2012 schedule
Minnesota
Big Ten
Final rank
#12
Record
6-6
Points
11
Diff
-31
Scored
256
Allowed
287
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
4178
Yards allowed
4662
Rushing yards
1975
Passing yards
2203
Turnovers
22
3rd down conv.
65
4th down conv.
7
Penalties
81
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2012 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Philip NelsonQB75
- 2. Max ShortellQB65
- 3. MarQueis GrayQB34
TD
- 1. Philip NelsonQB8
- 2. Max ShortellQB6
- 3. MarQueis GrayQB5
YDS
- 1. Philip NelsonQB873
- 2. Max ShortellQB853
- 3. MarQueis GrayQB472
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Donnell KirkwoodRB218
- 2. MarQueis GrayQB72
- 3. Philip NelsonQB69
TD
- 1. Donnell KirkwoodRB6
- 2. MarQueis GrayQB5
- 3. Rodrick Williams JrRB2
YDS
- 1. Donnell KirkwoodRB926
- 2. MarQueis GrayQB390
- 3. Rodrick Williams JrRB261
Receiving
REC
- 1. A.J. BarkerWR30
- 2. Isaac FruechteWR19
- 3. Derrick EngelWR18
TD
- 1. A.J. BarkerWR7
- 2. John RabeTE4
- 3. Drew GoodgerTE3
YDS
- 1. A.J. BarkerWR577
- 2. Derrick EngelWR375
- 3. Isaac FruechteWR256
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Michael CarterDB4
- 2. Aaron HillLB2
- 3. Brock VereenDB2
TD
- 1. Michael CarterDB1
- 2. Aaron HillLB1
- 3. Brock VereenDB0
YDS
- 1. Michael CarterDB61
- 2. Aaron HillLB33
- 3. Brock VereenDB28
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Jordan WettsteinPK12
PTS
- 1. Jordan WettsteinPK63
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2012 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV(Tier 5) | away | 30 – 27 | W | +1 | 1 |
| 2 | FCS opponent | home | 44 – 7 | W | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Western Michigan(Tier 4) | home | 28 – 23 | W | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Syracuse(Tier 3) | home | 17 – 10 | W | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | Iowa(Premier) | away | 13 – 31 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Northwestern(Tier 3) | home | 13 – 21 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Wisconsin(Premier) | away | 13 – 38 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Purdue(Tier 3) | home | 44 – 28 | W | +3 | 9 |
| 10 | Michigan(Tier 2) | home | 13 – 35 | L | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Illinois(Tier 4) | away | 17 – 3 | W | +2 | 11 |
| 12 | Nebraska(Premier) | away | 14 – 38 | L | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Michigan State(Premier) | home | 10 – 26 | L | 0 | 11 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster124 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Green | WR | 6'0" | Chicago, IL |
| 1 | Brendan Beal | LB | 6'3" · 249 lb | Bangor, PA |
| 1 | Isaiah Gentry-Madaris | WR | 6'4" · 220 lb | Cincinnati, OH |
| 1 | KJ Maye | WR | 5'10" · 194 lb | Mobile, AL |
| 2 | Cedric Thompson | DB | 6'0" | Calipatria, CA |
| 2 | Troy Stoudermire | DB | 5'10" | Dallas, TX |
| 3 | Derrick Wells | DB | 6'0" | Lehigh Acres, FL |
| 3 | Dexter Foreman | QB | 6'1" · 220 lb | Manvel, TX |
| 3 | Martez Shabazz | DB | 5'11" | DeSoto, TX |
| 4 | Keanon Cooper | LB | 6'0" | Dallas, TX |
