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Gopher Football In just a few days Tim Brewster and the Gopher football team will open fall practice, hoping to improve upon the 1-11 season the team endured a year ago. Despite the poor record last season, the offense did manage to have some success by putting up 26 points per game. Many key pieces […] READ MORE
Gopher Football 2007 will certainly go down as one of the most disappointing seasons of all time. The Gophers returned a good deal of starters from a team that went 6-7 last season, and the energy and passion brought in by a new coaching staff gave hopes that the team could springboard onto something greater. […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Illinois scored early and often against the Gophers. It was 14-0 just 11 minutes into the game. They added another 20 points in the second period to stretch the lead to 34-10 at the break. The Illini scoring slowed in the second half but it didn’t matter much. The final was 44-17. The […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Limping into this game at 1-7, the Gophers looked like a team that had some fight left, at least in the first half. Minnesota got on the board first with a 29-yard Joe Monroe field goal. Dominique Barber returned a fumble 46 yards for a touchdown to start the second quarter. That put […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gophers extended their losing ways today with a 27-21 loss to North Dakota State. These losses, even to a lower division team, are no longer shocking upsets. No, this was not the category of Appalachian State’s win over Michigan earlier this year. This is just another ho hum loss for the Gophers. […] READ MORE
Gopher Football For the fourth time in the last eight games the Gophers went into overtime and for the third time in those games they lost. This time Northwestern outlasted Minnesota 49-48 in double overtime. The Gophers went for a two-point conversion and failed, giving the Wildcats the one-point win. It was another case where […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Indiana offense had its way in the first half, piling up the passing yards and 27 points. Minnesota tried to keep up with touchdowns on their first two possessions, but they didn’t score again until late in the fourth quarter. Indiana was held to mostly field goals in the second half but […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The final score of 30-7 indicated a lopsided contest right where the odds makers picked the spread. How they arrived at that result was not as predictable. Minnesota put up a serious threat in the first half and could have had the lead 17-14 at the break. A 42-yard field goal miss and […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Purdue did their part in the first half to keep Minnesota in the game but the Gophers were not takers. The end of the 2nd quarter told the story. Purdue’s field goal attempt was blocked and returned for what seemed like an easy touchdown. But no! The Gopher returner dropped the ball for […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gophers played arguably the worst first half in decades. The offense committed five turnovers, including 4-straight at the end of the half with the last being on a Florida Atlantic 1 yard line. Minnesota had only 114 yards in total offense. The special teams contributed one of the Gophers’ two touchdowns with […] READ MORE