2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
DivisionLegends Division
Record6–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium TCF Bank Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
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

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3010:00 pmat UNLV * CBSSN W 30–27 3OT16,013
September 811:00 amNo. 12 (FCS) New Hampshire * BTN W 44–747,022
September 1511:00 am Western Michigan *
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNW 28–2344,921
September 227:00 pm Syracuse *
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNW 17–1050,805
September 2911:00 amat Iowa ESPN2 L 13–3170,585
October 1311:00 am Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
ESPN2L 13–2149,651
October 2011:00 amat Wisconsin ESPNU L 13–3880,587
October 272:30 pm Purdue
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNW 44–2841,062
November 311:00 am Michigan
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 pm Michigan State
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis
BTNL 10–2644,194
December 288:00 pmvs. Texas Tech * ESPN L 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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1Brandon Green Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 3Dexter Foreman Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 5 MarQueis Gray Sr
QB 7 Mitch Leidner Fr
WR 8Cameron Wilson Redshirt.svg  So
QB 9 Philip Nelson Fr
QB 11 Max Shortell So
WR 12Andre McDonaldFr
WR 14 Isaac Fruechte So
WR 15Marcus JonesSo
WR 16Jamel HarbisonFr
WR 17C. J. Cesario Redshirt.svg  So
WR 18Derrick Engel Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 19Matt KlossSr
RB 20Donnell Kirkwood Redshirt.svg  So
RB 21James GillumJr
RB 25Devon Wright Redshirt.svg  So
RB 27 David Cobb So
TE 28Moses Alipate Redshirt.svg  Jr
FB 30Mike Henry Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 31Cole Banham Redshirt.svg  So
RB 35Rodrick WilliamsFr
TE 39Gabe Mezzenga Redshirt.svg  So
RB 44JoJuan HarperFr
TE 47Alex Bisch Redshirt.svg  So
OL 52Zac Epping Redshirt.svg  So
G 53Tommy OlsonSo
OT 58Ed Olson Redshirt.svg  Jr
OC 62Zach Mottla Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 63Jon Christenson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 64Caleb Bak Redshirt.svg  So
OL 65Josh Campion Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 66Luke McAvoy Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 68Issac HayesFr
OL 70Sean Ferguson Redshirt.svg  So
OL 71Kyle McAvoy Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 73Joe Bjorklund Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 74Marek Lenkiewicz Redshirt.svg  So
OL 75Ernie Heifort Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 76Jimmy Gjere Redshirt.svg  So
OL 77Foster Bush Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 78Ben LauerFr
OT 79Jonah PirsigFr
WR 80Devin Crawford-TuftsSo
TE 81John RabeSr
TE 83Drew GoodgerSo
WR 84Victor Keise Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 86Malcolm MoultonJr
TE 87Sahr Ngekia Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 88 Maxx Williams Fr
WR 89Logan Hutton Redshirt.svg  So
TE 91Kendall Gregory-McGhee Redshirt.svg  So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1Brendan Beal Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 2 Troy Stoudermire Sr
DB 3Martez ShabazzJr
LB 4Keanon Cooper Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 6Michael CarterSr
DB 7Damarius TravisFr
LB 8Spencer ReevesSr
DB 11Antonio JohnsonFr
DB 13Derrick WellsSo
DB 16Steven Montgomery Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 17Nick RallisFr
LB 18Peter Westerhaus Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 19Cedric DickeFr
DB 21Brock VereenJr
DB 22Jeremy BaltazarJr
DB 23Grayson LevineSo
LB 24James ManuelJr
LB 26Mike Rallis Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 27Cedric ThompsonSo
DB 28Kenny WatkinsJr
DB 29Briean BoddySo
DB 31Eric MurrayFr
LB 32Lamonte Edwards Redshirt.svg  So
LB 34Jephte Matilus Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 35Dominic Schultz Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 40Nathan Tow-Arnett Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 42Gavin Bronson Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 43Ryan Grant Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 45Ben HolcombFr
DL 46Cameron Botticelli Redshirt.svg  So
LB 47Quinn Bauducco Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 48Judd Paffrath Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 49Matt GarinJr
LB 50Jack LynnFr
DT 52Yoshoub TimmsFr
DE 55Thieren Cockran Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 56Curran Delaney Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 57Aaron Hill Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 59Joey Balthazor Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 62Eric Jacques Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 67David Stommes Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 69Tyler HartmannFr
DL 90Austin Hahn Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 91Alex KeithFr
DT 92Roland JohnsonJr
DE 93Ben Perry Redshirt.svg  So
DL 94Harold Legania Redshirt.svg  So
DE 95D.L. Wilhite Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 97Scott EkpeFr
DE 98Michael AmaefulaSo
DT 99 Ra'Shede Hageman Redshirt.svg  Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 36Chris HawthorneJr
P 37Peter Mortell Redshirt.svg  Fr
K 38David Schwerman Redshirt.svg  Sr
K 39Jordan WettsteinSr
LS 40Jared Hartman Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 41Dan Oreske Redshirt.svg  Jr
LS 48Jake FilkinsJr
LS 96Dave Ramlet Redshirt.svg  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)

[1]


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2012

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References

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