2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Insight Bowl vs Iowa State, L 13–14
Conference Big Ten Conference
2009 record 6–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Tim Brewster
Offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch
Offensive scheme TBD
Defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove and Ronnie Lee
Base defense TBD
Home stadium TCF Bank Stadium
Seasons
« 2008 2010 »
2009 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5/5 Ohio State †   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#7/7 Iowa ‡   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#9/8 Penn State   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#16/16 Wisconsin   5 – 3         10 – 3  
Northwestern   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4         6 – 7  
Purdue   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Michigan   1 – 7         5 – 7  
Indiana   1 – 7         4 – 8  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was the third under head coach Tim Brewster. They began play on September 5, 2009, at Syracuse, a member of the Big East Conference. On September 12, the Minnesota opened the new TCF Bank Stadium with a 20–13 win against Air Force, moving from the Metrodome, which had been their home stadium since 1982. The Golden Gophers finished the season 6–7 and 3–5 in Big Ten play and lost 13–14 to Iowa State in the Insight Bowl. Despite the worse overall record, the Golden Gophers only suffered two blowout losses in the 2009 season (20-0 to Penn State and 38-7 to Ohio State), compared to 3 in 2008 (55-0 to Iowa, 42-21 to Kansas, 29-6 to a 3-9 Michigan team, and you could possibly also include a 34-21 loss to Ohio State that was 34-6 until the Buckeye reserves came in).

Contents

Preseason

The Golden Gophers came off a 7–6 season after starting 7–1, capped by an appearance in the 2008 Insight Bowl. On January 6, offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar resigned and defensive coordinator Ted Roof left Minnesota for Auburn.[1] On January 9, former Nebraska defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove was hired as the co-defensive coordinator, a position he will share with Ronnie Lee.[2] On January 21, Jedd Fisch was named the offensive coordinator.[3] He had previously been the wide receivers coach for the Denver Broncos.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 11:00 AM at Syracuse* Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN2 W 23–20 OT  48,617[4]
September 12 6:00 PM [5] Air Force* TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN [5] W 20–13   50,805[6]
September 19 11:00 AM #7 California* TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPN L 21–35   50,805[7]
September 26 11:00 AM[8] at Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN[8] W 35–24   22,091[9]
October 3 11:00 AM Wisconsin TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe) ESPN L 28–31   50,805[10]
October 10 11:00 AM Purdue TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 35–20   50,805[11]
October 17 2:30 PM at #13 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Battle for the Governor's Victory Bell) ABC L 0–20   107,981[12]
October 24 11:00 AM at #17 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN L 7–38   105,011[13]
October 31 7:00 PM [5] Michigan State TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN [5] W 42–34   50,805[14]
November 7 11:00 AM Illinois TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 32–35   50,805[15]
November 14 11:00 AM South Dakota State* TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 16–13   50,805[16]
November 21 11:00 AM at #15 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN L 0–12   70,585[17]
December 31 5:00 PM vs. Iowa State* Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Insight Bowl) NFL Network L 13–14   45,090[18]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

Regular season

Syracuse

See also: 2009 Syracuse Orange football team
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Golden Gophers 14 0 3 3 3 23
Orange 10 10 0 0 0 20


Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 3 7 3 13
Golden Gophers 3 0 0 17 20


California

See also: 2009 California Golden Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 14 7 0 14 35
Golden Gophers 0 14 7 0 21


Northwestern

See also: 2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 7 7 7 14 35
Wildcats 3 7 14 0 24


Wisconsin

See also: 2009 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Paul Bunyan's Axe
1 2 3 4 Total
Badgers 7 3 7 14 31
Golden Gophers 10 3 0 15 28


Purdue

See also: 2009 Purdue Boilermakers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 10 3 0 7 20
Golden Gophers 0 14 21 0 35


Penn State

See also: 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Governor's Victory Bell
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 0 0 0 0 0
Nittany Lions 3 10 7 0 20


Ohio State

See also: 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 0 0 0 7 7
Buckeyes 0 7 21 10 38


Michigan State

See also: 2009 Michigan State Spartans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 7 21 3 34
Golden Gophers 14 7 7 14 42


Illinois

See also: 2009 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini 14 14 0 7 35
Golden Gophers 0 7 3 22 32


South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jackrabbits 0 10 0 3 13
Golden Gophers 6 7 0 3 16


Iowa

See also: 2009 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Floyd of Rosedale
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 0 0 0 0 0
Hawkeyes 3 6 3 0 12


Insight Bowl

Iowa State

See also: 2009 Iowa State Cyclones football team and 2009 Insight Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 3 0 10 0 13
Cyclones 0 14 0 0 14


Rankings

See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP
Coaches
Harris Not released
BCS Not released

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gophers get resignations from top 2 assistants". The Sporting News. http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=504084. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  2. ^ "Brewster Announces Cosgrove Hiring, Lee Promotion". University of Minnesota Athletics. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38605&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3642530. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  3. ^ a b "Brewster Names Fisch Offensive Coordinator". University of Minnesota Athletics. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38605&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3651124. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  4. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292480183. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  5. ^ a b c d "Primetime football schedule announced". Big Ten Network. 2009-04-15. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. http://www.bigtennetwork.com/sports/football/story.asp?list_id=1&story_id=3214413. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
  6. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292550135. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  7. ^ "California Golden Bears vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292620135. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  8. ^ a b "Gopher Football at Northwestern Set For 11 a.m.". Regents of the University of Minnesota. 2009-09-14. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204793886. Retrieved 2009-09-14. 
  9. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292690077. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  10. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292760135. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  11. ^ "Purdue Boilermakers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292830135. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  12. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292900213. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  13. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292970194. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  14. ^ "Michigan State Spartans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293040135. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  15. ^ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293110135. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  16. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293180135. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  17. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293252294. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  18. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293650066. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
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