Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 3:44 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Minnesota Golden Gophers meet Michigan on September 28, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, keep scrolling.

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2024 Minnesota Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
North Carolina August 29 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Rhode Island (FCS) September 7 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub Peacock
Nevada September 14 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Iowa September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Michigan September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
USC October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ UCLA October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Maryland October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Illinois November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Rutgers November 9 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Penn State November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Wisconsin November 29 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS

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Minnesota 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Golden Gophers will have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81).
  • Based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (78), Minnesota has the 19th-hardest schedule in college football.
  • The Golden Gophers will have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (71).
  • Minnesota has nine games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last year.
  • The Golden Gophers will play nine games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Golden Gophers ranked ninth-worst in total offense (300.9 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 56th with 368.4 yards allowed per game.
  • Minnesota was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, ranking 24th-worst with 20.9 points per game. On defense, it ranked 69th in FBS (26.7 points allowed per game).
  • The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 pass offense last year, ranking eighth-worst with 143.4 passing yards per game. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 59th in FBS (219.3 passing yards allowed per game).
  • Minnesota put up 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 67th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 62nd, surrendering 149.1 rushing yards per contest.
  • In addition to a 46% third-down conversion rate allowed on defense last season, which ranked 10th-worst in FBS, the Golden Gophers posted a 106th-ranked third-down percentage (35.2%) on offense.
  • With 19 forced turnovers (46th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS), Minnesota (+2) had the 50th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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