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Big TenGolden Gophers

Minnesota

70th of 1368–5

Rank

70th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

−0.9

90% range −10.4 to 8.7

Offense

23.1

82nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

24.0

53rd: 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 28 · 8:00 PM ET vs Buffalo W 23–10
Rating change+0.3
Wk 2Sep 6 · 12:00 PM ET vs Northwestern State W 66–0
Rating change+0.7
Wk 3Sep 13 · 10:30 PM ET at California L 14–27
Rating change−3.1
Wk 5Sep 27 · 12:00 PM ET vs Rutgers W 31–28
Rating change−0.2
Wk 6Oct 4 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#2 Ohio State L 3–42
Rating change−2.5
Wk 7Oct 11 · 7:30 PM ET vs Purdue W 27–20
Rating change−1.8
Wk 8Oct 17 · 8:00 PM ET vs Nebraska W 24–6
Rating change+2.6
Wk 9Oct 25 · 3:30 PM ET at Iowa L 3–41
Rating change−2.9
Wk 10Nov 1 · 3:30 PM ET vs Michigan State W 23–20
Rating change−0.9
Wk 12Nov 14 · 9:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#3 Oregon L 13–42
Rating change−1.2
Wk 13Nov 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs NorthwesternNeutral L 35–38
Rating change−0.2
Wk 14Nov 29 · 3:30 PM ET vs Wisconsin W 17–7
Rating change+0.3
PostDec 26 · 4:30 PM ET vs New MexicoRate Bowl W 20–17
Rating change−0.2

Rating through 2025

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2024Big Ten16 of 13415.530.915.38–5—
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