2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2012 February 2026 football 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Legends Division Big Ten 6–7 2–6 Jerry Kill 2nd Matt Limegrover 2nd Spread Tracy Claeys 2nd 4–3 Game captains TCF Bank Stadium Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas L 31–34 vs. Texas Tech 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 2012 Coaches' Central August 30 10:00 pm w y y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada CBSSN 30–27 3OT 16,013 September 8 11:00 am w y New Hampshire 12 (FCS) TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 44–7 47,022 September 15 11:00 am w y Western Michigan TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 28–23 44,921 September 22 7:00 pm w y Syracuse TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 17–10 50,805 September 29 11:00 am l y Iowa Floyd of Rosedale Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa ESPN2 13–31 70,585 October 13 11:00 am l y Northwestern TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis ESPN2 13–21 49,651 October 20 11:00 am l y Wisconsin Paul Bunyan's Axe Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin ESPNU 13–38 80,587 October 27 2:30 pm w Purdue TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 44–28 41,062 November 3 11:00 am l Michigan Little Brown Jug TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 13–35 48,801 November 10 2:30 pm w y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois BTN 17–3 46,912 November 17 2:30 pm l y Nebraska 16 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska BTN 14–38 85,330 November 24 2:30 pm l Michigan State TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 10–26 44,194 December 28 8:00 pm l y y Texas Tech Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Reliant Stadium Houston ESPN 31–34 50,386 Source: Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20130326033904/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/minn-m-footbl-sched.html March 26, 2013 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 y Brandon Green 1 WR SR y Dexter Foreman 3 QB F y MarQueis Gray 5 QB SR y Mitch Leidner 7 QB F y Cameron Wilson 8 WR SO y Philip Nelson 9 QB F y Philip Nelson (American football) Max Shortell 11 QB SO y Andre McDonald 12 WR F Isaac Fruechte 14 WR SO y Marcus Jones 15 WR SO Jamel Harbison 16 WR F C. J. Cesario 17 WR SO y Derrick Engel 18 WR J y Matt Kloss 19 WR SR Donnell Kirkwood 20 RB SO y James Gillum 21 RB J Devon Wright 25 RB SO y David Cobb 27 RB SO y David Cobb (American football) Moses Alipate 28 TE J y Mike Henry 30 FB J y Cole Banham 31 RB SO y Rodrick Williams 35 RB F Gabe Mezzenga 39 TE SO y JoJuan Harper 44 RB F Alex Bisch 47 TE SO y Zac Epping 52 OL SO y Tommy Olson 53 OG SO Ed Olson 58 OT J y Zach Mottla 62 OC J y Jon Christenson 63 OL F y Caleb Bak 64 OL SO y Josh Campion 65 OL F y Luke McAvoy 66 OL F y Issac Hayes 68 OL F Sean Ferguson 70 OL SO y Kyle McAvoy 71 OL F y Joe Bjorklund 73 OL F y Marek Lenkiewicz 74 OL SO y Ernie Heifort 75 OL F y Jimmy Gjere 76 OT SO y Foster Bush 77 OL F y Ben Lauer 78 OT F Jonah Pirsig 79 OT F Devin Crawford-Tufts 80 WR SO John Rabe 81 TE SR Drew Goodger 83 TE SO Victor Keise 84 WR J y Malcolm Moulton 86 WR J Sahr Ngekia 87 TE J y Maxx Williams 88 TE F y Logan Hutton 89 WR SO y Kendall Gregory-McGhee 91 TE SO y Brendan Beal 1 LB J y Troy Stoudermire 2 DB SR y Martez Shabazz 3 DB J Keanon Cooper 4 LB SR y Michael Carter 6 DB SR Damarius Travis 7 DB F Spencer Reeves 8 LB SR Antonio Johnson 11 DB F Derrick Wells 13 DB SO Steven Montgomery 16 DB F y Nick Rallis 17 LB F Peter Westerhaus 18 LB F y Cedric Dicke 19 DB F Brock Vereen 21 DB J Jeremy Baltazar 22 DB J Grayson Levine 23 DB SO James Manuel 24 LB J Mike Rallis 26 LB SR y Cedric Thompson 27 DB SO Kenny Watkins 28 DB J Briean Boddy 29 DB SO Eric Murray 31 DB F Lamonte Edwards 32 LB SO y Jephte Matilus 34 LB F y Dominic Schultz 35 LB F y Nathan Tow-Arnett 40 DB SR y Gavin Bronson 42 DL F y Ryan Grant 43 LB SR y Ben Holcomb 45 DB F Cameron Botticelli 46 DL SO y Quinn Bauducco 47 LB F y Judd Paffrath 48 LB J y Matt Garin 49 DE J Jack Lynn 50 LB F Yoshoub Timms 52 DT F Thieren Cockran 55 DE F y Curran Delaney 56 DL SR y Aaron Hill 57 LB J y Joey Balthazor 59 LB J y Eric Jacques 62 DL J y David Stommes 67 DL J y Tyler Hartmann 69 DL F Austin Hahn 90 DL SR y Alex Keith 91 DE F Roland Johnson 92 DT J Ben Perry 93 DE SO y Harold Legania 94 DL SO y D.L. Wilhite 95 DE SR y Scott Ekpe 97 DT F Michael Amaefula 98 DE SO Ra'Shede Hageman 99 DT J y y Chris Hawthorne 36 K J Peter Mortell 37 P F y David Schwerman 38 K SR y Jordan Wettstein 39 K SR Jared Hartman 40 LS F y Dan Oreske 41 P J y Jake Filkins 48 LS J Dave Ramlet 96 LS SO y http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/minn-m-footbl-mtt.html November 19, 2012 Jerry Kill 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) http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/minn-m-footbl-mtt.html 2012 Minnesota Football Roster University of Minnesota www.GopherSports.com November 19, 2012 November 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121120132426/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/minn-m-footbl-mtt.html dead Game summaries Syracuse Syracuse at Minnesota Syracuse 3 0 0 7 Minnesota 7 0 7 3 Saturday, September 22 TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota 8:00 p.m. EST Big Ten Network Source: ESPN yes 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 yes Minnesota's best start since 2008 References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football