minnesota game notes - vs. purdue (oct. 6)

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* (ESPN) L 31-2810 Purdue [HC]* (ESPN2) 11:02 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 6 SCHEDULEMONDAY, OCTOBER 59-10 a.m. ............................... Brewster available for out of town media TUESDAY, OCTOBER 611:15 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, OCTOBER 73-5:15 p.m. ......................Practice (Coach, Players available following)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 83-5:15 p.m. .................................................... Practice (no availability)7 p.m.................................Tim Brewster Show (Joe Senser’s - Roseville)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9.......................................................Available for network television only

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MINNESOTA vs. PURDUEDate: Saturday, Oct. 10Time: 11:02 a.m. (CT)Site: Minneapolis, Minn.Stadium: TCF Bank StadiumSurface: FieldTurfCapacity: 50,805Series: Minnesota leads 32-30-3Last Meeting: Oct. 25, 2008Minnesota 17, Purdue 6W. Lafayette, Ind.

MINNESOTAGOLDEN GOPHERS3-2, 1-1 BIG TEN

PURDUEBOILERMAKERS1-4, 0-1 BIG TEN

BROADCAST INFORMATIONRadioTelevision Internet/Satellite

ESPN2Pam Ward - Play-by-playRay Bentley - Analyst

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

www.GopherSports.comGold Zone Audio

Satellite RadioSirius 122, XM 196

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

GOPHERS PLAY HOST TO PURDUE FOR HOMECOMING SATURDAY

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will look to rebound from a loss to Wisconsin last week when Purdue visits TCF Bank Stadium Saturday. The Gophers lead the all-time series with the Boilermakers by a tally of 32-30-3. Saturday’s Homecoming contest will be played at 11:02 a.m.

Minnesota has only won two of the last 11 meetings with the Boilermakers. But the Gophers won last season’s matchup by a 17-6 tally.

Purdue is coming off a 27-21 loss to Northwestern last week. The Boilermakers are 1-4 overall and 0-1 in Big Ten play. Purdue’s only victory this season came in its season-opener vs. Toledo.

ESPN2 will televise the game. Pam Ward will call the game action with the play-by-play, while Ray Bentley will be the analyst.

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 6 MINNESOTA vs. PURDUE

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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]

ON THE INTERNETMinnesota’s athletics website, www.gophersports.com, provides the latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and coach and player information is available. Recaps and statistics are updated after each game.

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 played five consecutive games that were in doubt in the fourth quarter to open the 2009 campaign. 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. Minnesota was tied 21-21 with California midway through the fourth quarter and fell by just three to Wisconsin.

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 604. Wide receiver Eric Decker set a Minnesota record for career receptions vs. Cal and currently has 212. Last week vs. Wisconsin, Decker became the Gophers’ career receiving yard-age leader with a total of 3,000 yards. He was a Biletnikoff Award finalist and All-Big Ten in 2008.

Defensively, Minnesota is allowing 24.6 points per game. The Gophers rank No. 64 in the nation in scor-ing 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 (14 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks, FF) leads the way. The secondary returns three starters -- CBs Marcus Sherels and Traye Simmons and safety Kyle Theret.

SCOUTING PURDUEPurdue comes into this week’s game with a 1-4 overall record and an 0-1 mark in the Big Ten. But the Boiler-makers have been close to big victories this season. Purdue fell to nationally-ranked Oregon 38-36 on the road and lost by just three, 24-21 to Notre Dame.

Purdue is coached by Danny Hope, who is in his first season as the head coach in W. Lafayette. He is in his sixth overall season on the Purdue staff. Hope was an assistant coach at Purdue under Joe Tiller from 1997-2001.

Offensively, Purdue is one of the more prolific teams in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers are No. 34 in the nation in total offense, No. 30 in passing and No. 56 in rushing. They are averaging 30.2 points per game, ranking No. 41. On the flip side, Purdue is 94th in total defense and 92nd in scoring defense, allowing 399.4 yards and 29.6 points per game.

Sept. 5 Toledo W 52-31Sept. 12 at Oregon L 38-36Sept. 19 Northern Illinois L 28-21Sept. 26 Notre Dame L 24-21Oct. 3 Northwestern* L 27-21Oct. 10 at Minnesota*Oct. 17 Ohio State*Oct. 24 Illinois*Oct. 31 at Wisconsin*Nov. 7 at Michigan*Nov. 14 Michigan State*Nov. 21 at Indiana*

BOILERMAKER SCHEDULE

TALE OF THE TAPE (2009 Stats, Rankings)

MINNESOTA (3-2/1-1 Big Ten)Team Statistics UM OPPPoints/Game 25.4 24.6First Downs 81 102Rushing/Game 96.0 174.6Passing/Game 231.4 202.4Total Off./Gm 327.4 377.0Time of Poss. 28:02 31:58

Individual LeadersRushing Att Net Avg TD YPGBennett 53 230 4.3 5 46.0Eskridge 37 165 4.5 1 33.0

Passing C-A-I TD YPGWeber 91-159-6 6 230.0

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPGDecker 43 639 14.9 5 127.8Stoudermire 13 121 9.3 1 24.2

Defense U-A-TT TFL PBUTriplett 40-16-56 3.0 4Campbell 35-138-53 5.0 3

PURDUE (1-4/0-1 Big Ten)Team Statistics PU OPPPoints/Game 30.2 29.6First Downs 95 112Rushing/Game 153.6 159.4Passing/Game 253.2 240.0Total Off./Gm 411.8 399.4Time of Poss. 26:10 33:50

Individual LeadersRushing Att Net Avg TD YPGBolden 97 541 5.6 4 108.2Taylor 26 118 4.5 3 23.6

Passing C-A-I TD YPGElliott 103-166-7 10 255.2

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPGSmith 35 459 13.1 3 91.8Valentin 21 276 13.1 4 55.2

Defense U-A-TT TFL SacksWerner 32-8-40 8.0 3.0Williams 24-13-37 -- --

NCAA TEAM RANKINGSCategory UM PURush Off. 107 (96.0) 56 (153.6)Pass Off. 51 (231.4) 30 (258.2)Pass Eff. 73 (124.36) 45 (138.11)Tot. Off. 97 (327.4) 34 (411.8)Scor. Off. t74 (25.4) 41 (30.2)Rush Def. 96 (174.6) 85 (159.4)Pass Def. 50 (202.4) 89 (240.0)Pass Eff. D 72 (129.12) 40 (113.88)Tot. Def. 81 (377.0) 94 (399.4)Scor. Def. t64 (24.6) 92 (29.6)Net Punt 11 (40.43) 79 (34.95)Punt Ret. 9 (19.0) 35 (11.86)KO Ret. 14 (27.2) 104 (18.9)TO Marg. 73 (-0.20) 113 (-1.6)Sacks t51 (2.0) t51 (2.0)Sacks All. t87 (2.4) t38 (1.4)Tack/Loss 64 (5.6) t42 (6.4)


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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 ranks No. 9 in the nation in punt return average, going for 19.0 yards per return.u The Gophers are No. 11 in the nation in net punting, averaging 40.43 yards of field position per punt.u Minnesota ranks 14th in the nation in kickoff returns, averaging 27.23 yards per kick return. The Gophers returned five kicks, averaging nearly 30 yards per return, last week vs. Wisconsin.u The Gophers have performed in front of three straight sellout crowds of 50,805 in their first three games at TCF Bank Stadium.u Minnesota’s 35 points vs. Northwestern two weeks ago were its most in 13 games, -- since scoring 37 vs. Florida Atlantic last season.u Minnesota has trailed in the fourth quarter of every game it has played this season.

(Oct. 3, 2009) -- In a fourth quarter filled with big plays, Minnesota fell short in a 31-28 setback to Wisconsin at TCF Bank Stadium.

The Gophers trailed by 10 points with less than three minutes left, but drove the length of the field and scored a touchdown with 2:13 remaining to pull within three. Minnesota got the ball back 30 seconds later, but the Badgers forced a game-ending fumble in the final minute. It was Wisconsin’s sixth straight win in the battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.

Wisconsin RB John Clay had a big day with 32 carries for 184 yards and three touchdowns. Clay led a devastating Wisconsin ground game in the second half with 149 of his yards coming after halftime. The Badgers totaled 232 of their 295 rushing yards in the second half.

It was another big day for Gophers’ senior receiver Eric Decker, as well. Decker caught eight passes for 140 yards and his spectacular diving catch on a fourth-and-16 play on the Gophers’ final drive gave him exactly 3,000 yards for his career, surpassing Ron Johnson’s Minnesota career record total of 2,989.

THE PURDUE SERIES

LAST TIME VS. PURDUE

Saturday’s game will be the 66th gridiron meeting between the University of Minnesota and Purdue. Min-nesota leads the series 32-30-3, winning 17-6 last season.

Despite last season’s victory at Purdue, Minnesota has won just twice in its last 11 attempts vs. the Boilermakers. The only other Minnesota win during that stretch was a 42-35, double-overtime victory at the Metrodome back in 2005.

(Oct. 25, 2008 - Minneapolis) -- Minnesota defeated Purdue 17-6 in a defensive battle. Adam Weber accounted for 276 total yards and two scores as Minnesota improved to 7-1 for the first time since 2002.

The Gophers overcame 12 penalties and forced four turnovers. A stingy Gopher defense surrendered just 226 yards (108 passing). Minnesota defeated Purdue on the road for the first time since 1990.

With the game hanging in the balance with a four-point lead in the fourth quarter, Weber converted on two huge third downs deep in Minnesota territory. He connected with Eric Decker four four yards on a 3rd-and-2 from the Minnesota 27 and with Brandon Green for 11 yards on a 3rd-and-9 from the 37. Weber then made the game-changing play, running 39 yards up the middle to the Boiler 9-yard line. On the ensuing play, he tossed a 9-yard TD to Jack Simmons and the Gophers led 17-6 with 6:14 to go. Min-nesota recorded three sacks on the next possession to essentially put the game away.

