No. 25 Minnesota beats No. 23 Nebraska, 28-24. Golden Gophers 1st road win at Nebraska since 1960. pic.twitter.com/WodFyUKfMv
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 22, 2014
The Minnesota Gophers won a big game over Nebraska 28-24 in Lincoln Saturday afternoon. Nebraska was driving late in the fourth quarter in an attempt to take the lead when receiver DeMornay Pierson-El fumbled the ball and Minnesota recovered. The Gophers ran out the clock to win.
ICYMI: Briean Boddy-Calhoun preserves a @GopherFootball win with a late forced-fumble. Brought to you by @Buick. http://t.co/0e28tZHWAq
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) November 22, 2014
The victory keeps alive the Gophers’ hopes of winning the Big Ten West Division title. They need to beat the Badgers next Saturday in Madison to clinch the title.
The Gophers were down by 21-7 at halftime, but came out strong in the third quarter to begin closing the gap. Running back David Cobb scored a touchdown on a 17-yard run, to cut the lead to 7.
But he left the game after apparently injuring his left hamstring and didn’t play the rest of the way, the Star Tribune reports.
Quarterback Mitch Leidner rushed for the go-ahead touchdown with 3:25 left in the game. He passed for 135 yards, rushed for 110 yards and scored two TDs on the day.
All smiles in the @GopherFootball locker room, plus a few dance moves. http://t.co/n5YVlD0kic
— Minnesota Golden Gophers (@GopherSports) November 22, 2014
The Gophers (8-3, 5-2 Big Ten) will play at Wisconsin next Saturday. A victory would make them the winners of the Big Ten West Division and send them to the Big Ten title game in Indianapolis.
Jerry Kill talks about the #Gophers big win at Nebraska to give them a chance to play for Big Ten West title. http://t.co/xWSdJppFg3
— Marcus R. Fuller (@Marcus_R_Fuller) November 22, 2014
#Gophers vs. #Badgers for a trip to the #B1G title game next week in Madison.
That's. Amazing.
— Keith Leventhal (@KeithLeventhal) November 22, 2014
The last time the #Gophers won at Nebraska AND Michigan…1960.
They also went to the Rose Bowl and won the Nat'l Champ that year.
— Keith Leventhal (@KeithLeventhal) November 22, 2014
GRAPES AND SOUR CREAM FOR EVERYONE! #gophers
— David Brauer (@dbrauer) November 22, 2014
