Minnesota Golden Gophers

5thin Big Ten · 1-1

Ugh, no.

Minnesota Golden Gophers lost to the Mississippi State Bulldogs

Ranked #17 · 2-0 38 – 13

1-1

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Huntington Bank Stadium (Minneapolis) · 48,048 fans · CBS

Highlights

Mississippi State races past Minnesota 38-13 with another clinic by rising star QB Kamario Taylor

Kamario Taylor passed for 227 yards and three first-half touchdowns to lead Mississippi State in a 38-13 takedown of Minnesota on Saturday in the first-ever football game between the two schools.

Recap via ESPN

0:25 Fluff Bothwell runs for 5-yard TD

0:34 Kamario Taylor throws 30-yard TD pass to Sanfrisco Magee

0:16 Kamario Taylor throws 22-yard TD pass to Zion Ragins

0:09 Fluff Bothwell scores 3-yard rushing TD

Clips play on ESPN

Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MSST	14	14	3	7	38
MINN	3	3	7	0	13

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Game Leaders

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Kamario Taylor · 16/22, 227 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Fluff Bothwell · 18 CAR, 113 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Anthony Evans III · 7 REC, 121 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Jaray Bledsoe · 1Sacks
Tyler Lockhart · 7Tackles

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Drake Lindsey · 31/48, 279 YDSPassing Yards
Darius Taylor · 6 CAR, 15 YDSRushing Yards
Noah Jennings · 7 REC, 88 YDSReceiving Yards
Joey Gerlach · 1Sacks
Kerry Brown · 10Tackles

2026 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
LSU
Missouri
Tennessee
Auburn
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Arkansas
South Carolina

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 12:32

TD Fluff Bothwell 3 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)38–13

Q3 9:53

FG Kyle Ferrie 52 Yd Field Goal 31–13

Q3 11:01

TD Aydan West 0 Yd Fumble Recovery (Luke Drzewiecki Kick)28–13

Q2 0:00

FG Luke Drzewiecki 41 Yd Field Goal 28–6

Q2 4:32

TD Anthony Evans III 15 Yd pass from Kamario Taylor (Kyle Ferrie Kick)28–3

Q2 11:27

TD Sanfrisco Magee 30 Yd pass from Kamario Taylor (Kyle Ferrie Kick)21–3

Q1 0:22

TD Fluff Bothwell 5 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick)14–3

Q1 2:58

FG Luke Drzewiecki 44 Yd Field Goal 7–3

Q1 13:12

TD Zion Ragins 22 Yd pass from Kamario Taylor (Kyle Ferrie Kick)7–0

Team Stats

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Offense

479 Total Yards 292

227 Passing Yards 279

252 Rushing Yards 13

28 First Downs 18

Efficiency

6-10 3rd Down 4-13

1-1 4th Down 2-3

16/22 Completions 31/48

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

6-60 Penalties 12-115

30:15 Possession 29:45

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kamario Taylor	16/22	227	10.3	3	0	90.4
Team	16/22	227	10.3	3	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Fluff Bothwell	18	113	6.3	2	30
Kamario Taylor	13	86	6.6	0	26
Kolin Wilson	11	34	3.1	0	9
Xavier Gayten	3	13	4.3	0	11
Anthony Evans III	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	46	252	5.5	2	30

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Anthony Evans III	7	121	17.3	1	39
Zion Ragins	3	53	17.7	1	25
Sanfrisco Magee	4	42	10.5	1	30
Marquis Johnson	1	8	8.0	0	8
Fluff Bothwell	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	16	227	14.2	3	39

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kamario Taylor	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tyler Lockhart	7	4	1	1	0	0
Marcus Williams	6	6	0	0	0	0
Jett Jefferson	6	3	0	0	1	0
Jardin Gilbert	5	3	0	0.5	0	0
Isaac Smith	5	3	0	0	1	0
Dre Riley	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jalen Smith	4	3	0	0.5	0	0
Jaray Bledsoe	3	2	1	1	0	0
Will Whitson	3	2	0	1	0	0
Kelley Jones	2	2	0	0	1	0
Kaylib Singleton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kendel Dolby	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kalvin Dinkins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jayson Jenkins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bralan Womack	1	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Reed	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tanner Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brinston Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Amaree Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
LaKendrick James	1	0	0	0	0	0
Oisin Flynn	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	60	36	2	4	3	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kyle Ferrie	1/2	50.0	52	5/5	8
Team	1/2	50.0	52	5/5	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ethan Pulliam	1	62	62.0	0	0	62
Team	1	62	62.0	0	0	62

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Drake Lindsey	31/48	279	5.8	0	0	59.3
Team	31/48	279	5.8	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Darius Taylor	6	15	2.5	5
Xavier Ford	2	7	3.5	4
A.J. Turner	2	4	2.0	5
TJ Thomas	3	-1	-0.3	3
Drake Lindsey	2	-12	-6.0	0
Team	15	13	0.9	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Noah Jennings	7	88	12.6	34
Jalen Smith	5	51	10.2	20
Javon Tracy	7	51	7.3	13
TJ Thomas	4	40	10.0	14
Pierce Walsh	2	18	9.0	17
Kaden Helms	2	13	6.5	7
Hayden Moore	1	7	7.0	7
Darius Taylor	1	5	5.0	5
A.J. Turner	1	5	5.0	5
Julian Johnson	1	1	1.0	1
Team	31	279	9.0	34

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Javon Tracy	1	0
Aydan West	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR	TD
Kerry Brown	10	6	0	0	0	0
Maverick Baranowski	9	7	0	0	1	0
Mekhai Smith	7	4	0	0.5	0	0
TJ Bush Jr.	7	3	0	0.5	0	0
Aydan West	6	4	0	0	0	1
Matt Kingsbury	5	4	0	0	0	0
Joey Gerlach	4	2	1	1.5	0	0
Zack Harden	4	2	0	0	0	0
Theorin Randle	3	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Smith	2	2	0	1	0	0
Riley Sunram	2	2	0	2	0	0
Aidan Gousby	2	1	0	0	0	0
John Nestor	2	1	0	0	0	0
Karter Menz	2	1	0	1	0	0
Garrison Monroe	1	1	0	0	0	0
Adam Kissayi	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaxon Howard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Carrier	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Naquan Crowder	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	70	42	1	7	1	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Quayd Hendryx	2	51	25.5	36	0
Team	2	51	25.5	36	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Javon Tracy	1	4	4.0	10	0
Team	1	4	4.0	10	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Luke Drzewiecki	2/2	100.0	44	1/1	7
Team	2/2	100.0	44	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom Weston	5	193	38.6	0	2	45
Team	5	193	38.6	0	2	45

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