Saturday, pre-game
Posted on November 22nd, 2008 – 4:27 PMBy Kent Youngblood
Greetings from the dome.
Well, that’s the last time I’ll say that in a Gridiron Gold blog. For those of you now going to the game, you should know that downtown Minny is crawling with folks in Hawkeye yellow. If all goes as planned in the future, there won’t be so many available tickets for visiting fans in seasons to come.
Well, Ohio State took care of business and it appears Penn State is doing the same. Things seem on track for the Big Ten to get two teams in the BCS bowl picture. Penn State will go to Pasadena, with Ohio State also gettting a possible BCS bid.
It would seem Ohio State would be pretty much a lock if Oregon State loses one of its final two games.
With two Big Ten teams in the BCS series, the next two bowls in the Big Ten pecking order — the Capital One and Outback Bowls — would be able to pick from any bowl-eligible conference team. It would also move the Gophers up in the pecking order. If Illinois loses — and that game wasn’t over yet as I blogged this — the only other bowl eligible teams in the conference would be the Gophers, Michigan State, Iowa, Wisconsin and Northwestern.
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One word describes this U of M team:
S T U P I D
They play stupid. Unbelievable. This coaching staff is overqualified - in other words, they are pro coaches trying to coach 19 year olds with adrenaline. Does not work.
Got $200 for my tickets on StubHub. That’s the smartest move I’ve made all year. Gophers fans in the dome are NOT enjoying themselves.
Next year: O line overhaul and a new QB before the end of that year - MarQueis Gray. It is now obvious that Weber is both physically beat up and psyched out by all the pass rush coming his way.
No trophies this year - why bother with a bowl game - it is shame time and motivation for next year. “Tough love”
Just changed the channel, can’t stand to watch these clowns. They don’t belong in the Big Ten. The new coach is worse than Mason, or at least the same. No defense, no offense, no special teams. I’ll give him two more years then they can hire someone with actual coaching experience, or move into a division II league if they don’t want to be serious.
Thanks a lot for being a mercenary p_ick and selling your tickets to the enemy Kirby. We don’t need “fans” like you. Go follow the Vikings traitor.
I love the “pro set” and tonight it is wearing the Gopher D down. Funny how this set was what Mason used. Wish the Gophers would be more versatile and mix the O up - I hate the (once rare) shotgun.
This Iowa team may be the second or third best team in the Big Ten right now. Kudos to them.
Go ahead & call me a mercenary p_ick, Goldy. When the game’s over I’ll be the mercenary p_ick with $400 dollars in his pocket! Enjoy the game, I’m going to do something worthwhile.
Joe - I agree. The administration at the U has NEVER been serious about a putting (serious) investment into football. The stadium is a token, Brewster’s hiring is a cheap token. I do not see the “money.” This is pure torture and disingenuousness by them toward the fan base and we should do something.
Why bother even buying tickets in the first place, Kirby? We don’t need traitors like you. Don’t bother coming to TCF Bank stadium.
Boy - Has this team turned into a VERY BAD team! And Weber with it. No bolw please ’cause NOBODY will watch. And if you will, you are a TRUE MASOCHIST.
This game is a complete collapse. This has to be on the coaching staff. If they can’t make some changes and fix some things at half time, they should forfeit their paychecks.
What $$ would make a difference? The apathy will only be cemented with this puke effort.
What a waste of a 7-1 start…although at the time I think we had the worst 7-1 team in the country. Now I think we have the worst 7-4 (soon to be 7-5) team in the nation.
At least we have the top-ranked college hockey team in the country right now. I know what I’ll be watching tonight.
What the hell is going on here. Its the half and our Gophers are down 27 to 0. Brewster, you are not a college coach! Please take your sorry ass and go coach somewhere else. Please pull Adam Weber for the 2nd half, he is terrible at QB! Every year its the same story, mistakes on top of more mistakes! And get rid of this spread offense and let’s get back to something that works. I can’t believe what Im watching here. I am turning off my TV for the 2nd half. to all the players that made mistakes today and to all the coaches you have all failed once again……
The truth is that the problem is not money it’s priorities and as long as frickin’ hockey is #1 for the majority of Gopher fans this program will continue to be a joke. No one outside of this state cares about frickin’ college hockey!
