2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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Music City Bowl, L 31–34 vs. Virginia
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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) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scoring summary | ||||
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1 |
10:26
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Michigan | Garrett Rivas 23-yard field goal | Michigan 3-0 |
2 |
12:40
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Minnesota | Jason Giannini 29-yard field goal | Tie 3-3 |
2 |
5:50
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Michigan | Garrett Rivas 47-yard field goal | MICH 6-3 |
2 |
3:10
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Michigan | Mike Hart 1-yard run (Garrett Rivas kick) | Michigan 13-3 |
2 |
0:58
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Minnesota | Ernie Wheelwright 20-yard pass from Bryan Cupito (Jason Giannini kick) | Michigan 13-10 |
3 |
12:40
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Minnesota | Jason Giannini 26-yard field goal | Tie 13-13 |
3 |
12:25
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Michigan | Steve Breaston 95-yard kickoff return (Garrett Rivas kick) | Michigan 20-13 |
3 |
6:12
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Minnesota | Laurence Maroney 1-yard run (Jason Giannini kick) | Tie 20-20 |
4 |
0:01
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Minnesota | Jason Giannini 30-yard field goal | Minnesota 23-20 |
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