Gopher Football The Gophers’ 17-game non-conference winning streak ended abruptly last night. That should not come as too much of a shock, as the team hasn’t faced a ranked non-conference opponent (outside of a bowl game) in 10 years. California, ranked No. 22, reminded them of what kind of a test can be with a […] READ MORE
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Gophers – California Preview
Gopher Football It’s been just short of 10 years (3641 days if my math is correct) since the Minnesota Gophers faced a ranked team in non-conference schedule, but that streak will finally end on Saturday when the Gophers travel to Berkeley, California to face the California Golden Bears. Even though the season is only a […] READ MORE
GopherHole.com Top 25 (9/5/06)
Gopher Football The top 5 teams remain unchanged in this week’s GopherHole.com Top 25. Florida State jumps up to #6 after their impressive defensive showing in their 13-10 road win at Miami. Tennessee jumps up to #9 after shellacking previous #10 California, and Alabama drops out of the poll after struggling at home against Hawaii. […] READ MORE
Gophers sail past Kent State 44-0
Gopher Football As the score would indicate, Minnesota had no problem with their opener at Kent State. The Gophers jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead and had a 17-0 lead at halftime. However, it was very timely defensive plays, especially a turnover in the end zone that kept the Gophers comfortable in the first […] READ MORE
Kent State – Gophers Preview
Gopher Football The Minnesota Gophers open the 2006 season in a less than spectacular manner on Thursday night when they travel to Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes. Despite the less than ideal circumstances for an opening game (Thursday night, at a MAC team, no television), the Gophers […] READ MORE
2006 Football Preview: Offensive Line
Gopher Football In our final preview of the upcoming 2006 season, we’ll be taking a look at the best unit that will take the field for the Gophers this year: The Offensive Line. Despite losing three key seniors from last year, Minnesota will add two seniors into the starting group this year that will help […] READ MORE
2006 Wide Receiver Preview
Gopher Football The Gopher wide receivers figure to be an interesting group this year. The unit is dangerously thin with only 4 returning scholarship players. Right about now the Gophers could use Mark Jundt and Micah Rucker, who wideouts who have transferred in the past year. The recruiting class was not much of a help […] READ MORE
GopherHole.com Preseason Top 25
Gopher Football Team Record Last Year 1. Auburn 9-3 15 2. Southern Cal 12-1 2 3. Texas 13-0 1 4. Ohio State 10-2 4 5. West Virginia 11-1 5 6. Oklahoma 8-4 19 7. Notre Dame 9-3 11 8. Miami 9-3 18 9. LSU 11-2 5 10. California 8-4 25 11. Florida 9-3 14 12. […] READ MORE
Coach Mason Press Conference Notes
Gopher Football Gopher football coach Glen Mason met the media today at his annual opening day press conference. Mason was his usual optimistic mood while he discussed his new offensive line, Bryan Cupito, Alex Daniels and trying once again to build the defense. Here are a few of the major points he hit on: Position […] READ MORE
2006 Football Preview: Quarterbacks
Gopher Football With the loss of several key cogs in the Gopher rushing attack the Gophers figure to be more of a passing offense this year, which means that senior Bryan Cupito better be warming up him arm. Cupito seems understandably giddy about the opportunity to throw more passes this year, and by all accounts […] READ MORE