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: Tim Brewster Conference: Big 10-
2008 Season Highlights
Tim Brewster enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Northern Illinois
31
27
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Bowling Green
42
17
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Montana State
35
23
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Florida Atlantic
37
3
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Ohio State
21
34
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Indiana
16
7
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Illinois
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Purdue
17
6
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Northwestern
17
24
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Michigan
6
29
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Wisconsin
32
35
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Iowa
0
55
L
Wed., Dec. 31 vs.
Kansas
21
42
L
@ Glendale, AZ
2008 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 302
Scoring Average 23.2
Points Allowed 322
Defense Average 24.8
Opponents Record 77-74
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 4-4
Away Record 3-2
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 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
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).