2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, L 31–34 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	Legends Division
2012 record	6–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (2nd year)
Home stadium	TCF Bank Stadium (Capacity: 50,805)

2012 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Legends Division
#25 Nebraska x		7	–	1		10	–	4
#24 Michigan		6	–	2		8	–	5
#17 Northwestern		5	–	3		10	–	3
Michigan State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Iowa		2	–	6		4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6		6	–	7
Leaders Division
#3 Ohio State* x		8	–	0		12	–	0
Penn State*		6	–	2		8	–	4
Wisconsin $		4	–	4		8	–	6
Purdue		3	–	5		6	–	7
Indiana		2	–	6		4	–	8
Illinois		0	–	8		2	–	10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were a member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 2–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas where they were defeated by Texas Tech.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	10:00 PM	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	CBSSN	W 30–27 ^3OT	16,013
September 8	11:00 AM	No. 12 (FCS) New Hampshire*	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 44–7	47,022
September 15	11:00 AM	Western Michigan*	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 28–23	44,921
September 22	7:00 PM	Syracuse*	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 17–10	50,805
September 29	11:00 AM	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	L 13–31	70,585
October 13	11:00 AM	Northwestern	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 13–21	49,651
October 20	11:00 AM	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPNU	L 13–38	80,587
October 27	2:30 PM	Purdue	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 44–28	41,062
November 3	11:00 AM	Michigan	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	BTN	L 13–35	48,801
November 10	2:30 PM	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 17–3	46,912
November 17	2:30 PM	at No. 16 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 14–38	85,330
November 24	2:30 PM	Michigan State	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 10–26	44,194
December 28	8:00 PM	vs. Texas Tech*	Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas)	ESPN	L 31–34	50,386
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Roster

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`	Green, BrandonBrandon Green	4.5 !Sr
QB	`3`	Foreman, DexterDexter Foreman	1.5 !Fr
QB	`5`	Gray, MarQueisMarQueis Gray	57.0 !Sr
QB	`7`	Leidner, MitchMitch Leidner	1.0 !Fr
WR	`8`	Wilson, CameronCameron Wilson	2.5 !So
QB	`9`	Nelson, PhilipPhilip Nelson	1.0 !Fr
QB	`11`	Shortell, MaxMax Shortell	3.0 !So
WR	`12`	McDonald, AndreAndre McDonald	1.0 !Fr
WR	`14`	Fruechte, IsaacIsaac Fruechte	3.0 !So
WR	`15`	Jones, MarcusMarcus Jones	3.0 !So
WR	`16`	Harbison, JamelJamel Harbison	1.0 !Fr
WR	`17`	Cesario, C. J.C. J. Cesario	2.5 !So
WR	`18`	Engel, DerrickDerrick Engel	3.5 !Jr
WR	`19`	Kloss, MattMatt Kloss	57.0 !Sr
RB	`20`	Kirkwood, DonnellDonnell Kirkwood	2.5 !So
RB	`21`	Gillum, JamesJames Gillum	5.0 !Jr
RB	`25`	Wright, DevonDevon Wright	2.5 !So
RB	`27`	Cobb, DavidDavid Cobb	3.0 !So
TE	`28`	Alipate, MosesMoses Alipate	3.5 !Jr
FB	`30`	Henry, MikeMike Henry	3.5 !Jr
RB	`31`	Banham, ColeCole Banham	2.5 !So
RB	`35`	Williams, RodrickRodrick Williams	1.0 !Fr
TE	`39`	Mezzenga, GabeGabe Mezzenga	2.5 !So
RB	`44`	Harper, JoJuanJoJuan Harper	1.0 !Fr
TE	`47`	Bisch, AlexAlex Bisch	2.5 !So
OL	`52`	Epping, ZacZac Epping	2.5 !So
OG	`53`	Olson, TommyTommy Olson	3.0 !So
OT	`58`	Olson, EdEd Olson	3.5 !Jr
OC	`62`	Mottla, ZachZach Mottla	3.5 !Jr
OL	`63`	Christenson, JonJon Christenson	1.5 !Fr
OL	`64`	Bak, CalebCaleb Bak	2.5 !So
OL	`65`	Campion, JoshJosh Campion	1.5 !Fr
OL	`66`	McAvoy, LukeLuke McAvoy	1.5 !Fr
OL	`68`	Hayes, IssacIssac Hayes	1.0 !Fr
OL	`70`	Ferguson, SeanSean Ferguson	2.5 !So
OL	`71`	McAvoy, KyleKyle McAvoy	1.5 !Fr
OL	`73`	Bjorklund, JoeJoe Bjorklund	1.5 !Fr
OL	`74`	Lenkiewicz, MarekMarek Lenkiewicz	2.5 !So
OL	`75`	Heifort, ErnieErnie Heifort	1.5 !Fr
OT	`76`	Gjere, JimmyJimmy Gjere	2.5 !So
OL	`77`	Bush, FosterFoster Bush	1.5 !Fr
OT	`78`	Lauer, BenBen Lauer	1.0 !Fr
OT	`79`	Pirsig, JonahJonah Pirsig	1.0 !Fr
WR	`80`	Crawford-Tufts, DevinDevin Crawford-Tufts	3.0 !So
TE	`81`	Rabe, JohnJohn Rabe	57.0 !Sr
TE	`83`	Goodger, DrewDrew Goodger	3.0 !So
WR	`84`	Keise, VictorVictor Keise	3.5 !Jr
WR	`86`	Moulton, MalcolmMalcolm Moulton	5.0 !Jr
TE	`87`	Ngekia, SahrSahr Ngekia	3.5 !Jr
TE	`88`	Williams, MaxxMaxx Williams	1.0 !Fr
WR	`89`	Hutton, LoganLogan Hutton	2.5 !So
TE	`91`	Gregory-McGhee, KendallKendall Gregory-McGhee	2.5 !So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Beal, BrendanBrendan Beal	3.5 !Jr
DB	`2`	Stoudermire, TroyTroy Stoudermire	57.0 !Sr
DB	`3`	Shabazz, MartezMartez Shabazz	5.0 !Jr
LB	`4`	Cooper, KeanonKeanon Cooper	4.5 !Sr
DB	`6`	Carter, MichaelMichael Carter	57.0 !Sr
DB	`7`	Travis, DamariusDamarius Travis	1.0 !Fr
LB	`8`	Reeves, SpencerSpencer Reeves	57.0 !Sr
DB	`11`	Johnson, AntonioAntonio Johnson	1.0 !Fr
DB	`13`	Wells, DerrickDerrick Wells	3.0 !So
DB	`16`	Montgomery, StevenSteven Montgomery	1.5 !Fr
LB	`17`	Rallis, NickNick Rallis	1.0 !Fr
LB	`18`	Westerhaus, PeterPeter Westerhaus	1.5 !Fr
DB	`19`	Dicke, CedricCedric Dicke	1.0 !Fr
DB	`21`	Vereen, BrockBrock Vereen	5.0 !Jr
DB	`22`	Baltazar, JeremyJeremy Baltazar	5.0 !Jr
DB	`23`	Levine, GraysonGrayson Levine	3.0 !So
LB	`24`	Manuel, JamesJames Manuel	5.0 !Jr
LB	`26`	Rallis, MikeMike Rallis	4.5 !Sr
DB	`27`	Thompson, CedricCedric Thompson	3.0 !So
DB	`28`	Watkins, KennyKenny Watkins	5.0 !Jr
DB	`29`	Boddy, BrieanBriean Boddy	3.0 !So
DB	`31`	Murray, EricEric Murray	1.0 !Fr
LB	`32`	Edwards, LamonteLamonte Edwards	2.5 !So
LB	`34`	Matilus, JephteJephte Matilus	1.5 !Fr
LB	`35`	Schultz, DominicDominic Schultz	1.5 !Fr
DB	`40`	Tow-Arnett, NathanNathan Tow-Arnett	4.5 !Sr
DL	`42`	Bronson, GavinGavin Bronson	1.5 !Fr
LB	`43`	Grant, RyanRyan Grant	4.5 !Sr
DB	`45`	Holcomb, BenBen Holcomb	1.0 !Fr
DL	`46`	Botticelli, CameronCameron Botticelli	2.5 !So
LB	`47`	Bauducco, QuinnQuinn Bauducco	1.5 !Fr
LB	`48`	Paffrath, JuddJudd Paffrath	3.5 !Jr
DE	`49`	Garin, MattMatt Garin	5.0 !Jr
LB	`50`	Lynn, JackJack Lynn	1.0 !Fr
DT	`52`	Timms, YoshoubYoshoub Timms	1.0 !Fr
DE	`55`	Cockran, ThierenThieren Cockran	1.5 !Fr
DL	`56`	Delaney, CurranCurran Delaney	4.5 !Sr
LB	`57`	Hill, AaronAaron Hill	3.5 !Jr
LB	`59`	Balthazor, JoeyJoey Balthazor	3.5 !Jr
DL	`62`	Jacques, EricEric Jacques	3.5 !Jr
DL	`67`	Stommes, DavidDavid Stommes	3.5 !Jr
DL	`69`	Hartmann, TylerTyler Hartmann	1.0 !Fr
DL	`90`	Hahn, AustinAustin Hahn	4.5 !Sr
DE	`91`	Keith, AlexAlex Keith	1.0 !Fr
DT	`92`	Johnson, RolandRoland Johnson	5.0 !Jr
DE	`93`	Perry, BenBen Perry	2.5 !So
DL	`94`	Legania, HaroldHarold Legania	2.5 !So
DE	`95`	Wilhite, D.L.D.L. Wilhite	4.5 !Sr
DT	`97`	Ekpe, ScottScott Ekpe	1.0 !Fr
DE	`98`	Amaefula, MichaelMichael Amaefula	3.0 !So
DT	`99`	Hageman, Ra'ShedeRa'Shede Hageman	3.5 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`36`	Hawthorne, ChrisChris Hawthorne	5.0 !Jr
P	`37`	Mortell, PeterPeter Mortell	1.5 !Fr
K	`38`	Schwerman, DavidDavid Schwerman	4.5 !Sr
K	`39`	Wettstein, JordanJordan Wettstein	57.0 !Sr
LS	`40`	Hartman, JaredJared Hartman	1.5 !Fr
P	`41`	Oreske, DanDan Oreske	3.5 !Jr
LS	`48`	Filkins, JakeJake Filkins	5.0 !Jr
LS	`96`	Ramlet, DaveDave Ramlet	2.5 !So

Head coach

Jerry Kill

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)

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2012

Game notes

Syracuse

Syracuse at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	3	0	0	7	10
• Minnesota	7	0	7	3	17

Date: Saturday, September 22
Location: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Television network: Big Ten Network

Source: ESPN

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

Minnesota's best start since 2008

References

↑ "2012 Minnesota Football Roster". www.GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota. Retrieved November 19, 2012.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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