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Gopher Football Marian Barber III ran for the Gophers’ first two touchdowns and for over 200 yards to lead the Gophers to an impressive 34-16 win in Fort Collins, Colorado. The win gives Minnesota a 3-0 record in the 2004 season and a team record tying 15-straight non-conference wins, which includes bowl wins against Arkansas […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Minnesota Backfield vs. Colorado State Linebackers Colorado State has been abysmal against the run thus far this season, surrendering 322 yards on the ground against the #1 USC Trojans last week, and giving up 255 rushing yards to Colorado in week 1. The linebackers are overall rather small (they average only 6’0″, 214 […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Coming into 2004, the talk around the Minnesota football team was that the defense would be much improved from last year’s. So far, they have yet to impress most of the college football world with their defensive unit. After holding a potent Toledo offense to 406 yards on 59 plays, the team suffered […] READ MORE
Gopher Football After the 63-21 waxing that Minnesota applied to Toledo in the opening game, one would’ve guessed that a matchup vs. D-1AA Illinois State would’ve been equally lopsided. In a surprise though, the Redbirds came out and gave Minnesota all they could handle. Minnesota’s heads did not seem to be in the game, and […] READ MORE
Gopher Football OK, who abducted the Gopher football team we saw bury Toledo just last week? Saturday there was a team in maroon and gold that slogged its way through a game against a Division I-AA team. Sorry folks, there’s no way to sugarcoat this. If there is such a thing as an embarrassing win […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Minnesota opened up its 2004 season in dominating style by whipping Toledo 63-21. Minnesota truly looked in midseason form, as the offense clicked beautifully, the special teams was solid, and the defense turned in one of the best performances it’s had in a long time against a good offense. Quarterbacks Saturday marked the […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gophers got off to a bad start. Really! The offense was stopped three-and-out in the first series of the game. However, Rhys Lloyd changed everything on the next play. He received the snap and went into his rugby-style side motion, presumably to punt the ball. Rhys saw an opening and ran 21 […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Who: University of Toledo, enrollment: 19,019Where: Metrodome, capacity: 64,172When: Saturday, 8:00 p.m.TV/Radio: ESPN2/WCCO Radio (830)Series: Gophers lead 2-1Head Coach: Tom Amstutz (27-11)Lettermen/Returning/Lost: 30/18Offensive Starters Returning: 8Defensive Starters Returning: 5Specialists Returning: 1Basic Offense: Pro SetBasic Defense: 3-4Line: Gophers 11½ overOpponent Injuries: No information released Extra Points: Toledo’s .755 winning percentage (37-12) over the last […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Minnesota made some defensive strides in 2003, but it still had some problems that prevented the team being a Big Ten title contender. Many of last year’s weaknesses have been addressed, and Saturday marks the first opportunity to see if the defense is up to the challenge. Even though the defense returns a […] READ MORE
Gopher Football In just two short days, the Gopher football team will open their long awaited 2004 campaign against the Toledo Rockets. Minnesota is coming off of its best season since 1967 and returns a significant portion of the talent that got them there. The key for Minnesota will likely be the play of quarterback […] READ MORE