Michigan Wolverines @ Minnesota Golden Gophers — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Wolverines Michigan MICH 3-2, 0-1 Away
14
Final
20
Golden Gophers Minnesota MINN 3-1, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MICH 0 14 0 0 14
MINN 7 0 3 10 20
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B. Underwood QB MICH
101 PASS
D.
D. Lindsey QB MINN
136 PASS
Rushing Yards
J.
J. Marshall RB MICH
50 RUSH
T.
T. Thomas RB MINN
56 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Buchanan TE MICH
50 REC
N.
N. Jennings WR MINN
70 REC
Passing
Michigan
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Underwood 10/21 101 0 2 3 22.2
Minnesota
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Lindsey 17/25 136 1 2 0 61.4
Rushing
Michigan
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. Underwood 10 20 2.0 0 14
J. Marshall 10 50 5.0 1 9
S. Hiter 8 9 1.1 0 5
Minnesota
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Thomas 12 56 4.7 0 14
N. Jennings 2 32 16.0 0 31
D. Lindsey 4 5 1.3 0 2
D. Taylor 18 32 1.8 1 7
X. Ford 1 8 8.0 0 8
Receiving
Michigan
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Marsh 3 7 29 9.7 0 12 0
H. Hansen 3 3 22 7.3 0 13 0
J. Buchanan 4 10 50 12.5 0 17 0
Z. Marshall 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Minnesota
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Thomas 2 2 14 7.0 0 8 0
J. Smith 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
N. Jennings 7 9 70 10.0 0 22 0
D. Taylor 3 6 32 10.7 1 33 0
J. Tracy 3 5 19 6.3 0 10 0
P. Walsh 2 2 1 0.5 0 2 0
Defense
Michigan
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Leaea 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bracy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Etta 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Staehling 2 1 1 0 0 1 79 1 0
T. Bowles 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Pierce 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Snowden 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
R. Moore 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
Z. Harden 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
K. Brown 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Monroe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Gerlach 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Parrish 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Sunram 2 1 1 0.5 1 0 0 0 0
J. Nestor 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Bush 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
X. Chapman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Smith 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Michigan
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Butkowski 0/0 2/2 2 0
Minnesota
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
L. Drzewiecki 2/2 2/2 8 0
Returns
Michigan
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
B. Kuzdzal 2 36 18.0 0 20 0
Minnesota
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
Q. Hendryx 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Michigan
Minnesota
180 Total Yards 263
11 First Downs 17
5 Passing 6
6 Rushing 8
3 Penalty 0
3/10 3rd Down Eff. 4/14
101 Passing Yards 136
79 Rushing Yards 127
3 Turnovers 2
6-43 Penalties 1-5
22:24 Possession 37:36
1/1 Red Zone 4/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 10 14 - 20
14 - 20 13:44
L. Drzewiecki XP
14 - 19 13:44
D. Taylor TD
14 - 13 14:58
L. Drzewiecki FG
Q3 0 - 3 14 - 10
14 - 10 5:46
L. Drzewiecki FG
Q2 14 - 0 14 - 7
XP T. Butkowski
14 - 7 2:48
TD N. Staehling
13 - 7 2:48
XP T. Butkowski
7 - 7 13:46
TD J. Marshall
6 - 7 13:46
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 7:29
L. Drzewiecki XP
0 - 6 7:29
D. Taylor TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: MINN +7 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Michigan 14 - 20 Minnesota
October 3, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m