2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Legends Division 3–9 2–6 Jerry Kill 1st Matt Limegrover 1st Spread Tracy Claeys 1st 4–3 Game captains TCF Bank Stadium 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. Schedule 2011 Coaches' Central September 3 2:30 pm l y y USC 25 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles ABC/ESPN2 17–19 68,273 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312460030&confId=9 Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. USC Trojans Box Score ESPN September 3, 2011 September 3, 2011 September 10 2:30 pm l y New Mexico State TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 21–28 48,807 September 17 2:30 pm w y Miami (OH) TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 29–23 49,950 September 24 6:00 pm l y North Dakota State 12 (FCS) TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 24–37 48,802 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85876691/ Star Tribune Dakota territory September 25, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com October 1 11:00 am l y Michigan 19 Little Brown Jug Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan BTN 0–58 111,106 October 8 11:00 am l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana ESPN 17–45 38,207 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312812509 Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score ESPN October 8, 2011 October 8, 2011 October 22 2:30 pm l y Nebraska 13 TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis ABC/ESPN2 14–41 49,187 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312950135 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score ESPN October 22, 2011 October 22, 2011 October 29 2:30 pm w Iowa Battle for Floyd of Rosedale TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 22–21 46,543 Floyd Stays Home After Gophers' 22-21 Comeback http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102911aaa.html University of Minnesota Department of Athletics October 29, 2011 January 1, 2015 March 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150326201646/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102911aaa.html dead November 5 11:00 am l y Michigan State 15 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan BTN 24–31 72,219 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313090127 Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score ESPN November 5, 2011 November 5, 2011 November 12 2:30 pm l Wisconsin 16 Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 13–42 49,158 November 19 11:00 am l y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois BTN 13–28 27,050 November 26 2:30 pm w Illinois TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN 27–7 41,549Schedule Game summaries @ USC 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.https://archive.today/20120911060120/http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/events/76365/recap?article_id=162277 Vs. New Mexico State 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.New Mexico State's Win Clouded by Minnesota Coach's Collapse http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312530135 https://archive.today/20120716115112/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312530135 dead July 16, 2012 ESPN September 10, 2011 January 1, 2015 Iowa Iowa 0 7 7 7 Minnesota 0 7 3 12 October 29 TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis 2:30 p.m. CDT BTN yes 2 5:06 IOWA Marvin McNutt 12-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick) IOWA 7-0 2 1:13 MINN Collin McGarry 3-yard pass from MarQueis Gray (Jordan Wettstein kick) Tied 7-7 3 8:44 IOWA Marcus Coker 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) IOWA 14-7 3 2:03 MINN Jordan Wettstein 28-yard field goal IOWA 14-10 4 13:51 IOWA Marcus Coker 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) IOWA 21-10 4 8:22 MINN Duane Bennett 1-yard run (pass failed) IOWA 21-16 4 2:48 MINN MarQueis Gray 3-yard run (run failed) MINN 22-21 yes Minnesota Rallies to Stun Iowa, Claim Bronze Pig http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313020135 https://web.archive.org/web/20111031044725/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313020135 dead October 31, 2011 ESPN October 29, 2011 January 1, 2015 Roster 2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers y Mike Henry 30 FB SO Zac Epping n 52 OL FR y Tommy Olson 53 OL FR Ed Olson 58 OL SO Ryan Wynn 60 OL SR Zach Mottla n 62 OL SO Jon Christenson 63 OL FR Caleb Bak 64 OL FR y Josh Campion 65 OL FR Luke McAvoy 66 OL FR n Chris Bunders 68 OL SR Jacob Glickstein 69 OL JR Sean Ferguson 70 OL FR y Kyle McAvoy 71 OL FR Joe Bjorklund 73 OL FR Marek Lenkiewicz 74 OL FR y Brooks Michel 75 OL SO Jimmy Gjere 76 OL FR y Foster Bush 77 OL FR Ryan Orton 78 OL SR Dexter Foreman 3 QB FR MarQueis Gray 5 QB JR y Max Shortell 11 QB FR y Moses Alipate 12 QB SO Tom Parish 16 QB FR y Adam Lueck 19 QB JR Donnell Kirkwood 20 RB FR y Duane Bennett 22 RB SR y Devon Wright 25 RB FR y David Cobb David Cobb (American football) 27 RB FR y (American football) Cole Banham 31 RB FR y Lamonte Edwards 32 RB FR y Cameron Gatling 33 RB JR Ernie Heifort 42 TE FR Gavin Bronson 45 TE FR Alex Bisch 47 TE FR y John Rabe 81 TE JR Drew Goodger 83 TE FR Eric Lair 85 TE SR Sahr Ngekia 87 TE SO Collin McGarry 88 TE SR Brandon Green 1 WR JR y Ge'Shun Harris 2 WR JR Da'Jon McKnight 6 WR SR Cameron Wilson 8 WR FR y J.D. Pride 13 WR FR y Connor Cosgrove 14 WR FR y Bryce Witham 85 TE JR y Matt Kloss 14 WR JR Marcus Jones 15 WR FR C.J. Cesario 17 WR FR y Derrick Engel 18 WR JR Luke Trucilla 23 WR FR Devin Crawford-Tufts 80 WR SO A.J. Barker 82 WR SO Victor Keise 84 WR SO Malcolm Moulton 86 WR SO Logan Hutton 89 WR FR y Troy Stoudermire 11 CB SR y Cedric Thompson 27 CB FR y Kim Royston 3 DB SR Johnny Johnson 5 DB SR Michael Carter 6 DB JR Tyrone Bouie 7 DB FR y Christyn Lewis 9 DB SR Derrick Wells 13 DB FR y Kyle Henderson 14 DB SR Steven Montgomery 16 DB FR Brock Vereen 21 DB SO y Grayson Levine 23 DB FR James Manuel 24 DB SO Kenny Watkins 28 DB SO Shady Salamon 29 DB SR Chase Haviland 36 DL SO Nathan Tow-Arnett 40 DB JR Bryan Klitzke 45 DB SR Matt Garin 49 DE SO Thieren Cockran 55 DE FR Kendall Gregory-McGhee 91 DE SO Leston Simpson 92 DB JR Ben Perry 93 DE FR y D.L. Wilhite 95 DE JR Michael Amaefula 98 DE FR Ra'Shede Hageman 99 DE SO y Cameron Botticelli 46 DL FR y Eric Jacques 62 DL SO David Stommes 67 DL SO Curran Delaney 89 DL JR Austin Hahn 90 DL JR Harold Legania 94 DL FR y Anthony Jacobs 97 DL SR Brandon Kirksey 96 DT SR Drendan Beal 1 LB SO Keanon Cooper 4 LB JR Spencer Reeves 8 LB JR Peter Westerhaus 17 LB FR y Mike Rallis 26 LB JR Jephte Matilus 34 LB FR Dominic Schultz 35 LB FR Gabe Mezzenga 39 LB FR y Ryan Grant 43 LB JR Brent Singleton 44 LB SO Quinn Baudcco 47 LB FR Judd Paffrath 48 LB JR Patrick Sveum 50 LB SR Gary Tinsley 51 LB SR Aaron Hill 57 LB SO Joey Balthazor 59 LB SO Chris Hawthorne 7 K SO David Platner 31 K FR David Schwerman 38 K SR Jordan Wettstein 39 K JR Jared Hartman 40 LS FR Jake Filkins 48 LS SO Dave Ramlet 96 LS FR y Peter Mortell 37 P FR Dan Orseske 41 P SO |} References External links Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football