Weber completed 21-of-34 passes for 214 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for 62 yards on 13 car-ries. In his first career start, Brandon Green stepped up with five catches for 101 yards.



USA TODAYTOP 25 - WEEK 6Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Florida (57) 4-0 1473 2. Texas (1) 4-0 1408 3. Alabama (1) 5-0 1273 4. LSU 5-0 1273 5. Virginia Tech 4-1 1141 6. Boise State 5-0 1133 7. USC 4-1 1123 8. Ohio State 4-1 1072 9. TCU 4-0 965 10. Cincinnati 5-0 937 11. Miami (Fla.) 3-1 750 12. Penn State 4-1 713 13. Oklahoma State 3-1 702 14. Iowa 5-0 655 15. Kansas 4-0 616 16. Mississippi 3-1 460 17. Oregon 4-1 433 18. Missouri 4-0 386 19. Auburn 5-0 369 20. BYU 4-1 353 21. Oklahoma 2-2 346 21. Nebraska 3-1 329 23. Georgia Tech 4-1 278 24. South Florida 5-0 220 25. Wisconsin 5-0 156

Others Receiving Votes:Georgia 148, South Carolina 128, Notre Dame 57, Houston 52, Stanford 43, Michigan 33, Utah 31, Boston College 15, Pittsburgh 6, Arizona 2, Arkansas 1, West Virginia 1, Central Michigan 1.

ASSOCIATED PRESSTOP 25 - WEEK 6Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Florida (54) 4-0 1486 2. Texas (1) 4-0 1416 3. Alabama (5) 5-0 1404 4. LSU 5-0 1290 5. Virginia Tech 4-1 1200 6. Boise State 5-0 1185 7. USC 4-1 1108 8. Cincinnati 5-0 1004 9. Ohio State 4-1 994 10. TCU 4-0 940 11. Miami (Fla.) 3-1 931 12. Iowa 5-0 823 13. Oregon 4-1 676 14. Penn State 4-1 564 15. Oklahoma State 3-1 563 16. Kansas 4-0 513 17. Auburn 5-0 428 18. BYU 4-1 403 19. Oklahoma 2-2 370 20. Mississippi 3-1 357 21. Nebraska 3-1 333 22. Georgia Tech 4-1 311 23. South Florida 5-0 238 24. Missouri 4-0 215 25. South Carolina 4-1 200

Others Receiving Votes:Wisconsin 157, Houston 142, Georgia 115, Stanford 50, Utah 31, Michigan 25, Boston College 12, Notre Dame 9, Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2, West Virginia 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 331-353-28 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 (50-30-5). 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 50-30-5vs. Ohio State 7-41-0vs. Penn State 4-6-0vs. Purdue 32-30-3vs. Wisconsin 59-52-8

GOPHERS vs. BIG TEN

126 YEARS AND COUNTING ...There’s little doubt that the University of Minnesota is one of the most historically significant programs in all of college football. The Golden Gophers are in their 126th season of collegiate football in 2009. The Golden Gophers enter the 2009 campaign with an all-time record of 634-456-44 (.578 winning percent-age).

Minnesota has played the fourth-most seasons in the history of college football. Only Rutgers (139), Michigan (129) and Navy (128) have played more. In fact, by the end of 2009, only 21 schools in the nation will have completed at least 120 seasons of college football. Only four schools -- including Min-nesota -- will have played 125 years of intercollegiate football by the end of this season.

FOLLOW THE BIG TENThere are now more ways than ever to follow Big Ten Conference football.

The new Big Ten Conference football blog can be accessed directly www.bigten.org/blog/fb_blog.html. The blog will feature daily links to other articles, notes, previews, recaps and more.

Big Ten football information is also available in real time by following the conference on Twitter. Follow @BigTenConf or @BigTenScott on Twitter. Fans are also encouraged to become a fan of the Big Ten Conference on Facebook to receive exclusive updates.

GOPHER CHAMPIONSHIPSMinnesota has won six national championships and 18 Big Ten titles in the 126-year history of the Gopher football program.

Bernie Bierman led Minnesota to national titles in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940 and 1941. The Gophers also won a national title in 1960 under Murray Warmath.

Minnesota won its first-ever Big Ten title in 1900. The Gophers have a total of 18 Big Ten Championships in their history: 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967.



2009 BIG TEN FOOTBALL2009 BIG TEN STANDINGSTeam Big Ten OverallWisconsin 2-0 5-0Ohio State 2-0 4-1Iowa 1-0 5-0Michigan 1-1 4-1Penn State 1-1 4-1Minnesota 1-1 3-2Northwestern 1-1 3-2Michigan State 1-1 2-3Purdue 0-1 1-4Indiana 0-2 3-2Illinois 0-2 1-3

LAST WEEK’S RESULTSSaturday, October 3Iowa 24, Arkansas State 21Michigan State 26, Michigan 20 - OTNorthwestern 27, Purdue 21Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 28Penn State 35, Illinois 17Ohio State 33, Indiana 14

THIS WEEK’S GAMESSaturday, October 10Miami (Ohio) at Northwestern, 11 a.m.Michigan State at Illinois, 11 a.m.Purdue at Minnesota, 11 a.m.Eastern Illinois at Penn State, 11 .m.Indiana at Virginia, 2:30 p.m.Wisconsin at Ohio State, 2:30 p.m.Michigan at Iowa, 7 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!

NET PROFIT

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 five games of the 2009 season, Minnesota’s net punting average (punt yardage-minus return yards/touchbacks) ranks No. 11 in the nation. The Gophers’ net punting average is 40.43 yards per punt. The Gophers have punted 23 times with three punts of 50-plus yards and seven downed inside the 20-yard line. Opponents are averaging just 3.4 yards per return against the Minnesota punt coverage team and have only returned 10 of the 23 Gopher punts.

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. 9 in the country and No. 1 in the Big Ten with an average punt return of 19.0 yards, but they’ve only returned three punts all season. Kickoff returner Troy Stoudermire’s first return of the season was a 54-yarder. As a team, the Gophers are averaging 27.23 yards per kickoff return, which ranks No. 14 in the nation and No. 2 in the conference.

SEEING REDMinnesota is 18-of-20 (90 percent) scoring when in the red zone (inside the opponents’ 20-yard line) this season. The Gophers have scored 12 touchdowns in the red zone and kicked six field goals.

The Gophers are tied for No. 28 in the nation in the red zone. Eight teams are still flawless in the red zone this season, including last week’s opponent Wisconsin. Although Minnesota was 4-of-4 in the red zone last week, they settled for twice when they had penetrated the 10-yard line vs. the Badgers.

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

TALKIN’ 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 is minus-1 so far this season in turnovers, currently ranking 75th in the nation (-0.20/game) in turnover margin. The Gophers were even in turnovers last week vs. Wisconsin, with three apiece.



GOPHERS’ RECORD... WEBER GRILLS UP RECORDS

QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK

ESKRIDGE EXPRESS

RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK

MORE RECORDS FOR DECKER

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 604). The previous record of 539 comple-tions was held by Cory Sauter (1994-97). Three weeks ago, he set the Gopher career record for passing attempts (his total is now 1,018). Weber set single-season records for passing yards (2,985), comple-tions (258), attempts (449), touchdown passes (24) and total offensive yardage (3,512) in 2007. He now needs 640 yards to break the career mark for passing yardage (Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 - 7,446) and just 11 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’s 271 yards passing last week vs. Wisconsin marked a season-high for the junior quarterback. It was Weber’s highest passing total since going for 327 vs. Northwestern last season.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. He has six this season. Weber has had only two games with multiple interceptions since the 2007 season.u Freshman MarQueis Gray is the No. 2 QB. He rushed for 33 yards on five carries at Northwestern. 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 DeLeon Eskridge rushed for 60 yards on 14 carries (4.3-yard average) last week vs. Wisconsin to lead the Gophers on the ground. His 60-yard effort was his best outing of the season. It was the largest rushing total for Eskridge, since he went for 80 yards against Michigan last season at the Metrodome. Eskridge is second in rushing in the Gopher statistics, having rushed for 165 yards on 37 carries in 2009.

