Overview

• Redshirt freshman Drake Lindsey went 19-of-35 for 290 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, including a 60-yard strike to Jalen Smith early in the fourth quarter.
• Darius Taylor shouldered the ground game with 30 carries for 141 yards and added four receptions for 36 yards.
• Minnesota held Buffalo to 151 total yards, forced six three-and-outs, and limited the Bulls to 1-for-11 on third down.
• Transfer kicker Brady Denaburg converted field goals from 38, 29 and 25 yards and made two extra points in his Gophers debut.
• The Gophers outgained the Bulls 443-151 and next host Northwestern State on Sept. 6 at Huntington Bank Stadium.