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ESPN record 4-1 · Big Ten 2-0 · streak W3

ESPN data fetched Oct 10, 10:29 PM CT · through Week 6 (final)

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STAT SHEETS

through Week 6

Offense

Stat	Value	FBS rank	B1G rank
Points per game	28.8	71	14
Total yards per game	341.3	108	16
Net passing yards per game	236.5	63	12
Completion %	65.4	55	10
Passing TDs	9	T-61	T-12
Rushing yards per game	104.8	127	17
Yards per rush	3.66	119	16
Rushing TDs	8	T-78	13
First downs per game	17.8	T-114	17
4th-down conversion %	62.5	T-43	9
Sacks allowed per game	0.67	11	2
Turnovers lost	7	T-61	T-12
Penalty yards per game	53.7	56	9

Defense

Stat	Value	FBS rank	B1G rank
Points allowed per game	21.8	57	10
Total yards allowed per game	288.8	21	6
Net passing yards allowed per game	159.7	17	5
Opp. completion %	59.1	48	8
Rushing yards allowed per game	129.2	52	11
Opp. yards per rush	3.93	64	12
Sacks	14	T-37	6
Sacks per game	2.33	T-50	6
Interceptions	4	T-58	T-8
Takeaways	n/a	—	—
Turnover margin	n/a	—	—

Special teams

Stat	Value	FBS rank	B1G rank
Field goal %	100.0	T-1	T-1
Field goals made	11	T-5	2
Long field goal	51	T-43	T-3
Extra point %	100.0	T-1	T-1
Gross punt average	40.9	115	15
Kick return average	21.7	47	5

Source: ESPN public APIs: game summaries (box scores) for every final FBS game, standings, team season stats and player season stats (cross-checks). Team and player figures are sums of ESPN box scores of final games. National rank = among the 138 FBS teams with a final game; B1G rank = among the 18 Big Ten teams. Ranks are computed by B1G+A from those ESPN values (T- = tied). Anything that failed a cross-check against ESPN season totals is left out.

TEAM LEADERS

verified vs ESPN season stats

Passing yards

Drake Lindsey

1335

127/196, 1335 pass yds, 9 TD, 5 INT; 12 rush, -13 yds, 0 TD · 6 G

Passing TDs

Drake Lindsey

9

127/196, 1335 pass yds, 9 TD, 5 INT; 12 rush, -13 yds, 0 TD · 6 G

Rushing yards

TJ Thomas

319

52 rush, 319 yds, 1 TD; 17 rec, 96 yds, 0 TD · 6 G

Rushing TDs

Darius Taylor

4

64 rush, 154 yds, 4 TD; 18 rec, 155 yds, 1 TD · 5 G

Receiving yards

Javon Tracy

375

32 rec, 375 yds, 1 TD · 6 G

Receptions

Javon Tracy

32

32 rec, 375 yds, 1 TD · 6 G

Receiving TDs

Jalen Smith

3

15 rec, 210 yds, 3 TD · 5 G

Total tackles

Maverick Baranowski

45

45 tackles (25 solo), 1 sacks, 1 INT · 6 G

Sacks

TJ Bush Jr.

4

23 tackles (10 solo), 4 sacks · 6 G

Interceptions

Maverick Baranowski

1

45 tackles (25 solo), 1 sacks, 1 INT · 6 G

Field goals made

Luke Drzewiecki

10

FG 10/10, XP 12/12 · 5 G

Gross punt average (min. 2 punts per team game)

Tom Weston

41.5

25 punts, 41.5 avg · 6 G

Kick return yards

Quayd Hendryx

228

2 rec, 28 yds, 1 TD; 10 kick returns, 228 yds · 6 G

GAME BREAKDOWNS

every 2026 game · ESPN box scores

Wk 1 · Thu Sep 3 vs

E Illinois W 59–7

	MINN	EIU
First downs	24	4
Total yards	495	110
Net passing yards	348	59
Comp/att	26/33	9/15
Rushing yards	147	51
Rush attempts	38	28
3rd down	10-15	3-13
4th down	1-1	0-0
Turnovers	1	0
Penalties-yards	2-10	6-35
Possession	36:21	23:39

MINN top performers

Pass Drake Lindsey 19/24, 264 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rush Darius Taylor 14 rush, 56 yds, 3 TD
Rec Javon Tracy 5 rec, 98 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Maverick Baranowski 6 tackles (1 solo), 1 TFL, 0 sacks

EIU top performers

Pass Cole LaCrue 7/12, 51 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rush Cole LaCrue 5 rush, 22 yds, 0 TD
Rec Tyren Buggs 6 rush, 2 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Lonnie Burt 6 tackles (4 solo), 2.5 TFL, 0 sacks

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 2 · Sat Sep 12 vs

Mississippi St L 13–38

	MINN	MSST
First downs	18	28
Total yards	292	479
Net passing yards	279	227
Comp/att	31/48	16/22
Rushing yards	13	252
Rush attempts	15	46
3rd down	4-13	6-10
4th down	2-3	1-1
Turnovers	0	1
Penalties-yards	12-115	6-60
Possession	29:45	30:15

MINN top performers

Pass Drake Lindsey 31/48, 279 pass yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Rush Darius Taylor 6 rush, 15 yds, 0 TD
Rec Noah Jennings 7 rec, 88 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Kerry Brown 10 tackles (6 solo), 0 TFL, 0 sacks

MSST top performers

Pass Kamario Taylor 16/22, 227 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
Rush Fluff Bothwell 18 rush, 113 yds, 2 TD
Rec Anthony Evans III 1 rush, 6 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Tyler Lockhart 7 tackles (4 solo), 1 TFL, 1 sacks

