Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:48 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 29, versus North Carolina. Keep scrolling for more.
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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
- According to their opponents’ combined win total last year (81), the Golden Gophers have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football.
- Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (78), Minnesota has the 19th-toughest schedule in college football.
- Based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (71), the Golden Gophers have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
- In 2024, Minnesota’s schedule will see nine games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
- The Golden Gophers will play nine teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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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 a little better on defense, ranking 56th with 368.4 yards allowed per contest.
- Minnesota was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, ranking 24th-worst with 20.9 points per contest. On defense, it ranked 69th in FBS (26.7 points allowed per game).
- 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).
- From an offensive standpoint, Minnesota ranked 67th in FBS last season with 157.5 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 62nd in rushing yards allowed per contest (149.1).
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 10th-worst in FBS last season (46% third-down conversion rate), the Golden Gophers played better offensively, ranking 106th in FBS by posting a 35.2% third-down conversion rate.
- 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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