Minnesota 48, Oregon State 14
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 9, 2017
Where: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
Temperature:
69°
Head Official:
Jerry McGinn
Attendance:
35206
By The Sports Xchange
Running back Shannon Brooks scored on three short touchdown runs as Minnesota used a potent rushing game and capitalized on three turnovers by Oregon State on Saturday night in a 48-14 rout in Corvallis, Ore.
Brooks carried 17 times for 91 yards as Minnesota outgained Oregon State by a margin of 253-80 on the ground.
Brooks scored from 2 yards out early in the second quarter as Minnesota (2-0) bolted to a 17-0 lead. He added a second 2-yard run late in the third quarter for a 34-14 lead and scored from 1 yard out with 5:24 remaining in the fourth.
Brooks was not even Minnesota's top rusher.
Rodney Smith carried 30 times for 92 yards and a touchdown as the Golden Gophers maintained possession for 38-plus minutes.
Tyler Johnson caught four passes for 127 yards, including an impressive 67-yard TD reception for Minnesota's first touchdown.
Minnesota quarterback Conor Rhoda was 7-of-8 for 158 yards as the Golden Gophers ran the ball 58 times.
Oregon State's Jake Luton completed 16-of-28 passes for 135 yards and one touchdown. The Beavers (1-2) gave up 411 yards of total offense and lost three fumbles.
The Golden Gophers held a 17-14 lead after a 2-yard run by Oregon State's Trevorris Johnson with 8:33 remaining in the first half. They carried a 20-14 lead on a 49-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter with 2:41 left before halftime and scored four rushing touchdowns in the second half.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Minnesota
|
411 |
253 |
158 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
3.0 |
3 |
| Oregon State
|
225 |
80 |
145 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
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