Minnesota was projected to finish in sixth place in the Big Ten West Division by the preseason media poll.[1] Instead, Minnesota had its most successful season in over 50 years. The Gophers won their first nine games of the year, punctuated with a home win over then-No. 4 Penn State, and rose to eighth in the College Football Playoff rankings. They suffered their first loss of the year the next week on the road against Iowa. In the final game of the regular season, in a game that decided the West Division, Minnesota lost to rivalWisconsin, 38–17. The team was invited to the Outback Bowl to play then-No. 12 Auburn, where Minnesota won by a score of 31–24. Minnesota ended the season with a record of 11–2, their 11 wins being the school's most since 1904. They were ranked 10th in the final AP Poll of the season, their first ranked finish since 2003, and highest finish since 1962.[2]
The Gophers' offense was led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Tanner Morgan, who had 3,253 passing yards and 30 touchdowns, and was named second-team All-Big Ten. Wide receivers Rashod Bateman and Tyler Johnson both finished with more than 1,200 yards and were both named first-team all-conference. Running back Rodney Smith finished in third in the conference with 1,163 yards. The defense was led by first-team all-conference safety Antoine Winfield Jr., who led the team in tackles and had seven interceptions on the year. Head coach P. J. Fleck was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by the other coaches.
Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Minnesota was projected to finish in sixth in the West Division.[1]
Despite losing an opportunity to go to the BIG 10 Championship and a shot at the Rose Bowl, the Gophers would earn a spot in the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day against the Auburn Tigers, the first ever meeting between the two teams. The game would be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida. Auburn had impressive victories in their season, beating the Pac-12 champion Oregon Ducks in Texas to open the season and more recently knocking off the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Iron Bowl. The game was a back and forth affair with both teams trading field goals then touchdowns to make it 10–10 after the 1st Quarter. The lone Gopher 1st quarter touchdown came from Mohamed Ibrahim on a 16 yard TD run. About midway through the second, Seth Green found offensive lineman Bryce Witham in the end zone to give the Gophers a 17–10 lead, their first lead of the game. After Bo Nix connected with Sal Cannella for a 37 yard score, the Gophers would end the half with a drive that ultimately ended with an impressive Tyler Johnson touchdown reception to give them a 24–17 lead. Auburn would score the only points of the 3rd Quarter as Jordan Whitlow ran a touchdown in from three yards out. Finally, Tyler Johnson finished his final collegiate game with a 73 yard touchdown catch and run in the 4th Quarter to give Minnesota the lead. It would be the deciding score as the Gophers stopped the Tigers on their final drive to win the Outback Bowl 31–24.
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^ abLesmerises, Doug (July 18, 2019). "Michigan named Big Ten football favorite in cleveland.com 2019 preseason poll". Cleveland.com.
^"Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Record By Year". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
^"2019 Football Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics.
^"Football History vs South Dakota State University". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
January 01, 1970
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The 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season The Golden Gophers played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Minnesota and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference They were led by third year head coach P J Fleck 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers footballBig Ten West Division co championOutback Bowl championOutback Bowl W 31 24 vs AuburnConferenceBig Ten ConferenceDivisionWest DivisionRankingCoachesNo 10APNo 10Record11 2 7 2 Big Ten Head coachP J Fleck 3rd season Offensive coordinatorKirk Ciarrocca 3rd season Offensive schemeSpreadDefensive coordinatorJoe Rossi 2nd season Base defense4 3Home stadiumTCF Bank