Minnesota 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:42 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
In 2024, one of the top games on the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ college football schedule is versus Michigan on September 28 — see below to find out 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 season (81), the Golden Gophers have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football.
- Minnesota will have the 19th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (78).
- The Golden Gophers will face the third-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71).
- In 2024, Minnesota will face nine teams that had winning records last season, including three that won nine or more games, while facing one squad that picked up three or fewer wins a year ago.
- The Golden Gophers will see nine teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.
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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 a little less successful on offense, ranking ninth-worst (300.9 yards 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).
- While the Golden Gophers’ pass defense ranked 59th with 219.3 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking eighth-worst (143.4 passing yards per game).
- Minnesota averaged 157.5 rushing yards per game on offense last season (67th in FBS), and it surrendered 149.1 rushing yards per game (62nd) on the defensive side of the ball.
- Despite having a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 10th-worst in FBS last season (46% third-down conversion rate), the Golden Gophers put up better results on offense, ranking 106th in FBS by posting a 35.2% third-down conversion rate.
- 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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