Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On September 28, the Minnesota Golden Gophers will meet Michigan — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is in this article.
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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
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last year (81), the Golden Gophers have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football.
- Minnesota is facing the 19th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- The Golden Gophers are facing the third-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Minnesota has nine games scheduled against teams that finished with winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last year.
- The Golden Gophers have nine games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.
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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)
- The Golden Gophers ranked ninth-worst in total offense (300.9 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 56th with 368.4 yards allowed per game.
- Minnesota was a bottom-25 scoring offense last year, ranking 24th-worst with 20.9 points per contest. Defensively, it ranked 69th in FBS (26.7 points allowed per game).
- The Golden Gophers ranked eighth-worst in passing offense last season (143.4 passing yards per game), but they played better on defense, ranking 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per game.
- Minnesota totaled 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense (67th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 62nd defensively with 149.1 rushing yards allowed per game.
- 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.
- Minnesota owned the 50th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +2, forcing 19 turnovers (46th in FBS) while turning it over 17 times (51st in FBS).
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