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2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team
The 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by second-year head coach P. J. Fleck. Minnesota began the year by sweeping its non-conference slate against New Mexico State, Fresno State, and Miami (OH); but opened Big Ten Conference play with four straight losses. The team secured wins against Indiana and Purdue, and then secured bowl eligibility by defeating rival Wisconsin for the first time since 2003, and the first time on the road since 1994. The team finished the regular season tied for fifth in the Big Ten West Division with a conference record of 3–6. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech to end the year with an overall record of 7–6. The team's starting quarterback was true fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Ciarrocca
Kirk Ciarrocca (born August 12, 1965) is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator at Rutgers University. He has previously served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota and Penn State University. Early life Ciarrocca, a native of York County, graduated from Red Land High School in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania.Juliano, Jo"Temple grad Kirk Ciarrocca named offensive coordinator at Penn State" ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', December 26, 2019, retrieved December 27, 2019.Flounders, Bo"Penn State's new offensive coordinator: A closer look at Kirk Ciarrocca's background" pennlive.com, December 26, 2019, retrieved December 27, 2019. After high school he attended Juniata College, where he played defensive back for the Eagles football team before a knee injury ended his career. He continued his education at Temple University, where he earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in education. Coaching career Ciarrocca began his coaching career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Purdue Boilermakers Football Team
The 2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Jeff Brohm. Purdue began the year with three consecutive losses, each by less than four points, at the hands of Northwestern, Eastern Michigan, and Missouri. Their luck began to turn as they went on a four-game winning streak, which started with a victory over No. 23 Boston College and ended with an upset victory over No. 2 Ohio State, the school's first win over a top-two ranked team since 1984. The Boilermakers also secured a victory over No. 19 Iowa and finished the regular season in a three-way-tie for second in the West Division with a conference record of 5–4. The team was invited to the Music City Bowl, where they lost to Auburn. The Boilermakers were led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Bednarik Award
The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player of the year in college football as judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former college and professional American football player. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA head college football coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club, and sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country. The Maxwell Club is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the presentations are held in Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city (New Jersey), city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Atlantic City comprises the second half of .... Club members are given voting privileges for the award. Winners See also * Bronko Nagurski Trophy, a similar award given by the Football Writers Association of Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimington Trophy
The Dave Rimington Trophy is awarded to the player considered to be the best center in college football. Dave Rimington was a center who played at the University of Nebraska from 1979 to 1982. A member of the National College Football Awards Association, the Rimington Trophy serves as a fundraiser for the Boomer Esiason Foundation's fight against cystic fibrosis. The sculptor of the Dave Rimington Trophy is Marc Mellon, also the sculptor of the NBA MVP Trophy. Selection process The winner of the Rimington Trophy is selected by determining the consensus All-American center pick from four existing All-America teams. While more than a dozen All-America football teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses these four prestigious teams to determine a winner: • American Football Coaches Association • Walter Camp Foundation • ''The Sporting News'' • Football Writers Association of America Because the selectors of these four All-America teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Cashman
Blake Cashman (born May 10, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft. Professional career New York Jets Cashman was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round (157th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. He was placed on injured reserve on November 1, 2019. On September 15, 2020, Cashman was placed on injured reserve after suffering a groin injury in Week 1. He was activated on October 17. On December 3, 2020, he was placed back on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury. On September 14, 2021, Cashman was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on October 9, 2021. He was placed back on injured reserve after suffering a groin injury in Week 7. Houston Texans On March 18, 2022, Cashman was traded to the Houston Texans for a 2023 sixth-round pick. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Coughlin
