In 2024, one of the best games on the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule is against Michigan on September 28 — keep scrolling to find out more.

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2024 Minnesota Game and TV Schedule

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Minnesota 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Golden Gophers will have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81).
• Minnesota is facing the 19th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71), the Golden Gophers have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
• Minnesota has nine games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that ended with nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last year.
• The Golden Gophers will have nine teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.

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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 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).
• 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 totaled 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense last year (67th in FBS), and it gave up 149.1 rushing yards per game (62nd) on the other side of the ball.
• In addition to a 46% third-down percentage allowed on defense last season, which ranked 10th-worst in FBS, the Golden Gophers posted 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) and committing 17 (51st in FBS).

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