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per Judd:
On their final drive, Fleck decided to go for it on fourth-and-1 and Morgan connected on an 11-yard pass on which Bryce Witham made an outstanding catch. It was the Gophers who were throwing haymakers and Auburn that was staggered.
Johnson finished with 12 receptions for 204 yards; Morgan completed 19 of 29 passes for 278 yards with two touchdowns and the interception; running back Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 140 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown; the Gophers outgained Auburn 494 yards to 232 yards; and held a time of possession advantage of 37 minutes, 35 seconds to 22:25.
This came against an Auburn team that was 13th nationally, and third in the SEC, in scoring defense at 18.6 points per game. The Gophers held Auburn quarterback Bo Nix to 17 of 26 for 176 yards with a touchdown and was sacked twice.
“They outplayed us and outcoached us,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn told reporters. “They deserved to win.”
The resilient Gophers had taken an important step toward erasing the memory of that loss to Wisconsin and left little doubt that while there might be bumps in the road this program remains headed in the right direction.
Go Gophers!!
On their final drive, Fleck decided to go for it on fourth-and-1 and Morgan connected on an 11-yard pass on which Bryce Witham made an outstanding catch. It was the Gophers who were throwing haymakers and Auburn that was staggered.
Johnson finished with 12 receptions for 204 yards; Morgan completed 19 of 29 passes for 278 yards with two touchdowns and the interception; running back Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 140 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown; the Gophers outgained Auburn 494 yards to 232 yards; and held a time of possession advantage of 37 minutes, 35 seconds to 22:25.
This came against an Auburn team that was 13th nationally, and third in the SEC, in scoring defense at 18.6 points per game. The Gophers held Auburn quarterback Bo Nix to 17 of 26 for 176 yards with a touchdown and was sacked twice.
“They outplayed us and outcoached us,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn told reporters. “They deserved to win.”
The resilient Gophers had taken an important step toward erasing the memory of that loss to Wisconsin and left little doubt that while there might be bumps in the road this program remains headed in the right direction.
Go Gophers!!