2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
Quick Lane Bowl champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys (5th season)
Captains
Home stadium TCF Bank Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^  7 1   12 2  
No. 4 Ohio State x  7 1   12 1  
No. 12 Michigan  6 2   10 3  
Penn State  4 4   7 6  
Indiana  2 6   6 7  
Rutgers  1 7   4 8  
Maryland  1 7   3 9  
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy  8 0   12 2  
No. 23 Northwestern  6 2   10 3  
No. 21 Wisconsin  6 2   10 3  
Nebraska  3 5   6 7  
Minnesota  2 6   6 7  
Illinois  2 6   5 7  
Purdue  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Kill, who resigned on October 28, 2015 for health reasons. Tracy Claeys [1] replaced Kill on an interim basis and was named head coach two weeks later on November 11. [2] The Gophers played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota finished the regular season with a record of 5–7, 2–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. Despite finishing below .500, the Gophers were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl versus Central Michigan due to there not being enough bowl eligible teams and Minnesota's high Academic Performance Rating. [3] Minnesota defeated Central Michigan 21–14 to finish the season 6–7.

Contents

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40Commit date
Beebe, Colton
FB
Kansas City, KS Piper HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)248 lb (112 kg)4.75Dec 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 2 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 71
Brooks, Shannon
RB
Jasper, GA Pickens County HS5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)201 lb (91 kg)4.56Sep 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
Buford, Ray
ATH
Southfield, MI Southfield HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)193 lb (88 kg)4.65Jul 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 75
Connelly, Nick
OL
Red Wing, MN Red Wing HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)269 lb (122 kg)5.04Jun 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 72
Craighton, Alonzo
DB
Geismar, LA Dutchtown HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)184 lb (83 kg)4.60Oct 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 77
Croft, Demry
QB
Rockford, IL Boylan Catholic HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)192 lb (87 kg)4.66Jun 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
DeLattiboudere, Winston
DL
Ellicott City, MD Howard HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)217 lb (98 kg)4.78Feb 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: NR
Dovich, Bronson
OL
Chaska, MN Chaska HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)290 lb (130 kg)N/AMay 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    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)4.59Jul 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 2 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Hall, Mose
DL
Mobile, AL Murphy HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)253 lb (115 kg)5.03Jan 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 2 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 72
Hardin, Kiante
ATH
Webb City, MO Webb City HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg)4.55Oct 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 72
Huff, Jacob
DB
Bolingbrook, IL Bolingbrook HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)201 lb (91 kg)4.65Jun 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 76
Huff, Julian
LB
Bolingbrook, IL Bolingbrook HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)215 lb (98 kg)4.70Jun 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 2 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 75
Johannesson, James
RB
Fargo, ND Fargo South HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)216 lb (98 kg)4.55Aug 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
Johnson, Dior
DB
Southfield, MI Southfield HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)N/AJan 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 75
Moore, Tyler
OL
Houston, TX North Shore HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)317 lb (144 kg)N/ADec 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 77
Oseland, Quinn
OL
Springfield, IL Sacred Heart Griffin HS6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)303 lb (137 kg)5.53Aug 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 76
Register, Hunter
WR
Lafayette, LA Ovey Comeaux HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)191 lb (87 kg)4.58Jan 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Rogers, Charlie
DB
Iowa City, IA Iowa Western CC (JC) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)208 lb (94 kg)4.47Dec 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 78
Shenault, Antonio
DB
Roselle, IL Lake Park HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 lb (82 kg)4.61Oct 9, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 72
Stieber, Ted
OL
Akron, OH Archbishop Hoban HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)298 lb (135 kg)5.86Jun 18, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Still, Rashad
WR
El Paso, TX Andress HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)4.50Jan 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 2 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 79
Waters, Jaylen
LB
Copperas Cove, TX Copperas Cove HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)230 lb (100 kg)4.63Jul 21, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 77
Witham, Bryce
TE
Grand Rapids, MI West Catholic HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)240 lb (110 kg)4.68Jan 26, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    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 faced all six Big Ten West Division opponents: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin. The Gophers also faced Big Ten East Division opponents Michigan and Ohio State. [4] Minnesota played 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 had one bye week during the season between their games against Nebraska and Michigan.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 38:00 pmNo. 2 TCU * ESPN L 17–2354,147 [5]
September 122:30 pmat Colorado State * CBSSN W 23–20 OT32,500 [6]
September 1911:00 am Kent State *
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
BTN W 10–752,823 [7]
