GOLDEN GOPHER FOOTBALL

Gopher Football 2000 Roster (By Position)

No. Name Pos. Elg. Ht. Wt. Ltrs. Hometown
8 Abdul-Khaliq, Asad QB Fr* 6-0 200 0 Elizabeth, NJ (Fork Union Military Acad./Elizabeth HS)
7 Cole, Travis QB Jr 6-3 204 0 Lake Oswego, OR (Foothill JC/Lakeridge HS)
19 Kamrath, Benji QB Fr* 6-3 198 0 Mayville, WI (Mayville HS)
11 Persby, Andy QB Sr* 6-3 230 2 North St. Paul, MN (Hill-Murray HS)
33 Fitzpatrick, Renato RB So* 6-0 206 1 St. Louis, MO (University HS)
23 Jackson, Terry II RB Fr 5-10 193 0 Saginaw, MI (Saginaw HS)
36 Johnson, Demetrus RB Fr 5-10 173 0 Milwaukee, WI (Homestead HS)
32 Redmon, Tellis RB So* 6-0 197 1 Grapevine, TX (Colleyville Heritage HS)
20 Sanders, Marcus RB Fr 6-0 186 0 Ravenna, OH
44 Tapeh, Thomas RB Fr* 6-1 228 0 St. Paul, MN (Johnson HS)
49 Macken, Jerry FB So* 6-0 238 0 Rochester, MN (Lourdes HS)
43 Olson, Jeff FB Jr* 6-1 224 0 Brooklyn Park, MN (South Dakota State)
30 Pinson, Larry FB Fr 6-2 225 0 Eagan, MN
30 Wangsness, Matt FB Sr* 6-1 228 0 Woodbury, MN (U of South Dakota)
18 Burns, Antoine WR Jr 6-1 189 0 Milwaukee, WI (Rochester CC/North Division HS)
20 Cannaday, Damian WR Jr 5-11 189 0 Eldridge, IA (Hawaii/North Scott HS)
86 Carter, Grant WR Jr* 6-0 175 0 Solon, OH
35 Cooper, Jason WR So* 5-8 189 0 Detroit, MI (University Liggett)
4 Henderson, Antoine WR Sr 5-8 161 3 Fort Lauderdale (Stranahan HS)
3 Johnson, Ron WR Jr 6-3 216 2 Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King HS)
87 Johnson, Tyler WR Fr* 6-2 192 0 Delano, MN
80 Jones, Elvin WR Jr* 6-3 212 2 Southfield, MI (Ferndale HS)
1 Keller, Ryan WR Sr* 6-3 202 2 Chicago, IL (U of Kentucky)
83 Matthews, Keith WR Fr 6-3 188 0 Akron, OH (Archbishop Hoban HS)
15 Mays, Jermaine WR Jr 6-0 188 1 Miami, FL (Jackson HS)
17 Patterson, Tony WR Fr* 6-3 195 0 Belleville, IL (East HS)
82 Utecht, Ben WR Fr* 6-6 224 0 Hastings, MN (Hastings HS)
16 Woods, Clarence WR Jr* 5-11 177 0 St. Paul, MN (Rochester CC/Highland Park HS)
2 Brewer, Jack WR/FS Jr* 6-1 189 1 Grapevine, TX (Southern Methodist/Grapevine HS)
88 Baugus, Scooter TE So* 6-6 238 1 Fort Worth, TX (Eastern Hills HS)
70 Larson, Erik TE Sr* 6-6 300 2 Cambridge, MN
84 Melander, Rian TE Fr 6-6 238 0 Shoreview, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)
85 Redmann, Chad TE Fr 6-3 230 0 Burnsville, MN (Apple Valley HS)
81 Vevea, Zach TE Jr* 6-5 263 2 Elk River, MN (Elk River HS)
41 Williams, Robert TE So* 6-3 268 0 Brooklyn Park, MN (Cooper HS)
69 Carter, Jeremiah OT So* 6-7 294 0 St. Paul, MN (Central HS)
74 Haayer, Adam OT Sr* 6-6 297 3 Wyoming, MN (Forest Lake HS)
75 Kuppe, Jake OT So* 6-7 330 1 Minnetonka, MN (Minnetonka HS)
76 McIntosh, Matt OT Fr* 6-8 290 0 Hartland, WI (Arrowhead HS)
73 Smith, Arthur OT Fr 6-9 323 0 Columbus, OH (Brookhaven HS)
78 Wymer, Ricky OT Fr 6-9 325 0 Westerville, OH (North HS)
68 Burns, Derek OG Jr* 6-5 271 1 Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie HS)
59 Gitlewski, Dan OG Fr* 6-6 273 0 Oak Creek, WI (Oak Creek HS)
62 Kirkland, Morgan OG Fr* 6-2 275 0 North Branch, MN (North Branch HS)
67 McElroy, Mark OG Fr 6-4 300 0 Roseville, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)
52 Norton, Jeff OG So* 6-5 277 0 Plymouth, MN (Wayzata HS)
77 Plisch, Josh OG Fr 6-3 290 0 Rothschild, WI (DC Everest HS)
79 Quinn, Joseph OG Fr* 6-4 288 0 Downing, WI (Glenwood City HS)
66 Roth, Ryan OG Jr* 6-3 308 2 Kansas City, MO (Park Hill HS)
71 Thorman, Ryan OG Jr* 6-5 287 0 Eagan, MN
51 Akinwale, Akeem C Jr* 6-3 271 1 Coon Rapids, MN (Coon Rapids HS)
55 Hamilton, Ben C Sr* 6-5 283 3 Plymouth, MN (Wayzata HS)
