Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 11:14 am Friday, August 9, 2024
The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule for 2024 includes playing Michigan on September 28. Keep scrolling to check out the full slate.
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2024 Minnesota Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | August 29 | 8:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Rhode Island (FCS) | September 7 | 12:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | Peacock |
| Nevada | September 14 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Iowa | September 21 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Michigan | September 28 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| USC | October 5 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ UCLA | October 12 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Maryland | October 26 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Illinois | November 2 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Rutgers | November 9 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Penn State | November 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Wisconsin | November 29 | 12:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | CBS |
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Minnesota 2024 Strength of Schedule
- The Golden Gophers are playing the 18th-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (78), Minnesota has the 19th-toughest schedule in college football.
- Taking into account their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71), the Golden Gophers have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
- Minnesota’s schedule has nine games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more victories and one against a squad that picked up less than four wins).
- The Golden Gophers will go toe-to-toe with nine teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)
- While the Golden Gophers ranked 56th in total defense with 368.4 yards allowed per game last season, they were a little less successful on offense, ranking ninth-worst (300.9 yards per game).
- Minnesota ranked 24th-worst in scoring offense last season (20.9 points per game), but it played a little better on defense, ranking 69th with 26.7 points allowed per contest.
- While the Golden Gophers’ pass defense ranked 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking eighth-worst (143.4 passing yards per game).
- Minnesota ranked 67th in run offense (157.5 rushing yards per game) and 62nd in run defense (149.1 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
- In addition to a 46% third-down percentage allowed on defense last season, which ranked 10th-worst in FBS, the Golden Gophers posted a 106th-ranked third-down percentage (35.2%) on offense.
- With 19 forced turnovers (46th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS), Minnesota (+2) had the 50th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.
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