Big TenGolden Gophers

Minnesota

77th of 1305–7

Rank

77th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−3.8

90% range −14.1 to 6.5

Offense

23.9

101st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.7

52nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 5–7

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 31 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Buffalo W 17–7

Rating change−2.0

Wk 2Sep 9 · 10:00 PM ET at

Oregon State W 48–14

Rating change+3.3

Wk 3Sep 16 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Middle Tennessee W 34–3

Rating change+1.7

Wk 5Sep 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Maryland L 24–31

Rating change−1.9

Wk 6Oct 7 · 3:30 PM ET at

Purdue L 17–31

Rating change−2.7

Wk 7Oct 14 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Michigan State L 27–30

Rating change−0.6

Wk 8Oct 21 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Illinois W 24–17

Rating change−1.2

Wk 9Oct 28 · 6:30 PM ET at

Iowa L 10–17

Rating change+0.2

Wk 10Nov 4 · 8:30 PM ET at#14

Michigan L 10–33

Rating change−0.4

Wk 11Nov 11 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 54–21

Rating change+2.5

Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET at

Northwestern L 0–39

Rating change−3.3

Wk 13Nov 25 · 3:30 PM ET vs#9

Wisconsin L 0–31

Rating change−2.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	Big Ten	37 of 128	7.4	30.7	23.3	9–4	—
2015	Big Ten	60 of 128	2.3	29.4	27.1	6–7	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

MINN offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles