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Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) at #25 Minnesota (5-0, 2-0)
When: Saturday, October 12 | 6:30 PM (CT)
Where: TCF Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN
TV: FOX Sports 1 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
Radio: Husker Sports Network (Greg Sharpe, Matt Davison, Ben McLaughlin)
Satellite Radio: XM (Ch. 382)
Internet Radio: Huskers.com | TuneIn.com
App Audio: Huskers App | TuneIn App
This Week's Numbers
60 - Saturday's game at Minnesota will mark the 60th all-time meeting between the Cornhuskers and the Golden Gophers. The schools met 51 times prior to Nebraska joining the Big Ten in 2011, including 19 straight seasons from 1934 to 1952.
25 - True freshman all-purpose threat Wan'Dale Robinson has a team-high 25 receptions for 326 yards this season. His 25 catches are tied for the most by a Nebraska true freshman, matching Stanley Morgan Jr.'s total from 2015.
17 - Nebraska owns a 4-2 record at the midway point of the season, matching last year's win total. The Huskers are one of just 17 teams in the FBS ranks to have already matched or exceeded last year's win total, including just four Power Five teams
The Matchup
Nebraska heads on the road for the second time in Big Ten Conference play this Saturday when Nebraska travels to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Game time from Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium is set for shortly after 6:30 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on FS1. The game can be heard on the Husker Sports Network from Learfield-IMG.
The contest is a key early-season matchup in the Big Ten West Division race, with both schools looking to establish themselves as division contenders as the 2019 season reaches the midway point.
Nebraska will bring a 4-2 record into the contest, including a 2-1 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Huskers are coming off a dramatic 13-10 victory over Northwestern in Lincoln, winning the game on a field goal as time expired. The last-second victory over the Wildcats marked just the second time in Memorial Stadium history that Nebraska has secured a victory on a walk-off field goal.
Minnesota enters the game with a perfect 5-0 record, including a 2-0 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Gophers are coming off a 40-17 victory over Illinois on Saturday in Minneapolis to keep their perfect start intact. Minnesota has relied on an explosive offense, averaging 410 total yards and 35.8 points per game. The Gophers have won their past seven games overall, including a win over Wisconsin in the 2018 regular-season finale and a victory in the Quick Lane Bowl. The Gophers are ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and are just outside of the top 25 in the AP Poll.
Series History
Minnesota holds a 32-25-2 edge in the all-time series between the two schools, including a 22-13-2 advantage in games played in Minneapolis. The Huskers are 2-2 in four games at Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium. The Huskers own a 5-3 advantage over the Gophers since joining the Big Ten Conference, including last year's 53-28 win in Lincoln.
Nebraska has played Minnesota more than any other conference opponent with this Saturday marking the 60th all-time meeting. The two schools met 51 times before Nebraska joined the Big Ten, including 19 straight seasons from 1934 to 1952. NU also played Minnesota eight straight years from 1967 to 1974. The Huskers won 16 straight in the series between 1963 and 2012, before a Minnesota victory in 2013.
Past Meeting as Big Ten Foes
2011: #13 Nebraska 41, Minnesota 14 (Minneapolis)
2012: #16 Nebraska 38, Minnesota 14 (Lincoln)
2013: Minnesota 34, Nebraska 23 (Minneapolis)
2014: Minnesota 28, #21 Nebraska 24 (Lincoln)
2015: Nebraska 48, Minnesota 25 (Minneapolis)
2016: Nebraska 24, Minnesota 17 (Lincoln)
2017: Minnesota 54, Nebraska 21 (Minneapolis)
2018: Nebraska 53, Minnesota 28 (Lincoln)
Minnesota a Memorable Matchup for Several Years
Nebraska defeated Minnesota 53-28 last season for the Huskers' first win of the season. Nebraska put up some noteworthy numbers in last year's meeting, and several current Huskers have enjoyed memorable matchups with Minnesota.
- Nebraska put up 659 yards of total offense in last year's win over Minnesota, which at the time marked the Huskers' highest output ever in a Big Ten Conference game (NU broke the record with 674 yards of total offense at Illinois last month.)
- The Huskers scored 53 points last season against Minnesota, which marked the first time Nebraska had scored 50 points in a Big Ten Conference game
- Last year's 53-28 victory over Minnesota marked Scott Frost's first win as Nebraska's head coach
- Adrian Martinez (125 yards) and Maurice Washington (109 yards) each had the highest rushing totals of their career in last season's matchup with the Gophers, when the Huskers had three 100-yard rushers for the fifth time in school history
- Martinez completed his first 11 passes in last year's game and finished 25-of-29 for 276 yards, completing 86.2 percent of his passes. The effort set a Nebraska record for a quarterback who attempted at least 20 passes in a game
- In the last trip to Minneapolis in 2017, JD Spielman totaled a career-high 291 all-purpose yards. Spielman's 291 all-purpose yards rank fifth in school history and are the second-highest total a Husker has ever had in a road game. Spielman posted his 100th career reception in last year's win over Minnesota.
