Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Minnesota Golden Gophers play Michigan on September 28, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, keep scrolling.
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2024 Minnesota Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | August 29 | 8:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Rhode Island (FCS) | September 7 | 12:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | Peacock |
| Nevada | September 14 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Iowa | September 21 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Michigan | September 28 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| USC | October 5 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ UCLA | October 12 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Maryland | October 26 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Illinois | November 2 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Rutgers | November 9 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Penn State | November 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Wisconsin | November 29 | 12:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | CBS |
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Minnesota 2024 Strength of Schedule
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (81), the Golden Gophers have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football.
- Minnesota will face the 19th-toughest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (78).
- The Golden Gophers are facing the third-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Minnesota’s schedule has nine games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more victories and one against a squad that picked up three or fewer wins).
- The Golden Gophers will play nine games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)
- The Golden Gophers ranked ninth-worst in total offense (300.9 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 56th with 368.4 yards allowed per game.
- While Minnesota’s defense ranked 69th with 26.7 points allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking 24th-worst (20.9 points per game).
- The Golden Gophers ranked eighth-worst in passing offense last season (143.4 passing yards per game), but they played better on defense, ranking 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per game.
- Minnesota averaged 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense last year (67th in FBS), and it surrendered 149.1 rushing yards per game (62nd) on defense.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 10th-worst in FBS last season (46.0% third-down percentage), the Golden Gophers played better on the other side of the ball, ranking 106th in FBS by posting a 35.2% third-down conversion rate.
- With 19 forced turnovers (46th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS) last season, Minnesota’s +2 turnover margin ranked 50th in college football.
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