Saturday, 11/01/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| (20) Minnesota | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 54,122 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Minnesota kicks off. Simmons returns 19 yards to the NW22. | |
| Northwestern - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, NW22 | 14:54 | Kafka rush right for 11 yards to the NW33. |
| 1-10, NW33 | 14:54 | Kafka pass completion to the left to Peterman for 12 yards to the NW45. |
| 1-10, NW45 | 14:28 | Conteh rush right for 9 yards to the Minn46. |
| 2-1, Minn46 | 14:00 | Kafka pass completion to the left to Conteh for 5 yards to the Minn41. |
| 1-10, Minn41 | 13:36 | Kafka sacked by Campbell for a 1 yard loss to the Minn42. |
| 2-11, Minn42 | 12:54 | Conteh rush right for 6 yards to the Minn36. |
| 3-5, Minn36 | 12:30 | Kafka pass completion to the middle to Ebert for 36 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:30 | Villarreal PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern kicks off. Stoudermire returns 15 yards to the Minn35. | |
| 11:44 | Minnesota penalized -10 yards. | |
| Minnesota - 11:44 | ||
| 1-10, Minn18 | 11:44 | Weber pass completion to the right to Kuznia for 6 yards to the Minn24. |
| 2-4, Minn24 | 11:44 | Eskridge rush right for -1 yards to the Minn23. |
| 3-5, Minn23 | 11:00 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, Minn23 | 10:29 | Kucek punts. No return. Ball on NW31. |
| Northwestern - 10:20 | ||
| 1-10, NW31 | 10:20 | Kafka pass completion to the left to Lane for 7 yards to the NW38. |
| 2-3, NW38 | 10:20 | Kafka rush right for 4 yards to the NW42. |
| 1-10, NW42 | 9:47 | Kafka pass completion to the left to Ebert for 8 yards to the Minn50. |
| 2-2, Minn50 | 9:47 | Kafka pass completion to the middle to Ebert for 4 yards to the Minn46. |
| 1-10, Minn46 | 9:47 | Kafka pass completion to the middle to Peterman for 33 yards to the Minn13. |
| 1-10, Minn13 | 9:47 | Conteh rush left for -7 yards to the Minn20. |
| 2-17, Minn20 | 8:45 | Conteh rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn19. |
| 3-16, Minn19 | 8:00 | Kafka rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn17. |
| 4-14, Minn17 | 7:30 | Villarreal 34 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 6:55 | Northwestern kicks off. Stoudermire returns 13 yards to the Minn12. | |
| Minnesota - 6:49 | ||
| 1-10, Minn12 | 6:49 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Minn12 | 6:46 | Weber pass completion to the right to Green for 9 yards to the Minn21. |
| 3-1, Minn21 | 6:30 | Weber rush right for 2 yards to the Minn23. |
| 1-10, Minn23 | 6:30 | Weber pass completion to the left to Green for 8 yards to the Minn31. |
| 2-2, Minn32 | 5:23 | Eskridge rush right for 1 yard to the Minn33. |
| 3-1, Minn33 | 4:55 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-1, Minn33 | 4:29 | Kucek punts. No return. Ball on NW30. |
| Northwestern - 4:22 | ||
| 1-10, NW30 | 4:22 | Kafka rush right for 9 yards to the NW39. |
| 2-1, NW39 | 4:05 | Kafka rush middle for 27 yards to the Minn34. |
| 1-10, Minn34 | 4:05 | Conteh rush left for -6 yards to the Minn40. |
| 2-16, Minn40 | 3:05 | Kafka pass completion to the right to Conteh for -1 yards to the Minn41. |
| 3-17, Minn41 | 3:05 | Conteh rush right for 4 yards to the Minn37. |
| 4-13, Minn37 | 2:05 | Demos punts. Touchback. Ball on Minn20. |
| Minnesota - 1:43 | ||
| 1-10, Minn20 | 1:43 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Minn20 | 1:39 | Weber rush middle for 12 yards to the Minn32. |
| 1-10, Minn32 | 1:33 | Weber pass completion to the right to Tow-Arnett for 31 yards to the NW37. |
| 1-10, NW37 | 1:33 | Weber pass completion to the middle to Tow-Arnett for 26 yards to the NW11. |
| 1-10, NW11 | 0:38 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, NW11 | 0:26 | Weber rush middle for 4 yards to the NW7. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 3-6, NW7 | 15:00 | Weber pass completion to the middle to Decker for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 15:00 | Monroe PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:56 | Minnesota kicks off. Simmons returns 19 yards to the NW20. | |
| Northwestern - 14:50 | ||
| 1-10, NW20 | 14:50 | Conteh rush middle for 4 yards to the NW24. |
| 2-6, NW25 | 14:35 | Kafka incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, NW25 | 14:17 | Kafka incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, NW25 | 14:13 | Demos punts. Sherels returns 11 yards to the Minn41. |
| Minnesota - 14:02 | ||
| 1-10, Minn41 | 14:02 | Weber pass completion to the middle to Simmons for 8 yards to the Minn49. |
| 2-2, NW50 | 14:02 | Weber rush middle for 5 yards to the NW45. |
| 2-2, NW50 | 14:02 | Minnesota penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-7, Minn45 | 14:02 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-12, Minn40 | 12:59 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-17, Minn35 | 12:28 | Weber pass completion to the left to Simmons for 6 yards to the Minn41. |
| 3-11, Minn41 | 11:55 | Weber sacked by Wootton for a 11 yard loss to the Minn30. |
| 4-22, Minn30 | 11:05 | Kucek punts. Smith returns 0 yards to the NW25. |
| Northwestern - 10:51 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 10:51 | Conteh rush left for -5 yards to the NW20. |
| 2-15, NW18 | 10:51 | Kafka pass to the right intercepted by Simmons and returned 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Minnesota - 10:51 | ||
| 10:51 | Monroe PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:07 | Minnesota kicks off. Simmons returns 29 yards to the NW34. | |
| Northwestern - 10:00 | ||
| 1-10, NW34 | 10:00 | Kafka rush middle for 0 yards to the NW34. |
| 2-10, NW34 | 9:30 | Kafka sacked by Small for a 10 yard loss to the NW24. |
| 3-20, NW24 | 8:58 | Conteh rush middle for 4 yards to the NW28. |
| 4-16, NW28 | 8:30 | Demos punts. No return. Ball on Minn23. |
| Minnesota - 8:02 | ||
| 1-10, Minn23 | 8:02 | Weber pass completion to the left to Decker for 1 yard to the Minn24. |
| 2-9, Minn24 | 7:45 | Weber sacked by Williams for a 11 yard loss to the Minn13. |
| 3-20, Minn13 | 6:50 | Weber pass completion to the right to Kuznia for 14 yards to the Minn27. |
| 4-6, Minn27 | 6:11 | Kucek punts. Smith returns 4 yards to the NW45. |
| Northwestern - 6:03 | ||
| 1-10, NW45 | 6:03 | Kafka rush right for 53 yards to the Minn2. |
| 1-2, Minn2 | 6:03 | Kafka pass completion to the left to Rooks for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:03 | Villarreal PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:33 | Northwestern kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn20. | |
| Minnesota - 5:33 | ||
| 1-10, Minn20 | 5:33 | Weber pass completion to the left to Kuznia for 21 yards to the Minn41. |
| 1-10, Minn41 | 5:28 | Weber pass completion to the right to Simmons for 8 yards to the Minn49. |
| 2-2, Minn49 | 5:28 | Eskridge rush middle for 8 yards to the NW43. |
| 1-10, NW43 | 4:34 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NW43 | 4:07 | Weber pass completion to the left to Eskridge for 9 yards to the NW34. |
| 2-10, NW34 | 3:28 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-1, NW34 | 3:28 | Eskridge rush left for 3 yards to the NW31. |
| 1-10, NW31 | 3:28 | Weber pass completion to the right to Kuznia for 9 yards to the NW22. |
| 2-1, NW22 | 3:28 | Eskridge rush right for 0 yards to the NW22. |
| 3-1, NW22 | 2:15 | Weber pass completion to the left to Green for 10 yards to the NW12. |
| 1-10, NW12 | 1:40 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NW12 | 0:58 | Weber rush middle for 8 yards to the NW4. |
