Northwestern State Demons @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northwestern State Demons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota Golden Gophers | 35 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 66 |
Scoring
Q1 14:54MINNJohn Nestor 29 Yd Interception Return (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–7
MINNJohn Nestor 29 Yd Interception Return (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–7Q1 9:33MINNA.J. Turner 1 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–14
MINNA.J. Turner 1 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–14Q1 5:32MINNLe'Meke Brockington 7 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–21
MINNLe'Meke Brockington 7 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–21Q1 1:07MINNDrake Lindsey 1 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–28
MINNDrake Lindsey 1 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–28Q1 0:27MINNMatt Kingsbury 25 Yd Fumble Return (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–35
MINNMatt Kingsbury 25 Yd Fumble Return (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–35Q2 12:20MINNJavon Tracy 45 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–42
MINNJavon Tracy 45 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–42Q2 10:43MINNCam Davis 7 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–49
MINNCam Davis 7 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)0–49Q2 5:40MINNFame Ijeboi 22 Yd pass from Max Shikenjanski (Daniel Jackson Kick)0–56
MINNFame Ijeboi 22 Yd pass from Max Shikenjanski (Daniel Jackson Kick)0–56Q2 2:38MINNBrady Denaburg 27 Yd Field Goal 0–59
MINNBrady Denaburg 27 Yd Field Goal 0–59Q3 11:47MINNMax Shikenjanski 8 Yd Run (Daniel Jackson Kick)0–66
MINNMax Shikenjanski 8 Yd Run (Daniel Jackson Kick)0–66Passing
Northwestern State Demons
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Anderson | 3/4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Abram Johnston | 6/11 | 10 | 0.9 | 0 | 2 | -- |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Lindsey | 8/9 | 139 | 15.4 | 1 | 0 | 95.4 |
| Max Shikenjanski | 4/5 | 80 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 97.7 |
| Dylan Wittke | 1/3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
Rushing
Northwestern State Demons
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah James | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Myion Hicks | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Ryan Tyler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Eli Anderson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kolbe Burrell | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Zay Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Abram Johnston | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Washington | 20 | 126 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Fame Ijeboi | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
| A.J. Turner | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 11 |
| Darius Taylor | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Cam Davis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 7 |
| Xavier Ford | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Le'Meke Brockington | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Drake Lindsey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Max Shikenjanski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Logan Loya | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
Northwestern State Demons
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myion Hicks | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Siddons | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kolbe Burrell | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kody Finley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Luke Carter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zay Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Buisson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenric Lanier II | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 52 |
| Javon Tracy | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 1 | 45 |
| Cam Davis | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Koi Perich | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Fame Ijeboi | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 22 |
| Drew Biber | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Darius Taylor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Malachi Coleman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jameson Geers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
Northwestern State Demons
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Mackey | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caesar Magee | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Sears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolbe Cage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Hall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lewis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Cook | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Washington | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Hickey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landry Huddleston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'shawn Reed | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javian Council | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Anokwuru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Santa Marina Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson King | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Woods | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolbe Burrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Natali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'Careon Lathan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KB Anderson-Dale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Gerlach | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrison Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koi Perich | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Kingsbury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Carrier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Karmo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Bowden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Kissayi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Roberson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Green | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maverick Baranowski | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derik LeCaptain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karter Menz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deven Eastern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naiim Parrish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Finnessy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai'Onte' McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushawn Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhyland Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Becker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Nestor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Team stats
| Northwestern State Demons | Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 2-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-6 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 42 | Total Yards | 484 |
| 23 | Passing | 226 |
| 9/15 | Comp/Att | 13/17 |
| 1.5 | Yards per pass | 13.3 |
| 19 | Rushing | 258 |
| 22 | Rushing Attempts | 46 |
| 0.9 | Yards per rush | 5.6 |
| 2-13 | Penalties | 4-45 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 20:32 | Possession | 33:13 |
Drives 24
Q1
NWSTInterception Touchdown1 play · 0 yds · 0:06NWST 25 → NWST 25NWSTPunt3 plays · 1 yds · 1:41NWST 25 → NWST 26MINNTouchdown7 plays · 50 yds · 3:4050 → NWST 0NWSTPunt3 plays · -12 yds · 1:01NWST 25 → NWST 13MINNTouchdown7 plays · 44 yds · 3:00NWST 44 → NWST 0NWSTPunt3 plays · 1 yds · 2:20NWST 25 → NWST 26MINNTouchdown4 plays · 41 yds · 2:05NWST 41 → NWST 0NWSTFumble Return Touchdown2 plays · 0 yds · 0:40NWST 25 → NWST 25NWSTPunt3 plays · 2 yds · 1:22NWST 25 → NWST 27Q2
MINNTouchdown4 plays · 67 yds · 1:45MINN 33 → NWST 0NWSTInterception1 play · 0 yds · 0:07NWST 23 → NWST 23MINNTouchdown4 plays · 31 yds · 1:24NWST 31 → NWST 0NWSTPunt3 plays · 7 yds · 2:10NWST 22 → NWST 29MINNTouchdown5 plays · 48 yds · 2:48NWST 48 → NWST 0NWSTFumble2 plays · 4 yds · 0:52NWST 2 → NWST 6MINNField Goal4 plays · -3 yds · 2:03NWST 6 → NWST 9NWSTEnd of Half4 plays · 15 yds · 2:33NWST 18 → NWST 33Q3
MINNTouchdown6 plays · 75 yds · 3:13MINN 25 → NWST 0NWSTPunt3 plays · 6 yds · 1:39NWST 35 → NWST 41MINNInterception12 plays · 42 yds · 6:33MINN 29 → NWST 29NWSTPunt6 plays · 13 yds · 3:42NWST 20 → NWST 33Q4
MINNPunt3 plays · 1 yds · 1:38NWST 41 → NWST 40NWSTPunt3 plays · 5 yds · 1:56NWST 20 → NWST 25MINNDowns8 plays · 51 yds · 5:04MINN 47 → NWST 2Box score and scoring summary from ESPN, refreshed through the game. Team and player stats here are the official live feed — not our projections.