StadiumUniformSeasons 20182020 2019 Big Ten Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L East Division No 3 Ohio State xy 9 0 13 1 No 9 Penn State 7 2 11 2 No 18 Michigan 6 3 9 4 Indiana 5 4 8 5 Michigan State 4 5 7 6 Maryland 1 8 3 9 Rutgers 0 9 2 10 West Division No 11 Wisconsin xy 7 2 10 4 No 10 Minnesota x 7 2 11 2 No 15 Iowa 6 3 10 3 Illinois 4 5 6 7 Purdue 3 6 4 8 Nebraska 3 6 5 7 Northwestern 1 8 3 9 Championship Ohio State 34 Wisconsin 21 College Football Playoff participant Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll Minnesota was projected to finish in sixth place in the Big Ten West Division by the preseason media poll 1 Instead Minnesota had its most successful season in over 50 years The Gophers won their first nine games of the year punctuated with a home win over then No 4 Penn State and rose to eighth in the College Football Playoff rankings They suffered their first loss of the year the next week on the road against Iowa In the final game of the regular season in a game that decided the West Division Minnesota lost to rival Wisconsin 38 17 The team was invited to the Outback Bowl to play then No 12 Auburn where Minnesota won by a score of 31 24 Minnesota ended the season with a record of 11 2 their 11 wins being the school s most since 1904 They were ranked 10th in the final AP Poll of the season their first ranked finish since 2003 and highest finish since 1962 2 The Gophers offense was led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Tanner Morgan who had 3 253 passing yards and 30 touchdowns and was named second team All Big Ten Wide receivers Rashod Bateman and Tyler Johnson both finished with more than 1 200 yards and were both named first team all conference Running back Rodney Smith finished in third in the conference with 1 163 yards The defense was led by first team all conference safety Antoine Winfield Jr who led the team in tackles and had seven interceptions on the year Head coach P J Fleck was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by the other coaches Contents 1 Preseason 1 1 Preseason Big Ten poll 2 Schedule 3 Rankings 4 Game summaries 4 1 South Dakota State 4 2 At Fresno State 4 3 Georgia Southern 4 4 At Purdue 4 5 Illinois 4 6 Nebraska 4 7 At Rutgers 4 8 Maryland 4 9 Penn State 4 10 At Iowa 4 11 At Northwestern 4 12 Wisconsin 4 13 Vs Auburn Outback Bowl 5 Roster 6 Players drafted into the NFL 7 ReferencesPreseason editPreseason Big Ten poll edit Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010 Cleveland com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011 For the 2019 poll Minnesota was projected to finish in sixth in the West Division 1 Media poll West Division Predicted finish Team Votes 1st place 1 Nebraska 198 14 2 Iowa 194 5 14 3 Wisconsin 172 5 4 4 Northwestern 142 5 1 5 Purdue 110 5 6 Minnesota 100 1 7 Illinois 34Schedule editDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 298 00 p m No 3 FCS South Dakota State TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis MNFS1W 28 2149 112 September 79 30 p m at Fresno State Bulldog StadiumFresno CACBSSNW 38 35 2OT34 790 September 142 30 p m Georgia Southern TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis MNBTNW 35 3241 021 September 282 30 p m at PurdueRoss Ade StadiumWest Lafayette INESPN2W 38 3150 629 October 52 30 p m Illinois nbsp TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis MNBTNW 40 1739 341 October 126 30 p m NebraskaTCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis MN 5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy FS1W 34 743 502 October 192 30 p m at RutgersNo 20SHI StadiumPiscataway NJBTNW 42 726 429 October 262 30 p m MarylandNo 17TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis MNESPNW 52 1044 715 November 911 00 a m No 4 Penn StateNo 17TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis MN Governor s Victory Bell ABCW 31 2651 883 November 163 00 p m at No 20 IowaNo 8Kinnick StadiumIowa City IA Floyd of Rosedale FOXL 19 2367 518 November 2311 00 a m at NorthwesternNo 10Ryan FieldEvanston ILABCW 38 2230 246 November 302 30 p m No 12 WisconsinNo 8TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis MN Paul Bunyan s Axe College GameDay ABCL 17 3853 756 January 1 202012 00 p m vs No 12 Auburn No 18Raymond James StadiumTampa FL Outback Bowl ESPNW 31 2445 652 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time Source 3 Rankings