This Hawkeye football squad is not nearly as average (or below average) as it seemed most Gopher fans on here have asserted during the week … We have a well-coached team with players that did not give up when the chips were down earlier this year … With that, I bid you adieu! Go HAWKS!!!
How fitting this game is given the Gopher history in the Metrodump. Just like so many others. We must be cursed.
I hated the MetroDome since day one. What a gawd awful sight - a septic tank. Good riddance! Would love to see the Vikes in LA by 2011 and then see the MetroDump imploded or deflated and a parking ramp built over it.
51 yards total and -11 yards rushing!!! NO bowl game PLEEEEEEAAAASSSE!!!!
It must be built over an old Native American burial ground. It’s the only explanation.
How many would now prefer to return to Mason’s system and days?
Punky Brewster hasn’t made the program any better then it was when he got here.
We will drop our last 4 games of the year, go 3-5 in a less than stellar Big 10 and limp into a meaningless bowl game.
This program is still a complete joke.
Goldy… that was good - you may be right… or perhaps they butchered hundreds of gophers in the process of building it.
The system would only have made some of the Iowa offensive stats less inflated. We’d still be crushed by all of our own mistakes and penalties.
I quit watching and have the OU - Texas Tech game - Tech is another Gopher-like team however they got a bit lucky this year, but not tonight. PLEASE NO BOWL GAME FOR THE GOPHERS!!!
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What an embarrassment! The coaches should give their paychecks to charity.
Please do the honorable thing and say NO to a Bowl game!
Cal Poly would have scored over 60 points tonight over this 7th graders.
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THE HONORABLE THING TO DO.
Anybody out there? Just checking in. I’m still pretty comfortable with my decision to skip this game. ….In all seriousness, though. I’m a Brewster supporter, but he’s now dug himself a pretty big hole. Which actually might be good in the long run. If you buy that the Gophers were improving earlier this year (which I did), by the same token you now must admit that they’ve really regressed when it’s counted. Brewster’s gonna have two years of recruits next year. If they aren’t at least an 8 win team (or .500 in the Big Ten) he’s probably gone considering the fiasco of the past month. I say that’s a good thing, because now he’ll have his back against the wall. We’ll see if there’s any substance to go with the talk. I’m willing to give him a chance, but next year’s the time to go hard or go home. So much for that Tennessee talk, huh?
It appears once again, Lucy has pulled the football from Charlie Brown.
Brewster will take the meaningless bowl game, but does anyone care?
IF the Gophers get invited to a bowl game they should decline. They have already embarrassed the U and the state enough.
Hilarious. Time of possession is more than 2-1 for Iowa.
This is seriously funny. At the half, the Gophers had -11 yards rushing. Midway through the 3rd quarter? -13!
Real fans don’t sell their tickets. Go away Hawkeye Kirby.
I feel badly for the seniors like WVDS. This is just a complete annihilation.
Real fans actually buy tickets, Goldy. Or are you blogging from the 50 yard line at the dome? For your information, I sold my tickets because my wife just had twins. Or would a ‘true’ fan go anyway?
Who’s up for a roadie to the Motor City Bowl? And how fitting that it’s sponsored by the (bail me out please) big 3. What a special celebration of ineptitude we shall behold!!
I’m a Gopher fan in Iowa City and this is the most distraught I have ever been over a game. Of course, my husband is a HUGE Hawkeye fan and is up at the dome loving it!!!!!! What has happened? How could we have gone down so fast! I just don’t understand. Someone give me some answers. I have stayed with the Gophs for years and years and I don’t know how many more meltdowns I can take. Why can Iowa make it work and we can’t? We have a great recruiting pool–what is it??????????????????
No BOWL game!!!!!!!!
Ya got me there Hawkeye Kirby. I am watching from home so I must not be much of a fan(and congrats on the twins).
Liz in Iowa, I too am married to a Hawkeye. It’s gonna be a long time before I hear the end of this.
There is no earthly explanation for the Gophers. It’s supernatural. They are doomed and cursed by the Devil himself.
The heck with the fb game. Let’s play hockey, at least we are competive. Gophers 0 Denver 1. We have scoring chances at least.
Where is the Gopher hockey game on radio???
Direct TV 668 is where I’m getting it.
