Week 1 · 2015
Central Michigan at Minnesota
Mon 12/28/2015 05:00 PMFord FieldMinnesota pregame66% — Pregame win probability: 66% for Minnesota. Minnesota favored, and won.Neutral site
Played indoors — conditions are not a factor.
Central Michigan
14
7–6
Minnesota
21
6–7
Attendance
34,217
reported
MINN10 plays, 70 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Brian Eavey kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 14:40 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Rodney Smith run for 37 yds to the CMich 38 for a 1ST down | +37 |
| 13:55 | 1st & 10 | opp 38 | Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the CMich 33 | +5 |
| 13:43 | 2nd & 5 | opp 33 | Rodney Smith run for 9 yds to the CMich 24 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 12:50 | 1st & 10 | opp 24 | Rodney Smith run for no gain to the CMich 24 | 0 |
| 12:30 | 2nd & 10 | opp 24 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 13 yds to the CMich 11 for a 1ST down | +13 |
| 11:55 | 1st & 10 | opp 11 | Shannon Brooks run for 1 yd to the CMich 10 | +1 |
| 11:20 | 2nd & 9 | opp 10 | Mitch Leidner run for 3 yds to the CMich 7 | +3 |
| 10:35 | 3rd & 6 | opp 7 | Shannon Brooks run for 2 yds to the CMich 5 | +2 |
| 10:11 | 4th & 4 | opp 5 | Ryan Santoso 22 yd FG GOOD | +22 |
CMU5 plays, 3 yd · Punt | ||||
| 10:11 | 4th & 4 | own 35 | Ryan Santoso kickoff for 60 yds | 0 |
| 9:44 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Romello Ross run for 3 yds to the CMich 38 | +3 |
| 9:30 | 2nd & 7 | own 38 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Mark Chapman | 0 |
| 9:24 | 3rd & 7 | own 38 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Anthony Rice | 0 |
| 9:12 | 4th & 7 | own 38 | Zach Oakley punt for 56 yds , KiAnte Hardin returns for 14 yds to the Minn 20 | +14 |
MINN7 plays, 14 yd · Punt | ||||
| 9:05 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to Drew Wolitarsky | 0 |
| 8:52 | 2nd & 10 | own 20 | Mitch Leidner run for 1 yd to the Minn 21 | +1 |
| 8:10 | 3rd & 9 | own 21 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Brandon Lingen for 10 yds to the Minn 31 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 7:20 | 1st & 10 | own 31 | Rodney Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 30 | −1 |
| 7:12 | 2nd & 11 | own 30 | Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to Brandon Lingen | 0 |
| 6:59 | 3rd & 11 | own 30 | Rodney Smith run for 4 yds to the Minn 34 | +4 |
| 6:24 | 4th & 7 | own 34 | Peter Mortell punt for 54 yds , Emmett Thomas returns for 6 yds to the CMich 18 | +6 |
CMU16 plays, 82 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 5:50 | 1st & 10 | own 18 | Romello Ross run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 16 | −2 |
| 5:35 | 2nd & 12 | own 16 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Romello Ross for 16 yds to the CMich 32 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 5:00 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | Anthony Rice run for 6 yds to the CMich 38 | +6 |
| 4:36 | 2nd & 4 | own 38 | Cooper Rush run for 11 yds to the CMich 49 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 4:10 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Zach Crouch | 0 |
| 3:48 | 2nd & 10 | own 49 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Romello Ross for 9 yds to the Minn 42 | +9 |
| 3:24 | 3rd & 1 | opp 42 | Romello Ross run for 2 yds to the Minn 40 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 2:53 | 1st & 10 | opp 40 | Romello Ross run for 11 yds to the Minn 29 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 2:25 | 1st & 10 | opp 29 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Corey Willis for 11 yds to the Minn 18 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 1:45 | 1st & 10 | opp 18 | Jahray Hayes run for 1 yd to the Minn 17 | +1 |
| 1:20 | 2nd & 9 | opp 17 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Corey Willis | 0 |
| 0:55 | 3rd & 9 | opp 17 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Ben McCord for 16 yds to the Minn 1 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 0:20 | 1st & goal | opp 1 | Joe Bacci run for no gain to the Minn 1 | 0 |
| 0:10 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | Jahray Hayes run for no gain to the Minn 1 | 0 |
| 0:00 | goal line | End of 1st Quarter | 0 | |
| 14:55 | 3rd & goal | opp 1 | Cooper Rush run for 1 yd for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK) | +1 |
MINN7 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 14:55 | 3rd & 10 | own 35 | Brian Eavey kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 14:50 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to Drew Wolitarsky | 0 |
