It took a strong second half for Minnesota to come from behind and pull away, beating Louisiana 35-24. Without super-freshman, Darius Taylor, the Gophers showed a balanced offense and an opportunistic defense to control the last two quarters of the game.
Zach Evans got his first real opportunity to run the ball for Minnesota and he took full advantage of his time. The redshirt freshman led the Gophers with 85 yards rushing on 15 carries and did score 1 touchdown. Bryce Williams and Sean Tyler combined for 100 yards and all three backs had double-digit carries to spread out the load.