Hey Brian, they have radio stations on your TV??? :*)
Gopher football is a joke!
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Gopher football is a joke!
I’m in IA, but born in MN, satelite TV is cool.
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Didn’t Mason get fired for having the same record?? Punky Brewster will be full of excuses but he should not collect another penny of Minnesota taxpayer money. He is all show….and even at that he sux.
The Gophers in a bowl game? who would watch anything so pathetic?
Stats -
Total Offense: 123 yards
Kick off returns (all by Stoudemire): 283 yards
I find it sort of fitting that this should be how we perform the last game in the dome. What a complete disaster!!!!
Liz in Iowa
Hockey back on.
When do they announce that they fired the coach? And the athletic director?
Fans, must not be gopher night, Denver 2 Gophers 0
All we’ll ever be is a hockey school. Super. We should just give it all up and play St. Cloud State and Denver in all sports.
No, Tuby is building a good program, hey at least he beat IA, last yr.
They might as well, discontinue football and start (men’s) soccer instead!
Yeah! Hockey and basketball - that’s it and that’s all!
Agree we’ll never be a college football power, but
I still hold a little faith in Brester, first order of business is getting rid of this Dunbar fool.
It’s not often a team can lose 55-0 and honestly say, “it’s not the defense’s fault.”
Hats off to Iowa, now go spend some money in our city.
Go Gophers!!! No, really, I mean Go Home to your hole and stay in there until you are ready to come out and play some football.
I must admit - Dunbar has not helped, in fact he has hurt this team with a rigid offense which was not able work around the obvious weaknesses (O line, lack of any running back). The D can only play so much. This O stunk from the NW game on and did show some weakness even from the get go. Get another O coordinator and also and O line coach.
My only relief was seeing these type of loses don’t just happen at Minnesota. Their fans already had their ticket punched for the national championship…
Alright let’s not forget wrestling, my god I think the gophers are pretty good, they always have a good baseball, golf, swim, yes I know these are not big time revenue teams,I guess you need to look beyond FB. Yes I would love the FB to be big time. Just waiting.
Wait till next year! On second thought -forget it! It doesnt matter where this team plays-Gopher football is a joke.
This team needs a new moniker (Gophers does not instill fear).
You could be an Iowa fan blogging on a Minnesota newspaper site, rather than out celebrating your win?
Can we start a petition to change the U of M mascot name away from Gopher?
Football team gets destroyed, hockey is losing and so in basketball (shooting 29% and have a ton of fouls). Ughhh.
The offense lost this game just like it did the last 3. Get rid of Dunbar, bring in Gray, and lets get a fresh start in the new stadium.
Very, very appropriate ending to the tenure in the Metrodome. That place had bad karma written all over it for the Gophers. Vikings too…..
Typical bunch of losers. This team is an embarassment, and has been since 1967 or so.
Seriously, who calls Minneapolis “Minny”?
People……does it occur to anyone else that the reason the gophers lost their last 4 game sis because: #1 - they played the best 4 teams on their schedule the last 4 games; #2 - they flat out dont have the talent.
All your talk about firing Dunbar is rediculous - its Brewster that recruits the talent, and right now they dont have enough to compete in the upper half of the conference.
GO HAWKS!!! I love watching the Hawks beat the tar out of an over-rated Gopher team. How quickly the Gopher Kool-aid changed from Rosy in October to black in November.
The thing that get’s me, each year the Gophers start the same 3-0, 4-0 vs 3rd grade cupcakes and the state goes crazy, each year the team finish 0-4, 1-3 (against Big Ten Teams) and everyone calls for the coach’s head. This cycle makes me laugh harder and harder each year. Maybe if you realized the Kool-aid wasn’t Rosy in Sept then the fall wouldn’t be a shock in November. GO HAWKS!!!
I couldnt agree more UI Power - I am a gopher fan, but the pattern you referred to is right on the money
Brewster may be able to recruit,but it will probably never be good enough to cover up for his coaching ability.
Last 4 teams the best? A Michigan team described as the worst in MI history, A Wisconsin team that almost lost to Cal-poly today? Fire Dunbar.
