Weather was really the only thing that halted linebacker Matt Kingsbury and his Gophers teammates Saturday afternoon.

With 6:15 remaining in the fourth quarter of a 66-0 blowout victory against overmatched FCS foe Northwestern (Louisiana) State at Huntington Bank Stadium, the two coaching staffs mutually agreed to call things early rather than endure a severe-weather delay.

Before that, though, Minnesota piled up its highest point total in a single game since a 66-10 win over Murray State on Oct. 27, 2001.

“Going into a game, no matter who we’re playing, it’s Minnesota vs. Minnesota,” said Kingsbury, who had two fumble recoveries, including one he returned 25 yards for a touchdown at the end of the first quarter.

“Our goal is to be 1-0 every week. We’re not looking at the score. We did

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