New Mexico Lobos vs Minnesota Golden Gophers, Rate Bowl
Who won: Minnesota 20-17
The Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the New Mexico Lobos 20-17 in overtime in Rate Bowl on Friday, December 26, 2025 at Chase Field. Drake Lindsey led the Minnesota in passing yards (18/28, 147 YDS, 2 TD). Jack Layne led the New Mexico in passing yards (14/25, 88 YDS, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Layne | 14/25 | 88 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 22.8 |
| James Laubstein | 1/3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Bankston | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 0 | 17 |
| James Laubstein | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 |
| DJ McKinney | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jack Layne | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Deshaun Buchanan | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keagan Johnson | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Damon Bankston | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Dorian Thomas | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Shawn Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| DJ McKinney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Buckley | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Layne | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Coleman | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmir Torres | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dimitri Johnson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercury Swaim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Brawley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyshawn James-Newby | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavian Combs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Johnson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Booker | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Karhu | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Okiki Olorunfunmi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxton Eck | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Agu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bear Levells | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ McBean | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Pettus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ky'won McCray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Speech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Bankston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Bankston | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 100 | 1 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ McKinney | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Drzewiecki | 3/3 | 100.0 | 36 | 0/0 | 9 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 0 | 1 | 45 |

