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The 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Golden Gophers played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference . They were led by second-year head coach P. J. Fleck .
Minnesota began the year by sweeping its non-conference slate against New Mexico State , Fresno State , and Miami (OH) ; but opened Big Ten Conference play with four straight losses. The team secured wins against Indiana and Purdue , and then secured bowl eligibility by defeating rival Wisconsin for the first time since 2003 , and the first time on the road since 1994 . The team finished the regular season tied for fifth in the Big Ten West Division with a conference record of 3–6. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech to end the year with an overall record of 7–6.
The team's starting quarterback was true freshman Zack Annexstad before he suffered an internal midsection injury in the game against Nebraska on October 20.[ 1] He did not return for the rest of the season, and redshirt freshman Tanner Morgan took his place under center. Both Annexstad and Morgan finished with nine touchdowns on the year.[ 2] The team's leading rusher was Mohamed Ibrahim , with 1,160 rushing yards; and the team's leading receiver was Tyler Johnson with 1,169 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns, which tied for the conference lead.[ 2] [ 3] Johnson was named first-team All-Big Ten by the media voters.[ 4] Defensive lineman Carter Coughlin and linebacker Blake Cashman each finished with 15 tackles for loss and were both named second-team All-Big Ten.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 6:00 p.m. New Mexico State * BTN W 48–1041,291
September 8 6:30 p.m. Fresno State * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN FS1 W 21–1438,280
September 15 2:30 p.m. Miami (OH) * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN W 26–341,162
September 22 11:00 a.m. at Maryland BTN L 13–4236,211
October 6 2:30 p.m. Iowa BTN L 31–4848,199
October 13 11:00 a.m. at No. 3 Ohio State FS1 L 14–30100,042
October 20 2:30 p.m. at Nebraska BTN L 28–5389,272
7:00 p.m. Indiana TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN FS1 W 38–3133,273
November 3 2:30 p.m. at Illinois BTN L 31–5535,774
November 10 2:30 p.m. Purdue TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 41–1031,068
November 17 11:00 a.m. Northwestern TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN L 14–2432,134
November 24 2:30 p.m. at Wisconsin ESPN2 W 37–1574,038
4:15 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech * ESPN W 34–1027,228
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Source:[ 13]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
3
0
0
10
Golden Gophers
7
28
3
10
48
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
7
7
14
Golden Gophers
7
3
0
11
21
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
0
3
0
0
3
Golden Gophers
7
12
7
0
26
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
0
10
3
0
13
Terrapins
14
7
14
7
42
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawkeyes
14
14
10
10
48
Golden Gophers
7
10
7
7
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
7
7
0
0
14
No. 3 Buckeyes
10
7
3
10
30
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
0
8
14
6
28
Cornhuskers
14
14
8
17
53
Indiana Hoosiers (4–4) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (3–4) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Hoosiers
6
3
0 22 31
Golden Gophers
7
14
10 7 38
at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : October 26, 2018Game time : 7:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Rainy, 46 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 33,273Referee : Mark KluczynskiTV announcers (FS1 ) : Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Evan Moore (analyst)Sources :
Game information
First quarter
(9:27) IU – Logan Justus 33-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 4:45; Indiana 3–0 )
(6:20) MINN – Seth Green 1-yard run, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:08; Minnesota 7–3 )
(1:13) IU – Logan Justus 24-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 4:59; Minnesota 7–6 )
Second quarter
(14:05) IU – Logan Justus 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 0:33; Indiana 9–7 )
(6:19) MINN – Tyler Johnson 8-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:44; Minnesota 14–9 )
(0:35) MINN – Tyler Johnson 18-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 2:34; Minnesota 21–9 )
Third quarter
(7:56) MINN – Emmit Carpenter 37-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:22; Minnesota 24–9 )
(5:33) MINN – Shannon Brooks 17-yard run, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:36; Minnesota 31–9 )
Fourth quarter
(13:24) IU – Donavan Hale 43-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey (Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:32; Minnesota 31–15 )
(10:04) IU – Ty Fryfogle 37-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Peyton Ramsey two-point pass to Ty Fryfogle (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:50; Minnesota 31–23 )
(3:57) IU – Stevie Scott III 3-yard run, Peyton Ramsey two-point pass to Donavan Hale (Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 3:14; Tied 31–31 )
(1:34) MINN – Rashod Bateman 67-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:11; Minnesota 38–31 )
Statistics
IU
MINN
First downs
20
22
Total yards
385
482
Rushes/yards
30–153
40–180
Passing yards
232
302
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
29–44–2
17–24–1
Time of possession
29:37
30:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Indiana
Passing
Peyton Ramsey
29/44, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Stevie Scott III
18 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving
Donavan Hale
4 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Minnesota
Passing
Tanner Morgan
17/24, 302 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Shannon Brooks
22 carries, 154 yards, TD
Receiving
Rashod Bateman
4 receptions, 108 yards, TD
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
7
10
0
14
31
Fighting Illini
14
10
21
10
55
1
2
3
4
Total
Boilermakers
3
0
0
7
10
Golden Gophers
3
10
21
7
41
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
6
0
11
24
Golden Gophers
0
7
0
7
14
Paul Bunyon's Axe: Minnesota Golden Gophers (5–6) at Wisconsin Badgers (7–4)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Minnesota
3
14
6 14 37
Wisconsin
0
7
0 8 15
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : November 24Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy • 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind W 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)Game attendance : 74,038Referee : R. SnodgrassBox Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MINN
WIS
1
2:37
10
65
5:04
Minnesota
34-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter
3
0
2
2:21
9
59
5:46
Minnesota
Mohamed Ibrahim 10-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good
10
0
2
1:05
Minnesota
Punt returned 69 yards for touchdown by Demetrius Douglas, Emmit Carpenter kick good
17
0
2
0:01
8
76
0:59
Wisconsin
Jake Ferguson 7-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook , Rafael Gaglianone kick good
17
7
3
7:47
8
51
4:01
Minnesota
23-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter
20
7
3
1:02
9
31
4:52
Minnesota
42-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter
23
7
4
4:56
1
23
0:07
Minnesota
Bryce Williams 23-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good
30
7
4
2:31
6
29
2:12
Minnesota
Bryce Williams 16-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good
37
7
4
1:12
7
75
1:19
Wisconsin
Danny Davis 13-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, kick good
37
15
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
37
15
Vs. Georgia Tech (Quick Lane Bowl)[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Yellow Jackets
0
3
7
0
10
Golden Gophers
10
3
7
14
34
All-Big Ten
Player
Position
Coaches
Media
Tyler Johnson
WR
2
1
Carter Coughlin
DL
2
2
Blake Cashman
LB
3
2
Jacob Huff
DB
HM
HM
Donnell Greene
OT
HM
HM
Jacob Herbers
P
HM
HM
Emmit Carpenter
K
HM
HM
Demetrius Douglas
PR/KR
–
HM
Blaise Andries
OG
–
HM
Daniel Faalele
OT
–
HM
Mohamed Ibrahim
RB
–
HM
Conner Olson
OG
–
HM
Jared Weyler
C
–
HM
HM = Honorable mention. Reference: [ 4]
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
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^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List" . July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "2018 Minnesota Football Schedule" .
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