[NU Sports] More interesting stats

[Alan Abrahamson]

These plucked from the nusports.com recap,
http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/100210aag.html:

-- Northwestern is now 10-0 since the start of the 2009 season when it
outrushes its opponent. The Wildcats outgained the Gophers on the ground
Saturday, 177-165.

-- Northwestern notched its fifth-straight true road victory, its longest
such streak since 1995 when NU also won five consecutive road contests.
Northwestern, now 10-3 in its last 13 road contests, has won a Big Ten-best
10 road games dating to the start of the 2008 season. Northwestern's 10 road
wins since 2008 leads all Big Ten programs.

-- LB Ben Johnson<http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/johnson_ben00.html>
picked
off his first interception of the season. Seven of NU's nine season
interceptions have come from either defensive linemen or linebackers.

-- Northwestern, which came into the game ranked sixth nationally in
turnover margin, had three turnovers compared to Minnesota's one.

-- In addition to the debut of true freshman Tony
Jones<http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jones_tony00.html>,
freshman RB Adonis
Smith<http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smith_adonis00.html>
made
his career debut today as well. NU now has played five true freshmen this
year, the most by head coach Pat
Fitzgerald<http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fitzgerald_pat00.html>
in
his five seasons as NU's head coach.

-- NU coach Pat
Fitzgerald<http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fitzgerald_pat00.html>
improved
to 32-23 overall and 16-17 in the Big Ten.