How excited? Just take a look.

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The dance, of course, was deserved.

Northwestern not only shut out the Gophers, they held them to 4 of 16 on third down, 0 for 4 on fourth down, gave up only 173 total yards and returned a fumble for a touchdown. Plus, Northwestern’s now 5-0 on the season. Plenty of reason to celebrate.