Week 1
0-1 EIU
7
MINN 1-0
59
EIU
MINN7
59
1Q 04:36
0 - 7
D. Taylor 1-yard TD run.
Made XP

1Q 02:31
0 - 14
J. Tracy 87-yard TD punt return.
Made XP

2Q 14:25
0 - 21
D. Taylor 27-yard TD run.
Made XP

2Q 09:05
7 - 21
T. Buggs 8-yard TD catch from C. LaCrue.
Made XP
2Q 03:22
7 - 28
D. Taylor 3-yard TD run.
Made XP

2Q 00:09
7 - 35
P. Walsh 1-yard TD catch from D. Lindsey.
Made XP

3Q 13:44
7 - 42
J. Tracy 69-yard TD punt return.
Made XP

3Q 03:22
7 - 45
D. Jackson 31-yard field goal.

4Q 12:36
7 - 52
M. Shikenjanski 2-yard TD run.
Made XP

4Q 00:31
7 - 59
X. Ford 1-yard TD run.
Made XP

Top Performers
Pass Yds
264
Lindsey
MINN
Rush Yds
56
Taylor
MINN
Rec Yds
98
Tracy
MINN
Scrim TD
3
Taylor
MINN
Matchup
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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2026 Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|
Game Summary
The Minnesota Golden Gophers dominated the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 59 to 7, on September 3.
Game Info
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. Valenzuela #52 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Burt | 6-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sharp #25 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #27 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Hehl #33 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Maryland #14 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Maiava Jr. | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Williams | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Conway #36 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Stewart #34 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Worsley | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Addo-Boateng | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Whitley | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Vecchiarelli | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Tupou | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I. Engle | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Kaminski #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Doss | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Archibald #60 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Lyons #20 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Viramontes | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nickson | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Collins II | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Henry | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Kimbro | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Humphrey | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Sholl | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Baranowski #6 | 6-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Harden #4 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Bush Jr. #3 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Menz #11 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Smith #22 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Parrish #21 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Karmo #2 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brown #14 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Carrier #46 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Kaba #92 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Crowder #70 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gerlach #19 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kingsbury #49 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Randle #99 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hicks #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Kissayi #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Macy #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. West #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cleveland #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Aytch #48 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nestor #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hayes #18 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 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. Valenzuela #52 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Burt | 6-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sharp #25 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #27 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Hehl #33 | 4-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Maryland #14 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Maiava Jr. | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Williams | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Conway #36 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Stewart #34 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Worsley | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Addo-Boateng | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Whitley | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Vecchiarelli | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Tupou | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I. Engle | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Kaminski #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Doss | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Archibald #60 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Lyons #20 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Viramontes | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nickson | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Collins II | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Henry | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Kimbro | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Humphrey | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Sholl | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Baranowski #6 | 6-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Harden #4 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TJ Bush Jr. #3 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Menz #11 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Smith #22 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Parrish #21 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Karmo #2 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Brown #14 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Carrier #46 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Kaba #92 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Crowder #70 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gerlach #19 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Kingsbury #49 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Randle #99 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hicks #55 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Kissayi #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Macy #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. West #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Cleveland #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Aytch #48 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nestor #17 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hayes #18 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 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
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
6
Tackles For Loss
3
0
D/ST TD
2