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Gophers 7-0 start is historic
The Gophers’ 42-7 victory over Rutgers on Saturday was no surprise. The oddsmakers had made the 20th-ranked Gophers 28-point favorites in a road conference game. But it still was impressive to see just how dominant this team can be when playing a weaker opponent.
They had 443 yards of offense to Rutgers’ 189 and held the Scarlet Knights to an incredible 48 passing yards. Once again the Gophers got a little bit of everything from a number of contributors. Tyler Johnson had 130 yards receiving; Rodney Smith rushed for 116 yards and two scores; and Antoine Winfield Jr. had two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown.
The victory moved P.J. Fleck’s squad to 7-0, and 4-0 in conference play. But the bigger news is that the Big Ten West now runs through the Gophers as Wisconsin had an unbelievable 24-23 loss at Illinois, a game the Badgers were favored to win by more than 30 points. The Gophers beat Illinois 40-17 on Oct. 5.
So not only are the Gophers ahead of Wisconsin by a game, but the Badgers have to play at No. 4 Ohio State next week. Both the Gophers and Badgers still have Iowa on the schedule as well, and the teams meet at TCF Bank Stadium to end the regular season Nov. 30.
Only five Gophers teams have started 7-0 since 1930 and all five won the national championship. Those clubs were the 1934, 1935, 1940 and 1941 clubs, all coached by Bernie Bierman, and the 1960 team coached by Murray Warmath.
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-have-a-tradition-of-success-against-lions/563469972/?refresh=true
Go Gophers!!
Gophers 7-0 start is historic
The Gophers’ 42-7 victory over Rutgers on Saturday was no surprise. The oddsmakers had made the 20th-ranked Gophers 28-point favorites in a road conference game. But it still was impressive to see just how dominant this team can be when playing a weaker opponent.
They had 443 yards of offense to Rutgers’ 189 and held the Scarlet Knights to an incredible 48 passing yards. Once again the Gophers got a little bit of everything from a number of contributors. Tyler Johnson had 130 yards receiving; Rodney Smith rushed for 116 yards and two scores; and Antoine Winfield Jr. had two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown.
The victory moved P.J. Fleck’s squad to 7-0, and 4-0 in conference play. But the bigger news is that the Big Ten West now runs through the Gophers as Wisconsin had an unbelievable 24-23 loss at Illinois, a game the Badgers were favored to win by more than 30 points. The Gophers beat Illinois 40-17 on Oct. 5.
So not only are the Gophers ahead of Wisconsin by a game, but the Badgers have to play at No. 4 Ohio State next week. Both the Gophers and Badgers still have Iowa on the schedule as well, and the teams meet at TCF Bank Stadium to end the regular season Nov. 30.
Only five Gophers teams have started 7-0 since 1930 and all five won the national championship. Those clubs were the 1934, 1935, 1940 and 1941 clubs, all coached by Bernie Bierman, and the 1960 team coached by Murray Warmath.
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-have-a-tradition-of-success-against-lions/563469972/?refresh=true
Go Gophers!!
