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: Jerry Kill Conference: Big 10-Legends
2012 Season Highlights
Jerry Kill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
2012 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 30 @
Nevada Las Vegas
30
27
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. New Hampshire
44
7
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Western Michigan
28
23
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Syracuse
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Iowa
13
31
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Northwestern
13
21
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Wisconsin
13
38
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Purdue
44
28
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Michigan
13
35
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Illinois
17
3
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Nebraska
14
38
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Michigan State
10
26
L
Fri., Dec. 28
Texas Tech
31
34
L
@ Houston, TX
Meineke Car Care Bowl
2012 Season Totals
Record 6-7
Points Scored 287
Scoring Average 22.1
Points Allowed 321
Defense Average 24.7
Opponents Record 77-78
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 2-3
2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2012 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2012 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
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.