College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Dakota State 37, Minnesota 24
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 24, 2011
Where: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 48802
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
North Dakota State 0 28 3 6 37
Minnesota 7 7 3 7 24
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:39
Minnesota   TD  Minnesota 7 - North Dakota State 0
Donnell Kirkwood 4 yd. run (Chris Hawthorne kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:57
North Dakota State   TD  Minnesota 7 - North Dakota State 7
1 yd. run
2nd Quarter - 7:30
North Dakota State   TD  Minnesota 7 - North Dakota State 14
3 yd. run
2nd Quarter - 2:11
Minnesota   TD  Minnesota 14 - North Dakota State 14
Donnell Kirkwood 30 yd. run (Chris Hawthorne kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:24
North Dakota State   TD  Minnesota 14 - North Dakota State 21
2 yd. run
2nd Quarter - 0:00
North Dakota State   TD  Minnesota 14 - North Dakota State 28
52 yd. interception return
3rd Quarter - 6:25
North Dakota State   FG  Minnesota 14 - North Dakota State 31
3rd Quarter - 1:12
Minnesota   FG  Minnesota 17 - North Dakota State 31
Chris Hawthorne 36 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 9:05
Minnesota   TD  Minnesota 24 - North Dakota State 31
Eric Lair 20 yd. pass from Max Shortell (Chris Hawthorne kick)
4th Quarter - 2:36
North Dakota State   TD  Minnesota 24 - North Dakota State 37
40 yd. interception return (kick failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  North Dakota State Minnesota
W/L 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 3 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  North Dakota State Minnesota
Score 37 24
1st Downs 17 18
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-9
67%
9-for-14
64%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%
1-for-3
33%
Total Yards 336 292
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 28-139 41-168
Average/Rush 5.0 4.1
Passing
Comp-Att 16-21 9-20
Passing Yards 197 124
Average/Pass Play 9.4 5.0
Penalties-Yards 6-52 8-57
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 2
Time of Possession 31:21 28:39
PLAYER STATS
North Dakota State (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
No passing
Minnesota (1 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Shortell 4/8 71 1 1
M. Gray 5/12 53 0 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
No rushing
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Bennett 13 74 5.7 0
D. Kirkwood 10 70 7.0 2
M. Gray 13 23 1.8 0
D. Cobb 1 3 3.0 0
M. Shortell 4 -2 -0.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
No receiving
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
E. Lair 2 41 20.5 1
D. McKnight 3 39 13.0 0
M. Jones 2 31 15.5 0
D. Bennett 1 9 9.0 0
M. Moulton 1 4 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  TK Ast
No tackles
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
No Tackles For Loss
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
B. Kirksey 1.0 2.0
A. Jacobs 1.0 1.0
K. Henderson 1.0 1.0
K. Gregory-McGhee 0.5 3.0
M. Garin 0.5 2.0
K. Royston 0.5 1.0
G. Tinsley 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles