Minnesota @ Northwestern, Week 7 · 2003

4210–3@FINAL176–7
Sat, Oct 4, 2003Ryan FieldEvanston, IL

HOW IT WENT

Week 7 · 2003
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Minnesota02114742
Northwestern1430017

PLAY-BY-PLAY

168 plays
Q4Minnesota10 plays · 61 yds · 5:04 · Rush42–17
  1. 0:004th & 1 at NU 0End of the 4th quarter.
  2. 1:003rd & 4 at NU 0Laurence Maroney (MINN) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  3. 1:452nd & 6 at NU 0Terry Jackson II (MINN) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  4. 2:181st & 10 at NU 0Terry Jackson II (MINN) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  5. 2:552nd & 6 at NU 0Terry Jackson II (MINN) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  6. 3:311st & 10 at NU 0Terry Jackson II (MINN) rushed right side for 4 yards.
  7. 3:453rd & 2 at NU 0Terry Jackson II (MINN) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  8. 4:452nd & 9 at NU 0Terry Jackson II (MINN) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
  9. 5:151st & 10 at NU 0Laurence Maroney (MINN) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  10. 5:502nd & 1 at NU 0Laurence Maroney (MINN) rushed right side for 19 yards.
  11. 6:041st & 10 at NU 0Laurence Maroney (MINN) rushed up the middle for 9 yards.
Q4Northwestern3 plays · 2 yds · 0:54 · Punt42–17
  1. 7:004th & 2 at MINN 0Punt by Brian Huffman (NU) no return by Golden Gophers.
  2. 7:003rd & 8 at MINN 0Alexander Webb (NU) pass across the middle complete to Brandon Horn (NU) for 6 yards.
  3. 7:302nd & 4 at MINN 0Alexander Webb (NU) rushed up the middle for -4 yards.
  4. 7:541st & 10 at MINN 0Alexander Webb (NU) pass right side complete to Mark Philmore (NU) for 6 yards.
Q4Northwestern1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff42–17
  1. 8:02Kickoff returned by Jason Wright (NU) for 26 yards.
Q4Minnesota8 plays · 69 yds · 4:14 · Passing TD41–17
  1. 8:303rd & 13 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass left side complete to Aaron Hosack (MINN) for a 32 yard touchdown.
  2. 8:502nd & 16 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  3. 8:502nd & 6 at NU 010 yard penalty on Golden Gophers.
  4. 10:001st & 10 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  5. 10:071st & 10 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
  6. 10:403rd & 5 at NU 012 yard penalty on Wildcats.
  7. 11:552nd & 6 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  8. 11:551st & 10 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  9. 12:252nd & 5 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed left side for 7 yards.
  10. 12:441st & 10 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
Q3Northwestern6 plays · 29 yds · 10:55 · Punt35–17
  1. 12:544th & 4 at MINN 0Punt by Brian Huffman (NU) no return by Golden Gophers.
  2. 13:203rd & 4 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 13:502nd & 7 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  4. 14:171st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  5. 15:003rd & 5 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Ashton Aikens (NU) for 6 yards.
  6. 15:002nd & 15 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass across the middle complete to Mark Philmore (NU) for 10 yards.
  7. 15:002nd & 10 at MINN 05 yard penalty on Wildcats.
  8. 0:002nd & 10 at MINN 0End of the 3rd quarter.
  9. 0:091st & 10 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
Q3Minnesota10 plays · 44 yds · 5:25 · Missed FG35–17
  1. 1:093rd & 6 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass incomplete to the right side.
  2. 1:092nd & 6 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) rushed left side for no gain.
  3. 1:451st & 10 at NU 0Terry Jackson II (MINN) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  4. 2:203rd & 2 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass right side complete to Thomas Tapeh (MINN) for 4 yards.
  5. 3:002nd & 4 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  6. 4:071st & 10 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  7. 4:073rd & 5 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 23 yards.
  8. 4:252nd & 4 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  9. 4:591st & 10 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q3Northwestern3 plays · 4 yds · 0:21 · Punt35–17
  1. 6:004th & 14 at MINN 0Punt by Brian Huffman (NU) returned 7 yards by Marion Barber III (MINN) to the Golden Gophers 48.
  2. 6:003rd & 6 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for -8 yards.
  3. 6:452nd & 7 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Noah Herron (NU) for 1 yard.
  4. 7:011st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed left side for 3 yards.
Q3Northwestern1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff35–17
  1. 7:06Kickoff returned by Jason Wright (NU) for 19 yards.
Q3Minnesota6 plays · 79 yds · 1:51 · Rushing TD34–17
  1. 8:043rd & 1 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed right side for a 31 yard touchdown.
  2. 8:042nd & 9 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed left side for 8 yards.
  3. 8:151st & 10 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed left side for 1 yard.
  4. 8:403rd & 3 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass left side complete to Ben Utecht (MINN) for 32 yards.
  5. 9:352nd & 8 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass right side complete to Jared Ellerson (MINN) for 5 yards.
  6. 9:551st & 10 at NU 0Thomas Tapeh (MINN) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
