Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will open their 2024 college football schedule versus North Carolina on August 29 — keep scrolling for their entire schedule.
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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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (81), the Golden Gophers have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football.
- Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this season (78), Minnesota has the 19th-hardest schedule in college football.
- The Golden Gophers will have the third-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71).
- Minnesota will play nine games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that had nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last year.
- 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 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 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.
- 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).
- The Golden Gophers sported the 106th-ranked third-down offense last year (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 forced 19 total turnovers (46th in FBS) last season and turned it over 17 times (51st in FBS) for a turnover margin of +2, 50th-ranked in college football.
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