traye Simmons DB 5-11 180 1 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (College of the Sequoias)

16 Ben Kuznia WR 6-0 186 1 Sr.* Olivia, Minn. (Bold HS)

17 Sam Maresh LB 6-3 247 0 Fr. Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS)

18 R.J. Buckner RB 5-11 202 1 Jr.* Keller, Texas (Harvest Christian Academy)

19 Adam Lueck QB 6-0 187 0 Fr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

20 Jay Thomas RB 6-0 209 3 Sr.* Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan HS)

21 Simoni Lawrence LB 6-1 221 1 Sr. Upper Darby, Pa. (Valley Forge Military Acad.)

22 Duane Bennett RB 5-9 203 1 So.* Fairview Heights, Ill. (O’Fallon Township HS)

23 DeLeon Eskridge RB 5-11 198 1 So. San Francisco, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS)

24 Marcus Sherels CB 5-11 172 3 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS)

25 Tim Dandridge DB 6-1 185 1 So. Detroit, Mich. (Highland Park HS)

26 Mike Rallis DB 6-2 210 1 So. Edina, Minn. (Edina HS)

27 Kyle Theret DB 5-10 193 2 Jr. Murrieta, Calif. (J.K. Mullen HS)

28 Kenny Watkins DB 6-0 187 0 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Brother Rice HS)

29 Shady Salamon RB 5-11 203 1 So. S. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)

30 Lee Campbell LB 6-3 246 3 Sr.* Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast HS)

31 Marcus Singletary DB 6-0 188 0 Sr.* Hinesville, Ga. (Rainy River CC)

32 Nathan Triplett LB 6-3 247 2 Sr.* Maple Plain, Minn. (Delano HS)

33 Rex Sharpe LB 6-1 231 1 Sr.* Fairfield, Ala. (Arizona Western College)

34 Kyle Henderson DB 5-11 167 0 So. Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato)

35 Jon Hoese FB 6-2 233 2 Jr. Glencoe, Minn. (Glencoe-Silver Lake HS)

36 Chase Haviland DB 5-9 177 0 Fr. Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS)

36 Nick Rengel FB 6-3 225 0 Fr. Sartell, Minn. (Sartell HS)

37 Eric Ellestad K 6-3 204 0 Jr.* Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Armstrong HS)

37 Willie Schneider FB 5-11 216 0 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

38 Blake Haudan P 6-1 210 0 Sr.* Toledo, Ohio (St. John’s Jesuit HS)

38 Nicholas Stommes DB 6-0 205 0 Sr. Owen, Wis. (Owen-Withee HS)

40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB 6-1 199 0 So.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Falls HS)

41 Dan Orseske P 6-3 199 0 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice HS)

42 Logan U’u FB 5-10 230 0 Sr. Oakland, Calif. (Laney College [Calif.])

43 Ryan Grant LB 6-2 219 0 Fr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

43 David Schwerman K 6-0 202 0 So.* Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS)

44 Ed Cotton FB 6-0 219 0 Fr. Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS)

44 Brent Singleton LB 6-1 213 0 Fr. Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS)

45 Bryan Klitzke DB 6-1 210 0 So.* Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS)

46 Chris Severson DL 6-5 225 0 Fr. Wanaukee, Wis. (Wanaukee HS)

47 Ryan Coleman LS 6-1 225 1 Jr.* Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield East HS)

48 Nick Tow-Arnett TE 6-3 248 2 Sr.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS)

49 Matt Garin DE 6-4 220 0 Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER# Name Pos Yr

12 Moses Alipate QB Fr.

76 Dominic Alford OL Jr.

81 Bryant Allen WR Fr.

59 Joey Balthazor LB Fr.

82 A.J. Barker WR Fr.

22 Duane Bennett RB So.

80 Xzavian Brandon WR So.

63 Andy Brinkhaus OL Jr.

99 Garrett Brown DT Sr.

18 R.J. Buckner RB Jr.

53 D.J. Burris OL Jr.

68 Chris Bunders OL So.

30 Lee Campbell LB Sr.

4 Hayo Carpenter WR Jr.

1 Michael Carter DB Fr.

73 Matt Carufel OL Jr.

47 Ryan Coleman LS Jr.

2 Ryan Collado CB Jr.

4 Keanon Cooper LB Fr.

44 Ed Cotton FB Fr.

25 Tim Dandridge DB So.

61 Trey Davis OL So.

7 Eric Decker WR Sr.

92 Kyle Dykstra DL Fr.

68 Jewhan Edwards DT So.

37 Eric Ellestad K Jr.

23 DeLeon Eskridge RB So.

49 Matt Garin DE Fr.

69 Jacob Glickstein DL Fr.

43 Ryan Grant LB Fr.

5 MarQueis Gray QB Fr.

1 Brandon Green WR So.

91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE Fr.

86 Ra’Shede Hageman TE Fr.

64 Austin Hahn OL Fr.

38 Blake Haudan P Sr.

36 Ben Haviland DB Fr.

90 Raymond Henderson DE Sr.

34 Kyle Henderson DB So.

57 Aaron Hill LB Fr.

35 Jon Hoese FB Jr.

96 Curtis Hughes TE Jr.

97 Anthony Jacobs DE So.

94 Eric Jacques DL Fr.

5 Johnny Johnson DB So.

84 Victor Keise WR Fr.

96 Brandon Kirksey DT So.

48 Bryan Klitzke DB So.

16 Ben Kuznia WR Sr.

85 Eric Lair TE So.

21 Simoni Lawrence LB Sr.

6 Kerry Lewis DB Fr.

19 Adam Lueck QB Fr.

17 Sam Maresh LB Fr.

88 Collin McGarry TE Jr.

13 Michael McKelton DB Sr.

55 Cedric McKinley DE Sr.



# Name Pos Ht Wt Ltr Yr. Hometown (Previous School)

50 Patrick Sveum LB 6-1 214 0 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Century HS)

51 Gary Tinsley LB 6-1 220 1 So. Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS)

52 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL 6-2 288 2 Sr.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS)

53 D.J. Burris OL 6-2 290 2 Jr.* Kenton, Ohio (Kenton HS)

55 Cedric McKinley DE 6-6 282 1 Sr. Demopolis, Ala. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)

57 Aaron Hill LB 6-2 210 0 Fr. St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran HS)

58 Ed Olson OL 6-7 288 0 Fr. Mathomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS)

59 Joey Balthazor LB 6-3 207 0 Fr. Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS)

60 Ryan Wynn OL 6-5 296 1 So.* Plymouth, Minn. (Maple Grove HS)

61 Trey Davis OL 6-2 281 1 So.* Farmington, Minn. (Farmington HS)

62 Zach Mottla OL 6-2 274 0 Fr. Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

63 Andy Brinkhaus OL 6-3 276 0 Jr.* Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS)

64 Austin Hahn OL 6-4 275 0 Fr.* Hartford, Wis. (Hartford HS)

66 Nedward Tavale OL 6-2 334 3 Sr.* St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

67 David Stommes DL 6-6 210 0 Fr. Eden Valley, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS)

68 Chris Bunders OL 6-3 322 1 So.* Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS)

68 Jewhan Edwards DT 6-2 333 1 So. Philadelphia, Pa. (Roman Catholic HS)

69 Jacob Glickstein DL 6-3 268 0 Fr.* New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS)

71 Jeff Wills OL 6-7 365 O Jr. Laurelton, N.Y. (Lackawanna College)

73 Matt Carufel OL 6-5 302 0 Jr.* Forest Lake, Minn. (Notre Dame)

74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL 6-5 290 3 Sr.* Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)

75 Brooks Michel OL 6-7 295 0 Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS)

76 Dominic Alford OL 6-3 336 2 Jr.* Cleveland, Ohio (Shaker Heights HS)

78 Ryan Orton OL 6-4 296 1 So.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

79 Matt Stommes OL 6-7 312 2 Sr.* Richmond, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS)

80 Xzavian Brandon WR 6-3 188 0 So. Duluth, Ga. (Northfield HS)

81 Bryant Allen WR 6-0 167 0 Fr. Maplewood, Mo. (Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS)

82 A.J. Barker WR 6-1 178 0 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS)

83 Da’Jon McKnight WR 6-3 200 1 So. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

84 Victor Keise WR 6-0 176 0 Fr. Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep HS)

85 Eric Lair TE 6-3 230 1 So. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS)

86 Ra’Shede Hageman TE 6-6 272 0 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS)

87 Sahr Ngekia WR 6-4 213 0 Fr. Richfield, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)

88 Collin McGarry TE 6-4 235 0 Jr. Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS)

89 Barrett Moen DL 6-3 282 2 Sr.* Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS)

90 Raymond Henderson DE 6-5 263 1 Sr.* Oak Creek, Wis (Tennessee)

91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE 6-5 241 0 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS)

92 Kyle Dykstra DL 6-4 241 0 Fr. Princeton, Minn. (Princeton HS)

93 Derrick Onwuachi DE 6-5 262 2 Sr.* Newhall, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

94 Eric Jacques DL 6-2 283 0 Fr. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS)

95 D.L. Wilhite DE 6-4 233 0 Fr.* Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS)

96 Curtis Hughes TE 6-4 249 1 Jr.* Chicago, Ill. (Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep)

96 Brandon Kirksey DT 6-2 295 1 So. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East HS)

97 Anthony Jacobs DE 6-2 289 1 So.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS)

98 Eric Small DT 6-2 306 2 Sr.* Naperville, Ill. (Joliet JC [Ill.])

99 Garrett Brown DT 6-2 310 3 Sr.* New Haven, Conn. (Fairfield College Prep)

* = Used a red-shirt season

2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER# Name Pos Yr

83 Da’Jon McKnight WR So.

75 Brooks Michel OL Fr.

89 Barrett Moen DL Sr.

62 Zach Mottla OL Fr.

87 Sahr Ngekia WR Fr.

14 Damola Ogundipe DB Jr.

58 Ed Olson OL Fr.

93 Derrick Onwuachi DE Sr.

41 Dan Orseske P Fr.

78 Ryan Orton OL So.

9 David Pittman WR Sr.

26 Mike Rallis DB So.

8 Spencer Reeves LB Fr.

36 Nick Rengel FB Fr.

3 Kim Royston DB Jr.

74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL Sr.

29 Shady Salamon RB So.

37 Willie Schneider FB Fr.

43 David Schwerman K So.

46 Chris Severson DL Fr.

33 Rex Sharpe LB Sr.

24 Marcus Sherels CB Jr.

15 Traye Simmons CB Sr.

31 Marcus Singletary DB Sr.

44 Brent Singleton LB Fr.

67 David Stommes DL Fr.

79 Matt Stommes OL Sr.

38 Nicholas Stommes DB Sr.

11 Troy Stoudermire WR So.

98 Eric Small DT Sr.

50 Patrick Sveum LB Sr.

66 Nedward Tavale OL Sr.

27 Kyle Theret DB Jr.

20 Jay Thomas RB Sr.

51 Gary Tinsley LB So.

52 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL Sr.

40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB So.

