Week 18
Final2Q 14:27
0 - 8
D. Faalele 2-yard TD run.
2PT Conversion

2Q 09:11
6 - 8
J. Doege 1-yard TD run.
2PT Failed
2Q 02:27
6 - 15
K. Thomas 5-yard TD run.
Made XP

3Q 06:01
6 - 18
M. Trickett 49-yard field goal.

Top Performers
Pass Yds
140
Doege
WVU
Rush Yds
144
Thomas
MINN
Rec Yds
58
Wright
MINN
Scrim TD
1
Doege
WVU
Matchup
2021 Big 12
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 2 | .857 | |
| 2 | 12 | 2 | .857 | |
| 3 | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
| 4 | 8 | 5 | .615 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 10 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 2 | .857 | |
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
| 3 | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 7 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | .385 | |
| 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 13 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 14 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Golden Gophers emerged victorious over the West Virginia Mountaineers, 18 to 6, in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on December 28, 2021.
Game Info
Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona
50°
0 mph N
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Doege #2 | 18/31 | 140 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 5-30 | 89.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morgan #2 | 8/13 | 109 | 8.4 | 0 | 1 | 2-20 | 116.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mathis Jr. #24 | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 |
J. Johnson Jr. #26 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Doege #2 | 8 | -22 | -2.8 | 1 | 5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #3 | 21 | 144 | 6.9 | 1 | 50 |
B. Irving #00 | 19 | 129 | 6.8 | 0 | 24 |
D. Faalele #78 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
T. Morgan #2 | 6 | -15 | -2.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. James #13 | 3/6 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 14 |
R. Smith #6 | 4/5 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 |
T. Mathis Jr. #24 | 5/5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
W. Wright Jr. #16 | 3/5 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
B. Wheaton #0 | 2/5 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
S. Ryan #10 | 1/3 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Johnson Jr. #26 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wright #16 | 2/2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 36 |
D. Jackson #9 | 3/6 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
C. Autman-Bell #7 | 1/2 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. LeCaptain #35 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Brown-Stephens #22 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Woods #03 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Dixon #05 | 11-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Matthews #3 | 7-7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Chandler #7 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Porter Jr. #2 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Mahone #29 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stills #55 | 4-4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Addae #4 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Woods #03 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Alston #12 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Mesidor #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Martin #5 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. McLeod #22 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jefferson #95 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bartlett #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thornton #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Ruffin #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Nubin #27 | 6-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gibbens #47 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mafe #34 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Otomewo #9 | 4-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sori-Marin #55 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Howden #23 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Harris #21 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Howard #2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Rush #8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McDonald #36 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Durr #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Oliver #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Pickerign #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Willis #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Joyner #90 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Glaze #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Walley #00 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Dixon #11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Trickett #95 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sumpter #98 | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Crawford #96 | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 47 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wright Jr. #16 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Malashevich #89 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Irving #00 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. James #13 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Doege #2 | 18/31 | 140 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 5-30 | 89.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mathis Jr. #24 | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 |
J. Johnson Jr. #26 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Doege #2 | 8 | -22 | -2.8 | 1 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. James #13 | 3/6 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 14 |
R. Smith #6 | 4/5 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 |
T. Mathis Jr. #24 | 5/5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
W. Wright Jr. #16 | 3/5 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
B. Wheaton #0 | 2/5 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
S. Ryan #10 | 1/3 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
J. Johnson Jr. #26 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Woods #03 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Dixon #05 | 11-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Matthews #3 | 7-7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Chandler #7 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Porter Jr. #2 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Mahone #29 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stills #55 | 4-4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Addae #4 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Woods #03 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Alston #12 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Mesidor #3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Martin #5 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. McLeod #22 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jefferson #95 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bartlett #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thornton #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Ruffin #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sumpter #98 | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | 49 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wright Jr. #16 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Malashevich #89 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. James #13 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morgan #2 | 8/13 | 109 | 8.4 | 0 | 1 | 2-20 | 116.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #3 | 21 | 144 | 6.9 | 1 | 50 |
B. Irving #00 | 19 | 129 | 6.8 | 0 | 24 |
D. Faalele #78 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
T. Morgan #2 | 6 | -15 | -2.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wright #16 | 2/2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 36 |
D. Jackson #9 | 3/6 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
C. Autman-Bell #7 | 1/2 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. LeCaptain #35 | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Brown-Stephens #22 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Nubin #27 | 6-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gibbens #47 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mafe #34 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Otomewo #9 | 4-4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sori-Marin #55 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Howden #23 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Harris #21 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Howard #2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Rush #8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. McDonald #36 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Durr #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Oliver #14 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Pickerign #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Willis #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Joyner #90 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Glaze #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Walley #00 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Dixon #11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Trickett #95 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Crawford #96 | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 47 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Irving #00 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
176
Total Yds
338
110
Pass Yds
89
66
Rush Yds
249
11
Total Drives
11
63
Total Plays
66
2.8
Yards Per Play
5.1
3.1
Yards Per Pass
5.9
2.4
Yards Per Rush
4.9
21:31
Possession
38:29
0
Biggest Lead
12
15
1st Downs
17
7
Passing 1st Downs
4
7
Rushing 1st Downs
13
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
3/13
3rd Down
5/13
1/2
4th Down
0/1
7
Punts
3
1
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
1
4
Penalties
3
20
Penalty Yards
27
2
Sacks
5
20
Sack Yards
30
6
Tackles For Loss
6
0
D/ST TD
0
WVU
MINN