Here is the full list, quite an impressive year! Though the 20K seems high at the bowl game.
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An estimated 20,000 Gopher fans attended the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl last week. Though they witnessed a Minnesota loss to Missouri, they also experienced the program’s first January bowl since the 1961-62 season, one of Mitch Leidner’s best passing games and an exhibition of Maxx Williams’ athletic ability.
A handful of new records highlighted the game for Minnesota. Here is a look at some of the updates:
Minnesota Bowl Records
TEAM: 22 passes completed; .667 completion percentage
Mitch Leidner: 21 passes completed; .677 completion percentage
Cedric Thompson: 27 career bowl tackles
Maxx Williams: 12 career bowl receptions; two career bowl receiving touchdowns (tied for first)
Other Minnesota Top-Three Bowl Performances
TEAM: second-most passing yards with 267
Mitch Leidner: second in career bowl passing yardage (463); third in career bowl completions (32)
Maxx Williams: tied for second with seven receptions
As a whole, the 2014 season brought a plethora of new records and accomplishments. Minnesota recorded its second straight eight-win season and third straight bowl appearance. The Gophers are in simultaneous possession of the Little Brown Jug, Floyd of Rosedale and the Governor’s Victory Bell for the first time.
Standout individual performances drew attention from the Big Ten and across the country. Jerry Kill was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by both the conference coaches and media. Maxx Williams, the first sophomore John Mackey Award finalist, received multiple All-America honors and was named Big Ten Tight End of the Year. Peter Mortell was named Big Ten Punter of the Year. Eleven total Gophers earned All-Big Ten recognition.
David Cobb made one of the biggest impacts on the Gopher record book this season, with the most noticeable being his season rushing record of 1,626 yards. For those interested in digging deeper into the numbers, here is a detailed list of major records updates:
Minnesota Game Records
Mitch Leidner: 14 consecutive completions (vs. Missouri; tied for first)
Jalen Myrick: fourth-ever 100-yard kick return by a Gopher
Maxx Williams: three receiving touchdowns by a tight end (vs. Iowa)
Other Notable Game Performances
TEAM: held Michigan to 171 yards (83 rushing, 88 passing); also held Eastern Illinois (99), San Jose State (68) and Iowa (84) under 100 yards rushing
David Cobb: 200-plus all-purpose yards at Michigan (233), vs. Middle Tennessee (220) and vs. San Jose State (207)
Isaac Fruechte: first 100-yard receiving game since 2012 with 105 yards (at Illinois)
Mitch Leidner: tied for sixth with four touchdown passes (vs. Iowa); first career 250-yard game, and the fourth by a Gopher in the past four years, with 258 yards (vs. Missouri)
Peter Mortell: tied for the 10th-longest punt in program history (64 yards)
Ryan Santoso: 52-yard field goal tied for ninth-longest (vs. Purdue)
Chris Streveler: third-most rushing yards by a Gophers quarterback with 161 (vs. San Jose State)
Minnesota Season Records
Briean Boddy-Calhoun: five interceptions by a junior (tied for first)
David Cobb: 1,626 rushing yards; 314 rushing attempts; 13 rushing touchdowns by a senior (tied for first)
Mitch Leidner: 10 rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (tied for first);
Jalen Myrick: 28.2-yard kick return average by a sophomore
Maxx Williams: eight receiving touchdowns by a tight end; eight receiving touchdowns by a sophomore; 569 receiving yards by a tight end
Other Notable Season Performances
TEAM: fourth-most touchdowns (48)
Briean Boddy-Calhoun: tied for third with three interceptions; first to five interceptions since 1995
David Cobb: tied for second with seven 100-yard rushing games; fourth-most all-purpose yards with 1,788; tied for third with 13 rushing touchdowns
Peter Mortell: 45.1-yard punting average ranks second all-time; second with 3,025 punting yards
Jalen Myrick: ranks fourth with a 28.2-yard kick return average
Ryan Santoso: second in extra points with 45; seventh in scoring with 81 points; made seven consecutive field goals to tie for the sixth-best streak
Maxx Williams: tied for eighth with eight receiving touchdowns; tied for sixth among tight ends with 36 receptions; 78 percent of his receptions went for touchdowns and first downs
Damien Wilson: first to 100 tackles (119) since 2011
Minnesota Career Records
Peter Mortell: 44.3-yard punting average
Other Notable Career Performances
David Cobb: seventh all-time in rushing yards (2,893) and attempts (562); one of seven Gophers ever to record multiple 200-yard rushing games (has two); tied for 10th with 20 rushing touchdowns
Marcus Jones: already held a tie for kick return touchdowns (two) before the season; third with a return average of 25.2 yards; tied for fifth in career punt return average (10.1 yards); fifth with 1,311 career kick return yards; sixth with 52 kick returns
Mitch Leidner: third among quarterbacks with 17 rushing touchdowns; one of six quarterbacks to have multiple 100-yard rushing games (has two); third in touchdown-interception ratio (1.56); ranks fourth in pass efficiency rating (125.6)
Maxx Williams: among tight ends, ranks second in touchdowns (13), third in receiving yards (986) and seventh in receptions (61); 11th overall with 13 receiving touchdowns
