Week 7
Final
Top Performers
Pass Yds
246
Thompson
PSU
Rush Yds
76
Mitchell
PSU
Rec Yds
97
Leverson
MINN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
PSU
1998 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 3 | 8 | .273 |
 Indiana | 4 | 7 | .364 |
 Iowa | 3 | 8 | .273 |
 Michigan State | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 Minnesota | 5 | 6 | .455 |
 Northwestern | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Penn State | 9 | 3 | .750 |
 Purdue | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Michigan | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Ohio State | 11 | 1 | .917 |
 Wisconsin | 11 | 1 | .917 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Golden Gophers fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 27 to 17, on October 10, 1998.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thompson #16 | 16/32 | 246 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 124.9 |
R. Casey #12 | 2/2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 167.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Persby #11 | 13/34 | 113 | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 64.1 |
B. Cockerham #5 | 2/2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 353.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mitchell #32 | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McCoo #8 | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #25 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cerimele #36 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
K. Thompson #16 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Easy #34 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Casey #12 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hamner #12 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Evans #36 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Henderson #4 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cockerham #5 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bruce #23 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Persby #11 | 10 | -17 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jones #7 | 0/0 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nastasi #21 | 0/0 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Fields #2 | 0/0 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Branch #1 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #82 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #25 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Easy #34 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cerimele #36 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Leverson #7 | 0/0 | 97 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Henderson #4 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
R. Keller #1 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Johnson #3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thompson #16 | 16/32 | 246 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 124.9 |
R. Casey #12 | 2/2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 167.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mitchell #32 | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McCoo #8 | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #25 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cerimele #36 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
K. Thompson #16 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Easy #34 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Casey #12 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Jones #7 | 0/0 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nastasi #21 | 0/0 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Fields #2 | 0/0 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Branch #1 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #82 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #25 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Easy #34 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cerimele #36 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Persby #11 | 13/34 | 113 | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 64.1 |
B. Cockerham #5 | 2/2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 353.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hamner #12 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Evans #36 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Henderson #4 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cockerham #5 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bruce #23 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Persby #11 | 10 | -17 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Leverson #7 | 0/0 | 97 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Henderson #4 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
R. Keller #1 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Johnson #3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
425
Total Yds
224
262
Pass Yds
134
163
Rush Yds
90
83
Total Plays
65
5.1
Yards Per Play
3.4
7.7
Yards Per Pass
3.7
3.3
Yards Per Rush
3.1
0
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
2