About Minnesota Football
Minnesota has fielded a football team since 1882 and has been a long-time member of the Big Ten Conference after joining in 1896. The Golden Gophers claim seven national championships and 18 Big Ten Championships, with the most recent conference title coming in 1967. Minnesota has had 35 consensus All-America selections and 181 first-team All-Big Ten selections.
First Season: 1882
All-Time Record: 700-522-44
Big Ten Titles: 18
National Titles: 7
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enrollment: 47,658
Conference: Big Ten
School Colors: Maroon & Gold
About 2019 Minnesota Football
Schedule (5-0, 2-0)
South Dakota State (W 28-21)
at Fresno State (W 38-35 2OT)
Georgia Southern (W 35-32)
at Purdue (W 38-31)
Illinois (W 40-17)
Nebraska
at Rutgers
Maryland
Penn State
at Iowa
at Northwestern
Wisconsin
Unbeaten Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) looks to defend its spot atop the Big Ten West. The Golden Gophers are coming off a 40-17 win over Illinois last weekend at home, marking the program's 700th all-time win. Minnesota had two 100-yard rushers in Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks. Smith ran for a career-best 211 yards and a touchdown, while Brooks added 111 yards and a touchdown.
Smith leads the Minnesota offense, averaging at least 100 rushing yards a game. He had 536 on the season with three rushing touchdowns. Rashod Bateman and Tyler Johnson combine for nine receiving touchdowns and 887 yards on the season. Tanner Morgan is 78-of-111 (70.1%) through the air with 13 TD passes and three interceptions.
On defense, Antoine Winfield Jr. leads the team with 27 total tackles. He also has 1.0 sack, two interceptions, one pass breakup and one forced fumble.
About Minnesota Coach P.J. Fleck
P.J. Fleck is in his third season as head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers and has a record of 17-13 at the school and a Big Ten record of 7-13. Fleck guided the Gophers to a 7-6 season and a victory in the Quick Lane Bowl over Georgia Tech (34-10) last season. Prior to Minnesota, Fleck spent four seasons as head coach at Western Michigan University, compiling a 30-22 record with the Broncos, highlighted by his 2016 season where he led the team to an undefeated regular season, a MAC conference championship and a 13-1 overall record, making a New Year's Six bowl appearance with a 24-16 loss to Wisconsin in the Cotton Bowl. He also took the Broncos to two other bowl games and sports an overall 2-2 bowl record.
Prior to his head coaching duties, Fleck served as an assistant coach, specializing in receivers at Ohio State (2006), Northern Illinois (2007-2009), Rutgers (2010-2011) and in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012). Fleck played receiver at Northern Illinois from 1999 to 2003 and spent two seasons in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers.
Fleck is 1-1 in his head coaching career against Nebraska.
Last Meeting: October 20, 2018
Nebraska 53, Minnesota 28
(ESPN) LINCOLN - A bucket of sports drink having been just poured over his head, Scott Frost wrapped up a quick television interview near midfield and started sprinting off the field at Memorial Stadium.
Moments after the clock hit zeroes on a 53-28 victory over Minnesota Saturday, it was time for him to soak it all in.
As he ran through the end zone and entered the tunnel, Frost took off his cap and held it high to thank the fans who had waited seven games for the native son who won so many times as a player on this field to pick up his first win as coach.
"I just didn't expect it to be in October," Frost said. "But we've got as good a fans as there are in the country. They're loyal. They're supportive. Our kids appreciate it them. They're fighting hard for them. Yeah, I almost teared up running off the field. That was a special moment."
A week after squandering a late 10-point lead at Northwestern and losing in overtime, the Huskers (1-6, 1-4 Big Ten) scored on three of their first four possessions on their way to a 28-0 lead.
Minnesota (3-4, 0-4) made things interesting, though, scoring on three possessions in a row spanning the halves, with backup quarterback Tanner Morgan replacing Zack Annexstad to open the third quarter and leading two straight touchdown drives to pull the Gophers to 28-22.
"That's how this whole year has been. We're going to have to play well for four quarters," Frost said. "We're getting better every day. We're still not so good we can sleep on a lead or not play our best. So proud of this team. They could have quit a long time ago. They could have shut it down. This team every week does more of what we ask them, does it better, keeps getting better. That was a pretty good show out there today."