September 262:30 pm Ohio *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
BTNW 27–2453,917 [8]
October 311:00 amat #16 Northwestern BTNL 0–2730,044 [9]
October 102:30 pmat Purdue ESPNU W 41–1333,780 [10]
October 172:30 pm Nebraska
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
ESPN2L 25–4854,062 [11]
October 316:00 pmNo. 15 Michigan
ESPN L 26–2950,789 [12]
November 77:00 pmat No. 1 Ohio State ABC L 14–28108,075 [13]
November 147:00 pmat No. 8 Iowa BTNL 35–4070,585 [14]
November 2111:00 am Illinois
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPNews W 32–2347,976
November 282:30 pm Wisconsin
  • TCF Bank Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
BTNL 21–3152,850
December 284:00 pmvs. Central Michigan *ESPN2W 21–1434,217
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 K. J. Maye  (C)Sr
WR 2Isaiah Gentry Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 7 Mitch Leidner  (C) Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 9Eric Carter Redshirt.svg  So
QB 11Demry CroftFr
WR 12Hunter RegisterFr
WR 14 Chris Streveler So
WR 15Desmond Gant Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 15Conor Rhoda Redshirt.svg  So
WR 16Jeff Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 18Jacques Perra Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 19Michael Conway Redshirt.svg  So
WR 20Adam MayerFr
WR 21Melvin Holland Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 22Jeff Borchardt Redshirt.svg  So
WR 23E.J. Sardinha Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 24 Rodney Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 27Shannon BrooksFr
RB 27James JohannessonFr
RB 28Jonathan Femi-ColeFr
RB 28Jerry Gibson Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 29Louis Tuszynski Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 32Berkley Edwards Redshirt.svg  So
RB 35Rodrick WilliamsSr
WR 37Charlie GreifFr
FB 41Miles ThomasSr
FB 43Tyler Hartmann Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 44Gabe Mezzenga Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 44Jacob Kirsch Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 44Colton BeebeFr
TE 45Nick Hart Redshirt.svg  So
TE 49Bryce WithamFr
OL 53Luke Rasmussen Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 55Connor MayesSo
OL 58Quinn OselandFr
OL 60Matt Leidner Redshirt.svg  So
OL 61Bronson DovichFr
OL 62Jared Weyler Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 63Jon Christenson Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 64Matt Oldenkamp Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 65Josh Campion Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 66Ted StieberFr
OL 67Brian Bobek Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 68Issac Hayes Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 70Chad Fahning Redshirt.svg  So
OL 71Tyler MooreFr
OL 73Joe Bjorklund Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 74Nick ConnellyFr
OL 75Noah KuehnFr
OL 76Alex Mayes Redshirt.svg  So
OL 77Foster Bush Redshirt.svg  Sr
OT 78Ben Lauer Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 79Jonah Pirsig Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 80 Nate Wozniak Redshirt.svg  So
TE 81Duke Anyanwu Redshirt.svg  So
WR 82 Drew Wolitarsky Jr
TE 83Noah Scarver Redshirt.svg  So
WR 84Will Reger Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 85Lincoln PlsekSr
TE 86Brandon LingenSo
WR 88Rashad StillFr
WR 89Matt MorseFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2Dior JohnsonFr
DB 3KiAnte HardinFr
DB 4Adekunle Ayinde Redshirt.svg  So
DB 5 Jalen Myrick Jr
DB 6Ace Rogers Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 7Damarius TravisSr
DB 8Daletavious McGhee Redshirt.svg  So
DL 9Alex KeithSr
DB 11Antonio JohnsonSr
LB 12Cody Poock Redshirt.svg  So
LB 13Jonathan CelestinSo
DB 14Zo CraightonFr
LB 15Everett WilliamsSo
DB 17Jacob HuffFr
LB 18 Peter Westerhaus Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 19Cedric Dicke Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 20Julian HuffFr
DB 20Christopher GrayFr
DB 22Craig JamesSo
DB 25Ray BufordFr
LB 26 De'Vondre Campbell Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 29 Briean Boddy-Calhoun  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 30Chris Wipson Redshirt.svg  So
DB 31Eric Murray (C)Sr
DB 33John McKelvey Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 34Antonio ShenaultFr
LB 35Jaylen WatersFr
DB 36 Blake Cashman Fr
DB 40Alexander Starks Redshirt.svg  So
DL 46Winston DeLattiboudereFr
LB 48Blake WeberSo
LB 50 Jack Lynn Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 52Yoshoub Timms Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 55Thieren Cockran Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 56Nick Rallis Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 57Joey MydraFr
LB 59Ray Dixon Redshirt.svg  So
DL 69Justin Carr Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 87Cavonte Johnson Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 87Gaelin ElmoreSo
DL 90Sam RennerFr
DE 91Julien Kafo Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 92Robert Ndondo-Lay Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 94Mose HallFr
DL 95Hendrick EkpeJr
DT 96Steven RichardsonSo
DL 97Scott Ekpe Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 98Kevin LaphamFr
DE 99Andrew StelterSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 18 Ryan Santoso Redshirt.svg  So
LS 25Payton Jordahl Redshirt.svg  Fr
K 33Andrew Harte Redshirt.svg  So
P 34Logan McElfresh Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 37Peter Mortell Redshirt.svg  Sr
K 38Emmit Carpenter Redshirt.svg  Fr
LS 39Trey HansenFr
LS 40Chase SamuelsFr
K 42Justin Juenemann Redshirt.svg  So
P 47Jacob HerbersFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian Anderson (wide receivers)
  • Matt Limegrover (offensive coordinator)
  • Dan O'Brien (asst. defensive backs / co-special teams coordinator / asst. to the head coach)
  • Jeff Phelps (defensive line)
  • Pat Poore (running backs / co-special teams coordinator)
  • Rob Reeves (H-backs / tight ends)
  • Jay Sawvel (defensive backs)
  • Mike Sherels (linebackers)
  • Jim Zebrowski (quarterbacks)

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

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2015

Players into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
4106 Eric Murray CB Kansas City Chiefs
4115 De'Vondre Campbell LB Atlanta Falcons
Undrafted Briean Boddy-Calhoun CB Jacksonville Jaguars

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