Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 8:53 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Minnesota Golden Gophers meet Michigan on September 28, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, keep scrolling.

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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 facing the 18th-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
  • Minnesota is playing the 19th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • Based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71), the Golden Gophers have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
  • Minnesota will take on nine teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against three teams that ended with nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last year.
  • The Golden Gophers will play nine games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 offense last year, ranking ninth-worst with 300.9 yards per contest. On defense, they ranked 56th in FBS (368.4 yards allowed per game).
  • Minnesota was a bottom-25 scoring offense last year, ranking 24th-worst with 20.9 points per game. On defense, 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 contest.
  • Minnesota compiled 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense (67th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 62nd on the other side of the ball with 149.1 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • The Golden Gophers had the 106th-ranked third-down offense last season (35.2% third-down percentage), but they were less effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 10th-worst with a 46% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • Minnesota had 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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