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. It was his first touch since Sept. 6, 2008 when he suffered a season-ending knee injury.u Bennett scored three TDS at Northwestern earlier this year. He is the first Gopher to accomplish that feat since DeLeon Eskridge did it 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 at Northwestern. 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 8.0 yards per carry so far this season.

u Senior wide receiver Eric Decker has recorded three new Minnesota records already in the 2009 season. Last week, he became Minnesota’s career receiving yardage record-holder. Earlier this season, he set a new record for career receptions and for consecutive 100-yard receiving games. Decker was a semi-finalist 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 3-2Big Ten 1-1Non-conference 2-1Home 1-2Away 2-0Neutral 0-0Current overall streak Lost 1Current home streak Lost 2Current road streak Won 2Current neutral site streak Lost 2Current bowl streak Lost 2Last win 35-24, at Northwestern (9/12/09)Last loss 31-28, vs. Wisconsin (10/3/09)Day game 2-2Night game 1-0TV game 2-1 ABC 0-0 ESPN 0-2 ESPN2 1-0 Big Ten Network 2-0September 3-1October 0-1November 0-0December 0-0January 0-0vs. Top-25 teams 0-1vs. non-ranked teams 3-1vs. FCS 0-0On artificial turf 2-2On natural grass 1-0Indoors 1-0Outdoors 2-2Scoring first 3-0Opponent scores first 0-2Leading after 1st quarter 3-1Behind after 1st quarter 0-1Tied after 1st quarter 0-0Leading at halftime 1-1Behind at halftime 1-1Tied at halftime 1-0Leading after 3rd quarter 0-0Behind after 3rd quarter 3-1Tied after 3rd quarter 0-1Overtime 1-0Scoring 0-14 points 0-0Scoring 15-28 points 2-1Scoring 28+ points 1-1Allowing 0-14 points 1-0Allowing 15-28 points 2-0Allowing 28+ points 0-2With 100-yd rusher 0-0Allow 100-yard rusher 0-2With 300-yd passer 0-0Allow 300-yard passer 1-0Outgain opponent 1-0Total offense 300+ yards 3-1Allow 300+ yards total offense 2-1Total offense 400+ yards 0-0Allow 400+ yards total offense 0-2No turnovers 0-0Less than three turnovers 3-0Three or more turnovers 0-2No takeaways 0-0Three or more takeaways 1-0Commit fewer turnovers 1-0Equal turnovers 2-1Commit more turnovers 0-1Control time of possession 1-0Opponent controls time of possession 2-2Games decided between 1-10 points 2-1Games decided between 11-20 points 1-1Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0



RECEIVER NOTEBOOK

CRITICAL MASS

OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK

BROWN BAGGING IT

DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK

u Eric Decker now has exactly 3,000 yards receiving in his Gopher career. An 18-yard reception late in the fourth quarter last week gave Decker the career receiving yardage record.u Decker’s 127.8 yards and 8.6 receptions per game rank No. 3 and No. 5 in the nation, respectively.u Decker has hauled in at least one reception in 31 consecutive games, ranking No. 7 in the nation.u Decker tallied his fourth 100-yard receiving game in five 2009 outings last week. u Troy Stoudermire is the No. 2 receiver on the team, with 13 catches and 121 yards. He also caught his first career touchdown pass vs. Syracuse in the season-opener.u Tight end Nick Tow-Arnett had just one reception last week. But it was a big one. His 38-yard recep-tion was a season-long and put the Gophers at the 1-yard line to set up a fourth-quarter touchdown.u Tow-Arnett is the squad’s top tight end. His five receptions two weeks ago at Northwestern were a career-best.u Brandon Green is averaging 13.0 yards per catch in 2009.u Junior wide receiver Hayo Carpenter had a 25-yard reception last week for his second of the season. u Carpenter was rated as the top juco player in the country last season by Scout.com. He had 93 recep-tions 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 under went back surgery on August 24. The Gophers lost only Jason Meinke’s eight starts. u Senior center Jeff Tow-Arnett was healthy for the first five games after competing on a torn ACL in six of his starts and seven of his games played last year. Tow-Arnett was lost to injury vs. Wisconsin.u Sophomore Trey Davis saw his first action of the season vs. Wisconsin, after Tow-Arnett went down.u Junior guard Matt Carufel returned to the starting lineup last week vs. Wisconsin. Carufel missed the Northwestern game with a bout of dizziness.u Senior Matt Stommes has now started three games. He left the Syracuse game with an ankle injury.u Sophomore left guard Chris Bunders has started each of the first five games this season.u Junior tackle Dom Alford has seen action in all five games this season.

u Senior defensive tackle Garrett Brown made three stops and forced a fumble in last week’s game vs. Wisconsin. It was the first turnover Brown has been involved in this season. He had a hand in four during the 2008 season, recovering three fumbles and forcing another. Brown has 10 total stops this season, after recording 34 stops in 2008.

u Senior starting defensive tackles Garrett Brown and Eric Small team up to provide a formidable force in the middle of the Gopher defense. Small leads the D-Line with 14 tackles in 2009.u Small has done a little bit of everything this season. He has 3.0 sacks, 3.0 TFL, 1 PBU and 1 FF.u Senior defensive end Barrett Moen came to Minnesota as a walk-on offensive lineman. He has 6 stops in 2009.u Senior defensive end Derrick Onwuachi saw his first action of 2009 at Northwestern two weeks ago, after suffering a knee injury on the first day of preseason camp. He has five solo stops since returning.u Sophomore defensive end Anthony Jacobs got his first career start vs. Wisconsin last week. He turned in a pair of tackles, as did his backup Ray Henderson.

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. Adam Weber, 2007- 6,8064. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000-03 6,6605. 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- 6042. 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) 454. 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. Eric Decker, 2006- 3,0002. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 2,9893. 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- 244. 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



ROYSTON RACKS ’EM UP

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

TRIPLETT’S TURNOVERS

LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK

u Senior linebacker Nate Triplett has done a little bit of everything for the Gophers this season. Triplett accounted for two of Minnesota’s three turnovers gained last week vs. Wisconsin. He returned an inter-ception 25 yards to set up a score and also recovered a fumble. Triplett has 40 percent (4-of-10) of the Gophers’ turnovers gained in 2009 with a pair of interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries.

u Triplett continues to lead the nation in solo tackles. He has 40 solo stops for an average of 8.0/game.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 is No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 8 in the nation in total tackles with 11.2 per game. He also ranks No. 5 in the Big Ten in passes defended with four pass break-ups and two interceptions.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. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 15 in the nation in total tackles, recording 53 (10.6 per game) so far this season. u Senior linebacker Simoni Lawrence is No. 3 on the team, recording 44 stops so far this season. That total is good for No. 7 in the Big Ten.u Backup LB Keanon Cooper has 18 stops in his last three games and ranks No. 6 on the team.

u Junior safety Kim Royston made the most of his first performance against his former team last week. Royston transferred to Minnesota from Wisconsin last year. After sitting out a season due to NCAA transfer rules, Royston is eligible to play this year. He played plenty against his former team last week, racking up 11 tackles. Royston ranks No. 5 on the team with 28 total tackles.

u Senior cornerback Marcus Sherels set a Minnesota record with an 88-yard fumble return for a TD vs. Wisconsin last week. He ranks ninth on the team with 14 stops, despite playing just three games.u Junior safety Kyle Theret has seen action in all 30 games of his Gopher career. He has started 24 games in his career, including each of the last 23.u Theret was No. 2 on the team with 78 total tackles last season. He ranks fourth this season with 33. He also made three interceptions in 2008, to rank No. 10 in the Big Ten.u Kim Royston picked up his first Gopher interception two weeks ago at Northwestern, thwarting a po-tential scoring drive at the Minnesota 2-yard line. His only other career pick was vs. Minnesota in 2007.u Senior CB Traye Simmons has broken up three passes this season, after 14 PBU and 4 INTs in 2008.u Freshman cornerback Michael Carter has seen a great deal of action as the Gophers’ third corner.

u Senior punter Blake Haudan found out he was going to be punting vs. California 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 just three games as a punter, Haudan is averaging 41.6 yards per punt with seven fair catches and four 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 38 successful long snaps through five games this season (23 punt, 8 FG, 15 PAT). Coleman made 128 snaps in 2008, with only one bad snap.u Junior placekicker Eric Ellestad remained perfect on PATs (14-14), hitting both attempts last week. He is 7-of-8 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 6


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 6 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - OFFENSELeft Tackle79 - Matt Stommes 6-7 312 Sr.* Has started three games this season after missing two with ankle injury76 - 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 eighth career start vs. Wisconsin last week78 - Ryan Orton 6-4 296 So.* Saw action in all 13 games, with six starts, as a red-shirt freshman last seasonCenter61 - Trey Davis 6-2 281 So.* Appeared in 10 games, including five starts, as a red-shirt freshman last season53 - D.J. Burris 6-2 290 Jr.* First appearance of season was a start at Northwestern; 21 career startsRight Guard73 - Matt Carufel 6-5 302 Jr.* Has started four of five games this season; Three career starts at Notre Dame53 - D.J. Burris 6-2 290 Jr.* First appearance of season was a start at Northwestern; 21 career startsRight Tackle71 - Jeff Wills 6-7 365 Jr. Largest player on the Gophers’ roster; Started his first five games as a Gopher74 - Ryan Ruckdashel 6-5 290 Sr.* Experienced, versatile lineman has played in 24 games, both at guard and tackleQuarterback8 - Adam Weber 6-3 221 Jr.* Needs 28 yards to move into the No. 2 spot on the Minnesota career passing chart5 - MarQueis Gray 6-4 222 Fr. Rushed for 33 yards on five carries two weeks ago at NorthwesternRunning Back22 - Duane Bennett 5-9 203 So.* Scored a career-high three TDs and had a career-best 21 carries at Northwestern23 - DeLeon Eskridge 5-11 198 So. Rushed for a season-high 60 yards last week vs. WisconsinFullback35 - Jon Hoese 6-2 233 Jr.* Former walk-on; Converted safety; Averaging 8.0 yards per carry42 - 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.* Became Minnesota’s career receiving yardage leader last week vs. Wisconsin83 - Da’Jon McKnight 6-3 200 So. Caught a two-point conversion pass last week vs. WisconsinWide 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. Was rated as the top junior-college recruit in the nation last yearTight End48 - Nick Tow-Arnett 6-3 248 Sr.* Career-best five receptions for 65 yards at Northwestern85 - Eric Lair 6-3 230 So. First career touch came on a tight end reverse vs. Wisconsin, gaining 8 yards

