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American college football season
The 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by second-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium . They were a member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 6–7, 2–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas where they were defeated by Texas Tech .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 30 10:00 pm at UNLV * CBSSN W 30–27 3OT 16,013
September 8 11:00 am No. 12 (FCS ) New Hampshire * BTN W 44–747,022
September 15 11:00 am Western Michigan * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN W 28–2344,921
September 22 7:00 pm Syracuse * TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN W 17–1050,805
September 29 11:00 am at Iowa ESPN2 L 13–3170,585
October 13 11:00 am Northwestern TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis ESPN2 L 13–2149,651
October 20 11:00 am at Wisconsin ESPNU L 13–3880,587
October 27 2:30 pm Purdue TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN W 44–2841,062
November 3 11:00 am Michigan BTN L 13–3548,801
November 10 2:30 pm at Illinois BTN W 17–346,912
November 17 2:30 pm at No. 16 Nebraska BTN L 14–3885,330
November 24 2:30 pm Michigan State TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis BTN L 10–2644,194
December 28 8:00 pm vs. Texas Tech * ESPN L 31–3450,386
Roster
The preliminary roster is based on the previous season's roster and eligibility, along with incoming recruits. All numbers are from www.gophersports.com.
Game summaries
Syracuse
Syracuse at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Syracuse
3
0 0 7
10
• Minnesota
7
0 7 3
17
Scoring summary 1 6:59 MINN Donnell Kirkwood 2 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick) MINN 7-0
1 1:54 SYR Ross Krautman 33 yard field goal MINN 7-3
3 10:13 MINN Donnell Kirkwood 1 yard run (Jordan Wettstein kick) MINN 14-3
4 3:20 MINN Jordan Wettstein 43 yard field goal MINN 17-3
4 0:46 SYR Marcus Sales 14 yard pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman kick) MINN 17-10
Minnesota's best start since 2008
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold