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MINNGolden Gophers

Minnesota Golden Gophers6-2

40–17

Final

Final

ILLFighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini2-6

MINN & ILL Highlights

0:36Leidner keeps the option to pad Minnesota's leadESPN · 3666d ago ↗

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All Scoring MINN ILL

Play-by-play

4th
Rushing Touchdown
40–17
3:41 · 4th · MINN · 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:33
Kobe McCrary run for 5 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK)
Field Goal Good
33–17
5:08 · 4th · ILL · 10 plays, 30 yards, 2:35
Chase McLaughlin 53 yd FG GOOD
Field Goal Good
33–14
7:43 · 4th · MINN · 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:51
Emmit Carpenter 24 yd FG GOOD

Safety

30–14

12:13 · 4th · ILL · 1 play, -4 yards, 0:09

Merrick Jackson Safety

Rushing Touchdown

28–14

14:56 · 4th · MINN · 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:28

Mitch Leidner run for 5 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK)

3rd

Passing Touchdown

21–14

5:24 · 3rd · ILL · 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:58

Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Zach Grant for 16 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)

Rushing Touchdown

21–7

12:11 · 3rd · MINN · 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:57

Rodney Smith run for 9 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK)

1st

Rushing Touchdown

14–7

2:16 · 1st · MINN · 1 play, 20 yards, 0:07

Rodney Smith run for 20 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK)

Rushing Touchdown

7–7

5:11 · 1st · ILL · 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:08

Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 3 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)

Rushing Touchdown

7–0

12:49 · 1st · MINN · 1 play, 9 yards, 0:07

Shannon Brooks run for 9 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK)