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2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLegends Division
Record3–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTCF Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 Michigan %   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 24 Nebraska   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Penn State x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Ohio State   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Indiana   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota for the 2011 college football season. The Golden Gophers are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were led by head coach Jerry Kill for his first season as head coach at Minnesota. They finished with 3–9 overall record, 2–6 in Big Ten Legends play.

Roster

2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 30 Mike Henry So
OL 52 Zac Epping  Fr
OL 53 Tommy Olson Fr
OL 58 Ed Olson So
OL 60 Ryan Wynn Sr
OL 62 Zach Mottla So
OL 63 Jon Christenson Fr
OL 64 Caleb Bak  Fr
OL 65 Josh Campion Fr
OL 66 Luke McAvoy Fr
OL 68 Chris Bunders Sr
OL 69 Jacob Glickstein Jr
OL 70 Sean Ferguson  Fr
OL 71 Kyle McAvoy Fr
OL 73 Joe Bjorklund Fr
OL 74 Marek Lenkiewicz  Fr
OL 75 Brooks Michel So
OL 76 Jimmy Gjere  Fr
OL 77 Foster Bush Fr
OL 78 Ryan Orton Sr
QB 3 Dexter Foreman Fr
QB 5 MarQueis Gray Jr
QB 11 Max Shortell Fr
QB 12 Moses Alipate So
QB 16 Tom Parish  Fr
QB 19 Adam Lueck Jr
RB 20 Donnell Kirkwood  Fr
RB 22 Duane Bennett  Sr
RB 25 Devon Wright  Fr
RB 27 David Cobb Fr
RB 31 Cole Banham  Fr
RB 32 Lamonte Edwards  Fr
RB 33 Cameron Gatling Jr
TE 42 Ernie Heifort Fr
TE 45 Gavin Bronson Fr
TE 47 Alex Bisch  Fr
TE 81 John Rabe Jr
TE 83 Drew Goodger Fr
TE 85 Eric Lair Sr
TE 87 Sahr Ngekia So
TE 88 Collin McGarry Sr
WR 1 Brandon Green  Jr
WR 2 Ge'Shun Harris Jr
WR 6 Da'Jon McKnight Sr
WR 8 Cameron Wilson  Fr
WR 13 J.D. Pride  Fr
WR 14 Connor Cosgrove  Fr
TE 85 Bryce Witham  Jr
WR 14 Matt Kloss Jr
WR 15 Marcus Jones Fr
WR 17 C.J. Cesario  Fr
WR 18 Derrick Engel Jr
WR 23 Luke Trucilla Fr
WR 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts So
WR 82 A.J. Barker So
WR 84 Victor Keise So
WR 86 Malcolm Moulton So
WR 89 Logan Hutton  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 11 Troy Stoudermire Sr
CB 27 Cedric Thompson Fr
DB 3 Kim Royston Sr
DB 5 Johnny Johnson Sr
DB 6 Michael Carter Jr
DB 7 Tyrone Bouie  Fr
DB 9 Christyn Lewis Sr
DB 13 Derrick Wells Fr
DB 14 Kyle Henderson Sr
DB 16 Steven Montgomery Fr
DB 21 Brock Vereen So
DB 23 Grayson Levine Fr
DB 24 James Manuel So
DB 28 Kenny Watkins So
DB 29 Shady Salamon Sr
DL 36 Chase Haviland So
DB 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett Jr
DB 45 Bryan Klitzke Sr
DE 49 Matt Garin So
DE 55 Thieren Cockran Fr
DE 91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee So
DB 92 Leston Simpson Jr
DE 93 Ben Perry  Fr
DE 95 D.L. Wilhite Jr
DE 98 Michael Amaefula Fr
DE 99 Ra'Shede Hageman So
DL 46 Cameron Botticelli  Fr
DL 62 Eric Jacques So
DL 67 David Stommes So
DL 89 Curran Delaney Jr
DL 90 Austin Hahn Jr
DL 94 Harold Legania  Fr
DL 97 Anthony Jacobs Sr
DT 96 Brandon Kirksey Sr
LB 1 Drendan Beal So
LB 4 Keanon Cooper Jr
LB 8 Spencer Reeves Jr
LB 17 Peter Westerhaus Fr
LB 26 Mike Rallis Jr
LB 34 Jephte Matilus Fr
LB 35 Dominic Schultz Fr
LB 39 Gabe Mezzenga  Fr
LB 43 Ryan Grant Jr
LB 44 Brent Singleton So
LB 47 Quinn Baudcco Fr
LB 48 Judd Paffrath Jr
LB 50 Patrick Sveum Sr
LB 51 Gary Tinsley Sr
LB 57 Aaron Hill So
LB 59 Joey Balthazor So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 7 Chris Hawthorne So
K 31 David Platner Fr
K 38 David Schwerman Sr
K 39 Jordan Wettstein Jr
LS 40 Jared Hartman Fr
LS 48 Jake Filkins So
LS 96 Dave Ramlet  Fr
P 37 Peter Mortell Fr
P 41 Dan Orseske So

