OFFENSIVE MVP
Tyler Johnson, Gophers
The senior receiver caught seven passes for 125 yards and a touchdown, eclipsing 1,000 receiving yards for the second consecutive season. He's just 107 yards from tying the Gophers' all-time record of 3,119 yards held by Eric Decker.
DEFENSIVE MVP
Antoine Winfield Jr., Gophers
The sophomore safety made 11 tackles, including one strip sack for a loss of 10 yards.
BY THE NUMBERS
1905 The last time the Gophers managed 10 regular-season victories.
3 Players who became millennials Saturday, with Johnson, receiver Rashod Bateman and running back Rodney Smith all reaching 1,000 yards, either receiving or rushing, this season.
26 The Gophers single-season TD pass record set by Tanner Morgan, who threw for four scores Saturday, besting Adam Weber's 2007 mark of 24.
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