WEEK 6 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTSPlacekicker37 - Eric Ellestad 6-3 204 Jr.* 7-of-8 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.* 22 good holds in his first collegiate action the last 5 weeks (14 PATs, 8 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 6 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTSPunter38 - Blake Haudan 6-1 210 Sr.* Has forced seven fair catches in 14 total punts this seasonPunt Return81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Returned one punt for 22 yards 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 28.2 yards per return this season, ranking No. 23 in the nation20 - Jay Thomas 6-0 209 Sr.* 27 career kickoff returns (22.4 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 6 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - DEFENSEDefensive End89 - Barrett Moen 6-3 282 Sr.* Former walk-on came to UM as a guard; 5 career starts have all come this season93 - Derrick Onwuachi 6-5 262 Sr.* Five solo stops last two weeks in first action since injuring knee on first day of campDefensive Tackle99 - Garrett Brown 6-2 310 Sr. Has started 24 straight games; Ten total tackles this season w/ a forced fumble96 - Brandon Kirksey 6-2 295 So. Missed Northwestern game with a foot injury; Has played in four contests in 2009Nose98 - Eric Small 6-2 306 Sr.* Has started 24 games; Three sacks this season is tops on the team68 - Jewhan Edwards 6-2 333 So. Has played in 17 games in his Gopher career; has three total stops this seasonDefensive End97 - Anthony Jacobs 6-2 289 So.* Made his first career start vs. Wisconsin last week, making two tackles90 - 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 44 total tackles, No. 2 with 3.5 tackles-for-loss33 - Rex Sharpe 6-1 231 Sr.* Has appeared in 15 games during his Gopher careerLinebacker30 - Lee Campbell 6-3 246 Sr.* Leads team in tackles for loss (5.0); Ranks No. 2 on team in total stops (53)51 - Gary Tinsley 6-1 220 So. Has seen action in 12 career games, mostly on special teamsLinebacker32 - Nate Triplett 6-3 247 Sr.* Leads nation with 40 solo tackles; Leads team with four pass break-ups4 - Keanon Cooper 6-0 210 Fr.* Has had three straight solid games (7 tackles vs. Cal, 6 vs. NW, 4 vs. Wisconsin)Cornerback15 - Traye Simmons 5-11 180 Sr. Leads defensive backs 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 24th game of his career, tallied seven tackles vs. Wisconsin28 - 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; Tallied 11 stops vs. his old team last week2 - Ryan Collado 5-9 175 Jr. Has played in all 30 games, including 12 starts in Gopher career; Usually plays CBCornerback24 - Marcus Sherels 5-11 172 Sr. Set a school record with an 88-yard fumble recovery for TD last week vs. Wisconsin13 - 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.



Gm 5 Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 28SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALWisconsin 7 3 7 14 31Minnesota 10 3 0 15 28

Scoring Summary1st 09:04 WIS Clay 2 yd run (Welch kick), 9-59 4:23, WIS 7 - MINN 0 02:54 MINN Ellestad 28 yd field goal, 12-56 6:10, WIS 7 - MINN 3 01:26 MINN Decker 11 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 2-11 0:41, WIS 7 - MINN 102nd 11:27 WIS Welch 39 yd field goal, 13-56 4:59, WIS 10 - MINN 10 02:26 MINN Ellestad 20 yd field goal, 12-76 5:35, WIS 10 - MINN 133rd 04:33 WIS Clay 1 yd run (Welch kick), 9-70 3:39, WIS 17 - MINN 134th 11:51 WIS Kendricks 5 yd pass from Tolzien (Welch kick), 13-85 6:03, WIS 24 - MINN 13 06:50 MINN Sherels 88 yd fumble recovery (McKnight pass from Weber), WIS 24 - MINN 21 03:00 WIS Clay 1 yd run (Welch kick), 8-74 3:50, WIS 31 - MINN 21 02:13 MINN Bennett 1 yd run (Ellestad kick), 3-80 0:47, WIS 31 - MINN 28

MINN UWFIRST DOWNS 22 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 49-295 28-57PASSING YDS (NET) 159 271Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-16-1 30-16-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-454 58-328Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-88Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-65 5-148Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-25Punts (Number-Avg) 3-45.0 3-42.3Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2Penalties-Yards 5-36 9-75Possession Time 34:41 25:19Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 6 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-42 0-0

RUSHING: Wisconsin Badgers-Clay 32-184; Tolzien 5-65; Brown 6-39; Ball 4-5; Gilreath 1-4; Team 1-minus 2. Minnesota-Eskridge 14-60; Bennett 2-20; Lair 1-8; Gray 1-4; Whaley 2-3; Hoese 1-1; Green 1-minus 3; Pittman 1-minus 9; Weber 5-minus 27.

PASSING: Wisconsin Badgers-Tolzien 16-26-1-159. Minnesota-Weber 16-30-1-271.

RECEIVING: Wisconsin Badgers-Graham 7-68; Toon 4-33; Kendricks 2-30; Anderson 2-19; Moore 1-9. Minnesota-Decker 8-140; Stoudermire 3-46; Eskridge 2-10; Tow-Arnett 1-38; Carpenter 1-25; Bennett 1-12.

INTERCEPTIONS: Wisconsin Badgers-Butrym 1-0. Minnesota-Triplett 1-25.

FUMBLES: Wisconsin Badgers-Brown 1-1; Tolzien 1-1. Minnesota-Bennett 1-1; Weber 1-1.

Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 50805Kickoff time: 11:02 am End of Game: 2:16 Total elapsed time: 3:14

SACKS (UA-A): Wisconsin Badgers-Schofield 2-0; Nzegwu 2-0; Butrym 0-1; Borland 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Wisconsin Badgers-Fenelus 8-1; Schofield 5-1; Smith 5-1; Valai 3-3; Taylor 3-2; Nzegwu 3-1; Watt 2-2; Butrym 1-3; Maragos 2-0; St. Jean 1-1; McFadden 1-1; Hampton 1-0; Henry 1-0; Tolzien 1-0; Sorensen 1-0; Hartmann 0-1; Borland 0-1. Minnesota-Campbell 8-5; Royston 5-6; Triplett 7-2; Lawrence 5-4; Theret 3-4; Sherels 3-2; Cooper 1-3; Brown 2-1; Simmons 1-2; Salamon 2-0; Small 1-1; Jacobs 0-2; Tinsley 0-2; Henderson 0-2; Onwuachi 1-0; Klitzke 1-0; Collado 1-0; Hoese 0-1; Tow-Arnett 0-1; Carpenter 0-1; Moen 0-1.0-1.



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* L 28-31 TCF Bank Stadium 50805Oct 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 127 123 Points Per Game 25.4 24.6FIRST DOWNS 81 102 Rushing 26 46 Passing 53 51 Penalty 2 5RUSHING YARDAGE 480 873 Yards gained rushing 601 1004 Yards lost rushing 121 131 Rushing Attempts 147 222 Average Per Rush 3.3 3.9 Average Per Game 96.0 174.6 TDs Rushing 6 10PASSING YARDAGE 1157 1012 Comp-Att-Int 92-161-6 93-146-3 Average Per Pass 7.2 6.9 Average Per Catch 12.6 10.9 Average Per Game 231.4 202.4 TDs Passing 7 5TOTAL OFFENSE 1637 1885 Total Plays 308 368 Average Per Play 5.3 5.1 Average Per Game 327.4 377.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 22-599 22-461PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-57 10-34INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-25 6-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.2 21.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 3.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 5-5 12-7PENALTIES-Yards 31-253 22-179 Average Per Game 50.6 35.8PUNTS-Yards 23-984 25-1073 Average Per Punt 42.8 42.9 Net punt average 40.4 37.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:02 31:583RD-DOWN Conversions 27/68 37/78 3rd-Down Pct 40% 47%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/5 4/5 4th-Down Pct 20% 80%SACKS BY-Yards 10-76 12-83MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 15 15FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-8 6-7ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES 18-20 90% 14-16 88%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 12-20 60% 10-16 63%PAT-ATTEMPTS 14-14 100% 15-15 100%ATTENDANCE 152415 70708 Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMinnesota 34 24 17 49 3 127Opponents 34 30 28 31 0 123

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

RUSHINGPlayer GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long YPGBennett, Duane 5 53 238 8 230 4.3 5 19 46.0Eskridge, DeLeon 5 37 172 7 165 4.5 1 25 33.0Gray, MarQueis 5 9 55 1 54 6.0 0 18 10.8Hoese, Jon 5 8 40 0 40 5.0 0 10 8.0Whaley, Kevin 3 8 39 5 34 4.2 0 11 11.3Carpenter, Hayo 4 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 11 4.2Lair, Eric 5 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 1.6Stoudermire, Troy 5 2 9 6 3 1.5 0 9 0.6Green, Brandon 5 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.6TEAM 2 6 0 6 -6 -1.0 0 0 -3.0Pittman, David 1 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -9.0Weber, Adam 5 19 23 76 -53 -2.8 0 9 -10.6Total.......... 5 147 601 121 480 3.3 6 25 96.0Opponents...... 5 222 1004 131 873 3.9 10 47 174.6

PASSINGPlayer G Effic. Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/GWeber, Adam 5 122.89 91-159-6 57.2 1150 6 53 230.0Decker, Eric 5 244.40 1-2-0 50.0 7 1 7 1.4Pittman, David 1 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 5 124.40 92-161-6 57.1 1157 7 53 231.4Opponents...... 5 129.12 93-146-3 63.7 1012 5 59 202.4

RECEIVINGPlayer G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GDecker, Eric 5 43 639 14.9 5 53 127.8Stoudermire, Troy 5 13 121 9.3 1 19 24.2Tow-Arnett, Nick 5 11 166 15.1 0 38 33.2Green, Brandon 5 10 130 13.0 0 27 26.0Bennett, Duane 5 6 17 2.8 0 12 3.4Hoese, Jon 5 4 24 6.0 0 13 4.8Carpenter, Hayo 4 2 43 21.5 0 25 10.8Eskridge, DeLeon 5 2 10 5.0 0 13 2.0Gray, MarQueis 5 1 7 7.0 1 7 1.4Total.......... 5 92 1157 12.6 7 53 231.4Opponents...... 5 93 1012 10.9 5 59 202.4