Barrett Pickering kicked a field goal between Adrian Martinez's TD passes of 35 and 67 yards to Stanley Morgan Jr. to break things open again, and as the 365th home consecutive sellout crowd started sensing the end of the program-record 10-game losing streak, a chorus of "Go Big Red" chants began.
Nebraska rushed for 383 yards and totaled 659. Devine Ozigbo ran for 152 yards, Martinez for 125 and Maurice Washington for 109.
Martinez completed 25 of 29 passes adding up to 276 yards and three TDs. Stanley Morgan caught 10 balls for 163 yards, both career highs.
Tanner Morgan was 11 of 16 for 214 yards and Annexstad 9 of 20 for 135. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said Annextad had to leave the game because of an internal injury in his midsection. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
"Congratulations to Coach Frost," Fleck said. "It's a big deal, everybody remembers your first. This team should be 5-1 or 4-2. We didn't stop them tonight at all. We didn't tackle well. We didn't set an edge."
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Nebraska outgained Minnesota 659 (276 pass, 383 rush) to 474 yards (349 pass, 125 rush). Both teams committed one turnover in the contest. Nebraska was penalized six times for 43 yards, while Minnesota was flagged eight times for 80 yards.
For the Huskers, Adrian Martinez was 25-of-29 for 276 yards with 3 TDs and no interceptions, he also carried the ball 15 times for 125 yards and scored one TD on the ground.
Devine Ozigbo was the leading rusher for the Big Red with 12 carries for 152 yards and 2 TDs, and Maurice Washington added 14 carries for 109 yards and 1 TD.
Stanley Morgan Jr. was the leading receiver with 10 catches for 163 yards and 2 TDs while JD Spielman added 8 catches for 77 yards and a TD.
For the Gophers, Tanner Morgan was 11-of-16 for 214 yards with an interception, while Zack Annexstad was 9-of-20 for 135 yards with one TD. Mohamed Ibrahim was the leading rusher with 18 carries for 49 yards and a score, while Morgan added four carries for 35 yards and a TD on the ground. Minnesota was led in receiving by Tyler Johnson who hauled in 11 receptions for 184 yards and Chris Autman-Bell had two catches for 75 yards in the loss.
Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) at #25 Minnesota (5-0, 2-0)
When: Saturday, October 12 | 6:30 PM (CT)
Where: TCF Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN
TV: FOX Sports 1 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
Radio: Husker Sports Network (Greg Sharpe, Matt Davison, Ben McLaughlin)
Satellite Radio: XM (Ch. 382)
Internet Radio: Huskers.com | TuneIn.com
App Audio: Huskers App | TuneIn App
This Week's Numbers
60 - Saturday's game at Minnesota will mark the 60th all-time meeting between the Cornhuskers and the Golden Gophers. The schools met 51 times prior to Nebraska joining the Big Ten in 2011, including 19 straight seasons from 1934 to 1952.
25 - True freshman all-purpose threat Wan'Dale Robinson has a team-high 25 receptions for 326 yards this season. His 25 catches are tied for the most by a Nebraska true freshman, matching Stanley Morgan Jr.'s total from 2015.
17 - Nebraska owns a 4-2 record at the midway point of the season, matching last year's win total. The Huskers are one of just 17 teams in the FBS ranks to have already matched or exceeded last year's win total, including just four Power Five teams
The Matchup
Nebraska heads on the road for the second time in Big Ten Conference play this Saturday when Nebraska travels to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Game time from Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium is set for shortly after 6:30 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on FS1. The game can be heard on the Husker Sports Network from Learfield-IMG.
The contest is a key early-season matchup in the Big Ten West Division race, with both schools looking to establish themselves as division contenders as the 2019 season reaches the midway point.
Nebraska will bring a 4-2 record into the contest, including a 2-1 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Huskers are coming off a dramatic 13-10 victory over Northwestern in Lincoln, winning the game on a field goal as time expired. The last-second victory over the Wildcats marked just the second time in Memorial Stadium history that Nebraska has secured a victory on a walk-off field goal.
Minnesota enters the game with a perfect 5-0 record, including a 2-0 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Gophers are coming off a 40-17 victory over Illinois on Saturday in Minneapolis to keep their perfect start intact. Minnesota has relied on an explosive offense, averaging 410 total yards and 35.8 points per game. The Gophers have won their past seven games overall, including a win over Wisconsin in the 2018 regular-season finale and a victory in the Quick Lane Bowl. The Gophers are ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and are just outside of the top 25 in the AP Poll.
