Nine players score TDs; Minnesota routs Northwestern State 66-0 in weather-shortened game

Gophers move to 2-0 with rout of Northwestern State

Minnesota Gophers wide receiver Legend Lyons (7) scores a touchdown on a screen pass against the Northwestern State Demons in the second quarter of a NCAA football game at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Minnesota Gophers defensive back John Nestor (17) returns a interception for a touchdown against the Northwestern State Demons on the very first play from scrimmage in the first quar…

College Football Team Taps Out With Six Minutes Left In Game After 66-0 Beatdown By Minnesota

PJ Fleck Minnesota Golden Gophers The Northwestern State football program called it quits on Saturday after a 66-0 beatdown at the hands of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, despite there being more than six minutes remaining on the clock. Late in the fourth quarter, a weather delay stopped the game. Rather than return to the field and play out the remaining six minutes and 15 seconds, the two teams decided it was best to end the game “by mutual con…

Minnesota 66, Northwestern State 0

Minnesota dominates Northwestern State behind historic scoring performance

Five players rushed for one touchdown apiece, two defenders found the end zone, and Minnesota cruised to a 66-0 win over Northwestern State on Saturday in Minneapolis.

Why Minnesota ran out of fireworks at stadium during rout of Northwestern State

Minnesota is only in its second game of the season, and Huntington Bank Stadium already needs a fireworks reload.

Nine players score TDs; Minnesota routs Northwestern State 66-0 in weather-shortened game

John Nestor had a pick-six on the game’s first offensive play, and Minnesota scored five first-quarter touchdowns en route to overwhelming FCS Northwestern State 66-0 Saturday.