2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, L 31–34 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	Legends Division
2012 record	6–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (2nd year)
Home stadium	TCF Bank Stadium (Capacity: 50,805)
Seasons « 2011 2013 »

2012 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
#25 Nebraska x		7	–	1					10	–	4
#24 Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
#17 Northwestern		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Leaders Division
#3 Ohio State* x		8	–	0					12	–	0
Penn State*		6	–	2					8	–	4
Wisconsin $		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

Syracuse at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Syracuse 3 0 0 7 10 • Minnesota 7 0 7 3 17 Date: Saturday, September 22 Location: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Television network: Big Ten Network Source: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 6:59 MINN Donnell Kirkwood 2 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick) MINN 7-0 1 1:54 SYR Ross Krautman 33 yard field goal MINN 7-3 3 10:13 MINN Donnell Kirkwood 1 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick) MINN 14-3 4 3:20 MINN Jordan Wettstein 43 yard field goal MINN 17-3 4 0:46 SYR Marcus Sales 14 yard pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman kick) MINN 17-10

Scoring summary
1	6:59	MINN	Donnell Kirkwood 2 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick)	MINN 7-0
1	1:54	SYR	Ross Krautman 33 yard field goal	MINN 7-3
3	10:13	MINN	Donnell Kirkwood 1 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick)	MINN 14-3
4	3:20	MINN	Jordan Wettstein 43 yard field goal	MINN 17-3
4	0:46	SYR	Marcus Sales 14 yard pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman kick)	MINN 17-10

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.

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

Minnesota's best start since 2008

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