Minnesota Football Team History
Minnesota Golden Gophers
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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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2017 Season Highlights |
P.J. Fleck enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Minnesota. |
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2017 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Thu., Aug. 31 | vs.
Buffalo
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17 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 9 | @
Oregon State
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48 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 16 | vs.
Middle Tennessee State
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34 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 30 | vs.
Maryland
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24 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 7 | @
Purdue
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17 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 14 | vs.
Michigan State
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27 |
30 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 21 | vs.
Illinois
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24 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | @
Iowa
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10 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 4 | @
Michigan
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10 |
33 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 11 | vs.
Nebraska
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54 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 18 | @
Northwestern
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0 |
39 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 25 | vs.
Wisconsin
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0 |
31 |
L |
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2017 Season Totals |
Record | 5-7
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Points Scored | 265 |
Scoring Average | 22.1 |
Points Allowed | 274 |
Defense Average | 22.8 |
Opponents Record | 79-72
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Conference Record | 2-7 |
Home Record | 4-3
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Away Record | 1-4
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2017 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.