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2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Pinstripe Bowl champion
Pinstripe Bowl, W 28–20 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirk Ciarrocca (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Simon (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJoe Rossi (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorPaul Haynes (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHuntington Bank Stadium
Seasons← 20212023 →
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 4 Ohio State ^   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Maryland   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Michigan State   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Indiana   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Rutgers   1 – 8     4 – 8  
West Division
Purdue xy   6 – 3     8 – 6  
Illinois   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Iowa   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Minnesota   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Nebraska   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and competed as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach P. J. Fleck, in his sixth season.

Offseason

Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard K Kicker KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers Incoming Transfers
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
Beanie Bishop #9 CB 5'10 185 Redshirt Junior Louisville, KY Western Kentucky
Ryan Stapp #22 6'0 175 Junior College Station, TX Abilene Christian
Jacob Lewis #48 K 6'2 207 Delaware, OH Ball State
Chuck Filiaga #76 OL 6'6 330 Graduate student Aledo, TX Michigan
Quinn Carroll #77 6'6 310 Edina, MN Notre Dame
Darrell Jefferies #90 DL 6'2 295 Covington, GA Clemson
Kyler Baugh #93 6'2 300 Senior Talihina, OK Houston Baptist
Lorenza Surgers #99 6'5 275 Graduate student Cary, NC Vanderbilt

