Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Northwestern Wildcats

2-9, 0-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Minnesota MINN	7	3	0	3	13
Northwestern NW	21	0	0	7	28

Northwestern WildcatsNorthwesternNW

6-5, 3-2 Home

Play-By-Play

1st Quarter

7-yd Run

15:00 - 1st

Jacob Schmidt rush for 7 yards to the Minn 47, tackled by Kim Royston.

1st & 10 at NW 46

Pass Completion

15:00 - 1st

Dan Persa pass complete to Christian Jones for 8 yards to the Minn 39, tackled by Keanon Cooper and Brock Vereen for a 1ST down.

2nd & 3 at MINN 47

Pass Completion

15:00 - 1st

Dan Persa pass complete to Jacob Schmidt for 5 yards to the Minn 34, tackled by Mike Rallis out-of-bounds.

1st & 10 at MINN 39

0-yd Penalty

15:00 - 1st

MINNESOTA penalty 15 yard pass interference on Kyle Henderson accepted, no play.

3rd & 1 at MINN 30

0-yd Run

15:00 - 1st

Dan Persa rush for no gain to the Minn 7, tackled by Gary Tinsley, MINNESOTA penalty 8 yard face mask on Gary Tinsley accepted for a 1ST down.

1st & 10 at MINN 15

Pass Completion

13:34 - 1st

Dan Persa pass complete to Kain Colter for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

1st & Goal at MINN 7

Extra Point Good

13:34 - 1st

Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

13:34 - 1st

Steve Flaherty kickoff for 50 yards returned by Malcolm Moulton, tackled by Mike Jensen for 14 yards to the Minn 34, tackled by Mike Jensen.

4-yd Run

13:34 - 1st

Tyris Jones rush for 4 yards to the Minn 30, tackled by Kim Royston and Kyle Henderson out-of-bounds.

2nd & 5 at MINN 34

12-yd Run

13:34 - 1st

Duane Bennett rush for 12 yards to the Minn 46, tackled by Brian Peters for a 1ST down.

1st & 10 at MINN 34

13-yd Run

13:34 - 1st

Duane Bennett rush for 13 yards to the Nwest 41, tackled by Jordan Mabin out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.

1st & 10 at MINN 46

Pass Completion

13:34 - 1st

Marqueis Gray pass complete to Malcolm Moulton for 4 yards to the Nwest 37, tackled by Ibraheim Campbell.

1st & 10 at NW 41

Incompletion

13:34 - 1st

Marqueis Gray pass incomplete to Malcolm Moulton.

2nd & 6 at NW 37

Pass Completion

13:34 - 1st

Marqueis Gray pass complete to Da'Jon McKnight for 29 yards to the Nwest 8, tackled by Jordan Mabin for a 1ST down.

3rd & 6 at NW 37

3-yd Run

13:34 - 1st

Duane Bennett rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 5, tackled by Niko Mafuli and Kevin Watt.

1st & Goal at NW 8

5-yd Run

11:09 - 1st

Marqueis Gray rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

2nd & Goal at NW 5

Extra Point Good

11:09 - 1st

Jordan Wettstein extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

11:09 - 1st

Jordan Wettstein kickoff for 55 yards returned by Venric Mark, tackled by Kim Royston for 42 yards to the Minn 43, tackled by Kim Royston.

3-yd Run

11:09 - 1st

Treyvon Green rush for 3 yards to the Minn 40, tackled by Christyn Lewis and Keanon Cooper.

1st & 10 at MINN 43

Pass Completion

11:09 - 1st

Dan Persa pass complete to Kain Colter for 4 yards to the Minn 36, tackled by Kyle Henderson out-of-bounds.

2nd & 7 at MINN 40

2-yd Run

11:09 - 1st

Dan Persa rush for 2 yards to the Minn 34, tackled by Anthony Jacobs and Kyle Henderson.

3rd & 3 at MINN 36

3-yd Run

11:09 - 1st

Jacob Schmidt rush for 3 yards to the Minn 31, tackled by Gary Tinsley and Mike Rallis for a 1ST down.

4th & 1 at MINN 34

-2-yd Run

11:09 - 1st

Adonis Smith rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 33, tackled by Kim Royston and Keanon Cooper.

1st & 10 at MINN 31

Incompletion

11:09 - 1st

Dan Persa pass incomplete to Jeremy Ebert.

2nd & 12 at MINN 33

Pass Completion

11:09 - 1st

Dan Persa pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 5 yards to the Minn 28, tackled by Lamonte Edwards and Kim Royston.

