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Fresno State at Minnesota

Sep 8, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 2

Away

Fresno State

Pac-12

Final Score

14 - 21

FSM

Home

Minnesota

Big Ten

Game Pulse

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Total Yards

Minnesota307
Fresno State299

Passing Yards

Minnesota175
Fresno State212

Rushing Yards

Minnesota132
Fresno State87

Turnovers

Minnesota1
Fresno State2

Game Conditions

ConditionFair
Temperature72°F
Wind10 mph E

Humidity

27%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Marcus McMaryion

Fresno State

YDS: 205

Rushing

Bryce Williams

Minnesota

YDS: 87

Receiving

KeeSean Johnson

Fresno State

YDS: 89

Tackles

Jeffrey Allison

Fresno State

TOT: 15

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Minnesota36:41
Fresno State23:19

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Minnesota holds off Fresno State 21-14

Close

Minnesota defeated Fresno State 21-14 in Week 2 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 307-299 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Minnesota set the terms early in a game that finished 21-14. Seth Green run for 1 yd for a TD (Emmit Carpenter KICK) came with {'seconds': 46, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving Minnesota the first major swing.

Minnesota's box score carried the story: 307 total yards, 132 rushing yards, and 175 passing yards. Fresno State finished with 299 total yards, including 87 on the ground and 212 through the air.

Minnesota converted 5-15 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-2, Minnesota led 10-0 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Emmit Carpenter 53 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Seth Green run for 1 yd for a TD (Emmit Carpenter KICK) (Minnesota led 7-0 over Fresno State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Emmit Carpenter 53 yd FG GOOD (Minnesota led 10-0 over Fresno State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Marcus McMaryion pass complete to Jared Rice for 1 yd for a TD (Asa Fuller KICK) (Fresno State led 7-10 over Minnesota).

  • Field Goal Good

    Emmit Carpenter 50 yd FG GOOD (Minnesota led 13-7 over Fresno State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Seth Green run for 3 yds for a TD (Seth Green pass to Ko Kieft for Two-Point Conversion) (Minnesota led 21-14 over Fresno State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 45 yds for a TD MINNESOTA Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined (Asa Fuller KICK) (Fresno State led 14-13 over Minnesota).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    21-14

    Minnesota defeated Fresno State.

  • Total yards

    307-299

    Minnesota held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    132

    Minnesota averaged 2.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    175

    Minnesota averaged 6.7 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-15

    Minnesota's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-14

    Fresno State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMinnesotaFresno State
Total Yards307299
Passing Yards175212
Rushing Yards13287
First Downs2013
Third Down Efficiency5-156-14
Fourth Down Efficiency1-11-1
Total Penalties (Yards)3-304-40
Turnovers12
Completions / Attempts16-2624-34
Rushing Attempts4524
Passing TDs02
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points72
Possession Time36:4123:19
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)