The Gophers football team pushes past UCLA with a two-minute drill touchdown

“Probably one of the worst first half periods I’ve ever experienced as a coach,” Fleck said.

Wide receiver Jackson said: “[Fleck] came in and got us going. Of course we knew it wasn’t our best half of football. We had to make a change to get the “dub”. ”

Victory required a response as time was running out.

After UCLA’s go-ahead touchdown, the Gophers drove to the UCLA 47 and faced fourth-and-six with 3:17 left. With all three timeouts left, Fleck elected to punt, and Mark Crawford’s kick was deflected at the 3 with 2:44 left. The Gophers forced the Bruins to punt, using all three timeouts, and Perich returned a 52-yard punt to the Minnesota 41 with 2:20 left.

A field goal to tie the game. A touchdown to win. The Minnesota contingent was on the edge of its seat.

Brosmer first hit tight end Jameson Geers for 13 yards to the UCLA 48 after the 2-minute warning. The QB then found Daniel Jackson for 27 yards to the Bruins 21 with 1:52 remaining – putting Minnesota within field goal range , but left plenty of time to play for a TD.