Q3Northwestern9 plays · 41 yds · 3:50 · Punt28–17
  1. 10:104th & 17 at MINN 0Punt by Brian Huffman (NU) returned 11 yards by Marion Barber III (MINN) to the Golden Gophers 21.
  2. 10:103rd & 17 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 10:452nd & 17 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 10:451st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for -7 yards.
  5. 12:003rd & 9 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Jason Wright (NU) for 37 yards.
  6. 12:002nd & 19 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Kunle Patrick (NU) for 10 yards.
  7. 12:342nd & 9 at MINN 09 yard penalty on Wildcats.
  8. 14:001st & 10 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  9. 14:002nd & 4 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Roger Jordan (NU) for 10 yards.
  10. 14:002nd & 4 at MINN 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  11. 14:002nd & 9 at MINN 05 yard penalty on Golden Gophers.
  12. 14:001st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  13. 14:001st & 10 at MINN 07 yard penalty on Wildcats.
Q3Northwestern1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff28–17
  1. 14:09Kickoff returned by Jason Wright (NU) for 9 yards.
Q3Minnesota2 plays · 80 yds · 0:15 · Passing TD27–17
  1. 14:352nd & 12 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass left side complete to Jared Ellerson (MINN) for a 82 yard touchdown.
  2. 15:001st & 10 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
Q2Minnesota1 play · -1 yds · 0:00 · Rush21–17
  1. 0:002nd & 11 at NU 0End of the 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:041st & 10 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) rushed left side for -1 yards.
Q2Minnesota1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff21–17
  1. 0:041st & Goal at MINN 0Wildcats kickoff, touchback by Golden Gophers.
Q2Northwestern8 plays · 37 yds · 2:18 · Made FG21–14
  1. 0:094th & 21 at MINN 0Golden Gophers timeout; 00:09 remaining 2nd quarter
  2. 0:343rd & 7 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  3. 0:343rd & 7 at MINN 0Wildcats timeout; 00:34 remaining 2nd quarter
  4. 0:402nd & 7 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 1:101st & 8 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  6. 1:101st & 8 at MINN 0Wildcats timeout; 01:10 remaining 2nd quarter
  7. 1:392nd & 5 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Roger Jordan (NU) for 29 yards.
  8. 1:391st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Roger Jordan (NU) for 5 yards.
  9. 2:272nd & 7 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
  10. 2:271st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass across the middle complete to Mark Philmore (NU) for 3 yards.
Q2Northwestern1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff21–14
  1. 2:31Kickoff returned by Noah Herron (NU) for 13 yards.
Q2Minnesota4 plays · 53 yds · 0:30 · Passing TD20–14
  1. 2:502nd & 5 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass right side complete to Ben Utecht (MINN) for a 6 yard touchdown.
  2. 3:151st & 10 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  3. 3:431st & 10 at NU 0Jared Ellerson (MINN) rushed left side for 14 yards.
  4. 4:001st & 10 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass left side complete to Aaron Hosack (MINN) for 28 yards.
Q2Northwestern3 plays · 4 yds · 0:28 · Interception14–14
  1. 4:003rd & 5 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass across the middle intercepted by Justin Fraley (MINN). Returned for no gain.
  2. 4:452nd & 6 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  3. 5:081st & 10 at MINN 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  4. 5:081st & 10 at MINN 0Wildcats fumble by Jeff Backes (NU), recovered by Jeff Backes (NU), advanced for no gain.
Q2Northwestern1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–14
  1. 5:16Kickoff returned by Jeff Backes (NU) for 37 yards.
Q2Minnesota5 plays · 74 yds · 0:44 · Rushing TD13–14
  1. 5:351st & 10 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed left side for a 31 yard touchdown.
  2. 6:272nd & 4 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  3. 6:271st & 10 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  4. 6:351st & 10 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass left side complete to Aaron Hosack (MINN) for 13 yards.
  5. 6:591st & 10 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass right side complete to Ben Utecht (MINN) for 18 yards.
Q2Northwestern4 plays · 0 yds · 1:41 · Punt7–14
  1. 6:594th & 10 at MINN 0Punt by Brian Huffman (NU) returned 6 yards by Marion Barber III (MINN) to the Golden Gophers 26.
  2. 7:303rd & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 7:301st & 10 at MINN 010 yard penalty on Wildcats.
  4. 7:303rd & 6 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Noah Herron (NU) for 6 yards.
  5. 8:202nd & 7 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  6. 8:401st & 10 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
Q2Northwestern1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff7–14
  1. 8:48Kickoff returned by Jason Wright (NU) for 32 yards.
Q2Minnesota3 plays · 98 yds · 0:33 · Passing TD6–14
  1. 9:213rd & 7 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass right side complete to Jared Ellerson (MINN) for a 96 yard touchdown.
  2. 9:213rd & 4 at NU 04 yard penalty on Golden Gophers.
  3. 9:213rd & 4 at NU 0Golden Gophers timeout; 09:21 remaining 2nd quarter