| 14:42 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Shannon Brooks for 19 yds to the Minn 44 for a 1ST down | +19 |
| 14:15 | 1st & 10 | own 44 | Shannon Brooks run for 1 yd to the Minn 45 | +1 |
| 13:24 | 2nd & 9 | own 45 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Brandon Lingen for 14 yds to the CMich 41 for a 1ST down | +14 |
| 12:55 | 1st & 10 | opp 41 | Shannon Brooks run for 30 yds to the CMich 11 for a 1ST down | +30 |
| 12:43 | 1st & 10 | opp 11 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 11 yds for a TD, (Ryan Santoso KICK) | +11 |
CMU12 plays, 29 yd · Punt | ||||
| 12:43 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Ryan Santoso kickoff for 63 yds , Emmett Thomas return for 18 yds to the CMich 20 | +18 |
| 12:15 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 3 yds to the CMich 23 | +3 |
| 11:57 | 2nd & 7 | own 23 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll | 0 |
| 11:35 | 3rd & 7 | own 23 | Cooper Rush run for 8 yds to the CMich 31 for a 1ST down | +8 |
| 11:17 | 1st & 10 | own 31 | Romello Ross run for 4 yds to the CMich 35 | +4 |
| 10:42 | 2nd & 6 | own 35 | Romello Ross run for 5 yds to the CMich 40 | +5 |
| 9:55 | 3rd & 1 | own 40 | Romello Ross run for 11 yds to the Minn 49 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 9:43 | 1st & 10 | opp 49 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Corey Willis | 0 |
| 9:15 | 2nd & 10 | opp 49 | Romello Ross run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 49 | −2 |
| 8:56 | 3rd & 12 | own 49 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Ben McCord | 0 |
| 8:56 | 4th & 12 | own 49 | Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 08:56 | 0 |
| 8:48 | 4th & 12 | own 49 | Zach Oakley punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Minn 9 | 0 |
MINN6 plays, 17 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 8:20 | 1st & 10 | own 9 | Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the Minn 11 | +2 |
| 7:55 | 2nd & 8 | own 11 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Drew Wolitarsky for 5 yds to the Minn 16 | +5 |
| 7:10 | 3rd & 3 | own 16 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 9 yds to the Minn 25 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 6:45 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the Minn 27 | +2 |
| 5:50 | 2nd & 8 | own 27 | Rodney Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 26 | −1 |
| 5:40 | 3rd & 9 | own 26 | Mitch Leidner pass intercepted Josh Cox return for no gain to the Minn 46 | 0 |
CMU4 plays, -18 yd · Punt | ||||
| 5:35 | 1st & 10 | opp 46 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Ben McCord | 0 |
| 5:31 | 2nd & 10 | opp 46 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll | 0 |
| 5:20 | 3rd & 10 | own 46 | Cooper Rush sacked by TEAM for a loss of 18 yards to the MINNESOTA 36 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Cooper Rush) to the CMich 36 | −18 |
| 5:14 | 4th & 28 | own 36 | Zach Oakley punt for 49 yds , KiAnte Hardin returns for 11 yds to the Minn 26 | +11 |
MINN10 plays, 27 yd · Punt | ||||
| 4:45 | 1st & 10 | own 26 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Brandon Lingen for 2 yds to the Minn 28 | +2 |
| 4:15 | 2nd & 8 | own 28 | Mitch Leidner run for 2 yds to the Minn 30 | +2 |
| 3:45 | 3rd & 6 | own 30 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 7 yds to the Minn 37 for a 1ST down | +7 |
| 3:30 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the Minn 39 | +2 |
| 2:45 | 2nd & 8 | own 39 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Nate Wozniak for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 2:25 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Mitch Leidner sacked by Jabari Dean for a loss of 6 yards to the Minn 44 | −6 |
| 2:23 | 2nd & 16 | own 44 | Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 02:23 | 0 |
| 2:00 | 2nd & 16 | own 44 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Eric Carter for 5 yds to the Minn 49 | +5 |
| 1:50 | 3rd & 11 | own 49 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Shannon Brooks for 4 yds to the CMich 47 | +4 |
| 1:32 | 4th & 7 | opp 47 | Peter Mortell punt for 41 yds, downed at the CMich 6 | 0 |
CMU5 plays, 13 yd · End of period | ||||
| 1:00 | 1st & 10 | own 6 | Romello Ross run for 5 yds to the CMich 11 | +5 |
| 0:45 | 2nd & 5 | own 11 | Romello Ross run for 6 yds to the CMich 17 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 0:11 | 1st & 10 | own 17 | Romello Ross run for 17 yds to the CMich 34 for a 1ST down | +17 |
| 0:11 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Corey Willis) to the CMich 19 | −15 |