2022 recruiting class

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)
College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zach Evans
RB 		Heath, Texas Rockwall-Heath High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 11, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Hayden Schwartz
DT 		Jacksonville, Florida The Bolles School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Dec 12, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Cade McConnell
OL 		Choctaw, Oklahoma Choctaw High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Dec 12, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Ike White
WR 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Saint Frances Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 16, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Rhyland Kelly
CB 		Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Clear Water Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 20, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Tariq Watson
CB 		Gretna, Louisiana Helen Cox High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 20, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Coleman Bryson
S 		Waynesville, North Carolina Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 21, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Maverick Baranowski
LB 		Ponce Inlet, Florida Spruce Creek High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 12, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 72
Spencer Alvarez
TE 		Columbia Heights, Minnesota Columbia Heights High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jun 10, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 72
Trey Bixby
DE 		Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Aug 13, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Anthony Smith
DE 		Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jun 21, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Jacob Knuth
QB 		Harrisburg, South Dakota Harrisburg High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 27, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Aidan Gousby
ATH 		Lehigh Acres, Florida Lehigh Senior High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 20, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Kristen Hoskins
WR 		Alexandria, Minnesota Alexandria High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Feb 19, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Ashton Beers
OL 		Slinger, Wisconsin Slinger High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Dec 5, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Tony Nelson
OT 		Tracy, Minnesota Tracy-Milory-Balaton High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Mar 7, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Joey Gerlach
LB 		Woodbury, Minnesota Woodbury High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 30, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Nathan Jones
OT / TE 		Brock, Texas Brock High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 26, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 49  247Sports: 53
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Le'Meke Brockington  Fr
WR 1 Ike White Fr
QB 2 Tanner Morgan  GS
RB 3 Trey Potts  Jr
WR 5 Dylan Wright  Jr
QB 6 Jacob Knuth Fr
WR 7 Chris Autman-Bell Injured  GS
QB 8 Athan Kaliakmanis  Fr
WR 9 Daniel Jackson Jr
QB 12 Cole Kramer  Jr
WR 13 Kristen Hoskins Fr
WR 14 Evan Redding Fr
WR 17 Cade Conzemius Fr
WR 18 Clay Geary  GS
TE 19 Samuel Pickerign  GS
RB 20 Cole Berghorn Fr
RB 21 Bryce Williams  Sr
WR 22 Mike Brown-Stephens  Jr
RB 24 Mohamed Ibrahim  GS
RB 25 Preston Jelen  Sr
RB 26 Zach Evans Fr
WR 27 Quentin Redding  Fr
RB 30 Jordan Nubin  Fr
RB 33 Max Grand Fr
TE 47 Wyatt Schroeder  So
OL 50 J. J. Guedet  Sr
OL 55 Karter Shaw  Sr
OL 57 Cameron James  Fr
OL 58 Jackson Hunter  Fr
OL 59 Tony Nelson Fr
OL 60 John Michael Schmitz  GS
OL 65 Axel Ruschmeyer  Sr
OL 66 Nathan Boe  Sr
OL 68 Jackson Ruschmeyer  So
OL 69 Aireontae Ersery  So
OL 70 Cade McConnell Fr
OL 71 Martes Lewis  So
OL 73 Tyrell Lawrence  So
OL 75 Tyler Cooper  Jr
OL 76 Chuck Filiaga GS
OL 77 Quinn Carroll GS
OL 78 Ashton Beers Fr
OL 79 Logan Purcell  Fr
WR 80 Dino Kaliakmanis  Fr
TE 83 Spencer Alvarez Fr
TE 84 Jack DiSano Fr
TE 85 Frank Bierman Jr
TE 86 Jameson Geers  Fr
TE 87 Nick Kallerup  Jr
TE 88 Brevyn Spann-Ford  Sr
TE 89 Nathan Jones Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Jalen Glaze  So
DL 1 Trill Carter  Jr
DL 2 Gage Keys  So
DL 3 Austin Booker  Fr
DB 4 Terell Smith GS
DB 5 Justin Walley So
DB 6 Miles Fleming  So
DL 8 Thomas Rush GS
DB 9 Beanie Bishop  Jr
DB 11 Michael Dixon Jr
LB 13 Devon Williams  Fr
LB 14 Braelen Oliver  Sr
LB 15 Donald Williams  Jr
DB 16 Coleman Bryson Fr
DL 17 Jah Joyner  So
DB 18 Rhyland Kelly Fr
LB 19 Joey Gerlach Fr
DB 20 Zach Jorgensen Fr
DB 21 Steven Ortiz Jr.  Fr
DB 22 Ryan Stapp Jr
DB 23 Jordan Howden GS
DB 24 Tariq Watson Fr
DB 25 Aidan Gousby Fr
DB 25 Darius Green  Fr
DB 26 Victor Pless  So
DB 27 Tyler Nubin Sr
DL 28 Colton Gregersen Fr
LB 29 Josh Aune  Sr
LB 32 Maverick Baranowski Fr
LB 34 Jack Tinnen Fr
LB 35 Derik LeCaptian  Jr
LB 41 Cade Larson Fr
DL 42 Jack Hawkinson  Fr
LB 43 Eli Mau  Fr
LB 44 Tyler Stolsky Fr
LB 45 Cody Lindenberg  So
LB 46 Lucas Finnessy  So
DL 47 Hayden Schwartz Fr
DL 52 Luther McCoy  Fr
LB 55 Mariano Sori-Marin GS
DL 62 Jacob Schuster Fr
DL 80 Anthony Smith Fr
DL 89 Nate Becker  Fr
DL 90 Darnell Jefferies GS
DL 91 Deven Eastern  Fr
DL 92 Danny Striggow  So
DL 93 Kyler Baugh Sr
DL 96 Logan Richter  Jr
DL 97 Jalen Logan-Redding  So
DL 98 Trey Bixby Fr
DL 99 Lorenza Surgers GS
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 36 Ryan Shamburger Jr
LS 37 Brady Weeks Sr
K 48 Jacob Lewis Jr
LS 49 Austin Sullivan  Jr
K 95 Matthew Trickett GS
P 96 Mark Crawford Jr
K 99 Dragan Kesich Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Kirk Ciarrocca (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Matt Simon (co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers)
  • Joe Rossi (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
  • Paul Haynes (co-defensive coordinator / cornerbacks)
  • Rob Wenger (special teams coordinator / outside linebackers)
  • Kenni Burns (assistant head coach / running backs)
  • Brian Callahan (run game coordinators / offensive line)
  • Danny Collins (safeties)
  • Brick Haley (defensive line)
  • Greg Harbaugh Jr. (tight ends)
  • Gerrit Chernoff (general manager)
  • Dan Nichol (head strength & conditioning)
  • Norries Wilson (director of player development)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 23, 2022

Schedule

Minnesota announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022. The 2022 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Gophers will host Big Ten foes Purdue, Rutgers, Northwestern, and Iowa and will travel to Michigan State, Illinois, Penn State, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.

The Golden Gophers will host all of the three non-conference opponents, New Mexico State from the FBS Independents, Western Illinois from Division I FCS and Colorado from the Pac-12.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.New Mexico State*BTNW 38–044,012
September 1011:00 a.m.Western Illinois*
  • Huntington Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
BTNW 62–1043,859
September 172:30 p.m.Colorado*
  • Huntington Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2W 49–742,101
September 242:30 p.m.at Michigan StateBTNW 34–774,587
October 111:00 a.m.PurdueNo. 21
  • Huntington Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2L 10–2048,288
October 1511:00 a.m.at No. 24 IllinoisBTNL 14–2645,683
October 226:30 p.m.at No. 16 Penn StateABCL 17–45109,813
October 291:30 p.m.Rutgers
  • Huntington Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
BTNW 31–049,368
November 511:00 a.m.at NebraskaESPN2W 20–1386,284
November 122:30 p.m.Northwestern
  • Huntington Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
BTNW 31–341,686
November 193:00 p.m.Iowa
  • Huntington Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
FOXL 10–1345,816
November 262:30 p.m.at WisconsinESPNW 23–1675,728
December 291:00 p.m.vs. Syracuse*ESPNW 28–2031,131
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

New Mexico State

See also: 2022 New Mexico State Aggies football team New Mexico State Aggies at Minnesota Golden Gophers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 0 000
Golden Gophers 7 17 14038

at Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 44,012
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill, Matt Millen, and Elise Menaker
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 4-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 9:50. Golden Gophers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:05.

