Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 9:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will begin their 2024 college football schedule against North Carolina on August 29 — 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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (81), the Golden Gophers have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football.
- Minnesota will face the 19th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (78).
- The Golden Gophers will have the third-toughest 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 put up nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last year.
- The Golden Gophers will play nine games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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Minnesota Stat Insights (2023)
- While the Golden Gophers ranked 56th in total defense with 368.4 yards allowed per game last season, they were slightly worse on offense, ranking ninth-worst (300.9 yards per game).
- Minnesota ranked 24th-worst in scoring offense last season (20.9 points per game), but it played slightly better on defense, ranking 69th with 26.7 points allowed per game.
- The Golden Gophers were a bottom-25 pass offense last year, ranking eighth-worst with 143.4 passing yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 59th in FBS (219.3 passing yards allowed per game).
- Minnesota ranked 67th in run offense (157.5 rushing yards per game) and 62nd in run defense (149.1 rushing yards allowed per game) last year.
- The Golden Gophers owned the 106th-ranked third-down offense last season (35.2% third-down percentage), but they were worse on defense, 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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