Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 4:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On September 28, the Minnesota Golden Gophers will face Michigan — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is in this article.

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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

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total last season (81), the Golden Gophers have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football.
  • Minnesota is playing the 19th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71), the Golden Gophers have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
  • In 2024, Minnesota will face nine teams that had winning records last season, including three that won nine or more games, while facing one squad that picked up three or fewer wins a year ago.
  • The Golden Gophers will see nine teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.

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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.
  • Minnesota was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, ranking 24th-worst with 20.9 points per game. On defense, it ranked 69th in FBS (26.7 points allowed per game).
  • The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking eighth-worst with 143.4 passing yards per game. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 59th in FBS (219.3 passing yards allowed per game).
  • Minnesota averaged 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 67th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, it ranked 62nd, giving up 149.1 rushing yards per contest.
  • The Golden Gophers had the 106th-ranked third-down offense last season (35.2% third-down conversion rate), but they were worse defensively, ranking 10th-worst with a 46% third-down percentage allowed.
  • Minnesota forced 19 total turnovers (46th in FBS) last season and turned it over 17 times (51st in FBS) for a turnover margin of +2, 50th-ranked in college football.

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