Big Ten · FBS
Minnesota 5-3
2026 season · Golden Gophers
No. 63 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Minnesota is 5-3 under head coach P.J. Fleck. Its eight opponents were a combined 23-7 before playing the Golden Gophers and are 9-19 since. The best win was over Iowa, which was 5-1 and ranked No. 15 going in.
Next game: vs. UCLA,
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·
Eastern Illinois
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W 59-7
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 1
Eastern Illinois
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W 59-7
1-0
2-5
3-6
Wk 1·
Eastern Illinois
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W 59-7
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 1
Eastern Illinois
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W 59-7
1-0
2-5
3-6
Wk 2·
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L 13-38
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 2-4
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 2
L 13-38
1-0
2-4
4-4
Wk 2·
Home · SEC
L 13-38
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 2-4
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 2
L 13-38
1-0
2-4
4-4
Wk 4·
Away · Big Ten
W 27-24
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 4
W 27-24
3-0
2-2
5-3
Wk 4·
Away · Big Ten
W 27-24
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 2-2
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 4
W 27-24
3-0
2-2
5-3
Wk 11·
Away · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 11·
Away · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 12·
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Upcoming
- Before
- 6-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 12
Upcoming
6-2
—
6-2
Wk 12·
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Upcoming
- Before
- 6-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 12
Upcoming
6-2
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6-2
- 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
- Next up, UCLA. Against the 1 common opponent both have played, Minnesota's average margin is −28.0 points; UCLA's is +14.0.
- Minnesota is 1-1 vs. currently ranked teams, with 1 more on the schedule.
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
1-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Minnesota
23-7
76.7%
vs. Minnesota
3-5
37.5%
After playing Minnesota
9-19
32.1%
Total (including vs. Minnesota)
35-31
53.0%
Teams we beat20-21total (48.8%)
Before playing Minnesota 13-3 · after 7-13
Teams that beat us15-10total (60.0%)
Before playing Minnesota 10-4 · after 2-6
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.
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