48 Nick Tow-Arnett TE Sr.

32 Nathan Triplett LB Sr.

42 Logan U’u FB Sr.

28 Kenny Watkins DB Fr.

8 Adam Weber QB Jr.

95 D.L. Wilhite DE Fr.

6 Kevin Whaley RB Fr.

71 Jeff Wills OL Jr.

60 Ryan Wynn OL So.

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUN GUIDEMoses Alipate .................................................................. all-ih-PAH-tay Duane Bennett ........................................................................... doo-ON Xzavian Brandon .................................................................. ZAY-vee-un Andy Brinkhaus ................................................................. BRINK-house Hayo Carpenter............................................................................HEY-oh Matt Carufel ..................................................................... CARE-you-fell Ryan Collado ..................................................................... cuh-LAH-doh Jewhan Edwards....................................................................... juh-WAN DeLeon Eskridge ....................................................................DAY-lee-on Jacob Glickstein ..................................................................glick-STEEN MarQueis Gray ....................................................................mar-KWEESS

Ra’Shede Hageman ................................................................Ra-SHEED Jon Hoese ..................................................................................HAZE-ee Victor Keise ....................................................................................KEYS Ben Kuznia ......................................................................COOZ-knee-ah Simoni Lawrence ...............................................................suh-MOE-nee Adam Lueck...............................................................................LOO-eck Da’Jon McKnight..................................................................... day-ZHON Brooks Michel .............................................................................MIKE-ul Damola Ogundipe........................................................ oh-GUN-duh-pay Derrick Onwuachi ..............................................................un-WATCH-ee Marcus Sherels...................................................................... SHARE-uls

Matt/Nick Stommes ................................................................. STUM-iss Patrick Sveum ..........................................................................SVAY-um Nedward Tavale ...................................................................tuh-VALL-ay Kyle Theret...............................................................................THARE-ut Jeff/Nathan/Nick Tow-Arnett................................................... TAU r-NET Logan U’u ..................................................................................... OO-oo Adam Weber ............................................................................... WEB-ur Ryan Wynn........................................................................................WIN



Gm 1 Minnesota 23, Syracuse 20 (OT)SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT TOTALMinnesota 14 0 3 3 3 23Syracuse 10 10 0 0 0 20

Scoring Summary1st 14:41 MINN Bennett 16 yd run (Ellestad, Eric kick), 2-16 0:10, MINN 7 - SYR 0 13:01 SYR Lichtenstein 23 yd field goal, 4-9 1:40, MINN 7 - SYR 3 11:48 MINN Stoudermire 7 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 4-43 1:13, MINN 14 - SYR 3 00:32 SYR Williams 29 yd pass from Paulus (Lichtenstein kick), 6-63 1:53, MINN 14 - SYR 102nd 07:26 SYR Lichtenstein 42 yd field goal, 8-34 3:18, MINN 14 - SYR 13 01:39 SYR Carter 1 yd run (Lichtenstein kick), 8-67 3:44, MINN 14 - SYR 203rd 08:03 MINN Ellestad 26 yd field goal, 8-33 3:02, MINN 17 - SYR 204th 00:57 MINN Ellestad 26 yd field goal, 14-79 3:48, MINN 20 - SYR 20OT MINN Ellestad 35 yd field goal, 4-7 0:00, MINN 23 - SYR 20

MINN SYRFIRST DOWNS 16 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-112 34-90PASSING YDS (NET) 248 167Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-19-1 31-19-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-360 65-257Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-27 4-14Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-140 5-154Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-42.6 8-45.9Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 10-61 8-68Possession Time 29:31 30:29Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 1 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 2-6

RUSHING: Minnesota Gophers-Bennett 16-78; Eskridge 8-29; Hoese 2-10; Stoudermire 2-3; Whaley 1-0; We-ber 3-minus 8. Syracuse-Carter 23-88; Bailey 5-31; Davis 1-minus 3; Paulus 4-minus 12; Team 1-minus 14.

PASSING: Minnesota Gophers-Weber 19-42-1-248. Syracuse-Paulus 19-31-1-167.

RECEIVING: Minnesota Gophers-Decker 9-183; Stoudermire 4-22; Green 3-28; Bennett 2-3; Tow-Arnett 1-12. Syracuse-Williams 7-94; Lemon 5-17; Owen 2-18; Provo 2-8; Bailey 1-15; Davis 1-11; Lobdell 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota Gophers-Triplett 1-0. Syracuse-Holmes 1-0.

FUMBLES: Minnesota Gophers-Weber 1-1. Syracuse-Team 1-1; Davis 1-0.

Stadium: Carrier Dome Attendance: 48617Kickoff time: 12:02 pm End of Game: 3:45 pm Total elapsed time: 3:43

SACKS (UA-A): Minnesota Gophers-Henderson 1-0; Lawrence 0-1; Wilhite 1-0; Campbell 0-1. Syracuse-Sharpe 1-0; Smith 0-1; Perkins 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Minnesota Gophers-Campbell 11-2; Lawrence 6-4; Triplett 5-4; Theret 5-2; Simmons 2-2; Small 3-0; Klitzke 1-2; Henderson 2-0; Sharpe 2-0; Rallis 2-0; Sherels 1-1; Royston 0-2; Ellestad 1-0; Col-lado 1-0; Jacobs 1-0; Wilhite 1-0; Kirksey 1-0; Cooper 0-1; McKinley 0-1; Thomas 0-1. Syracuse-Holmes 3-5; Gillum 5-1; Smith 3-3; Scott 4-1; Jones 4-1; Scott 4-0; Hogue 2-2; Suter 2-2; Jones 2-2; Lewis 2-1;Thomas 2-1; McKinnon 2-1; Owen 1-0; Sharpe 1-0; Catalina 1-0; Carter 1-0; Mayes 0-1; Perkins 0-1.

Gm 2 Minnesota 20, Air Force 13SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALAir Force 0 3 7 3 13Minnesota 3 0 0 17 20

Scoring Summary1st 04:45 MINN Ellestad 34 yd field goal, 10-65 3:52, AFA 0 - MINN 32nd 05:26 AFA Soderberg 20 yd field goal, 5-28 1:58, AFA 3 - MINN 33rd 02:28 AFA Fogler 37 yd pass from Jefferson (Soderberg kick), 8-76 2:10, AFA 10 - MINN 34th 13:18 MINN Eskridge 7 yd run (Ellestad kick), 9-72 4:10, AFA 10 - MINN 10 11:45 MINN Triplett 52 yd fumble return (Ellestad kick), AFA 10 - MINN 17 05:13 MINN Ellestad 39 yd field goal, 9-64 5:03, AFA 10 - MINN 20 01:03 AFA Soderberg 31 yd field goal, 20-67 4:10, AFA 13 - MINN 20

AFA MINNFIRST DOWNS 24 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 66-261 24-108PASSING YDS (NET) 125 219Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-10-0 29-20-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 83-386 53-327Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-52Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-90 3-89Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-39.5 4-47.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 2-15 8-69Possession Time 33:01 26:59Third-Down Conversions 12 of 21 4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-6

RUSHING: Air Force Falcons-Clark 12-90; Tew 16-56; Warzeka 10-42; Jefferson 17-35; Stephens 5-23; Getz 1-7; Walker 4-5; Hunter 1-3. Minnesota Gophers-Eskridge 7-53; Bennett 7-27; Gray 2-15; Hoese 3-14; Weber, Adam 2-2; TEAM 3-minus 3.

PASSING: Air Force Falcons-Jefferson 10-17-0-125. Minnesota Gophers-Weber 20-29-0-219.

RECEIVING: Air Force Falcons-Warzeka 3-44; Fogler 2-56; Tew 1-8; Quintana 1-6; Cousins 1-5; Demerath 1-4; Clark 1-2. Minnesota Gophers-Decker 10-113; Stoudermire 3-34; Green 2-26; Hoese 2-19; Bennett 2-2; Tow-Arnett 1-25.

INTERCEPTIONS: Air Force Falcons-None. Minnesota Gophers-None.

FUMBLES: Air Force Falcons-Jefferson 2-1. Minnesota Gophers-Gray 1-1.

Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 50805Kickoff time: 6:07 pm End of Game: 9:11 pm Total elapsed time: 3:04

SACKS (UA-A): Air Force Falcons-Garland 1-0. Minnesota Gophers-Small 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Air Force Falcons-Morris 6-3; Wright 5-2; Moore 4-3; Garland 2-3; Hennessey 1-4; Davis 4-0; Lamendola 1-3; Adeiji-Paul 3-0; Hall 2-1; Ricketts 1-1; Wikstrom 1-0; Thomas 1-0; Morales 1-0. Minne-sota Gophers-Triplett 12-5; Campbell 6-5; Lawrence 7-3; Theret 4-5; Royston 7-1; McKinley 2-4; Collado 4-0; Jacobs 3-1; Rallis 3-1; Small 1-3; Brown 2-1; Simmons 2-1; Kirksey 2-1; Henderson 2-0; Moen 1-1; Thomas 1-0; Klitzke 1-0; Ellestad 0-1; Edwards 0-1.



Gm 3 No. 7/8 Cal 35, Minnesota 21SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALCalifornia 14 7 0 14 35Minnesota 0 14 7 0 21

Scoring Summary1st 09:51 CAL Best 33 yd run (D’Amato kick), 9-80 5:09, CAL 7 - MINN 0 07:09 CAL Best 2 yd run (D’Amato kick), 3-86 1:05, CAL 14 - MINN 02nd 14:52 MINN Decker 26 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 7-54 3:54, CAL 14 - MINN 7 03:47 CAL Best 27 yd run (D’Amato kick), 10-74 4:36, CAL 21 - MINN 7 00:40 MINN Decker 12 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 2-29 0:31, CAL 21 - MINN 143rd 00:29 MINN Gray 7 yd pass from Decker (Ellestad kick), 7-77 3:42, CAL 21 - MINN 214th 07:14 CAL Best 2 yd run (D’Amato kick), 8-72 3:45, CAL 28 - MINN 21 02:59 CAL Best 2 yd run (D’Amato kick), 8-44 4:02, CAL 35 - MINN 21

CAL MINNFIRST DOWNS 18 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-163 21-37PASSING YDS (NET) 252 233Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-16-0 34-22-3TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-415 55-270Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-10 2-8Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-58 4-91Interception Returns-Yards 3-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.7 7-42.1Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 4-45 3-34Possession Time 33:26 26:34Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 2-12

RUSHING: Cal-Best 26-131; Vereen 8-27; Ross 1-7; Sofele 1-2; Riley 6-1; TEAM 2-minus 5. Minnesota-Eskridge 7-21; Carpenter 2-17; Bennett 7-16; Gray 1-2; Weber 4-minus 19.

PASSING: Cal-Riley 16-25-0-252. Minnesota-Weber 21-32-3-226; Decker 1-2-0-7.

RECEIVING: Cal Bears-Tucker 3-78; Ross 3-73; Best 3-17; Boateng 2-30; Vereen 2-17; Miller 1-25; Curran 1-11; Jones 1-1. Minnesota-Decker 8-119; Green 3-39; Tow-Arnett 3-26; Stoudermire 3-19; Hoese 2-5; Carpenter 1-18; Gray 1-7; Bennett 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Cal-Mohamed 2-0; Hill 1-0. Minnesota-None.

FUMBLES: Cal-Thompson 1-0; Satchell 1-1; Riley 1-0. Minnesota-Carpenter 1-1.

Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 50805Kickoff time: 11:02 am End of Game: 2:20 Total elapsed time: 3:18

SACKS (UA-A): Cal-Alualu 2-0; Bishop 1-0. Minnesota-Small 1-0; Lawrence 0-1; Moen 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Cal-Thompson 6-2; Mohamed 7-0; Alualu 4-2; Ezeff 1-4; Holt 3-1; Kendricks 3-1; Hagan 3-0; Young 2-0; Campbell 2-0; Bishop 1-1; Johnson 0-2; Cattouse 1-0; Jordan 1-0; Amadi 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Conte 0-1. Minnesota-Triplett 7-3; Cooper 6-1; Theret 5-2; Campbell 5-2; Collado 4-2; Kirksey 3-2; Lawrence 3-2; Simmons 2-1; Brown 2-1; Moen 1-2; Edwards 1-1; Royston 1-1; Thomas 1-0; McKinley 1-0; Klitzke 1-0; Small 1-0; Green 1-0; Salamon 1-0; Carter 0-1; Hoese 0-1.