Really?…………..
and how did the gophers do against Michigan and Wis? No matter what Michigan did this year, they still have a top ten recruiting class each year, so their talent level is far superior. Plus look at who they play non conference - its a lot tougher than the cupcakes the gophers played. As for Cal poly - they are ranked #3 in the FCS, and came in with a 8-1 record. Cal poly would have destroyed the gophers.
Ouch…that was painful. Almost as bad as the Giants drubbing of the Vikings a few years back. Did anyone notice when the game was still in contention, how many times we had them on third a long, and actually had a defensive players arms wrapped around their qb, only to have him shake it off, and throw for a first down. I believe it happened four times. I also want to jump on the coaching sucks bandwagon. These guys panicked early, and it showed in their play calling. Iowa is one of the better teams in the Big Ten, but are guys looked like they gave up. Nice coaching.
After last weeks performance against WI I honestly thought Iowa would have their hands full tonight. I imagined they would play the gophs tough, I just didn’t think they would be able to outlast the gophs @ Kinnick North.
Congrats and Thank God for TCF stadium. Kirby can I buy your MN vs IA tickets for 2010.
GO HAWKS!
This is the happiest day of my life! Since I’ve moved to Mpls I keep telling everyone how Hawks are gonna win, I just know it.
I guess its always the coaching, isnt it? You people must be the same people who get high school coaches fired because you think you know more than they do. Bototm line is they dont have the talent to compete, and Brewster will be given at least 1-2 more years to prove himoself.
I hope Maturi opens his eyes now, Brewster will never be a good coach, and after tonite what kid in MN would want to play for the idiot? Oh but remember he just told WCCO we are going to the weight room!!! have to get faster and stronger he says!! This guy couldn’t see a good plan if it bit him in the a__ He really needs to be removed right now before he takes the program farther down
Right out UI Power! Once again the golden goofers are exposed to be a joke in the college football world. Enjoy September, get nervous in October, then ready to cry in their beers in November. At least they should get an easy draw in their early bowl game. The Hawks will send you a postcard from a legitimate bowl game if you’d like!
Docfrom darwin -
Take the program farther down?????? Where have you been the past 2 decades? I think you have been smoking too much of that ball of twine!
IamnotPGammons:
I agree with some of your comments, but coaches call the plays. Decker IS a talent and Weber can be. You don’t think Dunbars play calling had anything to do with us scoring 0 today?
55 to ZIP???? your damn right its the coaching!! Mike Grant at EP high School could do a better job in a heartbeat Brewster is a phony that just likes to hear himself spew BS..
Sorry they will NOT win or get close to a victory in whatever (probably Insight) bowl they may be invited to. If Insight, they probably get Kansas. I will predict a KU victory by at least 24 points. If Motor City (but Whiskey U will go there), still another defeat vs. Ball State. All other sports at the “U” are decent but football is an absolute EMBARRASSMENT!
Really?….
I think it had more to do with no talent on the O line…Weber has been beat up so much that he has gotten gun shy and lost confidence. With that said, Weber and Decker are talented, but they have no one else to help out. Also, the defense is on the field way too much, especially when the offense goes 3 and out all the time. Dunbar (or any coach) needs talent to make plays work.
UI Power—if this is the happiest day of your life I think you need to get a LIFE! I do agree with your perspective on the Gopher cupcake schedule but do you really need to get on the Gopher blog and bash? Your the type of Hawkeye fan I have to deal with day in and day out here is Iowa City!
Hey pal this was the worst loss in 105 years!! At least Mason was competitive.. Weber has gone completely in the tank and should have been benched 3 game ago Remember the Game Mortenson had at Michigan?? The pretty boy from the city got to brewster and brown nosed enough to start
Hey, Youngblood? Weren’t you writing last week about how this was a different Gophers team and they showed it even in losing to Wisconsin? Well, you were right on one point - it’s a different team. Did we EVER lose this badly under Mason?
The pathetic coaching was evident at the end of the 1st half. A good kickoff return, followed by two offensive penalties and a punt. Defense unable to stop the same basic play over and over. Missed tackles. On the goal line, NOBODY covers the tight end (announcers said it was “man to man coverage” - replay clearly showed “nobody to man” coverage.
Truth is, Brewster quit when he didn’t even attempt to put on points at the end of the 1st half against Wisconsin. His quitting showed the team what was expected, and they responded.
