Gopher Football Articles

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

Gopher Football With just a few days left until Toledo, the depth chart shakeups continue. A few new faces had been listed atop the starting lineup recently, but in the last week a couple of the veterans are making some noise. According to the latest reports, here is how some of the hot two-deep battles […] READ MORE

Gopher Football The predictions for the upcoming college football season are out and once again the Gophers appear to be underestimated. In the seven seasons Glen Mason has been in charge at Minnesota, the Gophers have met or exceeded their predicted finish no less than six times. In five of the past six seasons the […] READ MORE

Gopher Football For Jeremiah Carter, the decision was easy. The former Golden Gopher offensive lineman received a call from Coach Glen Mason to see if Carter wanted to trade in his football pads for a whistle. And just like that, the Gophers added a new coach, and Carter launched a new career. Carter joins the […] READ MORE

Gopher Football The Gopher football team held Fun Fest today for a second year at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. The event included free pizza and pop, kids games, Gopher gear, a scrimmage, and an autograph session. If this year’s Fun Fest is any indication, Gopher football fan interest is soaring. Seven years ago when Glen […] READ MORE

Gopher Football Heading into the 2003 season, one of the Gophers biggest question marks was at kicker and punter. Record setting place kicker and hometown hero, Dan Nystrom, graduated after the 2002 season and left a huge void heading into 2003. All worries were cured almost overnight as an 11th-hour junior college addition turned a […] READ MORE