What Gus Malzahn said after Auburn's Outback Bowl loss to Minnesota

Gus Malzahn will enter another offseason dealing with a disappointed Auburn fan base. Over a month after the Iron Bowl, the mood on The Plains has changed as No. 18 Minnesota knocked off the No. 12 Tigers 31-24 in Wednesday’s Outback Bowl.

The final score won’t be the only source of frustration. The Gophers beat Auburn by dominating the line of scrimmage and running the ball more effectively. Malzahn addressed those topics and more in his postgame press conference. Reporters in Tampa shared some highlights from Malzahn’s presser on social media:

Gus Malzahn on Auburn’s 31-24 loss to Minnesota in the #OutbackBowl pic.twitter.com/4cxPlcwcsi

— #WVTM13 (@WVTM13) January 1, 2020

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn on the loss to the #Gophers pic.twitter.com/ZYEuz7OpKp

— Megan Ryan (@theothermegryan) January 1, 2020

Auburn HC Gus Malzahn: "I need to start out by giving Minnesota and P.J. Fleck a lot of credit."

— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) January 1, 2020

Malzahn starts out by congratulating Minnesota.

“Bottom line is they made plays, so you got to give them credit. We didn’t overlook them… but they made the plays. We didn’t."

— Giana Han (@giana_jade) January 1, 2020

Auburn HC Gus Malzahn: "We didn't overlook them. Our guys played hard… They just made the plays that we couldn't."

— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) January 1, 2020

Auburn HC Gus Malzahn: "When I look at the stat sheet, what stood out to me was (Auburn's) 53 plays… When I look at us, third downs, we were 3-11."

— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) January 1, 2020

Malzahn on Minnesota: "They outplayed us and they outcoached us and they deserved to win today."

— Justin Lee (@ByJustinLee) January 1, 2020

“215 rushing yards against our defense. That surprised me.”

Malzahn was also surprised Auburn only rushed for 56 yards.

— Giana Han (@giana_jade) January 1, 2020

Malzahn on what's next, he's excited about having Chad Morris: "We'll put our heads together. He's going to have great influence."

— Justin Lee (@ByJustinLee) January 1, 2020

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn: "We're disappointed right now, but there are some good things that happened during the season that we think we can build upon."

— Josh Vitale (@JoshVitale) January 1, 2020

Malzahn: "Bo is going to win a championship for us before he gets out of here. He played the toughest schedule in college football and he learned."

— Justin Lee (@ByJustinLee) January 1, 2020