Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten
9-4 (6-3 conf)
SP+ #18
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- 14.4 (#18)
- SP+ Offense
- 29.3
- SP+ Defense
- 15.4
- SRS
- 6.8
- FPI
- 9.1
- Elo
- 1709
- Talent
- 653
- Recruiting
- 199 (#37)
Schedule
record 9–4
Schedule
27th
toughest of 130
Offenses faced
62nd
toughest of 130
Defenses faced
7th
toughest of 130
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 130 (easiest).
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsOhio State | +29.3 | 31-45 | -14 | L |
| 2 | vsMiami (OH) | +1.5 | 31-26 | +5 | W |
| 3 | @Colorado | -10 | 30-0 | +30 | W |
| 4 | vsBowling Green | -12.4 | 10-14 | -4 | L |
| 5 | @Purdue | +10.3 | 20-13 | +7 | W |
| 7 | vsNebraska | +10.3 | 30-23 | +7 | W |
| 8 | vsMaryland | +6.2 | 34-16 | +18 | W |
| 9 | @Northwestern | -11.1 | 41-14 | +27 | W |
| 10 | vsIllinois | +4.3 | 6-14 | -8 | L |
| 11 | @Iowa | +11.4 | 22-27 | -5 | L |
| 12 | @Indiana | -7.8 | 35-14 | +21 | W |
| 13 | vsWisconsin | +20.1 | 23-13 | +10 | W |
| 1 ·P | NWest Virginia | +1.8 | 18-6 | +12 | W |
Quarterbacks · 2
2021 · 55
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Tanner Morgan | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Cole Kramer | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Mar'Keise Irving | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Ky Thomas | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Treyson Potts | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Bryce Williams | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Mohamed Ibrahim | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Jordan Nubin | SR | 5'11" | 215 | — |
| RB | 7th | Cam Wiley | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Chris Autman-Bell | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Mike Brown-Stephens | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Dylan Wright | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Daniel Jackson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Brock Annexstad | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Brady Boyd | SR | 6'1" | 195 | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Brevyn Spann-Ford | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Ko Kieft | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Nick Kallerup | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Blaise Andries | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Karter Shaw | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Boye Mafe | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Thomas Rush | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Nyles Pinckney | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Esezi Otomewo | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Trill Carter | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Micah Dew-Treadway | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | MJ Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 8th | Val Martin | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 9th | Deangelo Carter | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 10th | Rashad Cheney Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 11th | Logan Richter | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 12th | Danny Striggow | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Jalen Logan-Redding | SR | 6'4" | 295 | — |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Jack Gibbens | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Mariano Sori-Marin | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Braelen Oliver | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Donald Willis | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Derik LeCaptain | SR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★ |
| LB | 6th | Jaqwondis Burns | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | James Gordon Iv | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Cody Lindenberg | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Tyler Nubin | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Jordan Howden | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Coney Durr | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Justus Harris | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Justin Walley | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Terell Smith | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 7th | Phillip Howard | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Michael Dixon | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Bishop McDonald | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 10th | Calvin Swenson | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Brady Weeks | — | — | — | ★★ |
| P | 1st | Mark Crawford | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| PK | 1st | Matthew Trickett | — | — | — | ★★ |
| PK | — | Dragan Kesich | — | — | — | ★★★ |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
29.352
Off PPA
+0.1843
Pass PPA
+0.3164
Rush PPA
+0.1242
Success
43%46
Explosive
1.1611
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Team Leaders
2021
| Pass Yds | Morgan1,935·Kramer62 |
| Rush Yds | Thomas680·Irving570·Potts552 |
| Rec Yds | Autman-Bell490·Brown-Stephens387·Wright307 |
| Tackles | Gibbens86·Sori-Marin82·Nubin41 |
| Sacks | Mafe6.0·Rush5.5·Pinckney2.5 |
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.18 | +0.09 |
| Passing | +0.31 | +0.15 |
| Rushing | +0.12 | +0.04 |
| 1st Down | +0.00 | -0.02 |
| 2nd Down | +0.21 | +0.07 |
| 3rd Down | +0.44 | +0.40 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
26.1
PPG Against
18.3
Differential
+7.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 8-4
- Home
- 4-3
- Away
- 4-1
- Conference
- 6-3
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-3
- Avg Margin
- +7.8
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-3 | 23.6 | 21.6 |
| Away | 4-1 | 29.6 | 13.6 |
| Neutral | 1-0 | 18.0 | 6.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 1-1 | 27.0 | 29.0 |
| Conference | 6-3 | 26.9 | 19.9 |
| Non-conference | 3-1 | 22.3 | 11.5 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 10 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #70 | — | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #27 | — | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 5-7 | 3-6 | #63 | — | 1-0 |
| 2022 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #16 | #21 | 1-0 |
| 2021 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #18 | — | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 3-4 | 3-4 | #48 | — | — |
| 2019 | 10-2 | 7-2 | #13 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 6-6 | 3-6 | #45 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 5-7 | 2-7 | #72 | — | — |
| 2016 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #24 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 5-7 | 2-6 | #46 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 8-4 | 5-3 | #49 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 2-2 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2021 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 9-4 |
| ATS | 7-4-164% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-3 |
| As underdog | 4-1 |
| Home | 3-3 |
| Away | 4-1 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #47 · 22 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★151 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #49 | 201 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2024 | #37 | 212 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | #45 | 201 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | #49 | 189 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | #37 | 199 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | #38 | 199 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | #45 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | #38 | 207 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2017 | #59 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2016 | #46 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #43
Returning prod 81%Departed 19%
Talent composite653.3 #43 / 224
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)100 / 97 / 62
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
3 items
- EA Sports CFB 27 Ratings Revealed for Gophers' Top Offensive and Defensive PlayersMinnesota will have a talented roster in this year's college football video game.MINN4d
- Entering Year10 of PJ Fleck, what have a we loved (or hated)?Things to love and things to hate as PJ Fleck enters his 10th season leading the Minnesota Gopher Football programMINN6d
- Iowa football offers 2028 Minnesota TE prospectAfter a visit with Iowa football on June 19, the Hawkeyes have extended a scholarship offer to a skilled 2028 Minnesota tight end prospect.MINN8d