![]() ![]() Four first half turnovers made the Gophers comeback attempts difficult. Later in the first quarter Purdue scored an offensive touchdown on a Curtis Painter pass, and on the first play of the second quarter the Boilermakers scored a defensive touchdown on an interception return off an Adam Weber pass. On the first play of the game, Purdue scored a special teams touchdown when Dorien Bryant returned the opening kickoff the distance. Purdue scored early and often against the Golden Gophers. ![]() The Gophers turned over the ball seven times (four interceptions and three fumbles). Minnesota scored two more touchdowns, but the lead eventually proved insurmountable. The Owls scored the deciding touchdown with under 12 minutes left in the game. A field goal and touchdown from the Gophers in the third quarter brought the Gophers eleven points away from tying the score. FAU then scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter, giving a 35–14 margin at the half. A back and forth first quarter left the score tied at 14. Their only previous game in Florida was in the 2000 Bowl. The Golden Gophers took their first regular season trip to Florida. Going back to Insight Bowl last season, it was the third consecutive overtime game for the Gophers. The Gophers then took the ball and scored the game-winning touchdown on an Amir Pinnix 2-yard touchdown run. In the third overtime, Gopher cornerback Jamal Harris intercepted a Daniel Raudabaugh pass in the endzone. In the second overtime both teams missed potentially game winning field goals. In the first overtime both teams traded touchdowns. After the Gophers pulled out to a 28–12 lead midway through the 4th quarter, Miami started a furious comeback, tying the game on a 36-yard Trevor Cook field goal with 11 seconds left in regulation. Tim Brewster got his first win as a college head coach in a 41–35, three overtime victory. They converted it on a Marques Parks reception to win the game, 32–31. Bowling Green followed that up with a touchdown of their own, but instead of trying to tie the game with an extra point, the Falcons went for two. In the overtime session, the Gophers took the ball first and scored a touchdown, scoring on a 22-yard Amir Pinnix run, and converting the extra point to go up 31–24. Bowling Green then drove down the field and kicked a 35-yard field goal with 0:03 left in the game to tie the score at 24–24 and send the game to overtime. The Gophers finally got in gear midway through the third quarter, and proceeded to score four straight times, the final score being a 33-yard Jason Giannini field goal to give Minnesota a 24–21 lead with 2:12 remaining. In Tim Brewster's first game as Gopher head coach, Bowling Green flew out to a 21–0 first half lead. Game summaries Ernie Wheelwright scored a touchdown against Bowling Green.
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