Second quarter

  • MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 14:47. Golden Gophers 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 12:58.
  • MINN – Matthew Trickett 26-yard field goal, 8:26. Golden Gophers 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:22.
  • MINN – Tanner Morgan 1-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 0:19. Golden Gophers 24–0. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:25.

Third quarter

  • MINN – Tanner Morgan 1-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 6:31. Golden Gophers 31–0. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 8:23.
  • MINN – Trey Potts 1-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 0:09. Golden Gophers 38–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:00.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Statistics

Statistics NMSU MINN
First downs 6 31
Total yards 91 485
Rushing yards 38 297
Passing yards 53 188
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 15:30 44:30
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Gavin Frakes 2/7, 43 yards, INT
Rushing Diego Pavia 3 rushes, 14 yards
Receiving Justice Powers 1 reception, 34 yards
Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 13/19, 174 yards
Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 21 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Mike Brown-Stephens 3 receptions, 52 yards

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 3 0 0 7 10
Golden Gophers 14 17 21 10 62
See also: 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Colorado

See also: 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team Colorado Buffaloes (0–2) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 0 0 077
Golden Gophers 14 21 7749

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN

  • Date: September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,101
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:32) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 5-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:28; Minnesota 7–0)
  • (8:44) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 2-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:42; Minnesota 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:08) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 18-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 5:00; Minnesota 21–0)
  • (1:37) MINN – Chris Autman-Bell 39-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:08; Minnesota 28–0)
  • (0:08) MINN – Dylan Wright 16-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 0:57; Minnesota 35–0)
Third quarter
  • (3:46) MINN – Clay Geary 8-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:29; Minnesota 42–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:14) MINN – Bryce Williams 22-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:30; Minnesota 49–0)
  • (8:55) COL – Austin Smith 4-yard pass from J. T. Shrout, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:19; Minnesota 49–7)
Statistics COL MINN
First downs 14 29
Total yards 226 500
Rushes/yards 34–136 52–334
Passing yards 90 166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–24–0 12–20–1
Time of possession 23:53 36:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Owen McCown 4/7, 52 yards
Rushing Deion Smith 10 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Jaylon Jackson 1 reception, 28 yards
Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 11/16, 157 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 23 carries, 202 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Chris Autman-Bell 3 receptions, 58 yards, TD

At Michigan State

See also: 2022 Michigan State Spartans football team Week Four: Minnesota at Michigan State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 14 3 71034
Spartans 0 0 077

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

  • Date: September 24, 2022
  • Game time: 3:40 p.m.
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), Cloudy, Wind: S 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,587
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
  • (09:50) MINN TD: Mohamed Ibrahim 2-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick)
    MINN 7–0; 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:10
  • (02:57) MINN TD: Daniel Jackson 23-yard pass from Tanner Morgan (Matthew Trickett kick)
    NINN 14–0; 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:01
Second Quarter
  • (10:14) MINN FG: Matthew Trickett 26-yard field goal
    MINN 17–0; 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:15
Third Quarter
  • (03:26) MINN TD: Nick Kallerup 6-yard pass from Tanner Mortgan
    MINN 24–0; 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:53
Fourth Quarter
  • (14L08) MINN TD: Daniel Jackson 4-yard pass from Tanner Morgan (Matthew Trickett kick)
    MINN 31–0; 6 plays, 28 yards, 3:44
  • (01:48) MINN FG: Matthew Trickett 22-yard field goal
    MINN 34–0; 15 plays, 76 yards, 10:37
  • (00:17) MSU TD: Germie Bernard 27-yard pass from Noah Kim (Jack Stone kick)
    MINN 34–7; 8 plays 75 yards, 1:31
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
  • MINN – Michael Brown-Stephens: 6 receptions, 73 yards
  • MSU – Cade McDonald: 3 receptions, 31yards,

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 10 0 0 10 20
No. 21 Golden Gophers 0 3 7 0 10
See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

At No. 24 Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 0 7 7 0 14
No. 24 Fighting Illini 7 6 7 6 26
See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

At No. 16 Penn State

See also: 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Governor's Victory Bell Minnesota at No. 16 Penn State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 3 7 0717
No. 16 Nittany Lions 0 17 21745

