Michigan overwhelms Gophers in the 2nd half

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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


No shocker: North Dakota State beats Gophers

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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


Gophers lose 49-48 in two overtimes

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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


Indiana doubles up Gophers 40-20

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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


Ohio State wears down Gophers

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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


Gophers stumble in Big Ten Opener

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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


Gophers narrowly suffer another big upset

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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


Preview: Gophers at Florida Atlantic

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Gopher Football The Minnesota Gophers will attempt to improve to 2″“1 as they head to the heat and humidy of Florida to take on the Florida Atlantic Owls. Minnesota is coming off a thrilling triple overtime win while the Owls are coming off a 39 point loss. This will be the last chance for the […] READ MORE


Gophers win thriller in triple overtime

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Gopher Football Well, the general storyline was very similar to last week’s game against Bowling Green. One team made a huge comeback to send the game into overtime only to let the victory slip away. Last week it was the Gophers who came from 21 points down only to lose 32-31 in OT. This week […] READ MORE


Preview: Miami University at Gophers

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Gopher Football The Gophers will be eager to get back on the field this Saturday after last weekends gut wrenching loss to host Miami University at 11:00 a.m. at the dome. Each team comes into this contest in completely different states on minds. After rallying from a 21-0 to take the lead against Bowling Green, […] READ MORE