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Hofstra drops football program
Friday, December 4
| Sunday, October 12, 2008 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Detroit | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| Minnesota Safety - Dan Orlovsky sacked out of bounds in the end zone by Jared Allen. |
| Second Quarter |
| Detroit Field Goal - 40-yarder by Jason Hanson. |
| Third Quarter |
| Detroit Touchdown - 12-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky to Calvin Johnson. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). |
| Minnesota Touchdown - 86-yard pass from Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian. (Ryan Longwell extra point is good). |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Minnesota Field Goal - 26-yarder by Ryan Longwell. |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | Detroit | Minnesota |
| First Downs | 8 | 18 |
| Rushes-yards | 24-100 | 31-135 |
| Passing yards | 150 | 296 |
| Return yards | 112 | 257 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 21-12-0 | 33-18-1 |
| Punts-Average | 9-45.8 | 8-51.8 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-96 | 7-99 |
| Time of Possession | 27:28 | 32:32 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| Detroit | Kevin Smith 5-62, Rudi Johnson 17-38, Dan Orlovsky 1-0, Jerome Felton 1-0 |
| Minnesota | Adrian Peterson 25-111, Chester Taylor 5-21, Bernard Berrian 1-3 |
| Passing | |
| Detroit | Dan Orlovsky (12-21), Yards: 150, Sacked: 6, TD: 1 |
| Minnesota | Gus Frerotte (18-33), Yards: 296, Sacked: 5, TD: 1 |
| Receiving | |
| Detroit | Calvin Johnson 4-85, Michael Gaines 2-24, Roy Williams 2-23, Kevin Smith 2-11, Rudi Johnson 1-4, John Owens 1-3 |
| Minnesota | Bernard Berrian 5-131, Bobby Wade 4-71, Chester Taylor 3-33, Jim Kleinsasser 2-40, Robert Ferguson 2-16, Visanthe Shiancoe 1-10, Adrian Peterson 1--5 |