2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
0
Justin Walley
Fr
DB
1
Calvin Swenson
Sr
DB
2
Phillip Howard
Sr
DL
3
M. J. Anderson
So
DB
4
Terell Smith
Sr
DL
5
Nyles Pinckney
GS
DB
6
Miles Fleming
Fr
DB
7
Solomon Brown
So
DL
8
Thomas Rush
Sr
DL
9
Esezi Otomewo
Sr
DB
11
Michael Dixon
So
DB
12
Jalen Glaze
Fr
LB
13
James Gordon IV
So
LB
14
Braelen Oliver
So
LB
15
Jaqwondis Burns
Fr
DB
16
Coney Durr
Sr
DL
17
Gage Keys
Fr
DL
18
Micah Dew-Treadway
GS
LB
20
Donald Willis
So
DB
21
Justus Harris
GS
DB
22
Steven Ortiz Jr.
Fr
DB
23
Jordan Howden
Sr
DB
26
Victor Pless
Fr
DB
27
Tyler Nubin
Jr
DB
28
Matt Guggemos
So
LB
29
Josh Aune
Jr
DB
30
Jordan Nubin
Fr
LB
33
Devon Williams
Fr
DL
34
Boye Mafe
Sr
LB
35
Derik LeCaptian
So
DB
36
Bishop McDonald
GS
LB
41
Connor Keyes
Fr
LB
43
Eli Mau
Fr
DL
44
Rashad Cheney Jr.
So
LB
45
Cody Lindenberg
So
LB
46
Lucas Finnessy
Fr
LB
47
Jack Gibbens
GS
LB
49
Pete Bercich
So
DL
52
Luther McCoy
Fr
LB
53
Ben Wileman
Fr
LB
55
Mariano Sori-Marin
Sr
DL
56
Val Martin
GS
LB
57
Jack Kern
Jr
DL
62
Jacob Schuster
Fr
DL
89
Nate Becker
Fr
DL
90
Jah Joyner
Fr
DL
91
Deven Eastern
Fr
DL
92
Danny Striggow
Fr
DL
94
Austin Booker
Fr
DL
96
Logan Richter
So
DL
97
Jalen Logan-Redding
Fr
DL
99
DeAngelo Carter
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
34
Brock Walker
Jr
LS
37
Brady Weeks
Jr
P
38
Daniel Sparks
So
LS
49
Austin Sullivan
So
K
91
Will Mobley
Sr
K
95
Matthew Trickett
Sr
P
96
Mark Crawford
So
K
99
Dragan Kesich
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Mike Sanford Jr. (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
Joe Rossi (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
Rob Wenger (special teams coordinator / outside linebackers)
Kenni Burns (assistant head coach / running backs)
Paul Haynes (cornerbacks)
Brian Callahan (run game coordinators / offensive line)
Joe Harasymiak (defensive backs / safeties)
Chad Wilt (defensive line)
Clay Patterson (tight ends)
Matt Simon (passing game coordinator / wide receivers)
Gerrit Chernoff (general manager)
Dan Nichol (head strength & conditioning)
Norries Wilson (director of player development)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: December 28, 2021
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. No. 4 Ohio State FOX L 31–45 50,805
September 11 11:00 a.m. Miami (OH) * Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPNU W 31–26 43,372
September 18 12:00 p.m. at Colorado * P12N W 30–0 47,482
September 25 11:00 a.m. Bowling Green * Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPNU L 10–14 46,236
October 2 11:00 a.m. at Purdue BTN W 20–13 51,111
October 16 11:00 a.m. Nebraska ESPN2 W 30–23 45,436
October 23 2:30 p.m. Maryland Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 34–16 41,011
October 30 2:30 p.m. at Northwestern BTN W 41–14 28,158
November 6 11:00 a.m. Illinois No. 20 Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 L 6–14 46,382
November 13 2:30 p.m. at No. 20 Iowa BTN L 22–27 69,250
November 20 2:30 p.m. at Indiana BTN W 35–14 38,079
November 27 3:00 p.m. No. 14 Wisconsin FOX W 23–13 49,736
9:15 p.m. vs. West Virginia * ESPN W 18–6 21,220
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Ohio State at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 4 Ohio State
7
3 21 14
45
Minnesota
0
14 7 10
31
The Golden Gophers opens the 2021 season at Huntington Bank Stadium , where they will host the 4th ranked team in the nation the Ohio State Buckeyes. This will be the 51st meeting between the 2 teams, with Ohio State having a winning record against the Gophers at 44-7-0. The Buckeyes have won 10 straight, which is their 2nd longest current Big Ten winning Streak. The teams last met in 2018, with the Buckeyes winning 30–14 at Ohio Stadium .
