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Minnesota Football Team History

Minnesota Golden Gophers

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 1851
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Capacity: 50,805
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: P.J. Fleck
Conference: Big 10-West

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1882 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

P.J. Fleck enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Minnesota.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 31	vs. Buffalo	17	7	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Oregon State	48	14	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Middle Tennessee State	34	3	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Maryland	24	31	L
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Purdue	17	31	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Michigan State	27	30	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Illinois	24	17	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Iowa	10	17	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Michigan	10	33	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Nebraska	54	21	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Northwestern	0	39	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Wisconsin	0	31	L

2017 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	265
Scoring Average	22.1
Points Allowed	274
Defense Average	22.8
Opponents Record	79-72
Conference Record	2-7
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	1-4

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Wisconsin	13-1	473	195	Won 34-24	9-1	309	141	Paul Chryst
Northwestern	10-3	380	261	Won 24-23	7-2	259	170	Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa	8-5	367	259	Won 27-20	4-5	241	181	Kirk Ferentz
Purdue	6-6	290	232		4-5	183	173	Jeff Brohm
Nebraska	4-8	309	437		3-6	214	338	Mike Riley
Minnesota	5-7	265	274		2-7	166	250	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	2-10	185	378		0-9	118	303	Lovie Smith

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.