3rd & 12 at MINN 33

Pass Completion

8:13 - 1st

Dan Persa pass complete to Demetrius Fields for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

4th & 7 at MINN 28

Extra Point Good

8:13 - 1st

Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

8:13 - 1st

Steve Flaherty kickoff for 42 yards, downed at the Minn 28.

0-yd Run

8:13 - 1st

Duane Bennett rush for no gain to the Minn 28, tackled by Vince Browne and Niko Mafuli.

1st & 10 at MINN 28

1-yd Run

8:13 - 1st

Duane Bennett rush for 1 yard to the Minn 29, tackled by Jack DiNardo and Vince Browne.

2nd & 10 at MINN 28

Punt

8:13 - 1st

Dan Orseske punt for 9 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Minn 38.

4th & 9 at MINN 29

Incompletion

6:47 - 1st

Marqueis Gray pass incomplete to Da'Jon McKnight, hurried by David Nwabuisi.

3rd & 9 at MINN 29

3-yd Run

6:47 - 1st

Dan Persa rush for 3 yards to the Minn 35, tackled by Kim Royston.

1st & 10 at MINN 38

5-yd Run

6:47 - 1st

Treyvon Green rush for 5 yards to the Minn 30, tackled by Mike Rallis.

2nd & 7 at MINN 35

4-yd Run

6:47 - 1st

Treyvon Green rush for 4 yards to the Minn 26, tackled by Gary Tinsley for a 1ST down.

3rd & 2 at MINN 30

2-yd Run

6:47 - 1st

Adonis Smith rush for 2 yards to the Minn 24, tackled by Kendall Gregory-McGhee and Mike Rallis.

1st & 10 at MINN 26

2-yd Run

6:47 - 1st

Adonis Smith rush for 2 yards to the Minn 24, tackled by Kendall Gregory-McGhee and Mike Rallis.

1st & 10 at MINN 26

Pass Completion

6:47 - 1st

Dan Persa pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 9 yards to the Minn 15, tackled by Mike Rallis and Kim Royston for a 1ST down.

2nd & 8 at MINN 24

Pass Completion

6:47 - 1st

Dan Persa pass complete to Demetrius Fields for 6 yards to the Minn 9, tackled by Brock Vereen and Keanon Cooper.

1st & 10 at MINN 15

5-yd Run

6:47 - 1st

Kain Colter rush for 5 yards to the Minn 4, tackled by Ra'Shede Hageman for a 1ST down.

2nd & 4 at MINN 9

2-yd Run

6:47 - 1st

Treyvon Green rush for 2 yards to the Minn 2, tackled by Cameron Botticelli and D.L. Wilhite.

1st & Goal at MINN 4

2-yd Run

2:29 - 1st

Treyvon Green rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

2nd & Goal at MINN 2

Extra Point Good

2:29 - 1st

Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD.

Kickoff

2:29 - 1st

Steve Flaherty kickoff for 57 yards returned by Malcolm Moulton, tackled by Jordan Mabin for 31 yards to the Minn 44, tackled by Jordan Mabin.

4-yd Run

2:29 - 1st

Duane Bennett rush for 4 yards to the Minn 48, tackled by Quentin Williams and David Nwabuisi.

1st & 10 at MINN 44

7-yd Run

2:29 - 1st

Marqueis Gray rush for 7 yards to the Nwest 45, tackled by Ibraheim Campbell out-of-bounds for a 1ST down.

2nd & 6 at MINN 48

1-yd Run

2:29 - 1st

Duane Bennett rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 44, tackled by Chance Carter and Will Hampton.

1st & 10 at NW 45

1-yd Run

2:29 - 1st

Marqueis Gray rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 43, tackled by Kevin Watt out-of-bounds.

2nd & 9 at NW 44

Incompletion

2:29 - 1st

Marqueis Gray pass incomplete to Malcolm Moulton.

3rd & 8 at NW 43

Punt

2:29 - 1st

David Schwerman punt for 22 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 21.

4th & 8 at NW 43

Game Information

Evanston, IL

FBS

Big Ten Conference	CONF	OVR
Indiana	9-0	16-0
Ohio State	9-0	12-2
Oregon	8-1	13-2
USC	7-2	9-4
Michigan	7-2	9-4
Iowa	6-3	9-4
Washington	5-4	9-4
Illinois	5-4	9-4
Minnesota	5-4	8-5
Nebraska	4-5	7-6
Northwestern	4-5	7-6
UCLA	3-6	3-9
Penn State	3-6	7-6
Rutgers	2-7	5-7
Wisconsin	2-7	4-8
Michigan State	1-8	4-8
Maryland	1-8	4-8
Purdue	0-9	2-10

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