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Big TenGolden Gophers

Minnesota

16th of 1348–5

Rank

16th

of 134 FBS teams

Rating

+15.5

90% range 5.9 to 25.2

Offense

30.9

37th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

15.3

7th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

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 1Aug 29 · 8:00 PM ET vs North Carolina L 17–19
Rating change+0.3
Wk 2Sep 7 · 12:00 PM ET vs Rhode Island W 48–0
Rating change+2.0
Wk 3Sep 14 · 3:30 PM ET vs Nevada W 27–0
Rating change+1.2
Wk 4Sep 21 · 7:30 PM ET vs Iowa L 14–31
Rating change−1.8
Wk 5Sep 28 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#14 Michigan L 24–27
Rating change+1.3
Wk 6Oct 5 · 7:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#11 USC W 24–17
Rating change+0.6
Wk 7Oct 12 · 9:00 PM ET at UCLA W 21–17
Rating change−0.7
Wk 9Oct 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs Maryland W 48–23
Rating change+2.9
Wk 10Nov 2 · 12:00 PM ET at Illinois W 25–17
Rating change−0.5
Wk 11Nov 9 · 12:00 PM ET at Rutgers L 19–26
Rating change−1.3
Wk 13Nov 23 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#2 Penn State L 25–26
Rating change+1.2
Wk 14Nov 29 · 12:00 PM ET at Wisconsin W 24–7
Rating change+3.0
PostJan 3 · 7:30 PM ET vs Virginia TechDuke's Mayo Bowl W 24–10
Rating change+2.4

Rating through 2024

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2023Big Ten63 of 1330.125.625.56–7—
2022Big Ten21 of 13111.429.317.99–4—
2021Big Ten23 of 13010.129.219.29–4—
2020Big Ten41 of 1275.532.126.53–4—
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