After removing his redshirt against Northwestern and playing late versus Purdue, backup quarterback Demry Croft didn't play in Minnesota's most recent game, a 48-25 loss to Nebraska on Oct. 17.
"We wanted to use him in the Nebraska game, but there wasn't a point in time where we felt like, 'OK, this is the right time to do it,' " offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover said Tuesday. "That's always the challenge."
Starter Mitch Leidner was 16 for 17 passing for 156 yards and a touchdown in the first half and finished the game with career highs in completions (26) and yards (301).