Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
A game versus Michigan on September 28 is what jumps out when looking at the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule in 2024. See below 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
- The Golden Gophers will have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81).
- 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-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Minnesota has nine games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last season.
- 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 contest.
- While Minnesota’s defense ranked 69th with 26.7 points allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking 24th-worst (20.9 points per game).
- The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 pass offense last year, ranking eighth-worst with 143.4 passing yards per contest. Defensively, they ranked 59th in FBS (219.3 passing yards allowed per game).
- Minnesota averaged 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 67th in FBS. On defense, it ranked 62nd, surrendering 149.1 rushing yards per game.
- In addition to a 46% third-down conversion rate allowed on defense last season, which ranked 10th-worst in FBS, the Golden Gophers posted a 106th-ranked third-down conversion rate (35.2%) on offense.
- 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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