American college football season
The 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Golden Gophers played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference . They were led by second-year head coach P. J. Fleck .
Minnesota began the year by sweeping its non-conference slate against New Mexico State , Fresno State , and Miami (OH) ; but opened Big Ten Conference play with four straight losses. The team secured wins against Indiana and Purdue , and then secured bowl eligibility by defeating rival Wisconsin for the first time since 2003 , and the first time on the road since 1994 . The team finished the regular season tied for fifth in the Big Ten West Division with a conference record of 3–6. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech to end the year with an overall record of 7–6.
The team's starting quarterback was true freshman Zack Annexstad before he suffered an internal midsection injury in the game against Nebraska on October 20.[1] He did not return for the rest of the season, and redshirt freshman Tanner Morgan took his place under center. Both Annexstad and Morgan finished with nine touchdowns on the year.[2] The team's leading rusher was Mohamed Ibrahim , with 1,160 rushing yards; and the team's leading receiver was Tyler Johnson with 1,169 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns, which tied for the conference lead.[2] [3] Johnson was named first-team All-Big Ten by the media voters.[4] Defensive lineman Carter Coughlin and linebacker Blake Cashman each finished with 15 tackles for loss and were both named second-team All-Big Ten.
Preseason [ edit ] Award watch lists [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 6:00 p.m. New Mexico State * BTN W 48–1041,291 September 8 6:30 p.m. Fresno State * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN FS1 W 21–1438,280 September 15 2:30 p.m. Miami (OH) * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN W 26–341,162 September 22 11:00 a.m. at Maryland BTN L 13–4236,211 October 6 2:30 p.m. Iowa BTN L 31–4848,199 October 13 11:00 a.m. at No. 3 Ohio State FS1 L 14–30100,042 October 20 2:30 p.m. at Nebraska BTN L 28–5389,272 7:00 p.m. Indiana TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN FS1 W 38–3133,273 November 3 2:30 p.m. at Illinois BTN L 31–5535,774 November 10 2:30 p.m. Purdue TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 41–1031,068 November 17 11:00 a.m. Northwestern TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN L 14–2432,134 November 24 2:30 p.m. at Wisconsin ESPN2 W 37–1574,038 4:15 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech * ESPN W 34–1027,228 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Game summaries [ edit ] New Mexico State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 3 0 0 10 Golden Gophers 7 28 3 10 48
Fresno State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14 Golden Gophers 7 3 0 11 21
Miami (OH) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 3 0 0 3 Golden Gophers 7 12 7 0 26
At Maryland [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 0 10 3 0 13 Terrapins 14 7 14 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 14 14 10 10 48 Golden Gophers 7 10 7 7 31
At Ohio State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 7 7 0 0 14 No. 3 Buckeyes 10 7 3 10 30
At Nebraska [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 0 8 14 6 28 Cornhuskers 14 14 8 17 53
Indiana [ edit ] Indiana Hoosiers (4–4) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (3–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Hoosiers 6 3 0 22 31 Golden Gophers 7 14 10 7 38
at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : October 26, 2018Game time : 7:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Rainy, 46 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 33,273Referee : Mark KluczynskiTV announcers (FS1 ) : Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Evan Moore (analyst)Sources :
Game information First quarter (9:27) IU – Logan Justus 33-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 4:45; Indiana 3–0 ) (6:20) MINN – Seth Green 1-yard run, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:08; Minnesota 7–3 ) (1:13) IU – Logan Justus 24-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 4:59; Minnesota 7–6 ) Second quarter (14:05) IU – Logan Justus 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 0:33; Indiana 9–7 ) (6:19) MINN – Tyler Johnson 8-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:44; Minnesota 14–9 ) (0:35) MINN – Tyler Johnson 18-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 2:34; Minnesota 21–9 ) Third quarter (7:56) MINN – Emmit Carpenter 37-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:22; Minnesota 24–9 ) (5:33) MINN – Shannon Brooks 17-yard run, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:36; Minnesota 31–9 ) Fourth quarter (13:24) IU – Donavan Hale 43-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey (Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:32; Minnesota 31–15 ) (10:04) IU – Ty Fryfogle 37-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Peyton Ramsey two-point pass to Ty Fryfogle (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:50; Minnesota 31–23 ) (3:57) IU – Stevie Scott III 3-yard run, Peyton Ramsey two-point pass to Donavan Hale (Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 3:14; Tied 31–31 ) (1:34) MINN – Rashod Bateman 67-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Emmit Carpenter kick (Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:11; Minnesota 38–31 )