TOTAL OFFENSEPlayer G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GWeber, Adam 5 178 -53 1150 1097 219.4Bennett, Duane 5 53 230 0 230 46.0Eskridge, DeLeon 5 37 165 0 165 33.0Gray, MarQueis 5 9 54 0 54 10.8Hoese, Jon 5 8 40 0 40 8.0Whaley, Kevin 3 8 34 0 34 11.3Carpenter, Hayo 4 2 17 0 17 4.2Lair, Eric 5 1 8 0 8 1.6Decker, Eric 5 2 0 7 7 1.4Stoudermire, Troy 5 2 3 0 3 0.6Green, Brandon 5 1 -3 0 -3 -0.6TEAM 2 6 -6 0 -6 -3.0Pittman, David 1 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0Total.......... 5 308 480 1157 1637 327.4Opponents...... 5 368 873 1012 1885 377.0



SCORING |----------------------PATs-----------------------|Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts.Ellestad, Eric 0 7-8 14-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 35Bennett, Duane 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Decker, Eric 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Eskridge, DeLeon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Gray, 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 6Triplett, Nate 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Sherels, Marcus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6McKnight, Da’Jon 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2Weber, Adam 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0Total.......... 15 7-8 14-14 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 127Opponents...... 15 6-7 15-15 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 123

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...... 10 34 3.4 0 10

KICKOFF RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongStoudermire, Troy 17 480 28.2 0 54Carpenter, Hayo 3 88 29.3 0 41Thomas, Jay 2 31 15.5 0 21Total.......... 22 599 27.2 0 54Opponents...... 22 461 21.0 0 79

INTERCEPTION RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongTriplett, Nate 2 25 12.5 0 25Royston, Kim 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 3 25 8.3 0 25Opponents...... 6 0 0.0 0 0

FUMBLE RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongSherels, Marcus 1 88 88.0 1 88Triplett, Nate 1 52 52.0 1 52Total.......... 2 140 70.0 2 88Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGEPlayer G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GDecker, Eric 5 0 639 0 0 0 639 127.8Stoudermire, Troy 5 3 121 0 480 0 604 120.8Bennett, Duane 5 230 17 0 0 0 247 49.4Eskridge, DeLeon 5 165 10 0 0 0 175 35.0Tow-Arnett, Nick 5 0 166 0 0 0 166 33.2Carpenter, Hayo 4 17 43 0 88 0 148 37.0Green, Brandon 5 -3 130 0 0 0 127 25.4Hoese, Jon 5 40 24 0 0 0 64 12.8Gray, MarQueis 5 54 7 0 0 0 61 12.2Whaley, Kevin 3 34 0 0 0 0 34 11.3Thomas, Jay 5 0 0 0 31 0 31 6.2Allen, Bryant 4 0 0 30 0 0 30 7.5Sherels, Marcus 3 0 0 27 0 0 27 9.0Triplett, Nate 5 0 0 0 0 25 25 5.0Lair, Eric 5 8 0 0 0 0 8 1.6TEAM 2 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -3.0Pittman, David 1 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -9.0Weber, Adam 5 -53 0 0 0 0 -53 -10.6Total.......... 5 480 1157 57 599 25 2318 463.6Opponents...... 5 873 1012 34 461 0 2380 476.0

PUNTINGPlayer No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdHaudan, Blake 14 583 41.6 54 0 7 4 0Orseske, Dan 9 401 44.6 53 1 2 3 0Total.......... 23 984 42.8 54 1 9 7 0Opponents...... 25 1073 42.9 60 4 8 11 1

KICKOFFSPlayer No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnEllestad, Eric 26 1619 62.3 4 0 Total.......... 26 1619 62.3 4 0 461 41.5 28Opponents...... 25 1569 62.8 2 1 599 37.2 32

FIELD GOALSPlayer FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg BlkEllestad, Eric 7-8 87.5 0-0 4-4 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)Wisconsin (28), (20) (39)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 5-5 40 16 56 3.0-4 . 2-25 4 2-52 . . .30 Campbell, Lee 5-5 35 18 53 5.0-9 0.5-3 . 3 . . . .21 Lawrence, Simoni 5-5 26 18 44 3.5-13 1.0-10 . 2 . 1 . .27 Theret, Kyle 5-5 19 14 33 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . .3 Royston, Kim 5-5 16 12 28 . . 1-0 1 . . . .4 Cooper, Keanon 5-0 10 8 18 1.0-3 . . . . . 1 .15 Simmons, Traye 5-5 8 7 15 1.0-3 . . 3 . . . .98 Small, Eric 5-5 10 4 14 3.0-19 3.0-19 . 1 . 1 . .24 Sherels, Marcus 3-3 7 7 14 . . . 2 1-88 . . .2 Collado, Ryan 5-2 11 2 13 1.0-4 . . . . . . .55 McKinley, Cedric 4-4 5 6 11 3.0-13 1.0-9 . 1 2-0 1 . .99 Brown, Garrett 5-5 7 3 10 . . . . . 1 . .96 Kirksey, Brandon 4-0 6 3 9 2.0-7 . . . . 1 . .97 Jacobs, Anthony 5-1 5 3 8 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . . . . .26 Rallis, Mike 3-0 5 1 6 . . . . . 1 . .89 Moen, Barrett 5-5 2 4 6 0.5-5 0.5-5 . 1 . . . .45 Klitzke, Bryan 5-0 4 2 6 . . . . . . . .90 Henderson, Raymond 5-0 4 2 6 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . . . .93 Onwuachi, Derrick 2-0 5 . 5 . . . . . . . .20 Thomas, Jay 5-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .29 Salamon, Shady 4-0 3 . 3 . . . . . . . .68 Edwards, Jewhan 5-1 1 2 3 0.5-1 . . . . . . .95 Wilhite, D.L. 4-0 2 1 3 2.0-16 2.0-16 . . 1-0 1 . .35 Hoese, Jon 5-4 1 2 3 . . . . . . . .33 Sharpe, Rex 5-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .37 Ellestad, Eric 5-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .51 Tinsley, Gary 5-0 . 2 2 . . . . . . . .4 Carpenter, Hayo 4-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .48 Tow-Arnett, Nick 5-5 . 1 1 . . . . 1-0 . . .16 Kuznia, Ben 5-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .43 Grant, Ryan 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .1 Carter, Michael 4-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .25 Dandridge, Tim 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .1 Green, Brandon 5-2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .31 Singletary, Marcus 4-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .Total.......... 5-0 242 142 384 28-111 10-76 3-25 19 7-140 7 1 .Opponents...... 5-0 178 116 294 26.0-120 12-83 6-0 22 5-0 5 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 1/3WISCONSIN 28-31 15/22 4/11 11/10 0/1 28-57/49-295 16-30-1/16-26-1 271/159 58-328/75-454 261/67 3/3

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 WISCONSIN 6-14/8-13 1-1/0-0 25:19/34:41 -9:22 2.0/6.0 9.0/6.1 5.7/6.1 3-42.3/3-45.0 9-75/5-36

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 0WISCONSIN 28-31 5 4 .800 2 1 1 2 20 18 .900 12 6 6 6

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 1WISCONSIN 28-31 4 4 1.000 4 3 1 0Totals 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 HoeseWISCONSIN Decker Green Tow-Arnett Stommes Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Carufel Wills Weber Bennett Stoudermire

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 SherelsWISCONSIN Moen Brown Small Jacobs 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 37Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 Totals 1 -3 0 0 10 130 0 27 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127

#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 84Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 8 140 1 40 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 Totals 0 0 0 0 43 639 5 53 1-2-0 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 639

#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 -1Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 5 -27 0 6 0 0 0 0 16-30-1 271 1 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -27 Totals 19 -53 0 9 0 0 0 0 91-159-6 1150 6 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -53

#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 111Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 3 46 0 17 0-0-0 0 0 0 4 138 0 41 0 0 0 0 184 Totals 2 3 0 9 13 121 1 19 0-0-0 0 0 0 17 480 0 54 0 0 0 0 604

#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 89Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 2 20 1 19 1 12 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Totals 53 230 5 19 6 17 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 247

#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 65Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 38 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 Totals 0 0 0 0 11 166 0 38 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 166