I hope they do not go to a bowl. If they do, I will not watch. I’ve had enough. In the last four games, the Gophers have more than reversed the improvement they showed to that point.
My whole family came here for the game. My apartment is going crazy right now. I told all my coworkers at TJ Max the Hawks are gonna rule, you’ll see.
Go Liz go!!! Go girl!!!
I agree this loss was bad…..but now you are saying Mason was a good coach? If we went back at looked at the startribune archives we would probably see your posts blasting mason when he was a coach also! I forgot that Darwin was football heaven!
1. Have I ever mentioned that I really don’t like the spread?
2. Three years ago I asked the question: are you sure that by getting rid of Mason the program will even be half as good under the new guy even with the new stadium?
3. As much as I hate Iowa, wasn’t it nice to see a college team running an offense with real snap? An adult offense?
4. Is our O better today than it was 16 Big Ten games ago? It seems to me it is clearly worse than it was last year.
5. Is any offensive coordinator in the country paid more per first down than Dunbar?
6. I have been a fan for 42 years. Now I am being asked by the U to endure a string of changes over the past two years that I voted against. Why am I buying three season tickets every year to see the results of those changes I opposed?
7. Am I enjoying going to these games in some way? It dawned on me tonight that I am not. I’m watching what I do not want, being done very poorly.
8. This team, minus two of its best players will be the team opening TCF.
Weber has been beat up because he can’t read a defense, only throws to one guy, runs out of the pocket too soon, and can’t throw more than 5 to 15 yards he isn’t the answer for the next two years
Iowa is a better team obviously, but where was the drive to at least compete today? Motorcity bowl at best. But hey the opponent shoule be easier I guess.
Hey you pr___k I am from Hutch and Glencoe area do you have any players from your schools playin div one? And I’ll guarantee Glen M has forgotton more about college football than brewster will ever know
Like I said - I forgot Darwin is home to all the football experts….are you watching the same player Doc? He cant read a defense, or stay in the pocket because he is always running fo rhim life! His O line is awful - but I guess when you played for Darwin HS you were were an awesome quarterback who didnt need an O line…..
Does anyone know where Brewster’s kid ended up going? The QB. Didn’t he commit to MN and come here? I remember when KFAN called him a couple of years ago and he had a VM talking like he was God’s gift to mankind.
Like father like son.
Go Hawks!
Loon - I am an alum and for over 33 years it has been the same ole, same ole in football (I am not even mentioning the basketball mess a few years ago). Our U has been mismanaged in the “big” (money making) sports. Basketball may be coming around. But for how long? Football since the Minnesota Football Vikings came to town has its wind taken out and I see little to no sign of hope. I am putting my money into academics and humanitarian relief but not U football until I see real change!
Doc from Darwin -
My bad….I guess since Van Desteeg and Mortenson are players “from your area” that makes you the expert…..wow - talk about crying over spilled milk…..just because your boy mortenson isnt playing thats the reason why the ggophers lost/losing? WOW!!!!!
Hawk I
Brewster’s son went to Texas to play. Not a bad school to be at. Did you notice this is a Gopher Blog? I was hoping this was the one place I could get away from Hawkeye fans—PLEASE!
Mason? No way, anybody brining up his name needs to go back and watch some videos (I recommend the Michigan or Texas Tech comebacks). Brewster isn’t Jesus, but I still think his recruiting will bring something to us. Look what a change Roof made, I’m just not sold on Dunbar.
So where is “your area, wise guy?” heres a few others from out here cory sauter, jon hoese, stan systma(gopher captain) how about nate swift at nebraska (holds rec record over rodgers) lydon murtha starting tackle nebraska and jon carlson captain notre dame now with the seahawks so don’t put down the small schools And how much worse could Tony have done? Also a senior in his last game Bush league brester leaves weber in until its 55 zip nice guy no wonder half of those kids don’twant to play for him
I think this team needs to update the offense some more. They need to scan the defense in go deeper into the play clock, even get to the line and then call a play. I know Iowa burned some timeouts, but they were looking for the best play. The gophers huddle and then come up and snap the play almost hoping they have the right call made. I hope this evolves as the team grows.
I have stuck by Weber, but it is obvious that we need a more accurate or multidementional QB. Out line was playing ole all night.
