August 30th, 2008 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Northern Illinois Huskies @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
SCORING HIGHLIGHTS
1st qtr - Decker 6 yard TD catch, 7-0 UM
2nd qtr -Anderson 2 yard TD run, 7-7
3rd qtr - Simmons 53 yard TD catch, 17-10 UM
Bennett 61 yard TD run, 24-13 UM
Palmer 91 yard TD catch, 24-20 UM
4th qtr - Palmer 52 yard TD catch, 27-24 NIU
Bennett 1 yard TD run, 31-27 UM
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
1st qtr - Harnish 13 yard run for a 1st
2nd qtr - Anderson 7 yard run
Bryant with tight coverage down near goal line
Rice breaks up potential Gopher TD
Mccarthy drops Weber for 2 yard loss
3rd qtr - Simon 15 yard catch (diving catch)
Mccarthy buries Bennett for 3 yard loss
Bice sack toward end of quarter
4th qtr - Mccarthy stops Bennett for a loss
Palmer 27 yard catch on 3rd and long
Allen forces fumble, English recovers
Minnesota converts on 4th and short