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 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 5 4 9 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 18 44 3.5-13 1.0-10 1 0-0 0-0 0 2 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 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 3 4 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 19 14 33 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 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 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 8 5 13 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 18 53 5.0-9 0.5-3 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 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 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 7 2 9 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 1-0 1-25 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 16 56 3.0-4 0.0-0 0 2-52 2-25 1 4 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 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 10 4 14 3.0-19 3.0-19 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 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 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 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. Wisconsin, 10/3/09Three 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: Marcus Sherels (88 yds. - school record) vs. Wisconsin, 10/3/09Safety: UL-Monroe’s punt snap went out of end zone, 9/2/00Made 2-pt. conversion: Da’Jon McKnight pass from Adam Weber, vs. Wisconsin, 10/3/09Missed 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: 184, John Clay, Wisconsin, 10/3/09100+ yards rushing: 184, John Clay, Wisconsin, 10/3/092 players with 100+ yards rushing: 203, R. Mendenhall, Illinois and 133, I. Williams, Illinois, 11/3/07Three or more TDs rushing: 3, John Clay, Wisconsin, 10/3/09150+ 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: 295, Wisconsin, 10/3/09< 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: 454, Wisconsin, 10/3/09300+ total net yards: 454, Wisconsin, 10/3/09< 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: 31, Wisconsin (W, 31-28), 10/3/090 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. 7 171 Michael Carter DB Fr. 0 52 Ryan Collado CB Jr. 11 283 Kim Royston DB Jr. 5 54 Hayo Carpenter WR Jr. 0 44 Keanon Cooper LB Fr. 0 5 5 Johnny Johnson DB So. 0 135 MarQueis Gray QB Fr. 0 56 Kerry Lewis DB Fr. 0 06 Kevin Whaley RB Fr. 0 37 Eric Decker WR Sr. 31 418 Adam Weber QB Jr. 30 308 Spencer Reeves LB Fr. 0 39 David Pittman WR Sr. 1 1111 Troy Stoudermire WR So. 5 1812 Moses Alipate QB Fr. 0 013 Michael McKelton DB Sr. 0 1414 Damola Ogundipe DB Jr. 0 515 Traye Simmons CB Sr. 16 1716 Ben Kuznia WR Sr. 12 2217 Sam Maresh LB Fr. 0 018 R.J. Buckner RB Jr. 0 519 Adam Lueck QB Fr. 0 020 Jay Thomas RB Sr. 1 3921 Simoni Lawrence LB Sr. 10 1822 Duane Bennett RB So. 13 1723 DeLeon Eskridge RB So. 9 1824 Marcus Sherels CB Jr. 15 3125 Tim Dandridge DB So. 0 1626 Mike Rallis DB So. 1 1627 Kyle Theret DB Jr. 23 2928 Kenny Watkins DB Fr. 0 029 Shady Salamon RB So. 2 1630 Lee Campbell LB Sr. 29 4031 Marcus Singletary DB Sr. 0 432 Nathan Triplett LB Sr. 6 3133 Rex Sharpe LB Sr. 0 1634 Kyle Henderson DB So. 0 035 Jon Hoese FB Jr. 5 2336 Ben Haviland DB Fr. 0 036 Nick Rengel FB Fr. 0 037 Eric Ellestad K Jr. 0 537 Willie Schneider FB Fr. 0 038 Blake Haudan P Sr. 0 538 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. 0 544 Brent Singleton LB Fr. 0 044 Ed Cotton FB Fr. 0 046 Chris Severson DL Fr. 0 047 Ryan Coleman LS Jr. 0 1848 Bryan Klitzke DB So. 0 548 Nick Tow-Arnett TE Sr. 7 3149 Matt Garin DE Fr. 0 050 Patrick Sveum LB Sr. 0 051 Gary Tinsley LB So. 0 1252 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL Sr. 16 2553 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 1162 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 1768 Chris Bunders OL So. 8 1269 Jacob Glickstein DL Fr. 0 071 Jeff Wills OL Jr. 5 573 Matt Carufel OL Jr. 4 4 74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL Sr. 0 2475 Brooks Michel OL Fr. 0 076 Dominic Alford OL Jr. 12 2578 Ryan Orton OL So. 6 1679 Matt Stommes OL Sr. 4 1680 Xzavian Brandon WR So. 0 481 Bryant Allen WR Fr. 0 482 A.J. Barker WR Fr. 0 083 Da’Jon McKnight WR So. 0 1484 Victor Keise WR Fr. 0 085 Eric Lair TE So. 0 1786 Ra’Shede Hageman TE Fr. 0 087 Sahr Ngekia WR Fr. 0 088 Collin McGarry TE Jr. 0 589 Barrett Moen DL Sr. 5 2890 Raymond Henderson DE Sr. 0 1591 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE Fr. 0 092 Kyle Dykstra DL Fr. 0 093 Derrick Onwuachi DE Sr. 13 2394 Eric Jacques DL Fr. 0 095 D.L. Wilhite DE Fr. 0 496 Brandon Kirksey DT So. 0 1596 Curtis Hughes TE Jr. 0 1597 Anthony Jacobs DE So. 1 1598 Eric Small DT Sr. 23 3099 Garrett Brown DT Sr. 24 38



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 271 Weber, Adam vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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, R 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) Triplett, Nate vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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 271 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Yards Per Pass 9.0 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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 75 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Turnovers 4 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Interceptions By 1 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009))

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 32 Clay, John, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Yards Rushing 184 Clay, John, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)TD Rushes 5 Best, Jahvid, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Long Rush 47 Tolzien, Scott, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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) Graham, Garrett, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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) Kendricks, Lanc, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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 50.5 Nortman, Brad, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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) Fenelus, Antoni, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Sacks 2.0 Alualu, Tyson, vs California (Sep 19, 2009) Schofield, O’Br, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009) Nzegwu, Louis, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Tackles For Loss 3.5 Schofield, O’Br, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Interceptions 2 Mohamed, Mike, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 66 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Yards Rushing 295 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Yards Per Rush 6.0 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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 454 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Yards Per Play 6.1 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Points 35 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Sacks By 5 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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) vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 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)Wisconsin 12-56 6:10 1 2:54 Eric Ellestad 28-yard field goalWisconsin 2-11 0:41 1 1:26 Eric Decker 11-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Wisconsin 12-76 5:35 2 2:26 Eric Ellestad 20-yard field goalWisconsin --- --- 4 6:50 Marcus Sherels 88-yard fumble return (Eric Ellestad kick)WIsconsin 3-80 0:47 4 2:13 Duane Bennett 1-yard run (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)Wisconsin 9-59 4:23 1 9:04 John Clay 2-yard run (Philip Welch kick)Wisconsin 13-56 4:59 2 11:27 Philip Welch 39-yard field goalWisconsin 9-70 3:39 3 4:33 John Clay 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick)Wisconsin 13-85 7:03 4 11:51 Lance Kendricks 5-yard pass from Scott Tolzien (Philip Welch kick)Wisconsin 8-74 3:50 4 3:00 John Clay 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick)



2009 MINNESOTA LONG PLAYS (20+ YARDS) Yards Type Player(s) Opponent *88 FR Sherels, Marcus Wisconsin Badgers 54 KR Stoudermire, Troy Syracuse 53 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse *52 FR Triplett, Nate Air Force 41 KR Stoudermire, Troy Wisconsin Badgers 41 KR Carpenter, Hayo California 40 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Wisconsin Badgers 38 Pass Tow-Arnett, Nick from Weber, Adam Wisconsin Badgers 38 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse 38 KR Stoudermire, Troy Wisconsin Badgers 37 KR Stoudermire, Troy Northwestern 36 KR Stoudermire, Troy Air Force 36 KR Stoudermire, Troy Northwestern 35 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Wisconsin Badgers 33 KR Stoudermire, Troy Wisconsin Badgers 30 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse 27 KR Stoudermire, Troy Syracuse 27 Pass Green, Brandon from Weber, Adam Northwestern 27 PR Sherels, Marcus Syracuse 27 KR Carpenter, Hayo Air Force *26 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam California 26 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Air Force 26 KR Stoudermire, Troy Air Force 26 KR Stoudermire, Troy Wisconsin Badgers 25 Rush Eskridge, DeLeon Air Force 25 INT Triplett, Nate Wisconsin Badgers 25 Pass Tow-Arnett, Nick from Weber, Adam Air Force 25 Pass Carpenter, Hayo from Weber, Adam Wisconsin Badgers 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 PR Allen, Bryant Northwestern 22 KR Stoudermire, Troy California 21 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Air Force 21 KR Thomas, Jay California 21 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Northwestern 21 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse 21 Pass Green, Brandon from Weber, Adam Air Force 20 KR Carpenter, Hayo Northwestern 20 Pass Tow-Arnett, Nick from Weber, Adam Northwestern 20 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Air Force 20 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Northwestern* touchdown scored on play

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLong Plays By Yards No. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 1 170-79 0 060-69 0 050-59 3 140-49 3 030-39 9 020-29 27 1

Long Plays By Type No. TDRushing 1 0Passing 20 1Punt returns 2 0Kick returns 17 0Interceptions 1 0Fumble returns 2 2Other 0 0TOTAL 43 3

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPlayer No. TD R P KR PR IR FRDecker, Eric 14 1 0 14 0 0 0 0Stoudermire, Troy 13 0 0 0 13 0 0 0Carpenter, Hayo 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0Tow-Arnett, Nick 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0Triplett, Nate 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Sherels, Marcus 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1Green, Brandon 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Eskridge, DeLeon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Thomas, Jay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Allen, Bryant 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0TOTAL 43 3 1 20 17 2 1 2

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 Return25- Triplett, Nate vs Wisconsin Badgers (10/3/2009)

Fumble Return88 - Sherels, Marcus vs Wisconsin (10/3/2009)

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 four games this season. A true freshman, he is already 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 • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 4/0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 4/0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 1 vs. Cal, 9/19/09

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 started for the second consecutive game on Oct. 3 against Wisconsin. Currently ranks among the Gophers top receivers with 10 receptions for 130 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 • started for the second straight game in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 finishing with one rush for -3 yards •

Receiving RushingYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg 2008 12/5 21 306 14.6 1 71 0 0 0.0 0 02009 5/2 10 130 13.0 0 27 1 -3 -3.0 0 0Total 16/6 31 436 14.1 1 71 1 -3 -3.0 0 0

Game Offensive BestsReceptions - 5 3x, last at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Receiving Yards - 100 at Purdue, 10-25-2008Receiving Touchdowns - 1 at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Long Reception - 71 at Purdue, 10-25-2008

2 - Allen, BryantExciting young player who has already shown flashes of his athletic ability. Tallied one of the Gophers best punt returns of the season, with a 22-yard burst against Northwestern.

Did 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 • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wiscon-sin on 10/3, did not record any statistics •

Punt ReturnsYear PR Yds. Avg. TD Long2009 2 30 15.0 0 22Total 2 30 15.0 0 22

2 - Collado, RyanValuable defensive back who has experience in the starting line-up. Is posting another solid campaign and is among the leaders in the secondary with 13 stops on the season. Has appeared in every game this season with two stops.

