Minnesota Golden Gophers

Past match

Minnesota Golden Gophers won.

Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the Akron Zips

1-2 7 – 41

2-1

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

Huntington Bank Stadium (Minneapolis) · 40,168 fans · BTN

Highlights

Drake Lindsey's three TD passes lead Minnesota past Akron 41-7

Drake Lindsey threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday as Minnesota defeated Akron 41-7.

Recap via ESPN

0:22 Drake Lindsey throws 16-yard touchdown

0:42 Picked! Omari Abor hauls in the interception

0:06 Luke Drzewiecki kicks 24-yard field goal

0:21 Drake Lindsey throws 6-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
AKR	0	0	0	7	7
MINN	10	10	7	14	41

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Game Leaders

Akron Zips

Brayden Roggow · 12/25, 131 YDSPassing Yards
Marquese Williams · 4 CAR, 17 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Gentz Hilburn · 3 REC, 49 YDSReceiving Yards
Cyrus Durham · 1Sacks
Donelius Johnson · 12Tackles

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Drake Lindsey · 17/31, 204 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
TJ Thomas · 13 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Javon Tracy · 5 REC, 91 YDSReceiving Yards
Karter Menz · 1Sacks
Joey Gerlach · 8Tackles

2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
UCLA
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oregon
USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

Scoring

Q4 7:44

TD Marquese Williams 10 Yd Run (Matthew Schramm Kick)7–41

Q4 9:38

TD TJ Thomas 71 Yd Run (Luke Drzewiecki Kick)0–41

Q4 11:34

TD A.J. Turner 4 Yd Run (Luke Drzewiecki Kick)0–34

Q3 7:37

TD Jalen Smith 18 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Luke Drzewiecki Kick)0–27

Q2 0:02

FG Luke Drzewiecki 43 Yd Field Goal 0–20

Q2 10:50

TD Noah Jennings 6 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Luke Drzewiecki Kick)0–17

Q1 1:34

FG Luke Drzewiecki 24 Yd Field Goal 0–10

Q1 12:14

TD Roman Voss 16 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Luke Drzewiecki Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Akron ZipsMinnesota Golden Gophers

Offense

221 Total Yards 395

173 Passing Yards 204

48 Rushing Yards 191

16 First Downs 20

Efficiency

3-13 3rd Down 5-14

0-1 4th Down 1-1

21/39 Completions 17/31

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

7-74 Penalties 4-45

25:56 Possession 34:04

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	QBR
Brayden Roggow	12/25	131	5.2	37.8
Cibastian Broughton	9/13	42	3.2	47.0
Semaj Beals	0/1	0	0.0	--
Team	21/39	173	4.4	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marquese Williams	4	17	4.3	1	10
Cibastian Broughton	3	17	5.7	0	10
Sean Patrick	5	16	3.2	0	7
Jordan Gant	5	11	2.2	0	5
Team	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Brayden Roggow	3	-10	-3.3	0	8
Team	21	48	2.3	1	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Gentz Hilburn	3	49	16.3	26
Jordan Gant	2	35	17.5	22
Kyan Mason	5	32	6.4	17
Miles Burris	1	16	16.0	16
Marcel Williams	4	13	3.3	5
Brandon Hills	1	9	9.0	9
Elijah Alexander	1	9	9.0	9
Sean Patrick	3	7	2.3	5
Conner Cravaack	1	3	3.0	3
Team	21	173	8.2	26

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Jordan Gant	1	1
Sean Patrick	1	1
Team	2	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Donelius Johnson	12	8	0	1.5	0
Dwight Nunoo	6	2	0	1.5	0
Tairan Davis Jr.	5	3	0	0	0
Rodrick Hunter	4	2	0	0	0
Caiden Newsome	3	3	0	0	0
Cyrus Durham	3	2	1	1	0
Dawayne Galloway Jr.	3	2	0	0	0
Vann Kavals	3	2	0	1	0
Ty Watkins	3	2	0	0	0
Dahvon Frazier	2	2	0	0	1
Jason Hocker	2	0	0	0	0
Jon'Trell Mixon	2	0	0	0	1
Daunte Curtis	2	0	0	0	1
Iesa Jarmon	1	1	0	0	0
Mehki Flowers	1	1	0	0	0
Jamari Somerville	1	1	0	0	0
Catrell White	1	1	0	0	1
Aamii Branch	1	1	0	0	1
Rod Smith Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Volpe	1	1	0	0	0
Jude Buchanan	1	0	0	0	0
Austin Wondolowski	1	0	0	0	0
Khory Moss	1	0	0	0	0
Eddie Smith III	1	0	0	0	0
Team	61	35	1	5	5

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Omari Abor	1	21	0
Team	1	21	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon Hills	1	17	17.0	17	0
Team	1	17	17.0	17	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sean Patrick	3	9	3.0	16	0
Team	3	9	3.0	16	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matthew Schramm	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joseph Castle	9	379	42.1	0	3	52
Team	9	379	42.1	0	3	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Drake Lindsey	17/31	204	6.6	3	1	19.0
Team	17/31	204	6.6	3	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
TJ Thomas	13	122	9.4	1	71
Xavier Ford	8	41	5.1	0	11
A.J. Turner	8	40	5.0	1	17
Team	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Drake Lindsey	3	-8	-2.7	0	2
Team	33	191	5.8	2	71

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javon Tracy	5	91	18.2	0	44
Noah Jennings	5	72	14.4	1	30
Jalen Smith	2	27	13.5	1	18
Roman Voss	1	16	16.0	1	16
Julian Johnson	1	6	6.0	0	6
TJ Thomas	3	-8	-2.7	0	2
Team	17	204	12.0	3	44

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Team	1	0
Joey Gerlach	0	1
TJ Bush Jr.	0	1
Team	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Joey Gerlach	8	6	0	0	0	0
John Nestor	8	5	0	2	2	1
Maverick Baranowski	6	0	0	0	0	1
Kerry Brown	5	5	0	1	0	0
Mekhai Smith	3	1	0	0	0	0
Theorin Randle	3	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Jaxon Howard	2	2	0	1	0	1
Trason Richardson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Donielle Hayes	2	1	0	0	0	0
Riley Sunram	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Zack Harden	2	1	0	0	2	1
Naiim Parrish	2	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Smith	2	0	0.5	0.5	1	0
Garrison Monroe	2	0	0	0	0	0
Aydan West	2	0	0	0	2	0
Naquan Crowder	2	0	0	0	0	0
Karter Menz	1	1	1	1	0	1
Nate Cleveland	1	1	0	0	0	0
Xion Chapman	1	1	0	1	0	1
TJ Bush Jr.	1	0	0	0.5	0	1
Julian Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel Karmo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Shipp	1	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Kissayi	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	60	28	2	8	8	7

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Quayd Hendryx	1	42	42.0	42	0
Team	1	42	42.0	42	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Javon Tracy	4	80	20.0	64	0
Team	4	80	20.0	64	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Luke Drzewiecki	2/2	100.0	43	5/5	11
Team	2/2	100.0	43	5/5	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom Weston	5	243	48.6	0	3	55
Team	5	243	48.6	0	3	55

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