editFurther information 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking RV Received votesWeekPollPre123456789101112131415FinalAPRVRVRVRVRVRVRV201713137119151610CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV25201613137119151610CFPNot released1781081818Not releasedGame summaries editSouth Dakota State edit 1 2 3 4 Total No 3 FCS Jackrabbits 0 7 14 0 21 Golden Gophers 0 13 7 8 28 See also 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team Down 1 the Gophers won the game with a short TD run by Mohamed Ibrahim and a two point conversion late in the 4th Quarter to win 28 21 4 At Fresno State edit 1 2 3 4OT2OT Total Golden Gophers 7 7 0 1473 38 Bulldogs 0 10 11 770 35 See also 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Georgia Southern edit 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 10 10 0 12 32 Golden Gophers 14 7 0 14 35 See also 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team At Purdue edit 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 14 14 10 0 38 Boilermakers 3 7 7 14 31 See also 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team Illinois edit 1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Illini 7 3 7 0 17 Golden Gophers 3 13 14 10 40 See also 2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Nebraska edit 1 2 3 4 Total Cornhuskers 0 0 0 7 7 Golden Gophers 7 7 20 0 34 See also 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team At Rutgers edit 1 2 3 4 Total No 20 Golden Gophers 7 7 7 21 42 Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 7 7 See also 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Maryland edit 1 2 3 4 Total Terrapins 0 3 0 7 10 No 17 Golden Gophers 14 14 10 14 52 See also 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team Penn State edit 1 2 3 4 Total No 4 Nittany Lions 10 3 6 7 26 No 17 Golden Gophers 14 10 0 7 31 See also 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team At Iowa edit 1 2 3 4 Total No 8 Golden Gophers 0 6 7 6 19 No 20 Hawkeyes 13 7 0 3 23 See also 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team At Northwestern edit 1 2 3 4 Total No 10 Golden Gophers 14 7 7 10 38 Wildcats 0 9 7 6 22 See also 2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team Wisconsin edit 1 2 3 4 Total No 12 Badgers 0 10 14 14 38 No 8 Golden Gophers 7 0 3 7 17 See also 2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team Vs Auburn Outback Bowl edit 1 2 3 4 Total No 18 Golden Gophers 10 14 0 7 31 No 12 Tigers 10 7 7 0 24 See also 2019 Auburn Tigers football team and 2020 Outback Bowl Despite losing an opportunity to go to the BIG 10 Championship and a shot at the Rose Bowl the Gophers would earn a spot in the Outback Bowl on New Year s Day against the Auburn Tigers the first ever meeting between the two teams The game would be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay Florida Auburn had impressive victories in their season beating the Pac 12 champion Oregon Ducks in Texas to open the season and more recently knocking off the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Iron Bowl The game was a back and forth affair with both teams trading field goals then touchdowns to make it 10 10 after the 1st Quarter The lone Gopher 1st quarter touchdown came from Mohamed Ibrahim on a 16 yard TD run About midway through the second Seth Green found offensive lineman Bryce Witham in the end zone to give the Gophers a 17 10 lead their first lead of the game After Bo Nix connected with Sal Cannella for a 37 yard score the Gophers would end the half with a drive that ultimately ended with an impressive Tyler Johnson touchdown reception to give them a 24 17 lead Auburn would score the only points of the 3rd Quarter as Jordan Whitlow ran a touchdown in from three yards out Finally Tyler Johnson finished his final collegiate game with a 73 yard touchdown catch and run in the 4th Quarter to give Minnesota the lead It would be the deciding score as the Gophers stopped the Tigers on their final drive to win the Outback Bowl 31 24 Roster edit2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos Name Class RB 1 Rodney Smith nbsp Sr QB 2 Tanner Morgan nbsp So RB 3 Cam Wiley Fr RB 4 Shannon Brooks nbsp Sr QB 5 Zack Annexstad So WR 6 Tyler Johnson Sr WR 7 Chris Autman Bell nbsp So WR 11 Jornell Brooks nbsp Fr WR 12 Erik Gibson nbsp Fr WR 13 Rashod Bateman So QB 14 Cole Kramer Fr QB 15 Jacob Clark Fr QB 16 Jon