Gm 4 Minnesota 35, Northwestern 24SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALMinnesota 7 7 7 14 35Northwestern 3 7 14 0 24

Scoring Summary1st 12:49 MINN Bennett 1 yd run (Ellestad kick), 5-58 2:11, MINN 7 - NU 0 04:03 NU Demos 26 yd field goal, 19-76 8:46, MINN 7 - NU 32nd 07:44 MINN Bennett 3 yd run (Ellestad kick), 4-50 1:50, MINN 14 - NU 3 04:27 NU Fields 2 yd run (Demos kick), 10-75 3:17, MINN 14 - NU 103rd 07:16 MINN Decker 16 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 12-78 6:51, MINN 21 - NU 10 04:43 NU Brewer 24 yd pass from Kafka (Demos kick), 9-79 2:33, MINN 21 - NU 17 00:06 NU Mitchell 13 yd pass from Kafka (Demos kick), 11-79 4:02, MINN 21 - NU 244th 08:35 MINN Bennett 4 yd run (Ellestad kick), 13-83 6:31, MINN 28 - NU 24 01:43 MINN Decker 1 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 3-3 0:17, MINN 35 - NU 24

MINN NWFIRST DOWNS 22 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-166 29-64PASSING YDS (NET) 186 309Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-15-1 47-32-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-352 76-373Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-22 2-8Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-131 6-94Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-40.2 4-40.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2Penalties-Yards 1-14 3-15Possession Time 31:45 28:15Third-Down Conversions 8 of 14 9 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-39 1-8

RUSHING: Minnesota-Bennett 21-89; Gray 5-33; Whaley 5-31; Hoese 2-15; Eskridge 1-2; Weber 5-minus 1; TEAM 3-minus 3. Northwestern-Fields 9-43; Schmidt 6-20; Matthews 2-14; Kafka 12-minus 13.

PASSING: Minnesota-Weber 15-26-1-186. Northwestern-Kafka 32-47-1-309.

RECEIVING: Minnesota-Decker 8-84; Tow-Arnett 5-65; Green 2-37. Northwestern-Markshausen 6-70; Stewart 5-43; Fields 4-43; Mitchell 4-38; Dunsmore 4-37; Brewer 3-44; Schmidt 3-10; Fields 2-12; Ebert 1-12.

INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota-Royston 1-0. Northwestern-McManis 1-0.

FUMBLES: Minnesota-None. Northwestern-Kafka 2-2; Smith 1-0.

Stadium: Ryan Field Attendance: 22091Kickoff time: 11:01 am End of Game: 2:05 pm Total elapsed time: 3:04

SACKS (UA-A): Minnesota-Small 1-0; Jacobs 1-0; McKinley 1-0; Wilhite 1-0. Northwestern-Bryant 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Minnesota-Triplett 9-2; Lawrence 5-5; Campbell 5-4; Sherels 3-4; Cooper 3-3; Royston 3-2; Onwuachi 4-0; Small 4-0; McKinley 2-1; Theret 2-1; Wilhite 1-1; Simmons 1-1; Jacobs 1-0; Grant 1-0; Col-lado 1-0; Kuznia 1-0; Dandridge 1-0; Hoese 1-0; Brown 1-0; Singletary 1-0. Northwestern-Smith 6-3; Davie 4-5; McManis 2-7; Phillips 1-6; Peters 4-1; Mabin 3-2; Johnson 2-3; Browne 0-5; Williams 3-1; Bryant 2-2;Wootton 1-1; Hahn 1-1; Thomas 0-2; McNaul 0-2; Demos 1-0; Flaherty 1-0; Dugar 1-0; Brown 1-0; Williams, 0-1.



2009 RESULTS/ATTENDANCEDate Opponent W/L Score Site Attend.Sep 05, 2009 at Syracuse W 23-20 (OT) Syracuse, N.Y. 48617Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE W 20-13 TCF Bank Stadium 50805Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA L 21-35 TCF Bank Stadium 50805Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern* W 35-24 Ryan Field 22091Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN*Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE*Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State*Oct 24, 2009 at Ohio State*Oct 31, 2009 MICHIGAN STATE*Nov 07, 2009 ILLINOIS*Nov 14, 2009 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE*Nov 21, 2009 at Iowa** indicates conference game

TEAM STATISTICS MINNESOTA OpponentsSCORING 99 92 Points Per Game 24.8 23.0FIRST DOWNS 66 80 Rushing 22 35 Passing 42 41 Penalty 2 4RUSHING YARDAGE 423 578 Yards gained rushing 489 704 Yards lost rushing 66 126 Rushing Attempts 119 173 Average Per Rush 3.6 3.3 Average Per Game 105.8 144.5 TDs Rushing 5 7PASSING YARDAGE 886 853 Comp-Att-Int 76-131-5 77-120-2 Average Per Pass 6.8 7.1 Average Per Catch 11.7 11.1 Average Per Game 221.5 213.2 TDs Passing 6 4TOTAL OFFENSE 1309 1431 Total Plays 250 293 Average Per Play 5.2 4.9 Average Per Game 327.2 357.8KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 17-451 17-396PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-57 9-32INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-0 5-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.5 23.3PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 3.6INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 3-3 10-5PENALTIES-Yards 22-178 17-143 Average Per Game 44.5 35.8PUNTS-Yards 20-857 22-938 Average Per Punt 42.8 42.6 Net punt average 40.2 37.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:42 31:183RD-DOWN Conversions 21/54 29/65 3rd-Down Pct 39% 45%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/4 4/5 4th-Down Pct 0% 80%SACKS BY-Yards 10-76 7-41MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 12 11FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-6 5-6ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES 14-15 93% 10-12 83%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 10-15 67% 6-12 50%PAT-ATTEMPTS 12-12 100% 11-11 100%ATTENDANCE 101610 70708 Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMinnesota 24 21 17 34 3 99Opponents 27 27 21 17 0 92

2009 STATISTICS RECORD: 3-1 (HOME 1-1, ROAD 2-0, NEUTRAL 0-0); BIG TEN: 1-0 (HOME 0-0; ROAD 1-0)

RUSHINGPlayer GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long YPGBennett, Duane 4 51 218 8 210 4.1 4 16 52.5Eskridge, DeLeon 4 23 107 2 105 4.6 1 25 26.2Gray, MarQueis 4 8 51 1 50 6.2 0 18 12.5Hoese, Jon 4 7 39 0 39 5.6 0 10 9.8Whaley, Kevin 2 6 31 0 31 5.2 0 11 15.5Carpenter, Hayo 3 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 11 5.7Stoudermire, Troy 4 2 9 6 3 1.5 0 9 0.8TEAM 2 6 0 6 -6 -1.0 0 0 -3.0Weber, Adam 4 14 17 43 -26 -1.9 0 9 -6.5Total.......... 4 119 489 66 423 3.6 5 25 105.8Opponents...... 4 173 704 126 578 3.3 7 33 144.5

PASSINGPlayer G Effic. Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/GWeber, Adam 4 120.42 75-129-5 58.1 879 5 53 219.8Decker, Eric 4 244.40 1-2-0 50.0 7 1 7 1.8Total.......... 4 122.31 76-131-5 58.0 886 6 53 221.5Opponents...... 4 131.54 77-120-2 64.2 853 4 59 213.2

RECEIVINGPlayer G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GDecker, Eric 4 35 499 14.3 4 53 124.8Green, Brandon 4 10 130 13.0 0 27 32.5Tow-Arnett, Nick 4 10 128 12.8 0 25 32.0Stoudermire, Troy 4 10 75 7.5 1 19 18.8Bennett, Duane 4 5 5 1.0 0 3 1.2Hoese, Jon 4 4 24 6.0 0 13 6.0Carpenter, Hayo 3 1 18 18.0 0 18 6.0Gray, MarQueis 4 1 7 7.0 1 7 1.8Total.......... 4 76 886 11.7 6 53 221.5Opponents...... 4 77 853 11.1 4 59 213.2

TOTAL OFFENSEPlayer G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GWeber, Adam 4 143 -26 879 853 213.2Bennett, Duane 4 51 210 0 210 52.5Eskridge, DeLeon 4 23 105 0 105 26.2Gray, MarQueis 4 8 50 0 50 12.5Hoese, Jon 4 7 39 0 39 9.8Whaley, Kevin 2 6 31 0 31 15.5Carpenter, Hayo 3 2 17 0 17 5.7Decker, Eric 4 2 0 7 7 1.8Stoudermire, Troy 4 2 3 0 3 0.8TEAM 2 6 -6 0 -6 -3.0Total.......... 4 250 423 886 1309 327.2Opponents...... 4 293 578 853 1431 357.8



SCORING |----------------------PATs-----------------------|Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts.Ellestad, Eric 0 5-6 12-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 27Bennett, Duane 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Decker, Eric 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Gray, MarQueis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Stoudermire, Troy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Eskridge, DeLeon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Triplett, Nate 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 12 5-6 12-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 99Opponents...... 11 5-6 11-11 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 92

PUNT RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongAllen, Bryant 2 30 15.0 0 22Sherels, Marcus 1 27 27.0 0 27Total.......... 3 57 19.0 0 27Opponents...... 9 32 3.6 0 10

KICKOFF RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongStoudermire, Troy 13 342 26.3 0 54Carpenter, Hayo 3 88 29.3 0 41Thomas, Jay 1 21 21.0 0 21Total.......... 17 451 26.5 0 54Opponents...... 17 396 23.3 0 79

INTERCEPTION RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongRoyston, Kim 1 0 0.0 0 0Triplett, Nate 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 2 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 5 0 0.0 0 0

FUMBLE RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongTriplett, Nate 1 52 52.0 1 52Total.......... 1 52 52.0 1 52Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGEPlayer G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GDecker, Eric 4 0 499 0 0 0 499 124.8Stoudermire, Troy 4 3 75 0 342 0 420 105.0Bennett, Duane 4 210 5 0 0 0 215 53.8Green, Brandon 4 0 130 0 0 0 130 32.5Tow-Arnett, Nick 4 0 128 0 0 0 128 32.0Carpenter, Hayo 3 17 18 0 88 0 123 41.0Eskridge, DeLeon 4 105 0 0 0 0 105 26.2Hoese, Jon 4 39 24 0 0 0 63 15.8Gray, MarQueis 4 50 7 0 0 0 57 14.2Whaley, Kevin 2 31 0 0 0 0 31 15.5Allen, Bryant 3 0 0 30 0 0 30 10.0Sherels, Marcus 2 0 0 27 0 0 27 13.5Thomas, Jay 4 0 0 0 21 0 21 5.2TEAM 2 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -3.0Weber, Adam 4 -26 0 0 0 0 -26 -6.5Total.......... 4 423 886 57 451 0 1817 454.2Opponents...... 4 578 853 32 396 0 1859 464.8

PUNTINGPlayer No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdHaudan, Blake 11 456 41.5 54 0 5 3 0Orseske, Dan 9 401 44.6 53 1 2 3 0Total.......... 20 857 42.8 54 1 7 6 0Opponents...... 22 938 42.6 60 3 8 9 0

KICKOFFSPlayer No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnEllestad, Eric 20 1284 64.2 3 0 Total.......... 20 1284 64.2 3 0 396 41.4 28Opponents...... 19 1168 61.5 1 1 451 36.7 33

FIELD GOALSPlayer FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg BlkEllestad, Eric 5-6 83.3 0-0 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-0 39 1

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Minnesota OpponentsSyracuse (26),47,(26),(35) (23),(42)Air Force (34),(39) (20),(31)California -- 47Northwestern -- (26)Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.



