The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3, 3-3) upset the No. 24-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini (6-3, 3-3) on the road Saturday, 25-17. It's the Gophers' second win against an Associated Press Top 25-ranked team as they defeated then-11th-ranked USC at home on Oct.
5. It's also the first time the Gophers football program has won a game against head coach Bret Bielema, who had a 10-0 record against Minnesota heading into the game and was previously 3-0 against P.J.
Fleck. Related: Gophers lead No. 24 Illinois 13-10 at halftime Follow us on Facebook The Gophers are now bowl-eligible, the fourth-consecutive season a Fleck-led team has won at least that many games.
It's also the fourth consecutive win for the Gophers since losing in controversial fashion against the Michigan Wolverines at the Big House. Related: Questionable late penalty on onside kick ends Gophers' hopes in 27-24 loss to No. 12 Michigan Minnesota got back to its old ways of dominating the run game, as they rushed for 150 yards on 31 carries (4.
8 yards per carry) against Illinois on Saturday.. Running back Darius Taylor had 22 carries for 131 yards and a touchdown, scoring on a 29-yard run in the first half.
Darius Taylor finds the end zone for @GopherFootball 😤 #B1GFootball on FS1 📺 pic.twitter.com/X67GjUeWzl Taylor also led the team in receptions (9) with 58 receiving yards.
The Gophers took the lead for good in the fourth quarter with 5:14 remaining in the game via a one-yard touchdown pass from Max Brosmer to .