| 0:00 | goal line | End of 2nd Quarter | 0 | |
CMU5 plays, 8 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Ryan Santoso kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 14:25 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Romello Ross run for no gain to the CMich 25 | 0 |
| 13:55 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Romello Ross for 8 yds to the CMich 33 | +8 |
| 13:39 | 3rd & 2 | own 33 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Corey Willis | 0 |
| 13:28 | 4th & 2 | own 33 | Cooper Rush punt for 55 yds, downed at the Minn 12 | 0 |
MINN9 plays, 64 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 12:45 | 1st & 10 | own 12 | Shannon Brooks run for 1 yd to the Minn 13 | +1 |
| 12:15 | 2nd & 9 | own 13 | Shannon Brooks run for 7 yds to the Minn 20 | +7 |
| 12:00 | 3rd & 2 | own 20 | Shannon Brooks run for 2 yds to the Minn 22 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 11:15 | 1st & 10 | own 22 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Drew Wolitarsky for 40 yds to the CMich 38 for a 1ST down | +40 |
| 10:55 | 1st & 10 | opp 38 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Shannon Brooks for 15 yds to the CMich 23 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 10:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 23 | Mitch Leidner sacked by Mitch Stanitzek for a loss of 9 yards to the CMich 32 | −9 |
| 9:30 | 2nd & 19 | opp 32 | Rodney Smith run for 3 yds to the CMich 29 | +3 |
| 8:38 | 3rd & 16 | opp 29 | Mitch Leidner run for 5 yds to the CMich 24 | +5 |
| 8:30 | 4th & 11 | opp 24 | Ryan Santoso 42 yd FG GOOD | +42 |
CMU8 plays, 12 yd · Punt | ||||
| 8:30 | 4th & 11 | own 35 | Ryan Santoso kickoff for 20 yds | 0 |
| 8:00 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Romello Ross run for 5 yds to the Minn 45 | +5 |
| 7:15 | 2nd & 5 | opp 45 | Romello Ross run for a loss of 4 yards to the Minn 49 | −4 |
| 6:45 | 3rd & 9 | opp 49 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Anthony Rice for 11 yds to the Minn 38 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 6:29 | 1st & 10 | opp 38 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll | 0 |
| 5:55 | 2nd & 10 | opp 38 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Corey Willis for no gain to the Minn 38 | 0 |
| 5:10 | 3rd & 10 | opp 38 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Jahray Hayes for no gain to the Minn 38 | 0 |
| 4:55 | 4th & 10 | opp 38 | Brian Eavey punt for 38 yds for a touchback | 0 |
MINN6 plays, 22 yd · Punt | ||||
| 4:30 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Shannon Brooks run for 3 yds to the Minn 23 | +3 |
| 4:00 | 2nd & 7 | own 23 | CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Defensive Holding (Kavon Frazier) to the Minn 33 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 3:15 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | Shannon Brooks run for 2 yds to the Minn 35 | +2 |
| 2:35 | 2nd & 8 | own 35 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Shannon Brooks for 7 yds to the Minn 42 | +7 |
| 1:55 | 3rd & 1 | own 42 | Rodney Smith run for no gain to the Minn 42 | 0 |
| 1:44 | 4th & 1 | own 42 | Peter Mortell punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Emmett Thomas at the CMich 15 | 0 |
CMU5 plays, -5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 1:05 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Romello Ross run for no gain to the CMich 15 | 0 |
| 0:30 | 2nd & 10 | own 15 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Romello Ross for a loss of 5 yards to the CMich 10 | −5 |
| 0:11 | 3rd & 15 | own 10 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Zach Crouch | 0 |
| 0:00 | 4th & 15 | own 10 | Zach Oakley punt for 45 yds , KiAnte Hardin returns for 3 yds to the Minn 48 | +3 |
| 0:00 | goal line | End of 3rd Quarter | 0 | |
MINN4 plays, 8 yd · On downs | ||||
| 14:45 | 1st & 10 | own 48 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Drew Wolitarsky for 7 yds to the CMich 45 | +7 |
| 14:00 | 2nd & 3 | opp 45 | Shannon Brooks run for a loss of 3 yards to the CMich 48 | −3 |
| 13:05 | 3rd & 6 | opp 48 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 4 yds to the CMich 44 | +4 |
| 12:58 | 4th & 2 | opp 44 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Brandon Lingen for no gain to the CMich 44 | 0 |
CMU4 plays, 56 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 12:51 | 1st & 10 | own 44 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Corey Willis for 21 yds to the Minn 35 for a 1ST down | +21 |
