2026 schedule
Minnesota Golden Gophers
2026 season so far
Minnesota is 5-2 against the 75th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 26.6 and allowing 20.1 points per game (+6.5 per game).
In our opponent-adjusted ratings Minnesota ranks 60th of 139 FBS teams overall — 84th on offense and 46th on defense. The defense is the stronger unit.
Next up: at Indiana in Week 9. We project Minnesota 9, Indiana 34 — Minnesota wins 5% of the time.
Projections are statistical estimates for entertainment and analysis only. They are not betting advice and nothing here guarantees any result.
Regular season
12 games- vs
Eastern Illinois Panthers
0-1 · SOS #46
Win 59-7
Week 1
Our number· model now
Minnesota by 37
Total 47
Book line
Not posted
Final Minnesota by 52. 66 points. No book line was saved for this game.
Peacock Huntington Bank Stadium - vs
Mississippi State Bulldogs
2-0 · SOS #5
Loss 13-38
Week 2
Our number· model now
Mississippi State by 2
Total 54
Book line
Not posted
Final Mississippi State by 25. 51 points. No book line was saved for this game.
CBS Huntington Bank Stadium - vs
Akron Zips
1-2 · SOS #111
Win 41-7
Week 3
Our number· model now
Minnesota by 23
Total 49
Book line
Not posted
Final Minnesota by 34. 48 points. No book line was saved for this game.
BTN Huntington Bank Stadium - at
Washington Huskies
3-1 · SOS #65
Win 27-24
Week 4
Our number· model now
Washington by 8
Total 48
Book line
Not posted
Final Minnesota by 3. 51 points. No book line was saved for this game.
Fox Husky Stadium - vs
Michigan Wolverines
3-2 · SOS #15
Win 20-14
Week 5
Our number· model now
Michigan by 4
Total 38
Book line
Not posted
Final Minnesota by 6. 34 points. No book line was saved for this game.
Fox Huntington Bank Stadium - at
Purdue Boilermakers
3-3 · SOS #13
Loss 13-41
Week 6
Our number· model now
Minnesota by 3
Total 55
Book line
Not posted
Final Purdue by 28. 54 points. No book line was saved for this game.
BTN Ross-Ade Stadium - vs
#15 Iowa Hawkeyes
5-2 · SOS #39
Win 13-10
Week 8
Our number· model now
Iowa by 12
Total 44
Book line
Not posted
Final Minnesota by 3. 23 points. No book line was saved for this game.
FS1 Huntington Bank Stadium - at
#4 Indiana Hoosiers
7-1 · SOS #31
Sat, Oct 31, 7:30 PM
Week 9
Proj 9-34 · 5%
Our number
Indiana by 25
Total 43
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
CBS Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) - vs
#7 UCLA Bruins
7-0 · SOS #42
Sat, Nov 7 · TBD
Week 10
Proj 20-25 · 36%
Our number
UCLA by 5
Total 45
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
Huntington Bank Stadium - at
Penn State Nittany Lions
3-4 · SOS #46
Sat, Nov 14 · TBD
Week 11
Proj 19-26 · 34%
Our number
Penn State by 7
Total 45
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
Beaver Stadium - vs
#20 Northwestern Wildcats
6-1 · SOS #43
Sat, Nov 21 · TBD
Week 12
Proj 21-26 · 38%
Our number
Northwestern by 5
Total 47
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
Huntington Bank Stadium - at
#25 Wisconsin Badgers
5-2 · SOS #22
Sat, Nov 28, 12:30 AM
Week 13
Proj 14-22 · 30%
Our number
Wisconsin by 8
Total 36
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
NBC Camp Randall Stadium
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