Series History
Minnesota holds a 32-25-2 edge in the all-time series between the two schools, including a 22-13-2 advantage in games played in Minneapolis. The Huskers are 2-2 in four games at Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium. The Huskers own a 5-3 advantage over the Gophers since joining the Big Ten Conference, including last year's 53-28 win in Lincoln.
Nebraska has played Minnesota more than any other conference opponent with this Saturday marking the 60th all-time meeting. The two schools met 51 times before Nebraska joined the Big Ten, including 19 straight seasons from 1934 to 1952. NU also played Minnesota eight straight years from 1967 to 1974. The Huskers won 16 straight in the series between 1963 and 2012, before a Minnesota victory in 2013.
Past Meeting as Big Ten Foes
2011: #13 Nebraska 41, Minnesota 14 (Minneapolis)
2012: #16 Nebraska 38, Minnesota 14 (Lincoln)
2013: Minnesota 34, Nebraska 23 (Minneapolis)
2014: Minnesota 28, #21 Nebraska 24 (Lincoln)
2015: Nebraska 48, Minnesota 25 (Minneapolis)
2016: Nebraska 24, Minnesota 17 (Lincoln)
2017: Minnesota 54, Nebraska 21 (Minneapolis)
2018: Nebraska 53, Minnesota 28 (Lincoln)
Minnesota a Memorable Matchup for Several Years
Nebraska defeated Minnesota 53-28 last season for the Huskers' first win of the season. Nebraska put up some noteworthy numbers in last year's meeting, and several current Huskers have enjoyed memorable matchups with Minnesota.
- Nebraska put up 659 yards of total offense in last year's win over Minnesota, which at the time marked the Huskers' highest output ever in a Big Ten Conference game (NU broke the record with 674 yards of total offense at Illinois last month.)
- The Huskers scored 53 points last season against Minnesota, which marked the first time Nebraska had scored 50 points in a Big Ten Conference game
- Last year's 53-28 victory over Minnesota marked Scott Frost's first win as Nebraska's head coach
- Adrian Martinez (125 yards) and Maurice Washington (109 yards) each had the highest rushing totals of their career in last season's matchup with the Gophers, when the Huskers had three 100-yard rushers for the fifth time in school history
- Martinez completed his first 11 passes in last year's game and finished 25-of-29 for 276 yards, completing 86.2 percent of his passes. The effort set a Nebraska record for a quarterback who attempted at least 20 passes in a game
- In the last trip to Minneapolis in 2017, JD Spielman totaled a career-high 291 all-purpose yards. Spielman's 291 all-purpose yards rank fifth in school history and are the second-highest total a Husker has ever had in a road game. Spielman posted his 100th career reception in last year's win over Minnesota.
About Minnesota Football
Minnesota has fielded a football team since 1882 and has been a long-time member of the Big Ten Conference after joining in 1896. The Golden Gophers claim seven national championships and 18 Big Ten Championships, with the most recent conference title coming in 1967. Minnesota has had 35 consensus All-America selections and 181 first-team All-Big Ten selections.
First Season: 1882
All-Time Record: 700-522-44
Big Ten Titles: 18
National Titles: 7
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enrollment: 47,658
Conference: Big Ten
School Colors: Maroon & Gold
About 2019 Minnesota Football
Schedule (5-0, 2-0)
South Dakota State (W 28-21)
at Fresno State (W 38-35 2OT)
Georgia Southern (W 35-32)
at Purdue (W 38-31)
Illinois (W 40-17)
Nebraska
at Rutgers
Maryland
Penn State
at Iowa
at Northwestern
Wisconsin
Unbeaten Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) looks to defend its spot atop the Big Ten West. The Golden Gophers are coming off a 40-17 win over Illinois last weekend at home, marking the program's 700th all-time win. Minnesota had two 100-yard rushers in Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks. Smith ran for a career-best 211 yards and a touchdown, while Brooks added 111 yards and a touchdown.
Smith leads the Minnesota offense, averaging at least 100 rushing yards a game. He had 536 on the season with three rushing touchdowns. Rashod Bateman and Tyler Johnson combine for nine receiving touchdowns and 887 yards on the season. Tanner Morgan is 78-of-111 (70.1%) through the air with 13 TD passes and three interceptions.
On defense, Antoine Winfield Jr. leads the team with 27 total tackles. He also has 1.0 sack, two interceptions, one pass breakup and one forced fumble.
