Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten
8-5 (5-4 conf)
SP+ #27
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- 10.4 (#27)
- SP+ Offense
- 25.6
- SP+ Defense
- 15.4
- SRS
- 12.6
- FPI
- 9.3
- Elo
- 1674
- Talent
- 705
- Recruiting
- 212 (#37)
Schedule
record 8–5
Schedule
38th
toughest of 134
Offenses faced
72nd
toughest of 134
Defenses faced
25th
toughest of 134
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 134 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNorth Carolina | +5 | 17-19 | -2 | L |
| 2 | vsRhode Island | FCS | 48-0 | +48 | W |
| 3 | vsNevada | -15.2 | 27-0 | +27 | W |
| 4 | vsIowa | +15.8 | 14-31 | -17 | L |
| 5 | @Michigan | +10.6 | 24-27 | -3 | L |
| 6 | vsUSC | +11.9 | 24-17 | +7 | W |
| 7 | @UCLA | -1.3 | 21-17 | +4 | W |
| 9 | vsMaryland | -3.9 | 48-23 | +25 | W |
| 10 | @Illinois | +9.6 | 25-17 | +8 | W |
| 11 | @Rutgers | +6.4 | 19-26 | -7 | L |
| 13 | vsPenn State | +24.6 | 25-26 | -1 | L |
| 14 | @Wisconsin | +3 | 24-7 | +17 | W |
| 1 ·P | NVirginia Tech | +10 | 24-10 | +14 | W |
Quarterbacks · 3
2024 · 68
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Max Brosmer | — | — | — | ★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Drake Lindsey | FR | 6'5" | 230 | — |
| QB | — | Jeremiah Finaly | FR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Darius Taylor | JR | 6'0" | 215 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Marcus Major | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Jordan Nubin | SR | 5'11" | 215 | — |
| RB | 4th | Jaren Mangham | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Fame Ijeboi | FR | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| RB | 6th | Sieh Bangura | SR | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| RB | — | Kaeden Johnson | FR | 5'8" | 175 | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Daniel Jackson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Elijah Spencer | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Le'Meke Brockington | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Cristian Driver | JR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Quentin Redding | SR | 5'7" | 160 | — |
| WR | 6th | Kenric Lanier II | SO | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| WR | 7th | Tyler Williams | SR | 6'3" | 206 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Kristen Hoskins | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Cade Conzemius | SO | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| WR | — | Ike White | SO | 6'0" | 180 | — |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Jameson Geers | SR | 6'5" | 250 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Nick Kallerup | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Frank Bierman | SR | 6'4" | 250 | — |
| TE | 4th | Nathan Jones | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 5th | Jacob Simpson | FR | 6'4" | 240 | — |
Offensive Line · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Jackson Hunter | JR | 6'6" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Tyler Cooper | SR | 6'6" | 310 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Quinn Carroll | SR | 6'7" | 315 | ★★★★ |
Defensive Line · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Danny Striggow | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Jah Joyner | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Anthony Smith | JR | 6'6" | 285 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Deven Eastern | SR | 6'6" | 320 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Jalen Logan-Redding | SR | 6'4" | 295 | — |
| DL | 6th | Lucas Finnessy | SR | 6'3" | 255 | — |
| DL | 7th | Jaxon Howard | SO | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Darnell Jefferies | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 9th | Nate Becker | SR | 6'6" | 300 | — |
| DL | 10th | Logan Richter | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 11th | Luther McCoy | SR | 6'5" | 280 | — |
| DL | 12th | Martin Owusu | SO | 6'3" | 306 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Jack Hawkinson | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Cody Lindenberg | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Maverick Baranowski | JR | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Devon Williams | SR | 6'1" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Joey Gerlach | JR | 6'3" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Eli Mau | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Tyler Stolsky | JR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
| LB | 7th | Derik LeCaptain | SR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★ |
| LB | 8th | Matt Kingsbury | SO | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Jack Tinnen | SO | 6'3" | 225 | — |
Defensive Backs · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Koi Perich | SO | 6'1" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Kerry Brown | SO | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Jack Henderson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Justin Walley | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Ethan Robinson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Aidan Gousby | JR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| DB | 7th | Jai'Onte' McMillan | SR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| DB | 8th | Coleman Bryson | JR | 6'2" | 210 | ★★★ |
| DB | 9th | Za'Quan Bryan | SO | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
| DB | 10th | Darius Green | SR | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| DB | 11th | Rhyland Kelly | JR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| DB | 12th | Evan Redding | JR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| DB | — | Chris Flowers | SO | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| DB | — | Jackson Powers | SO | 5'11" | 185 | — |
| DB | — | Jordan Greenhow | SR | 5'10" | 200 | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Alan Soukup | SO | 6'1" | 210 | — |
| P | 1st | Mark Crawford | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| PK | 1st | Dragan Kesich | — | — | — | ★★★ |
2024 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
25.642
Off PPA
+0.2161
Pass PPA
+0.2966
Rush PPA
+0.1244
Success
45%72
Explosive
1.1916
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.
Advanced
2024 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.21 | +0.05 |
| Passing | +0.29 | +0.10 |
| Rushing | +0.12 | +0.00 |
| 1st Down | +0.04 | -0.10 |
| 2nd Down | +0.18 | +0.01 |
| 3rd Down | +0.52 | +0.43 |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
26.3
PPG Against
17.5
Differential
+8.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 7-5
- Home
- 4-3
- Away
- 3-2
- Conference
- 5-4
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-4
- Avg Margin
- +8.8
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-3 | 29.0 | 16.6 |
| Away | 3-2 | 22.6 | 18.8 |
| Neutral | 1-0 | 24.0 | 10.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 1-2 | 21.0 | 24.7 |
| Conference | 5-4 | 24.9 | 21.2 |
| Non-conference | 3-1 | 29.0 | 7.3 |
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 · 3-1 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2024 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 8-5 |
| ATS | 9-375% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 6-2 |
| As underdog | 3-1 |
| Home | 5-2 |
| 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 #45
Returning prod 55%Departed 45%
Portal in 12net -6Out 18
Talent composite705.2 #45 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.3 / 3.0
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)0 / 57 / 60
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Jaxon Howard | EDGE | 4★ | ← LSU |
| ▲ | Tyler Williams | WR | 4★ | ← Georgia |
| ▲ | Max Brosmer | QB | 4★ | ← New Hampshire |
| ▲ | Sieh Bangura | RB | 3★ | ← Ohio |
| ▼ | Trey Bixby | DL | 4★ | → Minnesota Duluth |
| ▼ | Zach Evans | RB | 3★ | → North Texas |
| ▼ | Jaylen Varner | WR | 3★ | → — |
| ▼ | Marquese Williams | RB | 3★ | → Akron |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
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