Week 1
Final
0-1 EIU
7
MINN 1-0
59
EIU 
MINN7
59
1Q 04:36
0 - 7
D. Taylor 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
1Q 02:31
0 - 14
J. Tracy 87-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 3
2Q 14:25
0 - 21
D. Taylor 27-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 09:05
7 - 21
T. Buggs 8-yard TD catch from C. LaCrue.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 6
2Q 03:22
7 - 28
D. Taylor 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 00:09
7 - 35
P. Walsh 1-yard TD catch from D. Lindsey.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
3Q 13:44
7 - 42
J. Tracy 69-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 8
3Q 03:22
7 - 45
D. Jackson 31-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 8
4Q 12:36
7 - 52
M. Shikenjanski 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
4Q 00:31
7 - 59
X. Ford 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
264
Lindsey
MINN
Rush Yds
56
Taylor
MINN
Rec Yds
98
Tracy
MINN
Scrim TD
3
Taylor
MINN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
107
Total Yds
495
23:39
Possession
36:21
4
1st Downs
24
3/13
3rd Down
10/15
0
Turnovers
1
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Game Summary
The Minnesota Golden Gophers dominated the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 59 to 7, on Thursday.
Game Info
September 3, 2026
Peacock/NBCSN
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, Minnesota
78°
12 mph S
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. LaCrue | 7/12 | 51 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 121.5 |
J. Salem #10 | 2/3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 89.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lindsey #5 | 19/24 | 264 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 185.3 |
M. Shikenjanski #6 | 3/3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 240.0 |
B. Palmer #16 | 4/6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 114.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. LaCrue | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 |
C. Kellom #22 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
J. Fleming #28 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Z. Lewis #35 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 5 |
T. Buggs | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
D. Whitlock | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Taylor #1 | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 3 | 27 |
TJ Thomas #23 | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 20 |
X. Ford #9 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 10 |
R. Estrada #20 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
B. Palmer #16 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Lindsey #5 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Thomas #22 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
M. Shikenjanski #6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
N. Castillo #28 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Buggs | 2/2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 30 |
Z. Lewis #35 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
C. Kellom #22 | 4/5 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Whitlock | 2/2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Ginnever #87 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reeves #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Gonzalez | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Tracy #11 | 5/7 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | 55 |
N. Jennings #13 | 3/4 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 28 |
H. Moore #84 | 2/3 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 33 |
D. Taylor #1 | 3/3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
P. Walsh #19 | 2/2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 27 |
J. Smith #8 | 3/3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
TJ Thomas #23 | 2/3 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
Q. Hendryx #89 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Estrada #20 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Martino #7 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
G. Rohl #44 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Z. Steptoe #25 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Simpson #88 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Ford #9 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
Z. Lewis #35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Vecchiarelli | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
TJ Thomas #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Tupou | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Cleveland #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TJ Bush Jr. #3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Schiller #47 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jackson #36 | 1/1 | 7/7 | 10 | 31 |
B. Sunderland #92 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Cox #83 | 10 | 445 | 44.5 | 55 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Robbins #37 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 |
T. Weston #42 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fleming #28 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Estrada #20 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Tracy #11 | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 87 | 2 |
B. Stevens #24 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. LaCrue | 7/12 | 51 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 121.5 |
J. Salem #10 | 2/3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 89.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. LaCrue | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 |
C. Kellom #22 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
J. Fleming #28 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Z. Lewis #35 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 5 |
T. Buggs | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
D. Whitlock | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Buggs | 2/2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 30 |
Z. Lewis #35 | 1/2 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
C. Kellom #22 | 4/5 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Whitlock | 2/2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Ginnever #87 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reeves #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Gonzalez | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
Z. Lewis #35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Vecchiarelli | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Tupou | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Schiller #47 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Cox #83 | 10 | 445 | 44.5 | 55 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fleming #28 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lindsey #5 | 19/24 | 264 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 185.3 |
M. Shikenjanski #6 | 3/3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 240.0 |
B. Palmer #16 | 4/6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 114.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Taylor #1 | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 3 | 27 |
TJ Thomas #23 | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 20 |
X. Ford #9 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 10 |
R. Estrada #20 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
B. Palmer #16 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Lindsey #5 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Thomas #22 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
M. Shikenjanski #6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
N. Castillo #28 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Tracy #11 | 5/7 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | 55 |
N. Jennings #13 | 3/4 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 28 |
H. Moore #84 | 2/3 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 33 |
D. Taylor #1 | 3/3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
P. Walsh #19 | 2/2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 27 |
J. Smith #8 | 3/3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
TJ Thomas #23 | 2/3 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
Q. Hendryx #89 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Estrada #20 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Martino #7 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
G. Rohl #44 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Z. Steptoe #25 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Simpson #88 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Ford #9 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
TJ Thomas #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Cleveland #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TJ Bush Jr. #3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jackson #36 | 1/1 | 7/7 | 10 | 31 |
B. Sunderland #92 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Robbins #37 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 |
T. Weston #42 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Estrada #20 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Tracy #11 | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 87 | 2 |
B. Stevens #24 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
EIU MINN7
59
Punt
6 plays,
16 yd,
03:090-0
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:360-0
Touchdown
9 plays,
54 yd,
05:460-7
Punt Return TD
3 plays,
12 yd,
02:150-14
Punt
3 plays,
11 yd,
01:430-14
Touchdown
3 plays,
66 yd,
01:110-21
Touchdown
11 plays,
75 yd,
05:207-21
Touchdown
9 plays,
73 yd,
05:457-28
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:327-28
Touchdown
10 plays,
53 yd,
01:377-35
End of Half
1 play,
-2 yd,
00:067-35
Punt Return TD
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:347-42
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:307-42
Fumble
5 plays,
72 yd,
02:577-42
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:537-42
Field Goal
7 plays,
45 yd,
03:497-45
Punt
3 plays,
-6 yd,
02:047-45
Touchdown
7 plays,
52 yd,
03:447-52
Punt
3 plays,
10 yd,
01:337-52
Punt
7 plays,
31 yd,
04:377-52
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
02:087-52
Touchdown
9 plays,
33 yd,
03:467-59
End of Game
1 play,
-3 yd,
00:257-59
107
Total Yds
495
56
Pass Yds
348
51
Rush Yds
147
13
Total Drives
10
44
Total Plays
71
2.4
Yards Per Play
7.0
3.5
Yards Per Pass
10.5
1.8
Yards Per Rush
3.9
23:39
Possession
36:21
0
Biggest Lead
52
4
1st Downs
24
3
Passing 1st Downs
13
1
Rushing 1st Downs
9
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
3/13
3rd Down
10/15
0/0
4th Down
1/1
10
Punts
2
0
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
2
35
Penalty Yards
10
0
Sacks
1
0
Sack Yards
3
7
Tackles For Loss
9
0
D/ST TD
2