Big TenGolden Gophers

Minnesota

15th of 13011–2

Rank

15th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+17.4

90% range 7.9 to 26.8

Offense

38.1

11th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.8

24th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–2

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 11–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 29 · 9:00 PM ET vs

South Dakota State W 28–21

Rating change−2.5

Wk 2Sep 7 · 10:30 PM ET at

Fresno State W 38–35

Rating change−0.8

Wk 3Sep 14 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Georgia Southern W 35–32

Rating change−1.0

Wk 5Sep 28 · 3:30 PM ET at

Purdue W 38–31

Rating change+0.9

Wk 6Oct 5 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Illinois W 40–17

Rating change+0.9

Wk 7Oct 12 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 34–7

Rating change+2.9

Wk 8Oct 19 · 3:30 PM ET at

Rutgers W 42–7

Rating change+1.9

Wk 9Oct 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Maryland W 52–10

Rating change+2.8

Wk 11Nov 9 · 12:00 PM ET vs#7

Penn State W 31–26

Rating change+0.9

Wk 12Nov 16 · 4:00 PM ET at#19

Iowa L 19–23

Rating change−0.2

Wk 13Nov 23 · 12:00 PM ET at

Northwestern W 38–22

Rating change+0.9

Wk 14Nov 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs#11

Wisconsin L 17–38

Rating change−1.9

PostJan 1 · 1:00 PM ET vs#10

AuburnOUTBACK BOWL W 31–24

Rating change+2.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	Big Ten	34 of 130	7.8	31.3	23.5	7–6	—
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