Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:55 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

A matchup against Michigan on September 28 is what stands out when glancing at the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule in 2024. Keep scrolling to find dates and times for every game.

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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 playing the 19th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • The Golden Gophers are playing the third-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Minnesota has a schedule that includes nine games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (three of those teams won nine or more games and one of them had less than four wins).
  • The Golden Gophers’ schedule in 2024 includes nine returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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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 game.
  • While Minnesota’s defense ranked 69th with 26.7 points allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking 24th-worst (20.9 points 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 averaged 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 67th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 62nd, giving up 149.1 rushing yards per contest.
  • The Golden Gophers had the 106th-ranked third-down offense last year (35.2% third-down percentage), but they were less effective defensively, ranking 10th-worst with a 46% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • With 19 forced turnovers (46th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS) last season, Minnesota’s +2 turnover margin ranked 50th in college football.

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