Minnesota 34, Colorado State 16
September 18, 2004 - Hughes Stadium - Fort Collins, CO
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Minnesota 34, Colorado State 16 September 18, 2004 - Hughes Stadium - Fort Collins, CO |
NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MINNESOTA (22) 14 10 7 3 34 COLORADO STATE 3 7 6 0 16 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QTR: MINN - TD, MARION BARBER 19 YD RUN (RHYS LLOYD KICK), 13:10 CSU - FG, JEFF BABCOCK 48 YD, 4:36 MINN - TD, MARION BARBER 61 YD RUN (RHYS LLOYD KICK), 2:45 2ND QTR: MINN - FG, RHYS LLOYD 36 YD, 11:43 MINN - TD, MATT SPAETH 10 YD PASS FROM BRYAN CUPITO (RHYS LLOYD KICK), 4:06 CSU - TD, DUSTIN OSBORN 26 YD PASS FROM JUSTIN HOLLAND (JEFF BABCOCK KICK), 1:26 3RD QTR: MINN - TD, MATT SPAETH 19 YD PASS FROM BRYAN CUPITO (RHYS LLOYD KICK), 8:42 CSU - FG, JEFF BABCOCK 37 YD, 4:37 CSU - FG, JEFF BABCOCK 27 YD, :04 4TH QTR: MINN - FG, RHYS LLOYD 18 YD, 6:15
Extended BoxNCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- Minnesota 14 10 7 3 34 Colorado State 3 7 6 0 16 FINAL
Minnesota-M Barber 19 run (Lloyd kick) Colorado State-FG Babcock 48 Minnesota-M Barber 61 run (Lloyd kick) Minnesota-FG Lloyd 36 Minnesota-Spaeth 10 pass from Cupito (Lloyd kick) Colorado State-Osborn 26 pass from Holland (Babcock kick) Minnesota-Spaeth 19 pass from Cupito (Lloyd kick) Colorado State-FG Babcock 37 Colorado State-FG Babcock 27 Minnesota-FG Lloyd 18
Minnesota Colorado State First downs 27 24 Rushed-yards 52-360 35-126 Passing yards 144 298 Sacked-yards lost 0-0 2-22 Return yards 21 0 Passes 12-21-0 25-41-3 Punts 3-42.3 1-43.0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-yards 2-15 1-5 Time of possession 29:10 30:50
Individual Statistics RUSHING: Minnesota-M Barber 31-201, Maroney 17-132, Pinnix 2-21, Valentine 2-6. Colorado State-Jaunarajs 22-98, J Green 6-25, G Johnson 2-12, Holland 4-(-4), D Anderson 1-(-5).
PASSING: Minnesota-Cupito 12-21-0-144. Colorado State-Holland 25-41-3-298.
RECEIVING: Minnesota-Spaeth 6-71, Wheelwright 3-37, Wallace 1-19, Ellerson 2-17. Colorado State-Osborn 6-122, D Anderson 5-74, J Walker 7-55, Dreessen 6-49, G Johnson 1-(-2).
Att: 33,501
Game StoryFORT COLLINS, Colorado (Ticker) -- Marion Barber III and Laurence Maroney ran Colorado State into its longest losing streak in 11 seasons. Barber rushed 31 times for 201 yards and two touchdowns and Maroney added 132 yards on 17 carries to lead No. 22 Minnesota to a 34-16 win over Colorado State. The Rams (0-3) have lost three straight games for the time since 1993 - coach Sonny Lubick's first season in Fort Collins. The Golden Gophers (3-0) took the initiative from the opening drive of the game, going 80 yards in just 1:50. Maroney had a 31-yard run to set up Barber's 20-yard TD. Barber, who posted his first career 200-yard game, responded to a Rams field goal with a 61-yard TD scamper with 2:45 left in the first quarter to make it 14-3. The second quarter saw Minnesota add to its lead with the first of three field goals by Rhys Lloyd and a 11-yard TD pass from Bryan Cupito to Matt Spaeth. That same combination connected for a 19-yard score in the third. Rams quarterback Justin Holland hit a wide-open Dustin Osborn right before the half to make the score 24-10 at the break. Colorado State was marching down the field in the first possesion of the second half but the drive stalled when Holland could not connect on a 4th-and-3 pass from the Minnesota 38. Not all the news was good for the Gophers. Cupito, who entered the contest second in the nation in pass efficiency, was knocked out of the game with a concussion with 3:42 left in the third when defensive lineman Patrick Goodpaster drove him into the ground with a clean but hard hit. Minnesota tied a school record with its 15th consecutive non-conference win and set a record with its 20th consecutive game with 20 points or more. The game marked the first time that a Big Ten Conference school visited Hughes Field.