DEFENSIVE STATISTICSPlayer GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds PBU FR FF Blk Saf32 Triplett, Nate 4-4 33 14 47 2.0-3 . 1-0 3 1-52 . . .30 Campbell, Lee 4-4 27 13 40 4.0-8 0.5-3 . 2 . . . .21 Lawrence, Simoni 4-4 21 14 35 2.5-12 1.0-10 . 1 . 1 . .27 Theret, Kyle 4-4 16 10 26 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . .3 Royston, Kim 4-4 11 6 17 . . 1-0 1 . . . .4 Cooper, Keanon 4-0 9 5 14 1.0-3 . . . . . . .98 Small, Eric 4-4 9 3 12 3.0-19 3.0-19 . . . . . .2 Collado, Ryan 4-1 10 2 12 1.0-4 . . . . . . .15 Simmons, Traye 4-4 7 5 12 1.0-3 . . 3 . . . .55 McKinley, Cedric 4-4 5 6 11 3.0-13 1.0-9 . 1 2-0 1 . .24 Sherels, Marcus 2-2 4 5 9 . . . 1 . . . .96 Kirksey, Brandon 3-0 6 3 9 2.0-7 . . . . 1 . .99 Brown, Garrett 4-4 5 2 7 . . . . . . . .97 Jacobs, Anthony 4-0 5 1 6 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . . . . .26 Rallis, Mike 3-0 5 1 6 . . . . . 1 . .89 Moen, Barrett 4-4 2 3 5 0.5-5 0.5-5 . . . . . .45 Klitzke, Bryan 4-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . .90 Henderson, Raymond 4-0 4 . 4 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . . . .93 Onwuachi, Derrick 1-0 4 . 4 . . . . . . . .95 Wilhite, D.L. 3-0 2 1 3 2.0-16 2.0-16 . . 1-0 1 . .68 Edwards, Jewhan 4-0 1 2 3 0.5-1 . . . . . . .20 Thomas, Jay 4-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .33 Sharpe, Rex 4-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .35 Hoese, Jon 4-4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .37 Ellestad, Eric 4-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .1 Green, Brandon 4-1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .16 Kuznia, Ben 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .29 Salamon, Shady 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .31 Singletary, Marcus 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .1 Carter, Michael 3-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .43 Grant, Ryan 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .25 Dandridge, Tim 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .48 Tow-Arnett, Nick 4-4 . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .Total.......... 4-0 201 102 303 25-108 10-76 2-0 13 5-52 5 . .Opponents...... 4-0 140 98 238 18.0-62 7-41 5-0 15 3-0 3 1 .



2009 MINNESOTA FOOTBALL STATISTICSTEAM GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON (MINNESOTA/OPPONENT)Opponent Score 1st Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushes-Yds C-A-I Pass Yds Total Plays-Yds Return Yds TOsSyracuse 23-20 16/15 5/7 10/6 1/2 32-112/34-90 19-42-1/19-31-1 248/167 74-360/65-257 167/168 2/2AIR FORCE 20-13 14/24 3/18 11/5 0/1 24-108/66-261 20-29-0/10-17-0 219/125 53-327/83-386 141/90 1/1CALIFORNIA 21-35 14/18 2/8 11/10 1/0 21-37/44-163 22-34-3/16-25-0 233/252 55-270/69-415 99/68 4/1Northwestern 35-24 22/23 12/2 10/20 0/1 42-166/29-64 15-26-1/32-47-1 186/309 68-352/76-373 153/102 1/3

Opponent 3rd Down 4th Down Time Poss Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Punting Penalty YdsSyracuse 5-17/1-12 0-1/0-0 29:31/30:29 0:58 3.5/2.6 5.9/5.4 4.9/4.0 5-42.6/8-45.9 10-61/8-68 AIR FORCE 4-11/12-21 0-0/2-3 26:59/33:01 -6:02 4.5/4.0 7.6/7.4 6.2/4.7 4-47.0/4-39.5 8-69/2-15 CALIFORNIA 4-12/7-15 0-1/1-1 26:34/33:26 -6:52 1.8/3.7 6.9/10.1 4.9/6.0 7-42.1/6-41.7 3-34/4-45 Northwestern 8-14/9-17 0-2/1-1 31:45/28:15 3:30 4.0/2.2 7.2/6.6 5.2/4.9 4-40.2/4-40.8 1-14/3-15

MINNESOTA RED ZONE EFFICIENCY Times in TimesOpponent Score Red Zone Scored Pct. TDs Rush TD Pass TD FG at Syracuse 23-20 5 5 1.000 2 1 1 3AIR FORCE 20-13 2 2 1.000 1 1 0 1CALIFORNIA 21-35 2 2 1.000 2 0 2 0 at Northwestern 35-24 6 5 .833 5 3 2 0 15 14 .933 10 5 5 4

OPPONENTS’ RED ZONE EFFICIENCY Times in TimesOpponent Score Red Zone Scored Pct. TDs Rush TD Pass TD FG at Syracuse 20-23 3 2 .667 1 1 0 1AIR FORCE 13-20 3 2 .667 0 0 0 2CALIFORNIA 35-21 3 3 1.000 3 3 0 0at Northwestern 24-35 3 3 1.000 2 1 1 1Totals 12 10 .833 6 5 1 4

2009 MINNESOTA FOOTBALL STARTERSSTARTING LINEUPS - OFFENSEOpponent WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT QB RB/WR FB/WRat Syracuse Decker Stoudermire Tow-Arnett Stommes Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Carufel Wills Weber Bennett Hoese Air Force Decker Green Tow-Arnett Alford Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Carufel Wills Weber Bennett HoeseCalifornia Decker Gray Tow-Arnett Alford Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Carufel Wills Weber Stoudermire Hoeseat Northwestern Decker Green Tow-Arnett Stommes Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Burris Wills Weber Bennett Hoese

STARTING LINEUPS - DEFENSEOpponent DE DT DT DE WLB MLB SLB CB SAF SAF CBat Syracuse Moen Brown Small McKinley Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston SherelsAir Force Moen Brown Small McKinley Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston ColladoCalifornia Moen Brown Small McKinley Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston Colladoat Northwestern Moen Brown Small McKinley Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston Sherels



INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS - OFFENSE#1 BRANDON GREEN - WR |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 3 28 0 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 0 0 0 0 2 26 0 21 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 0 3 39 0 17 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 0 0 0 0 2 37 0 27 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Totals 0 0 0 0 10 130 0 27 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130

#7 ERIC DECKER - WR |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 9 183 0 53 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 0 0 0 0 10 113 0 26 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 0 8 119 2 26 1-2-0 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 0 0 0 0 8 84 2 21 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 Totals 0 0 0 0 35 499 4 53 1-2-0 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 499

#8 ADAM WEBER - QB |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 3 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 19-42-1 248 1 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 20-29-0 219 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 4 -19 0 1 0 0 0 0 21-32-3 226 2 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -19Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 5 -1 0 3 0 0 0 0 15-26-1 186 2 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 Totals 14 -26 0 9 0 0 0 0 75-129-5 879 5 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -26

#11 TROY STOUDERMIRE - WR |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 2 3 0 9 4 22 1 9 0-0-0 0 0 0 5 140 0 54 0 0 0 0 165Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 0 0 0 0 3 34 0 19 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 62 0 36 0 0 0 0 96Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 0 3 19 0 13 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 29 0 22 0 0 0 0 48Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 4 111 0 37 0 0 0 0 111 Totals 2 3 0 9 10 75 1 19 0-0-0 0 0 0 13 342 0 54 0 0 0 0 420

#22 DUANE BENNETT - RB |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 16 78 1 16 2 3 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 7 27 0 7 2 2 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 7 16 0 9 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 21 89 3 13 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 Totals 51 210 4 16 5 5 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215

#48 NICK TOW-ARNETT - TE |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 25 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 0 3 26 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 0 0 0 0 5 65 0 20 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 Totals 0 0 0 0 10 128 0 25 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128



INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS - DEFENSE#21 SIMONI LAWRENCE - LB |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 6 4 10 1.0-5 0.5-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 3 2 5 1.0-6 0.5-6 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 5 5 10 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 21 14 35 2.5-12 1.0-10 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

#27 KYLE THERET - DB |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 6 4 10 1.0-5 0.5-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 3 2 5 1.0-6 0.5-6 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 5 5 10 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 21 14 35 2.5-12 1.0-10 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

#30 LEE CAMPBELL - LB |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 11 2 13 1.5-6 0.5-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 6 5 11 1.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 5 2 7 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 5 4 9 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 13 40 4.0-8 0.5-3 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

#32 NATE TRIPLETT - LB |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 5 4 9 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 12 5 17 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-52 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 6Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 9 2 11 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 14 47 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 1-52 1-0 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 6

#98 ERIC SMALL - DT |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 1 3 4 1.0-6 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 1 0 1 1.0-1 1.0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 4 0 4 1.0-12 1.0-12 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 9 3 12 3.0-19 3.0-19 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

#99 GARRETT BROWN - DT |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 2 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0



THE LAST TIME ...MINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL GAME250+ yards rushing: 258, Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05200+ yards rushing: 206, Amir Pinnix vs. Michigan State, 11/12/05150+ yards rushing: 178, Amir Pinnix vs. Bowling Green, 9/1/07100+ yards rushing: 124, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 10/11/082 players with 100+ yards rushing: 155, Alex Daniels and 114, Amir Pinnix at Kent State, 8/31/06200+ yards receiving: 228, Ryan Thelwell vs. Ball State, 9/14/96100+ yards receiving: 119, Eric Decker vs. California, 9/19/092 receivers with 100+ yards rcvg: 137, Logan Payne and 116, Ernie Wheelwright vs. Indiana, 11/4/0650+ yard rush play: 61, Duane Bennett vs. Northern Illinois, 8/30/0850+ yard pass play: 53, Adam Weber to Eric Decker at Syracuse, 9/5/0910 or more receptions: 10, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09300+ all-purpose yards: 333, Laurence Maroney vs. Purdue, 9/24/05200+ all-purpose yards: 290, Troy Stoudermire vs. Iowa, 11/22/08450+ yards passing: 478, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93400+ yards passing: 404, Cory Sauter vs. Michigan St., 10/21/95350+ yards passing: 378, Bryan Cupito vs. Indiana, 11/4/06300+ yards passing: 327, Adam Weber vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08Consecutive 300-yard passing gms: 2, Cory Sauter vs. Northwestern (303, 10/14/95) and Michigan St. (404, 10/21/95)Four or more TDs rushing: 4, Marion Barber III at Ohio, 9/13/03Three or more TDs rushing: 3, Duane Bennett at Northwestern, 9/26/09Two or more TDs rushing: 3, Duane Bennett at Northwestern, 9/26/09Five or more TDs receiving: 5, Omar Douglas vs. Purdue, 10/9/93Four or more TDs receiving: 4, Logan Payne vs. Temple, 9/16/06Three or more TDs receiving: 3, Ernie Wheelwright at Northwestern, 10/13/07Two or more TDs receiving: 2, Eric Decker at Northwestern, 9/26/09Six or more TDs passing: 6, Scott Eckers vs. Purdue, 10/9/93Five or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 10/13/07Four or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 10/13/07Three or more TDs passing: 3, Adam Weber at Wisconsin, 11/15/08Two or more TDs passing: 2, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 9/26/09500+ yds. total offense: 536, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 (school record)400+ yds. total offense: 439, Adam Weber vs. Wisconsin, 11/17/07Five or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02Four or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02Three or more field goals: 3, Eric Ellestad at Syracuse, 9/5/09Two or more field goals: 2, Eric Ellestad vs. Air Force, 9/12/09Three or more interceptions: 3, Jeff Wright vs. Michigan St., 11/14/70Two or more interceptions: 2, Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08Blocked punt: Dom Barber vs. Colorado State, 9/10/05Blocked punt return for TD: Alex Daniels vs. Colorado State, 9/10/05Blocked field goal: Willie VanDeSteeg vs. Montana State, 9/13/08Blocked FG return for TD: Fred Foggie vs. Indiana (98 yds.), 10/21/89Blocked PAT: Nathan Triplett vs. Montana State, 9/13/08PAT Return: Mario Reese at Wisconsin, 10/14/06Int. return for TD: Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern (23 yds.), 11/1/08Punt return for TD: Tellis Redmon vs. Northwestern (83 yds.), 10/28/00Kickoff return for TD: Jay Thomas (91 yds.) at Florida Atlantic, 9/15/07Fumble return for TD: Nate Triplett (52 yds.) vs. Air Force, 9/12/09Safety: UL-Monroe’s punt snap went out of end zone, 9/2/00Made 2-pt. conversion: Shady Salamon run, at Wisconsin, 11/15/08Missed 2-pt. conversion: Adam Weber pass attempt failed at Iowa, 11/10/07Missed PAT: Joel Monroe at Illinois, 10/11/08

