The Minnesota Golden Gophers improved to 2-0 with a 62-10 win over the Western Illinois Leathernecks on Saturday, becoming the lone remaining undefeated team in the Big Ten West.
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679 total yards of offense. Minnesota did exactly what a Big Ten team is supposed to do against an FCS opponent, rolling up 679 total yards of offense and 62 points against Western Illinois. That is the most yards the Gophers have piled up in a single game since 2004, and the third-best single-game total in program history. Mohamed Ibrahim and Trey Potts powered the ground game, combining for 209 rushing yards and four touchdowns.