▁team m ates ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁h ug ▁from ▁Co ach ▁P J ▁Fle ck ▁in ▁an ▁emot ional ▁after math . ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁started ▁ 7 - 0 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁year ▁they ▁won ▁their ▁last ▁national ▁championship . ▁ ▁Maryland ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁jump ed ▁out ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 8 - 3 ▁lead ▁at ▁hal ft ime ▁and ▁controlled ▁the ▁game ▁from ▁start ▁to ▁finish ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Ter rap ins ▁ 5 2 - 1 0 ▁in ▁Min ne apolis . ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁held ▁the ▁Ter ps ▁to ▁only ▁ 2 1 0 ▁yards , ▁including ▁ 7 6 ▁r ushing , ▁and ▁forced ▁two ▁turno vers . ▁Johnson ▁and ▁R ash od ▁Bat eman ▁each ▁had ▁a ▁T D ▁reception ▁while ▁S eth ▁Green ▁ran ▁for ▁two ▁more . ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁started ▁ 8 - 0 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁ever ▁and ▁ge ared ▁up ▁for ▁an ▁und efe ated ▁match up ▁with ▁P enn ▁State ▁next ▁week ▁ ▁P enn ▁State ▁ ▁While ▁Alabama ▁and ▁L SU ▁were ▁the ▁talk ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁world , ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁P enn ▁State ▁squ ared ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁und efe ated ▁match ups ▁of ▁the ▁week . ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁were ▁ 6 . 5 ▁point ▁under d ogs ▁to ▁the ▁un be aten ▁N itt any ▁L ions , ▁but ▁like ▁the ▁last ▁couple ▁games ▁the ▁G oph