Carter Coughlin (born July 21, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft. Early life Coughlin grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and attended Eden Prairie High School, where he played basketball and football. He helped lead the Eagles to back-to-back state championships as a sophomore and junior. As a senior, he recorded 35 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery. He was named first-team All-State and played in the All-American Bowl. A 4-star recruit, Coughlin committed to Minnesota over offers from Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Oregon, and Wisconsin. College career Coughlin played in 11 games as a true freshman and finished the season with 25 tackles including four tackles for loss and two sacks. He became a starter at outside linebacker going into his sophomore season and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
The 2018 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2018 Big Ten Conference football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Media" team). Offensive selections Quarterbacks * Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Trace McSorley, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Shea Patterson, Michigan (Coaches-3) * David Blough, Purdue (Media-3) Running backs * Karan Higdon, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Miles Sanders, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Anthony McFarland Jr., Maryland (Coaches-3; Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Johnson (American Football)
Tyler Johnson may refer to: *Tyler Johnson (baseball, born 1981), American baseball pitcher * Tyler Johnson (baseball, born 1995), American baseball pitcher *Tyler Johnson (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player *Tyler Johnson (ice hockey) Tyler Johnson (born July 29, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is an unrestricted free agent. Johnson won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021. Playing career Junior Johnso ... (born 1990), American ice hockey player * Tyler Johnson (musician) (active from 2012), American record producer and songwriter * Tyler Johnson (American football) (born 1998), American football wide receiver *Tyler Johnson, conspirator in the crimes of William Cottrell *Tyler Johnson, protagonist of '' Shampoo Planet'' by Douglas Coupland See also * Ty Johnson (other) * Tyrone Johnson (other) {{hndis, Johnson, Tyler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Ibrahim (American Football)
Mohamed Ibrahim ( /aɪbrəhiːm/ EYE-brə-heem; born September 8, 1998) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the running backs coach at Kent State University and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Early life Ibrahim was born and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Maryland. As a senior, he rushed for 1,313 yards and 16 touchdowns on 206 attempts. He committed to play college football at Minnesota over offers from Kentucky, Iowa, Temple, and Towson. College career Ibrahim redshirted his true freshman season. He became the Golden Gophers' starting running back as a redshirt freshman and rushed 202 times for 1,160 yards, the second most by a freshman in history behind Darrell Thompson, and nine touchdowns. Ibrahim was named the MVP of the 2018 Quick Lane Bowl after rushing for 224 yards and two touchdowns against Georgia Tech. As a redshirt sophomore he gained 604 yar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanner Morgan
Tanner Morgan (born April 17, 1999) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Early life Morgan was born on April 17, 1999. He originally attended Hazard High School in Hazard, Kentucky, before transferring to Ryle High School in Union, Kentucky prior to his junior year. As a senior, he passed 2,747 yards and 27 touchdowns. He originally committed to Western Michigan University to play college football for head coach P. J. Fleck but recommitted to the University of Minnesota after Fleck joined the school in 2017. College career Morgan redshirted his first year at Minnesota in 2017. He entered 2018 as a backup to Zack Annexstad but took over as the starter for the final six games of the season. Overall he played in nine games, completing 89 of 152 passes for 1,401 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions. In 2019, Morgan set several school records including passing yards (3,253) and touchdowns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team
The 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Scott Frost and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. After Nebraska's season opener against Akron was canceled due to inclement weather, the Cornhuskers began the season with six straight losses, the worst start in program history. This, combined with their four losses at the end of 2017, formed a school-record 10-game losing streak. The team's performance improved in the second half of the season, and the team won four of their last six games to finish at 4–8 overall. Freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez led the team on offense, finishing with 2,617 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, and 8 rushing touchdowns. Senior running back Devine Ozigbo finished with 1,082 rushing yards and 12 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team
The 1994 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Wacker, the Golden Gophers compiled am overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Big Ten, and were outscored 348 to 256. Defensive tackle Ed Hawthorne and linebacker Broderick Hall were named All-Big Ten first team. Kicker Mike Chalberg was named All-Big Ten second team. Defensive back Justin Conzemius was named first team Academic All-American. Kicker Mike Chalberg, defensive back Justin Conzemius, offensive lineman Chris Fowlkes, offensive lineman Luke Glime, linebacker Luke Hiestand, offensive lineman Todd Jesewitz, linebacker Ben Langford, wide receiver Tony Levine, defensive back Dan LiSanti, linebacker Craig Sauer, quarterback Cory Sauter and linebacker Chris Smith were named Academic All-Big Ten. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
