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2 U NIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 2006 GOPHER FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS IS GOLDEN GOPHER FOOTBALL The Mason Era...................................................4 Minnesota Football Tradition.

2 2 U NIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL GOPHER FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS IS GOLDEN GOPHER FOOTBALL The Mason Era Minnesota Football Tradition TCF Bank Stadium Minnesota Football Facilities Pro Timing Day H.H.H. Metrodome Golden Gophers In The NFL Minnesota s All-Americans National Exposure Gopher Game Day Big Ten Bowl Games Academics Student-Athlete Development Strength & Conditioning Home Grown In Minnesota Walk-On Success The University of Minnesota University Campus The Twin Cities Twin Cities Sports & Entertainment Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Athletics Facilities TEAM INFORMATION 2006 Roster Preseason Depth Chart Roster Breakdown Returning Player Profiles Newcomer Player Profiles GOLDEN GOPHER STAFF Head Coach Glen Mason Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Mitch Browning Defensive Coordinator David Lockwood Running Backs Coach Vic Adamle Defensive Line Coach Carey Bailey Defensive Secondary Coach Craig Bray Linebackers Coach Mark Criner Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Tony Petersen Guards and Centers Coach Gordon Shaw Wide Receivers Coach Luke Tressel Asst. Athletics Director For Football Operations Tim Allen Strength & Conditioning Coach Dwayne Chandler Asst. Director of Football Operations Shannon Bertram Support Staff SEASON REVIEW 2005 Season Results Minnesota Statistical Review Game Summaries RECORDS Rushing Records Passing Records Receiving Records Total Offense Records All-Purpose Records Defensive Records Interception Records Punt Return Records Kickoff Return Records Punting Records Scoring Records Longest Plays Miscellaneous Records Team Records Metrodome Records Statistical Trends H.H.H. Metrodome Memorial Stadium Greater Northrop Field Year-by-Year Records All-Time Opponent Game-by-Game Records All-Time Opponents HISTORY 1934/1935 National Champions /1940 National Champions /1960 National Champions The Little Brown Jug Floyd of Rosedale Paul Bunyan s Axe Governor s Victory Bell Retired Numbers All-Time Letterwinners All-Time Captains Professional Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame All-Americans All-Big Ten Selections Team Awards Academic Awards Trophy Award Winners NFL Draft History All-Time NFL Roster Bowl Game Summaries Bowl Game Records All-Time Coaching Records All-Time Scores MEDIA/ADMINISTRATION University President Robert H. Bruininks Athletics Director Joel Maturi Athletics Administration Twin Cities Media Outlets Golden Gopher Radio Network Opponents Travel Information Future Schedules Media Information Athletics Communications TICKET INFORMATION Please call U-GOPHER or or visit GOPHERSPORTS.com GOPHERS ON THE WEB Gophersports.com is the official source for all up-to-the-minute news and information on Golden Gopher Football and all other athletic teams. Live statistics, audio and video clips, press releases, Head Coach Glen Mason s weekly press conferences and all other University of Minnesota Football information can be found on the home of Golden Gopher Athletics. The University of Minnesota football program would like to express it s deepest sympathies to the family of Northwestern University head football coach Randy Walker and the entire Northwestern community on the passing of Coach Walker on June 29.