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • UM – Matthew Trickett, 35-yard field goal, 1:57 (3–0, UM)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Jake Pinegar, 42-yard field goal, 13:55 (3–3, TIE)
  • PSU – Tyler Warren, 38-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Pinegar kick, 9:05 (10–3, PSU)
  • PSU – Theo Johnson, 18-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 4:01 (17–3, PSU)
  • UM – Mohamed Ibrahim, 3-yard TD run, Trickett kick, 0:32 (17–10, PSU)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Parker Washington, 35-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 11:59 (24–10, PSU)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 16-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 6:33 (31–10, PSU)
  • PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 20-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 0:27 (38–10, PSU)
Fourth quarter
  • UM – Brevyn Spann-Ford, 2-yard TD pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Trickett kick, 8:03 (38–17, PSU)
  • PSU – Singleton, 30-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 6:35 (45–17, PSU)
Statistics UM PSU
First downs 16 24
Plays–yards 68–340 67–479
Rushes–yards 46–165 34–175
Passing yards 175 304
Passing: comp–att–int 9–22–1 24–33–1
Time of possession 31:30 28:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Minnesota Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 9/22, 175 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 30 carries, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Brevyn Spann-Ford 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 23/31, 295 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 13 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Theo Johnson 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 0 0
Golden Gophers 0 14 0 17 31
See also: 2022 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

At Nebraska

See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Minnesota Golden Gophers (5–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 0 0 101020
Cornhuskers 10 0 0313

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

  • Date: November 5, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 40 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 86,284
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
  • Sources: gophersports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:46) NEB – Chubba Purdy 2-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Nebraska 7–0)
  • (4:18) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 24-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:31; Nebraska 10–0)
Second quarter

None

Third quarter
  • (10:30) MINN – Matthew Trickett 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:30; Nebraska 10–3)
  • (3:20) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 3-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 3:01; Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:02) MINN – Matthew Trickett 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:22; Minnesota 13–10)
  • (9:22) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 3-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:48; Minnesota 20–10)
  • (4:49) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:33; Minnesota 20–13)
Statistics MINN NEB
First downs 18 13
Total yards 300 267
Rushes/yards 45–125 35–146
Passing yards 175 121
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–20–0 11–26–1
Time of possession 34:41 25:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Minnesota Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 6/12, 137 yards
Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 32 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Daniel Jackson 5 receptions, 88 yards
Nebraska Passing Logan Smothers 5/10, 80 yards
Rushing Anthony Grant 21 carries, 115 yards
Receiving Marcus Washington 2 receptions, 63 yards

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 0 0 3
Golden Gophers 7 7 3 14 31
See also: 2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 10 0 0 3 13
Golden Gophers 0 7 3 0 10
See also: 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

At Wisconsin

See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team Minnesota vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 7 3 31023
Badgers 3 3 10016

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 26, 2022
  • Game time: 2:34 p.m.
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SW at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 75,728
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – Nate Van Zelst 40-yard field goal, 9:39 Wisconsin 3-0, Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:21
  • MIN - Daniel Jackson 6-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Matthew Trickett Kick), 3:45 Minnesota 7-3, Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:49
Second quarter
  • WIS – Nate Van Zelst 43-yard field goal, 8:51 Minnesota 7-6, Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:04
  • MIN – Matthew Trickett 25-yard field goal, 0:00 Minnesota 10-6, Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:40
Third quarter
  • MIN – Matthew Trickett 50-yard field goal, 10:59 Minnesota 13-6, Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:56
  • WIS – Nate Van Zelst 36-yard field goal, 7:58 Minnesota 13-10, Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:01
  • WIS – Chimere Dike 9-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 3:14 Wisconsin 16-13, Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:07
Fourth quarter
  • MIN – Matthew Trickett 27-yard field goal, 7:58 Tie 16-16, Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:03
  • MIN - Le'Meke Brockington 45-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Matthew Trickett Kick), 3:40 Minnesota 23-16, Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:41

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIN – Mohamed Ibrahim – 27 carries, 70 yards
  • WIS – Chez Mellusi – 19 carries, 75 yards

Top receivers

Top defenders

Vs. Syracuse (Pinstripe Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 7 6 7 20
Golden Gophers 0 14 14 0 28
See also: 2022 Syracuse Orange football team and 2022 Pinstripe Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRVRV21RVRVRV—RV—RV—RVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRV23RVRV———RVRV—RVRVRV
CFPNot released——————Not released

References

  1. "Big Ten Releases Minnesota Golden Gopher's 2022 Football Schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Minnesota Football Schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. "Football vs Nebraska on 11/5/2022 - Box Score". University of Minnesota Athletics. November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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