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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 notched one solo tackle •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 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 5/2 11 2 13 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0-0Total 30/12 70 16 86 3.0-7 1 4 1 2 0-0

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 9 at Indiana, 10-6-2007Solo Tackles - 8 at Indiana 10-6-2007 Interceptions - 1 at Illinois, 10-11-2008Forced Fumbles - 1 at Indiana, 10-6-2007Fumble Recoveries - 1 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008Pass Break-ups - 2 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-8-2007

3 - Royston, KimHas started every game in his first season of eligibility after transferring from Wisconsin. 28 total tackles stand as the fifth best on them and are second among the secondary. His 16 solo stops are also fifth on the team. Posted his best game of the season, and his career, against Wisconsin finishing with a career high 11 tackles which was the second best 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 North-western 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, tallied a career high 11 total tackles, including five solo stops • 11 stops against Wisconsin were the second best mark on the team and led defensive backs •



DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 5/5 16 12 28 0-0 1 1 0 0 0-0Total 5/5 16 12 28 0-0 1 1 0 0 0-0

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 11 vs. Wisconsin, 10-3-2009Solo Tackles - 7 vs. Air Force, 9-12-2009Interceptions - 1 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Pass Break-ups - 1 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009

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. Has also shown big play abilities on offense with a rush of 11 yards and two receptions of at least 18 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 hauled in one pass for a career-long 25 yards •

Receiving RushingYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long2009 4/0 2 43 21.5 0 25 2 17 8.5 0 11Total 4/0 2 43 21.5 0 25 2 17 8.5 0 11

Kickoff ReturnsYear KR Yds. Avg. TD Long2008 3 88 29.3 0 41Total 3 88 29.3 0 41

Game Offensive BestsReceptions - 1 2x, last vs. Wisconsin, 10-3-2009Receiving Yards - 25 vs. Wisconsin, 10-3-2009Long Reception - 25 vs. Wisconsin, 10-3-2009Carries - 2 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Rushing Yards - 17 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009

4 - Cooper, KeanonReserve linebacker whose 18 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. Had another solid game in the loss to Wisconsin coming up with four tackles and his first career blocked punt.

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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, registered four tackles and also blocked a punt •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 5/0 10 8 18 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 0-0Total 5/0 10 8 18 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 0-0

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 7 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Solo Tackles - 6 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009

5 - Gray, MarQueisFreshman who can play in several spots 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 carried 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin rushed one time for four yards •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2009 5/1 9 54 6.0 0 18 1 7 7.0 1 7Total 5/1 9 54 6.0 0 18 1 7 7.0 1 7

Game Offensive BestsCarries - 5 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Rushing Yards - 33 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Long Rush - 18 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Receptions - 1 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Receiving Yards - 7 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Receiving Touchdowns - 1 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Long Reception - 7 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009

7 - Decker, EricOne of the nation’s premiere players an d among the Gophers all-time best. Now the Gophers career leader in receiving yards passing Ron Johnson with his 140 yard performance against Wisconsin and becomes the first Minnesota player to surpass the 3,000 yard mark in his career. Ranks third in the nation with 127.8 receiving yards per game and fifth in the nation with 8.6 recep-tions 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 43 receptions and 639 yards receiving. The only player in the Big Ten to average over 100 receiving yards per game at 127.8 and leads in receiving touchdowns with five.

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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, posted his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season with 140 yards on eight catches and one touchdown • against Wisconsin, became the Gophers all-time leader in career receiving yards, passing Ron Johnson •

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 192009 5/5 43 639 14.9 5 53 0 0 0 0 0Total 42/32 220 3000 13.6 24 75 15 114 7.6 1 19

Game Offensive BestsReceptions - 13 vs. Indiana, 10-4-2008Receiving Yards - 190 vs. Indiana, 10-4-2008Receiving Touchdowns - 2 4x, at Northwestern, 9-29-2009Long Reception - 75 vs. Kansas, 12-31-2008Rushing Attempts - 3 2x, last vs. Illinois, 11-3-2007Rushing Yards - 31 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008Passing Attempts - 2 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009

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. Threw his 1,000th pass against Wisconsin, and gained his 600th completion. His 879 passing yards rank 43rd in the nation. His 230.0 passing yards per game rank fourth in the Big Ten. Threw for two touchdowns twice on the season, against Cal and again against Northwest-ern. Threw for more than 200 yards in each of the Gophers first three games, and five times on the season. Posted his highest passing tally this with 271 yards against Wisconsin.

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 inter-ceptions • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, finished 21-for-32 passing 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, threw for a season high 271 yards on 16-of-30 passing with one touchdown and one interception • 271 yards against Wisconsin stands as his eighth best day

passing in his career •

PassingYear 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 5/5 91 159 .572 1150 6 6 122.9Total 30/30 604 1018 .593 6806 45 33 123.6

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2007 12/12 147 617 4.2 5 292008 13/13 127 233 1.8 4 392009 5/5 19 -53 -2.8 0 9Total 30/30 293 797 2.7 9 39

Game Offensive BestsPassing Yards - 352 vs. Wisconsin, 11-17-2007Pass Attempts - 51 2x, last vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Completions - 31 2x, last vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Passing TD’s - 5 at Northwestern, 10-13-2007Long Pass - 71 vs. Purdue, 10-25-08Rushing Yards - 97 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-8-2007Rushing Attempts - 20 vs. Purdue, 9-22-2007Long Rush - 39 at Purdue, 10-26-2008Total Offense - 439 vs. Wisconsin, 11-17-2007

11 - Stoudermire, TroyDangerous return man who has who has racked up 480 yards on kick returns through the season’s first five games. His 604 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 28.2 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 re-turned four kickoffs for 111 yards including a game long 37 yarder • in 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 caught three passes for 46 yards to finish second on the team in receiving • also against Wisconsin returned four kickoffs for a game high 138 yards, including a long of 41 yards •



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 5/4 2 3 1.5 0 9 13 121 9.3 1 19Total 16/4 7 21 3.0 0 9 13 88 6.8 1 19

Kickoff ReturnsYear KR Yds. Avg. TD Long2008 42 1,083 25.8 0 602009 17 480 28.2 0 54Total 59 1,563 26.5 0 60

15 - Simmons, TrayeOne of the top corner s in the Big Ten, he ranks second on the Golden Gophers with three pass break-ups this season. A starter in every match, his 15 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 recorded three tackles •

DefenseYear 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 5/5 8 7 15 1.0-3 0 3 0 0 0-0Total 18/17 53 24 77 2.5-5 4 17 0 1 0-0

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 8 at Ohio State, 9-27-2008Solo Tackles - 6 vs. Michigan 11-8-2008Interceptions - 2 vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Pass Break-ups - 3 at Ohio State, 9-27-2008

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• appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics •

Receiving 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 5/0 0 0 0.0 0 0Total 22/12 31 310 10.0 0 22

Game Offensive BestsReceptions - 7 vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Receiving Yards - 98 vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Long Reception - 22 vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008

21 - Lawrence, SimoniCurrently sits third on the team and seventh in the Big Ten with 44 total tackles. Had double-digit tackles in three of the season’s first four games and nine tackles in the fifth. Has been at the top of the defensive charts in each game as well. 26 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, notched nine tackles including one of only three tackles for a loss that the Gopher had • also tabbed one pass break-up against Wisconsin •

DefenseYear 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 5/5 26 18 44 3.5-13 0 2 0 1 1.0-10Total 18/10 71 39 110 14.0-53 1 5 1 3 5.0-35

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 10 3x, last at Northwestern, 9-29-2009Solo Tackles - 7 3x, last vs. Air Force, 9-12-2009Tackles for loss - 2 2x, last vs. Michigan, 11-8-2008Sacks - 1 3x, last at Purdue, 10-25-2008Fumble Recoveries - 1 at Illinois, 10-11-2008Forced Fumbles - 1 3x, last vs. Cal, 9-19-2009

22 - Bennett, DuaneThe Golden Gophers’ leading rusher with 230 yards and 46.0 yards per game. Has carried the ball a team high 53 times and collected a season high 89 yards against Northwestern. Has five of the Gophers six rushing touchdowns this season and has been a starter in four games, while starting 13-of-17 games played in his career. Is approaching the 1,000 career yard mark with 820 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, rushed two times for 20 yards, including a season long 19-yard burst and caught one pass for a season long of 12 yards • against Wisconsin, scored his fifth touchdown of the season on a one-yard plunge •



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 5/4 53 230 4.3 5 19 6 17 2.8 0 12Total 17/13 192 812 4.3 10 61 36 287 8.0 2 35

Game Offensive BestsRushing Attempts - 21 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Rushing Yards - 106 at Michigan, 10-27-2007Rushing TD’s - 3 at Northwestern, 9-29-2009Long Rush - 61 vs. Northern Illinois, 8-30-2008Receptions - 8 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008Receiving Yards - 100 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008Long Reception - 35 vs. North Dakota State, 10-20-2007

23 - Eskridge, DeLeonHas appeared in all five games this season after playing in all 13 last year. Has his best game of the season with 14 carries for 60 yards against Wis-consin. Second on the team with 165 yards, and one of two players to score a rushing touchdown.

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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/4, carried the ball a season high 14 times for 60 yards •

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 5/0 37 165 4.5 1 25 0 0 0 0 0Total 18/9 221 879 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. Brought the TCF Bank Stadium crowd to their feet on the fourth quarter against Wisconsin with his 88 yard fumble return for a touchdown. His fumble return bettered the 52-yarder that Nate Tripplett posted earlier in the season.

On 9/5 in the 23-20 OT win vs, Syracuse recorded one solo and two total tackles 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 as-sist) • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin o n10/4, registered five tackles (3 solo, 2 assist) and returned a fumble 88 yards for a score in the fourth quarter.

