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Minnesota beats West Virginia 18-6 in Guaranteed Rate Bowl

PHOENIX (AP) Ky Thomas ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, Mar'Kiese Irving added 129 yards rushing and Minnesota shut down West Virginia on defense to win the Guaranteed Rate Bowl 18-6 on Tuesday night.

Thomas and Irving became the Gophers' 1-2 punch after Mohamed Ibrahim and Trey Potts sustained season-ending injuries. The two running backs carried most of the load offensively against West Virginia (6-7), accounting for 273 of Minnesota's 358 total yards.

The Gophers (9-4) overwhelmed the Mountaineers defensively, holding them to 206 total yards to win their fifth straight bowl game, third under coach P.J. Fleck.

Minnesota beats West Virginia 18-6 in Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Leaders
Passing Yards:	T. Morgan	2044
Passing TDs:	T. Morgan	10
Rushing Yards:	K. Thomas	824
Rushing TDs:	T. Potts	6
Receiving Yards:	C. Autman-Bell	506
Receiving TDs:	C. Autman-Bell	6
Interceptions:	T. Nubin	3

Schedule 2022
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
9/1	vs. New Mexico State	TBA
9/10	vs. Western Illinois	TBA
9/17	vs. Colorado	TBA
9/24	at Michigan State	TBA
10/1	vs. Purdue	TBA
10/15	at Illinois	TBA
10/22	at Penn State	TBA
10/29	vs. Rutgers	TBA
11/5	at Nebraska	TBA
11/12	vs. Northwestern	TBA
11/19	vs. Iowa	TBA
11/26	at Wisconsin	TBA

Big Ten
East
	Conference	Overall
2 Michigan	8-1	12-2
6 Ohio State	8-1	11-2
10 Michigan State	7-2	11-2
Penn State	4-5	7-6
Maryland	3-6	7-6
Rutgers	2-7	5-8
Indiana	0-9	2-10
West
	Conference	Overall
15 Iowa	7-2	10-4
Minnesota	6-3	9-4
Wisconsin	6-3	9-4
Purdue	6-3	9-4
Illinois	4-5	5-7
Nebraska	1-8	3-9
Northwestern	1-8	3-9

Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	4681 (90)
Passing Yards:	2106 (122)
Rushing Yards:	2575 (30)
Points per game:	25.5 (87)
Yards per game:	360.1 (103)
Touchdowns:	39 (77)
Field Goals:	17 (45)

Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	3624 (2)
Passing Yards:	2356 (12)
Rushing Yards:	1268 (8)
Points per game:	17.3 (6)
Yards per game:	278.8 (3)
Touchdowns:	26 (8)
Field Goals:	11 (25)

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