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2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
Music City Bowl, L 31–34 vs. Virginia
Conference Big Ten Conference
2005 record 7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Glen Mason
Home stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
(Capacity: 64,172)
Seasons
« 2004 2006 »
2005 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Penn State $+   7 1         11 1  
#4 Ohio State %+   7 1         10 2  
#15 Wisconsin   5 3         10 3  
Michigan   5 3         7 5  
Northwestern   5 3         7 5  
Iowa   5 3         7 5  
Minnesota   4 4         7 5  
Purdue   3 5         5 6  
Michigan State   2 6         5 6  
Indiana   1 7         4 7  
Illinois   0 8         2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Minnesota at #21 Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota 0 10 10 3 23
Michigan 3 10 7 0 20

The 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Glen Mason. Minnesota played its home games at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The most notable win of the season came as Minnesota defeated Michigan to win the Little Brown Jug for the first time since 1986.

2004 was the eighth season under head coach Glen Mason. He led the team to a 7–5 record and an appearance in the Music City Bowl. The Gophers won their first five games before falling in five of their final seven contests.

The 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was not ranked in either the final Coaches' Poll or AP Poll.

All-time record against Tulsa: 2–0–0

The Gophers open the 2005 season in dominating fashion. Laurence Maroney rushed for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns. Bryan Cupito added 235 yards passing and 1 touchdown. Gary Russell had only six carries but two touchdowns, both coming in the fourth quarter.

All-time record against Colorado State: 2–0–0

The Gophers continued their high scoring ways to open the season, romping over Colorado State. Laurence Maroney had another big day, rushing for 133 yards and 2 touchdowns. Gary Russell had 2 touchdowns on seven carries. The Golden Gophers had fantastic average field position, starting at their own 40-yard line, but Tulsa averaged their starting at their own 21-yard line.

All-time record against Florida Atlantic: 1–0–0


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