Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 10:00 pm | at UNLV* | | CBSSN | W 30–27 3OT | 16,013 |
September 8 | 11:00 am | No. 12 (FCS) New Hampshire* | | BTN | W 44–7 | 47,022 |
September 15 | 11:00 am | Western Michigan* | - TCF Bank Stadium
- Minneapolis
| BTN | W 28–23 | 44,921 |
September 22 | 7:00 pm | Syracuse* | - TCF Bank Stadium
- Minneapolis
| BTN | W 17–10 | 50,805 |
September 29 | 11:00 am | at Iowa | | ESPN2 | L 13–31 | 70,585 |
October 13 | 11:00 am | Northwestern | - TCF Bank Stadium
- Minneapolis
| ESPN2 | L 13–21 | 49,651 |
October 20 | 11:00 am | at Wisconsin | | ESPNU | L 13–38 | 80,587 |
October 27 | 2:30 pm | Purdue | - TCF Bank Stadium
- Minneapolis
| BTN | W 44–28 | 41,062 |
November 3 | 11:00 am | Michigan | | BTN | L 13–35 | 48,801 |
November 10 | 2:30 pm | at Illinois | | BTN | W 17–3 | 46,912 |
November 17 | 2:30 pm | at No. 16 Nebraska | | BTN | L 14–38 | 85,330 |
November 24 | 2:30 pm | Michigan State | - TCF Bank Stadium
- Minneapolis
| BTN | L 10–26 | 44,194 |
December 28 | 8:00 pm | vs. Texas Tech* | | ESPN | L 31–34 | 50,386 |
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The preliminary roster is based on the previous season's roster and eligibility, along with incoming recruits. All numbers are from www.gophersports.com.
2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
WR
|
1
|
Brandon Green
|
Sr
|
QB
|
3
|
Dexter Foreman
|
Fr
|
QB
|
5
|
MarQueis Gray
|
Sr
|
QB
|
7
|
Mitch Leidner
|
Fr
|
WR
|
8
|
Cameron Wilson
|
So
|
QB
|
9
|
Philip Nelson
|
Fr
|
QB
|
11
|
Max Shortell
|
So
|
WR
|
12
|
Andre McDonald
|
Fr
|
WR
|
14
|
Isaac Fruechte
|
So
|
WR
|
15
|
Marcus Jones
|
So
|
WR
|
16
|
Jamel Harbison
|
Fr
|
WR
|
17
|
C. J. Cesario
|
So
|
WR
|
18
|
Derrick Engel
|
Jr
|
WR
|
19
|
Matt Kloss
|
Sr
|
RB
|
20
|
Donnell Kirkwood
|
So
|
RB
|
21
|
James Gillum
|
Jr
|
RB
|
25
|
Devon Wright
|
So
|
RB
|
27
|
David Cobb
|
So
|
TE
|
28
|
Moses Alipate
|
Jr
|
FB
|
30
|
Mike Henry
|
Jr
|
RB
|
31
|
Cole Banham
|
So
|
RB
|
35
|
Rodrick Williams
|
Fr
|
TE
|
39
|
Gabe Mezzenga
|
So
|
RB
|
44
|
JoJuan Harper
|
Fr
|
TE
|
47
|
Alex Bisch
|
So
|
OL
|
52
|
Zac Epping
|
So
|
G
|
53
|
Tommy Olson
|
So
|
OT
|
58
|
Ed Olson
|
Jr
|
OC
|
62
|
Zach Mottla
|
Jr
|
OL
|
63
|
Jon Christenson
|
Fr
|
OL
|
64
|
Caleb Bak
|
So
|
OL
|
65
|
Josh Campion
|
Fr
|
OL
|
66
|
Luke McAvoy
|
Fr
|
OL
|
68
|
Issac Hayes
|
Fr
|
OL
|
70
|
Sean Ferguson
|
So
|
OL
|
71
|
Kyle McAvoy
|
Fr
|
OL
|
73
|
Joe Bjorklund
|
Fr
|
OL
|
74
|
Marek Lenkiewicz
|
So
|
OL
|
75
|
Ernie Heifort
|
Fr
|
OT
|
76
|
Jimmy Gjere
|
So
|
OL
|
77
|
Foster Bush
|
Fr
|
OT
|
78
|
Ben Lauer
|
Fr
|
OT
|
79
|
Jonah Pirsig
|
Fr
|
WR
|
80
|
Devin Crawford-Tufts
|
So
|
TE
|
81
|
John Rabe
|
Sr
|
TE
|
83
|
Drew Goodger
|
So
|
WR
|
84
|
Victor Keise
|
Jr
|
WR
|
86
|
Malcolm Moulton
|
Jr
|
TE
|
87
|
Sahr Ngekia
|
Jr
|
TE
|
88
|
Maxx Williams
|
Fr
|
WR
|
89
|
Logan Hutton
|
So
|
TE
|
91
|
Kendall Gregory-McGhee
|
So
|
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
LB
|
1
|
Brendan Beal
|
Jr
|
DB
|
2
|
Troy Stoudermire
|
Sr
|
DB
|
3
|
Martez Shabazz
|
Jr
|
LB
|
4
|
Keanon Cooper
|
Sr
|
DB
|
6
|