MINNESOTA TEAM100 points: 146 vs. Grinnell (W, 146-0), 10/22/190480 points: 81 vs. Butler (W, 81-0), 11/13/2660+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/0650+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/0640+ points: 48 vs. Northwestern (L, 48-49), 10/13/0740+ points: 42 at Bowling Green (W, 42-17), 9/6/08

30+ points: 35 at Northwestern (W 35-24), 9/26/090 points: vs. Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/080 points in first half: vs. Iowa (L, 0-55), 11/22/08No TDs in first half: vs. Air Force (W, 20-13), 9/12/09No offensive TDs in first half: vs. Air Force (W, 20-13), 9/12/09400+ rushing yards: 411 vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05300+ rushing yards: 306 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07200+ rushing yards: 239 at Northwestern, 10/13/07700+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04600+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04500+ total net yards: 501 vs. Wisconsin, 11/17/07400+ total net yards: 441 vs. Florida Atlantic, 9/20/08

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME400+ yards passing: 462, Juice Williams, at Illinois, 10/11/08300+ yards passing: 309 Mike Kafka, at Northwestern, 9/26/09200+ yards passing: 309 Mike Kafka, at Northwestern, 9/26/09300+ yards rushing: 301, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02250+ yards rushing: 250, Zach Brown, Wisconsin, 11/17/07200+ yards rushing: 217, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/08150+ yards rushing: 217, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/08100+ yards rushing: 131, Jahvid Best, California, 9/19/092 players with 100+ yards rushing: 203, R. Mendenhall, Illinois and 133, I. Williams, Illinois, 11/3/07150+ yards receiving: 181, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa, 11/22/08100+ yards receiving: 181, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa, 11/22/0850+ yard rush play: 53, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/0850+ yard pass play: 59, Kevin Riley to Verran Tucker, California, 9/19/09Four+ field goals: 5, K.C. Lopata, Michigan, 11/8/08Blocked a punt: Chad Spann, Northern Illinois, 8/30/08Blocked a field goal: Anthony Perkins, Syracuse, 9/5/09Missed PAT: Trevor Cook, Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07Blocked PAT: Usama Young, Kent State, 8/31/06Made 2-pt. conversion: Tyler Sheehan to Marques Parks, Bowling Green, 9/1/07Missed 2-pt. conversion: Mike Kokal pass failed, Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07Punt return for TD: Nick Dugas (68 yds.), UL-Lafayette, 9/7/02Blocked punt ret. for TD: Kiel Beltinck (rec. in end zone), Michigan State, 11/11/06Kickoff return for TD: Demetrius Crawford, 100 yards, Montana St., 9/13/08Int. return for TD: Amari Spievey, 57 yards, Iowa, 11/22/08Fumble return for TD: Jack Ikeguonu (50 yds.), Wisconsin, 10/14/06Fumble recovered for TD: Richard Willock (rec. in end zone), Iowa, 11/23/96Safety: Mike Newkirk, Wisconsin, 11/15/08

OPPONENT TEAM400+ yards rushing: 448, at Illinois, 11/3/07300+ yards rushing: 325, Wisconsin, 11/17/07200+ yards rushing: 261, Air Force, 9/12/09< 100 yards rushing: 64, at Northwestern, 9/26/09400+ yards passing: 462, at Illinois, 10/11/08300+ yards passing: 309, at Northwestern, 9/26/09<100 yards passing: 96, Temple, 9/16/06600+ total net yards: 655, at Illinois, 11/3/07500+ total net yards: 550, at Illinois, 10/11/08400+ total net yards: 415, California, 9/19/09300+ total net yards: 373, at Northwestern, 9/26/09< 200 total net yards: 157, Temple, 9/16/0660+ points: 63, Oklahoma, (W, 63-0), 9/20/8650+ points: 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/0840+ points: 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/0830+ points: 35, California (W, 35-21), 9/19/090 points: Temple, (L, 0-62), 9/16/06Safety: Wisconsin (two), (W 35-32), 11/15/08



THE START CHART Career GamesNo. Name Pos. Yr. Starts Played1 Brandon Green WR So. 6 161 Michael Carter DB Fr. 0 42 Ryan Collado CB Jr. 11 273 Kim Royston DB Jr. 4 44 Hayo Carpenter WR Jr. 0 34 Keanon Cooper LB Fr. 0 4 5 Johnny Johnson DB So. 0 125 MarQueis Gray QB Fr. 0 46 Kerry Lewis DB Fr. 0 06 Kevin Whaley RB Fr. 0 27 Eric Decker WR Sr. 30 408 Adam Weber QB Jr. 29 298 Spencer Reeves LB Fr. 0 29 David Pittman WR Sr. 1 1011 Troy Stoudermire WR So. 4 1712 Moses Alipate QB Fr. 0 013 Michael McKelton DB Sr. 0 1414 Damola Ogundipe DB Jr. 0 515 Traye Simmons CB Sr. 15 1616 Ben Kuznia WR Sr. 12 2117 Sam Maresh LB Fr. 0 018 R.J. Buckner RB Jr. 0 519 Adam Lueck QB Fr. 0 020 Jay Thomas RB Sr. 1 3821 Simoni Lawrence LB Sr. 9 1722 Duane Bennett RB So. 12 1623 DeLeon Eskridge RB So. 9 1724 Marcus Sherels CB Jr. 14 3025 Tim Dandridge DB So. 0 1626 Mike Rallis DB So. 1 1627 Kyle Theret DB Jr. 22 2828 Kenny Watkins DB Fr. 0 029 Shady Salamon RB So. 2 1530 Lee Campbell LB Sr. 28 3931 Marcus Singletary DB Sr. 0 332 Nathan Triplett LB Sr. 5 3033 Rex Sharpe LB Sr. 0 1534 Kyle Henderson DB So. 0 035 Jon Hoese FB Jr. 5 2236 Ben Haviland DB Fr. 0 036 Nick Rengel FB Fr. 0 037 Eric Ellestad K Jr. 0 437 Willie Schneider FB Fr. 0 038 Blake Haudan P Sr. 0 438 Nicholas Stommes DB Sr. 0 040 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB So. 0 041 Dan Orseske P Fr. 0 242 Logan U’u FB Sr. 0 443 David Schwerman K So. 0 043 Ryan Grant LB Fr. 0 444 Brent Singleton LB Fr. 0 044 Ed Cotton FB Fr. 0 046 Chris Severson DL Fr. 0 047 Ryan Coleman LS Jr. 0 1748 Bryan Klitzke DB So. 0 448 Nick Tow-Arnett TE Sr. 6 3049 Matt Garin DE Fr. 0 050 Patrick Sveum LB Sr. 0 051 Gary Tinsley LB So. 0 1152 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL Sr. 15 2453 D.J. Burris OL Jr. 21 2555 Cedric McKinley DE Sr. 4 16

Career GamesNo. Name Pos. Yr. Starts Played57 Aaron Hill LB Fr. 0 058 Ed Olson OL Fr. 0 059 Joey Balthazor LB Fr. 0 060 Ryan Wynn OL So. 13 1361 Trey Davis OL So. 5 1062 Zach Mottla OL Fr. 0 063 Andy Brinkhaus OL Jr. 0 064 Austin Hahn OL Fr. 0 066 Nedward Tavale OL Sr. 27 3467 David Stommes DL Fr. 0 068 Jewhan Edwards DT So. 0 1668 Chris Bunders OL So. 7 1169 Jacob Glickstein DL Fr. 0 071 Jeff Wills OL Jr. 4 473 Matt Carufel OL Jr. 3 3 74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL Sr. 0 2475 Brooks Michel OL Fr. 0 076 Dominic Alford OL Jr. 12 2478 Ryan Orton OL So. 6 1679 Matt Stommes OL Sr. 3 1580 Xzavian Brandon WR So. 0 481 Bryant Allen WR Fr. 0 382 A.J. Barker WR Fr. 0 083 Da’Jon McKnight WR So. 0 1384 Victor Keise WR Fr. 0 085 Eric Lair TE So. 0 1686 Ra’Shede Hageman TE Fr. 0 087 Sahr Ngekia WR Fr. 0 088 Collin McGarry TE Jr. 0 489 Barrett Moen DL Sr. 4 2790 Raymond Henderson DE Sr. 0 1491 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE Fr. 0 092 Kyle Dykstra DL Fr. 0 093 Derrick Onwuachi DE Sr. 13 2294 Eric Jacques DL Fr. 0 095 D.L. Wilhite DE Fr. 0 396 Brandon Kirksey DT So. 0 1496 Curtis Hughes TE Jr. 0 1497 Anthony Jacobs DE So. 0 1498 Eric Small DT Sr. 22 2999 Garrett Brown DT Sr. 23 37



2009 MINNESOTA SUPERLATIVESMINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 21 Bennett, Duane at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Rushing 89 Bennett, Duane at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)TD Rushes 3 Bennett, Duane at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Long Rush 25 Eskridge, DeLeon vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Pass attempts 42 Weber, Adam at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Pass completions 21 Weber, Adam vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Yards Passing 248 Weber, Adam at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)TD Passes 2 Weber, Adam vs California (Sep 19, 2009) Weber, Adam at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Long Pass 53 Weber, Adam at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Receptions 10 Decker, Eric vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Yards Receiving 183 Decker, Eric at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)TD Receptions 2 Decker, Eric vs California (Sep 19, 2009) Decker, Eric at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Long Reception 53 Decker, Eric at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Field Goals 3 Ellestad, Eric at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Long Field Goal 39 Ellestad, Eric vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Punts 7 Haudan, Blake vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Punting Avg 47.0 Orseske, Dan vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Long Punt 54 Haudan, Blake vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Long Punt Return 27 Sherels, Marcus at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Long Kickoff Return 54 Stoudermire, Troy at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Tackles 17 Triplett, Nate vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Sacks 1.0 Henderson, Raymond at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) Wilhite, D.L. at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) Small, Eric vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009) Small, Eric vs California (Sep 19, 2009) McKinley, Cedric at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Wilhite, D.L. at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Jacobs, Anthony at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Small, Eric at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Tackles For Loss 2.0 Kirksey, Brandon vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Interceptions 1 Triplett, Nate at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) Royston, Kim at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)

