2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Conference	Big Ten Conference West Division
2015 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (5th year)
Home stadium	TCF Bank Stadium (Capacity: 52,525)


2015 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
Indiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Maryland	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ohio State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Penn State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western Division
Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nebraska	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Purdue	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2015
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team will represent the University of Minnesota in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will be led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Kill and play their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.

Recruiting

2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Beebe, Colton FB	Kansas City, KS	Piper HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	4.75	Dec 17, 2014
Beebe, Colton FB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 71
Brooks, Shannon RB	Jasper, GA	Pickens County HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	4.56	Sep 11, 2014
Brooks, Shannon RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 73
Buford, Ray ATH	Southfield, MI	Southfield HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.65	Jul 19, 2014
Buford, Ray ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75
Connelly, Nick OL	Red Wing, MN	Red Wing HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	269 lb (122 kg)	5.04	Jun 24, 2014
Connelly, Nick OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 72
Craighton, Alonzo DB	Geismar, LA	Dutchtown HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	4.60	Oct 13, 2014
Craighton, Alonzo DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Croft, Demry QB	Rockford, IL	Boylan Catholic HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	4.66	Jun 30, 2014
Croft, Demry QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 73
DeLattiboudere, Winston DL	Ellicott City, MD	Howard HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.78	Feb 1, 2015
DeLattiboudere, Winston DL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Dovich, Bronson OL	Chaska, MN	Chaska HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	May 30, 2014
Dovich, Bronson OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 74
Femi-Cole, Jonathan RB	Aurora, ON, CN	St. Andrew's College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.59	Jul 19, 2014
Femi-Cole, Jonathan RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 74
Hall, Mose DL	Mobile, AL	Murphy HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	5.03	Jan 27, 2015
Hall, Mose DL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 72
Hardin, Kiante ATH	Webb City, MO	Webb City HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.55	Oct 14, 2014
Hardin, Kiante ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 72
Huff, Jacob DB	Bolingbrook, IL	Bolingbrook HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	4.65	Jun 5, 2014
Huff, Jacob DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Huff, Julian LB	Bolingbrook, IL	Bolingbrook HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.70	Jun 5, 2014
Huff, Julian LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75
Johannesson, James RB	Fargo, ND	Fargo South HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	4.55	Aug 22, 2014
Johannesson, James RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 73
Johnson, Dior DB	Southfield, MI	Southfield HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A	Jan 28, 2015
Johnson, Dior DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75
Moore, Tyler OL	Houston, TX	North Shore HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	317 lb (144 kg)	N/A	Dec 16, 2014
Moore, Tyler OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Oseland, Quinn OL	Springfield, IL	Sacred Heart Griffin HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	5.53	Aug 13, 2014
Oseland, Quinn OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Register, Hunter WR	Lafayette, LA	Ovey Comeaux HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.58	Jan 21, 2015
Register, Hunter WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 74
Rogers, Charlie DB	Iowa City, IA	Iowa Western CC (JC)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.47	Dec 3, 2014
Rogers, Charlie DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
Shenault, Antonio DB	Roselle, IL	Lake Park HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.61	Oct 9, 2014
Shenault, Antonio DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 72
Stieber, Ted OL	Akron, OH	Archbishop Hoban HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	298 lb (135 kg)	5.86	Jun 18, 2014
Stieber, Ted OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 74
Still, Rashad WR	El Paso, TX	Andress HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.50	Jan 24, 2015
Still, Rashad WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Waters, Jaylen LB	Copperas Cove, TX	Copperas Cove HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.63	Jul 21, 2014
Waters, Jaylen LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Witham, Bryce TE	Grand Rapids, MI	West Catholic HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.68	Jan 26, 2015
Witham, Bryce TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 56 Rivals: 52 247Sports: 63 ESPN: 62
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2015 Minnesota Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015. "Scout.com 2015 Minnesota Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015. "ESPN 2015 Minnesota Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

Schedule

Minnesota will face all six West Division opponents: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin. The Gophers will also face East Division opponents Michigan and Ohio State.^[1] Minnesota will play four non-conference games: TCU of the Big 12 Conference, Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference, and Kent State and Ohio of the Mid-American Conference. Minnesota has one bye week during the season between their games against Nebraska and Michigan.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV
September 3	8:00 PM	TCU*	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN
September 12	2:30 PM	at Colorado State*	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	CBS Sports Network
September 19		Kent State*	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
September 26		Ohio*	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
October 3		at Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
October 10		at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
October 17		Nebraska	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)
October 31	7:00 PM	Michigan	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
November 7		at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
November 14		at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	BTN
November 21		Illinois	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
November 28		Wisconsin	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ Minnesota 2015 Football Schedule

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–1943; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" University of Minnesota Marching Band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Passing leaders NFL draftees

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