2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers through 01/04/2006

Team Statistics
Minnesota Opponents
Scoring: Points/Game 35.8 29.0
Scoring: Games - Points 12 - 429 12 - 348
First Downs: Total 289 251
First Downs: Rushing - Passing - By Penalty 167 - 106 - 16 96 - 141 - 14
Rushing: Yards / Attempt 5.37 4.36
Rushing: Attempts - Yards - TD 610 - 3277 - 34 428 - 1867 - 21
Passing: Rating 140.69 131.42
Passing: Yards 2660 3085
Passing: Attempts - Completions - Interceptions - TD 323 - 185 - 10 - 20 410 - 233 - 8 - 19
Total Offense: Yards / Play 6.4 5.9
Total Offense: Plays - Yards 933 - 5937 838 - 4952
Punt Returns: Yards / Return 10.46 9.88
Punt Returns: Returns - Yards - TD 24 - 251 - 1 16 - 158 - 1
Kickoff Returns: Yards / Return 21.80 19.72
Kickoff Returns: Returns - Yards - TD 35 - 763 - 0 64 - 1262 - 2
Punting: Yards / Punt 38.32 39.18
Punting: Punts - Yards 38 - 1456 61 - 2390
Interceptions: Returns - Yards - TD 8 - 144 - 1 10 - 78 - 1
Fumbles: Number - Lost 10 - 6 13 - 7
Penalties: Number - Yards 64 - 607 66 - 574
Time of Possession / Game 31:15.08 28:44.92
3rd Down Conversions: Conversion % 54.1% 45%
3rd Down Conversions: Attempts - Conversions 183 - 99 180 - 81
4th Down Conversions: Conversion % 39.13% 56.25%
4th Down Conversions: Attempts - Conversions 23 - 9 16 - 9
Red Zone: Success % 85.45% 81.25%
Red Zone: Attempts - Scores 55 - 47 48 - 39
Field Goals: Success % 70% 65%
Field Goals: Attempts - Made 20 - 14 20 - 13
PAT Kicking: Success % 84.9% 100%
PAT Kicking: Attempts - Made 53 - 45 43 - 43
2-Point Conversions: Success % 100% 100%
2-Point Conversions: Attempts - Made 3 - 3 1 - 1
Team Schedule
Date Opponent Result Game Time Attendance
09/01/05 @ Tulsa W 41-10 3:25 33,410
09/10/05 Colorado St. W 56-24 3:31 40,221
09/17/05 Fla. Atlantic W 46-7 3:11 40,709
09/24/05 Purdue W 42-35 3:45 48,116
10/01/05 @ 3 Penn St. L 14-44 3:15 106,604
10/08/05 @ Michigan W 23-20 3:30 111,117
10/15/05 15 Wisconsin L 34-38 3:20 65,089
10/29/05 4 Ohio St. L 31-45 3:25 54,825
11/05/05 @ Indiana W 42-21 3:20 30,656
11/12/05 Michigan St. W 41-18 3:12 45,187
11/19/05 @ Iowa L 28-52 3:15 70,585
12/30/05 + Virginia L 31-34 3:21 40,519
@ : Away, + : Neutral Site
Team Record
Split Record
All Games 7-5
at Home 4-2
on Road 3-2
at Neutral Site 0-1
on Grass Field 0-3
on Turf Field 7-2
vs. Conference 4-4
vs. Non-Conference 3-1
vs. Winning 2-5
vs. Non-Winning 5-0
vs. Ranked (AP) 0-3
vs. Unranked (AP) 7-2
in August/September 4-0
in October 1-3
in November 2-1
in December/January 0-1