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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 739-547-44
 Winning Pct. 58%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 739-547-44
 Winning Pct. 58%
 National Championships 6
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 323-394-23
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 533-251-28
 Away Record 194-286-16
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 142
 Winning Seasons (#1) 89
 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 9/14/2024
 Last Time Shutout 11/25/2017
 Shutouts All-Time 245
 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  33-23
 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
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Penn State in a Conference Game
Last Time: Minnesota lost 17-45 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Minnesota vs. Penn State 6-10-0 37.5% 
 
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  27-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Iowa  14-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Michigan  24-27 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Southern California  24-17 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ UCLA  21-17 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Maryland  48-23 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Illinois  25-17 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Rutgers  19-26 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Penn State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Wisconsin  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Scoring267-177
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-2
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 10-05-0
Oregon 11-04-0
Washington 6-54-1
Michigan 5-53-1
Penn State 9-13-1
Southern California 5-53-2
Maryland 5-52-2
Michigan State 4-62-3
Minnesota 6-42-1
Rutgers 6-42-2
Nebraska 5-51-2
UCLA 4-61-3
Wisconsin 5-51-2
Illinois 7-3
Iowa 6-40-1
Northwestern 3-70-5
Ohio State 9-1
Purdue 1-90-4
 
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 161-124
 20 or more  148-68
 30 or more 104-26
 40 or more 54-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 34-0
 10 or more 127-146
 20 or more 63-136
 30 or more 17-96
 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.