Week two for the gophers would be the same dog fight as week one but different non conference game. The gophers faced off in this week two match up against the Air Force Academy.
The gophers did jump out to an early 3-0 lead against the Falcons in the first quarter. There ended up being 6 punts 2 field goals and 1 fumble in the first half. It consisted of a lot of great defense to leave the game as a tie going in after two quarters of play. The offenses were productive but neither team could really break anything open. The first half would end with a 3-3 tie.
The second half of football brought a whole new life of offense even though the first two possessions ended up in a turnover on downs for the Falcons and a punt by the Gophers. The Falcons would drive 76yds on 8 plays for a touchdown to give the Falcons the lead 10-3. The gophers were not going out without a fight as they themselves put together a 72yd drive on 9 plays to tie the game up at 10-10.
The wheels really fell off for Air Force after that. The Gophers would force a fumble for a touchdown as well as another field goal by Eric Ellestad to finish em off. The final score in this one would be 20-13.
The Gopher offense started out again very slow this week. They did have a lot more production this week overall through out the game but it was far from good. The passing game was a lot better this week as Adam Weber went 20/29 for 219yds.Gophers running backs got a lot of reps for some very good yardage as well as a touchdown.
The Gopher defense played extremely well this week just as they did last week. They have a few improvements to make but their overall production was great. The yards that were given up by the Gophers is the biggest focus for improvement. They would give up 125yds passing and 261yds rushing this week. They did make up a little for that with a forced fumble that would end up being taken back for a touchdown by Nathan Triplett.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
The Zembik Zone Week 1 Breakdown
The Gophers went out on saturday looking for a big out of confrence win against Syracuse. It was defenitly the first game of the season. They knew it would be a fight but it turned into an all out dog fight by the end of the first overtime.
The Golden Gophers started out the game on the fast track with two quick touchdows by running back Duane Bennett and a connection between Adam Weber and Troy Stoudermire. That was about the only offense that minnesota would see for the rest of the first half. The Gophers were forced to four three-N-outs in a row. They finally caped off the first half with a first down but were down 20-14.
The second half of game would be a little better for the offense but not spectacular. Although they did not pick up any touchdowns in the second half the offense did make a couple of key drives that would put them in field goal range for the Big Ten Player of the week Eric Ellestad. A couple of those players that helped charge down the field in the second half were WR Eric Decker, WR Green and Stoudermire and running back Duane Bennet.
The Gophers would tie the game up with just seconds left in the game against the orangmen to send this one to overtime. The Orangmen got the ball first and charged down but the first year SR quarter back for syracuse threw a pick to give Minnesota the chance to win it. After a few decent runnig plays the Gophers kicker Eric Ellestad would win the game with his third field goal of the game with an ending score of 23-20.
The gophers offense played terrible. They came through when it ment the most but against better Big Ten opponents that will not fly. They showed alot of good though as well and i believe next week will be a completly different story. Offense noteables are Quarterback Adam Weber who would finish out this game 19/42 for 248 yds a touchdown and an interception. Runningback Duane Bennett with 16 carries 78yds and a touchdown. Wide Receivers Eric Decker with 9 catches for 183 yds and Troy Stoudermire with 4 catches for 22 yds and a touchdown.
The deffense however played very well. It took a little time for the gophers D to get used to the syracuse offense but once they did it was over. The Big Ten defensive player of the week Lee Cambell and OLB Lawrence Simoni let the attack against the orangmen that would end up in a low scoring 23-20 victory.
The Gophers showed alot of good and bad in this season opener. I am convinced that next week will bring forward a completly different team and another win for the Gophers against Air Force.
Stay tuned to the Zembik Zone on gopherzone.com for all of your gopher recruiting and in depth game analysis and breakdown. We will have another edtion of the Zembik Zone for the week two match up against Air Force. Thank you for your support and we will see you next week. Gopherzone.com where you hear it first
The Golden Gophers started out the game on the fast track with two quick touchdows by running back Duane Bennett and a connection between Adam Weber and Troy Stoudermire. That was about the only offense that minnesota would see for the rest of the first half. The Gophers were forced to four three-N-outs in a row. They finally caped off the first half with a first down but were down 20-14.
The second half of game would be a little better for the offense but not spectacular. Although they did not pick up any touchdowns in the second half the offense did make a couple of key drives that would put them in field goal range for the Big Ten Player of the week Eric Ellestad. A couple of those players that helped charge down the field in the second half were WR Eric Decker, WR Green and Stoudermire and running back Duane Bennet.
The Gophers would tie the game up with just seconds left in the game against the orangmen to send this one to overtime. The Orangmen got the ball first and charged down but the first year SR quarter back for syracuse threw a pick to give Minnesota the chance to win it. After a few decent runnig plays the Gophers kicker Eric Ellestad would win the game with his third field goal of the game with an ending score of 23-20.
The gophers offense played terrible. They came through when it ment the most but against better Big Ten opponents that will not fly. They showed alot of good though as well and i believe next week will be a completly different story. Offense noteables are Quarterback Adam Weber who would finish out this game 19/42 for 248 yds a touchdown and an interception. Runningback Duane Bennett with 16 carries 78yds and a touchdown. Wide Receivers Eric Decker with 9 catches for 183 yds and Troy Stoudermire with 4 catches for 22 yds and a touchdown.
The deffense however played very well. It took a little time for the gophers D to get used to the syracuse offense but once they did it was over. The Big Ten defensive player of the week Lee Cambell and OLB Lawrence Simoni let the attack against the orangmen that would end up in a low scoring 23-20 victory.
The Gophers showed alot of good and bad in this season opener. I am convinced that next week will bring forward a completly different team and another win for the Gophers against Air Force.
Stay tuned to the Zembik Zone on gopherzone.com for all of your gopher recruiting and in depth game analysis and breakdown. We will have another edtion of the Zembik Zone for the week two match up against Air Force. Thank you for your support and we will see you next week. Gopherzone.com where you hear it first
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