About Minnesota Coach P.J. Fleck
P.J. Fleck is in his third season as head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers and has a record of 17-13 at the school and a Big Ten record of 7-13. Fleck guided the Gophers to a 7-6 season and a victory in the Quick Lane Bowl over Georgia Tech (34-10) last season. Prior to Minnesota, Fleck spent four seasons as head coach at Western Michigan University, compiling a 30-22 record with the Broncos, highlighted by his 2016 season where he led the team to an undefeated regular season, a MAC conference championship and a 13-1 overall record, making a New Year's Six bowl appearance with a 24-16 loss to Wisconsin in the Cotton Bowl. He also took the Broncos to two other bowl games and sports an overall 2-2 bowl record.
Prior to his head coaching duties, Fleck served as an assistant coach, specializing in receivers at Ohio State (2006), Northern Illinois (2007-2009), Rutgers (2010-2011) and in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012). Fleck played receiver at Northern Illinois from 1999 to 2003 and spent two seasons in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers.
Fleck is 1-1 in his head coaching career against Nebraska.
Last Meeting: October 20, 2018
Nebraska 53, Minnesota 28
(ESPN) LINCOLN - A bucket of sports drink having been just poured over his head, Scott Frost wrapped up a quick television interview near midfield and started sprinting off the field at Memorial Stadium.
Moments after the clock hit zeroes on a 53-28 victory over Minnesota Saturday, it was time for him to soak it all in.
As he ran through the end zone and entered the tunnel, Frost took off his cap and held it high to thank the fans who had waited seven games for the native son who won so many times as a player on this field to pick up his first win as coach.
"I just didn't expect it to be in October," Frost said. "But we've got as good a fans as there are in the country. They're loyal. They're supportive. Our kids appreciate it them. They're fighting hard for them. Yeah, I almost teared up running off the field. That was a special moment."
A week after squandering a late 10-point lead at Northwestern and losing in overtime, the Huskers (1-6, 1-4 Big Ten) scored on three of their first four possessions on their way to a 28-0 lead.
Minnesota (3-4, 0-4) made things interesting, though, scoring on three possessions in a row spanning the halves, with backup quarterback Tanner Morgan replacing Zack Annexstad to open the third quarter and leading two straight touchdown drives to pull the Gophers to 28-22.
"That's how this whole year has been. We're going to have to play well for four quarters," Frost said. "We're getting better every day. We're still not so good we can sleep on a lead or not play our best. So proud of this team. They could have quit a long time ago. They could have shut it down. This team every week does more of what we ask them, does it better, keeps getting better. That was a pretty good show out there today."
Barrett Pickering kicked a field goal between Adrian Martinez's TD passes of 35 and 67 yards to Stanley Morgan Jr. to break things open again, and as the 365th home consecutive sellout crowd started sensing the end of the program-record 10-game losing streak, a chorus of "Go Big Red" chants began.
Nebraska rushed for 383 yards and totaled 659. Devine Ozigbo ran for 152 yards, Martinez for 125 and Maurice Washington for 109.
Martinez completed 25 of 29 passes adding up to 276 yards and three TDs. Stanley Morgan caught 10 balls for 163 yards, both career highs.
Tanner Morgan was 11 of 16 for 214 yards and Annexstad 9 of 20 for 135. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said Annextad had to leave the game because of an internal injury in his midsection. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
"Congratulations to Coach Frost," Fleck said. "It's a big deal, everybody remembers your first. This team should be 5-1 or 4-2. We didn't stop them tonight at all. We didn't tackle well. We didn't set an edge."
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Nebraska outgained Minnesota 659 (276 pass, 383 rush) to 474 yards (349 pass, 125 rush). Both teams committed one turnover in the contest. Nebraska was penalized six times for 43 yards, while Minnesota was flagged eight times for 80 yards.
For the Huskers, Adrian Martinez was 25-of-29 for 276 yards with 3 TDs and no interceptions, he also carried the ball 15 times for 125 yards and scored one TD on the ground.
Devine Ozigbo was the leading rusher for the Big Red with 12 carries for 152 yards and 2 TDs, and Maurice Washington added 14 carries for 109 yards and 1 TD.
Stanley Morgan Jr. was the leading receiver with 10 catches for 163 yards and 2 TDs while JD Spielman added 8 catches for 77 yards and a TD.
For the Gophers, Tanner Morgan was 11-of-16 for 214 yards with an interception, while Zack Annexstad was 9-of-20 for 135 yards with one TD. Mohamed Ibrahim was the leading rusher with 18 carries for 49 yards and a score, while Morgan added four carries for 35 yards and a TD on the ground. Minnesota was led in receiving by Tyler Johnson who hauled in 11 receptions for 184 yards and Chris Autman-Bell had two catches for 75 yards in the loss.
