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Big TenGolden Gophers

Minnesota

41st of 1273–4

Rank

41st

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

+5.5

90% range −4.3 to 15.4

Offense

32.1

43rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

26.5

44th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–4

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 8Oct 24 · 7:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#14 Michigan L 24–49
Rating change−2.8
Wk 9Oct 30 · 7:30 PM ET at Maryland L 44–45
Rating change−3.9
Wk 10Nov 7 · 3:30 PM ET at Illinois W 41–14
Rating change+5.1
Wk 11Nov 13 · 7:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#16 Iowa L 7–35
Rating change−2.8
Wk 12Nov 20 · 7:30 PM ET vs Purdue W 34–31
Rating change+1.4
Wk 15Dec 12 · 12:00 PM ET at Nebraska W 24–17
Rating change+1.8
Wk 16Dec 19 · 4:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#10 Wisconsin L 17–20
Rating change+2.4

Rating through 2020

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2019Big Ten15 of 13017.438.120.811–2—
2018Big Ten34 of 1307.831.323.57–6—
2017Big Ten77 of 130−3.823.927.75–7—
2016Big Ten37 of 1287.430.723.39–4—
2015Big Ten60 of 1282.329.427.16–7—

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