Minnesota 34, Georgia Tech 10 December 26, 2018 - Ford Field - Detroit, MI

NCAAF   FINAL               1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                            ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        MINNESOTA            10    3    7   14      34
        GEORGIA TECH          0    3    7    0      10   FINAL

        SCORING SUMMARY
     
        3ST QTR: MINN - FG, EMMIT CARPENTER 31 YD, 9:42
                 MINN - TD, TYLER JOHNSON 18 YD PASS FROM TANNER MORGAN (EMMIT 
                        CARPENTER KICK), 4:14
        2ND QTR: MINN - FG, EMMIT CARPENTER 27 YD, 11:57
                 TECH - FG, WESLEY WELLS 44 YD, :00
        3RD QTR: MINN - TD, MOHAMED IBRAHIM 3 YD RUN (EMMIT CARPENTER KICK), 8:24
                 TECH - TD, NATHAN COTTRELL 20 YD RUN (WESLEY WELLS KICK), :55
        4TH QTR: MINN - TD, MOHAMED IBRAHIM 1 YD RUN (EMMIT CARPENTER KICK), 12:07
                 MINN - TD, TYLER JOHNSON 30 YD PASS FROM TANNER MORGAN (EMMIT 
                        CARPENTER KICK), 6:19

Extended Box

NCAAF                 1  2  3  4   F 
                      -  -  -  -  -- 
Minnesota            10  3  7 14  34 
Georgia Tech          0  3  7  0  10  FINAL 

 Minnesota-FG Carpenter 31
 Minnesota-T Johnson 18 pass from Morgan (Carpenter kick)
 Minnesota-FG Carpenter 27
 Georgia Tech- FG Wells 44
 Minnesota-Ibrahim 3 run (Carpenter kick)
 Georgia Tech-Cottrell 20 run (Wells kick)
 Minnesota-Ibrahim 1 run (Carpenter kick)
 Minnesota-T Johnson 30 pass from Morgan (Carpenter kick)

                      Minnesota   Georgia Tech 
First downs                  19          14 
Rushed-yards             43-260      44-206 
Passing yards               132          77 
Sacked-yards lost           1-6         1-5 
Return yards                  0           0 
Passes                   7-13-0      5-12-0 
Punts                     0-0.0      4-18.8 
Fumbles-lost                0-0         0-0 
Penalties-yards            4-30        3-30 
Time of possession        30:43       29:17

Individual Statistics 
RUSHING: Minnesota-Ibrahim 31-224, S Green 5-31, Morgan 3-3, B Williams 1-2,
Femi-Cole 1-2. Georgia Tech-Marshall 22-75, Oliver 9-69, Cottrell 3-36,
Mason 5-19, Howard 2-3, Lynch 1-3, Searcy 2-1.

PASSING: Minnesota-Morgan 7-13-0-132. Georgia Tech-Marshall 4-9-0-76,
Oliver 1-3-0-1.

RECEIVING: Minnesota-T Johnson 4-57, Autman-Bell 1-41, Bateman 2-34.
Georgia Tech-Searcy 1-51, Camp 3-25, Howard 1-1.

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Game Story

DETROIT (AP) — Mohamed Ibrahim took full advantage of holes his
teammates created to burst through the line or get to the outside.

And when defenders were in Ibrahim's way, he simply lowered his
shoulder to run over them.

Ibrahim ran for career-high 224 yards and two touchdowns, leading
Minnesota to a 34-10 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday night
in the Quick Lane Bowl.

Ibrahim had the best day on the ground for a Gopher since 2005 when
Laurence Maroney had 258 yards rushing against the Badgers.

"That's big," Ibrahim said. "He's a superstar and had a great career."

The Golden Gophers (7-6) won three of their last four games, and
Ibrahim had a lot to do with that. The 5-foot-10, 205-pound redshirt
freshman running back had 121 yards rushing in a win at Wisconsin
that made Minnesota bowl eligible and ran for 155 yards in a victory
over Purdue.

"He's not the biggest, strongest or fastest," coach P.J. Fleck said.
"He has that too short, too small, too this, king of the toos, which
is right up my alley. This kid's got more heart, passion, courage
and plays the game the right way more than anybody I've ever met."

The Yellow Jackets (7-6) did not have the speed or strength to slow
down Ibrahim, who was so effective Minnesota didn't have to punt once.
And, their triple-option offense was stunted in coach Paul Johnson's
finale.

"They did pretty much whatever they wanted," said Johnson, who is
retiring as Georgia Tech's coach. We never stopped the run and then
we let them throw it over our head a couple times.

"I wasn't expecting that, but that's life and you move on."

The Gophers limited Georgia Tech to 206 yards on the ground after it
led the nation with 335 yards rushing per game.

Minnesota led 13-0 early in the second quarter after Tanner Morgan
threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Johnson in the first quarter
and Emmit Carpenter made two field goals. Ibrahim's 3-yard touchdown
run midway through the third quarter made it 20-3.

The Yellow Jackets responded with Nathan Cottrell's 20-yard touchdown
run, but their defense allowed Ibrahim to score again on the ensuing
drive. Morgan connected with Johnson on a 30-yard touchdown strike with
6:19 left, giving the Gophers a 24-point cushion.

Johnson set single-season Minnesota record with 1,169 yards receiving
and 12 touchdowns. He finished the season with 78 catches, six short
of another school record.

"The hard work and dedication paid off," he said.