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 32:30 pmat No. 25 USC*
ABC/ESPN2L 17–1968,273[1]
September 102:30 pmNew Mexico State*
BTNL 21–2848,807
September 172:30 pmMiami (OH)*
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNW 29–2349,950
September 246:00 pmNo. 12 (FCS) North Dakota State*
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNL 24–3748,802[2]
October 111:00 amat No. 19 Michigan
BTNL 0–58111,106
October 811:00 amat Purdue
ESPNL 17–4538,207[3]
October 222:30 pmNo. 13 Nebraskadagger
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
ABC/ESPN2L 14–4149,187[4]
October 292:30 pmIowa
BTNW 22–2146,543[5]
November 511:00 amat No. 15 Michigan State
BTNL 24–3172,219[6]
November 122:30 pmNo. 16 Wisconsin
BTNL 13–4249,158
November 1911:00 amat Northwestern
BTNL 13–2827,050
November 262:30 pmIllinois
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNW 27–741,549

[7]

Game summaries

@ USC

See also: 2011 USC Trojans football team

Matt Barkley threw three touchdowns to Robert Woods as the Trojans won their 14th straight season opener. Barkley went 34-of-45 with 304 yards while Woods caught 17 passes, a USC single-game record, for 177 yards in the win. D.J. Morgan added 18 carries for 70 yards in the win for USC.

Duane Bennett ran for a touchdown while Max Shortell threw for a touchdown but was intercepted on the final drive for the Golden Gophers, who failed to win in the debut of new head coach Jerry Kill.

Bennett finished with 53 yards on 15 carries while MarQueis Gray went 7-of-12 with 94 yards and added 48 yards on 16 carries for Minnesota, which went just 3–9 last season.

The Gophers never led in the game, but made it a one-score possession with 8:03 to play when Shortell hit Brandon Green on a short pass to the left and the receiver curled around his defender and into the end zone from 12 yards out to make it 19–17.

Minnesota got the ball back at its own nine-yard line with just over two minutes to play. However, the drive only made it to the Minnesota 28 and on 3rd-and-1 Shortell was picked off by Torin Harris and the Trojans killed off the rest of the clock.[8]

Vs. New Mexico State

See also: 2011 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Aside from losing the game 28–21, this game represented a scare for Minnesota outside of the game itself as head coach Jerry Kill had a seizure with 20 seconds left in the game and was taken away by ambulance.

Kill was stabilized, and Minnesota's team physician said the coach's condition was not life-threatening. Kill has had similar episodes three times before in his career, but never missed a game, and his assistants said they weren't worried.

Regarding the game, the Aggies set the tone from the start with a six-play, 60-yard drive. Manley hit Rogers for a 26-yard score, with cornerback Brock Vereen and safety Shady Salamon failing to reach Rogers in time. Manley had help from Robert Clay, who rushed 20 times for 97 yards and a touchdown. Taveon Rogers had 88 yards receiving and two scores.

MarQueis Gray had another uneven performance at quarterback for the Gophers, who hadn't lost their first two games to start a season since 1992. Da'Jon McKnight made a handful of acrobatic catches, finishing with 146 yards and one touchdown, and tight end Colin McGarry dived to haul in a 10-yard score in the corner of the end zone and pull the Gophers within 21–14 right before the half.

Gray, who was relieved in the third quarter by freshman Max Shortell because he had cramps on a hot day, finished with 110 yards rushing on 17 attempts. He went 16 for 32 through the air for 211 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Gray threaded a perfect pass to McKnight on a quick post route for a 4-yard touchdown with 11:47 left, pulling the Gophers within 28–21.

He nearly tied the game later on a rollout with a head-first dive at the pylon with 7:51 left, and the initial ruling on the field was a touchdown. But a replay review determined his foot was out of bounds.

On fourth and 1, Edwards was stopped and NMSU took over.

Clay and Victor Johnson ground down the clock for the Aggies, and the Gophers didn't get the ball back until 2:09 remained, starting at their own 11-yard line with no timeouts. This proved to be too much for the Gophers to overcome.[9]

Iowa

1 234Total
Iowa 0 777 21
• Minnesota 0 7312 22
Scoring summary
25:06IOWAMarvin McNutt 12-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick)IOWA 7-0
21:13MINNCollin McGarry 3-yard pass from MarQueis Gray (Jordan Wettstein kick)Tied 7-7
38:44IOWAMarcus Coker 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)IOWA 14-7
32:03MINNJordan Wettstein 28-yard field goalIOWA 14-10
413:51IOWAMarcus Coker 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)IOWA 21-10
48:22MINNDuane Bennett 1-yard run (pass failed)IOWA 21-16
42:48MINNMarQueis Gray 3-yard run (run failed)MINN 22-21

[10]

References

  1. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "Dakota territory". Star Tribune. September 25, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  5. ^ "Floyd Stays Home After Gophers' 22-21 Comeback". University of Minnesota Department of Athletics. October 29, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  7. ^ Schedule
  8. ^ https://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/events/76365/recap?article_id=162277[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "New Mexico State's Win Clouded by Minnesota Coach's Collapse". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  10. ^ "Minnesota Rallies to Stun Iowa, Claim Bronze Pig". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 31, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

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