3 3 U NIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TV TIME Aug. 31 at Kent State Kent, Ohio ESPN 360 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at California Berkeley, Calif. TBS 6 p.m. Sept. 16 TEMPLE Metrodome 1 p.m. Sept. 23 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 11 a.m. Sept. 30 MICHIGAN Metrodome ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. Oct. 7 PENN STATE Metrodome TBA Oct. 14 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 11 a.m. Oct. 21 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Metrodome ESPN Regional 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio ABC/ESPN 2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 INDIANA (Homecoming) Metrodome 2:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. TBA Nov. 18 IOWA Metrodome TBA All times Central schedule subject to change GOPHERSPORTS.com The 2006 Minnesota Football Yearbook is published by University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Communications. Additional copies may be purchased for $20 (shipping & handling included) by sending a check made payable to the University of Minnesota and mailing to: University of Minnesota Athletic Communications 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building th Ave. SE Minneapolis, Minn For more information, please contact the athletic communications office at: Phone: (612) Fax: (612) gophers@umn.edu 2006 University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. The information contained in this publication was compiled by the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Communications office and is provided as a courtesy to our fans and the media and may be used for personal or editorial purposes only. Any commercial use of this information is prohibited without the consent of University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. GOLDEN GOPHER ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT To serve as a window to the University, in an environment of integrity and equity, that enables student-athletes to achieve excellence in their academic and athletic pursuits. The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, handicap, age, veteran status or sexual orientation. CREDITS Executive Editor/Design and Layout: Jeff Keiser Editors: Shane Sandersfeld, Mike Lockrem, Tory Kukowski Contributors: Kyle Coughlin, John Romo Photography: Alicia Jerome, Eric Miller, Jerry Lee, Brad Person Additional photography by Patrick O Leary, Marlin Levison, Mark Selders, Michelle King, Greg Ellis and Wendell Vandersluis. Other photographs provided by Sean Smuda, Scott Dobry, the American Football Coaches Association, Arizona Cardinals (Gene Lower), Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens (Phil Hoffmann), Chicago Bears (Bill Smith), Cleveland Browns (John H. Reid III), Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos (Rich Clarkson & Associates), Detroit Lions (Tom Albert), Indianapolis Colts (Don Larson, A.J. Macht), Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Timberwolves (David Sherman), Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings (Rick Kolodziej), Minnesota Wild (Bruce Kluckhohn), New England Patriots, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers/Mike Fabus, Pro Football Hall of Fame, San Francisco 49ers (Terrell Lloyd), Seattle Seahawks, Greater Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association. Printing: University of Minnesota Printing Services Special thanks to Bob Swoverland and the staff at University of Minnesota Printing Services NCAA legislation passed in June 2005 imposed a 208-page limit on all NCAA institutional media guides. For more Golden Gopher historical information, please log onto gophersports.com. QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Enrollment: 48,150 (27,108 undergraduate) Founded: 1851 Colors: Maroon & Gold Conference: Big Ten Mascot: Goldy Gopher University President: Robert H. Bruininks Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Richard Weinberg Director of Athletics: Joel Maturi FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach: Glen Mason (Ohio State, 1972) Career Record: (20 years) Record at Minnesota: (nine years) Coaching Staff: Mitch Browning, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator David Lockwood, Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Vic Adamle, Running Backs Carey Bailey, Defensive Line Craig Bray, Defensive Secondary Mark Criner, Linebackers Tony Petersen, Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Gordon Shaw, Guards and Centers Luke Tressel, Wide Receivers Dan Sapanaro & Cory Sauter, Graduate Assistants Jeremiah Carter & Warren Miller, Quality Control Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Dwayne Chandler Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Blake Cundiff Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Laube Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations: Tim Allen Assistant Director of Football Operations/Recruiting Coordinator: Shannon Bertram Head Football Trainer: Ed Lochrie Head Equipment Manager: Jason Nance Director of Video Services: Mike Schaaf Football Office Phone: (612) Football Office football@umn.edu TEAM INFORMATION Lettermen Returning/Lost: 31/22 Offense: 12/11 Defense: 15/11 Specialists: 4/0 Starters Returning/Lost: 17/10 Offense: 7/5 Defense: 7/5 Specialists: 3/0 Primary Offense/Defense: Multiple/4-3 Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (64,172) Surface: Field Turf First Year of Competition: 1882 National Titles: 6 All-Time Record: All-Time Big Ten Record: ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director of Athletic Communications: Mike Lockrem Associate Athletic Communications Director/Football Contact: Shane Sandersfeld Office Phone: (612) sande102@umn.edu Fax: (612) Web site: Address: 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building th Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55455

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9 9 U NIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 GOPHERS WILL BE BRAND NEW With the scheduled opening of the new Gopher Football stadium on campus in 2009, Minnesota will become the first Big Ten program in nearly 50 years to have a brand new on-campus stadium. While many of them have undergone significant renovations, Minnesota will be the only Big Ten institution with a completely new facility. TCF Bank Stadium will also be the first Division I stadium built from scratch since Stanford opened a new stadium in 2006 and Pittsburgh and Connecticut added new off-campus stadiums in Only two on-campus stadiums will have been built by a BCS Conference school since West Virginia and Syracuse constructed new fields in Louisville built Papa John s Stadium on-campus in 1998 while it was a member of the non-bcs Conference USA. BIG TEN STADIUMS Yr. Built Stadium School 2009 TCF Bank Minnesota 1960 Beaver Penn State 1960 Memorial Indiana 1929 Kinnick Iowa 1927 Michigan Michigan 1926 Ryan Northwestern 1924 Ross-Ade Purdue 1923 Memorial Illinois 1923 Spartan Michigan State 1922 Ohio Ohio State 1917 Camp Randall Wisconsin NEWEST DIVISION I-A STADIUMS Yr. Built Stadium School 2009 TCF Bank Minnesota 2006 Stanford Stanford 2003 Rentschler Connecticut 2003 Lincoln Financial Temple 2001 Heinz Pittsburgh 2000 Ford Southern Methodist 1998 Raymond James South Florida 1998 Papa John s Louisville 1995 FIU* Florida International 1991 Edwards Marshall 1980 Carrier Dome Syracuse 1980 Bulldog Fresno State 1978 Aggie Memorial New Mexico State 1978 Malone UL Monroe *stadium built before FIU added Division I football NEWEST BCS CONFERENCE ON-CAMPUS STADIUMS Yr. Built Stadium School 2009 TCF Bank Minnesota 2006 Stanford Stanford 1998 Papa John s* Louisville 1980 Mountaineer West Virginia 1980 Carrier Dome Syracuse 1975 Jack Trice Iowa State 1972 Martin Washington State 1968 Groves Wake Forest 1968 Snyder Family Kansas State 1967 Autzen Oregon 1966 Carter-Finley North Carolina State 1965 Lane Virginia Tech *stadium built while a member of Conference USA