MINNESOTA TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 42 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Rushing 166 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Per Rush 4.5 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)TD Rushes 3 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Pass attempts 42 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Pass completions 22 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Yards Passing 248 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Yards Per Pass 7.6 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)TD Passes 3 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Total Plays 74 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Total Offense 360 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Yards Per Play 6.2 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Points 35 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Sacks By 4 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)First Downs 22 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Penalties 10 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Penalty Yards 69 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Turnovers 4 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Interceptions By 1 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 26 Best, Jahvid, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Yards Rushing 131 Best, Jahvid, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)TD Rushes 5 Best, Jahvid, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Long Rush 33 Best, Jahvid, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Pass attempts 47 Kafka, Mike, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Pass completions 32 Kafka, Mike, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Passing 309 Kafka, Mike, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)TD Passes 2 Kafka, Mike, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Long Pass 59 Riley, Kevin, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Receptions 7 WILLIAMS, Mike, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Yards Receiving 94 WILLIAMS, Mike, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)TD Receptions 1 WILLIAMS, Mike, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) FOGLER, Kevin, vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009) Brewer, Andrew, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Mitchell, B., at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Long Reception 59 Tucker, Verran, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Field Goals 2 LICHTENSTEIN, R, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) SODERBERG, Erik, vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Long Field Goal 42 LICHTENSTEIN, R, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Punts 8 LONG, Rob, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Punting Avg 45.9 LONG, Rob, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Long Punt 60 Anger, Bryan, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Long Punt Return 10 Thompson, S., vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Long Kickoff Return 79 JONES, Mike, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Tackles 9 MORRIS, Andre, vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009) Smith, Brendan, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) McManis, S., at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Davie, Quentin, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Sacks 2.0 Alualu, Tyson, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Tackles For Loss 2.0 GILLUM, Ryan, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) Alualu, Tyson, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Interceptions 2 Mohamed, Mike, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 66 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Yards Rushing 261 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Yards Per Rush 4.0 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)TD Rushes 5 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Pass attempts 47 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Pass completions 32 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Passing 309 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Per Pass 10.1 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)TD Passes 2 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Total Plays 83 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Total Offense 415 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Yards Per Play 6.0 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Points 35 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Sacks By 3 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)First Downs 24 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Penalties 8 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Penalty Yards 68 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Turnovers 3 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Interceptions By 3 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)



2009 MINNESOTA SCORING DRIVES

2009 OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES

Time of TimeOpponent Plays-Yds Possession Qtr. Remaining Scoring PlaySyracuse 2-16 0:10 1 14:41 Duane Bennett 16-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Syracuse 4-43 1:13 1 11:48 Troy Stoudermire 7-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Syracuse 8-33 2:02 3 8:03 Eric Ellestad 26-yard field goalSyracuse 14-79 3:48 4 0:57 Eric Ellestad 26-yard field goalSyracuse 4-7 0:00 OT --- Eric Ellestad 35-yard field goalAir Force 10-65 3:52 1 4:45 Eric Ellestad 34-yard field goalAir Force 9-72 4:10 4 13:18 DeLeon Eskridge 7-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Air Force --- --- 4 11:45 Nate Triplett 52-yard fumble return (Eric Ellestad kick)Air Force 9-64 5:03 4 5:13 Eric Ellestad 39-yard field goalCal 7-54 3:54 2 14:52 Eric Decker 26-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Cal 2-29 0:31 2 0:40 Eric Decker 12-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Cal 7-77 3:42 3 0:29 MarQueis Gray 7-yard pass from Eric Decker (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 5-58 2:11 1 12:49 Duane Bennett 1-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 4-50 1:50 2 7:44 Duane Bennett 3-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 12-78 6:51 3 7:16 Eric Decker 16-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 13-83 6:31 4 8:35 Duane Bennett 4-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 3-3 0:17 4 1:43 Eric Decker 1-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)

Time of TimeOpponent Plays-Yds Possession Qtr. Remaining Scoring PlaySyracuse 4-9 1:40 1 13:01 Ryan Lichtenstein 23-yard field goalSyracuse 6-63 1:53 1 0:32 Mike Williams 29-yard pass from Greg Paulus (Ryan Lichtenstein kick)Syracuse 8-34 3:18 2 7:26 Ryan Lichtenstein 42-yard field goalSyracuse 8-67 3:44 3 8:03 Delone Carter 1-yard run (Ryan Lichtenstein kick)Air Force 5-28 1:58 2 5:26 Erik Soderberg 20-yard field goalAir Force 8-76 2:10 3 2:28 Kevin Fogler 37-yard pass from Tim Jefferson (Erik Soderberg kick)Air Force 20-67 4:10 4 1:03 Erik Soderberg 31-yard field goalCal 9-80 5:09 1 9:51 Jahvid Best 33-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Cal 3-86 1:05 1 7:09 Jahvid Best 2-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Cal 10-74 4:36 2 3:47 Jahvid Best 27-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Cal 8-72 3:45 4 7:14 Jahvid Best 2-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Cal 8-44 4:02 4 2:59 Jahvid Best 2-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Northwestern 19-76 8:46 1 4:03 Stefan Demos 26-yard field goalNorthwestern 10-75 3:17 2 4:27 Arby Fields 2-yard run (Stefan Demos kick)Northwestern 9-79 2:33 3 4:43 Andrew Brewer 24-yard pass from Mike Kafka (Stefan Demos kick)Northwestern 11-79 4:02 3 0:06 Brendan Mitchell 13-yard pass from Mike Kafka (Stefan Demos kick)



2009 MINNESOTA LONG PLAYS (20+ YARDS) Yards Type Player(s) Opponent 54 KR Stoudermire, Troy Syracuse 53 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse *52 FR Triplett, Nate Air Force 41 KR Carpenter, Hayo California 38 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse 37 KR Stoudermire, Troy Northwestern 36 KR Stoudermire, Troy Air Force 36 KR Stoudermire, Troy Northwestern 30 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse 27 KR Carpenter, Hayo Air Force 27 Pass Green, Brandon from Weber, Adam Northwestern 27 PR Sherels, Marcus Syracuse 27 KR Stoudermire, Troy Syracuse *26 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam California 26 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Air Force 26 KR Stoudermire, Troy Air Force 25 Pass Tow-Arnett, Nick from Weber, Adam Air Force 25 Rush Eskridge, DeLeon Air Force 24 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam California 23 KR Stoudermire, Troy Northwestern 23 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam California 23 KR Stoudermire, Troy Syracuse 22 KR Stoudermire, Troy California 22 PR Allen, Bryant Northwestern 21 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Air Force 21 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse 21 Pass Green, Brandon from Weber, Adam Air Force 21 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Northwestern 21 KR Thomas, Jay California 20 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Northwestern 20 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Air Force 20 KR Carpenter, Hayo Northwestern 20 Pass Tow-Arnett, Nick from Weber, Adam Northwestern* touchdown scored on play

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLong Plays By Yards No. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 0 070-79 0 060-69 0 050-59 3 140-49 1 030-39 5 020-29 24 1

Long Plays By Type No. TDRushing 1 0Passing 16 1Punt returns 2 0Kick returns 13 0Interceptions 0 0Fumble returns 1 1Other 0 0TOTAL 33 2

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPlayer No. TD R P KR PR IR FRDecker, Eric 12 1 0 12 0 0 0 0Stoudermire, Troy 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0Carpenter, Hayo 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0Green, Brandon 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Tow-Arnett, Nick 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Triplett, Nate 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Thomas, Jay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Allen, Bryant 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Eskridge, DeLeon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Sherels, Marcus 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0TOTAL 33 2 1 16 13 2 0 1

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing25 - Eskridge, DeLeon vs Air Force (9/12/2009)

Rushing Touchdown16 - Bennett, Duane vs Syracuse (9/5/2009)

Passing53 - Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam vs Syracuse (9/5/2009)

Passing Touchdown26 - Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam vs California (9/19/2009)

Punt Return27 - Sherels, Marcus vs Syracuse (9/5/2009)

Kick Return54 - Stoudermire, Troy vs Syracuse (9/5/2009)

Interception Return0 - Triplett, Nate vs Syracuse (9/5/2009)0 - Royston, Kim vs Northwestern (9/26/2009)

Fumble Return52 - Triplett, Nate vs Air Force (9/12/2009)

Punt54 - Haudan, Blake vs California (9/19/2009)

Field Goal39 - Ellestad, Eric vs Air Force (9/12/2009)



BIO UPDATES1 - Carter, Michael Talented young player who has appeared in three games this season and is one of the Gophers top reserves in the defensive backfield.

Appeared in first career game in the season opening 23-20 OT win against Syracuse on 9/5 • did not appear against Air Force on 9/12 • finished with one tackle in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 3/0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 3/0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 - Green, Brandon After a solid freshman campaign, is one of the Gophers top threats at wide receiver. Broke into the starting line-up against Northwestern and is the Gophers second leading receiver with 10 receptions and for 135 yards.

In the opener at Syracuse on 9/5, hauled in three passes for 28 yards includ-ing a long of 11 yards in the 23-20 OT win • 28 yards receiving was the second best mark for the Golden Gophers • caught two passes for 26 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • caught three passes for 39 yards in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • 39 yards receiving was second best mark for the Gophers • also tallied one solo tackle • started for the first time on the season in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 and caught two passes for 37 yards, including a game long 27 yarder •

Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2008 12/5 21 306 14.6 1 712009 4/1 10 130 13.0 0 27Total 16/6 31 436 14.1 1 71

2 - Allen, BryantDid not appear against Syracuse on 9/5 • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force 9/12 but did not record any statistics • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, returned one punt for eight yards • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, returned one punt for 22 yards •

Year G PR Yds. Avg. TD Long2009 2 2 30 15.0 0 22Total 2 2 30 15.0 0 22

2 - Collado, RyanValuable defensive back who has experience in the starting line-up. Is post-ing another solid campaign and is among the leaders in the secondary with 12 stops on the season.

Registered one solo tackle on 9/5 in the 23-20 OT win vs. Syracuse to open the season • made the start in the 2-10 win over Air Force on 9/12 and col-lected four tackles • recorded six total tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, including four solo and one tackle for a loss of four yards • tallied one solo tackle in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 • Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks

2007 12/9 43 8 51 2.0-3 0 4 0 1 0-02008 13/1 16 6 22 0-0 1 0 1 1 0-02009 4/1 10 2 12 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0-0Total 29/11 69 16 85 3.0-7 1 4 1 2 0-0

3 - Royston, KimHas started every game in his first season of eligibility after transferring from Wisconsin. 17 total tackles stand as the fifth best on them and are second among the secondary. His 11 solo stops are also fifth on the team.

Made first career start as a Golden Gopher in the season opening 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5 • collected two tackles on 9/5 • made first start as a Golden Gophers in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 and finished with right tackles, including seven solo stops • started for the second straight game in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 * finished with two tackles and one of the Gophers three pass break-ups • started in the 35-24 win at Northwest-ern on 9/26 and tallied three solo tackles and five total tackles as well as Minnesota’s only interception of the game, the first of his Gopher career •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 4/4 11 6 17 0-0 1 1 0 0 0-0Total 4/4 11 6 17 0-0 1 1 0 0 0-0

4 - Carpenter, HayoNewcomer who has proved to be a valuable asset in the return game, bringing back three kicks for 88 yards including a long of 41 yards.

Appeared in first career game as a Golden Gopher in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not catch a pass but did return one kickoff for 27 yards • caught first career pass in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, tallying 18 yards on the reception • also rushed twice for 17 yards including a long of 11 yards and racked up 41 yards in kick returns • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, returned one kickoff for 20 yards •

Receiving RushingYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long2009 3/0 1 18 18.0 0 18 2 17 8.5 0 11Total 3/0 1 18 18.0 0 18 2 17 8.5 0 11

Kickoff ReturnsYear G KR Yds. Avg. TD Long2008 3 1 68 68.0 0 41Total 3 1 68 68.0 0 41

4 - Cooper, KeanonReserve linebacker whose 14 total tackles place him among the team leaders on defense. Saw extensive action against California as the fourth linebacker of the field and registered a career high six total tackles.

Appeared in first career game as a Golden Gopher in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • recorded first career tackle on 9/5 • did not appear in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/13 • saw first extensive playing time as a Golden Gopher in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • finished with



six solo tackles and seven total tackles, each the second best mark on the team • also had one tackle for a loss of three yards • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 4/0 9 5 14 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 0-0Total 4/0 9 5 14 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 0-0

5 - Gray, MarQueisFreshman who can play in several spot on the offensive side of the ball. Scored first collegiate touchdown on a reception against Cal and had a career day running the football with five carries for 33 yards against Northwestern. Has yet to attempt a pass.