| 2-10, NW4 | 0:43 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-2, NW4 | 0:43 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-2, NW4 | 0:41 | Monroe 21 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:36 | Minnesota kicks off. Williams returns 6 yards to the NW22. | |
| Northwestern - 0:33 | ||
| 1-10, NW22 | 0:33 | Kafka rush middle for -1 yards to the NW21. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Northwestern kicks off. Stoudermire returns 17 yards to the Minn17. | |
| Minnesota - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, Minn17 | 14:53 | Weber pass completion to the right to Simmons for 5 yards to the Minn22. |
| 2-5, Minn23 | 14:53 | Eskridge rush left for -3 yards to the Minn20. |
| 3-8, Minn20 | 14:05 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, Minn20 | 13:35 | Kucek punts. Smith returns 9 yards to the NW35. |
| Northwestern - 13:22 | ||
| 1-10, NW35 | 13:22 | Kafka rush middle for 7 yards to the NW42. |
| 2-3, NW43 | 13:22 | Kafka rush right for 12 yards to the Minn45. |
| 1-10, Minn45 | 12:46 | Kafka rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn43. |
| 2-8, Minn43 | 12:11 | Kafka rush right for -3 yards to the Minn46. |
| 3-11, Minn46 | 11:55 | Conteh rush middle for 4 yards to the Minn42. |
| 4-7, Minn42 | 11:33 | Demos punts. No return. Ball on Minn5. |
| Minnesota - 11:33 | ||
| 1-10, Minn5 | 11:33 | Eskridge rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn7. |
| 2-8, Minn7 | 10:55 | Weber pass completion to the right to Simmons for 4 yards to the Minn11. |
| 3-4, Minn11 | 10:20 | Weber pass completion to the left to Green for 5 yards to the Minn16. |
| 1-10, Minn16 | 9:49 | Weber rush middle for 12 yards to the Minn28. |
| 1-10, Minn28 | 8:57 | Northwestern time out. |
| 1-10, Minn28 | 8:57 | Weber pass completion to the left to Simmons for 5 yards to the Minn33. |
| 2-5, Minn33 | 8:35 | Weber rush left for 8 yards to the Minn41. |
| 1-10, Minn41 | 8:35 | Weber pass completion to the left to Eskridge for 4 yards to the Minn45. |
| 2-6, Minn45 | 7:36 | Weber rush middle for -4 yards to the Minn41. |
| 3-10, Minn41 | 6:55 | Northwestern penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, NW44 | 6:55 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NW44 | 6:26 | Weber rush right for 1 yard to the NW43. |
| 3-9, NW43 | 6:09 | Minnesota penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-19, Minn47 | 6:09 | Weber pass completion to the middle to Kuznia for 22 yards to the NW31. |
| 1-10, NW32 | 4:59 | Weber pass completion to the left to Decker for 24 yards to the NW8. |
| 1-8, NW8 | 4:59 | Eskridge rush middle for 6 yards to the NW2. |
| 2-2, NW2 | 4:13 | Weber rush middle for 0 yards to the NW2. |
| 3-2, NW2 | 3:40 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-2, NW2 | 3:04 | 20 yard field goal attempt by Monroe is NO GOOD. |
| Northwestern - 2:59 | ||
| 1-10, NW20 | 2:59 | Kafka rush middle for 29 yards to the NW49. |
| 1-10, NW49 | 2:59 | Kafka rush left for 5 yards to the Minn46. |
| 2-5, Minn46 | 2:10 | Kafka pass completion to the right to Brewer for 12 yards to the Minn34. |
| 1-10, Minn34 | 2:10 | Peterman rush right for -7 yards to the Minn41. |
| 2-17, Minn39 | 1:09 | Kafka pass to the left intercepted by Simmons and returned 34 yards. |
| Minnesota - 0:33 | ||
| 1-10, Minn44 | 0:33 | Weber rush middle for 19 yards to the NW37. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, NW37 | 15:00 | Weber pass completion to the right to Decker for 6 yards to the NW31. |
| 2-4, NW31 | 15:00 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-4, NW31 | 14:20 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, NW31 | 14:15 | Kucek pass completion to the right to Lueck for 1 yard to the NW30. |
| Northwestern - 14:15 | ||
| 1-10, NW30 | 14:15 | Kafka rush left for 39 yards to the Minn31. |
| 1-10, Minn31 | 14:15 | Conteh rush left for 0 yards to the Minn31. |
