Gophers stats with and without offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca
Here's a look at the Gophers' run/pass breakdown in P.J. Fleck's five seasons at Minnesota, the first three with Kirk Ciarrocca as his offensive coordinator, the last two with Mike Sanford Jr. at the helm.
August 31, 2022 at 11:33PM
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Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck wants his team to pass more this season, and he brought back offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca to help in that aim. Here's a look at the Gophers' run/pass breakdown in Fleck's five seasons at Minnesota, the first three with Ciarrocca as his offensive coordinator, the last two with Mike Sanford Jr. at the helm.
2017 (5-7 record): 43 rushes/game, 26.9 passes/game, 69%-31% run-pass ratio, 22.1 points per game.
2018 (7-6): 40.3 rushes/game, 26.6 passes/game, 60.2%-39.8% run-pass ratio, 28.9 points per game.
2019 (11-2): 43.1 rushes/game, 24.8 passes/game, 63.4%-36.6% run-pass ratio, 34.1 points per game.
2020 (3-4): 42.6 rushes/game, 26.3 passes/game, 61.8%-38.2% run-pass ratio, 27.3 point per game.
2021 (9-4): 46.2 rushes/game, 19.8 passes/game, 70%-30% run-pass ratio, 25.5 points per game.
Junior Mara Braun rebroke the same bone in her foot as last season, so the 6-0 Gophers will be without their leading scorer and top overall player.