| 12:21 | 1st & 10 | opp 35 | Romello Ross run for 16 yds to the Minn 19 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 11:51 | 1st & 10 | opp 19 | Romello Ross run for 6 yds to the Minn 13 | +6 |
| 11:08 | 2nd & 4 | opp 13 | Romello Ross run for 13 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK) | +13 |
MINN14 plays, 74 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 11:08 | 2nd & 4 | own 35 | Brian Eavey kickoff for 56 yds , KJ Maye return for 17 yds to the Minn 26 | +17 |
| 10:40 | 1st & 10 | own 26 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 6 yds to the Minn 32 | +6 |
| 10:10 | 2nd & 4 | own 32 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Rodney Smith for 5 yds to the Minn 37 for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 9:55 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Rodney Smith run for 9 yds to the Minn 46 | +9 |
| 9:15 | 2nd & 1 | own 46 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 8 yds to the CMich 46 for a 1ST down | +8 |
| 9:02 | 1st & 10 | opp 46 | Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to KJ Maye | 0 |
| 8:35 | 2nd & 10 | opp 46 | Rodney Smith run for 3 yds to the CMich 43 | +3 |
| 7:55 | 3rd & 7 | opp 43 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 9 yds to the CMich 34 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 7:13 | 1st & 10 | opp 34 | Rodney Smith run for no gain to the CMich 34 | 0 |
| 6:30 | 2nd & 10 | opp 34 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Brandon Lingen for 7 yds to the CMich 27 | +7 |
| 5:55 | 3rd & 3 | opp 27 | Mitch Leidner run for 7 yds to the CMich 20 for a 1ST down | +7 |
| 5:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 20 | Shannon Brooks run for 2 yds to the CMich 18 | +2 |
| 4:35 | 2nd & 8 | opp 18 | Mitch Leidner pass complete to Eric Carter for 5 yds to the CMich 13 | +5 |
| 4:26 | 3rd & 3 | opp 13 | Mitch Leidner run for 13 yds for a TD, (Mitch Leidner pass to KJ Maye for Two-Point Conversion) | +13 |
CMU7 plays, 33 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 4:26 | 3rd & 3 | own 35 | Ryan Santoso kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 3:59 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Corey Willis for 19 yds to the CMich 44 for a 1ST down | +19 |
| 3:29 | 1st & 10 | own 44 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 7 yds to the Minn 49 | +7 |
| 3:19 | 2nd & 3 | opp 49 | Romello Ross run for 4 yds to the Minn 45 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 2:55 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Corey Willis | 0 |
| 2:20 | 2nd & 10 | opp 45 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Eric Cooper for 3 yds to the Minn 42 | +3 |
| 2:10 | 3rd & 7 | opp 42 | Cooper Rush pass intercepted Briean Boddy-Calhoun return for no gain to the Minn 35 | 0 |
MINN9 plays, 15 yd · Punt | ||||
| 2:07 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Shannon Brooks run for 1 yd to the Minn 36 | +1 |
| 2:06 | 2nd & 9 | own 36 | Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 02:06 | 0 |
| 2:02 | 2nd & 9 | own 36 | Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to KJ Maye | 0 |
| 1:58 | 3rd & 9 | own 36 | Shannon Brooks run for 10 yds to the Minn 46 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 1:52 | 1st & 10 | own 46 | Mitch Leidner run for 3 yds to the Minn 49 | +3 |
| 1:20 | 2nd & 7 | own 49 | Shannon Brooks run for 4 yds to the CMich 47 | +4 |
| 0:30 | 3rd & 3 | opp 47 | Shannon Brooks run for 2 yds to the CMich 45 | +2 |
| 0:21 | 4th & 1 | opp 45 | MINNESOTA Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the 50 yard line | −5 |
| 0:13 | 4th & 6 | midfield | Peter Mortell punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 4 | 0 |
CMU5 plays, 21 yd · End of period | ||||
| 0:05 | 1st & 10 | own 4 | Cooper Rush pass complete to Ben McCord for 26 yds to the CMich 30 for a 1ST down | +26 |
| 0:04 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | TEAM pass incomplete | 0 |
| 0:04 | 2nd & 10 | own 30 | Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 00:04 | 0 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 30 | Cooper Rush sacked by De'Vondre Campbell for a loss of 5 yards to the CMich 25 | −5 |
| 0:00 | goal line | End of 4th Quarter | 0 | |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
Previous meeting vs. Team
Minnesota 1–0 vs Central Michigan
- 1987 · wk 5Central Michigan 10 @ Minnesota 30
Previous 3 meetings vs. Jerry Kill
Central Michigan 2–1 vs Jerry Kill
- 2010 · wk 8Central Michigan 7 @ Northern Illinois 33
- 2009 · wk 13Northern Illinois 31 @ Central Michigan 45
- 2008 · wk 12Central Michigan 33 @ Northern Illinois 30
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