Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 3:41 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule for 2024 includes meeting Michigan on September 28. See below to check out the full slate.

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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 year (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).
  • The Golden Gophers will have the third-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71).
  • Minnesota will play nine games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last season.
  • The Golden Gophers have nine teams who played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)

  • While the Golden Gophers ranked 56th in total defense with 368.4 yards allowed per game last season, they were a little worse on offense, ranking ninth-worst (300.9 yards per game).
  • Minnesota ranked 24th-worst in scoring offense last season (20.9 points per game), but it played a little better on defense, ranking 69th with 26.7 points allowed per game.
  • While the Golden Gophers’ pass defense ranked 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse 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.
  • In addition to a 46% third-down percentage allowed on defense last season, which ranked 10th-worst in FBS, the Golden Gophers posted a 106th-ranked third-down percentage (35.2%) on offense.
  • Minnesota owned the 50th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +2, forcing 19 turnovers (46th in FBS) while turning it over 17 times (51st in FBS).

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