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 3 · Sat Sep 19 vs

Akron W 41–7

	MINN	AKR
First downs	20	16
Total yards	395	221
Net passing yards	204	173
Comp/att	17/31	21/39
Rushing yards	191	48
Rush attempts	33	21
3rd down	5-14	3-13
4th down	1-1	0-1
Turnovers	1	2
Penalties-yards	4-45	7-74
Possession	34:04	25:56

MINN top performers

Pass Drake Lindsey 17/31, 204 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rush TJ Thomas 13 rush, 122 yds, 1 TD
Rec Javon Tracy 5 rec, 91 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Joey Gerlach 8 tackles (6 solo), 0 TFL, 0 sacks

AKR top performers

Pass Brayden Roggow 12/25, 131 pass yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Rush Cibastian Broughton 3 rush, 17 yds, 0 TD
Rec Gentz Hilburn 3 rec, 49 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Donelius Johnson 12 tackles (8 solo), 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 4 · Sat Sep 26 at

Washington W 27–24 B1G

	MINN	WASH
First downs	18	16
Total yards	329	279
Net passing yards	204	239
Comp/att	21/29	18/28
Rushing yards	125	40
Rush attempts	33	27
3rd down	4-14	1-10
4th down	0-0	2-2
Turnovers	1	2
Penalties-yards	8-70	5-40
Possession	36:01	23:59

MINN top performers

Pass Drake Lindsey 21/29, 204 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rush TJ Thomas 11 rush, 78 yds, 0 TD
Rec Noah Jennings 4 rec, 58 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Maverick Baranowski 7 tackles (6 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sacks, 1 INT

WASH top performers

Pass Demond Williams Jr. 18/28, 239 pass yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rush Brian Bonner Jr. 7 rush, 23 yds, 0 TD
Rec Dezmen Roebuck 7 rec, 87 yds, 1 TD
Tkl Zaydrius Rainey-Sale 8 tackles (7 solo), 0 TFL, 0 sacks

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 5 · Sat Oct 3 vs

Michigan W 20–14 B1G

	MINN	MICH
First downs	17	11
Total yards	262	180
Net passing yards	136	101
Comp/att	17/25	10/21
Rushing yards	126	79
Rush attempts	40	28
3rd down	4-14	3-10
4th down	1-1	0-1
Turnovers	2	3
Penalties-yards	1-5	6-43
Possession	37:36	22:24

MINN top performers

Pass Drake Lindsey 17/25, 136 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rush TJ Thomas 12 rush, 56 yds, 0 TD
Rec Noah Jennings 2 rush, 32 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Zack Harden 7 tackles (1 solo), 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks, 1 INT

MICH top performers

Pass Bryce Underwood 10/21, 101 pass yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
Rush Jordan Marshall 10 rush, 50 yds, 1 TD
Rec JJ Buchanan 4 rec, 50 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Troy Bowles 9 tackles (6 solo), 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

Wk 6 · Sat Oct 10 at

Purdue L 13–41 B1G

	MINN	PUR
First downs	10	27
Total yards	275	464
Net passing yards	248	159
Comp/att	22/39	14/24
Rushing yards	27	305
Rush attempts	13	47
3rd down	4-13	5-12
4th down	0-2	1-2
Turnovers	2	0
Penalties-yards	7-77	5-38
Possession	22:53	37:07

MINN top performers

Pass Drake Lindsey 22/39, 248 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rush Darius Taylor 7 rush, 15 yds, 0 TD
Rec Jalen Smith 3 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD
Tkl Maverick Baranowski 11 tackles (7 solo), 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks

PUR top performers

Pass Ryan Browne 14/24, 159 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rush Fame Ijeboi 31 rush, 195 yds, 3 TD
Rec De'Nylon Morrissette 2 rec, 51 yds, 0 TD
Tkl Charles Correa 6 tackles (3 solo), 0 TFL, 0 sacks, 1 PD

Full box score → · ESPN box score ↗

WEEKLY ARCHIVE

cumulative through each week · (FBS rank/B1G rank)

Snapshot	GP	W-L	Pts/G	Opp pts/G	Yds/G	Opp yds/G	Data
Week 1	1	1-0	59.0 (T-13/2)	7.0 (T-25/5)	495.0 (45/9)	110.0 (6/2)	JSON
Week 2	2	1-1	36.0 (T-49/T-8)	22.5 (T-78/13)	393.5 (78/12)	294.5 (T-51/11)	JSON
Week 3	3	2-1	37.7 (T-42/11)	17.3 (T-41/10)	394.0 (76/15)	270.0 (T-27/8)	JSON
Week 4	4	3-1	35.0 (T-46/8)	19.0 (T-40/10)	377.8 (84/16)	272.2 (25/6)	JSON
Week 5	5	4-1	32.0 (T-62/T-8)	18.0 (T-35/9)	354.6 (99/16)	253.8 (12/3)	JSON
Week 6	6	4-2	28.8 (71/14)	21.8 (57/10)	341.3 (108/16)	288.8 (21/6)	JSON

Weeks 1–5 were backfilled on Oct 10 from ESPN box scores of final games. Each week is a cumulative snapshot through that ESPN week.

B1G+A PROJECTIONS & REPORTS

Minnesota

MINN

B1G+A Week 6 projection posted Oct 10, 1:09 AM CT

MINN 30 – PUR 24 · pick MINN (ESPN FPI 53%) · line MINN -2.5

Final MINN 13, PUR 41 · MISS

REPORTS

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Wk 6 · Sat Oct 10 @

Purdue 13–41 L 5 cards

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postedMINN PUR FINALOct 10, 2026 · 10:21 PM CT

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postedMINN PUR HALFOct 10, 2026 · 8:38 PM CT

postedMINN PUR Q1Oct 10, 2026 · 7:41 PM CT

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