Appeared in first career game as a Golden Gophers in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • rushed two times for 15 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • scored his first career touchdown in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • lined up as a wide receiver caught a seven yard TD pass from Eric Decker to tie the game at 21-21 in the third quarter • also car-ried the ball twice for two yards • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 rushed five times for 33 yards including a long of 18 • Receiving RushingYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long2009 4/1 1 7 7.0 1 7 8 50 6.2 0 18Total 3/1 1 7 7.0 1 7 317 17 5.7 0 8

7 - Decker, EricOne of the nation’s premiere players an d among the Gophers all-time best. Ranks sixth in the nation in receiving with 35 reception and 124.6 yards per game. Has already become the school’s leader in career receptions and set a record with four consecutive 100-yard receiving games. Was held under 100 yards for the first time all season with 84 against Northwestern, but tied a season high with two touchdowns. Scored his first touchdown of the season against Cal, finished with two on the day, and had a hand in each of the Gopher’s scores as he threw a third to MarQuies Gray. Has led the Gophers in receiving in each game this season and is the Big Ten leader with 35 recep-tions and 499 yards receiving.

In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, posted game highs with nine receptions and 183 yards and a long of 53 • 183 yards marked the second highest total of his career, the best mark in the Big Ten this season, and the fifth best in the nation • posted game highs by catching 10 passes for 113 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • hauled in a long of 26 yards • became the Golden Gophers all-time leader in career receptions in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • hauled in eight passes for 119 yards and two scores while also throwing another touchdown to MarQueis Gray • passed Ron Johnson for first place on the career receptions list and became the first Golden Gopher to surpass the 200 receptions mark • against Cal recorded fourth straight game with 100 receiving yards which set a school record • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern caught eight balls for 84 yards and two touchdowns •

Receiving RushingYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Att. Yds. Avg TD Long2006 13/3 26 378 14.5 3 39t 1 5 5.0 0 52007 12/12 67 909 13.6 9 59t 3 22 7.3 0 122008 12/12 84 1074 12.8 7 75 11 87 7.9 1 19

2009 4/4 35 499 14.3 4 53 0 0 0 0 0Total 40/39 212 2860 13.5 23 75 15 114 7.6 1 19

8 - Weber, Adam One of the all-time greats under center for the Golden Gophers. A starter in every game the last three seasons, he has become the Gophers all-time leader in pass completions. His 879 passing yards rank 43rd in the nation. His 219.8 passing yards per game rank sixth in the Big Ten while his five touchdowns also tie for sixth. Threw for two touchdowns twice on the season, against Cal and again against Northwestern. Threw for over 200 yards in each of the Gophers first three games, and finished just under the 200-yard mark against Northwestern with 186 through the air.

In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, racked up 248 yards on 19-of-42 passing with one touchdown and one interception • touchdown pass went to Troy Stoudermire as the first of the season • completed passes to five different receivers • had a long of 53 yards go to Eric Decker • in the 14-play,79-yard drive for the game tying field goal late the fourth quarter, was 7-of-11 for 77 yards • 42 pass attempts vs. Syracuse • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, completed 20-of-29 passes for 219 yards and no interceptions • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, finished 21-for-32 pass-ing for 226 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions • threw each of his touchdown passes to Eric Decker including his longest pass of the day, a 26 yarder up the sideline on the first play of the second quarter • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, completed 15-of-26 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns, each to Eric Decker • also threw a game long pass of 27 yards to Brandon Green •

Year G/GS Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Eff.2007 12/12 258 449 .575 2895 24 19 120.82008 13/13 255 410 .622 2761 15 8 126.92009 4/4 75 129 .581 879 5 5 120.4Total 39/39 588 988 .595 6335 44 32 123.3

11 - Stoudermire, TroyDangerous return man who has who has racked up 342 yards on kick returns through the season’s first four games. His 420 all purpose yards in 2009 rank him second on the team behind Eric Decker, and he is just one of two players to average over 100 all purpose yards a game. His kick return average of 26.3 yards per return is third in the Big Ten and he is one of only three players with a return over 50 yards this season.

Started second career game in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • finished with 165 all purpose yards, and 140 coming off kick returns • returned five kicks for 140 yards including a long of 54 • caught four passes for 22 yards including the Golden Gophers only receiving touchdown • rushed for three yards on two carries • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, caught three passes for 34 yards, including a long of 19 yards • also returned tow kick-offs for 62 yards • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, caught three passes for 19 yards and returned three kicks for 29 yards, including a long of 22 yards • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 returned four kickoffs for 111 yards including a game long 37 yarder •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2008 13/1 5 19 3.8 0 9 3 13 4.3 0 112009 4/4 2 3 1.5 0 9 10 75 7.5 1 19Total 17/5 7 21 3.0 0 9 13 88 6.8 1 19



15 - Simmons, TrayeOne of the top corner s in the Big Ten and he leads the Golden Gophers with three pass break-ups this season. A starter in every match, his 12 total tackles are among the leaders in the secondary.

In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finished with two solo’s and four total tackles including one tackle for a loss of three yards • also tallied one pass break-up • tallied three tackles with two solo stops in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • tallied three tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, as well as a game-high two pass break-ups • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 finished with two tackles •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 13/12 45 17 62 1.5-2 4 14 0 1 0-02009 4/4 7 5 12 1.0-3 0 3 0 0 0-0Total 17/16 52 22 74 2.5-5 4 17 0 1 0-0

16 - Kuznia, BenAppeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record a catch • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 tallied one tackle•

Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2006 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 02007 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 02008 13/12 31 310 10.0 0 222009 4/0 0 0 0.0 0 0Total 17/12 31 310 10.0 0 22

21 - Lawrence, SimoniCurrently sits third on the team and seventh in the Big Ten with35 total tackles. Has double-digit tackles in every game this season, and has been at the top of the defensive charts in each as well. 21 solo tackles are also third on the team. One of four players on the team with sack yardage over 10 yards.

In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 recorded 10 total tackles including six solos • tallied one tackle for a loss of five yards and a half a sack for a loss of four yards • 10 tackles and six solo tackles were each the second best mark on the team • tallied second straight game with double-digit tackles in the 20-13 win over Air Force, finished with seven solos and 10 total tackles • member of linebacking crew that saw all three players with 10+ tackles • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 tallied three solo’s and five total tackles • earned one tackle for a loss of six yards, forced one fumble and registered 0.5 sacks for a loss of six yards • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, tallied a game high 10 tackles including five solos • had 0.5 TFL and 1 pass break up on 9/26 •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 13/5 45 21 66 10.5-40 1 3 1 2 4.0-252009 4/4 21 14 35 2.5-12 0 1 0 1 1.0-10Total 17/9 66 35 101 13.0-52 1 4 1 3 5.0-35

22 - Bennett, DuaneThe Golden Gophers’ leading rusher with 210 yards and 52.5 yards per game. Has carried the ball a team high 51 times and collected a season high 89

yards against Northwestern. Has four of the Gophers five rushing touchdowns this season and has been a starter in three games, while starting 12-of-16 games played in his career. Is approaching the 1,000-yard mark for his career with 800 in his tenure.

In the 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5 led the Golden Gophers in rushing with 78 yards on 16 carries • scored the first touchdown of the game, and season, on a 16-yard run • caught two passes for three yards • rushed seven times for 78 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 while also catching two passes for two yards • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, carried the ball seven times for 16 yards and caught one pass for no gain • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern rushed for a game high 89 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2007 10/7 107 442 4.1 3 44 18 145 8.1 1 352008 2/2 32 140 4.4 2 61 12 125 10.4 1 342009 4/3 51 218 4.1 4 16 5 5 1.0 0 3Total 16/12 190 800 4.2 9 44 35 275 7.9 2 35

23 - Eskridge, DeLeonHas appeared in all four games this season after playing in all 13 last year. second on the team with 107 yards and one of two players to score a rushing touchdown. Best game of the season came against Air Force with 53 yards and one score on the ground.

Rushed eight times for 29 yards in the season opening 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5 • rushed seven times for 53 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finishing with a game high 7.6 yard average • broke for a long of 25 yards and scored one touchdown • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 was the Golden Gophers leading rusher with a 21 yards on seven carries • rushed one time for two yards in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2008 13/9 184 714 3.7 7 46 29 181 6.2 0 232009 4/0 23 107 4.6 1 25 0 0 0 0 0Total 17/9 207 821 4.0 8 46 29 181 6.2 0 23

24 - Sherels, MarcusReturned from injury in the season opener to start in the Big Ten opener and lead all defensive backs with seven tackles. Has started every game he has played the last two seasons and is one of the top corners in the Big Ten.

On 9/5 in the 23-20 OT win vs, Syracuse recorded one solo and two total tack-les and a pass break-up • appeared in the 20-12 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • did not appear against Cal on 9/19 • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern led all DB’s with seven tackles (3 solo, 4 assist) •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 7/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 9/1 9 0 9 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02008 12/12 33 13 46 0-0 2 11 0 0 0-02009 2/2 4 5 9 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0Total 30/15 46 18 64 0-0 2 12 0 0 0-0



Punt ReturnsYear G PR Yds. Avg. TD Long2006 7 0 0 0.0 0 02007 9 0 0 0.0 0 02008 12 15 179 11.9 0 342009 2 1 27 27.0 0 27Total 30 15 179 11.9 0 0

27 - Theret, KyleLeader in the defensive backfield, Theret has started every game the last two seasons. Sits fourth on the team with 26 total tackles while his 16 solo stops also rank fourth. 26 tackles also rank 26th in the Big Ten. Recorded seven or more tackles in each of the Gophers first three games, including a season-high nine against Air Force.

Finished with seven tackles in 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • seven tackle mark was fourth best on the team and five solo tackles were third best mark • also tallied one pass break-up and one half tackle for a loss • made nine tackles, including four solos, in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • finished with the Golden Gophers second best mark with seven tackles, including five solo, in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • tallied two solo and three total tackles in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 12/6 34 15 39 2.0-5 3 2 1 0 0-02008 13/13 59 19 78 2.5-4 3 8 2 0 0-02009 4/4 16 10 26 0.5-0 0 1 0 0 0-0Total 16/0 109 44 143 5.0-9 6 11 3 0 0-0

30 - Campbell, Lee With 40 tackles on the season, Campbell ranks second on the team and fifth in the Big Ten. Also ranks 21st in the nation in tackles. Was the first Big Ten defensive player of the week after a 13 stop performance in the season opener. 40 tackles this season already stand tied as his second best single season, behind his team leading 80 last season. His four tackles for a loss this season leads the team and he is one of two players with multiple pass break-ups.

Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on 9/6 after the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • tallied 11 solo and a career high 13 total tackles against Syracuse, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of six yards and 0.5 sacks for a loss of three yards • 13 tackles stood as the game high • notched one of four pass break-ups for the Golden Gophers • finished with six solos and 11 total tackles in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • also tallied 1.5 tackles for a loss of one yard • collected seven tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, second highest total on the team • had five solo stops and 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 notched five solo and nine total tackles as well as 0.5 TFL, one pass break up and one quarterback hurry •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 10/0 9 2 11 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 12/12 18 22 40 6.0-21 0 0 0 0 2.0-152008 13/12 50 30 80 5.5-28 2 1 3 1 4.0-212009 4/4 27 13 40 4.0-8 0 2 0 0 0.5-3Total 39/28 104 67 171 15.5-57 2 3 3 1 6.5-39

32 - Triplett, Nate

Leads the team with 47 tackles and 33 solo stops. Also ranked eights in the nation with 11.5 tackles per game. One of two players to record an intercep-tion and his four passes defended lead the team while his three pass break-ups are tied for the team lead. His fumble return for 52 yards against Air Force gave the Gophers the lead and along with his 17 tackles performance earned him Big Ten and National Player of the week honors. The 17 tackles against Air Force stand as a career high. A starter in every game this season.