| 2-10, Minn31 | 13:11 | Kafka sacked by VanDeSteeg for a 7 yard loss to the Minn38. |
| 3-17, Minn38 | 12:45 | Kafka rush middle for 8 yards to the Minn30. |
| 4-9, Minn30 | 12:10 | 47 yard field goal attempt by Villarreal is NO GOOD. |
| Minnesota - 11:39 | ||
| 1-10, Minn30 | 11:39 | Weber pass completion to the right to Decker for 4 yards to the Minn34. |
| 2-6, Minn34 | 11:39 | Weber pass completion to the left to Eskridge for 10 yards to the Minn44. |
| 1-10, Minn44 | 10:58 | Eskridge rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn45. |
| 2-9, Minn45 | 10:30 | Weber pass completion to the right to Green for 6 yards to the NW49. |
| 3-3, NW49 | 10:30 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-3, NW49 | 9:20 | Kucek punts. Touchback. Ball on NW20. |
| Northwestern - 9:14 | ||
| 1-10, NW20 | 9:14 | Conteh rush middle for -1 yards to the NW19. |
| 2-11, NW19 | 9:00 | Kafka pass completion to the middle to Ward for 17 yards to the NW36. |
| 1-10, NW36 | 8:28 | Kafka rush middle for 2 yards to the NW38. |
| 2-8, NW38 | 8:08 | Kafka pass completion to the right to Conteh for 7 yards to the NW45. |
| 3-1, NW45 | 8:08 | Kafka rush middle for 3 yards to the NW48. |
| 1-10, NW48 | 8:08 | Northwestern penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, NW43 | 6:51 | Kafka rush right for 8 yards to the Minn49. |
| 2-7, Minn49 | 6:14 | Kafka rush middle for 6 yards to the Minn43. |
| 3-1, Minn43 | 5:40 | Kafka rush middle for -1 yards to the Minn44. |
| 4-2, Minn44 | 5:00 | Demos punts. No return. Ball on Minn11. |
| Minnesota - 4:31 | ||
| 1-10, Minn11 | 4:31 | Weber pass completion to the right to Decker for 8 yards to the Minn19. |
| 2-2, Minn19 | 4:31 | Weber rush middle for 6 yards to the Minn25. |
| 1-10, Minn25 | 3:53 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Minn25 | 3:21 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, Minn25 | 3:16 | Weber pass completion to the right to Kuznia for 14 yards to the Minn39. |
| 1-10, Minn39 | 3:12 | Weber pass completion to the left to Salamon for 6 yards to the Minn45. |
| 2-4, Minn45 | 3:12 | Weber rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn47. |
| 3-2, Minn47 | 2:13 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-2, Minn47 | 1:44 | Kucek punts. No return. Ball on NW20. |
| Northwestern - 1:37 | ||
| 1-10, NW20 | 1:37 | Kafka rush middle for 16 yards to the NW36. |
| 1-10, NW36 | 1:31 | Kafka rush middle for 0 yards to the NW36. |
| 1-10, NW36 | 1:08 | Northwestern time out. |
| 2-10, NW36 | 1:08 | Kafka rush middle for -1 yards to the NW35. |
| 2-10, NW35 | 1:04 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-11, NW35 | 1:04 | Kafka rush middle for -4 yards to the NW31. |
| 3-11, NW31 | 1:01 | Minnesota time out. |
| 4-15, NW31 | 1:01 | Demos punts. No return. Ball on Minn14. |
| Minnesota - 0:47 | ||
| 1-10, Minn14 | 0:47 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Minn14 | 0:42 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Minn14 | 0:37 | Weber pass completion to the left to Decker for 12 yards to the Minn26. |
| 1-10, Minn26 | 0:32 | Weber rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn29. |
| 1-10, Minn29 | 0:24 | Minnesota time out. |
| 2-7, Minn29 | 0:24 | Weber pass to the middle intercepted by Smith and returned 48 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Northwestern - 0:24 | ||
| 0:24 | Villarreal PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:12 | Northwestern kicks off. Thomas returns 12 yards to the Minn20. | |
| Minnesota - 0:06 | ||
| 0:06 | Northwestern time out. | |
| 1-10, Minn20 | 0:06 | Weber pass completion to the right to Kucek for 11 yards to the Minn31. |
| 1-10, Minn20 | 0:06 | Lateral to Decker. |
| 1-10, Minn20 | 0:06 | Lateral to Weber. |
| 1-10, Minn20 | 0:06 | Weber fumbles, Gill of Northwestern recovers and returns 0 yards to the Minn40. |