DefenseYear 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 3/3 7 7 14 0-0 0 2 1 0 0-0Total 31/16 49 20 69 0-0 2 13 1 0 0-0

Kickoff ReturnsYear G KR Yds. Avg. TD Long2006 7 0 0 0.0 0 02007 9 17 364 21.4 0 372008 12 0 0 0.0 0 02009 2 0 0 0.0 0 0Total 30 17 364 21.4 0 37

Punt ReturnsYear G KR 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

25 - Dandridge, TimAppeared in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statis-tics • 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 • recorded on tackle in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 • did not appear against Wisconsin on 10/3 •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 12/0 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02009 3/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0Total 15/0 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0

27 - Theret, KyleThe leader in the defensive backfield, Theret has started every game the last two seasons. Sits fourth on the team with 33 total tackles while his 19 solo stops also rank fourth. His 33 tackles also rank 23rd in the Big Ten. Seven or more stops in four of five games, including a season-high 9 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, registered three solo and seven total tackles •

DefenseYear 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 5/5 19 14 33 0.5-0 0 1 0 0 0-0Total 30/24 112 48 150 5.0-9 6 11 3 0 0-0



Game Defensive BestsTackles - 12 at Illinois, 10-11-2008Solo Tackles - 8 at Illinois, 10-11-2008Interceptions - 1 5x, last vs. Florida Atlantic, 9-20-2008Pass Break-ups - 2 vs. Michigan, 11-8-2008Fumble Recoveries - 2 at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008

30 - Campbell, Lee With 53 tackles on the season, Campbell ranks second on the team and third in the Big Ten. Also ranks 15th in the nation in tackles. Was the first Big Ten defensive player of the week after a 13 stop performance in the season opener. Notched 13 tackles for the second time against Wisconsin. 53 tackles makes this his second best single season, behind his team leading 80 last season. His five tackles for a loss this season lead 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 tal-lied 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 • led the Gophers with 13 tackles (8 solo, 5 assist) in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin, including one tackle for a loss of one yard and one pass break-up •

DefenseYear 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 5/5 35 18 53 5.0-9 0 3 0 0 0.5-3Total 40/29 112 72 184 16.5-58 2 4 3 1 6.5-39

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 13 2x, last vs. Wisconsin, 10-3-2009Solo Tackles - 11 at Syracuse, 9-5-2008Tackles for loss - 2.0 at Purdue, 10-25-2008Sacks - 1 6x, last at Purdue, 10-25-2008Interceptions - 1 2x, last vs. Indiana, 10-4-2008Fumble Recoveries - 1 3x, last vs, Michigan, 11-8-2008Forced fumbles - 1 at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008

32 - Triplett, Nate Leads the team with 56 tackles and 40 solo stops. Also ranks eighth the na-tion with 11.2 tackles per game. Ranks second in the Big Ten in total tackles (56) and leads the Big Ten with 39 solo stops. Two interceptions and 25 return yards lead the team as well as four pass break-ups and six passes defended. 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 tallied seven solo and nine total tackles as well as a 25-yard inter-ception return and one fumble recovery •

DefenseYear 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 5/5 40 16 56 3.0-4 2 4 2 0 0-0Total 31/6 64 32 96 4.5-7 2 6 3 0 0-0

Game defensive bestsTackles - 17 vs. Air Force, 9-12-2009Solo tackles - 12 vs, Air Force, 9-12-2009

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 9/26, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics •


35 - Hoese, Jon The Gophers starter at full back in every game this season he has rushed eight times for 40 yards and caught four passes for 24 yards. Also a stand out player on special teams.

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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 carried the ball one time for one yard •



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 02009 5/4 8 40 5.0 0 10 4 24 6.0 0 13Total 23/5 12 45 3.8 8 12 4 24 6.0 0 13

37 - Ellestad, Eric In his first season as the Gophers placekicker has made 7of-8 field goal at-tempts this season with his only miss being blocked. On PAT’s he has posted a perfect 14-of-14 mark. Also handles kickoff duties where he averages 62.3 yards and has four 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin, made both of his field goals (28,20) and kicked off six times for335 yards and one touchback •

Field GoalsYear M-A Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk2009 7-8 .875 0 4-4 4-4 0-1 0-0 39 1Total 7-8 .875 0 4-4 4-4 0-1 0-0 39 1

KickoffsYear No. Yds. Avg. TB OB2009 26 1619 62.3 4 0Total 26 1619 62.3 4 0

38 - Haudan, Blake Took over regular punting duties against Cal on 9/19 when Dan Orseske went down with an illness. Since has boomed 14 punts for 583 and four landing inside the 20.

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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 punted three times for 127 yards, a 42.3 yards average and one ball inside the 20 •

Career StatisticsYear No. Yds Avg. Lg2009 14 583 41.6 54Total 14 583 41.6 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 • did not appear against Northwestern on 9/26 • did not appear against Wisconsin on 10/3 •

Career StatisticsYear No. Yds Avg. Lg2009 9 401 44.6 53Total 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 sta-tistics • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, finished with one tackle •


47 - Coleman, Ryan Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 making five successful punt snaps, four field goal snaps, and two PAT snaps • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 made four successful punt snaps, two field goal snaps, and two PAT snaps • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, made a season high seven punt snaps and three PAT snaps • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 made four successful punt snaps and five PAT snaps • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 made three successful punt snaps, two field goal snaps, and two PAT snaps •

48 - Tow-Arnett, Nick In his first season as the starting tight end. Has caught 11 passes for 166 yards including a career game with five catches for 65 yards against North-western. Leads the team with a 15.1 yards per catch average, while his 166 yards receiving ranks third and his 11 receptions ranks second.

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 Northwestern on 9/26 caught five passes for 65 yards including a long of 20 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 caught one pass for a season high 38 yards, bringing the ball down to the goal line late in the game, setting up a touchdown •



Career StatisticsYear 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 5/5 11 166 15.1 0 38Totals 32/7 31 526 17.0 1 56

Game Offensive BestsReceptions - 5 vs. Northwestern, 9-26-2009Receiving Yards - 66 vs. Northern Illinois, 8-30-2008Long Reception - 56 vs. Bowling Green, 9-1-2007

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 • started at center in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin and led the offense to 15 first downs, 271 yards passing and 328 total yards •

55 - McKinley, Cedric An imposing presence on the defensive line, started the first four games of the season. Opportunistic player with two fumble recoveries on the season in-cluding 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 • did not appear against Wisconsin on 10/3 •

Career StatisticsYr. G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 12/0 7 1 8 3.0-21 0 0 0 0 3.0-212009 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 • played in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 •

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 • started at guard in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin and led the offense to 15 first downs, 271 yards passing and 328 total yards •

Career StatisticsYr. G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 12/0 5 3 8 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0-02009 3/0 1 2 3 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals 15/0 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 • started at tackle in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin and led the offense to 15 first downs, 271 yards passing and 328 total yards •

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 • started at guardin the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin and led the offense to 15 first downs, 271 yards passing and 328 total yards•

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 • appeared 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 • started at tackle in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin and led the offense to 15 first downs, 271 yards passing and 328 total yards •

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 • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg2008 9/0 3 38 12.7 1 222009 4/0 0 0 0.0 0 0Totals 12/0 3 38 12.7 1 22

85 - Lair, EricAppeared 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin rushed one time for eight yards, his first carry of the season •

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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on notched one tackle and his first career pass break-up •

Career StatisticsYear 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 5/5 2 4 6 0.5-5 0 1 0 0 0.5-5Totals 28/5 10 7 17 2-19 0 1 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 tallied two tackles •

Career StatisticsYear 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 5/0 4 2 6 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 1.0-3Totals 15/1 7 3 10 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 1.0-3

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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 notched one solo stop •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 10/5 12 4 16 3.0-22 0 1 0 1 2.0-212008 11/8 12 4 16 4.0-8 0 1 0 1 0-02009 2/0 5 0 5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals 23/13 29 8 37 7.0-30 0 2 0 2 2.0-21

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 4 2x, last at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Tackles for loss - 1 6x, last vs. Indiana, 10-4-2008Sacks - 1 2x, last at Iowa, 11-10-2007

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 • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 4/0 2 1 3 2.0-16 0 0 1 1 2.0-16Totals 4/0 2 1 3 2.0-16 0 0 1 1 2.0-16

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 Tripplett.

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 • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics •



Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 11/0 6 2 8 2.0-7 0 0 0 0 0-02009 4/0 6 3 9 2.0-7 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals 15/0 12 5 17 4.0-14 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 • started first career game in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin, finishing with two tackles •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 10/0 3 4 7 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 0.5-22009 5/1 5 3 6 1.0-11 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals 15/1 8 7 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 and 23 in his career. His 14 total tackles lead Minnesota defensive linemen and his 3.0 sacks for a loss of 19 yards ranks fifth in 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, in-cluding 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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, notched two tackles with a forced fumble and a pass break-up •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 12/6 11 7 18 2.5-14 0 1 0 0 1.0-122008 13/12 14 11 25 4.5-21 0 1 2 1 2.0-162009 5/5 10 4 14 3.0-19 0 1 0 1 3.0-19Totals 30/23 35 22 57 10.0-54 0 3 2 2 6.0-47

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 5 2x, last at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Sacks - 1 6x, last at Northwestern, 9-26-2009

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 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, led defensive linemen with three tackles while also forcing his first fumble of the season •

Career StatisticsYear 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 1.0-8 0 0 0 0 1.0-82008 12/12 21 13 34 7.0-30 0 3 3 1 3.0-192009 5/5 7 3 10 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals 38/24 49 25 74 8-38 0 3 3 2 4.0-27

Game Defensive BestsTackles - 5 4x, last at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Tackles for loss - 2.0 at Purdue, 10-25-2008Sacks - 2.0 at Purdue, 10-25-2008Fumble Recoveries - 1 3x, last at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Forced Fumbles - 1 2x, last vs, Wisconsin, 10-3-2009

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