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2007 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

Head coach
  
Tim Brewster

Offensive scheme
  
Spread

2007 record
  
1–11 (0–8 Big Ten)

Offensive coordinator
  
Mike Dunbar

Defensive coordinator
  
Everett Withers

2007 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 2007 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was the first for new head coach Tim Brewster. They began play on September 1, 2007 at home against Bowling Green and finished the season with a record of 1 win and 11 losses.

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Preseason

On January 15, 2007 it was reported on ESPN.com that Tim Brewster was the choice of University of Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi to replace Glen Mason as the Gophers head coach. The following day, January 16, Minnesota associate athletic director Tom Wistrcill confirmed that Brewster was indeed the University's choice, with the contract signed in the early morning. Brewster was officially presented as the new head coach on Wednesday, January 17 at the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus. At his first press conference, Brewster stated that his immediate goals for the program were to "win the Big Ten championship" and "take the Gopher Nation to Pasadena.". Shortly thereafter, while addressing Gopher fans during a basketball game at Williams Arena, Brewster reiterated these goals, along with a vow to "Recruit, recruit, recruit."

Off-field incidents

On April 6, 2007, Gopher players Alex Daniels, Keith Massey, and E.J. Jones were arrested on suspicion of rape of an 18-year-old Minneapolis woman at the University Village apartment complex. On April 9, 2007 they were released without being charged pending further investigation. On July 16, 2007, Dominic Jones was arrested and charged in Hennepin County District Court with criminal sexual conduct after video of the incident was discovered. All four players involved were kicked off the team.

All-Big Ten

  • Dominique Barber – 2nd Team All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media)
  • Justin Kucek – 2nd Team All-Big Ten (Media)

    • Team awards

    Bronko Nagurski Award (Team Most Valuable Player)

  • Dominique Barber

    • Bruce Smith Award (Outstanding Offensive Player)

  • Eric Decker

    • Carl Eller Award (Outstanding Defensive Player)

  • Dominique Barber

    • Bobby Bell Award (Outstanding Special Teams Player)

  • Justin Kucek
  • Nathan Triplett

    • Butch Nash Award (Competitive on the field and in the classroom)

  • John Shevlin (Defense)
  • Steve Shidell (Offense)

    • Paul Giel Award (Unselfishness and most concern about the U of M)

  • Todd Meisel (Defense)
  • Tony Brinkhaus (Offense)

    • Neil Fredenburg Award (Courage and Love of the Game)

  • Mike Sherels (Defense)
  • Justin Valentine (Offense)

    • Outstanding First Year Player

  • Kyle Theret (Defense)
  • Adam Weber (Offense)

    • Outstanding Scout Team Players

  • Kyle Moore (Offense)
  • Andre Tate’ (Defense)

    • Coaches Award for Career Achievement

  • Ernie Wheelwright

    • Tony Dungy Character and Community Service Award

  • Amir Pinnix, Sr.

    • References

    2007 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Wikipedia
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