2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Big Ten Conference 9–4 (5–4 Big Ten) P. J. Fleck (6th season) Kirk Ciarrocca (4th season) Matt Simon (3rd season) Spread option Joe Rossi (5th season) Paul Haynes (1st season) 4–3 Huntington Bank Stadium
The 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Golden Gophers played their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota , and competed as members of the Big Ten Conference . They were led by head coach P. J. Fleck , in his sixth season.
Offense Defense Special teams
QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center DL — Defensive lineman DT — Defensive tackle DE — Defensive end EDGE — Edge rusher LB — Linebacker DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety K — Kicker P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist .mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:27em}body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:22.5em}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=upper-alpha]{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=upper-roman]{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=lower-alpha]{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=lower-greek]{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .references[data-mw-group=lower-roman]{list-style-type:lower-roman}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-upper-alpha .references{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-upper-roman .references{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-lower-alpha .references{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-lower-greek .references{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output div.reflist-liststyle-lower-roman .references{list-style-type:lower-roman}
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
Beanie Bishop #9 CB 5'10 185 Junior Louisville, KY Western Kentucky Ryan Stapp #22 6'0 175 Junior College Station, TX Abilene Christian Jacob Lewis #48 K 6'2 207 Delaware, OH Ball State Chuck Filiaga #76 OL 6'6 330 Graduate student Aledo, TX Michigan Quinn Carroll #77 6'6 310 Edina, MN Notre Dame Darrell Jefferies #90 DL 6'2 295 Covington, GA Clemson Kyler Baugh #93 6'2 300 Senior Talihina, OK Houston Baptist Lorenza Surgers #99 6'5 275 Graduate student Cary, NC Vanderbilt
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Zach Evans RB Heath, Texas Rockwall-Heath High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 11, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78) Hayden Schwartz DT Jacksonville, Florida The Bolles School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Dec 12, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78) Cade McConnell OL Choctaw, Oklahoma Choctaw High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Dec 12, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77) Ike White WR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Saint Frances Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 16, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80) Rhyland Kelly CB Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Clear Water Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 20, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78) Tariq Watson CB Gretna, Louisiana Helen Cox High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 20, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (76) Coleman Bryson S Waynesville, North Carolina Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 21, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (76) Maverick Baranowski LB Ponce Inlet, Florida Spruce Creek High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 12, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (72) Spencer Alvarez TE Columbia Heights, Minnesota Columbia Heights High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jun 10, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (72) Trey Bixby DE Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Aug 13, 2020 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80) Anthony Smith DE Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jun 21, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78) Jacob Knuth QB Harrisburg, South Dakota Harrisburg High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 27, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78) Aidan Gousby ATH Lehigh Acres, Florida Lehigh Senior High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 20, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79) Kristen Hoskins WR Alexandria, Minnesota Alexandria High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Feb 19, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77) Ashton Beers OL Slinger, Wisconsin Slinger High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Dec 5, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (74) Tony Nelson OT Tracy, Minnesota Tracy-Milory-Balaton High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Mar 7, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (73) Joey Gerlach LB Woodbury, Minnesota Woodbury High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 30, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (74) Nathan Jones OT / TE Brock, Texas Brock High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 26, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (74) Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 49 247Sports: 53 Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
"ESPN commits". ESPN.
"2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
"247Sports commits". 247Sports. | | | | | |
Minnesota announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022. The 2022 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Gophers will host Big Ten foes Purdue , Rutgers , Northwestern , and Iowa and will travel to Michigan State , Illinois , Penn State , Nebraska , and Wisconsin .
The Golden Gophers will host all of the three non-conference opponents, New Mexico State from the FBS Independents , Western Illinois from Division I FCS and Colorado from the Pac-12 .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 1 8:00 p.m. New Mexico State* Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN W 38–0 44,012 September 10 11:00 a.m. Western Illinois* Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN W 62–10 43,859 September 17 2:30 p.m. Colorado* Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 49–7 42,101 September 24 2:30 p.m. at Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN W 34–7 74,587 October 1 11:00 a.m. Purdue No. 21 Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN ESPN2 L 10–20 48,288 October 15 11:00 a.m. at No. 24 Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN L 14–26 45,683 October 22 6:30 p.m. at No. 16 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell) ABC L 17–45 109,813 October 29 1:30 p.m. Rutgers Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN W 31–0 49,368 November 5 11:00 a.m. at Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) ESPN2 W 20–13 86,284 November 12 2:30 p.m. Northwestern Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN W 31–3 41,686 November 19 3:00 p.m. Iowa Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN (rivalry) FOX L 10–13 45,816 November 26 2:30 p.m. at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (rivalry) ESPN W 23–16 75,728 December 29 1:00 p.m. vs. Syracuse* Yankee StadiumBronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) ESPN W 28–20 31,131 *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time
Statistics
Statistics NMSU MINN
First downs 6 31 Total yards 91 485 Rushing yards 38 297 Passing yards 53 188 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 15:30 44:30
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Gavin Frakes 2/7, 43 yards, INT Rushing Diego Pavia 3 rushes, 14 yards Receiving Justice Powers 1 reception, 34 yards Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 13/19, 174 yards Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 21 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD Receiving Mike Brown-Stephens 3 receptions, 52 yards
1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 3 0 0 7 10 Golden Gophers 14 17 21 10 62
Statistics COL MINN
First downs 14 29 Total yards 226 500 Rushes/yards 34–136 52–334 Passing yards 90 166 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–24–0 12–20–1 Time of possession 23:53 36:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Owen McCown 4/7, 52 yards Rushing Deion Smith 10 carries, 70 yards Receiving Jaylon Jackson 1 reception, 28 yards Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 11/16, 157 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 23 carries, 202 yards, 3 TD Receiving Chris Autman-Bell 3 receptions, 58 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 10 0 0 10 20 No. 21 Golden Gophers 0 3 7 0 10
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 0 7 7 0 14 No. 24 Fighting Illini 7 6 7 6 26
Statistics UM PSU
First downs 16 24 Plays–yards 68–340 67–479 Rushes–yards 46–165 34–175 Passing yards 175 304 Passing: comp–att–int 9–22–1 24–33–1 Time of possession 31:30 28:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 9/22, 175 yards, TD, INT Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 30 carries, 102 yards, TD Receiving Brevyn Spann-Ford 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD Passing Sean Clifford 23/31, 295 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Nicholas Singleton 13 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD Receiving Theo Johnson 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Gophers 0 14 0 17 31
Statistics MINN NEB
First downs 18 13 Total yards 300 267 Rushes/yards 45–125 35–146 Passing yards 175 121 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–20–0 11–26–1 Time of possession 34:41 25:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Minnesota Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 6/12, 137 yards Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 32 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD Receiving Daniel Jackson 5 receptions, 88 yards Nebraska Passing Logan Smothers 5/10, 80 yards Rushing Anthony Grant 21 carries, 115 yards Receiving Marcus Washington 2 receptions, 63 yards
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 0 0 3 Golden Gophers 7 7 3 14 31
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 10 0 0 3 13 Golden Gophers 0 7 3 0 10
Statistics IOWA MINN
First downs 13 17 Total yards 280 399 Rushing yards 59 312 Passing yards 221 87 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 24:47 35:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 15–24, 221 yards Rushing Kaleb Johnson 8 carries, 43 yards Receiving Sam LaPorta 4 receptions, 95 yards Minnesota Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 7–15, 87 yards, INT Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 39 carries, 263 yards, TD Receiving Daniel Jackson 2 receptions, 43 yards
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 7 6 7 20 Golden Gophers 0 14 14 0 28
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