Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule for 2024 includes a standout matchup against Michigan on September 28 — see below 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
- The Golden Gophers will face the 18th-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (81).
- Minnesota will have the 19th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (78).
- According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (71), the Golden Gophers have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
- Minnesota will play nine games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last year.
- The Golden Gophers have nine teams that played in a bowl game last year 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.
- 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).
- While the Golden Gophers’ pass defense ranked 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking eighth-worst (143.4 passing yards per game).
- Minnesota averaged 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense last year (67th in FBS), and it surrendered 149.1 rushing yards per game (62nd) on the other side of the ball.
- In addition to a 46% third-down conversion rate allowed on defense last season, which ranked 10th-worst in FBS, the Golden Gophers put up a 106th-ranked third-down percentage (35.2%) on offense.
- Minnesota ranked 50th in college football with a +2 turnover margin last season after forcing 19 turnovers (46th in FBS) while committing 17 (51st in FBS).
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