Big Ten · FBS
Minnesota 8-5
2024 season · Golden Gophers
No. 45 toughest schedule of 134 — see full rankings
Minnesota is 8-5 under head coach P.J. Fleck. Its 13 opponents were a combined 45-31 before playing the Golden Gophers and are 43-38 since. The best win was over Rhode Island, which was 1-0 going in.
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Minnesota, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Minnesota.
Wk 1·
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L 17-19
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-7
- Total
- 6-7
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Wk 1
L 17-19
0-0
5-7
6-7
Wk 1·
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L 17-19
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-7
- Total
- 6-7
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Wk 1
L 17-19
0-0
5-7
6-7
Wk 2·
Rhode Island
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W 48-0
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 10-2
- Total
- 11-3
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Wk 2
Rhode Island
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W 48-0
1-0
10-2
11-3
Wk 2·
Rhode Island
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W 48-0
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 10-2
- Total
- 11-3
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Wk 2
Rhode Island
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W 48-0
1-0
10-2
11-3
L 25-26
- Before
- 9-1
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 13-3
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Wk 13
14 days rest
L 25-26
9-1
3-2
13-3
L 25-26
- Before
- 9-1
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 13-3
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Wk 13
14 days rest
L 25-26
9-1
3-2
13-3
W 24-10
- Before
- 6-6
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 6-7
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Duke's Mayo Bowl
35 days rest
W 24-10
6-6
0-0
6-7
W 24-10
- Before
- 6-6
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 6-7
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Duke's Mayo Bowl
35 days rest
W 24-10
6-6
0-0
6-7
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- P.J. Fleck
- Stadium
- Huntington Bank Stadium, seats 50,850, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- NFL draft
- 1 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 7
Receipt insights
- Best win by opponent record: Rhode Island, finished 11-3 (won 48-0, Wk 2).
- Minnesota's opponents were a combined 45-31 (.592) before playing Minnesota.
Combined opponents
Across 13 completed games
Before playing Minnesota
45-31
59.2%
vs. Minnesota
5-8
38.5%
After playing Minnesota
43-38
53.1%
Total (including vs. Minnesota)
93-77
54.7%
Teams we beat51-51total (50.0%)
Before playing Minnesota 27-24 · after 24-19
Teams that beat us42-26total (61.8%)
Before playing Minnesota 18-7 · after 19-19
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Minnesota uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Minnesota is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Minnesota uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.