Week 8
Final
Top Performers
Pass Yds
333
Dicken
PUR
Rush Yds
83
Evans
MINN
Rec Yds
215
Alford
PUR
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
PUR
1997 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 0 | 11 | .000 |
 Indiana | 2 | 9 | .182 |
 Iowa | 7 | 5 | .583 |
 Michigan State | 7 | 5 | .583 |
 Minnesota | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Northwestern | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Ohio State | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Penn State | 9 | 3 | .750 |
 Purdue | 9 | 3 | .750 |
 Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Michigan | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Golden Gophers fell to the Purdue Boilermakers, 59 to 43, on October 11, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dicken #12 | 10/22 | 333 | 15.1 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 238.5 |
E. Haddad #16 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 108.4 |
D. Brees #15 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sauter #17 | 10/14 | 115 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 164.0 |
B. Cockerham #5 | 4/7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 169.3 |
R. Rindels #35 | 2/2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 441.4 |
T. Atwell #1 | 1/1 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 690.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Matthews #43 | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Dicken #12 | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. Watson #36 | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
V. Sutherland #14 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Haddad #16 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Graham #31 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #15 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Evans #36 | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cockerham #5 | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hamner #12 | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
T. Atwell #1 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bean #47 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sauter #17 | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Alford #80 | 0/0 | 215 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 |
E. Watson #36 | 0/0 | 115 | 28.8 | 0 | 0 |
I. Jones #6 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Dicken #12 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Atwell #1 | 0/0 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Nelson #9 | 0/0 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hass #84 | 0/0 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wyrick #30 | 0/0 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hubbard #88 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Leverson #7 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Evans #36 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hamner #12 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bean #47 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Duerr #87 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dicken #12 | 10/22 | 333 | 15.1 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 238.5 |
E. Haddad #16 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 108.4 |
D. Brees #15 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Matthews #43 | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Dicken #12 | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. Watson #36 | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
V. Sutherland #14 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Haddad #16 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Graham #31 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brees #15 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Alford #80 | 0/0 | 215 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 |
E. Watson #36 | 0/0 | 115 | 28.8 | 0 | 0 |
I. Jones #6 | 0/0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Dicken #12 | 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 |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sauter #17 | 10/14 | 115 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 164.0 |
B. Cockerham #5 | 4/7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 169.3 |
R. Rindels #35 | 2/2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 441.4 |
T. Atwell #1 | 1/1 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 690.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Evans #36 | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cockerham #5 | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hamner #12 | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
T. Atwell #1 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bean #47 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
C. Sauter #17 | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Atwell #1 | 0/0 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Nelson #9 | 0/0 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hass #84 | 0/0 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wyrick #30 | 0/0 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hubbard #88 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Leverson #7 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Evans #36 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hamner #12 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bean #47 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Duerr #87 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 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 |
|---|
492
Total Yds
579
334
Pass Yds
266
158
Rush Yds
313
56
Total Plays
81
8.8
Yards Per Play
7.1
13.9
Yards Per Pass
11.1
4.9
Yards Per Rush
5.5
1
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1