  4. 10:342nd & 8 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  5. 10:341st & 10 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
Q2Northwestern3 plays · 0 yds · 0:44 · Punt0–14
  1. 10:424th & 10 at MINN 0Punt by Brian Huffman (NU) no return by Golden Gophers.
  2. 11:263rd & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 11:262nd & 12 at MINN 0Ashton Aikens (NU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
  4. 11:261st & 10 at MINN 0Terrell Jordan (NU) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
Q2Minnesota3 plays · 2 yds · 1:55 · Punt0–14
  1. 12:004th & 10 at NU 0Punt by Rhys Lloyd (MINN) returned 8 yards by Jeff Backes (NU) to the Golden Gophers 45.
  2. 12:303rd & 8 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed right side for -2 yards.
  3. 13:303rd & 3 at NU 05 yard penalty on Golden Gophers.
  4. 13:302nd & 9 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass left side complete to Jared Ellerson (MINN) for 6 yards.
  5. 13:551st & 10 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
Q2Northwestern3 plays · 7 yds · 0:53 · Punt0–14
  1. 14:024th & 3 at MINN 0Punt by Brian Huffman (NU) no return by Golden Gophers.
  2. 14:203rd & 3 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 14:392nd & 10 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
  4. 14:551st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
Q1Minnesota3 plays · -5 yds · 9:08 · Punt0–14
  1. 14:554th & 15 at NU 0Punt by Rhys Lloyd (MINN) returned by Jeff Backes (NU) to the Wildcats 33 for no gain.
  2. 15:003rd & 15 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 0:003rd & 15 at NU 0End of the 1st quarter.
  4. 0:232nd & 10 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) rushed up the middle for -5 yards.
  5. 0:231st & 10 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q1Northwestern4 plays · 21 yds · 0:49 · Interception0–14
  1. 0:453rd & 5 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side intercepted by Eli Ward (MINN). Returned for 5 yards.
  2. 1:082nd & 10 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  3. 1:341st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 1:341st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Noah Herron (NU) for 21 yards.
Q1Minnesota3 plays · 1 yds · 0:21 · Punt0–14
  1. 2:384th & 1 at NU 0Punt by Rhys Lloyd (MINN) returned 12 yards by Jeff Backes (NU) to the Wildcats 32.
  2. 2:383rd & 9 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass right side complete to Ben Utecht (MINN) for 8 yards.
  3. 3:392nd & 9 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed left side for no gain.
  4. 3:391st & 10 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed right side for 1 yard.
Q1Minnesota1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–14
  1. 3:45Kickoff returned by Laurence Maroney (MINN) for 14 yards.
Q1Northwestern13 plays · 62 yds · 5:17 · Rushing TD0–13
  1. 4:002nd & 2 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed right side for a 2 yard touchdown.
  2. 4:351st & 4 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  3. 5:303rd & 2 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  4. 5:302nd & 9 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Jason Wright (NU) for 7 yards.
  5. 5:571st & 10 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  6. 5:571st & 10 at MINN 0Golden Gophers timeout; 05:57 remaining 1st quarter
  7. 6:152nd & 9 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
  8. 6:401st & 10 at MINN 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 1 yard.
  9. 7:393rd & 7 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass across the middle complete to Kunle Patrick (NU) for 17 yards.
  10. 7:392nd & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Jason Wright (NU) for 3 yards.
  11. 7:451st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  12. 8:153rd & 5 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Kunle Patrick (NU) for 7 yards.
  13. 9:172nd & 8 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Jason Wright (NU) for 3 yards.
  14. 9:171st & 10 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
Q1Minnesota3 plays · 4 yds · 0:04 · Punt0–7
  1. 9:324th & 6 at NU 0Punt by Rhys Lloyd (MINN) no return by Wildcats.
  2. 9:323rd & 6 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 9:352nd & 6 at NU 0Asad Abdul-Khaliq (MINN) pass incomplete to the left side.
  4. 10:161st & 10 at NU 0Marion Barber III (MINN) rushed left side for 4 yards.
Q1Minnesota1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–7
  1. 10:16Wildcats kickoff, no return by Golden Gophers.
Q1Northwestern10 plays · 63 yds · 4:19 · Rushing TD0–6
  1. 10:341st & 10 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for a 12 yard touchdown.
  2. 10:581st & 10 at MINN 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 10 yards.
  3. 11:433rd & 1 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
  4. 11:432nd & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Ashton Aikens (NU) for 9 yards.
  5. 11:571st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  6. 12:203rd & 4 at MINN 05 yard penalty on Golden Gophers.
  7. 13:202nd & 3 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  8. 13:201st & 10 at MINN 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Roger Jordan (NU) for 7 yards.
  9. 13:403rd & 1 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  10. 14:532nd & 9 at MINN 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 8 yards.
  11. 14:531st & 10 at MINN 0Jason Wright (NU) rushed right side for 1 yard.

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