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Indiana State at Minnesota

Sep 10, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 2

Away

Indiana State

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Final Score

28 - 58

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Total Yards

Minnesota593
Indiana State356

Passing Yards

Minnesota301
Indiana State247

Rushing Yards

Minnesota292
Indiana State109

Turnovers

Minnesota0
Indiana State1

Game Conditions

Temperature66°F
Wind15 mph NW

Humidity

48%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Mitch Leidner

Minnesota

YDS: 295

Rushing

Kobe McCrary

Minnesota

YDS: 176

Receiving

Drew Wolitarsky

Minnesota

YDS: 125

Tackles

Jack Lynn

Minnesota

TOT: 9

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Minnesota33:38
Indiana State26:22

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Minnesota pulls away from Indiana State 58-28

Blowout

Minnesota defeated Indiana State 58-28 in Week 2 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 593-356 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Minnesota set the terms early in a game that finished 58-28. Rodney Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK) came with {'seconds': 7, 'minutes': 0} left in the first quarter, giving Minnesota the first major swing.

Minnesota's box score carried the story: 593 total yards, 292 rushing yards, and 301 passing yards. Indiana State finished with 356 total yards, including 109 on the ground and 247 through the air.

Minnesota converted 9-14 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-1, Minnesota led 38-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Kobe McCrary run for 50 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Rodney Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK) (Minnesota led 14-7 over Indiana State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Isaac Harker pass complete to Robert Tonyan Jr. for 7 yds for a TD, (Jerry Nunez KICK) (Indiana State led 7-7 over Minnesota).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Mitch Leidner pass complete to Drew Wolitarsky for 20 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK) (Minnesota led 7-0 over Indiana State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kobe McCrary 6 Yd Run (Emmit Carpenter Kick) (Minnesota led 35-7 over Indiana State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tyler Johnson 13 Yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Emmit Carpenter Kick) (Minnesota led 28-7 over Indiana State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Mitch Leidner pass complete to Drew Wolitarsky for 6 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK) (Minnesota led 21-7 over Indiana State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    58-28

    Minnesota defeated Indiana State.

  • Total yards

    593-356

    Minnesota held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    292

    Minnesota averaged 6.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    301

    Minnesota averaged 9.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    9-14

    Minnesota's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-15

    Indiana State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMinnesotaIndiana State
Total Yards593356
Passing Yards301247
Rushing Yards292109
First Downs3120
Third Down Efficiency9-147-15
Fourth Down Efficiency1-22-3
Total Penalties (Yards)10-824-30
Turnovers01
Completions / Attempts21-3221-37
Rushing Attempts4433
Passing TDs44
Rushing TDs30
Kicking Points164
Possession Time33:3826:22
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)