The TV Broadcast on Fox was the fourth most-watched broadcast television program of the week, averaging 6.295 million viewers.[2] That is the largest audience for an opening-week college football telecast on Fox.[3]
Statistics
Ohio State
Minnesota
First downs
17
23
Plays–yards
48-495
75-409
Rushes–yards
26-201
50-203
Passing yards
294
206
Passing: comp–att–int
13-22-1
14-25-0
Time of possession
21:19
38:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ohio State
Passing
C. J. Stroud
13-22, 294 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Miyan Williams
9 car, 125 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Chris Olave
4 receptions, 117 yds, 2 TD
Minnesota
Passing
Tanner Morgan
14-25, 205 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
Mohamed Ibrahim
30 car, 153 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Daniel Jackson
3 rec, 58 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Ohio State
Minnesota
1st
7:22
5
92
1:42
OSU
Miyan Williams 71-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good
7
0
2nd
12:50
14
74
6:47
OSU
35-yard field goal by Ruggles
10
0
2nd
9:11
6
80
3:39
MINN
Dylan Wright 13-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick good
10
7
2nd
3:32
8
37
4:31
MINN
Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard touchdown run, Trickett kick good
10
14
3rd
12:43
7
81
2:17
OSU
Chris Olave 38-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Ruggles kick good
17
14
3rd
10:03
5
75
2:40
MINN
Ibrahim 19-yard touchdown run, Trickett kick good
17
21
3rd
5:12
1
56
0:08
OSU
Garrett Wilson 56-yard touchdown reception from Stroud, Ruggles kick good
24
21
3rd
2:18
5
7
2:54
OSU
Fumble recovery returned 32 yards for touchdown by Haskell Garrett , Ruggles kick good
31
21
4th
10:39
12
47
6:39
MINN
46-yard field goal by Trickett
31
24
4th
9:43
3
75
0:56
OSU
TreVeyon Henderson 70-yard touchdown reception from Stroud, Ruggles kick good
38
24
4th
5:31
9
75
4:12
MINN
Bryce Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Trickett kick good
38
31
4th
4:39
2
75
0:52
OSU
Olave 61-yard touchdown reception from Stroud, Ruggles kick good
45
31
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
45
31
Wisconsin at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Wisconsin
0
10 3 0
13
• Minnesota
3
3 14 3
23
Date: November 27, 2021Location: Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 49,736Game weather: Sunny 38 degrees, Wind NW @ 9 mphTV announcers (FOX ): Tim Brando (play by play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Statistics
Wisconsin
Minnesota
First downs
19
16
Plays–yards
60-203
53-278
Rushes–yards
22-62
35-79
Passing yards
171
199
Passing: comp–att–int
21-38-1
11-16-1
Time of possession
29:53
30:07
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Wisconsin
Passing
Graham Mertz
21-38, 162 yds, 1 INT
Rushing
Braelon Allen
17 car, 47 yds
Receiving
Danny Davis III
5 rec, 60 yds
Minnesota
Passing
Tanner Morgan
11-16, 199 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Ky Thomas
18 car, 55 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Brevyn Spann-Ford
3 rec, 62 yds
vs. West Virginia (Guaranteed Rate Bowl)
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West Virginia Mountaineers (6–6) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8–4) (2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
West Virginia
0
6
0 0 6
Minnesota
0
15
3 0 18
at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona
Date : Tuesday, December 28, 2021Game time : 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local MST )Game attendance : 21,220TV announcers (ESPN ) : Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)Box score
Game information
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
14:19 MIN – Daniel Faalele 2-yard rush, Brock Annexstad conversion rush good. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 4:00. Minnesota 8–0
8:48 WVU – Jarret Doege 1-yard rush, conversion pass incomplete. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:31. Minnesota 8–6
2:14 MIN – Ky Thomas 5-yard rush, Matthew Trickett kick good. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 2:17. Minnesota 15–6
Third quarter
5:53 MIN – Matthew Trickett 49-yard field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:58. Minnesota 18–6
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Statistics
WVU
MIN
First downs
16
17
Plays–yards
58–206
64–358
Rushes–yards
27–66
51–249
Passing yards
140
109
Passing: comp–att–int
18–31–1
8–13–1
Time of possession
21:31
38:29
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
West Virginia
Passing
Jarret Doege
18/31, 140 yards, INT
Rushing
Tony Mathis Jr.
13 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
Sam James
3 receptions, 40 yards
Minnesota
Passing
Tanner Morgan
8/13, 109 yards, INT
Rushing
Ky Thomas
21 carries, 144 yards, TD
Receiving
Dylan Wright
2 receptions, 58 yards