In the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 made perhaps the play of the game with his interception in the end zone in the first overtime, eliminating the scoring chance for Syracuse • posted five solo and nine total tackles in the game including 1.0 tackle for a loss of one yard • had a career day in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 earning Big Ten and National Player of the Week honors by several publications • registered 12 solo stops on his way to 17 total tackles • picked up a loose ball and raced 52 yards for the scored, breaking a 10-10 tie and giving the Gophers the lead for good • recorded one pass break-up • 17 tackles are the best mark in the Big Ten this season and fifth best in the nation • led the team in tackles for the second straight game with a game-high 10 in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • also tallied a game high seven solo tackles • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 led the Gophers with eight solo and 10 tackles, while also grabbing one tackle for a loss of two yards and two pass breakups •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 12/0 6 3 9 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0-02008 13/1 18 13 31 1.0-2 0 2 1 0 0-02009 4/4 33 14 47 2.0-3 1 3 1 0 0-0Total 30/5 57 30 87 3.5-6 1 5 2 0 0-0

33 - Sharpe, Rex Finished with two solo tackles in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • ap-peared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • appeared in the35-24 win at Northwestern on 926, did not record any statistics •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 11/0 2 1 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02009 4/0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0Total 15/0 4 1 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0

35 - Hoese, Jon The Gophers’ starter at fullback in every game this season, he has rushed seven times for 39 yards and caught four passes for 24 yards. Also a stand out special teams player, where he has notched two tackles.

In the 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5, rushed twice for 10 yards, posting a game-high 5.0 yards per carry average • rushed three times for 14 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • ripped off a long of 10 yards • caught two passes for five yards in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 and recorded one tackle • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern, rushed two times for 15 yards and tallied one tackle •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2007 7/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 11/1 4 5 1.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0



2009 4/4 7 39 5.6 0 10 4 24 6.0 0 13Total 22/5 11 44 4.0 8 12 4 24 6.0 0 13

37 - Ellestad, Eric In his first season as the Gophers’ placekicker, he has made 5-of-6 attempts this season with his only miss being blocked. Also handles kickoff duties where he averages 64.2 yards and has three touchbacks. Made the game-winning field goal in overtime in the season opener and earned Big Ten player of the week honors.

Went 3-of-4 on field goals including the game-winner in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • game-winner was a game long 35-yarder, and also made two 26-yarders, including one with under a minute left in regulation to tie the game at 20-20 • only missed field goal was blocked • went 2-for-2 in PAT’s • 11 points scored remain the best single game the Big Ten • also kicked off five times for an average of 62.8 yards per kick • was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on 9/6 for his efforts against Syracuse • went 2-for-2 (34, 39) in field goals in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • scored the first points in the history of TCF Bank Stadium with his 34 yarder in the first quarter • kicked off five times for an average of 69.6 • kicked off four times in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 for an average of 62.0 yards • went 3-for-3 on PAT’s and did not attempt a field goal • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 made all five of his PAT’s and kicked off six times for 374 yards and a 62.3 yard average •

Field GoalsYear G M-A Pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk2009 4 5-6 .833 0 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-0 39 1Total 4 5-6 .833 0 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-0 39 1

KickoffsYear G No. Yds. Avg. TB OB2009 4 20 1284 64.2 3 0Total 4 20 1284 64.2 3 0

38 - Haudan, Blake Appeared in the 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • saw first action of the season punting, booting seven for an average of 42.1 yards per punt and a long of 54 • dropped two punts inside the 20 • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 punted four times for 161 yards including a long of 44 and 40.2 yard average •

Year G/GS No. Yds Avg. Lg2009 4/0 11 456 42.5 54Totals 4/0 11 456 42.5 54

41 - Orseske, Dan Handled the punting duties in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • punted five times for a 42.6 yard average including a long of 46 yards and and one punt inside the 20 • punted four times for an average of 47.0 yards with a long of 53 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • landed two punts inside the 20 yard line • did not appear against Cal on 9/19 •

Year G/GS No. Yds Avg. Lg2009 2/0 9 401 44.6 53Totals 2/0 9 401 44.6 53

45 - Klitzke, Bryan In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finished with one tackle • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finishing with one tackle • finished with one tackle in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics •

47 - Coleman, Ryan Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics •

48 - Tow-Arnett, Nick In his first season as the starting tight end. Has caught 10 passes for 128 yards including a career game with five catches for 65 yards against North-western.

Made one reception for 12 yards and made two tackles in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse to open the season on 9/5 • caught one pass for 25 yards, converting a huge third and 25 in the 20-13 win over Air Force • caught three passes for 26 yards in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, including a long of 14 yards • forced one fumble in punt coverage • in the 35-24 win at North-western on 9/26 caught five passes for 65 yards including a long of 20 • Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg2006 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 02007 12/2 10 149 14.9 0 562008 13/0 10 211 21.1 1 402009 4/4 10 128 12.8 0 56Totals 29/5 25 423 16.9 1 56

52 - Tow-Arnett, Jeff Earned the start at center in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at center in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at center in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • started at center in the 35-24 win at Northwest-ern on 9/26 and paved the way for 166 yards rushing and 352 yards of total offense •

55 - McKinley, Cedric An imposing presence on the defensive line, has started every game this sea-son. Opportunistic player with two fumble recoveries on the season including on the first play of the season against Syracuse and late in the game against Northwestern. Each recovery led to a score by the offense. Recorded first sack of the season against Northwestern.

Recovered a Syracuse fumble on the first play from scrimmage in the 23-20 OT win to start the season on 9/5 • finished with one tackle in the game • registered six total tackles, including two solo, in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • tallied one tackle for a loss of two yards • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, recorded one tackle for a loss of two yards • in the 35-24 win at



Northwestern on 9/26 tallied two solo, and three total tackles including one sack for a loss of nine yards and a huge fumble recovery late in the game •

Yr. G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 12/0 7 1 8 3-21 0 0 0 0 3-212009 4/4 5 6 11 3.0-13 0 1 2 1 1.0-9Totals 16/4 13 7 19 6.0-34 0 1 2 1 4.0-30

68 - Bunders, Chris Earned the start at guard in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at guard in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at guard in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • started at guard in the 35-24 win at Northwest-ern on 9/26 and paved the way for 166 yards rushing and 352 yards of total offense •

68 - Edwards, Jewhan Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finishing with 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard • finished with one solo and one assist for two tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics •

Yr. G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 12/0 5 3 8 1-2 0 0 0 0 0-02009 4/0 1 2 3 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals 16/0 6 5 11 1.5-3 0 0 0 0 0-0

71 - Wills, Jeff Earned the start at tackle in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at tackle in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at tackle in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • started at tackle in the 35-24 win at Northwest-ern on 9/26 and paved the way for 166 yards rushing and 352 yards of total offense •

73 - Carufel, Matt Earned the start at guard in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at guard in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at guard in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • did not see action at Northwestern on 9/26 •

76 - Alford, Dominic Appeared in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse to open the season on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at tackle

in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at tackle in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 •

79 - Stommes, Matt Earned the start at tackle in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • ap-peared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • did not appear against Cal on 9/19 • started at tackle in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 and paved the way for 166 yards rushing and 352 yards of total offense •

83 - McKnight, Da’Jon Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics •

Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg2008 9/0 3 38 12.7 1 222009 4/0 0 0 0.0 0 0Totals 13/0 3 38 12.7 1 22

85 - Lair, Eric Appeared it the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics •

89 - Moen, Barrett Moved into a starting role on the defensive line as a senior, and notched a career high three tackles against Cal.

Earned the start at defensive end in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • started in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finished with two tackles • recorded one solo and three total tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • also notched 0.5 tackles for a loss five yards • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 10/0 4 0 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02008 13/0 4 3 7 1.5-14 0 0 0 0 1.5-142009 4/4 2 3 5 0.5-5 0 0 0 0 0.5-5Totals 27/4 10 6 16 2-19 0 0 0 0 2-19

90 - Henderson, Raymond In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, recorded two solo tackles, including one of three Minnesota sacks for a loss of three yards • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 and tallied two solo tackles • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any



statistics •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 6/1 2 1 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02008 4/0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02009 4/0 4 0 4 1-3 0 0 0 0 1-3Totals 14/1 7 1 8 1-3 0 0 0 0 1-3

93 - Onwuachi, Derrick After an injury in the first day of fall practice, battled back to make his way on to the field in the Big Ten opener against Northwestern. In his first game back, led all defensive lineman with four solo stops.

Did not appear against Syracuse on 9/5 • did not appear against Air Force on 9/12 • did not appear against Cal on 9/19 • played for the first time all season in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, tallying four solo tackles to lead all defensive linemen •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 10/5 12 4 16 3-22 0 1 0 1 2-212008 11/8 12 4 16 4-8 0 1 0 1 0-02009 1/0 4 0 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals 22/13 28 8 36 7-30 0 2 0 2 2-21

95 - Wilhite, D.L. In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finished with one of three Minnesota sacks for a game-high loss of nine yards • did not appear against Air Force on 9/12 • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, tallied two total tackles including a sack for a seven yard loss •

96 - Hughes, Curtis Appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics •

96 - Kirksey, Brandon Promising young defensive lineman who has become part of the regular rota-tion. Made the play of the early part of the season when he forced a fumble last against Air Force that was returned 52 yards for a touchdown by Nate Triplett.

Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finish-ing with one solo tackle • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finished with three tackles and a forced fumble • forced the fumble that was picked up and returned 52 yards by Nate Triplett for the game-winning score • grabbed a season high five tackles on the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • posted a team high two tackles for a loss of seven yards • did not appear at Northwestern on 9/26 •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 11/0 6 2 8 2-7 0 0 0 0 0-02009 3/0 6 3 9 2-7 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals 14/0 12 5 17 4-14 0 0 0 1 0-0

97 - Jacobs, Anthony Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finish-ing with one solo tackle • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finishing with three solo, and for total tackles • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • in the 35-24 win at Northwest-

ern on 9/26, recorded one sack for 11 yards •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 10/0 3 4 7 1-3 0 0 0 0 0.5-22009 4/0 5 1 6 1.0-11 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals 14/0 8 5 13 2.0-14 0 0 0 0 0.5-2

98 - Small, Eric One of the top interior defensive linemen in the Big Ten, has started each game this season. His 12 total tackles lead Minnesota d-linemen and his 3.0 sacks for a loss of 19 yards lead the Big Ten.

Started and finished with three solo tackles in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • three tackles marked a high for defensive linemen • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finished with four total tackles, including one sack for a loss of six yards • tallied a sack in his second straight game as his only stop was for a loss of one yard in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, registered four solo tackles including one sack for a 12 yard loss •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 12/6 11 7 18 2.5-14 0 1 0 0 1-122008 13/12 14 11 25 4.5-21 0 1 2 1 2-162009 4/4 9 3 12 3.0-19 0 0 0 0 3.0-19Totals 29/22 34 21 55 10.0-54 0 2 2 1 7.0-47

99 - Brown, Garrett Imposing figure on the inside and is among the top interior d-linemen in the Big Ten. Has been an everyday starter the last two seasons and has collected seven tackles on the season.

Earned the start in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finished with three total tackles, including two solo stops • notched three tackles including two solo stops in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 tallied one solo tackle •

Year G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 9/4 4 2 6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 12/3 17 7 24 1-8 0 0 0 0 1-82008 12/12 21 13 34 7-30 0 3 3 1 3-192009 4/4 5 2 7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals 37/23 47 24 71 8-38 0 3 3 1 4-27

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