Gopher Defense fuels an impressive win over Purdue 41-10

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY SportsThe Golden Gophers earned their 5th win of the year by upsetting Purdue 41-10. Yes...I used the word upset. Purdue has won 5 of their last 6 games, beating 3 ranked teams and were 10 point road favorites today. Minnesota on the other hand has been giving up an average of 43 points per game in Big Ten games and fired their defensive coordinator this week. Today the Gopher defense was outstanding today against a very explosive and talented Purdue offense.

The first half saw the Gopher defense not allow Purdue past the 50 and the Boilermakers were 0/6 on third down. The lone possession in Gopher territory was due to a Tanner Morgan interception that saw Purdue…