Santaga nbsp So WR 17 Seth Green nbsp Jr WR 18 Clay Geary nbsp Jr QB 19 Samuel Pickerign nbsp So WR 20 Larry Wright Fr RB 21 Bryce Williams So WR 22 Mike Brown Stephens Fr RB 23 Treyson Potts Fr RB 24 Mohamed Ibrahim nbsp So RB 25 Preston Jelen nbsp Fr WR 26 True Thompson nbsp Jr WR 27 Jimmy Buck Fr RB 28 Jason Williamson nbsp Fr TE 42 Ko Kieft nbsp Jr OL 50 J J Guedet Fr OL 51 Curtis Dunlap Jr nbsp Fr OL 56 Kody Smith Fr OL 60 John Michael Schmitz nbsp So OL 63 Austin Beier nbsp Fr OL 64 Conner Olson nbsp Jr OL 65 Axel Ruschmeyer nbsp So OL 66 Nathan Boe nbsp Fr OL 67 Nate Umlor nbsp So OL 70 Sam Schlueter nbsp Jr OL 71 Ben Davis nbsp Jr OL 74 Kyle Sassack nbsp So OL 75 Tyler Cooper Fr OL 77 Blaise Andries nbsp So OL 78 Daniel Faalele So OL 79 Jason Dickson nbsp Jr TE 80 Jake Paulson nbsp So WR 81 Brock Annexstad nbsp nbsp So WR 82 Demetrius Douglas nbsp So WR 83 Harry Van Dyne nbsp So WR 84 Peter Udoibok Fr TE 85 Bryce Witham nbsp Jr TE 86 Clayton Witherspoon nbsp So TE 87 Nick Kallerup Fr TE 88 Brevyn Spann Ford nbsp Fr WR 89 Nnamdi Adim Madumere Fr Defense Pos Name Class DB 1 Calvin Swenson nbsp Jr DB 2 Phillip Howard nbsp Jr DL 3 M J Anderson Fr DB 4 Terell Smith So LB 5 Trenton Guthrie nbsp So DB 6 Chris Williamson nbsp Sr DB 7 Solomon Brown Fr LB 8 Thomas Rush So DL 9 Esezi Otomewo nbsp So DB 11 Antoine Winfield Jr nbsp So DL 12 Tai yon Devers Sr LB 13 James Gordon IV Fr LB 14 Braelen Oliver nbsp Fr DB 15 C J Smith nbsp Fr DB 16 Coney Durr nbsp Jr DL 18 Micah Dew Treadway nbsp Sr DL 19 Keonte Schad Jr LB 20 Donald Willis Fr LB 21 Kamal Martin Sr DB 22 Benny Sapp III So DB 23 Jordan Howden So DB 25 Benjamin St Juste nbsp Sr DB 26 Justus Harris Jr DB 27 Tyler Nubin Fr DB 28 Matt Guggemos Fr LB 29 Josh Aune nbsp Fr DB 30 Caden Fey Fr DB 31 Kiondre Thomas nbsp Jr DL 33 D Vion Harris Fr DL 34 Boye Mafe nbsp So LB 35 Danny Anderson nbsp So DB 36 Bishop McDonald nbsp Jr DB 40 Alex Strazzanti nbsp So LB 41 Thomas Barber Sr DB 42 Austin Winfield Fr LB 43 Bailey Schoenfelder nbsp Jr DL 44 Rashad Cheney Jr Fr LB 45 Carter Coughlin Sr DL 46 Winston DeLattiboudere nbsp Sr DL 48 Ben McNaboe Fr DL 52 Jamaal Teague So LB 55 Mariano Sori Marin So LB 56 Ty Barron nbsp Fr LB 57 Jack Kern Fr DL 59 Derik LeCaptain nbsp Fr DL 75 Malcolm Robinson nbsp So DL 90 Sam Renner nbsp Sr DL 91 Noah Hickcox nbsp So DL 92 Mayan Ahanotu nbsp Fr DL 93 Connor Novak Goar nbsp Jr DL 94 Abi N Okonji nbsp Fr DL 96 Logan Richter Fr DL 97 Micah Roane nbsp Fr DL 99 DeAngelo Carter Fr Special teams Pos Name Class H 14 Casey O Brien nbsp So K P 33 Grant Ryerse nbsp So K 34 Brock Walker nbsp Fr LS 37 Brady Weeks Fr K 38 Michael Lantz Fr LS 39 Michael Vojvodich nbsp Fr P 46 Alex Melvin nbsp Sr P 47 Jacob Herbers nbsp Sr K 48 Anders Gelecinskyj nbsp So K 97 Michael Tarbutt nbsp Sr P 98 Tom Foley Fr Head coach P J Fleck head coach Coordinators assistant coaches Kirk Ciarrocca offensive coordinator quarterbacks Joe Rossi defensive coordinator linebackers Rob Wenger special teams coordinator outside linebackers Kenni Burns assistant head coach running backs Rod Chance cornerbacks Brian Callahan run game coordinators offensive line Joe Harasymiak defensive backs safeties Jim Panagos defensive line Clay Patterson tight ends Matt Simon passing game coordinator wide receivers Gerrit Chernoff General Manager Dan Nichol head strength amp conditioning Norries Wilson director of player development Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp Redshirt Roster Last update April 18 2019Players drafted into the NFL editSee also 2020 NFL Draft Round Pick Player Position NFL Club 2 45 Antoine Winfield Jr S Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 161 Tyler Johnson WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 175 Kamal Martin ILB Green Bay Packers 7 218 Carter Coughlin OLB New York Giants 7 247 Chris Williamson CB New York GiantsReferences edit a b Lesmerises Doug July 18 2019 Michigan named Big Ten football favorite in cleveland com 2019 preseason poll Cleveland com Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Record By Year sports reference com Retrieved February 27 2020 2019 Football Schedule University of Minnesota Athletics Football History vs South Dakota State University University of Minnesota Athletics Retrieved October 20 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team amp oldid 1196225849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
