Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 5:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule for 2024 includes playing Michigan on September 28. See below to check out the full slate.

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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

  • Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81), the Golden Gophers have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football.
  • Minnesota will face the 19th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (78).
  • Taking into account their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71), the Golden Gophers have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
  • Minnesota has nine games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that had nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last season.
  • The Golden Gophers have nine teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking ninth-worst with 300.9 yards per contest. Defensively, they ranked 56th in FBS (368.4 yards allowed per game).
  • Minnesota ranked 24th-worst in scoring offense last season (20.9 points per game), but it played a little better on defense, ranking 69th with 26.7 points allowed per contest.
  • While the Golden Gophers’ pass defense ranked 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking eighth-worst (143.4 passing yards per game).
  • Minnesota compiled 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense (67th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 62nd on the other side of the ball with 149.1 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • In addition to a 46% third-down percentage 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.
  • Minnesota ranked 50th in college football with a +2 turnover margin last season after forcing 19 turnovers (46th in FBS) while committing 17 (51st in FBS).

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