Improvement required
A look at statistics that depict the Gophers' offensive problems the past two weeks in losses to Wisconsin and Michigan State, compared to the four-game winning streak that preceded those games:
CategoryWisconsin, MSUPrevious four
Offensive TDs014
Turnovers62
Philip Nelson's comp. pct.31.7 (13 of 41)63.0 (46 of 73)
Avg. yards per game217421
Avg. yards per rush2.84.4
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