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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Minnesota 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1882  
  1985 - Holtz left Minnesota for Notre Dame before the Independence Bowl, which was coached by John Gutekunst.
  2010 - Tim Brewster was fired October 17, 2010. Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Horton served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
  2013 - Took a two-game leave of absence for epilepsy treatment during the 2013 season, but all games are credited to his record. Tracy Claeys served as the interim head coach.
  2015 - Jerry Kill was head coach for the first seven games of the season. Tracy Claeys was named interim head coach after Kill retired for health reasons on October 28.
 
Championships
National Championships
1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960
Conference Championships
  1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911
1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940
1941, 1960, 1967
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 734-544-44
 Winning Pct. 57%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 734-544-44
 Winning Pct. 57%
 National Championships 6
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 321-393-23
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 530-250-28
 Away Record 192-284-16
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 142
 Winning Seasons (#1) 88
 Losing Seasons (#1)45
 Most Wins in A Season 14 (1903)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2007)
 10 Win Seasons 6
 Most Points Scored in a Game 146 (10/22/1904)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 725 (1904)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 84 (9/17/1983)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 518 (1983)
 Largest Margin of Victory 146 (10/22/1904)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 71 (9/17/1983)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 146 (10/22/1904)
 Last Shutout 9/7/2024
 Last Time Shutout 11/25/2017
 Shutouts All-Time 244
 Been Shutout All-Time 110
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 24 (11/7/1903-10/28/1905)
 Longest Losing  10 (9/15/2007-11/17/2007)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 12-11-0
 Rose 1-1-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  28-20
 2010-19  66-61
 2000-09  62-62
 1990-99 40-72
 1980-89 46-64-2
 1970-79 50-58-2
 1960-69 57-36-4
 1950-59 34-49-7
 1940-49 60-27-1
 1930-39 57-19-6
 1920-29 43-26-7
Next Game
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
 Nevada in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Minnesota and Nevada have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. North Carolina  17-19 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Rhode Island  48-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Nevada  
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Iowa  
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Michigan  
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Southern California  
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ UCLA  
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Maryland  
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Illinois  
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Rutgers  
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Penn State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Wisconsin  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Scoring65-19
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Michigan State 2-01-0
Illinois 2-0
Indiana 2-0
Iowa 1-1
Maryland 1-10-1
Michigan 1-1
Minnesota 1-1
Nebraska 2-0
Northwestern 1-1
Ohio State 2-0
Oregon 2-0
Penn State 2-0
Purdue 1-0
Rutgers 2-0
Southern California 2-0
UCLA 1-0
Washington 2-0
Wisconsin 2-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Minnesota & Wisconsin have played 133 games.
Minnesota has won 62 games.
Wisconsin has won 63 games.
with 8 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-22
 10 or more 156-121
 20 or more  143-67
 30 or more 103-26
 40 or more 53-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 33-0
 10 or more 123-143
 20 or more 62-133
 30 or more 17-95
 40 or more 1-45
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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.