Wildcats (24) @ Golden Gophers (17)
Saturday, Nov 1, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
| Final - 11.1.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 11:49 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 36-yard pass from Mike Kafka to Jeremy Ebert. (Amado Villarreal kick). |
| 6:55 left: Northwestern Field Goal - 34-yarder by Amado Villarreal. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 14:56 left: Minnesota Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Adam Weber to Eric Decker. (Joel Monroe kick). |
| 10:07 left: Minnesota Touchdown - 23-yard interception return by Traye Simmons. (Joel Monroe kick). |
| 5:33 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Mike Kafka to Josh Rooks. (Amado Villarreal kick). |
| 0:36 left: Minnesota Field Goal - 21-yarder by Joel Monroe. |
| Quarter 3 |
| No Scoring. |
| Quarter 4 |
| 0:12 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 48-yard interception return by Brendan Smith. (Amado Villarreal kick). |
| Team statistics | Northwestern | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 26:52 | 33:08 |
| First Downs | 16 | 20 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 143 12-16 2 | 327 32-52 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 220 41 | 68 25 |
| Punt Return Yards | 63 | 71 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 1-0 2 | 2 2-1 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 2-20 | 5-40 |
| Punts-Average | 6-42.8 | 7-43.0 |
