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Big TenGolden Gophers

Minnesota

60th of 1286–7

Rank

60th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

+2.3

90% range −9.3 to 13.9

Offense

29.4

61st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.1

53rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 3 · 9:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#1 TCU L 17–23
Rating change+0.5
Wk 2Sep 12 · 3:30 PM ET at Colorado State W 23–20
Rating change+2.1
Wk 3Sep 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs Kent State W 10–7
Rating change−3.2
Wk 4Sep 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs Ohio W 27–24
Rating change−0.3
Wk 5Oct 3 · 12:00 PM ET at Northwestern L 0–27
Rating change−3.0
Wk 6Oct 10 · 3:30 PM ET at Purdue W 41–13
Rating change+2.9
Wk 7Oct 17 · 3:30 PM ET vs Nebraska L 25–48
Rating change−2.8
Wk 9Oct 31 · 7:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#10 Michigan L 26–29
Rating change+1.6
Wk 10Nov 7 · 8:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#6 Ohio State L 14–28
Rating change+0.9
Wk 11Nov 14 · 8:00 PM ET at Iowa L 35–40
Rating change+2.1
Wk 12Nov 21 · 12:00 PM ET vs Illinois W 32–23
Rating change−1.1
Wk 13Nov 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs Wisconsin L 21–31
Rating change−0.7
PostDec 28 · 5:00 PM ET vs Central MichiganQUICK LANE BOWL W 21–14
Rating change+0.1

Rating through 2015

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Profile

MINN offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com