Gophers down Syracuse 28-20 to win Pinstripe Bowl

By KSTP
Updated: December 30, 2022 - 12:46 AM
Published: December 29, 2022 - 1:32 PM

Thursday, the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers football team capped off the 2022 season with a bowl victory.

Playing at Yankee Stadium in New York, Minnesota topped Syracuse 28-20 to finish the season 9-4.

#Gophers finish the season 9-4.

A 3rd straight full* season w/ 9 or more wins… which had never happened in the modern era.https://t.co/E3hqeS9ZWr

(*Covid-shortened 2020 season)

Mo Ibrahim finishes with, among others, single-season & career records for both TDs & rush yards https://t.co/jucmzX2Upa
— Chris Long (@ChrisLongKSTP) December 29, 2022

Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 71 yards on 16 carriers with a touchdown and became Minnesota’s all-time rushing leader in the win and Daniel Jackson hauled in a pair of TD passes. However, quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis had to be helped off the field due to injury and was replaced by senior Tanner Morgan, who completed 4 of 7 passes for 58 yards.

The Gophers are now 4-0 in bowl games since P.J. Fleck took over as head coach.

An official watch party was held at O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company on Malcolm Avenue Southeast in Minneapolis.

Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim (24) reacts after scoring a touchdown against Syracuse during the first half of the Pinstripe Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

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