On what I am told from our man on the ground was a lovely day at Ryan Field, Minnesota routed a not very good Northwestern team 41-14. The Gophers ran for 308 yards and held the ball for over forty minutes to Tressel ball their way to bowl eligibility.
Minnesota plodded their way down the field for a field goal to start the game, helped enormously by a silly roughing the passer penalty on Northwestern. It was clear from the get go that the Gophers were going to run the ball as much as possible. And run they did.