Minnesota Golden Gophers

Rate Bowl

YES!

Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the New Mexico Lobos

9-4 17 – 20

8-5

Final/OT · Fri, Dec 26

Game Details

Chase Field (Phoenix) · 27,439 fans · ESPN View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Smith's diving TD catch in overtime sends Minnesota to 20-17 win over New Mexico in Rate Bowl

Minnesota thrives in an era of bowl opt-outs, even when a national championship is out of reach.

Recap via ESPN

0:30 Lindsey and Smith connect for an awesome pitch-and-catch Minnesota TD

0:35 Darius Taylor finds pay dirt to pad Minnesota's lead

0:48 Damon Bankston takes the kick return 100 yards to the house

0:25 New Mexico goes ahead on Luke Drzewiecki's 36-yard FG

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	T
UNM	3	3	0	8	3	17
MINN	0	7	0	7	6	20

Game Leaders

New Mexico Lobos

Jack Layne · 14/25, 88 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Damon Bankston · 10 CAR, 57 YDSRushing Yards
Keagan Johnson · 4 REC, 42 YDSReceiving Yards
Dimitri Johnson · 1Sacks
Jahmir Torres · 7Tackles

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Drake Lindsey · 18/28, 147 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Darius Taylor · 24 CAR, 116 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Jalen Smith · 6 REC, 64 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Anthony Smith · 2Sacks
Maverick Baranowski · 17Tackles

2026 Mountain West Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota State
New Mexico
San José State
UNLV
Air Force
Wyoming
Northern Illinois
Nevada
UTEP
Hawai'i

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

OT 0:00

TD Jalen Smith 12 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey17–20

OT 0:00

FG Luke Drzewiecki 36 Yd Field Goal17–14

Q4 0:00

FG #13 L.Drzewiecki 36 yd FG17–14

Q4 13:18

TD Damon Bankston 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Jack Layne Pass to Keagan Johnson for Two-Point Conversion)14–14

Q4 13:18

TD B. Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds, D. Bankston returns for 100 yds for a TD (J. Layne pass to K. Johnson GOOD for Two-Point Conversion)14–14

Q4 13:30

TD Darius Taylor 5 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)6–14

Q4 13:30

FG #1 D.Taylor 5 yd rush (#92 B.Denaburg kick), 12-806–14

Q4 13:30

TD D. Taylor run for 5 yds, for a TD (B. Denaburg KICK)6–14

Q2 1:53

TD Jalen Smith 10 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)6–7

Q2 1:53

TD D. Lindsey pass to J. Smith for 10 yds, for a TD (B. Denaburg KICK)6–7

Q2 6:14

FG Luke Drzewiecki 29 Yd Field Goal 6–0

Q2 6:14

FG #13 L.Drzewiecki 29 yd FG, 11-346–0

Q2 6:14

FG L. Drzewiecki 29 yd FG GOOD6–0

Q1 1:41

FG Luke Drzewiecki 31 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Q1 1:41

FG #13 L.Drzewiecki 31 yd FG, 15-663–0

Q1 1:41

FG L. Drzewiecki 31 yd FG GOOD3–0

Team Stats

New Mexico LobosMinnesota Golden Gophers

Offense

204 Total Yards 252

88 Passing Yards 147

116 Rushing Yards 105

17 First Downs 16

Efficiency

8-18 3rd Down 7-15

1-2 4th Down 1-2

15/28 Completions 18/28

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

6-50 Penalties 9-87

30:29 Possession 29:31

Box Score

New Mexico Lobos ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Jack Layne	14/25	88	3.5	1	22.8
James Laubstein	1/3	0	0.0	0	23.0
Team	15/28	88	3.1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Damon Bankston	10	57	5.7	17
James Laubstein	15	57	3.8	13
DJ McKinney	2	10	5.0	11
Jack Layne	10	2	0.2	12
Deshaun Buchanan	1	-10	-10.0	0
Team	38	116	3.1	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Keagan Johnson	4	42	10.5	16
Damon Bankston	5	23	4.6	7
Dorian Thomas	3	15	5.0	11
Shawn Miller	1	6	6.0	6
DJ McKinney	1	5	5.0	5
Michael Buckley	1	-3	-3.0	-3
Team	15	88	5.9	16

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Jack Layne	1	0
Caleb Coleman	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Jahmir Torres	7	7	0	0	0	0
Dimitri Johnson	6	6	1	1	0	0
Mercury Swaim	6	3	0	0	0	0
Austin Brawley	5	3	0	0	1	0
Keyshawn James-Newby	4	3	1	2	0	0
Tavian Combs	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jon Johnson	4	3	0	0	1	0
Brian Booker	3	2	0.5	0.5	0	0
Brett Karhu	3	2	0.5	0.5	1	0
Okiki Olorunfunmi	2	2	0	0	0	0
Caleb Coleman	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jaxton Eck	2	1	0	0	0	0
Darren Agu	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bear Levells	1	1	0	0	0	0
CJ McBean	1	1	0	0	0	0
Thomas Pettus	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ky'won McCray	1	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Speech	1	0	0	0	1	0
Damon Bankston	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	54	40	3	4	5	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Damon Bankston	1	100	100.0	100	1
Team	1	100	100.0	100	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DJ McKinney	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Luke Drzewiecki	3/3	100.0	36	0/0	9
Team	3/3	100.0	36	0/0	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Daniel Hughes	4	165	41.3	0	1	45
Team	4	165	41.3	0	1	45

Minnesota Golden Gophers ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Drake Lindsey	18/28	147	5.3	2	0	54.7
Team	18/28	147	5.3	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Darius Taylor	24	116	4.8	1	38
Koi Perich	2	7	3.5	0	6
Cam Davis	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Drake Lindsey	4	-15	-3.8	0	1
Team	32	105	3.3	1	38

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Smith	6	64	10.7	2	17
Koi Perich	4	34	8.5	0	11
Darius Taylor	4	23	5.8	0	11
Javon Tracy	2	15	7.5	0	9
Frank Bierman	1	6	6.0	0	6
Julian Johnson	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	18	147	8.2	2	17

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Team	1	1
Koi Perich	1	0
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Maverick Baranowski	17	13	1	1	0
Devon Williams	7	5	0	1	0
Anthony Smith	6	6	2	4	2
Karter Menz	5	3	1	1	2
Darius Green	5	3	0	0	0
Koi Perich	5	3	0	0	0
Mike Gerald	3	3	0	0	0
John Nestor	3	1	0	0	0
Jaxon Howard	3	0	0	0	0
Lucas Finnessy	2	1	0	0	0
Jalen Logan-Redding	2	1	0	0	0
Aidan Gousby	2	1	0	1	0
Deven Eastern	1	1	0	0	0
Emmanuel Karmo	1	1	0	0	0
Kerry Brown	1	0	0	0	0
Matt Kingsbury	1	0	0	0	0
Team	64	42	4	8	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
John Nestor	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Pierce Walsh	1	13	13.0	13	0
Team	1	13	13.0	13	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Koi Perich	1	4	4.0	4	0
Team	1	4	4.0	4	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brady Denaburg	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom Weston	6	244	40.7	1	3	55
Team	6	244	40.7	1	3	55

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