American college football season
The 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Golden Gophers played their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota , and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference . They were led by fifth-year head coach P. J. Fleck .
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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vs No. 4 Ohio State [ edit ] 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] [ 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
vs No. 14 Wisconsin [ edit ] 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
[ edit ] West Virginia Mountaineers (6–6) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8–4) (2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl)
Quarter 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
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