Looking back on it, the outcome of Northwestern vs. Minnesota shouldn’t have been a surprise; neither was the way we got there. All season, the Wildcats have been simply atrocious punching the ball in the endzone and executing in the red zone, and it once again showed in the Wildcats’ 29-12 loss to the Golden Gophers. The Wildcats came into the game ranked 126th in the country in red zone offense, converting just 70.6 percent of the time.
This lack of execution when the field becomes tight and the plays matter most was quite apparent against the Golden Gophers.