It’s great to recruit athletes but they better have some football smarts to go with it.
Dear Really,
As an adult I can stand a loss, even a heartbreaking loss. We no longer belong on the same field with good teams any more. Sorry Really, we have never had as easy a schedule as we have this year and any team, in a very weak Big Ten this year, with half a defense is killing us.
To lose is one thing, we are getting creamed now. Humiliated and mocked.
Big Guy, we are playing a lot of stupid football now. Did you think we looked well coached tonight? I did not. We have no O, zero running game and every team we play now knows it.
For those out there saying that they hope the Gophers don’t go to a bowl game, this team will be invited to a bowl game (most likely the Motor City Bowl-where they would likely face a team from the MAC i.e. Ball State or Central Michigan). As much as you think they shouldn’t be invited, the Big Ten has 7 bowl eligible teams and 7 bowl tie-ins. Conference tie-ins are part of the bowl system, so you’ll have to deal with it.
As for accepting a bowl invitation, I think it would be wrong not to. After a 1-11 season against pretty poor competition, you accept a bowl invitation after a 7-5 season against poor competition. If you don’t, you send the message to possible recruits that the bar is set higher than your program is ever going to be able to reach. Plus, accepting the bowl invitation allows the team to have some extra pactices and an extra game (certainly a positive thing for your returning players for the following season).
Brewster does have to take some blame for this. I thought the D was fine until they were on the field too long. Offense is horrible. Iowa is a pretty good team and Wisconsin is not, I think that is the lesson of the last two weeks.
Does anyone think Brewster dare fire Dunbar going into next season?
Big Ten will not send a team to Motor City if Ohio State makes BCS. I agree you don’t decline a bowl ever, especially with a young team and one that missed out a bowl the previous year. You want the young players to taste to bowl season.
believe in coach brewster, next year we go to the Rose Bowl!!!!!
BigGuy says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
“Big Ten will not send a team to Motor City if Ohio State makes BCS.”
Right. If Ohio State gets a BCS at-large bid, then the Gophers will be headed to the Insight Bowl where they would play the #6 team from the Big 12. That could be an ugly game as their likely opponents would be Nebraska or Kansas. I don’t like our chances against either of those teams…but you still go and play the game.
Big guy,
I think this brewster NEEDS to fire this dunbar and bring in an ooc who can build an offensive line and has a clue about how to construct a solid running game.
This brewster has to scrap his spread offense fiasco. He will NEVER have the players he needs to run the spread offense. He will never outrecruit even a program like Michigan for spread offense players that will dominate the Big Ten. He will always be saying jsut two or three seasons more and I will have what I need to dominate the Big Ten with the spread.
It’s not going to happen with this coaching stff, next year..th year after or even the year after that.
Bring in an offense that balances an excellent running attack with a pro-style passing game. Do some zone blocking with athletic offensive linemen. Use some two tight end sets.
Ditch this dunbar NOW. He is leading this program down a path to the bottom of the Big Ten. This richrod character is destroying Michigan. He is a LOT more credible than this brewster…and I don’t know IF he is going to be able to get the job done at Michigan. Give him one more blow-out loss to OSU…maybe even just one more loss to OSU and there will be a growing number of Michigan fans who start demanding that richrod needs to be gone. 3-9 at Michigan losing to MAC teams in the Big House?
Of course, as horrible as Michiga was this year, this richrod DID blow this brewster out. Pathetic. Really pathetic.
Fire/ditch/dump this dunbar NOW!
Docfromdarwin says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Hey pal this was the worst loss in 105 years!! At least Mason was competitive.. Weber has gone completely in the tank and should have been benched 3 game ago Remember the Game Mortenson had at Michigan?? The pretty boy from the city got to brewster and brown nosed enough to start
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I remember the game. Mortenson entered in the 4th quarter to hand off to Gary Russell who ran for 65 yards and set up the game winning field goal. He did an excellent job of calling the play in the huddle, setting up the blocking, taking the snap, and handing off. He however did not throw a single pass in the game and is not mentioned in the statistics. Mortenson also started the next game against Wisconsin and went 7-17 passing for 99 yards with 1 TD and 1 Int. The Gophers rushed for 411 yards in that game but managed to lose.
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