2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were a member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 2–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas where they were defeated by Texas Tech.

2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLegends Division
Record6–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTCF Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 50,805)
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy  7 –1   10 –4  
No. 24 Michigan  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 17 Northwestern  5 –3   10 –3  
Michigan State  3 –5   7 –6  
Iowa  2 –6   4 –8  
Minnesota  2 –6   6 –7  
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x  8 –0   12 –0  
Penn State*  6 –2   8 –4  
Wisconsin y$  4 –4   8 –6  
Purdue  3 –5   6 –7  
Indiana  2 –6   4 –8  
Illinois  0 –8   2 –10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3010:00 pmat UNLV*
CBSSNW 30–27 3OT16,013
September 811:00 amNo. 12 (FCS) New Hampshire*
BTNW 44–747,022
September 1511:00 amWestern Michigan*
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNW 28–2344,921
September 227:00 pmSyracuse*
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNW 17–1050,805
September 2911:00 amat Iowa
ESPN2L 13–3170,585
October 1311:00 amNorthwesterndagger
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
ESPN2L 13–2149,651
October 2011:00 amat Wisconsin
ESPNUL 13–3880,587
October 272:30 pmPurdue
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNW 44–2841,062
November 311:00 amMichigan
BTNL 13–3548,801
November 102:30 pmat Illinois
BTNW 17–346,912
November 172:30 pmat No. 16 Nebraska
BTNL 14–3885,330
November 242:30 pmMichigan State
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNL 10–2644,194
December 288:00 pmvs. Texas Tech*
ESPNL 31–3450,386

Roster

The preliminary roster is based on the previous season's roster and eligibility, along with incoming recruits. All numbers are from www.gophersports.com.

2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Brandon Green  Sr
QB 3 Dexter Foreman  Fr
QB 5 MarQueis Gray Sr
QB 7 Mitch Leidner Fr
WR 8 Cameron Wilson  So
QB 9 Philip Nelson Fr
QB 11 Max Shortell So
WR 12 Andre McDonald Fr
WR 14 Isaac Fruechte So
WR 15 Marcus Jones So
WR 16 Jamel Harbison Fr
WR 17 C. J. Cesario  So
WR 18 Derrick Engel  Jr
WR 19 Matt Kloss Sr
RB 20 Donnell Kirkwood  So
RB 21 James Gillum Jr
RB 25 Devon Wright  So
RB 27 David Cobb So
TE 28 Moses Alipate  Jr
FB 30 Mike Henry  Jr
RB 31 Cole Banham  So
RB 35 Rodrick Williams Fr
TE 39 Gabe Mezzenga  So
RB 44 JoJuan Harper Fr
TE 47 Alex Bisch  So
OL 52 Zac Epping  So
G 53 Tommy Olson So
OT 58 Ed Olson  Jr
OC 62 Zach Mottla  Jr
OL 63 Jon Christenson  Fr
OL 64 Caleb Bak  So
OL 65 Josh Campion  Fr
OL 66 Luke McAvoy  Fr
OL 68 Issac Hayes Fr
OL 70 Sean Ferguson  So
OL 71 Kyle McAvoy  Fr
OL 73 Joe Bjorklund  Fr
OL 74 Marek Lenkiewicz  So
OL 75 Ernie Heifort  Fr
OT 76 Jimmy Gjere  So
OL 77 Foster Bush  Fr
OT 78 Ben Lauer Fr
OT 79 Jonah Pirsig Fr
WR 80 Devin Crawford-Tufts So
TE 81 John Rabe Sr
TE 83 Drew Goodger So
WR 84 Victor Keise  Jr
WR 86 Malcolm Moulton Jr
TE 87 Sahr Ngekia  Jr
TE 88 Maxx Williams Fr
WR 89 Logan Hutton  So
TE 91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1 Brendan Beal  Jr
DB 2 Troy Stoudermire Sr
DB 3 Martez Shabazz Jr
LB 4 Keanon Cooper  Sr
DB 6 Michael Carter Sr
DB 7 Damarius Travis Fr
LB 8 Spencer Reeves Sr
DB 11 Antonio Johnson Fr
DB 13 Derrick Wells So
DB 16 Steven Montgomery  Fr
LB 17 Nick Rallis Fr
LB 18 Peter Westerhaus  Fr
DB 19 Cedric Dicke Fr
DB 21 Brock Vereen Jr
DB 22 Jeremy Baltazar Jr
DB 23 Grayson Levine So
LB 24 James Manuel Jr
LB 26 Mike Rallis  Sr
DB 27 Cedric Thompson So
DB 28 Kenny Watkins Jr
DB 29 Briean Boddy So
DB 31 Eric Murray Fr
LB 32 Lamonte Edwards  So
LB 34 Jephte Matilus  Fr
LB 35 Dominic Schultz  Fr
DB 40 Nathan Tow-Arnett  Sr
DL 42 Gavin Bronson  Fr
LB 43 Ryan Grant  Sr
DB 45 Ben Holcomb Fr
DL 46 Cameron Botticelli  So
LB 47 Quinn Bauducco  Fr
LB 48 Judd Paffrath  Jr
DE 49 Matt Garin Jr
LB 50 Jack Lynn Fr
DT 52 Yoshoub Timms Fr
DE 55 Thieren Cockran  Fr
DL 56 Curran Delaney  Sr
LB 57 Aaron Hill  Jr
LB 59 Joey Balthazor  Jr
DL 62 Eric Jacques  Jr
DL 67 David Stommes  Jr
DL 69 Tyler Hartmann Fr
DL 90 Austin Hahn  Sr
DE 91 Alex Keith Fr
DT 92 Roland Johnson Jr
DE 93 Ben Perry  So
DL 94 Harold Legania  So
DE 95 D.L. Wilhite  Sr
DT 97 Scott Ekpe Fr
DE 98 Michael Amaefula So
DT 99 Ra'Shede Hageman  Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 36 Chris Hawthorne Jr
P 37 Peter Mortell  Fr
K 38 David Schwerman  Sr
K 39 Jordan Wettstein Sr
LS 40 Jared Hartman  Fr
P 41 Dan Oreske  Jr
LS 48 Jake Filkins Jr
LS 96 Dave Ramlet  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Matt Limegrover (offensive coordinator)
  • Tracy Claeys (defensive coordinator)
  • Bill Miller (assistant head coach / linebackers)
  • Brian Anderson (running backs)
  • Jeff Phelps (defensive line)
  • Pat Poore (wide receivers)
  • Rob Reeves (h-backs / tight ends)
  • Jay Sawvel (defensive backs / special teams)
  • Jim Zebrowski (quarterbacks)

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2012

Game summaries

Syracuse
Syracuse at Minnesota
1 234Total
Syracuse 3 007 10
• Minnesota 7 073 17
Scoring summary
16:59MINNDonnell Kirkwood 2 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick)MINN 7-0
11:54SYRRoss Krautman 33 yard field goalMINN 7-3
310:13MINNDonnell Kirkwood 1 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick)MINN 14-3
43:20MINNJordan Wettstein 43 yard field goalMINN 17-3
40:46SYRMarcus Sales 14 yard pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman kick)MINN 17-10

Minnesota's best start since 2008

References
  1. "2012 Minnesota Football Roster". www.GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
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