Injuries a worry for Gophers entering Big Ten
MINNEAPOLIS The Golden Gophers football team is 4-0 after non-conference play, but that doesn't mean Minnesota is without issues.
Particularly, injury issues. Gophers head coach Jerry Kill said Tuesday in his weekly press conference that senior quarterback MarQueis Gray, who missed last week's game with a high ankle sprain, likely won't play this Saturday when Minnesota...
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September 25, 2012
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Big Ten No Huddle: Golden Gophers, Minus MarQueis Gray, Go 3-0
Big Ten No Huddle takes a look at some of the top storylines heading into week 4 of the 2012 season:Minnesota moves to 3-0 for the first time since 2008 despite losing starting quarterback Marqueis Gray to an ankle injury in Saturday’s 28-23 win over Western Michigan. The Golden Gophers wereboosted by the play of Max Shortell, who passed for 188 yards and 3TDs. Sophomore running...
Ground game propels Gophers in blowout win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- MarQueis Gray threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more by halftime, and Minnesota finally enjoyed an easy victory over an FCS-level opponent by beating New Hampshire 44-7 on Saturday, the most points in a game by the Gophers in five years. Donnell Kirkwood ran for 70 yards and a third-quarter score on 17 carries for the Golden Gophers (2-0), who had lost...
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September 08, 2012
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Minnesota 44, New Hampshire 7
MarQueis Gray threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more by halftime, and Minnesota finally enjoyed an easy victory over an FCS-level opponent by beating New Hampshire 44-7 on Saturday, the most points in a game by the Gophers in five years.
Gray passed only eight times but completed six for 100 yards and scores to Isaac Fruechte and John Rabe. Gray also gained 109 yards on 17...
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September 08, 2012
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Gophers QB Gray: I didn't play my best game
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The passes that didn't sail 10 feet over a wide-open receiver's head fluttered and wobbled out of MarQueis Gray's hand like he was a nervous freshman making his first collegiate start.
On a Minnesota offense full of fresh-faced youngsters, the senior quarterback looked shakier than any of them in the season opener against UNLV. If the Golden Gophers...
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September 05, 2012
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Minnesota QB looks to rebound from rough opener
(Updates. With AP Photos.) By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Sports Writer The passes that didn't sail 10 feet over a wide-open receiver's head fluttered and wobbled out of MarQueis Gray's hand like he was a nervous freshman making his first collegiate start.
On a Minnesota offense full of fresh-faced youngsters, the senior quarterback looked shakier than any of them in the season...
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September 05, 2012
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Minnesota Gophers Overcome Sloppy Play to Steal Overtime Thriller
The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team started the 2012 season the same way it finished the 2011 season, defeating the UNLV Rebels 30-27 in three overtime periods. Both teams struggled with turnovers and early season mental errors through the contest, but the Gophers found a way to give second-year head coach Jerry Kill his first road victory with the team in six chances.On...
Minnesota seniors exit on a high note
MINNEAPOLIS The Golden Gophers football team won just three games all year, saving its most convincing victory for last. Minnesota defeated reeling Illinois by a 27-7 final on Saturday and held the Illini offense to 160 yards for the game. For Illinois, the loss was its sixth straight after starting the year 6-0.The Gophers now head into the offseason with a victory for the second...
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November 26, 2011
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Gray guides Minnesota past skidding Illinois 27-7
MarQueis Gray rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another score, guiding Minnesota past backsliding Illinois 27-7 on Saturday in the season finale and sending the Fighting Illini to their sixth straight defeat.
Gray took off 27 times to break the single-season rushing record for a Golden Gophers quarterback, giving him 966 yards. Billy Cockerham had 831 yards rushing...
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November 26, 2011
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Minnesota 27, Illinois 7
MarQueis Gray rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another score, guiding Minnesota past backsliding Illinois 27-7 on Saturday in the season finale and sending the Fighting Illini to their sixth straight defeat.
Gray took off 27 times to break the single-season rushing record for a Golden Gophers quarterback, giving him 966 yards. Billy Cockerham had 831 yards rushing...
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November 26, 2011
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