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25 25 UNIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE BOWL GAME LOCATION DATE TIE-INS NETWORK LAST SEASON S RESULT Poinsettia San Diego, Calif. Dec. 19 Mountain West ESPN2 Navy 51 Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) At-large Colorado State 30 GMAC Mobile, Ala. Dec. 20 Conference USA ESPN Toledo 45 Ladd Peebles Stadium (42,000) MAC UTEP 13 Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 21 Mountain West ESPN California 35 Sam Boyd Stadium (40,000) Pac-10 BYU 28 New Orleans New Orleans, La. Dec. 22 Sun Belt ESPN Southern Miss 31 Louisiana Superdome (75,000) Conference USA Arkansas State 19 New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 23 Mountain West ESPN Inaugural Game University Stadium (46,000) WAC Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 23 Conference USA ESPN2 Inaugural Game Legion Field Big East/MAC Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 23 Mountain West ESPN Kansas 42 Amon Carter Stadium (46,000) Conference USA Houston 13 Sheraton Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Dec. 24 Pac-10 ESPN Nevada 49 Aloha Stadium (50,000) WAC UCF 48 (OT) Motor City Pontiac, Mich. Dec. 26 Big Ten ESPN Memphis 38 Ford Field (80,000) MAC Akron 31 Emerald San Francisco, Calif. Dec. 27 ACC ESPN Utah 38 Pacific Bell Park (41,059) Pac-10 Georgia Tech 10 Independence Shreveport, La. Dec. 27 SEC ESPN Missouri 38 Independence Stadium (50,459) Big 12 South Carolina 31 Pacific Life Holiday San Diego, Calif. Dec. 28 Big 12 ESPN Oklahoma 17 Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) Pac-10 Oregon 14 MPC Computers Boise, Idaho Dec. 28 WAC ESPN Boston College 27 Bronco Stadium (30,000) ACC Boise State 21 Champs Sports Orlando, Fla. Dec. 29 Big Ten ESPN Clemson 19 Citrus Bowl (70,000) ACC Colorado 10 Music City Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 29 ACC ESPN Virginia 34 The Coliseum (67,000) SEC Minnesota 31 Sun El Paso, Texas Dec. 29 Big 12/Big East CBS UCLA 50 Sun Bowl (51,171) Pac-10 Northwestern 38 Insight Phoenix, Ariz. Dec. 29 Big Ten ESPN Arizona State 45 Bank One Ballpark (50,000) Big 12 Rutgers 40 Mastercard Alamo San Antonio, Texas Dec. 30 Big Ten ESPN Nebraska 32 Alamodome (65,000) Big 12 Michigan 28 Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 30 Conference USA ESPN Tulsa 31 Liberty Bowl Stadium (62,291) SEC Iowa State 24 Meineke Car Care Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 30 Big East ESPN2 N.C. State 14 Ericsson Stadium (72,000) ACC South Florida 0 Chick-Fil-A Peach Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 30 SEC ESPN LSU 40 Georgia Dome (71,228) ACCa Miami 3 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1 ACC NBC Virginia Tech 35 Alltel Stadium (76,940) Big East Louisville 24 BOWL GAME LOCATION DATE TIE-INS NETWORK LAST SEASON S RESULT Cotton Dallas, Texas Jan. 1 SEC FOX Alabama 13 Cotton Bowl (68,252) Big 12 Texas Tech 10 Outback Tampa, Fla. Jan. 1 SEC ESPN Florida 31 Raymond James Stadium (65,005) Big Ten Iowa 24 Capital One Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1 SEC ABC Wisconsin 24 Citrus Bowl (70,000) Big Ten Auburn 10 Rose Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 1 BCS ABC Texas 41 Rose Bowl (93,000) BCS USC 38 Tostitos Fiesta Tempe, Ariz. Jan. 1 BCS FOX Ohio State 34 Sun Devil Stadium (73,471) BCS Notre Dame 20 FedEx Orange Miami, Fla. Jan. 2 BCS FOX Penn State 26 Pro Player Stadium (75,192) BCS Florida St. 23 (OT) Nokia Sugar New Orleans, La. Jan. 3 BCS FOX West Virginia 38 Louisiana Superdome (75,000) BCS Georgia 35 International Toronto, Ontario Jan. 6 MAC ESPN Inaugural game Rogers Centre (xxx) Big East BCS Title Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 8 BCS No. 1 FOX Inaugural game Cardinals Stadium BCS No. 2 All times Central.

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Mike DeSimone's 2006 College Football Division I-A Top 119 Ratings Bowl Schedule

2006/2007 College Football Games Page 1 of 8 Mike DeSimone's 2006 College Football Division I-A Top 119 Ratings Schedule Predictions Last Modified: Tuesday, 12, 2006 Record: 0 Correct 0 Incorrect (%) Download