Statistics IU MINN First downs 20 22 Total yards 385 482 Rushes/yards 30–153 40–180 Passing yards 232 302 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–44–2 17–24–1 Time of possession 29:37 30:23
Team Category Player Statistics Indiana Passing Peyton Ramsey 29/44, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Stevie Scott III 18 carries, 96 yards, TD Receiving Donavan Hale 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 17/24, 302 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Shannon Brooks 22 carries, 154 yards, TD Receiving Rashod Bateman 4 receptions, 108 yards, TD
At Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 7 10 0 14 31 Fighting Illini 14 10 21 10 55
1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 3 0 0 7 10 Golden Gophers 3 10 21 7 41
Northwestern [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 7 6 0 11 24 Golden Gophers 0 7 0 7 14
At Wisconsin [ edit ] Paul Bunyon's Axe: Minnesota Golden Gophers (5–6) at Wisconsin Badgers (7–4)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 3 14 6 14 37 Wisconsin 0 7 0 8 15
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : November 24Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy • 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind W 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)Game attendance : 74,038Referee : R. SnodgrassBox Score
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MINN WIS 1 2:37 10 65 5:04 Minnesota 34-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter 3 0 2 2:21 9 59 5:46 Minnesota Mohamed Ibrahim 10-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good 10 0 2 1:05 Minnesota Punt returned 69 yards for touchdown by Demetrius Douglas, Emmit Carpenter kick good 17 0 2 0:01 8 76 0:59 Wisconsin Jake Ferguson 7-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook , Rafael Gaglianone kick good 17 7 3 7:47 8 51 4:01 Minnesota 23-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter 20 7 3 1:02 9 31 4:52 Minnesota 42-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter 23 7 4 4:56 1 23 0:07 Minnesota Bryce Williams 23-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good 30 7 4 2:31 6 29 2:12 Minnesota Bryce Williams 16-yard touchdown run, Emmit Carpenter kick good 37 7 4 1:12 7 75 1:19 Wisconsin Danny Davis 13-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, kick good 37 15 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 37 15
Vs. Georgia Tech (Quick Lane Bowl) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Yellow Jackets 0 3 7 0 10 Golden Gophers 10 3 7 14 34
Awards and honors [ edit ] All-Big Ten Player Position Coaches Media Tyler Johnson WR 2 1 Carter Coughlin DL 2 2 Blake Cashman LB 3 2 Jacob Huff DB HM HM Donnell Greene OT HM HM Jacob Herbers P HM HM Emmit Carpenter K HM HM Demetrius Douglas PR/KR – HM Blaise Andries OG – HM Daniel Faalele OT – HM Mohamed Ibrahim RB – HM Conner Olson OG – HM Jared Weyler C – HM HM = Honorable mention. Reference: [4]
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Johnson, Randy (October 23, 2018). "Availability of Gophers quarterback Zack Annexstad still uncertain for Indiana game" . Star Tribune . ^ a b "2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers Stats" . Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved May 28, 2019 . ^ "2018 Big Ten Conference Year Summary" . Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved May 28, 2019 . ^ a b "2018 All-Big Ten Football Teams and Individual Award Recipients" (PDF) . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. November 28, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018 . ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018 . ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club" . Maxwell Football Club . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 . ^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 . ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 . ^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018 . ^ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List" . July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018 . ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 . ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 . ^ "2018 Minnesota Football Schedule" .
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