Michael Carter
|
Sr
|
DB
|
7
|
Damarius Travis
|
Fr
|
LB
|
8
|
Spencer Reeves
|
Sr
|
DB
|
11
|
Antonio Johnson
|
Fr
|
DB
|
13
|
Derrick Wells
|
So
|
DB
|
16
|
Steven Montgomery
|
Fr
|
LB
|
17
|
Nick Rallis
|
Fr
|
LB
|
18
|
Peter Westerhaus
|
Fr
|
DB
|
19
|
Cedric Dicke
|
Fr
|
DB
|
21
|
Brock Vereen
|
Jr
|
DB
|
22
|
Jeremy Baltazar
|
Jr
|
DB
|
23
|
Grayson Levine
|
So
|
LB
|
24
|
James Manuel
|
Jr
|
LB
|
26
|
Mike Rallis
|
Sr
|
DB
|
27
|
Cedric Thompson
|
So
|
DB
|
28
|
Kenny Watkins
|
Jr
|
DB
|
29
|
Briean Boddy
|
So
|
DB
|
31
|
Eric Murray
|
Fr
|
LB
|
32
|
Lamonte Edwards
|
So
|
LB
|
34
|
Jephte Matilus
|
Fr
|
LB
|
35
|
Dominic Schultz
|
Fr
|
DB
|
40
|
Nathan Tow-Arnett
|
Sr
|
DL
|
42
|
Gavin Bronson
|
Fr
|
LB
|
43
|
Ryan Grant
|
Sr
|
DB
|
45
|
Ben Holcomb
|
Fr
|
DL
|
46
|
Cameron Botticelli
|
So
|
LB
|
47
|
Quinn Bauducco
|
Fr
|
LB
|
48
|
Judd Paffrath
|
Jr
|
DE
|
49
|
Matt Garin
|
Jr
|
LB
|
50
|
Jack Lynn
|
Fr
|
DT
|
52
|
Yoshoub Timms
|
Fr
|
DE
|
55
|
Thieren Cockran
|
Fr
|
DL
|
56
|
Curran Delaney
|
Sr
|
LB
|
57
|
Aaron Hill
|
Jr
|
LB
|
59
|
Joey Balthazor
|
Jr
|
DL
|
62
|
Eric Jacques
|
Jr
|
DL
|
67
|
David Stommes
|
Jr
|
DL
|
69
|
Tyler Hartmann
|
Fr
|
DL
|
90
|
Austin Hahn
|
Sr
|
DE
|
91
|
Alex Keith
|
Fr
|
DT
|
92
|
Roland Johnson
|
Jr
|
DE
|
93
|
Ben Perry
|
So
|
DL
|
94
|
Harold Legania
|
So
|
DE
|
95
|
D.L. Wilhite
|
Sr
|
DT
|
97
|
Scott Ekpe
|
Fr
|
DE
|
98
|
Michael Amaefula
|
So
|
DT
|
99
|
Ra'Shede Hageman
|
Jr
|
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K
|
36
|
Chris Hawthorne
|
Jr
|
P
|
37
|
Peter Mortell
|
Fr
|
K
|
38
|
David Schwerman
|
Sr
|
K
|
39
|
Jordan Wettstein
|
Sr
|
LS
|
40
|
Jared Hartman
|
Fr
|
P
|
41
|
Dan Oreske
|
Jr
|
LS
|
48
|
Jake Filkins
|
Jr
|
LS
|
96
|
Dave Ramlet
|
So
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Matt Limegrover (offensive coordinator)
- Tracy Claeys (defensive coordinator)
- Bill Miller (assistant head coach / linebackers)
- Brian Anderson (running backs)
- Jeff Phelps (defensive line)
- Pat Poore (wide receivers)
- Rob Reeves (h-backs / tight ends)
- Jay Sawvel (defensive backs / special teams)
- Jim Zebrowski (quarterbacks)
- Ryan Maiuri (graduate assistant)
[1]
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: November 19, 2012
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Syracuse at Minnesota
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Syracuse |
3 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
• Minnesota |
7 |
0 | 7 | 3 |
17 |
|
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Scoring summary |
---|
| 1 | 6:59 | MINN | Donnell Kirkwood 2 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick) | MINN 7-0 |
| 1 | 1:54 | SYR | Ross Krautman 33 yard field goal | MINN 7-3 |
| 3 | 10:13 | MINN | Donnell Kirkwood 1 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick) | MINN 14-3 |
| 4 | 3:20 | MINN | Jordan Wettstein 43 yard field goal | MINN 17-3 |
| 4 | 0:46 | SYR | Marcus Sales 14 yard pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman kick) | MINN 17-10 |
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Minnesota's best start since 2008