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Gophers grind out 31-3 win over Northwestern

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-3) rolled up 302 rushing yards en route to a 31-3 win over the Northwestern Wildcats (1-9) at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday.

Mohamed Ibrahim finished with 36 carries for 178 rushing yards and three touchdowns to power the Gophers’ offense. The Minnesota defense shut down the Wildcats, holding them to 3-for-12 on third down and limiting their scoring to a single field goal.

The teams traded punts to start the game before the Wildcats were able to break through into Gopher territory with a 37-yard pass to tight end Marshall Lang that set up Northwestern at the Minnesota 25-yard line.