ANNUAL GOPHERHOLE PICTORIAL COUNTDOWN TO GOPHERS SEASON OPENER!!

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72 days

 

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I was there. Silenced the Auburn faithful. I think they assumed victory was inevitable until that play. Great memory!

The Auburn and Colorado games were incredible Gopher traveling experiences and because of the Covid season they were back-to-back fan opportunities. The Tyler Johnson touchdown and the Lawrence Maroney 80 yard touchdown run at Michigan in 2004 were the most exciting plays I’ve seen in my 30 or so road games. (The long circle route touchdowns at Northwesten & Iowa in 1999 are runners-up.)

 

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72 days

GOAT for sure!!!!! Even the high school mascot for International Falls is the Broncos. And the college football defensive player of the year award is named after him!

 

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Demry Croft proved even mediocre Gopher teams quarterbacked by forgettable players can run up the score and win vs Nebraska, with this 72 yard scamper.

 

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74 - Nick Connelly

71 Brandon Hall

We will always remember both of you!

 

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71 days yesterday- Martes Lewis

 

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70 days- Aluma Nkele

 

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As we get close to the 60's, we need to talk 71 and 70...

Shannon Brooks with one of the prettier 71 yard TDs I can recall - vs Purdue:

But you can't bring up Shannon Brooks without mentioning Rodney Smith, so we have 70 covered too with his 70 yard TD vs Maryland.

 

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69 days-
Tom Brown

Aireontae Ersery

 

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69 days-
Tom Brown

Aireontae Ersery

Nice.

Go Gophers!!

 

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68 days- Mark Setterstrom

Coach Brew keeping a close eye on Jewhan Edwards.

 

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We're at 67 days- Richard "Dick" Enderle

 

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66 days- Nathan Boe

 

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Darrel Bunge

 

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Couple more for 66
Nathan Boe


Luke McAvoy

 

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We're at 67 days- Richard "Dick" Enderle

He looks like a 16 year old.

 

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He looks like a 16 year old.

Giving off a Wally Cleaver vibe.

 

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Voss, the Golden Gopher version of Taysom Hill!

 

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65 days- Greg Johnson

 

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Another 65, Josh Campion

 

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Another 65, Josh Campion
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Play like a Campion today

 

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Giving off a Wally Cleaver vibe.

Some 30ish hours after reading this post, the Leave it to Beaver theme song started playing in my head tonight.

Thanks?

 

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64 days- Connor Olson

 

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We are now 64 days away from Gopher football!

Da'Jon McKnight 64 yard touchdown pass from MarQueis Gray vs Michigan State in 2011

 

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We are now 64 days away from Gopher football!

Da'Jon McKnight 64 yard touchdown pass from MarQueis Gray vs Michigan State in 2011

One of three that day for McKnight, ended up being a good game. That season wasn't always pretty but the team showed heart there, against USC, and in the wins over Illinois and Iowa.

 

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63!

On September 4, 2004 - The 24th ranked Gophers crushed Toledo 63-21, after calling off the dogs mid fourth quarter with the score 63-7.

Minnesota 63-21 Toledo (Sep 4, 2004) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Toledo Rockets NCAAF game, final score 63-21, from September 4, 2004 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

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63!

On September 4, 2004 - The 24th ranked Gophers crushed Toledo 63-21, after calling off the dogs mid fourth quarter with the score 63-7.

Minnesota 63-21 Toledo (Sep 4, 2004) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Toledo Rockets NCAAF game, final score 63-21, from September 4, 2004 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

Wasn't that the game where Goldy undressed the Rocket mascot? Staged or not, it was hilarious.

 

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63 days- Jon Christensen

 

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62!

We've got a fun one for 62. No less than a special 62 yard field goal in a packed Metrodome by Chip Lohmiller to put the Gophers up over the Squawks 17-0 at half, just one week after beating Meat Chicken. November 22, 1986.


Unfortunately after a dominant first half, the Gophers would go on to lose this game in a way that characterized the UofM Metrodome experience. The game was memorable for a late-game penalty that allowed Iowa to kick a game-winning field goal after initially missing the attempt.

 

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62 days- Jared Weyler