Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

One of the best matchups on the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule in 2024 is on September 28, against Michigan. The full slate can be found below.

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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

  • The Golden Gophers are facing the 18th-hardest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (78), Minnesota has the 19th-toughest schedule in college football.
  • The Golden Gophers will face the third-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71).
  • Minnesota has nine games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last year.
  • The Golden Gophers will have nine teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.

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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 offense last year, ranking ninth-worst with 300.9 yards per contest. Defensively, they ranked 56th in FBS (368.4 yards allowed per game).
  • While Minnesota’s defense ranked 69th with 26.7 points allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking 24th-worst (20.9 points per game).
  • While the Golden Gophers’ pass defense ranked 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking eighth-worst (143.4 passing yards per game).
  • Minnesota totaled 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense (67th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 62nd on the other side of the ball with 149.1 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 10th-worst in FBS last season (46% third-down conversion rate), the Golden Gophers played better offensively, 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), Minnesota (+2) had the 50th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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