Football Loses at Minnesota
Oct 29 | Football
MINNESOTA 31 (5-3, 2-3), RUTGERS 0 (4-4, 1-4)
HUNTINGTON BANK STADIUM • MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
OCTOBER 29, 2022 • ATTENDANCE: 49,368
MINNEAPOLIS – Rutgers football (4-4, 1-4) fell to Minnesota (5-3, 2-3) in a Big Ten road contest on Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium.
On offense, QB Gavin Wimsatt earned his second start of the season, while WR Sean Ryan added four catches for 46 yards. DB Desmond Igbinosun (14), LB Deion Jennings (13) and DB Avery Young (13) posted career highs in tackles, with DL Aaron Lewis (10) also reaching double digits.
HUNTINGTON BANK STADIUM • MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
OCTOBER 29, 2022 • ATTENDANCE: 49,368
MINNEAPOLIS – Rutgers football (4-4, 1-4) fell to Minnesota (5-3, 2-3) in a Big Ten road contest on Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium.
On offense, QB Gavin Wimsatt earned his second start of the season, while WR Sean Ryan added four catches for 46 yards. DB Desmond Igbinosun (14), LB Deion Jennings (13) and DB Avery Young (13) posted career highs in tackles, with DL Aaron Lewis (10) also reaching double digits.
Wimsatt led the RU offense into Minnesota territory on the first drive of the game with first-down passes to Ryan and TE Johnny Langan. The drive ended with P Adam Korsak pinning the Golden Gophers inside the 1-yard line. Korsak later added a 77-yard punt, a stadium record and the Aussie's third career attempt of over 70 yards.
Minnesota got on the board on its first drive of the afternoon, taking a 7-0 lead on a two-yard touchdown rush in the second quarter. The Gophers added another score on a one-yard touchdown rush with 5:14 left in the second quarter to take a 14-0 lead at halftime.
The Scarlet Knight defense was able to keep the Gophers off the scoreboard in the third quarter, but Minnesota added 17 points in the fourth quarter to close out the victory.
Minnesota got on the board on its first drive of the afternoon, taking a 7-0 lead on a two-yard touchdown rush in the second quarter. The Gophers added another score on a one-yard touchdown rush with 5:14 left in the second quarter to take a 14-0 lead at halftime.
The Scarlet Knight defense was able to keep the Gophers off the scoreboard in the third quarter, but Minnesota added 17 points in the fourth quarter to close out the victory.
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Rutgers takes on its second ranked opponent of the season, hosting No. 4 Michigan on Nov. 5 at SHI Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network. It will be the Military Appreciation Game, presented by Horizon.
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Team Stats
RUT
UMN
Total Yards
134
375
Pass Yards
86
122
Rushing Yards
48
253
Penalty Yards
53
45
1st Downs
7
21
3rd Downs
2
12
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
18:58
41:02
2nd Quarter

RUT 0, UMN 7
UMN - Ibrahim,Mohamed 2 yd run (Trickett,Matthew kick), 19 plays, 99 yards, TOP 10:27

RUT 0, UMN 14
UMN - Ibrahim,Mohamed 1 yd run (Trickett,Matthew kick), 13 plays, 86 yards, TOP 07:03
4th Quarter

RUT 0, UMN 21
UMN - Ibrahim,Mohamed 28 yd run (Trickett,Matthew kick), 2 plays, 33 yards, TOP 00:49

RUT 0, UMN 24
UMN - Trickett,Matthew 31 yd field goal 10 plays, 51 yards, TOP 04:49

RUT 0, UMN 31
UMN - Williams,Bryce 3 yd run (Trickett,Matthew kick), 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:02
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