Big TenGolden Gophers

Minnesota

34th of 1307–6

Rank

34th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+7.8

90% range −1.3 to 16.9

Offense

31.3

49th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.5

33rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

New Mexico State W 48–10

Rating change+1.5

Wk 2Sep 8 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Fresno State W 21–14

Rating change0.0

Wk 3Sep 15 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) W 26–3

Rating change+0.6

Wk 4Sep 22 · 12:00 PM ET at

Maryland L 13–42

Rating change−3.1

Wk 6Oct 6 · 3:30 PM ET vs#25

Iowa L 31–48

Rating change+0.1

Wk 7Oct 13 · 12:00 PM ET at#2

Ohio State L 14–30

Rating change+3.3

Wk 8Oct 20 · 3:30 PM ET at

Nebraska L 28–53

Rating change−2.8

Wk 9Oct 26 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Indiana W 38–31

Rating change+1.0

Wk 10Nov 3 · 3:30 PM ET at

Illinois L 31–55

Rating change−4.2

Wk 11Nov 10 · 3:30 PM ET vs#24

Purdue W 41–10

Rating change+4.5

Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Northwestern L 14–24

Rating change−0.2

Wk 13Nov 24 · 3:30 PM ET at#20

Wisconsin W 37–15

Rating change+2.3

PostDec 26 · 5:15 PM ET vs

Georgia TechQUICK LANE BOWL W 34–10

Rating change+2.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	Big Ten	77 of 130	−3.8	23.9	27.7	5–7	—
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