| 5 | MarQueis Gray | QB | 6'4" | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6 | Grayson Levine | DB | 5'11" · 210 lb | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 7 | Damarius Travis | DB | 6'2" | Pensacola, FL |
| 7 | Mitch Leidner | QB | 6'4" | Lakeville, MN |
| 8 | Cameron Wilson | WR | 6'3" · 215 lb | Rockwall, TX |
| 8 | Spencer Reeves | LB | 6'2" · 234 lb | Dallas, TX |
| 9 | Alex Keith | DL | 6'3" · 254 lb | Columbia, MO |
| 9 | James Manuel | LB | 6'2" | Indianapolis, IN |
| 9 | Philip Nelson | QB | 6'2" | Mankato, MN |
| 11 | Antonio Johnson | DB | 6'0" | Cleveland, OH |
| 11 | Max Shortell | QB | 6'6" | Shawnee Mission, KS |
| 12 | Andre McDonald | WR | 6'2" | Minnetonka, MN |
| 14 | Connor Cosgrove | WR | 6'0" · 175 lb | Fitchburg, WI |
| 14 | Isaac Fruechte | WR | 6'3" | Caledonia, MN |
| 15 | Marcus Jones | DB | 5'8" | Wake Forest, NC |
| 16 | Jamel Harbison | WR | 5'11" | Charlotte, NC |
| 16 | Steven Montgomery | DB | 5'10" · 206 lb | Miramar, FL |
| 17 | C.J. Cesario | WR | 5'10" · 186 lb | Arlington Heights, IL |
| 17 | Logan Hutton | WR | 6'1" | La Marque, TX |
| 18 | Derrick Engel | WR | 6'2" | Chaska, MN |
| 18 | Peter Westerhaus | LB | 6'3" · 230 lb | Chanhassen, MN |
| 19 | Cedric Dicke | LB | 6'3" · 210 lb | Cannon Falls, MN |
| 19 | Kendall Gregory-McGhee | TE | 6'5" | Aurora, CO |
| 20 | Donnell Kirkwood | RB | 5'10" | Delray Beach, FL |
| 21 | Brock Vereen | DB | 6'0" | Valencia, CA |
| 21 | James Gillum | RB | 5'11" | Pearl River, LA |
| 22 | Jeremy Baltazar | DB | 6'0" | Corona, CA |
| 23 | Edward Sardinha | WR | 6'1" · 185 lb | Wellington, FL |
| 23 | Michael Carter | DB | 5'11" | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 24 | Matt Kloss | WR | 6'0" · 199 lb | Coon Rapids, MN |
| 25 | Devon Wright | WR | 6'0" | Coral Springs, FL |
| 26 | Mike Rallis | LB | 6'2" | Edina, MN |
| 27 | David Cobb | RB | 5'11" | Killeen, TX |
| 28 | Kenny Watkins | DB | 6'0" · 198 lb | Detroit, MI |
| 29 | Briean Boddy | DB | 5'11" · 185 lb | Wilmington, DE |
| 30 | Mike Henry | FB | 6'1" | Mahtomedi, MN |
| 31 | Cole Banham | RB | 5'9" | Lakeville, MN |
| 31 | Eric Murray | DB | 6'0" | Milwaukee, WI |
| 32 | Berkley Edwards | RB | 5'9" · 200 lb | Novi, MI |
| 32 | Lamonte Edwards | LB | 6'2" | Woodbury, MN |
| 33 | John McKelvey | DB | 6'0" · 203 lb | Hunting Valley, OH |
| 34 | Jephte Matilus | LB | 6'1" · 238 lb | Delray Beach, FL |
| 35 | Rodrick Williams Jr. | RB | 5'11" · 234 lb | Lewisville, TX |
| 36 | Chris Hawthorne | PK | 6'6" | Raleigh, NC |
| 37 | Peter Mortell | P | 6'2" | Green Bay, WI |
| 38 | David Schwerman | PK | 6'0" | Kettle Moraine, WI |
| 39 | Jordan Wettstein | PK | 5'11" | De Pere, WI |
| 40 | Jared Hartman | LS | 6'3" · 235 lb | Falcon Heights, MN |
| 40 | Nathan Tow-Arnett | DB | 6'1" · 205 lb | Redwood Falls, MN |
| 41 | Christian Eldred | P | 6'3" | Melbourne |
| 41 | Dan Orseske | P | 6'3" | Chicago, IL |
| 42 | Dominic Schultz | LB | 6'1" · 231 lb | Port Huron, MI |
| 42 | Gavin Bronson | DL | 6'4" · 242 lb | Burnsville, MN |
| 42 | JoJuan Harper | RB | — | — |
| 43 | Ryan Grant | LB | 6'2" · 226 lb | Eden Prairie, MN |
| 43 | Tyler Hartmann | FB | 6'3" | Andover, MN |
| 44 | Gabe Mezzenga | TE | 6'4" | Shoreview, MN |
| 46 | Cameron Botticelli | DL | 6'5" · 290 lb | Milwaukee, WI |
| 47 | Alex Bisch | TE | 6'6" · 250 lb | Northfield, MN |
| 47 | Quinn Bauducco | LB | 6'3" · 225 lb | Moorpark, CA |
| 48 | Jake Filkins | LS | 6'2" · 240 lb | Prescott, WI |
| 49 | Dave Ramlet | LS | 6'2" · 235 lb | Appleton, WI |
| 49 | Matt Garin | DE | 6'4" · 249 lb | Apple Valley, MN |
| 50 | Jack Lynn | LB | 6'3" | Lake Zurich, IL |
| 52 | Yoshoub Timms | DL | 6'2" | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| 52 | Zac Epping | OL | 6'2" | Kenosha, WI |
| 55 | Thieren Cockran | DE | 6'6" · 237 lb | Homestead, FL |
| 56 | Curran Delaney | DL | 6'1" · 300 lb | Victoria, MN |
| 56 | Nick Rallis | LB | 5'11" | Edina, MN |
| 57 | Aaron Hill | LB | 6'2" | St. Charles, MO |
| 58 | Ed Olson | OL | 6'7" · 309 lb | Mahtomedi, MN |
| 58 | Tommy Olson | OL | 6'4" | Mahtomedi, MN |
| 59 | Joey Balthazor | LB | 6'3" | Hartland, WI |
| 60 | Augustine Pupungatoa | OL | 6'6" · 265 lb | River Falls, WI |
| 62 | Eric Jacques | DL | 6'2" · 296 lb | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 62 | Zach Mottla | OL | 6'2" · 277 lb | Edina, MN |
| 63 | Jon Christenson | OL | 6'4" · 303 lb | Minnetonka, MN |
| 64 | Caleb Bak | OL | 6'3" · 302 lb | Columbia Heights, MN |
| 65 | Josh Campion | OL | 6'5" · 307 lb | Fergus Falls, MN |
| 66 | Luke McAvoy | OL | 6'5" · 285 lb | Bloomington, IL |
| 68 | Isaac Hayes | OL | 6'2" · 316 lb | Brooklyn Park, MN |
| 70 | Sean Ferguson | OL | 6'6" · 305 lb | Philadelphia, PA |
| 71 | Kyle McAvoy | OL | 6'5" · 308 lb | Bloomington, IL |
| 73 | Joe Bjorklund | OL | 6'5" · 300 lb | Rosemount, MN |
| 74 | Marek Lenkiewicz | OL | 6'5" · 292 lb | Tinley Park, IL |
| 75 | Ernie Heifort | OL | 6'5" | Bemidji, MN |
| 76 | Jimmy Gjere | OL | 6'7" · 323 lb | New Brighton, MN |
| 77 | Foster Bush | OL | 6'5" · 306 lb | Menasha, WI |
| 78 | Ben Lauer | OL | 6'7" · 317 lb | Plymouth, MN |
| 79 | Jonah Pirsig | OL | 6'9" · 325 lb | Blue Earth, MN |
| 80 | Devin Crawford-Tufts | WR | 6'2" | Edina, MN |
| 81 | Duke Anyanwu | TE | 6'4" · 245 lb | Blaine, MN |
| 81 | John Rabe | TE | 6'4" | Iowa Falls, IA |
| 82 | A.J. Barker | WR | 6'1" | St. Paul, MN |
| 83 | Drew Goodger | TE | 6'5" | Shawnee Mission, KS |
| 84 | Victor Keise | WR | 6'1" | Coral Springs, FL |
| 85 | Lincoln Plsek | ? | 6'4" | West, TX |
| 86 | Malcolm Moulton | WR | 5'11" | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 86 | Moses Alipate | TE | 6'5" · 281 lb | Bloomington, MN |
| 87 | Cavonte Johnson | DB | 5'11" · 198 lb | Edina, MN |
| 87 | Sahr Ngekia | TE | 6'4" · 236 lb | Richfield, MN |
| 88 | Maxx Williams | TE | 6'4" | Waconia, MN |
| 89 | Ben Holcomb | WR | 6'4" · 200 lb | Germantown, WI |
| 90 | Jackson Miller | DE | 6'5" · 230 lb | Okemos, MI |
| 92 | Roland Johnson | DL | 6'1" · 286 lb | Camden, SC |
| 93 | Ben Perry | DL | 6'5" · 263 lb | Southlake, TX |
| 94 | Harold Legania | DL | 6'4" · 313 lb | New Orleans, LA |
| 95 | D.L. Wilhite | DE | 6'3" · 244 lb | Lexington, KY |
| 97 | Scott Ekpe | DL | 6'4" | Lewisville, TX |
| 98 | Michael Amaefula | DL | 6'2" · 249 lb | Arlington, TX |
| 99 | Ra'Shede Hageman | DL | 6'6" | Minneapolis, MN |
| — | Jordan Wetstein | — | — | — |
| — | K.J. Maye | — | — | — |
| — | Rodrick Williams Jr | RB | — | — |