6:00 PM ET, December 31, 2008
Sun Devil Stadium, TEMPE, AZ
Top Performers
Passing: T. Reesing (KU) - 313 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: J. Sharp (KU) - 16 CAR, 64 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: D. Briscoe (KU) - 14 REC, 201 YDS, 3 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | KU | MINN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 14:49 | Dezmon Briscoe 60 Yd Pass From Todd Reesing (Jacob Branstetter Kick) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 13:18 | Jon Hoese 1 Yd Run (Joel Monroe Kick) | 7 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 04:48 | Jon Hoese 2 Yd Run (Joel Monroe Kick) | 7 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 00:12 | Kerry Meier 4 Yd Pass From Todd Reesing (Jacob Branstetter Kick) | 14 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | KU | MINN | |||
![]() | TD | 08:49 | Dezmon Briscoe 6 Yd Pass From Todd Reesing (Jacob Branstetter Kick) | 21 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 01:07 | Johnathan Wilson 4 Yd Pass From Todd Reesing (Jacob Branstetter Kick) | 28 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | KU | MINN | |||
![]() | TD | 08:03 | Dezmon Briscoe 32 Yd Pass From Kerry Meier (Jacob Branstetter Kick) | 35 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | KU | MINN | |||
![]() | TD | 13:01 | Eric Decker 6 Yd Pass From Adam Weber (Joel Monroe Kick) | 35 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 01:33 | Jake Sharp 2 Yd Run (Jacob Branstetter Kick) | 42 | 21 |
Team Stat Comparison
| KU | MINN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 26 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-10 | 3-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Total Yards | 446 | 331 |
| Passing | 345 | 251 |
Comp-Att | 28-36 | 20-35 |
Yards per pass | 9.6 | 7.2 |
| Rushing | 101 | 80 |
Rushing Attempts | 29 | 38 |
Yards per rush | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| Penalties | 4-33 | 7-41 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:06 | 29:54 |
| Kansas Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Reesing | 27/35 | 313 | 8.9 | 4 | 1 |
| K. Meier | 1/1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 28/36 | 345 | 9.6 | 5 | 1 |
| Minnesota Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| A. Weber | 19/34 | 176 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Pittman | 1/1 | 75 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20/35 | 251 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Sharp | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | 18 |
| T. Reesing | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 18 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 101 | 3.5 | 1 | 18 |
| Minnesota Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Weber | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | 23 |
| D. Eskridge | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 |
| S. Salamon | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Stoudermire Jr. | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Hoese | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 2 |
| E. Decker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 38 | 80 | 2.1 | 2 | 23 |
| Kansas Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Briscoe | 14 | 201 | 14.4 | 3 | 60 |
| K. Meier | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 1 | 31 |
| J. Wilson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 13 |
| T. Biere | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Fields | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 28 | 345 | 12.3 | 5 | 60 |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Decker | 8 | 149 | 18.6 | 1 | 75 |
| B. Green | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 29 |
| J. Simmons | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 11 |
| D. McKnight | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Pittman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 |
| S. Salamon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Eskridge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 251 | 12.6 | 1 | 75 |
| Minnesota Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| S. Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Briscoe | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 |
| Team | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 |
| Minnesota Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Stoudermire Jr. | 6 | 174 | 29.0 | 60 |
| J. Thomas | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| Team | 7 | 195 | 27.9 | 60 |
| Kansas Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Patterson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 |
| Team | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Sherels | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Kansas Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Branstetter | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Minnesota Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Monroe | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
ATTENDANCE: 49,103