67 McLaughlin, Matt C Fr* 6-5 271 0 Excelsior, MN (Minnetonka HS)
64 Prudden, Peter C Fr 6-5 270 0 Wayzata, MN (Breck HS)
99 Anderle, Matt DT Jr* 6-6 271 2 Roseville, MN (Mounds View HS)
95 Harston, Brandon DT Fr 6-3 290 0 Fort Worth, TX (Crowley HS)
93 Schlecht, John DT Sr* 6-1 279 2 White Bear Lake, MN (St. Cloud State U)
94 Smith, Chris DT Fr* 6-3 301 0 Bronx, NY (Milford Academy)
96 Sykora, Dave DT So* 6-6 283 1 Bloomington, MN (Jefferson HS)
65 Walters, Mike DT So* 6-3 264 0 Eden Prairie, MN
61 Ward, Timothy DT Fr 6-3 255 0 Milwaukee, WI (Bay View HS)
92 White, Maurice DT Fr* 6-5 267 0 Detroit, MI (Pershing HS)
98 Cernoch, Mike DE Sr* 6-6 268 2 Burnsville, MN
90 Dehnicke, Drew DE Jr* 6-3 261 0 Coon Rapids, MN
64 Domin, Ryan DE So* 6-5 270 0 Mahtomedi, MN (Mahtomedi HS)
58 Green, Jason DE Fr 6-4 260 0 Orange, NJ (Orange HS)
63 Ivers, Kevin DE Fr* 6-5 234 0 Woodstock, IL (Marian Central Catholic HS)
87 Kwapinski, Dan DE Fr* 6-5 269 0 Fort Ransom, ND (Lisbon HS)
48 Osei, Astein DE Jr 6-2 236 2 Bolingbrook, IL (Romeoville HS)
91 Riley, Karon DE Sr* 6-4 248 1 Detroit, MI (Southern Methodist U)
50 White, Greg DE So* 6-2 265 1 Newark, NJ (Malcolm X Shabazz HS)
31 Archer, Phil LB Fr* 6-2 240 0 St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)
53 Bell, DaVonta LB Fr* 6-1 243 0 McDonough, GA (Henry County HS)
55 Belock, Dave LB Jr* 6-2 212 0 Hinckley, OH (Highland HS)
46 Dupree, Tony LB Fr* 6-2 246 0 Jersey City, NJ (Ferris HS)
38 Hall, Justin LB Sr 6-3 232 3 Bloomington, MN (Jefferson HS)
6 Henry, Jimmy LB Jr* 6-0 201 2 Detroit, MI (Pershing HS)
45 Hoffman, Sean LB Sr* 6-3 241 3 Fargo, ND (North HS)
97 Mezera, Ben LB Sr 6-4 236 3 Waupaca, WI
9 Poole, Curtese LB Sr* 6-3 237 2 Columbus, OH (U of Kansas)
43 Reid, Darrell LB Fr 6-3 245 0 Farmingdale, NJ (Freehold Boro HS)
52 Stenzel, Eric LB Fr 6-3 230 0 Mankato, MN (West HS)
56 Watson, Steven LB Fr 6-3 215 0 Defiance, MO (Francis Howell HS)
59 West, Ben LB Fr* 6-2 247 0 Appleton, WI (Appleton North HS)
26 Zochert, Blake LB Sr* 6-3 257 0 Green Bay, WI (East HS)
37 Richmond, Johnathan DB Fr 5-11 190 0 Greensboro, NC (Mount Zion Academy/Page HS)
24 Brown, Andre CB Jr* 5-9 180 0 Dallas, TX (Fort Scott CC)
25 Dozier, Ukee CB Fr 6-1 170 0 Bradenton, FL (Southeast HS)
13 Graham, Trevis CB Sr 5-10 185 3 Fort Lauderdale, FL (Piper HS)
33 Kartak, Zack CB Fr* 5-9 182 0 North Branch, MN (North Branch HS)
39 Lehan, Michael CB So* 6-0 191 1 Hopkins, MN (Hopkins HS)
42 Middlebrooks, Willie CB Jr* 6-2 195 2 Florida City, FL (Homestead HS)
47 Nixon, Paul CB Fr* 6-1 213 0 Columbus, OH (Mifflin HS)
35 Toussaint, Mackenzy CB Fr 6-0 177 0 Miami, FL (North Miami HS)
34 Galloway, Mike FS Fr* 6-0 199 0 Columbus, OH (Whetstone HS)
21 Jones, Delvin FS Jr* 6-0 196 2 Miami, FL (Northwestern HS)
40 Lee, Eric FS So* 5-11 183 0 Menomonie, WI
5 Sims, Dominique FS Fr 6-2 195 0 Minneapolis, MN (DeLaSalle HS)
12 Fraley, Justin SS Fr 6-1 198 0 Cleveland, OH (Benedictine HS)
26 Griffin, Clorenzo SS Sr* 5-10 185 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL (Hutchinson CC)
34 Murray, Steve SS So* 5-8 198 0 LaCrosse, WI (Aquinas HS)
27 Ward, Eli SS Fr* 6-0 196 0 Akron, OH (Garfield HS)
29 Albert, Mike PK Jr* 5-10 172 0 Buseck, Germany (Sibley East HS)
28 Nystrom, Dan PK So 5-11 194 1 New Hope, MN (Cooper HS)
14 Gruening, Preston P/K So* 5-10 198 1 Schofield, WI (DC Everest HS)
5 Weber, Joe P Fr* 6-0 187 0 LaVista, NE (Papillion-LaVista HS)
58 Zemke, Val LS Sr* 5-11 220 0 Oshkosh, WI (Lourdes HS)
* indicates a player who has used a redshirt season

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