Big TenGolden Gophers

Minnesota

23rd of 1309–4

Rank

23rd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+10.1

90% range 0.9 to 19.2

Offense

29.2

61st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.2

13th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 9–4

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 2 · 8:00 PM ET vs#5

Ohio State L 31–45

Rating change−0.7

Wk 2Sep 11 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) W 31–26

Rating change−2.3

Wk 3Sep 18 · 1:00 PM ET at

Colorado W 30–0

Rating change+4.5

Wk 4Sep 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Bowling Green L 10–14

Rating change−3.5

Wk 5Oct 2 · 12:00 PM ET at

Purdue W 20–13

Rating change+0.2

Wk 7Oct 16 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 30–23

Rating change+1.0

Wk 8Oct 23 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Maryland W 34–16

Rating change+2.3

Wk 9Oct 30 · 3:30 PM ET at

Northwestern W 41–14

Rating change+0.8

Wk 10Nov 6 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Illinois L 6–14

Rating change−2.0

Wk 11Nov 13 · 3:30 PM ET at

Iowa L 22–27

Rating change0.0

Wk 12Nov 20 · 3:30 PM ET at

Indiana W 35–14

Rating change+1.3

Wk 13Nov 27 · 4:00 PM ET vs#5

Wisconsin W 23–13

Rating change+2.1

PostDec 28 · 10:15 PM ET vs

West VirginiaGuaranteed Rate Bowl W 18–6

Rating change+0.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	Big Ten	41 of 127	5.5	32.1	26.5	3–4	—
2019	Big Ten	15 of 130	17.4	38.1	20.8	11–2	—
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