Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers - Box Score - October 13, 2012 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Northwestern 21

(6-1, 2-1 Big Ten)

Minnesota 13

(4-2, 0-2 Big Ten)

Alerts

Coverage: ESPN2

12:00 PM ET, October 13, 2012

TCF Bank Stadium, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

	1	2	3	4	T
NW	14	7	0	0	21
MINN	3	7	3	0	13

Top Performers

Passing: M. Shortell (MINN) - 103 YDS

Rushing: V. Mark (NW) - 20 CAR, 182 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: A. Barker (MINN) - 3 REC, 49 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NW	MINN
	TD	14:49	Venric Mark 26 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick)	7	0
	FG	09:08	Jordan Wettstein 31 Yd	7	3
	TD	05:08	Kain Colter 2 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick)	14	3
SECOND QUARTER				NW	MINN
	TD	14:53	MarQueis Gray 25 Yd Run (Jordan Wetstein Kick)	14	10
	TD	12:50	Venric Mark 48 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick)	21	10
THIRD QUARTER				NW	MINN
	FG	08:47	Jordan Wetstein 38 Yd	21	13

Team Stat Comparison

	NW	MINN
1st Downs	13	21
3rd down efficiency	1-9	5-14
4th down efficiency	0-1	0-3
Total Yards	275	327
Passing	67	169
Comp-Att	11-17	16-30
Yards per pass	3.9	5.6
Rushing	208	158
Rushing Attempts	34	42
Yards per rush	6.1	3.8
Penalties	11-93	9-82
Turnovers	0	3
Fumbles lost	0	2
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	26:03	33:57

Northwestern Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
K. Colter	10/10	63	6.3	0	0
T. Siemian	1/7	4	0.6	0	0
Team	11/17	67	3.9	0	0

Minnesota Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
M. Shortell	9/19	103	5.4	0	0
M. Gray	7/11	66	6.0	0	1
Team	16/30	169	5.6	0	1

Northwestern Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
V. Mark	20	182	9.1	2	48
K. Colter	10	26	2.6	1	7
T. Jones	1	4	4.0	0	4
T. Siemian	1	0	0.0	0	0
M. Trumpy	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
-. Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	34	208	6.1	3	48

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Gray	9	86	9.6	1	25
D. Kirkwood	18	73	4.1	0	11
R. Williams Jr.	3	18	6.0	0	16
M. Jones	3	13	4.3	0	8
P. Mortell	1	7	7.0	0	7
M. Shortell	6	-18	-3.0	0	9
-. Team	2	-21	-10.5	0	0
Team	42	158	3.8	1	25

Northwestern Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Lawrence	4	24	6.0	0	9
D. Vitale	3	21	7.0	0	9
D. Fields	1	12	12.0	0	12
C. Dickerson	2	6	3.0	0	8
K. Colter	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	11	67	6.1	0	12

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Barker	3	49	16.3	0	23
A. McDonald	4	33	8.3	0	14
I. Fruechte	2	27	13.5	0	18
D. Goodger	2	23	11.5	0	17
M. Gray	1	16	16.0	0	16
L. Plsek	1	9	9.0	0	9
D. Crawford-Tufts	2	8	4.0	0	4
D. Kirkwood	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	16	169	10.6	0	23

Northwestern Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
D. Nwabuisi	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Minnesota Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Northwestern Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Mark	2	32	16.0	18
Team	2	32	16.0	18

Minnesota Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Maye	2	19	9.5	15
T. Stoudermire	1	18	18.0	18
L. Edwards	1	10	10.0	10
Team	4	47	11.8	18

Northwestern Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Mark	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0

Minnesota Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Barker	5	15	3.0	12
T. Stoudermire	1	-5	-5.0	0
M. Carter	0	27	27.0	27
Team	6	37	6.2	27

Northwestern Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Budzien	0/0	0.0	--	3/3	3
Team	0/0	0.0	--	3/3	3

Minnesota Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Wettstein	2/2	100.0	31	1/1	7
J. Wetstein	1/1	100.0	38	1/1	4
Team	2/2	100.0	38	1/1	11

Northwestern Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Williams	7	261	37.3	0	2	44
Team	7	261	37.3	0	2	44

Minnesota Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
C. Eldred	3	114	38.0	0	1	44
Team	3	114	38.0	0	1	44

ATTENDANCE: 49,651