Close, but a Cigar
Recapping Northwestern's 29-28 victory over Minnesota.
| Final - 10.2.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Stories
TDG Pictures from Northwestern game
I know that our favorite team is a VERY disappointing 1-4 and all four losses have come at our favorite venue for college football. But below are several pictures I took at the Northwestern game...
Gophers lose Big Ten opener to the Northwestern Wildcats
Minnesota Gophers lose Big Ten opener to the Northwestern Wildcats 29-28.
Northwestern, 29, Minnesota, 28, Post-game thread
Football season is awesome.
"They'll Toast Ya Gopher, Bread Loafer, Your Chauffeur" - Cam'ron
Predicting the Minnesota-Northwestern game.
Fanpost
Retro Game Program Thursday: The Golden Gophers
It's time for the first of the Big Ten Game Program thursdays. The Northwestern game programs back in the 40s-60s were hand drawn cartoons that were amusing and politically incorrect (wait until...
GameThreads
Golden Gophers Fans GameThread on The Daily Gopher
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Wildcats Fans GameThread on Sippin' On Purple
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 14 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 12:11 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 45-yard pass from Dan Persa to Tony Jones. (Stefan Demos kick). |
| 12:11 left: |
| 9:31 left: Minnesota Touchdown - 38-yard pass from Adam Weber to Duane Bennett. (Eric Ellestad kick). |
| 9:31 left: |
| 7:49 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 12-yard run by Mike Trumpy. (Stefan Demos kick). |
| 7:49 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 7:30 left: Minnesota Touchdown - 8-yard pass from Duane Bennett to Eric Lair. (Eric Ellestad kick). |
| 7:30 left: |
| 0:59 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 4-yard run by DeLeon Eskridge. (Eric Ellestad kick). |
| 0:59 left: |
| Quarter 3 |
| 11:14 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 1-yard run by Jacob Schmidt. (kick failed). |
| Quarter 4 |
| 12:15 left: Minnesota Touchdown - 25-yard pass from Adam Weber to Eric Lair. (Eric Ellestad kick). |
| 12:15 left: |
| 8:17 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 25-yard pass from Dan Persa to Jeremy Ebert. (pass failed). |
| 2:07 left: Northwestern Field Goal - 27-yarder by Stefan Demos. |
| Team statistics | Northwestern | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 29:41 | 30:19 |
| First Downs | 28 | 19 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 23-30 1 | 15-24 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 177 43 | 165 37 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 3 3-2 1 | 1 1-0 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-79 | 6-70 |
| Punts-Average | 1-42.0 | 6-34.7 |
