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GOPHERS, WILDCATS MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2004
Minnesota (1-5, 0-3) closes out a short two-game Big Ten road swing this week as the Golden Gophers travel to Evanston, Ill., to face Northwestern (3-3, 1-2) Saturday at Ryan Field. It will be the first meeting between the Gophers and Wildcats in three years. And with half of the 2007 campaign still remaining, Saturday’s game will be critical for Minnesota. The Gophers have not tasted victory since the second week of season and enter the game looking to snap a four-game losing streak after falling at Indiana last week, 40-20.

Northwestern ended a three-game slide of its own last week by winning at Michigan State in overtime, 48-41. Quarterback C.J. Bachér threw for a school-record 520 yards and five touchdowns to lift the Wildcats to their first Big Ten victory of the season.

Minnesota continues Big Ten Action at Northwestern